1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,120 In the name of the glorious Trinity, Father and Son and Holy 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,800 Spirit, forever Amen. Glory be to the everlasting 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 mercies which sent you to us. O Christ, the light of the world 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,480 and the life of all. Give us wisdom by Your law and 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,520 enlighten our impulses by Your knowledge. 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,560 Sanctify our souls by Your truth and grant that we may be 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,040 obedient to Your words and may fulfill Your commandments at 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,320 every hour. O You who enlightens the 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,520 rationale with the knowledge of Your greatness, do enlight, O my 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,360 Lord, our thoughts, that we may meditate upon Your holy and 11 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,720 divine Scriptures at all times. O Lord of all, Father and Son 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,480 and Holy Spirit, forever. Amen. 13 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,880 A heartfelt thank you and gratitude to all our brothers 14 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,840 and sisters, our beloved listeners, for their expression 15 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:20,280 of joy and pleasure in the interview that was arranged and 16 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,800 conducted with our beloved patriarch. 17 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,480 He's holding a smart hour, the third Catholicos patriarch. 18 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,320 A great thank you to our producers who put that interview 19 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:32,960 together. And I know that many of you 20 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:35,520 liked it and you've shared it and you've loved it and many 21 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,760 comments. Great feedback and thank you and 22 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,560 God bless you. We like when we hear from you 23 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,960 and when we you know, we get your feedback so that we can 24 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:49,200 only better this program, these episodes and only for one reason 25 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,320 1 focal focal purpose, which is for the glory of God and the 26 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,320 salvation of our souls. Today we are blessed one more 27 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,600 time with the interview that we're going to conduct with our 28 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:07,680 two beloved brothers and sisters very well known within the youth 29 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,240 community of the same Church of the East North America, all the 30 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,440 diocese. The names will not be strange to 31 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:20,680 you. And we are recording currently 32 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,960 at the 36th Annual Youth Conference of the Ascent Church 33 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,520 of the East, North America. And we the producers saw that it 34 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,920 was a great opportunity to speak with these lovely people and to 35 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:37,760 get to know them, to get to hear their beautiful voices. 36 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,840 We've, we've done 35,000 sound checks. 37 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,280 So it's great and to ask them questions. 38 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,520 And I believe and I pray that I will ask the questions that are 39 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:49,520 on your minds, minds and on your heart. 40 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:55,040 My beloved newly ordained one week, one week ago. 41 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,320 Well, this will be Monday. So my one week or two weeks ago, 42 00:02:58,640 --> 00:03:03,160 newly ordained priest, my beloved brother, Rabbi Kasha 43 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,960 Roman Father Andrew Aziz. Rabbi, welcome. 44 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,960 Rabbi Kasha, thank you very much for the kind and warm welcoming. 45 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,800 It's my honor and joy, and I'm very humbled to be on this 46 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,520 podcast for the second time. I believe it was last year at 47 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,880 the 35th Conference in Sacramento that I was also 48 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,720 blessed to be on the podcast with you as we discussed last 49 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,760 year's theme and the overall conference. 50 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,600 So it's it's my joy and pleasure to be with you again. 51 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,400 So you've been on the episode before? 52 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:32,040 I have. Oh. 53 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,520 So this is not new. No, no, no. 54 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,280 OK. Well, this changes the mood now. 55 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:35,720 Now. Yeah. 56 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:42,960 And also our beloved first lady, my sister Ninva Aziz. 57 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,080 Misses Ninve Aziz. Welcome, Khati. 58 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:47,400 I know the first time on episode. 59 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,840 We'll be. We'll be gentle with you. 60 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,160 We'll be kind with you. Thank you, Ravi. 61 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,800 Yeah, my first time on the podcast. 62 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,080 I heard you were very, very excited to be on the podcast. 63 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,560 Very excited. Yeah, a little nervous, but I'm 64 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,240 excited. Next, and I'll give you the $100 65 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,840 afterwards. OK, let's get straight into it. 66 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,600 Rabbi Kasha Aziza. Rabbi Kasha means teacher, 67 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:14,040 priest, beloved Rabbi Kasha, the 36th annual conference, the 68 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:23,080 youth conference hosted by the Diocese of Western USA and in 69 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:24,800 the city of Irvine in California. 70 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,600 You both are very much involved. Please give me a rundown of the 71 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,440 conference and the preparations and where we are at at the 72 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,240 moment. This is we're recording on 73 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,520 Saturday. Sunday. 74 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,320 Oh, this is Sunday, today is Sunday, today is Sunday. 75 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,280 I'm sorry. So yes, we had the Holy 76 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:47,240 Eucharist and the party's going on downstairs, right? 77 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,160 And we're here, we are talking to each other every conducting 78 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,000 interview. Steven, timing. 79 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,200 You got to look at timing. So yes, just a rundown on the 80 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,200 conference thus far, please. Yeah. 81 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,440 So I want to take it back to the first thing you just mentioned, 82 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,000 the 36th annual. This is something that is 83 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,520 really, really an amazing effort by the entire Church of the 84 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,240 East. That's something that we see the 85 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,240 fruits of the, the, the the conference had a do. 86 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,880 There was a today, there was an ordination of some of the youth 87 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:21,240 deacons that belong to one of our parishes in in the diocese 88 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,920 from Saint Mary's and two youth members were ordained to one was 89 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,520 elector, one was a sub Deacon. And as I was in the altar, I 90 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,960 looked down and there was about 14 other sub deacons from across 91 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:37,680 the across the other diocese. And that shows the fruitful acts 92 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:40,480 that we see from, from the, from the conference itself. 93 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,760 I think it has, it's played a, it's played a vital role in its 94 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,400 development and the nurturing, the spiritual nurturing that we 95 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,880 see from our, our young brothers, primarily those that 96 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,080 are receiving the, the ranks in the church. 97 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,840 And then also from, from those that aren't receiving ranks. 98 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:58,040 And then from, from our beloved sisters as well. 99 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,320 That, that we see their, their zeal, their, their passion for 100 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,280 their church, for their, for their Lord and, and for serving, 101 00:06:04,280 --> 00:06:08,600 wanting to serve in the church and, and we see their constant, 102 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,720 you know, participation in all of the, in all of the 103 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,080 conferences and, and they're in the back in their parishes as 104 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,960 well. So we look back when we began 105 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,280 planning this conference about a year and a half ago, two years 106 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:21,280 ago, when, when we knew it was in the diocese. 107 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:27,280 Archdeacon, you at the at the moment, at the time he was core 108 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:31,360 Bishop and you know, he he elected, he selected me to be 109 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:35,640 the chairman of the conference and my wife and then why we've 110 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,000 we've worked well together in our parish with with the youth 111 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,000 community and you know, she was able to help me form a 112 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:48,000 subcommittee of conference planning and and for about a 113 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,520 year and a half, we've been all in constant communication. 114 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,600 One thing about our diocese is that we're spread across four 115 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,800 different states, California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. 116 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:01,000 But thankfully for technology, we've been able to work together 117 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,600 and simultaneously really put our minds and efforts together 118 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,800 to bring this conference to fruition. 119 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:11,560 So today, like you mentioned this Sunday, we began our our 120 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,920 conferences obviously on the first day with with the 121 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,640 welcoming. But to take a step back, we're 122 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,480 looking at the theme, the theme of this year that was selected 123 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,080 by the NEC, the National Executive Committee. 124 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,480 On which rabbit Asha is the secretary? 125 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:30,760 Yes, yes, I, yes, I am. And the theme was Thy will be 126 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,320 done from our Lord's Prayer in Matthew chapter 6, how it was 127 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:40,560 like we say that will be done. And the lectures gave, I think, 128 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,920 amazing lectures on the Friday and Saturday of the conference. 129 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,320 And we've been receiving very, very positive feedback from all 130 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,120 680 attendees. That was also a record-breaking 131 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:52,680 number that we've had at this conference. 132 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,680 So just just the very basic structure that we that we are so 133 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,120 used to now with this conferences. 134 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,960 But it's always refreshing and, and such a beautiful sight to 135 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,440 see all of the new faces and, and the old faces that we see 136 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,880 them grow that every, you know, year by year that passes their 137 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,800 own spiritual development and, and we know the work, we see the 138 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,200 work that they do in their own parishes. 139 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,880 So it's something that's very positive and and very 140 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,640 encouraging to see everybody coming together and, and, and 141 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,600 enjoying the conference itself. So Friday, Saturday we had our 142 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,640 own programs. Friday we had the dinner with 143 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:34,159 with our patriarch, His Holiness Marawa the 3rd and Saturday we 144 00:08:34,159 --> 00:08:36,440 had classes. We had a sports picnic that went 145 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,240 very very well. It was the best one. 146 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:39,240 It was the best one. Why? 147 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,520 No dancing, no music, no, it was the best. 148 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,000 But you know, His Grace Marpolis was complaining. 149 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,200 He said he was cut Jack music. I said no, Jesse, don't even go 150 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,640 there. They had fun and the the the 151 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,160 sports competition, the volleyball competition, AZ and 152 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,800 LA right. Yeah, it was getting heated 153 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,280 sometimes I was sort of walking away, but no, it was a great 154 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,120 okay, congratulations that I'll be AZ one. 155 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,080 Arizona one, we were very happy it was it was a. 156 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:03,560 Dice lucky I wasn't playing it was. 157 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,160 We would have lost the the diocese competition was supposed 158 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,200 to be the volleyball tournament between the diocese, but we had 159 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,360 so many of our members that that wanted to participate. 160 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,120 So we were able to open it to almost every parish was was able 161 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,840 to put together some teams. So we had a, we had eight teams 162 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,520 participating and, and that that tournament turned out to be very 163 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,640 successful. And that that adds, I think a 164 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,800 fellowship factor that, you know, although we have the 165 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,040 spiritual aspect of the conference, but you know, the 166 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,320 volleyball, the fellowship time, it builds those bonds that that 167 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,880 that last, those are memories that last forever for those for 168 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:37,320 those young. Men, we had some injuries as 169 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,520 well, right? I don't don't get me started. 170 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,800 I think we, we did have a few, but it was, thank God it was 171 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,240 okay. Everybody was fine. 172 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,880 The great thing about the conference is the new 173 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,400 friendships that are made and you know when they go back home, 174 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,800 they're constantly talking and keeping in contact with one 175 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,520 another until the following year. 176 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,920 Misses as misses. Robbie Pasha Aziz. 177 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:07,000 I know Robbie mentioned that you were by his side and helping 178 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,440 out. Did you guys ever not see eye to 179 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,280 eye on any points or was that all done behind the scenes? 180 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:16,560 Never publicly. But there you go. 181 00:10:16,680 --> 00:10:18,640 Yeah. What was your involvement? 182 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,040 Just. Honestly, Robbie, everything 183 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:28,480 that Robbie Asha does, I always somehow end up getting involved 184 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,480 in it. Whether by default? 185 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:33,600 Yeah, by default, but whether he wants me or not, my opinions 186 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:36,920 come up and he accepts most of them. 187 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:42,560 So the process was, you know, we just jumped into it and as he 188 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:46,400 continued doing things, we did start planning about what was it 189 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,600 two years ago. About a year and a. 190 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,840 Half ago, a year and a half ago, at first, I wasn't as involved. 191 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,000 I was busy with my own things at the time. 192 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,120 And then as we got closer, I started to step in and help out 193 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,400 through the subcommittee's and all the director positions. 194 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:05,640 And I think, you know, for the most part, everything went 195 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,760 smoothly. We do pretty good as a team. 196 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,920 You've made it this far. There's always going to be 197 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:17,320 shortfalls and issues. I mean, hosting 680 young men 198 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,720 and women already away from their parents, from their homes, 199 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,880 in their hotels room. We always have issues. 200 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:27,960 But considering the great amount I, I'm, I'm hearing great 201 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,800 positive feedback and we'll wait till, I mean, we're going to 202 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,200 have that survey obviously and we'll wait till see after the 203 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,960 conclusion what is the final feedback that we're saying. 204 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:40,120 I'm sure it's going to be positive. 205 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,400 I'm sure it's going to be. God willing, God willing, we've 206 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:43,600 been hearing a lot of positivity. 207 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,080 Obviously, like you said, you can't fulfill everybody's needs 208 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:48,880 in the especially with such a large group. 209 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,320 But one thing about Nenua I wanted to add, she didn't 210 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,000 mention was with with regards to her involvement. 211 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,760 I'm not very tech savvy. So when when things get brought 212 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,480 up for me to do a design or any sort of, you know, 213 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,040 organizational thing on that's not my expertise. 214 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:07,480 So. When? 215 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,520 When she, when she, when she sees that I'm, you know, sort of 216 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,520 struggling or falling behind, she's done an amazing job at, 217 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,200 like you said, of, of, of being there for me and being there for 218 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,520 the church. She's not really there for me. 219 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,960 It's just I've been selected to be a chairperson or to kind of 220 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,360 lead this group. But her among many others that 221 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,160 were able to help. They did all of the work, as you 222 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,960 know, like you just mentioned to my ordination was a week ago. 223 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,080 And so I was very busy with, with regards to, you know, sort 224 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,680 of doing the transition between my, my, my job in the past, my 225 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:40,800 engineering job and then transitioning into preparations 226 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,760 for the priesthood and the, the ordination. 227 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,960 So really Ninoy and the rest of our directors were the ones 228 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:49,560 working on this conference day-to-day. 229 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,920 And I just kind of came in at the end and, you know, took. 230 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,480 All the credits. Yeah, that's it, That's it. 231 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:59,760 We say in a serum the workers work and those who are arrested 232 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:04,160 eat from the fruits. Talking about tech savvy, my, my 233 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:09,080 Indian support group, India support group is Steven and and 234 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,080 and Robert Gluella, elector Robert, sometimes I call him, 235 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,640 he's in Australia. Some of it's 3:00 in the 236 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:14,880 morning. I'll call him Robert. 237 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,160 Why can I not get into my so tech savvy man? 238 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:22,760 We don't need it. I'll be and next year's 239 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,760 conference is obviously was decided two years ago, oh, a 240 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,920 year ago. Let's talk about that, Canada. 241 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,280 Toronto, Canada. Yeah, for. 242 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,720 The first time we'll be. Hosting internationally for our 243 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,240 North American conference here. So I think it's gonna be a very 244 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,280 fruitful 1. Yeah, and they're very, very 245 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,920 excited. This is the second year that 246 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,800 Canada is involved. I believe this is the third 247 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,160 year, third year, third year that Canada is involved. 248 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,880 There's a great number of youth that have attended this year's. 249 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,760 You know, you have to, it's an international flight and they're 250 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,800 very excited and always, there's always going to be help and 251 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,440 we're always there to help them. And I'm very excited. 252 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,120 And I think the youth are very excited too. 253 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:08,280 So hopefully they'll host a great, a great conference and, 254 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,360 and the years will go on and on and on. 255 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,280 And one day we'll be one of those old people walk in and say 256 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,480 I was a part of this. The first Canadian conference 257 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,160 and. I wonder how the conference is 258 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:23,720 going to be in 2036 or 202045, Right. 259 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,720 Yeah, we'll be around, God willing, if not your children 260 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,160 and my grandchildren. So. 261 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,240 We'll be teaching them. I was one thing you, I I 262 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,680 mentioned the other day when one of our breakout sessions was 263 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,880 that my second conference, 2010, The slaps, the slaps. 264 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,320 You were you were one of the priests. 265 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:44,360 That was we everybody Father Gennard was notorious for. 266 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,600 For the slaps, yeah, yeah, No, it was a loving slap. 267 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,160 It was a loving slap just when we answered. 268 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:50,200 Yeah, when? We answered. 269 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,480 Correctly. And look where you are today. 270 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,840 It must have been the slap. OK, let's go into the not the 271 00:14:55,840 --> 00:15:00,400 private life, but let's go and and ask a little bit about Rabbi 272 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:07,560 Asha Andrew. And Mrs. Rabbi Asha Andrew, tell 273 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,400 us a little bit about Father Andrew Aziz. 274 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,760 My name is Andrew Aziz. No, I am. 275 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,440 I'm 28 years old. I'll be soon to be 29. 276 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:20,480 I was. Recently, every single day I was 277 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:21,920 up until the final day of his birthday. 278 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,560 I was I was recently ordained to the priesthood where I will be 279 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,240 serving in the Diocese of Western United States primarily 280 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:32,320 with the Youth Association as well as being an assistant to 281 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:37,280 our parish priests in in Arizona which now we have 3 parishes. 282 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:42,080 Mario Sep Nani Sugar Gilbert, AZ with Reverend Hoshaba Schleman, 283 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,000 who is the parish priest, our cathedral in Glendale, AZ, Saint 284 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,280 Peter's Cathedral with Reverend Sargon Yarrow as the parish 285 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,520 priest. And we have a new mission parish 286 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,560 in Surprise, AZ with Reverend Ninos Isaac, who was ordained 287 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,520 with me as well. So I will be assisting those 288 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,520 three pair, those three parish priests and, and, and their, you 289 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:07,840 know, daily ecclesiastical life. And I and I look forward to it. 290 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,960 It's it's a calling from, from God. 291 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,880 It's a vocation that I felt the passion and I felt the calling 292 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,320 with so many years, so many, so many times throughout the years 293 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:22,280 where Reverend fathers like yourself have approached me with 294 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,080 regards to, you know, taking that leap of faith and, and, 295 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:29,640 and, and answering that calling. And I am blessed to have 296 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,920 somebody that is by my side as, as the person sitting next to me 297 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:38,080 is by allowing me to, to follow that vocation to, you know, as I 298 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,880 mentioned earlier, I was, I was an engineer, a mechanical 299 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,840 engineer for a semiconductor company. 300 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:51,160 But when the calling grew and I felt the calling and, you know, 301 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,520 I, one of the things that a lot of people were telling me was 302 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,240 that, oh, you're young, you should wait. 303 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,560 You know, Mukhmad, you said, why are you rushing into this? 304 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,200 You know you can. You have so many years ahead of 305 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,160 you. King David wasn't too old, was. 306 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,880 He he was young. He was the youngest. 307 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,079 One, he was the youngest one, yeah. 308 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:07,200 And, and for me, it wasn't really about my age. 309 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,200 I didn't feel like the age was really a factor into any of 310 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,119 this. It was more of, you know, the 311 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,960 calling is there and if I have somebody and then not just my 312 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,560 wife, but my entire family was some was the people that were 313 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,839 supporting me, but more so you need your wife's support in 314 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:23,319 this. So she was able and and willing 315 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:27,839 and, and just this passion, if not more so, to allow me to 316 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:29,840 follow this. And, you know, she said, if we 317 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,800 have the right circumstances and we have, you know, the, the 318 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,880 right environment where, you know, you have the support from 319 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,680 other priests and, and you have the support of the youth in the 320 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,200 community, you know, this is something that you're willing to 321 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,840 do. And, and, and if this is God's 322 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,600 calling, God's going to guide you through it. 323 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,160 God's going to guide us through it. 324 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:51,160 So, you know, I, I, I was, I, I spoke with Archdeacon Giudgis, 325 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:56,920 who is currently our patriarchal vicar in, in the diocese. 326 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:01,400 And, you know, we, we spoke at length about the responsibility 327 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,840 and, and what my role in the diocese is going to be. 328 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:08,280 And after further prayer and, and meditation on the subject, 329 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,400 I, I was, I was, you know, I, we were able to commit to it. 330 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,440 How long did you serve as a Deacon? 331 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:20,160 I was I was serving as a Deacon for 10 years, 2014 May of 2014 I 332 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:25,240 was ordained and June of 2024 I was ordained a priest. 333 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:30,000 And when did Madame Nineveh coming to play? 334 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,200 And the has to be in the conference, right. 335 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,840 Conference crush. Well, was it a conference crush? 336 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,720 It was parish. It was a parish. 337 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,280 Parish crush. Oh, OK, Yeah. 20 Would you want 338 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:41,280 to answer this? Or do you want? 339 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,800 To answer, I guess we can admit to it now. 340 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:49,000 Yeah, so 2014, we were serving in the committee together. 341 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,560 We were the. So myself, Nuet and I were very 342 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,280 good brother, dear brother Marcel, we were the three sort 343 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,080 of first committee members of our parishes youth group, OK and 344 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,800 Ninoy was our vice or she was our secretary slash treasurer. 345 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,360 Marcel was my vice president and. 346 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,200 No. Secretary slash Treasurer slash 347 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,920 parish crush, Yes. Yes, but so that that the 348 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:17,600 working in the in the parish developed our relationship, I I 349 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:22,640 noticed besides her, her beauty, but I noticed just her works and 350 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,680 her zeal and her passion and all of these things. 351 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,160 And I didn't look. Like this in 20? 352 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:29,720 14 so I don't know what he's talking. 353 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,160 About we we built a great friendship. 354 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,160 That's what it was first and and working together. 355 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,440 So that that was what allowed us. 356 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:39,840 We started going out, hanging out during those times and. 357 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,120 We would have committee meetings and we would tell Marcel that, 358 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:45,840 you know, we got it, don't worry about it. 359 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:47,880 We'll take care of. It I would invite her out to 360 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,680 coffee just for, you know, Starbucks. 361 00:19:50,120 --> 00:19:51,560 Don't call us, we'll call you. Master. 362 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,320 Well, isn't it, you know, as it was speaking Bobby, God made Eve 363 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:01,120 in one of the the doctrinal hymns we say Adam is lamenting 364 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:04,520 because he was expelled from paradise in the garden of Edom 365 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,560 and he's laments and he says she who was made to be a helper. 366 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:15,440 Tane turned, turned and became a pusher and she brought 367 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,920 destruction to me and my children. 368 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,520 But you were in that Garden of Eden which is the church, and 369 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,600 thank God that Nineveh became that helper. 370 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:29,440 And little did you know back then, This is why God says my 371 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,320 ways are not your ways, Your thoughts are not my faults. 372 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,600 Or is it the other way around? Regardless, little did you know 373 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,720 back then was that she would be your helper for this day and for 374 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,040 the future. We don't know what God has 375 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:46,480 installed, you know, But it's great because while you're 376 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:51,880 focused on the Word of God, then God blesses you with this union 377 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,080 and you know the attraction and what have you. 378 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:03,640 None of it as a star being being with Ravi as a Shamasha. 379 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,840 You were still studying by then and your your field is. 380 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:12,240 Architecture graduated with my master's in architecture in 381 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,720 2022, the same year we got married. 382 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,880 I graduated 10 days before our wedding, actually. 383 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,120 Oh wow. Yeah, congratulate. 384 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:21,480 When did you get married? Sorry. 385 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,880 May 21st of 2022. I'm sorry I should have asked 386 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,360 that. I'll be if you remembered. 387 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:27,880 Yeah. I have it. 388 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,640 No, I have it in my notes. So it's been May 25th. 389 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,840 Oh, you have one Year 2? Years, OK. 390 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:42,800 OK, so back then, obviously Shamasha more available to go 391 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,200 out for coffee and what you're saying and you know, more time 392 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,800 to spend together then this curveball, if we may say lack of 393 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,760 a better term comes around and it the priesthood comes in then. 394 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,720 And you know, I'm sure you're you're very smart and clever to 395 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,240 know that. And being in the church, you 396 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:04,240 know that that responsibility requires a lot of sacrifice. 397 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,640 And, you know, being a priest, a married priest, actually being a 398 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:14,480 grandfather, the sacrifice, you know, people say, oh, you've 399 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,480 sacrificed your life for Christ. I mean, but I believe the 400 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,640 sacrifice is greater on the partner or the wife. 401 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:28,880 What was your first initial reaction thought when Shamasha 402 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,600 Andrew back then came and said, honey, darling, whatever you 403 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,080 call this is God is calling me to this. 404 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:39,680 Honestly, Robbie, a lot of people, especially in the last 405 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,440 few weeks have asked me about how I feel about all of this and 406 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,440 what my initial reaction was and all that. 407 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:49,680 And a lot of times it was hard for me to I, I always go, I 408 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,520 don't know, like I still can't answer that. 409 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,360 But initially when it was brought up, of course I'm human. 410 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,720 I had the, I had the initial reaction of starting to worry 411 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,640 and started to think about all the factors that were to come in 412 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,440 the future. And at first I was very hesitant 413 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,880 about it. And then, but I didn't reflect 414 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:14,240 that on Shamasha at the time. I wouldn't, I wasn't very 415 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,400 negative to him because I knew deep down that this is, this was 416 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,520 always his calling and he's very passionate about it. 417 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,360 And I know very well what it, what it's like to be passionate 418 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:26,000 about something and how I feel living that as my career 419 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,440 day-to-day and applying it to everything that I do. 420 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,040 And I knew that was his passion. Engineering was never his 421 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,080 passion. I think he did it just because 422 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,400 he's, he, anything he puts his mind to, he kind of gets it 423 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,080 done. So I knew that's what he wanted 424 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,560 to do internally. I would think about it a lot. 425 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,480 I'd, I'd kind of, you know, go back and forth. 426 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,360 But at the end of the day, I also always had a very strong 427 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:51,280 passion for serving the church. And I remember being very young 428 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:55,440 and thinking to myself, in what ways can I serve when I'm older? 429 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:56,840 I want to serve, I want to serve. 430 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:01,640 And very recently I told Shamasha at the time, you know, 431 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,640 look, God's made it happen. I used to have these thoughts as 432 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,800 a kid, like serving the church, and not just the church, but 433 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,920 also the Assyrian community in different ways. 434 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,880 And, and now I feel like we have that opportunity and we have 435 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,040 that platform and we have that, you know, through Christ to be 436 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:24,240 able to do all of that. So, you know, I just went for it 437 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,360 and supported him in everything that he wanted to do and. 438 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,600 Let me take a step back. Blessings and kudos to your 439 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:36,040 parents obviously, because they instill the passion big time. 440 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:41,280 They lit that light and Christ illuminated it and, and let it 441 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,320 glow. And now here you are today. 442 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,480 And I'm sure when your parents are praying both of you, I'm 443 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:52,840 sure they thank God and they thank him for the blessings that 444 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,320 you have received because it is their blessings as well. 445 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,560 So you know, then you're ready to go. 446 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,840 You're, you've made-up your mind obviously through prayer and, 447 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,560 and you know, fasting and consultation, obviously. 448 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,320 But I know not going too much into details that you mentioned 449 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,560 engineering, obviously Ravi Raja, and that didn't come 450 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,720 overnight. A lot of studies and what have 451 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:22,880 you, but again, another sacrifice on both of your behalf 452 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:29,160 where you left that field, that profession, you sacrificed a lot 453 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,080 and you've obviously we, you know, we say mental ill and 454 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:37,600 Allah, God doesn't own us, owe us anything for us, you know, 455 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,760 but you sacrificed a lot. How difficult or was it easy for 456 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,200 you to come, both of you together collectively, say, you 457 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,160 know what, no, I'm ready to sacrifice and to serve the Lord. 458 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,040 I can take this one and then you can add anything if you'd like 459 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:57,360 for, for me again, Robbie, like, like Nuno said, engineering was 460 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,960 something that I studied obviously in, in school and I 461 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,200 received my bachelor's degree in that and, and I've been working 462 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,720 in the semiconductor field for about, it's about a little past 463 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,360 three years. But when the calling came and it 464 00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:15,880 got more serious and I really began devoting my time to, to my 465 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,160 own studies for, for the, for priesthood and pastoral studies, 466 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:27,080 my, my profession and my role in the engineering field to me took 467 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:31,400 second, third, fourth priority. And you know, I still gave it my 468 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,760 all in, in my work. And I had, you know, I can have, 469 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,720 I have my, my boss's, I guess, approvals for, for that. 470 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,960 But I, I always really prioritized my pastoral studies. 471 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:47,520 So when the time came, and again, this is, you know, this 472 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,920 is just, I think the nature of it with regards to the major 473 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,720 thing is finance. That's the major thing that we 474 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:58,240 look at because of the country we're living in, the needs, the 475 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,600 basic necessities. But thankfully, and thank, you 476 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:06,040 know, thank our Archdeacon Uetikus and, and you know, the 477 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:11,000 supporting committees and, and our parish and our diocese, you 478 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,200 know, and he told me that the basic necessities will be, you 479 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,760 will be, you'll be OK, you'll have received and, you know, as 480 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:22,320 soon as long as I was confident and knowing that that was OK, I 481 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:23,560 didn't need anything more than that. 482 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,520 And I'm lucky to have a wife again to that she has her 483 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:31,320 profession, she's passionate about the architecture field 484 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,720 that she's, that she's in and we're blessed in in that aspect. 485 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:38,440 So to me, I didn't need anything more than my basic necessities 486 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,160 to be covered. And after I was, you know, after 487 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,160 that was verified and I, I knew we were going to be OK, I fully 488 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,480 trusted in, in God calling us to this and God guiding us through 489 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:49,760 this. So it wasn't something that I 490 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,080 was like questioning about, you know, how are we going to get 491 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,240 through this? How are we going to make, you 492 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,400 know, basic payments and think it wasn't, that was not, I don't 493 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,400 think that was a question that I even brought up. 494 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:04,360 I just I, I, we pursued it together full head on, you know, 495 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,120 and it was, it was something that today I'm, I'm very 496 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,320 grateful that we've, that we're able to, to take that step and 497 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,160 go forward in. That so you move the motion and 498 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,880 says she's seconded, Yeah. Exactly. 499 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:20,840 Anyway, for those brothers and sisters of those sisters who are 500 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:28,160 dating or have been engaged to or are married to an acolyte 501 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:34,160 being a Deacon, what would your advice be pre warning about 502 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,800 something like this happening? How should they be preparing 503 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:42,040 themselves for God's calling? Not everyone's going to be 504 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,720 called to this position, but God will call. 505 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,320 Many are chosen or few are elected. 506 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:53,120 What would your advice be for those who God will elect? 507 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:59,320 In the most simplest way is trust in God, right? 508 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,320 He has a will for all of us and we have to trust that. 509 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,080 Going back to this Gears conference theme, thy will be 510 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:10,440 done just trusting in God and not worrying, believing in him 511 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:13,280 and every single thing that he has to provide for all of us 512 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,000 that he's, you know, going to give it to us in our lifetime. 513 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,240 So it it's just as simple as that. 514 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,520 If I sat here and worried about, you know, how am I going to 515 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,280 financially be stable? How am I going to do this? 516 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,520 A lot of questions got asked me about, oh, how are you going to 517 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,800 live a normal life? Can you go on vacations? 518 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:30,840 Can you do this? Can you do that? 519 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,360 If I sat here and worried about all of that, I'd panic. 520 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,720 I wouldn't be able to do this right. 521 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:40,280 So the advice to everyone is just to to trust in his will and 522 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:46,560 trust in God and go from that. Have a strong relationship. 523 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,680 You know that relationship that you have together, that 524 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:52,080 communication, that's, that's really it. 525 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,440 Saint Paul commands parents that they are. 526 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,360 What's the word? They are not entitled. 527 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,720 What's that word? They are incumbent to place and 528 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,280 to prepare for their children good deeds and what have you 529 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,640 good examples. And I think this is what you're 530 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,520 doing for your children. This will be a sacrifice or a 531 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:18,280 commitment or an answer or reply to calling from God where one 532 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:22,920 day they will refer back to this and say, well, our parents did 533 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,280 this, so we must be doing this. And again, going back to your 534 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:31,320 parents, they obvious obviously sacrifice in a different manner. 535 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:35,200 And the chain keeps going. It's growing and, and the, the, 536 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:39,440 the effect and the fruits continue until the Lord returns. 537 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:45,080 You know, any plans, you know, future plans and what you have 538 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,760 in mind as far as working together together for the 539 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:52,280 church, because really this is a unit where a husband and a wife 540 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,320 are both engaged in working for the, for the Lord. 541 00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:01,840 And it's, it's a, it's amazing because the priest or the clergy 542 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,560 is not alone in decision making. What do you have planned? 543 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:08,000 Do you have any plans as as far as what you want to do in your 544 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,560 parish And for the youth, obviously. 545 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,920 Yeah. I think one of the blessings in 546 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,920 disguise that we're that we're looking at here Robbie, is that 547 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,800 I wasn't assigned a specific parish, whereas I was more of 548 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,560 assistant and then the youth overseeing the youth group in 549 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,880 Arizona. And then also I've been sort of 550 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:31,000 given some responsibility across the diocese. 551 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:36,280 So working with them at a local level at our parish, at, in, in 552 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,920 Gilbert, at Mario Sapkanen issue and, and also more recently 553 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,600 working closely with the Saint Peter's youth group in Glendale. 554 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,280 I see the fire. I see the zeal that, that, that, 555 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:50,080 that, that they have. And it's encouraging to me that 556 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,800 I, I look at, OK, I took this on, I took on this 557 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,520 responsibility through God's guidance and, and Providence. 558 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,720 And I have his guidance and I have his strength. 559 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:02,440 And then I see the, the, the youth members that I'm going to 560 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:04,880 be working with and it's something very, very 561 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:08,600 encouraging. So I've talked with some, with 562 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,280 some committee members, some just, you know, youth members 563 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:14,880 of, of both parishes, some across the diocese as well. 564 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaking with Nina, she has she's full of ideas and and you 565 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:20,440 know that are are. Close. 566 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,600 That's where you get it from I. Let's tell the truth. 567 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,720 So I, I, I look, I, I really look forward to working with 568 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,800 them, some of the projects or I guess activities that we want to 569 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,880 do mainly in Arizona, because that's our, that's where, that's 570 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:36,400 where we live. And that's, you know, where I'll 571 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,520 be spending most of my time is I really want to unify, build a, 572 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,400 build a stronger bridge between the two parishes, the two the 573 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,800 two youth groups, because this year alone, they brought near 574 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,240 nearly 100 youth members just from Arizona. 575 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,920 And looking at the future, looking at our children's 576 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,840 ministries are both parishes. And that that bridge that the 577 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,160 children's ministries is going to funnel into the youth group. 578 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,520 And then the youth members that you have between that age of 579 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:06,560 like 18 to 21 and, and they're so they're so passionate about 580 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,000 their youth, are so passionate about their church and serving. 581 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,800 It's almost going to make my job so very easy. 582 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,040 And I don't want to call it a job, but my responsibility is 583 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,840 going to be very easy because I have people around me that are 584 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,400 willing to work. And now that they see one of 585 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:22,880 their own youth members, I think receiving these ranks, it's, 586 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,200 it's encouraging them to come and, you know, want to serve and 587 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:30,040 want to help me out so that we can both serve together. 588 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,520 It's not like I'm their, you know, their boss or their 589 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:35,080 leader. I'm I'm leading them and we're 590 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,800 all working together to serve, to serve the church and, and all 591 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:40,800 for his glory. For those who are not familiar 592 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,800 with the demographics, driving distance from Gilbert to 593 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:47,280 Glendale. Glendale and. 594 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:48,880 Surprise. Surprise. 595 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,920 What are we looking at? So looking at Mariosa Parish, 596 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,280 which is in Gilbert all the way to Saint Peter's Parish in 597 00:33:55,280 --> 00:34:00,040 Glendale, it's about 50 minutes and then surprise, about another 598 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:03,000 20 minutes from their city from Glendale to surprise. 599 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,400 OK, so. OK. 600 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,920 You know, as you were speaking lobby that you want to unify a 601 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:12,360 little bit about the Central Valley parishes, Modesto, Ceres, 602 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,960 CA. We have what we call a Central 603 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,760 Valley youth group. Joey Hermes, who's one of the 604 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,679 members of the NEC national National Youth Executive. 605 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:25,040 We've got to call NYC National Youth Executive Committee and 606 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:29,080 Kristen, our sister as well. We have the Central Valley youth 607 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,600 group where the three parishes come together. 608 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,800 They have a a monthly worship night. 609 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:40,360 They arrange a lot of activities and events. 610 00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:45,679 And for example, when the conference is being hosted by 611 00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:48,480 the Central Valley parishes, they all come together. 612 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,199 It's, it's a great unity. It's. 613 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:54,280 Yeah, there are issues. There's always issues because, 614 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,160 you know, yeah. But I what we've seen, and I 615 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,680 think my sister Kristen or, or Joey Orgizzo can vouch for this, 616 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:07,200 that the unity that becomes very tight and they're bound together 617 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:11,080 and it then makes it easier to work together. 618 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:15,040 And obviously we're not, I mean, I think from Turlock to Modesto, 619 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:18,280 25 minutes, but I think that's a great idea. 620 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,920 And I'll be because you have numbers, you have more power and 621 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:25,480 you work together and and then it doesn't become the burden is 622 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:29,080 not upon one parish. And so I'll vouch for that. 623 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,360 Yeah, yeah, I'll definitely need your need your help. 624 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:32,760 No, no, I was just telling you what it's no. 625 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,200 No, no, no. You mentioned it. 626 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:35,160 I have to get the help. It's. 627 00:35:35,240 --> 00:35:38,000 On the list of things to do for. Yeah, always there for you. 628 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:39,880 Always. We are one church. 629 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,880 We are one body wherever we may be, we are one body. 630 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:47,600 We are one church and we are that great, amazing and I love 631 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,520 saying that that great amazing Assyrian Church of the East, 632 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,920 rich history. Let's go too much into that and 633 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:57,720 we're not Tooting any horns, but we're just stating the facts and 634 00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:01,240 the truth and something amazing that I'll be you've seen this 635 00:36:01,240 --> 00:36:06,640 when the youth from the 13 year olds to the 25 year olds when 636 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,560 they learn something different about their church and what this 637 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,520 church has given for Christianity. 638 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,760 I mean, it's a blessing again, they that's when they are more 639 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:20,240 prone to be drawn to serve within the diaconate or the 640 00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:24,120 priesthood. And I said, when was it? 641 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:28,240 I was talking to one of my brother priests and during the 642 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:32,640 sessions, my session, some of the answers that were being 643 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:36,720 given and and to in my heart in my mind, I was saying to myself, 644 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:44,240 you know this church has future and 680 if not even 80 if twenty 645 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,720 of those young men decide to take on the orders of the 646 00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:50,240 church, that is a great blessing from the Lord. 647 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:55,360 That's a great success story to tell Last comments, closing 648 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,640 comments that have you the mic's mic is yours and. 649 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,960 OK, the one thing I do want to mention, Robbie, I think one of 650 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,920 the things that's very important for I think our youth and all of 651 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:11,400 our audience and every listener to, to know is that one thing 652 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,720 that we also looked at and I, I think Nunua wanted to mention 653 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,560 this or was, was thinking about this too. 654 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:21,080 Something that we discussed was with regards to this earthly, 655 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:25,200 because everybody asks questions that regard to temporal earthly 656 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,480 passion and desires. And you know, one of the things 657 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:30,040 Nunua mentioned was like vacations and all these things. 658 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,680 And I, you know, nobody, I think you'd be out of your mind to not 659 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,760 enjoy a vacation. But you know, those things are 660 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,920 temporal and those things are earthly and those things. 661 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,960 But when, when we're taking on not even just the priesthood, 662 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:44,800 just any rank, anytime we're serving in the church and then 663 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:48,560 we're serving Christ and his faithful, it's something that 664 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,680 we're looking to do. And, and you mentioned this 665 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,640 today on the car ride back home was, was gaining souls. 666 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,560 The, the, the young men and women that we're serving, you're 667 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:02,560 doing something that's going to be lasting in eternity when 668 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,240 we're working and we're making an impact on, on their souls 669 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:07,560 and, and the way they view Christ and the way they view 670 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,360 their own spiritual lives and the way they view, you know, how 671 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,920 to take when to make a right decision on following a good 672 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,480 path versus a bad path in their lives and. 673 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:20,640 Discerning God's voice. Exactly, And and so that that, 674 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,560 you know, is, is a greater calling and is a greater 675 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,080 purpose. And for sure, as you know, as 676 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:28,040 we're living in these countries and, and we're living in the 677 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,600 West and we know what, what, what is to come. 678 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:33,360 And, you know, we, we, we are blessed to have the 679 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:37,280 opportunities to to go out and to, you know, enjoy the world, 680 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,480 enjoy our time. But I think time best spent is 681 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:44,040 serving our Lord and, and one of the main things that we see in 682 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,560 this, this passion that, you know, he's given us and, and 683 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:48,880 we're grateful for it and we want to reciprocate that to 684 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,960 everybody that we can is, is the ability to, to serve, the 685 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,920 ability to draw people closer by the way we live our lives. 686 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,640 And, and we need to be a beacon of, you know, if I'm speaking 687 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,040 something, if I'm teaching something, I ought to be living 688 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,000 it myself. And so that's one of the 689 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,960 beautiful things about this, this calling. 690 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,720 And I'm, you know, a one weekend, but I'm, I feel 691 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,160 especially I'm very blessed that it was, it happened. 692 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,040 My ordination was just 2-3 days before the youth conference. 693 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,360 I think coming here in the priesthood was, was definitely a 694 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,480 blessing, was definitely a humbling experience. 695 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,760 And, and seeing all of the youth sort of gravitate towards the, 696 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:26,640 the, the priesthood, I feel like that that makes my impact on 697 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,120 them so much more greater. And I'm blessed to, to have that 698 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:31,840 opportunity. Amen. 699 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,040 Thank you, Robbie. Thank you, dearest. 700 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:44,280 Final statements I, I hope that a lot of our ACOE youth members 701 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:47,560 and you know, just in general, everyone in the ACOE can kind of 702 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,600 take a look at the two of us. And I pray that we can be the 703 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:56,080 role models that I've been hearing people say that we are. 704 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:57,880 But I pray that we continue on that path. 705 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,520 And, you know, I want them to know that we are there for them 706 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:05,760 and in this new generation, being in the, you know, 27 and 707 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:11,320 28, almost 29, and serving in the church in the way that we 708 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:14,440 are right now. It's for us, it's very humbling 709 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,120 and I hope that our brothers and sisters can also look at that 710 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,520 and you know, anytime they have questions or need us, both of 711 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:26,880 us, they can come to us in in any ways and you know, kind of 712 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,000 carry that, carry that cross as well. 713 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:33,720 I mean, I mean that they may see your good deeds and glorious 714 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,040 glorify your Father in heaven. You know, I always say it, I'll 715 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:42,240 be that if Christ hadn't come down on earth and had died for 716 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:46,080 you and I and the entire world, we would not be sitting here and 717 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:47,360 we would not have these blessings. 718 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:51,720 It is only but from yes, the church or the East knows grace. 719 00:40:51,720 --> 00:40:53,640 We know grace. We have two words for it. 720 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:56,520 I always say shove up at the plate with we know grace. 721 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:00,040 It's by the grace of God. But then again, Christ is 722 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:04,600 commanded that they know our good deeds and that they may 723 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:08,320 through the deeds, glorify our home, not just the faith. 724 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,480 You know Christ didn't say so that they can see how strong 725 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:14,360 your faith is and how many verses you can quote. 726 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:18,040 No, no, He said so that they may know, see your good deeds and 727 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:20,440 they may glorify your God in heaven. 728 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:27,360 And we always keep in mind that we are those unworthy servants, 729 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:32,800 those rusty tools in the shed where God takes out in His 730 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:37,080 amazing, glorious, powerful, almighty sovereign hands. 731 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:43,520 And he, he uses those rusty tools to gravitate people around 732 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:47,920 us, to see your priesthood, to, to come to you and to grow and 733 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,360 be encouraged to draw even closer to God. 734 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:55,720 And for my sister Nimba to be an example for those sisters who 735 00:41:55,720 --> 00:41:59,720 are, as I said, engaged in a relationship with a with a 736 00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:02,520 someone who's an acolyte who has a lot of other orders. 737 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,600 At the end of the day, Rabi, you said it and we we're beginning a 738 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:10,640 liturgical with this is that the church and those who serve are 739 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:15,080 there to glorify God, first and foremost, to glorify God and to 740 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:19,280 save souls. And that is done through God's 741 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:23,280 mysterious ways and power and grace and and mercy. 742 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,520 Praise me to his name. Thank you so much for 743 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,880 reluctantly. No, no, no, I know I know you. 744 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:33,760 You're very happy to be to be a part of the podcast. 745 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:37,320 There's such a plug, plug the double double edged sword 746 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:40,520 podcast ministry. It's too late. 747 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:43,000 It's late, but that's OK. The double edged sword No 748 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,880 honestly, Robbie, thank you again for the opportunity. 749 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:50,040 Double edged sword from I have heard personal testimonials of 750 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:52,800 some of our own youth members in Arizona of how, how you've 751 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:57,920 impacted them to for some, for some of our youth members in 752 00:42:57,960 --> 00:43:01,720 Arizona, those that may have not been as close to Christ, not as 753 00:43:01,720 --> 00:43:04,920 close to the church. But after hearing your podcast, 754 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:07,280 some of them are now currently working in our children's 755 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,080 ministries and, and actively zealous in the youth and, and, 756 00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:13,680 and working and serving. And, and so you've, you know, 757 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:16,920 through the podcast and it's just glory to God for, for the, 758 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,080 for the use of technology for good. 759 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,120 That's, that's what you've been doing you and your team in 760 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,800 California and, and, and God bless you guys always. 761 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:31,840 Kudos to the the producers, but it's not my podcast, it's not 762 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,960 Stevens or Adrina's, it's no one's podcast. 763 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:40,400 It's only again a tool and a mean by through life through 764 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:44,040 which God is using to draw people to His. 765 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:46,760 Glory. Glory to God, I just ask that 766 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:49,600 you keep the podcast and all those out there who are 767 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:54,120 preaching the the truth of the Gospels and Jesus Christ that 768 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:58,120 the Lord will increase and with the Lord will will raise 769 00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:02,280 laborers in the vineyard so that we can work for this amazing 770 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,400 ministry which is preaching the gospel of Christ. 771 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:09,960 Robbie, will you bless us with a closing prayer and, and thank 772 00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:15,480 you so much to both of you, Robbie, Robbie, Asha Robbie and 773 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:19,200 Missus Andrew Aziz. I think that would be the right 774 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,560 title. Reverend Father and Missus 775 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:25,520 Andrew Aziz, God bless you all. Thank you so much and we'll look 776 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,520 forward to speaking to you more on the podcast. 777 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:29,680 Please close with the prayer for us. 778 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,640 In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 779 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,640 Amen. Dear Lord, we thank you for this 780 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:38,520 opportunity to join with our Reverend Father Gennard, my wife 781 00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:42,440 Nene, the blessed producers, thank you for always giving us 782 00:44:42,440 --> 00:44:46,200 the opportunities and the grace and the blessings from your 783 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,080 heavenly hand. May the glorious Trinity always 784 00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:52,600 bless and strengthen and guide our youth and our church in the 785 00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:56,240 future. You are everlasting and strong, 786 00:44:56,800 --> 00:45:00,960 and may you always bless and protect and guide this Church. 787 00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:05,120 You are our guide, and by you we are strengthened by the name of 788 00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:07,880 your glorious Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I. 789 00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:10,960 Mean thank you, thank you for your for listening. 790 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:14,080 And we'll be back with a new episode Monday. 791 00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:16,000 God willing, God bless you. Thank you, Robbie, thank you. 792 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:44,960 Push him back to work now. The We hope you enjoyed this 793 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,520 week's message. Please don't forget to rate and 794 00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:50,280 review this podcast and share with your friends and family. 795 00:45:50,520 --> 00:45:52,960 For any future topics, suggestions, or to give us 796 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:56,560 detailed feedback, please visit our link in the show notes 797 00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:01,240 linktr dot EE forward slash double edged sword. 798 00:46:01,720 --> 00:46:03,440 Until next time, God bless you all.