kicking off this summit with a keynote address and it's now time to welcome the gentleman right now well he is the CEO and whole-time director Zidus Wellness, one look at Zidus Wellness portfolio with iconic brands such as Complan, Sugar Free, Glucon D, Ever Youth, Niacelle Neutralite and Sugarlight and it's no surprise that the company believes in the philosophy of wellness for all and tries to reimagine wellness and health in a holistic manner. A keynote speaker please welcome with a big round of applause the one and only Mr. Tarun Arora as he speaks on the topic health and happiness at the center of changing consumer dynamics. Hi sir good afternoon to you how you doing this afternoon? Hi good afternoon Mithin how are you doing? Very well I am so delighted to have you this afternoon with us and can't wait to understand the futuristic thought of yours in terms of what it takes for India to become as well as we all can imagine to be. So over to you sir and looking forward to hearing from you. Sure thank you Mithin for a good nice very kind introduction. Good afternoon to everyone who's attending it. It is indeed an honor and privilege to be addressing the August audience on this forum of Pitch CMO Summit 2021. I would like to you know thank exchange for media team on giving me this opportunity to share my thoughts with all of you and of course Dr. Anurag Bhattra also for sharing some very interesting you know starting points for what lies ahead in the you know me today. I talked about people, purpose and planet and I think people is where I'm going to focus my attention on. I think it's become extremely important to focus on people and their lives in the current environment and I take this opportunity to focus therefore on the health and happiness at the center of changing consumer dynamics. I think it's very important to really you know reflect back the fact that it has been exactly 12 months since we as a country went into a lockdown and I was you know when I was invited I was thinking about it that's it well what a day to you know pick up the you know CMO Summit for. So you know today despite and we're going through something which looks like a second surge which is far more aggressive probably more worrying than we thought it would be and despite that that is building up we are more confident with navigating through this with a mix of precautions that we could take with the vaccines and few repurposed medicines that the you know healthcare industry has put together because this is one of the worst pandemics the world has seen in a at least a century if not longer but this journey has been really hard one where we all have had to introspect a lot of things many things around us that we actually took for granted either do not exist or have changed forever you know will this change really last will will things come back to normal I don't know I think there is a still ongoing debate and only time will tell whether it is here to stay but let's see about it but for today's conversation I thought it would be useful for me to share you know the role of the my perspective on changing consumer behaviors that have seen some rapid shifts over the last one year especially the ones pertaining to food and nutrition role of food has changed over the years you know and I'm just going to walk through the journey and really what this whole thing has happened you know decades back scarcity you know scarcity was the way you know life was and it reflected the food needs of the country and the key narrative was around roti, kapala and makhan it was still at a you know basic needs of life that was operating you know this of course changed over a period of time and we saw a lot of large impactful developments like green evolution operation flood to name a few and along with that changed the expectations related to food you know there was more available then then you know garment actually worked along with a lot of these you know some of these projects which really provide enough availability to the country however there was issues of adulteration hoarding which started being visible in the subsequent phase which led to concerns of trust on quality of food consumed these then helped growth of branded products because there was a fear that what am I consuming is it safe enough is there are some sort of adulteration and therefore the branded foods actually got a good flip on that as we move further and we really see that as in as the economy started opening up and the disposable income started building up people got access to newer food concepts and there were variety of options available on what you could have the taste and variety of foods drove the momentum of growth and also a lot to do with the food adoption that happened in last couple of decades I think a lot has changed several global cuisines have really become part of our daily life across the country innovations and I would say Indianizations like tandoori paneer pizza or a sheswan dosa that could not have been imagined earlier are democratizing the hitherto foreign experiences we were not used to it 10-20 years back these fusion foods were not really something we really thought about but I think a whole lot of have started coming about where you know there is a so much of Indianization of these foreign or they were the foreign experiences foreign cuisines but they become part of our daily lives while all that is happening you know there have been also there are still two indias that we are talking about the calorie rich and the calorie poor the haps and have nots one has excess of calories available and figuring out on how to reduce and manage them while the other ones on how to get sufficient calories the good news is that various reports including one from you know I looked at being companies report refer to the fact that growth and income will transform India from a bottom of the pyramid economy to a truly middle class led one india would add about 140 million and 20 million households to middle income and higher income group segments respectively by the end of this decade 2030 is the kind of dates they are looking at and some of the trends that we are talking about will further get accentuated both in terms of speed as well as scale coming back to the evolution of the role of food if you look at the consuming class what has changed in the past few years is that food is not just about society and taste yes of course they remain the key drivers food is still look from a context of taste it is still doing the role of hunger satiation but I think it has gone beyond that the expectations from food products have evolved to nutrition delivered you know I'll take the examples of brands offering basic commodities like flour and oil have used fortification to communicate extra to build on nutrition as a differentiation even a chocolate syrups and spreads have used minerals and other additives like calcium equivalent to a glass of milk to build on health claims beyond taste hence nutrition is become mainstream across food category and not just led by supplements and specialized food food products specialized food products which continue to remain relevant though I mean people still would need and will continue to seek specialized nutrition foods and supplements but I think mainstream has started also playing the role of nutrition provider more consumers have started understanding the roles of protein, carbs, fiber etc and started looking for them in the you know back of the pack labels it's no more a something that they just take it for granted they really search for what is their insight and the interesting part is that some experts say that traditional Indian food was already a palace right with adequate attention to the nutrition moving forward you know come pandemic 12 months back medical fraternity governments people at large were struggling to understand about the COVID and how to treat the infected they faced several questions about what medicine will work but even bigger question faced was why are some people more impacted by infection and others less one thing that stood out was that your current health and immunity was an indicator of your ability to respond to the virus and health was a function of food you ate and exercises you did immunity came from minerals that were inside the food or could be supported with supplements and some well known natural offerings we've all gone through a whole lot of natural offerings from aloe vera to gillo and chawanprash and things so a whole lot of these started becoming relevant very quickly overnight food was your best support to fight the disease the trend that started sometime back has got accelerated with focus on reading on the back of the pack label to know what is inside the pack and what will it do to me the last one year has seen and has focused on healthier food products especially the food products that are offering the right nutrition and my view is that this is going to stay people are not going to go back to you know not worrying about what they're having they're going to spend a lot more attention to eating the right food eat looking at at least what they're eating so the attention to looking at what is inside that food and what will it do to me is is a trend that's going to stay and what may increase growth of packaged food products is a concern for hygiene that sometimes really goes with a whole lot of loose food items that are really prevalent now what I'm saying is not just my view but it also comes out of an interesting report that I happen to see which was you know which was shared by facebook and association with pcg which highlighted the fact that there is a spike of almost 120 percent recorded in online searches on health and immunity in india post-covid-19 as 40 percent of consumers intend to buy more vitamins uh herbs and supplements in the coming days there have been a 2.7 times rise in viewership of cooking recipes 2.8 times rise in duration spent on self-help and grooming videos and 100 percent hike uh in how to uh trends the world is clamoring for uh healthy organic and powerful and doctors are no more uh the only advocates to this consumers are more so now than ever pivoting on brands that care and focus on health and well-being and that's where you know the fact that brands which actually believe in offering these through in their purpose through their positioning will always hold uh you know value in terms of consumer's expectations as we learn to deal with the fear of covid and take refuge at home for continuing office work rather than doing uh rather than going through a high-risk uh public transport or going to office spaces uh or even schools for the kids we're going through a completely another pressure of reduced social interactions this has changed the rhythm of many families actually most families in the country on one side it is facilitating uh them to spend more time at home and together with the families but on the other side there are people facing depressions and other psychological issues coping with the new order the former has given rise to a lot of activities families are doing together including learning new skills and also trying new culinary experiences at home there's a lot more cooking and baking and i'm uh no no exception to that i've had been i've had my performance pressures on cooking and baking as well uh at home for my kids so so these are things that are really uh all of us are seeing uh happen it is creating a very different kind of demand of food products that have replaced the outside food on the later the need for moral and motivational support for people has got further highlighted there are a lot of people who are going through a lot of uh psychological pressures there is uh and asked to provide them support there is a uh you know a lot of public attention on this the public discourse on mental well-being has never been so open and so loud that we've seen in last few months and quarters so that's something that uh i guess we will see a lot more of today with a year-long with a year-long current the current time we all feel more connected to our family and value our relationships even better consumers now want to see their family feel healthier and there is a constant yearning to achieve a better happier lifestyle they want to engage with brands that need these expectations in last one year the momentum and innovation has seen a search driven by these brands the number of brands that have launched healthier offerings has seen a rise also consumers today are more open to prophylactic uh approach to health than reactive solutions weird scientist wellness uh have been fortunate enough to have brands that are in sync with consumer needs that uh that help to lead a healthier and happier lifestyle we have launched more than 10 new offerings in last one year to name a few immunovolt under blue candy franchise for immunity and energy sugar-free delight chocolates which you focused right now only on e-commerce to provide guilt guilt-free indulgence neutralized chocolate spread with calcium and kinoa variance i did give you an example of a calcium you know fortification on the chocolate spreads neutralized du chakthi butter spread which are which is a very recent launch with probiotics i mean these are just to name a few of the products that we have gone ahead with with compliant has stood for superior nutrition over the last six decades and now with superior protein mix offering as a compliant retro for the toddlers so so we've we've as a company also believed and i think many companies i i don't think i stand alone on this there are many of people who have really gone ahead and leverage these trends interesting trends are emerging and taking shape amidst the chaotic settings we are seeing consumers interest getting prioritized in indulgences convenience help hygiene and well-being in my view the time has come for brands to embrace the new reality to remain relevant in the life of consumers thank you all for a very patient listening and i'm open to take any questions from you mithin or any audience thank you thank you mr taranur our big round of applause for our first speaker you spoke open and out about the current situation our country globally in fact and what are the needs that one has to take in order to be completely good and fine but i have a first question that i want to ask you mr taranur you didn't speak about antishness anxiety and depression being the new law and as for the new fact which i was going through that currently in our country the 7.5 percent population who are suffering through a mental disorder or some other type and in the coming two years is going to grow 22 percent what are the plans that you have as as a as the company leader to take forward and consider the mind wellness as one of the key criteria in the coming year so so i think two parts to this question and i will answer as a as a head of business head of a company with the responsibility for my employees stakeholders and as well as focused on consumers so first as a as a head of a business i think i'm very conscious of what last one year has done to all our employees also so the so the improvement has to start at home and therefore i think we are working with our HR team to you know partnering with the you know the right people to work with our teams to ensure that our teams have who need any help or who are going through this or who have a potential to go through this get a dress to start with the second part is i think from a consumer's perspective and that's where the forums relevance comes from i think i would say that people will want to associate with brands that offer the right values right you know which resonate with their expectations and happiness being one of them and and i think we are looking at the offerings which will resonate in that direction with the most relevant consumers who where they are not just offering them a should i say a functional benefit but also a emotional satisfaction of having consumed or associated with a brand like us right so that's a good news that's coming in from Tarun right now that yes in the coming future you will see something to do with mind wellness that the company promises of course the leader promises here but also Tarun do you agree that you know in the coming future mental health is the biggest threat to the world yes or no yes it is because obviously a lot starts with your mind and many problems that we have seen are related to that but of course isolated there are several others and i think people are not doing enough there has been and not just from our perspective and not just what we've seen i think even the regulators have been talking about non-communicable diseases and ensuring that all companies are offering more should i say healthier products more especially from the food perspective so health at a overall level is going to matter and mental health is something which was probably under the carpet not discussed and has come out in the open and it's going to be important but will it be single largest i don't think i'm very i would be the right person but it will play an important role but there are so many dimensions of other parts of the health physical as well as mental which will matter and i think our endeavor is that as a you know consumer company which is focused on these spaces we are providing the right solutions to consumers in a way that is very accessible and helps them lead a better quality of life absolutely thank you thank you so much mr. Arora there giving us a little insight about what is going to come in our future and what Zidas is doing to nurture your wellness as to perfection so thank you so much for joining us this afternoon it was lovely talking to you i can't wait to meet you in person have so many more questions that will answer but very soon will happen but thank you for now thanks so much again for joining us and i wish you great luck and great days ahead thank you my pleasure and best of luck for the remaining event as well to all the speakers and participants thank you


Today we're going to be solving the hidden message from July 15th 2016 if you watch that it just flashed black and white Some people thought this might be Morse code, which is a good guess But if you control you to look at The source code and we look for the keywords which are the tags for the video. You can see I wrote bar code I even gave you a hint of frame one by one res so Some people were able to figure this out with out that guess They figured it might be a barcode and they were right if not. I pretty much told you right there So let's go ahead and the first thing we're going to do is we are going to download that video So I'm using YouTube DL to download that video Next thing we do is we're going to extract all the frames from it. So Ffmpeg Dash I the name of the video and then we're going to output as PNG files I'm going to label it IMG and then this percent 3d just means it's going to put a three-digit number there Because if I didn't it would go 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 And if you were to put those in alphabetical order it would go 1 10 11, you know so forth and so on So I want it to be at least three digits. So if we run that out Only takes a few seconds we can now list out and you can see that we have all our images Starting with image zero zero one image zero zero two and if we look at the thumbnails for those You can see they're all either fully black or fully white images So if we were to pin them all together in a straight line, they would equal a barcode but right now each image is 1080p which is kind of big and So you'll get a really large number in fact if you're going to use image magic to Create that image to append them all it's going to tell you that it's too big So we don't need it any bigger than one by one pixel, which was what my hint in the video was so we could resize Resize so I'm going to do is you're going to create a for loop And I'm going to loop through every PNG in this folder and I'm going to use convert Which part of the image magic package and I'm going to resize them all to one by one pixels And then we're just going to overwrite the original file So we do that it'll take four or five seconds here There we go now if we go back into our file manager here here's the original video you can barely see here They're now one pixel so that's either going to be white You're not going to see anything or you might see a little dot like there and they are not even that Sure, that's gonna pick up in this recording, but that's all we need So now we're just going to use the image magic package again And we're going to say convert plus append if you did dash append they would Append all the images Vertically, but we want them horizontally And so we're going to say convert plus append every PNG and I'm going to output it as a JPEG Just so I can keep my individual frames and the final frame separate just by giving them different extensions So I'll run that doesn't take very long because it's very very small because each image even though there's 347 of them they're all one pixel each now If I was to display out that 100 dot JPEG you can barely see it here, but that is a barcode I can stretch it out here a little bit and you can see it a little bit better But all we need is one pixel high. So it's one pixel high and I guess 347 wide So now we can use Z bar IMG Give it that file and it will give us the link to our hidden video and if we go there You can see The list of people who made it Before I did this this little example video solution video so go ahead and give props to each one of these guys who made it on their own just to shout out to them and Yeah, so I really thought this one might be more difficult But a lot of people made it so we'll see what happens with the next one the next one We'll see what happens They're gonna progressively probably get a little bit harder and I might stop giving hints in some cases, but we'll see I Thank you for watching. Please visit my website films by chris.com. That's Chris of the K There should be a link in the description and if you're enjoying these videos, let me know comment below and I hope you Learned something here, so Have a great day


President of the United States and the Secretary of Energy. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to the Enrico Fermi Award ceremony. My name is Al Tribble-Piece, I'm the Director of the Office of Energy Research. I will introduce our two recipients, Dr. Seth H. Nettermeyer and Dr. Herbert Anderson. And now, Secretary of Energy, Don Hodel will make a few remarks concerning the background and history of the Fermi Award. Mr. President, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Nettermeyer, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you to participate in the 1982 Enrico Fermi Awards ceremony. This award is the highest scientific honor presented by the Department of Energy. It memorializes Dr. Fermi's outstanding contributions to the science and technology of nuclear energy. In 1939, after he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his fundamental research in theoretical and experimental physics, Dr. Fermi came to the United States. He did so to escape the oppression that was then sweeping Europe. Like many scientists of his generation who came to the United States, he immediately became a vigorous contributor to our scientific efforts. Most important, he led a crucial series of experiments that demonstrated the nuclear chain reaction, thus establishing the feasibility of nuclear energy. He subsequently pioneered in the many technical achievements that led to the development of the first nuclear weapons. After the war, he played a major role in the re-establishment of strong programs of fundamental research. It was for Fermi's outstanding accomplishments that President Eisenhower established this prize in his honor in 1956. This award can be given only on the approval of the President of the United States who is here to present the awards today. Mr. President, in behalf of all of us in the Department of Energy, I want to express our great appreciation to you for taking the time to present these awards personally. It is an expression not only of your high regard for this prize and for what it stands, but also demonstrates your commitment to a strong science and technology program in the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, for presentation of the awards, it is my privilege to introduce the President of the United States. Thank you very much. Well, thank you. You did that. Thank you. Secretary Hodel, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Nedemeyer, Dr. Trivelpice, ladies and gentlemen, you know, from long years out of the mashed potato circuit, you always tried to think of some reason that you could sort of express at the beginning of remarks as to why you were qualified or what you had in common with the occasion that could bring you there. And the only thing that I could think of for this morning goes back some years to when I was doing a television show called the General Electric Theater. And I remember I was up at that great installation in the state of Washington where so much was being done with nuclear power. And in one particular building where they were showing me through why we put on felt boots and we put on some gowns and then we went through.   And there were four dials that started ticking away as to the amount of radioactivity that you might have acquired in your extremities. And mine, all three of them stopped. But on my left hand, that dial kept on ticking. And it was getting up there toward where the numbers were read. And I was getting a little concerned. And the manager of the plant looked over my shoulder. And he says, oh, your left hand, he said, always happens. He said, that's the radium dial in your wristwatch. I was very relieved. I was 200 miles away from there when I realized I don't have a radium dial. Every once in a while, I still put my head under the covers and looked to see if my hand's lighting up. But on December 2nd, 1942, James Conant, a science advisor to the president of the United States, received a coded message during a phone call from Arthur Holly Compton. The Italian navigator has landed in the new world, Compton said. Conant inquired, how were the natives? And Compton answered, very friendly. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that coded message signaled to President Roosevelt that the first demonstration of a sustained nuclear reaction had taken place. The Italian navigator referred to was Enrico Fermi. And on that day, the whole of mankind landed in a new world. The two individuals that we honor today played significant roles in the early exploration of the atom. I understand Dr. Anderson was present in Chicago at the time of the first sustained reaction. Dr. Metta Meyer was also involved conducting his research in another part of the country. Wartime necessity focused that early research on the production of a weapon, a weapon that once brought to bear on the enemy effectively ended the conflict that then engulfed the world. This development 40 years ago forever changed the world and our perceptions of the consequences of conflict, which is why 40 years later, we continue to search for sure ways to control and reduce nuclear weapons and eventually better ways to defend against them. While we might speculate on what the world would be like had nuclear weapons never been developed, we can't wish them away. And that's why I have challenged America's scientists and engineers to search for ways by which these weapons systems might eventually be rendered obsolete. But while we're understandably caught up in our concerns for control of nuclear weapons, we mustn't lose sight of the tremendous, peaceful benefits that nuclear science has brought us over the decades. These benefits were also a gift from nuclear explorers like the men we honor today. Nuclear energy now plays and will continue to play an important role in meeting our nation's energy needs. Today, nuclear plants generate more electricity for the American people than oil-fired facilities. I noticed a story in the paper the other day about air pollution in a Colorado mountain resort. Apparently wood-burning fireplaces were used so extensively that this beautiful mountain retreat is developing a smog problem, a reminder that there is a cost to every form of energy. We do know that the complete fissioning of a single pound of uranium, a single pound, provides two and a half million times more energy than the burning of a pound of fossil fuel. This form of energy has tremendous potential for mankind. And we mean to plan and plan to move forward prudently and systematically to ensure that the people of the United States are able to use it safely and keep warm, provide light, and serve as a vehicle for a better life. Energy production, while one of the most significant uses of nuclear power, is certainly not its own only peaceful application. More than 40 million Americans each year receive medical treatment using radioactive isotopes and radiation therapy. In industry, the essential task of non-destructive testing is tied to the use of nuclear material, ensuring the quality of wells and the strength of building materials. The concern over this awesome power is understandable. But we must not let this concern deter us from harnessing it to peacefully serve mankind. In his article, Fermi's own story, Fermi wrote, perhaps a time will come when all science and technical progress will be hailed for the advantages that it may bring to man and never feared on account of its destructive possibilities. Well, the two men we honor today, like Enrico Fermi, are part of that small band of explorers that discovered in a new world, a world where potential is limited only by our imagination. They represent the best traditions of American science. They're a tribute to our freedom and to our security. We're proud of them. And it is with great pleasure that I will present the awards. First, there is Dr. Herbert L. Anderson. And Dr. this citation is signed by Secretary Hodel and myself. It reads, for his pioneering collaboration with Enrico Fermi in demonstrating the emission of neutrons in fission at Columbia University, for his essential role in constructing the first chain reacting piles, for his work on production and determination of the properties of tritium and helium-3, for his collaboration with Fermi in detecting the first hadronic resonance at the University of Chicago, and for his continuing contributions to understanding the nature of strong and weak nuclear forces. This citation comes with a gold medal and a check. And I am proud to present them, Dr. Anderson, to you now. Dr. Anderson, there is the citation. Thank you, Mr. President. It's an honor for me to receive this award. This award, the Enrico Fermi Award, has a special significance for me. Fermi was my teacher, and he was a friend. And we worked together almost on a daily basis for 15 years, all the developments having to do with the development of nuclear energy, starting in the days at Columbia when Fermi first arrived in this country in which we discovered that neutrons were emitted in the fission of uranium until the day in Chicago when we saw the first nuclear chain reaction go. And then finally, in Los Alamos, where we had an opportunity to see how the nuclear energy could be used also to end a war, which is pressing on us at that time. All these experiences were a great adventure to me. And I'm terribly pleased to have this occasion to be acknowledged by you, Mr. President. And then there is Dr. Seth H. Neddemeyer. Dr. Yersitation reads, for participating in the discovery of the positron, for his share in the discovery of the muon, the first discovered of the subatomic particles, for his invention of the implosion technique, for assembling nuclear materials, and for his ingenuity, foresight, and perseverance in finding solutions for what at first seemed to be unsolvable engineering difficulties. Thank you, Mr. President. You're gold metal?  Well, somebody must have made a mistake. No mistake was made, and certainly neither of you made mistakes and were indebted to you. Well, you know, I am very humbled by this experience. I feel a little bit like the old farm gentleman who was in a bar one day and two gentlemen with much more knowledge and sophistication than he had. We're discussing nuclear energy and finally aware of his presence and thinking they'd have a little joke. One of them said to the old farmer, where would you like to be in the event of a nuclear explosion? And the old boy said, some place where I could say, what was that? But just on behalf of all the people of our country, thank you both. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes our ceremony. Thank you very much.


Welcome back everyone. Let's continue in Acts chapter 9. But before we go any further, if there are comments or just something that you wanted to share from your understanding, it would be nice to talk about it a little bit and then continue. Well, I think that touched you, okay. Who would like to share? Can I try? Let's move forward. I think from what a mouth or self, there's a disconnect in the book, writings, and the spiritual spirituality, because you get to get the cases where God is using things that can expect it. But eventually through prayers and listening to the whole spirit, now you can get the connection. Yeah, thank you, Kennedy. So yeah, you seem very disconnected, different episodes in certain, but through the work of the Holy Spirit and the leading, you see how everything is being orchestrated beautifully. It's like music. We don't individually, it might sound different, but when you put it together, the synchrony sounds amazing. So thank God for the direction of God, direction of the Holy Spirit through the book of Acts. Kuhn shares, God worked through the personality or soul. Yeah, that's true. So each one of us who can depend on that, whoever we are, that doesn't limit God. He can work through it. He can use it for his glory. Yeah, any other thoughts, any other inputs? All right, so we shall proceed. Okay, there's a comment from Asha, how God uses people to connect to His children to display His works among His children. Yeah, that's also correct. So we saw names of different people and how God connected them. So we will proceed. So, so far we've seen that Saul accepts Christ, God reveals His purpose for Saul. We see that he's connected to the body of believers and initially he was in Damascus, but the Jews threatened him. So he had to move out of there, goes to Jerusalem, not very accepted by the apostles there, but through Barnabas there is some level of acceptance. But even in Jerusalem, when he begins to minister, people rise up against him, Jews rise up against him. So now he's finally sent back to his own town, remember Tarsus? Tarsus is where Saul is from. So he goes back to Tarsus. But while all of this is happening, so we are back at verse 31 here. So if I may request someone to read from verse 31 to verses 43. Not very long. So I can quickly read it and I can go ahead and explain that section. Ma'am, verse 31 to 41. Yeah, end of the chapter. Okay. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lida. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you, rise and make your bed and immediately he rose. All the residents of Lida and Sharon saw him and they turned to the Lord. Dorcas restored to life. Now there was in Jopah a disciple named Tabitha, which translated means Dorcas.  In those days she became ill and died. And when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper hood. Since Lida was near Jopah, the disciples hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, please come to us without delay. So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed and turning to the body. He said Tabitha, rise. And she opened her eyes and when she saw Peter, she sat up and he gave her his hand and raised her up. And calling the saints and widows, he represented, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Jopah and many believed in the Lord. And he stayed in Jopah for many days with Simon Etana. I guess it's the root of our reading, the remaining of chapter 9. So then, so far it was only about Saul. So now Luke begins to talk about other things and another person from verse 31. So we have to understand while eventually Luke will bring the focus to Apostle Paul, he is describing that entire season. I said that acts is about three decades, 30 years and what happened from the time of the birth of the early church and how believers were scattered during persecution. And in the entire region, many churches began to be planted, thrive and grow. So we are looking at different narrations here and there, but we have to put the big picture together. So right now we see about the conversion of Saul and suddenly Luke begins to say that the church is in the region. So where are these churches? Judea, Galilee, Samaria. So there are churches. At this point he says churches throughout all Judea. Just in the previous chapter, chapter 8, he said Philip went to Samaria to preach Christ. So there is a body of believers in that region of Samaria now, a strong body of believers. So such as the ministry of the early apostles and the believers, wherever they went, wherever they ministered, a group, a body of believers was touched by the gospel. They gave their lives to Christ and then they began to grow and eventually they are known as a church of that particular region. So Luke says throughout all Judea, Galilee, Samaria, these churches, what was the condition, what was the status of these churches? They had peace and were edified. Was it a type of persecution? Yes, it was a type of persecution but somehow, you know, there was peace that the church has experienced. And edified, you know, it means being built up. So the churches were built up. So churches are thriving at this time. So parallely, persecution is taking place in that region. Then he says two components that really were, that describe these churches, walking in the fear of the Lord. So what kind of churches were these? These were churches that were walking in the fear of the Lord. You must remember that. So the churches had peace and they were built up. But these were churches that were walking in the fear of the Lord and what else? In the comfort of the Holy Spirit. In the comfort of the Holy Spirit. So this is the way, you know, in which these churches were growing. And we are totally well-applied. So churches are growing, churches are thriving. The work of God is continuing in a very, very powerful way. So now the scene shifts to Peter. So far we talked about Paul. So now coming to Peter. So Peter is continuing his ministry. Just like how we saw earlier, when the apostles come to know that the region is touched, they go. They do the, you know, the next step of leading people into Holy Spirit baptism and whatever else is required. So Peter is again on his journey. So where does he come this time around? So he comes to a place called Lidda. And notice the passage says, saints who dwell in Lidda. How did saints come in Lidda? So the picture we get is the gospel is spreading far and wide. So even a place called Lidda, who are saints, saints are sinners who have now been saved. That's all. So there were believers, in other words, believers. The believers who dwell in Lidda. So there is a body of believers in a place called Lidda. So Peter goes there. What does he find there? Somehow, you know, look the doctor. He wants to talk about the power of God. In Acts 3, he talked about how a man who was lame for 40 years from birth started walking. So again, he brings the highlight to these amazing healings, amazing miracles of God. So he just puts the focus on one event in Lidda. What is that event? So there was a man by the name Anees. He was bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. Coming from Luke, we know what he's talking about. So this man couldn't move eight years. What happened? Peter said to him, Anees, Jesus the Christ heals you, arrives and make your bed. Then he arose immediately. Sounds familiar? These disciples are ministering the way Jesus ministered when he was alive. And remember what Jesus said in John 14-12? He said, You shall do greater works than these. So here are his disciples moving in greater works. Just the way Jesus said, Take up your bed and walk. Here is Peter telling Anees, Jesus the Christ heals you and make your bed. So then he arose immediately. Wow! Astonishing! Healing takes place right there, right there. So what happens when people see a notable miracle? What happened in Acts 3? Many believed. The church began to grow because of a supernatural happening. So even now when something supernatural takes place, what's happening to the people of Liddar? So all who dwelt at Liddar and saw him and turned to the Lord. So this is the nature of the supernatural. When something supernatural takes place in the name of Jesus, what happens to the hearts of the people? It's turned towards the Lord and that is why we must pray and say, God, we want to see more of your power, more of your glory as miracles take place. People will be drawn to who this God is and how great His glory is. So Peter is putting that on display. Now he moves on at Joppa. So it's like, hey, there's Peter's eye to the river, place to place, Liddar to now where is he called? Joppa. There was a certain disciple named Tabitha. So amazing. Saints in Liddar, disciple in Joppa. So everywhere people have started believing. Many people have started believing. Who is this disciple now? Her name is Tabitha, translated Donkis. So what is the specialty of this particular lady? Full of good works and charitable deeds. So here is a believer, the kind of believer that any church family would love. She used to do good works and charitable deeds.  And what do they do? As tradition would have it, they washed her, cleaned her, put her in the upper room. So they were just preparing for her burial. And since Liddar was near Joppa, the disciples had heard that Peter was there. They said two men to him imploring him not to delay in coming to them. So again, just think about this. We said the churches were growing. We said that the apostles were going and doing the work of the ministry. But here is the additional thing. What is that? The faith of the believers. The faith of the believers. Donkis died. Or Tabitha. Tabitha died. Leave it at that. But what happened? When they saw that Tabitha died and they knew that Peter was close by. Is it Liddar? The faith of these believers is so evident. What did they do? They said two men to him imploring him not to delay in coming to them. So what were they believing? They were believing that even the dead will rise. So that is the faith of the early church. So they called. They called for Peter. Said come fast Peter, please come. Minister. So Peter, then Peter arose and went with them. Was 39. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room and all the widows stood by him. Weeping. Showing the tunics and garments which donkis had made while she was with them. Sounds familiar? Yes. Jairus's daughter died. People were weeping. They were wailing.   So the scene is so similar and it's so beautiful to see that the disciples of Jesus are ministering just like Jesus. How are they able to do this? The same Holy Spirit who worked with Jesus, worked through Jesus, is working through the disciples. And that is why Jesus had told them, wait till you are endured from on high with the Holy Spirit. And then you go, you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth.  So when Peter comes, very, you know, discouraging sight there. People are holding up things that she made, tunics and garments. And they're just weeping and grieving the death of Tabitha. But Peter put them all out and knelt down and prayed and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, rise. So what is Peter doing in both these cases? He commands. He commands earlier. He commands healing and wholeness. He says, arise, make your bed. In the next situation, he says Tabitha, arise. So the command of God goes with the authority of God. And we know that the Lord of God carries the power of God. So that command, okay, what did it do? It's good to say, and she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up. So life came in at that point when Peter commanded her, okay, as a resurrection. So how do we know she's dead? Very clearly, they watched her later on of the opera. They would have known. They have instructed Peter, come quickly. Peter, please come and people around are crying. So it's a very clear cut that here is a dead woman who rose back to life as Peter minister to us. So these are the works of the early church. Miracles, healings, resurrections. So they are moving. They're not just moving and establishing churches, but they are demonstrating the supernatural whenever they go.  And when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her a lie. So what is the result? Another miracle has taken place. What is the result? Verse 42. And it became known throughout all Chopa and many believed on the Lord. So this is what the supernatural does. People start to put their faith in God when there is a demonstration of the supernatural power of God. And another interesting thing. Verse 43 is very interesting. And it was that he stayed many days in Chopa with Simon, a tanner. So would somebody like to tell me why is this interesting? Verse 43. He stayed with Simon the tanner. Who is this? Peter. Why is it interesting? Can you give it a shot? I'll try. Yes, please, Kelly. I think it describes what he does, his profession. Yeah. So, Kelly, you're saying because of his profession? He describes, survives him by what he does, by his profession. The same on the tanner. Somebody made work on the tannery. Okay. Very nice. Thank you, Kelly, for that. We saw Saul of Tassels, Jesus of Nazareth. Okay. So they are identified by the places where they come from. But now in Chopa, we know he is Simon of Chopa. I can say that, but something more specific, Simon the tanner. And the understanding is that devout Jews would not associate with tanners because this was a profession that involved working with animals, dead animals and their skin. So traditionally, people who were tanners were asked to live out of the dwelling communities of other Jews. So they were not accepted, you could say. The tanners were not well accepted by the other Jews. So knowing the kind of person Peter is. Peter, you know, he's about traditions.  So being a person like that for him to stay with the tanner. So by now, years, some years have passed. And, you know, Peter was born again right after Jesus' resurrection in John 20. We see that Jesus breeds on the disciples, receive the Holy Spirit. We know that the born again experience is the moment when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. So when Jesus was walking on the face of the earth, they were not born again because the Holy Spirit didn't come to dwell in them. In John 20, Jesus breeds on them. So they were born again at that point. From then to now, there has been a transformation of the kind of people, each one of these disciples were. Peter, we would expect him to reject a tanner. But we are told, Peter, he stays in the house of Simon the Tanner for several days. So that in itself tells us that Peter's heart has softened.  Which set of people did we have who were not accepted by the Jews or not very, you know, honored by the Jews? Do you remember any group of people? Samaritans. Yes, that's right. Yes, thank you. So Samaritans where such people know a tanner. So everyone is part of the kingdom of God and the apostles are beginning to realize that. So he's staying in the house of the tanner without any, you know, sense of shame for several days. So that just shows how deep the process has happened and, you know, you know, in the city, you know, the thing is, in these times, ministers of God were hosted in homes. That's how they went city to city. Can we no longer do that? No, we just maybe go and stay in a hotel or a hostel, something like that. But in the times of acts, the way they would minister is go to a place, stay in the company's home. And that's what we see. Okay, now let's move on to acts chapter 10, another very, very interesting passage here. And the key person for ministers in this passage is also Peter. So somehow, you know, we don't have any talk about this great man who encountered God, so on, you know, anymore in acts chapter 10. So it's more about Peter. So what's happening in acts chapter 10? I would request one person to quickly read through the entire chapter. Then it becomes easy for us to describe what's taking place. Okay, so one of you could, you know, let me know. I'll quickly read Asha's comment here. She says, I think the news that spread of the miracle of Tamita, many people also were coming to know Christ of what has been done. Something wonderful is happening. My guess is that he was motivated and also encouraged to continue. Okay. Sure, Asha. So Peter was encouraged to stay on in Chopra. So who would like to read acts 10? Shall I read? Yes, sister. Go ahead, please. Chapter 10, acts chapter 10. At Caesarea, there was a man named Cornelius, a Sancturian of what was known as the Italian covert. A devote man who feared God with all his household, gave arms generously to the people and prayed continually to God about the ninth hour of the day. He saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming and say to him, Cornelius, and he stared at him in terror and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, your prayers and your arms have ascended as a memorial before God and now send men to Chopra and bring one Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner whose house is by the sea. When the angel who spoke to him and departed, he called two of his servants and a devotee soldier among those who attended him and having related everything to them, he said them to Chopra. The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the house top about the sixth hour to pray and he became hungry and wanted something to eat. But when they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens open and something like a great sheet descending being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air and then came a voice to him. Rise, Peter, kill and eat. But Peter said, By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is calmer and unclean. And the voice came again to him again a second time what God has made clean do not call common. This happened three times and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. Now, while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold the man who was sent by Cornelius having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon was there, was called Peter, who was called Peter was lodging there. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them. And Peter went down to the men and said, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?  So he invited them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went away with them and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. And Peter entered Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up saying, Stand up, I too am a man. And as he talked with him and went in and found many persons gathered and he said to them, You yourself know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any person former or unclean. So when I said I was sent for, I came without objection. I asked them, Then why you sent for me? And Cornelius said four days ago about this hour I was praying in my house at the ninth hour and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing and said Cornelius, Your prayer has been heard and your arms have been remembered before God. Send there for to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter, is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner by the sea. So I sent for you at once and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that have been commanded by the Lord. Gentiles hear the good news. So Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly, I understand that God shows no partiality. But in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ, he is Lord of all. You yourself know that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed of God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by handing him on a tree. But God raised him on the third day and made him to appear not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. While Peter was still saying those things as Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word and the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured upon even on the Gentiles. But they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. And Peter declared can anyone withhold water baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Thank you. Thank you sister. Very good passage. Really appreciate you reading the entire passage. The reason why I wanted us to do it this way is now we have the flow and we understood how things really happened regarding Peter's ministry to Cornelius and his family. So I'll just go over some of the key points. It's quite self-explanatory. We saw that now Peter was staying in Joppa in Simon in the Tanner's house and it's Caesarea. There is a man called Cornelius the way this man is described. So we try to understand each person here. So Simon the Tanner, what can we say about him? He must have been a believer, an assumption because Peter chose to stay in his house. All right. What else do we do about Simon the Tanner, generous, hospitable. That's why he's allowed Peter to stay there. He must have been part of the church in Joppa. Now, talking about Cornelius from Caesarea. What is his profession? We are told that he's a centurion of the Italian regiment. Not only that, he was well respected. He was well respected. Good reputation. We saw later that that was told about him. So he is a good man. He is probably doing good work professionally. In addition to that, what about his character?  So he's not a Jew for sure because later we saw that he's described as a Gentile.  So people who are not Jews and yet who were devout, they are known as proselytes. So he was one of those devout people and we are also told he's from another nation. So this is the description of Cornelius. But here is the thing. He feared God. He kept the practices of the Jews. He was seeking this God without knowing about this God. So he probably had the Old Testament then he had the scriptures of the Old Testament but he did not understand about the radiating work of Jesus Christ. And his heart is hungry to know it. So look at the way God orchestrates. Even in Acts 9, we saw God spoke to Ananias. God spoke to Paul and made a connection then. He didn't understand supernatural, the leading of the Holy Spirit. God was speaking to Cornelius because he wants to know something. He wants to know the truth. And God is speaking to Peter and saying you go. You speak to Cornelius. So God is making this divine connection and how beautiful. Sometimes we might think that there can be devout people who are seeking God but they don't know about Jesus. They don't know how to be born again. What is the common way in which people are born again by the sharing of the gospel? But there are exceptions. We had an encounter which saw that. We see that Cornelius has a vision. So what are all the things that can happen in a vision? God can show us what is going to happen. He speaks to us. He can reveal things in the form of a picture. Not just a still picture but a motion picture. Seeing things taking place in a vision. But in the vision of Cornelius, verse 3, he saw an angel coming in and saying to him, Cornelius, there is an angel bringing a message in this vision. So that is the experience of Cornelius. So different, isn't it? Every other is so different. So an angel brings a message. What is the message? The message is about Peter. Here is this man, Peter, Dopa. He is in Simon Tanner's house. So you set your people and have them come over. So Cornelius is obedient to that. He calls two of his household servants and devout soldier, explains everything to them and he sets them. Parallel, it's like a movie. So here is God speaking to Cornelius. But parallelly, Peter, again a devout Jew. Another thing we notice is after these people accept Christ, Peter and all the apostles and all, they are still keeping some of the good Jewish traditions. What were these good Jewish traditions? The times of prayer. We know that the Jews prayed three times a day. So it is obvious that they continue to do this because earlier, Acts 3, they went to the temple at the time of prayer. And now in the afternoon, what does Peter do? He goes to the house top to pray about the sixth hour. So that sixth hour is a time when the Jews prayed. So Peter is just doing his faith-related duties or obligations and such. So he goes to pray because it was lunchtime. He becomes very hungry and wanted to eat. And look at God's sense of humor. He uses the physical condition of Peter to speak to him. Peter is hungry. So there is a vision which Peter sees about eating. So God is connecting the physical situation to a spiritual truth that he wants to bring to Peter. So God is working in all these amazing ways. We don't know why he thinks like this. So what does Peter see? He has a vision. He sees heaven open and an object like a great sheep bowed at the four quarters, descending to him and let down the earth. So this is what he sees. And on that sheep where all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things and birds of the earth and the voice came to him.  So if we go back to the Old Testament and the laws that God had given, the laws of hygiene, laws of dietary laws for his people, there's something like kosher animals, non-kosher animals. So there was a classification. One could not eat all the animals or all the parts of the animals. So there were these dietary laws which were given to God's people. But in the vision, Peter sees all animals and he's getting an instruction which says, Rise, Peter, kill and eat. So the kind of person that Peter was, sometimes we have the right answers that we want to give God. So Peter is trying to impress God with his theological knowledge. And he says, Not so Lord, for I have never eaten anything common or unclean. So he brings up common or unclean. That was the description of the animals that he was not supposed to eat. So he was just letting God know that God, I know my scriptures. I know I'm not supposed to eat every animal. So he would have thought, No, I'm going to get 100 out of 100 because I'm giving the right answer to God. But the voice spoke to him the second time. What God has cleansed, you must not call common. This was done three times and the object was taken up into heaven again. So the repetition of three times whenever God repeats a message, he's very keen on getting that message across to a person. What else do we observe here? So Peter saw this vision. The sheep came, animals, he was asked a question, he answered, the instruction was told to him and the sheep went away. Okay, wonderful. But did Peter understand what it meant? So what 17 says, he wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant. So he didn't understand. So sometimes it happens to us also. We see something. We don't know what it means. But you know, continue to pray and ask God, what did you really mean by it? What did you really mean by it? So he's wondering, but while he's wondering, you know, the men who Cornelius had sent, they came to the house where Peter was staying. So they were at the gate and they called and asked whether Salon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. So God had specific instructions to go and meet this man Simon, whose surname was Peter. So they were already at the gate. So again, while Peter was thinking about the vision was sniping, while Peter thought about vision, he still didn't get it. What was this all about? What was God trying to say? The Spirit said to him, so you see the different ways in which God is speaking, vision, angel in the vision, a voice, and now again, you know, we see the Spirit said to him, so the Spirit is speaking to Peter. So it is how it is here in this message. Behold, three men are seeking you. Very specific. There are three people they want you. Get up, arise, therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing for I have sent them. So Peter wants explanation for the vision. But you see, God thinks it's important to give some other instruction at that point and says, Peter, just go. Three people are waiting for you. Thank God, you know, Peter goes. Thank God, obedience. He just goes. He didn't understand the vision, but you know, he chooses to go. And what happens? He goes there and he tells them, yes, I'm the person that you are looking for and they let him know that Cornelius. Cornelius and they describe what kind of a person Cornelius is. He wants Peter to go to his house. So at that point, I think, you know, Peter probably was getting the message. You know, sometimes slowly they understand maybe that process was happening in Peter's heart Peter just goes. He goes with these three people the next day. He comes to Cornelius's house. So when he comes to Cornelius's house, the beautiful thing is, you know, Cornelius is this man. It seems like he wants to bless everyone. He knows, God gave me a vision and he's sending, you know, one of his men. So I will get blessed, but I want everyone I know to get blessed. The only Cornelius wasn't meeting there. He had his relatives and his close friends also. We have some people like that, right? We know some such people. They always bring their friends and everyone they know so that everyone can receive the blessing. So Cornelius had brought people together with him and then they have this conversation. Both of them exchanged notes and they shared how, you know, God knows Cornelius that you know, you said people to bring Peter and Peter, you know, he kind of begins to understand. Yeah, so Peter also shares this particular thing that it's not, it's not a good thing for a Jew to interact with the person of another nation. So in verse 28, he also states this but see what Peter says. He says, then he said to them, you know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. So while they're exchanging notes, you see Peter got the message from the time he came down, spoke to those men and he reached Cornelius's house in Caesarea. Do you see he is sharing the interpretation of the mission that he saw that what that meant, you know, don't call any animal unclean actually meant that people should not be called unclean.  So then from verse 34 we see that Peter reaches Jesus. So they have not heard about salvation. So Peter reaches Jesus to them and next thing that you notice in verse 44 he never gave an altar call. He didn't give an altar call in his first sermon after 2 he did. In a sense. So the response of the people, they were cut too hard and they believed in Jesus Christ. But you see the work of the Holy Spirit here, Peter was just telling about Jesus verse 44 says while Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. So how amazing, how amazing so that shows us that they probably believed as they were listening to Peter. So faith came in those moments, they became born again. Who does the Holy Spirit fall upon? It falls upon those who are born again isn't it? So these people without laying of hands without an invitation they baptized the Holy Spirit when Peter was speaking it says amazing, amazing and people were able to hear them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. So when Peter saw this, he said verse 47 can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord then they asked him to stay a few days. So couple of things that take place in Acts chapter 10 the Gospel goes to the Gentiles through the household of Cornelius for the first time second when people are born again you know the Holy Spirit falls upon them so Holy Spirit baptism happens first strangely in this case what baptism happens later you don't see this before Acts 10 but only in Acts 10 people first receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit they just started speaking in tongues no laying on the fans no praying nothing and then when he sees this Peter says how can I stop you from being baptized in water and so we have baptized in water okay so that is about how the Gospel is going to different sections of the society different regions there's so much more to come from Acts chapter 11 so I'll stop right here we'll play it close to this class and next class I'm not too sure if I will be able to take it let's go I like to start calling people's themes give it to us we are ordinary but you work through the ordinary people Lord Jesus we believe Lord Jesus Father God that you are going to things which we are not able to see or think and we pray that Lord just let it your Holy Spirit will be the shine upon through us Lord Jesus and wherever we go help us to be in salt and light Father God and specifically we pray for the mam Lord thank you that you have given her a beautiful teaching skill Father God and we pray that Lord Jesus give her more grace to equip ourselves Father God extend his level Father God thank you Lord we commit all the students to you mighty hand Jesus and rest of the time at the moment we submit to you mighty hand God thank you in Jesus name we pray thank you very much everyone so yeah, thank you to be blessed by what the Lord is speaking to you in the week after


For the largest mountain bike race in central Minnesota was back for its fourth year on Sunday as over 500 riders tore up the Cayuna bike trails. Our Anthony Scott has more on what makes the Cayuna bike crusher so unique. I don't say nothing about it. The red dirt, we always come home and everybody knows where we were riding. Over 500 bikes were covered in the red dirt that is synonymous with the Cayuna bike trails as competitors pushed themselves to the finish line. In this year's Cayuna bike crusher. The Cayuna bike crusher is the ninth of ten races in the Minnesota mountain bike series and it attracts bikers from all over. Minnesota is very bike friendly and I think biking is growing and I think it's just continuing to grow. It's really helped our economy here so we love to see the bikers come. This year's crusher had the biggest attendance among all the races on the series. People love the iconic red dirt and the challenge the trail possesses. Yeah these trails are rad. They're pretty gnar. The kids call it Cayuna gnar because of the red dirt. I don't know. They're fun trails. I like them a lot. The Cayuna crusher has grown and was named the bikers favorite race on the series in 2017. Especially seeing it three years ago versus now it's impressive to turn out and just now like having another bike shop open in town and the infrastructures you can see a lot of improvements. The fourth annual Cayuna crusher featured kids races for beginners and a marathon race for more experienced riders where riders tried to see how many laps they could finish in four hours. You gotta be able to pace it but you gotta be able to go hard for four hours which is the fun part of it. Hundreds of volunteers helped with the event as well. From registration to guiding people along the trail to making sure your bike is at peak performance everyone plays an instrumental role in bringing the event together. All the volunteers and everyone that puts these are just wonderful and the support that they give and the cheering and you know you can't ask for anything better it makes the sport. The Cayuna crusher brings great economic value to Crosby each year and with the red dirt and great community support it's no surprise why it's voted one of the best races on the Minnesota mountain bike series each year. Reporting from Crosby, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. The final bike race on the Minnesota mountain bike series is scheduled for September 1st and 2nd at Maple Lake Resort. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.