John 3:17 Ministries Brandy and Gabby Give Their Testimony

Transcript

0:00

Gather around God's and move them all over town. Good news, gossip, spreading hope and life. Good news, gossip, making, dark day. Every testimony, every story. True. God's do work. Welcome back to the Good News, gossip podcast. Today we're honored to have two incredible women with us. They've walked through heart seasons, and come out the other side with hope and freedom. We're going to hear powerful testimonies of God's grace and the strength it takes to start fresh. If you've ever struggled with addiction or walk with someone who has. Today's stories will remind you that change is possible. Alright, so here we're talking to Brandy and Gabby my name is Gabriela. I've been with the ministry for three years and I entered the ministry back in 2021, and my struggle was marijuana and just self sabotaging my life and just thinking that there was no. Other way, like I had no future. And I've been a house mom at the ministry for about two years and then the Lord brought me into a different role with Brandy as her fundraising associate, but I also help the ladies with the health insurance and making sure they get the benefits that they need while they're here. That's just beautiful. I love it. Have seen addiction in my family, people I love dearly. So I guess just speaking from someone who has witnessed it, have you guys reconciled with family or had issues with family throughout, your. Your experiences? Absolutely. Mine had all but given up, but God and before I came to the ministry, I went to five secular rehabs. They none were faith based. And they were, 90 days or less. And with our ministry being a year long and faith-based, that's what made the difference. I had never been introduced to Jesus as my savior over the alcoholism. I grew up going to church, not all the time, but when I was with my grandparents and when I was around 14 I lived out in the country on a farm and I started sneaking around drinking and then it carried on through college. And then, I got married and. It carried on through that until it was the most important thing to me. And I started going to rehabs in, in different states. And so by the time I got to John three 17, because it was free, and every counselor that, that my, family had ever talked to, said, you have to stop enabling and let her figure this out for herself. So they thought, that I guess it might be a punishment to, to drop me off. And it was a year long and, but it was the best thing they ever did. Best thing they ever did. Yes. With you, did you have family that, I guess relationship strain because of what you were going through? Yes. So I had a pretty good upbringing growing up. My parents took me to church and we were a family, but. They had struggles in their marriages, in their marriage, I'm sorry, and it affected the home environment, but they always stayed together. Both my parents and I was raised in Florida in suburbs of Fort Lauderdale, so it different environment there. It's like fast paced lifestyle. It's not laid back Fort Lauder Hill, so even though I was a certain age, I think I was like five, seven years older because I just wanted to get with life and because of some wounds that I experienced as a child that led to my marijuana addiction. When I was 14, I did great in school, was able to have a job, and it's when I moved to Arkansas, I didn't know anyone just being in a different environment and I victimized my situation, but I could have. I could have seen it differently, but I chose to stay in my addiction and I saw it hurt my parents. And then they realized what are we gonna do with you? I had a daughter when I was 20. I was in college. It was during COVID. Oh my gosh. The world was going away. So it was a really hard time and I was gonna have my daughter and with. Her dad, but that relationship became estranged. It wasn't healthy. And then I realized I need to give up my daughter for adoption. She does not deserve to have this lifestyle that I'm gonna bring her into. I'm not my parents didn't struggle with addiction, so who am I to care for this child? Like I feel like I was, I felt like I wasn't capable, and she didn't deserve that. So I gave her up through adoption when she was born, and I stayed in my mess for another eight months. Just hoping that life will just take me that I wouldn't have a future'cause I was just so broken and so lost. And through that darkness I was getting hospitalized several times in psychiatric units, and my family thought a medication would help me stop my drug use. That was also a time period where I was advocating to have a medical marijuana card because that's what the world that was saying was okay to have. And then one day I woke up after being hospitalized for the seventh time, within eight months, and I told my dad, I need help. I need to learn how to live life differently. And. He found a secular rehab and then he found John three 17 and he knew I needed long term faith-based was just a plus.'cause that's how we were raised. And I said, I'll give John three 17 a try. And it radically changed my life and our relationship has been reconciled. They visited me once a month while I was in the ministry. They said I was unrecognizable. Each month they visited me. Praise the Lord. Yes. Seriously. Praise the Lord. What a good testimony. Seriously. If I can ask your hospitalizations and you say marijuana, was that the cause, like something you experienced? So I think what it was is, so when I was first hospitalized, I was hospitalized in Florida. And I was diagnosed with severe depression, and that was something that I truly believed that I was depressed growing up, even though it was looking good on the outside. But over time, as I used marijuana and I was given medication, I mixed the two. So honestly, I don't think I was diagnosed correctly with a mental disorder because then it changed to schizophrenia, bipolar. Manic bipolar. And then that's when I realized, I'm like, who am I? What is this label that the doctors are giving me? Like I used to be so healthy mentally before I ever started using marijuana. So I found my identity in Christ. And I can say that I haven't used any medication, but I'm not saying that it, that I'm not against it. I know it helps others. But in my situation, I was trying to exchange one habit for the other. Yeah. I've seen that's what I've witnessed in my family is like, just for example there's real health issues in my family, but I feel as though a lot of those issues have been. Honestly excuses. And it's been in one particular case, it's been like drug seeking. Yeah. And, can get away with it because this medical excuse. But I agree with you. Medication's not all bad but that's just something I've seen personally, that y y'all being here and just being so vulnerable, I just want you, I appreciate it. And it's, I know it's not easy stuff to talk about, but I think we have seen because we are surrounded by so many ladies at the ministry and how much it helps them when we still continue to talk about our struggles and, the power of our testimony Yeah. Is the best way we can witness. And that. People are not alone. We there, there is help available and no, no matter how low you are or how dark it may seem. And I just, like I said, I never realized that Jesus Christ was my savior over every single part of my life. Even the darkest, that's what he is there for. So anyway. It sounds like you guys had similar. Like awakenings, like you just being in the program made you guys realize Jesus is the only thing that can Yes. You. And because ladies are, we have had graduates and residents from many different states. Even a couple different countries. We have ladies from ages. We have had 17 to 65. And all sorts of different types of addictions. People who may have only been in addiction a year or some that have been in it 40. So that's, we have one common goal and it's to, to be well and to live for Jesus and to go and make disciples and just share what was so freely given to us from someone that came before us. So it's also like sisterhood? Yes. Living in community is very important with like-minded believers, because in my past and almost everyone's past, we'll just take in what the world gives us and we'll accept that as truth. But the Bible, what Jesus says is truth. He is the way, the truth, and the life and the road is narrow. I was a loner, when I was deep in, in my pit, and I just wanted to drink alone and hide out and not have any light. And so now we we are constantly surrounded by others and those cloud witnesses, and we love visiting churches. We love visiting different recovery meetings. We can't hide our life. We can't hide it even on our. Darkest day still. Yeah. Amen. Because y'all are constantly, it's clear that y'all are constantly filling y'all selves with the word over and over because there's no way you can pour out like that without doing that. Yeah. And I feel like we got through y'all's story so fast. So maybe tell us how, like when you met the Lord, when you asked him into your heart, when you knew like you were stuck. I was. Originally baptized when I was 16, but not for the right reasons. Y'all are probably too young to remember this'cause I'm 51 now, but when I was 16 there was some man that was saying the world was going to end. And when they built a pyramid of course they were building the pyramid in Memphis at the time. And I thought, oh my goodness, the world's gonna end. I haven't been living. I went to my grandmother and I said. I need to be baptized. And then I changed my ways for a while. The world didn't end and I, went back to my evil ways, and I feel like I was a pretty good person through it all. But still I was broken and hurting others. And so after I, I came through the ministry, I didn't feel the need to get re-baptized. I felt like I had rededicated and and I knew that I was still gonna make mistakes, but I tried to, we tried to just recoup really fast, be honest, admit, our wrongdoings, and then just get up, brush yourself off and keep moving forward. And, but I had this prayer that I would pray just daily. But God, if you see that I need to be rebaptized, please gimme a sign. I was begin to I need to see this. And I had graduated the yearlong program. I'd been on staff about a year and a half, and my dad, who at the time was 78, and he is partially paralyzed, so he has to use a walker and braces on his legs. He called me one day and he said he said, do you think if I wanted to get baptized, they would be able to get me down in the baptism and somebody help me get out? And I thought, okay, Lord, I hear you. And so I felt like that was my sign. Just a few weeks later he got some counsel and. And we just couldn't believe he had never been baptized,'cause my grandparents were really active in their church. And anyway, he came down to the ministry and our guys that baptized everybody there we, I got down in, in the baptism with him and they baptized us both. And I'm forever grateful that I got to do that. Praise the Lord. Yeah. Was this, like time-wise? Was this, that, that was about 10 years ago. Oh, okay. Yeah, I, I first went to the ministry in October of 2014. So I had left a couple times through the years thinking, I've got this I'm gonna go back to my hometown, just Pocahontas and be closer to family. And it isn't, it's not worked out any time. I went, I drank again. That's why I have to stay. I have to continue doing what I'm doing, talking about it, giving my testimony. I have to be around people who know me and are like-minded, Abby said. And and we can't give Satan a foothold any kind. And it takes a lot of strength to recognize it's gotta be a humbling. To say, okay, I can't be here in this place. I have to be right. I was pretty hardheaded about it for years. I thought yes I can. Yes I can but I couldn't. And people when you've lived around people for so long they feel it when you're not on your game. And that's important'cause. Hopefully I'll have a long, healthy life and I don't want to go backwards at all. And if I were to stumble, I hope to get back up pretty quick. So have some good helpers. Amen. I definitely agree with that. Like you are who you're around, you end up turning in, like you're going to pick up habits and even the Bible will tell you, like there's certain people that you're like, okay, you can't hang out with them anymore because of. Yes, what they're gonna bring around or what they're gonna make you want to do or whatever. So I think that's a very encouraging message to anybody that's listening, that's struggling with addiction, or have a family member that's struggling with addiction to just hear y'all stories, really have hope, and know that there's somewhere right here in Arkansas that, and it's free. It's free. Yes, it's free for the whole year. For the whole year. Now that is absolutely beautiful. And that also. Is the reason why you have a job because you go around and get Yes. We try to raise money to support the ministry. We go to different areas. We're having a golf tournament this coming Friday. Wow. And then we'll be having our fish fry fundraiser here in Cy on October 16th. So we, and then that also makes the ladies feel so good when people. Show up Yes. And to support them. And yeah, we try to do it about five, six times a year. And it's pretty incredible the supporters that, that do turnout for us and the volunteers who teach the ladies Bible classes. And it's a blessing. Amen. And I'm sure it's a blessing for both sides because. It's better to give than to receive. So it's like when you're there and you see the girls appreciating it. Yes. Just like with dots, like I've had way more experience with dots'cause they're closer. And stuff. So it's just, it's precious to see. I love it. And I don't, I feel like I've said I love it a lot, but what's not to love? I love too. Love it. What's not to love about women getting help and helping one another and just truly seeing God's light shining and knowing that this is really just like a way daw. And we're on a mission here. Yeah. And y'all are doing the mission. So Gabby what was the moment you accepted Jesus in Your Honor? So I was, about eight months into the program is when I decided, and the reason why I waited so long is because I was raised Catholic. So I was christened as a baby, so I thought my life was covered. That's how I understood baptism as a child and a teenager. So when I went to the ministry or not, let's backtrack. So when I was in my addiction, there were times where I thought God's gonna forgive me of this. I'm already saved.'cause I was christened as a child, I was ignorant is the word. That's how a lot of us think though. I feel like that's a, but go ahead. Sorry. No, that's fine. It's fine. That's just how I thought and. Because even though I was in my addiction there, I tried not to do people wrong, but I harmed myself along the way. So when I got to the ministry, like what Brandy said about her prayer, my prayer when I got to the ministry was, Lord, I know you saved me for a reason and for a purpose, and I know that you love me because your word says that you love me. So prune me, change my heart. And I thought just with that prayer, I would become a better person, a follower of Christ, and then I would see all these other people get baptized, and then I would listen to lessons about baptism and understand what it really meant, which is an outward expression of your faith that your following Jesus. So then I decided I wanna do that because I'm in it for the long run. I've gotten eight months of Jesus. At John three 17 Ministry, we get taught Monday through Friday for two hours from people all over. They just pour into us the word of God. And I wanted to rededicate my life eight months when I was in the program. I said, I'm serious. I'm, I want to change. I wanna be different. I don't thank a lot for that. It sounds like this program is really like a hard reset. Yes. Even when you talked about like relapsing, it's it's always a great place to go back to, right?'cause that's where you can found solid foundation is in Christ and that's where he's bringing you guys. And all the women that go are there right now. How many women are currently in the program right now? About 31. Three, one. Nice. Yes. We have some beds open. So there's beds open. What, how, what is the like capacity, how many can you guys have at once? 45. Four five? Yes. So we have five cottages that has nine residents each, and then two cottage moms live in each of those. Okay. That sounds risky. So they are in, each room has its own bath and. It's more like a home setting. Yes. And it just, a lot of ladies have never experienced a solid home, a loving home, a peaceful home, a godly home. That's what we're trying to do. And then that they will take that when they go out and not accept any less'cause that's what they deserve. And, yeah, that would be a great way to I feel like for women struggling with addiction, to have that peace is also and just be able to feel, like you said, if they've never had that and they've never had, like the comfort and the stability of a nice functional living space. Because I can think like of, the worst of the worst situation where you're literally living on the street. And you're selling yourself to feed your addiction. Yes. That's what I think at Rock Bottom. And then you can go into a program like this and experience, like you're living in a, it sounds like it's all there for you. Yeah. It's all there for you. You just have to be willing to work on yourself and it's very structured and so that is very difficult. For a lot of ladies in the beginning, just because they're not used to that, getting up and being at the breakfast table about six 30 and just being quiet in their word until you know it's praying and then eat. And but overall most of them like it.'cause the days, say Saturday, if we don't have anything going on. And there's less structure, they will be asking, what's next? What are we doing next? What time Friday? So what's the game plan for the day? Yes. So y'all have like days that are structured, like set times? Yes. Okay. Okay. When it is let's say you guys decide to go, do you guys go like on experiences like I don't wanna say field trip. Sounds really like schoolish, but do you guys do stuff like that where you go yes. Let's say like groceries. How do y'all handle that? The girls, they get to go grocery shopping and buy meals. They're on cook teams, so a staff member will go with them into town and they learn how to meal plan with a facilitator. There's one of our facilitators, she's over the ministry food, so she'll sit with the cook team leader of that night and. The other girls that are a part of the cook team will communicate with the cook team leader, Hey, I think we should make this for tonight. And they learn how to meal plan and budget and get groceries. It's a big hall to get groceries, but the Lord has blessed us with the van to go get the groceries. And that's something that the ministry is funded for. Yes. Yes. Okay. So do, while they're in this year long rehabilitation program, are they working besides, they participate in the code teams and stuff, but other other jobs that they do too, they go out in the mornings and we do, basically it's volunteer work. And if people want to make a donation, charitable contribution, that's tax deductible, then they can, but it's not required. And so they do anything from yard work to house cleaning, to painting, to just, helping people move. But just about anything. We have ladies that are, can do just about anything and yeah, but we like for them to get back by lunch so that they don't miss Bible study from one to three Monday through Friday. I don't know that's just built in to yes. The program. Yes. And we have a couple of licensed counselors, so they also get counseling and we have some of the therapists teach different classes sexual abuse, trauma anything like grief, anger management, parenting. We have some ladies that come. From Hope Place in Newport and teach different classes. So it, it is just a whole bunch of different moving parts that God seems to make work. Wow. Literally. I don't think, I haven't looked into too many rehabs. I've had a brother that was in and out of I don't know, probably every single rehab around here, and then he, I think he's back in prison right now. But I will say that like the one like this, like where there's just so much, it's not like you're just sitting in a room that seems like a prison. I don't know. I really don't know how other rehabs are set up. I wouldn't know, but I would feel like maybe it's not set up like this at all. No. Where you have an opportunity to get groceries, learn free classes, you're there for a year for free. There's lessons. There's people pouring into you. Pouring into you constantly. And it's not just like a. Almost like a doctor place. Yeah. It's not like a hospital setting at all. Yeah. It's like a home environment, a community out there. Yes. I love that. I love how y'all went through it and then stayed there and continue to, yeah. Help people. And all of the staff are graduates really? Yes. So it's like literally no one there doesn't understand, everyone understands exactly what you're going through. Yes. So that is. That would be so helpful. That's really helpful. I feel like I had a, maybe a question or two and then look up really fast. When I first went to the ministry, I was 21 and then I was going to college before that. So then the way how I viewed the ministry then bef, we didn't have cottages. We had one large main house, six rooms. Yes, with four girls to a room, 24 girls in one house, two house calls. And I said, this is like a sorority house. Yes. That's what I'm seeing in my head. That's what it sounded like. And I love that y'all have counselors and for all of the different abuses and places that you need to strengthen your life, like anger and stuff and how it really does show like how much God is put back into it. That is. The only way that like most addictions, that is the way to, to be free, is to give everything to the Lord and continue to give everything to the Lord and continue to give everything to the Lord. And then he can fill you in those spots that you're trying to fill up. Yes. Yes. And we are so blessed. We have a clothing closet and people just give and give. And. So the ladies, that's good. Not only, we wanna see them heal from the inside out, but it, they feel so special. Like they are right when they get to just totally kinda be remade. And then if they need to get their GED, we help with that to, and so anyway, we try to equip'em. Wow. The best success possible. It sounds like it. Like they graduate. And as far as like employment, I don't know if you touched on that yet, but like it, do you guys help them find resources, job job wise? Yes. So it's up to the residents. Desire some of our, so we are tied into places called transition houses. Okay? So in other terms, they're kinda like a halfway house, but it's a house where ladies have completed long-term treatment and they get to go there and ease their way in back into life. Learn how to budget for themselves or the way how the house manages it how to get to work. So are you gonna start saving up for a car? Yeah, have a job. So that's what some places have, are transition houses and then some ladies end up going back home'cause they need to be with their family. So one of our facilitators she oversees the exit plans, is what we call those. So when each resident gets to their nine months of being in the program, they'll, they will work alongside with this facilitator. And they'll look at, okay what area do I wanna move to after here? What job opportunities are in this area? Are there counselors in this area? Some ladies prefer female Christian counselors or counselors that tie into codependency, depression, anything. So it's up to the resident, what they're looking for after graduation. So we hope that by the time they're nine months in, they already get an idea of what they want to do, and we have staff facilitators to help them make those decisions and get them ready before they graduate. Awesome. Awesome. That is really great because. What good does it do? It's for me, it's kinda teach man to fish, don't just feed'em, don't just oh, I'll take care of you for a year. Yeah. And then, so I really just the whole, all of it, it's just beautiful. It sounds like a great place that anybody that's struggling with or has a family member struggling with that, I would just pray. God would send them that way. Yeah. Way and to me it just seems like learning these skills could be possibly like the contributing factors to why they are struggling with addiction is they just didn't know this stuff before. Yes. And they had a hard time coping with life. It definitely makes sense. That does make sense. Because there are reasons why, you know, not, it's like a marriage like. You can have God in the middle of a marriage and that is gonna make it work no matter what. But if you are financially burdened and burdened, it's gonna, you still have that burden on your life that is still gonna push you towards, possibly looking for some other kind of just like stress relief and whereas I don't know. I guess my point was just mainly just setting up so that you're financially capable and able and more capable and confident than you ever were. Yeah. All of the ladies that come through the program come from very different backgrounds. Some just have had everything in their life and they've fallen through addiction. Some have been taught to do drugs with their parents from a young age. That's all they know. I, so it's. SI always get preached at someone every now and then, says, you don't wake up saying I'm gonna be a drug addict today, but because of how much work you put to serve Satan in your addiction, think about how much work you can put towards serving God. Amen. And the life. Amen. And then in that like servitude you, you feel like it is not only. Are you doing something that is changing your life, but you're changing the lives of others? Yes. So it's, I heard this today ki selfish kindness, if that makes sense.'cause you, when you're showing kindness and you're like serving you, it is for the benefit of you.'cause you're getting fulfilled along alongside the goodness that you're doing. That's what I just love what you guys are doing so much., We've had ladies that were challenges, but sometimes they sleep it off. The first couple of days they start following the program's guidelines, and then also within the first two weeks of the ladies being there, they're assigned a mentor. So one of the staff, we have about 18, 20 staff members. Out of those ladies, they have five mentees. So it's the residents. So a resident will have a staff member who just oversees them. Let's say you were my mentor, you'll just give me one-on-one time all the time. Oh I'm struggling today with forgiveness. Can you help me with on verses for forgiveness or. How did you accept forgiveness from God? I need help with that today. And these ladies will always have one person that they can go to for help, like on a deeper level because we're all on the same boat trying to get better. So that's the neat thing about having a mentor when they get there. Yeah. And that's healing to. Find like someone you feel like you can have a fri a true friendship with. Yes, because it can be lonely. I know when you were saying you were very isolated in your addiction, so when you finally have a community, I know that would definitely make a world of difference Yeah, it's easy to burn, bridge. While you're doing drugs because you're not yourself. Yeah. And I saw it with my brother. So I wanna know, we've dived into a lot of information about the the treatment John three 17. I wanna say three 16 and you guys know why, but three 17. Okay. If you had to sum up your whole experience in just a sentence or two, how would you do that to anyone? That was just like a person on the street and I came from death to life. That's good. That's good. That's really good, Gary. Cut to the point. I was gonna spurt some details about what the program's but yeah. Death to life or I'll just stand on my life verse. Trust the Lord with all your heart. Do not lean on your own understanding and all your ways submit to him and he will make your path straight. So when I think of submission I think about obeying his commands. Like how does he tell us to treat one another, right? Commit to him and he'll make my path straight. I struggle with fear of the unknown because I like to plan. I like to know what happens tomorrow, next day, the following day. But the Lord had just given me that verse when I was in the program. Just trust him and he can do exceedingly and abundantly more. You can never ask for that. Amen. But I like it. Yeah. And then when you finally just surrender, God can do, be in prayers. You haven't prayed yet. God will fulfill him grace. Just grace redeemed. So when you graduate, what does that look like? Is there like a whole We had a ceremony. Yeah, we had a good time. Usually the last Sunday of the month at 5:00 PM So we just had one this past Sunday, and so the, any, anyone who came in that month generally will graduate. So it can be as few as one, or it can be as many as four or five. But we serve a meal at five o'clock at our church at reel. And then the graduation gets started. Everybody's welcome. We have cake and punch and people, no talk about it. Come celebrate. Yeah, I love that slideshow. We do some worship. It's good. Sunday, you've been service, so yeah, praise a little worried. You need to come, it'll get you pumped. So if anyone that is listening that feels like this is an option for them or someone they love, how do they come to you guys? They just. Show up or is there a We have a website John three 17 ministry.org, and there's an application on there. There is the main phone number to call, so you can literally fill the application out online. It's, it doesn't take long. You can call the ministry and and talk to someone and it can get going pretty quick. Get you there. Praise the Lord. Yes. And I feel like that's what you need when you're like, I'm gonna commit. You need to be. Yes. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's go on it. Let's do it now. Because if not, the devil might try to sneak in there that's and tell you, no, you didn't really need to do it. No. Yeah, I can imagine all the things the devil would be attacking me if I was gonna go and get help, especially when the Lord has a call on everybody's life. So you know, you have a call on your life and obviously the devil's gonna attack. People that he knows for a fact, if they get gone, they're gonna save too many people. So I'm gonna tag them as much as I can. And I shared with y'all before that I'm just, I've been trying to get pregnant for a while. I got pregnant, had a miscarriage, and still just going through the walk of just really trusting the Lord and do like, when you feel like you're doing everything you can. Yeah. It's just like something that you can't change. Yeah. Except for like by the Lord. So I just feel like as I haven't went through like a recovery, I feel like I'm like doing that. Yes. Right now when I'm going through. Yes. Anyway, I started, so I'm just really emotional. Forgive me for that'cause not, I cry a lot anyways. Especially if it's something that like touches my heart. Like I'm not gonna apologize for that. But now I'm sitting because I'm, but I don't know what I was gonna say except for like I feel like no matter if you're going through recovery or not, like everyone can relate because they know somebody, they care about someone or they are going through something like recovering from cancer, recover. Like everyone is going through something in life and that's exactly why we need a savior. That's exactly why we need good people in our lives and I just. I just wanna thank everybody for listening. I wanna thank both of y'all for being here and giving y'all's vulnerable. Vulnerable. I'm not gonna be able say it right. I'm gonna roll ball. I have a speech amendment. I'm not, I knew what you were saying though. Me, surely everyone will know, but because Yeah, and just really just putting y'all's hearts out there and just thank y'all so much for what? John three 17 does, and y'all support that y'all play in it. And for y'all, like getting this out to so many people that haven't heard it before and don't know about it because I can't come if you don't know about it. That's right. And we're gonna put any way that our listeners can support this ministry in the show notes. Yeah, we, that's what the podcast is for, is gonna be a ministry to. Pour out to other organizations and things like that. Our goal in the future is that our podcast has revenue and we can use that revenue to do more things. Yeah. Make our own pledges to support different things that the Lord is definitely blessing. This organization. This is a huge deal. So to have this resource is there's no amount of money that can I feel like replace it. It's invaluable. Who doesn't wanna go somewhere for free? And with people there that's already been through it, and then they're your mentors. Thank you guys again. And if you're listening, we also thank you for supporting the podcast. Y'all forget to download? Yeah. And like share and subscribe. Yes. All the things. Gather around God's and move them all over town. Good news, gossip, spreading hope and life. Good news, gossip, making, dark day. Every testimony, every story. True. God's do work.