Participants: Yvonne Lewis (Host), Dr. Debbie Wallace
Series Code: UBR
Program Code: UBR000130A
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00:01 Stay tuned to meet a woman
00:02 that's so committed to health and wellness 00:05 she started a health-focused TV Network. 00:07 My name is Yvonne Lewis 00:08 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:34 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:36 My guest today is Dr. Debbie Wallace, 00:39 Founder and CEO of True Health TV. 00:41 Welcome to Urban Report Dr. Debbie. 00:43 Thank you. 00:45 Yeah... it's so good to have you here. 00:47 Let's talk a bit about your background 00:50 before we talk about True Health 00:52 because I really want our Viewers 00:53 to get to know your heart and to know your passion 00:57 so, where were you born? 00:58 I was born in the islands of Jamaica. 01:01 Oh, Jamaica! okay... it's beautiful there 01:04 it's a paradise... Yes... 01:06 and so when did you come here? 01:07 So, I came here as a teenager and went to college here, 01:11 and went on to Loma Linda University 01:15 where I ended up doing my degree in Public Health, 01:18 and specialized in Preventive Care, 01:21 which is very similar 01:24 to Preventive Medicine but in Research, 01:27 Ph. D. selective approach to health 01:30 about teaching people how to be healthy all the time 01:33 and to prevent getting diseases so, you know, 01:37 love doing that work and the reason behind it is 01:40 actually because I was inspired by my grandfather 01:43 who actually reversed heart disease. 01:46 Oh, so his heart disease reversed... how did he do it? 01:49 Well, since I was about six-years-old, 01:51 when he had a heart attack and they told us 01:54 to take him home and let him die peacefully at home 01:57 and, you know, just before he left the hospital 01:59 the doctor said, "But, by the way, you know, 02:01 there are a couple of things you probably shouldn't do 02:03 anymore... but having told us 02:05 that he was going to die he didn't take long... 02:07 telling him these few little things 02:08 like you know, "You should probably always eat, 02:11 stay away from meats 02:13 and things like eggs 02:15 because your arteries are all clogged up, 02:17 and you start to walk every day" you know... just some general 02:21 simple things that probably took 02:22 two minutes to sing... then he was gone. 02:24 But my grandfather took it to heart 02:27 and he went home and he started to get better, 02:31 and he practiced this different lifestyle 02:34 and just kept living year after year, 02:37 and he went back to his home 02:39 and ten years later, he was still living. 02:42 So they sent him home... essentially... 02:45 sent him home to die. 02:46 Yes, they said, "He will not live... " 02:47 they actually were building a coffin for him 02:50 and as a child, about six years old, 02:53 that was like, "Wow!" I'd never seen a coffin before 02:55 and I loved at my grandfather and kept seeing it and going, 02:59 "I don't want him to be in that" and it was just amazing 03:02 that I think God knew how my heart was just pained 03:04 to be... for him to die and allowed him to live 03:07 and because he practiced... just these simple things 03:10 that the doctor told him to do, he reversed heart disease, 03:14 he actually never died from a heart attack 03:16 and he actually lived 20 years longer than he should have. 03:20 You know, it's so amazing to me, Dr. Debbie, 03:24 in the way God has created these bodies of ours 03:27 that if we give the body what it needs, 03:30 it can heal... Absolutely... 03:32 Situations are reversed, diabetes, hypertension, 03:35 all these things are reversed Yes. 03:37 so as a child at six... you thought, 03:41 "Wow! my granddad's still here" 03:44 Yes, and I treasured every day that he was there 03:48 so much so that I would actually buy things for him every day 03:50 because I believed, you know, 03:52 I didn't know that he was going to reverse heart disease 03:53 I thought he was going to die soon 03:55 I saw the coffin built, it was still there, 03:57 and ten years later my grandmother died 03:59 and was buried in that coffin because he was still living 04:02 and the beauty of it all is that... 04:04 later he came to live with me and together... 04:07 just the two of us alone 04:08 living for several years together 04:10 I got to know so much about him 04:12 and bonded with him and he inspired me 04:15 it's like... this is what people are missing out on 04:17 they don't have grandparents around 04:19 because they're not making these simple changes 04:21 that my grandfather did and so that inspired me to say, 04:25 "I need to teach people this, this is really not that hard, 04:28 people really can live a much longer life 04:31 even when you're to the point of almost dying 04:34 even then it's not too late. 04:36 And that's so tremendous to me because 04:38 so often, people, I think, don't think about prevention 04:42 once you get into the "System" so to speak, 04:45 you're hospitalized or you're really sick 04:48 it's harder then... to come back... out of it... 04:52 you can, obviously, your grandfather did 04:54 but it's so hard, 04:56 why not prevent that in the first place? 04:58 Yes, yes... And that's what you did 05:01 you decided you wanted to teach people how to do that. 05:04 Exactly, exactly... 05:06 So, tell us how... how did this True Health come about, 05:11 tell us about True Health TV. 05:13 That's just an amazing story Yvonne, 05:15 I just cannot believe how God blessed us with this 05:18 because I tell people, I never dreamed... 05:20 I never planned... 05:21 it was never in my list of things to do 05:23 to be a part of TV 05:25 or let alone... own a TV Station 05:27 that was just not one of those things 05:29 that I had planned, but all of a sudden 05:32 I met this person who said, "You know, I'm into TV" 05:35 what was miraculous about it was 05:37 I actually went to an ASI Meeting in Orlando 05:40 and as I walked into the room, there were no seats 05:43 everybody was seated already because 05:46 I had taken a bit longer 05:47 because my family wanted to eat at home 05:49 and I wanted to go and join the crowd 05:51 so, I went in and everyone was seated 05:53 and I said a prayer just before I walked in 05:55 I said, "Lord, lead me to the person 05:58 that you want me to work with" 05:59 because I knew that I was going to be there 06:02 so busy with my exhibit stall 06:03 and was not going to have time to meet everybody 06:06 and so I said a prayer, 06:07 I really believed that God was going to let me meet someone 06:10 that I was going to work with 06:11 probably in Education or something 06:13 and I kept walking and right to the top 06:16 I saw one seat only at this table 06:18 just one seat and I sat there 06:19 and I asked if that seat was available 06:22 and they said, "Yes" so I went and sat 06:24 and as I talked to this man 06:26 and he told me that he had a TV Station, 06:28 I remember saying, "Really God, TV... 06:30 couldn't you just let me meet someone 06:32 even TV Assistant?" 06:34 and so to like... to just play Devil's Advocate 06:37 and I said, "Okay, so, if somebody wanted to do TV... 06:40 you know... like... how easy would that be? 06:43 I mean, how can you replicate something like this?" 06:45 and he said, "That's exactly why I'm here... 06:48 that is exactly why I'm here" and I'm like, 06:50 "Okay Lord, you're joking no... this is not really happening" 06:54 Now, what were you doing 06:55 that brought you to ASI in the first place? 06:58 Right... because we have our Non-profit Organization 07:00 "The Health Institute for Preventive Care" 07:03 we established that from 2001 so we've had training programs 07:07 like a "Certified Lifestyle Coach" 07:09 and we were there to tell people 07:11 about those things that we were doing... 07:13 all the educational things we were doing, 07:15 and here I go, sitting by somebody about TV... 07:17 I'm like, "this is not even part of this equation" 07:20 so, I walked away from there and I said, "Okay" 07:23 I mentioned it to my husband and he said, 07:26 "Debbie, let's focus, we're here to do education" 07:30 "And don't get off on this... " 07:32 and so I had told the man that I would meet him later 07:36 in his booth and talk to him some more 07:38 but I never did, I literally just... 07:41 we just forgot about it, 07:42 that was the one and only time that I met him in my life 07:47 and a year later he called me and said, 07:50 "Debbie, here's a... there's a great opportunity 07:54 for you to have the TV Station for free. " 07:56 I said, "You know... Lord... really?" 07:59 I felt like we had laid this thing... to bed here. 08:03 So, it was a year later, you hadn't even... 08:06 you hadn't thought about talking to him again? 08:09 Well, I did call him one time 08:11 to talk to him a little bit more about it 08:13 because I kept being impressed about that 08:14 you know, God has a way of saying, 08:16 "You know, I did let you sit beside him for a reason" 08:19 I mean... you know, 08:20 "Yeah... yeah... yeah but you know Lord, 08:21 but we can't do this" but I said, 08:23 "Okay, let me kind of talk a little bit more about it" 08:25 and he had explained to me that it takes so much money 08:28 and so on... and so I said, 08:29 "Well, that's not going to happen 08:31 so... we don't have all that money to invest in TV 08:34 so, we'll just forget it" 08:36 and so I didn't talk to him any further 08:38 so a year later, he's like, 08:39 "Do you still have any interest at all?" 08:41 I said, "Yeah, but you know, 08:42 we really don't have that kind of funding 08:44 to put together" and he said, 08:46 "You actually have an opportunity now 08:49 to have this station for free" 08:51 I said, "Really?" he said, "Yes" 08:53 and so as he explained, 08:56 as soon as I got off the phone with him 08:59 I said, "You know Lord, this is amazing, 09:01 you really want me to do this?" 09:02 I mean, I don't know anything about TV 09:05 and this man says I'm going to have an office 09:08 and about eight hours a day and FCC 09:11 I don't know about all this, 09:13 the Lord impressed on me to actually go back and tell 09:16 a friend that I had known about it 09:19 so I actually was going home when I got this news 09:21 and I turned the car around, 09:23 and went back and shared it... 09:24 it turns out that as I shared with her the news, 09:27 she said, "Do you know what I did for a living in London?" 09:30 and I said, "No, I have no idea" 09:31 I know you're an author" 09:33 She said, "Debbie, I'm a trained 09:36 BBC Executive Producer and Director" 09:39 I was like, "Are you kidding me?" 09:43 Oh! And she knows so much about 09:46 television and had been trained for so many years at BBC 09:51 that it just blew me away and then she... 09:53 Which is the British Broadcasting Corporation. 09:55 Right... and she said to me, 09:58 "Do you know... I've been praying for a TV Station" 10:02 and I said, "Wow! okay... well, 10:05 let me change what I came in here and said, 10:07 I'm a Messenger then, 10:08 because I know I didn't pray for no TV Station so... 10:11 I'm just here to tell you 10:13 that God has given you your TV station" 10:16 because this is amazing, 10:18 I knew then... that it was not coincidence 10:20 I knew that God had really lined it up for us to do this 10:24 so I went back home now, and I said, 10:27 "Okay darling, I have an Executive Producer 10:29 or Director already... this is all going to be fine" 10:32 and he looked at me and he said, "Debbie, you're still crazy, 10:35 it takes more than a Producer/Director... 10:39 you need to have equipment, you need a studio, 10:42 you need lights, you need cameras, 10:43 you don't have anything" 10:45 and I said, "You're right, but if it's God's will, 10:47 He will give them to us" 10:48 and so, I prayed about it and then... 10:52 this one day, we were supposed to be meeting 10:54 on the phone to discuss getting this TV station, 10:57 but there was one caveat to this, 10:59 we had to start the TV Station in one month, 11:01 one month... Now when was this? 11:04 This was in August, end of August, 11:07 that I got the news, and he wanted us to basically 11:10 get up and running, you know, in September, October, 11:14 I'm like, "This is crazy, I don't know if I can do this" 11:18 and so I got up that morning and I was praying, 11:21 I said, "Lord, you know, if you really want me to do this 11:25 and I know this is not coming from me, 11:27 I know this is you, 11:28 everything that's lining up is too perfect... 11:31 and I don't have anything to do with it, 11:33 so, if you really want me to do this, 11:35 then, you know, for it to happen in another few weeks, 11:38 you're going to have to give me the camera, the equipment, 11:40 the studio, the office, everything... 11:42 and if you don't do it today Lord, I'm walking away 11:45 because it's crazy, if my husband's right, 11:48 this is not... so, I'm sorry, 11:51 I know I'm not supposed to put you in a box 11:53 but it has to happen today or I'm done, I'm done" 11:56 and literally, that same afternoon 11:59 God answered my prayer, He gave me the Studio, 12:04 the office, the equipment, everything, 12:07 and I just was amazed... 12:09 The same day? The same day... 12:11 Wow! I said, 12:13 "Wow, do you really want me to do this 12:15 really... really?" 12:17 "I'm thinking of something else I can ask you to do 12:19 because I really, didn't want to do this" 12:21 It's like you were trying to give some Jewish challenge 12:24 to God it's like... "What?" 12:26 Like really? "Like really, 12:29 do you really think that's hard for me?" 12:31 So, that day, you got everything you asked for 12:34 Everything... the Studio, the equipment, 12:37 Yes... the lights, all of that... 12:39 everything was there, 12:40 we could actually start right away. 12:43 Wow! 12:44 And the TV Engineer, whom we had known before, 12:46 but I knew he was in TV but I had no idea... 12:49 he is another part of the story because he was retired, 12:52 sold his home and his wife had moved to Florida 12:57 he was living in Stone Mountain, but for some reason, he said, 12:59 he didn't know why 13:01 he was just lingering on in Atlanta 13:03 until the day I walked in and he knew that 13:06 he was supposed to be here to help me start this. 13:09 There's no way I could have done it 13:11 without him and without our Producer/Director, you know 13:14 because that's just not my area, I'm health... I'm not TV... 13:17 Right... right... 13:19 And so, God gave me all the people that I needed 13:22 to actually make this happen, to be able to do it, 13:25 and so, I make a joke, his name is Antonio Campbell 13:29 our Engineer and our CTO 13:33 and our Producer/Director, Zaidie Crowe 13:37 so God gave me everything I needed from A to Z... 13:40 A to Z... how cute... I love it... I love it. 13:43 That's right... that's right... I have everything I need. 13:44 You know, what's interesting to me, Debbie, 13:48 is that God orchestrates things, Absolutely 13:51 All you have to do is be available. 13:53 You're right... He wants someone 13:56 to be available, He handpicked you 13:58 to do this work, 14:00 it so reminds me of the story behind 3ABN, 14:05 and how Danny Shelton was, you know, kind of chosen 14:09 not kind of... he was chosen to be the Founder of 3ABN 14:14 because he said... he didn't know about television, 14:18 he was a carpenter, 14:19 but God doesn't care what you were doing, 14:23 you are a doctor, you weren't in television, 14:26 but He gave you what you needed to do your assignment 14:32 and I think that everybody 14:34 that is within the sound of our voices 14:36 needs to understand that God has an assignment 14:40 for each and every one of us... That's right... 14:44 and when we do it, there's nothing better. 14:47 It's amazing... It's amazing... 14:49 You see the puzzle, 14:50 there are so many pieces of things 14:52 that didn't make sense before Yes... 14:54 that suddenly just falls into place 14:55 That's right... You're like, 14:56 "Wow! well that makes sense now" 14:58 That's right... It's just like... 14:59 "all this time you were planning all of this for me 15:01 you never gave me a clue... " I mean like... 15:03 I had no idea that you were planning this... 15:05 I mean... you're doing this, this and going on... " 15:07 that didn't make any sense but... 15:09 suddenly everything that we had done 15:11 worked out... even with the Organization 15:14 made so much sense that He'd built it up 15:16 that He'd... for instance... had us training people 15:19 to be certified Lifestyle Coaches all over the world 15:21 so we actually have people in all these countries 15:24 that understand our mission, and what we want to do 15:27 and when we need to help people, not just in America 15:30 but we want to help people all over the world 15:32 that they're ready, so he did that work first 15:35 in preparation for this, we just didn't know 15:37 Yes! we just didn't have a clue... 15:39 I really wish He would have clued me in. 15:42 I didn't have a clue but when he did, 15:45 it was the perfect timing and that's how God is, you know, 15:47 He does things in His own perfect time. 15:50 That's right... in His way... in His time... 15:53 Yes... And so, where is 15:56 True Health TV located? 15:58 It's located in Atlanta, Georgia 16:00 we are very excited that we are actually... 16:04 our Tower is actually on the I-20 right Downtown Atlanta 16:08 and we have such a huge reach, 16:10 we are reaching all across metro Atlanta and beyond. 16:13 I'm amazed all the time that people are calling us 16:16 beyond where the signal is supposed to be reaching 16:19 and saying, "I'm out in Douglasville, 16:21 or I'm up in Lawrenceville, I'm getting your... 16:23 your station is coming crystal clear, 16:25 it's better than any of the other Stations 16:27 and I'm going, "Wow!" yeah... it just amazes me 16:31 God is like that... you know... 16:33 He can take a little thing and just make it... 16:35 I mean... there are people who are telling me, 16:36 "That's the quality of your pictures is so amazing, 16:39 I don't want to watch none of the other Stations 16:42 because yours is just coming in" 16:43 I'm like... "That's just all God... 16:45 that has nothing to do with us it's just all God 16:48 and He just allows people that He wants to use 16:52 to actually just turn on the TV and find us, 16:55 and that's the amazing part of it 16:58 because they don't even know who we are, 16:59 they've never heard of Adventists 17:01 then there are people... literally... 17:03 we had a man coming to our office recently 17:05 he said, "I'm out in Douglasville 17:07 watching your Station, I'm just so thrilled, 17:09 I want to be a part of this... 17:10 I want to be a part of this, 17:12 I've been working for all these big Stations and stuff 17:14 but this is the kind of TV I want to... 17:16 this is inspirational, this is wonderful, 17:19 he's not even an Adventist, so God called him 17:21 to be a part of this, you know... 17:23 and we don't know where that's going to go but... 17:25 God can call and use anyone that He pleases 17:29 and it doesn't matter who you are, 17:31 like you said, "God has an assignment for you too. " 17:34 Absolutely, so tell us about the Programming 17:37 that's on True Health TV. 17:38 Well, right now, we are airing a mixture of Programs, 17:43 including... we're going to be having 17:44 our Dare to Dream on there... which is exciting to have, 17:48 and we have Hope Channel, we have other... 17:52 Amazing Facts and other Christian Programs 17:57 because we have to start 24/7 17:59 we're a 24/7 TV Station, 18:01 a lot of times people who hear it go... 18:02 "Oh, I thought you had a Program" 18:05 no, we have a full 24/7 TV Station" 18:08 and what's amazing about that is that 18:10 we don't understand that at 2:00 a. m. in the morning 18:13 when somebody needs deliverance from alcohol or something 18:16 and the church is closed 18:17 and our Pastors are asleep, hopefully, 18:20 that God is able... through that Ministry 18:23 be able to deliver people and help people 18:26 and that's the purpose, I think, it needed to be... 24/7 18:29 so we run a lot of religious programs, 18:33 especially through the night, 18:34 that when somebody needs that deliverance 18:36 we wanted them to get it, 18:37 but through the day we concentrate on 18:39 Health Programs, 18:40 we really want to reach the world 18:42 through the health message 18:43 that is what we started out doing, 18:46 is that we started out with a mission 18:48 that we wanted to reach those who are 18:50 most in need of health, 18:52 we call it the most disparic population 18:56 since you have health disparities, 18:57 because what we know is that people who are less educated, 19:00 people who have less means, have the poorest health 19:02 and people who are more educated and so on... 19:04 have better health, 19:06 but everyone needs to have good health 19:08 because it does impact us, 19:10 and when one person is unhealthy 19:12 it impacts the whole system That's right... 19:14 and so, it really makes a difference 19:16 and we need to help everyone to be equally healthy 19:20 and so one of our goals has been to reach those people 19:23 who are poor, who don't have the means 19:26 and sure enough... because this station is the way it is, 19:30 it's just free to air, people who don't even have cable 19:34 or anything can pick us up and get our Programs 19:37 and we were so surprised that some of the people... 19:39 that when we went downtown for the Martin Luther King walk, 19:42 we were only on the air for two months 19:44 and I was handing out flyers as I walked there 19:47 and I was so amazed that people said to me, 19:49 "I watch that TV Station" 19:52 I was amazed and I was like, 19:55 "I'm not sure they're telling the truth" 19:56 and, you know, it just started 19:58 and then one person says, "I love your 'Amazing Facts'" 20:01 oh... another one... "I love your cooking shows" 20:03 so I'm like... "So you really are watching it" 20:06 wow! and, you know, it's just simple people 20:09 and they're just enjoying it and learning 20:11 and God is going to use that. 20:13 Absolutely, see if the health outcomes in the inner city 20:19 is just so... the outcome is often so bleak 20:22 because that's where you find 20:25 such a high rate of chronic disease 20:28 like Diabetes, Hypertension, Cancer, all these things so... 20:32 if we can by television reshape the values 20:40 and the viewing habits and the eating habits 20:47 of our Viewers and Listeners, that's what it's all about. 20:51 In fact, that is why we created our first real Program... 20:55 of what we call our Flagship Program 20:57 of True Health TV's Biggest Winner Challenge. 20:59 Okay, tell us about it. 21:00 The Biggest Winner Challenge is meant for just regular people 21:04 to be at home and basically get a class... 21:07 an intervention... in which they're walking through 21:09 the program... just like you go to a class 21:11 and conduct a ten-week two-hour Program with something, 21:15 we are trying to do that with the TV Station 21:18 so we are actually telling people, 21:20 "We want you to get up right now and exercise with us 21:23 we want you to do this... we want you to... 21:25 and getting people engaged in the process 21:28 it's just amazing... some of the things 21:30 that we're already hearing from that, 21:32 and we know that as people do this, 21:34 and make it a part of them, 21:36 for instance, watching it with your children, 21:38 you're going to instill values in them 21:40 and say, "Yes, this is healthy for you, 21:42 this is the way to properly exercise 21:44 you don't have to go to a Gym 21:45 you don't have to have the money to afford a Personal Trainer, 21:49 we're providing that to you on this Station 21:51 and so, we love this Program 21:53 we think that it's just going to make a big difference 21:56 and in conjunction with this, 21:58 the participants get a Certified Lifestyle Coach 22:01 to help them to actually reach their goal 22:05 of say... reversing Diabetes or losing a lot of weight, 22:09 we have clients that have to lose a 100 pounds or more 22:12 that we are taking through this Program 22:14 and we want to show the world that right on the TV 22:16 you don't have to leave your home 22:17 and go to some Camp somewhere or you don't have to 22:20 be able to afford to get a babysitter or whatever, 22:24 but right at home you can actually make those changes 22:27 and become healthier. 22:29 So... how does it... 22:30 how does it work? 22:32 It's like a class... you're saying? 22:33 It's like attending a class, 22:37 a regular class 22:38 but now it's being done on the TV Station, 22:41 we're teaching you one particular health law each day, 22:44 helping you with recipes 22:47 and with exercises and motivation... 22:50 we have a Pastor that speaks about different topics 22:53 and then at the end we are following up each client 22:56 with a Certified Lifestyle Coach to set goals every week 23:00 like I'm going to change my eating habits this week 23:03 and to make those goals and to change, 23:05 you know, their lifestyle, 23:07 the next week we're dealing with exercise 23:09 what are some things you want to implement 23:11 and exercise and gradually 23:13 just like they were a part of a class, 23:15 being able to do this, and being able to participate 23:19 from anywhere, we have participants 23:20 from all across the Country as far as California... 23:23 we have participants, and so this is exciting 23:26 because this is almost... 23:27 this is really delivery of a class... over a TV Station 23:30 and this has never really been tested in a research format, 23:34 we're doing that with Research Interns and everything, 23:37 and we're actually hoping that we'll be able to publish 23:40 and show people that, 23:41 "Yes, you can change people's lives" 23:43 because that's our slogan, we say, 23:45 "Discovering True Health changes lives" 23:47 we're not just about entertaining 23:49 although we want to entertain you 23:50 we want to change lives. 23:52 That is exactly right. Yes. 23:54 That's what it's all about, changing lives, 23:56 making an impact, and using Television to do it. 24:00 Television can be used for good 24:03 or for evil 24:04 and we know how it's being used for evil 24:06 Yes... but the way... 24:08 what you're doing is you are bringing health 24:12 and classes and education into the home... 24:16 Yes... right into their home. 24:17 and that's key... that is so key... 24:20 so, how many of the original Programs are you doing there, 24:26 are you producing in-house? 24:28 Well, we have just started, so we are just... 24:30 we have two shows so far, 24:32 we're bringing on board the "Relationship Program" 24:34 which is... again... because this Program 24:37 is sort of like "Reality TV" 24:39 but we're going to have participants 24:40 telling their story as they go along, 24:42 same thing with our "Relationship Show" 24:44 we're going to try to make it... in a... 24:46 like... you know... Reality Show is the thing today 24:49 people love that... Yeah... 24:51 and so we're trying to do that, 24:52 one of our goals is... we want to reach young people 24:54 a lot of times it's the older people that care about health, 24:57 and they're the ones that we normally reach 25:00 but it's like... that's... that generation 25:02 well, we need to start younger 25:04 we have to start with the "Now Generation" 25:07 and what are they being into? 25:08 They're into the computers, 25:10 and iPads and Texting and... so... yeah... 25:12 all of our Program is, hashtags and text 25:14 and it's all about trying to draw them in 25:17 they get prizes for just... you know, 25:19 responding back to us about... texting a message and so on 25:24 we're trying to really get to our younger audience 25:28 very big... and it's a challenge because 25:30 it's never been planned 25:32 like okay, let's see if this works... 25:33 and we're putting a lot of research in that 25:36 because we want to see and we want to be able 25:38 to... at the end of the day... say, 25:40 "We have made an impact on changing the next generation 25:44 not just helping those who already... 25:46 have the disease to reverse it but how... " like you said... 25:49 "preventing it in the first place. " 25:50 And look at what you're doing, you're able to... 25:53 God is amazing, you're able to bring 25:55 your experience in research to this arena 26:00 Amazing... So, is God... 26:02 God is just awesome. 26:03 He's awesome. He's just awesome. 26:04 We're going to have a little praise time over here. 26:07 He's just awesome, 26:08 I mean, He allowed people to inspire me 26:11 even with starting this Non-profit Health Institute 26:14 it was actually a non-Adventist again 26:17 from the President Carter Center, 26:20 I was a liaison while I was working with Emory University 26:22 they sent me to be the liaison for Carter Center, 26:25 I'm like, "Why did you pick me 26:27 I don't know about anything" 26:28 but they did and I went over there 26:30 and this man, one day, said, 26:31 "You're a Black Seventh-day Adventist 26:33 explain to me why a Black Seventh-day Adventist's health 26:37 is on par with White America 26:38 and why have you not shared this with your Brothers and Sisters?" 26:42 And that became an inspiration to us, 26:45 we said, "Yeah, you know, you're right, 26:47 we really haven't done a good job of sharing this 26:50 with people that really need our help 26:53 we've got to find a way to do that" 26:56 and that is why we started this 26:58 and God has then given us a TV Station 27:00 to accomplish it in a bigger way. 27:02 Amen... God is amazing and He's using you 27:06 in an amazing way. Thank you. 27:08 And God has a plan and you cannot fail 27:11 as long as you're doing what God has for you to do. 27:14 Amen... Thank you so much 27:16 for being with us... Thank you for having me. 27:18 and we look forward... 27:19 we're going to put your website up 27:20 so that people can watch, 27:23 they can find out more about TrueHealth. tv 27:26 and they're going to love it. 27:29 Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you. 27:32 And thank you so much for tuning in 27:34 support True Health TV go to the website 27:37 take a look at it, make a donation 27:39 become a monthly donor, help his project to go... 27:44 God's got a great plan for it, 27:45 be a part of it. 27:47 Thank you so much for tuning in, 27:49 we've reached the end of another Program, 27:51 we hope and pray that this has been a blessing to you 27:54 and that you will continue to watch 27:57 because you know what? 27:58 It just wouldn't be the same without you. |
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