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00:02 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:14 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:17 I'm Jason Bradley, and I'm so glad 01:19 that you've decided to tune in once again, 01:22 whether you're watching on TV 01:23 or you're listening on the radio, 01:25 we have a power packed hour for you. 01:28 We're going to be talking to a wonderful ministry, 01:32 Little Light Studios, 01:34 and well, let me introduce them right now. 01:36 We've got Scotty Mayer. 01:38 Hello, Jason. Hello, Scotty. 01:40 Great to have you here, 01:41 you are the speaker and director 01:44 of Little Light Studios. 01:45 We, of course, wanna find out more, 01:48 but we're gonna get to the rest of the guests 01:50 real quick. 01:52 We've got Kendi Callender. 01:53 You are the editor and producer. 01:56 Yes. Welcome. 01:57 It's great to have you here. 01:59 And we have, Keith Detwieler, speaker and producer. 02:02 I love the fact 02:03 that you all wear multiple hats. 02:05 It's great to have you here. 02:07 Those titles probably aren't long enough. 02:10 I believe it, 'cause there's probably about 02:12 50 other things that you're doing as well. 02:15 So, I want to find out 02:18 more about Little Light Studios. 02:20 You've been here before. 02:22 You're no stranger to the 3ABN family. 02:24 But if somebody's just joining us, 02:26 tell us a little bit about Little Light? 02:29 We have a video ministry. 02:30 So most of the content that we create is videos. 02:33 And we have a real passion for young people. 02:37 When we say young people, 02:38 we kind of aim 02:39 at that teenage college age range. 02:42 Those are the demographics of people 02:45 that we really wanna speak to. 02:46 So really we design projects that are in the scope of that. 02:52 So subjects that they're dealing with, 02:55 things, current events 02:56 that are happening in the world. 02:57 And so we use YouTube, that's a pretty big tool for us 03:02 and it's been a wonderful opportunity. 03:04 Nice. 03:05 And so with YouTube, you have the opportunity 03:08 to look at analytics and all of that stuff 03:10 because it's like, how do you find out 03:12 what young people are dealing with? 03:14 Yeah, it's a neat day and age 03:16 because pretty much everyone around the world has YouTube. 03:20 Whereas you know, maybe 15, 20 years ago, 03:23 that was a little bit more difficult 03:25 to get your messages 03:27 out into the world like that. 03:29 And so, now it's broadcast to everybody's phones, 03:32 it's easily accessible, but the neat thing to me 03:34 is you can communicate with people. 03:36 They can tell you, "Hey, I like this, 03:38 or I didn't quite understand this. 03:40 You brought this subject up 03:41 and you know, where did you get that from?" 03:44 And then we can lead people to the information 03:47 or, you know, kind of disciple them 03:50 down the road a little bit. 03:51 Yes. 03:52 And what kind of programs do you have 03:54 on your YouTube channel? 03:56 Well, we talk a little bit about current events. 04:00 And so, you know, one of the ways that we feel 04:03 like is an easy way to get people 04:06 to watch your videos 04:07 is to just deal with the world around you, 04:09 things that are happening. 04:11 And if you kind of use that as the backdrop 04:14 and you talk to any young person these days, 04:17 they're really wrapped up in entertainment, 04:19 they play video games, they have social media, 04:22 they listen to music. 04:24 So we kind of have projects 04:25 that deal with some of those topics. 04:27 And within those, then we're able to teach 04:29 the Bible truth using those topics. 04:31 Yes. 04:32 One thing that I've enjoyed 04:34 was the Black Panther Deception. 04:35 We actually shared that 04:37 and aired that on Dare to Dream as well. 04:40 That was an excellent project. 04:42 What are some of the other projects 04:44 that you're tackling 04:47 in addition to the Black Panther Deception? 04:50 Sure. 04:51 You know, we have a passion for documentaries. 04:54 They take a little bit of time to produce. 04:56 And so, you know, and the younger generation 04:59 actually don't really even know what a DVD is these days. 05:03 And so, that's where I think my passion 05:07 as a video producer or a film producer 05:10 is really aiming at exploring certain topics. 05:15 And so, one of the projects that we just finished, 05:18 we worked on an anime documentary 05:20 and that really dealt with Japanese animation, 05:23 has a lot of spiritual themes in them. 05:25 So those kind of topics, 05:28 it makes it possible to bring up, 05:31 well, you know, they said this in this video, 05:33 so, you know, the Bible says this 05:35 and we're able to deal with it like that. 05:37 Yeah. So it opens the door. 05:40 Yes. All right. 05:42 So, Kendi, what's it like being the editor and producer? 05:47 What kind of challenges do you face 05:49 and what do you encounter on a day in and day out basis? 05:52 Oh, well, I can say this technology is a blessing, 05:55 but it can also be a pain. 05:57 You definitely have a lot of prayers in the office 05:59 because we run into technical difficulties. 06:02 But now being able to edit these productions 06:06 and put them out to the world 06:08 and also hear their feedback for it. 06:10 I'm just so happy to be used in this way 06:12 for the Lord's work. 06:14 Amen. 06:16 And what does your day look like? 06:18 My day looks different every day. 06:21 Yes. 06:22 I tackle a lot of things 06:24 that you might call loose ends. 06:26 So I can be working on answering emails 06:29 that come through our website, helping edit something, 06:33 you know, producing a video to film, 06:35 you know a program, 06:38 every day seems to be different, so. 06:40 Yeah, no typical day. Yeah, no typical day. 06:42 Yes. What... 06:43 Oh, go ahead. Keith's being modest. 06:45 He's like 06:46 one of those jugglers, you know, 06:47 that gets a bunch of plates go in 06:49 and sees how much stuff he can pile on top of that. 06:52 He does do a lot for our ministry. 06:54 Both of these guys do 06:55 an incredible job for us 06:57 and they, you know, what's neat about 06:58 working with a team 07:00 with different skill sets 07:01 is these guys really come at a problem 07:04 from a different vantage point. 07:05 And so, you know, having young people in the room, 07:08 they understand their culture, 07:10 they understand a connection to that demographic. 07:12 That's kind of what you know, 07:14 Kendi is able to bring to the table. 07:15 Keith actually is extremely technical. 07:18 And so, he has like 07:19 a lot of really technical skills 07:21 that when we want to do something 07:22 that we don't know how to do, 07:24 we always run to Keith and we say 07:25 every office needs to have a Keith. 07:27 Absolutely. 07:28 And that's what I love about working in small ministry 07:30 because I can have access to the workers there 07:33 and just have a window into a different department 07:36 that I probably would have never had access to 07:38 if it was a larger corporation. 07:40 Yes. 07:42 What inspired you to go into full-time ministry? 07:45 I wanna hear from each of you. 07:47 I kind of took film studies classes in college 07:50 and had an interest in filmmaking. 07:54 So I ended up down in Los Angeles for 10 years. 07:57 But the things I was working on, 08:00 you know, modern entertainment television 08:04 really has a lot of just things 08:08 that are not uplifting. 08:10 And so when God really got a hold of my heart, 08:12 I kind of came out of that world thinking, 08:14 you know, the way that I was working 08:18 on certain projects, 08:20 they just were full of unholy things. 08:21 I wanna do something amazing for God. 08:23 And so I just asked God, 08:24 hey, what is it that you want me to do? 08:26 I have a passion for video making, 08:27 and He kind of directed our paths 08:29 and opened the doors for us to work on some documentaries. 08:32 And that's what really got me involved in this work. 08:34 Wow. What about you? 08:36 Well, I'm from New York 08:38 and I grew up there with my mom 08:40 and she is a very God-fearing woman, 08:42 which I'm blessed for, 08:45 and so whenever the church doors were open, 08:48 you could find us inside. 08:49 And if we weren't there, 08:51 we were either at a Bible study with friends 08:52 or hosting a Bible study in our own home. 08:54 And funny enough, 08:56 it was actually at a Bible study 08:57 on a Friday night that a friend handed us 09:00 Battlefield Hollywood. 09:01 And that was my first introduction 09:02 to Little Light Studios. 09:04 And I was in elementary school, guys. 09:06 So talk a little bit about... 09:08 Not to make you guys feel old. 09:11 We kind of have a running joke in the office 09:13 'cause we'll make references. 09:14 And then, you know, Kendi, 09:15 will have this really puzzled look 09:17 on her face and we go, 09:18 yeah, you probably weren't around at that time. 09:19 Right. 09:21 Well, I always had a passion for film, 09:23 but it was really watching Little Lights Studios 09:26 because after that first introduction, 09:28 my mom and I went online 09:29 and we're looking for other productions, 09:30 that's how we found 09:32 Replacement Gods and Magic Kingdom. 09:34 I saw the harmonious blend of film 09:37 and the gospel and it really excited me. 09:39 So I went to college 09:41 and majored in video production. 09:43 And it was actually a graduation requirement 09:46 that I find an internship site. 09:48 So I actually went to GYC 09:49 and that is where I met Scotty 09:51 for the first time Generation Youth for Christ, 09:53 and mustered up all the courage that I could 09:56 and handed him my resume. 09:57 And that was over three years ago. 09:59 So I'm very blessed and grateful 10:01 that God introduced me into the world of ministry 10:05 in kind of an out of the box way 10:07 from such a young age and brought me full circle 10:10 to the same ministry 10:11 that I was introduced to so young. 10:13 Praise the Lord. Keith? 10:14 Yeah. 10:15 Before we move on, 10:17 you know, it was actually a mistake 10:18 that she wound up coming and interning for us. 10:20 Right. 10:21 You should talk about that a little bit. 10:23 So Kendi, when she gave us her resume, 10:27 of course, you know, any willing heart to come 10:29 and work in ministry that the work is plentiful 10:32 and the workers are few, right? 10:33 Yeah. 10:34 So you just kind of say yes right off the bat, 10:36 but Keith and I 10:37 were actually really making some changes with our ministry 10:40 and we weren't quite sure if we had the ability 10:43 to take on an intern because sometimes, 10:45 you know, you have to like teach those interns 10:47 what you're doing and you can sort of add 10:49 to your workload, you know? 10:51 And there was about three or four 10:53 that came from their school. 10:55 And we had initially said yes to a few of them 10:58 and then Keith and I discussed it 11:00 and we kind of went, 11:01 oh, you know, maybe let's just hold off on this. 11:03 So I canceled each one 11:05 and somehow skipped over hers. 11:08 And, of course, you know, 11:09 we gave him plenty of months heads up 11:12 so they could go and find another internship. 11:14 But she called me about a month before 11:16 and said, oh, I'll be there on this date. 11:18 And I went, oh, wow, I totally forgot. 11:21 Like so sorry, but I just had this kind of like, 11:25 you know, hey, 11:26 maybe this was a divine mistake 11:28 and said, you know, let's just take her on. 11:30 And God must have a reason for it. 11:32 And I'll tell you from the first day 11:34 that she showed up, 11:35 she literally walked in the door 11:36 and I said, Kendi walk in front of the camera, 11:39 do this little video. 11:40 And I just put her in front of the camera 11:42 and she did a fantastic job. 11:44 And so not only does she have technical skills, 11:46 but it was like she was articulate 11:48 and could be in front of the camera. 11:49 And I just went, okay, 11:51 God, I know what You had purpose this too. 11:53 Amen. Talk about divine providence. 11:56 What was going on in my end was, 11:57 as I was handing out my resumes to different ministries, 12:00 I just had a simple prayer. 12:01 Lord, I've done what You've asked me to do. 12:04 I'll allow you to do the rest. 12:05 Please close the doors to everyone 12:07 who You would not let me to go to, 12:09 leave that one door open to where You'd like me to go. 12:11 And little by little people stopped responding 12:14 until I made that phone call just to confirm with them. 12:16 And they decided to say yes, so praise God for that. 12:18 Wow. Amen. 12:20 So God temporarily blinded Scotty. 12:22 Right. 12:23 That's great. Yeah. 12:25 And, Keith, what made you decide 12:26 to go into full-time ministry? 12:28 Oh, that's a question 12:30 that probably take longer than the time we have, 12:32 but to condense it. 12:34 I always had it on my heart to be in ministry 12:36 since I was 10 years old. 12:38 I remember after I was baptized, 12:39 I remember praying and saying, 12:41 Lord, I want to be an evangelist. 12:44 I didn't know what that meant at the time, 12:46 but that fell by the wayside. 12:49 Basically the short of is 12:50 my family left the church for about seven years 12:53 during my teen years, till about 21. 12:55 And in college, I started to rediscover 12:58 who God was, what I really believed. 13:01 And that led me on a path 13:05 to grow and gain knowledge. 13:07 Eventually I got married 13:09 and after I got married, I told my wife three things. 13:11 I said, you know, I feel like 13:12 God is really laying on my heart. 13:14 I need to change what I eat, 13:16 what I watch and be willing to move anywhere. 13:20 So as I would have it, 13:22 God made those things happen in that order, 13:24 I changed what I was eating. 13:27 I came across some videos by Little Light Studios. 13:30 So we're here both products of the ministry. 13:33 And I said, that's a ministry I can really identify with, 13:36 because during that time, my family was out of church. 13:38 I really consumed a ton of media. 13:41 So I was very familiar with all the references 13:43 and examples that Scotty was talking about. 13:47 So we started to make changes in what we were watching 13:50 and then be willing to move anywhere part was interesting 13:52 because I had a friend who worked at Amazing Facts. 13:55 I applied for a job there. It dissolved. 13:58 So it never became of anything, but it was in California. 14:01 I was in Missouri. 14:03 And I said, 14:04 of all the places 14:05 I do not want to go to California. 14:08 As it would have it, 14:09 Little Light Studios was in California. 14:12 So Northern California. 14:14 And I was from Southern California originally. 14:16 That's where I really didn't wanna go. 14:17 Northern California is not that bad. 14:21 But, you know, I had to make a prayer, 14:24 said, God, if you want me to do this, 14:26 you have to sell my house. 14:28 And He did. 14:30 And it's really quite a miraculous story 14:31 because two weeks after I prayed that prayer, 14:34 I had not talked to a Realtor. 14:35 I had not made an advertisement. 14:37 Somebody called me and said, 14:38 "I hear you're selling your house." 14:41 It was a lady who was a daughter of somebody 14:45 I knew at church, 14:46 but somebody I rarely talk to. 14:48 And about six months prior, I told her out of the blue. 14:52 It's like, I don't even know why I'm telling you this, 14:53 but I feel like God is putting it on my heart. 14:55 I should be ready to sell my house. 14:57 So fast forward, 14:58 you know, after I prayed that prayer, 15:00 two weeks later, her daughter is the one calling me. 15:02 Wow. That was it. 15:04 I mean, the whole thing was done 15:05 in like two or three months, 15:07 sold out, gone down the road. 15:09 And I tried to move to California, 15:11 but it's hard to find a place in California. 15:13 I believe. 15:14 So, my family spent about 14 more months in Missouri. 15:16 We found out 15:18 just after we agreed to sell the house, 15:20 we were pregnant. 15:21 So we thought maybe we should wait. 15:23 And so we waited. 15:24 And then about 14 months later, we were in Northern California. 15:28 So that's what was going on his side 15:30 and on our ministry side. 15:32 You know, we've really learned 15:35 in a ministry setting to really say, 15:37 listen, this is not my choice. 15:39 God, this is Your choice. 15:40 Who do You want to work with us? 15:43 And I find that every time I've tried to choose somebody, 15:46 it's been a disaster. 15:47 Every time I say, God, you choose them, 15:49 it's been a wonderful, wonderful experience. 15:50 And on our end, 15:52 you know, Keith has four children, 15:53 bless his soul. 15:55 He's a brave man. 15:56 And, you know, asking somebody to move across the country 16:00 and join up with a ministry. 16:02 You know, ministry finances are always, usually, 16:05 you know, you wonder 16:06 where the money is gonna ever come from, 16:08 but God always is faithful. 16:09 He comes through. 16:11 And so our ministry really prayed and said, 16:12 Lord, we really would like to invite this family 16:14 to come and work with us. 16:16 We do not have the finances for this. 16:18 And we said, 16:19 but we're leaving it in your hands. 16:21 And we set a number, God, this is what we need. 16:23 And we want a year's worth of his salary 16:25 just to know that we can take care of him. 16:27 And would you know, in our mail showed up 16:31 a check for exactly the amount that we asked God for. 16:35 And we weren't accustomed 16:36 to getting large checks like that in the mail. 16:38 So it's been an absolutely divine experience 16:41 in all the people that have kind of joined up 16:43 with Little Light over the years. 16:44 I mean, they all just have these really neat stories 16:47 of how the ministry is either affected them 16:49 and now they're working for it. 16:51 And now we see that that work is affecting other people 16:53 that are also joining up in ministries and things. 16:56 So it's a neat ripple effect. 16:58 Praise God. 16:59 I can tell that he's really ordering 17:01 the steps in your lives personally. 17:04 But then also from the ministry standpoint. 17:08 We actually have a video of a young couple 17:11 who that's a miracle story that took place. 17:14 Let's go take a look at that video right now. 17:26 Hi, I'm Daniel Contralas 17:28 and this is Mikayla Contralas. 17:29 We just recently got married. 17:31 Power now vested to me, in the state of California, 17:33 I pronounce you two, husband and wife. 17:41 Came to Christ as of March of this year. 17:48 Yeah, it was in March this year. 17:50 March of this year. 17:52 We got exposed to a lot of things 17:55 that we were not aware of, 17:57 that we were being exposed to 17:59 mostly by the mainstream media 18:00 and Little Light helped us 18:01 open our eyes to all that. 18:03 Yeah. 18:04 So basically we broke up actually. 18:06 And was it Jan, February. 18:09 We broke up in February 18:10 and I was just at home alone 18:14 and I was starting to like, 18:15 look at YouTube videos 18:17 and I found Little Light Studios. 18:19 So I started sending him clips of it. 18:21 And the first one I sent you was Peter Pan. 18:23 I remember that. 18:25 And then he texted me and was like, 18:27 I've been praying. 18:28 And I've been watching these videos. 18:29 And I even commented 18:31 on the Little Light Studios pages 18:33 talking about like, pray for my boyfriend. 18:35 Like he's an atheist and he's praying. 18:37 And if it wasn't for you, he would still be an earthiest. 18:41 And, you know, after that, 18:43 we started watching the videos together 18:45 and shortly after he proposed to me, 18:48 and then we got married November 14 18:51 and here we are now in Tennessee. 18:54 Happily married. Happily married. 18:56 And we are here. 19:09 Wow. 19:10 Talk about a powerful testimony. 19:13 Now I noticed that they got baptized in t-shirts. 19:16 Why don't you touch on that, Scotty? 19:18 So part of one of the projects 19:20 that we have in our ministry is we all like t-shirts, 19:23 you know, it's just kind of a way to put a graphic on there 19:27 and wear your witness on the outside. 19:29 So most of our t-shirts, 19:31 actually all of our t-shirts are spiritual in nature 19:35 in the way that they're designed. 19:36 And then they have a Bible text on them. 19:38 So we thought it was really neat 19:39 that here this couple that was from Los Angeles area 19:43 and really, you know, 19:44 was instrumental 19:46 in bringing them into the faith, 19:48 just watching our YouTube channel. 19:50 And then they bought a couple of t-shirts from us 19:53 and then they got baptized 19:54 and told us the story and sent us the video of them 19:57 wearing our t-shirts and getting baptized. 19:59 And I think, 20:00 I thought it was just kind of a neat thing. 20:01 That is, yes, that is, that's huge. 20:04 Keith, what other success stories 20:06 do you have or what stories can you share? 20:08 I'd like to talk about impact. 20:09 Because that video, you can see that it had impact, right? 20:13 So we knew that we're reaching other people. 20:15 One of the ways we know that is one day 20:16 I had a couple contact us 20:19 and they were self identified as atheist, agnostic. 20:23 And they said, "Hey, we've been watching 20:24 your program 20:25 and we wanna know what your thoughts 20:27 are about marriage. 20:29 And I thought, that's kind of strange. 20:31 Like, why would you reach out to a ministry that preaches, 20:35 you know, from the Bible and ask them 20:37 what their thoughts are about marriage? 20:39 And so I gave them a biblical synopsis of, 20:43 you know, this is what the Bible says about, 20:45 you know, why you should get married, 20:47 what that looks like, you know, 20:48 just outlined it in a nice email. 20:51 And they said, "We thought you were going to say that, 20:54 you know, thank you for sending that." 20:55 I can't say I know what happened from it, 20:57 but the thing that really struck me 20:59 as they weren't Christians 21:02 and they were watching our channel 21:03 and asking us advice, 21:06 and I thought that was really striking. 21:08 So I know we're reaching people like that. 21:11 You know, everybody's on a different mile marker 21:15 you might say on the path 21:16 and God knows where they're at 21:18 and He's trying to bring them to the finish line. 21:19 So we leave the results to Him. 21:21 And that's huge. 21:23 And, Scotty, I want you to touch on that 21:24 because, you know, 21:26 as we were talking prior to this program, 21:28 you talked about how YouTube, 21:31 you know, it was kind of like an entering wedge. 21:34 If you would just elaborate on that? 21:36 You know, in dealing with certain topics 21:39 of a spiritual nature, 21:40 sometimes it's difficult. 21:43 People will like not wanna watch it 21:44 if they know 21:46 it's a religious program, right? 21:48 And so we've chosen to talk about subjects that are, 21:51 you know, pop culture or current events or movies. 21:54 And so a lot of our thumbnails 21:56 will have like an image of like a mainstream movie. 22:00 And, you know, kind of clickbaity 22:01 they'll click on it thinking like, 22:03 oh, wow, what, you know, they're going to talk 22:04 a little bit about this movie, 22:06 but then what's inside of it 22:07 is we're really bringing up the topic 22:09 and saying, hey, they dealt with, 22:11 you know, the state of the dead. 22:12 And we'll say, you know, do you know what the Bible says 22:15 about the state of the dead? 22:16 So many people, like Keith said are watching 22:19 the channel that are atheist. 22:21 And they're curious about it. 22:23 It's a non-threatening way 22:24 for them to get the information, 22:27 whereas maybe they not, 22:29 they wouldn't walk into your church. 22:30 And so I see as well, 22:32 God using many different methods 22:34 to save people. 22:36 And sometimes there's sort of ministries 22:38 that are the first introduction 22:39 and then they can, 22:41 you know, kind of as they grow and graduate, 22:43 you know, be placed in a church. 22:45 And so that's kind of the job we see is where our ministry 22:48 is kind of that first exposure. 22:50 And then we'll try to lead them down the path 22:52 to really plug them into a church community. 22:55 And not just atheists, 22:56 it's a whole bunch of religions. 22:58 It's amazing how starting a YouTube channel 23:00 just opened the door to so much interaction 23:02 from the public, from many different people, 23:05 all over the world with many different ideas. 23:08 Let's put it that way. 23:09 And, you know, you asked earlier, 23:11 how do we reach the young people? 23:12 What do we know? 23:13 How do we know what to talk about? 23:15 And really Solomon says, 23:18 there's nothing new under the sun, right? 23:20 So with each generation, they have their struggles 23:23 and maybe packaged a little bit differently. 23:25 But what's really important is that we listen. 23:27 Under each video there are a bunch of comments 23:30 and we love to interact 23:31 on not just on YouTube, but also Facebook, Instagram, 23:34 which I had to be on 23:35 as many platforms as we can manage. 23:38 But it's incredible to interact with people. 23:40 We actually have someone who is a Muslim, 23:42 who says, I may not agree with you on some points, 23:44 but I still listen because I love your insights 23:46 and I'm just itching to learn more. 23:48 And to me, that is just so amazing. 23:50 It's just incredible and humbling. 23:51 And so we have outlets 23:53 to also lead them along the way. 23:55 So one of the things we did is I know there's a ministry 23:57 called Voice of Prophecy, 23:58 and they have a Bible school 24:00 that you can have for your church. 24:02 And I have a friend who works there and I said, 24:04 you know, we could probably use that 24:05 for our ministry. 24:07 We're not a church, but I can see value in that. 24:09 So we set up our own Bible school, 24:10 it's branded, you know, with our branding. 24:12 And we have that little link 24:14 in the description of our videos 24:16 to direct people there, we talk, 24:17 we run little commercials that say, 24:18 "Hey, if you wanna get Bible studies, 24:21 you know, you can, you can do it. 24:22 It's free to us. VOP has it." 24:24 And we have probably 20 to 25 people 24:28 enrolled in our little Bible school right now. 24:31 Wow. 24:32 Keith, tell him a little bit about some of the analytics 24:35 that we're seeing just even using YouTube, 24:37 how many people are actually engaged 24:39 in watching our videos? 24:40 Yeah, probably I would say a good on average 24:44 like just any video, now, it's not every video, 24:47 but just an average video 24:48 is probably going to get about 20,000 views on it at 24:51 any given time. 24:53 So that's, that's kind of an interesting metric. 24:55 We know that we have about 24:57 1.5 million watch hours on our videos, 25:00 the life of the channel we have about 25:02 eight and a half million views from different people. 25:06 And this is all around the world. 25:08 I mean, we're reaching everybody 25:09 in all these different time zones, 25:11 so it's fascinating. 25:13 Praise God. 25:14 Yeah, it's also amazing how people are using it. 25:15 It's not just for their own enjoyment. 25:17 They're showing it in their youth groups 25:18 and their Bible classes, sending it to their friends. 25:20 Yes. Nice. 25:22 We actually have a lot of people 25:23 that even in my local church area 25:26 and people that know, 25:27 you know, what our ministry is all about, 25:30 they'll come up to me even in our own church and say, 25:33 you know, your videos are the videos 25:35 that we sit down with a family, we discuss the topics. 25:38 And it gives us a point as a family 25:40 to talk about what's out there in the world. 25:43 And how do we live out our faith? 25:45 How do we view popular entertainment 25:48 through the lens of the Bible? 25:50 And so it's been kind of a very neat thing 25:52 to be engaging with not only the world, 25:55 but just even in our local churches. 25:56 Amen. 25:58 So we've talked about two things so far. 25:59 We have Little Light Studios YouTube channel 26:01 that kind of starts with the secular 26:03 that merges into the biblical. 26:05 And then we have the Bible school, 26:06 but we also have an in-between called VBS, 26:08 that's video Bible studies. 26:11 Yes. 26:12 And it's packaged in a way 26:15 where each video is five minutes or less 26:17 and it answers people's biblical questions. 26:20 So if we see someone, maybe we mentioned something 26:22 on the main YouTube channel 26:24 biblical related, and someone has a question 26:26 and they would want further explanation. 26:28 We would link them to that VBS video. 26:30 And then if they want to learn even more, 26:32 they can enroll in the Bible study. 26:33 So whichever step, 26:35 whichever phase the person is in, 26:37 we try to provide the best thing for them. 26:40 That's awesome. That's like a biblical funnel. 26:43 Yeah. Yeah. 26:44 I love that. 26:46 And there's multiple reasons 26:47 why we choose to sort of do short form too. 26:49 So our ministry kind of has, you know, long form videos 26:53 that are an hour or so long, 26:55 then we have five minute videos 26:56 and then we do documentaries that are, 26:57 you know, multiple hours or multiple series. 27:00 Those shorter ones, which are only dealing 27:02 with one specific spiritual topic. 27:05 We try to put 27:06 as much creativity in it as possible. 27:08 We try to, you know, really reach 27:09 the younger generation 27:11 because unfortunately as amazing as we think 27:14 the information could be, 27:16 if it's not presented in a modern way, 27:19 they'll dismiss it right off the bat. 27:21 And so what we're really trying to do 27:24 is not only get the point across 27:26 in a short concise manner, 27:27 but also we wanna teach our audience. 27:29 If you are a believer, 27:31 how do you articulate your faith 27:32 in a short amount of time? 27:34 Because if you are actually gonna go have a conversation 27:37 and witness to somebody, 27:38 sometimes you don't have an hour 27:40 to explain all the thread through the Bible. 27:42 You need five minutes. 27:44 Hey, I've got one shot, maybe 10 sentences. 27:46 How do I get this point across? 27:48 Like an elevator pitch? 27:49 That's right. That's right. 27:51 So that's kind of one of the, one of the goals 27:52 that we have with that project. 27:53 I love it. 27:55 What do you think the impact of your efforts will be, 27:59 you know, in terms of the church and the world? 28:02 We hope that, you know, 28:05 many people will be in the kingdom due to our work, 28:08 but the reality of the situation 28:10 is even if it was one, 28:11 we know that God would go 28:13 through all these efforts for that one person. 28:16 And so we try to not, you know, look at the numbers 28:19 and try to like, you know, steer our journey 28:22 just because of the numbers. 28:24 We try to think of that one individual, 28:26 that one person, if we have a personal question 28:31 that comes up 28:32 and somebody is interacting with us, 28:34 I actually use that in my creativity. 28:36 So when I sit down and I think of something, 28:38 I'll actually personally think of, 28:40 okay, if I was to reach this person, 28:42 maybe a family member that doesn't believe in God, 28:44 how would I state this so that they would, 28:47 you know, be awakened to this. 28:49 And so I hope that, 28:51 you know, the kingdom is expanded 28:53 because of our work. 28:54 Amen. What are your plans to expand? 28:58 That's a very good question 29:00 because we actually have a wonderful opportunity 29:03 that's presented to us. 29:05 Little Light has been blessed 29:08 to borrow spaces for now 12 years. 29:11 In fact we have been working out 29:14 of one of our Adventist schools in California. 29:16 We moved out here 29:18 and we've been borrowing a space from another ministry, 29:21 and God has always provided the tools and the space for us, 29:25 but it was never our own. 29:26 And so we really, a couple of years ago, 29:28 we started really praying and we said, you know, God, 29:31 we are growing 29:32 and we're expanding at the seams. 29:34 And we really would like to get more young people involved, 29:37 but we don't have the space to be able to invite them on. 29:40 And God answered those prayers in a mighty way. 29:42 We were gifted a piece of property. 29:44 So we're in the stages 29:45 of actually building a building. 29:47 And it is our hope and dream that someday we will have 29:49 a building with tons of young people in it 29:53 wanting to serve God with their creativity. 29:55 Wow. That's huge. 29:58 What would you say, or how would you say 30:01 that Bible study and prayer impact your lives 30:05 in terms of leading out in ministry? 30:10 Well, we can do nothing on our own. 30:12 And so it's very important that we take care 30:15 of our spiritual as before we even open our mouth 30:17 to share with others. 30:19 So one thing I definitely appreciate 30:21 is the worships 30:22 we have in our office every single morning 30:24 to get us mentally and spiritually prepared 30:27 for the work that we have to do. 30:28 Amen. 30:30 The way I look at it is I can't depend on the ministry 30:32 that I work in to feed me. 30:34 I can't depend on my church to feed me, right? 30:36 So I have to go to this every day. 30:39 So regardless of what happens at work, you know, 30:42 I need to be doing my personal devotion time. 30:44 I need to be on my knees and praying and seeking God. 30:48 So that I think that has to be the part that comes first. 30:52 And it's great that we have these worship times at work, 30:55 but for me it can't be the primary. 30:56 This has to be the primary, 30:58 you know, you have that alone time with God. 30:59 So, and then, you know, at home, 31:02 we have our little family worships as well, 31:04 morning and evening. 31:05 So that helps in that, 31:07 that has to be the drive and the focus to fuel you 31:11 because a lot of times, you know, in ministry, 31:14 you might, we might have 31:15 a 10, 15 minute worship in the morning, 31:18 but then you're, you know, eight hours sometimes more 31:22 dealing with people who wanna argue with you 31:25 or you know, 31:27 a frustrating situation or what have you. 31:29 So while the 10, 15 minutes at work is good, 31:33 you've got to have more than that, right? 31:34 You know, Martin Luther once said, 31:37 you know, I have a lot to do today, 31:39 so I need to spend a couple hours in prayer. 31:41 And we think a couple hours in prayer, that's a lot, 31:44 you know, but how much more did he get done 31:46 because he spent that time. 31:48 It's been neat. 31:49 We have a little prayer book that we write down 31:51 all the prayer requests and praises 31:53 and, you know, things that we have. 31:54 And every once in a while, I'll flip back through it 31:57 and I'll be like, wow, answered. 31:58 Wow, answered. 31:59 Wow, that's answered too, you know? 32:01 And it's like, we can just see God's work 32:03 when we actually actively, you know, engage. 32:07 And I encourage anybody, 32:08 you know, keep a prayer journal, 32:10 that is the neatest way to see how God works in your life. 32:14 I'm actually here 32:15 because of the prayers of my grandmother. 32:18 When I was young, I grew up in the Adventist faith. 32:20 In fact, went to church 32:21 every single weekend with my family. 32:25 And when I got to be a teenager and in college, 32:28 I walked away from God and my sweet little grandmother 32:31 just prayed and prayed and prayed. 32:33 And she knew for the 10 years 32:35 I spent away from God in Hollywood, 32:38 she was faithfully praying constantly. 32:40 And I can remember the first time 32:42 that we actually were asked as a ministry 32:44 to speak at a camp meeting at Soquel camp meeting 2008. 32:48 And I can remember Mrs. Page coming backstage. 32:51 And she said, "You know, I've been in this prayer group 32:54 with your grandmother for so long, 32:56 and I've heard these prayers 32:58 prayed over and over and over again. 33:02 And here you are an answer to prayer. 33:04 You're standing here ready to go out on stage 33:07 and preach a sermon." 33:08 And if you would have met me, 33:10 you know, before I had come back 33:13 into the church, 33:14 I mean, you can just see that God completely can win you 33:18 no matter where you are. 33:19 So it's been neat to have that active in my life 33:22 and the reason why I'm in the ministry. 33:24 And so... 33:25 Yeah. 33:27 That's true that when you pray for others, 33:28 it's like you're benefiting or strengthening yourself. 33:32 You talked about prayer and you asked about the impact 33:35 that Little Light Studios is looking to do, 33:37 or we're asking God to help us with. 33:39 Sometimes it's not even us directly. 33:42 It's the ministry inspiring others to go out 33:45 and do the work because we get messages 33:48 and some, they're just asking for prayer. 33:50 Could you please pray for me? 33:51 I'm going to give a presentation 33:53 based off of the video I saw from you guys, 33:54 or I saw your video, 33:56 and I'm just trying to formulate the words 33:58 so I can share it with my 10 year old son. 34:00 And just the act of doing that, for us praying for these people 34:03 and coming back, them coming back 34:05 to sharing their success stories. 34:07 It's building up the next generation. 34:08 It's building up the present generation 34:10 and who knows how they will impact 34:12 or carry on the work after we're gone. 34:13 Yes. 34:15 And when people interact with us and ask us, 34:16 you know, whether we're out speaking 34:18 or through YouTube, or what have you. 34:20 They say, you know, how do I do, 34:22 you know, X, Y, Z, how do I reach this person? 34:25 How do I tell him this? How do I share him this? 34:26 How do I explain it to him? 34:28 I always tell him, 34:29 you have to start with prayer, right? 34:31 Because the information doesn't change people. 34:35 It's the Holy Spirit that changes people. 34:37 We have this talk a lot in our office. 34:39 So this is one topic I'm kind of always harping on, 34:42 because if information was what changed people, 34:45 Jesus walked this earth, right? 34:47 He had all the right information 34:49 and yet hardened hearts, you know, closed to that. 34:54 And so, you can have all the right information 34:57 and people can still reject you. 34:59 But the Holy Spirit, 35:00 that's a hard thing to reject, right? 35:03 Once the Holy Spirit gets a hold of you, 35:05 that's when change comes. 35:06 That's right. 35:08 Tugs at those heartstrings, for sure. 35:11 I want to talk about the... 35:13 If people want to create content 35:17 'cause you're transitioning into another direction. 35:20 You have an exciting opportunity. 35:22 So if people want to create content, 35:24 how do they go about doing that? 35:26 So we have kind of a neat project 35:28 that we started developing years ago 35:31 and it was kind of developed out of frustration. 35:34 We're a small media ministry. 35:36 You know, we've been blessed. 35:38 We have six people on our team now. 35:40 But you know, even to create content 35:43 for the younger generation, 35:44 it actually takes a lot of resources. 35:47 Because if you think about it, 35:49 the reason why young people dismiss 35:51 a lot of Christian productions, 35:52 they think it's cheesy 35:54 and not to harp on Christian productions, 35:57 but, you know, Hollywood spends 35:59 hundreds of millions of dollars producing content. 36:02 And so when we in Christianity, we produce content. 36:05 We say, okay, well we got $2,000 36:08 and we'll make that, 36:09 you know, if it doesn't have a certain look to it, 36:11 or it doesn't feel fresh or modern, 36:13 a lot of people will just, 36:15 you know, a lot of young people 36:16 will just dismiss it right off the bat. 36:17 So our answer to that 36:19 is how can we raise the creativity? 36:22 We've got a lot of amazing schools. 36:24 There is some talented kids coming out of our schools. 36:27 I don't know if you've ever had a chance 36:29 to go to any university 36:30 and see some of the senior projects 36:33 and things that they're working on, 36:34 but it looks like Hollywood, you know, 36:37 and unfortunately we're losing a lot of them to Hollywood. 36:41 And so, our goal was to really say, 36:43 how can we open the doors for young people 36:45 to come be creative, 36:47 use their gifts and talents for God, 36:49 help increase the quality of our content. 36:52 So we created a project called Video Mission, 36:55 and we've been traveling over to Morocco 36:58 and shooting on a lot of like Hollywood sets 37:00 that they have over there. 37:02 And there's a lot of towns 37:04 that have been in various period piece movies. 37:07 And so, it's been neat. 37:10 We shoot a lot of things. 37:11 And then we come back 37:12 and we chop it up into little pieces. 37:14 We call it B roll. 37:16 And so, we actually offer it for a very reasonable cost 37:19 to people to use in their ministry videos. 37:22 And so, if you want to see an example of that, 37:24 we have a little video 37:26 that will show you what that is. 37:27 I love it. 37:28 Let's go to that video right now. 37:31 Hey, everybody, I'm a video content creator 37:33 that is in constant need of biblical illustrations. 37:37 Not only do I not have enough money ever, 37:40 or the resources or the people or the time 37:43 that it's difficult to find some ways 37:46 to illustrate biblical topics. 37:48 This is why we started videomission.com 37:50 We wanna offer 37:52 authentic biblical cinematic footage 37:54 for a price that you can afford. 37:56 In 2018, we went over to Morocco 37:59 and teamed up with four different ministries 38:00 to shoot the Book of Daniel. 38:02 Our purpose is to go 38:04 through different sections of the Bible 38:06 and offer footage that is very high quality, 38:11 but it's gotta be a reasonable cost. 38:13 We have a need for all kinds of resources. 38:17 Like people praying, studying the Bible. 38:19 This is an opportunity for a worldwide audience 38:23 to be able to share your content from, 38:26 but also purchase content from other countries as well. 38:30 We're looking for photographers. 38:31 We're looking for illustrators. 38:33 If you have a passion for digital media, 38:36 this is an awesome opportunity for you 38:38 to be able to sell your work and make an income. 38:41 I'm very excited to see 38:43 what you guys do with this footage 38:44 videomission.com 38:46 authentic biblical cinematic footage 38:49 for your guys as Christian media productions. 38:52 We'll see you guys out there. 38:53 Go win some souls. 39:07 Wow. 39:08 Now that is huge 39:10 because you can't find that stuff. 39:11 It is so hard to find solid Christian content 39:15 B roll that you can insert in certain places 39:19 we've searched and it is hard to find. 39:22 So I'm so glad that you guys are doing that. 39:25 Also I wanna highlight the fact 39:26 that your productions look amazing 39:29 like your sets and everything. 39:32 And we actually have a little clip 39:35 of a YouTube show that we want to go to. 39:39 So let's take a look at that. 39:41 What's up, everybody? 39:43 I'm Mikey. I'm Kendi. 39:44 I'm Michelle. I'm Keith. 39:46 I'm Scotty, and we are LED Live. 39:51 Light exposing darkness. 39:53 It's a show where we take a look 39:55 at pop culture, movies, music, video games, you name it. 39:59 We're gonna discuss and look behind the scenes 40:01 of what's really going on 40:02 and filter it through the Bible. 40:04 Find us on our YouTube channel Little Light Studios. 40:09 This is awesome. 40:12 I love that set. 40:13 You know, we try to appeal to young people 40:15 and then YouTube culture is very neat. 40:18 They'll accept, 40:19 you know, some mistakes and things, 40:23 not as polished as it really 40:26 is in live production or something. 40:28 And so, it's been a blessing to work 40:30 in that capacity and see the response 40:32 that young people have been giving us. 40:33 Yes. 40:34 Now... 40:36 I was just gonna say, you're asking about, 40:37 you know, what if other young people 40:39 or somebody out there wants to create content? 40:41 I like the question that God asked Moses 40:44 in Exodus 4. 40:46 He says, "What is that in your hand?" 40:48 It's one of the best things you can tell people. 40:49 Let's start with what you have, you know. 40:51 You have an iPhone, use an iPhone, 40:53 you have a little, you know, DJI, 40:55 Osmo pocket, use that. 40:57 Whatever you have, start with that 40:59 and then work your way up, right? 41:01 Amen. Amen. 41:02 I'm sure that you guys receive a whole bunch of questions, 41:06 but what's a common question that you receive? 41:11 Yeah. 41:12 Go ahead. 41:15 I think the most common question 41:18 that we probably receive 41:20 is it kind of goes one of two ways. 41:22 It's, what do you think about XYZ production. 41:27 Or can you give me a list of things 41:31 that I could watch? 41:33 Because our ministry deals with a lot of, 41:35 you know, things on why this particular production 41:40 probably isn't the best for your spiritual life. 41:43 And so there's a variety of ways 41:44 to answer that. 41:46 I get that a lot from parents. 41:48 And one of the things I tell them is, 41:50 you know, let's say we make that production. 41:53 What happens the next time? 41:56 What happens the next video? 41:57 Today it's Minecraft, tomorrow it's Roblox. 41:59 What about the next thing? 42:01 Right? 42:02 This is like lighting fire. 42:04 The devil's always lighting fires. 42:05 So you need to build on a better foundation. 42:07 And that better foundation is time, right? 42:09 How should we be spending our time? 42:11 That's what we need to go to God and ask Him, 42:13 "Lord, I'm Yours. 42:15 The Bible says we were bought with a price. 42:16 It's not our own." 42:18 So go to Him and ask Him, 42:19 "Lord, what would You have me mean to with my time? 42:21 God will answer you, right? 42:23 And I'm sure our time is not gonna be filled up 42:25 with eight to ten hours a day of solid video games, movie, 42:30 internet surfing, all of that, right? 42:32 He has a plan for your life. 42:33 That's what the Bible says. 42:34 And so go to God and ask Him, 42:36 but build on a better foundation 42:38 than what can I watch, 42:40 because life doesn't just consist 42:41 of watching the next thing or playing the next thing. 42:46 You know, another question that's asked quite frequently 42:49 is, "Yeah, I saw the video 42:50 and I understand the information, 42:52 but does it really affect me?" 42:53 You know? 42:55 And there's so many different ways 42:56 to answer that 42:58 and we can take hours of the show, 42:59 but I'd say, just look around you. 43:01 There's always cause and effect. 43:03 You eat a certain thing, it affects your body. 43:05 You put water in the tank of your car, 43:07 it affects the car. 43:08 It's the same with our spiritual lives. 43:10 And what we intake through our senses 43:12 does affect us. 43:14 We have a saying in the Adventist Church, 43:15 maybe you've heard it before 43:17 "By beholding you become changed." 43:18 Absolutely. Yes. 43:20 And so, you know, we really want in our ministry, 43:23 like Keith said, not to make a list, 43:25 we wanna teach a principle. 43:26 And that principle is how do you filter the world 43:30 around you through the lens of this? 43:32 How do you really know what you believe, 43:34 how you dissect this? 43:35 And if we can make people fall in love with Jesus, 43:38 by spending time with Him in the Word, 43:40 then we feel like our job is done. 43:42 Hmm. Amen. 43:43 We've talked about 43:44 how people are impacted by media. 43:47 How were you all impacted by COVID? 43:50 Hmm. Good question. 43:52 Because actually COVID, for us where it was negative 43:56 for very many people 43:58 was an extremely positive thing for our ministry. 44:01 Yes. 44:02 As people stayed home and were, you know, bored or forced, 44:07 they actually turned to YouTube and they turned to media. 44:10 And so we saw an absolute uptake 44:13 in just people paying attention 44:15 to our ministry getting involved with, 44:18 communicating with us 44:19 and it's been a really neat thing 44:21 because I think we've seen a lot of growth out of it, so. 44:23 Absolutely. 44:24 It definitely pushed the pause button 44:26 and just allow time to talk, 44:28 to think, to grow. 44:29 Over the last year we probably doubled 44:31 our YouTube subscriber count. 44:32 Yeah. Wow. 44:34 Yeah. 44:35 So with all that's going on in the world 44:37 and all of the distractions 44:38 and, you know, technology just readily available. 44:43 Do you see a growing hunger for the Word of God? 44:47 Do you see a growing hunger for a relationship with God? 44:51 Are people searching for that? 44:52 Yeah. 44:54 You know, I think people recognize 44:57 there's something going wrong in the world today. 44:59 Even if they don't believe in God, they don't, 45:01 they can't put their finger on it. 45:02 They don't know what it is. 45:04 They know that something's wrong. 45:05 And so, you know, the problem 45:07 is pretty easy to be presented. 45:09 Everyone can understand there's a problem. 45:11 What's that solution? 45:13 How do you lead people to that solution? 45:15 And as the world has chased all the things in the world 45:18 that thinks that they think will make you happy, 45:20 relationships, money, power, job, you name it. 45:24 And at the end of that, 45:26 you find a broken road every time. 45:28 If we can just literally put the highlighter on Jesus 45:32 and literally say, 45:33 this is the answer to your problem. 45:37 I really think that, 45:38 you know, that's what I see people. 45:41 You can tell, 45:42 even if they're upset at the information 45:44 that we're sharing, 45:45 you can tell 45:47 they wouldn't be engaging with us 45:48 if it wasn't poking their heart. 45:50 Yes. 45:51 So they're searching. 45:54 You have the t-shirts, you have the hoodies, 45:56 you have all these products. 45:59 Tell us, why do you print the t-shirts? 46:02 Why do you print the hoodies? 46:03 The t-shirt thing 46:05 actually started out as just a really, 46:07 you know, I like t-shirts. 46:08 So, you know, I would love to wear a t-shirt 46:10 that puts my Christian faith on the outside. 46:14 And then that kind of grew into someone else going, 46:17 hey, I got this really great idea. 46:18 In fact Keith and Kendi, they're actually really good 46:21 at coming up with these ideas for these t-shirts. 46:23 Michelle, who used to be our graphic designer, 46:26 she was amazing. 46:27 You could literally tell her two words 46:28 and like 30 minutes later, 46:30 she'd be handing you a graphic for a t-shirt. 46:32 So it was really neat. 46:35 And that was kind of the thing, 46:36 we wanted people to take 46:38 like what it says in Deuteronomy seriously. 46:40 Write it on your doorposts, write it on your heart, 46:42 write it on the outside, speak of it daily, 46:45 have that on your lips. 46:47 And I believe there's power in the Word of God, 46:49 so what better way to do it than put it on a t-shirt. 46:51 Amen. 46:52 It's also a bit of an industry if you think about it. 46:55 It's one way that we can put our ministry out there 46:57 and earn our keep so to speak. 47:01 And so, we're trying to turn it into a bit of a side business, 47:05 if you will, for the ministry 47:06 to help sustain the work that we're doing. 47:08 I love it. 47:09 What are some of the needs of your ministry? 47:13 Well, like we talked about, we're building this building 47:16 and so, you know, 47:17 we're just in the beginning stages of that, 47:19 we're gearing up to, 47:21 you know, really have it a tool that we can grow into, 47:25 but we have space to invite young people 47:28 to come get involved in the work of God. 47:30 There's a lot of really neat technological advancements 47:33 right now that that are putting a lot of creative tools 47:36 in our fingertips 47:38 and some of those tools are expensive. 47:39 So, you know, as we kind of move forward, 47:41 our ministry really is gonna really need some help 47:44 to bring us up to speed 47:46 so that we can have those tools 47:48 to win those young people. 47:49 Amen. 47:50 We're also trying to expand in the realm of language, 47:52 trying to reach many different people. 47:55 And we also have a new YouTube channel, 47:57 actually another one called 47:58 Little Light Studios International, 48:00 sort of like a hub 48:01 where all the productions on our English channel 48:04 are translated into a variety of languages 48:07 that can be found all over the world. 48:09 And we do have a software that can dub over the videos, 48:13 but sometimes we may say 48:14 a slang or something on the show 48:16 that doesn't really get translated correctly. 48:18 So if there are any volunteers out there who have a passion 48:21 to help us to listen to the videos 48:24 and just have a human, another set of eyes 48:26 to look through it 48:28 so we can publish good quality content 48:30 onto the internet. 48:32 We have a Spanish channel too. 48:33 So, you know, it's been really neat. 48:35 We have Alex Castillejos who has worked with us 48:37 for about eight years translating all of our stuff. 48:40 He actually would wake up 48:42 at 3, 4 o'clock in the morning to start 48:44 because he had another job. 48:46 And it got to the point where he said, 48:49 you know, I'd really love to serve God 48:50 with all of my heart all day long, 48:53 eight hours a day, ten hours a day. 48:55 And so we invited him on this last year, 48:57 and it's been an absolute blessing 48:58 to have an actual dedicated Spanish department. 49:00 Yes. 49:01 And, you know, speaking of Alex, 49:03 it's a miracle how he ended up there too. 49:07 And with everything that went on 49:09 with the Oregon fires, 49:10 his house burned to the ground, as you know. 49:13 So just looking at each of you 49:16 and how you ended up in this ministry, 49:20 it's just incredible. 49:21 It's incredible to see God at work. 49:23 I honestly believe He's coming soon 49:25 and He is wanting us to be prepared and ready. 49:29 And so that we feel also is, 49:32 you know, put the distraction of the world away, 49:36 sets your eyes on Jesus, 49:37 because He's coming to take us home soon 49:39 and I believe it with all my heart. 49:40 Amen. 49:42 So we're spreading the gospel. 49:44 Yes. Yes. 49:46 Tell us about the power of social media? 49:50 The power of social media. 49:52 You know, when you go to a meeting, 49:55 maybe even your church 49:56 at most, maybe a couple hundred, 49:58 if not, maybe a couple thousand people. 50:00 You put something out online, that's the entire world. 50:03 Someone you may have never met 50:05 can get recommended something, 50:06 and they could click on it and watch it, 50:08 and their life is changed. 50:09 So the power of social media is definitely reach. 50:13 And just an open dialogue 50:15 to people that you may not have ever met 50:17 in real life or in person I should say. 50:19 Yes. 50:20 So it's another tool to utilize for spreading the gospel. 50:26 What in the... 50:28 We only have a little bit left 50:29 before we go to the address roll. 50:32 But what would you say to that individual 50:35 that may say, 50:36 well, I've got access to Facebook or whatever, 50:39 but how do I use it to spread the gospel? 50:42 You know, I think like any way you can 50:44 just inspire the people around you, 50:47 you know, use the tools that are out there. 50:49 Facebook also is like YouTube. 50:51 Everyone has it. 50:52 Everyone has access to it 50:53 and ideas can be shared quickly. 50:55 So, you know, don't be scared to get in there 50:58 and share your faith. 50:59 Absolutely. 51:01 Jesus shared it in so many different ways. 51:03 In Matthew He says, "Go into all the world, 51:04 preaching the gospel." 51:06 And we all have different skill sets. 51:07 We're all called to be missionaries. 51:09 So in whatever occupation you find yourself in, 51:11 find those little moments, those little interactions 51:14 where you can share the love of Christ. 51:15 You know, one thing that we all need is hope. 51:17 I think the world needs a lot of hope. 51:19 And if you can help provide that hope to them, 51:21 then you can keep communicating with them. 51:23 So I always say, you know, post Bible promises 51:25 or things that are encouraging and that will help, 51:28 you know, draw people in and they'll wonder like, 51:31 well, why do you think that way? 51:33 Yes. And you can go from there. 51:34 Yeah. 51:36 And it creates that opportunity to share. 51:38 Yeah. I love that. 51:41 I want us to go to the address roll, 51:44 then we'll see a short news break, 51:46 and we will be right back. 51:49 Little Light Studio 51:51 seeks to minister to the unreached 51:53 and uninvolved young people of this world 51:55 through Christ centered and innovative media. 51:59 If you would like to help them through your prayers 52:01 and financial support, 52:02 or if you'd like to purchase any of their products, 52:05 please visit their website, littlelightstudios.tv 52:09 That's littlelightstudios.tv 52:13 You may also call them 52:14 at area code (530) 327-9323, 52:19 or write to them at Little Lights Studios, 52:22 PO Box 70, Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363. |
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