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01:07 Well, hello, friends.
01:08 And welcome to another 3ABN today. 01:11 We're so glad that you've joined us, 01:13 myself and my lovely wife, Rise. 01:16 We have a great program today. 01:18 We're going to be talking about the health message. 01:20 We're going to be talking about Wildwood Health Institute. 01:24 And we are so thankful for the message, 01:27 the blueprint that God has given us in regards to health. 01:30 There are a lot of people out there today, 01:32 and you may be one of them, who need some health help. 01:36 So we want to encourage you to stay with us 01:38 because we're going to be talking about health, 01:41 and perhaps the very thing that you're going to need 01:44 to improve your health. 01:46 We have two guests with us today from Wildwood 01:49 Health Institute and we're going to introduce those 01:51 two guests right now. 01:53 To my immediate right is Vaughan Sparrow. 01:55 Vaughan, glad you're here. 01:57 Thank you. Good to be here. 01:59 And to his right is Raven White. 02:03 Raven, glad you're here. 02:04 Thank you for having us. 02:05 So we are going to be looking at the Wildwood Health Institute. 02:09 We're also going to be hearing some testimonies. 02:11 And we're going to be talking about the principles 02:14 upon which this lifestyle center is based. 02:18 Principles that God has given us that can help you 02:20 to have great health, improved health, 02:23 or to help you with perhaps a little health crisis 02:26 that you might be dealing with. 02:27 And we're going to do that right after this special music 02:30 from our friend, Jayme Stabel; Holy, Holy, Holy. 05:30 I wish I could play, yeah praise the Lord, 05:32 I wish I could play the piano like that. 05:34 Thank you, Jayme. That was amazing. 05:37 Well praise the Lord, let's get right into our program. 05:39 Rise, would you like to have a word of prayer 05:40 for us as we get started? 05:41 - Yeah, sure. - Alright, let's pray together. 05:43 Father in heaven, we're just so grateful 05:44 that to each one you've given a place and a work. 05:47 And as we talk with Raven and Vaughan, we just 05:51 pray that as they share with us the place that You've put them 05:54 and the work that You've given to them and laid on their hearts 05:56 that You be honored and glorified. 05:58 And that those who are watching, their hearts would be touched 06:01 and blessed in some way. 06:03 May Your Spirit rule and inspire. 06:06 We ask in Jesus' name, amen. 06:08 ~ Amen. ~ Amen. 06:10 So, Vaughan, I'm just going to start with a question. 06:11 It's been a while, there may be viewers out there 06:15 who have never heard of Wildwood. 06:16 It's been a few years since you've been here. 06:18 Can you tell us and give us a little introduction to Wildwood? 06:21 What is Wildwood? Tell us a little about Wildwood. 06:23 So Wildwood is located in the little town of Wildwood Georgia. 06:29 Just outside of Chattanooga Tennessee. 06:33 And the state line divides our property into two. 06:37 But Wildwood was started, or incorporated, let's say, 06:41 in 1942; it was started a couple of years before. 06:44 But incorporated in 1942 06:47 as Wildwood Sanitarium Incorporated. 06:50 And the idea behind the ministry was of health work 06:56 and health education. 06:58 And in those early years we started as a hospital. 07:02 It was a tiny little hospital. 07:04 And in the early 70's the current building that we operate 07:09 our lifestyle center out of was a state-licensed hospital. 07:14 And we operated like that for a number of years 07:17 until the two philosophies became a little more divergent 07:21 and we lost our insurance coverage. 07:26 And then it was cut back to a 13-bed state licensed 07:31 hospital, from 39, to where the lifestyle center was born. 07:37 And along with the lifestyle center today 07:40 we have an education program. 07:44 Our center of health evangelism operates a six months training 07:50 school for medical missionaries. 07:53 And then there's a possibility of select students after that 07:57 doing the advanced training, which is for an additional year, 08:00 and being able to either take the Lifestyle Counselor 08:04 course or the Ministry Management course. 08:07 ~ Okay. 08:08 We also have the Wildwood natural food store 08:13 that people travel to and come to buy whole foods, 08:18 along with our little herb store that's included in that. 08:22 Which is kind of like the pharmacy 08:24 for the lifestyle center. 08:26 We have a little farm. 08:27 But we sit on 640 acres of woods and rolling hills, 08:32 and it's a beautiful campus. 08:36 Many people that come to visit us say, "When we drive onto 08:39 this campus we just feel peace and the love of God here." 08:44 And so, we believe that we're involved in a spiritual work. 08:48 And I'll share more about that a little bit more later. 08:52 But that's basically Wildwood in a nut shell. 08:56 And there's more that can been seen in a video that 09:00 we can have a look at and give you a little tour. 09:06 Alright, sounds good. 09:07 Let's check it out. 09:17 Wildwood started medical missionary work in 1942 09:21 with the purpose of restoring God's image in man. 09:27 We did not just envision people locally, 09:30 but all over the world. 09:33 We set out to inspire a global movement, 09:35 to train missionaries, to use health evangelism, 09:38 so that lives could be changed forever. 09:42 Every semester we see students from all parts of the world 09:45 eager to learn what medical missionary work is all about. 09:49 They get immersed in hands-on training on God's method of 09:52 healing and restoration and transformation. 09:56 They get also the opportunity to go to the communities 10:00 around our campus meeting people where they are, 10:03 sharing with them what they are learning in their classes, 10:07 and at the same time showing the compassion of Christ to them. 10:11 Once a semester they also get an opportunity to come with us 10:15 to a church in a city of the U.S. inspiring other 10:19 church members to follow in the footsteps of Jesus 10:22 of healing, preaching, and teaching. 10:25 After that training is over, they get launched to other parts 10:29 of the world and they become ambassadors of Jesus Christ. 10:34 Sometimes I think me on the phone, like, 10:38 "Oh, you know what I'm learning in the class. 10:40 I'm learning about bees, I'm learning about theology. 10:44 And you know what's happening in your body?" 10:46 God is literally using me to share the love of God. 10:51 And I have three friends that are coming to Wildwood because 10:55 they love what God is doing in my life, and they want the same. 11:02 They want to be a missionary, and they want to serve God, 11:08 and they want to learn how the body works 11:12 and how you can help more people like Jesus did. 11:15 Every worker that is employed by Wildwood 11:20 has to have a basic knowledge at least 11:23 of God's healing practices. 11:26 And that is a basic requirement that we also have 11:31 when people come to work in the natural food store. 11:34 Every day we have people coming in asking these questions, 11:39 not only about what food can I eat, but what natural remedies 11:43 do you have for specific conditions. 11:46 And fortunately, we have the people there that can share 11:51 with them and can help educate them. 11:54 And in doing so, we form friendships. 11:57 And we're able to share not only literature with them, 12:00 but also from our personal experiences and how this 12:05 knowledge has actually benefited us. 12:08 And we also have people attending church now 12:11 because of contacts that they've made through 12:14 the natural food store. 12:16 And in so doing, I believe we actually reach our wider 12:21 community and fulfill the mission statement of Wildwood. 12:26 When I think about our vision and how 12:29 Wildwood Lifestyle Center is inspiring a global movement 12:34 using God's method for restoration and transformation 12:37 of lives, I don't think about the hydrotherapy, 12:40 I don't think about the staff even trying to share Christ 12:43 with people, or even our 640 acres of land of peace and joy. 12:47 I think about our guests who say, "You know, 12:52 I want to actually turn my home into a sanitarium 12:54 because you all have transformed me." 12:57 Or when they leave here and they want to be a part of our 13:00 educational system because they want to be able to 13:04 help someone else the way we've helped them, 13:06 and even decided to join our team and be a part of the work. 13:11 When those people do that, that makes us even want 13:13 to enhance more of sharing the gospel. 13:16 And one of the things that we're doing here in the 13:18 lifestyle center is that we're trying to tackle even more 13:21 the diabetic crisis within the United States. 13:24 So one of the things that we're doing is a research program 13:27 to be able to show and prove and write articles that 13:31 the methods that we're doing here is making an 13:32 impact within diabetes, as well as create a book 13:36 so we can be able to share again what God's methods can do 13:41 in healing someone who has diabetes? 13:43 We're also, starting this October, having a CNA course 13:48 that we can maybe help people going into people's homes 13:50 to not only help them with cancer, diabetes, hypertension, 13:54 but also to show God's method of love and care 13:57 as simple remedies in the home. 13:59 I tell you, it's an inspiring thing to be here 14:02 to see what God is doing in the lives of others. 14:04 And we pray that the new adventures that we're 14:06 reaching out to do will even cause a greater global movement. 14:11 Our work is more crucial than ever before. 14:16 Serving, educating, healing since 1942. 14:25 - That was amazing. - That was really amazing. 14:27 I don't want to just hone in on this, because it 14:29 seems like Wildwood is so much more, but I think it's 14:31 so cool that you guys have this research that 14:33 you're doing too kind of validate the results of 14:36 what you're seeing, and let people know about it. 14:39 This is evidence-based. 14:40 ~ Amen. - Yeah, that's cool. 14:42 I'm kind of curious, what do you guys see 14:45 as the special niche of Wildwood? 14:49 Locally, community, in America, in the world. 14:52 ~ That's a loaded question. 14:55 But as was shared in the video, and this video is packed with 14:59 a lot of information, and we can try and unravel some of it, 15:03 but it's restoring the image of God in humanity. 15:07 It's preparing a people to stand in the investigative judgment. 15:12 It's largely a spiritual work that has gone from 15:18 our little campus to around the world. 15:21 And it's impacted so many lives around the world, 15:26 both in healing physical, spiritual, mental, 15:33 and also in order to provide an opportunity for people 15:38 to get involved in this work and in the medical missionary work. 15:43 So it's a training and educational work as well. 15:46 And so, you know, we've seen over the years that... 15:52 Recently on a trip to India visiting some of our ministries 15:55 there, the comments were, "We so appreciate 16:00 what you've done and the paths that have been laid down 16:03 and that we can follow on." 16:05 And so, it's a special work. 16:09 I believe it's a work that God has called us to 16:12 for this time in earth's history. 16:14 Preparing people to meet their Maker. 16:17 When you say, "some of our ministries there," 16:20 so you guys are connected with ministries all over the world? 16:23 ~ Yes. - Okay. 16:25 We have ministries that have been started by 16:28 previous students. 16:30 We have ministries that, you know, Wildwood itself 16:32 has been instrumental in starting. 16:34 But many of these ministries need funds. 16:38 And so, they raise funds. 16:41 And because we have the right criteria for the IRS, 16:46 we can assist them in getting those funds transferred 16:50 to be used in an appropriate way. 16:52 And so, part of what I do is visit these ministries, 16:58 encourage, and just making sure that the funds 17:01 are used appropriately. 17:02 And so, we had the experience of visiting six ministries 17:07 in India a couple of months ago. 17:09 ~ Any idea how many ministries you are connected with? 17:12 As we've looked and tried to add up over the years 17:17 approximately around 150. 17:20 And as you look at OCI today, Wildwood was also instrumental 17:25 in the founding of OCI, and OCI today is 17:29 headed to in excess of 200 ministries. 17:32 And so, you know, there's threads that connect 17:36 all of these together. 17:38 ~ You mentioned the word, medical missionary. 17:39 Will you explain what you mean by that? 17:42 So the medical missionary work for us is more involved 17:47 for lay people rather than many times it's set aside 17:53 for those that are qualified physicians, nurses. 17:57 But there's also in the spirit of prophecy 17:59 in, Ministry of Healing, a call for those that can be 18:03 trained in simple remedies to fit a niche of 18:07 meeting people where they are. 18:10 An example, a quick story of students on a mission trip 18:15 to India, this little boy was brought to them. 18:18 He was a few months old. 18:23 He had a terrible skin condition, he wasn't able 18:27 to move, or anything like that. 18:29 And our students were like, "Oh, what do we do?" 18:32 And the Holy Spirit impressed them, well wash the baby. 18:36 The baby hadn't been washed since birth. 18:39 ~ How old was he? 18:40 He's about three months old already. 18:43 ~ It's part of the culture there. 18:45 So they bathed this child. 18:49 And within a short time the skin started healing up. 18:53 And this child became vibrant and responsive. 18:56 And all of a sudden other mothers in the neighborhood 18:59 started coming, "Can you help my baby too?" 19:02 You know, so just simple things used simply can 19:06 create such a powerful impact on people. 19:08 And right there you have an opportunity 19:10 to share about Christ. 19:12 ~ I think the biggest thing that has helped us is 19:16 that our schools really train us almost like doctors. 19:20 You know, we really get into the physiology, 19:22 and the disease and treatment, and how to do suturing, 19:25 and phlebotomy, and reading bloodwork. 19:28 So you learn so much, but the end goal where the 19:31 ministry part comes in, everything is just 19:34 to utilize your skills to reach souls for Christ. 19:37 Okay, so we go into the inner cities with our students, 19:39 with our workers. 19:41 We had a gentleman whose feet were swollen, 19:43 he was diabetic. 19:44 And we could only see him once a week. 19:46 But the goal was, again, to be able to reach a soul for Christ. 19:50 So at least once a week we were able to go in and 19:52 cook for him, help do massages on his foot, 19:56 use treatments on his foot, do hot and cold treatments. 19:58 His feet got better within a month. 20:01 At this stage now, he's asking the question about Christ. 20:05 Whereas before, we're just there because we show care. 20:08 But it's like, "Why are you showing care?" 20:09 You know, "What do you want from me? 20:11 How much money do I have to pay?" 20:12 "You don't have to pay anything?" 20:13 "Why don't I have to pay anything?" 20:15 You know. The whole goal is to reach a soul. 20:17 And so we're utilizing the skills that God gives us 20:19 to be able to do that. 20:21 ~ That's the way Christ worked. 20:22 I mean, when you think about His ministry 20:23 on this earth, He went forth healing people 20:27 physically, and then He started preaching the gospel. 20:29 He would make that connection with the gospel. 20:31 So this work sounds like the work that Christ did 20:36 when He was on this earth. 20:37 So how does Wildwood empower individuals 20:40 to take hold of their own health? 20:42 To take control of their health and their well-being? 20:45 Well one of the aspects that we do within our lifestyle center, 20:48 we have a segment of time where we get really practical. 20:50 Okay. So we're teaching them how to cook, and then 20:54 they're actually not only learning, but hands-on. 20:56 Learning how to cook, learning what ingredient is good 20:59 and what is not, and then they learn how to 21:01 make their own breads. 21:02 Also how to make their own products, whether it's 21:05 lotions, shampoos, toothbrushes. 21:08 ~ That's great. ~ Really? 21:09 Because whatever you put on your skin, 60% of it 21:11 goes into your bloodstream. 21:12 And so, when I had fibroids, and this is one of the things 21:14 that I really appreciate about Wildwood, when I went there 21:16 I didn't realize how sick I was as a student, 21:19 but I had to realize that a lot of the products I used 21:22 caused the fibroids to grow more. 21:24 And so, when you learn how to take back, 21:26 you know, for yourself, when they teach us gardening there, 21:29 we also teach that to some of our mental health guests. 21:32 We take them out to the farm. 21:33 So when you start to learn these are ways that 21:35 I can utilize any kind of skills and tools, 21:38 whether it's making my own food, you know, my breads, 21:40 my own products, how to grow my own food, 21:43 I get to be empowered to know that I don't have to be a victim 21:47 to whatever you say, to whatever you give me 21:48 I have to take in. 21:50 I can take charge of my own life. 21:51 We want to empower people to continue to do that. 21:54 I really like that. 21:55 ~ I think also the important part of that, you know, 21:57 is this concept of change. 21:59 And giving people back the ability to make choices. 22:06 Because change is about choice. 22:08 And so, as we share with people, you know, your habits 22:13 that you have are detrimental to your health. 22:16 But you have the power, through the Holy Spirit, 22:20 cooperating with God, to make positive choices. 22:24 Where you've make negative choices before, 22:26 now you can make positive choices. 22:28 Then teaching them how to reason from cause to effect. 22:31 If I do this if I put this in my body, 22:33 this is going to be the result. 22:35 Do I need to do this now? Do I need to eat this now? 22:38 Do I need to eat this at all? 22:40 And so, I can say no, and start a new neural pathway in my brain 22:47 for positive choices, and use that to improve my health 22:52 and be more receptive to the Holy Spirit. 22:56 So it sounds like Wildwood has different compartments, 23:00 categories of what you guys do. 23:01 So you have a lifestyle center. 23:03 And does that function like a clinic? 23:05 ~ So we actually have a lifestyle clinic 23:09 and we have a lifestyle center. 23:10 So the aspect, if you want to come and stay with us 23:12 for 11 or 22 days, or even longer, we've had people 23:15 up to like even three to four months, yeah, before. 23:18 Because you're talking about cancer at times. 23:21 You're talking about people wanting to lose weight, 23:23 having anxiety. 23:24 They have the funds, so by God's grace they stay with us longer. 23:28 And then for those who cannot stay or who don't really need to 23:31 because they're within the area, they can come to our clinic. 23:34 And it's an outpatient clinic where they're still meeting with 23:37 our endocrinologist, our nutritionist. 23:40 And God is able to bless. 23:42 Yes, we do have different entities within Wildwood. 23:45 Because the Wildwood Institute is the school, the store, 23:48 the farm, the lifestyle center. 23:50 Because we're trying to reach people holistically 23:53 and empowering them to make changes in their lives. 23:56 ~ The lifestyle guest has the education part 24:00 woven into their program. 24:02 So they have a visit with a doctor, 24:06 they have treatment plans, 24:09 then they have lifestyle lectures 24:12 where many of these principles are shared with them. 24:15 The eight laws of health. 24:17 And you have the power to choose to practice 24:20 those eight laws of health. 24:21 ~ What are the eight laws of health, real quick? 24:23 ~ Okay, so you know there's NEW START. 24:26 So you have nutrition, exercise, water, 24:29 temperance, where usually a lot of times that is self-control, 24:33 you have air, rest, and trust in God. 24:35 ~ Sunlight. - Sunlight, yes. 24:37 ~ Like the exact opposite of lockdown. 24:40 I mean, I think it's really important for us and for our 24:43 viewers to recognize that the principles that God has given us 24:47 are under attack. Right? 24:49 We're living in a world right now that we're seeing 24:51 a spiritual conflict. 24:53 Not just of flesh and blood, but a spiritual conflict. 24:56 And I love that story from India because it reminds me that 25:00 people just don't know about simple basic treatments. 25:05 You know, I think we're in a world now 25:06 where everyone wants a drug, everyone wants a shot. 25:08 Everyone wants something that somehow is just going to 25:11 cure them, you know, and they can... 25:13 But really what God is directing us to is lifestyle. Right? 25:17 The way we live, what we expose ourselves to, 25:20 the products we expose ourselves to. 25:22 Air, sunshine, exercise, rest, trust. 25:26 All of this. 25:27 ~ I think the biggest thing is, we're trying to empower people 25:30 to know how significant they are, how important they are. 25:33 The body was built to heal. 25:34 So it's just, what can we utilize from God 25:37 to naturally give it its ability to heal. 25:40 So this is why we do even the mental health. 25:42 Ninety percent of all diseases start in the mind. 25:44 So how do we get you to stop working against yourself 25:47 when you didn't know that you we're working against yourself? 25:49 ~ Well tell us about the mental health. 25:50 I haven't hear this one. 25:52 ~ So the mental health program, it's the same. 25:53 You have an 11-day program. 25:55 So you're meeting with a mental health coach, 25:57 which I've been filling in also for that right now. 26:00 ~ When you say, mental health, does that include depression? 26:02 So that's depression, anxiety, stress. 26:04 The three corporate things that we're trying to address 26:07 is how a person feels about themselves, 26:09 how do they handle themself with others, 26:10 how do they handle day-to-day life. 26:12 So it's different from mental illness, 26:14 where we're talking about bipolarism or schizophrenia. 26:16 We've had people come to our lifestyle center with that, 26:18 but they have to stay on their medications. 26:20 Legally that's something we cannot take them off of. 26:23 But we try to deal with the basic things. 26:25 How a thought pattern can really create cancer, 26:29 diabetes, hypertension. 26:30 And no one would know that. No one would think that. 26:33 And so, we're trying to educate them to work in a more 26:36 positive way, that they are actually worth fighting for. 26:40 And so, we've had people who have come... 26:42 Like, I have this young lady who just came recently. 26:45 And she wanted to commit suicide, and has children. 26:47 And her family said, "Please..." 26:49 Her mother came before with the same kind of depression. 26:52 And she got better with our program. 26:55 And so she sent her daughter, because they stopped her 26:57 from committing suicide. 26:58 So someone told her and said, "Hey, listen, 27:01 someone has got a word for you. 27:03 Please don't try to, you know, commit suicide." 27:05 They sent her to the program. 27:06 She pretty much just was done with us. 27:08 She didn't like us, she didn't like anything about the program. 27:10 It's boring to her. 27:12 And so, our chaplain spoke to her and said, 27:14 "Babe, listen..." 27:16 Now, "Babe" is how I speak, you know. 27:19 He was like, "Listen, God has a word for you. 27:22 Someone has a word for you." 27:23 She said, "Wait a minute. Why are you saying that? 27:25 I was told that. Do you know this person?" 27:26 He was like, "No, I don't know that person." 27:28 She said, "Okay, alright, fine. 27:30 I don't know what word you're talking about." 27:31 Right? So I taught a class on identity first. 27:36 And then I teach the next one on coping mechanisms, 27:39 and cognitive distortions, and then guilt and forgiveness. 27:42 And by the time I teach these classes and really showing you 27:46 from Romans 8:6-7, "The carnal mind has enmity against God, 27:50 is not subject to His law, neither can be." 27:53 So there's going to be an aspect of you that's 27:54 always going to want to fail. 27:57 Okay? 27:58 So when we're teaching you not to run with your emotions, 28:01 but your belief system, your thoughts can control 28:03 and determine your emotions 28:05 because your feelings follow your focus, 28:08 we're trying to help people shift their thought pattern. 28:10 Literally, her face looked so cold in the class. 28:13 But what I didn't realize, as she got up closer to me 28:15 and talked to me afterward, she was crying. 28:18 She said, "You are the one who had the word for me." 28:20 She said, "I don't have to die. 28:21 Satan is trying to destroy me. 28:23 Wait a minute, I need to be here for my children." 28:25 And it was like a light went on. 28:28 And for us, it's like simple knowledge. 28:30 Like, "Of course." You know. 28:31 But for them, it's life-saving. 28:34 And we can never diminish what a person is going through 28:36 even though it may seem trivial to us. 28:38 It's huge for another person. 28:40 But just a shift of mindset makes a huge difference. 28:44 So I think this story here really reiterates and focuses on 28:49 the spiritual nature of this work. 28:51 Because it takes an all seeing God to be able to 28:54 connect those dots. 28:56 A mother who says a word, a chaplain who uses the 29:00 same phrase, and makes the connection through one of our 29:05 lecturers, and all of a sudden a soul is reached 29:08 and a life is saved. 29:10 That can only be God. 29:11 ~ Do you guys have more testimonies, something we can... 29:13 ~ We do, we do. 29:15 Especially from a health aspect, we do. 29:17 ~ Okay, so let's take a look at that. 29:20 My name is Gloria Dorsey, and I'm from suburban Maryland 29:23 about a mile from Washington, DC. 29:26 Well, the reason I came to Wildwood was because I had 29:29 some symptoms and things going on that 29:34 comes sometimes with aging. 29:36 High blood pressure, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome. 29:40 But more than that, I found tumors on my kidneys. 29:44 And I had two procedures that were not successful 29:49 in reducing them significantly. 29:51 My name is Genevieve Washington, 29:53 and I live in Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. 29:57 In the last few years I've had some challenges. 30:00 I found out that I had bone on bone with my knee. 30:07 And then I've had asthma for quite a number of years, 30:10 but it has progressed over the years. 30:14 And it was pretty bad. 30:16 And I gained weight. 30:19 I think that even made it worse. 30:21 My name is Linda Richards. 30:23 I'm a U.S. Virgin Islander from the island of St. Thomas, 30:28 now living in Huntsville, Alabama. 30:30 I'm over 30 years diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure. 30:38 Twelve years ago I had a stroke. 30:41 And since then, other conditions. 30:45 And over time now, you know, the body deteriorates 30:51 and I know I've been in need of extra help. 30:56 ~ Well, I fell in love the moment I walked 30:58 onto the grounds actually. 31:00 The very first person who met me at my car was pleasant. 31:05 And then it was just wonderful. 31:07 Every interaction since then with the staff, 31:11 with the programming, with the food, the grounds are lovely. 31:16 I think it's a very comprehensive program, 31:18 and well thought out. 31:19 It was one of the best decisions I've made in my life to come. 31:24 Taking the hydrotherapy, it really helped my knee. 31:29 It really improved. 31:31 And I really don't have back pain. 31:33 From the knee, I had back pain. 31:35 I don't have that with taking the hydrotherapy every day. 31:39 And with my high blood pressure, I've lessened my medication. 31:44 I'm looking forward to perhaps lowing my medication. 31:49 And I think that probably I will be able 31:54 to get rid of my medication. 31:56 Three of the medications that I was taking, 31:59 actually two for diabetes and one for cholesterol, 32:05 those have been eliminated. 32:08 And I'm just using slow-acting insulin. 32:14 But I've lost weight. 32:17 The food program is excellent. 32:21 And I see that it's necessary and it's well received. 32:27 It's very good. 32:29 Well, I'm a stats person. 32:30 In nine days my blood pressure medicine was actually reduced. 32:36 In twenty days my cholesterol was down 20 points. 32:40 I'm an inch smaller in the bmi measurement. 32:44 So I would say I've had a very successful time here. 32:49 At Wildwood, in taking care of those and getting back to 32:53 the eight laws of health, I think it has really 32:59 helped me to be able to cope with my conditions that I have. 33:04 And I'm okay now. I'm okay. 33:08 And with the walking and going to bed, getting my rest, 33:13 getting my rest, really, that helped. 33:18 I'm ready now to go out and traipse the world. 33:35 Powerful testimonies. 33:37 They all were just very good testimonies. 33:39 You know, we always remember a place by how good the food was 33:42 or what the food was like, and I think that was really powerful 33:44 that she said your food is excellent. 33:46 Even though it's therapeutic, right? 33:48 You're feeding them food that's going to... 33:51 Total plant-based food. 33:52 Nothing, no meat analogs. 33:54 Everything is made from scratch. 33:56 ~ Alright, so how do you guys get out into your local 33:58 community or into the community? 34:00 Like, do you have any ties or connections or programs 34:04 that you're doing there in that vein? 34:06 ~ We do. So we had a former lifestyle guest. 34:10 Actually, his parents came to Wildwood years back. 34:13 And because of the change that, I guess, happened in 34:15 their life, he and his wife decided to start a 34:19 medical training facility in Chattanooga. 34:21 And so, he's come and partnered with Wildwood. 34:24 Like, "I want to give back. What do you all need?" 34:26 And so, at the time we needed phlebotomists. 34:29 So he was, like, "I can train your people. 34:30 You just come. You tell me what you need." 34:33 And then he had his own health issues, 34:35 and he just came last year. 34:37 He was like, "This is amazing. Anyone else need help?" 34:40 And we were like, "Well, we do have a school. 34:42 And we have some other programs we're trying to start." 34:45 So that's one of the ways we're partnering out. 34:49 Our health emphasis weekend, we usually go out to churches. 34:52 But this time we tried to reach organizations. 34:54 So this year for the past couple of weeks, even months, 34:57 we've been working with the YMCA, 34:59 doing classes at the YMCA downtown. 35:03 And we have our Better Living Center. 35:04 ~ Downtown Chattanooga? ~ Downtown Chattanooga. 35:06 - Really? ~ Yes. 35:08 So you go into the YMCA and you give classes there. 35:10 ~ Yes, even in Hixson Tennessee as well. 35:12 So in our Better Living Center we just built, 35:17 a nice center for people to be able to come, 35:19 and we have our restaurant there. 35:21 So, come. 35:23 ~ You have a restaurant? - Yes. 35:24 So, public access? 35:25 People can come to the restaurant and eat 35:27 good wholesome vegetarian food. 35:30 ~ Yes. - Really? 35:31 It's good when we see the recurring people 35:33 bring more people. 35:34 ~ Cooking classes, too - We have cooking classes. 35:36 We have gardening classes. We've done health expos. 35:39 Dinner with the doctor. 35:41 It's something to be able to reach people in need. 35:44 We've gone out to the community. 35:45 So a lot of times we're trying to invite people to learn 35:49 how to be empowered and to empower others. 35:51 ~ Okay. - You know. 35:52 That has been such a theme that I've heard you communicating. 35:54 And I absolutely love it. 35:56 The idea of empowering the individual 36:00 to understand, you don't have to be just reliant on, 36:04 you know, an organization or a system that's sometimes very 36:07 difficult or challenging to get into, or you have to wait 36:09 for so long, and yet you're sick. 36:11 Well, what can you do for yourself at home? 36:13 And just that education. 36:15 I also really liked the topics that you said you teach 36:18 at the school, and I'm curious, can other people who don't 36:22 go to school somehow access your classes? 36:23 I noticed that there was online. 36:25 ~ There was. There is. 36:27 So we do have our six month and one year. 36:30 And then there is an online for the six-month course 36:34 which you can take, I think, you have up to a year to finish it. 36:37 And added too, I think we also have for the Spanish course. 36:43 Right? We have an online Spanish course as well. 36:47 ~ But then, online as well we've taken our programs 36:51 online with a virtual lifestyle program. 36:54 So that's part of the extension, the expansion, 36:57 that we're trying to do there. 36:58 Many people cannot come to our lifestyle programs. 37:00 And so, we've had our online diabetes program 37:04 where they meet with our endocrinologist. 37:06 We have life alignment. 37:08 Because our programs are life alignment, our disease reversal, 37:11 and mental health. 37:13 So, we have at least the life alignment and disease reversal. 37:17 And if we have the possibility, 37:19 to have the mental health as well. 37:22 We have those online virtual. 37:23 People can actually be live with us in our classes. 37:26 We'll see them on screen, we can talk to them, 37:28 and they can talk back to us and interact in class. 37:31 We send food home to them with the recipes 37:33 so they can be eating what we're eating, you know, here. 37:36 ~ How do you send food home to them? 37:37 ~ So we have packed food for them. 37:39 So we give them a list of some things fresh that they have to 37:42 buy themselves, but other things, seasonings, all of that. 37:46 ~ It's all supplementing what they get fresh. 37:48 ~ Exactly, exactly. ~ Fantastic. 37:50 - So we send the... ~ The herbs as well. 37:51 The herbs, yeah. The water bottle, the pedometer. 37:54 Getting them out walking. 37:55 I hope our viewers are listening to all this. 37:57 This is really good. 37:59 Yeah, so we really want them to feel that 38:02 they're not, again, alone. 38:04 We're in this together. 38:06 So are part of the expansion, if possible, which is where we 38:10 talked about the CNA aspect, and we have a video later on 38:13 for that, we want to be able to train people 38:16 to be able to go into people's homes. 38:17 So again, if you cannot come, and the virtual is just not 38:20 enough to take that knowledge on your own, 38:22 we'll come to you and do a lifestyle program with you. 38:25 We'll come to you and teach you what to do in your home. 38:27 And if you are coming to our program, but then you're like, 38:31 "How do I acclimate this into my home, into my life?" 38:33 we'll come to you and spend time with you 38:36 so you can know how to do that. 38:37 So we're developing an in-home service department 38:41 so we can send people out for that. 38:43 So that's one of the expansions, some of the visions 38:45 of adding on to what the mission and vision is at Wildwood. 38:49 ~ I love that. 38:50 So you're actually going to have people like a little team 38:53 that will go to a location for a certain amount of time, 38:56 whether it's a home or maybe an institution, or whatever, 38:59 and train a group of people who may not be able to come 39:03 to the center itself and get that training. 39:05 ~ And we kind of already do that now with our students 39:07 going out and teaching people in churches or if we have to 39:10 teach institutions. 39:12 We also do that with our health emphasis weekends. 39:14 It's not just for churches, we deal with businesses as well. 39:17 But it's more so for the individual, you know, 39:20 in their homes and spending time with them, 39:22 with their time management, their stress management, 39:25 how to grocery shop, how to clean their home 39:27 so they don't have clutter that messes with their minds. 39:29 How to even garden, if need be. 39:31 That's so perfect. 39:33 I've heard of a few doctors, medical doctors who did that. 39:35 They shop with their patients, they're doing all that. 39:37 So what other developments do you have? 39:39 Anything else that you're developing for the future 39:41 as far as Wildwood goes? 39:45 ~ I think the focus, you know, being through strategic 39:50 plans with our board, focusing on what do we do best. 39:55 And where do we get the most results. 39:57 And it's the focus on diabetes. 39:59 So through all of our programs now we've got this diabetes 40:04 thread, like, in our school we're teaching specific 40:09 classes on diabetes. 40:10 In our lifestyle center we're taking and focusing 40:13 on diabetes patients with an endocrinologist. 40:18 And we also do still the other diseases as well. 40:21 But even our store has a focus on, you know, 40:24 these are the foods that you need if you 40:27 are suffering from diabetes. 40:29 These are the whole foods that you need. 40:31 And so, those are identified for our shoppers in the community. 40:36 And we're going to be looking at a book. 40:39 Yeah, we have our diabetic tea. So we do have that. 40:42 So supplements also for that. 40:44 We're having a medical seminar coming up soon. 40:47 So we can be able to help. 40:49 In May we're having our physicians come 40:51 and we'll be able to talk about reversing or helping 40:54 type 2 diabetes and its complications. 40:56 So there's so much that we're trying to expand on even more. 41:00 Our school is trying to now, for the advance course, 41:04 train students to be medical assistants and partnership 41:08 with that same gentleman in Chattanooga. 41:11 So yeah, we've got a lot going on. 41:14 If someone has diabetes and they're watching this program, 41:16 and they're like, "Yeah, I'd really like to access 41:18 the information or knowledge. 41:20 And I want my diabetes to improve." 41:22 they could come to actually become a guest or a patient 41:26 at your facility. 41:27 But then they could also access some of these things online. 41:32 ~ Yeah, so we have the online diabetes program. 41:36 We have the outpatient clinic where you can actually 41:38 work with our endocrinologist. 41:39 Or you can come into the lifestyle program itself. 41:42 As we're developing our CNA course, we're combining 41:46 lifestyle medicine and the CNA training 41:48 so we can be able to send someone into your home. 41:50 ~ Okay. 41:52 We actually, one of the other things I forgot to mention, 41:55 is opening up and expanding more and more 41:58 working with Conferences. 41:59 You know, we're trying to help pastors. 42:02 We see that there's, like the spirit of prophecy speaks 42:06 about our pastors should also, be medical missionaries. 42:08 ~ I can appreciate that. - Right. 42:10 So we've been having a lot of Conference, leaders come. 42:13 So we even have a testimony release of one of those. 42:16 ~ Okay, let's look at that. 42:18 My blood sugar numbers were high. 42:20 And they consistently kept climbing higher. 42:23 And my A1C numbers kept climbing higher. 42:26 And I thought I've got to get better control of this. 42:29 My name is Pastor Leslie Louis. 42:32 I am the president of the Carolina Conference 42:34 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 42:37 I prefer really using the title, a servant leader for the 42:41 Lord Jesus Christ. 42:42 And I have been in this capacity for the past eight years. 42:48 I decided to come to Wildwood, to be perfectly honest 42:51 with you, because my wife talked me into it. 42:53 I primarily came here because I was having 42:56 a challenge with my diabetes type 2. 43:00 The other thing is that my weight always 43:03 seemed to stay at the same level. 43:04 I could never seem to lose any weight. 43:07 And it was my goal to lose down to 190 pounds. 43:13 I've exceeded the goal that I had, in terms of being 43:18 able to reduce my weight below what I had hoped to. 43:22 And I've also been able to get tremendous control 43:25 over my blood sugar levels. 43:26 And I'm so thankful for that. 43:29 Probably the best moments of this have been 43:33 what we call the walk that we have right after each meal. 43:40 And that walk has helped me, not only in terms of utilizing 43:47 metabolism that I'd like to to facilitate in terms of 43:51 digestion, but it has also given me an opportunity to spend 43:56 more time with my wife. 43:58 And it's been great. 44:00 It's been some of the best moments that I've had 44:03 to be able to just take time with my wife on those walks. 44:07 I definitely would recommend Wildwood 44:10 to those who are wanting kind of a reset in their lifestyle. 44:15 And they help you. 44:16 They give you guidance, they give you principles, 44:18 they give you wonderful recipes. 44:21 So I would definitely recommend the experience. 44:24 The experience has been a wonderful 44:26 and a memorable time for me while I've been here. 44:38 - That was powerful. - That was. 44:39 You know, one of the things, one of the questions I have, 44:42 so my wife works as a registered dietitian and nutritionist. 44:44 And she's got her masters in functional medicine. 44:47 She hates for me to say that, but anyway. 44:49 And I hear her on the phone, because she works from 44:51 home a lot, or when we're here she works a couple of days, 44:54 and I hear her on the phone talking to patients. 44:56 And, you know, some patients she asks, "Are you Christian? 44:59 Would you like to pray?" 45:00 How do you transition into that spiritual, 45:04 the area of spirituality with patients? 45:07 Maybe people aren't necessarily open to that, or whatever. 45:10 And I think that's like we said earlier, that's the main goal. 45:12 Christ ministered to people's physical needs 45:15 then drew them to the gospel. 45:16 ~ Well, He's the healer, you know? 45:18 It's His work. 45:19 ~ Well, I will admit this. 45:21 I mean, we've had at least one or two, and no more than that 45:25 that I can remember, 45:27 that literally have left and walked out. 45:28 And their answers were, literally, their answer was, 45:31 "They pray too much." 45:33 And they left. 45:34 And so, I think one of the issues is when people expect 45:39 a Christian environment, to not be Christian 45:41 it can be a difficulty. 45:43 In our world, it's like we know, we're not trying to push 45:47 Christianity on you, but it's hard to not be yourself. 45:51 I appreciate my staff for not having to tell them, 45:55 "Hey, make sure you're smiling. 45:56 Make sure you're talking to the people in Christ." 45:58 It really is just basically, we believe in the work. 46:01 You know, we have all been transformed. 46:03 I went through the school, you know. 46:05 I've had my own health issues. 46:07 I was atheist and became a Christian. 46:09 So it's almost within you to want to share exactly what 46:13 you know and how you feel in the belief about God. 46:16 So, I think that it's imperative that we never teach... 46:21 We don't want to Bible beat, but I think it's scary to teach 46:26 something as powerful as how your body heals, 46:29 how your mind functions, and how it affects the body, 46:32 and leaving out God. 46:34 We are very intentional. 46:35 Again, we have a multitude of different belief systems that 46:39 come to us, even Hindu or Buddhist. 46:42 And we're fine with that. 46:43 And so, we don't try to push... 46:47 ~ Christianity on them? 46:48 - Right. - Okay. 46:49 ~ But we give them an understanding of principles 46:53 that we as an institution take from the Word of God. 46:56 And so, we've had many understand that, you know. 46:59 And they can accept that. 47:01 That again, your feelings follow your focus. Right? 47:04 By beholding you become changed. 47:05 If you keep beholding negativity, 47:07 if you keep beholding the negatives or the drama 47:10 that you're having in your life, 47:11 you're just really reproducing that. 47:13 But if you can try to behold something positive, 47:15 if you don't want it to be the Bible, then still, 47:18 look at positive things within your life. 47:20 At least they can take away principles. 47:22 But our principles are pretty much steeped in the Word of God. 47:26 Like I teach my mental health class 47:27 from the Sanctuary message. 47:29 To bring out, again, the principles 47:30 just from the different articles of furniture. 47:32 ~ I love that. - Yeah. 47:34 ~ But I think it's important to also recognize, 47:37 and like we said, we're intentional about it, 47:39 but without Christ there's no healing. 47:43 And so, weaved all through from the beginning of 47:47 this work, and we find this in the spirit of prophecy, 47:50 you go all the way back to where Elder Tindall 47:53 started to work with the Conferences to bring in the 48:01 health work into the evangelistic work. 48:03 And from Elder Tindall it went to Frazee 48:07 who also worked under him. 48:08 And from there it was brought into Madison who started as the 48:14 first self-supporting ministry with hospitals, sanitariums, 48:19 and then moved on to Wildwood. 48:21 But we see the intentionality that God has brought about this 48:26 sanitarium work specifically to prepare a people to meet Him, 48:33 and specifically to protect the people. 48:36 There's so many false healing systems out there today, 48:40 and we cannot go around like the disciples went 48:44 healing for a reason. 48:46 Because it's because of these false healing systems. 48:49 And so, the Lord ordained sanitarium work 48:52 to come in to protect people, and through natural remedies, 48:59 the eight laws of health, teaching people to 49:03 align themselves with natural law so that they 49:06 can align themselves with spiritual and focus on God. 49:10 And so, it has to be a part. 49:13 So, we don't make excuses for it. 49:16 We don't specifically teach doctrines in our lifestyle 49:20 center unless people ask, but the spirituality is there. 49:23 There is so much history and so much you could unwrap there. 49:27 I know we don't have a lot of time. 49:28 We've just got a couple of minutes left. 49:30 So just moving into, we're going to share with people 49:33 how they can get hold of you and contact information, 49:35 but moving into that, you know, if people want to come to 49:39 Wildwood, if they want to partake of some of these 49:41 programs, what do they need to do? 49:43 ~ They pretty much just call us up. 49:45 Call us up, we'll have the information. 49:47 That will be there when the program ends, 49:49 but call us up, ask for our guest services department. 49:52 They will talk to you, 49:53 they will give you all the information you need. 49:56 The biggest one that everyone usually comes to 49:58 is our disease reversal program. 50:02 When we're in house we always say, medical program. 50:04 But it's the disease reversal program. 50:07 And that starts at $4,200. 50:09 And we have the other ones: our life alignment, 50:11 and our mental health, and our online ones, 50:13 where there's different prices for that. 50:15 And they can give you all that information. 50:17 ~ Okay, so let's just take that one for example. 50:18 The most popular one for $4,200. 50:22 For two days? Two weeks? 50:24 ~ That's eleven days. 50:25 - Eleven days. ~ Eleven days. Okay. 50:27 ~ And does that include accommodations? 50:28 ~ Oh yeah. Everything. - Do they need to bring... 50:30 ~ No, nothing. - No. 50:31 Just bring you and hopefully the belief that, 50:35 that you have hope that there can be change. 50:38 ~ And does insurance help cover any of this? 50:40 ~ It will help. ~ Partial, yeah. 50:42 ~ So the medical aspect, because we do have our clinics, 50:44 so we have our lab, we draw the blood there, 50:47 we have doctor's appointments with the endocrinologists, 50:51 any of those, yes, it will cover. 50:53 And some of the hydrotherapy treatments, 50:55 because the world does have some codes for that as well. 50:58 ~ Good, good. Alright. 51:00 So you get some insurance help. 51:02 You've got an eleven day program that's the most popular, 51:04 and you've got other programs that you can find out about. 51:06 Let's put your information up so that people can 51:08 know how to contact you and get more information 51:11 about these programs. 51:13 If you would like to contact or know more about 51:16 Wildwood Health Institute... |
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