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00:01 As you're well aware,
00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for today's special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:17 We're so glad that you have joined us. 01:19 You know, we're all family here and we're appreciative of you 01:22 for your prayers and financial support 01:24 for the Ministry of 3ABN. 01:26 And we look forward to spending this time with you 01:27 each and every day 01:29 and thank you for allowing 3ABN 01:30 into your living room 01:32 or maybe you're watching on your mobile device. 01:34 Hopefully you're not watching this 01:36 and driving in the car. 01:37 Okay, right now, 01:39 hopefully you're doing this and watching 3ABN 01:40 or listening to 3ABN in a safe place. 01:42 But we're just glad that you're part of our family. 01:45 And you know, it's just really incredible to me 01:47 when you think about the miracle of 3ABN 01:49 being a media ministry for over 36 years. 01:54 And with this whole COVID pandemic 01:55 that's been going on 01:57 3ABN has just saw an incredible increase 01:59 with people watching on like their cell phones, 02:02 our online streaming 02:03 has just absolutely skyrocketed. 02:05 Some people have their little tablets 02:07 that they're watching 3ABN on, 02:08 and, we believe that 02:10 3ABN is here for such a time as this. 02:11 But then there are other media ministries 02:13 that are out there to doing an incredible work. 02:16 And I want to tell you right now, 02:18 that today's an exciting program, 02:20 because you may be a young person right now 02:22 tuning into 3ABN, 02:24 great, because this program is for you. 02:25 Or maybe you're a grandparent or a parent. 02:29 Today's program is focusing in on young people 02:32 and how you can get involved with media ministry. 02:36 And today we have Christopher Beason. 02:38 You're the... Make sure I get this right. 02:40 You're the president 02:41 of Network 7 Media Center, right? 02:43 Yes. 02:45 And you're also the ASI 02:46 Southern Union president as well. 02:48 That's right. 02:49 So glad you're here with us today. 02:50 It's our privilege. 02:52 And sitting next to me here is Jordan Wagner, 02:56 and you are the Network 7 Media Center production director, 03:01 is that right? 03:02 Yeah. 03:03 And you're gonna be taken on a new role here too 03:05 which we're gonna be talking about in more detail 03:07 here in just a couple minutes. 03:08 That's called C4. 03:10 But you're gonna be overseeing that project. 03:11 I am, that's correct. Yeah. 03:13 So, Christopher, tell us a little bit about 03:15 what today's program is gonna be about 03:17 before we dive into more detail, 03:18 because this is an exciting program. 03:20 I tell you what? 03:21 If I were a young person, 03:22 I still consider myself young 03:24 even though I'm in my mid 40s now, 03:25 but if I were on my early 20s or so, 03:28 this would have been a program 03:30 that we're getting ready to share with you today 03:31 that I would have absolutely signed up for. 03:34 I would have said Mom and Dad, please let me do this. 03:36 So tell us what we're gonna be talking about today 03:38 just summary? 03:39 So Network 7 started with a mission, 03:42 a mandate for two things. 03:44 One was to support our local churches, 03:46 our local Seventh-day Adventist churches 03:47 around the North American Division. 03:49 And we can share a little bit about how we're doing that. 03:51 And then also to reach our youth and young adults 03:56 in the church, 03:57 and have those youth and young adults 03:59 reach youth and young adults outside of the church. 04:03 And so those are the two emphases, 04:06 the mandates that we have attempted 04:07 to follow over the last, 04:09 believe it or not, going on 16 years now. 04:12 Question, both of you, one of you, why young people? 04:14 Because we're focusing on young people, young adults, 04:16 I should say. 04:17 Why are you selecting that group 04:19 to really focusing on? 04:20 Any particular reason? 04:22 I would say 04:24 if you start with somebody that's young, 04:25 you get many years that you can work with them. 04:28 And you can train them to share the gospel. 04:30 Obviously, there's a lot of need 04:31 to minister to older people as well. 04:36 But as we've seen through statistics, 04:38 young people are leaving the church. 04:40 And if we can interact with them, 04:42 and we can get them engaged, 04:43 they're less likely to leave the church 04:45 and then as they reach out to their friends, 04:47 and they reach out to people younger than them, 04:49 then we'll be engaging even more people. 04:51 Amen. 04:52 Yeah, I agree with that. 04:53 A little statistic 04:55 that Jordan probably doesn't want me to mention, 04:56 but he's been with us almost since day one. 04:58 Okay. Wow! I said almost 16 years. 05:00 He's with us almost 15 of those 16 years. 05:02 With Network 7? Yeah. 05:04 And he was a production assistant in the studio 05:08 at Southern Adventist University. 05:10 That's where I met him 05:11 as we were just getting Network 7 going. 05:13 And I just was impressed with his interest 05:16 and commitment to mission and ministry. 05:18 And I said, "I would like you to be part of our team." 05:22 And believe it or not, 05:23 within just a few weeks of meeting him, 05:25 I asked him, 05:26 "If he'd be willing to be our production director." 05:28 And I believe that was a God ordained decision 05:31 because he's been outstanding for our ministry for 15 years. 05:35 Well, think about this, Christopher, too, 05:36 you know, this was a young adult, right? 05:37 Just graduated from Southern Adventist University, 05:40 you know, you realized his passion for media. 05:42 Were you in media? I was. 05:43 Yeah, and so you realize this and brought him on board. 05:47 And now you have the opportunity to reach those 05:49 that are also in the midst of college, 05:51 university or graduating, 05:52 that's phenomenal. 05:53 And when we get to talking about C4, 05:55 that's been in the making for literally for years 05:58 in our hearts and minds. 05:59 It's not something that we just popped up 06:01 with a few months ago or something it's, 06:03 but the opportunity is clearly opened now. 06:06 Amen. 06:07 Well, before we dive into more of the detail 06:10 in today's special program, 06:11 we wanna go to some music now and this is by Jeff Pearles, 06:15 and he will be presenting "Jesus and Me." 06:26 I traveled alone 06:29 Upon life's lonesome way 06:33 My burdens were heavy 06:36 And dark was my day 06:39 I looked for a friend 06:43 Not knowing that 06:44 He Had all of the time 06:49 Been looking for me 06:53 And now it's Jesus and me 06:56 For each tomorrow 06:59 For every heartache 07:03 And every sorrow 07:06 I know that I can depend 07:09 Upon my new found friend 07:12 And so till the end, 07:16 It's Jesus and me 07:22 Forever I'll sing 07:26 Of His great love to me 07:29 Forever I'll tell it On land and on sea 07:36 I'll stay by His side, 07:39 Contented I'll be 07:42 For all of my life, 07:46 It's Jesus and me 07:49 And now it's Jesus and me 07:52 For each tomorrow 07:55 For every heartache 07:59 And every sorrow 08:02 I know that I can depend 08:05 Upon my new found friend 08:08 And so till the end, 08:12 It's Jesus and me 08:15 And now it's Jesus and me 08:19 For each tomorrow 08:22 For every heartache 08:25 And every sorrow 08:29 I know that I can depend 08:32 Upon my new found friend 08:35 And so till the end, 08:39 It's Jesus and me 08:42 And so till the end, 08:45 It's Jesus and me 08:55 Amen, Thank you, Jeff Pearles. 08:57 Boy, that was a happy song, wasn't it, Jesus and me. 09:00 What an incredible message. 09:01 Thank you again for joining us 09:02 on today's special 3ABN Today program. 09:05 We're here with Network 7. 09:07 And we're here with the president of Network 7, 09:09 Christopher Beason. 09:10 And then we have Jordan Wagner, 09:13 almost had a brain freeze there. 09:15 And you're the production manager, 09:17 basically you're director for Network 7. 09:20 And then also gonna be overseeing 09:21 the brand new project called C4, 09:24 which we'll be talking about here shortly. 09:26 But as we launch out into this program, 09:27 tell us about your families, Christopher? 09:30 Okay. Jordan, yeah. 09:31 So you've got a family? I do. 09:34 I've got three little girls at home. 09:35 Okay. 09:36 Emma's eight, and Core's seven. 09:39 I'm sorry, six. Okay. 09:40 And Kenzie four so. 09:41 Wow. You have a busy household. 09:43 A very busy household. 09:44 And are they homeschooled? 09:46 They're all homeschooled, so. 09:47 So your wife is a busy? 09:49 She keeps very busy. 09:51 Fantastic. 09:52 What about you, Christopher? 09:53 So my wife Christy and I have three adult daughters. 09:55 Okay. 09:56 Who one got married this year, or excuse me last year. 10:00 And one to be married this year 10:01 depending on when the program airs. 10:03 But they all three are out on their own. 10:06 And so we're empty nesters 10:07 and we're learning what that means, 10:10 how to adjust with that. 10:12 And we're finding, 10:13 we're just trying to fill it with more ministry. 10:15 Amen. 10:16 Well, Lord's been good to you, because you don't look like 10:17 you're old enough to have daughters 10:19 that are moved out of the house 10:20 and you understand that. 10:21 It's a makeup. You have a great makeup artist. 10:23 Sure, we do have a little makeup put on, 10:26 to cut down on the shine from the lights. 10:28 But to understand young people then 10:30 because we're talking about Network 7, 10:31 which is really what I consider multimedia or media. 10:34 Because you do social media, 10:36 you have a little studio and you go out in the field. 10:38 That's right. Right. 10:40 So tell us a little bit about Network 7, 10:41 because someone at home may say, 10:42 I don't even know what that is. 10:44 I understand that 10:45 today's programs for young people, 10:46 but tell us what Network 7 is all about? 10:48 So we started Network 7 in 2005. 10:52 And we started just doing production videos, 10:57 promotional videos for local churches, 11:00 shooting seminars, and that kind of thing 11:02 that we actually, 11:04 in long ago in some early days 11:06 shot some seminars 11:07 that were done in our local Collegedale area, 11:10 and then sent here to 3ABN. 11:12 I couldn't name what those are, 11:13 but I recall doing some of those years ago, 11:15 some family seminars. 11:17 And since then have done some others, 11:18 we'll talk about those. 11:22 But then, in late 2006, 11:24 we heard that Mission Spotlight 11:27 was gonna be retiring the family, 11:29 the Heinrich family was gonna be retiring. 11:31 And so, a couple of us got together 11:32 and start thinking, what could we do? 11:34 Could we do this? 11:35 So what is Mission Spotlight? 11:36 Because someone at home would say, 11:38 "I don't even know what Mission Spotlight's all about. 11:39 What does that mean?" 11:41 Sure, so those are videos 11:42 that are promoting the mission emphasis, 11:43 the 13th Sabbath World Mission overflow 11:46 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11:47 but missions happening all over the world 11:50 in the different divisions of the Adventist Church. 11:52 And so, they were emphasizing 11:55 those special offering projects. 11:57 So in 2007, 11:59 we started going out into the field 12:00 where they were retiring, we started ramping up 12:02 and going out into the field 12:04 and then launched Mission Sunlight 12:05 first quarter 2008. 12:06 Wow. 12:08 And so it's still going on 12:09 and so probably what people know us for the most is 12:11 either Mission Sunlight 12:13 or another video we're gonna see a little later, 12:15 the Jack Blanco story 12:17 because so many are aware with Dr. Blanco 12:18 and his writing of the clear word, 12:20 the paraphrase of the Bible, 12:22 the devotional paraphrase 12:24 and so, we have produced a documentary on his story, 12:26 which is aired here on 3ABN. 12:28 Yeah, Mission Sunlight it's incredible 12:29 because I mean, I remember growing up as a kid 12:31 watching Mission Spotlight, 12:33 I remember when it was a little real things, 12:34 you go click, click, 12:36 and it have a little cassette tape 12:37 and we would watch Mission Spotlight. 12:38 On Sabbath mornings my dad would take me early, 12:41 because the Fort Walton Beach Church 12:43 had their carousel that went one direction 12:45 and the Panama City Church 12:47 had the carousel that went the other direction. 12:48 So he would take me early and let me flip the slides. 12:52 But every now and then, I would forget, 12:54 and we'd have a backward slide. 12:56 And I still have some of those cassettes. 12:57 Do you really? 12:59 One day we're hoping to have just a little museum 13:02 about missions. 13:03 And so I actually just bring this up, 13:05 I actually have it 13:06 because 3ABN was mentioned on Mission Spotlight 13:08 on the old slides years ago 13:09 and actually have that carousel at home of 3ABN 13:12 when it was featured on the Mission Spotlight, 13:13 little carousel. 13:15 But I remember it's a big deal. 13:16 Maybe we'll have to update that some up. 13:17 Okay. 13:19 I remember it's a big deal. 13:20 As a kid, you know, I enjoyed a course missions 13:22 and mission stories 13:23 and have the opportunity to push that little clicker 13:25 to follow along with the slides. 13:26 That was a great thing. But that has retired. 13:28 And you all took on then Mission Spotlight, 13:31 which is now Mission Sunlight. 13:33 So, Jordan, that means then 13:34 you've been out in the field then 13:35 shooting some of these. 13:37 Yes, that's correct. 13:38 By God's grace, we've been able to travel 13:40 to over 85 countries. 13:41 Eighty five countries? 13:42 Eighty five countries and tell what God's doing 13:44 in ministries around the world, 13:46 and it's been an incredible experience. 13:47 And to be able to tell the church 13:50 what's going on beyond their borders. 13:52 I was just gonna ask, you just answered the question, 13:53 why is it important to go out into the field and get this? 13:55 Well, you know, we're talking a lot about youth here. 13:58 And in my view, 14:01 youth don't necessarily have an idea 14:03 of how big the church is. 14:05 And so if they can see an idea, 14:07 if they can get an idea of their local churches 14:10 and where the church ends, 14:11 it goes to across the country and then around the world. 14:15 It gives them an idea 14:16 that they're a part of something bigger. 14:18 And to me, 14:19 that's really important for them 14:20 to feel part of something. 14:22 So when you go out into the field, 14:23 then is just the two of you. 14:25 Or I mean, how big of a crew because then you see this, 14:27 you know, Mission Sunlight 14:28 which we get in our local church here as well. 14:31 You take a massive crew with you 14:33 and it's this incredible travel experience 14:35 and everything is just easy and like... 14:39 Okay, I see smiles on your faces. 14:41 Sometimes it's the two of us, sometimes we go individually. 14:46 We travel with a compact set of equipment 14:49 to be as efficient as we can be. 14:51 People think that, 14:52 "Oh, you go to this country or that country, 14:54 you must love seeing all those sites." 14:56 We say, "What sites?" 14:57 Because we go there to tell the story of Jesus. 15:00 Amen. That's right. 15:03 So tell us then, okay, so Network 7, 15:04 then you took on Mission Spotlight, 15:06 then what happened? 15:07 What's transpired since we said 2008 15:08 is when it first launched, 15:10 Mission Sunlight, then what happened? 15:11 So we've continued to have great opportunities 15:13 to work with many different ministries. 15:15 We joined ASI, 15:17 which we love the networking opportunity 15:19 with ASI, 15:20 networking with ministries like 3ABN. 15:22 Amen, we love ASI. Oh, yes. 15:23 But multiple other ministries. 15:26 I don't know if we can go into these, 15:28 but we just got some video clips 15:30 of some of the ministries we've worked with 15:31 Child Impact, Gospel Outreach, 15:36 World Youth Group, 15:37 which incidentally we've been able to actually partner with 15:39 Feet on the Ground with World Youth Group 15:41 in their ministry in Cuba, 15:42 that's been an incredible blessing. 15:44 And when we get to C4 again, 15:46 we'll talk about some of the opportunities 15:48 to take some of our C4 students to Cuba 15:51 with World Youth Group, but we'll get to that. 15:53 And then as I said, ASI, 15:55 3ABN has been a partner with ASI for, 15:58 I don't know how many of these 36 years, 16:01 maybe most of them, if not all of them. 16:02 Network 7 had an opportunity to partner with our local ASI 16:07 Southern Union Chapter and be the media partner. 16:10 And so we've been kind of doing 16:13 a small production versus 16:14 what the large production of 3ABN has been 16:18 in our local Southern Union Chapter. 16:20 And then I want to mention, again, the Jack Blanco story. 16:23 We took Jack to Africa 16:26 back to the place 16:28 where he started international ministry 16:30 in Zimbabwe at Solusi University. 16:34 And there's a video clip here of him 16:36 and some of the professors there from Solusi, 16:38 but also of him, 16:39 leading his favorite hymn 16:41 in the church there for worship 16:43 just a couple years ago. 16:44 Is this a role we're getting ready to go to now then? 16:46 That's right. Okay. 16:47 We've just, we're just showing that now, 16:50 we will show a clip from the documentary 16:52 in a few minutes. 16:53 Okay. Yeah, fantastic. 16:55 And that's an incredible story, too. 16:56 And we appreciate little Blanco 16:57 and the work that God has called him to do. 16:59 I mean, it's incredible story, too. 17:01 And we've been privileged 17:02 to be able to air even that story here, 17:04 like you said several times on 3ABN. 17:05 And we're hoping to do it properly 17:08 to take the documentary to a film product 17:13 as well down the road, 17:15 something similar to what was done 17:16 with the Desmond Doss story. 17:17 Okay. Yeah, it's fantastic. 17:19 And when I think about the work to shoot 17:21 that which we're gonna talk a little bit 17:23 more about that whole, 17:24 I guess, documentary that you put together. 17:25 How long did it actually take to put that together? 17:27 Because I'm assuming that was you, Jordan, 17:29 that you got the post? 17:30 Yeah, I mean, we were working on it 17:32 for three years, 17:35 between taking the ongoing on location, 17:38 all the shooting on location and editing, so. 17:42 Yeah, it's an incredible story. 17:43 I mean, it really is. Yeah. 17:45 So tell us more, a little bit more then about Network 7 17:49 then because I know that you're focusing on young people 17:51 and just tell us, you know, what you have in mind? 17:55 So we've been talking about C4 and hinting at it, 17:58 that's really what's happening now. 17:59 All those other things are continuing. 18:01 But we're expanding the ministry, 18:03 and we're hiring a team for C4. 18:05 So let me just kind of give you a visual. 18:08 And maybe they'll put the logo there on the screen, C4, is 18:13 "Consecrated Creators Communicating Christ." 18:18 So that's where the four C's comes from. 18:21 I love that, say that one more time, 18:22 those are powerful. 18:24 Consecrated Creators Communicating Christ. 18:27 Wow. 18:28 We interact with so many youth and young adults. 18:31 And some of them have gone out into media ministry 18:34 as a one man shop or one woman shop. 18:37 And several things have happened, 18:39 they've struggled with their faith, 18:41 I don't wanna put them down, 18:43 but several have come back to us. 18:44 And they've just really, almost lost their way at times. 18:48 And others have really struggled with the business in 18:50 how to interact with their clients, 18:52 ministry clients, 18:53 but how to interact with them well, and just carrying, 18:56 as we know, from the big picture, 18:59 it's a challenge too, 19:00 you got networking, 19:02 and you've got little details that have to be taken care of. 19:03 And when you're a one person shop, 19:05 boy, that, that's a lot of weight on you. 19:06 Absolutely. That's a lot of responsibility. 19:08 And that's a lot on a young person's shoulders, 19:09 like you said. 19:11 So how does this or how would this fit into 19:12 the big picture of a media missionary? 19:15 So because we've been out in the field, 19:19 doing media stories as media missionaries, 19:23 traveling to 85 countries as Jordan mentioned. 19:24 That's incredible. 19:27 We have people who support our ministry 19:29 and we call them media missionaries too, 19:31 they're a part of just like your support 19:33 is part of the ministry. 19:35 And so we want to build this culture with C4 19:40 to continue as media missionaries, 19:42 young adults being media missionaries. 19:43 Using that term, by the way, media missionary 19:45 might cause people, 19:47 what does that really mean? 19:48 You heard of medical missionaries? 19:49 What does it mean to be a media missionary? 19:51 So we've got a video clip, if we can show it. 19:53 Okay. Yeah, all right. 19:54 Yeah, let's go to that role right now. 19:57 Being a media missionary can mean many different things. 20:00 It means the love of the home, at the heart of the planet, 20:04 the intrepid spirit of a village 20:06 and the vibe of a great metropolis. 20:09 It means camera one, and camera two. 20:12 It means transforming a school, orphanage or hospital. 20:17 It means fire, rain, ice and snow. 20:20 It means gifts by the dollar and by the check. 20:24 It means donations that roll and donations that fly. 20:30 It's a movement on a trail or down a motorway. 20:34 It means family. 20:37 All of us together And individually. 20:41 It's who you are, or who you are becoming. 20:45 And to her, it's a simple gesture, 20:48 that means hope. 20:49 Whatever it means to you, 20:51 being a media missionary means more than you might think. 20:56 Amen. Wow, it's fantastic and exciting. 20:58 So we've been talking about C4. 21:00 So tell me more about C4, Jordan, 21:03 because I know you're gonna be overseeing this project 21:05 under the parent of Network 7. 21:08 So tell us more about C4? Okay. 21:09 About a year ago, we started a... 21:12 We did a small weekend 21:13 with a group of high school students 21:15 down in Florida, 21:17 and focused on giving them the tools 21:20 to tell their story, 21:22 tell what God's done for them, 21:24 tell how God's working in their lives 21:26 in a creative way. 21:28 And in a way that it brings glory to God. 21:30 And so we spent a weekend with them 21:33 and went through how to use the camera, 21:35 how to do framing shots 21:37 and how to set things up like that. 21:39 And from there, we gave them the tools 21:44 to start their own YouTube channel 21:45 to be able to tell those things. 21:48 And they were really excited to do that. 21:51 We spent two days with them. And they were just gung ho. 21:53 So how did you find these young people? 21:55 They were through ASI ministry 21:58 that we had worked with in the past. 22:00 Their pastor reached out to us and said, 22:02 "We've students that are interested in this." 22:04 And we had kind of been talking 22:07 to a couple of different groups about our idea. 22:10 And he heard about it and said, 22:12 "Why don't you come down 22:13 and go through it a little bit with our students 22:16 and that's where the base of it started." 22:20 So it's kind of, I want to say an experiment, 22:22 because that may sound kind of bad, 22:23 but just a trial just to see how the young people reacted, 22:26 kind of, yeah, just figure out 22:28 if there's that much interest in the training 22:30 for media missionaries. 22:32 I mean, this is really fantastic. 22:33 I mean, when I first heard about it 22:34 was just a few months ago, 22:36 and you came up and we did the virtual ASI. 22:37 And you were sharing the vision of C4 like, 22:41 "Oh, yes, " 22:42 because you know, 3ABN can partner with this too. 22:44 Because I mean, 22:46 when you're training young people, 22:47 you know, we can work together 3ABN, C4, 22:49 because 3ABN is always looking for content for one. 22:52 We're looking for good content, 22:53 you know, far as the content that's there, 22:55 but then the professional quality 22:56 that's gonna be produced. 22:58 This is not new to you guys as far as media. 23:00 I mean, you have a pastor background 23:02 but you have gone into all this media missionary 23:05 worked on the Sunlight, 23:06 Mission Sunlight, I mean, it's incredible, 23:08 you have a lot of experience. 23:09 You took it, you have your degree from Southern. 23:12 And then you've been working now for 16 years. 23:15 Is that right for Mission Sunlight, 23:16 so you have a lot of experience, 23:17 and a lot of things to offer to young people. 23:20 When we got involved with ASI even, 23:22 we started working with youth and young adults of our church 23:24 because Heritage Academy, one of our ASI members, 23:29 we started working with their production program 23:31 and they, their kids were coming and helping us 23:33 with live events like this from the ASI standpoint. 23:37 So this C4 weekend 23:39 was somewhat of a test to see how it went. 23:42 But we've had that opportunity 23:43 to interact with youth and young adults 23:44 for many years. 23:46 And it just clearly the Lord is leading 23:49 and opening doors for this. 23:51 I was gonna share about the curriculum. 23:55 Okay. 23:56 If some students are interested in 23:58 what we're gonna be sharing. 24:00 Obviously, our main focus will be videography, 24:02 and photography, and editing. 24:04 Those are the main interests, 24:06 but we also wanna include some other media. 24:09 I won't mention them all here, 24:10 but we'll have some classes with graphic design, 24:14 with social media website. 24:17 Anything else you wanna mention there? 24:19 Lighting. Some print design. 24:20 Print design as well. Studio lighting. 24:22 Studio lighting, okay. 24:23 A little bit of set design. 24:25 So post production as well. 24:27 Obviously, post production. 24:29 You gotta have something to output, so... 24:31 Yeah, absolutely. 24:32 We've been visiting our schools 24:33 and some of them have even mentioned, 24:35 would we consider doing animation. 24:37 If the Lord opens the door, 24:38 that's an expensive direction to go. 24:41 But if the Lord opens the door, 24:42 we certainly would consider animation. 24:44 But then there's some, 24:46 there's two or three other things 24:47 that you might not think of in a media school like this. 24:50 We're following as best we can. 24:52 You have to adapt the Madison Blueprint 24:54 that Ellen White herself had a hand in writing. 24:57 And that blueprint calls for practical work. 24:59 So we're gonna include practical work. 25:01 There on the property, the campus, 25:02 we have some horses. 25:04 We also have gardening opportunities 25:05 and some construction opportunities. 25:07 We're gonna need to build some things 25:08 and restructure some things there on the campus. 25:11 We will also include some business classes. 25:16 One of our board members, Don Van Ornam 25:18 is a retired business professor. 25:20 So he's gonna help make sure we get the right people in. 25:22 And he'll be involved in that teaching some of that 25:25 with business 25:27 because students again get out there 25:29 with that weight on their shoulders, 25:30 you wanna help them with just some basic accounting, 25:31 some basic small business best practices. 25:34 And then, as I mentioned, the practical work, health, 25:38 we want them to understand 25:40 what the right arm of the gospel is. 25:41 Some of our students will be coming 25:42 from our supporting schools 25:44 and so they'll understand, 25:45 but other students may be coming from secular 25:47 like the C4 weekend, 25:48 those were all public school students. 25:49 Wow, that's incredible. 25:51 And to understand, 25:52 really have a grip on the right arm of the gospel, 25:53 because our focus at the end of the program 25:56 will be to help integrate them into ministries, 25:58 ASI, OCI, other Seventh-day Adventists. 26:01 Maybe 3ABN? 26:02 Maybe 3ABN. Absolutely. 26:03 And so for them to understand the health message, 26:06 if they're struggling, 26:07 not only to understand the health message, 26:09 as they may be editing it, 26:10 and putting it in the right context, 26:12 did not make a mistake with the video side, 26:14 but also in their own personal life, 26:16 if they're struggling, 26:17 it might be depression, 26:19 it might just be some health issue. 26:20 To understand how the right arm of the gospel 26:22 affects that work, 26:23 it will be a blessing for them as an individual as well. 26:26 So we're trying to include a well rounded program 26:29 that really equips a young adult to go out there, 26:32 maybe two of them go out, 26:34 and they work with the ministry, 26:35 maybe they go out solo, 26:36 maybe they work with several ministries. 26:38 Some ministries can't afford somebody full time. 26:40 And so they might have to work for two or three 26:43 to have a sustainable income. 26:46 Again, just want to give them the tools 26:47 on how they can be a media missionary. 26:51 You know, I love the curriculum, 26:53 because a lot of times when you think of media 26:55 in this day and age, 26:56 it seems like we're all so stuck behind 26:58 either a computer, or cell phones, 27:00 or tablets all day long, 27:01 but the young people are gonna have the opportunity 27:04 to get outside too and breathe some fresh air. 27:06 And to do some practical work outside 27:09 along with learning all the videography, 27:11 photography aspect too, it's fantastic. 27:13 And a side story of what you just said 27:15 holding up your device. 27:16 They're gonna be creating video and content 27:21 for those devices. 27:22 I mean, that is where whether we like it or not, 27:24 that is where the world is at. 27:26 Even across the board 27:27 in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 27:29 people are getting their content. 27:30 As you mentioned earlier, 27:31 people watching 3ABN right now on their devices. 27:33 So we need to be answering that call. 27:34 We can't afford to wait 27:36 to do this better or that better 27:38 whatever, we need to get into it. 27:39 And that's really where we felt the call 27:42 to connect with our youth and young adults through that. 27:44 That's fantastic. 27:45 You know, when I think about 27:47 what God has laid upon your heart is fantastic, 27:48 because it is the way the world is going. 27:50 And there's so much content that's being put out there. 27:52 But as for the devil, may I just say that. 27:54 And there's so much opportunity that we have as Christians, 27:56 Seventh-day Adventist Christians 27:58 to put the gospel out there, 27:59 and to share the love of Jesus to others is fantastic. 28:01 So there's someone at home right now, 28:03 there's young person, young adult that says, 28:04 "Hey, I'm in." 28:06 Now what happens next? 28:07 Because do they need to come with a whole bunch of gear, 28:09 they may say, 28:11 "Man, I don't have anything. All I've got is just me." 28:12 They need to come with their own equipment to come. 28:15 You said it starts in August of 2021. 28:17 And you said only 12 students. 28:18 So someone right now saying, please tell me, 28:20 I'm ready to sign up right now because that's limited. 28:22 I mean, this program is going to the entire world. 28:24 So 12 is not many. 28:26 So what do they need to do to start? 28:28 Well, first, they can reach out to us on our website 28:30 or on social media. 28:32 And what is that? 28:33 For our social media, it's C4 Mission. 28:36 And that's on Instagram and Facebook. 28:38 So they can find us on both those places. 28:40 And then... 28:42 And they can find applications and information more. 28:43 That's okay. 28:45 So there's an application 28:46 so they would fill out an application. 28:47 And if they have their own equipment, 28:49 we're happy for them to bring it 28:50 so that they can use the equipment 28:52 that they're used to, that they know. 28:53 But we also have cameras on site, 28:55 we have computers on site for editing. 28:57 Do you really? 28:59 So we'll have the equipment there for them 29:00 to be able to use. 29:01 Wow, because only 12 students I mean, that's not many. 29:04 And you're keeping it small for a reason, I'm sure. 29:07 Trying to follow a biblical model of 12. 29:09 Okay. 29:10 Oh, that's neat. Okay. 29:12 And Madison Blueprint was to send out ministries 29:14 that were small that were training. 29:16 So how long are you training? 29:17 Because, okay, so someone may say, 29:19 "Okay, are you talking like a four year like, 29:21 I have to dedicate four years of my life to the curriculum?" 29:24 We're doing a nine month program. 29:25 So we'll start in August and end in May. 29:27 And with 12 students that gives a lot of time 29:30 for one on one time 29:31 with the instructors, 29:33 with our staff that will be in media 29:36 and give them a lot of in depth training in it. 29:40 So will there be like place for them to board this 29:43 or is they have to find their own housing? 29:45 It's a live in campus. Fantastic. 29:48 So we have a couple of buildings 29:49 will have guys and girls separated, of course. 29:52 We get asked that a lot. 29:54 So I feel like mentioning that. 29:55 Yeah, that's good. So yeah. 29:57 And food, someone's cooking or the students are cooking? 30:00 We have not hired the cook. 30:02 But we've interviewed a couple 30:03 and really impressed with the possibilities. 30:06 Some of the places where those two are working 30:08 are already worried 30:09 that we're gonna take their very best cook, 30:11 but we're excited about it, so. 30:13 God will fill the need wherever, 30:15 wherever it's necessary. 30:16 Yeah, fantastic. 30:18 So then I'm thinking about equipment. 30:20 Maybe I'm jumping ahead too far here. 30:21 But with the equipment, I mean, this is incredible, 30:23 because I know here at 3ABN 30:24 having studios and control rooms, 30:25 that's, it takes quite a bit of money. 30:27 So you said there's actually 30:29 you already have some computers, 30:30 you do have some equipment 30:31 that God's provided already for C4? 30:33 We do. 30:34 We've been a production house for 16 years now. 30:37 So we have our own equipment that we've been using, 30:40 but we've had some generous donors 30:42 who have approached us 30:43 without us even talking to them about the project so far. 30:46 And they've said 30:48 we've been impressed that you need this 30:50 and you need to be able to outfit 30:53 equipment for the students. 30:55 And so God is already leading before we can even ask. 30:58 It's been incredible. 31:00 Wow, that was... That's fantastic. 31:01 Jordan mentioning those donors was incredibly affirming. 31:05 Because, you know, Satan is pesky. 31:07 He is. And he plants doubts. 31:09 And so when you have one donor do this out of the blue, 31:13 and then you have another one out of the blue, 31:14 somebody you haven't even talked to about, 31:16 that's just so affirming, they say, 31:18 "Hey, I hear this is happening. 31:20 I wanna be a part or use this wherever God is, 31:23 is leading right now." 31:25 Yeah, yeah, that's incredible. 31:27 You know, because that is confirming to know, 31:28 hey, God, You've got this because, 31:29 you know, it's a dream that God's given you, 31:31 you know, to build C4 and to train the young people. 31:34 Go ahead, you're gonna say something else. 31:35 That's awesome. 31:37 I just wanna mention, we talked about curriculum, 31:38 but I forgot to mention, 31:40 there are gonna be about three trips a year. 31:42 And I say about because there might be four, 31:45 where we're gonna be taking the students out with us 31:48 to different locations 31:50 internationally and domestically. 31:51 Are you shooting more Mission Sunlights? 31:53 That's right. 31:54 One of those trips will be taking them 31:55 on a Mission Sunlight trip. 31:57 So for instance, 31:58 we don't have a picture, I'm sorry. 32:00 But recently, we were in Kenya. 32:01 So we went to Nairobi and Kisumu. 32:03 And then we also traveled to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. 32:08 And so we would be able to break up 32:09 the group into teams, 32:11 and different leaders, 32:12 like Jordan might go one direction, 32:14 our executive director may go another direction, 32:15 I may go another direction. 32:17 And we'll take the students to get 32:19 what it is in the heart of the mission field 32:23 opportunities to be media missionaries, 32:25 and produce those stories 32:26 that will be shown literally 32:28 around the world with Mission Sunlight. 32:30 And then I mentioned World Youth Group, 32:32 World Youth Group has a fantastic program 32:34 of evangelism for youth. 32:36 They're taking many of our academies 32:38 from all over the world to Cuba 32:40 and doing public evangelism 32:42 in places where there is no Adventist presence. 32:46 And so, we're wanting to partner with them. 32:49 And we'll take youth and young adults down 32:51 to do public evangelism, 32:52 again, another training tool where they understand the, 32:57 that aspect of the church work, 33:00 and then they'll produce media stories, 33:02 while they are there grabbing those stories of people 33:05 who are baptized, who were, whose lives are transformed 33:07 either those in the campaign or from previous campaign. 33:09 So, again, storytelling, 33:11 and these may end up coming back to 3ABN. 33:13 I'm sorry, you're gonna say something. 33:15 For me that's just amazing. 33:16 So actually the young people are gonna be there 33:17 recording the event, is that right? 33:19 But also, they're involved 33:21 with the standing up on the stage, so to speak, 33:23 and actually presenting the Word of God. 33:24 That's right. Wow. 33:26 And again, that ASI networking and connection, 33:28 we're all a ministry family. 33:30 Amen. 33:31 So then what's the goal then? 33:33 So once someone's been through this for nine months, 33:35 and the young person's been, they've trained, 33:37 they've been out in the field, they've got a lot of knowledge, 33:40 then what's your dream? 33:41 What happens next for that person, 33:42 that young adult? 33:44 Well, we wanna be a place 33:45 where organizations can come to us and say, 33:48 we're looking for somebody to fill this role. 33:50 We wanna build a network 33:51 where we can say 33:53 this person will fill this role for you. 33:54 And as Christopher said, 33:56 some organizations can't afford to have one person full time. 34:00 And so if we had a couple people come to us, 34:01 we could say, this person can come in here 34:04 and fill this role, 34:05 and work with a couple of different organizations 34:08 to meet that need. 34:10 And ministries have already been coming and saying, 34:12 could you train somebody to just work part time for us 34:15 or a third of the time with us? 34:17 And so, there is a need that again, 34:19 that was another tangible affirmation of, 34:21 can you bring in some youth and young adults to help us. 34:24 We can't afford you full time or whatever. 34:26 But could we bring in a youth or young adult? 34:28 Wow. 34:29 So in other words, let's say use 3ABN as an example then. 34:32 So like, if we need a project done, 34:35 you'd be willing to do that project 34:37 or also, like if we need someone like 34:38 part time to help us out with a special project. 34:40 Is that what you're referring to? 34:42 Sure, absolutely. Yeah. 34:43 No, that's absolutely amazing, 34:45 then that you think about the content 34:47 because again, there's so much content 34:48 that's out there, 34:50 but sometimes it's just hard to actually get it recorded 34:51 and then out on, 34:53 like the devices and things like that. 34:54 So C4, what incredible vision. 34:56 So tell us more, 34:57 what else to say you got about C4? 34:59 Well, Greg, we've been talking about 35:01 youth and young adults, 35:03 we've been talking about media missionaries, 35:05 training those youth and young adults. 35:08 So in our experience, and I'm sure in yours as well, 35:12 as you folks travel around the country, 35:14 youth and young adults have a yearning 35:15 to be making a difference. 35:17 They have a yearning for positive media, 35:20 because there's plenty of negative out there 35:21 for them to consume. 35:23 Their friends are consuming it, 35:24 they're sharing with one another, 35:26 hey, look at, you know, there's so many temptations, 35:28 and we're just seeing that 35:30 youth and young adults have a heart for ministry. 35:33 They may not completely know how to get there, 35:35 they may not know completely how to use their skills. 35:37 And again, we talked about some that get discouraged 35:39 when they do try to use their skills. 35:41 So this is really, really about to paraphrase, 35:46 creating an army of youth, 35:49 to be media ministry missionaries, 35:52 who will take the three angels' messages 35:55 through media around the world. 35:57 Wow. I love it. 35:58 You know, I think about I'm sure you've seen, 36:00 I mean, you've been to, 36:01 you travel around a number of different academies as well. 36:03 And I'm sure universities and colleges too. 36:06 And you see young people that are involved, 36:07 I think about our own local church 36:09 here at the Thompsonville Church, 36:10 we stream our services every Sabbath. 36:12 You know, Thompsonville Seventh-day 36:13 Adventist Church does. 36:14 We have young people that are there, 36:16 you know, learning to run the cameras 36:17 that the church has purchased and things like that. 36:19 But you always see some of those young people say, 36:21 "Hey, I want more, I want to learn more, 36:24 I want to do this, 36:25 but I don't know how to do this, 36:26 I can't afford this type of stuff." 36:28 Well, that's what C4 is all about. 36:29 That's right. 36:30 And like you said, 36:32 there's always somebody hanging around 36:33 when you're doing production. 36:34 There's always somebody looking over your shoulder. 36:36 They want to know 36:37 what you're doing and how you do it. 36:39 And so we want to give an outlet for that 36:40 and train them 36:41 so that they can go on and do it 36:43 in a powerful way for Lord. 36:45 I'm thinking about two young person 36:46 could come in and take the course 36:47 and then actually go back to the church. 36:49 That's right. 36:50 And make a massive difference, 36:51 like the church just go to another level 36:53 with social media, design, 36:55 production quality, all of that. 36:57 And we talk to our older church members 37:00 are what I like to call them more mature members. 37:04 All the time, who have a real heart 37:06 for not just their children, but their grandchildren. 37:09 Amen. 37:10 They want to make sure that their grandchildren 37:12 find a connection. 37:13 That's how we keep youth and young adults in the church 37:15 being connected. 37:16 That's how all of us stay in the church 37:18 is because of a connection. 37:19 Hopefully, 37:20 it's a deep connection with Christ. 37:22 But little things build that. 37:23 And through media, 37:25 a youth or young adult can stay connected. 37:27 Not only do they find their place 37:29 where they can be in ministry, 37:30 but they stay connected 37:31 to supporting their local church, 37:33 or going out and supporting a mission field 37:37 or ministry somewhere out there. 37:39 And so, if there's a more mature member watching, 37:45 we'd encourage them 37:46 to share with their children or grandchildren this ministry 37:51 because C4 could be life changing, 37:55 not just for the people that the media eventually reaches, 37:57 but for that one individual young adult. 38:00 Amen. Oh, yeah. 38:01 And I think it's really neat, 38:03 because there's so much interest in media. 38:05 I've seen what some people 38:06 have even shot with their phones. 38:07 I mean, it's phenomenal, 38:09 actually the talent that is out there, 38:10 but then to be able to take it to the level like, 38:12 you know, the lighting aspect, 38:13 you know, a lot of people may not consider 38:15 even the lighting that it takes to do a set like this, 38:18 or when you're out in the field, 38:19 how do you do lighting in the field? 38:21 You know, okay, so I'm out, okay, you're looking for, 38:23 you know, the way, the light, 38:24 the shadows, and all that kind of stuff. 38:25 And all that's being, 38:27 you guys are training them, right? 38:28 To do all of this. 38:30 It's amazing. 38:31 All of the little pieces of media 38:32 that we can incorporate, 38:34 we will incorporate into that nine months. 38:35 So in a few minutes, 38:36 we're gonna actually put up on the screen 38:38 what we call our address role, 38:39 which gives you the opportunity to get more information. 38:41 But again, that's just in a few minutes, 38:42 so get your pen and paper ready, 38:44 or your phone so you can take notes 38:46 on how to contact them. 38:47 But tell us again, just again, pitch this, August of 2021. 38:52 Again, what is happening August 21? 38:53 Because this is huge, 38:54 and there's only 12 slots available, 38:56 open spots available. 38:57 So just tell everyone again, 38:59 what's happening again in August of this year? 39:00 We're starting, we're opening our doors for C4. 39:03 And, you know, you talked about 39:06 how students are always looking for something more. 39:09 The way technology is advanced, 39:10 it's so much more attainable now 39:12 than it has ever been. 39:14 And so we're opening our doors to train them how to use it, 39:18 so that they can use that to finish the... 39:22 to bring the gospel to the rest of the world 39:23 to finish the work. 39:24 Amen. Only 12 students too. 39:26 Twelve students. Okay. 39:27 C4 is "Consecrated Creators Communicating Christ." 39:30 Love it. 39:32 And there are many ways to communicate Christ. 39:35 We don't wanna miss the consecrated part. 39:36 We want to help grow their spiritual lives 39:39 by communicating Christ. 39:40 We talked about the Jack Blanco story. 39:42 Yes. 39:43 Aired here on 3ABN several times, 39:45 maybe again in the future. 39:46 That's right. 39:47 And we want to take that project, 39:49 the Blanco Project we call it to film platform. 39:53 And so in order to do that, 39:55 C4 students could be involved in producing a film even. 39:59 I do want to if we can show just a one of the promos 40:03 that was produced for the Jack Blanco story 40:04 if people aren't familiar with it. 40:06 And when it comes to 3ABN, 40:08 they'll maybe be interested in watching it. 40:09 Okay, yeah. 40:10 So let's go to that little promo video right now. 41:32 Amen. Well done. 41:33 That's a great little promo and Elder Jack Blanco, 41:35 what an incredible man. 41:36 Lord used him in a mighty way. 41:38 And his clear word, 41:39 devotional paraphrase has literally reached millions. 41:42 Sure has. 41:43 And have been transformational. 41:45 His life story we had 41:46 when we were producing the documentary, 41:48 we had three young adults with us, 41:51 three or four, actually, 41:52 because we went to multiple locations 41:54 internationally. 41:55 They were so moved by watching his experience. 42:00 And so when we talk about carrying this experience 42:04 to young adults at C4 42:07 that kind of heart appeal to transform them 42:10 to see how media can transform and change people's lives. 42:13 That's what we wanna give them. 42:15 If people are wondering what we mean by that, 42:18 we're not just talking about emotion, 42:20 we're just really talking about transformation. 42:22 And we're gonna show a clip here of Jack 42:25 going to what was a labor camp, 42:28 when he was a teenager going to this labor camp. 42:31 And recognizing the exact place 42:34 where he was the best way to describe it was translated, 42:38 he was physically in one place about to enter a gate 42:41 with a bunch of other prisoners. 42:44 And all of a sudden, just boom, 42:45 he was out in the woods far. 42:47 I mean, he could still see the camp, 42:49 but he was far away, and he was safe. 42:51 And that experience, 42:53 the video is the moment that he realized 42:56 that he was at that place where he had been walking 42:58 from the train track was right by the building, 43:01 and just watching him. 43:03 And that's the kind of experience 43:05 that we want to bring to youth and young adults. 43:07 So you were there with your team 43:09 is what you're saying. 43:10 We were and a number of youth and young adults on, 43:11 of course, they're behind cameras. 43:13 Yeah. But they're experiencing that. 43:15 By the way people are gonna go where is that in his book. 43:18 So Jack was careful in the book 43:19 because he knew it would have a broad viewership. 43:21 And he just used the wording that 43:24 he was able to just slip through the gate and get away. 43:27 He didn't want people to get caught on the supernatural. 43:30 But when we got to the documentary, 43:32 he was more comfortable 43:33 with the culture that we live in. 43:35 And people would understand 43:36 what it meant for that to happen 43:38 in the blink of an eye. 43:39 So what we're getting ready to see right now 43:40 then is when he realized this is the spot 43:43 where God performed 43:44 this powerful miracle in his life. 43:45 There were so many miracles 43:47 as we were producing this story. 43:48 And this is just one of them. 43:50 We didn't even know when we left for Germany 43:52 where this location was. 43:53 We were, we had an idea 43:55 and we were driving around and it turns out, 43:57 it's now a Science Research Center in Leipzig. 43:59 And so where the scene opens up, 44:01 we're walking on the sidewalk outside the research center. 44:05 And one of the miracles just Lord open the gate, 44:08 when student happen to be going through it 44:10 open the gate and allowed us to enter. 44:12 There's a little Memorial Holocaust Museum there. 44:15 But it wasn't open that day. 44:17 But that student allowed us, chit chatted with us, 44:19 allowed us to go in. 44:21 Probably we couldn't have gotten past 44:22 the big security guards. 44:24 But that little side gate we were able to get in, 44:26 and then just watch Jack as that moment hits him 44:29 as he realizes, 44:31 if he had entered that labor camp, 44:32 that would have been the end. 44:33 Yeah. Wow. 44:35 God had more for him. Amen. 44:36 That's a message we wanna teach to our youth and young adults. 44:38 God has more for you. Amen. 44:39 So yeah, let's go 44:41 to that powerful role right now. 44:43 In 2012, 44:45 Jack and the documentary team found the place 44:47 where he was supernaturally transported 44:49 away from the labor camp. 44:51 It now serves as a governmental Scientific Research Center 44:54 in Leipzig, Germany. 44:56 It was an emotional moment for Jack 44:58 as he remembered his near death experience 45:00 at the hands of one of the Third Reich's 45:02 most lethal labor and concentration camps. 45:06 Jack's experience is like the biblical story of Philip 45:09 found in Acts 8 45:10 when God took Philip 45:11 bodily from the road by Jerusalem, 45:13 and placed him in another city. 45:15 You must have gotten close to this 45:17 before you found yourself inside of this wall. 45:20 Well, that's the point. Yeah. 45:22 Wow. 45:24 I'm getting the chills. 45:27 But this would have been the main entrance. 45:29 You had, you've have been close to here. 45:30 I'm gonna kneel down here and have a little prayer. 45:32 Okay. 45:55 Jack was free. 45:57 During the next two days, 45:58 he made his way back to his grandparent's farm. 46:02 Wow. 46:03 It's an incredibly powerful story. 46:05 It really is. 46:06 You know, I saw you there, 46:08 of course, on camera, Christopher. 46:10 But what about you, Jordan? Because you're on camera. 46:12 We didn't see you in this. What's it like for you? 46:14 Because you were there recording this, 46:16 what does that do for you? 46:18 You know, you've to keep running. 46:20 You've keep rolling. 46:21 It's sometimes hard. 46:23 But it was emotional for all of us to be there. 46:25 As Dr. Blanco said he had chills, 46:28 and we all felt them. 46:31 It was just a powerful experience 46:33 to be there for. 46:34 I mean, you've seen 46:35 a lot of incredible miracle stories, 46:37 this being one here. 46:38 So you have one you wanna share? 46:39 Yeah. 46:41 Your experience has been out there in the field? 46:42 Yeah. 46:44 So when we travel for Mission Sunlight, 46:45 we try to get a mixture of the project sites 46:49 as well as everyday life. 46:51 So we wanna show our viewers what it's like in the villages, 46:56 the cities that we're going to. 46:57 And one time we were in Abidjan, 47:00 Cote d'Ivoire, 47:01 and we were taken to this little market 47:03 to get some market scenes. 47:06 The colors are always bright there. 47:07 People are usually happy and milling about and so. 47:10 Tell them who took us? 47:12 The church leaders there in the division 47:15 took us to visit this market. 47:17 Sure. 47:19 And we always get permission before we go, 47:21 we try to make sure that it's okay. 47:24 So you're visiting this to record 47:25 some of the like the beautiful, like that culture? 47:28 Yeah, the people in the market, the vegetables, 47:30 they're bright in color, 47:32 and just the interactions of the village, you know. 47:35 One of the tools we found is 47:37 if you go to a public market like that, 47:39 that's open, you can get lots of people shots, 47:41 and it's a concentrated area. 47:42 So you don't have to be traveling 47:44 all over the city to try 47:45 and get if you can find a busy part of the city 47:47 or a market like that. 47:48 Just a little trick of the trade. 47:50 They're just doing, minding your business, right, 47:51 getting good videography. 47:52 And as we're shooting different shots, 47:55 you know, we get close ups, we get wide shots, 47:57 we kind of got a sense that 47:58 people are getting a little agitated with us, 48:00 and that's never a good sign, 48:02 especially in the country you don't speak the language. 48:05 And so we weren't sure really what was going on. 48:08 But we had a sense that 48:09 we probably should start moving on. 48:11 We've done this for long enough that you kind of get the idea 48:14 that it's time to leave. 48:16 So we started heading back to where we had parked. 48:19 And next thing we knew we are yelling. 48:22 And we turned around and there were a couple of guys 48:25 running towards us. 48:27 And we... 48:28 Were they like friendly smiles and saying hey? 48:30 They were not friendly smiles. 48:32 They were quite upset. 48:33 And they, at least two of them, 48:35 maybe all three of them 48:37 had machetes in their hands and... 48:38 Machetes? Machetes, yeah. 48:40 This is not a friendly greeting. 48:41 They were not happy to see us, they were quite upset. 48:44 And so we started moving faster towards our vehicle. 48:48 I would do too. 48:49 Because we just wanted to get out of there 48:52 and we realized that 48:53 we were not gonna make it to our vehicle 48:55 before they caught up to us. 48:56 And so we kind of stopped and tried to be nice 49:00 and tried to converse with them. 49:03 But obviously they didn't speak English. 49:04 And so it was just the two of us at this point. 49:07 And they took us through the market, 49:11 and we had no idea what was going on. 49:13 And there was nobody around that we recognized 49:15 from our interactions previously, 49:18 and they took us into the small office. 49:21 And as we got in there, there was a very big desk, 49:24 probably about the size of this desk, 49:26 maybe a little bit bigger. 49:28 And I'll tell you, 49:29 when you're sitting on the other side of this desk, 49:32 it makes you feel really small, 49:34 not being able to communicate with the people in the room. 49:36 So you're in trouble? 49:38 We didn't know how much trouble we were in. 49:42 But there was a lady sitting on the other side of it. 49:44 And she had a panel of 49:47 I would call it a panel of other women 49:49 in the room with her. 49:51 And we're trying to communicate what we're doing, 49:53 why we're there. 49:55 And as we're in there, 49:57 this younger woman walks in 49:59 and she starts talking to the lady behind the desk. 50:01 Turns out that she was the daughter of the woman 50:04 and she said, 50:05 she had been to our Adventist University 50:07 in Maryland, 50:08 Washington Adventist University. 50:09 Oh, wow. 50:11 And she said, if these people are working with the church, 50:12 they're okay. 50:14 As in the Seventh-day Adventist Church? 50:15 Yeah. 50:16 And so they let us go. 50:18 And as you can see on the screen here, 50:19 we got a picture with the gentleman 50:21 that chased us down. 50:22 No machetes. I see no machetes. 50:24 There were a lot happier at this point. 50:25 But it turns out that this was a market 50:26 for battered women. 50:28 And I was to give them income. Yeah. 50:30 And so they were trying to protect those women, 50:32 they didn't know why we were there. 50:33 They didn't know what our goal was. 50:35 And they just wanted to protect them 50:36 and keep them safe. 50:38 So they were technically doing their job. 50:39 They just weren't sure exactly what you were doing, 50:40 but what a miracle? 50:42 And we should say the church leaders 50:43 did eventually come in and talk with her too. 50:45 And so it was a good witnessing opportunity 50:47 that wouldn't have happened. 50:48 It just was a little interesting, 50:49 the way it started. 50:51 Not all of our stories are that exciting. 50:52 But some of them are, 50:54 are quite exciting at times, so... 50:56 You know, it's incredible, 50:57 you know, we think about the miracles, 50:59 you know, of how Network 7 started. 51:02 And then I'm thinking about the vision for C4, 51:04 and what God is doing. 51:06 I mean, I'm just so excited about this, 51:07 because God is raising up an army of young people, 51:11 as Christopher mentioned earlier, 51:12 and C4 is gonna be part of that too, 51:15 training young people in media. 51:17 And it's such a needed field 51:20 for young people to be trained in 51:21 because, again, we're connected, 51:22 it seems like to our phones and all these devices, 51:24 but to put content out there, 51:26 but to be able to present it 51:27 in the way that Christ would want us to do, 51:29 that is what C4 is all about. 51:31 We're getting ready to go to now's the address role 51:34 that gives you the opportunity 51:35 of how you can put an application in 51:37 for the C4 classes, right? 51:39 That'll be on the address role and also too, 51:42 they're looking for support as well 51:43 for equipment and other things that they need 51:45 to get this school up and going. 51:47 So here's the address role 51:48 and the more information that you can get for C4. 51:52 For more information about Network 7 Media Center, 51:55 please contact them at PO Box 25468, 51:59 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37422. 52:02 That's PO Box 25468, 52:05 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37422. 52:08 Their phone number is 423-855-4877. 52:13 That's 423-855-4877. 52:17 Their web address is n7mc.org. 52:22 That's n7mc.org. 52:26 And you can reach them via email 52:27 at admin@n7mc.org |
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