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00:01 Stay tuned to meet two guys that you definitely wanna see
00:03 in the time of a crisis. 00:05 My name is Jason Bradley 00:06 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:31 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:33 My guests today are Brock Mayer, 00:35 the Gideon Rescue director. 00:37 And Kory Meidell, 00:38 the Gideon Rescue training officer. 00:40 Welcome to Urban Report, guys. 00:42 Thank you. 00:43 It's great to have you. Thank you. 00:45 It's wonderful to have you here. 00:46 This is your first time on Urban Report. 00:48 First time. Yes. 00:50 Well, wonderful. 00:51 I want to introduce you to our viewers 00:53 and find out a little bit about who you are, 00:56 and your background prior to diving into the ministry. 01:00 All right. So let's start with you, Brock. 01:02 Sure. 01:03 I'm a nurse and a paramedic. Okay. 01:05 And it's been just a blessing 01:08 to be able to work in times of disaster 01:10 to help and serve people. 01:11 And yeah, Kory here 01:13 has been my longtime partner and friends. 01:16 So it's just great to be here. 01:17 Nice. Nice. 01:19 And tell me a little bit about you, Kory? 01:20 Well, I recently left teaching 01:23 and search and rescue position with Grand County 01:28 Search and Rescue in Moab, Utah. 01:29 And now focusing my time 01:31 and energy on Gideon Rescue Company, 01:34 and doing disaster response. 01:36 Wow. Wow. 01:38 So what was childhood like for you guys? 01:40 Like were you raised in the church, Brock? 01:43 Yeah, we both were actually. 01:45 So, we've come from 01:47 a Seventh-day Adventist background for sure. 01:50 But I mean, full of life, energy, adventure, 01:53 all the fun things, you know. 01:55 Yeah. 01:56 Well, very similar. 01:59 You know, as a young man 02:00 I never really decided for Christ 02:02 and when you don't decide for it's, 02:04 you know, the default is not with Him, 02:07 so I pursued my own pleasures 02:09 for quite a while and after attaining 02:12 what I thought I wanted, 02:14 which was an outdoors lifestyle, 02:16 and downhill mountain biking, and skiing and stuff. 02:18 I thought I would be happy with that and I wasn't. 02:22 I have found life with Christ much more rewarding. 02:25 Amen. Amen. 02:27 And so what brought about that 02:30 shift though in your life? 02:33 Actually, it was, you know, Gideon Rescue Company 02:36 played an important role in my decision, 02:40 because the first trip they went on 02:42 was the Haiti earthquake in 2010. 02:45 And they came back with stories of how God made 02:49 the impossible workout as we are a humble team, small, 02:55 we're not the Red Cross, you know, we're not, 02:57 I don't know the UN teams or whatever. 03:00 And to see that God 03:02 took a personal interest in their life 03:05 and made their little mission trip, 03:07 really work well, against all odds, 03:10 in an impossible disaster situation 03:13 had a big impact on me. 03:15 Amen. Amen. 03:16 So what is the Gideon Rescue Company? 03:21 You know, it's really just a group of young guys 03:25 that have come together and said, you know, 03:27 we want to be able to serve in times of disaster, 03:31 with the different skills that we've been blessed with, 03:33 not only to offer physical hand, 03:35 but also really more importantly 03:36 to offer a spiritual hand 03:38 when people need, you know, that kind of support. 03:42 Yes, yes. 03:44 Yeah. How did you guys form the team? 03:47 Well, this is an outgrowth of our experience and training 03:50 at Union College. 03:51 So we both went to Union College 03:53 in Lincoln, Nebraska. 03:54 And it was a brand new degree program at that time, 03:56 International Rescue and Relief. 03:58 And it was an incredible degree because it was practical 04:01 and it was hands on. 04:03 And so young people flocked to this degree 04:05 from all over the world because like, wow, 04:07 I can do this with my education, 04:08 I can go and learn rescue skills 04:11 and I can go and, you know, 04:12 spend half my semester over or my full semester overseas, 04:15 you know, putting these things together. 04:16 And so that's where we actually first really met. 04:21 And all of that really was the vision 04:23 of Dr. Michael Duehrssen. 04:24 Okay. 04:25 And he had a burden for young people. 04:27 And his whole burden was, 04:30 as we see these disasters happening, 04:32 we should be more prepared as a church. 04:34 And there just was nothing out there 04:36 for training for young people. 04:37 So Lord laid a burden on his heart 04:39 to put together a program in which you would train 04:41 young people to be first responders 04:43 into the disaster scene, 04:45 but not just to be first responders, 04:46 more importantly to be gospel workers 04:49 to share the gospel 04:51 as they were being the helping hands 04:53 and feet of Jesus. 04:54 To meet people's mental, physical, 04:58 that's food and water, and spiritual needs. 05:00 Yeah. Treat the whole person. 05:02 And so that, really, we owe a lot of our experience 05:05 and where we're at today to that whole vision. 05:07 And so this is an outgrowth of that like we wanted 05:09 after we graduated to see, you know, Lord, 05:12 where would You take us next, like what? 05:13 How would you have us to continue 05:14 this type of opportunity in ministry? 05:16 Yes. 05:17 And it's been a crazy journey, but a blessing. 05:19 Wow. 05:20 So where does all this because you guys seem 05:23 very passionate about what you do? 05:25 Where does this passion stem from? 05:30 Man, you know, like Kory saying, 05:33 you know, in his experience where he had this reawakening, 05:37 this reconversion with Jesus, you know, 05:39 it's the same experience in my life 05:41 You know, I was raised 05:42 Seventh-day Adventist Christian, 05:43 attended Seventh-day Adventist Christian schools 05:45 my entire life and experience. 05:47 And yet, you know, I walked away 05:50 from what I had learned 05:51 and what I've been taught to live 05:52 a selfish existence in college, and I did my own thing, 05:56 and that was just, 05:58 it was just an empty experience. 05:59 I mean, I not only injured myself 06:01 but also harmed a lot of people around me. 06:03 And it was just like, man, like, 06:04 the Lord picked up all those pieces 06:06 and finally got through my thick skull 06:07 and said, "You know, 06:09 I have a purpose and a plan for you 06:10 if you would surrender." 06:12 And, so that's where it all began. 06:14 That was probably 2008. 06:17 And from that point forward, 06:19 the Lord has just opened up an incredible vision, 06:22 incredible plan more than I would have ever thought 06:26 or that I would ever settle for myself. 06:28 Yeah. And that's the way He works. 06:29 Yeah, He's definitely an amazing God. 06:32 Yeah. An amazing God. 06:35 So, all right, 06:36 so you're passionate about what you do. 06:38 You guys both went to school together 06:40 and all of that stuff. 06:41 It's amazing to me how God places, you know, 06:44 all the pieces together. 06:46 Right. Oh, yes. 06:47 Because, you know, when you were younger, 06:49 you probably never thought that 06:51 this is what you would be doing today. 06:52 No. 06:54 Yeah. Not at all. 06:55 I mean, we've been blessed to travel the world and go 06:58 and do things that we would never 07:01 have the opportunity to do without God, 07:04 never have the opportunities to serve and live the rich, 07:07 abundant life that you can have 07:11 when you're living for God and serving your fellowman. 07:14 Yes. Yeah. 07:15 And as a young person, I struggled with this concept 07:17 thinking that, you know, 07:19 ministry is confined to like pastoral work, 07:23 you know, and I was like, 07:24 "Oh, that's just for the pastors 07:26 and, Lord, I don't ever do that." 07:27 Like I wanna have an adventurous life. 07:29 I want to do things that are exciting and fun. 07:31 And here, God has just blown us out of the water. 07:34 I mean, there's never been a dull mission. 07:35 There's never been a dull moment. 07:37 You know, where it's like, the Lord has an incredible plan 07:39 if we would just trust Him, and ministry is about 07:42 having that ministry mindset, not about thinking that 07:45 it's confined to this line of work. 07:47 Yes. 07:48 And so that's been exciting to see 07:50 is that the Lord knows, He's created us. 07:52 He knows what makes us tick. Yeah. 07:53 And so, He is excited to give us everything 07:56 above and beyond with ever asked, think expect, 07:59 if we would just put our trust in Him, you know. 08:01 Yeah, well, speaking of these missions 08:04 and these exciting missions, 08:06 why don't you share a little bit 08:08 of some testimonies maybe have some missions 08:10 that you've been on? 08:13 Talk, where do we start, Kory, helicopters, planes? 08:16 Let's do the most recent one. 08:19 You know, we were planning a land based operation 08:22 for Hurricane Dorian. 08:23 It was expected to hit Florida. 08:25 And so we were driving there 08:26 with our specialized rescue boat, 08:28 the Creature Craft. 08:29 You probably have a picture of that. 08:31 The Creature Craft? 08:32 The Creature Craft, it's a rescue boat 08:34 that you get strapped into and you never have to swim 08:37 because you're strapped in 08:38 and it's got an inflatable roll cage. 08:39 It's inflatable, and that's the advantage, 08:41 is that. 08:42 And if you look this up like online on YouTube, 08:44 you look up Creature Craft videos. 08:45 This boat is running things 08:48 that they say are unrunnable on rivers, 08:49 you know, class five, class six type water 08:51 where it's just incredibly dangerous water, 08:53 but this craft is able to handle it 08:55 because the way that has been designed. 08:57 And so the Lord just blessed in granting us a boat, 09:01 in fact, our church, a local church, 09:03 the Ardmore Seventh-day Adventist Church 09:05 stepped out in faith and we kind of told them, 09:08 hey, this is a need that we have is a boat 09:10 and they actually purchased the boat. 09:13 So... Wow! 09:14 Praise the Lord. 09:15 And we have a relationship 09:17 with the manufacturer of the boat 09:18 so that we're actually doing 09:20 training with him in class five 09:21 and six water as far as 09:23 our teams needs to do that with him. 09:25 Explain what class five 09:26 and class six water, what is that? 09:28 Okay. 09:30 It's like moving water in a river, 09:32 but it's pretty calm and safe is one, 09:34 little bit of waves is basically class two. 09:36 Okay. 09:37 Waves, but not incredibly challenging 09:39 is class three. 09:41 Class four is getting to be very challenging 09:44 and some danger there. 09:46 Class five is like the limit of what is, 09:51 you can really do in a boat, 09:52 and then six is basically not possible. 09:55 So we're doing class five and six in these boats. 09:59 Wow. 10:00 So you guys are maxing out basically. 10:03 But it's due to the safety of the boat and that's, 10:05 you know, that's what we feel is important about it. 10:07 So I mean, the boat, just one, it's a tool like you know, 10:10 we don't put our trust and confidence in horses 10:12 or chariots, we put our trust and confidence in the Lord. 10:15 Amen. 10:16 And these boats and the skill sets that 10:18 we even own as a nurse and a paramedic and an ENT, 10:22 those are merely just tools that open doors 10:24 for greater opportunities to witness. 10:26 But I like that you mentioned the opportunities to witness. 10:30 Why do you think that, you know, in the time of crisis 10:34 is a great opportunity to witness? 10:36 That's such a great question, because, you know, 10:39 in pre hospital medicine, that's our field of specialty. 10:42 We have this... 10:44 Golden hour. This golden hour, right? 10:46 The golden hour and people heard about this, 10:48 the public knows the golden hour. 10:50 And it's the reason why we have fast ambulances, 10:52 it's the reason we have fast helicopters 10:53 because we recognize that 10:55 from the time an accident occurs, 10:56 an injury occurs, that the clock is ticking 10:58 in which we can take that person 11:00 and get them to definitive care 11:02 so that we can save life and limb. 11:04 But what's amazing is that this same principle exists 11:08 in the spiritual realm. 11:10 And it doesn't actually necessarily mean 11:11 the natural disaster either. 11:13 I mean, it could be a death of a friend, 11:14 it could be a financial crisis that somebody's going through, 11:16 the moment that somebody encounters a crisis 11:19 or disaster in their lives, the clock starts ticking 11:23 in which they're in need 11:24 not only a physical help perhaps, 11:26 but even more importantly of spiritual help and guidance, 11:29 and they're open. 11:30 Yeah. 11:32 Yeah, it's interesting, because it seems like, 11:35 you know, in the time of a crisis or tragedy, 11:38 people either draw closer to God 11:40 or they blame Him and they end up 11:43 going further away. 11:44 It's very true. 11:46 What do you guys say to that individual that is, you know, 11:50 blaming God for tragedy? 11:55 That's such a big question that you see a lot, you know. 11:57 If we serve a such a great God, 12:00 then why is it that we see such great tragedy 12:03 and adversity in the world around us? 12:06 And I'll be honest, it's not an easy, 12:09 it's not an easy answer. 12:11 But biblically speaking, 12:13 we have an incredible foundation. 12:15 Because when you look at the Bible 12:17 from beginning to end, 12:19 what you see is this controversy 12:21 that is waging between good and between evil, 12:23 between Christ and between Satan. 12:26 And you begin to recognize that God is not the author of evil, 12:30 but that He is the one who wants to save us, 12:33 and be our rescuer, if we would be willing. 12:36 And so when you start to enter this conversation, 12:38 people don't, you know, they don't think about 12:40 from that perspective, and especially 12:42 when you start to talk about Job 12:44 or you talk about some of these other, you know, 12:46 examples in the Bible. 12:47 I mean, they just, it's like, wow, like, 12:49 maybe there is a controversy raging. 12:51 Maybe that's why 12:53 we're seeing such things happen. 12:55 Yes. 12:56 And not only that, I mean, you know, 12:58 like the world is rapidly changing. 13:00 We're seeing disasters on an unprecedented level. 13:03 And people recognize it, 13:05 even if they're not Bible students, 13:06 they recognize something is different 13:08 about the world in which we live. 13:10 Absolutely. 13:11 And so, as Seventh-day Adventist Christians, 13:12 we have an incredible message that answers those questions. 13:16 Uh-huh. Amen. 13:18 I mean, even when, like with the natural disasters, 13:22 they're happening at a rate in which it's never happened 13:26 before too, like, it's, frequency 13:28 back to back to back to back. 13:30 There is a great... 13:32 If you look it up, it's our world in data. 13:34 And they have this chart, and it's absolutely astounding. 13:37 They've been keeping track of natural disasters 13:39 since about the 1900s, 13:40 the great San Francisco earthquake until now, 13:42 where technology has been good about 13:44 tracking these things. 13:45 And what you see in the graph is, you know, 13:47 1900s, it's pretty level 13:49 all the way until you hit about 1980s. 13:51 And in the 1980s, it's a skyrocket jump 13:56 on off the charts in terms of the frequency, 13:58 the intensity, the scope, the scale, the cost, 14:01 the human factor. 14:04 So, even science recognizes that something is different. 14:08 Now the things that you're going to hear 14:10 in the popular circles, they're gonna be, well, 14:12 the climate is changing. 14:13 And there's no doubt that 14:15 the climate is being affected for sure. 14:17 But we know that men are gonna attribute 14:19 these causes to anything but the true cause. 14:21 And the true cause is that 14:23 this world is waxing old like a garment, 14:25 and that Jesus is coming soon. 14:27 And it were as a general rule, 14:30 this climate is in rebellion against God, 14:34 and that has consequences. 14:35 Yeah. 14:36 And there are negative effects to that. 14:38 Yeah. Yeah. 14:39 You know, you said the natural disasters 14:42 are increasing on. 14:44 People find out what we do, 14:45 they're like, "Yeah, we know that. 14:47 We know it's gonna continue that way." 14:49 I'm like, "It already is." 14:50 If we just focused on 14:52 hurricanes and cyclones right now, 14:54 we could do that year round. 14:55 Yeah. 14:57 If we could ignore all other types of disasters 14:58 and just do that, we're already there. 15:01 Yeah, yeah. 15:03 What are some of the other disasters? 15:05 I'm glad you said that. 15:07 What are some of the other disasters 15:08 that you focus on? 15:11 It's really any disaster. Yeah, we'll go and do anything. 15:14 Wherever the Lord will send us, we will go, you know, 15:17 and we just, what we see is an incredible opportunity, 15:21 where hearts and minds are open and ready 15:23 like never before because of the tragedies 15:25 they've been through. 15:26 You know, there's an age old adage 15:28 that we probably all familiar with, 15:29 and that is, you can live weeks without food, 15:31 days without water, minutes without air, 15:34 but you can't live a moment without hope. 15:37 And so there's this misconception, like, 15:39 we think when we talk about disasters, 15:41 we think, you know, the biggest need 15:42 that people have is life safety, 15:45 food, water, shelter, those things, right? 15:48 But what's interesting is that, 15:49 that's actually not the priority 15:52 that people need. 15:53 Because even if you have those things, 15:55 if you've lost hope, 15:56 how will you continue the next 12 hours 15:57 or the next 24 hours, or the next 72 hours? 15:59 Yeah. 16:01 So hope and they've researched this, 16:02 even people who get lost in the wilderness. 16:05 The moment you give up hope is the moment you're done, 16:08 even if you're not physically dead. 16:10 Yeah. Wow. 16:11 Yeah. 16:12 I mean, you're, basically when you give up hope, 16:14 you've given up faith. 16:15 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 16:17 Wow. 16:19 So, because I was going to ask you, 16:23 you know, what mobilizes you guys to go, 16:26 but wherever God calls you is where you go? 16:28 That's where we go. 16:30 Wherever the need is, you know, David... 16:32 Yeah, I think about the story of David 16:33 and Goliath all the time, right? 16:35 Because here's Goliath, 16:36 here's this incredible adversity, 16:38 this challenge, this giant in the face of Israel, right? 16:42 And David here, the young upstart 16:44 is walking around the camp and saying, 16:46 is there not a cause? 16:47 I mean, like, isn't there a reason? 16:49 Like, there's a reason, right? So we should be going. 16:50 And everybody's like, "Well, wait a minute. 16:52 We don't have resources. We don't have money. 16:54 You know, we don't have the right talent. 16:55 You know, we don't have the man that's got the muscles," right? 16:58 I mean, they're saying all these things 16:59 and David's like, no, no, but isn't there not a cause? 17:01 And that's what motivates us. 17:03 So if you ask like, what motivates us 17:04 to go to disasters? 17:05 We always ask that question. 17:07 And it always comes back down to that. 17:08 Like, if there's a disaster, is there not a cause? 17:10 Yeah. 17:11 Is there not somebody who's hurting, you know, 17:12 that needs hope and encouragement? 17:14 Yeah. 17:15 And let me ask you this question. 17:19 Do you guys ever get discouraged? 17:23 Do you ever... 17:24 And not only do you ever get discouraged, 17:26 but what do you do about it? 17:27 How do you get past that discouragement? 17:31 I wanna answer that a bit. 17:33 You know, when Caleb and Joshua 17:34 and the other spies went into the land of Canaan, 17:37 some people became discouraged, right? 17:39 Yes. 17:40 In fact, the majority became discouraged 17:42 and they brought back negative, evil report. 17:45 But the same people were in the group 17:48 saw different perspective, right? 17:50 They were able to bring back a good report and they said, 17:52 we are well able to take the land 17:54 in God's strength, right? 17:55 Yeah. 17:57 The disaster situation is no different, I believe. 18:00 It's easy to look at it and be like, 18:01 "Oh, we can't function there. 18:03 Let the professionals handle it. 18:05 Let those who have been trained and you know, 18:08 who do that all the time, the Red Cross or whatever, 18:10 let them handle it." 18:12 We want to bring back a good report and say 18:14 from the front lines, we've been there. 18:16 We've been doing this for a while. 18:18 And we're nothing special. 18:20 Really, we are the least of the least teams. 18:22 We're a humbled team. 18:23 We don't have lots of money. We don't have a giant team. 18:27 We don't have a big organization. 18:28 We don't have big backers. 18:30 Well, right. We have God, right. 18:34 He's the biggest backer of them all. 18:35 He is, He's definitely the one that you want on your side. 18:37 That's right. That's right. 18:39 But what we want to bring back and say, 18:41 "We're well able to take the land." 18:43 Amen. Amen. Right? 18:45 What we do other people could do it with faith. 18:51 Yes, it's great if you have those skills already, 18:53 but you don't have to have them. 18:55 Get them, if you can, right? 18:57 But I mean, most of what we do 19:00 a typical person could do with faith. 19:03 Okay. 19:05 And in every disappointment there's a divine appointment. 19:08 You know, that's what we've seen time 19:09 and time again, we're human, you know, like we struggle 19:12 and each one of these trips I mean, 19:14 it's when you're in a disaster zone, 19:17 it is like the controversy magnified, right? 19:20 Yes. 19:22 Because like not only are you dealing 19:23 with just the normal everyday pressures of life, 19:24 but now you're dealing with literally life and death 19:27 and very serious situations. 19:29 And so, yeah, there is definitely room 19:32 in which we find ourselves, you know, 19:34 having to just come back and go on our knees like, Lord, 19:37 like it's not working out like, 19:38 this is not going the way that we thought it would. 19:40 But, Father, you know, open the door, provide a way, 19:42 and the Lord has never, never left us without help. 19:45 Yes. 19:47 When Jesus sent His disciples out 19:48 on their very first mission trip, 19:50 did He send them alone? 19:52 No, He sent two by two, right? 19:54 There is strength, right, the Bible says 19:56 the three chord strand is not easily broken, 19:58 it says when one falls, he's blessed 20:01 if he has a friend to help and pick him up. 20:02 That's right. 20:03 So there's wisdom in looking and seeing 20:05 what the Bible instructs and how to go about it. 20:08 Yes. It is our aid, right? 20:11 Yeah. We don't go alone. 20:12 We at least go two by two. Yeah. Yeah. 20:15 Absolutely, I mean, that's something that 20:18 is really important, I think to share with people 20:20 is the fact that we're all human. 20:23 And there are times where we get discouraged. 20:25 But what do we do about it 20:27 so that we don't stay in that position? 20:29 And I love what you guys are saying 20:30 because essentially what you're saying 20:32 is that you plug into the source, 20:33 and you pray and you ask the Lord 20:36 to strengthen you and you search the scriptures 20:37 and all of that. 20:39 And so, that's important. 20:41 I like to hear the resources, 20:44 you know, that you plug into it as well. 20:45 Yeah. 20:47 How do you go about assessing the situation 20:50 prior to getting on the ground? 20:54 That, you know, that's always a tough situation 20:57 because information is so scarce, 21:01 like at least true information, information is verifiable. 21:03 You know, when these disasters happen, 21:05 there's a lot of information that may be true, 21:06 that may not be true, that may be out of proportion 21:09 or, you know, out of context. 21:11 Yeah. So it is a challenge. 21:13 But all the more reason to stay connected 21:15 with the source as we say, Lord, we don't know 21:17 what we're doing exactly. 21:19 But we need You to guide us directly to where we're needed. 21:22 And Lord has never disappointed, 21:25 He has always inserted us at exactly the right moment, 21:28 exactly the right time, exactly the right location 21:31 for an incredible purpose in serving people 21:35 that are in need. 21:36 You know, He's also called us off 21:37 and just spit on disasters that didn't turn out to be bad too. 21:41 When they're forecasting, just this year, 21:45 there was a storm that was going to hit Texas 21:47 and Louisiana actually specifically. 21:50 And we said, "Lord, should we go to that?" 21:52 And we prayed about it, 21:53 it didn't seem like the Lord would send us. 21:55 So we didn't go and it didn't turn out to be 21:56 a very big deal. 21:58 So He's very faithful to send us 21:59 when we should go 22:01 and not waste resources and time if we shouldn't go. 22:04 Yeah. 22:05 Praise the Lord for that guidance. 22:06 Yeah. 22:08 We have quite a few graphics that we'd like to show 22:11 and just tell us briefly 22:13 what's going on in each one of those. 22:15 Yeah. Absolutely. 22:18 This is some of the destruction we saw in Hurricane Dorian. 22:20 And it was absolutely just incredible. 22:22 I mean, total destruction. 22:24 In fact, this is a disaster that they've never seen 22:27 on this scale before. 22:29 So I mean, the destruction was pretty complete 22:32 in terms of what actually transpired in that storm, 22:36 category five hurricane, but not only that, 22:38 multiple tornadoes on the ground, 22:39 destroying things in their path as well. 22:41 Combined with like a 20 to 30 foot storm surge. 22:44 So you have a significant flood on top of winds 22:48 that are strong enough. 22:50 It's the effect of which you've been in a tornado. 22:52 Wow. 22:53 But it was there for a day and a half. 22:56 So I really, I don't know how people survived. 22:59 When we were talking about responding to this, 23:02 and I said, I don't know who we're gonna help, 23:04 because I don't know who's going to survive this. 23:06 Yeah. 23:07 So with that destructive of a storm, 23:10 I'm amazed that so many people survived 23:12 and lived through. 23:13 And I can only attribute that to how gracious God is 23:16 so that even in that level of destruction, 23:19 His hand is still working to save people. 23:22 If it wasn't, you would have seen 23:24 much more death really than then there was. 23:27 Yeah, yeah. 23:28 I don't know how people survive that devastation either. 23:31 And, you know, I've seen pictures, 23:32 I've seen videos and all of that stuff. 23:36 And I mean, I don't know how anybody could survive 23:39 that, only God. 23:41 Yeah, yeah. 23:42 So, you know, you guys must come in contact 23:46 with a lot of resources, right? 23:49 We do. 23:50 I mean, the Lord hooks us up with 23:52 whatever it is that we need. 23:53 If it's planes that we need, 23:55 then He provides the planes, you know, 23:57 if it's a helicopter ride that we need, 23:59 then He provides that, you know, 24:00 if it's resources that we need, He's always provided that. 24:03 You know, our limited way of thinking is, 24:05 Lord, we need transportation there. 24:07 Lord, give us a plane. God's like, what just one? 24:11 Yeah. You know, I mean. 24:14 He's good. 24:15 He gives us the planes, the fuel, the pilots, 24:18 the logistic coordinators, resources to get on the planes, 24:23 the food, water and stuff like that. 24:25 So all of these resources 24:26 are coming into these disasters. 24:28 And we can't take any credit for those 24:30 because we didn't do any work for it. 24:32 Yeah. 24:33 You know, we didn't supply those things. 24:35 And God's supplying these things. 24:37 And so with the value of the food and the water 24:40 and the aid that you're able to give through it, 24:42 the resources of the world are now becoming 24:44 the conduit of the gospel. 24:46 That's beautiful. Amen. 24:47 That is beautiful. Amen. 24:48 And it's just so evident that it's just God doing this. 24:52 It's like the story of Gideon, right? 24:54 They, you know, defeated their whole enemies 24:58 by very humble means, only 300 warriors, 25:02 lamps and pitchers. 25:03 You know the stories in Judges Chapter 6. 25:06 And God specifically says, 25:08 this is so that you don't say that 25:09 you got the victory yourself. 25:11 So the God gets the glory. 25:12 And I like that it's just so visible that 25:14 we're so of a no name team. 25:20 So, that, you know, everyone can obviously see, 25:23 well, they got it to work out, it's obviously 25:25 because God made it so. 25:27 Yes, yes. 25:28 You know, I'm a firm believer that 25:31 we serve an on time God and you guys mentioned 25:33 something earlier about how, 25:35 you know, you might not have too much, 25:40 God doesn't give you too much. 25:41 But He doesn't give you too little, 25:43 He gives you just what you need 25:45 and right when you need it. 25:47 Right when you need it. Yeah. 25:48 And He also guides you and gives you that discernment 25:53 as to where to go. 25:54 Speaking in terms of needs, 25:57 what do you guys need as an organization? 26:00 I mean, number one request would be prayer. 26:03 You know, we've seen how prayer 26:05 is that key in the hand of faith 26:07 that unlocks heaven's treasure house. 26:09 I mean, it's just incredible. 26:11 Like when prayer is a part of our ministry, 26:13 it's a part of our mission. 26:14 I mean, the Lord, just, He does it, I mean, 26:17 He puts it together. 26:19 Number two, I would say that scripturally, 26:22 we see that Jesus asked His disciples to pray, 26:25 not for money, not for resources 26:28 that they would ask that the Lord of the harvest 26:29 would provide laborers, because the harvest is great, 26:32 and the laborers are few. 26:34 And that's one of our greatest needs 26:36 is we just don't have the hands in which to help. 26:40 Yes. 26:42 Quality people who are about the glory of God 26:46 and not about the glory for themselves on these trips. 26:50 You know, when you go down there 26:52 and your foremost goal is helping people 26:55 and what is most valuable to them 26:56 and you forget any credit going to you, 27:00 that's the kind of teammates that, 27:03 that God needs. 27:04 Yes. What's your website? 27:06 Website, we have the GideonRescue.org. 27:11 Okay. GideonRescue.org. 27:12 And you have Facebook as well? Yes. 27:14 Facebook? Yeah, we do have a Facebook. 27:16 It's a Facebook.com/The300. 27:20 Got you, /The300. Okay. 27:22 Or just search Gideon Rescue Company 27:24 and you'll find our page on Facebook. 27:26 Yeah. Nice. Nice. 27:27 Gideon Rescue Company. 27:28 And so people can get in touch with you 27:30 through your website to become volunteers? 27:33 Yeah, you know, we're totally operating, 27:36 you know, by faith and they can get on there. 27:38 There should be a contact button 27:40 for an email and we can, you know, 27:41 get in touch with them there. 27:43 And a donate button? 27:44 We don't have a donate button on there. 27:45 Oh, there's no donate button? No, donate button, okay. 27:48 No, no. 27:49 Well, I know these missions aren't free. 27:51 And I know it's not cheap to get over there. 27:53 But like, thank you, guys, so much for sharing today. 27:56 Absolutely. Absolutely. 27:57 And thank you. 27:59 Well, we've reached the end of another program. 28:00 Thanks for tuning in. Join us next time. 28:03 God bless. |
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