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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 00:30 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 01:10 Hello and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:12 We are so glad that you've decided 01:14 to take some time to join us, 01:17 to give us a little part of your day. 01:19 And we are blessed today to have our guests with us. 01:23 Our guests today are Vaughan Sparrow, 01:27 he's the President of Wildwood Lifestyle Center. 01:30 And Raven White is the Director of Integration at Wildwood. 01:35 Yay! 01:37 We're so glad that you're here with us today. 01:39 Yeah. 01:40 We're gonna talk to you, 01:41 find out about Wildwood in just a second, 01:44 but we have some wonderful music for you. 01:47 Kendol Bacchus is going to be playing 01:49 "Give Thanks." 05:24 Give thanks, 05:25 we have so much to be thankful for. 05:28 Thank you, Kendol Bacchus, 05:29 for that beautiful, beautiful song. 05:32 It's really important for us to think about 05:34 what we have to be thankful for. 05:37 And one of the things is good health, 05:40 and that's what we're gonna talk about today. 05:42 When our health is not so good, 05:44 what can we do, 05:46 and how can we give thanks 05:48 and praise through our bodies to our Creator. 05:51 So we're going to talk today about being in good health. 05:55 And we're going to talk to our guests, 05:57 Vaughan and Raven. 05:58 So, Vaughan, let's start with you. 06:00 Tell us a bit about you first, before we talk about Wildwood? 06:04 Tell us a bit about you and how you got into 06:08 the whole natural health realm? 06:11 Well, I grew up as a farmer son in South Africa. 06:15 And as time went by, 06:19 as we graduated out of college, 06:22 opportunity presented itself for us to become farmers. 06:29 We purchased a farm and went farming, 06:32 raised all different kinds of animals, 06:35 and boys. 06:37 And the Lord really blessed. 06:41 But through the whole process of study 06:44 and seeking the Lord, 06:47 there started to become a burden on my heart 06:52 to get involved in something else. 06:55 In my college days, I was involved in health. 06:59 I was a gym instructor 07:00 and dealing with people's health issues, 07:05 you know, fairly frequently. 07:07 And so, we started praying, my wife and I, as to, 07:11 "Lord, you know, what would You have us do?" 07:14 And through a whole series of miracles, 07:18 the Lord opened the way for us to go to Wildwood. 07:23 I didn't really 07:27 specifically want to come to the US, 07:30 but that's how the Lord opened the door. 07:33 So we arrived at Wildwood actually 14 years ago now, 07:37 and... 07:39 Did you go as potential clients or did you go to work there? 07:43 Went to work. Okay. 07:45 Actually in the maintenance department 07:47 and that lasted three weeks. 07:51 We were asked to serve at a facility 07:54 about three hours away, 07:56 another campus of Wildwood 07:57 where they were doing drug and alcohol rehab. 08:01 And we had training in South Africa in those lines. 08:05 And the Lord really blessed our efforts 08:07 and we really enjoyed it. 08:09 About a year and half later, things changed, 08:12 and we were back at Wildwood at which point, 08:15 I was asked to be the hospital administrator there, 08:18 and that was a challenge in and of itself. 08:22 But the Lord led us and guided us, 08:25 and through the years have come through the ranks of leadership 08:29 to being president today. 08:32 Amen. That is really, really good. 08:34 The Lord has led you 08:35 every step of the way, hasn't He? 08:37 It's been a fantastic experience. 08:40 I often tell my classes and students, 08:45 "I wouldn't change this experience for anything." 08:47 It's been such a blessing of 14 years. 08:52 Yeah, struggles, 08:53 but a real blessing how the Lord has led 08:56 and provided for our needs, and the blessing of service, 09:01 you know, the whole universe operates on the law of service. 09:05 And being involved in a ministry 09:07 where you can do this fulltime is a real benefit. 09:11 Yes, yes, for sure. 09:13 What about you, Raven? 09:14 Well, I came as a student. 09:17 I was blessed when I became an Adventist, 09:19 to have friends who were really about this faith. 09:22 And so, I learned about the health message. 09:25 In the process, I was sick myself, 09:27 many of my family members were sick. 09:29 And so when my brother, he's type 1 diabetic, 09:33 and he went into a coma. 09:35 And when he came out, 09:36 the doctors were in awe that he wasn't brain-dead. 09:38 And I had some friends 09:40 who actually went to Wildwood at one point. 09:41 So I was like, "Well, this is the only place 09:43 I knew about natural remedies." 09:44 I said, "Well, why don't you go there?" 09:46 And he was like, "Well, if it worked for them, 09:49 why can't it work for you, 09:51 because you're sickly and you're 220 pounds?" 09:54 So I was like, "Oh, okay." 09:59 So for myself, I came as a student. 10:04 And I lost, at the time, I lost 60 pounds. 10:08 I found I had diverticulitis, I have fibroids, 10:11 and I think it was in 2007. 10:14 By 2012, they found 10:16 that my diverticulitis went away, 10:19 some of the diverticulums went away, 10:21 and even the fibroids went away. 10:23 And it was all from the treatments 10:24 that I was able to get 10:25 while I was there as the student, 10:27 and then became a worker, so. 10:29 That's tremendous. 10:30 Again, look at God, 10:31 look at how He orchestrates everything 10:34 and guides our steps. 10:35 We often don't know where we're going to end up. 10:39 I would never have thought that I was gonna end up 10:41 at 3ABN. 10:42 You just don't know, but God has a plan, 10:46 He has a plan for every one of us. 10:48 And so, you guys ended up at Wildwood 10:52 and doing what you're doing. 10:53 Tell us about Wildwood, its history? 10:58 I think I need to just put us 11:00 in a context of why we do what we do. 11:03 Good. 11:04 And that is, 11:06 as the Lord started to reveal to Ellen White, 11:11 the mission of the church 11:13 and opportunities to reach out to people, 11:18 the sanitarium work was born. 11:21 And you know, in the late 1800s, 11:24 that word didn't exist, 11:27 it wasn't even in the dictionary. 11:29 And the word sanatorium was in the dictionary 11:32 and it had other connotations, 11:34 you know, tuberculosis, 11:35 and all of those kinds of things. 11:37 Right, right. 11:38 But it was actually Dr Kellogg 11:39 that coined the term sanitarium. 11:43 And it became known, to deal with health, 11:47 you know, and health work. 11:49 And today, it's most synonymous with lifestyle centers. 11:53 And the reason behind this work was a specific purpose 11:57 that God had for His people, 11:59 and He shared this with His messenger 12:03 to start sharing with people. 12:06 And so the first sanitarium that was really born 12:09 was the Western Health Retreat Sanitarium, 12:14 and that was really the first one 12:17 from which Battle Creek grew, that was in 1866, right? 12:22 And so... 12:24 But in late in 1910, 12:25 Ellen White had further visions where... 12:29 She coins the term, 12:31 the right arm of the gospel and the entering wedge, 12:34 and she was shown that this work 12:37 needed to combine 12:39 with all our evangelistic outreaches. 12:43 And so that came into being. 12:46 And John Tindall was the first man 12:50 that was chosen to demonstrate this model. 12:53 And as he started going through conferences 12:55 in California area, 12:58 he brought onboard a young protege, 13:01 and that was in 1923, and it was W.D. Frazee, 13:06 and he worked with him for five years. 13:09 And while he was going through this experience, 13:12 he started praying for the opportunity 13:14 to open a place where he could 13:18 teach this combined message, 13:21 health, health education and evangelism. 13:25 And the Lord led him to a place 13:27 just outside of Chattanooga, right. 13:29 And in 1942, 13:31 Wildwood was incorporated and came into being. 13:36 A few years later, in 1949, 13:38 the first Wildwood Sanitarium and Hospital was built. 13:42 And they started seeing patients there, 13:44 but soon realized they needed a larger building, 13:48 and that became today's lifestyle center. 13:52 In 1971, that was completed with a surgery suite, 13:58 outpatient clinic. 13:59 We even had a little ER room at that time. 14:01 And the insurance industry wasn't so regulated those days. 14:07 And the two philosophies were able to work together. 14:10 But as the insurance industry became more and more regulated, 14:13 those philosophies became more and more divergent 14:15 at being natural remedies 14:17 as opposed to conventional medicine. 14:19 Right. 14:20 And so, 14:22 we started losing insurance coverage for people 14:25 and it became more of a self-pace system. 14:27 And unfortunately, of course, that cut down the census, 14:30 it was a 39-bed facility 14:32 at which point, we had to cut it back 14:35 and the decision was made to cut those license beds 14:38 back to 13. 14:40 And the hospital portion hobbled along like that 14:44 for some 25 years. 14:47 The lifestyle center was then born, 14:49 and lifestyle work started to become more known. 14:53 And eventually in September 2015, 14:57 the board made the final decision 14:59 to close the hospital 15:01 and return a certificate of need. 15:03 And it was sad, 15:05 but yet, you know, with today's climate 15:08 in hospital work, 15:09 it's only the big centers 15:12 that really can continue to operate. 15:14 Many of the small hospitals closed down. 15:17 And today, we operate as a full lifestyle center, 15:20 and we believe we fulfill the calling 15:24 to relieve the sick and suffering, 15:26 to disseminate light, to create a spirit of inquiry, 15:31 and to advancer form. 15:32 And this is, we see as a basic job description 15:35 that we have for this end-time work. 15:38 And you know, God created this end-time work, 15:41 this sanitarium work for a specific reason, 15:44 and we are told it's to make up 15:45 the number of God's people in the kingdom. 15:47 And she says, "Through this work, 15:50 we can reach people 15:51 that wouldn't be reached in any other way." 15:53 And so, it's really a spiritual calling, 15:55 a special work, and we believe we fit into that category, 15:59 and it's a real privilege to be part of it 16:04 and to see the miracles that happened, you know, 16:07 as people come into that protective network 16:11 which protect against these spurious healings 16:15 of the enemy. 16:16 Yes. And we wanna talk... 16:17 We have a video roll 16:19 that we're gonna go to in just a sec, 16:20 but we wanna talk about some of those miracles 16:24 that God has performed there 16:25 because it's so important that people know... 16:30 A lot of times, 16:31 people don't understand the relationship between, 16:33 let's say, diet and just everyday functioning. 16:38 You know, the choices that we make, 16:40 lifestyle choices, 16:42 it's not just diet, it's diet, it's exercise, 16:44 it's the way we think, it's getting rest, 16:48 and all these things that a lot of times, 16:50 people don't connect the dots, 16:52 and so it sounds like Wildwood is helping people 16:56 to connect the dots. 16:58 So let's take a look at this video, 17:00 because I think it can shed some more light on 17:03 what you're talking about. 17:05 Okay. 17:38 This is your stop, Frazee. 17:49 We can never understand how to run a sanitarium for God 17:54 unless we know about time period. 18:05 Seventy six years ago, 18:06 Elder W.D. Frazee started the work 18:08 of Wildwood Sanitarium. 18:12 Now, it's my turn. 18:18 As a new student, 18:19 I want to know everything about Frazee's legacy 18:21 in what Wildwood has become. 18:23 Hello. 18:24 Hi, how are you? I'm Earl. 18:26 Nice meeting you. Glad to meet you. 18:28 First, I heard about Wildwood 18:31 when I was a student in the physical therapy class 18:34 in Loma Linda in 1951. 18:37 And I thought, "Well, I want to visit 18:39 that place sometime." 18:40 I did after I worked a year and got first vacation, 18:45 I came down and visited. 18:47 Robert Olson was our Bible teacher 18:49 at that time. 18:50 He told about Wildwood. 18:54 He got Elder Tindall who trained Elder Frazee 18:59 to have a class, a Bible class. 19:03 Now I came back, I worked in hydrotherapy 19:07 and taught Daniel and Revelation 19:09 for a number of years. 19:11 Hi, excuse me, Brother Coles. 19:13 Can I take him for a moment? 19:15 Okay. Thank you. 19:16 Can you help me with something? Thanks. 19:22 Can you help me put this bed together? 19:23 I have a new guest coming in. 19:25 So you were talking to Brother Coles, 19:27 he's had a lot going on. 19:28 Do you know he headed our hydrotherapy department 19:31 for the longest time? 19:32 Back then, when he was here, 19:34 a lot of stuff was not the way it is right now, 19:37 like we've renovated our rooms 19:39 and we've got new offices because we have new people here 19:42 with so many great ideas to bring this place to life. 19:46 So one of the main things I'm so proud about is that, 19:50 we've always done the medical program, 19:52 but now, we're reaching out to those 19:54 with emotional issues even more with our depression program, 19:58 our Life Alignment program. 20:00 So you, as a new student, 20:01 you're coming to something brand new, 20:03 and I hope you really enjoy it. 20:09 With the lifestyle center reaching 20:10 so many people already, 20:12 I can't imagine what massive impact 20:14 the community center must have. 20:16 Hey, Daniel. 20:17 So we're building a community center here, 20:20 it's called the Better Living Center. 20:22 And the reason for that is, 20:24 at our entrance, we have a church 20:26 and it kind of prevents people 20:27 from coming in that kind of think 20:28 the whole facility is just church. 20:31 And so we decided, 20:32 let's reach out to the community, 20:35 and by doing that, 20:36 we're able to prevent this proverbial gateway 20:41 at our entrance. 20:43 And so this center here 20:45 is going to offer cooking schools, 20:48 dinner with a doctor, 20:50 seminars, 20:52 as much as we can fit into this, 20:54 this is what it's going to be for to reach the community. 20:59 And we're hoping that by the end of summer, 21:02 we'd be able to have it dried in 21:05 and we'll see how our finances go 21:08 until we can finish it. 21:10 And so in the meantime here, 21:12 we have to use our stores 21:15 to meet the public where they are. 21:21 Building relationships is really 21:23 what Wildwood is all about, 21:25 and that's what I want to be part of. 21:27 I love shopping here. 21:29 It's such a great way to help people live 21:31 the healthier life that they learn of 21:32 at the lifestyle center. 21:34 And soon, Cathy is able to get all her herbs here too 21:37 because the store is getting a complete facelift, 21:40 and that includes merging the herbs store 21:42 with a natural food store. 21:49 The health message isn't dead, 21:51 it's more alive than it's ever been 21:53 because it's more needed than ever. 21:55 Wildwood is still spreading that message in full force, 21:58 and it's only getting bigger. 22:01 This is the story of one hope, one vision, and one passion. 22:06 This is his dream come true. 22:22 There's one thing that Christ is waiting for, 22:27 to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 22:39 What a nice video. 22:42 What a profound mission. 22:44 And look at how God is leading you 22:47 to accomplish that. 22:49 Tell us about dinner with a doctor, what is that? 22:51 I love that. 22:52 So, it's an opportunity for community people 22:56 to come and experience good healthy food 23:00 with a medical provider that is there amongst them 23:06 that will give a lecture that they can ask questions to. 23:10 And so it's a cooking school combined with, 23:14 you know, interaction with a doctor 23:17 or a midlevel provider 23:19 that gives people opportunities they wouldn't normally have, 23:24 you know, without paying out a lot of money. 23:27 And so, it's educational. 23:30 And we see a lot of success with these type of programs, 23:34 and different churches are putting them on. 23:37 And so we want to put one 23:39 on right at our campus, you know, 23:41 where people can come for 23:44 maybe other reasons than just... 23:46 or pay a lot of money for, you know, a lifestyle program. 23:49 No, we want to be of service to the community. 23:51 Nice. Nice. 23:53 That whole idea of outreach to the community 23:57 is so important. 23:58 You know, if there are so many churches 24:01 in different neighborhoods that, you know, 24:03 you have to ask yourself, 24:04 "Would this church be missed if it were closed," 24:08 because what's it doing within the community 24:11 and this organization, Wildwood, 24:14 what is it doing within the community, 24:17 you guys are really meeting 24:19 the needs of the community 24:21 as well as your students, as well as your students. 24:24 We had an interesting opportunity lately. 24:27 We've been praying and been burdened too, 24:30 we have outreach 24:32 that our students do every week. 24:33 Twice a week, they go down in afternoon 24:36 to Chattanooga 24:37 into one of the communities there. 24:40 And they will play with the kids, 24:43 they will tutor kids, 24:44 they will give Bibles studies, treatments. 24:45 Treatments in the home. 24:47 Raven can maybe share a little bit more about that. 24:50 But two weeks ago, 24:52 we had one of the Protestant churches 24:55 in a community down in Chattanooga 24:57 asked for an appointment with us. 25:00 Really, for the church? 25:01 Yeah. Love it. 25:03 They came to our campus, we had a meal together, 25:05 and they shared the burden of their heart. 25:08 They are situated in what is termed a food desert. 25:13 Yes, explain that to our viewers 25:16 because they might not know what that is. 25:17 A food desert is a community 25:20 that doesn't have access to food. 25:23 Can you believe, 25:24 there are zip codes in our country, in our cities 25:28 where there are no grocery stores? 25:30 No fresh food. 25:31 No produce, no produce. 25:33 No produce. 25:34 They don't have ability to commute to get it elsewhere. 25:39 And so, these people are living by purchasing their food 25:42 from gas stations. 25:45 And we know that 25:46 that's not healthy nor is that economical, right. 25:49 Right, right. 25:50 And so, this church has recognized the need, 25:53 this community has a high level of infant mortality rate, 25:58 high level of diabetes, you name any disease factor 26:02 and they are off the chart. 26:04 This church decided 26:06 that church needs to be more than these four walls. 26:09 Great. 26:11 We need to impact this community. 26:12 So they want to create gardens, grow boxes in this community, 26:18 in this zip code area 26:20 where they can teach people to grow their food. 26:23 Then, one of their... 26:25 Actually, their board chair was a guest 26:29 at our lifestyle center before. 26:32 He said to them, "If you want success 26:35 in this particular thing, in teaching health, 26:38 let's go to Wildwood 26:39 and let's partner with Wildwood." 26:41 Now, this is a non-Adventist church? 26:43 It's a non-Adventist church, right? 26:46 And so, they came to visit us, 26:49 and they want to partner with us. 26:51 We, in the discussion, you know, 26:54 "How can it be that, in modern day society, 26:56 there's no grocery store in the zip code?" 26:59 And so we said, "Well, maybe 27:01 we can look at an opportunity of extending our store 27:05 to a venue within that zip code 27:09 where we can share simple foods, 27:13 show them how to use it," right? 27:15 Find out what these people like eating, 27:17 then show them the healthy alternative. 27:19 Yes, wow. 27:20 And so we can help educate them, 27:23 we can educate them in simple remedies. 27:26 And so it's really an exciting opportunity. 27:29 The pastor of our church was sitting there. 27:31 He says, "Wow. 27:32 This is an answer to prayer." 27:34 And so, we've been wanting to get involved directly, 27:37 actually with our neighbors but this opportunity, 27:41 you know, supersedes that. 27:42 And so, I said to 27:43 our department heads the other day, 27:45 "We gonna put the neighbors on hold 27:47 for just a little longer 27:48 and we're gonna get involved, 27:50 you know, in this zip code down in Chattanooga 27:53 to see how we can work together with other churches, 27:58 bringing a difference in this neighborhood. 27:59 That's tremendous. 28:01 We had our first meeting yesterday 28:02 to just see what extra we can do 28:04 because we know people are trying to get jobs, 28:06 so job development, 28:08 be able to help them do parenting classes 28:10 if needed and meet with the children. 28:12 So it's on the process, it's in the process. 28:15 That's tremendous. 28:16 So look at what you're doing, 28:17 you're really meeting people at their point of need. 28:20 What do they need? 28:22 They need food, they need food. 28:24 It's unconscionable 28:26 that there is not a grocery store 28:28 in this whole zip code. 28:30 Right. 28:31 I mean, that's unbelievable in America, we just don't... 28:36 We don't think that's possible 28:39 but people are starving, they might be obese, 28:43 but they're starving nutritionally. 28:46 So you're offering them food but not just food, education. 28:50 So how do you maximize the use of that food 28:54 or optimize the use of that food? 28:56 Then you're offering them parenting lessons. 29:01 That's tremendous. 29:02 Is this an intercity environment? 29:04 Yeah. 29:05 So you're looking at the family, 29:07 you're looking at the economics, 29:09 job development, this is tremendous. 29:13 What a blessing. 29:14 You know, people are dependent, you know, 29:15 has to be whole in Christ. 29:17 That's right. 29:18 So that's what God says, "Meet them where they are, 29:19 mingle with them, meet their needs." 29:21 And then you can truly bait them to follow Christ. 29:22 That's right. 29:24 How can they follow 29:25 if you can't even think straight 29:27 because you haven't eaten proper food? 29:30 If you're buying your food from the gas station, 29:32 that means chips, and cookies, and donuts, and junk food, 29:37 that's not nourishing the body. 29:39 That's unreal. 29:40 So you guys are... 29:42 And you're doing cooking classes and all that. 29:44 That's tremendous. 29:46 What a blessing that is. 29:47 So that's for the community. 29:49 Now what about people 29:51 that come to the lifestyle center themselves? 29:56 What's a typical day for the patient 29:59 at the lifestyle center? 30:01 Okay, so we have medical providers 30:03 who have worked in the world, the unconventional medicine. 30:07 The blessing thing with that is that, 30:09 they now know 30:10 how to wean a person off their medication. 30:13 That's very big 'cause we have a lot of guests 30:16 who'll come and just get off their medication, 30:18 and they'll have a heart issue 30:19 or they'll have something going over with their bodies, 30:21 and we tell them, "Whoa, whoa, wait. 30:22 Let us teach you how to move from where you are 30:25 to where God would like you to be utilizing natural ways." 30:29 So our whole medical providers come together 30:33 and they would actually meet with the person 30:36 at least for an hour or so, pray with them. 30:39 They've already gone over their medical reports, 30:41 and they're able to give them a lifestyle regimen, okay? 30:46 Let me just interrupt you right here for a second. 30:48 So what's important about this is, 30:52 you don't want people just getting off 30:54 of their medicine arbitrarily. 30:55 No. 30:57 You have supervised weaning so to speak. 31:00 Yes. Which is really... 31:03 That's the better way. 31:04 You can't... 31:05 There are some people watching who might say, 31:07 "Oh, I'm just gonna not take my meds." 31:09 No, no. 31:11 We're not saying that. 31:13 What people do is they come to Wildwood 31:15 and they are able to, by using natural means, 31:21 under supervision of a medical doctor, 31:24 they're able to get off of many of their meds. 31:28 If possible, within the 11 to 25 days that's given to us, 31:31 yeah. 31:32 And so what we're looking at more is, 31:34 you know, conventional medicine is, 31:37 a lot of time, treating symptoms. 31:40 We're looking for the course. 31:41 That's right. Exactly. 31:43 Let's get to the root. And let's get to the root. 31:44 Our providers will start digging 31:45 and doing research. 31:47 And for many of the guests that come to us, 31:50 it'll be the first time 31:51 that they have a diagnosis of the course, 31:55 and then we can start working on the course, 31:57 and the symptoms start to alleviate themselves. 32:00 So as we come into compliance with natural law, 32:04 then the body can help heal itself. 32:06 That's right. 32:07 And that's the amazing thing about the body is that, 32:10 it can heal itself if you give it what it needs to do so. 32:14 You know, you give it the materials that it needs, 32:17 it can heal. 32:18 So that's how we were created. 32:20 So what you guys are doing is tremendous, 32:23 helping people to get well through natural remedies, 32:28 which doesn't mean that they're never on meds, 32:31 I would assume, but it just means that 32:34 as many meds as they can get off of, 32:37 you know, because the meds themselves 32:39 often have side effects, compounding issues. 32:43 Exactly. 32:44 So I mean, 32:45 if you can use natural means to get well, 32:50 that's ideal. 32:52 Okay. 32:53 So they come in, they sit with a medical professional 32:57 who prays with them, that's amazing too, 33:00 prays with them to consult 33:03 with the divine physician, right? 33:06 And then, 33:07 they look at their meds, which is another issue, 33:10 because sometimes, doctors are unaware of, 33:14 you know, all of the different meds 33:18 that a patient is on or whatever, any interactions. 33:20 So that can be an issue. 33:23 So they look at the meds, 33:25 they're able to pray with the patient, 33:27 then what do they do? 33:29 So even before the guest comes, 33:32 the team has looked over all the medical records 33:35 and their history. 33:36 And there's a team? 33:38 There's a team. 33:39 So you may meet one medical provider 33:41 but the whole team comes together, 33:43 and they will include the chiropractor, 33:44 they will include the mental health specialist, 33:46 they will include the nutritionist. 33:48 And they will come together, look over everything and say, 33:51 "Well, this is already been done. 33:52 What more can we do?" 33:53 These are the questions we want to ask. 33:55 But before they get here, this is what 33:56 we're first gonna start prescribing for them 33:58 for hydrotherapy. 34:00 We want them to stop maybe taking this herbal, 34:01 this supplement, 34:03 maybe requesting, maybe some extra blood work, 34:05 because it is time to get to the core, 34:07 seeing how far, you know, 34:10 some people really are coming in a far extent 34:13 with their disease. 34:14 So for 11 to 25 days, we're very honest with people 34:17 and letting them know... 34:18 A lot of times, we're really just the catalyst, 34:20 but we'll do the best we can, we will do the best we can. 34:23 And we're in this together. 34:25 So when they come, 34:27 there's already something laid out for them. 34:29 But we also saw a need for, 34:31 you know, not only disease reversal 34:35 which is one of our main programs 34:39 but we see so many mental health challenges today. 34:44 You know, maybe we can share a little bit 34:46 about that Life Alignment program. 34:48 So we first have a foundational program 34:51 called the Life Alignment program. 34:53 It encompass our eight laws of health 34:55 which we have the nutrition for the basic plant-based diet. 35:00 And we actually teach them how to make plant-based food, 35:03 bread making as well as we exercise with them. 35:06 We walk them every single day. 35:08 People know that about our campus, over 600 acres, 35:12 okay, we have trails as well. 35:14 So we teach them about sunlight, 35:15 getting out deep breathing, getting out in the air, 35:18 resting their body and their mind. 35:20 So as they are doing that 35:22 and having the group therapy sessions, okay, 35:24 that's another deep one, because as they're sitting 35:26 there discussing things that they're going on, 35:28 they'd be able to see life from God's point of view. 35:30 A lot of issues is said 35:32 that 9% of all diseases start in the mind, 35:35 but we have to tackle those thoughts, 35:37 so that's a Life Alignment program. 35:39 Then you have our depression recovery program 35:41 where we encompass that with a licensed therapist, 35:44 mental health specialist, okay? 35:46 So there, you really get even deeper. 35:49 And it's tackling again, those depression thoughts. 35:52 We even had for your testimony here, 35:54 we had a gentleman who just continued 35:57 to try to commit suicide before he came to Wildwood. 36:00 He had an eight-year-old daughter. 36:01 We kept saying, "Well, look at who you have." 36:03 He said, "But I can't live for here. 36:05 I don't want to live anymore." 36:06 And so he came to us, 36:07 he said, "This is the last straw. 36:09 If I can't get help here, I'm done. 36:11 And I won't say anything else." 36:13 And so, it was a blessing 36:15 because he worked 36:16 with our mental health specialist. 36:18 He said, "You know what? 36:19 I'll tell you this, 11 days is not enough." 36:21 He said, "You're just getting up 36:23 the fog in 11 days." 36:24 By 25 days, 36:25 he said, "I can see, I can understand." 36:28 You're talking about now almost a year, 36:29 two years later. 36:31 This man has now sent his friends and his family 36:33 to come to our program, he's living, he's working. 36:38 He has a closer relationship with his daughter. 36:40 I mean, this is what we're trying to help people see 36:43 that there's a bigger picture than our tunnel vision. 36:46 Yes. Okay. 36:47 That's the danger with, sometimes, 36:49 mental disease or even just depression alone. 36:52 We get so stuck on right now, and we don't see the future, 36:55 we don't see what God is doing. 36:56 And we want people to see that. 36:58 Yeah. 36:59 Well, it's hopelessness, 37:01 and it's like you're giving them hope in Christ, 37:04 and also its chemical imbalances, 37:08 you know, that need to be addressed. 37:10 I mean, there are all these different things 37:11 that need to be addressed. 37:13 But what you're doing, which is so great, 37:15 is you're looking at the entire person. 37:18 You know, many times, 37:19 we do leave the mental peace aside 37:23 and, well, we're just dealing with the physical. 37:26 No. 37:27 The whole being, we're mental, physical, spiritual, 37:31 you know, emotional beings. 37:32 So that has to be dealt with. 37:34 And so you're looking and dealing 37:36 with the whole person, 37:38 and you have things in place to deal with the whole person, 37:42 and that's tremendous. 37:43 And we even give them a one-on-one coach. 37:46 So they are able to create goals 37:48 why they're there, 37:49 and actually prepare them to go home. 37:51 So they're not just trying to figure it all out 37:53 because when they get home, it's back to habit. 37:56 So we start tackling things now. 37:58 Why did you get here now? 37:59 How do we prepare you to go back home and fight? 38:02 And so they have, at least, 38:03 each one a one-on-one counselor. 38:04 Coach, right. 38:06 One of the problems that we saw, 38:08 you know, and we've recognized this over the years. 38:12 You know, we have a person, let's say, for 11 or 25 days, 38:16 and like Raven just said, now they go home. 38:19 And now what? 38:20 And many people get back into that old habit grove, 38:24 and they can't seem to break out of it, 38:26 and soon they're back to their old habits. 38:28 And the program doesn't work anymore. 38:32 So we've partnered with a ministry 38:35 and we have a 90-day follow up program 38:39 that's web based where groups can go on. 38:45 They can watch a webinar, they can ask questions 38:48 and get specific answers for some of the challenges 38:51 that they're dealing with. 38:53 There's recipes that are shared, 38:56 there's cooking demonstrations that are given. 38:58 And the person is encouraged to keep with the program 39:03 that they've started, 39:04 keep with the habits that they formed, 39:07 and so that habit can become entrenched. 39:09 And so we have almost 100 days of, 39:13 you know, helping a person adapt to a lifestyle 39:19 adhering to the eight laws of health. 39:21 Oh, that's tremendous, 39:23 because what happens, you know, 39:25 when people come to a program, 39:27 they come there, they learn things 39:31 that they can apply when they go home. 39:33 But when they go home, 39:34 they go back into the same situation 39:36 that led them there in the first place, 39:37 so how do you keep the momentum going? 39:42 This is a great idea, a 90-day follow up. 39:46 Follow up program, yeah. 39:48 And we have another one too. 39:49 You know, some of our guests come there. 39:51 We've seen this over the years. 39:53 I've seen it, you know, being involved in this over, 39:56 especially, the last 10 years. 39:58 People are coming there, they are sicker than 40:01 what our lifestyle center can usually handle. 40:03 And so sometimes, 40:05 our guests will leave and they're not quite ready, 40:09 they still need help. 40:10 And so we've also have another ministry 40:12 that's partnering with us 40:14 that they'll provide help in the home. 40:16 Oh, this is great. 40:17 And so that we can actually, 40:19 you know, carry forward the treatment, 40:23 and that person can be able to regain their health. 40:27 Oh, that's tremendous. 40:29 Because now, you've got help at the site, 40:32 help post site, 40:34 and then help within the home as well. 40:37 So this helps to really solidify the program. 40:42 I think we have another video that we can show that, 40:45 kind of, will bring some more light on this. 40:47 Okay. 40:51 The Christ manifests Himself here, 40:53 I believe, because this place is attracting people 40:57 from all over the world. 40:58 Secret of Wildwood success is the presence of Jesus. 41:03 They come with the lifestyle related diseases 41:06 such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, drug abuse, 41:11 sometimes mental problems. 41:12 Patients come here 41:14 and they see doctor or nurse practitioner, 41:17 and we create individualized program 41:20 for them. 41:21 We strongly believe in lifestyle change. 41:24 Eight laws of health 41:25 is the foundation of everything. 41:27 I believe that there's a place for conventional medicines. 41:31 And we also use a lot of natural remedies. 41:35 We have the whole team that work together, 41:37 which includes a medical provider, 41:40 lifestyle coaches, counselor, and chaplain. 41:44 People expect a chaplain to be spiritual. 41:48 What they don't expect 41:49 is a phlebotomist to be spiritual. 41:53 And many of the guests, they always testify 41:56 that they came for the physical healing 41:59 but they praise God that their soul is healed. 42:03 I came here 42:04 because I suffered from a nervous breakdown. 42:07 I suffered from heart disease, chronic kidney failure, 42:10 congestive heart failure, 42:13 high blood pressure, high cholesterol, 42:15 sleep apnea, and morbidly obesity. 42:19 I heard the fearful words. 42:21 You have extremely aggressive, stage-four endometrial cancer. 42:26 We strongly recommend chemotherapy 42:29 and radiation following surgery. 42:32 However, 42:33 your life expectancy 42:35 for making it two years is zero, 42:37 and even six months is doubtful. 42:40 This will take your life. 42:43 Due to my illnesses, 42:45 I stay very, very depressed a lot of the time. 42:49 And the thing is, I had unresolved trauma. 42:52 You know, growing up, it was a happy home, 42:55 but it was a home where there was a lot of abuse. 42:57 And in the end, 42:59 I drop my daughter off with a friend and honestly, 43:02 I was gonna just drive my car off the bridge to be honest. 43:06 And somehow by the grace of God, 43:08 I landed at Behavioral Health Hospital. 43:11 After surgery, I returned to my Wildwood family, 43:14 began claiming God's healing promises 43:17 and cooperated with Him in this simple health program 43:20 that my Wildwood physician worked out for me. 43:23 So I kind of wanted to come 43:24 just so I can kind of check out the program 43:26 and see if they could help me 43:28 with the few of my health concerns. 43:30 I had been calling Wildwood in the midst of all that, 43:33 like maybe for six months or so, 43:36 and I would just call and you know, 43:38 asking about the Life Alignment program. 43:40 I don't know how, 43:42 but my husband found me in the hospital 43:44 and the Life Alignment program, they called him, 43:47 they set it up for me to come. 43:49 The experience here has been great, 43:53 and the program, it actually works. 43:55 One year after surgery, my surgeon exclaimed, 43:59 "I saw with my own eyes, the cancer was everywhere. 44:03 There is no way we got it all. 44:05 What is happening with you 44:06 is nothing shorter than miracle." 44:09 I started to have peace. 44:11 I was able to forgive those who had abused me in my family. 44:15 I was an insulin dependent diabetic, 44:17 but since I've been here, 44:19 I haven't had to take one shot of insulin. 44:21 When I walked in, I weighed 308. 44:24 When I'm walking now, I weigh 264 pounds. 44:28 Three and a half years 44:29 after being given a death sentence, 44:31 I rejoice in the gift of life and second chances. 44:35 Our God is a mighty healer. 44:50 Was that powerful or what? 44:53 That was powerful. 44:54 You know, it's one thing to hear you talk about it, 44:58 it's another to actually see people 45:00 who have lived through it 45:01 and who have gone through the program 45:03 or going through the program, and they're really healing. 45:07 What a blessing that is. 45:08 How gratifying it must be to see God's principles 45:12 that work and to see that they really do work. 45:15 That is He still in the business of healing. 45:17 Yes, yes. 45:19 They're even doing better. 45:20 Kendrick actually... 45:22 We actually talked to him right before we came here. 45:24 He lost 20 extra pounds, he's off the CPAP machine, 45:28 he's able to sleep better. 45:30 Oh, that's incredible. 45:32 Praise the Lord. 45:33 Mia, Mia is actually now doing 45:35 and heading our Life Alignment program. 45:37 Wonderful. 45:39 Four years later, Alison is now... 45:42 She's in hydrotherapy, 45:44 and she's actually one of our therapists 45:46 who was just touching so many people with her life. 45:49 I mean, with her testimony of her life. 45:51 And so it's a blessing. 45:53 It is. It's a blessing. 45:55 Look at how God has used the people there 45:58 to even start working there, 46:01 to share what He's done with people that come in, 46:04 who need to hear from someone who've been through it already 46:07 that God can bring you through. 46:09 The doctors had told... 46:11 The woman in the middle, what was her name again, 46:13 the one with the cancer? 46:15 That was Alison. 46:16 Alison, they had told her, she didn't have any extra time. 46:19 She said to me, her daughter was pregnant. 46:23 And she said, "I don't think I'm gonna see 46:25 my grandson be born." 46:28 And now she has two grandchildren. 46:29 Oh, look at God, right. 46:31 Look at God. 46:33 So in terms of outreach, 46:36 you are doing work with the community 46:39 and letting them know that you're there, right? 46:43 What would you say to someone 46:45 who is struggling right now with their health, 46:49 like if you would, 46:50 Vaughan, look into the camera there 46:52 and talk to someone who needs Wildwood services? 46:57 You know, if you're having challenges with your health, 47:00 we invite you to give us a call, 47:03 go online to our webpage, 47:05 have a look at our programs, give us a call. 47:08 And you know, 47:09 you might look at this whole situation and say, 47:12 "You know, it might be somewhat expensive." 47:15 But our team, 47:17 they will actually work with you 47:19 to work through the processes 47:22 of how you can generate funds, 47:25 raise the funds to be able to come to our facility. 47:29 I believe it will be an investment in your health 47:31 that you will never regret. 47:33 Oh, it's good. 47:34 Because as we come into alignment 47:38 with God's natural law, 47:42 He can help us even more, and God wants to heal us. 47:45 You know, God heals in three ways. 47:47 Come on, tell us. 47:49 He heals physically, He heals spiritually, 47:52 He heals emotionally. 47:54 Yes. 47:55 You know, many times, we may ask for a miracle 47:56 for our physical healing, 48:00 but when we ask for a miracle, 48:01 God knows what's best for us, 48:04 and God will always heal spiritually. 48:07 We have so many people that have come to our facility 48:11 and found the peace that they are longing for. 48:14 Yes. All right. 48:15 And so, spiritually healing 48:17 if we come to God in the right way, 48:20 He will always do it 48:21 because eternal life is the thing 48:24 that He's worried about. 48:25 He's not worried about so much that here and now, right? 48:28 He wants us with Him in eternity. 48:32 And so this is why we are there, 48:35 this is to help us, 48:37 you know, get our lives on track 48:42 so that God can help us. 48:45 He sees both here and there, right. 48:48 So many times, 48:50 what we need to do is to have that extra help, 48:52 because we get stuck in everyday routines, you know. 48:57 We're running all the time. 48:59 But invest the time in your life. 49:03 I share with many people, 49:05 "You need to be selfish while you come to us. 49:08 Just take time out for you and your connection with God. 49:13 And as you do that, 49:14 and as you start to obey natural laws, 49:17 God is going to be able to help you even more 49:20 than He's able to now." 49:21 So come to us, visit us, 49:24 and we can guarantee that you'll have 49:28 all your physical elements healed. 49:30 But if you come to God in the right way, 49:32 He will give you peace. 49:35 Well, you gave us a lot to chew on there. 49:37 But one thing is that I want to reiterate is, 49:40 invest in yourself. 49:42 We tend to put ourselves on the back burner, right. 49:44 You know, "I have this to do, 49:46 I have that to do, I have this to do. 49:47 So I'll get to that in a minute." 49:49 In the meantime, 49:51 things are getting worse and worse. 49:52 So take the time to invest in yourself. 49:56 And the other thing that I loved that you said was that 49:58 God always will heal us spiritually, always. 50:03 Jesus said, "Anyone who comes to Me, 50:05 he will in no wise cast out." 50:07 If we just come to Him, 50:08 so we can come to Him for healing physically, 50:13 but spiritually, and emotionally, 50:14 and in every way, God wants to heal us. 50:19 And sometimes, physically, we don't get healed. 50:22 Sometimes, there are things that happen where we don't, 50:25 but we always get healed spiritually, 50:28 and there is always that connection. 50:31 There's that physical, spiritual, 50:32 emotional connection. 50:34 We're not isolated beings, we're just physical beings. 50:37 So if we come to Him, 50:39 we can get that spiritual healing, 50:41 and we can get physical healing, 50:43 and emotional healing. 50:44 So do you have any closing thoughts? 50:47 Well, I want to tell you 50:48 that we're in this together, okay? 50:51 When you come to us, you're not alone. 50:54 Even though we're telling invest in yourself, 50:56 we're also investing in you. 50:58 So we're in this together, and may God be with you. 51:01 Oh, that's great. That's great. 51:03 You guys are doing an amazing work, 51:05 and I know that our viewers really wanna know 51:08 how to get in touch with you. 51:10 So we're going to put up an address roll 51:13 so that they can see how to contact you. 51:16 Before we do that though, quickly, 51:18 what's the price range for this basically? 51:21 It's less than $4000 for 11 days, 51:24 and it might seem prohibitive, 51:27 but again, calling, 51:28 our staff are there 51:30 to help you work through this process. 51:33 And let's see how the Lord will open the way 51:36 for you to be able to come. 51:38 There you go. 51:39 As we ask the Lord, He's gonna assist and help us. 51:43 And provide. And provide, impress people. 51:47 There's ways that you can work with your local church. 51:51 We are even working with conferences with pastors, 51:55 that they can come and regain health, 51:58 have a time of rest 52:00 and be regenerated to nurture their flocks. 52:03 Wonderful. 52:04 Well, let's see how our viewers can get in touch with you. 52:08 Amen. 52:11 Wildwood Lifestyle Center 52:13 provides the tools for a healthy lifestyle change 52:16 that helps patients 52:17 find a way to heal more naturally, 52:19 in many cases, 52:20 avoiding the side effects of traditional medicine. 52:23 They also reach out 52:25 to communities by providing food, 52:27 nutrition counseling, parenting lessons, 52:29 and group therapy sessions to those in need. 52:32 For more information, visit WildwoodHealth.com. 52:36 That's WildwoodHealth.com. 52:39 You may also call them at (706) 820-1493, 52:45 or write to Wildwood Lifestyle Center, 52:48 435 Lifestyle Lane, 52:50 Wildwood, Georgia 30757. |
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