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Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY190075A
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00:02 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:19 Removing pain 00:24 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:35 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:10 Hello, friends, welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:12 My name is John Lomacang 01:14 and I know if you're a part of our 3ABN family, 01:17 welcome back. 01:18 And you already know my name, 01:19 but if you're just joining us for the first time, 01:21 try to remember this channel, this network, we believe, 01:24 it has been ordained by the Lord 01:26 to continue spreading the three angels' messages 01:29 to the world, 01:31 getting people ready for the coming of our Lord 01:33 which we are excited about. 01:34 And if you stay tuned here, 01:36 you'll discover that all of our programming 01:38 is intended to encourage and direct 01:40 and fill your hearts with the knowledge 01:42 of the truth of God's Word. 01:44 Today, we have a special guest, 01:46 somebody that's near and dear to my heart 01:49 that I've had the privilege of working within ministry, 01:51 both musical ministry and other ways, 01:54 and I've seen the way that God blesses 01:57 in spite of the challenges we face in life, 02:00 and I speak of no one other than Stefanie Dawn. 02:03 Good to have you here, Stefanie. 02:04 Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here again. 02:06 So glad to have you as a part of our family 02:08 on the couch today. 02:09 And I love being a part of this family. 02:11 Yeah. 02:12 It really is a great big family. 02:14 Yes, yes. 02:15 I'm glad that you're here today 02:16 and we're gonna talk in just a moment 02:18 about some exciting things in your life 02:19 and the way that the Lord is blessing in your ministry. 02:20 Yes, I look forward to that. 02:22 But to our audience, 02:24 just before we start our interview on, 02:25 we thank you for your prayers 02:26 and all of your support of this network. 02:28 Some of you have come to volunteer, 02:30 we appreciate that very much. 02:32 But if you are praying for us 02:33 and sending your financial gifts, 02:35 we deeply appreciate all that you do 02:37 to advance the cause of God for this network. 02:41 Now, as the tradition is, a lot of times we have music, 02:45 but not today. 02:47 We're gonna have much music 02:48 because our guest today has prerecorded some songs 02:52 that we are going to intersperse 02:54 throughout this program, 02:55 included with her testimony 02:57 about how God is leading her life 02:59 and blessing her ministry. 03:00 So I'm gonna take my time and go right to Stephanie Dawn, 03:03 so good to have you here today, Stephanie, once again. 03:04 Oh it's good to be back again. 03:06 It really is. 03:07 And, just briefly, 03:08 kind of give our viewers and listeners 03:10 an idea of who you are. 03:11 Give us a nutshell of your background? 03:13 Well, my name is Stephanie Dawn. 03:14 I'm currently now 39 years old. 03:17 I was born totally blind 03:19 due to detached retina in both eyes. 03:22 I have been singing, for as long as I can remember. 03:26 Wow. 03:27 And, started presenting concerts 03:29 when I was 9. 03:32 And, as I grew, I just continue to travel 03:35 and then in 2000, 03:37 our family went into full time music ministry. 03:39 Yes. 03:41 Well, that's good because we have together, 03:43 sung together. 03:44 Yes. 03:46 I know you wouldn't know that 03:47 but my hair's a little more gray now 03:49 than when we started singing together. 03:50 But we've had a privilege of singing for meetings, 03:53 we did some music here at 3ABN, 03:55 we sing for evangelism together in Phoenix, Arizona 03:59 which was a wonderful blessing. 04:01 And every time I see you and Dan 04:03 and your mom Margaret 04:04 and your family, I'm always excited 04:06 because I know Stephanie is in town 04:08 and we're gonna hear some very good music. 04:10 And you've been a part of our 3ABN camp meetings 04:13 on several occasions. 04:14 I have very, very blessed experiences. 04:16 Yes. 04:17 Well, give us a little background. 04:20 You were born in...? 04:21 Senora, California. Senora, California. 04:24 And I love California. 04:25 That's a place where I spend lot of years. 04:28 That's more of the central to northern part of California. 04:31 Yeah, kind of into the foothills there. 04:32 In the foothills, really nice. Yeah. 04:34 Well, kind of, since you said 04:35 you'd been singing since you were young. 04:37 Give us a little background, 04:38 when did music become a significant part of your life 04:41 that you noticed? 04:42 Of course, at 9 years old, it's a hobby. 04:44 Yeah... Right up until that point. 04:46 Well, when I was very, very small, my mom gave... 04:50 I had a little cassette player. 04:52 Yes I said cassette player, 04:55 a little tiny one that I carry around with me 04:57 and listen to music. 04:58 I've always loved music. 05:01 My mom has told me that's the first time I sang, 05:05 I was 11 months old. 05:06 Wow. 05:07 I sang the chorus of Jesus loves me 05:09 and the first time I sang in front of our church 05:11 was when I was three. 05:13 So when I say, 05:14 I've literally been singing as long as I remember. 05:16 I mean, as long as I can remember. 05:18 Wow. 05:20 And so about get that cassette player, 05:23 you know, you just took me back away 05:24 'cause for those of us 05:25 who'd been around long enough cassettes. 05:27 If you're young, please ignore that word cassette. 05:30 I even had records, so. 05:32 Yeah. 05:34 You know, we live in this digital age 05:35 where the word cassette is like a dinosaur, 05:37 but that was our humble beginnings. 05:39 Recording and listening back to your voice. 05:41 And music ministry, 05:43 was it something that was a part of your heart 05:45 that you wanted to get involved since you were young? 05:47 Yeah. 05:49 I mean, it's just, it's always been there. 05:51 And, of course, as I grew, 05:53 and grew spiritually and had experiences with God. 05:57 My singing, of course, 05:59 went to a whole new level and just developed deeper 06:02 and deeper meaning for me with time. 06:04 You know, some people that listen to the program, 06:06 and I wanna refer specifically to the sector of our audience 06:09 that maybe in the same situation you're in 06:12 and not able to see 06:13 cause we've not just a viewing audience 06:14 but a listening audience. 06:16 Right. 06:17 Talk to that sector of society today 06:19 because, there's a phrase 06:21 that when I was involved and all, 06:22 we'll talk about the ministry aspects later 06:24 with a Child Impact International. 06:27 But I remembered traveling once and ministering to a school 06:31 which we'll talk about in a moment. 06:33 But there's a term that they used at that school 06:36 for the children that couldn't see. 06:38 They didn't say they were disabled. 06:39 Right. 06:41 They said they were other-abled. 06:43 Oh. Yeah. 06:44 And talk about that how in spite of your vision 06:48 in the challenges there, 06:50 your walk with Christ is still growing. 06:51 Yeah. 06:53 Another term that they uses differently-abled. 06:55 Differently-abled, it's right. Yeah. 06:57 And, I just think with anyone, 07:00 no matter how broken you are, 07:03 God can use you. 07:05 He always have something to give, 07:08 if you surrender your life to Him. 07:10 He can reveal to you gifts that you have 07:14 or He can qualify you with new gifts. 07:17 Whatever your situation, 07:18 if as long as you're in God's hands, 07:20 He can use you in any way He wants to, 07:22 in spite of what seems to be limitations in your life. 07:26 In the society we live in today has in so many ways augmented 07:30 making it doable for people with the visual challenges, 07:33 you can still read the Bible, still do a lot of things. 07:37 How do you, talk about that for a moment 07:38 because some people may say, well, they've I can't, 07:41 but I've looked at your life and I don't see "I can't." 07:44 I've looked at the "How can I?" 07:45 Right. 07:48 What benefited me is that, 07:50 I was blessed with a very good, 07:54 Christian and scholastic education. 07:57 By the time I was two, I knew what braille was. 08:00 I remember even feeling braille 08:02 when my mom telling me what it was 08:04 and we have a recording, a cassette recording of me 08:06 at my grandma's house. 08:09 And I'm feeling a glass mason canning jar 08:12 and there are bumps on the jar. 08:13 I was certain that there was Braille on that jar. 08:16 And I specifically said, Grandma's jar Braille. 08:19 And when I got a little older, 08:21 just probably couple of years later, 08:23 they had me feeling lines of dots 08:26 vertically, horizontally, diagonally 08:29 just so that my fingers would get accustomed 08:31 to the feeling before they started teaching me to read. 08:34 And I did pick up on learning to read. 08:36 I learned to read very well. 08:38 I was able to take all the same classes 08:41 as my peers. 08:43 I was given a Braille Bible when I was nine, 08:46 King James Version. Okay. 08:48 Braille takes up a ton of space. 08:50 The Bible was 18 volumes and I don't mean small volumes. 08:53 I mean just monstrous size volumes. 08:56 The book of Psalms was one huge volume. 09:00 Wow. 09:01 And so needless to say, 09:03 I did not bring my Bible to church. 09:05 Okay, I like that. 09:06 Used to be a joke when I was a kid 09:08 being Sabbath school when they said 09:09 "Did you bring your Bible?" 09:11 I'd say, "We'd bring in the truck." 09:12 So I was able to go to church school 09:14 from sixth to eight grade and just as I grew, 09:18 Braille for the most part was accessible to me. 09:21 The technology I needed was accessible to me 09:24 and now simply 09:26 because Braille takes up so much space, 09:28 I no longer have the Braille Bible. 09:30 I read it all on my computer and I just love the fact 09:35 because my computer has 09:36 what's called a "Screen Reader." 09:38 It speaks what is on the screen. 09:39 Okay. 09:40 So as I'm using the keys, it speaks. 09:43 And, so it's simply 09:48 because of like the digital age that we are in, 09:51 I now read the Bible that way and I'm so thankful, 09:54 that thanks to the internet I'm able to read all of the... 09:57 I'm able to access 09:58 all of the Ellen White materials that I want to. 10:00 Amen. 10:01 It's in her age, in her era and that in her year 10:03 when she was alive, 10:05 that was not accessible to blind people. 10:06 That's true. Now it is. 10:08 I can just go to Google and search up anything 10:11 and then there it is, 10:12 and I'm so thankful for technology because of that. 10:15 Wow. 10:16 You know, you talk about that, 10:18 I even use it sometime to have a document 10:19 open in Microsoft Word 10:20 and I don't wanna read it 10:22 and I hit the stroke keys and it reads it to me, 10:23 so I know what you are talking about. 10:25 Yeah. 10:26 It's a blessing, tremendous blessing. 10:27 And I do have a smartphone. 10:29 Okay. 10:30 And the way I'm able to do that 10:32 is once again screen reading software. 10:33 So I move my finger around, it speaks what's there. 10:36 I double-tap or do a gesture whatever I want to do. 10:39 I use Google dictation for my texts. 10:43 I'll be getting a Bluetooth keyboard 10:45 so that I'll be able to type 10:46 but, yes, I am able to access those things, 10:50 thanks to technology. 10:51 And you know the encouraging thing 10:53 about working with you, 10:54 we've sung a number of songs together. 10:55 One of the favorite ones and I say this to our audience, 10:59 we sang a song, 11:00 "Wonderful Merciful Savior" together. 11:03 And, it's up to like over 900,000 views 11:06 on the YouTube. 11:08 Praise the Lord for that. Yes. 11:10 And we've done some other ones together too, 11:11 but I wanna just go ahead. 11:13 We wanna run one of your songs, 11:14 you did some beautiful songs here. 11:16 Tell me about the song, "Leave a Well." 11:19 "Leave a Well in the Valley" is a very special song, 11:23 I actually first heard it 11:25 on the recording of Ponder, Harper and Jennings on YouTube. 11:28 Okay. 11:29 And just fell in love with it because it reveals the fact 11:34 that when God teaches us valuable lessons 11:38 throughout trials. 11:39 Those lessons are not just for our benefit alone. 11:44 They are for the benefit of others 11:46 who will go or are going through 11:48 similar experiences as us 11:51 who can gather hope and comfort 11:53 and encouragement from our story 11:55 and what we've learned. 11:56 And it is like a valley. 11:57 We go through a valley and guaranteed 12:00 that there are gonna be people behind us 12:01 going through that valley. 12:03 And if we can share with them what we have learned, 12:06 it's very refreshing. 12:07 It is a joy that they can experience. 12:09 It's like a well in the valley. Okay. 12:12 Well, sit back and enjoy this wonderful song 12:15 by Stephanie Dawn, 12:16 accompanied by Dann Thornton 12:19 entitled, "Leave A Well." 12:31 To the valley you've been through 12:37 Those around you must go too 12:43 Down the rocky path you travel 12:47 They will go. 12:52 If to those learning of your trial 12:58 You'll lend the secret of your smile 13:03 You will help them 13:07 More than you will ever know 13:14 Leave a well in the valley 13:20 The dark and lonesome valley 13:26 Others have to walk that valley too 13:35 What a blessing when they find 13:41 The well of joy you've left behind 13:46 Leave a well in the valley you go through 13:58 Blessed is the man 14:03 Who has learned to understand 14:08 And becomes a hand for God to those in need 14:18 Yes, then all the tears he shed 14:24 With God's help become instead 14:29 A precious balm that will heal the hearts that bleed 14:40 Leave a well in the valley 14:46 The dark and lonesome valley 14:52 Others have to walk 14:56 That valley too 15:01 What a blessing when they find 15:06 The well of joy you've left behind 15:12 Leave a well 15:15 In the valley you go through 15:22 Let's leave a well 15:25 in the valley you go through 15:40 Thank you so much for that song. 15:42 I'm looking at the screen thanking you, 15:43 you're right here. 15:45 Thank you so much for that song, Stephanie, 15:47 Leave a Well. 15:48 You know, it's so true 15:50 that a lot of times in our journeys, 15:51 we leave not only at the groove of our path, 15:54 but our journey's in difficult time, 15:56 there's a well of relief that we find. 15:57 Isn't that true? Absolutely. 15:59 That's what Ellen White 16:00 would call it a Well of Salvation. 16:01 A Well of Salvation. 16:03 And if we leave it for those who come after us, 16:06 they find out the things 16:07 that may have been difficult to us, 16:09 have actually proven to be a point of our strength. 16:11 Yes. 16:12 Have you noticed that every time you go through 16:13 something challenging, 16:15 you come out strong on the other side. 16:16 I have noticed that, absolutely. 16:18 I always learned something important through it 16:21 that even as difficult it is when I pass through it, 16:24 I'm never the same when I come out the other side. 16:27 That's right. 16:29 And we all, as someone once said 16:30 the Lord will never bring you to a place 16:32 where He cannot keep you. 16:33 Absolutely. 16:35 And it's amazing how I've seen that happen in your life 16:38 and I know many of you watching 16:39 or listeners of the program have on a similar level 16:42 seen that trials have not come to weaken us, 16:46 but the Lord has measured them... 16:48 Yes. 16:49 And allow them to become a point of strength for us. 16:51 Absolutely. Now you travel. 16:53 Talk about the family you travel with. 16:55 Introduce to those 16:56 who may not know your mom and dad 16:59 and your traveling companions. 17:00 Just talk about that? Yeah. 17:03 Dann is my step-father. Okay. 17:04 And Karen is my mom. Okay. 17:07 And the three of... 17:08 Well, now my grandma has been traveling with us. 17:10 Her name is Jean 17:11 and she's been rock solid support 17:13 from the very beginning. 17:14 Amen. 17:15 But we have been traveling together 17:17 in full-time music ministry, around the US, 17:20 presenting programs at different churches 17:22 and other venues that God opens the door. 17:26 We will be doing one evening of John Bradshaw's. 17:31 It is Written in Mesa. 17:32 We'll be providing the music for that Mesa, Arizona, 17:35 coming up here real soon. 17:37 And, yeah, God has just blessed us 17:39 with wonderful opportunities 17:41 to share music and give glory to Him 17:43 in situations where we are spiritually blessed 17:46 and refreshed as well. 17:48 And we've found, even in our of singing duets together, 17:51 there's this blend, my wife always says, she says, 17:54 "You and Stephanie's voice blend so well together." 17:58 Yeah. 17:59 And it's a compliment to me 18:00 because I like people whose voices are soft 18:02 and very little vibrato and when we do duets together 18:05 and the harmonies are very necessary. 18:07 We don't vibrate ourselves way through the note. 18:09 No. No. We just stay. 18:11 Praise God for that gift. Yes, absolutely. 18:13 It's been a blessing. 18:14 But now you've gone to talk 18:16 about some of the places you've travelled? 18:18 Like I said, around the US, we've been into Canada, 18:22 New Finland and Nova Scotia for the camp meetings. 18:24 Okay. 18:25 And several years back, 18:27 we were in Manila with ShareHim. 18:28 Oh, wow. 18:29 Definitely, an unforgettable experience there. 18:33 We've been in Mexico at one point as well. 18:37 So you haven't gone to Australia yet. 18:39 Not yet. Would love to, but not yet. 18:41 And for those of you that are down in Australia 18:43 that have not invited Stephanie, 18:44 let me put a plug-in. 18:46 She sings in English wherever she goes. 18:48 And you'll be able to understand her very well. 18:50 Ain't that right, Stephanie? Absolutely. 18:52 And we've enjoyed Australia and wonderful. 18:54 The church is amazing there so that maybe something 18:57 that could be added to your repertoire. 18:58 We'd love to. 18:59 I'm sure that Dann and Karen would love to go there. 19:01 Oh, yeah. We all would, we'd love to. 19:02 Now, there's a song you sing also, 19:04 and I want to kind of have you preview this 19:06 and tell us a little bit about it. 19:07 It is entitled, "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go." 19:11 Well, this song is a special message 19:14 'cause it really in my mind, 19:15 it's connected with something... 19:18 Del Delker was one of my best friends, 19:20 singer for the Voice of Prophecy 19:22 for almost 60 years. 19:23 Wow. 19:24 She was one of the people that my mom played for me 19:26 when I was a toddler. 19:27 Okay. 19:29 With my little cassette player and the first time I met Del, 19:30 I was four years old and she became... 19:33 She took me under her wing and became my mentor 19:36 and, when I grew up, 19:38 we developed a very, very close friendship. 19:41 And one day I was talking with her on the phone 19:44 and I was sharing with her a specific way 19:47 in which God was leading me in ministry, 19:50 and she said, "You're getting to be an evangelist." 19:52 And I said, "I wouldn't know." 19:54 I said, "I don't think I'd go that far." 19:56 And she said, "Listen, 19:57 everyone who professes to be a Christian 20:00 is one or should be." 20:03 And it just really gave me a deeper insight 20:05 as to what evangelism really is. 20:08 Right. 20:09 Because whether you're speaking in front of thousands of people 20:12 or you are ministering to the physical, emotional, 20:15 spiritual needs of others, 20:17 maybe caring for the sick 20:18 or providing food to those who need it. 20:21 Whether you're teaching in a school, 20:22 whether you are giving Bible study to a family 20:25 or whether you are just being a support 20:26 for somebody one on one. 20:27 That's right. 20:29 You're doing the work of an evangelist 20:30 and that's why I think this song is so significant, 20:33 being willing to go where God wants us to go 20:35 and say what He wants us to say 20:37 and to be what He wants us to be. 20:39 That's a beautiful segue into the song 20:41 because that's true, 20:42 either you're missionary or mission field. 20:44 Yes. 20:45 And either you're preaching the gospel 20:46 or one that needs to hear the gospel. 20:48 Yes. 20:49 So let's sit back and listen 20:51 to the wonderful message in the song, 20:52 "I'll go Where You Want Me To Go." 21:11 It may not be 21:14 On the mountain height 21:18 Or over the stormy sea 21:26 It may not be at the battle's front 21:33 My Lord will have need of me 21:42 But if, by a still, small voice he calls 21:49 To paths I do not know 21:57 I'll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine 22:04 I'll go where you want me to go 22:12 I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord 22:19 Over mountain or plain or sea 22:27 I'll say what you want me to say, dear Lord 22:34 I'll be what you want me to be 22:43 Perhaps today there are loving words 22:50 That Jesus would have me speak 22:58 There may be now in the paths of sin 23:05 Some wanderer whom I should seek 23:13 O Savior, if thou wilt be my guide 23:21 Though dark and rugged the way 23:28 My voice shall echo the message sweet 23:36 I'll say what you want me to say 23:43 I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord 23:51 Over mountain or plain or sea 23:58 I'll say what you want me to say, dear Lord 24:06 I'll be what you want me to be 24:25 There's surely somewhere a lowly place 24:32 In earth's harvest fields so wide 24:39 Where I may labor through life's short day 24:47 For Jesus, the Crucified 24:54 So trusting my all love to thy care 25:01 I know thou lovest me 25:09 I'll do thy will with a heart sincere 25:17 I'll be what you want me to be 25:25 I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord 25:32 Over mountain or plain or sea 25:40 I'll say what you want me to say, 25:47 Dear Lord 25:50 I'll be what you want me to be 26:14 Thank you so much for that song 26:15 "I'll go Where You Want Me To Go," 26:18 and that should be the case in every one of our lives, 26:20 we don't pick where the Lord, where we gonna go. 26:23 You know the story of Peter 26:25 and John Chapter 21 in the Bible, 26:26 I remember that, Stephanie, 26:27 where when the Lord challenged Peter, 26:29 he said, "Follow me," 26:31 and Peter said, "What about John?" 26:33 And the Lord said to him, 26:35 "If I want him to stay there till I come back, 26:38 you know what is it to you?" 26:39 Exactly. 26:40 And so you've gone 26:42 wherever the Lord led you to go. 26:43 Yeah. Okay. 26:45 Does it matter the size of the church? 26:46 No, not at all. 26:48 Anywhere God opens the door, we're in. 26:51 Talk about your relationship. 26:52 You and Dann, you both work together so seamlessly. 26:56 I've seen you both work together very well. 26:57 Talk about that because the songs that... 27:00 How do you pick a song? 27:01 How do you decide cause' you're the singer? 27:02 Yeah. 27:04 Well, I usually am the one who will find a song 27:07 and, oh, I've gotta sing this. 27:09 You know, and mom, of course, 27:10 mom will, you know, love songs too 27:13 that she might listen to and, 27:15 oh, yeah, you know, you gotta do this. 27:17 And so we weren't picky. 27:18 We don't choose anything because it's there. 27:22 And Dann and I are very close. 27:25 In fact, Del Delker told me 27:26 I was spoiled rotten to have him 27:28 because he can read music and he can play by ear. 27:31 In fact, all of the things that we do, 27:34 he does not have sheet music. 27:35 He has his own little scribbled notes 27:38 because he listens to the recording, 27:39 he writes down the chords, 27:41 and he comes up with his own arrangement 27:42 in whatever key I want. 27:44 And he has been my pianist since 1991, 27:48 when I was 11 years old. 27:49 Wow. Wow. 27:50 That is special 27:52 'cause some people have a person 27:53 that plays for them, 27:54 but you have a person that plays for you, 27:56 travels with you, and you live, in your family. 28:00 Yes. And that's a big part of it. 28:02 So there're days, 28:03 do you ever get up in the morning and say, 28:05 "Hey, there's a song 28:06 that's going through my head Dann, 28:07 let's try this on the piano." 28:09 Well, it never happened to me in particular. 28:11 Usually I hear a recording of something 28:13 and it's like, yes, you know, I've gotta do this. 28:18 So, yeah, I often stumble across the music 28:22 wanna do just through what I hear. 28:26 And I've seen his patience. 28:27 He's really wonderful guy... 28:29 He is a great guy. 28:30 And he has that skill to do 28:31 software and computer and all that stuff. 28:33 Yeah, yeah, we can do all recording all around. 28:36 Which is a big part of it. 28:37 Oh, it is a huge part of it. 28:39 Now, in your ministry, the Dawn of Hope Ministry, 28:41 that's the title of your ministry 28:43 that you all are partner together with. 28:45 Yes. 28:46 How long has... 28:47 In a general nutshell, 28:49 how long has Dawn of Hope Ministry been around? 28:51 Well, the name Dawn of Hope Ministry 28:53 came into existence a few years ago. 28:56 We were traveling further back than that. 29:00 But for a while, we stopped traveling 29:03 because I had gone through some, 29:04 you know major health issues. 29:06 And finally we were ready to... 29:08 I was ready to travel again. 29:10 We all were ready to travel again 29:12 and we wanted to come up with a new ministry name, 29:14 and all of a sudden God just flashed that in my mind, 29:17 just out of the blue. 29:18 Wow. 29:20 And it really fits for what I've gone through 29:22 that no matter what you go through, 29:24 there's always hope. 29:26 Always hope in God. 29:29 The dark experiences you go through, 29:31 they're not the end of your story. 29:33 That's right. 29:34 But the continuation of your journey. 29:36 Yes. 29:37 I'm gonna use that not the end of your story, 29:38 but the continuation of your journey. 29:40 Yeah, there you go. I like that, thank you. 29:42 There's a song that you have here 29:43 that I wanna kinda have you tell me about 29:45 before we go into your involvement 29:48 in Child Impact International. 29:50 It's called Hen... 29:52 Hineni. Hineni. 29:53 Thank you. What is that song about? 29:55 Hineni is a Hebrew word meaning 'Here am I,' 29:57 like when Isaiah said, "Here am I, send me". 29:59 Okay. 30:01 And this song just really resonates with the fact 30:05 that when, 30:07 in order to be the evangelistic God wants us to be. 30:12 We have to have a personal encounter with Him. 30:15 Many of us have to go through what Peter went through, 30:18 where we experience brokenness to realize 30:21 we're not as self-sufficient as we thought we were. 30:24 Or to be like Paul, 30:26 where we are stripped of our self 30:29 righteousness through a direct encounter with God, 30:33 but not only temporarily blinded Paul, 30:35 but humbled him spiritually. 30:38 As Ellen White says, in Acts of the Apostles, 30:40 he basically came humble like a little child 30:43 just from that one direct encounter with Jesus. 30:45 And we often need to have that experience 30:49 that wakes us up where we are broken 30:51 and our self-righteousness is stripped away from us. 30:55 Or Isaiah who, many of us experience God 31:00 through His Word, His perfect character 31:02 just as Isaiah saw Him in the temple. 31:05 And when Isaiah saw him in the temple, 31:08 he saw his own imperfection in contrast with Christ's 31:12 perfect character which is what we experience 31:14 as we are growing in Christ as we study His Word. 31:17 We see His perfect character in contrast with our own. 31:21 And when Isaiah cried 31:22 what was to me, for I am undone. 31:24 He experienced forgiveness, 31:26 he had that coal placed to his lips. 31:28 Wow. 31:30 You know, and when he experienced that forgiveness 31:32 when God said "You know who will go for us, 31:34 whom shall I send." 31:35 Isaiah would just out of joy of being forgiven said, 31:39 "Here am I, send me." Wow. 31:41 And the same with Peter. 31:43 He'd been forgiven, 31:44 and so he was just ready to go with the gospel 31:46 because he'd been forgiven of a very, very grievous sin, 31:50 a very hard fall. 31:52 And when we see ourselves as we really are 31:55 as wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked 31:58 not as the end of our spiritual experience 32:00 but the beginning. 32:01 That's right. 32:02 And we take hold of the righteousness of Christ 32:04 and we receive His healing in our lives, 32:07 His forgiveness, His victory. 32:09 We'll be ready to go like Isaiah was, 32:11 like the apostles were. 32:14 We will be able to say, "Hineni here am I, send me." 32:18 Wow. A perfect segue. 32:19 Let's listen to this wonderful song, 32:21 "Here Am I, Send Me." 32:37 In the temple long ago 32:41 The Prophet saw the Lord 32:44 High and lifted up 32:47 Angels all around 32:50 Crying Holy, Holy, Holy 32:54 Holy is the Lord 32:57 The earth is filled with glory 33:04 Later a voice said who will go for us 33:10 And it cried whom shall I send 33:16 Then the house was filled with smoke 33:20 Heard the voice of Him who spoke 33:23 That voice that makes the heavens red 33:30 And the Prophet said Hineni 33:37 And the Prophet said here am I 33:43 You could hear him say Hineni 33:50 Hineni, Hineni 34:01 Here am I, send me 34:20 On a mountain far away 34:23 The disciples saw the Lord 34:26 Who had died and been raised 34:30 They worshipped and bow down 34:33 As he told them 34:35 All authority in heaven and on earth 34:40 Has been given unto Me 34:45 So go make disciples of all nations 34:52 Beginning in Jerusalem 34:58 And lo I am always with you 35:03 Until this age is through 35:06 All I've taught you 35:08 You'll teach them 35:12 The disciples said Hineni 35:19 The disciples said here am I 35:25 With their lives they said Hineni 35:33 Hineni, Hineni 35:43 Here am I, 35:48 Send me 35:52 But I said woe is me 36:00 I'm undone by what I've heard 36:03 For I'm a man unclean in thoughts 36:06 And what has far been 36:12 I need the fire of Your glory 36:15 To purge my lips 36:17 To tell Your story 36:22 My Lord 36:27 May You hear me say Hineni 36:33 May You hear me say here am I 36:40 Adoni I cried Hineni 36:47 Hineni, Hineni 36:57 Here am I, send me 37:08 Hineni 37:23 Here am I, send me 37:36 Here am I, 37:43 Send me 38:02 I know you are blessed by that song. 38:04 I'll say the word Hineni. 38:06 Did I say that correct? You got it. 38:07 Wonderful. 38:08 You know, going back to the... 38:10 I'll go where you want me to go. 38:11 Tell us about your recent involvement 38:14 or your involvement with Child Impact International 38:16 and the Blind School? 38:18 Well, we actually met the CEO of Child Impact International 38:21 several years ago. 38:23 Yes. 38:24 And Child Impact International used to be Asian Aid. 38:26 They are Seventh-day Adventist organization. 38:29 And just after talking with him... 38:32 Jim Rennie. Yes. 38:33 We just really felt led, 38:36 I felt led to go in that direction 38:38 because I desire, you know, 38:41 I know many many blind children in other parts of the world 38:45 do not receive the education that I received. 38:49 And, you know, if someone told me in another country, 38:52 he said, "You know, where I come from, 38:54 people like you don't make it to their promised land. 38:57 They end up begging on the streets. 38:59 And so Child Impact International 39:02 is really special in that. 39:04 You know, there are many blind schools around the world, 39:07 but they're not public schools where you can just go for free. 39:10 I'm sure they cost money. 39:11 I've never attended one 39:12 so I don't know how much they cost. 39:14 But what makes the Child Impact International blind school 39:18 in India very special 39:20 is that the families are not charged, 39:22 the children are sponsored. 39:24 I am actually sponsoring a student there. 39:25 Okay. 39:27 And they come from very poor families 39:28 and in that culture, 39:30 in that community, 39:32 blindness is considered a curse. 39:35 They are considered outcasts, 39:38 one of the boys at the school now lives as an orphan 39:42 because his father rejected him 39:44 after his mother died and he remarried. 39:47 Another little girl at the school 39:49 was actually found chained to a pole 39:51 in her family's basement and unable to speak 39:55 because her parents were ashamed of her 39:57 and didn't know how to cope. 39:59 Didn't take her long though 40:00 before she was singing songs about Jesus 40:03 and both children are thriving at the school. 40:07 There are over a 120 students there ranging 40:09 from little to teenagers. 40:13 Yes. 40:14 And many of them have accepted Jesus and been baptized, 40:17 and are sharing the gospel with their family. 40:20 Wow. 40:21 And so I just that school 40:22 just really has a special place in my heart 40:24 because I have a passion 40:27 for ministering to people with special needs. 40:30 And so I'm thankful 40:31 that God has opened the door for me to benefit them 40:36 in any way that I can and to have that purpose 40:39 of doing what I can for them. 40:40 We're actually trying to raise $25,000 for the school 40:44 because believe me, 40:46 the equipment needed to educate blind children is not cheap. 40:49 Oh, yeah. 40:50 It's extremely expensive. 40:51 The only way 40:53 I've been able to have what I need is while in school 40:55 from the school district as the young adult 40:56 state services for the blind when I was in training. 40:59 And the only reason I have my computer 41:01 and screen reader now is through Go Fund Me campaign. 41:04 A friend helped me promote. 41:06 It's not cheap 41:07 and so they're very much in need of financial help 41:10 for equipment, for mattresses for the dorms... 41:12 That's right. 41:14 So a lot of money involved there 41:15 and so we're wanting to do. 41:16 We wanna raise at least 25,000. 41:18 We're doing benefit programs for the school, 41:20 at churches around the US. 41:22 And I'm glad to hear 41:23 that because my wife and I went to India, 41:25 we went to the blind school. 41:27 Yeah. 41:28 So I know firsthand what you're talking about... 41:29 Right. It's amazing. 41:31 Yeah. That's where... 41:32 Oh, the phrase they have "Other-abled." 41:33 Other-abled. Other-abled. 41:35 I hadn't heard that one before. 41:36 I heard differently-abled but I never heard other-abled. 41:38 Yeah. 41:39 And the director of the blind school 41:40 at the time mentioned that. 41:42 But the song 41:44 that I like to feature this time 41:45 before we talk about some of the ministry needs 41:47 that you have is a song "This Day." 41:50 Give us a little preview on that? 41:52 Well, I've learned through past experiences in my life, 41:55 mistakes that I've made with people in the past, 41:58 that when someone comes into your life, 42:01 there is only a window of opportunity 42:04 to minister to that person. 42:07 And when that window is closed, 42:08 we may not get another chance. 42:11 And we are very, very close 42:14 to the end of this earth's history. 42:15 We only have so much time to do the work 42:19 that God has called us to do, like when Jesus said, 42:22 when he was on this earth, 42:23 you know, I need to work while it's day, 42:25 the night cometh when no man can work. 42:28 That's where we are at again. 42:30 And, we don't have time now to engage 42:34 in frivolous conversation or worldly entertainment 42:38 or idleness or just doing our own thing 42:41 and conforming to the ways of the world. 42:43 We live in time that's far too serious for that. 42:46 And I know for me and all of us as God's people, 42:49 we need to be seeking Him to reveal to us, 42:52 to give us discernment for the divine appointments 42:56 that He is placing in our paths that we will see them, 42:59 that we will immediately act upon them 43:02 before it's too late 43:03 for that person and ultimately too late for our world. 43:05 That's right. 43:07 So that's why we have to do it this day. 43:08 Yes. 43:09 Listen to this song of ministry reminding us of the urgency 43:13 of the hour in which we live. 43:40 This day is fragile 43:46 Soon it will end 43:50 And once it has vanished 43:56 It will not come again 44:02 So let us love 44:07 With a love pure and strong 44:12 Before this day 44:17 Is gone 44:29 This day is fleeting 44:34 When it slips away 44:38 Not all our money 44:43 Can buy back this day 44:49 So let us pray 44:53 That we might be a friend 44:59 Before this day 45:03 Is spent 45:09 This day 45:13 When given is golden 45:18 Let us 45:23 Show love 45:28 This day 45:32 Is ours for one moment 45:39 Let us 45:44 Sow love 45:52 This day is frail 45:57 It will pass by 46:02 So before it's too late 46:07 To recapture the time 46:14 Let us share love 46:19 Let us share God 46:25 Before this day 46:30 Is gone 46:42 Before this day 46:47 Is gone 47:17 Thank you so much for that song, 47:19 Stephanie, "This Day." 47:21 Now let's talk briefly within the time we have remaining. 47:23 First of all, I know you have CD Projects. 47:26 Talk about some of those? 47:28 Well, one of them is with you. 47:30 That's right. 47:31 We're in the process of working on that right now. 47:34 And, we are also working on another album, 47:36 a solo album and the song "Leave a Well" 47:39 is one of the songs on that album. 47:43 And so those are currently the projects 47:47 we are working on right now. 47:48 Okay. 47:49 Now, you have also as you travel, 47:53 do you have any all ready CD projects 47:56 or these are just new ones that are coming? 47:57 We do have a... 47:59 I got a Spanish album called Gracias Señor. 48:01 You sing in Spanish? I do. 48:03 Oh, okay. 48:04 Gracias Señor, Thank you God, 48:07 is basically thanking God 48:08 for the trials He allows into our lives. 48:10 Okay. 48:12 And for bringing good out of them 48:13 even when we don't always understand 48:15 why affliction comes to us. 48:17 That's basically the message of that song, 48:19 thanking God for removing things from us 48:21 that we only find satisfaction in Him. 48:24 That's right. 48:25 And we have two albums, one is called "Surrender" 48:28 which contains, mostly scripture songs. 48:30 All right. 48:31 And the other album is a tribute to Del Delker. 48:34 Yes. 48:36 During the last couple of years of her life, 48:38 she and I talked on the phone almost every day 48:40 and prayed together. 48:43 And during that time she referred to herself 48:45 as my other mom. 48:46 She... 48:48 When we talked about going to heaven, 48:49 she said that she wanted to live next door to me 48:51 in heaven or maybe even in the same house. 48:53 Okay. 48:54 And she said, let's hold hands on the way up. 48:56 Wow. 48:57 But anyway, I decided during that time 48:58 that I really wanted to record a tribute album to her 49:01 where all of the songs on that album 49:04 are songs that she was known for. 49:06 I sing those 49:07 and when I told Del that we were working on this album, 49:10 she said, "Well, hurry up and get it done before I die." 49:12 Okay. 49:13 And we did. 49:15 We got it done and I had the privilege of giving it to her 49:17 and playing it for her. 49:18 Wow. Praise the Lord. 49:20 So those are the albums that we currently have. 49:21 And the Lord has blessed you but you know, 49:23 you travel quite a bit 49:24 and I know that your parents and you, 49:26 you're on the road constantly, 49:28 that's where you live pretty much. 49:29 Yeah, right. 49:31 But talk about the need for motor home 49:32 cause that's a very big financial need you know, 49:34 when you talk about hotels and continue to moving around. 49:38 Yeah. Oh, yes. 49:39 We are in urgent need of a motor home 49:41 'cause, yes, we do a lot of traveling 49:43 and actually our traveling has increased exponentially 49:48 now that I am the honorary ambassador 49:50 for the blind school in India. 49:52 That's right, and for Child Impact International. 49:53 Correct. 49:55 And so it's really opening doors 49:57 and we're actually on the move even more. 49:59 So the need for diesel motor home is even greater 50:02 and which is why it needs to be a diesel 50:04 'cause we need something that's very durable 50:06 for all the traveling we do. 50:08 We don't just pull it out periodically for vacations. 50:10 That's right. 50:12 It is literally our home on the road. 50:14 And so, of course, when you're in a car, 50:17 what you can bring for food 50:19 or whatever you are very limited. 50:21 And, of course, there's the hotel and pulling stuff 50:23 in and out of hotel and repacking the car 50:25 and just to be able to sleep when and where we wanna sleep, 50:28 to do our own cooking. 50:31 It would just be a tremendous blessing for us 50:34 to have a diesel motor home. 50:35 Wow. 50:37 And I wanna appeal to our audience 50:38 those who are watching the program, 50:39 we're gonna take a news break in just a moment, 50:41 but before we go to the news break, 50:42 I have been personally blessed by Dawn of Hope Ministries 50:45 and Stephanie Dawn in particular and Dann 50:47 and getting to know their family and Karen, 50:50 her mom and just seeing 50:52 how God has tremendously blessed 50:54 their ministry and the music. 50:57 You've been blessed today by listening to her songs 50:59 and at the end of the program, 51:01 with just a few moments before our news break, 51:03 we're going to give you the address 51:04 where you can get in touch with them 51:06 and also add them to your calendar. 51:08 And for those of you who're in England, 51:09 they haven't gone to England yet either. 51:11 I'm putting a plug in for you for Great Britain and Europe. 51:14 But Dawn of Hope Ministry's speaker, singer, 51:19 musician wonderful servant of the Lord, 51:22 a humble servant 51:23 whose instrument has been touched by the Spirit of God. 51:27 So if you are able either by your donations 51:31 or maybe you have, may have a motor home, 51:33 a very good one and a diesel one, 51:38 and you'd like to get in touch with this ministry 51:40 to financially support, we'll make that available. 51:42 Here is the information that you're going to need. 51:46 If you feel impressed to help Dawn of Hope Ministry 51:49 and their partnership 51:50 with the School of the Blind in India, 51:53 email them at dohminc@gmail.com 51:58 or give them a call at (218) 340-1000. 52:02 That's (218) 340-1000. 52:05 You can also write to them at Dawn of Hope Ministry Inc., 52:09 4050, North Viewpoint Drive, 52:12 Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314. 52:16 Again that's Dawn of Hope Ministry Inc., 52:19 4050, North Viewpoint Drive, 52:23 Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314. |
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