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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:09 - Hello and welcome to a 3ABN Today program. 01:12 I'm Jill Morikone, and we're always excited 01:14 that you can spend part of your day with us. 01:17 Here on the set, I'm not sitting next to my 01:19 husband; I'm sitting next to a beautiful 01:21 woman of God, Dr. Lela Gilbert. And Lela, you 01:25 are a special friend and a woman of God 01:27 and a woman who has a passion and a purpose, 01:31 and we are so excited that you're here with 01:34 us today. - Well, thank you, Jill. It is an honor 01:36 to be with you. You are a very special 01:38 friend of mine, too- for many years actually! 01:40 So, we are so excited to be talking about Pathway 01:43 to Health. - I know. - It's just a blessing 01:46 to be a part of that organization. - Absolutely. 01:48 Now, you're not just part of that organization; 01:50 you are the president of that organization! 01:52 But tell u- the CEO of that organization. 01:55 But tell us just a snippet of what is Pathway to 01:59 Health, and then we'll introduce all of our 02:01 family. - Absolutely! So, Your Best Pathway 02:03 to Health provides free medical, dental, eye care, 02:06 and surgical services to uninsured and underinsured 02:09 populations around the United States of America. 02:12 And we have just been so blessed to be able to 02:15 provide holistic health: not just physical healing, 02:18 but physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual 02:21 healing to many, many thousands of people. 02:23 - It's really being the hands and feet of Jesus... 02:25 - Absolutely. - ...is what Pathway to Health is 02:27 all about; providing that physical health. But then 02:30 I love the holistic approach! - Exactly. 02:33 - Because it brings in the mental and the emotional 02:35 and the spiritual. - And we can't have one without 02:37 the other, as we know. - That's right. Praise the 02:40 Lord. So, let's introduce the rest of our team- 02:42 the rest of the family here. - Absolutely! - We 02:44 have Pastor Benny Moore. You are the CFO, and it's 02:47 a privilege to have you here, and you've been 02:48 to 3ABN many times before. - Many times, yes. - How 02:52 long have you been with Pathway to Health? 02:53 - Since 2015. - Wow. - I started at the event 02:58 at the Alamodome in San Antonio just prior 03:02 to the General Conference session in 2015. - I think, 03:05 Dr. Lela, that's a pretty big event to get started 03:07 at the beginning. - That was a big one, 03:08 yeah. [laughter] It was a very big one. We had 03:10 like, 6,700 patients on that one, so it was a 03:12 blessing, for sure. [Absolutely!] - And 03:15 sitting next to Pastor Benny is Mr. George Gilbert, 03:18 and you are the COO of Your Best Pathway to 03:21 Health. It's just a privilege to have you 03:23 here, as well. - Well, thank you. - And Mr. Gilbert 03:25 is also my father. - Yay! - Which I'm very proud 03:29 of my father. But without Mr. Gilbert, there would 03:33 be no event. Absolutely no event. He lays the 03:36 whole thing out. - Well, I've been with Pathway 03:39 since it began in San Francisco and in Oakland, 03:43 and it's really been a real blessing, and I 03:46 feel it's a God-given responsibility that He's 03:50 given to me on that job. - Yes, absolutely. And 03:54 what year was that? The first one? - That was in 03:56 2014, but we began planning for it in 2013. 04:00 So, it's been a little while. - This is one of those 04:03 growths of an organization that is just astronomical 04:07 to beat. - Absolutely. - I mean, it's a vision and 04:09 a dream, and then to watch it grow and what God does! 04:12 - Every single event, new things develop, 04:15 new departments develop, and God just teaches 04:17 us as we go along, for sure. - Amen. And sitting 04:20 next to Mr. Gilbert is Vinette Dye, and you 04:23 are the dental manager. Is that right? - I am the 04:26 clinic manager for the dental department. - Okay! 04:29 So, does that mean you're a dentist? - Nope! It means 04:31 I am the person that handles the logistics 04:34 of running the dental department. The dental 04:37 director is actually Dr. Carlos Moretta. There 04:40 are many things that happen in the dental 04:45 department that I came on board at the Beckley? 04:49 event. - Ooh! That was more recent! - Yes! 04:52 Actually, three events ago. So, Beckley, and 04:55 then Texas, and... - Phoenix! - Phoenix! 05:01 And then now we're planning for the next 05:04 event. - Amen! Absolutely. - And I could just add one 05:07 little thing here. - Please! - Vinette is much more 05:09 than the dental clinic manager. She is a 05:12 very, very dear friend of mine, and I'm on the 05:14 phone with her constantly. "Vinette, what are we 05:16 gonna do about this aspect of Pathway or 05:17 this aspect to Pathway?" So, she's being very humble 05:20 when she says she's the dental clinic manager. 05:22 [laughter] - Well, praise the Lord for the gifts 05:26 that God's given to each one of you here! 05:28 I mean, it's just incredible- and that you're using 05:30 them. That's the most important thing. - Amen. 05:32 - You can be blessed with a gift, and either 05:34 bury it or use it for self...but you all are 05:38 using it for God and for other people. So, what 05:40 a tremendous gift and blessing. So, I know 3ABN- 05:44 we'll get to you, Pastor Kyle-but 3ABN loves 05:46 the ministry of Your Best Pathway to Health. 05:49 We had the privilege to do some broadcasting 05:51 of the San Antonio event in 2015. - 2015! - And 05:56 we're looking forward to in the future collaborating 06:00 together again. - Absolutely. - And Pastor Kyle Allen, 06:03 last but not least, is... Your title here is 06:07 Spiritual Advisor for Your Best Pathway to 06:09 Health, but I would say you do many things within 06:13 the organization. - Well, it's been a blessing to 06:15 be involved in this ministry. Since the beginning, actually, 06:18 since 2014... - Yes! The three of us is Pastor 06:21 Kyle and Mr. Gilbert and myself since 2013. 06:24 - At that time, I was a pastor in Mentone, 06:27 California near Loma Linda, and we brought our church 06:30 members to the first event in San Francisco 06:32 in Oakland. I saw the impact it made on my 06:35 church members to come and to serve others, 06:38 and it really impressed me how much it impacted 06:42 them. And then of course, you saw the impact on the 06:45 patients, too, and just how it brought everybody 06:47 together for that one mission of doing what 06:49 God has called us to do. And so that, from the 06:52 beginning, I was like, "I've gotta stay involved 06:54 in this because this is what Jesus wants 06:56 us to do as an Adventist Church." - Amen. - Amen. 06:59 - And Pastor Kyle has been with us through 07:01 everything. In fact, now, Pastor Kyle is 07:03 essentially in charge of managing the line 07:05 outside. So, when he's not there, that's why 07:08 I say the spiritual advisor for Your Best 07:10 Pathway to Health, it's one of the most complicated 07:12 aspects of the event, because there comes 07:14 a point where we can only serve a certain 07:16 number of patients. And unfortunately, there are 07:19 still more that need to be served. We want to 07:21 be able to minister to them any way that we 07:23 still can and not lose them and connecting 07:25 them with Jesus. And so, Pastor Kyle runs 07:27 a whole team that helps to deliver that information 07:31 to the patients. - Well we have an incredible 07:33 team- there are so many departments (which I'm 07:35 sure we'll talk about), but one of them is the 07:36 chaplaincy department. Our chaplains are- Rich, 07:39 of course, is our chaplain director. But they minister 07:42 to the people's spiritual needs, and so they also 07:44 come out and help at the line and just help 07:46 connect the people with God, pray with them, help 07:50 them to feel loved... even from the moment 07:52 they stand in line, we want the people to feel 07:54 the love of Jesus-even before they come into 07:56 the building! But yeah. When you have to tell 07:58 people that there may not be enough help for 08:02 everybody, then that's a tough thing. But we 08:04 try to still help them to feel the love of God 08:05 even in that time. - I would think the line 08:07 is difficult. You know, you brought up a really 08:09 good point, because for two reasons: #1) what 08:13 if everyone can't be served? And so people 08:14 would be upset because they'd been trying to 08:17 get in, so I would think that would be a challenge. 08:19 - It is a challenge. And-you know-I'll 08:21 just share this really quick, brief experience. There was 08:23 one time when I was in San Antonio when we 08:26 had to cut the line and the people knew 08:28 where we were cutting the line, they could see... 08:30 When we cut it, the people that were on 08:33 the side that didn't get in, they were clearly 08:37 upset, and some of them were shouting and angry... 08:40 One of the guys was crying. And literally, 08:45 someone who had made the cut on the other side 08:47 of the divide gave up their spot so that the person 08:51 who was crying could actually go see the 08:52 dentist. - Ooh... - I'll never forget that, 08:54 because that really showed God's love. - Yes! - This was 08:58 just from a patient who was waiting in line. 08:59 They gave up their spot for that person to go see 09:02 the doctor. I just...I'll never forget that. But 09:04 it's a tough thing. We wish we could help 09:06 everybody. - Well, there's a lot of ways 09:09 that everyone can be helped. At least more 09:11 people can be helped, so you're gonna want 09:13 to stay tuned 'cause you are needed, for 09:15 sure. - Amen. So, let's go back before we 09:17 talk about the upcoming event, let's go back, 09:20 Dr. Lela, to tell us how did Your Best Pathway 09:22 to Health, how did it come about? - Well, 09:24 you already asked the question, "When did it 09:26 start?" It was 2013. I was the brand-newly 09:29 elected president of Pacific Union ASI, which 09:32 is a wonderful organization that I believe strongly, 09:35 and I know 3ABN believes strongly, as well. - Oh, yes. 09:38 - And I was sitting there, brand-newly 09:40 young mother of thr- I have four children, 09:42 and my youngest was three months old, and Pastor 09:45 Don Mackintosh stood up and he said, "You 09:47 know, it's nice, Adventists, that you get together 09:50 once a year and you have a nice program for yourself, 09:53 but what are you doing for the community around 09:55 you? Do they even know you're here?" And he showed 09:58 a short snippet of a video of a secular group 10:01 that was providing free medical and dental care. 10:04 And he goes, "Adventists, what are you doing?" 10:07 And it was like a bolt of lightning just went 10:09 up and down my spine, and God was like, "Do it." 10:11 And I said, "God, in case you forgot, I'm 10:14 a mommy of four, my baby is three months old, my 10:17 little ones are two and four and 12, and I'm a 10:22 full-time working mom! I'm an OBGYN! How am 10:25 I supposed to do this?" And God said, "Do it." 10:27 And so, I said, "Okay, Lord." At least by 10:29 then, I'd learned his voice. And so I said, 10:31 "Okay, Lord! If that's what you want me to do, 10:33 I'll do it." And so, had no clue what I 10:35 was doing. Called my most trusted people 10:38 and said, "This is what we're gonna do," and 10:41 God told us to go after three days of fasting 10:43 and prayer, we weren't sure if we should go to 10:45 Los Angeles or San Francisco, and God said, 10:47 "Go to San Francisco," and that's where the 10:49 first event came out of. - Oh, wow. - So that was 10:52 2014. So the very first event, planning began 2013, 10:54 first event was 2014, it was San Francisco 10:58 in Oakland, and it has just likely talked about 11:01 already. It's just BOOM since then. - So what 11:04 was your thought, Mr. Gilbert? 'Cause you were 11:05 involved from the very beginning, as well. 11:07 Were you involved in that fasting and prayer session, 11:09 or did you become involved after that? 11:11 - I had become involved a little bit after that. 11:14 Lela said, "Dad, I would like you to design the 11:18 layout for the event." And as I decided to design 11:24 it, then loin? the dimensions of the facility 11:27 and getting all of the different providers 11:30 involved in it, we could lay it out, and it would 11:33 turn out to be quite effective as far as 11:37 being able to provide patients care for all 11:42 these individuals. Now, we were only two blocks 11:45 from the center of, we call it, "Homeless Center" 11:48 there in Market District, and we had a great 11:50 turnout. - Well, you know, and that reminds 11:53 me of a story that came out of San Francisco, and 11:57 you were just reminding us of that story before. 11:59 - Yes, I wanted... This was a story about a 12:02 young man with children who had broken teeth, 12:06 and I'd like you to explain it for us. [laughter] 12:09 - That was called a toss. I just want you to know 12:12 that. - Just in case you didn't catch it. Okay. 12:14 Well, so, this young man, he was a single 12:17 dad. His two little children, the youngest 12:19 I think was two, the other was four... Homeless dad, 12:22 had just moved from Texas, moved to San Francisco... 12:25 He'd broken off his front two teeth, and 12:27 he had gone to multiple different places where 12:29 he could get a job, and everyone kept saying, 12:30 "No, no, no, you can't get hired," and they 12:32 kept giving him clear indication it was because 12:34 of his teeth. And so finally, he was just 12:38 walking down the street, and he was praying to 12:39 God. He's like, "Lord, God, if You're out there, 12:42 help me, please! I've got these two babies 12:44 that need help!" And just then, he looked 12:46 down, and a piece of paper flew into the 12:48 spokes of the stroller that he was pushing 12:51 for his baby. And so he reached down, he picked 12:55 up the paper out of the stroller spokes, and he 12:58 looked at it, and the very top thing said, 13:00 "Free dental care!" And he couldn't believe what 13:03 he saw! Free dental care at the Armory?! 13:05 Seriously? Really?! And so he went straight 13:08 there with his two babies. It was mid-day, 13:10 the day before the event began-he parked himself 13:13 the very first person in line. The very- 13:16 he stayed all night long with his two little ones. 13:18 - He sat all night long. - All day and all night, 13:21 and he was the very first dental patient to come 13:24 in. He was serviced, we had before and 13:26 after pictures. His teeth looked perfect afterwards. 13:29 He went straight from there and he went to 13:31 a job placement agency, and he got a job. - Amen. 13:35 - That fast. And he went back. He was like the 13:37 one leopard that came back and thanked Jesus. 13:40 He came back to the event and he told the 13:42 dentist who helped fix his teeth. He said, "Thank 13:45 you so much. God used you to change my life." 13:48 [Amen.] So, it's a miracle. - That's great. - So, what 13:51 does that do for you? I know we're going off 13:53 topic for just a second, but what does that do 13:55 for-any one of you want to jump in-to feel like 13:57 you have a part in impacting someone's 14:02 life, whether it's physically or emotionally or spiritually 14:07 for eternity? What does that feel like? - Well, 14:09 you know, Jill, when I got involved in Pathway, 14:12 we'd heard about this clinic and we thought, 14:15 "Well, what can we do? We're not medical people." 14:17 And my family, we wanted our children to become 14:22 involved in ministry, but we had done 14:24 some mission trips across the seas, and those are 14:26 very expensive, but this one was just in 14:28 Beckley. And so, we learned that there were 14:32 things that people who were non-medical could 14:34 do, and so we brought all of our children along. 14:38 We thought that we were going to be giving-but 14:43 what ended up happening was, what we received 14:46 was so much more... - Amen. - ...was so much more than 14:49 what we ever thought to give away. The blessings, 14:52 and when people tell us their stories, and 14:57 just everyone that we helped was so grateful, 15:01 it really just reinforced for us this is what Jesus 15:08 wanted for us! This is what Jesus wanted us 15:11 to do was to give back and get that feeling 15:15 that Jesus got when He helped others. It was 15:18 amazing. - Amen. - It was amazing. - It goes 15:21 to show that when we make ourselves available 15:24 to God, God uses us to answer other people's 15:27 prayers. - Amen. - That's beautiful. Absolutely. - And- 15:31 I was just gonna say, and Benny, I mean, 15:34 you give so much of your time. I mean, 15:36 we pulled you out of retirement, and you're 15:38 hardly retired anymore. - No, I'm looking for a 15:40 full-time job to get some rest. [laughter] 15:43 - You didn't just say that. - So, why? I 15:47 mean, tell our viewers why do you keep doing 15:49 this? Why do you give and give and give? - Well, 15:52 with me, it goes back to a number of years ago 15:54 when... I don't remember all the circumstances, now; 15:58 it was too far back. But I just remember getting 16:02 down beside my bed and praying, and I told the 16:04 Lord that I would do whatever He asked 16:06 me to do and that I would go wherever He 16:09 sent me...and I had not a clue what was coming 16:12 after that. [laughs] - Kyle, you were gonna 16:16 jump in. - Oh, I was just gonna say just 16:17 for what these guys were saying, there 16:20 is nothing like being able to see somebody's life 16:23 changed. - That's right. - Mhm. - And, of course, 16:25 we want to see them changed physically. 16:29 We want to help them with their physical problems, 16:30 but ultimately we want them to be changed 16:32 spiritually for eternity. - Amen. Amen. - And 16:35 so, that is the greatest blessing: to see that 16:37 happen over and over and over again. God 16:39 doesn't fail in healing people. It's like... 16:42 You know, we just come with a willing heart 16:44 whether you're a doctor or not-I'm not a medical 16:47 person, okay?-but you know, all of us are 16:49 working together, medical, non-medical, and it's 16:52 the Holy Spirit that does the miracles- 16:54 you know? And the people are healed, and then 16:57 they're brought to Him. It is so powerful! 17:00 I mean, I just can't tell you how powerful 17:01 it is to be walking among thousands of 17:04 people getting healed all at once! - Yes. - That's 17:06 right. - It is a miracle of God. And people that 17:10 go into that convention center or that stadium 17:12 and they come out saying, "Who are you people?! 17:14 Where are you coming from? Where is this 17:17 light that we see shining on your faces coming 17:19 from?" I mean, it's a miracle of God. - Yes. 17:23 - And it's the moving of the Holy Spirit. This is 17:25 how God wants to reach the world so that people 17:27 will know who Jesus really is. - And you know, Mr. 17:31 Gilbert, it reminds me... I just share a little 17:33 bit about the effect that this has on people- 17:35 like at the convention, the convention managers 17:38 and the mayors, and those kinds of things. - When we talk to 17:41 people, especially at the governmental stage 17:44 elevation, they... We introduced- Benny Moore 17:52 and I went into the office in Indianapolis, 17:55 and we showed the video of what had happened in 17:58 Los Angeles. They were amazed at what was 18:02 happening. They were just stunned, and they 18:06 said, "You guys are doing this for free?" 18:08 And we said, "Yes." It surprises them, 18:15 because they all think that we should be 18:17 charging for this service instead of actually giving 18:21 of our lives to help someone else. And they love it. 18:27 The people love it. - Amen. Absolutely. 18:31 What a witness! - It is a witness. - You know? 18:32 I mean, that's an incredible witness. 18:34 How many people have been served? I know 18:35 we have a video we're gonna watch. But Pastor 18:37 Kyle, do you have those statistics-how many people 18:39 have been served? - Okay so, 29 thousand people- 18:43 praise God-have been served. - Amen. - 29 thousand. 18:47 - 29 thousand, and that's... If you add all the days 18:49 together, if you add... Each event is two and a 18:52 half days. At least, that's how we've been 18:53 doing it. If you add all those days together, 18:55 it's 21 days, and so 29 thousand patients 18:59 in 21 days. And if you add all of the value of 19:02 the medical care that those patients 19:05 have received, that's almost 100- just shy 19:07 of $190 million in free health care. - Wow! 19:12 190 million. - 190 million. That's why when we go 19:16 to government offices and hospitals, they're 19:19 just like, "Whoa, really? Can we get involved, 19:22 too?" And so, all of a sudden we have amazing partners 19:25 that we as-not necessarily as a Seventh-day Adventist 19:28 Church might necessarily be able to partner with. 19:30 We're partnering with government officials 19:32 and hospitals and all kinds of organizations and 19:34 different NGOs. Again, all because we're doing 19:39 what Jesus asked us to do. - Even in Hollywood, 19:41 Dr. Lela...do you remember? Dr. Jimmy Seggie? - That's 19:45 right. - And, you know, someone very connected 19:46 in Hollywood. He was crying as he watched 19:49 the video about what Pathway was all about. 19:53 This man we never would've been able to get- we 19:55 were in his house, you know? In Wilshire Boulevard, 19:57 downtown LA, and here he was, learning about 20:01 what the Adventist Church was doing to serve people- 20:04 and it brought him to tears. And he came to 20:06 the event. - Amen. - And so, that's the- we can 20:10 impact people that we would never otherwise 20:12 be able to reach through this type of ministry. 20:15 [That's right.] - Speaking of the video, I want to 20:16 go to that video. So Pastor Benny, you want 20:18 to set that up for us? What are we gonna see 20:19 here coming up? - Well, we were miraculously- 20:23 as you hear maybe a little more about later. Anyway, 20:26 we had a meeting with the mayor in Indianapolis 20:31 to try to let him understand what was available-what 20:35 we would like to do as part of the whole thing- 20:38 you know, with the General Conference session-but 20:40 we'd like to do something for your people. And 20:42 as we did that, we realized that we had different 20:45 videos. One video would talk about Los Angeles, 20:48 another one would talk about San Antonio, and 20:50 another one would talk about Spokane. So, we 20:52 had a lot of different ones-you know? Or 20:54 Beckley, West Virginia- whatever. And so, we 20:57 had our video people put together a video 21:00 which brought the mayors of the different cities 21:04 that we had been to all into one video instead of 21:07 being in all these different videos, which would be 21:11 difficult to show. And so, we call it the "Multi-city 21:14 Review". [laughter] And yeah. I think that you 21:17 will find it very interesting as you see the mayors 21:20 of the different cities where we've been and 21:23 their comments and how they felt about this event 21:26 coming to their city. - Amen. Let's take a 21:28 look at that video now. 21:37 - In every community, there is need. For some, 21:42 The need is not easy to spot, but is very real. 21:48 For others, the need is obvious. And in many 21:52 cases, desperate. 21:59 Many have recognized the need: counties, 22:02 cities, businesses, civic and faith-based 22:07 organizations have come together to make 22:09 a tangible difference in the lives of those 22:11 who make up our communities. Among these partnerships, 22:16 Your Best Pathway to Health, a humanitarian 22:19 service of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has joined 22:23 forces with county and city leaders across North 22:25 America to bring hope and wholeness to those 22:29 who need it most. - I am so grateful that I came. 22:34 And if I had my way, I'd bring everybody 22:37 else I could. I can't thank you guys enough. 22:40 I really can't. - I have to say, my first thought of 22:45 the event was, "Gosh, that sounds too good 22:48 to be true." My expectations have been exceeded by 22:51 more than I can describe. Through my tour yesterday, 22:56 it's magnificent. When I see the looks on those 22:59 you observe, when I see the looks on the face 23:02 of those volunteers, it's a very-lack 23:06 of better word-very magical experience. 23:10 - Together with partner in businesses, non-profit 23:12 organizations, and thousands of volunteers, 23:15 Pathway to Health has organized nationwide 23:18 three-day mega-clinics which are able to provide 23:21 medical, dental, vision, and many other services 23:26 free of charge to thousands of local residents. - You 23:30 know, it's overwhelming to see the services 23:33 going out, and it couldn't be done 23:34 without 2,000 volunteers. I'm really impressed 23:38 with the services you're offering: portable X-rays, 23:40 dental...a little bit of everything. Even haircuts! 23:43 Thank you for talking about people's overall 23:45 health and wealth, and all of you are doing 23:47 God's work in doing the yeoman's job of 23:50 it. So, thank you. - Free services as 23:54 diverse as dental hygiene, extractions and crowns, 23:58 medical specialties including cardiology, 24:00 pediatrics, OB/GYN, and general surgery, along 24:06 with comprehensive vision care, and a fully functioning 24:09 pharmacy are a standard part of every Pathway 24:12 to Health mega-clinic. - I am blown away- 24:16 blown away-by the level of care that's gonna be 24:20 provided right here in downtown Phoenix at 24:22 your convention center. And up to ten thousand 24:27 people are gonna come here and get the medical 24:32 care that they've needed for a long time...for free! 24:36 And I am so lucky to be the mayor that gets 24:40 to have Pathways to Health here in my city. - I 24:46 just wanted to very briefly express my sincere 24:49 gratitude and appreciation to all the volunteers of the 24:53 Seventh-day Adventist Church and everyone who 24:56 is responsible for putting together this amazing 24:59 event. On behalf of the city council and the 25:02 citizens of San Antonio, we express a huge, huge 25:06 thank-you, or "muchisimas gracias" as we say here 25:10 in San Antonio. - Launched in 2014, Pathway to 25:14 Health has, to date, organized mega-clinics 25:17 in cities such as San Francisco, San Antonio, 25:20 Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Fort Worth. In all, 25:26 more than 14,500 volunteers have given away $164 million 25:32 in free healthcare to more than 36,000 residents. 25:38 The impact has been significant. 25:41 - But I'm leaving here today so fulfilled and so 25:44 grateful for all of the angels that God has 25:46 put into my life. And the people that I've met 25:48 in medical have done more for me and my life 25:52 in just the little bit of time that I've known 25:54 them than most people I've had in my life 25:56 forever. And I wanted to say thank-you to everybody 25:59 for what they've done for me and my life. 26:02 - Without a doubt, the success of Pathway to 26:04 Health rests on strong partnerships between 26:07 mega-clinic organizers and local civic and 26:09 business leaders, working together to secure facilities 26:13 and to bring awareness to as many residents 26:15 as possible. - Pathways to Health's mega-clinic 26:19 provides free health, dental, and eye care 26:22 for Angelinos and their family members in need. 26:24 You can get prescriptions, a regular check-up-even 26:27 surgery without any red tape and no other requirement 26:30 than to be in need. - As each Pathway to Health 26:34 mega-clinic concludes, one question consistently 26:37 rises to the top: "Which city are you going to 26:41 next?" Whether you have already committed to this 26:44 partnership or are considering doing so, we look forward 26:48 to working together to bring hope and healing 26:51 to as many as possible, one person at a time. 26:55 [soft music] 27:10 - Amen. - Amen! That was amazing! So exciting. 27:14 - Just to see the overview and to see the impact- 27:17 to see what God is doing through the ministry of 27:20 Your Best Pathway to Health. That's amazing. So tell us, 27:23 Mr. Gilbert...where are we going next? - We're 27:26 going to Indianapolis, Indiana. - And there's 27:28 probably a good reason for that. - Yes! There's 27:30 a very good reason for that. [laughter] We are 27:33 hoping to be able to see approximately 8,000 27:37 patients there, we hope. The city hall and the mayor, 27:46 as well as the CIB Board there, have given us 27:49 the Lucas Oil Stadium. - That's unbelievable. 27:52 - For free, you mean? They've given? - They've 27:54 given it to us for free April 8, 9, and 10 of 2020. 28:00 - And you know what is so exciting, Jill, is that 28:03 there's only mean two times in the history of 28:05 Pathway where we have received the entire facility 28:08 completely for free, and that was in San Antonio, 28:11 which was the prelude to the 2015 General Conference 28:14 session, and in Indianapolis which, of course, is the 28:17 prelude to the 2020 General Conference 28:19 session. So, I think God has a very special 28:21 purpose this year for Pathway Indianapolis. 28:25 - Just to be clear, I think our viewers should 28:27 know that this is the Lucas Oil Stadium. This 28:29 is where the Indianapolis Colts play. This is a giant 28:32 facility that would cost... how much? - Well, Pastor 28:35 Benny, how much should it have cost? - Well, 28:37 the actual rental fee alone was, like, $140,000. 28:43 - What? - But in addition to that, they're giving 28:45 us other services, which we would normally have 28:47 to pay for, either at a reduced- or... 28:53 ...much savings. And the food! I think 28:56 there's something to do with the food, because 28:57 we feed the patients and the volunteers the 29:00 noon meals on those three days. - The vendor 29:03 Centerplate is going to be providing food for the 29:09 volunteers and the patients on a daily 29:11 basis, and we're probably thinking about 3-4,000 29:16 volunteers, hopefully, and we'll have about 29:19 a thousand to 1,500 patients in the stadium 29:22 at that time, and they're gonna be doing it for free. 29:24 - Wow... - So- I'm sorry. At their cost. - At their 29:27 cost. - Unbelievable. - Believe in that! 29:31 Even that is more than we have in our budget, 29:34 and so George has talked with the people at the 29:40 executive level for the convention center and 29:44 the Lucas Oil Stadium, and they have offered 29:46 to even help us on that, right? - Wow. - Yes. 29:48 Yes, the board has even offered to help us to 29:50 lower the price of the food. - Wow. - And they're 29:54 gonna be providing us with the water that we 29:56 usually have to purchase. - And you know, Jill, 29:58 the very fact that this is happening... You know, 30:00 we talked about the effect that this has on 30:02 communities. You can see whole communities, 30:05 government agencies, the Lucas Oil Stadium 30:07 themselves, all coming together, again, because 30:10 they see us giving like Jesus did, and they want 30:13 to be a part of it. They're excited to be 30:15 a part of this great organization that's 30:18 providing Jesus' methods to the people. - You know 30:22 what I see is partnership- and I like that. You 30:25 know, partnership with the community, with the 30:27 mayors, with the governmental leaders, and then partnership 30:31 hand-in-hand with the church, as well. So, talk 30:33 to us about some of the evangelistic partnership- 30:36 or we could say holistic partnership-that's taking 30:39 place with that. - So, actually, Vinette, why 30:42 don't you tell us just a little bit about some 30:44 of our partners as far as the church is concerned? 30:47 - Well, we have partnered with the Lake Union, and 30:52 the Lake Union has given their full support. We are 30:57 also partnered with the Lake Region Conference 31:01 and the Lake Union Conference. Never before have we 31:07 had such a cohesive group planning for one event. 31:13 We have the General Conference, we have the 31:14 NAD, we have all of these conferences, and... - And 31:17 the Union, the Indianapolis Confere- Indiana Conference. 31:22 - Indiana. - Thank you, Indiana Conference, and 31:25 the Lake Region. And everybody coming together, 31:27 again, for one common goal... - One. - Amen. 31:29 - ...and that is to, really, to truly be 31:31 unified. Just like Jesus said! That He wished 31:33 that we would all be one, even as He and the Father 31:36 were One. - That's right. - Yeah. I mean, I think 31:38 this is one of the most powerful things about 31:39 Pathway, because you see the conferences 31:42 coming together, the Union, the North American 31:45 Division, the General Conference, Loma Linda 31:47 University Health, Kettering Health, Florida Hospital... 31:51 All these people coming together from various 31:53 parts of the church, sometimes from different 31:55 perspectives, but they all have the same purpose: 31:58 and that is to show the love of Jesus to these 32:02 people. - That's right. And that unifies us in 32:04 our mission. It really does. - So, talk to us 32:07 about some of the services that are going to be provided. 32:09 We saw from the video... - Let me mention one other thing 32:12 that I think will be very important to our 32:14 volunteers, and that is that through the church, 32:17 we are able to-and our association in partnership 32:20 with all of the church organizations and particularly 32:23 the North American Division- we are able to offer 32:26 medical insurance, malpractice insurance, to those of 32:31 you who may be considering volunteering. You say, 32:34 "Well, I don't know if my insurance would 32:35 cover me in the state of Indiana and in that 32:39 type of event." But Lela, I think it's really good 32:42 to let them know about that. - Absolutely. - That's 32:45 good. - We have a $10 million coverage. That is 32:48 way more than any physician normally has as an individual 32:52 physician. So, you have the very best insurance 32:56 coverage that you can be assured of. The other 32:58 thing I think is really important, too, Pastor 33:00 Benny, that you bring out is that we work with 33:02 all the appropriate boards. We work with 33:04 the dental board, the medical board-every 33:06 board out there-the physical therapy board, 33:08 to make sure that you're able to get appropriate 33:10 licensure for temporary purposes in the state 33:13 of Indiana. So, you don't have to be concerned 33:15 as a medical provider, "Am I gonna be appropriately 33:17 covered both insurance and also from a licensure 33:20 perspective?" - That's right. And that is very 33:22 important to someone who's considering volunteering. 33:25 - So let's talk about, like Jill said, what are 33:28 some of these services that we offer? I mean, 33:30 let's name a few of our medical services that we 33:33 really need volunteers for. [Surgery.] - Yeah, surgery! 33:37 [laughter] - So tell me, what type of surgery? 33:39 - The reason that I mention surgery is because the 33:42 news people, that's the thing that they see as 33:45 the most special of everything. - That's right. They do. 33:47 Cataract surgery. - Yeah. - Oh, you do cataract 33:50 surgery? - They do cataracts on the floor. - I didn't 33:52 even know that. - Absolutely. - The stadium has set 33:54 aside two large rooms for us to do cataract surgery so we can 33:59 do cataract surgery in both rooms at the same time, and 34:03 that's gonna really make it very effective and 34:06 useful for our eye care department. - So you 34:10 need ophthalmologists. - We need ophthalmologists. 34:12 But you know what else? We need general surgeons. 34:14 General surgeons, if you're watching right 34:16 now, we need you. Why do I say that? And actually, 34:18 all of our surgical subspecialties. We 34:20 use conscious sedation on the floor. Doctors... 34:23 - What does that mean? I don't even know what 34:25 that is. - Twilight Zone. You know? You get a 34:27 colonoscopy, you don't really wanna be awake 34:29 for it, you go into the twilight... - Okay, you're 34:31 not really out. Okay. - You're kind of...Twilight 34:33 Zone, they call it sometimes. So, it's called conscious 34:36 sedation for the medical community, but we have 34:38 that on the floor. So we need anesthesiologists, 34:40 too! - We do. - We need ENT doctors, orthopedists- 34:45 you name it! Gynecologists! I'm an OB/GYN, but we 34:47 need lots of them! We need every surgical 34:50 specialty out there. In fact, do you know 34:52 what? I would say this- wouldn't you guys say 34:54 this?-our services are dependent on the volunteers 34:58 that we get! - Yes, absolutely. - So in 35:01 other words, someone will say, "Well, are 35:02 you gonna offer orthopedics at your event?" Well, 35:05 we're gonna offer orthopedics if we get orthopedic 35:07 surgeons to participate! - But like in LA, we offered 35:11 tattoo removal because we had a physician who 35:14 did tattoo removal! - That's right! So... 35:16 - And dermatologists. - [x2] Yes. - Podiatrists. 35:20 - 'Cause same thing goes for our non-medical services, 35:22 though. Sometimes I- don't forget this one, 35:24 you know, and Page called. Remember that? It was 35:27 before San Antonio. - Yes. - Beauty and barber services, 35:30 yeah! - So she's a beautician, and she called me and she 35:32 said, "You know, Dr. Lela... I'm a beautician. Do 35:35 you think you might be able to use my services?" 35:37 And I was like, "Well, I mean... We are a medical 35:40 hospital on wheels, but I guess, sure. I mean, 35:43 who's gonna want their haircut, but why n"- I 35:44 didn't tell her that. But why not? Let's 35:46 try it out. And lo and behold, it was the third 35:49 sought-after service! Couldn't believe it! 35:52 - So people would come and get their hair cut. 35:53 Or colored, or styled... - All kinds of- styled, 35:56 cut... It's amazing what her department does. 35:59 - And I just have to say this just really 36:01 quick, because Paige, God has used her to 36:05 reach people. As she's cutting their hair, she 36:06 shares with them and they share with her, 36:08 and-I won't share the whole story here-but 36:11 basically, there's a lady that was in San Antonio... 36:13 You remember Patty's story. - Mhm! - Paige 36:15 met her, ministered to her while she was cutting 36:17 her hair... She had come to all three days of the 36:20 clinic, and she was so deeply moved by the love 36:23 that she felt that she came to Mark Finley's 36:25 evangelistic meetings right after the clinic, and 36:29 she was baptized on the first night of the General 36:31 Conference session in 2015. [Wow.] And she's 36:33 still attending Adventist church today...[Wow.]...in 36:35 San Antonio. And so, you see that impact, 36:38 and it started with Paige! Yeah! [simultaneous chatter] 36:43 - And you know, we can't forget the dental. We've 36:45 already mentioned it a couple times, the dental 36:47 line outside... That is so important. - One of the 36:52 services that is most sought after... So, we have 36:56 separate lines. We have a medical line, and we 36:58 have a dental line. When you go outside-we've 37:04 been outside several mornings, Dr. Lela- 37:06 and the line is literally wrapped around whatever 37:11 building. - The block. - The convention center. 37:13 And these people are there, and they sleep 37:15 outside! Some of them are in pain. Some of them 37:19 have not had their teeth cleaned in 15 years, and 37:23 we can only see as many patients as providers that 37:28 we have. So, we would love to be able to see 37:31 all of those patients, but we need dentists! 37:34 The more dentists- we need hygienists. 37:38 It's just... - General assistance. - [x2] We 37:41 even need people who can assist who are non-medical 37:44 or non-dental... - Right. - ...to help in those... - Like 37:48 sterilization. - [x2] In those areas. But 37:51 dentists... We've even had people who- I'll 37:56 never forget one in Phoenix. I met a dentist who 38:03 wasn't even a Seventh-day Adventist, and she had 38:07 heard about Your Best Pathway to Health. She 38:09 closed her entire office... - Oh, wow. 38:12 - For those days. Closed the office and brought 38:16 her entire staff! And that's what we would 38:21 dream for that to have happen at our next event. 38:24 And those people said they have never been 38:27 so blessed by that experience. - And we 38:32 need a lot more dentists. Is that not right, Mr. 38:34 Gilbert? - You're talking about those numbers. 38:36 Elder Finley and I went out in Los Angeles one 38:39 morning-at about 11 o'clock, as I recall- 38:41 and we counted the people in the dental line, and there 38:44 were more than 2,000 people, as I recall, in 38:47 that dental line. - Oh, wow! - That morning. 38:49 - It's true. - You know? It's just... - So that 38:51 just highlights to me the fact that what 38:53 we're doing for Indianapolis- Mr. Gilbert, tell us how 38:56 many dentists we need for Indianapolis. - Oh, 38:59 that's a good question. - We have enough space 39:01 for 150 dentists and hygienists. - 150. 39:06 - 150. - Wow. - Fill the chairs. - And that's... 39:09 To this day, we've never had that many dentists 39:14 and hygienists, including Los Angeles. And if we 39:17 can have that many, then we're gonna increase our 39:20 numbers. Normally, we get about 1,500 patients 39:23 to 1,700 patients taken care of in dentistry. We 39:28 can go well over 2,000- close to 3,000 patients. 39:31 - Amen. Praise God. - And it would make so 39:34 many people happy. - Yeah. - You know, I think dentists... 39:38 - You're telling me you have that many chairs? 39:39 - We need more chairs. - He's always grading 39:42 columns. - And that fully illustrates another 39:45 need that we need. Is that not true, Pastor 39:47 Benny? What do we need? - Yes, well, we need 39:50 equipment to be able to handle that many 39:52 in dentistry, because dental requires... Vinette, 39:56 I believe you have to have chairs, and then 39:58 you have to have dental units that have the 40:00 suction and all of that. As a matter of fact, 40:03 you know, we have purchased a toy hauler 40:05 that is actually a dental unit that- and instead 40:08 of being full of toys, it's full of compressor- 40:11 what all does it have? - It has compressors 40:14 and vacuum machines where we can actually 40:17 provide services to the dentists and can contain 40:22 all waste and a pressure device to make the 40:27 dental units operable. It's completely self-contained. 40:32 This is exactly what the convention center's 40:36 pushing. - Yeah. The challenge of trying to 40:38 get rid of that waste is not a simple thing 40:42 and has created major problems before we got 40:44 this unit. - So, what if someone's watching 40:46 right now and they're saying, "Okay, well, 40:48 I... I'm not a dentist, and I'm not a doctor, 40:52 and I'm definitely not an anesthesiologist. 40:54 Can Your Best Pathway to Health still use me?" 40:58 What would you say? What positions do you 41:00 have available for non-medical volunteers? - Pastor 41:03 Kyle. - Well, we'd like to say, if you have a 41:05 heartbeat... So, if you're watching, check your heart, 41:07 feel it, just put your hand right there... Do 41:09 you feel your heartbeat right now? Okay, yes, 41:12 you have a heartbeat. Okay. Now check your 41:13 mouth. Can you smile? You're eligible. Okay. 41:16 We need you, right? If those two things are 41:18 in order, we need you. - Well, about 70% probably, 41:22 or a little more, volunteers are non-medical. - Okay. 41:25 - For example, one area is that all of our patients 41:28 that come through, they have to be guided 41:30 through. We don't want them just going into this 41:32 big space, so they have to be guided through 41:34 to triage and then to the various services. 41:36 That's our hospitality team, our pact. - Or 41:39 Patient System Transport. - And we need lots of 41:42 volunteers to do that. And those people are 41:44 key because they develop relationships with the 41:46 patients. - But not only that, Pastor Kyle. We 41:49 have a policy where everyone, even the 41:51 person pushing the wheelchair, prays with the patient. 41:55 So, we like to have them prayed for at every single 41:59 station. - Ooh! - And I remember hearing 42:00 these patients come through at the end and they've 42:03 said, "You know, I've been prayed for seven 42:05 or eight t- I've never been prayed for this 42:06 much in my whole life that I got prayed for 42:09 today." - But there's so many other services 42:10 that we desperately need help with. You know, 42:12 things like electricians. Mr. Gilbert, you can 42:15 tell us about that. We need electricians! We 42:16 need plumbers. We need people to help with 42:18 venue services. - Data services. - What is venue 42:21 services? - Data entry, registration...music! 42:24 - That's right! - Child care. - We do music therapy. 42:26 - Food preparations. - We have a whole children's 42:28 department that takes care of the patient children 42:30 and then the volunteer children, because the 42:32 children need to have a safe place for them 42:35 to go, as well! - Medical records, media... These 42:38 are all areas. - Yeah. - Legal services, Lela, 42:40 as well. - Legal services! - Lifestyle. - And counseling 42:44 and mental health. - Now, there's two departments 42:45 that every patient is- actually, three departments- 42:48 that every patient is encouraged to go to, 42:50 and we haven't touched on that yet! And that is 42:53 the laboratory services where they're gonna get 42:55 a lipid profile or a cholesterol panel 42:58 and a diabetes screen and some other blood 43:00 tests that the doctors so approve. And then 43:03 after they get that testing, they go to lifestyle 43:05 department where they learn simple diet and 43:09 lifestyle principles that they can bring 43:10 those cholesterol numbers down! The exciting thing 43:14 is is by the time they get to our chaplain, 43:16 see our spiritual wellness department, they're 43:18 encouraged to follow up with our churches, 43:21 which are called Health Information Centers 43:23 where the people can then learn more about 43:26 healthy living and, ultimately, God's plan 43:28 for spiritual health for their lives, as well. 43:31 - And I wanna make a special appeal to any 43:33 pastors that may be watching-or elders 43:34 or anybody that really cares about people's 43:36 spiritual health-we need you to be a part of our 43:39 spiritual care department. - That's right. - And it 43:41 is the last stop on the journey of the 43:43 Pathway event. - That's right. - But it's so 43:45 crucial, 'cause that's where we connect them 43:47 with our local churches, we pray for them... 43:49 And so, I wanna encourage anyone that has that 43:52 burden on their hearts to consider coming and 43:54 volunteering. - Amen. - So speaking of pastors, 43:57 let's talk for a moment, Dr. Lela, about the spiritual 43:59 component, because following the Pathway to Health-in 44:03 Indianapolis April 8 to 11, I believe- 44:06 following that, shortly after you're gonna start 44:09 some evangelistic meetings. - That's right! - So, as 44:12 follow-up-so talk to us about that. - Well, 44:14 I will be very excited to talk to you about 44:16 that. So, we actually have six spiritual health 44:19 or evangelistic series that are following the 44:21 Pathway to Health event. We have Eric Flickinger 44:24 and John Bradshaw's series right after the 44:27 event-within a week of the event-and the 44:29 exciting thing is is that this testing that we're talking 44:32 about, this point-of-care testing or cholesterol 44:35 and diabetes screening, we're gonna retest the 44:38 patients a week later at the courses, at the 44:41 health courses, which will take place right there 44:43 where these spiritual meetings are gonna 44:45 take place, and then the patients will continue 44:48 to get health programs throughout the evangelistic 44:51 series, as well. So, they'll have further 44:53 opportunity for holistic health. Then we also 44:56 have Carlton Byrd, and then Alejandro Bullón, 45:01 and elder Castro, and then ultimately elder 45:04 Ted Wilson will be having a series, as well. So, 45:06 we're very excited about the follow-up after. 45:09 - And there's something that you know from 45:12 experience, you and George both here, know from 45:14 experience, and that is, there is something that 45:16 can be done at our event to give these patients 45:20 enough knowledge to know what to do so that their 45:24 second test a week or so later that there's 45:27 enough time there, and with the knowledge that 45:30 we're able to share with them, they should see 45:33 their numbers improve significantly by the time 45:36 of that event. - And we've had that happen. 45:37 Within 7-10 days, you can have a 60-point 45:39 drop in your cholesterol if you follow the information 45:42 that will be provided in the lifestyle department. 45:44 So, the patients will see a drop, for sure. 45:46 - So in other words, someone's gonna come in, 45:48 they'll have a poke or a stick or something, 45:50 and they're going to get tested for their 45:52 cholesterol, their lipids, all of that, and then 45:53 they'll be coached on what to do differently? 45:55 Is that what you're saying? - That's right; 45:57 that's right. - Yes. - Right. - And then they're 45:59 gonna come back in a week... - And get free te- 46:01 and one week later, and then they're gonna 46:03 get health programs. Specifically, more information 46:07 on how they can continue to improve their health, 46:10 continue to bring their numbers down, and 46:12 then they'll be invited to the holistic spiritual 46:15 health component, which is the evangelistic series 46:18 in combination with cooking classes, diabetes, 46:21 depression, recovery programs... So, there's a lot of 46:24 information that they'll continue to get while 46:26 they're- information about their spiritual health, 46:29 as well. - Right, and this is the first time 46:30 that we've been able to do this to this level. 46:33 We've always had it where they would come 46:34 to the HICs to get lab results. - Health Information 46:37 Center. - Right, right. Health Information Centers. 46:40 But we have not before had it where we actually 46:44 are doing testing and giving them some results 46:46 before they leave and the knowledge of what 46:48 to do to be retested and see, hopefully, a 46:53 great improvement. - I think that... I'm so excited 46:56 about what's gonna happen. Because, you know, this 46:59 is really Christ's method. - Yes. - And to think 47:02 about healing and what it takes for a person 47:05 to be healed, it's not just-and I think this 47:08 is the key point-it's not just the physical 47:09 healing that people need, right? A lot of 47:12 times, we think of healing in terms of 47:13 just that physical healing, but it's the emotional, 47:15 and then ultimately, the spiritual healing... 47:16 - That's right. - ...that's the full package, and that's 47:19 what we have as Adventists to give to the world. 47:21 We can't- if we leave out the spiritual healing 47:23 part, then we're neglecting that key element that 47:27 Christ... You know, Ministry of Healing, 143, 47:29 "The Savior mingled with men as one who 47:31 desired their good, He showed His sympathy 47:34 for them, ministered to their needs, won 47:35 their confidence"-but it doesn't stop there- 47:37 "then He bade them, 'Follow Me.'" [Yes.] 47:40 - And I think it's really important to get across, 47:42 too, that the mental health component is 47:44 just as important as the physical and the 47:47 spiritual. It's a triad, you know? It's a beautiful 47:50 triangle of health. And for me, "Let this 47:53 mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." 47:56 Jesus is calling us to have a perfect, healthy 47:59 mind so that we can be physically healthy, and 48:02 ultimately, spiritually healthy. [Amen.] - We 48:04 have just a few moments left, and we would definitely 48:07 put up the contact information for Your 48:09 Best Pathway to Health, because we want YOU 48:11 to be involved. But talk to us in our 48:13 remaining time about: we've discussed the needs, 48:15 but let's recap what the needs are for this 48:17 upcoming Your Best Pathway to Health in 48:20 April, as far as medical and non-medical for 48:23 volunteers. Mr. Gilbert, will you want to start 48:26 with that? And then someone else can jump 48:28 in, too. And then also, I want, Pastor Benny, 48:30 about the finances, 'cause we know that 48:32 there's a great need for finances for this 48:34 as well. Mr. Gilbert. - If you have any- or if you are a 48:38 provider, we need your help in any specialty- 48:42 whether it be mental health or medical or 48:47 dental-we need your help. In addition to that, 48:50 if you're non-medical, we need your help. 48:54 There are so many different areas that 48:56 were mentioned already that anyone can help in 49:00 if you'll just volunteer. We can find a place 49:04 for you. - Right. - And if you go to the website, 49:07 PathwayToHealth.org, PathwayToHealthVolunteer.org- 49:12 both of them work-you can learn many other 49:14 areas where you can volunteer, as well. 49:15 - Nice! - Dr. Lela, I think we should just 49:17 mention... We didn't talk about nurses, but 49:18 we need nurses. - Absolutely. - Ooh! - In a big way. 49:21 Just to put that in there, also. - Pastor 49:23 Benny. - Yeah. And naturally, these things 49:26 cost money, and I'm thankful that- you know, 49:29 I've worked in treasury for a number of years, 49:32 and one thing I've learned: and that is 49:34 God's problem is not money. You know? God's 49:38 problem is not money; His problem is us. - Yes. 49:42 - That's right. - But where His money is 49:43 is in our possession. And so, one of the 49:48 things that we have learned as we have 49:50 done these events now for a number of years 49:52 is that the average cost for a patient is 49:55 about $100. So a lot of you could sponsor 49:59 one or more patients. My wife and I generally 50:01 sponsor 10 patients for every event. And it's 50:04 just, you know, we don't know the story 50:07 and we won't know, maybe, this side of heaven 50:08 what actually happens with those patients that 50:11 we sponsor, but we need a lot of sponsors for 50:14 patients. And one of the things, even- you know, 50:17 and certainly, we need larger contributions to 50:20 help us with larger pieces of equipment 50:22 and some of the major challenges that we face. 50:25 But one of the things that we definitely need 50:30 to do is to be able to help- now that we're 50:33 telling our churches, our Health Information 50:35 Centers, "You need to do this additional testing. 50:38 We would like to be able to help them with the 50:41 cost of those... - Supplies. - ...tests that- the materials 50:46 for those tests," and we've never had that before, 50:48 so that's even a greater need. - So the churches 50:50 have a financial need, too. - That's right. - Yes! 50:53 - Again, the long-standing effect of holistic health- 50:57 to be able to accomplish that. - We have found- 50:59 in one specific event that I know the actual 51:03 numbers for that actually, one-half of the people 51:06 who came to the seminars afterwards were baptized. 51:08 - Wow! - So, I mean, it just has an- the 51:12 people, they wanna join us so they can help us 51:14 do what we're doing! - What incredible statistics. 51:16 - Amen. - What an exciting program. We are going 51:17 to go to the contact information right now 51:20 for Your Best Pathway to Health. If you have 51:22 a heartbeat and you can smile, the Lord can use 51:25 YOU! [Absolutely! Amen.] So whether you're medical 51:28 or non-medical, please get involved. Be the 51:31 hands and feet of Jesus. And if you can't come, 51:34 you can financially support Your Best Pathway to Health. 51:38 - That's right. - Thank you. - If the Holy Spirit 51:43 is impressing you to help with Your Best 51:44 Pathway to Health, you may do so in many ways. 51:47 They welcome both medical and non-medical volunteer 51:49 providers, donations, and especially, your prayers. 51:52 For more information or to register as a volunteer, 51:55 please visit their website, PathwayToHealthVolunteer.org. 51:59 That's PathwayToHealthVolunteer.org 52:03 You may also call them at (623) 329-0072, 52:09 or write to them at Your Best Pathway to Health 52:12 Post Office Box 1252 Collegedale, Tennessee 37315. |
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