WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.399 I got so low at one stage in my life that I even 00:00:02.399 --> 00:00:06.559 considered suicide. Because of all that has happened, 00:00:06.660 --> 00:00:10.740 I became a loner. No one could get close to me. 00:00:10.779 --> 00:00:14.179 I wouldn't let anyone get close to me. But I 00:00:14.179 --> 00:00:16.879 got desperate. And one night I was saying, you 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:20.440 know, how come I'm so lonely? Why isn't anyone 00:00:20.440 --> 00:00:25.820 with me? That's it, mate. The Lord said, I've 00:00:25.820 --> 00:00:36.950 always been here. God promises in Joel 2 .28 00:00:36.950 --> 00:00:41.350 to pour out His Spirit on all humanity. Welcome 00:00:41.350 --> 00:00:44.030 to global outpouring, where we contend for that 00:00:44.030 --> 00:00:47.130 promised outpouring, we equip for that outpouring, 00:00:47.189 --> 00:00:50.929 so that we may engage in that very outpouring. 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:54.100 I'm Philip Buss. And I'm Sharon Buss. Welcome 00:00:54.100 --> 00:00:57.500 to the podcast today. We have with us yet another 00:00:57.500 --> 00:01:00.740 friend from the ends of the earth, from New Zealand, 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:04.959 one of these wonderful Maori. people that have 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:08.340 had just a mighty move of the Holy Spirit in 00:01:08.340 --> 00:01:12.680 their tribe for a long, long time. And this one 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:17.519 is called Papa James or Papa Jim, James Watene. 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.000 And he is going to share with us his testimony 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:25.620 of how he started out as a child known by the 00:01:25.620 --> 00:01:29.319 name of Boy. 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It's just going to 00:02:47.259 --> 00:02:51.270 be a wonderful way to Stay in touch. Well, our 00:02:51.270 --> 00:02:54.810 brother James Watene, we just are delighted to 00:02:54.810 --> 00:02:58.009 have you with us. We've had the last two episodes 00:02:58.009 --> 00:03:00.930 have been with some of your friends, Sandy and 00:03:00.930 --> 00:03:04.490 Princess Jensen and Richard and Sarah Tito. And 00:03:04.490 --> 00:03:07.430 they've been telling us that you have some amazing 00:03:07.430 --> 00:03:12.610 stories. So we wanted to hear from you also about 00:03:12.610 --> 00:03:15.250 things that God is doing in New Zealand and things 00:03:15.250 --> 00:03:18.509 that he's done in your life. So welcome to the 00:03:18.509 --> 00:03:20.969 Global Outpouring Podcast. Thank you. Thank you. 00:03:21.629 --> 00:03:24.969 First of all, let me offer my praise and my thanks 00:03:24.969 --> 00:03:27.889 to my Father in Heaven who has enabled me to 00:03:27.889 --> 00:03:31.909 leave my country of birth and provide. For He 00:03:31.909 --> 00:03:34.349 is the God of provision. He is the God who has 00:03:34.349 --> 00:03:37.629 covered me with His glory and His love. So all 00:03:37.629 --> 00:03:40.270 praise and glory must go to Him initially. So 00:03:40.270 --> 00:03:42.889 thank you. Thank you for your welcome. Oh, that's 00:03:42.889 --> 00:03:45.750 sweet. I love that. So you were telling me before 00:03:45.750 --> 00:03:49.370 we got started with the recording that... In 00:03:49.370 --> 00:03:52.129 order for you to get your passport, you had to 00:03:52.129 --> 00:03:54.610 get your birth certificate. That's right. That's 00:03:54.610 --> 00:03:58.509 true. And you made a discovery that you've been 00:03:58.509 --> 00:04:02.150 called by names that weren't given to you initially. 00:04:02.550 --> 00:04:08.689 Yeah, absolutely. Tell us about it. I'm still 00:04:08.689 --> 00:04:12.669 getting over it. All my life I've been known 00:04:12.669 --> 00:04:16.149 by two other names. My first one when I was a 00:04:16.149 --> 00:04:20.980 child. My mother gave me the name Boy. I don't 00:04:20.980 --> 00:04:22.920 know whether it was meant as punishment, but 00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:26.579 when she called out Boy, I knew it was me she 00:04:26.579 --> 00:04:31.439 wanted to see. Then when I started school, somewhere 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:35.839 the name Jim, James came up. I don't know who 00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:40.040 started it, but right through the age of my adult 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:43.540 life, I was known as either Jim or James, Jim 00:04:43.540 --> 00:04:51.310 preferably. Upon discovering that, or being persuaded 00:04:51.310 --> 00:04:55.750 by Father that this was a necessary part of my 00:04:55.750 --> 00:05:00.250 journey with him, I had to apply for my birth 00:05:00.250 --> 00:05:05.230 certificate to get a passport. And so I duly 00:05:05.230 --> 00:05:11.250 did it and discovered that wasn't my name. That's 00:05:11.250 --> 00:05:13.350 incredible. Wow, shocking, shocking. Absolutely 00:05:13.350 --> 00:05:18.910 shocking. And the person behind the counter said, 00:05:18.990 --> 00:05:22.149 no, that's not me because that's not my name. 00:05:22.170 --> 00:05:25.610 And it is, sir, that is your name. And I said, 00:05:25.649 --> 00:05:29.350 oh. Well, that's very shocking. And so for about 00:05:29.350 --> 00:05:32.709 80 years, you've been going by the wrong name. 00:05:32.889 --> 00:05:37.029 I mean, even now I don't use the name Parni because 00:05:37.029 --> 00:05:40.189 I'm so used to being called Jim or James. So 00:05:40.189 --> 00:05:43.509 Parni is just something that's on my driver's 00:05:43.509 --> 00:05:46.410 license, my passport, and that's it. But before 00:05:46.410 --> 00:05:49.350 that, were you using... Jim. You were using Jim 00:05:49.350 --> 00:05:54.550 on your driver's license? Yep, James. Wow. Wow. 00:05:54.689 --> 00:05:58.310 So, Pani Miri Miri Wateni... That's me. ...is 00:05:58.310 --> 00:06:01.689 your real name. Yep, that's me in the flesh. 00:06:01.750 --> 00:06:04.750 So what does that mean? I thought, I haven't 00:06:04.750 --> 00:06:07.129 quite got the true thing, but I always thought 00:06:07.129 --> 00:06:11.550 it was massaging my mummy's feet, because Miri 00:06:11.550 --> 00:06:17.420 Miri is the... A massage that the Maori do. Oh, 00:06:17.420 --> 00:06:20.980 okay. Midi midi they massage. And I always thought 00:06:20.980 --> 00:06:24.300 that was when my mother, as she was getting older, 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:29.680 apparently I used to give her a massage. Oh my. 00:06:29.860 --> 00:06:31.959 But she wouldn't have called you that from birth 00:06:31.959 --> 00:06:36.980 for that reason. I had no idea. It's one of the 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:39.399 mysteries that sort of comes with my heritage, 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:43.360 I suppose. Wow. With my lineage. So you're Maori? 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:46.360 Yes, I am. I'm three -quarter caste, as they 00:06:46.360 --> 00:06:49.639 say. What does that mean? Well, you have people 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:54.319 who say pure Irish. Yeah. There's no mixture 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.339 in their heritage. Right. Then you have them 00:06:57.339 --> 00:07:00.759 that may have a mixture of Welsh and amongst 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:04.600 it all, or Danish. Right, right. So in New Zealand, 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:08.160 then you become... Half. Okay, so if one parent 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:12.360 is Maori, you're half. Yeah. Okay. So then you 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:14.839 become, you're either a half -caste or three 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:19.439 -quarter. Yeah. And that tells you how much of 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:23.000 your native is in you, like I'm three -quarter 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:25.779 Maori. So that means three grandparents were 00:07:25.779 --> 00:07:28.220 Maori and one grandparent was not. And one parent 00:07:28.220 --> 00:07:32.740 was not. Okay. So were you raised in a Christian 00:07:32.740 --> 00:07:37.089 home? No, I wasn't. My life was sad in a way, 00:07:37.089 --> 00:07:40.649 I suppose. But in hindsight, it was a necessary 00:07:40.649 --> 00:07:45.149 pass that Father was leading me or taking me 00:07:45.149 --> 00:07:47.509 through that was necessary for the work I am 00:07:47.509 --> 00:07:52.629 doing now. Yes. We were taken, my other three 00:07:52.629 --> 00:07:55.449 siblings and myself, away from my mother when 00:07:55.449 --> 00:08:01.589 I was seven by the state. My father, who worked, 00:08:01.610 --> 00:08:04.750 had his own house, wasn't allowed to keep the 00:08:04.750 --> 00:08:09.230 family. Because in those days, men were not considered 00:08:09.230 --> 00:08:12.230 suitable solo parents, even though they were 00:08:12.230 --> 00:08:17.649 working or if they had wealth or a home, they 00:08:17.649 --> 00:08:20.889 weren't allowed to be solo parents, whereas women 00:08:20.889 --> 00:08:25.350 were. Yeah. So we were taken off. My sisters 00:08:25.350 --> 00:08:28.250 stayed together and my brother and myself were 00:08:28.250 --> 00:08:33.090 split. Now, this is the beginning of my life 00:08:33.090 --> 00:08:37.110 because I loved my father, my earth father, as 00:08:37.110 --> 00:08:41.389 I loved my heavenly father. Beautiful. And I 00:08:41.389 --> 00:08:44.409 couldn't understand why I couldn't go to my father. 00:08:44.789 --> 00:08:48.549 Now, at seven years old, to be suddenly snatched 00:08:48.549 --> 00:08:54.789 away from my father, I grew a sense of rebellion. 00:08:55.070 --> 00:09:00.110 I rebelled against authority. Sure. So no matter 00:09:00.110 --> 00:09:02.789 where they put me in the North Island, I knew 00:09:02.789 --> 00:09:06.049 where my daddy worked. No matter what home they 00:09:06.049 --> 00:09:10.110 put me in, I would run away. Oh, wow. I would 00:09:10.110 --> 00:09:13.330 hitchhike and I would just walk and get back 00:09:13.330 --> 00:09:17.649 to Auckland. And when my dad finished work, I 00:09:17.649 --> 00:09:21.549 would be waiting outside work. Wow. So he would 00:09:21.549 --> 00:09:24.990 take me home, feed me, bath me. Then he'd have 00:09:24.990 --> 00:09:28.230 to ring the welfare system. Oh. And they would 00:09:28.230 --> 00:09:30.370 come and take me away and put me in another home. 00:09:30.669 --> 00:09:36.990 Oh, that's tragic. These homes, I learned the 00:09:36.990 --> 00:09:41.389 feel of jug cords across my back, belts across 00:09:41.389 --> 00:09:45.809 my buttocks, hobnail boots across my back. I 00:09:45.809 --> 00:09:49.230 learned the power of someone punching. I learned 00:09:49.230 --> 00:09:52.549 all the violence was done and I could not respond. 00:09:53.250 --> 00:09:58.500 So my response was run away. Sure. Then I went 00:09:58.500 --> 00:10:02.080 down a pathway of crime. I started stealing to 00:10:02.080 --> 00:10:06.299 get back to my dad. I'd steal money. You imagine 00:10:06.299 --> 00:10:10.460 a nine -year -old boy in a car that you could 00:10:10.460 --> 00:10:14.600 just see over the dashboard driving down the 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:17.820 highway trying to get back to his dad. And that's 00:10:17.820 --> 00:10:21.519 the thing I was doing. So I ended up in boys' 00:10:21.600 --> 00:10:25.720 homes and different things, correction institutions. 00:10:27.139 --> 00:10:32.159 And when I turned 15, I was advised by our housemaster, 00:10:32.179 --> 00:10:35.840 I was in a boys' home, that my father had died 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:44.100 four years ago. No. Now. Oh, no. That broke me. 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:51.490 Oh, sure. Now I asked why. They said, oh, they 00:10:51.490 --> 00:10:53.889 didn't know where you were. And I said, pardon? 00:10:54.929 --> 00:10:59.690 I've been in the system, in your system, since 00:10:59.690 --> 00:11:03.730 I was a little child. I said, I've been in the 00:11:03.730 --> 00:11:07.110 system. You knew where I was. Why didn't you 00:11:07.110 --> 00:11:13.509 tell me? So that reinforced that antagonism I 00:11:13.509 --> 00:11:18.299 had towards authority. Sure. I got so low at 00:11:18.299 --> 00:11:20.720 one stage in my life that I even considered suicide. 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:25.519 And I couldn't understand why nobody was with 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:28.600 me. Because of all that has happened, I became 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:32.559 a loner. No one could get close to me. I wouldn't 00:11:32.559 --> 00:11:36.440 let anyone get close to me. But I got desperate. 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:39.399 And one night I was saying, you know, how come 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:44.120 I'm so lonely? Why isn't anyone with me? That's 00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:48.149 it, mate. The Lord said. I've always been here. 00:11:48.830 --> 00:11:53.669 Beautiful. And I couldn't believe it. I looked 00:11:53.669 --> 00:11:56.870 around, I turned the light on in the room. Who 00:11:56.870 --> 00:12:01.870 said that? Speaking to see a ghost or something. 00:12:03.870 --> 00:12:08.190 No, I'm hearing things. I'm hearing things. He 00:12:08.190 --> 00:12:12.100 says, no, I've always been here. And I said, 00:12:12.179 --> 00:12:15.120 well, who was I? I've always been here. Who are 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:19.799 you? I must be going crazy. At this point of 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:22.039 ending my life, I'm starting to hear things. 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:25.879 And he says, no, I am your heavenly father. Oh, 00:12:25.879 --> 00:12:28.279 beautiful. I have always been with you, my son. 00:12:29.379 --> 00:12:36.399 Wow. And at that age, I was 38 years old. Oh, 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:41.740 my. And I thought, wow. So since then, he has 00:12:41.740 --> 00:12:44.759 nurtured me, he has trained me, he has reared 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:49.620 me. He has filled my life. Beautiful, beautiful. 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.500 And through him, I reach out to others because 00:12:54.500 --> 00:12:58.299 I don't want them to miss out the love that Father 00:12:58.299 --> 00:13:02.779 has. Yes. And that is an all -consuming love. 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:05.779 It is a love that overcomes everything. It is 00:13:05.779 --> 00:13:10.590 a love that heals. Yes. And a lot of hearts have 00:13:10.590 --> 00:13:13.610 been broken, a lot of lives have been broken, 00:13:13.690 --> 00:13:16.509 and they just need the healing love of our Heavenly 00:13:16.509 --> 00:13:20.509 Father. Yes. You know, it healed me. Hallelujah. 00:13:20.690 --> 00:13:25.289 So I've dedicated my life to Him, you know, to 00:13:25.289 --> 00:13:28.289 His purpose, His will. I struggled against it 00:13:28.289 --> 00:13:32.309 when I had to come here because I couldn't understand 00:13:32.309 --> 00:13:36.970 why one... I'm a nobody. I just do what he wants 00:13:36.970 --> 00:13:40.450 me to do. I go and help others. I am but a humble 00:13:40.450 --> 00:13:45.690 servant, so how could he choose me? You know, 00:13:45.710 --> 00:13:51.049 Sandy is my pastor. It's interesting how I met 00:13:51.049 --> 00:13:54.909 him, but that's another story. And I approached 00:13:54.909 --> 00:13:57.429 Sandy three days before we were due to come. 00:13:57.490 --> 00:13:59.490 I'd had my passport and all that, but I was still, 00:13:59.690 --> 00:14:04.190 no, I need to stay here and look after. The sheep 00:14:04.190 --> 00:14:10.289 that I have. Yeah. I have to stay here. And I 00:14:10.289 --> 00:14:12.950 told Sandy and he says, oh, we've got to go to 00:14:12.950 --> 00:14:16.590 church on Sunday. And we'll go to church and 00:14:16.590 --> 00:14:20.370 just don't think about it. Let's go to church. 00:14:20.850 --> 00:14:23.970 And the first worship song that they sang was, 00:14:24.389 --> 00:14:30.480 if you ask me, I'll give you the nations. That's 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:33.799 for me, and I will give the nations as an inheritance. 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:39.100 Right. Is that it? Yes. Yeah. Wow. And it floored 00:14:39.100 --> 00:14:42.419 me. I went flat on my face. I said, oh, you know, 00:14:42.519 --> 00:14:46.879 okay. And I loved the way Father does it. His 00:14:46.879 --> 00:14:53.879 correction is so gentle. Yes. And it's so loving. 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:57.809 You just cannot help but. Go down and repent 00:14:57.809 --> 00:15:01.169 and ask his forgiveness for ever being like you 00:15:01.169 --> 00:15:04.769 were. And he says, I knew you would do this, 00:15:04.809 --> 00:15:10.429 but I knew you would return to me. Yes. And this 00:15:10.429 --> 00:15:13.190 is the father we serve. This is the father we 00:15:13.190 --> 00:15:19.049 love so much. Yes. He gave everything. He gave 00:15:19.049 --> 00:15:23.549 us everything, 100%. Why can we not return 100 00:15:23.549 --> 00:15:26.929 %? That's right. Yeah. You know, hold nothing 00:15:26.929 --> 00:15:31.870 back because, well, this is me. This is my life. 00:15:32.370 --> 00:15:37.429 That's so beautiful. So tell us some of the stories, 00:15:37.590 --> 00:15:40.730 some of the testimonies of people that the Lord 00:15:40.730 --> 00:15:43.429 has led you to and how he has worked in their 00:15:43.429 --> 00:15:47.169 lives. My life is a scriptural life. You know, 00:15:47.230 --> 00:15:50.799 it's like... The Good Samaritan. You see one 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:53.580 in need. You watch people walk around out of 00:15:53.580 --> 00:15:56.120 the needy. You watch people walking around the 00:15:56.120 --> 00:16:01.820 destitute. And across the street. And I'm amazed 00:16:01.820 --> 00:16:05.320 because the words of the Father always comes 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:08.639 to me. He says, what do you do to the least of 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:12.360 these? Yes. You know, the least of these you 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:17.559 do unto me. So my hand goes out. I'd go with 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:21.320 the lawmakers. I'd get calls from them when I 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:23.480 had a vehicle. So wait a minute, who's the lawmakers? 00:16:23.879 --> 00:16:26.320 Yeah, police. Okay, okay, just wanted to make 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:29.379 sure that we understood. And they would call 00:16:29.379 --> 00:16:32.200 me saying, oh, we have a situation here. We have 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:34.500 a gentleman who needs to be taken out of his 00:16:34.500 --> 00:16:38.000 home, nowhere to stay. And I'd say, okay, I'll 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:40.539 come and pick him up. Then I'd pick him up, take 00:16:40.539 --> 00:16:42.820 him to my place, give him a cup of coffee or 00:16:42.820 --> 00:16:46.639 a tea or whatever, and we'd sit and talk. And 00:16:46.639 --> 00:16:50.539 the first question I would ask him is, how did 00:16:50.539 --> 00:16:54.500 you come to this point? I don't want to know 00:16:54.500 --> 00:16:58.379 why you did what you did. I want to know what 00:16:58.379 --> 00:17:02.200 was the trigger? Yeah. What made you do what 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:06.859 you did and cause this situation? You know, just 00:17:06.859 --> 00:17:09.519 getting them to trust and to open up, you know, 00:17:09.539 --> 00:17:12.799 the pressures, maybe it was pressures at work 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:16.940 or it was... It was friends, associates, all 00:17:16.940 --> 00:17:20.859 that, that comes out. And it's a buildup of tension 00:17:20.859 --> 00:17:26.660 of trying to please this group and keep it from 00:17:26.660 --> 00:17:32.480 the wife. And I say, well, you know, that is 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:35.460 not really how you should treat your wife. You 00:17:35.460 --> 00:17:37.640 should treat your wife with more love and consideration. 00:17:38.539 --> 00:17:43.349 She is the birth of a nation. Your wife is the 00:17:43.349 --> 00:17:48.589 birth of a nation. Your descendants all came 00:17:48.589 --> 00:17:51.630 from your grandparents, your grandmother, your 00:17:51.630 --> 00:17:53.970 great -great -great -great -grandmother. Now 00:17:53.970 --> 00:17:57.289 your wife is providing you with a new generation 00:17:57.289 --> 00:18:03.730 who now have witnessed something which they're 00:18:03.730 --> 00:18:05.309 going to hold on to. It's going to be in their 00:18:05.309 --> 00:18:10.730 memory banks. That's not love, my friend. I said, 00:18:10.750 --> 00:18:14.700 that's not love. Do you mind if we pray? Wow. 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:19.460 Let me pray for you. And then we pray prayer. 00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:23.019 Sometimes I sleep over. I'll sleep on my couch. 00:18:23.740 --> 00:18:25.980 And I wake him up the next morning, ring the 00:18:25.980 --> 00:18:28.859 police, say, is it okay for him to come home 00:18:28.859 --> 00:18:32.859 now? He's good. Then get in touch with the spouse. 00:18:34.059 --> 00:18:36.420 And there's still a bit of a hesitancy. And I 00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:40.339 says, yeah, here's my number. If you even feel 00:18:40.339 --> 00:18:43.769 unsafe, You've just got to sense that he's there 00:18:43.769 --> 00:18:48.410 and say, give me a ring. Good. And that's part 00:18:48.410 --> 00:18:52.890 of my work. Wow. I also take elderly to do their 00:18:52.890 --> 00:18:56.230 shopping, do their shopping for them, pick up 00:18:56.230 --> 00:18:58.849 people who are stuck in town. You know, they 00:18:58.849 --> 00:19:01.049 go, oh, we're stuck in town. The buses are not 00:19:01.049 --> 00:19:02.950 running anymore and we've got to get home. I 00:19:02.950 --> 00:19:08.849 said, okay, where are you? You know, we can't 00:19:08.849 --> 00:19:13.079 afford a taxi. I said, well, where are you? So 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:15.819 I'd go and pick them up and run them home and 00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:20.900 all on the board. I also was working in food 00:19:20.900 --> 00:19:24.519 banks, delivering food to those who needed food. 00:19:25.839 --> 00:19:29.880 Just general community work, being in the community, 00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:34.299 seeing a need and filling it. Yes. I don't think 00:19:34.299 --> 00:19:36.380 you would probably say this about yourself, but 00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:39.500 it's been told to us that You've received awards 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:43.740 for your community service. Yeah. I don't think 00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:45.359 you're the type that would even bring that up. 00:19:47.640 --> 00:19:52.380 It's something that I don't talk about because 00:19:52.380 --> 00:19:56.460 all the glory belongs to my father. Sure. But 00:19:56.460 --> 00:20:00.319 Sandy says, yes, but this is society recognizing 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:03.299 the work you do. And I says, I still want to 00:20:03.299 --> 00:20:06.579 back against that because society is recognizing 00:20:06.579 --> 00:20:11.259 the wrong person. Oh, yeah, that's sweet. It 00:20:11.259 --> 00:20:13.599 is. It's true. Society's recognizing the wrong 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:15.779 person. They should be recognizing my father 00:20:15.779 --> 00:20:20.359 who empowers me to do this. Yes. I'm just his 00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:24.980 humble servant at his beck and call, but instead 00:20:24.980 --> 00:20:30.200 they're pinning medals on me. You find that distasteful. 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:33.980 Well, you have to get up and say something when 00:20:33.980 --> 00:20:37.390 you receive these awards. When I got my first 00:20:37.390 --> 00:20:39.690 one from the mayor of Lower Hutt, I said, do 00:20:39.690 --> 00:20:41.890 you want to say something? And I said, yes, I 00:20:41.890 --> 00:20:46.069 do. And, of course, I quoted that scripture I 00:20:46.069 --> 00:20:49.109 used, you know, whatever you do to the least 00:20:49.109 --> 00:20:53.970 of these, you do unto me. But I phrased it so 00:20:53.970 --> 00:20:57.150 that they had to search for it. I said, you know, 00:20:57.170 --> 00:21:02.029 I know a man. To me, he is famous. He is the 00:21:02.029 --> 00:21:05.250 most famous man I've ever met, and I know him 00:21:05.250 --> 00:21:08.890 quite well. But he said these few words and he 00:21:08.890 --> 00:21:12.549 says, on this I've based all my service. And 00:21:12.549 --> 00:21:16.329 then I quoted that and just walked off the stage, 00:21:16.470 --> 00:21:19.930 never said anything else. And later on, I had 00:21:19.930 --> 00:21:22.809 a few people come and say, were you quoting scripture? 00:21:23.329 --> 00:21:30.109 And I said, yes. I love it. But if you love him 00:21:30.109 --> 00:21:33.829 so much, regardless of what awards they give 00:21:33.829 --> 00:21:36.859 you, you should always acknowledge that, hey, 00:21:36.960 --> 00:21:40.740 it is not I, but he who I serve. Give the glory 00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:44.440 to him, all the praise to him. And that has been 00:21:44.440 --> 00:21:47.920 my life. We said, oh, we should thank you for 00:21:47.920 --> 00:21:53.160 that. I says, no, don't thank me. People are 00:21:53.160 --> 00:21:55.599 amazed when they find out how old I am. They 00:21:55.599 --> 00:22:00.680 say, how can you look like that? And I says, 00:22:00.740 --> 00:22:05.279 one reason. And I point upwards. That's the reason 00:22:05.279 --> 00:22:09.799 I am how I am today. Yes. And so give him all 00:22:09.799 --> 00:22:12.920 the glory. He is the reason. It's not anything 00:22:12.920 --> 00:22:18.299 I do. Right. It's what he does in me and with 00:22:18.299 --> 00:22:22.740 me. Yes. It's co -operating with him. Yeah, it 00:22:22.740 --> 00:22:26.079 is. You're operating together as a team. Yeah. 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:29.460 And people don't see him, they see you. Well, 00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:33.480 hopefully. As we sing that song, we hope it's 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:38.859 him they see. Amen. Absolutely. Too often I've 00:22:38.859 --> 00:22:40.960 found when I've been searching for different 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:46.220 churches in my tumultuous life, it has always 00:22:46.220 --> 00:22:48.880 been wishy -washy, the churches I've been to. 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:53.059 There's always been that missing link. And there 00:22:53.059 --> 00:22:58.819 was no love in it. And in my growing up life, 00:22:58.920 --> 00:23:01.160 that is what I was looking for. I was looking 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:04.859 for love. Yes, of course. As a child, I looked 00:23:04.859 --> 00:23:07.200 for love. I received it from my father. When 00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:11.339 he disappeared, I started looking for it. But 00:23:11.339 --> 00:23:15.480 the Lord led me along that path that while I 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:19.559 was seeking it, I was learning things. I was 00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:23.180 learning. I was learning compassion. I was learning 00:23:23.180 --> 00:23:27.079 endurance. I was learning patience. Beautiful. 00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:34.640 I was learning. how not to love. Because the 00:23:34.640 --> 00:23:38.559 love that I was feeling was not love, it was 00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:43.299 hate. It was animosity. It was really life -destroying. 00:23:44.559 --> 00:23:48.599 And once he pulled me out of that situation, 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:51.599 he turned it around, absolutely upside down. 00:23:52.900 --> 00:23:56.259 And my life has never been the same since, but 00:23:56.259 --> 00:24:00.099 I love it. Oh, that's so wonderful. Yeah. So 00:24:00.099 --> 00:24:05.220 wonderful. So he taught you the Word? Yes. I 00:24:05.220 --> 00:24:09.380 find that quite challenging because one of the 00:24:09.380 --> 00:24:13.720 prayers, we sit down together, and I live by 00:24:13.720 --> 00:24:16.559 myself, so I've got plenty of time to entertain. 00:24:16.819 --> 00:24:19.059 He's got plenty of time to entertain as well. 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:22.819 And one of the questions I said, Father, you 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:28.569 know, forgive me for being envious. And he says, 00:24:28.710 --> 00:24:32.470 okay, speak to me. And I says, well, I'm envious 00:24:32.470 --> 00:24:35.869 of all these people who could bang all these 00:24:35.869 --> 00:24:38.490 scriptures. You know, verse so -and -so out of 00:24:38.490 --> 00:24:40.269 the book, it says this, and they go word for 00:24:40.269 --> 00:24:44.730 word. I said, I can't. I says, I only know scripture 00:24:44.730 --> 00:24:47.789 that I learned. Oh, I've heard people like John 00:24:47.789 --> 00:24:51.029 3, 16. It's pounded into me. It's been pounded 00:24:51.029 --> 00:24:56.109 in me. So I know that. These people, they get 00:24:56.109 --> 00:25:01.710 up there. And I says, I'm amazed. I want to be 00:25:01.710 --> 00:25:05.789 like that. And he says, I'll tell you something. 00:25:06.210 --> 00:25:11.890 Just listen. And I said, okay. He said, when 00:25:11.890 --> 00:25:17.569 my son was being tempted in the wilderness. I 00:25:17.569 --> 00:25:20.470 said, yeah, I know all about that. He said, yeah, 00:25:20.490 --> 00:25:24.059 of course you do. And the enemy was quoting all 00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:28.059 these scriptures like, you won't hurt your, your 00:25:28.059 --> 00:25:29.980 heel won't be bruised because you've been saved 00:25:29.980 --> 00:25:36.079 by his angels. Yeah. How did my son answer? I 00:25:36.079 --> 00:25:38.799 was like, okay. I had to get a Bible and open 00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:44.700 it. You know, being, and I said, oh, here's what 00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:48.599 he said. He said, it is written. Yeah. I says, 00:25:48.660 --> 00:25:54.799 yeah, and? He says, did he quote a scripture? 00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:59.380 Did he quote a verse? I says, no, he didn't. 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:04.599 He says, do you think my son is envious of those 00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:07.720 people who can quote scriptures? Was he envious 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:10.779 of the enemy who quote? He knows the scriptures 00:26:10.779 --> 00:26:13.059 backwards and forwards. He can quote it like 00:26:13.059 --> 00:26:19.390 that. But he didn't. What did he say? It is written, 00:26:19.569 --> 00:26:23.170 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. It is 00:26:23.170 --> 00:26:27.769 written. And he says, You don't have to know. 00:26:28.710 --> 00:26:34.289 When you need the word, I will provide it. So 00:26:34.289 --> 00:26:37.490 in situations I find someone's saying something 00:26:37.490 --> 00:26:40.970 and I say, Oh, you know, you remind me of the 00:26:40.970 --> 00:26:45.450 prodigal son. The one who ran away and thought 00:26:45.450 --> 00:26:47.799 he'd... Have a good life over there and look 00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:50.559 where you are now and look where you were then. 00:26:51.619 --> 00:26:55.319 Don't you think it's time you went home? Wow. 00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:58.799 It's instances like that that you'll say, this 00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:03.740 scripture suits that. But not word for word. 00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:06.539 I paint the picture because everyone has given 00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:12.200 his own understanding. Some learn by just hearing. 00:27:12.460 --> 00:27:16.420 Some learn by drawing a picture. Some learn by 00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:21.680 practical showing, you know, so I don't worry. 00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:24.819 So it's his spirit that's giving it to you in 00:27:24.819 --> 00:27:28.799 a way that the person can understand. Yeah. It's 00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:31.940 like paraphrasing. Yeah, yeah. People say, oh, 00:27:31.940 --> 00:27:33.779 you've been to Bible college? I say, no, I've 00:27:33.779 --> 00:27:37.240 been taught by the Master. Ooh, beautiful. And 00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:43.109 they say, ooh. Ooh. Yeah. But, you know, it's 00:27:43.109 --> 00:27:45.569 all about the personal relationship that one 00:27:45.569 --> 00:27:49.450 builds. And I always say, you know, you have 00:27:49.450 --> 00:27:53.809 to get that direction right. Yes. You have to 00:27:53.809 --> 00:27:56.809 get that spot on. You have to get that 100%. 00:27:56.809 --> 00:28:00.029 Then everything else falls into place. Absolutely. 00:28:00.029 --> 00:28:05.970 Everything falls into place. Yeah. Wow. And I 00:28:05.970 --> 00:28:11.029 am not perfect. I make mistakes. But I know my 00:28:11.029 --> 00:28:16.049 father's hand still picks me up and says, okay. 00:28:16.650 --> 00:28:21.210 Yeah. Okay, son, let's carry on walking. Right. 00:28:21.289 --> 00:28:25.250 And it's that knowledge that I have a loving 00:28:25.250 --> 00:28:28.509 father, one who will never desert me, one who 00:28:28.509 --> 00:28:32.809 never gives up, one who's always there and whose 00:28:32.809 --> 00:28:39.099 love is all -encompassing. Yes. It is. And he 00:28:39.099 --> 00:28:41.839 shows me things like when I was in your library 00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:44.480 the other day, when I walked through the door, 00:28:44.539 --> 00:28:46.940 all I felt was love. Oh, I remember you telling 00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:50.160 me that. Yeah, all I felt was love. The love 00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:52.400 of the Father has been expressed through all 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:56.380 those authors and what they experienced. They 00:28:56.380 --> 00:28:59.880 experienced the Holy Spirit guiding them, the 00:28:59.880 --> 00:29:03.500 hands of love. Yes. And I could feel it as soon 00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:06.000 as I walked in the room. I thought, wow. How 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:09.880 beautiful. That was so beautiful. Yeah. It's 00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:13.700 instances like that. I'm aware of his presence 00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:17.259 in everything because he is in everything. Yes. 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:21.940 I appreciate a storm. When we came into where 00:29:21.940 --> 00:29:25.500 we came and we had that big storm. Oh yeah, in 00:29:25.500 --> 00:29:29.509 St. Louis? St. Louis, yeah. All I could think 00:29:29.509 --> 00:29:33.869 of was, oh, Father, your power is so enormous 00:29:33.869 --> 00:29:38.289 and so incomprehensible. Right. And you are now 00:29:38.289 --> 00:29:41.869 displaying it for the world to see. How many 00:29:41.869 --> 00:29:47.529 recognize your hand in this? Mm -hmm. His hand 00:29:47.529 --> 00:29:50.750 is in everything. And I was praising him and 00:29:50.750 --> 00:29:53.140 glorifying him. They were looking at me strange 00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:56.539 in the airport, but hey, so what? Look at this 00:29:56.539 --> 00:29:59.640 lunatic say, hallelujah, praise be to the living 00:29:59.640 --> 00:30:03.339 God. Look at this. Look what he's doing. I love 00:30:03.339 --> 00:30:10.079 it. Yeah. Oh, that's beautiful. David danced 00:30:10.079 --> 00:30:16.039 like, oh, I'll dance in the streets. Why can't 00:30:16.039 --> 00:30:19.779 I do a David as well? Do a David. Do a David. 00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:23.740 That's beautiful. That's beautiful. Would you 00:30:23.740 --> 00:30:25.700 tell us how you met Sandy? Because you said that's 00:30:25.700 --> 00:30:29.000 another story. I'm sure it's a good one. It is, 00:30:29.019 --> 00:30:32.240 actually. It's comical. In my search for a decent 00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:35.880 church, yeah, around where he was eventually 00:30:35.880 --> 00:30:40.440 placed, I went to this little church. and the 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:42.539 word came out. The man stood up the front and 00:30:42.539 --> 00:30:44.799 did his thing. You know, that was what I saw. 00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:49.960 And afterwards, everyone was going around praying 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:53.799 for everybody, you know, praying. And I was sort 00:30:53.799 --> 00:30:56.079 of looking down and wondering what I was going 00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:59.660 to do next, you know, not being really moved 00:30:59.660 --> 00:31:04.079 or anything. And this big chap stood in front 00:31:04.079 --> 00:31:08.380 of me and says, I want to pray for you. And I 00:31:08.380 --> 00:31:12.440 looked up and I said, whatever. It was Sandy. 00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:20.460 Yeah. Okay. Unbeknownst to me, later on, he became 00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:26.000 my pastor and I made a covenant with him that 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:29.259 I would never leave him. Where he goes, I will 00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:34.759 go. I did a wreath. Oh, wow. I made that covenant. 00:31:35.180 --> 00:31:38.160 Because we had five members when we first started 00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:41.759 the church called Next Gen. And that was his 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:45.539 brother and his sister -in -law. They pulled 00:31:45.539 --> 00:31:50.420 out because it became too hard. We decided we 00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:54.359 had to give things away. We had to strip ourselves 00:31:54.359 --> 00:31:58.440 bare to really walk with the Lord. And they pulled 00:31:58.440 --> 00:32:02.269 out. And Sandy turned to me and said, what about 00:32:02.269 --> 00:32:06.670 you? Are you going to go too? I said, considering 00:32:06.670 --> 00:32:10.450 it. He looked at me and said, what? I said, yeah, 00:32:10.470 --> 00:32:12.890 I was considering it. But listen, I'll tell you 00:32:12.890 --> 00:32:15.230 something. And I said, you know that scripture. 00:32:15.410 --> 00:32:19.549 Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will 00:32:19.549 --> 00:32:24.630 stay. And your God will be my God. I said, whatever. 00:32:25.190 --> 00:32:27.349 I said, that's my covenant with you. And we've 00:32:27.349 --> 00:32:29.740 been together ever since. How many years is that? 00:32:32.660 --> 00:32:35.980 Must be about 17, 18 years. Oh, wow. Beautiful. 00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:39.299 Yeah. So I've been part of that ministry right 00:32:39.299 --> 00:32:42.599 at the beginning where we were in the middle 00:32:42.599 --> 00:32:46.339 of the mongrel mob. Mongrel mob. Yeah. That sounds 00:32:46.339 --> 00:32:50.579 like a… It's a gang. It's a gang, yeah. The bulldog 00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:55.119 is their signia, and it's a mongrel. They have 00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:58.099 it tatted on them or on their… their patches, 00:32:58.480 --> 00:33:03.319 and they were fierce. When other gangs wanted 00:33:03.319 --> 00:33:06.839 bodyguards or someone wanted muscle, they came 00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:10.440 to the mongrel mob. And Sandy and Princess were 00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:12.299 planted right in the middle of that. Right in 00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:14.759 the middle of it. Wow. Right in the middle of 00:33:14.759 --> 00:33:16.299 it. Right in the heart of their neighborhood. 00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:19.759 Yeah. Wow. Police never drove through. Oh, wow. 00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:21.859 They refused to go through. It was too dangerous. 00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:25.740 Oh, my goodness. Yeah. And they were right in 00:33:25.740 --> 00:33:29.029 it. Then I joined them and we walked the streets, 00:33:29.170 --> 00:33:32.289 praying through the streets. And we came upon 00:33:32.289 --> 00:33:35.549 one instance where they were meeting at night 00:33:35.549 --> 00:33:40.170 and a young chap had committed suicide. And they 00:33:40.170 --> 00:33:44.130 were looking for a pastor, God -given appointment. 00:33:45.049 --> 00:33:49.529 And Sandy says, I'm a pastor. And we went in 00:33:49.529 --> 00:33:53.809 and we had service. And from that moment on, 00:33:54.789 --> 00:33:58.710 Sandy was their pastor. Oh, wow. No one could 00:33:58.710 --> 00:34:02.750 touch him. No one could touch Sandy. If anyone 00:34:02.750 --> 00:34:05.150 looked sideways at Sandy, they were dealt with. 00:34:05.450 --> 00:34:09.809 Oh, my goodness. Yeah, even Princess. Well, you 00:34:09.809 --> 00:34:14.309 know how contagious Princess is. I call her contagious 00:34:14.309 --> 00:34:17.710 because she has that element that draws you to 00:34:17.710 --> 00:34:21.610 her, that sense that says, hey, here I am. Wow. 00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:28.920 Because of her and Sandy, they most probably 00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:31.539 told you how many lives have changed and things 00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:36.639 I've done. So it's been an adventure. Yes. Wow, 00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:39.980 that's tremendous. I'd love to hear more and 00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:43.320 more and more stories from these. I know you've 00:34:43.320 --> 00:34:45.880 had tremendous experiences together with Sandy 00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:48.599 and Princess. Oh, yes. Just tell us one more 00:34:48.599 --> 00:34:52.039 story. One more story. I had a knock on my door 00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:56.199 one night. I wasn't, it'd just be about, yeah, 00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:59.179 about two o 'clock in the morning because banging, 00:34:59.260 --> 00:35:04.800 banging on my door. I said, oh, come on. At this 00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:10.480 hour, okay. So I answered the door and there 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:14.960 was a 16 -year -old girl. She'd been to a party 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:20.900 down the road and it got a wee bit dicey. And 00:35:20.900 --> 00:35:23.519 she was going to the neighborhood. knocking on 00:35:23.519 --> 00:35:28.039 doors and no one would open the door. Now I stayed 00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:30.360 in a block of flats down the back and my light 00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:33.260 was on because I was still, me and Dad were doing 00:35:33.260 --> 00:35:37.619 our thing and I was about to go to bed. Turned 00:35:37.619 --> 00:35:39.639 my outside light off and then I was just coming 00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:41.780 to bed when she knocked. So she'd seen my light 00:35:41.780 --> 00:35:47.079 and made towards it. I said, can I help you? 00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:51.179 And she said, yes. I'd been down the road at 00:35:51.179 --> 00:35:56.159 a party and some men wanted to take me and I'd 00:35:56.159 --> 00:36:00.639 run away. I want to go home. I said, where do 00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:08.079 you live? Now, where she lived was 70 miles out 00:36:08.079 --> 00:36:13.360 of town. Oh, my. And I said, have you a phone? 00:36:13.940 --> 00:36:16.320 She says, no, they took my phone. I said, okay. 00:36:17.230 --> 00:36:19.449 Do you know your parents at home? Do you know 00:36:19.449 --> 00:36:21.130 your phone number? She gave me the number, so 00:36:21.130 --> 00:36:24.050 I rang through. And I got there, and she was 00:36:24.050 --> 00:36:26.190 still up because her daughter hadn't been in 00:36:26.190 --> 00:36:29.210 contact. Yes. And I said, I'm on the way. Your 00:36:29.210 --> 00:36:31.389 daughter's come here. I told them who I was and 00:36:31.389 --> 00:36:34.570 what I do. I says, your daughter's here. I'm 00:36:34.570 --> 00:36:37.269 going to give her something hot to drink, and 00:36:37.269 --> 00:36:39.449 I'll give her some warm clothes, you know, my 00:36:39.449 --> 00:36:41.530 jersey or something or a coat, and then I'll 00:36:41.530 --> 00:36:43.710 bring her home. And they said, oh, we'll meet 00:36:43.710 --> 00:36:47.170 you halfway. Oh, that's good. And I says, okay, 00:36:47.349 --> 00:36:50.769 so we made a spot where we could meet. And when 00:36:50.769 --> 00:36:54.530 I arrived there, the joy I saw in a mother's 00:36:54.530 --> 00:37:02.070 face. This is why I do things. This is why. Not 00:37:02.070 --> 00:37:08.780 for the reward, just to see that relief. I thought 00:37:08.780 --> 00:37:11.260 she was going to break my ribs, the mother, because 00:37:11.260 --> 00:37:13.420 she just grabbed me and really hugged me and 00:37:13.420 --> 00:37:16.059 said, thank you, thank you. I don't know what, 00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:19.159 I don't know how to thank you. And I said, you 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:22.179 don't need to thank me. Beautiful. I said, you 00:37:22.179 --> 00:37:24.079 don't need to thank me at all. I'm just glad 00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:27.559 that your daughter's home is safe. Yes. And I 00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:32.480 says, can I pray for your family? And I prayed 00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:34.599 over the family, the blessings of the Lord, the 00:37:34.599 --> 00:37:37.860 protection of our father. the grace and provision 00:37:37.860 --> 00:37:42.900 that he provides, and they went home happy. Beautiful. 00:37:43.019 --> 00:37:45.460 And I went home and collapsed on my bed and fell 00:37:45.460 --> 00:37:49.519 asleep. And you were happy too. I was filled 00:37:49.519 --> 00:37:56.480 with the joy of the Lord because when you make 00:37:56.480 --> 00:37:59.539 him happy, when you do things that please him, 00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:04.820 there is a sense. That he envelops you with. 00:38:05.019 --> 00:38:07.860 Yes. And you go, oh, thank you, Father. I could 00:38:07.860 --> 00:38:12.519 bathe in this all day. Amen. But we're that close. 00:38:13.159 --> 00:38:16.079 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. We are that 00:38:16.079 --> 00:38:19.619 close. So for our listeners, he's got his two 00:38:19.619 --> 00:38:22.500 fingers crossed together. Sorry, sorry. This 00:38:22.500 --> 00:38:27.699 isn't video. Yeah, that close. Yeah, we are close 00:38:27.699 --> 00:38:32.360 because where he walks, I walk. Beautiful. Where 00:38:32.360 --> 00:38:35.860 he moves, I move. And I don't move without his 00:38:35.860 --> 00:38:39.420 say -so. You know, as Scripture says, he's a 00:38:39.420 --> 00:38:44.320 light unto my path. Beautiful. Amen. And it's 00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:48.920 something I pray that everyone will come to that 00:38:48.920 --> 00:38:52.880 point where he is a light unto their path. Amen. 00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:59.800 And the world needs him. Yes, absolutely. The 00:38:59.800 --> 00:39:03.320 world is desperately in need of Him. Yes, and 00:39:03.320 --> 00:39:05.719 that's why we do what we do, because we're believing 00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:09.420 God for the outpouring of His Spirit on all flesh, 00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:11.239 and the whole world is going to be touched by 00:39:11.239 --> 00:39:15.360 Him. It is. And in our small way, you know, I 00:39:15.360 --> 00:39:19.320 still can't believe that I'm actually here. I'll 00:39:19.320 --> 00:39:21.440 hold them up to that later when we get together. 00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:26.659 Beautiful, beautiful. Well, would you pray for 00:39:26.659 --> 00:39:29.480 our listeners? before we close. Oh, certainly. 00:39:31.280 --> 00:39:34.760 Heavenly Father, all we come together as one, 00:39:34.940 --> 00:39:38.860 the listeners and ourselves, Father. We come 00:39:38.860 --> 00:39:42.179 to praise you. We come to give you thanks for 00:39:42.179 --> 00:39:46.059 the many gifts and graces and provision that 00:39:46.059 --> 00:39:49.460 you give for us all, Father. We pray that your 00:39:49.460 --> 00:39:52.780 Holy Spirit will sweep over this land and over 00:39:52.780 --> 00:39:56.079 our listeners, Father, bringing comfort and joy, 00:39:56.300 --> 00:39:59.559 Father, and provision, Father, to heal those 00:39:59.559 --> 00:40:03.400 who are sick, Father, to give clarity of mind 00:40:03.400 --> 00:40:06.239 to those who are puzzling and trying to do things 00:40:06.239 --> 00:40:10.300 on their own strength, Father. Father, we also 00:40:10.300 --> 00:40:13.179 pray for the sick, Father. We pray for the homeless, 00:40:13.340 --> 00:40:17.139 Father. We pray for those who are parentless. 00:40:17.610 --> 00:40:20.409 for the orphans, Father, for the widows, Father. 00:40:20.889 --> 00:40:24.849 We pray your provision and covering for them, 00:40:24.949 --> 00:40:28.710 Father. And most of all, Father, we thank you 00:40:28.710 --> 00:40:32.630 for your love, your grace, and your presence 00:40:32.630 --> 00:40:37.170 within each and every one of us, Father. So may 00:40:37.170 --> 00:40:40.630 the glory and the peace of our Father in heaven 00:40:40.630 --> 00:40:45.500 rest and abide in you all tonight. And forevermore, 00:40:45.579 --> 00:40:55.079 in the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Amen. If 00:40:55.079 --> 00:40:57.880 you enjoyed today's podcast, please subscribe, 00:40:58.199 --> 00:41:01.179 rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts 00:41:01.179 --> 00:41:04.039 or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your review 00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:06.880 helps the podcasting platform suggest this podcast 00:41:06.880 --> 00:41:09.460 to other listeners who are also looking for a 00:41:09.460 --> 00:41:12.150 great move of the Holy Spirit. 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