Participants: Yvonne Lewis (Host), Narlon & Samantha Edwards
Series Code: UBR
Program Code: UBR000063S
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00:01 Do you want to know Jesus' method for evangelism
00:03 well, stay tuned to meet a couple that follows 00:06 His blueprint and is being blessed for doing so... 00:09 My name is Yvonne Lewis and you're watching Urban Report 00:34 Hello and welcome to Urban Report 00:37 my guests today are Narlin and Samantha Edwards 00:40 co-founders of Tree of Life Ministries... 00:43 Welcome Narlin and Samantha... Thank you... 00:45 I'm so glad that you guys are here... 00:47 Glad to be here... We're happy to be here. 00:49 I have to tell you, I tasted some of your food 00:51 yesterday and even though I'm allergic to coconut... 00:53 it had a little coconut in it, and praise the Lord... 00:55 I didn't react, wow, that was so good... 00:58 Was it a tofu cheesecake... what was it? 01:01 it was actually a raw pineapple cheesecake... 01:04 it didn't have any soy in it or tofu... 01:07 yes, it was based with cashews and coconut... 01:10 wow... it was based... and I didn't have a reaction... 01:13 praise the Lord... that was great... 01:17 Well, tell us about your ministry... 01:20 What is Tree of Life Ministries? What's it all about? 01:22 Well, when the Lord impressed us to start a ministry 01:25 a few years back... we were searching for a name 01:28 and searching for the characteristics of a ministry 01:30 so as we were searching we said, "Well, let's try to 01:33 find the best person that has done evangelism and that's 01:36 none other than Christ... Yes... 01:37 so, we figured that the best way to, you know, get involved in 01:41 ministry is to follow the method Christ used... 01:44 when you read Matthew Chapter 4 and verse 18... 01:46 Christ says, "Follow me, and I shall make you fishers of men" 01:50 Yes... now, when you drop down to 01:51 verse 23... most people don't make the connection 01:54 that Jesus then began his ministry and showed them 01:57 the things that they should do and they followed Him... 01:59 and in verse 23 it says... He was teaching, 02:02 He was preaching and He was healing... 02:05 and again that same exact thing is repeated in Matthew Chapter 9 02:08 and verse 35 it says, He was teaching... 02:10 He was healing... and then... He was also... preaching 02:14 so, that's Christ's method of evangelism... 02:17 now there's one more... Okay... 02:18 ...it was publishing... Now publishing... now... 02:20 where were the printing presses back there? 02:24 How was He publishing? Very good question... 02:28 they published with their mouth, Ah... 02:31 when you read verse 24 Matthew Chapter 4 02:34 it says... His fame went all throughout Syria... 02:36 Ah... ... so how did everyone 02:37 get to know about Christ? Where was the influx and the 02:40 multitudes coming from? Did Jesus go to every single 02:42 person and tell them that He was here? Oh, no... 02:44 there were other people around that received the blessings 02:47 and they went and published it via mouth... 02:49 Okay... But we are in a day and age 02:52 where we can hand leaflets, we can have internet 02:54 and different ways of publishing so... a part of the ministries 02:56 also is publishing the glad tidings of Jesus' near coming. 02:59 Oh, that's excellent... so... we can go to the Word 03:03 for the blueprint to find out just how to reach 03:06 souls for Christ. That is right... 03:08 That's tremendous... so, when did you decide 03:11 that this was something that you guys wanted to do... 03:14 Well, the Lord actually decided for us... 03:17 Yes, actually we were both working 03:23 in a Corporate setting and the Lord really... placed upon 03:27 our hearts individually that He wanted us to do 03:30 a different type of work... to work... really... 03:33 full time for Him... and so, we were, again, 03:35 working at the time, and we didn't know how that was 03:38 going to happen, or how we were going to make 03:39 that transition, we had our home our mortgage, our bills and 03:43 everything else that life has to offer... 03:46 and really the Lord... put it in such a way that... 03:48 He removed the jobs from us, and He... 03:52 What happened? Well, with me... 03:54 I actually ended up losing my job 03:56 in fact, they laid off the the entire department 03:58 this was around the time of the financial crisis 04:00 that was coming in... about 2008... 2009... 04:02 and so, I ended up losing my job 04:04 but you know, it was just a blessing 04:06 because I wasn't even worried about, 04:07 "Oh, how are we going to pay our bills 04:09 and how are we going to do this and do that... " 04:11 the Lord really put a peace over us... 04:13 Yes... ... and then, my husband was 04:15 still working and I'll have him explain his story... 04:17 I think you left out a key... Oh, yes, yes... I did... 04:21 well, I was on a business trip at that time... 04:26 I was in Seattle and I ended up missing my flight... 04:29 and my Manager was there as well... 04:31 and we ended up going to dinner that evening... 04:33 and she was based out in another city 04:35 and I was based out of Atlanta, 04:37 and we were talking about various things... 04:39 as related to work and just life in general... 04:43 and we ended up talking about spiritual things... 04:46 and it was such a blessing, here it is... 04:49 it's a woman... she's not a Christian... 04:51 she doesn't read the Bible, she has no foundation 04:54 in spiritual things... You never talked about 04:55 spiritual things? No, we never talked about 04:57 spiritual things but the Lord really guided the conversation 04:59 Yeah... yes... ... and she saw that there was a 05:02 passion and when I was explaining to her 05:04 the things from the Bible and from Jesus and so on... 05:07 she said, "You know Samantha, why are you working here... 05:10 why aren't you doing this full time?" 05:11 and literally... the very next day... 05:15 we all received a call in my department 05:19 that they were closing the department down 05:21 due to down-sizing... and I just blessed the Lord 05:24 because... here it was... it was confirmation through 05:27 this woman... who had nothing... she didn't know anything about 05:30 Christianity... but the Lord was really speaking 05:33 through her to me... to get my attention... 05:35 Yes... as He will often do, right... 05:37 He'll speak to us through the Word... 05:39 He will speak to us through other people, 05:42 through circumstances... praise the Lord... 05:44 Yes, praise God... What about you Brother Narlon? 05:46 Well, mine goes a little bit further back... 05:48 even as we're here on Dare to Dream... 05:51 the Bible says... "Without any vision... or dreams 05:54 people perish... " Yes... that's right... 05:55 so it is very good to have a dream and a focus 05:57 and sometimes we tend to get sidetracked from that dream 06:00 sometimes we get sidetracked from that vision.. that focus... 06:03 but if we had that dream... God can send remembrances, 06:06 send different events and circumstances in our lives 06:09 to bring that dream back, when I came into the Church 06:12 early in 1996... I had envisioned 06:15 and had made a promise to God that I would go into ministry... 06:18 and certain circumstances happened in my life 06:22 and I allowed the devil to snatch that dream away from me 06:24 and we ended up leaving the Church for some time... 06:27 and then... when we came back now the Lord laid the dream 06:30 upon my heart again... and that vision... 06:31 He reminded me of that vision... 06:33 and there's a particular event, there are many... 06:36 but I remember I was going to work one day... 06:38 this was around the same time my wife had her vision as well 06:42 and spoke to her boss and the circumstances 06:44 that happened in her life... I was going to lunch... 06:47 with a co-worker... and in the process of driving 06:50 she lost control on one of the a major highways in Atlanta, 06:53 lost total control of the car... the car began to spin 06:57 and circle across the highway... and on one side... it stopped 07:00 at one point... it stopped... we were facing oncoming traffic 07:03 so imagine... you stop... and you just see all these cars 07:07 coming at you... and that was a miracle 07:08 that God worked to preserve my life... 07:10 Yes... ... and I remember... 07:12 when she finally got control of the car again... 07:14 she finally turned around and somebody... made it a way... 07:16 basically... he dipped through traffic 07:18 and he got right beside us and when he got beside us, 07:20 he clasped his hands... just like this... 07:21 and then he looked me in the face... 07:23 he didn't even say a word, he just had his hands clasped 07:25 like this... like saying, "It is only God that could 07:27 have preserved your life. " Yes... 07:29 that was my Red Sea Experience, I literally saw... 07:31 God part the Red Sea and open up... all those cars 07:34 that were sailing at 70 to 80 miles an hour... 07:37 and find a way for me to go all the way on one side 07:39 of the highway... all the way back... 07:41 and we were still able to come out safely... 07:43 so, when that man... I'd like to meet him one day 07:45 I pray that he makes it to heaven... 07:46 he doesn't understand the impact that he had on my life... 07:49 if it's not an angel... it might have been an angel, 07:51 That's right... ... but he got over to me 07:53 and clasped his hand... and God spoke to me 07:54 at that moment and said, "I have a special calling 07:56 for you... and I want you to work full time for me 07:59 in ministry" so, praise God for that... 08:00 At the scene of the accident? At the scene of the accident... 08:04 Well... the situation... because there never was an 08:06 accident right... because no one hit you or anything... 08:09 but at that scene... that's where God revealed 08:12 that He was drawing you into full-time ministry... 08:16 Exactly... Wow... 08:17 To carry out the original dream and the original vision 08:19 that I had... so, that's why it says, 08:20 it's good to have a vision... sometimes we might get 08:23 sidetracked... Joseph a vision, and his life went in a lot of 08:27 directions that he didn't envision... 08:28 but he still had that vision and God was still able 08:31 to fulfill that vision... so, that's why it's important 08:34 to have a dream and a vision and then God can, sometimes, 08:37 remind you that, "You might have been off-track 08:38 but I can still get you to the vision that I had for you... 08:41 Yes... you know... on Dare to Dream... 08:43 on Urban Report... specifically... I talk a lot 08:46 about God's divine plan for us, and so many times... 08:50 we do other things that, you know, that kind of take us 08:54 off the path... of the plan... but God still uses 08:57 those things... He implants something in us 09:01 and then brings us back to the path 09:03 and then... you know... and then you're walking 09:05 in your divine destiny... and to me... there's nothing 09:08 greater than that... there's no greater privilege 09:11 than working for God and, you know, and doing what 09:14 you know you were put on the planet to do 09:16 Yes... that's the key... You're speaking our language... 09:19 Come on now... I feel a sermon coming already, 09:22 yeah.. you know... and so when you're doing that 09:26 and when you're walking in that plan you just feel... 09:30 it's like... it's almost as though you can exhale 09:33 because you feel like this is what I'm here for 09:36 That's right... that's right... ... and you and I were talking 09:39 yesterday about purpose... That's right... 09:42 ...and how so many of our young people 09:46 don't have a sense of purpose, and without that purpose 09:50 you don't know where you're going 09:51 because you don't have a direction... 09:53 That's right... Let's talk a bit about purpose 09:56 and the importance of purpose in our young people 10:00 and what that's about... Yes, one of the main things 10:03 you know, success in any line demands a definite aim 10:06 you must have a goal, you must have a "set purpose" 10:09 in life... and then all the decisions that you make in life 10:12 is based on that purpose... and I think, through ignorance, 10:15 many parents and guardians they kind of instill 10:18 the wrong information in children in their childhood 10:21 How so?... We tend to ask the question, 10:23 "What do you want to be when you grow up?" 10:25 Hmmmm... It sounds good... 10:27 most of the time... it's in ignorance... 10:29 but the real question... ... Good intention yes... 10:33 but the real question is... "What is the purpose 10:36 that God had for your life... " everyone was brought here 10:40 for a specific purpose... God saw ahead of time 10:43 that there's something in this world that Yvonne, Samantha, 10:47 and Narlin need to fulfill, and unless we find that purpose 10:51 if we find... unless we find our place on that puzzle 10:54 then the work... is very difficult to accomplish 10:57 because God had a specific intention for you 11:00 I give the comparison... kind of like a jigsaw puzzle 11:03 every single piece of that puzzle is needed 11:06 for the puzzle to be completed, there might be some that might 11:10 be in the center that's more noticeable 11:11 when it's missing... but even if the one in the 11:13 top right corner is not noticeable... 11:15 that piece is still needed for that puzzle to be completed... 11:19 so, in every aspect of life... God had a specific place 11:22 for each one of us... and unless we find that place... 11:25 and are doing the thing that God God had intended for us 11:28 originally... it's very difficult to find true joy... 11:31 That is so true... that is so true, 11:34 and we see it... all the time... 11:36 in our young people 11:37 we see it in our young people that are in gangs... 11:39 that are incarcerated, you know because they don't know 11:42 that there is a purpose for them I was talking to a young man 11:47 who is 17-years-old and he said, he didn't care if he died... 11:52 you know... like this is... all there was... for him... 11:56 and that's why... we are here... to let them know 12:01 that there is a purpose... that they do have a divine destiny 12:05 and you all are doing that in your ministry, correct? 12:08 Yes... That's tremendous... 12:10 what else do you do with Tree of Life Ministries? 12:13 Well, another thing that we do in following out 12:16 the four-plan step of evangelism four-fold phase of evangelism 12:22 which is teaching, preaching, healing and publishing... 12:25 I actually fulfill the duties of doing the Nutritional Classes 12:29 the Cooking Classes, Health Lectures, 12:33 Consultations and so on... and my husband does more the 12:35 Evangelism side of it... and the speaking engagements 12:40 and so on... so I just kind of follow up 12:42 behind him... Oh, that's sweet... so 12:44 so... how does it work... so, a Church invites you to come 12:48 What happens? What do you guys do? 12:51 It depends on the exact needs of the Church... 12:54 we've done Evangelistic Meetings we have done... Week of Prayers 12:57 we've done Health Seminars... we've done Revivals... 12:59 we've done Health Expos, Cooking Classes... 13:01 so, it all depends on the needs of the Church... 13:03 so, they basically call us and say, 13:05 "We have this particular need" and then... as we pray... 13:07 the Lord gives us exactly what that Church needs 13:11 and God always blesses... and the beauty too is... 13:13 that even though we may be called in for something 13:16 in particular... we always like to bring the 13:19 focus back on the reason why we're doing everything 13:23 that we're doing... we really want to ensure 13:24 that we're glorifying God in all that we do... 13:26 so, we get called in for a Health Week or for a Revival... 13:29 or for Evangelism... 13:31 the center is really on Christ 13:33 and the work that needs to be done... these days... 13:35 and how He wants to use the common person 13:37 to do a wonderful work for Him. Ah... so you're not only 13:41 teaching and preaching... but you're also helping people 13:45 to understand that they have a work as well, 13:48 you're not just coming in for a week... 13:50 or weekend saying... "Okay, we're here, 13:51 now we're leaving... no... you leave them with something 13:55 Yeah... and believe it or not the more success 13:57 that we have found, is bringing young people 13:59 into our homes... so, in other words... 14:01 there have been... troubled youth... 14:03 and youth that didn't have a sense of direction... 14:06 and while there's wonderful things that happen 14:09 through Evangelistic Meeting and so on... 14:11 but when you can take them home with you... 14:13 nurture them... have them... in a set schedule 14:15 have them on a set meal plan... 14:17 and have them on a set time for prayer 14:18 time for worship, time for eating, 14:20 they develop a sense of system and organization 14:23 you're able to study with them, share the principles of God 14:25 with them... nurture them and so on 14:27 and so forth... then we find that 14:29 that has borne the greatest harvest more than anything else. 14:32 Give us a sample... an example of... 14:34 without naming names necessarily but just some of the young 14:37 people that you've worked with, 14:38 where were they when they came to you... 14:41 and how did they leave? 14:42 Now, there was... you want me to go or you? 14:45 You can start... Well, there was one particular 14:48 young man... and he's actually full-time in ministry right now, 14:52 Praise God... ... when we met him, 14:54 he was still in Church, but he was basically 14:57 one foot in and one foot out, More out than in... 15:00 ...and, you know, he was smoking marijuana 15:04 hanging out with the wrong group 15:06 didn't have a sense of direction for his life... 15:09 didn't know his purpose in life, and we took him into our home, 15:13 we spent time with him, we counseled with him, 15:15 we even had recreational time, we planned... you know... 15:18 walks and talks together, and he basically lived 15:21 off and on with us for quite some time... 15:22 and we were able to nurture him, 15:24 and he found his sense of purpose 15:26 and he ended up going away to one of our Schools and 15:28 learned so much about God 15:29 and developed a system in his life... 15:31 he developed a sense of focus 15:33 and we still work with him now, and actually 15:35 he's an instrumental part of the bigger ministry 15:38 that we're looking to... to get going in these last days 15:41 as well... Praise the Lord... 15:42 We have another story with another young lady, 15:45 same thing... she was just coming from a worldly background 15:50 and the Lord really used us instrumentally to bring her into 15:54 the truth... and, you know, she was confused as to 15:58 what constituted the truth, you know, 15:59 she was hearing different things and, 16:01 you know, different books and just spiritual... 16:04 just all kinds of things... 16:05 that were coming her way, and she didn't really know 16:08 how to make of what she needed to do... 16:11 and so, the Lord had her bring her into our home... 16:16 bring her into our home.. that's.. bring her into our home 16:21 yes... that's it... and we saw the change... 16:24 we saw that the Lord was really working on her heart... 16:27 and we didn't do anything special... I mean, we just 16:30 lived how we normally lived... That's right... 16:33 ...we live out in the country... and, you know, 16:35 we have a little garden... and we just had her come 16:38 and just live our program which was... 16:41 we wake up at a certain time, we have a certain type of diet 16:46 we have a certain schedule for worship and prayer and so on 16:50 just simple things... nothing miraculous 16:55 that anyone can't do... but just, you know, 16:57 for her to see that Christianity practical Christianity lived out 17:01 I think that was really what made a difference in her life 17:03 and she too is full time in ministry as well. 17:06 Praise God... what a great point practical Christianity... 17:10 you know, just letting people see God in you... 17:13 ...yes... that's it... that's really the bottom line 17:16 isn't it? It is the greatest sermon. 17:18 It is the greatest sermon, for sure... for sure... 17:21 So, how is it that... a person comes to stay with you? 17:25 you guys don't have... a situation where... 17:28 young people just come and live with you, correct? 17:31 I mean, this was just... these two were just incidents... 17:34 these were not... these were kind of isolated 17:36 incidents... these were not the norm for you, 17:39 you don't just take in... young people correct, or do you? 17:42 Well, I wouldn't put an advertisement on the internet 17:45 and say... "come in... " because we're on television now 17:47 and I'm thinking... you know what... 17:48 some people might say, "Oh, could you take my son, 17:51 can you help him out?" so I just wanted to make it clear 17:55 That actually segues into the larger ministry of what we 17:59 what we're partly in the process of putting together... 18:03 and it would actually help those who are troubled 18:06 and are trying to seek direction and purpose and so on... 18:10 Well, tell us about that... what are you trying to do? 18:13 Well, we're going to use the word called "Outpost" 18:16 and an Outpost is a location outside of the city 18:20 where people can come and learn about God 18:22 it's a full program... there... we carry out the four 18:26 ministries that we talked about, there's teaching... 18:29 there's preaching, there's healing, 18:31 and then, there's also publishing, 18:32 so with that... you basically take people there 18:35 you train them, you nurture them and an Outpost is basically 18:39 a larger scale of carrying out the plans and the things 18:42 that you're doing in your home, so, the same way you have 18:44 a system of worship, a system of training, 18:47 a system of eating, a system of teaching, 18:49 a system of healing, a system of preaching, 18:51 it's just a bunch of families now... with that same mindset 18:54 that has learned that system in their homes 18:56 and they bring it to a larger scale where they come together 18:58 in a large area, in a large rural area 19:01 and they simply carry that same plan out... 19:04 now, the purpose of that is 19:05 once those people are trained 19:07 then they go into the cities... 19:08 and they carry that work of 19:10 teaching, preaching and healing, into the cities as well. 19:12 Hmmm... So, it's sort of like a 19:14 reciprocal relationship... you have the Outpost Center 19:17 which is in a rural location, and you have a City Mission Work 19:21 that is done... so, once the individual is 19:23 calmed... they have been trained they have been changed... 19:26 through the Holy Spirit, they are now equipped 19:30 to go out into the field and work for souls 19:33 and bring them back into the Outpost 19:36 and then the cycle just continues over and over again. 19:39 Ah... It's a beautiful cycle 19:40 that God has given us. Amen... and for how long 19:43 has this vision been in your hearts, this "Outpost Vision" 19:48 At least two years... Yes... 19:51 ...and that vision is... again... is becoming a reality. 19:54 Yes... What do you need? 19:57 What are your needs for this Outpost? 20:00 Well, we actually... we're told that we should dwell 20:06 in the rural sections 20:08 rural sections of the country... 20:10 but that we should work the cities... 20:13 and so, if we want to do effective evangelism... 20:16 to reach those in the inner cities and so on, 20:19 we need to show people 20:21 a different way of life... if you're in your 20:24 current environment... you're not finding success... 20:26 you know, you have a lot of distractions around you... 20:28 you know... there's a lot of things 20:30 that you are bombarded with, information, with sceneries... 20:33 all kinds of things... and it's hard to really keep 20:36 focus on what you're supposed to be doing... 20:38 for God or for anything for that matter, 20:40 and you find that once someone is removed from that location 20:43 they go to a more peaceful area where they can really hear 20:46 from the voice of God... you will find that their 20:49 mindset starts to change... and their outlook on life 20:52 begins to change... everything about them 20:54 begins to change... and then... they can bring 20:56 the program back to where they came from. 20:58 Just to add... some of the things that are needed 21:01 like structure-wise... of course we need the land... 21:03 you need the housing... you need the kitchen, of course, 21:07 because you're cooking for a large sum of people... 21:09 you need a sanitarium which is somewhat like a 21:12 Lifestyle Center... where you're educating people 21:15 you're taking those that have lifestyle diseases... 21:17 heart disease or diabetes, cancer, overweight, 21:22 and it could be any number of things... 21:24 drug addition... and all sorts of issues... 21:27 and then we put them on a plan, a program... and by God's grace 21:30 we have seen high blood pressure, 21:32 we have seen... diabetes... we have seen cancer patients 21:35 full-blown AIDS patients coming to our sanitariums 21:39 and people leave there without AIDS, without cancer, 21:42 without diabetes, without high blood pressure 21:45 and then they can go back and testify to their families 21:47 they're more interested in God that healed them 21:49 they're more... because we tell them clearly that 21:51 irrespective of all the natural remedies and the programs 21:54 that we put you on... at the end of the day 21:56 it's only God that heals... Right... 21:58 so, once that healing comes... they know that 22:00 it is only a miracle that God has healed them 22:02 so they go... and they go back and publish... 22:03 Yeah... yes... ... and then they bring other 22:05 people into the Outpost as well... 22:07 so, just the experience of those that come 22:09 and they get the healing that God gives them... 22:13 both physically and spiritually, 22:15 then they naturally go back 22:16 and share... and then it's a constant cycle 22:18 just like... the two demoniacs when Christ came 22:22 and He healed them of their issues... 22:24 they went back and published the glad tidings... 22:28 and so that's what God expects from us... 22:29 once He does something miraculous in our lives, 22:31 He expects us to share it with others... 22:34 Absolutely... ... and that's really the whole 22:35 idea of the program... ... absolutely, and one of the 22:38 great things is getting people away from all the distractions.. 22:42 in the cities... because there's so much conflict 22:46 and there's poverty and crime and 22:48 all kinds of things... if you can remove people 22:50 from that environment, and put them in an environment 22:54 where they can observe, you know the marvels of the firmament... 22:59 and the stars at night... 23:02 and smell fresh air... 23:05 and get the oxygen from the trees and... I mean... 23:08 it just creates a different mindset... 23:11 Oh, absolutely... And so I think that's tremendous 23:14 and... then they go back... Yes... 23:17 and they say, "Okay, this is some place you need to go... 23:20 I went there... " and then their friends will say, 23:22 "What's up with you... because you're really totally 23:24 different... " That's exactly right... 23:26 and they send someone else back there... 23:29 and it just becomes... that cycle... 23:32 It's a beautiful plan... and we see that 23:34 that's really the plan that God has for us... 23:36 because... if we're ever going to be changed... 23:39 we really need to allow God to really work within us... 23:41 and we see that the Outpost plan... God's plan 23:45 that He originally instituted, even back in Eden... 23:47 we see that God created the ideal environment... for us... 23:52 and so we're really not made to endure all of the issues 23:57 that happen in the city all the... 23:59 you know, God has a plan for all of us 24:01 and He wants us to be able to fulfill that plan... 24:04 and one of the ways which we see that 24:06 is through the Outpost. Yes... 24:07 Praise the Lord... so, where are you now 24:10 in terms of your planning and how far are you away from 24:15 actually... having the Outpost, do you know? 24:18 Yes... very good question... 24:19 originally my wife and I were going to get one developed 24:23 in the Atlanta area... and we were trained by 24:27 Dr. Thomas Jackson... Yes... 24:29 Dr. Thomas Jackson... is located in 24:32 Huntington, Tennessee... he already had the structures, 24:35 he already had the land... he just needed the extra help 24:38 so, we figured... rather than trying to build 24:39 something from the ground up, why not help him get one going 24:42 and then... that one will be a model... 24:44 and then... once that one is up and running 24:46 and it has found success, then it's much easier 24:48 to go to different places and duplicate it... 24:50 so the ultimate objective is to work with... 24:52 "Meet Ministry Missionary and Education and Evangelistic 24:56 Training"... work with them, and get that ideal blueprint 24:59 of what an Outpost looks like, 25:00 get one fully operational, let people see the success of it 25:04 and then, naturally it can spread to different areas 25:07 all throughout the U.S. and then, eventually, 25:08 all throughout the world, that's the objective... 25:11 So, when are you guys moving there? 25:13 That has been the big question. Only the Lord knows that 25:21 but we're getting actually to that point... 25:24 but really, we want to see it get up and running... 25:27 and we're working very closely with them in order to 25:30 make that a reality... and so... we're almost there... 25:33 there are some few key elements 25:35 that need to be put in place, 25:36 before that transition takes place... 25:39 Yes, we were planning on trying to move there this fall 25:42 but, you know, we need more housing... 25:44 there are a few more things that need to be done there 25:48 so, that's some of the things we are trying 25:50 to work on to get done there 25:52 so that it will make it much easier for us and more people 25:55 to come in and carry out the plan as well. 25:58 You need some funds to help you to actually 26:01 implement this plan... and you know that 26:04 this is God's plan and so you know that God is going to 26:08 work through people and send you what you need... 26:12 That's right... And by the grace of God, 26:14 our wonderful viewers, on Urban Report 26:16 will see your website... we have your website address 26:20 and they can send... you know, contact you 26:23 and hopefully they can help with this vision... 26:27 with this plan... God's plan... 26:29 In the last minute that we have, what would you like our viewers 26:33 to know about what you're doing, is there anything else that you 26:37 want to share with the viewers about what you're doing? 26:39 You want to begin and I'll finish... 26:42 Okay, you know, the key thing that we want to take away 26:46 from all of this... is that... 26:47 God has a set plan for all of us and He has a set way 26:52 for us to reach those in the cities... 26:55 you may have family members, or you, yourself, 26:58 might be hurting... you might not know 27:00 what God has for you, but just know that 27:03 God has not forgotten us, He has a plan... 27:06 if we follow the blueprint... later on in the Bible... 27:09 He will show us exactly what He would have 27:11 for each of us to do... and he wants to use the common people 27:15 he wants to use just the average person to work. 27:17 Yes... yes... Find that vision, that aim, 27:20 that purpose that God had intended for you... 27:23 and carry out that plan, that's the greatest joy, 27:26 the most success that you will find in this life... 27:28 is carrying out the plan that God has for you... 27:31 Amen... you know... Jeremiah 29:11 says, 27:34 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you... 27:36 saith the Lord... thoughts of peace... 27:38 and not of evil... to give you an expected end... " 27:40 and in the NIV... it says, "to give you a future 27:43 and a hope" and that's what's missing 27:45 with so many people... they don't have that 27:47 sense of future... they don't have that sense 27:49 of destiny... of a plan... but God has that plan... 27:54 and if we seek Him, He'll just rain down 27:57 blessings on us... Amen... 27:59 So, thank you so much for being with us... 28:01 and thank you for tuning in. Tune in next time... 28:04 It just wouldn't be the same... without you. |
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