1 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,320 City Post. What up with it? 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,440 We're back, yes. Yeah, man. 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:15,640 So we're finally back at City Post Church here in Haltom City, 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,680 TX and I'm here with. Pastor Ricky, what's up, 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,200 everybody? Man, let's. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,520 Hear from y'all. Yeah, this is a returning 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,720 episode of Build Equips and it's the title of the podcast. 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,360 But most importantly is the mission of the church. 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:35,800 So we'll go back to. Let's go back to Miseron, bro. 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,080 Let's leave tomorrow. Let's just jump on that plane 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:43,760 and let's get out of here, man. Lord, I'm down. 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,560 Prepare me for it, please. Yeah, that that protection 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,160 travelling Grace. Yeah, like, yeah man, it was 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,400 very evident his his hand on us in that trip, bro. 15 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,680 You know, definitely. And man, what was cool was being 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,200 able to share with our church, like, man, Testimony Sunday, 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,400 man, I was so excited about it. You know, I thought about it. 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,200 I prayed over it. Like, Lord, what's this going to 19 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,280 look like? How do we bring our church to 20 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,640 Mizzo, You know, so that way they could experience it. 21 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,000 And then, of course, how do we talk about the kids? 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,840 That was the, I was like, I promised a lot of these kids 23 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,360 we're going to talk about them. So I wanted to honor that. 24 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:22,360 So. But yeah. 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,120 So what do you think about Testimony Sunday? 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,560 To quote Michael bro, I wasn't ready for that video. 27 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,360 Yeah. Like it was an emotional roller 28 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,720 coaster going and coming and like spending the time and 29 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:42,120 pouring out with these kids and then coming back home and faces 30 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,120 some stuff I was facing on my own and then come in and seeing 31 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,880 that, it was like a punch in the chest, you know what I mean? 32 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:51,880 Like straight in the fields. Yeah. 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,560 But it was awesome. It was awesome to to see how 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,160 much joy of the Lord that was shared, you know? 35 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,040 So yeah, that was awesome. And then hearing everyone's 36 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,640 perspective. I loved your mom's. 37 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,759 Oh man, that killed. I almost broke down when she 38 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:10,199 did. I broke down. 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,680 I was like, why did? That was one of the coolest 40 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,280 renditions of that verse that I've heard. 41 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,520 So yeah, that was pretty awesome, man. 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:24,320 And your dad too, like how he, he let his emotional guard down 43 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,560 a little bit with being transparent with, you know, 44 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,720 things that the, the Holy Spirit stirred up in him there, bro. 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,840 And it's just, it was awesome, bro. 46 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,280 No, man, it, it was a great trip and for me, so I cheated a 47 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,440 little bit because I had to watch that video about 17 times. 48 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,760 So that way I I was able to talk afterward. 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:48,440 And but also for me, like what I I got emotional put it together 50 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:54,360 was the the battle belongs like as we were worshipping, like I 51 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,440 wanted to do something where we felt like the kids were 52 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,920 worshipping with us, you know, So when the girls were doing all 53 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:02,160 the emotions, I was like, oh, that'd be cool to do that 54 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,800 together, you know. So man, I don't know, that was 55 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,040 just special for me. Like I just kept watching it 56 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,800 over and over again. Had had to cut it up. 57 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:12,200 It took a while, but it was worth it. 58 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,480 Yeah, for sure. It's always worth it, yeah. 59 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:18,280 The awesome video like and I think it gave a recap for the 60 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,960 people that didn't get the opportunity to go this time, 61 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,040 right? You know, it really gave them a 62 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,440 bird's eye view of what God is doing over there with the 63 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,000 Gonzabra home. No 100 for sure, bro. 64 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,400 So yeah. But it was great. 65 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,240 But yeah, now we're back and back in the mix. 66 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,600 Yes, Sir. But as as far as that trip bro, 67 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,040 you kind of want to get, do you? Would you like to give a little 68 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,120 bit of a recap of maybe something you learned or 69 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,200 something that stood out to you? No, like, you know, we talked 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,720 about going to Mizzo. You know, this is about my 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,080 third, this is our third year going as a church, My, my fifth 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,800 year time going to Mizzaram. And I can't, I can't stop 73 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:01,040 talking about our team. Like I've LED groups where we've 74 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:06,920 had people like fight, complain, get sick, homesick, or we've had 75 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,800 people with alternative motives that have come on the trip. 76 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,560 Like I just want to travel, just want to see the world. 77 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,920 But man, like our group, like everybody was in for the kids. 78 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:22,440 Like everybody wanted to smoke. Everybody was ready to work, 79 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,880 everybody was ready to play. Even when we didn't feel good, 80 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,840 we all came together and just like rocked it, you know, and 81 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:37,880 for me, that was it was refreshing to my soul and I was 82 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,560 just proud. You know, I don't know how I 83 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,520 explained it. It was just so much fun. 84 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:46,920 I just had AI just had fun. Like it didn't seem like all 85 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:47,960 right. We got to make sure everything 86 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,720 runs like it just felt right, like we just had a great time. 87 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:53,800 Oh. Yeah, man. 88 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,440 So that's kind of what I took from it. 89 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,800 That's awesome, yeah. And hearing back and kind of 90 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,240 just reflecting, thinking back on the video, thinking back of 91 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,720 like flashbacks of times there, bro, it just felt so effortless, 92 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,480 that's what. I'm like, yeah, man, it was like 93 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,400 we belonged. Like we've done this 100 times, 94 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,200 right? Yeah, it was structured so well 95 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,160 with like the lessons with the kids to the activities and the 96 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,760 games driving them home. Yeah. 97 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:23,720 And something that I, I, it took a little while to get used to, 98 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,080 but every time we would come back for lunch or dinner, all 99 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,240 the kids asked, how was your lunch? 100 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,160 Oh yeah, yeah. Enjoy your lunch, Yeah? 101 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,840 Enjoy. Like man, it's like they, they 102 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:35,880 had so much joy seeing us every time, whether it was like coming 103 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,840 back and forth. So man, it was just, it was just 104 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:39,400 really fun. Like you're saying, it was 105 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,240 great. Yeah, and, and one of my 106 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,960 favorite moments, I would say one of my favorite memories was 107 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,560 as we're about to leave and they want to do a final dance. 108 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:51,480 Yeah. And they looked at us like, we 109 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,040 gotta dance. We gotta dance. 110 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,400 I was like, yeah, we do. And, you know, like, it was like 111 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,840 a final dance party, you know? And, man, I don't know why. 112 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:02,160 It just felt great. Like it was so much fun. 113 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,400 And I was like, we got to just implement this every year, 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,320 right? We need to do a final dance 115 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:06,920 party. Yeah. 116 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,480 Shut up, B boy Ricky. Yeah, hey, don't get it twisted. 117 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,760 I'm not going to lie. When I hit the spins, I, I 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,720 surprised myself. I think that was the Lord saying 119 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,400 I got you. I'm not going to let you 120 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,120 embarrass yourself in front of all these kids. 121 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:28,320 Man, but that was a moment to to observe is I was going to drive 122 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:29,320 me crazy. Remind me his name. 123 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,200 The dude that's leaving? Sam Samuel. 124 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,760 Yeah, Samuel. How he jumped in and like kind. 125 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,960 Of you know. And then you followed in and 126 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,120 what's the new guys name that's going to be taking Samuel place? 127 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:43,440 No, I, I forgot. Yeah, I don't. 128 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,960 It's a hard yeah. It's a hard name, but like the 129 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,160 the three men that were leading like to set that off. 130 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,360 I think that was such a beautiful experience for myself 131 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,000 to observe. But I can't imagine for these 132 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,600 kids, you know, it's like just to share that moment of joy and 133 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,400 just playing and you know, just like like they said, having a 134 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,280 dance party before we left, before all the waterworks came 135 00:07:02,280 --> 00:07:06,120 in and kind. Of like it kills you bro. 136 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:08,920 Every year it kills me. No, I get it. 137 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,600 Awesome. And I think that sets the stage 138 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,400 for the topic today. And that's a mission trip 139 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,200 hangover. Mission trip hangover, man. 140 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,960 It was coming, Yeah. You warned us. 141 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,680 And even with that warning, I personally, I wasn't ready. 142 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:27,160 I wasn't ready for what that entailed for my personal walk 143 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,480 and just kind of things I was struggling with personally on 144 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,160 top of just the spiritual attacks that comes with it. 145 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,400 You know, and you know, to, to quote one of my, one of my 146 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,560 closest friends man's like we spent a week pissing the devil 147 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,600 off. Like, like we were literally 148 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,760 like just just doing the work in the Kingdom, bro. 149 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,920 And so just there's a, there's a little bit of a bounce back that 150 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,080 that came with that that I just wasn't ready for. 151 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,080 Yeah, and that's something I, I always talk to the groups about 152 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:54,400 it. It's always the coming home, 153 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,680 man. Like people decide not to come 154 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,040 back next year based on traveling back home because 155 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:05,000 there's always something that, and I think it's like, you know, 156 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,640 when we talk about spiritual attacks, spiritual attacks 157 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:12,800 happen to pull you away from the calling that God put on our 158 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,000 lives. So if, if the enemy could get 159 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,360 you to talk bad, think bad, act outwardly toward the will and 160 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,280 call and the work of God, then he wins. 161 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,960 Because I was even thinking like, OK, so we spent a whole 162 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:31,880 week worshipping, talking about Peter, talking about the Holy 163 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,600 Spirit, right. And then these attacks, kid. 164 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:40,080 And it's like, I feel terrible. Well, hold on a second. 165 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,120 You were just talking about the Holy Spirit a few days ago. 166 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:47,200 How do you let that steal your joy if the fruit of the Spirit 167 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,520 is joy? You know, so it's but that 168 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,960 that's what the enemy does, you know, like he comes at us and he 169 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:57,560 tries to to kind of like knock you off of that sentiment. 170 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,040 Yeah. They hearing that just kind of 171 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,120 trigger the thought, bro, it's like we're, we're spending this 172 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,920 week and the only Christian state in the country, right? 173 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,680 You know, spreading the gospel, spreading this joy and that trip 174 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,440 back that usually trips people up. 175 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,120 We're going through a lot of enemy territory as far as like 176 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,720 beliefs of other religions and things like that. 177 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,880 So it was like, I don't know, that just kind of hit me right 178 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,560 now. Yeah, it it's, it's not just 179 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:25,400 the, the going back. So I truly believe even if we 180 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:31,120 were going back through like America or I think that the 181 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,920 enemy will still find a way. He will still find a way, you 182 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,920 know, because you have now fulfilled the will. 183 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,200 Like like you, you talk about like I'm being obedient. 184 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,680 Like for you to say that I'm being obedient, what else is he 185 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:47,240 going to call me to be obedient to? 186 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:52,360 He took this massive step, you know, like So what else? 187 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,200 And what the Bible says is when you're faithful with the small, 188 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,360 God gives you the big. So it's like, what else is 189 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,120 coming? So I better get I better stop 190 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,680 this now before it it gets crazier. 191 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,680 You know, you know, gospel wise, right? 192 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:06,040 Yeah. It's. 193 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,560 Like the enemy trying to attack the seed before it grows. 194 00:10:09,560 --> 00:10:10,800 Right, Right. Yeah. 195 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:12,480 Oh yeah. Man. 196 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,880 You know, that's why you see a lot of these, like, you know, we 197 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,920 talk about spiritual warfare, like people leaving ministry, 198 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:22,080 giving up on ministry, pastors morally failing, treating on 199 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,840 their wives, stealing money. All of these things don't happen 200 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,920 overnight, right? Like they it accumulates until 201 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,520 something big hits. So it's like if the enemy could, 202 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,720 if the enemy could like just start, you know, just digging a 203 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,200 little bit, little bit, little bit and then boom, something big 204 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,680 is going to hit. You know, so little seeds of 205 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:46,000 doubt. So we have to fight that. 206 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,960 We got to fight that man. Man, so on that topic of where 207 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,880 there's planting seeds of doubt, spiritual battles, did you 208 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,360 experience anything personally like preparing, going? 209 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,920 Oh, yeah, bro, I'm not gonna lie, man, I I've never 210 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,360 experienced the spiritual warfare on a mission trip that I 211 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:05,760 then this year. Really. 212 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,400 Yeah. Like leaving was so difficult, 213 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:11,200 but it was so blatant. You know, before he's like, was 214 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,360 it really? Or was it my, no, this, this 215 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:19,760 one, It was so blatant, like my calf muscle pull the day before 216 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,640 flat tire for Ray. Like, Oh yeah, it was, it was 217 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,920 the, the week, the AC busting at the church, the flood before 218 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,320 Father's Day. Like there's things that people 219 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:34,480 don't see our system going out, the wires getting fried, bro, 220 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,000 depleting our savings. Like, like there's all these 221 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,680 things that people did and we're just trusting the Lord. 222 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:42,000 We're just saying, Lord, I trust you, Lord. 223 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:46,160 You got this, Lord, we're going to fight through this right now. 224 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,680 So and this is like all before a mission trip, right? 225 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,720 And super summer, right? You know, it's like, man, this 226 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,920 is tough. Dang, man, like I remember 227 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,000 having conversations leading up to it, but now as you're listing 228 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,880 everything, like what I forgot, like it's been a yeah, yeah, you 229 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:03,920 know, since we've had those conversations, since these 230 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,400 things have happened. But bro, like, that's so much 231 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,920 coming at you as you're preparing for to lead this 232 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,720 mighty group of 6, toss the planet. 233 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,480 Yeah. Then also preparing, you know, 234 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:17,920 the group that went to Super Summer. 235 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,000 Like yes, that's a lot bro. Getting them going. 236 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:25,720 And yeah, so it, it was just it was so blatant this year. 237 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,600 Like I could see it. And even to the point where I 238 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,360 would pray when I prayed in the mornings. 239 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,360 I'm like, Lord, I see it, I say, but just protect us from the 240 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,080 evil one. Keep me faithful, keep me 241 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,160 strong. Don't let anything get in the 242 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,040 way. Don't let anything I do get in 243 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,320 the way of my team. Like, yeah, man. 244 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,840 But you know, like the crazy thing was like, it was probably 245 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:47,920 one of the best trips I've ever been on. 246 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,480 It was so fruitful. It was one of the most fruitful 247 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,840 spirit rejuvenating trips that I've ever gone on. 248 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,160 So that's just me though. That's what I'm saying, bro. 249 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,200 Yeah. So, you know, posing that that 250 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,600 question with that information, did you experience any kind of 251 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,960 battle spiritually on the mission trip this year? 252 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,320 You know, like, while we were there, No, I could honestly say 253 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:14,640 that I felt like God's grace was covering us the whole entire 254 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:15,560 time. That's awesome, bro. 255 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:20,120 Yeah, I mean, of course you have like your yourself, like my 256 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,320 comforts. And I want more room and I want 257 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,240 this. I want that. 258 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,560 And it's like, man, dude, it's just some hours. 259 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,440 You'll be alright. But it was really just the 260 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:32,240 battle against self. But man, I just felt like God's 261 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,080 grace carried us all the way through. 262 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,080 Like it was, it was awesome, Yeah. 263 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:37,960 That's awesome bro. What about coming home? 264 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,520 Yeah, coming home. I mean, I know we all have like 265 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,200 those same concerns. Like I got to get back to work. 266 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,200 And then you, of course, like I had a lot of stuff going on and 267 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:52,120 then I knew that jet lag, like I might have to fight these sleeps 268 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:57,440 by going back to the, you know, I got things got to get done and 269 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,280 my eyes are closing at 3:00 in the afternoon. 270 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,440 So. So fighting that. 271 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:07,080 Yeah, man. But I knew I was coming home to 272 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,800 a lot of stuff at work and I just kept praying. 273 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,160 Like, Lord, it's OK. It's. 274 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:17,240 And what's funny is that it's we, we make it worse than it is. 275 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,920 Cuz when you talk to somebody, it's like, it's not that 276 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:22,920 serious. It's not that bad. 277 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:24,640 Yeah. It's, it's in your head. 278 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,800 No, man, yeah. That's that's real though bro. 279 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,840 Yeah, man, man. So, you know, like you've had a 280 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,800 little bit of a mission trip hangover, bro. 281 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,080 Yeah. And I think on that topic of, 282 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,320 you know, battles, I'll just come out and say it, bro. 283 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:45,040 I got fired a week to the day before we left, before we got on 284 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,400 a plane. Like I lost my job a week before 285 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:49,760 going on this mission trip. Yeah. 286 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,160 Like that week was rough, bro. Like had went through all the 287 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,200 emotions. First I was shocked, then I was 288 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:59,440 upset, then I was like sad, then I was depressed, then it's like 289 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,240 self pity and all that, like all that. 290 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:05,400 And on bro, literally. And I remember telling Ernie 291 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,520 about this and you know, to quote him is like, man, the 292 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:13,320 devil think he got jokes like like it's one of those things. 293 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,960 This is like. So that was a that was a hurdle 294 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:24,640 to to navigate even going. And then, bro, we, we got, like 295 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,840 I said, we got a lot of travelling grace, bro, I don't 296 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,480 think I've ever gone through TSA once as fast as we did through 297 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,520 three countries, bro. Like, let that say it for a 298 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,000 second, yes. Like, like the way God was just 299 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,840 just had his hand on us through that. 300 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,240 Yeah. And then the time with the kids 301 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:43,480 and, you know, seeing, really seeing the reach Gonzabra has 302 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,480 with us going and visiting the homes, the home visits of the 303 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,720 people in the community. And honestly, probably one of my 304 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,160 favorite parts is I'm reflecting back on it, bro, was our morning 305 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:57,280 devotional times together. Like that was so spirit filled 306 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:02,120 and like, like we just, I think we grew closer as a group, like 307 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,360 we're just some transparency there and, you know, really 308 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:06,680 sharing our hearts with each other. 309 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,840 And then that set the stage for the Holy Spirit to move 310 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,600 throughout all of us with these kids all day. 311 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,840 And I think that, you know, I want to commend you and your mom 312 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,880 and the leadership of just how intentionally y'all prepared us 313 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,520 for the day, every day. Oh yeah, it's, it's important 314 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,560 because also, like, you know, you, we, we do all this, we 315 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,280 raise all this money. You want to go and you want to 316 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,320 make sure you utilize every minute of that day. 317 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,640 And mission trips are not just for the people we're going to go 318 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,680 serve, but God uses the people we serve to minister to us. 319 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:41,080 So we have to be open, we have to be ready to receive and, and 320 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,520 that's why you prep spiritually. It's it's important, man, it 321 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,320 really is. So being intentional with the 322 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,920 time is very important, but also the lessons, you know, like if 323 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:56,960 you notice, we, we talk about Jesus a lot and, and thing is 324 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,600 like Jesus is the only way. He's the only one that's going 325 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,960 to forgive our sins. Jesus is who drives us, sustains 326 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,079 us. He's the one that holds it all 327 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:07,560 together. If we had a trip and didn't talk 328 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,240 about Jesus, we're wasting time. It's true. 329 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,079 It's like, I always like to say, it's like having a generator 330 00:17:13,079 --> 00:17:15,880 with no gas. You know, it's, it's there, but 331 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,480 there's no power. So making sure that Christ is at 332 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,760 the focus of all of our conversations and our teachings. 333 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,079 Like there isn't a yes, it's about Peter, but it's about 334 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:30,160 Peter meeting Christ. You know, it's about introducing 335 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,680 Christ as friends. Like everything has to be about 336 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:33,560 Christ. Yeah. 337 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,280 So that's also very intentional. Yeah, man. 338 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:43,240 Yeah. It was a, it was a master class 339 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,360 in in how to teach kids for me. Yeah. 340 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,800 Hey I learned something every time bro. 341 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,600 Yeah, yeah, man, just the the teachers we had, like yourself, 342 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,080 your mom, Estevan, your dad, like even Michael, you know, 343 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,440 with him and he was kind of nervous and, you know, but he 344 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,080 took it so serious. And it's something that that 345 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,840 that meant a lot to him. And that's something that even 346 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,480 with the language barrier, I think translates, you know, it's 347 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,800 communicated now you don't worry to to everyone in that room, 348 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:11,920 bro. So. 349 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,720 So that was an awesome experience. 350 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,240 But, you know, circling back to the hangover aspect coming back 351 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,280 specifically. Oh yeah, yeah. 352 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,080 Man. Like something that really hit 353 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,000 me traveling home other than like the travel itself. 354 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,680 Like them 23 hours they meant to play. 355 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,160 With, that's right, like physically. 356 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,160 That that that's, that's something. 357 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,520 That be mentally prepared, right, man, That's right. 358 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,760 Right. But that that's so, so key. 359 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,960 Be mentally prepared for it, right? 360 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:42,040 And me mentally, I was like, bro, I'm going back home, wrench 361 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,880 do I'm broke. I got a job like that was tough 362 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:49,720 navigating coming home and then finally getting home after, you 363 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,520 know, my bubble being the little little violated on the flight 364 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,080 back. I just needed some rest in that 365 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:56,280 too because after I got a nap we was. 366 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:57,320 Cool. Yeah, that's right. 367 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,680 Yeah, but. And by now, 7 hours later bro 368 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,880 like good bro. I took a lot of melatonin, some 369 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,120 allergy medicine, bro. I knocked myself out for that 370 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:08,280 flight because 16 hours, bro, that wouldn't have to play with 371 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:10,960 it. So I was intentional and that 372 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,880 that had that made probably the trip back a little harder than 373 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,320 it needed to be because I didn't sleep at all on any of the 374 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,520 travels because LeBron, I'm just going to try to knock out on 375 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,080 this long flight home. Yeah, but yeah, man, then like 376 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:26,560 physically coming home and first and foremost feeling like my 377 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,960 social battery was like depleted. 378 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,320 Yes, Sir. LeBron wouldn't be around nobody 379 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:31,640 right now. I. 380 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,280 Don't want to talk to nobody like. 381 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,920 You might as well get some water burger and go home. 382 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:44,440 Like he gonna just chill. But to be real, that kind of 383 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,560 snowballing into a little bit of depression, you know, with the 384 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,360 reality of my situation coming back home and fear and doubt 385 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:53,480 starting to creep in. It's like, bro, what am I going 386 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,400 to do? And that isolation piece where 387 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,000 that first Sunday I didn't come to church, this is all like, 388 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,600 bro, like I just can't. And then even more honest and 389 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:06,160 transparent is like. To be real, if I didn't have the 390 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,400 obligation of sharing my testimony that Sunday, test that 391 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,440 testimony Sunday, I probably wouldn't have come because to be 392 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,240 real, I was struggling to come even with that. 393 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:21,480 Yeah, you know, so it's just like that struggle was tough, 394 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,320 bro was so tough, man. But even went through that the 395 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,560 Lord was revealing to me is like and now you see why you need 396 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,880 community because you can't do this by yourself. 397 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,000 Like when I'm by myself. That's that's a recipe for 398 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,160 disaster. For me, and I think I think God 399 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,040 uses these situations to build us and stretch us them because 400 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:45,000 if, if your home mentality is like these are my limits and I'm 401 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,320 only going to operate within my limits, you're never going to 402 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,080 grow and you're never going to stretch. 403 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:52,880 Then also and, and, and this is just just thinking out loud. 404 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,280 If I talk a lot about Christ, if I talk a lot about like the Holy 405 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:01,200 Spirit, if I talk, but yet I'm all like depressed. 406 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,920 There's two things. It's like one thing is not like 407 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:08,400 the other, you know, So I think it's also a way for like the 408 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,240 Lord to say, you need to rely on me. 409 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:15,240 That part you need to rely on me, like rely on me, you know, 410 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,520 like I'm showing you because you're right. 411 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,760 Like, and I said it, it's like you are empty. 412 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,440 You, you spend a whole week pouring yourself out to these 413 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:30,080 kids to each other. So if you don't fill your cup in 414 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:34,280 a specific way, you can't, you can't pour out of an empty cup, 415 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,920 man. And, and dude, I mean, you're 416 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,080 exhausted. You're emotional at the end of 417 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,680 these trips. I mean, we all are. 418 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,200 You're thinking about just going home. 419 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,120 You're like it. It's you're just in a place 420 00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:53,280 where it all ended and and yeah, man, it's, it's part of the it's 421 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:54,760 part of it. Yeah. 422 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,000 And that's why I keep saying it's like all the way to the 423 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,360 end. The trip don't end till we walk 424 00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:02,960 out of customs together and we're on. 425 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:07,240 We see our loved ones, you know, but I just truly believe that 426 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,080 God uses all these situations to build. 427 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,040 Us. Absolutely. 428 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,680 Because I remember when I went in November and I had that 429 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,040 stomach bug on a 14.5 hour flight, I was getting up every 430 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:20,920 two hours, you know, like, and, and in my mind, I'm just like, 431 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,320 Lord, this is going to be hard. Like even before I got on the 432 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:24,800 flight, I was like, God, this is going to be hard. 433 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,680 And I sat next to the biggest dude with the broadest 434 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,120 shoulders. Big old dude, man. 435 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:35,640 I was sitting behind and in front like like his shoulder in 436 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,000 his lat. Like that was my cave. 437 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,440 And I tried to tell him I was like, dude, I got to get up man. 438 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,640 And he was getting annoyed, but I was like, unless you want to 439 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:47,400 switch seats with me and he wouldn't do it. 440 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,960 But but after that trip, I was like, I can't believe I pulled 441 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,440 it off. And the only way I really got 442 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,200 through that was just man prayer. 443 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:01,000 Just say, Lord, just help me, you know, get me through and and 444 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,160 he did so this flight piece of cake. 445 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:08,520 Right, yeah, man. And and no one hit on something 446 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,760 you mentioned is like to to go and be talking about the Holy 447 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:16,280 Spirit for a week and then to come home and be depressed and 448 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:17,920 all that when I'm struggling with right. 449 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,800 And it's like something is not the same. 450 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:24,120 And specifically, like the Lord uses these situations to to 451 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:27,760 stretch us, to expand us, to just make us to refine us, you 452 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:33,760 know, and that was something like was a like light bulb 453 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:38,320 moment and the time coming back. And more specifically, like last 454 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,960 week, you know, just come in on the other side of like what I 455 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,600 was going through. And it is like Holy Spirit tell 456 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,200 me it's like and you tripping about rent. 457 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,600 You saw what I just did for these kids on the other side of 458 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,360 the planet. You saw what I did to provide 459 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:55,480 for you to even go on this trip because by your means, no way 460 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,600 where you going? And look how I've even been so 461 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,080 intentional in that preparation and looking out for you now 462 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,200 because I'm still surviving off of means I had from before I 463 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,400 went, you know. So this is like that, right? 464 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,800 That like kick in the butt moment for me. 465 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,360 Like smack upside the head, Dolores. 466 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:15,000 Like, boy, yeah. Like when you go get it, like, 467 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,200 you know, So yeah. Yeah. 468 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,720 And then also like, I think this is good to talk about too, 469 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,320 because it's like, what if there's people that want to come 470 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,760 on the trip and then like they're excited to hear and 471 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,720 they're like, hey, what happened, right. 472 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,680 You know, and it's just, it's not a good look, you know? 473 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,920 So all of these things have to be taken into consideration. 474 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,520 But honestly, I remember like the first year I went, when I 475 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:47,680 went to India in 20/12/2013, I came back and I, I don't know, I 476 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,720 felt like angry at the world because of the things I saw and 477 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,840 experienced, like ministering in a slum, seeing leprosy, you 478 00:24:54,840 --> 00:25:00,240 know, like it was such a strong experience that I just felt like 479 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,280 yelling at everybody, you know, like I was, I was acting out of 480 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:08,360 like just my, my experiences, my emotions and people are looking 481 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:11,640 at me like, are you OK? You know, but I think all of us 482 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,880 experienced that on our first trips, you know, I think that's 483 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:18,520 a normal thing, you know, and then it's like you learn from it 484 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,920 and the Lord used it and now you can tell others like when it's 485 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,040 going to be their first time, right? 486 00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:24,480 Heads up. Right. 487 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,360 I mean, and that that's something I was trying to be 488 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:32,000 cognizant of that that's why I isolate because I know I 489 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,960 couldn't have done it without the people of this church and 490 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,800 then pouring into me to go. And I don't want this emotion in 491 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,080 this negative space I'm in, in that moment because it's 492 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,520 temporary, because it's rooted in those emotions. 493 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,720 I don't want that to negatively affect someone's perspective on 494 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,480 if the Lord is calling them to go. 495 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:49,560 Right. Yeah, man. 496 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,360 So for real like all that and the enemy uses all that, bro, 497 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:56,960 you know, So you have to be very, you have to be aware. 498 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:58,520 I guess that's the best way to say it. 499 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:02,280 You know, I love, you know, talking about this Ephesians 6, 500 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,560 you know, we talked about spiritual warfare. 501 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,720 I like what Paul says in verse 18 because it's true. 502 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,160 After he gives like here's the armor of God, you know, get 503 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,880 ready for it. You know, then verse 18 is like 504 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:18,280 and pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of 505 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:22,480 prayers and requests. And it says, with this in mind, 506 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:27,560 be alert and always keep on praying for all of the Lord's 507 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,880 people. And then Paul, like he switches. 508 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,600 He's like. And then but also pray for me 509 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:35,760 that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will 510 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,160 fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel for which 511 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,080 I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I made it clear 512 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,200 fearlessly, as I should. Yeah, man. 513 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,560 So he gets it right. He's like, we got to keep 514 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,600 praying for each other, right? You know? 515 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,080 And yeah, but I like how he turns it on himself. 516 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,760 He's like, but man, pray for me. Took some of the ambassador in 517 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,360 chains. Like literally. 518 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:00,800 In prison for the. He's in prison writing the book 519 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,960 of Ephesians. Encouraging this church, bro, 520 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,200 that's still something that's so, yeah, mind boggling to me. 521 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,680 Yeah, you know, but that's the power of the Holy Spirit. 522 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,880 That's the power of Jesus. Yeah, man, when you see it, when 523 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:15,520 you've experienced it, when you're in it, it becomes more 524 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:19,640 than talk, right? And it becomes, it becomes hold 525 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,960 on to. And I know for me as a when, 526 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,880 when I go through hard times, everybody's going to go through 527 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,280 difficult times, especially planning the church and, and, 528 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,520 and church ministry stuff. I hold on to those truths. 529 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,920 I've seen you do it before, you'll do it again. 530 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,720 I've seen you work. I've seen you heal. 531 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,520 I've seen you, you know, and you just got to keep telling 532 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,000 yourself you know, and then the people that come at you, you're 533 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,680 like hold on a second like y'all haven't seen it. 534 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,520 I have. So why am I tripping? 535 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,520 Right, that part. Yeah, that part bro. 536 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,880 That's right. So all that being said, for the 537 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,720 people that want to come, you know, and I've spoken to a few 538 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:58,320 guys that the Lord is already, you know, tugging on their 539 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,960 heartstrings and and pushing them for it. 540 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,960 What what are some recommendations you think for 541 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,480 for them to get ready physically and spiritually for? 542 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,800 Bad mission. That's so good man. 543 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:16,520 Cuz I think, I think physically you have to understand you're 544 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,040 traveling to the other side of the world. 545 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:23,520 There is not an OK. So even if let's say we all got 546 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,320 business class seats, you're still going to have a hard time 547 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,040 sitting down for 14 hours. You know, So physically having 548 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,840 your body able to like move around, you know, you're sitting 549 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,640 in a seat for a long time. And then when we're in India, 550 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,480 it's very active, you know, like, so you're walking up 551 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,480 hills, you're sitting, standing, sitting, standing. 552 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,560 There's a lot of energy. But the hardest thing that I 553 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,440 always see and even for myself, operating while you're 554 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:50,680 exhausted. That part. 555 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:55,200 You've got to be able, and I think this is more mentally than 556 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,400 physically, you've got to be able to operate when you're 557 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,840 tired and just pray and ask the Holy Spirit, give me strength 558 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,480 that part instead of like, I'm tired, I want to sleep. 559 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:11,400 Suck it up. We're here, you know, and so I 560 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,640 think physically are those things, you're gonna be active, 561 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,960 you're gonna move, you're gonna be sitting a long time on 562 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,080 airplanes. So it's a little bit of a tight 563 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:24,680 squeeze. Spiritually, I think going with 564 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:29,000 the heart of Christ, going with the mentality that I'm gonna 565 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,920 serve, I'm gonna pour myself out and I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be 566 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,000 a, a vessel. Like I'm not going to go save 567 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,040 the world. I'm going to go be used by God, 568 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,280 you know, And I think spiritually you have to pray up, 569 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,600 got to pray up, guard your heart from sin and, and get ready. 570 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,520 Yeah. It's good bro. 571 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,200 Yeah, how about you, like now that you've been on that trip, 572 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:52,560 like let's do 2 takeaways from each. 573 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:56,840 Like you personally, you're on the trip, what advice would you 574 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:58,520 give? So let's start with the physical 575 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:02,960 first from your experience. For me on the flights, 576 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,840 specifically the long ones, go find some space to stretch bro. 577 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,760 Yeah, it's like. Yeah, just like I think you, you 578 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,560 broke it down pretty awesome on the the flight back of every 579 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,520 like 3 hours getting up and moving around. 580 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,520 So like on that physical part of the flight itself, like get 581 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,080 somewhere where you can go move your legs around, stretch your 582 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,640 legs, like find some space to literally do some stretches like 583 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:28,640 I had to do. Secondly, bro, get some of these 584 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,440 airborne gummies that Ricky was passing out. 585 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:34,240 Like Andy, bro, like is that? And like I've been going through 586 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,480 the footage and seeing the difference and hearing the 587 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:41,160 difference from when I was in Delhi before I started taking 588 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:43,120 them. So when we were in Mizoram. 589 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:47,040 And like, I'll say, bro, that that that stuff's a game 590 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,320 changer. It is. 591 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,280 That's the net for real. So that that'd be two for the 592 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:57,840 physical piece, for the spiritual piece, be very 593 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:03,640 intentional in like that replenishing time in the 594 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,800 evenings after, yes. You know, that's a great, great 595 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:11,360 word cause. Like for me, my like normal 596 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:15,560 routine is something in my bed playing on my phone, you know, 597 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,560 watching a movie or something. That's how I recharge from a 598 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,440 typical day here in Fort Worth, TX. 599 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:25,280 But after pouring out so much with these kids of like really 600 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,160 surrendering and submitting to the Lord and being his vessel, 601 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:29,480 that's something reflecting back. 602 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:33,480 I wish I would have been more intentional in replenishing that 603 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,200 cup when that one-on-one time with the Lord in the evenings, 604 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:43,080 Bro, this man like bro be tired, like tired, exhausted, yes, bro 605 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,840 depleted. And I was going to sources that 606 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,960 couldn't replenish me right, You know, so that's a good word. 607 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,080 So that's a that that's the the first recommendation from the 608 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,920 spiritual side. The second piece bro just be 609 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,360 real in this devotion time in the morning with the team. 610 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,600 Yeah, be honest. Yeah, bro, of the struggles of, 611 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,520 you know what the Lord is revealing to you if you have 612 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,480 questions, Yeah, if you have any fears, any doubts, like, because 613 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:15,920 I think that's what made that time so impactful for me is how 614 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,920 honest and transparent everyone was because it was a very, very 615 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,320 safe space. And it was a very, very 616 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,960 encouraging space too. I agree. 617 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,880 That's mine. That's great, man. 618 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,920 Those are great words. Like you're, you're like, you're 619 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:37,160 like a veteran now, man. So, but, you know, just to, you 620 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,440 know, we, we put the slideshow on YouTube. 621 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:41,800 So anybody wants to watch that? If you want to rewatch the 622 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,160 testimonies, it's up there too. I know I I watch the slideshow 623 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,320 at least twice or three times a week, you know, like, yeah, it 624 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,280 just, I don't know, man. It just brings back these great 625 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:54,400 memories hearing the girls sing. Is it just rejuvenates my soul, 626 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:55,600 man. It's it's awesome. 627 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,600 So, but yeah, man, anything else you got? 628 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,080 What's the mission look like here or no? 629 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,800 We've talked about this mission going across to the world. 630 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,360 Well, now that we're back in Fort Worth, TX, what does that 631 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,960 mission look like for City Post? Man, that's, that's good. 632 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:13,520 I think we need to be careful to think missions is just an India 633 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,400 or you have to get on a plane to go to missions. 634 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:20,520 In all reality, man, God is bringing the nations to us, like 635 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:24,120 all our neighbors across the street that we talked to, 636 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:28,480 Venezuela, Laotian, Burmi, Burma. 637 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,400 It's like you have all these different countries in this 638 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:36,120 neighborhood and all you got to do is you just got to build that 639 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,360 trust, man, build that friendship, you know, and even 640 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,880 like with our Laotian congregation upstairs, my dad 641 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:46,320 has really made an effort to reach out to them because 642 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,120 they're very closed in, you know, and it's a cultural thing. 643 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:53,360 It's nothing to do with us. And they actually gave us money. 644 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:55,400 Yeah. Like they wanted to. 645 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:59,320 They collected a small amount of money amongst their church, Say, 646 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:00,680 hey, we hear you going on a mission trip. 647 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,920 We want to help you guys, Bro, That, that was humbling. 648 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,640 Like they came downstairs on Father's Day and presented it to 649 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,400 me. Yeah, a little envelope. 650 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,480 And they're like, it's not much, but we heard you guys are going 651 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:16,679 on missions. So whenever we got back, this 652 00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:18,920 was crazy. We bought them this thing from 653 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:24,199 Miserom and then my dad printed out group pictures of us with 654 00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:26,239 the kids and put it in these frames. 655 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:29,040 So last Sunday we presented it to them. 656 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:30,719 We went upstairs. They were like, how was the 657 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,760 trip? Like, where was Burma? 658 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,239 We're like, what's Miseron? But there's a lot of y'all over 659 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,840 there like, you know, like, and I'll show you. 660 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:42,639 So they were, so they were just so happy, you know. 661 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:44,880 And I told him I was like, you guys were part of this, which is 662 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:48,239 true. They were, they were a part of, 663 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:52,719 of us going through prayer, even to the point where they were 664 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:57,360 like, next year we need to help you raise funds to go, you know, 665 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,600 and this is like a little church. 666 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,600 And then my dad sends me this picture right here. 667 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:04,840 Sorry, man, I got to, I got to show it to you. 668 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,440 My dad sends me a picture of what they did with the stuff 669 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,400 that we gave them. And that's in front of their 670 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,280 church. Bro. 671 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:22,000 So like they pray man, right? Like bro, that's so. 672 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,920 Humbling. Yeah, dude, I I get when he sent 673 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:30,240 me that, I got choked up because it's like, it's not, it's not 674 00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:34,080 the amount of money, right, But it's the heart, right? 675 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,520 Everything that you know. So it was, it was just awesome. 676 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:40,080 Yeah, man, that's. Further believers, yeah. 677 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:41,920 But that's huge. Yeah. 678 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,000 That's that's so encouraging. Yeah, exactly. 679 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,840 Beautiful. Yeah, but but I say all that 680 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:50,720 because the nations are here and so we don't have to travel to go 681 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:51,840 far. They're they're here. 682 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:56,360 Yeah, it's time to be aware. That point, yeah, that's all I 683 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,160 got, bro. Yeah, closing thought, man, 684 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:02,520 that's this is good, man. Just I just want to let let my 685 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:06,560 only closing thought. I just enjoyed Sunday, man. 686 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:10,920 I don't know how to explain it. I knew a lot of people out of 687 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,960 town didn't feel like it, but there was just something about 688 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:18,080 Sunday where I just, I don't know, like just being with 689 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,960 everyone, worshipping together. It was. 690 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,120 It was awesome. Indeed. 691 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:26,560 Yeah, that's all I, that's all of my ended with. 692 00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,800 That's all I got to say. But we love y'all we out. 693 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:30,080 Yes, peace.