Empowering Generations Through Mentorship and Legacy

you know marty one of my big burdens today in life and in what i do ministry is the crisis that men are facing today on a whole lot of levels no question you know um i see it myself yeah i know it it's it's kind of everywhere it's cultural unfortunately we have a lot of boys that are not being exposed to good men because the man is not in the home for one reason or another unfortunately so they're not getting that input and that affects discipline that affects economics when you have single parents who have uh by and large women who are having to raise all of these boys if it affects education uh it affects criminal justice it just it just snowballs you know [00:39:55]

and one of the things that i think is missing is the idea of mentorship you know you know i got mentoring from my father i got mentoring and direction from you i had men in my life who spoke into my life disciplined and responsibility and family and and hope i've heard the expression self-made man but i've never met one i don't anybody who's ever made it on their own without somebody helping them whether it be a teacher your parents a wonderful friend coach boss yeah neighbor somebody has helped you climb that ladder of success but what is it that makes somebody wants to help you [01:26:08]

your attitude your work ethic your ability to get along with people um volunteering um you don't see a lot of that today and those young people who do that they stand out because they have some wonderful training somewhere in their life like in your life with your family your mother your father the church all these things have helped mowed a person and to get people thinking generationally you know you know in the old testament is that god says i'm the god of abraham isaac and jacob that's three generations right there we got to be just not thinking about ourselves but what is the future going to look like [02:06:07]

because we're passing something on we got a baton here because if we drop it the race is over so we want to pass the baton so that this race keeps going around and we don't lose out because we're not passing something on worth having when you gave me my first shot from a working perspective my father had a great foundation but you gave me an opportunity with a standard with an expectation and with the hope that i could be more in this realm it changed the trajectory of my life for who i am now and what i'm doing now and i will never forget [02:41:36]

that that that offer of hope expectation and opportunity all came together to help build on something that was laid but that you were able to build on from my life and i will forever be grateful for that input influence impact that you provided me that has allowed me to be what i am today and do what i'm doing today tony just the opposite i've gained so much from knowing you from watching you grow to see what you've accomplished in your life to see the meaningful way you have affected many other people's lives and they feel and they have you tell me that i'm a part of that [03:22:52]

you have filled me with such pleasure such joy it fills me up with tears in my eyes unfortunately i hate to do this to you but i'm so proud of you i'm so thankful that god gave me the privilege and the opportunity to be a part of your life and to know that our friendship hasn't stopped and continues to grow and thank you very much for your privilege to know you and be a part of your family thank you did you go with the kissing again [04:05:59]