رونوشت کامل Dorie Shares About Serving

00:04:24.769 --> 00:04:29.649 was our youth pastor and they took a team students 00:04:29.649 --> 00:04:32.189 down here. That's when my first introduction 00:04:32.189 --> 00:04:34.850 to time was, but I never really, he came home. 00:04:35.069 --> 00:04:37.569 He had a great experience here. It really changed 00:04:37.569 --> 00:04:40.189 him even as a teen. He still is today, he's 35. 00:04:40.689 --> 00:04:42.850 But when I talk about time, he has not forgot 00:04:42.850 --> 00:04:45.910 about it. And I think it gave him a perspective 00:04:45.910 --> 00:04:49.149 of America versus what we have and how he was 00:04:49.149 --> 00:04:52.509 so appreciative of a lot little less, you know, 00:04:52.509 --> 00:04:54.970 than he was when he first came. So it was a great 00:04:54.970 --> 00:04:58.970 experience for his mom to watch that. Then I 00:04:58.970 --> 00:05:03.449 guess it wasn't until I started working for another 00:05:03.449 --> 00:05:06.110 youth pastor, Dan Katz. I was his administrative 00:05:06.110 --> 00:05:11.110 assistant back in 2008. And we led a team down 00:05:11.110 --> 00:05:16.290 in 2012 and 16 of youth. And I fell in love with 00:05:16.290 --> 00:05:17.850 the country. I fell in love with the people. 00:05:19.250 --> 00:05:22.829 God always just gave me a love for this place. 00:05:22.889 --> 00:05:24.790 And I think a lot of it, to be honest with you, 00:05:24.850 --> 00:05:28.540 it felt like home. Growing up with a large family 00:05:28.540 --> 00:05:31.339 of 15, my first experience in the Time Center 00:05:31.339 --> 00:05:35.120 with all the kids made me feel like I was at 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:37.279 home. The love that surrounded the community. 00:05:37.699 --> 00:05:40.180 You know, when you grow up with 17 people in 00:05:40.180 --> 00:05:44.240 one house, it's loud. Coming here with a bunch 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.100 of kids, it's loud. But it made me feel at home, 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:50.350 and something just kept drawing me back. To this 00:05:50.350 --> 00:05:52.250 place. And that was a question I was going to 00:05:52.250 --> 00:05:55.350 ask, is what does keep you coming back? You've 00:05:55.350 --> 00:05:57.310 been on multiple trips, and we'll talk a little 00:05:57.310 --> 00:05:59.949 bit about the reason for this particular trip. 00:06:00.149 --> 00:06:03.689 But what has drawn you to the ministry, besides 00:06:03.689 --> 00:06:10.879 the family aspect of it? When my daughter, one 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:13.180 of them, came here, felt like she was being called 00:06:13.180 --> 00:06:16.970 to missions, I think a part of me was, but it 00:06:16.970 --> 00:06:19.170 didn't happen for her. But I think that when 00:06:19.170 --> 00:06:21.310 I look back now, I think maybe it was not about 00:06:21.310 --> 00:06:24.970 her. It was about me and what God had in store 00:06:24.970 --> 00:06:29.370 for me in the future. Because I felt so inadequate 00:06:29.370 --> 00:06:34.230 to even lead a team here. Without the education 00:06:34.230 --> 00:06:37.689 further than high school, it takes a lot of preparation 00:06:37.689 --> 00:06:41.100 to lead a team. And for me, I always felt, God, 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:46.500 why me? But I, through just working at Genesis 00:06:46.500 --> 00:06:50.480 and Pastor Bob coming to me at one time and said, 00:06:52.459 --> 00:06:55.720 would you be considered being a part of the missions 00:06:55.720 --> 00:07:00.060 board team and leading a team to start up again 00:07:00.060 --> 00:07:05.339 to going down to time missions? And I said, yes, 00:07:05.420 --> 00:07:07.620 right away. I don't even did hesitation because 00:07:07.620 --> 00:07:11.060 I've really felt what draws me is the Lord. It's 00:07:11.060 --> 00:07:13.639 nothing that I'm capable of doing on my own. 00:07:13.819 --> 00:07:16.779 I know that part of me is being called. Don't 00:07:16.779 --> 00:07:19.629 know how and what that looks like. But I do know 00:07:19.629 --> 00:07:22.910 that my obedience to him, that's what I'm following 00:07:22.910 --> 00:07:27.370 right now. Yeah. Can you think of a specific 00:07:27.370 --> 00:07:33.170 instance or experience that you would think of 00:07:33.170 --> 00:07:39.730 as a favorite memory of yours being here? Oh, 00:07:39.769 --> 00:07:42.110 there's so many. I think there's just so many 00:07:42.110 --> 00:07:43.970 different ones with different trips that I came. 00:07:44.149 --> 00:07:46.610 And with each trip, there's something new I learn. 00:07:46.750 --> 00:07:50.069 There's something new I experience. I think my 00:07:50.069 --> 00:07:53.949 biggest favorite is I think when I bring students 00:07:53.949 --> 00:07:57.829 or when I did bring students and now adults here 00:07:57.829 --> 00:08:02.949 is watching what God does. It's watching how 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:05.720 he changes them from the time they leave to the 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:09.310 time we go back home. how their hearts are different, 00:08:09.470 --> 00:08:12.470 how they understand that they need more community, 00:08:12.610 --> 00:08:15.769 that they need more time with God. The one time 00:08:15.769 --> 00:08:19.149 I was here and there was a speaker and a woman 00:08:19.149 --> 00:08:22.329 speaker, and she said to me, which I'll never 00:08:22.329 --> 00:08:25.990 forget, but she said, you're so busy doing for 00:08:25.990 --> 00:08:30.670 God that we forget to be with God. And I think 00:08:30.670 --> 00:08:33.549 that was just such a favorite experience of mine 00:08:33.549 --> 00:08:35.669 that has kept me on that track because a lot 00:08:35.669 --> 00:08:38.549 of times in ministry, And working at the church 00:08:38.549 --> 00:08:42.070 and leading teams, I become very over busy and 00:08:42.070 --> 00:08:45.509 I don't have that time to be. And coming here 00:08:45.509 --> 00:08:49.250 for the week is a time that I can just lay things 00:08:49.250 --> 00:08:52.230 all down and hear from the Lord and just

focus 00:08:52.230 --> 00:08:55.049 on what he wants from me and what he wants next 00:08:55.049 --> 00:08:58.509 from me. So there's just so many favorites. I 00:08:58.509 --> 00:09:00.710 just really don't have any, but I just know that 00:09:00.710 --> 00:09:03.210 every time I come, it's been a wonderful experience 00:09:03.210 --> 00:09:05.649 and I go home growing more in the Lord and I'll 00:09:05.649 --> 00:09:08.399 watch others. experience the same thing. And 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:11.100 we go back home and take that to church and put 00:09:11.100 --> 00:09:13.440 that into action. It's not just about when we 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:15.759 come here, we also take it home. I see other 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:19.440 girls getting involved with ministries at church 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:22.700 that they necessarily weren't before. We develop 00:09:22.700 --> 00:09:25.600 relationships, friendships that we, I bring girls 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:29.240 I don't even know, and we build more relationships 00:09:29.240 --> 00:09:31.779 with one another. It's lasting friendships forever. 00:09:32.220 --> 00:09:34.980 And it helps us to go back home and take that 00:09:34.980 --> 00:09:37.720 back. home what we need, what we do here, and 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:41.440 we serve more at home. We love hearing that because 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.059 that's such an important aspect of the ministry 00:09:44.059 --> 00:09:47.980 that many times people, as you said, we come 00:09:47.980 --> 00:09:51.340 down to serve a pastor, to serve some children, 00:09:51.539 --> 00:09:55.879 to do a project, but really our founders, Zeryl 00:09:55.879 --> 00:09:59.100 and Doretta Brown, wanted this to be an exposure 00:09:59.100 --> 00:10:02.190 to world missions with the hopes that People 00:10:02.190 --> 00:10:04.929 would go back to their home churches and have 00:10:04.929 --> 00:10:07.870 a greater desire to serve. If you can serve in 00:10:07.870 --> 00:10:10.350 a place where you don't know the language or 00:10:10.350 --> 00:10:14.370 the culture and you're willing to share Jesus, 00:10:14.590 --> 00:10:17.269 why won't you do that in your own backyard? And 00:10:17.269 --> 00:10:20.950 I know personally for me, a lot of times it's... 00:10:22.009 --> 00:10:25.370 Is it embarrassing or is it just you're face 00:10:25.370 --> 00:10:28.090 to face with those people every single day? And 00:10:28.090 --> 00:10:31.009 so when you start talking about Jesus and you 00:10:31.009 --> 00:10:35.610 start acting in a different way, you're not leaving 00:10:35.610 --> 00:10:37.570 in a week, right? You're there with them day 00:10:37.570 --> 00:10:39.970 after day after day. And especially if it's in 00:10:39.970 --> 00:10:43.789 your family. On the opposite side of the coin 00:10:43.789 --> 00:10:46.610 then with that question. Do you recall any very 00:10:46.610 --> 00:10:49.529 challenging times that you had here on a mission 00:10:49.529 --> 00:10:52.950 trip or an

experience that was difficult? I think 00:10:52.950 --> 00:10:55.570 for me, the language barrier is always, I don't 00:10:55.570 --> 00:10:59.830 speak Spanish. I wish I could learn it, but it's 00:10:59.830 --> 00:11:02.649 very difficult for me to pick it up. Learn a 00:11:02.649 --> 00:11:07.149 little bit more words as time goes on, but maybe 00:11:07.149 --> 00:11:10.809 I just have to get into a class and continually 00:11:10.809 --> 00:11:14.840 do it. But I think because when I... like this 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:17.600 week, experiencing praying over, you know, the 00:11:17.600 --> 00:11:20.120 girl that we went with Anjali yesterday. And 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:22.720 it was, I just wanted to connect with her so 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:25.960 much. And that was the hindrance for it. And 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:28.799 it wasn't, but you know, it's even, it amazes 00:11:28.799 --> 00:11:30.759 me that even though you have the language barrier, 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:34.379 the Holy Spirit is there as well. And it's something 00:11:34.379 --> 00:11:37.820 how you can connect in thought and spirit, even 00:11:37.820 --> 00:11:39.840 though you can't speak each other's languages, 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:42.940 but you feel it and you experience that even. 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:45.639 That's probably my difficult barrier with that. 00:11:45.779 --> 00:11:47.820 Also, I think another thing is planning the trip. 00:11:48.139 --> 00:11:51.120 A lot of times people will get opposition from 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:54.820 the enemy because coming here, he knows that 00:11:54.820 --> 00:11:57.200 God has a plan and a purpose for you wherever 00:11:57.200 --> 00:11:58.759 you're going, if it's serving for the week or 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:03.110 months. And he will cause a little bit of disruption, 00:12:03.269 --> 00:12:05.429 even if it's in your own family or trials that 00:12:05.429 --> 00:12:07.830 you face, health, everything before you come. 00:12:08.070 --> 00:12:11.789 I think that's been with each trip. that I come 00:12:11.789 --> 00:12:16.269 and that I'd lead, I feel more of that opposition 00:12:16.269 --> 00:12:20.029 of where I can't go. I get fearful. But each 00:12:20.029 --> 00:12:22.629 time the Lord just presses through it and he 00:12:22.629 --> 00:12:24.850 gives me the victory. A lot of it is through 00:12:24.850 --> 00:12:26.950 just confessing that with my sisters that are 00:12:26.950 --> 00:12:29.750 coming, praying for one another, for God's spirit 00:12:29.750 --> 00:12:32.649 to take over. And here I am again. Amen. And 00:12:32.649 --> 00:12:35.429 he always wins. Amen. And that brings us to that 00:12:35.429 --> 00:12:38.179 question then. So why are you here on this particular 00:12:38.179 --> 00:12:42.120 trip? This isn't a youth trip, family trip, chapel 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:45.480 building trip. Right. Why did you come at this 00:12:45.480 --> 00:12:47.860 particular time? Well, with this women that started, 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:52.840 our women's director at Genesis is Rosemary James. 00:12:52.899 --> 00:12:56.039 She's with us today on this trip. But she came 00:12:56.039 --> 00:12:59.879 into my office. We did our second women's trip 00:12:59.879 --> 00:13:02.279 the first time. And she said, hey, I have some 00:13:02.279 --> 00:13:04.679 supplies. Would you like to take them down to 00:13:04.679 --> 00:13:07.389 the DR? And they made me use it. And I said, 00:13:07.409 --> 00:13:13.340 but what if you led a team of your women down 00:13:13.340 --> 00:13:16.440 here and I'll do all the administrative work 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:18.539 and I'll get you here. I know the people, I have 00:13:18.539 --> 00:13:21.929 that experience. And then we became a partner 00:13:21.929 --> 00:13:24.850 really as a team. And we work, it works so great 00:13:24.850 --> 00:13:27.509 because she is in women's ministry. She knows 00:13:27.509 --> 00:13:29.830 the teachers. She knows who she can bring to 00:13:29.830 --> 00:13:33.629 help that. But then also I, I had to. The relationships 00:13:33.629 --> 00:13:36.370 that I've built over the years with coming here 00:13:36.370 --> 00:13:38.570 at time and the friendships that I've built. 00:13:38.629 --> 00:13:41.250 And so it works as a team. I came along because 00:13:41.250 --> 00:13:43.690 I am the missions director right now. Or not 00:13:43.690 --> 00:13:47.110 director. Sorry, correct that. The missions coordinator 00:13:47.110 --> 00:13:52.309 at Genesis. So about every year or so, I will 00:13:52.309 --> 00:13:55.950 help to lead teams to come down. And I'm here 00:13:55.950 --> 00:14:00.980 because I wouldn't miss it. Amen. Amen. Good 00:14:00.980 --> 00:14:04.309 to hear that. That's great. So we'll be here 00:14:04.309 --> 00:14:06.870 for the conference. And we talked to Anjali last 00:14:06.870 --> 00:14:12.710 week on our podcast, this 16th. Yes. Mohair Praktika 00:14:12.710 --> 00:14:15.909 Tuffei Women's Conference. And we're looking 00:14:15.909 --> 00:14:20.009 forward. Will you be here for 17? Good possibility. 00:14:20.029 --> 00:14:22.830 We won't make a comment on air. Good possibility. 00:14:22.830 --> 00:14:26.169 But it is nice to be able to partner with Anjali 00:14:26.169 --> 00:14:29.110 to come down and take the women that I bring. 00:14:29.250 --> 00:14:32.480 I mean, they just fall in love with. Very quickly. 00:14:32.539 --> 00:14:35.159 A girl made a comment in her prayer group last 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:39.620 night and we prayed and she said, if I would 00:14:39.620 --> 00:14:43.360 leave tomorrow, which is only was Tuesday and 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:45.980 we just got here Sunday. She said, I feel like 00:14:45.980 --> 00:14:49.580 I have felt God's presence already in the things 00:14:49.580 --> 00:14:52.460 that I've experienced. I could go home already. 00:14:53.509 --> 00:14:55.909 closer to God than I was when I got here and 00:14:55.909 --> 00:14:58.509 the experience that

we had. And it was just so 00:14:58.509 --> 00:15:00.769 neat to hear her say that because it was a very 00:15:00.769 --> 00:15:03.830 short time, but it's just going to visit the 00:15:03.830 --> 00:15:07.509 women coming alongside of Anjali and the leaders 00:15:07.509 --> 00:15:10.389 and the pastor's wives. Some are going through 00:15:10.389 --> 00:15:13.049 difficult times. Some are very discouraged and 00:15:13.049 --> 00:15:15.269 being able to just gather in somebody's home 00:15:15.269 --> 00:15:19.090 to pray over them and just see how the spirit 00:15:19.090 --> 00:15:21.570 works and to encourage them is such an enlightening 00:15:21.570 --> 00:15:25.649 part of me because It's challenging in ministry. 00:15:25.990 --> 00:15:29.110 And we all need one another. And prayer is one 00:15:29.110 --> 00:15:32.850 of the best things. It changes everything. And 00:15:32.850 --> 00:15:35.009 having that community of women to gather around 00:15:35.009 --> 00:15:38.549 you, to lift you further, to keep you going in 00:15:38.549 --> 00:15:41.409 the path that God has called you to go. So how 00:15:41.409 --> 00:15:46.200 would you then encourage someone? to participate 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:48.480 with time, whether it was for a women's conference 00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:52.600 or a youth trip or family trip. Do you have any 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:55.639 encouraging words that you would be willing to 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:59.580 share? Well, I think for me, coming each time, 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:03.179 I would encourage others that I've learned the 00:16:03.179 --> 00:16:07.759 difference between... Well, I'm going to say 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:10.360 this again, but doing for God or being with God 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:12.980 is that time that you just take away from your 00:16:12.980 --> 00:16:15.679 own life, your busyness of work, or even your 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:18.620 family to come and be with the Lord. I've learned 00:16:18.620 --> 00:16:24.789 so many life -changing experiences here. A lot 00:16:24.789 --> 00:16:27.549 from being from America, we have so much, but 00:16:27.549 --> 00:16:30.490 yet a lot of us are very ungrateful, and we take 00:16:30.490 --> 00:16:33.389 that for granted. Coming here, it gives you another 00:16:33.389 --> 00:16:35.409 perspective, but it also is a great reminder. 00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:40.480 And coming yearly or even twice a year, it's 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.320 always great to be reminded because we're forgetful 00:16:43.320 --> 00:16:49.000 people. And so I would encourage anybody to come 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:51.080 here. If you walk on the soil to see pictures, 00:16:51.379 --> 00:16:54.799 it'll never do you justice of poverty or anything, 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:57.419 the needs that are here. But you walk on this 00:16:57.419 --> 00:17:01.080 land and you see it the way God sees it and how 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:04.220 grateful. time is itself, the people that work 00:17:04.220 --> 00:17:06.019 for time, but also the people in the Dominican 00:17:06.019 --> 00:17:08.740 and how grateful and loving they are and how 00:17:08.740 --> 00:17:12.140 much they give. They may not have a whole lot, 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:14.660 but they give the best. And they're so grateful 00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:16.440 for the time that you have, even if it's just 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:18.799 praying with them or if it's crying with them. 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:23.160 It's amazing. And I have never, ever once felt, 00:17:23.220 --> 00:17:26.440 I wish I wouldn't have went. Never once. It's 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:29.539 always, when am I going back? And I would encourage 00:17:29.539 --> 00:17:32.420 anybody who wants to experience once, they'll 00:17:32.420 --> 00:17:34.319 never regret it. And it'll be life -changing 00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:37.259 because you will not look at the world the same. 00:17:37.619 --> 00:17:39.799 At least that was my experience. And I think 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:42.579 it is for many of the women and families that 00:17:42.579 --> 00:17:44.500 I brought here. Because when we go back home, 00:17:44.619 --> 00:17:46.559 we share the testimonies and they're all the 00:17:46.559 --> 00:17:50.950 same and they want to come again. It's been great 00:17:50.950 --> 00:17:52.950 here. It's been wonderful, wonderful talking 00:17:52.950 --> 00:17:56.430 to you and being willing to share with us your 00:17:56.430 --> 00:18:00.049 experiences. And we look forward to many more 00:18:00.049 --> 00:18:04.470 years, many more trips and serving whatever capacity 00:18:04.470 --> 00:18:08.650 God has called you to. And as we shared last 00:18:08.650 --> 00:18:13.339 week. The mission conference does need some support 00:18:13.339 --> 00:18:16.140 and partnership. And so people can go to our 00:18:16.140 --> 00:18:20.420 website, timemissions .com and click on the give 00:18:20.420 --> 00:18:24.119 and then select DR Women's Ministry. So you can 00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:26.380 partner that way financially. Of course, prayer 00:18:26.380 --> 00:18:29.660 over these next few days. Tomorrow afternoon, 00:18:30.059 --> 00:18:33.339 the conference begins in full swing tomorrow, 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:37.369 Friday and Saturday. And so we covet everyone's 00:18:37.369 --> 00:18:40.690 prayers for that. And as you are here right now, 00:18:40.750 --> 00:18:42.750 participation. We'd love to have more people 00:18:42.750 --> 00:18:47.049 actually come and serve, help Anjali and her 00:18:47.049 --> 00:18:50.490 ministry with the pastor's wives, and continue 00:18:50.490 --> 00:18:55.630 to do more for the kingdom that is so desperately 00:18:55.630 --> 00:18:57.569 needed, not only here, but as you mentioned, 00:18:57.589 --> 00:19:00.750 even in your home church. I'm sure there are 00:19:00.750 --> 00:19:05.579 families and women that need... Fellowship. Yeah. 00:19:05.940 --> 00:19:08.400 Well, it's been such a pleasure talking with 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:11.359 you and hearing your story today, Dori. And we 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:13.720 appreciate you joining us and being willing to 00:19:13.720 --> 00:19:19.440 share and to serve in this way. And we look forward 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:22.019 to what's going to happen this week in the conference 00:19:22.019 --> 00:19:25.720 and the next three days. And hopefully this will 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:28.480 encourage others to participate, not only in 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:30.559 women's ministry here at Time, but in missions 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:32.779 overall. There's missions that need to be done 00:19:32.779 --> 00:19:36.119 all over the world. So thank you. Very welcome. 00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:39.200 And thank you again for listening to the Time 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:43.019 Missions podcast. And we look forward to our 00:19:43.019 --> 00:19:45.819 next edition. God bless. Thank you so much.