Mourning Booth

[@HannahWint]

I saw this video over a decade ago, and it has still stuck with me. It is such an incredibly powerful lesson.

[@CK-sn2lg]

"Share Jesus with others, and if you have to, use words." I love that.

[@user1name1here]

I always come back to this video

[@bethnotw5143]

2019 has been an awful year. I lost a dear sweet friend of 47 years in January, then my family and I lost our beloved Mum on 4th August, then my son had a motorcycle accident, then he was rushed to hospital with a huge kidney stone. Nov 17th/Nov 18th our sweet German Shepherd died. Its literally been one obstacle after another. This whole year I've been in the valley. Today, the first time in months and months I felt the Holy Spirit move in my heart. I believe every church needs a mourning booth. For me personally, I felt neglected from those I thought would be there for me, and like this video says, I just needed someone to sit with me in my mourning booth, in silence, to share in my pain and sorrow.

[@coreysmith4583]

I'm hoping and praying that 🙏 you have been able to receive healing and comfort as you have continued to walk with Jesus 😇🙏

[@noneed4utoknow]

thank God i found this vid. I watched this once on TV and i couldn't forget about it since then. This is a nice thing to share. Sometimes what we need is a heart that listens and understands.

[@georgiacollett2235]

The best thing about you guys is that the holy spirit and real love of the Lord is expressed through you both....you're not always just 'acting' but communicating and conveying what is genuinely real and felt. Thank you for being..

[@BikerBoySpeir]

Great message guys. I never considered that the act of just mourning with someone can sometimes be the best help of all.

[@missyeslawd]

Jesus....I needed this...I dont know why. God is so powerful. You can just sit in his presence and feel the comfort. No words....just love. Silence is so loud. I dont know how this water came out of my eyes while I watched this video but it did and Papa knows just what and why I needed it :) :)

[@catherinerg1]

wish our churchs in belfast had guys that spoke like this al time id go all the time if they did talk like this guy i cud listen to him al day

[@Writterssoul]

I lost my Dad almost two years ago... and while it still hurts sometimes, things have gotten better.

[@daisydog321]

thank you. I will pass this on. I have been in the mourning booth after the loss of my son. Its true there are no words that will make it all better. You just have to get through it and come out the other side. Having someone by your side makes all the difference in your journey.

[@bethnotw5143]

So very sorry on the loss of your son. God bless you and give you His peace and comfort.

[@lee_saylor]

This may be the first video I have ever watched on youtube without a dislike...that speaks to the authenticity and reality of mourning.

[@cioraj]

I can really appreciate this message. Very touching and profound. Thanks, guys.

[@DekarsMom]

This is so good. In every valley I have been in I have most appreciated the person who was simply "there for me". Your skit conveyed that perfectly. Thank you.

[@AngelGirl8127]

I had same thing happen to me too. My dad and friends would come to visit me in the hospital and then talk, it felt like a hot poker or a kick in my stomach when they would try to counsel me with the bible or prayer. All I wanted was for them to put there arms around me and let me cry. I know they meant well and I love them, but sometimes silence and a Hug is all we want!

[@MarkSkater]

Theys guys are Great actors - I am a fan turn over nite - luv ur work n ministry U vidz are very inspiring by ur work n glad that what U have shared so blessed to know there are Good Christian film maker out there willin to take a stand n share the tough n difficult msg n vidz Praise God

[@katlynhunt4794]

I can relate a lot to this skit right now. I am a born again Christian, but recently I have been suffering really bad from social anxiety and no matter how hard I try I just can't seem to kick this. I would do anything to go back to be the person I once was, but I believe that if God has gotten me to this place he can certainly get me out of it. Just please be praying for me!

[@kinskinsqueeny2850]

I will keep you in my prayers!

[@katlynhunt4794]

Thank you! That really means a lot to me right now.

[@kinskinsqueeny2850]

No problem. :)

[@angelogalasso103]

Katlyn Hunt %

[@titusphilemon3533]

I've seen this video so many times! Hits me hard every time!!

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Thank you-I remembered this today, from years ago (probably 10-11 years ago), in order to share it today. May God continue to richly bless you for he continues to touch lives through the work he gave you (all y’all).

[@Writterssoul]

I lost my Dad a little over a year ago.. so yea... I've had to learn and even see someone who's there... for me. I got chills watching this... there have been people who've been there for me like this. I've come to see that God is there to... though in the deepest part of the valley. I wasn't sure he was. I sometimes still feel like I'm in the mourning booth. Things have gotten some what better. It's still hard sometimes.

[@sandrasmith2006]

I have been there thank you for allowing God to use you to help others

[@bobos245]

It snowed today. A senior girl in my school died today because of a car crash, unfortunately I didn't know her too well. I will be seeing everybody's pain at school tomorrow. I will share Jesus with others, and if I have to, I will use words. I also know that she is resting in paradise right now with the king of the clouds, and cherishing every second of it.

[@MegaAvenger2]

bobos245 I hoped you reached people

[@abbyrocks100]

You have no Idea how really awesome this video is I watched it when it first came out and I thought cool but I don't need this.....I never thought that I would be in the spot that I am in now. My boyfriend committed suicide, his family and I are bringing good out of it with a new foundation called PTT. God will shine now the way he shined when he was alive.

[@QuelDroma366]

The skit guys are amazing. Through this video, they've given me hope that with God's help, I will get through this.

[@daisydog321]

I know when I was grieving the loss of my son there was nothing anyone could say to make it better. Just saying I am sorry for you loss was enough. It validated my loss and sometimes that is all you can do.

[@fabrizi0g6]

this vid was so good i had to watch it again, great job guys.

[@therealestjohndlr]

When I was in hospital I hated having visitors because what they all say really made me feel worse about the situation. They did things right, but they never did the right things.. I would have appreciated someone to just sit next to my bed and maybe hold my hand. That would have been more than enough. Thanks skitguys this going to change how I approach my mates who are in the mourning booth.

[@thenightshroud77]

@namedSarah i'm praying for you. My life has stunk over the past few months. surgery, pain, horrible things happen around me. my grandparents had to go to the ER on Christmas morning and my favorite uncle had a heart attack later that day. i had to have surgery and was in the hospital a few times, my dad keeps getting sick and going to the hospital, my great uncle died, my grandpa had a stroke and to many other things "carry each others burdens" everyone watching this video is doing that for us

[@k.r.587]

I'm feeling really confused right now , my heart hurts ... but it is not my will to understand but to keep going and endure the trials .

[@sammylamy5906]

i understand how u feel hun, went we start going through the dark valley we dont know how to feel or think. the only thing we feel is the pain in our heart, what we can do is pray to God that he can shine a light at the end of the dark valley. through all the craziness in life, God will provide a way out.

[@coreysmith4583]

Keep going. You can do it.🙏

[@SapphireRain777]

Finaly someone who understands. Everyone else just tells you to snap out of it and they just don't understand, this video would explain everything to them. It is NOT wong to mourn, its just what your going through

[@chickmagnet4626]

i just came out of the mourning booth . dont give up og GOD hes got the tab. he'll get you out of that booth = ) my the LORD bless you and keep you = )

[@Writterssoul]

I lost my Dad a little over a year ago.. so yea... I've had to learn and even see someone who's there... for me.

[@CatzEyes93]

I have been in my mourning booth for some months now. This video is telling me that it is NOT abnormal.. and somehow, I now feel a bit better. I think now I can lift my head and notice there IS a light at the end of the tunnel.

[@DarkenMyDreams]

That's very true. A few months ago, I went through probably the worst thing a man can do to a girl without actually killing her, and no one seemed to really understand what I needed. I know they were just trying to comfort me, but it seemed the way they did it only made things worse. All I wanted was someone to be there with me and maybe hold my hand.

[@anotherstateofmind124]

Powerful. powerful words.

[@kandymich4861]

I still come back to this video

[@livingsatisfied1997]

I really needed to hear that. I have been losing a few good friendships within the last week and I am still in that valley. It seems like no one wants to take on the burden with me so I all alone.

[@AdelardRen]

Samantha Frambes I know it's late. But you aren't alone. I know I'm a complete stranger, but I'm in the valley too.

[@lynearchambault8745]

Soo good! ❤️”Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.”

[@latoyahenderson3098]

this is exactly how i feel right now. dead on the inside. consumed with something heavy. but i have no one who will share in my pain. everyone is very selfish.

[@KJFilmProductions]

man all their videos are awesome!!!!

[@leeannchavers3343]

Thank you.

[@thehenhouse]

Awesome. Just. Awesome.

[@elainejohnson2836]

I absolutely love this. I was given the gift of empathy. It sounds strange,but I do death well. I am there for friends and family during time of mourning. Its not always a physical death, we mourn for different things. Since I was a little girl I knew how to help.

[@user1name1here]

it would be nice if the people sitting in your mourning booth you while you are mourning did tell you what to do and when to do it.

[@kirstenkettell5577]

Thank You. God bless.

[@Webbgurl2000]

Just be there

[@kentucky42122]

WOW! That is deep and profound.

[@andreszepedagonzalez5085]

thank you really, because this video its excelent, its for all people depressed, and i want to use to bless some people, i will translate to spanish for all my friends here in Chile.

[@Skrothn]

@Chibithy I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed that. Persuading people that are down into joining your cult is despicable to me. Drawing people towards an ideology of lies is not the way to go. If/when they find out it's all lies, it might make them fall into a deeper depression since now what they put all their energy into is gone. They depended on that religion to live and then they'll have to find something else to live for.

[@littlewolf223]

My 3 BestFriend died in a car wreck last year i was with them when the semi hit but i was the youngest so they all protected me and i went into such a sevre depression i was put on sucide watch because i was that far gone i saw this and it gave me such hope and although i still bleed and i havent let god all the way in my heart i'm getting there little by little {:

[@GameSpyFly]

@aracey20 I used to be that guy. I was in a lot of pain due to family and sin stuff, but the only thing that would comfort me was being around people. So I would hide behind my "everything's OK" mask so that I wouldn't push people away. I think the best thing someone could have done for me, was to ask how I was really doing and not accept "good" for an answer. They could have really invested themselves into my life, and then they would have seen how I really felt. Does that help?

[@tonyagray2513]

POWERFUL AND TRUE!!

[@LeObama13]

speaking is silver but silence is golden

[@filler2013]

I Corinthians 12:25-26: "That there be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it." I know there have been times in my life when the only thing I could do for a brother or sister who was going through the valley was just that: to suffer with them. Just that is worth it--that there be no schism in the body. It's what Jesus did for us.

[@jennakaufman4471]

It’s hard for me to share the Bible face to face so I share it in other ways. Like texting people daily verses, helping those in need because I don’t know what else to do. I’m scared of confrontation because when I’ve tried all I got was persecuted except once.

[@TheDaveyExperience]

That was beautiful. I love your skits!

[@timmylai]

Awesome!

[@abominableangel]

crying.....

[@jesusholdemcd]

I wish i had someone like that. But im glad at least i got Christ

[@Jesusfreak323]

It is hard sometimes but the more you get yourself involved in ever taking the more you become connected to others

[@jesusholdemcd]

@@Jesusfreak323I got myself involved and I felt no connection at all but the truth hit me like a brick life isnt about me it's about Him. For all I know I'm going to hell but if I do I deserve it and I'm the one to blame. In the end life is all about Him not about how I feel so either I'm His or I'm not just that simple.

[@corazoncito77]

I hope this year has been better. Stay strong.

[@AdelardRen]

Everything is changing. And it hurts so much. Is it my fate to be left behind and forgotten? I thought it would be more gradual.

[@SapphireRain777]

@16LesMiserables I AGREE!!!! IT HURTS TO FEEL ABANDONED

[@katlynsparks477]

My parents are in the process of divorcing and I will admit as a Christian that I have really been struggling with certain things in my Christian life. I just don't understand how God could allow this to happen. I know things don't always turn out the way we want and that God's way of doing things is not our way of doing things, but I am really struggling to understand the purpose in this.

[@cherylglass-schell5720]

Hello. I just watched the skit on mourning & started to read the comments; yours was the first. I hope you found someone sit with you in your mourning booth. I hope you have made the ascent from the valley of your parents’ divorce and each of them as well. We humans are imperfect and sometimes we cause each other pain. With God’s constant and perfect Love, we may find comfort in & out of our life’s seasons. May the peace that passes all understanding be with you always.

[@givingtheglorytoGOD]

So sorry for what you've gone through. Please don't hesistate to talk to God. He wants you to accept Him completely. No matter what, remember you're not in this valley alone.

[@the-danny-ibrahim]

Talk about perspective .

[@MorganJServices]

Exceedingly true

[@lizreyes08]

This video is sooo true. Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone who is mourning is just sit there with them and not say nothing at all but just let them know you are there for them. @shadowwolf56979- I have no idea where you are from or what kind of things you are going through, but I want to let you know that I will (spirtitually) sit next to you in your mourning both. I am here sitting next to you. Write me when you need anything.

[@fabrizi0g6]

AWESOME!

[@Vegirobin]

If people were given freedom of choice, doesn't that mean that we have control? Why then do people throw around phrases like "God's plan" or "Everything happens for a reason" ? If God has a plan, why does he give us freedom of choice? If God already knows the future, why are we bothering to go through the motions? He already knows the choices we will make. Any insight anyone?

[@karenfrancescounts7131]

Amazing

[@tcleland104]

Hey guys. Out of love here... after viewing the video, the advertising of the website kind of throws off the mood. I think if you left it as it were at the end, would be more effective. Very good video, just the final advertising throws it off. You guys are awesome.

[@16LesMiserables]

@xiadfreaky09 totally agree! I've been in the mourning booth for a while now, and the moment I did my friends showed their true colours and abandoned me. even friends who were in thier own mourning booth didn't allow me to be there for them. I felt so alone, and was comforted so much by this video. even if no friend is around me, I know God is there :)

[@historylover1492]

wow, great video. So true.

[@brittneebroussard3479]

I agree 😊

[@littlewolf223]

thankx mate

[@SugarRose25]

loved it.

[@Dancergirl1409]

What do you do when you're in the valley but no one is there for you, no one tries to help you, no one even cares?

[@solrosenberg9552]

For me, no one new till years later when they tried to reconnect. If you had good friends from your past you may have to reconnect with them on your own. Very hard I know, but it's what you got to do to get better. At least try to just make your life enjoyable. I was alone for a long time but making my life enjoyable till i got on the right meds and dosage got me through till friends got in touch with me again. Or make new friends to hang out with that care, look for groups to join. Hang in there.

[@sammylamy5906]

@Dancergirl1409 you have God with you, he is always there with u with open arms! when your in the valley it may feel like your alone and no one cares but there is a God who will be there for u no matter what! he will help you through the valley, he will provide the light at the end of the valley! You just need to keep your faith and your life with him, because through all the craziness in life, God will ALWAYS provide a way out

[@katsanchez5971]

Can somebody tell me what is the account where Jesus says that the mourners should just mourn? Thnx

[@CONQUISTADOR79]

I gave my life to Christ and it seems I lost all it's okay it's okay but why do i feel like a dead man walking can't seem to forgive my self after losing her 10 years but I hate for not saying thank you for pushing me towards Christ

[@katsanchez5971]

Just hold on. I'm sure God is behind your pain. I don't have the answer you need, but please wait upon the Lord.

[@hopelessweirdo]

What's the song used in the background?

[@leopardlover001]

I try to help others by just sharing the pain, but it's hard to know what to do or say sometimes... I don't want to feel awkward or self-inviting...

[@quickeningfaith]

I wish someone would sit with me in my mourning booth right now.

[@robynhernandez9591]

WOW

[@aznxblaz3]

catz i hope whatever pain you are undergoing or dealing with right now, there is hope my friend Jesus said in matthew "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30) Cast all your anxiety on him because he care for you." (I Peter 5:7)

[@samuelquinteros2977]

Trie because they are trying make him him forget But tryed to make him him feel better Big deference god bless

[@rhondaosman3457]

When you don't know what to say, shut up. My husband died a year ago. He was 53.

[@Webbgurl2000]

I'm sorry. About your husband. No one can take the pain away. You just need them to care by being there. Cherish his memory.

[@rhondaosman3457]

Thank you.

[@larrybriggs8406]

I'm so sorry Rhonda. I can't even begin to imagine. I'm sorry.

[@rhondaosman3457]

Larry Briggs Thank you for your kindness!

[@robertquinones535]

What song is that?

[@BDesrose]

@coldplaying776 I'll pray for you. We all need it.

[@jslaight67]

bles you !!! Skit guys !!!

[@wheredia13]

So what do.we do when someone.is depressed

[@solrosenberg9552]

Be a friend. They will isolate and refrain from friends, social, life, etc... They will turn you down, but keep at it once a week or something. They will apreciate it in the long run. I speak from experience. I isolated for years, felt alone and that i had no one after high school and beginning my adult life after my dad died when i had a mental break down. Then after several years my old friends started contacting me or finding me through the internet but they never new i had severe depression and suicide attempts. I initially ignored my friends attempts to reach out to me, but they were luckily good friends and kept bugging me to get together and reconnect or catchup. Just talking and hanging out really helped, and i thanked them for not giving up on me. I talked to them through facebook at first but actually being with them really helped. I eventually got on the right medications and dosage and am doing good now. Good luck.

[@sammylamy5906]

be patient with them, we all deal with depression and some have it worse than others. never ever leave them! at first when your with them their hard to cope with but after a while they'll end up being the friend you've always wanted

[@L337Wesley]

God doesn't waste your pain.

[@chickmagnet4626]

@Willenna i dont think it always by what we do . look at job. he was perfect(and by perfect i mean rightous and GOD fearing)! and he still had problems = )

[@RandyM403]

Excellent video. I hate that St. Francis quote though, as too many people use it as an excuse get away with not sharing the Gospel. Though I'd say in this case it is used well.

[@CrystalBird]

that was nooma-tastic.

[@jillieaustin3510]

wow

[@chickmagnet4626]

@Willenna i dont think it always by what we do . look at job. he was perfect(and by perfect i mean rightous and GOD fearing)! and he still had problems = ) please dont take this the wrong way but i dont think youve been in the mourning booth yet = ) when you have youll understand = ) and ill be here for you and not to say 'i told ya so'

[@16LesMiserables]

@teamausten hey! I can very much relate :) I try to tell my friends how I feel, but no one really listens... just so you know, I'm here if you need someone to vent to. I'll try to only offer advice when you ask.. that goes for everyone here who's mourning ...because we do get out of the valley eventually. and then we can help others who need comfort. in this way we follow Christ and mourn with those who mourn as servers

[@Chibithy]

4:37 looks like she's about to crack-up. Also I don't think pulling people into cults that could heavily damage them (Scientology, Christianity, Wicca, etc.) is going to help.

[@hannahhillig9970]

Hey Chibithy, I understand why you would say Wicca could heavily damage someone, but what do you mean specifically about Christianity? Or Scientology?

[@crazysox305]

yay!! :D

[@chickmagnet4626]

@Vegirobin my preacher says this = ) GODS will,will happen .becuase of you .through you.or inspite of you. = ) i dont think we can comprehend GODS plan. and i dont think we should worry about trying to = ) GOD knows your heart so he knows what choice your going to make. buts its stil up to you to make that choice = ) GOD bless = )

[@samuelquinteros2977]

I meant they tried to make him forget but she tried to help