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The Horner’s are globetrotting troubadours  ‘The Sweet Sorrows‘ who entertain and inspire through music and story. They also utilise their own life-skills to help equip and minister to those in need, particularly where situations, culture and poverty have lead to disempowered and disenfranchised people groups. Together they travel as encouragers and  love-sowers.About UsSammy is an Irishman who wears many hats. He is a musician, a producer, an ordained pastor, electrician, teacher, artist and author. He is also a father and a grandfather.  A gifted singer-songwriter, he has played guitar and bass since his teens, is the front man of Celtic rock combo ‘The Electrics’ and is credited with being the first to marry Celtic music and worship music.Kylie is Australian, and has lived around the globe ( UK, Saudi Arabia, USA and Canada) and is now settled in Co. Wexford, Ireland. She worked as a nurse for 30 years before marrying Sammy and becoming one half of The Sweet Sorrows.  Always a vocalist, she sang in bands and worship teams until life with Sammy led to picking up various musical instruments.What Informs Us“They say travel broadens the mind, but you must have the mind.”   — Gilbert K. Chesterton.Our life and work involve travel, lots of travel. We have been over a large part of this beautiful planet and met thousands of it’s beautiful inhabitants.   For many years now we have taken seriously the ‘Celtic Way’.  A life of faith, love, hospitality, encouragement, sharing, giving, resting, rhythm, art, education, community and peace.  We are aware that life with all it’s flaws embraces all of these traits therefore common ground and inclusion, (rather than conflict and separation) seem like the best places to begin relationships with one another.  So, a Celtic faith and a view point that encompasses the rhythms of all of life and a desire to relate to all out of this.How We ServeWhen you get to a certain age, you tend to have life skills from the journey.  We like to call it ‘Trade-Off’.  Sammy certified as an electrician out of school before going on to seminary and ultimately a Masters in Education. Kylie worked 30 years as a Registered Nurse. Together we have sought to plug in with others that were doing for those less fortunate. This has led us to pass skills on to those needing a way to keep hungry mouths fed and to educate others who can facilitate help in much better ways than we can since they are on the ground all the time where they are needed, notably the Thai/Myanmar border in Mae Sot, Thailand. Electrical TradeschoolLack of electrical safety standards are rampant in SE Asia, thus our mandate is to ensure the highest possible training standards are adhered to, incorporating safe practice and compliance. Level 1 teaches all elements required to wire a small domestic dwelling. On successful completion, all participants are provided with a fully equipped tool belt and certificate of graduation.First Response Medical TrainingEverything from hand hygiene, wound care and manual blood pressure monitoring to adult/ pediatric BLS/CPR and associated cardiovascular system education. Local needs are assessed and local teams have input on the various opportunities for education. Essentially, how this relates practically, in a setting where there is no doctor, often the case in rural settings.Aid To UkraineRelational and practical support are what we lead with when it comes to helping the vulnerable and victims. No less so in the present conflict in Ukraine. Sammy’s initial trip in May ’22 saw him bringing joy, medical supplies and meeting the needs brought to his attention as he sang with militia groups, spoke with families and was immersed in the realities that are the ugliness of war. Fund-raising continues as needs are constant and increasing

Dr Rennae de Freitas is Department Chair of Intercultural Studies at Nelson University and a world class missionary practitioner in areas of the vulnerable and trafficked. We covered a lot of ground on her work and educating the next generation of practitioners and churches on the complexities of this work and long term health. We talked about effective short term missions, carpet bagging, strategic ministry and locations and work on the border. We covered a lot. You’re going to want to hear it. Check out Nelson University at Nelson.edu#untileveryONEisFREE #TheShepherds

Today We get to talk to my brother Jody Dyess. We chat about Say Something School Assembly (800,000 students and counting), how the Hod Rod and Rat Rod community is fighting human trafficking through Burnout Trafficking, and how you can join the fight through short term volunteer and missions trips. We cover of ground…check it out.

Brad Dennis proudly serves as the Director of Search Operations for F.R.E.E. International's "SHEPHERDS" teams.He originated and organizes "THE BIG SEARCH," a task force approach to locating the missing and identifying human trafficking victims in communities around the country.He and his wife Tammy founded Called2Rescue Ministries, a veteran operated non-profit focused on educating, equipping, and empowering communities to search, reach, and rescue the exploited and marginalized.Brad has over thirty-eight years of experience in search and rescue and has managed search efforts for over 1000 missing, exploited, or abducted child cases around the country. His teams have been instrumental in the rescue of numerous children from sex trafficking and the intelligence they gathered has assisted in taking down child trafficking rings around the country. Brad's rescue work has been chronicled on CNN, The Early Show, The Today Show, Dateline, MSNBC, and 48 Hours.Brad has worked with five K9 partners in human remains detection and is an evaluator for the National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR) and National Network of Canine Detection Services (NNCDS). He travels extensively throughout the United States providing dynamic and relevant instruction concerning child safety and awareness, search and rescue operations, K9 search and rescue, ministry to families of missing children, search and rescue management, and the sex trafficking of minors.Brad has been awarded the Commissioner's Award from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FLE) and the prestigious Justice Award from the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice for his efforts to locate missing children. He served on the US State Department's Human Trafficking and Technology Working Group and the Florida Department of Children and Families Working Group to combat child sex trafficking.Brad is a retired Cryptologic Master Chief Petty Officer in theUS Navy and served with distinction as an intelligence analyst attached to the Joint Special Operations Commano where he was highly decorated for his analysis and counterterrorism efforts.