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Series Code: UBR
Program Code: UBR000248A
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00:01 Stay tuned to meet three women who are driven
00:03 to make a difference for the Lord, 00:05 one woman at a time. 00:07 My name is Yvonne Lewis Shelton, 00:09 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:35 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:38 Now I bet you're wondering 00:39 why we are not on our usual set. 00:41 Well, our set doesn't accommodate 00:43 three guests at a time. 00:45 And we wanted to be sure that you could become acquitted 00:47 with all three of the women 00:49 associated with this wonderful ministry. 00:52 My guests today are Belinda Smith, 00:55 President and Founder of Women Working with Women, 00:58 Purette Mills, Vice President, and Maxine Bethea, 01:02 Secretary/ Treasurer. 01:04 Welcome to Urban Report. 01:06 Thank you for having us. 01:08 You guys were on... 01:09 I had you when we were ASI. 01:12 It was quite some time ago. Oh, yeah. I remember. 01:15 And it was so noisy around us and everything, 01:18 but I was so impressed with what God has placed 01:23 on your hearts to do that I thought, 01:26 "Man, we just need to have them on a full segment," 01:29 because the ASI segment is like 15 minutes or something. 01:33 On a full program, you're also going to be 01:36 on a Today program for the parent network, 01:39 so the Lord is just opening doors for you. 01:42 Yes. Praise the Lord. 01:44 And you're no strangers to me. 01:45 I need to tell our viewers that these women, 01:49 I've known since I was really, really, really young 01:53 which has been quite sometime ago. 01:56 And in fact, Belinda and Purette, 01:59 and my sister Binky, who passed away in 2009, 02:04 they were best friends. 02:06 So you guys are like family 02:09 and having you here is like family. 02:10 And I'm so proud of what God is doing with your ministry, 02:15 Women Working with Women. 02:18 Tell us how you got started with Women Working with Women. 02:22 Well, Women Working with Women came about in a way 02:27 that I didn't see it coming initially. 02:30 It came when I relocated here to Florida from Mississippi 02:35 as a clinical specialist for end-stage renal disease. 02:39 And I came down first to assist my mom 02:41 'cause she wasn't feeling well and doing well. 02:44 So I was here because I felt better 02:46 and thought she would be safer if one of the daughters 02:49 would be available for her. 02:51 And so while I was here, I got involved with women's ministry. 02:55 And when I got involved with a ministry, 02:58 it really elevated what I've already been doing 03:01 for the 25 years in my life which was being 03:03 a clinical specialist end-stage renal disease 03:05 and teaching, educating, empowering, doing PowerPoints, 03:10 and doing conferences and seminars. 03:12 And this time it was a little bit different 03:13 because I flipped the switch and decided to put my efforts 03:18 and ability into the Lord. 03:21 And by doing that, I began to work 03:23 and was offered opportunity to share with women 03:26 in Southeastern Conference 03:29 under the leadership of Nicole Brixeye. 03:31 And she took me under her wings, 03:33 and I then allowed the Lord to use me 03:36 and we went all around the world teaching 03:38 and preaching the Gospel and educating women 03:41 in district one which covers Atlanta, 03:44 covers Georgia, Valdosta, 03:46 and the other southern parts of Florida. 03:49 And my job was initially to empower those women 03:51 and educate them and teach them about dealing with abuse 03:55 and dealing with self-esteem issues. 03:57 And doing that, I realized that I was working 04:02 for the Lord fulltime. 04:04 And with the teaching of Nicole Brixeye, 04:07 she taught me so much and I'm very grateful 04:09 for her leadership and teaching us. 04:13 We learned how to give back. 04:15 And so one of things I took away from that role 04:19 I played in Southeastern was to take it out to the community. 04:22 And so we developed 04:24 Women Working with Women incorporation, 04:27 and it's a non-profit 501(c)(3). 04:29 In that, it was giving me the ability to put 04:33 not my just my dreams but the dreams of Binky, 04:37 a good friend of mine that passed away, your sister, 04:41 help women that was transitioning from jail, 04:44 help women that were dealing with addictions, 04:46 to help women that were unemployed, 04:48 help women that was just going through a struggle 04:51 through their journey. 04:52 And what I wanted to do was to make an environment, 04:54 a place, a facility that would allow women to be able to come 04:59 and transition their lives, that they would never 05:02 be the way they came, they would leave 05:04 with a different set of goals. 05:07 And so in doing that, Women Working with Women 05:09 came alive and we introduced it to the city of Gainesville, 05:14 Santa Fe College opened their arms, 05:16 accepted us into the incubator program, 05:18 gave us an office. 05:20 We have been there now around five years. 05:22 In that facility, we educate and empower women 05:25 through professional development conferencing 05:28 that we do and teaching every quarter 05:30 out of that office. 05:32 We partnered with University of Florida. 05:35 Now the University of Florida, they have given us 05:36 their students in a couple of a sororities 05:39 which is called Uncap, Enact us, and Stride. 05:44 These three organizations teach 05:46 the professional development class for us free at no cost. 05:50 And then we provide the graduation, 05:52 and we try to do the job placement 05:53 at the end of the day for those ladies. 05:55 And we have had such a great response 05:58 in that process and in that program. 06:00 And we also provide distribution of food 06:03 to families in need, period, for all women in the community 06:06 of Alachua County in Gainesville, Florida. 06:08 So you have multiple focuses in this program. 06:15 Yes. 06:16 It's not just feeding, it's not just educating, 06:19 it's all of that. 06:20 Yes, a multifaceted organization 06:22 that allows us to not just work with the hunger of a woman 06:27 but the emotional hunger, the spiritual hunger, 06:29 the physical hunger. 06:31 We try to meet those needs 06:32 by having those different programs. 06:34 So even though we deal with the women that come 06:38 from jail and we deal with the women 06:39 that are incarcerated and come out of those jails, 06:42 we need to be able to give them something 06:44 to continue that journey in the right way. 06:47 And going in and giving a study is great, 06:50 but when they come out, what do we have for them, 06:53 you have Women Working with Women. 06:54 Oh, that's great. 06:55 So it starts inside of the prison. 06:58 Yes. 06:59 So you start working with the women 07:02 before they even come out. 07:03 Absolutely. 07:05 Yeah, this is where they need us. 07:07 There is nobody back there. 07:09 And I can proudly say in Gainesville, Florida, 07:12 that Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church 07:13 prison ministry department which I am 07:15 a prison ministry leader there as well. 07:18 We have the most list of individuals that go 07:24 into the jails, I believe there's 14 of us. 07:27 We're the largest group. 07:28 We have taken over the actual Bible study group 07:32 in that prison or in that jail. 07:34 We cover all bases, men and women. 07:38 And we also have the Lodi prison 07:40 that we also minister out of, that's in another county, 07:44 but we also minister in the Lodi prison as well. 07:46 So we have been very active in that role. 07:49 And to me, going in and giving that study 07:51 is great and wonderful, God bless us, 07:53 but we must be able to do something when they come out. 07:57 Yes. 07:58 There has to be a transition, we can't just push it 08:01 to the table and call it a day. 08:03 They are going to be needing us. 08:05 They need to continue to study, they need to continue 08:08 to know where and how we're worshipping 08:10 and where are we located, they may need a home church, 08:14 they may need support, period. 08:17 So what better way is to go into the jails 08:19 and we'll be able to let them know, 08:20 "Listen, when you come out, call me at this number, 08:23 go to WomenWorkingwithWomen.org. 08:25 We'll be there for you to help you transition out." 08:28 We want to be able to continue that not only for the women 08:31 but for their families, their children as well. 08:33 As while she is doing that in prison, 08:36 there is a corresponding program 08:38 that really shows what she was saying earlier 08:41 building the spiritual needs and the physical needs. 08:43 We try to model Christ 08:46 in what He did when He was on earth. 08:47 Yes. 08:49 So what actually happens for us now is to build a relationship 08:51 with these people in inner cities and projects, 08:54 we go to them, to their community, 08:57 and we actually feed them, we actually get them clothing 09:01 if they needed. 09:03 We try to show love in those ways first, 09:06 meaning the physical needs and then... 09:08 My mother is a Bible worker and has been for years. 09:11 She... I have an uncle who is a pastor, 09:14 Pastor Joseph Lewis. 09:15 They work together with meeting the spiritual needs that, 09:18 you know, while we're actually feeding them, 09:20 somebody might want a Bible studies. 09:22 And so what's happening is there's building over here 09:25 and there's building over here, 09:27 and those buildings come together. 09:29 So when those people are out of prison 09:31 and they make that transition, a lot of them 09:34 because their Bible study is going on in their prison 09:36 will want to come to church. 09:38 She actually has a graduation service 09:41 because they finished a whole Bible study program. 09:44 And so the church gets to meet them, 09:46 gets to know them, give them a certificate. 09:48 It's a big day for them. 09:49 And we try to get them so much love 09:51 that they want to come back. 09:52 We don't push them but they want to come back. 09:54 They want to continue studies and there is a not a day 09:56 that goes by or a week that goes by 09:58 that she is not still giving Bible studies to one of them. 10:01 Exactly. 10:02 And so that Bible study is on both end, 10:04 but starting with the personal touch, 10:07 the physical touch has really helped him 10:09 to see that we care. 10:10 We're not just doing this 'cause we paid and it's a job, 10:13 you know, nothing could be further from the truth. 10:15 It's all about Christ, and Christ is love, 10:18 and so we want them to see that when they see us. 10:21 That's the way He ministered and that's what we want to do. 10:23 And she would have mentioned it 10:25 but also we provide educational conferences. 10:28 And one of the things that we do, 10:30 we cater to the women in that community 10:32 but she caters specifically Miss Mills, 10:35 our Vice President is the parenting consultant 10:38 for our parents and our ministry. 10:42 She not one is gifted in that area 10:44 but she educates the parents on parenting. 10:46 She has a very special program called 10:47 How to Really Love your Child. 10:49 And it goes from the child to the parent. 10:52 So these parents that are coming out of incarceration 10:56 or coming out of jail or coming out an environment 10:59 that they don't have the support that they need, 11:01 a lot of them don't know how to parent 11:03 and they have no clue. 11:05 So we can feed you and we can cloth you, 11:08 but then we're sending you home without the tools 11:10 to raise those two boys. 11:11 Absolutely. 11:13 What better way can we help you. 11:14 Absolutely. 11:15 And what will happen to those two boys 11:17 if the mother doesn't know how to parent. 11:19 Absolutely. 11:21 They will end up incarcerated as well. 11:22 We are trying to break this cycle, 11:24 trying not to continue. That's right. 11:25 So it's not just the Bible studies 11:27 that we need to give, it's not just the food 11:29 that we need to give, it's not just the clothes 11:32 that we need to give, we need to give the tools 11:34 to empower and educate these women 11:37 to be effective and more better than they were coming in 11:41 as much as they were 11:43 when they initiated with the program. 11:44 They need to be able to have those tools 11:47 so that they can be more effective as a parent. 11:49 Not only that they're parents, 11:51 when we was at the Phoenix House, 11:53 we had all of our children about 20-22 kids cooked 11:58 their own Thanksgiving dinner. 11:59 Yes. 12:01 They washed the turkey, they fixed the vegetables, 12:03 they did everything. 12:05 And we had them set up their own tables 12:07 and put the fork, and knife, and the spoon 12:10 where they were supposed to be 12:11 in the back of the building we were in. 12:13 And we invited their parents to come 12:14 and have dinner with us. 12:16 So Thanksgiving that they cooked, 12:17 surprised the parents, they didn't know 12:19 that their children can cook. 12:20 But that was part of a tutoring program. 12:21 That's how it started 'cause for a long while 12:24 we had tutors from University of Florida 12:27 as a part of their class, who came in 12:29 and actually helped the kids after school. 12:31 With their homework. 12:33 And the parents would send them to our program 12:35 and that was when we had that small space 12:37 that we had to leave. 12:39 But it worked beautifully. 12:41 So she extended the program to teaching the manners, peace, 12:44 you know, table manners, 12:47 and how to prepare a decent meal, a healthy meal. 12:51 You know, and do something for your parents... 12:54 Kids were so excited. 12:55 The children were so excited. 12:56 Oh, I'll bet. I'll bet. 12:58 It was wonderful. Wonderful. 13:00 To me, the beauty of this is you're dealing 13:05 with the whole person. 13:07 Absolutely. 13:08 You are not just feeding, and this is really insightful, 13:12 Belinda, you can feed, just like you said, 13:16 you can feed them but then what happens when they go back 13:20 and they are yelling at their kids 13:21 or beating them, you know, to a pulp 13:24 because they don't understand discipline 13:26 and parenting. 13:28 Exactly. So now you are looking at... 13:30 You're feeding them 13:32 but you're giving them tools for living. 13:34 Yes. 13:36 And these tools include the most important, 13:39 which is Jesus Christ. 13:41 None of this costs a dime. 13:43 For them. For them. 13:45 It's all free. 13:46 The service is free, the teaching is free, 13:52 we give professional development class free 13:54 because we're here to mimic Christ 14:00 and what He did on this earth. 14:02 And He didn't just pray and walk away 14:05 but He looked at the need and He filled that need. 14:08 That's right. 14:10 And when we put ourselves in a box and say, 14:11 "Well, we just do Bible studies." 14:14 Then you're limiting yourself from extending the arm of God 14:17 to doing more for those individuals. 14:19 And here is something that I didn't mention 14:21 but when we go into the jails, we visit the people, 14:24 also find out where their parents, 14:27 where their children are because one of the things 14:30 that is important is making sure 14:32 we touch the parent's children. 14:36 This year in prison ministry, we went to their homes 14:39 and got to know them and we got gifts for them. 14:41 The church, Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church made a treaty, 14:44 and partnered with us 14:46 and when they partnered with us, 14:47 we were able to give them the names of the individuals 14:49 that were incarcerated. 14:51 And then we took it upon ourselves 14:53 to give it to our community service department. 14:55 And they went and got the gifts for those individual families. 14:58 And those gifts were given those children 15:01 from their family members. 15:02 Oh, that beautiful. How cool is that? 15:04 Beautiful. 15:05 So it says to the child you're not forgotten... 15:08 No, that's what... 15:09 Even though the parent isn't here. 15:10 Exactly. You're not forgotten. 15:13 And the women there were overwhelmed with tears 15:16 because they couldn't be there. 15:17 Yes. 15:18 And they already felt like they failed. 15:20 Yes. 15:21 But then when we said, "Well, listen, 15:23 we're going to buy your children Christmas stories 15:24 this year from you." 15:26 What would you say behind bars, "Really? 15:31 My kids?" 15:32 And then we actually do follow through 15:34 and deliver those gifts, absolutely. 15:37 So you don't know what it means to the individual 15:41 that's in need and that can't help themselves 15:44 in those situations because you can't look at people 15:46 in jail say, "You're guilty, guilty." 15:48 Everybody is not guilty. That's right. 15:49 One of them said, "I'm so glad you went 15:52 and talked to my children today. 15:54 There are too many things that y'all bought to the house 16:00 and we really appreciate," did you know, 16:01 it just makes them feel good. 16:03 Yes. Yes. 16:04 Because they are not there to be able to parent directly 16:11 and they feel like, "What can I do for my child from here?" 16:14 Yes. 16:16 And when you show them the love of Jesus... 16:19 Wow. 16:21 What else, I mean... 16:22 And you're helping to feed and then when they get out, 16:25 this whole thing of what do you do 16:28 when you get out, how do you get your kids back. 16:32 Sometimes the women are separated from their kids, 16:34 they have no where to go, no direction... 16:38 We have someone that she's been Bible studies to, 16:41 that's been coming to our home every week right now 16:44 because she is trying to get through 16:45 why she can't get her kids. 16:47 And she wants her children. 16:48 And so she is counseling her. 16:49 But at the same time, when we do what we do 16:52 with those children, you know what came out of that, 16:55 four of those ladies now work with us 16:58 and giving away food, they volunteer their time 17:00 for Women Working with Women. 17:02 They come in and help me with the office. 17:04 They come in, and do PowerPoints with me, 17:07 they brainstorm with me. 17:09 Come on, these were... 17:12 We are unable to do this but they... 17:13 Because we did what we did, they now are wanting 17:16 to give back to the organization, 17:18 and they are volunteering their time. 17:20 Praise the Lord. 17:21 But the best gift is it makes you closer to Christ... 17:23 Yes. When you help somebody. 17:25 Yes. Yes. It's such a joy. 17:28 You're not only helping them when they go to jail, 17:30 those girls helped us and we must help them. 17:33 Their testimonies strengthened us. 17:35 Yes. You know. 17:37 It's just wonderful. It's just wonderful. 17:39 And, Sister Maxine, you've written a book. 17:43 Yes. 17:44 You've written a book about 17:45 The Blessings of a Single Parent 17:47 because you're going into these prisons 17:51 but you know firsthand about being a parent, 17:55 a single parent. 17:57 Tell us just a little bit about 17:59 your journey as a single parent. 18:05 I don't feel like a single parent anymore 18:07 since I got married to Jesus. 18:09 Oh, I love this. I love this. 18:11 I don't see myself as a single parent 18:12 but when need come, I call on Jesus. 18:14 Yes. 18:15 And my children would call in need, 18:16 I will call on Jesus. Yes. 18:18 He always fulfills my needs when I call. 18:22 And it's just a blessing to know, 18:25 I don't need nobody but Jesus. 18:26 Yes. 18:28 You know, when you got Jesus, you don't have to worry 18:30 about nothing and nobody. 18:32 You don't have to fear nobody 18:35 because you know who got your back. 18:36 Yes. 18:38 And that's about having that personal relationship 18:39 with Christ. 18:41 He gives you the Holy Spirit just fill you, let's you know, 18:46 "Don't worry. 18:47 Don't worry." 18:49 This way I can tell my children, don't worry, 18:50 I got one daughter think, "Momma, so Jesus do what He do 18:54 but Jesus wants you to help yourself." 18:56 I say yes but there's only so much you can do. 18:57 That's right. 18:59 And what you can't do, He will do, 19:00 but you got to do something, I understand that. 19:02 Right. Right. 19:03 And that's what the book is about. 19:05 And I don't let you complaining about nothing, 19:07 when something comes, that means God allowed it. 19:11 So you thank Him. 19:13 I don't care if it's death, He allowed it. 19:17 You thank Him for the death 'cause He knows best. 19:19 Yes. 19:20 We don't understand but He knows. 19:22 That's right. 19:24 With that kind of trust, she wrote that book 19:26 based on just what she said. 19:28 Everything seemed to be okay because He's done it from me 19:30 in the past, He will do it again. 19:32 So in there it is blessing after blessing after blessing 19:35 which we now call miracles, you know, with respect you say, 19:39 God is still performing these miracles that people 19:43 just don't know about, and she was itching 19:45 to let people know, "Look what happened to me." 19:47 That book could be called "Look what happened to me." 19:49 Oh, I love it. 19:50 I love it. I love it. 19:52 Look what happened... 19:53 These are a lot of miracle stories. 19:55 Yes. 19:57 That show that God will bring you through. 20:00 This is not just so that Sister Maxine can tell you 20:03 her journey, this is also to encourage you 20:07 that God will bring you through 20:09 whatever it is you're dealing with. 20:11 And now you have the testimonies 20:14 of your two wonderful daughters who are carrying the baton. 20:19 They are continuing the work that you started. 20:22 Nothing but a blessing. 20:24 I think that's why it's all faith based 20:26 'cause everything... 20:27 Faith is the key to what we are doing. 20:29 We get that faith from her because I know 20:32 when she took me to boarding school, 20:34 Rochester, Indiana, the gas tank was on E. 20:37 But God took us to Indiana, the Rochester, 20:39 Indiana out of Indianapolis when I was in boarding school, 20:42 that a good hour drive and back. 20:44 And she did that on E. 20:46 So I know there's a miracle there. 20:47 Yes. 20:48 I know that we went to Oakwood, and we're still trying 20:50 to figure out who paid the bill. 20:52 We know the power of faith and it doesn't come by seeing, 20:56 it comes by hearing. 20:57 Yes. 20:58 And it takes you a long time to get that, 21:00 people don't get that because people really think 21:01 faith is by looking at what we got. 21:03 Faith comes by the ears. Yes. 21:05 And you hear a lot of wonderful faith stories 21:09 but when it happens to you, it becomes real. 21:12 Yes. 21:13 One time, one day, no money, she prayed for me, 21:15 "Lord, send something." 21:17 And the next day, till this day, 21:18 we don't know who, a check comes in the mail 21:20 for all this money and she is "Where? 21:22 Who? What?" Faith. 21:24 Faith. Yes, Jesus. 21:25 We have seen it happen. Yes. 21:26 It's who we are now. Isn't that amazing? 21:29 It's definitely amazing. 21:30 That the seed has been planted, mom planted the seed, 21:34 mom has her own... 21:36 She is one those saints with like the red phone, right? 21:39 So she calls Jesus up, "Lord, please, help me," 21:43 and He is there. 21:46 And now you've seen this. 21:48 And I know our viewers are going to want to know 21:50 how to get this book because they are going 21:52 to want to know too. 21:54 Don't we want to know, how to call Him up 21:57 and He is there to help. 21:59 How can they get this book? 22:01 All they have to do is go to 22:02 WomenWorkingwithWomen.org website, 22:05 and they can go online and you can see her book 22:07 on the website, and you can order 22:09 the book there online. 22:10 Might be somewhere on the back of the book, 22:11 on the back of the book, on the bottom, 22:13 a link down there. 22:14 Yes. 22:16 Women Working with Women, we will just go with that. 22:18 Yes. 22:19 And so just reach out and send the donation 22:24 to Women Working with Women. 22:26 This is so important. Tell us what you need. 22:30 What does the ministry need? Oh Lord, help us. 22:34 We need a facility. 22:35 We need transportation. We provide food weekly. 22:39 We partner with public, it's a grocery store 22:41 but yeah, we partner with them 22:43 Yes. Yes. 22:44 So we get food every Friday and Sunday, 22:46 and we feed the community. 22:47 We load up our car and we go into the community, 22:49 and we deliver those breads and pastries to organizations, 22:53 churches, we give them to those families 22:55 or those churches and those organizations 22:58 that are in need of food. 23:00 We also need a facility so that we can have 23:03 everything under one roof, so that we can do 23:06 an entire transition from incarceration, 23:11 from addiction to sobering, to studies, to educating, 23:15 to church, to just the entire presence of that. 23:19 One of the things that I wanted to add to what she said 23:21 is not only do we give food and clothing, 23:24 we have suppliers that give us physical supplies, 23:28 everything from diapers to deodorant, 23:31 I mean just anything you could possibly need in your family. 23:34 And we are talking about huge, I mean, 23:37 boxes maybe two or three times the size of the refrigerator 23:41 that are tall or you have to go up 23:43 and into full of diapers, full of... 23:46 And then another one full of other types of things 23:49 like paper towels and tissue and just tons of things. 23:52 So we're talking about being able to show people 23:56 that you don't always have to give something 23:57 to get something. 23:59 Absolutely not. 24:00 That sometimes there's enough love out there 24:02 when people really can show you that it's okay to... 24:05 And, you know, sometimes you have the limit of take two, 24:07 take three, take... 24:08 We have never said that. 24:10 We never have to say that ever. 24:11 Really? With food too. 24:13 Take whatever you want, whatever you need. 24:15 We had so much bottled water left over 24:17 at the last facility, 24:19 and they were half gallon bottles, 24:20 big, beautiful half gallon bottles. 24:22 There were so many cases of water 24:24 and everything was over. 24:26 And people were going, 600 people have come 24:28 to taking cases and cases. 24:30 There was so much left over, 24:32 we're just looking at each other. 24:34 We just allowed them to come back 24:35 through the line again, and they were blessed. 24:38 A full basket but you give me one can of corn 24:40 and one can of peas, take five cans of corn 24:43 if you needed, take four turkeys if you needed, 24:45 take three chickens if you needed. 24:47 That's the kind of giving we give. 24:48 Wow. We don't give one, one, one. 24:50 We also have a storage that we have approximately 24:53 10 refrigerators and freezers that we have in storage 24:56 right now because we have no facility to put those in. 24:58 Do you know if we had a facility to put those in 25:01 then we could provide the service every day 25:03 that this organization that does give us 25:05 all these supplies do it on a regular basis 25:07 but they have now been doing on a quarterly basis. 25:10 And we've been giving it immediately from the truck 25:11 to the community. 25:13 We don't even house it because we don't have 25:14 a housing to have it. 25:16 So therefore, the housing is so critical 25:18 on that part of the aspect. 25:20 But the other part where we're teaching 25:21 the goodness of God and where we're educating 25:23 and empowering through addiction 25:25 or through incarceration, that part of facility 25:28 is being able to have a seminar down the hallway, 25:31 everything located. 25:32 Church service is to your right. 25:34 Come on, where the vision there, 25:36 other people can do it, why can't we. 25:39 That's right. And we're here at 3ABN. 25:42 So my new t-shirt for our women's conference 25:44 is going to be, "Won't He do it?" 25:46 Won't He do it? 25:48 Because He is doing it and this is not something 25:50 we called about, we didn't enquire to be here. 25:53 The Holy Ghost himself had a call come to us 25:57 and we're here today because of faith. 25:59 Amen. That's right. 26:01 We heard the voice and we thank you so much 26:02 for having us. 26:04 We are blessed. The Lord did this. 26:05 The Lord absolutely did... 26:06 He sees what you're doing and He is blessing you 26:09 step-by-step. 26:11 And our viewers are very giving concerned Christians 26:15 who want to help. 26:17 And so once they know the need, 26:20 they will reach out and help you 26:22 because the Holy Spirit will work on their hearts 26:25 and press them to help. 26:27 So please whatever the Holy Spirit impresses you 26:29 to do, please make sure that you send something 26:34 to Women Working with Women. 26:35 You can go on their website. What's your phone number? 26:38 352-87-8555. Say it again. 26:42 352-872-8555. Good. 26:48 It's on the screen, and so our viewers can call, 26:54 they can go to the website. 26:57 They will be able to reach you. Yes. 27:00 What's your closing thought for women 27:03 who are going through something? 27:04 Thirty seconds. 27:06 What do you have to say to women? 27:07 Don't give up. Trust in God. 27:11 Know that He has you. Know that you're not alone. 27:14 "He would never leave you, nor will He forsake you, 27:16 for He is the head and not the tail." 27:18 And trust in Him in all that you do. 27:22 Yes. Amen. Amen. 27:24 Thank you so much. 27:25 I can't thank you enough for sharing your vision. 27:30 And I'm so excited about Binky's Place. 27:32 Me too. 27:33 It will be named after my sister. 27:35 And she would have loved that because she would 27:38 take people into her home. 27:40 Yeah. 27:41 My sister was so generous, as you know, and funny. 27:44 Yes. 27:45 And so she would take people into her home, 27:47 so to know that some place is being named after her, 27:51 she would be so happy. 27:52 Yeah. 27:54 And so when we get to the kingdom, 27:55 we're just going to all rejoice together. 27:57 Yes. Thank you so much. 27:58 And thank you for joining us. 28:00 Join us next time 'cause you know what, 28:02 it just wouldn't be the same without you. 28:06 Yes, right. |
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