Participants: Danny Shelton & John Lomacang (Host), Angela Lomacang & Lecia Marr Bromley
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY015019A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:07 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:09 Thank you for joining us as you do each and every day 01:12 and thank you for your love 01:14 and your prayers and financial support of 3ABN 01:17 as John, as we endeavour 01:18 to take this great gospel of the kingdom 01:20 into all the world. 01:21 Amen. 01:23 My co-host here today maybe I'm his co-host 01:25 I don't know how that works 01:26 but he is Pastor John Lomacang 01:28 who of course who is no stranger 01:29 I'm sure to most of the folks viewing. 01:32 And John is the pastor 01:35 of the local Seventh-day Adventist Church here 01:37 but he is also, he and his wife Angie, 01:39 you guys have been integral part of 3ABN 01:41 for many, many years. 01:43 We love you, we appreciate you 01:45 and John is one of the greatest friends 01:48 I've ever had in my life 01:49 and its joy to be doing this program with you today. 01:51 Thank you, Danny, appreciate it. 01:53 Pray for me, I'm just overcoming. 01:54 You know, they say whatever goes around comes around. 01:56 So whatever is going around comes around. 01:58 Oh, I'm not worried about it, 01:59 I won't care so don't worry about it. 02:01 Just kidding. 02:03 Now we have a couple guest today 02:04 that I don't know if you how well you know them. 02:06 Why don't you introduce them? 02:08 Of course. Tell us. 02:09 What a privilege. 02:10 Well, I'll start too close to you 02:12 my sister-in-law Lecia Marr Bromley. 02:16 Lecia, all right. 02:17 Good to have you here, Lecia. 02:18 Thank you. Very nice to be here. 02:20 Where are you from? 02:21 I'm from Miramar, Florida 02:24 and I'm enjoying your weather here. 02:27 Oh, really? 02:29 She is from Florida 02:30 and she is enjoying this weather. 02:31 Well, let's go more, well, this can be more-- 02:33 we are enjoying more of the Florida weather, 02:34 that's what we-- 02:36 I think at least for me I like that warm weather. 02:38 So we are about the time of the year 02:39 that's happening and finally I sell some flowers 02:41 so they peak their heads up and looking up. 02:44 So I said all right, its great time. 02:46 Do you know who is sitting next to? 02:48 Oh, man, the lady of my life 02:50 for more than 31 years coming 32 years, 02:53 my wife Angela. 02:55 Hey, it's great to be here especially with my sister. 02:59 I know. This is the first time. 03:00 Now you guys aren't twins I know you but as that before, 03:03 right. 03:05 All our lives going up. 03:06 Yeah, we are both born in England 03:09 and raised in New York. 03:11 Our parents are from Jamaica 03:13 and my mom used to always dress us like twins 03:16 when we were growing up. 03:18 I remember that well. 03:19 Oh, is that right? Yeah. 03:20 Now if they were guys sitting over there 03:22 I would ask them who is the oldest 03:24 but I don't want to do that. 03:25 I won't do that now. 03:27 That's a good thing 03:28 It's-- before we get started in this 03:30 and really end to the interview we got a tremendous-- 03:33 you are gonna love what's happening here 03:34 and I'm so thankful 03:36 what God has put on Lecia's heart. 03:38 And but we have some music 03:40 and John, we have one of my favorite 03:41 and I have a feeling I don't know if you know 03:43 who is singing for us today Angie, 03:45 but I know its got to be one of your favorites. 03:47 He is saying it is T. Marshall Kelly 03:50 and he is singing "Little Is Much." 04:09 In the harvest field now ripened 04:14 There's a work for all to do 04:21 Hark! 04:22 The voice of Jesus calling 04:27 To His harvest calling you 04:34 Little is much when God is in it! 04:41 Labor not for wealth or fame 04:49 There's a crown, and you can win it 04:55 If you go in Jesus' name 05:04 Does the place you're called to labor 05:10 Seem so small and little known? 05:16 But it is great if God is in it 05:23 And He'll not forsake His own 05:31 So the conflict here is ended 05:38 And our race on earth is run 05:45 He will say, if we then faithful 05:51 "Welcome home, My child, well done!" 05:59 Your little is much when God is in it! 06:06 Labor not for wealth or fame 06:14 There's a crown, and you can win it 06:22 If you go 06:25 If you will go 06:30 If you'll go in Jesus' name 06:55 Amen. 06:56 If you are not blessed by that? 06:58 Not excited you need to check your pulse 06:59 that you are still, still alive. 07:02 Not only one of my favorite singers 07:04 but favorite people. 07:05 I think you mentioned 07:06 as he is one of the last great singers of his time. 07:09 Yeah. 07:10 And every time Pastor Kelly sings 07:13 he takes you down on nostalgic road. 07:16 Isn't that anointing? 07:17 Yeah. His gospel powerful. 07:18 You notice he didn't have all kinds of music, 07:20 he just had little keyboard and you don't even mess it. 07:24 It's so beautiful that just draws 07:25 you close to the Lord. 07:26 Amen. 07:28 Once again we are glad that you are joining us. 07:30 We have Lecia and Angela two sisters here. 07:33 Angie and Lecia, we want you to take us back a little bit. 07:38 The Lord impressed you to start a business 07:42 but this business is a ministry 07:44 and we want to find out 07:46 a little bit about your background. 07:47 What kind of work-- you worked for a number of years, 07:49 what kind of work were you in? 07:50 Yes. 07:52 I was in the insurance industry for over 30 years. 07:56 So I do have a little bit of insight is to where 07:59 I'm heading with this type of service 08:02 that I'm introducing. 08:05 Presently I'm caring for my 88-year-old mom 08:10 which you realize there is a lot of challenges 08:14 when you are dealing with the elderly. 08:17 And over the years I've take-- rather months I should say 08:21 I've taken care of my mom. 08:24 I realized there is a lot of needs for our seniors 08:28 and where at that baby boom stage right now, 08:32 baby boomers. 08:34 Where-- when you reach a certain age 08:38 you will find out that you have in most cases 08:42 you having to take care of your elderly parents. 08:46 And there are so many challenges 08:48 and you don't really know until 08:49 you actually crossed that bridge. 08:53 I'm actually at that bridge right now 08:55 and I'm, I'm about to cross it. 08:59 I'm trying to introduce a service 09:04 that was given to me by the Lord 09:06 and I would like to thank God 09:09 for delivering this ministry to me 09:13 in such a positive and enlighten way. 09:18 I would like to tell you 09:20 I've always felt the need to help others 09:23 and I always knew that the Lord had 09:24 something more for me to do. 09:27 I asked the Lord to open my eyes 09:29 and I was able to see and step out in faith that 09:36 and realize that sometimes the greatest blessings comes 09:40 at our lowest point in life. 09:43 Okay. 09:45 Doors closed and doors open. 09:48 I fell on my knees one day 09:50 when I take-- realizing that you know, 09:53 there are so many needs that my mother has 09:55 and I don't know how to fill them all by myself. 09:58 I went on my knees 09:59 and I asked the Lord to help me. 10:02 In five minutes I decided 10:06 oh, I've got to get a piece of paper 10:09 and I've got to get a pen. 10:11 I wrote down things that actually we needed for my mom 10:16 and I'm sure it would be helpful to others as well. 10:22 Before I knew it I came up with a plan 10:27 with needs for seniors and needs for services 10:32 and I thought well, you know, 10:34 let's put this together and see what we have here. 10:37 I started investing more time taking care of my mother, 10:41 her needs that led me to look for senior life in a new light 10:48 which my mother had many needs and I'm gonna break that down 10:51 for you eventually as we go through this program. 10:53 Okay. 10:56 But Lecia, you made a promise years ago-- 10:58 I just had to interject. 11:00 Years ago you made a promise 11:02 that you would take care of mom 11:04 when she get older, remember that? 11:05 Yes. 11:06 We both said we will take care of her. 11:08 Well, well, as children we be in the bed with mom 11:12 and we have to really-- 11:14 we drew very close to our mother 11:16 because our father died when my mother was in her 30s 11:21 and left her with eight children 11:24 to raise on her own. 11:25 That along was just a miracle because-- 11:27 Oh, absolutely. Yeah. 11:29 She's never had to seek public assistance. 11:33 Never wants. Wow. 11:35 She was able to buy a home 11:37 when she was able to move to New York, two storey, 11:41 well, actually three storey family homes, 11:44 To make and immigrant. 11:45 And while lying in the bed Angie and I would look at her 11:50 and we would say mom, 11:52 we we'll always be there for you, 11:54 we'll always be there for you. 11:56 And my mother said, oh, no. 11:58 When I get old 11:59 you girls are just gonna throw me in a nursing home. 12:02 And Angie and I would look at each other and look at mom 12:05 and we said no, mom, we promise 12:07 we will take care of you. 12:08 We'll take care of you when you get old. 12:10 And you know, and as you started knowing, 12:13 knowing say knowing them well is that an under statement. 12:16 Yes. Yes. 12:17 But we pretty much grew up together. 12:19 We kind of became brother and sister 12:20 before became in-laws. 12:22 And what I like about what Lecia is doing now 12:26 is that there is no particular time in life 12:30 where you set a date to start something 12:33 and sometimes to some people it seems late in life 12:36 but to other people it just seems at the right time. 12:39 And I think what makes this so significant 12:41 is until your mom got to this point in life 12:44 you really didn't have the vision 12:46 as to what that need is going to be. 12:48 And so Danny, when you think about it 12:50 mom 88-years-old, 12:52 you're thinking I'll never put in a nursing home 12:54 and that's a vow that we've all made. 12:56 She has seven living children now 12:58 and we say well, hey, no matter 12:59 what the case maybe one of these children 13:01 is gonna be-- she is gonna be 13:03 in one of children's homes 13:04 no matter until the day she close her eyes and rest. 13:07 But now what I want you talk about 13:09 is having the insurance background 13:13 and praying for God to open the door for you. 13:16 Talk about that because you had, 13:18 you had a tough place in life. 13:20 You know, we talked about this personally, 13:22 I want to give you the option of sharing 13:24 what you want people to know. 13:26 But lot of times you know, 13:27 you never know you can climb a wall until you get to it. 13:29 Absolutely. 13:30 So talk about some of those things 13:31 because this is kind of like a Colonel Sanders story 13:33 and let me tell you what it means. 13:35 You know, Colonel Sanders by Kentucky Fried Chicken 13:37 but he didn't start it until he was retired 13:40 and he is long gone but the whole world knows 13:42 who Colonel Sanders is. 13:44 So there is never a hard time in life 13:45 where an unusual time. 13:48 Talk about some of those things in life 13:51 that became a challenge to you. 13:52 Over maybe the last year that kind of you said, 13:55 there is got to something more life in this. 13:57 Yes. 13:58 I want everyone to know that 14:02 if God closes a door in your life 14:04 it's for a reason. 14:07 Sometimes we are upset 14:08 when things happen that are under-- 14:11 that we have no control over 14:13 and don't really understand 14:15 the true meaning behind a door being closed. 14:19 I've been in the business for insurance for 30 years 14:24 and as the last job that I worked didn't realize 14:30 where God was leading me. 14:31 Very stressful. 14:32 It became very stressful. 14:34 I spent many hours on my job. 14:38 I didn't have that personal time at home 14:42 that I needed because my whole life 14:45 was dedicated to my job. 14:48 Nowadays you wear more than one hats 14:51 in the employment field 14:54 and that's how it was with me. 14:56 I covered many basis on my job 14:59 and it became very stressful because when anyone was out 15:04 Lecia was the one that they called on. 15:06 So I covered many basis on my job 15:10 and I had a lady that sat behind me. 15:13 This is very important 15:15 that I would like to share with my audience 15:16 because I'm sure 15:18 there maybe someone that is going through this. 15:21 I had a lady that sat behind me, 15:23 she took care of her mother-in-law 15:28 and while she took care of her 15:29 she says, you know, Lecia, it is just so hard 15:33 because we would share stories by the way. 15:36 I'm taking care of-- I have my elderly mother 15:39 that I would take her to doctor's visits, 15:41 I would do all the little errands. 15:44 My oldest sister she took care of her in the home 15:49 and I filled in at that time 15:52 as far as running errands and taking her 15:55 to a doctor's appointments and so forth. 15:58 Well, the lady that sat behind me 16:03 she says, you know, I'm taking care 16:05 of my mother-in-law and it's just so difficult 16:08 because we fall in the gap. 16:11 If you make too much, 16:13 if you make too much money over a certain amount 16:17 then the government is not gonna step in, 16:20 the parents has to take care of these elderly, 16:24 their children has to take care of their elderly parents 16:28 and there is not enough income to get the help that 16:32 they need for fulltime person in the home. 16:36 So she had to have her daughter stay at home 16:40 while she goes to work with her mother 16:44 and then she would come home from work 16:48 and then continue the care for her mother-in-law. 16:51 There are so many people that are out there today 16:54 that are experienced in this. 16:57 There is a middle gap that needs to be filled. 17:00 Today if we want to represent 17:02 that middle gap we want people to know that 17:05 we are out there and there is someone 17:08 that's hearing and understanding 17:10 this type of a situation that's actually been there 17:14 where you have been 17:15 and we are here now to help you. 17:19 We are gonna go through our program 17:21 to show you what we have developing, 17:24 what God has given me in such a great and might way. 17:28 I have to just give Him the praise and glory 17:32 because this would not have even come to play 17:36 if God was not a part of this. 17:38 That's right. 17:40 I have to say that not only are 17:44 we seeking to help others in this type of service 17:47 but we also wanted to be a ministry. 17:50 We have such a great message 17:52 that we want to share as Christians. 17:54 We want to share the love of Jesus. 17:56 We want to let people know that we do care about them, 18:01 we are here for you as a church body 18:05 and as Christians to be able to help in so many ways. 18:10 We want to help you physically and spiritually 18:14 and this is why I'm about to introduce what we do here. 18:18 Now what I have for you is to let you know that 18:23 we started an internet based elderly care matching service. 18:28 We are connecting people with needs. 18:33 We-- this actually came about 18:37 when we as-- 18:43 I'm trying to find the right word for it. 18:45 As a senior caregiver 18:47 because that's exactly what I'm right now. 18:50 Now that I've quit my job 18:52 and now that I'm taking care of my mother, 18:55 I'm a senior caregiver. 18:57 Sure. 18:58 I have to say that there were things 19:01 that I had to take into consideration. 19:05 When my mother was in her own home 19:10 I realized that Angie and I would talk about this 19:14 and we would say, you know what, 19:16 wouldn't it be nice if we had somebody 19:18 to go out to our home, 19:21 mom's not cooking anymore and she is losing weight 19:26 and we wanted maybe have somebody go out there 19:30 because I'm working, 19:31 Angie is here in Illinois, my mom is there. 19:35 If she turns on the stove sometimes she is-- 19:39 she forgets and she will walk away 19:41 and, you know, things will burn. 19:45 She has dementia, I didn't say that before. 19:49 So then we realized, wait a minute, 19:51 wouldn't it be nice if we had somebody 19:54 that would come to the home and deliver vegetarian food? 19:59 We've got plenty of people out there that 20:02 will say oh, we've got 20:04 these are the different services. 20:05 Yes, they do have them 20:07 but do they have a service that will go out to the homes 20:10 and deliver vegetarian food, 20:13 good healthy food for our seniors? 20:17 We are reaching out to the communities 20:19 in this positive way. 20:21 We want to be able to deliver food, 20:24 a services to our seniors and this is what we are about. 20:28 This is just one of the services we provide. 20:32 And looking into this 20:33 I remember you talking about that on the phone, 20:35 matter of fact when went far we would handle. 20:37 Now you start to voicing this and I'll say, well, 20:40 have you checked Meals on Wheels? 20:42 And you know, you people have heard of Meals on Wheels. 20:44 You say, yeah, but their menu's don't match 20:48 what my mom would like to eat. 20:50 And while this is not just a service purpose ministry 20:55 the food that various people eat, 20:58 you know, you have people with vegetarian diets 21:02 matching the SDA elderly here and also I want to add here 21:06 that it's not just for SDA elderly here 21:08 but starting there, that was the impetus 21:10 starting with reaching out unique needs. 21:13 So she said, and then Lecia, before she did this 21:17 she said it would be nice if we had a number of vans-- 21:20 I mean this idea was going around. 21:22 If we got some vans 21:23 and maybe we could start in Orlando 21:26 and I said, do you realize how huge that is. 21:28 She said, maybe we can get a building 21:30 and build some kitchens and hire people. 21:32 So this was a pulse. 21:34 It was like she was throwing darts at the target 21:36 and all of the sudden one day Lord hit a bull's eye 21:38 and said, hey, instead of you cooking 21:42 its called SDA Elderly Care Matching Services. 21:44 So she decided well, we have the seniors 21:46 with the needs and we have the companies 21:49 that can provide the needs, let's match them together. 21:53 There you go. Yes, absolutely. 21:56 It's a win-win. A win-win. 21:58 So you don't have to build-- 21:59 she doesn't have to build a kitchen. 22:01 Right. Somebody has a kitchen. 22:02 Exactly. Sure. 22:03 So she connects them to her mom who has the kind of meals 22:06 that they are cooking in their kitchen. 22:08 And so that's the vegetarian food delivery. 22:11 So that's where the matching comes 22:12 as one other things that she was talking about 22:14 and you know, you've seen the-- 22:16 you saw glimpse of the brochure there 22:17 but I want to add this to-- 22:20 since I'm kind of like her administrator so to speak. 22:23 We are working on this together. 22:25 This is the whole company right here 22:28 and but God will bless all the small head ones. 22:30 You know the song Pastor Kelly sang, 22:32 "Little is much when God is in it? 22:34 I can't think of a more appropriate song 22:36 to begin the program with because as you can tell 22:39 Lecia is not a person 22:41 that's always been on television. 22:42 Angie is lot more comfortable right now, 22:44 Lecia is like a little-- 22:46 But she is doing good. She is doing good. 22:48 Praise the Lord. You are. 22:49 Because the passion is there, that's the key. 22:51 Yeah, it is. Yes. 22:52 But you know, but I like her vision to see. 22:54 Yeah, absolutely. 22:55 You don't have to be a television personality 22:57 to be successful. 22:58 Well, we were at-- 23:00 when our camp meeting in Florida 23:01 and went out to eat a number of us 23:03 and Angie said tell Danny what you are doing. 23:06 And I have to tell you, as they-- 23:09 when you were younger you say, that blew me away. 23:11 You know, I'm like why isn't anybody else doing it. 23:14 Why hadn't anybody thought about it 23:15 and she said well, after I prayed about it 23:17 within about five minutes the Lord gave me this plan. 23:20 And I said, you know, you can tell when it's of God 23:23 because the plan was there, the vision is there 23:25 but you had to be open to it. 23:27 But frankly caring for your mother 23:30 really helped you and all of your experience 23:33 in the insurance business over the years. 23:36 I mean, its an valuable because I wouldn't have know, 23:38 I wouldn't been able to put all this together, 23:41 I don't have that background so you took that, 23:43 then you took what you were doing 23:45 and you said, well, wow, we have the people, 23:47 we have, you know, the folks who can provide 23:51 but they are not put together. 23:52 So we want to start a company, a business, 23:55 a ministry SDA Elderly Care that matches the services. 24:01 And so-- I mean, really, 24:04 you can tell Angie, when I heard it I was like-- 24:05 Oh, you were excited. 24:07 Like man, this is amazing and you-- 24:09 now how long have you been working on this? 24:11 She said, well, not very long. 24:12 And just really I don't even have 24:14 I guess website at the time, you were working on it. 24:17 Right, working on website. 24:18 And so it's amazing 24:20 how quickly God is blessing this. 24:23 Yes. 24:24 I'm just so happy that God has given this ministry. 24:29 I've always again like helping people. 24:33 This gives me a chance to be able to do 24:36 God's work in such a positive way 24:38 to help these people. 24:40 I don't want the elderly to feel neglected 24:43 that we're not there for them, that they are standing alone, 24:46 that the church has forgotten them. 24:49 No, by no means we have not forgotten you. 24:53 Every person that I have got so far 24:55 that is signed up on our website 24:58 we want you to know that we are praying for you. 25:01 Every name that goes down on that website 25:04 goes down with a prayer. 25:06 God is making a way 25:08 and I just want to thank Danny Shelton 25:12 for seeing the vision and the dream 25:14 and being able to share his ministry to help others 25:17 and get the word out there that they are not forgotten, 25:21 that they loved by our church as a family, 25:24 as a Christian family reaching out to them. 25:28 Let's try to make this really clear 25:31 for the folks at home, 25:32 let's a real life situation, okay. 25:35 I'm here in Illinois and let's say I have a relative 25:39 her mother's passed on but has some aunts and uncles. 25:42 Let's say that my uncle is really-- 25:45 I'm been his primary caretaker 25:49 for instance or his kids have whatever 25:51 but we are at the point we need help 25:54 and I don't know if I call you 25:56 what exactly can you do for me? 25:58 I just called or called SDA Elderly Care 26:01 and said, look, I need some help 26:03 with the care giving Lecia, what can you do for me? 26:07 Yes, that's exactly what we want to hear. 26:12 We're actually letting you know that 26:14 we do have the services provided. 26:16 We have people in your area that we can match you with. 26:20 We usually try to match it up by your zip code. 26:22 Okay. 26:24 Once we are able to match that zip code 26:26 and we have the individuals in your area 26:29 then we will able to send them out to you. 26:32 You can interview with them over the phone 26:35 or if you wish in person 26:38 and then once that match is made 26:41 then you are on your way. 26:44 There is just so much more that 26:45 we offer besides matching caregivers as well. 26:50 I would like to be able to go down the list if I may 26:53 and let you know just what we have to offer. 26:56 Right, this is what once I call you 26:58 and we talk about what our needs are 27:01 then you are going to tell me 27:02 some of the services that you can provide. 27:03 Yes, sir. 27:05 Okay, let's go over some of those. 27:06 Great. I would like to do that. 27:09 Just to let you know that with the senior caregiver 27:13 for what we offer 27:15 is under the employment opportunities where-- 27:19 let's say that you are looking for, 27:22 you maybe a LPN, you could be a CNA, 27:27 you could be just a sitter 27:30 that you want to be able to go into an elderly home 27:34 and be able to offer your services. 27:37 Then we will match you in your zip code to that area 27:42 and then we will do the same thing. 27:45 We'll set up the interview for you 27:48 for the matching service 27:49 you can choose it is your choice 27:51 either phone interviews or personal interviews 27:56 I just wanted to stop on that note for a moment 27:58 because I will like to elaborate 28:01 that I've even got calls-- 28:05 well, actually I've got calls 28:06 from all over the Untied States and Canada 28:09 regarding the services that ere offering. 28:13 And one lady in an Adventist, Seventh-day Adventist community 28:20 is asking for this type of service 28:23 that we are gonna providing. 28:25 We wanted to reach out also to the students 28:30 of the different colleges to let them know 28:34 that this can be a job for you. 28:37 Sure. 28:38 We can have you going 28:39 and maybe be a sitter for the elderly. 28:42 Okay. 28:44 You would be able to go into their homes 28:46 and be able to minister on to them as well. 28:49 We would like this also to be a ministry, 28:52 encouragement to the elderly and not only to them 28:55 but to their families as well. 28:58 So hat-- And so cleaning service. 29:01 If they want their place cleaned. 29:03 For the students not only care given 29:05 as Angela just said there is gonna be 29:07 so much of an opportunity for them. 29:11 We wanted to let them know that 29:14 as young people we haven't forgotten you either. 29:17 There is a service that you can do, 29:19 you can also assist, 29:20 we are all one part of the family of God 29:23 and it's so nice to know that we can join in together 29:26 with helping hands to help one another 29:29 and for students 29:31 you can also have lawn mower service. 29:34 You can go to the elderly, 29:36 I'm sure they wouldn't mind having you come 29:39 and mower their laws, clean up their yard, 29:43 so many different needs that they would like to have done 29:49 and met-- meet those needs. 29:52 Yeah, absolutely. 29:53 And for example, you know, when you look at the brochure 29:56 it has on the blue side 29:57 it has employment opportunities. 29:59 On the pink side it has services for seniors. 30:02 And so you are matching the-- 30:04 you are matching the needs on the blue side 30:06 with the person on the purple side 30:09 or the future side. 30:10 So that's where the matching comes in 30:12 if you would draw lines here, senior care, 30:14 they need adult day care 30:16 or respite, independent living it broadens. 30:19 But what Leci was just talking about, 30:21 we call her Leci for sure but Lecia. 30:23 Sure. Leci. 30:25 Leci, everybody called Leci. 30:27 You know, her name has evolved with the years 30:30 but there are also voluntary opportunities. 30:34 We were down in Florida at the Florida conference 30:36 and right now she is in dialogue 30:38 with the Florida Conference youth department 30:40 because they were very interested. 30:42 She went to talk to them and they said hey, 30:44 this sounds like something that our youth can get involved in, 30:47 our pathfinders could get involved. 30:49 They have interest. In ministry. 30:51 Ministry now. 30:52 Because you know, as Danny, you know, 30:54 but pathfinders, lot of pathfinders will say 30:56 well, hey I need to get my badge 30:58 in some of the areas be caring areas, service areas 31:03 but also reaching out to the community 31:05 and that's an opportunity there. 31:07 Something else that Lecia mentioned was college students. 31:10 Yeah. 31:11 Sometime they have the summer off 31:12 like down in Tennessee 31:14 we have school all over the nation. 31:15 They will say well, there are lot of seniors 31:17 and you know, we have what we call 31:20 I'm gonna use term loosely here, 31:22 Adventist griddles, like Loma Linda. 31:25 Andrews. Andrews University. 31:27 And because the needs are unique in those communities 31:31 SDA Elderly Care Matching Services 31:34 can say we got a whole host of students 31:36 that wants summer jobs 31:37 but some of them just want to volunteer. 31:39 I just saw speaking of those areas that 31:41 saw think of CNN the other night 31:44 they called it the Blue Zone, 31:46 they did a special program talking about people 31:49 and speaking about elderly. 31:51 These elderly were 100 plus many of those folk 31:54 and they are most of them Seventh-day Adventist 31:56 one of the longest living areas in the world 31:59 is Loma Linda, California. 32:01 And in fact they had a -- 32:03 One of the doctors on there Adventist doctor 32:04 and he said, it was his 100th birthday 32:07 so this is a year so go but he operated 32:10 I think 20 open heart surgeries a month till he was 97. 32:14 Wow! Amazed. 32:16 I saw that. I saw that. 32:18 You seen that? Yes, I do. 32:19 Isn't that amazing 97 but he, they interviewed him 32:22 and he said hey, every morning 32:23 I get up I feel like I'm 25, you know. 32:26 But we are talking about, you are talking about areas 32:28 where Adventist do live up to 10 years longer 32:33 than most of the Americans. 32:34 So there is more elderly when they get this age so. 32:40 The need for this, you know, is huge. 32:43 And so you are the first one I have seen 32:45 who is literally matching this together 32:48 as you said there is employment needs 32:50 for people in the area for employment providers 32:54 for you to become provides but then the services 32:57 that the seniors need whether its the in home care, 32:59 the elderly foster care, the adult daycare services, 33:02 elderly-- 33:04 Respite care, sorry, independent living. 33:07 I mean, all of these things so what you've done 33:09 is you just what you said, 33:11 you are matching this services what a great idea. 33:13 And if I may with his senior, senior care giving 33:19 where we stated that we have-- 33:21 I just wanted to stop for a moment 33:22 just to let the young people know 33:24 and to invite all the other churches that 33:28 I have pathfinders, the other conferences 33:31 that would like to join in as well 33:34 we have our website 33:35 where they will be able to go in 33:37 and register on that website, 33:41 you know, just so we can have a list of names of individuals 33:45 that we can say to the pathfinders 33:47 its your churches. 33:49 This is the list of the elderly people 33:52 that are needing the service, 33:54 we would love for you pathfinders to go in, 33:56 help them minister to them. 33:58 Let them know that they are not forgotten, 34:00 let them know that they are loved 34:03 and pray for our elderly. 34:06 We just want-- it's gonna be so rewarding 34:08 for our young people as well. 34:11 On the website by the way, 34:13 just we'll give a picture of the website 34:15 before the program even the address. 34:17 When people go to the website there is a contact page. 34:20 Oh, that's the homepage right there 34:22 and you will find that 34:23 there are some hyperlinks on the top. 34:26 You hit, contact us and when you go there 34:28 and you put your full name in it requires your full name, 34:30 your email, your phone number and then you describe 34:34 in the message area what you are calling for. 34:37 Whether you are a person who has a need 34:40 or person who is gonna be providing a need. 34:43 And with that information that is given 34:45 then Lecia is able to build the database 34:48 that's where the matching comes in. 34:49 So, right now, right now, 34:51 realistically as we are sitting here right now 34:53 we know that there are companies out there, 34:54 transportations company's, food companies, 34:57 cleaning services, lawn services, 34:59 well, they are there and there are older people 35:01 that are in their homes they need food all that 35:03 but right now there is no connection being made 35:06 and so SDA Elderly Care is gonna connect those 35:08 so the link will be SDA Elderly Care Matching Service. 35:13 It's amazing so that 35:14 when Lecia gets this information 35:17 she could say, okay, now in Illinois, 35:19 in Florida, in California now we have it based on zip code 35:22 and we will send somebody out there for you. 35:24 And I want to bring this out 35:25 since we talked about this intimately, 35:27 I mean actually specifically. 35:30 Some people may say 35:32 who is coming into my mom's home? 35:34 Right. Yes. 35:35 The people that are sent are pre-screened, 35:38 they are security cleared. 35:40 We do a background check because we know that 35:43 there are some individuals that will prey on elderly, 35:46 they could take advantage of them 35:47 so we specifically only deal with people that we can clear 35:51 with references in the background check. 35:53 Well, that's very important nowadays 35:55 because we would turn my mother-in-law 35:56 over to just anybody-- but anybody is coming there. 35:58 Sure. 36:00 You know, and you will do the same to your family. 36:01 Yeah, that's very important and I'm glad John, 36:04 that you brought that out. 36:06 And that covers us 36:08 with the senior care number one. 36:10 I would like to be able if I make to go down that list. 36:14 For the employment opportunities 36:16 on the blue page for number two, 36:18 we have vegetarian food delivery service. 36:21 We just wanted everyone to know that 36:25 we have cooks out there 36:27 that are able to do this type of service. 36:30 We would like to invite you 36:31 to go on to our website, sign up 36:35 and we will be able to have you linked on 36:38 with our employment service for the food delivery. 36:44 It's a great opportunity for those that like to cook. 36:48 And then we can get you connected 36:51 with out transportation services 36:53 if that's something that you would be interested in 36:56 or you can also use your own 36:58 transportation services for that service. 37:02 Cleaning services, that's number three. 37:06 We wanted to invite anyone that's out there 37:09 that would like to go in and to do a cleaning service, 37:14 maybe some other services maybe part time, 37:18 it may be full time, it all depends on the senor 37:22 and to be able to go into those homes 37:25 and offer this type of service. 37:27 Then number four is transportation services. 37:30 I like to stop there for a moment 37:32 because it's such a big opportunity. 37:35 I found out that there were some Adventist churches 37:37 that have church buses that are just sitting there 37:43 and not really going anywhere. 37:45 Such a great opportunity for churches to use that 37:49 as a part of their ministry 37:51 besides just using them every once in a while. 37:54 Wouldn't it be great if you were able to go out 37:57 and use that service to say okay, 38:00 we are gonna be transporting senior. 38:02 They wouldn't mind paying a little bit 38:04 for the service to come out, 38:08 you take them around to their doctor's appointments, 38:12 take them to their doctor's offices, 38:14 you can take them grocery shopping, 38:19 again that's another key note for our students. 38:23 The elderly can also request that 38:26 if you've got a college students you can go in 38:29 and you can do this as well. 38:31 You can go to the elderly get a grocery shopping list, 38:34 for you elderly people are shut and locked in 38:37 wouldn't it be nice to know that 38:38 you can just prepare a grocery list and say 38:42 to someone here can you run my errands for me 38:44 and you would be helping a young person 38:47 that's out there, that's needing 38:49 help while they are in school. 38:51 I'm just so excited about this 38:53 and I just hope that you are too. 38:56 And then number five we have senior housing. 38:59 That one I would like to stop and tell you about 39:02 because that one is also exciting. 39:05 Every time I mention about the senior program 39:09 and I mention the housing area even here in Illinois at 3ABN 39:15 I mentioned and then someone says 39:18 well, you know, I would like to foster 39:20 an elderly care person at my home, right here at 3ABN. 39:25 Yes. 39:26 So there is so many avenues into what senior housing. 39:33 We wanted to let you know 39:34 seniors, that we have options for you. 39:37 Sometimes you may not want to be placed 39:40 in a nursing home like my mother. 39:42 You might say well, 39:45 I would prefer to be into a Christian home. 39:49 And his is not only for Adventist listeners 39:53 this is also out there for anyone 39:55 that would feel comfortable in a Christian home. 39:58 And to know that these services 40:01 where you can feel comfortable, 40:03 you are in a home setting with a family, 40:06 they can take you to church. 40:07 I mean, this is just wonder ful 40:09 for those that are in that type of a situation. 40:13 Then we also have Adventist 40:17 and none-Adventist nursing homes. 40:19 The choice is yours. 40:21 We would like to be able to connect you 40:24 if you go on to our website 40:26 we have different types of housing. 40:29 And also we have respite care. 40:32 Many of you who are in the situation like myself 40:37 where you are taking care of your adult parent 40:40 or parents you may say, 40:42 well, you know, we would like to have a little break. 40:45 We like to go on a vacation 40:48 but we would like somebody to come into our home 40:50 or maybe take my mom to someone else's home 40:57 and care for them while we go on vacation. 40:59 Wouldn't that be a nice break if you knew that 41:02 this respite care was there for you? 41:04 You also need breaks as a caregiver. 41:07 That's right. 41:08 So we wanted to touch on that. 41:11 I'm gonna let-- 41:13 before I go I'm gonna go on to the other section 41:16 which is services for seniors. 41:18 Again just to let you know 41:21 we have the elderly in home care. 41:24 We are providing that services for you in home. 41:28 Those of you that would like to set up foster care 41:32 or adult daycare for our church members 41:37 please feel free to do so, 41:40 we would like to be there to support your daycares, 41:43 we would like to be there to support 41:45 your adult foster care as we are here for you as well. 41:53 Let me expand on that. 41:54 There are cities like Atlanta, you have churches like Berean. 41:58 Some of the churches have really strong 42:01 day programs for seniors. 42:03 I know that one pastor he is under Oakwood now 42:07 all the sudden pastor, good preacher, 42:11 Carlton, Carlton Byrd. 42:13 Oh, sure. 42:14 Oh, sorry Pastor Byrd, just got a brain freeze there. 42:18 Very community oriented churches 42:21 and they have feeding programs. 42:22 But sometimes these seniors 42:24 can't get to these feeding programs. 42:26 This is where the transportation comes in, 42:29 this is where adult daycare comes in. 42:31 This is where elderly foster care comes in. 42:34 They are building the bridges to get them to these churches. 42:36 And one of the things that Leci hasn't mentioned yet 42:40 and excuse my voice 42:41 for those of you ever heard for me before, 42:43 you know, that I'm completely out of my elements. 42:45 Fight with cold that you can't catch. 42:48 Okay. Okay, all right. 42:52 Then the independent living part 42:54 and I know you're getting there. 42:56 I don't want to jump ahead you, I will wait till you get there. 42:58 But these adult daycare services-- 43:00 I know that there are people that volunteer here at 3ABN. 43:06 We sometimes see the elderly 43:07 they are putting envelopes together and mail. 43:10 Well, they don't drive 43:12 but somebody has to get them here 43:13 that's where transportation comes in. 43:15 So whether large communities or small communities 43:18 and what Lecia didn't mentioned yet 43:19 because you are based in Florida, 43:22 Florida is kind of like a spring board of it 43:26 are down in South Florida but-- 43:28 so that's kind of where the churches 43:30 can come in and we will talk about 43:33 how its a business a little later on here. 43:36 Yeah, we only have about nine minutes left 43:38 for the program so we want to let you continue. 43:41 Sure. 43:43 So we touch bases on elderly in home care 43:46 and elderly foster care. 43:47 For those of you that don't know again 43:49 just to let you know that the adult foster care 43:54 if you are a Christian and you would like 43:57 to open your home we are inviting you 44:00 to go on to our website and sign up. 44:04 We have on the other side if you are a senior 44:11 that is needing to be placed into one of these homes 44:15 please sign up on our website, we would be glad to have you. 44:20 The-- I'd like to move 44:21 on to now the adult daycare services, 44:27 very important. 44:30 Anyone of you that feels a need 44:32 that you would like to be able to set up 44:35 an Adventist adult daycare we would like to have it, 44:39 we would like to have it affordable to our seniors. 44:43 We have been pricing them, 44:45 we know that is quite expensive for adult daycare. 44:48 If you can do that for our community 44:51 do it for our seniors. 44:52 Open that door so this way we can have that adult daycare. 44:57 For those individuals that are at work-- 45:00 where their parents has to work like I was in that situation 45:04 as we mentioned earlier 45:06 where Angie was here in Illinois, I was at work 45:10 and how we would have loved to have someone 45:13 to some place to maybe a place to our mom 45:16 and give us sisters a break, 45:18 you know, into an adult daycare 45:20 and then after work we can bring her home 45:22 and then she can still be in the home environment. 45:25 So again we touch bases on that to let you know 45:28 that is out there for you. 45:30 And we also want you to know again 45:33 I touch bases on the elderly care respite 45:36 and now I'm gonna touch bases on the independent living. 45:42 We have independent living facilities. 45:46 Also we have people that are out there 45:48 that's looking to rent their home. 45:51 Sometimes you can rent your home 45:55 to someone that's independent. 45:58 Maybe it's like a town house 46:00 or something that they can manage 46:03 when they are downsizing 46:06 we would like to be able for you to open your homes, 46:09 let us know so this way we can have a listing 46:12 of seniors that would like to downsize 46:16 into that type of a living 46:17 and also if you want to be fostered into a home, 46:23 that is also for independent individuals 46:27 that are just looking for maybe a room 46:29 and maybe food to be provided and transportation to church. 46:34 You know, not everybody wants to completely give up 46:36 in charge of their lives. 46:38 Yeah, sure. 46:39 There are some people-- we go to the nursing home, 46:40 sometimes you see people-- my wife and I would say 46:42 well, what are you doing here? 46:44 They're clear as a bell, they are talking, 46:46 sitting you know, down at West Frankfort 46:48 how are you doing? 46:50 Hey, good to see you, Peter. 46:51 What's wrong with you? Nothing. 46:52 So what are you doing in here? Well, my kids are too busy. 46:55 And you say well, 46:56 you shouldn't be in a place like this. 46:58 Well, their lives are too busy 46:59 and that's what she is talking about. 47:00 And they say well, I had a place to go 47:02 I will be glad to be. 47:03 And this is what-- so we are saying 47:05 for those of you that may have a room for rent 47:08 and you don't mind having a person that's able to 47:12 take care of themselves or able to dress themselves 47:15 and they are still in a mobile point 47:17 where they are not convalescent yet 47:19 and that's what we are talking. 47:21 So if you have that kind of situation, 47:22 you once you go to the website and say, 47:24 okay, I'm signing up, I'm listing 47:27 as an independent living entity, here's my information 47:30 and then you add that to the database. 47:32 That's how that works 47:33 and that's what she is talking about. 47:35 So it may sound almost the same when it comes to daycare 47:37 or respite care or foster care 47:39 but each of them has a specified different category. 47:42 Well, now we only have about five minutes 47:45 or so left, so we want to really wind down 47:47 but what we're gonna-- especially want you to do, 47:50 you may not get all this the first time around 47:53 but your ears are catching and so we are gonna give you 47:55 an address here in just a few moments. 47:57 We want you to contact Lecia and then any information 48:01 you need will be on the website. 48:03 It's already been up on your screen a few times 48:05 we will put that up again. 48:07 But basically this is opportunities 48:10 for people who are providers and we went through 48:13 the number the things whether you are in the food delivery 48:16 or the cleaning service, transportation, 48:18 senior housing, all of those things, 48:21 matching that up is what she is doing 48:23 with the seniors in need of those services 48:25 but don't know who to get 48:27 and maybe it's just as important or most important 48:31 who to trust because the older we get the more vulnerable 48:35 it seems that we get to who can we trust. 48:37 So you take that, 48:39 you as you say do the background checks 48:42 and you match everything together 48:44 so it's really SDA Elderly Care Matching Services. 48:48 And so hopefully you may want to get this information, 48:52 you want to read about it then you can call and say 48:55 tell me exactly and wherever you are 48:57 she can match you up 48:59 with the services that you need. 49:01 Many of you are volunteering as she mentioned 49:03 and pathfinders, young people can volunteer, 49:06 others there is actually positions for you 49:08 that you can be paid to do your services 49:12 and I'm not sure who is doing the paying 49:14 and how it works out. 49:15 I know you know but all of that 49:17 we are not gonna have time to go into detail today 49:19 but you call in or write email however you want to do it 49:23 and we will make sure you get this information. 49:25 So we only have three minutes left 49:27 what would you want to say in closing three minutes? 49:30 I would like to say in the closing three minutes, 49:32 I have noticed on some of the websites 49:34 that we've actually put this out there on Facebook 49:38 and I would like to say Pastor John Lomacang, 49:40 he is also been great in putting this out there 49:44 because he feels a need and we've got people 49:47 that's in Canada that's asking for this type of service. 49:50 When we went through the emails they said this is much needed. 49:54 Yes, absolutely. 49:55 Everyone that we've talked to 49:57 they were why, why haven't we think of this before? 50:00 I just want you to know we are here now 50:03 and we are here for you. 50:05 I want you to know 50:06 this is a Christian based service. 50:10 We want you to know that we love you, 50:12 we are reaching out to you, we are here to help you 50:15 and I pray that God's richest blessings 50:19 will be on here. 50:21 I want to thank Danny Shelton for taking the time out 50:24 and to see that there are needs out there 50:27 and being able to air this to let the people know that 50:30 even 3ABN is standing behind you. 50:32 Absolutely. 50:34 It's such a great blessing 50:35 and I thank God for all that He has done 50:38 and for this message and for this program 50:40 that He has put together. 50:41 Thank you very much. 50:43 Now do we have the address to put up here? 50:44 Yeah, yes. 50:45 In fact, we will do that right now. 50:47 Let's go to the address. 50:50 SDA Elderly Care Matching Services 50:53 connects people with health needs 50:55 to people that provide solutions. 50:57 If you would like to know more, then you can call 321-280-0932. 51:04 That's 321-280-0932 or you can visit them online 51:10 at sdaelderlycare.com. 51:13 That's sdaelderlycare.com. 51:20 Well, many of you that watched the program 51:22 have asked maybe the question, what do I do right now? 51:25 What's the first thing that I need to do? 51:27 Go to that website sdaelderlycare.com, 51:31 you can also find this on Facebook, 51:33 there is link from the website to Facebook. 51:35 Go to the contact us list and fill your name in. 51:40 You maybe a person who has a need, 51:42 you may say my mother is in dire need of 51:45 whatever the services are that you talked about today. 51:47 Sign up, put your email if you have one, 51:49 definitely your phone number 51:51 and explain briefly in the message area 51:53 what that need particularly is. 51:56 If you are service provider, 51:57 you may have a restaurant already, 51:59 you may not have to build one, 52:01 you may say, hey I love to cook. 52:03 You may have a passion to do that. 52:05 Wherever you maybe you go to that website, 52:08 put your information, you contact information, 52:10 your business name 52:11 and then Lecia will get that information 52:13 and as we build the database now here's the key, 52:16 you become the tentacles of a business. 52:20 If you look at a tree 52:21 Lecia has put down the roots, the trunk. 52:23 Now all the services, all the people 52:25 that are connected begin to grow this 52:27 and not the multi-marketing level 52:29 but all of a sudden needs all over the nation 52:33 then eventually by God's grace all over the world 52:36 wherever they are Christians in particular in this case 52:39 Seventh-day Adventist elderly people 52:41 that have these needs by God's grace Danny 52:43 they are gonna be provided. 52:44 Absolutely and what a great service 52:46 and wish we had another hour to talk more about it 52:50 but what we are gonna do right now, 52:51 we are gonna take a newsbreak 52:53 and we will be back for a closing thought 52:55 in just a moment. |
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