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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 00:24 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 01:08 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:11 We are so grateful 01:13 that you have joined us this day. 01:14 How's your day going? 01:16 I can think I can hear everyone at home. 01:17 That's right. 01:19 Hope you're saying good. 01:20 It's been good here at 3ABN, why? 01:21 Because the Lord Jesus Christ is Lord of our life. 01:23 He's in charge of the ministry of 3ABN, 01:25 and we hope that He's in charge of your life today. 01:28 If you haven't accepted Jesus Christ 01:30 as your personal Savior, 01:31 we always want to invite you to do that 01:33 because when Christ is in your life, 01:35 what a blessing it is 01:37 because He's the one that's in control 01:38 though the life may have its ups and its downs, 01:41 you've got Jesus by your side 01:42 and it can't get any better than that. 01:44 But we always wanna say thank you 01:46 for your prayers and financial support 01:47 for the ministry of 3ABN 01:49 because it is changing lives for eternity. 01:52 What a blessing? Amen. 01:53 I love the Today program 01:55 because we get to feature guests and ministries 01:58 from all around the world. 01:59 We get to see what God is doing in and through 02:02 other people's lives. 02:03 And sometimes we share testimonies, 02:05 what God is doing 02:07 and this particular Today program is a ministry. 02:09 Amen. 02:10 It would not be a stranger to you 02:12 if you're at all familiar with 3ABN. 02:14 I'm speaking of Weimar College 02:16 and we're gonna talk about Weimar Institute 02:18 and our guests here. 02:20 We have some of the students 02:22 who are currently attending Weimar, 02:24 but our special guest is no stranger to you at 3ABN 02:28 because Dr. Neil Nedley has been on 3ABN. 02:31 Do you know this is putting you on the spot? 02:33 When was the first time you came on 3ABN? 02:34 Do you remember how many years it's been? 02:36 It was the '90s and probably, you know, early... 02:39 Probably early in '90s. 02:41 Yeah, early to mid-90s. 02:43 You remember the program that... 02:46 Wonderfully Made, I think it was. 02:49 Yeah, few years ago 02:50 and, of course, here those that followed 3ABN 02:53 through the years you have four wonderful sons and a wife. 02:57 So tell us because I'm... 02:58 This is just going back a little bit reminiscing. 03:00 So your boys played 03:02 on some of the kids' programs, violin... 03:03 They did. 03:05 They sing? 03:06 They do sing, but I don't think they sang on 3ABN, 03:08 it was mostly the instrumental part. 03:10 They're growing up. 03:11 And so tell us what they're doing now? 03:12 Yeah. 03:14 So our oldest Joel, who played the violin, 03:16 he's a physical therapist, 03:17 and he's in full-time practice of physical therapy. 03:20 Oh, wow. 03:22 Our second oldest who played the viola is a physician, 03:25 and he is in orthopedic residency. 03:27 So he's gonna be a surgeon. 03:30 Good for him. 03:31 That's great. 03:32 And specializing in the bones and muscles 03:34 and all of those sorts of things. 03:36 And our third just finished with a business degree. 03:40 And he's actually working in our Oklahoma office 03:42 of the Nedley Health Solutions 03:44 that we help support those that are putting on programs, 03:47 community programs around the world. 03:50 And our youngest is at Weimar Academy actually, 03:54 so he's in his senior year 03:55 and he's gonna be in the college soon. 03:58 Wow! It's amazing. 03:59 It is a privilege to have you back here 04:01 at 3ABN, Dr. Nedley. 04:03 Maybe you're watching and you're saying, 04:05 I'm not even sure I'm familiar with Dr. Nedley 04:08 because I'm a brand new 3ABN viewer. 04:10 So Dr. Neil Nedley is the President 04:13 of Weimar Institute. 04:14 He is also a doctor. 04:17 He is a gastroenterologist 04:19 with specialty in internal medicine 04:21 and gastroenterology. 04:22 Yeah. 04:24 And the difficult to diagnose patient? 04:25 I'm not sure I get everything. 04:26 Yeah, you got it. That's pretty good. 04:28 He's doing a good job. 04:29 And I know you've written, I think it's four books. 04:31 I'm thinking off the top of my head, 04:33 Proof Positive and Depression, 04:34 The Way Out and what else have you written? 04:36 The Lost Art of Thinking and Optimize Your Brain. 04:39 Okay. 04:40 And I know you do a lot with, I wanna say the brain 04:43 but as far as emotional intelligence, 04:46 and depression, and anxiety recovery program. 04:49 So talk to us just a moment about 04:51 some of those 'cause they're incorporated 04:52 with your program at Weimar as well. 04:54 Yeah, absolutely. 04:55 And so we run residential depression 04:57 and anxiety recovery programs there, 04:59 as well as community programs 05:01 that the students help out with, 05:04 but the residential, they also get an opportunity 05:07 to help out with 05:08 and those are for those 05:10 that are severely depressed or anxious. 05:12 Most of our patients 05:13 actually are thinking of ending their life almost every day 05:16 before they come to our program. 05:19 Or they have panic attacks multiple times a day, 05:21 so severe mental illness conditions. 05:25 And then we treat them in a comprehensive manner, 05:27 leaving no stone unturned and getting to the root causes. 05:31 And the amazing thing is these mental illnesses 05:34 that are thought to not be able to be 05:36 eradicated are eradicated 05:38 and they're not just controlled, 05:40 they can actually be cured through nutrition, lifestyle, 05:43 and comprehensive measures. 05:45 And these students get to see this real time. 05:47 So that's one of the advantages of being at Weimar. 05:50 Amen. 05:51 You know, that must be just incredible though 05:52 because you're really providing hope. 05:54 Absolutely. 05:55 People are that, I mean, basically they're hopeless 05:57 they think there's no... 05:58 They can't change. 06:00 It's just, it's life 06:01 for the rest of that I can think of. 06:02 And here you're able to by natural ways change that. 06:06 Exactly, exactly. 06:07 I know that you speak, 06:09 not just in Seventh-day Adventist institutions 06:11 but around the world. 06:12 And I know Jill and I were in Minnesota 06:13 here some time back. 06:15 And we saw that Dr. Neil Nedley coming to Mayo Clinic 06:19 to give lecture there. 06:20 So you share with us that the opportunities 06:22 that God has opened up for you 06:24 and being able to share what He can do? 06:26 Well, you know, God has blessed 06:27 speaking of that Mayo opportunity, 06:29 you know, the interesting thing 06:30 as I was speaking on a Friday evening, 06:33 and it was before Sabbath, 06:36 but at the end of that presentation, 06:38 in fact, I had asked the people who had brought me, 06:41 I said, "You know, I don't travel on the Sabbath, 06:43 if you could get in touch with the Adventist Church, 06:45 they might be interested in me speaking there." 06:47 I didn't get in touch with them, 06:49 but they did. 06:50 And they actually helped to line up some things 06:53 that they want me to speak on there as well. 06:56 And so at the end of that presentation, 06:58 at Mayo the person who brought me there 07:01 who's not an Adventist, 07:02 but at Mayo he said, you know what? 07:05 You had to pay for this event to hear Dr. Nedley, 07:08 but tomorrow if you go 07:10 to the Seventh-day Adventist Church 07:12 where you can hear him for free four different times, 07:15 but you have to register online, 07:18 but it's free. 07:19 And so they had 170 visitors from the Mayo Clinic. 07:23 Oh, wow! 07:25 A hundred and seventy visitors? 07:26 A hundred and seventy visitors came to Mayo 07:29 and many of them stayed the whole day 07:31 for all four of those presentations. 07:34 And they were introduced 07:35 in not just the nutrition and medical side of things, 07:38 but the fact that the spiritual side 07:40 is so key and important. 07:41 Praise the Lord. 07:42 And so, yeah, they had never seen 07:44 the parking lot so full. 07:46 They had to park in all sorts of other places. 07:49 That's a good problem. 07:50 But it was exciting and many of them are physicians 07:52 and high-end people. 07:53 One of the physicians who's high-up in Mayo 07:55 was filming me the whole time and asked if he could film me 07:58 just to show me to his patients. 08:01 And he wanted to have that resource 08:03 for his patients avail. 08:05 Amen. 08:06 Amen. Praise the Lord. 08:07 God's done open those opportunities. 08:09 God's given you a gift, and to be able to use that gift 08:12 to help people, minister to doctors, 08:14 and lay people, and students, 08:15 speaking of students we wanna introduce. 08:17 Transition. 08:19 We'll introduce each one of you and then we'll come back 08:20 and hear some of your stories and what brought you to Weimar 08:23 and what your major is and all of that. 08:25 But we have Natalie Fish. 08:28 And then next to Natalie and, Natalie, 08:30 you are a natural science student. 08:33 And then next to you is Bailley Schmidt. 08:35 And, Bailey, you are theology, you've taken theology. 08:38 And then next to you is Matthew Loredo 08:41 and you're a nursing student. 08:42 Correct. 08:44 So let's, we'll do ladies first I guess. 08:46 Coming back to Natalie 08:48 and tell us what brought you to Weimar? 08:51 Well, the reason why I came to Weimar originally was to do 08:54 the four-month health program. 08:57 And what we pretty much learned in that program 08:59 is how to minister to people through health evangelism 09:03 and do community programs such as diabetes undone, 09:06 depression recovery, smoking cessation clinics. 09:10 So just different things like that. 09:11 And so at the end of that, 09:13 we get a certificate in health coaching. 09:16 So we work with patients during the program 09:19 like teaching them different things. 09:22 They can learn health wise... 09:23 So, you know, I was just talking, 09:25 thinking about this Weimar, so Weimar is where? 09:27 Are you from... 09:29 Well, tell us where Weimar is located first? 09:30 And anybody can jump in? 09:32 Yeah. 09:33 Weimar is located in the foothills of the Sierra, 09:36 in California, Northern California. 09:38 And, yeah, we're all from different places. 09:40 I'm from Washington. 09:41 Just gonna ask you, are you all from California then? 09:43 No. 09:44 I am. 09:45 You are? 09:47 Are you from California, Matthew? 09:48 I am from California. 09:49 What about you, Natalie? 09:51 I'm from Washington as well. 09:52 You're from Washington as well. Okay. 09:54 So that's a pretty part of the country to go to Weimar. 09:55 I've been there... 09:56 It was been a few years back, but it's beautiful. 09:58 Beautiful area. 09:59 So location is nice. 10:00 But then... 10:02 Yeah, continue on then, Natalie. 10:03 Yeah. 10:05 So anyway, after the end of that, 10:06 so we get the certificate and then I decided to stay on 10:08 and go through the natural science program 10:10 to be a dietitian. 10:11 So I'll get as many classes as I can 10:14 in from my prerequisites 10:15 and I hope to go to Loma Linda after that. 10:18 Become a doctor? 10:20 No, to be a dietitian. 10:21 A dietitian. Okay. 10:22 So the natural science program then would be like a feeder 10:24 for different types of degrees. 10:26 Would that be right? 10:27 Correct. 10:29 Yeah, you can do physical therapy. 10:30 You can do dentistry, pre-med. 10:34 Most of our natural science students 10:36 are there for pre-med or pre-dent. 10:38 But we have quite a few there for physical therapy 10:41 and some for dietitian or you can have, 10:43 you know, all sorts of different graduate avenues 10:46 that you can go to, some just get their masters 10:48 in public health and do just public health afterwards. 10:53 Now Weimar's made an educational, 10:55 I don't know if it's an educational shift, 10:56 but it's recently accredited, 10:58 and I don't even know how recently 11:00 it's been accredited 'cause I don't know that, 11:02 but it didn't used to be accredited. 11:04 And now it is. 11:05 So talk to us a little bit about that journey? 11:07 Yeah, it is recent, March of 2019... 11:09 Okay, so this recent. 11:11 When we were notified of our accreditation, 11:13 but they did something very unique 11:15 and that is they made it retroactive 11:18 for a year and a half, which is kind of unheard of. 11:21 So our previous graduates actually also graduated 11:25 from an accredited university 11:27 and this is the highest level of accreditation, 11:29 you can achieve in America. 11:31 It's called regional accreditation, Stanford. 11:35 Places like Harvard have regional accreditation. 11:37 Okay. 11:38 And so this is the highest level 11:40 that you can get 11:41 and it makes it a lot easier 11:42 as far as transferability for the students 11:45 and opening up a lot of avenues that way. 11:48 Praise the Lord. 11:49 You gonna say something? 11:52 Well, I guess so that's unique is that I guess three of us 11:56 all chose to come to Weimar before it was accredited 11:59 and there was a lot to do 12:01 with the principles and the values 12:03 that the institute stood for. 12:05 And what we saw there the education 12:07 and making that choice even before it was accredited. 12:10 And so now it's just, it's a blessing 12:11 from the Lord, I think, 12:13 and the way he's led the institute, so... 12:15 So you're a theology student. 12:16 Yes, I'm a theology student. 12:17 Why did you choose theology? 12:19 Why did I choose theology as a major? 12:21 Well, it kind of happened 12:24 through my academy experiences and growing up. 12:27 I've been around leadership 12:28 and involved in church ministries 12:30 through Pathfinders and different things. 12:33 And I had never heard of Weimar until going away to academy 12:37 and I was first introduced there 12:39 through health expo training, and I got to witness 12:43 the students and their lifestyle. 12:46 And one of the professors who came along and I was, 12:50 I saw something that, you know, just wasn't normal 12:52 from other colleges. 12:53 And I remember talking 12:56 to the one professor and he told me, 12:57 he's like if you want to be involved 12:59 in medical ministry come to Weimar 13:02 and through prayer and God opening doors clearly. 13:06 He's led me to Weimar to study theology. 13:09 And it's been a blessing to see how Bible based the program is. 13:12 Amen. 13:13 And how it upholds the Spirit of Prophecy. 13:15 It's just, it truly is a blessing to see that, 13:18 that at our institute. 13:20 So when you say, Bailley, you saw something there 13:22 that was not normal or that was different 13:25 as it were from the other colleges, 13:27 what set it apart? 13:28 I know you mentioned a few things here, 13:30 but what specifically in your mind set it apart? 13:33 Well, one of those was the spiritual focus 13:35 that the students, 13:37 you could tell that it wasn't just something 13:39 they were doing, 13:40 wasn't something they were faking 13:42 but it was, they had an experience. 13:44 And that was something that 13:46 I was blessed to go to a good academy, 13:48 but I wanted to continue that experience 13:51 outside of just my academy years 13:54 and so that was a huge thing. 13:57 Another thing is the practicality 13:58 of the program and we can touch on that more 14:00 but there's a lot of opportunities to get out 14:03 to not just be in the books 14:05 because education is so much more 14:06 than book knowledge. 14:09 It's the practical application. 14:10 And that's something that is unique to Weimar 14:13 and how much opportunity you have to do that. 14:16 Amen. 14:18 So then, Matthew, you're a nursing student? 14:20 I am. Yes, I'm a nursing student. 14:22 I just graduated. 14:23 In fact, I did 14:24 the associate's degree in nursing. 14:26 So it's one year pre-reqs, 14:27 and then two years of nursing school, 14:29 and you graduate 14:31 and you're able to take your board exam 14:32 so I'll be going back home soon to do that. 14:35 Amen. 14:36 Back to Washington. 14:38 Just enjoying it now. California. 14:39 Yeah. 14:40 Back to Washington, California. 14:42 You got it. 14:43 We're gonna get it together. 14:44 Yes. 14:46 I don't know have a test doctor... 14:47 Okay. 14:49 So you enjoy then the health field, 14:50 because I know we often talk about the health message 14:53 being the right arm of the gospel. 14:55 Right. Certainly. 14:56 So why did you decide to pick the health field 14:57 for that reason? 14:59 You know, definitely. 15:00 And, you know, something that was unique, 15:02 I think for me was growing up, my mom did 15:04 a lot of the depression, and recovery, anxiety programs 15:07 in our local church. 15:09 And she did it with a friend there. 15:11 And so seeing that growing up and just realizing 15:14 what a power there is in health evangelism, 15:16 I looked at Weimar and I realized that, 15:18 you know, I could go to any nursing school, 15:20 but that Weimar in particular would give me the opportunity 15:23 to learn from people like Dr. Nedley, 15:25 and be able to, you know, apply the knowledge 15:28 that I was learning directly during my clinicals there. 15:31 So it was very fun, it was unique to be able to, 15:34 you know, study disease, in my nursing textbooks, 15:36 and then at the same time study alongside it, 15:39 treatment from, 15:41 you know, principles found in the Spirit of Prophecy 15:42 in the Bible that could be used 15:45 instead to really impact these patients' lives, 15:47 and then to go to the hospital 15:48 and to apply it and to do that alongside, 15:50 you know, physicians and instructors 15:53 who had that is our primary goal. 15:55 So that was definitely unique 15:56 and something that I'm very grateful 15:58 for going on in my practice. 16:00 Matthew actually rotated with me 16:02 and a hospitalist shift at the local hospital. 16:08 And that was part of his clinical training. 16:10 So he doesn't just learn from nurses 16:12 as important as that is. 16:14 Right. 16:15 But he was able to learn from the physician perspective 16:18 and see how he related to the nurses 16:20 and see also how lifestyle 16:23 and spiritual interventions can work 16:24 in an acute care setting. 16:26 And that does make Weimar unique. 16:29 In the other places, the nurses don't have that opportunity. 16:33 How many classes do you teach, Dr. Nedley? 16:35 Well, I teach three, principles of health 16:38 and optimize your brain, 16:39 and depression and anxiety recovery. 16:40 But I'm also involved in clinical sites 16:43 that aren't necessarily course. 16:45 But they're part of a course of med-surge course. 16:48 But I'm just one of the clinical instructors 16:51 that he has along with many other good ones. 16:53 Yes. 16:55 So how many majors then at Weimar? 16:57 Right now, we have seven if you add it all up. 17:01 So we have the... 17:02 Theology. 17:04 The Theology, the Health Science. 17:05 Right. 17:07 Nursing. 17:09 We have business, 17:11 particularly emphasizing 17:12 Healthcare Administration or Management. 17:14 We also have Education. 17:16 Nice. 17:18 On top of that, and we have an interdisciplinary program. 17:20 That's a psychology emphasis. 17:24 And that's something it's very important to train 17:27 the right type of psychology counselors. 17:29 Yes. 17:30 And Weimar is very unique and how they do that, 17:33 but they become exceptional counselors. 17:35 And then we also have the health evangelism 17:37 and leadership training program that Natalie finished. 17:40 Nice. 17:42 That's a lot. 17:43 So talk to us a little bit about the practical aspects 17:46 of some of your training. 17:47 So I know you talked about the clinical 17:49 and being able to do that with Dr. Nedley, 17:51 but what about a program called TCI? 17:53 Tell me what that means 17:54 and how you all are involved in that? 17:55 TCI, it stands for Total Community Involvement, 17:58 a Total Campus Involved 18:00 and essentially what it means is that 18:02 we want to get as involved as we can. 18:04 We want every campus member, 18:06 every student to be involved in the community, 18:08 you know, to go out not just to learn, 18:10 but then to apply 18:12 and to live the principles that, 18:15 you know, we're being taught in practical application. 18:17 So it's really unique, we go on to the community, 18:20 we have different teams that go to different areas 18:23 in the surrounding towns. 18:25 And we do it every Wednesday in the afternoon 18:28 for about three to four hours and we go out 18:31 and, you know, for most people that we come to their door, 18:33 it's a very unique experience because they're expecting, 18:36 you know, some sort of person selling vacuums or, 18:39 you know, trying to get them to buy some cleaning product, 18:42 but instead we're coming there and asking 18:44 how we can just improve their lives, 18:46 you know, and meet the needs that they have. 18:48 Okay, so let me just ask you. 18:49 So is this unannounced then 18:51 you're just going to someone's door? 18:52 Correct. 18:54 Okay. So you knock on my door. 18:55 So I open the door and say hello. 18:56 Hi. How can I help you? 18:58 Yes. 18:59 How would you...? Tell me. 19:00 I would say Hi, my name is Matthew, 19:02 and I'm a student from the Weimar Institute. 19:03 Have you ever heard of the Weimar Institute? 19:04 I haven't. 19:06 No, tell me about Weimar Institute. 19:07 Weimar Institute is a small college academy 19:09 as well as a health institute that's just north 19:10 of the Auburn area in the Colfax. 19:12 Oh, I know where Auburn is, okay. 19:13 Yes. 19:14 And so we have a school up there. 19:16 And every week we come out and it's really our goal 19:18 as a campus to get involved in the community 19:20 and see how we can meet the needs 19:22 that our community members have and to interface with them 19:24 and develop relationships. 19:26 So that's why I'm here 19:27 and how can I best improve your life and help you. 19:29 Wow, are you saying that you see all these leaves 19:32 or pine needles on my front yard, 19:33 are you saying you might clean those up? 19:35 I would love to, we could pluck with you. 19:37 We can give you a massage. 19:40 I'm signing up. 19:43 So there's got to be a catch here, 19:45 what will I owe you? 19:46 I mean, sure, you're not just gonna do for free. 19:48 Completely free. 19:50 Completely free. Yes. 19:51 And why would you do that for free for me? 19:53 Because I feel that it's really why we're placed here on earth 19:56 to alleviate suffering 19:58 and so any way that I can best do that, 19:59 I think would be the highest calling 20:01 and the greatest thing that I could do 20:02 would give me the most fulfillment. 20:04 Well, it touches my heart, 20:05 and I give you some lemonade or something. 20:07 Cookies. 20:08 That's powerful. 20:09 That is powerful though, every Wednesday. 20:11 Go ahead, you gonna say something. 20:13 No, that's often the response people as we give, 20:16 they give back. 20:17 And that's been a blessing because, 20:19 you know, I didn't come to Weimar just to study, 20:22 I came to learn to be a godly minister. 20:26 And so I've had the privilege actually 20:27 to lead one of our groups, 20:29 we divide the college into like, 20:30 14 different groups and our professors 20:33 are going out with us. 20:35 And so I'm working actually 20:36 with one of my religion professors planning, 20:38 organizing, door-to-door work, 20:40 ministry, Bible studies, 20:43 health coaching, all that stuff. 20:44 And I remember particularly 20:46 actually it was when we first began 20:49 we showed up at this mobile home park 20:52 and knocked on a door. 20:53 And this lady came out and she says, 20:57 "You're not supposed to be here. 20:58 There's no soliciting. Get out of here." 21:00 So I went to the next door and the same response 21:02 and I was going to the third door 21:04 and this guy pulled up and he told me to get out 21:05 or he's gonna call the sheriff. 21:08 I'm like, okay, I should probably leave so I... 21:09 It's getting all stressful. 21:11 Yeah. 21:12 So I was getting... 21:14 We were heading out 21:15 and actually this lady comes out. 21:16 And she turned out to be the manager of the park. 21:18 She said, "What are you guys doing?" 21:19 Said "Well, we're here we're trying to help 21:20 through these different means," as Matthew shared with us? 21:24 And she says, "That's awesome." 21:26 She says, "We have a newsletter, 21:27 write it up. 21:28 And I'll put your phone numbers in." 21:32 Later that week, we had a call from that lady 21:34 that had first turned me down. 21:36 Oh, wow. 21:37 Since then, yeah. 21:39 Asking for help? 21:41 Asking for help. 21:42 Just with their yard, and it's gone from yard 21:44 to helping her with her diabetes, too. 21:46 Oh, wow. 21:48 Getting into the word and it's just it's taken, 21:50 you know, two years but it's a blessing 21:53 to form those friendships to not just 21:57 go out sometimes you, 21:58 you know, if you've ever canvas or something, 21:59 you see somebody wants 22:01 but this is developing friendships 22:02 that I believe will last for eternity. 22:05 And that's practical. 22:06 And it makes a difference 22:08 not only in their lives, but ours. 22:09 I mean, what an incredible program 22:11 and you can just see the excitement 22:13 on these young people's faces. 22:14 And so we haven't heard from you, Natalie, 22:16 I'm sure you have an experience pertaining to TCI. 22:19 Yes. 22:20 So during the, I think it was about the first month 22:23 on my four month health program, 22:24 we started a program called Diabetes Undone. 22:28 And it was our first program. 22:30 And we had a lady come in with her husband. 22:33 And the first time she came in, she was walking with a walker 22:36 and she was bent over, 22:37 she looked like she was in a lot of pain. 22:39 And she went through the first night 22:41 she seemed very enthusiastic about it. 22:43 She was asking lots of questions. 22:46 And she got to the end of that night 22:47 and they left and went home 22:49 and they came back the next couple weeks 22:52 and then one day she finally walked in 22:54 and she didn't have a walker anymore. 22:55 Wow! 22:56 And she was walking. 22:58 Praise the Lord. 22:59 Yeah, without a walker, she's walking very well 23:00 and she is telling us that a lot of her pain had left. 23:04 And it was amazing to watch 23:06 as she continued to come to the rest of the programs. 23:09 And she came to a couple of the other ones 23:11 that we put on. 23:12 And just recently, 23:14 she came to the evangelistic series program 23:15 at the end of the school year, so it's amazing to see. 23:18 One of my friends was her personal health coach. 23:21 And she has told me some of the stories, 23:24 and it's amazing to see the transformation 23:26 that can happen in one person's life 23:28 by these lifestyle measures. 23:30 So that's definitely been 23:31 one of my best experiences to see that. 23:33 What an amazing thing, 23:34 you know, you think about Christ's method alone. 23:37 How it brings true success, you see the needs, 23:40 find out what the needs are and seek to meet those needs. 23:44 And then, what does it say? 23:46 Then he bade them follow me. 23:48 So first of all, we get in the community 23:50 and share Jesus and love, as you all do with these people 23:54 and meet their needs, 23:56 and then they're interested in those spiritual things. 23:58 We have a video 24:00 not all the students obviously from Weimar, 24:02 we just brought a few here, Dr. Nedley brought a few. 24:05 But there's a video dealing 24:06 with the religion program and Jules. 24:08 So let's take a look at that video. 24:12 My name is Jules Karasira. 24:15 I'm a second year religion major 24:17 on a pre-med track. 24:18 And this is my Weimar story. 24:21 I'm kind of used to being the unique one. 24:23 I'm Zimbabwean by birth with origins from Rwanda 24:26 and I grew up in the States. 24:28 This 'cause being an Adventist at a public college in Texas, 24:32 I was unique. 24:33 That changed when I got to Weimar. 24:36 With all these backgrounds and cultures, 24:38 everybody here is different. 24:40 In my religion classes, 24:41 I'm taught by professors from around the world. 24:44 We have all kinds of unique faith situations, 24:47 like a Rwandan genocide survivor, 24:49 or a pastor who's a nurse, 24:50 or a professor who grew up in post war Croatia. 24:54 The rest of my life here is pretty extraordinaire too. 24:57 I work in the development office, 24:58 I'm seeing the special generosity 25:00 and life stories of our donors. 25:02 I'm also learning 25:04 from the unique life stories on campus 25:05 when I eat with my lunch crew, hang out as staff houses, 25:09 or play basketball with my friends, 25:11 go to the gym to work out or play some ping pong. 25:15 With a unique focus on a healthy body and mind 25:18 there was so much to do here. 25:20 There's a lot to do in the area 25:21 of the total community involvement. 25:23 It's an unmatched program 25:25 because it's not just a one-time or one-day deal. 25:28 We go back a week after a week 25:29 to stay connected with the people that we meet. 25:32 Personally, my connection to God 25:34 has grown exponentially here. 25:37 Living out my faith through music ministry, 25:39 the spiritual programs, 25:40 and even conversations with my classmates, 25:43 it all challenges me 25:44 truly thinking about what I believe. 25:46 It's giving me a distinct worldview 25:48 based on a solid faith. 25:50 Here being unique is well normal. 25:55 That's my Weimar story. 25:57 Come to Weimar and discover yours. 26:07 Wow! 26:09 That's powerful testimony right there, Dr. Nedley. 26:11 It must have warm your heart to see the young people 26:13 and the impact that Weimar is making in their lives. 26:16 Absolutely. Yeah. 26:18 So, Bailley, I know that you're a theology student. 26:21 Tell us just a little bit more about that major 26:23 'cause Jules is in that major that we saw. 26:25 Yeah, well, actually, just this past semester, Jules 26:28 and the rest of my theology classmates, 26:30 we had the opportunity to actually plan and organize 26:33 the evangelistic series that Natalie mentioned. 26:37 And so we were speaking for it, we were planning the budgets. 26:39 Oh, really. 26:40 We were organizing the program, all of that, 26:43 and that was a really good experience 26:45 'cause we got to work with the church pastor, 26:46 which is Pastor McIntosh, 26:47 and we had to work with the elders 26:49 and get that experience 26:51 of what it is like to be involved 26:54 practically in church ministry 26:56 and so that was just 26:57 different aspects like that from, 26:59 it's a small program right now so we need more. 27:01 If you're feeling the calling to go into ministry, 27:04 I would encourage you to consider Weimar 27:06 because it is really a blessing to see the focus 27:10 and our professors just constantly pointing us 27:14 to search our own hearts 27:15 to make sure that Jesus is abiding there 27:17 because it doesn't matter what we do if Christ 27:19 is not in us, so... 27:21 Dr, Nedley, we're getting ready to do some 27:22 musical chairs here in shortly 27:24 with some more students that you brought with you. 27:26 So I wanna just then talk to you to Matthew, 27:28 just a couple of seconds of 27:30 why someone should attend maybe Weimar college 27:32 or something that's on your heart right now 27:33 before we switch out the seats here? 27:35 Certainly, you know, I think of Amos 3:3, 27:38 you know, "Can two walk together 27:39 unless they have agreed?" 27:40 And like Jules stated in the video, 27:42 you know, being unique is normal. 27:44 And so it's nice to be in a place 27:46 where you feel like you have students around you 27:48 that, you know, are desiring the same thing, 27:51 like Bailley said, 27:52 are desiring to have a relationship with God. 27:54 And so, if that's truly the desire of a student, 27:57 you know, and they're wanting to be in environment 27:59 where they can grow 28:00 and where they have teachers who are not as focused 28:02 on their academic success as on their spiritual success. 28:06 And on them, 28:07 you know, having a relationship with God, 28:09 then I would encourage them to come. 28:11 Amen. 28:13 What about you, Natalie? 28:14 I know you just went through your freshman year, right? 28:16 So tell us why someone should attend 28:18 or something that's on your heart? 28:20 I think, a big thing for people, 28:23 especially who wanna go into the medical field is, 28:26 if you come to Weimar you can learn 28:28 how to be a medical missionary, 28:29 and that's so important for the work 28:31 that we have to do in these last days. 28:34 And if it's, if someone really is truly desiring that, 28:38 then Weimar is a place for them to live. 28:39 Amen. 28:41 I feel like I need to go back to college. 28:43 I want to go Weimar, you all have inspired me, 28:45 and at the end of the program we would definitely put up 28:49 the contact information for Weimar 28:51 because we want you to get involved, 28:53 not just financially but maybe you have young people 28:56 or you're a young person yourself 28:58 and God is calling you to attend Weimar College. 29:01 Thank you so much, Natalie Fish, Bailley Schmidt, 29:04 and Matthew Loredo, 29:06 for coming and sharing your heart 29:07 and your story with Weimar with our family at home. 29:10 We're gonna go to a song and then we'll change out 29:12 and we will have some other students here 29:14 and you'll get to meet them as well. 29:16 This is Alessandra Sorace. 29:20 I hope I pronounced that correctly. 29:21 She is a beautiful young woman. 29:23 She has a heart for God, 29:24 and she will be ministering a song "I Will Go." 29:55 Give me ears to hear Your Spirit 30:00 Give me feet to follow through 30:06 Give me hands to touch the hurting 30:12 And the faith to follow You 30:22 Give me grace to be a servant 30:27 Give me mercy for the lost 30:33 Give me passion for Your glory 30:39 Give me passion for the cross 30:45 And I will go where there are no easy roads 30:51 Leave the comforts that I know 30:57 I will go and let this journey be my home 31:03 I will go 31:25 I'll let go of my ambition 31:31 Cut the roots that run too deep 31:37 I will learn to give away 31:43 What I cannot really keep 31:56 Help me see 32:00 With eyes of faith 32:04 Give me strength 32:07 To run this race 32:11 And I will go where there are no easy roads 32:18 Leave the comforts that I know 32:24 I will go and let this journey be my home 32:30 I will go 32:38 Lord where Your glory is unknown 32:42 I will live for You alone 32:48 I will go because my life is not my own 32:55 I will go 33:24 Amen. 33:25 Beautiful song wonderfully done. 33:27 We love Alessandra Sorace here. 33:30 She just has a beautiful spirit and a heart and when years ago, 33:34 she used to sing on Kids' Time, 33:36 and I had the privilege of playing the piano for her 33:38 a couple of times so, 33:40 so good to see her again on that song. 33:42 And a great message too, you know that? 33:44 Great message, I Will Go. 33:45 I Will Go, very much fits the program 33:47 we've been talking about here Weimar. 33:48 Amen. 33:50 And I know we're many minutes into the program, 33:52 but we're talking about Weimar College 33:54 and what God is doing in and through the students 33:58 and the faculty there. 33:59 We have Dr. Neil Nedley, 34:01 who is the President of Weimar Institute 34:03 and sitting next to you is Ryan Branson. 34:06 And, Ryan, you're an education major. 34:09 And we'll hear a little bit more from you. 34:11 And I'm going to do my very best 34:13 to pronounce the rest of these names. 34:15 We have Karolina Mikulaskova. 34:19 All right. 34:20 Maybe you should pronounce for us. 34:22 Mikulaskova. 34:24 Oh, thank you, much better. 34:25 You're a psychology... You did fabulously. 34:27 Oh, thank you. 34:29 You're a psychology student and we hear about that. 34:32 And then at the end is Tino Tsikirai. 34:34 Yes. Good job. 34:36 And you're Business Education, Business Administration. 34:39 Yes. Business Administration. Exactly. 34:41 Okay, so why don't we start with you, Tino. 34:43 Talk to us about Business Administration 34:44 and the major there 34:46 and what you're learning there in Weimar? 34:48 Okay, great. 34:50 When I first heard about Weimar, 34:52 I was actually interested in the pre-med program. 34:55 And my dream as a pre-med student 34:57 was to eventually go into Healthcare Administration 35:00 as a doctor. 35:01 A couple years into pre-med, 35:03 I decided I wanted to study the business side of healthcare 35:06 and focus on that. 35:07 And that's around the time our business program started. 35:10 Actually, it was Dr. Nedley's 35:11 new daughter-in-law, Laura Boyer. 35:14 Now Nedley, who started that program for us, and... 35:17 I didn't know that. Yeah. 35:19 Wow. 35:20 The one that married the orthopedic doctor 35:22 we talked about earlier. 35:23 Yes, yes. 35:24 So the business program has two tracks. 35:28 One is in Healthcare Administration. 35:30 That's what I'm pursuing. 35:31 The other is an Organizational Leadership. 35:34 And so I am just so thankful that I was able to be in this 35:38 that I am able to be in a small school 35:40 where I can learn about the business side of healthcare 35:44 because I think there's a need 35:46 for missionary healthcare administrators, 35:49 we hear about missionary doctors, 35:50 missionary nurses, missionary teachers, 35:52 but how many times do you hear 35:54 about a missionary healthcare administrator? 35:56 So I'm looking forward 35:57 to filling whatever role God puts me in 36:00 after I graduate, hopefully soon. 36:02 You know, one of the things I should mention about 36:03 the startup of this program is Dr. Hart, 36:06 who is been President of Loma Linda for years, 36:08 he has a passion for admissions. 36:11 And he was telling me 36:13 that we can't find administrators 36:14 for these mission hospitals around the world. 36:17 And it's just so difficult. 36:19 And we want mission administrators 36:21 who are going to be mission-minded 36:23 to bring in souls as well. 36:25 And that's like an impossibility. 36:27 So I realized, you know, Weimar centering in on health, 36:29 we needed to provide that gap. 36:32 And so Tino in her senior year is gonna provide that gap 36:36 and be able to be a real medical missionary 36:38 from the administration side, 36:40 which is a critically important part. 36:42 If the administrator is off base, 36:43 the whole institution is gonna be off base. 36:45 Sure. That is a good point. 36:46 So it's a relatively new major. 36:48 It is, yes. 36:49 Our first graduate, graduated this May. 36:53 Yay! That's great. 36:55 You know, that really fits the niche then 36:57 that Dr. Hart was mentioning. 36:59 Yes. 37:00 Yeah, well, that's great. Fantastic. 37:01 And you've done well, Dr. Neil, 37:03 'cause you brought basically students from all majors... 37:05 Yes. 37:06 From Weimar here to visit with us today. 37:08 So, Karolina, tell us then your major 37:10 and then what brought you to Weimar? 37:13 So I'm a psychology major, the way that it's set up. 37:16 It's an interdisciplinary program 37:18 and I'm emphasizing in psychology, 37:22 also minor in music. 37:24 So it's been a privilege. 37:27 What brought me to Weimar is actually, 37:29 I attended the academy prior to joining the college, 37:35 and so I was in Weimar Academy 37:37 and the first inspiration 37:41 and kind of calling I felt to psychology 37:44 was my sophomore year of high school. 37:46 And I saw the need, I was inspired 37:48 by the depression recovery program. 37:51 And I just, I knew that God was calling me 37:54 to help people with depression, with anxiety. 37:58 It runs in my family and I saw how prevalent 38:02 it was in society, especially today, 38:04 with all the young people, 38:06 especially young people now, 38:08 they just, they're losing their identity. 38:10 They don't know who they are anymore. 38:12 And there's a lot of confusion. 38:13 And so I knew that there 38:14 I was being called in this line of work. 38:18 But there's one problem, 38:20 Weimar at that time 38:21 did not offer a psychology program. 38:24 That's a problem. So that... 38:25 For me that was a problem 38:26 because I saw the methods that depression recovery used, 38:30 and incorporating lifestyle and CBT 38:34 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is very important. 38:36 Looking at the thoughts, 38:38 how are the thoughts affecting who or how you feel. 38:41 As a man thinks in his heart so is he, right? 38:43 Yes. 38:44 And then that will affect your actions. 38:46 And so it all works together. 38:48 And so this was very important to me, 38:50 and I was praying about it, Lord, I want to do this, 38:53 but You're going to have to provide 38:55 a means to study this line of work and so... 39:00 Sure enough, senior year rolls around, 39:04 and it is announced that they're going to start 39:07 a psychology program that following fall. 39:10 At Weimar College. Yes. 39:12 So it was an answer to prayer. 39:14 Amen. 39:15 It was a godsend. 39:17 And it was clear to me, Lord, 39:18 that the Lord wanted me to go into psychology. 39:21 There's such a need, 39:22 we do not have enough Christian psychologists, 39:24 let alone Adventist psychologists. 39:27 And so I started the program. 39:29 And it was the best decision that I could have made. 39:33 Wow, it's a unique program. 39:35 It's unlike a lot of the other programs. 39:37 That's the interdisciplinary aspect of it as well. 39:41 And so, yeah, 39:42 she'll even learn the music therapy, 39:44 parts of things that will improve the brain 39:47 and have it be a more comprehensive type of training, 39:50 but she'll also learn 39:52 all the different psychological diseases, 39:54 and the pathologies, 39:55 and all of the biochemistry behind it as well 39:58 and so she's gonna be set up to be an exceptional help 40:01 to the Lord's work in mental illness. 40:05 What I appreciate is that it's Bible based. 40:07 So we cover all the scientific theories 40:10 and all the general theories that you were in other places, 40:14 you have to know even the ones that you might not agree with. 40:18 But then we compare it to the Bible's method. 40:22 And that's been so cool to see. 40:25 You look at the Bible and how different characters 40:28 and even Jesus how He dealt with people 40:30 also reading Spirit of Prophecy, 40:32 and seeing the council that is written on this topic. 40:36 And it's been so enlightening. 40:37 It's been very, very educational, 40:41 but also very practical. 40:43 Amen. 40:45 Then, Ryan, you're in the... 40:47 Education. Educational field. 40:48 That's right. 40:49 So what drew you to Weimar but then also teaching? 40:52 Right. 40:54 Starting off with what drew me to Weimar, 40:56 I'd say finding a school that was small in size, 41:01 was really a special thing to me. 41:04 I looked at the student count 41:06 and when I first came under 100 students, 41:08 I thought, where can you go to college 41:11 and have a student body that's under 100, 41:13 I mean, that's almost unheard of. 41:15 Now we have a little bit more than that now. 41:17 But I thought what a special opportunity 41:21 to be part of a school environment 41:23 that is the size 41:27 where you can feel like 41:28 there's more of a family atmosphere 41:32 that may not be quite the right term. 41:34 But somewhere along those lines, 41:35 you know, 41:37 you can get to know more people, 41:39 build relationships easier. 41:41 And so I think that was a real plus that drew me, 41:45 but also the healthy lifestyle that Weimar promotes. 41:51 It was important for me to find a school 41:54 that promoted some of the same lifestyle habits 41:58 that I wanted to make values, 42:00 you know, placing these values in my own life. 42:02 Far as like what you eat and exercise. 42:04 Right, right. 42:05 Fresh air. Yeah. 42:06 Water. NEWSTART, right? 42:08 The acronym. 42:09 So finding the school that takes those things 42:11 and says we're gonna promote these. 42:12 Yes. 42:14 And encourage our students, 42:16 you know, to be a part of it as well. 42:19 I found that to be encouraging 42:20 'cause it coincided with what I decided. 42:22 This is the course I want to pursue in my own life. 42:25 And last but not least, 42:28 Weimar, they really hold to the core 42:33 teachings of Adventism, you know, 42:35 and it's a wonderful experience to be there. 42:38 And once you're there and you go through, 42:41 you know, the year or two, you begin to realize, 42:43 wow, 42:45 this is really what Adventist education is all about. 42:50 Well, even going back to the history of our, 42:53 you know, education, we realized that it built, 42:57 training people to spread the good news of the gospel, 42:59 Jesus is coming again, 43:01 you can be ready because He loves you 43:03 and He died to save you. 43:04 That's what Weimar is doing. 43:06 They're training people to go out and give that message, 43:07 such a blessing. 43:09 I'm just happy to be a part of it. 43:10 Amen. 43:12 And you chose the educational field 43:13 and we have a video where we wanna go through as well. 43:14 But tell us why education for you? 43:16 Yeah, that one's a little bit harder for question to answer. 43:20 But teachers really influenced me, 43:23 you know, in life growing up. 43:24 Okay. 43:25 And so finding kind of a niche to get into where you think, 43:29 well, how can I be an influence? 43:31 How can I help in the Lord's cause? 43:34 I looked at what Weimar offered and I thought, 43:37 I think I'll fit in best in this program. 43:39 So that in short, that pretty much does it. 43:42 Should we go to that role now, do you think? 43:44 Let's do that. 43:46 That's talking about the educational program 43:47 and this testimony is with Bailey. 43:51 Hi, my name is Bailey Gallant. 43:52 I'm a second year education student 43:54 and this is my Weimar story. 43:57 I'm learning the basic and specific skills 43:59 of being a teacher in my methods 44:01 and classroom management courses. 44:03 What I really appreciate though is Weimar's work study program. 44:07 I'm only a sophomore, 44:09 but I've had experience in a classroom 44:10 since my very first semester. 44:13 Now I'm teaching a kindergarten math class. 44:16 Instead of waiting until my last semester of college 44:18 to experience a classroom and student teaching, 44:21 I am deciding from the very beginning 44:23 if education is the right fit for me. 44:26 And thanks to Weimar, I already know that it is. 44:29 Plus I could add a psychology, music, or religion emphasis 44:32 to expand my career options. 44:35 I also love getting to know people here. 44:37 I serve as the secretary 44:38 for our college student association. 44:40 And we meet every week to plan activities 44:42 so people can get to know each other better, 44:45 whether it's a social night, going out for Thai food, 44:48 walking the loop, 44:49 or setting together in the library. 44:51 There are plenty of ways 44:52 to make some great friends here. 44:54 I've also gotten to know some great people 44:56 through our Total Community Involvement or TCI program. 45:00 Every week for the last two years, 45:02 my TCI group has visited people in the same area. 45:06 Our new friends share their needs 45:08 and we offer some practical help 45:10 and something even better 45:12 through pointing them to Christ. 45:14 TCI has helped me know both my classmates 45:16 and the people in my community better. 45:19 The spiritual activities here like prayer meetings, 45:21 small group Bible studies, 45:23 and Sabbath services have helped me know God better. 45:26 And personally, I think that's the best education of all. 45:30 That's my Weimar story. 45:32 Come to Weimar and discover yours. 45:39 I love these vignettes. 45:40 What an incredible story to get to hear 45:42 just a little bit of each one of the student's stories. 45:45 And Bailey Gallant is in education 45:47 and I know Ryan, talk to us a little bit about 45:50 that practical aspect of education 45:52 being able to be involved in this classroom 45:56 setting early on in your education? 45:57 Right. 45:59 Yeah, it's really been a blessing because we've... 46:02 Well, usually in an education program, 46:03 they have what we call student teaching, 46:05 but it comes right at the end. 46:07 It's at the end. Oh, yeah. 46:08 And so you spent, you know, three and a half years, 46:10 maybe four years, 46:12 and you really don't know 46:14 whether you enjoy the classroom setting, 46:17 you've learned a lot of theory which is helpful. 46:19 But you don't know for sure if that's what you want 46:22 to spend the rest of your life doing. 46:23 So at Weimar, it's been a really great, 46:25 they've implemented what we call the work ed program. 46:28 Each student work six hours per week in minimum of that. 46:32 And education students get to do that work 46:35 at the Weimar Elementary School. 46:37 So they get in the classroom... 46:39 Freshman year. 46:40 That's right. Yeah. 46:41 First semester there. First semester? 46:44 Okay. 46:46 So, you know, right away if this is a fit. 46:47 Right, you get in there, 46:49 you take the theory, the head knowledge 46:51 that you're learning in your classes, 46:53 you get in the classroom, you acted it out, 46:55 you practice it, 46:57 you build skills and routines that 46:59 you're gonna be able to take with you 47:00 throughout your career 47:02 and you're gonna figure out whether you enjoy it or not. 47:04 That's the main thing. 47:06 And you can apply that those earnings 47:10 towards your tuition as well. 47:12 So it's a win-win for everyone. 47:13 It's a really a great program. 47:15 And the elementary teacher actually is a professor 47:20 at the college as well. 47:21 Nice. 47:23 And so, you know, when she's teaching 47:24 classroom discipline, in theory, 47:26 then you go apply it, you know, in the classroom, 47:29 and then she can critique you 47:30 and do all of this sort of thing. 47:32 And so that's why our Weimar education students 47:35 come out way ahead 47:36 and being able to have classroom management 47:39 and all those types of things 47:40 'cause they've been doing it for years 47:42 before they actually graduate. 47:43 That's great. 47:44 That's vitally important for a teacher to learn that. 47:46 I think classroom management was the hardest thing for me 47:49 to learn when I did education. 47:50 That was me. Yeah. 47:51 So, Tino, I'm not sure we asked you 47:53 why you came to Weimar. 47:55 We talked a little bit about the business 47:57 and you're a major, 47:58 but talk to us about why you came? 48:00 Why did you choose Weimar? 48:02 Okay, that's a really good question 48:03 because I didn't really choose Weimar, God chose it for me. 48:08 When I was in high school, I was homeschooled. 48:10 And up until high school, 48:12 I was trying to make the decision on the next step. 48:15 And I had a list of schools that I was hoping to go to. 48:18 And I was really searching and praying 48:20 for where God wanted me to go, 48:22 but I knew where I wanted to go. 48:24 After being overwhelmed with suggestions 48:26 from people trying to give me ideas on where I should go. 48:28 And as I mentioned earlier, I was interested in pre-med. 48:32 All of a sudden, every school seemed 48:34 to have the best pre-med program 48:36 that would offer me a certain advantage 48:38 and I was overwhelmed. 48:39 And I prayed one night, 48:41 spent several hours just wrestling with God, 48:43 and I'm asking Him for guidance 48:46 and to make His plan for me clear. 48:48 Over the next couple of weeks, 48:50 God orchestrated events in such a way that 48:54 I found myself in a pastor's office, 48:56 and he pretty much told me straight, 49:00 Tino, if I were you, 49:02 I would suggest that you go to Weimar. 49:04 And I was not expecting 49:06 that particular conversation to end that way. 49:08 But I knew that God had been speaking 49:10 and I hadn't been hearing His voice. 49:12 So after I was praying about it, 49:15 was literally the scariest decision of my life 49:18 because back then Weimar was not accredited. 49:21 And there are other things 49:23 that I just didn't know about the school, 49:24 but I knew God was leading me that way. 49:26 And he spoke to my parents as well. 49:29 And so we visited the campus and liked what we saw. 49:33 But when we visited the campus, 49:34 I knew that this was where God was sending me to this. 49:36 I wasn't like the typical student 49:38 who had visited campus because I knew 49:40 while I'm here anyhow for the rest of my education 49:44 and so God leads in different ways. 49:46 I learned a lot through that experience 49:48 about trusting God when it doesn't make sense. 49:50 Amen. 49:52 Yeah, that's the greatest lesson 49:53 I think I've learned so far. 49:54 Oh, that's powerful. 49:56 You know, Dr. Nedley, 49:57 it's neat to see the young people 49:58 'cause this is just a small sampling of the students 50:00 that are at Weimar, 50:02 but as we're wrapping up here... 50:03 This first hour has gone by, with an hour this is, 50:05 I said this is a two hour program, 50:06 this hour has gone by in a hurry, 50:09 but Dr. Nedley as the President of Weimar Institute, 50:13 tell us the goals, the vision, the future for Weimar, 50:15 where you see Weimar going and where you see God leading? 50:18 Well, Weimar heals a hurting world. 50:21 And we need a lot more healers 50:24 and so many different lines of work. 50:27 And now, our dorms have filled up to capacity. 50:31 To capacity. 50:32 And we are building new housing. 50:35 We really need to be able to take the input in. 50:38 It's kind of a, it's a problem. 50:41 But it is a good problem to have. 50:43 And so the Weimar campus is really maxed out, 50:46 our programs are maxed out, 50:48 even depression, anxiety, recovery, 50:50 there's waiting list for that, NEWSTART, 50:52 all of those things 50:54 and so we really need to expand the infrastructure 50:57 to be able to train more people 51:00 utilizing God's methods of education, 51:03 and we know that 51:06 this can be multiplied 100 fold. 51:08 What you're saying here can be multiplied 100 fold, 1000 fold. 51:13 But that's our need. 51:14 And so, if anyone would like to support a student 51:18 that would not be able to come otherwise, 51:21 help the housing project aspect of things 51:23 because we can't have them there 51:25 unless there's housing 51:26 'cause the students come from all over the world. 51:28 And that's really good. 51:29 We're getting ready to go to the address role 51:30 that we call it here. 51:32 It gives your contact information 51:33 of how you can reach out to Weimar Institute, 51:35 and I'm sure your website 51:37 or they can just call and you guys can say, 51:38 oh, yeah, this is how you can donate money 51:40 to help for the building fund and to help young people. 51:43 You think about this, you are educating young people, 51:46 they're gonna make an impact 51:47 and that are making an impact in our world today. 51:50 So let's go to the address role. 51:52 Then we'll go to a short break and we'll be right back. 51:56 If you would like to learn more 51:57 about the new accredited Weimar Institute 52:00 or if you would like to financially support them, 52:03 as they expand their infrastructure 52:05 and find new opportunities to help teach 52:07 and heal those in need, 52:09 then please visit their website Weimar.edu. 52:13 That's Weimar.edu. 52:18 You may also call them at 530-422-7923 52:23 or write to them at Weimar Institute, 52:26 PO Box 486, Weimar, California 95736. |
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