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♪ (hero theme music)
HELLO WYNNE AND STEVEN. WE ARE BACK. AND ASHER.
WE ARE THE HALLELUJAH HEROES. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF US.
AND SO, Y'ALL ARE HEROES. AND WE'RE READING ABOUT DANIEL
ABOUT HOW DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS WERE IN A FOREIGN LAND AND
WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT Y'ALLS STORY. AND HOW Y'ALL SHARED
JESUS CHRIST IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION.
WE ACTUALLY WENT ON OUR FIRST TRIP 2 YEARS AGO.
THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, WE WERE KIND OF AFRAID, BUT THEN
ONCE WE KNEW THAT GOD WAS THERE WITH US, WE WEREN'T AFRAID AT ALL.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF STRANGE THINGS ABOUT AFRICA THAT WE
HAD TO GET USED TO. BUT WE FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OVER THERE ARE AMAZING.
Willy: WHOA.
Wynne: WE JUST TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA.
AND, THE FIRST DAY, WE WERE IN A COMMUNITY IN ETHIOPIA CALLED KORAH.
AND IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT IS BASED AROUND A TRASH DUMP.
AND SO, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THESE CHILDREN. THEY DON'T SMELL VERY GOOD.
THEY DON'T HAVE NEW CLOTHES ON. THEY HAVEN'T HAD A SHOWER.
MOST OF THEM ONLY EAT ABOUT 1 MEAL A DAY. IT WAS RAINING WHEN
WE WENT, SO THE STREETS ARE MUDDY AND GROSS.
AND IT'S LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN AMERICA.
BUT THAT DAY, GOD REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO SEE THESE CHILDREN HOW HE SEES THEM.
AND WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD. WE ARE THE SAME AS THOSE
CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE TRASH DUMP COMMUNITY. AND HE LOVES US ALL THE SAME. AND SO,
THAT WAS A REALLY POWERFUL THING AND GOD'S TAKEN ME BACK 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE THEN.
AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE BECOME LIKE FAMILY. AND SEVERAL OF THEM
CALL US 'MOM AND DAD'. AND WE'VE GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL.
TO GET SPIRITUAL COUNSELING AND MEALS. AND IT'S JUST BECOME A PART OF WHO WE ARE.
Steven: SO BASICALLY WHEN WE GO, WE SERVE ORPHANS AND WIDOWS
MOSTLY. WE HAVE MINISTRIES ON THE GROUND THAT HAVE KIDS
FROM DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, AREAS, COMMUNITIES, WHO AREN'T
REALLY. THEY'RE SUPER POOR. THEY DON'T HAVE PARENTS. MOST OF THEM
ARE ORPHANS. THEY DON'T HAVE RUNNING WATER OR THEIR OWN BED,
THEIR OWN ROOM. THEY ALL KIND OF LIVE IN ONE ROOM TOGETHER.
WE PUT ON BASICALLY V.B.S. KIND OF LIKE A.S.K. SORT OF.
Willy: DID READING ANY VERSES IN THE BIBLE GIVE YOU INSPIRATION TO GO DO THIS?
Steven: YES. ISAIAH 61. IT'S ABOUT BEING SENT TO PREACH THE POOR.
BRING GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. AND IT'S ABOUT THE YEAR OF THE LORD'S FAVOR.
AND TURNING BEAUTY INTO ASHES. AND SO GOD, LIKE. THAT'S ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT GOD REALLY HAS OPENED OUR EYES TO IS THAT,
YES THESE PEOPLE ARE DIRTY AND POOR, BUT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEY HAVE PERSONALITIES, AND THEY HAVE NAMES AND
ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW THEM AND ONCE YOU GET TO - YOU CAN'T
FORGET ABOUT THEM, YOU KNOW. AND WHEN YOU COME BACK TO AMERICA
AND TELL THEIR STORIES, OTHER PEOPLE BECOME INSPIRED.
AND GOD USES ALL OF THEIR STORIES TO IMPACT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY ON A SUNDAY MORNING TO TELL ABOUT
150 CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE LOWEST OF THE LOW TRIBE IN UGANDA.
I READ PSALM 139, HOW GOD KNOWS HOW MANY HAIRS ARE ON THEIR HEAD
AND WHEN THEY SIT, AND WHEN THEY RISE. AND HE KNOWS THEIR NAME.
HE WANTS THEM TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
I GOT TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM. AND OVER LIKE 100 KIDS ACCEPTED JESUS THAT DAY.
AND SO, THEY DON'T KNOW THE GOOD NEWS. AND THEY HADN'T HEARD THAT BEFORE.
Willy: SO, HOW HAVE Y'ALL SEEN THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL IN YOUR LIFE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE ON THESE TRIPS TO AFRICA.
WE PRAYED, GOD, IF YOU WILL BRING SOMEBODY THAT WILL WATCH
CAMP AND ASHER. ONE PERSON THAT CAN KIND OF BE LIKE THEIR
MOTHERLY FIGURE WHILE WE'RE GONE, THAT WE WOULD GO.
THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO. AND FOR A LONG TIME, WE DIDN'T
THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN. AND THEN MY AUNT, WHO ACTUALLY I'M
NOT REAL CLOSE WITH. BUT, SHE LIVES IN FLORIDA.
SHE, OUT OF NO-WHERE WAS PROMPTED BY GOD TO ANSWER THAT CALL.
SO GOD JUST SUPPLIED THAT HUGE NEED OF OUR PARENT RESPONSI- BILITIES TO CAMP AND ASHER.
AND YOU CAN TELL THAT ASHER IS VERY HEALTHY FROM EATING REALLY GOOD SINCE WE WERE GONE. (everyone laughing)
SO, WHENEVER YOU SAY YES TO HIS PLANS, HE FULFILLS EVERY NEED THAT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT.
Wynne: EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT MAKING MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.
YOU ARE, JUST BY BEING THE HANDS AND FEET OF CHRIST. AND LOVING
Steven: HUGE. IT'S A HUGE DEAL.
GOD CAN USE ANYBODY TO DO HIS WORK. AND YOU JUST HAVE TO BE
WILLING TO DO IT. AND SAY 'YES'. AND SO, SERVING GOD IS AN ADVENTURE.
IT'S FUN, AND IT'S EXCITING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED OVER THERE.
AND IT IS HERE TOO. I MEAN, AMERICA IS THE SAME WAY.
Willy: THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL STORY. ♪ (clapping) YEAH ASHER.
Steven: WELL THANK YOU.
WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HEAR ABOUT HOW Y'ALL HAVE IMPACTED THE WORLD FOR JESUS, AND,
YOUR DIFFERENT MINISTRIES THAT Y'ALL ARE INVOLVED IN.
AND GET TO SPEND TIME WITH ONE OF YOUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN. ♪ (country theme music)