🔥🐷🔥This is disheartening. But thanks for the transparency, you did the best you could. Thanks for the tactful response to this situation.... caused I'd been pissed and sounding it.
I am so sorry that this happened to you. I know you are a very smart and you have a person a chance and I know this breaks your heart. I think we all fall for things like this in our lifetime and boy does the lesson hurts. I will keep you and the other people in my prayers please don’t let this drag you to far down because I wear my feelings on my shoulders and I let people steal my happiness but I am better. I lost my husband to cancer five years ago and people took advantage of me but know more from Mississippi !
When some thieves you out, and you did nothing wrong, only person should be apologizing...Is that Person!!!! I cannot beleive people scam friends out... insane! MAKE IT RIGHT JUSTIN!! ITS NOT TOO LATE!!
Thanks. Have been waiting for results after I posted this on Gab. Homesteaders are waiting for this build. People that are raising and growing food and their FOODS FOOD have looked honestly onto the future and see a real need for this company. In saying that will someone in the homestead community pick this up who is able, capable and willing to create these machines? How I wish I would have fought to get these machines that were sitting in a barn in 1974 in Kansas including a huge non gas/electric seed cleaner. 🌞🌱❤️
Something is obviously lost in translation between everyone involved. Mr. Metcalf has a video out explaining any concerns. We all know when statements like, " I don't understand" or," You do understand," are surfacing is an definate red flag of a spiritual influence that wants to see nothing but division. Seen this in the homesteading community now on three separate channels in the last 3 of 4 months. Information is not being provided, understood or allowed to percolate through the community. The fact being we are being set up to " eat our own." Communication is KEY.
You said that you gave the money to him freely with no expectations. You also said most of the people gave freely to see HIS dream come true. So why all the anger if you didn't expect to get anything in return? Your anger shows you didn't give him a free gift, you wanted somthing from him. I believe he will make good on his word to make more mills. Have patience.
you are only human so we all make mistakes. Please don't blame yourself for others' shortcomings. We have utmost respect for you and your family. Thank you for all your help and contributing to improving the world we were blessed to care for.
God loves a cheerful giver. If we give for the right reasons, the responsibility then moves on to the person who received it. They will be judged by God. Much love to you my brother, keep on keeping on.
☝🏻This right here is the reason that I do not do sponsor deals .. I can be responsible and accountable for myself, But I do not want the damage to MY reputation for someone else's mismanaged business. Hope he gets off his backside and gets it done!☝🏻
There are no words that will calm your heart, you apologized now put it in God's hands, now continue blessing the many people that God put in your life that needs your knowledge on surviving this land. you and your family be blessed and drive on.
This hurts my heart so much. Not the money lost, but because there seems to be a deep friendship in jeopardy. You and Justin have helped each other so much and have had such a close bond that I am incredibly sad to hear that’s been broken. I can’t help but believe he had good intentions with the kickstarter and I sincerely hope that one day he is no longer hearing whatever the devil has whispered in his ear to shake him and stop his progress on the grain mills. I am sure you haven’t told us everything you two have discussed, but I sincerely hope that the damage done to your friendship is not beyond repair.
This is the most beautiful post, and reflects my feelings, exactly. Billy,....You are the next-door neighbor, with a You-tube channel, who promoted an incredible idea! God bless you for that...God bless Justin for thinking about it....All is not lost. Think about your darkest times, when you temporarily, "checked out", because you felt overwhelmed. I understand why Billy and Danny, and others have to do the "call-out"...Your reputation is on the line...I believe this can all be fixed. Forget about the mill for awhile, and re-engage in private conversations, that no-one is privy to;...then , you might get to the source of the problem...
Looking at the kickstarter ... the project output included machining of unique parts and building several mills. Highest subscribed level included six hours of a milling class at his mill. We saw the one mill build on his youtube channel (I think that was the intended design). No subscribers at the top level of receiving the full mill build/sale are listed. So the completion of the Kickstarter is really not that far away, proof of concept that it appears he demonstrated, just needs to get the details done and shipped out electronically. Rather than patenting (mentioned in the Kickstarter) he'd probably be best served to open source the design to protect it by setting it free. Then keeping ahead of others by building version 2, 3, etc. Hopefully he can get things sorted at home and kickstarter.
Yes, I gave as well and was wondering what happened. Danny had alluded a couple times about being disappointed and then he came out last night and spilled the beans.
One idea moving forward, if you do want to support something down the road that looks good and the person seems credible, get a written contract with details of responsibilities of each person. Initial each page and sign the last page. Also put in a clause that if they do not do their due diligence and uphold their responsibilities, then they forfeit their share and it's automatically released to you. Have it notarized as you sign it too. And do this whether you know the person or not. It protects everyone. Attorneys can draw up these kinds of papers. I know it's a bit of expense, but if it's something that will benefit everyone, it might be worth it!
Thank you, for this video. We can all learn from this on several levels. Viewers, never criticize someone who is willing to give a public heart felt apology. Once again, too many good lessons can be learned from this video.
😭Awww sorry to hear this sad news. Thanks for being a solid stand up person, but it’s not your fault. 😞 🙏Hopefully he’ll do the right thing. Also hopefully he’ll learn that honest open clear communication can solve a lot of things. 🙏
Oh no, I have been worried about Justin since he hasn’t been posting. I’m just sick that this will affect your friendship. I honestly in my heart feel like Justin is a good man and wants these dreams to come true, sometimes the weight of this world is on our shoulders and Satan has a way of sabotaging our efforts. I know Justin had lived a Christian life but it wasn’t until recently that he truly gave his life to the Lord ! My feeling is him surrendering completely to the Lord and not just looking like a Christian has alerted Satan and he is on full attack ! I feel we need to pray for Justin, I will pray that Godly men will come along side him with guidance and that he is not cast aside as a failure. It is not easy for a man to ask for help and I feel he needs help !!! Please let’s not give up on Justin but let’s lift him up before the Lord and keep our prayers over him !!! I pray that Godly men will seek him and ask him where he’s at in his faith, encourage him and support him. He has to be hurting, he is in a hole and when you feel like you’ve let people down it’s hard to pull yourself up and that’s just in normal life, I can’t imagine when it’s on TH-cam ! I respect your message Billy and your acknowledgment of the delay, but I’m not giving up on Justin !!!! It’s hard to see life from someone else’s shoes, Justin is doing it alone, raising two daughters by himself and buried both parents in the last couple years…..I know what it’s like and I truly feel for him. It’s just a delay, Justin will pull through, he has came this far and his dream is heartfelt and it’s needed, he needs our patience and prayers !!! Justin, if you read this, I believe in you, I’m praying for you and I truly believe everyone will understand if you are struggling, we want your dream to become a reality and your channel to grow !!! You have it in you because you have God, give him your troubles. I’m praying for you and I WILL NOT give up on you !!! Give us a message and let everyone know you need time !!! Praying Gods protection over you 🙏🏻 Blessings
I agree with your assessment. I also wondered if the YT popularity became overwhelming to him. He lived such a quiet, private life before. Then I saw comments where viewers were questioning how he canned foods, raised his daughters and did other things. This will discourage the strongest person. I hope he steps up on things and gets other work done. Perhaps bring in an apprentice to help build the mills.
Don’t beat yourself up! I was sold on the idea as well, now my hope is that now the idea is out there that someone can take a lead on that dream and make it happen.❤
Billy highly respect your doing this . I noticed on Justin channel that he has a salvation testimony . As bad as it is that deadlines were not made and money not used correctly the worst thing is his testimony for Christ. I pray he comes back and is restored
Sometimes ideas are birthed to one person and brought to fruition by others. That path is often circuitous and disappointing. Don’t give up on an idea-or a person, but do continue to model integrity and honesty. Blessings, from an old teacher who loves new ideas….
I appreciate what a straight talker you are. It can be difficult to speak truth in these situations like this. Keep it up, keep being a straight talker.
I don't even know how this came on to my watch feed. I don't even know what the whole circumstances were. But I must say you appear to be a real stand-up person to apologize for somebody else's foolery and own your part. Even though you were conned as well.
I wondered why there had been no new videos from Metcalf Mills? I thought that Justin might be overwhelmed with caring for his daughters, keeping up the home, producing videos for his channel and WORKING on the grain mill. Gracious, this is such a disappointment for all of us and a financial blow to all of you who gave in faith. Billy, you have always promoted homesteading channels. You have shown us on numerous videos, people who are engaging in good garden and land practices. You helped Justin in so many ways. I hope he appreciates all that you did for him You are a real man! I hope Justin can be too. Thank you for being a gentleman. Lee Smith
May God forgive you for tearing down a new Christian who has suffered the death of his parents, and much sickness, as you well know, for you and your family lovingly cared for them in your own home. Please forgive and heal your relationship. If you pray about this, you may realize satan got in the midst and created this. God's timeline for Justin and his mills may not line up with the manmade tiers. Man makes his plans and God laughs. Please take a minute to reflect on Eph 6:12. I pray you and Justin will put your love for Christ first, thus forgiving and encouraging one another, mending a precious relationship the devil has tried to derail! If you're the man I thought you were, you might find God leading you to take this video down. God bless you and your family.
Can you say to me what I did wrong? I pointed out that he did not meet his obligations concerning the Kickstarter campaign. I have contacted him over and over again and he has done nothing. During this video with my duty.
SemperFi Brother!!! You earnestly did Your best with due diligence to assist in developing a Blessing. Even the Disciples had to “knock the dust off of their feet and leave.” Do not allow the enemy to slow or prevent You from being the Blessing You’re meant to be. OohRah
This is so sad, it was such a great idea/concept!! What a bummer! You don’t owe us an apology Billy! You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink. Keep inspiring and encouraging us all!
I spoke to him today also. Let's pray he comes forward and does the right thing. As God's servants sometimes we get taken because we have a heart to help. There should be a video coming from him about this if he was sincere when we talked. We were commanded by Christ to love one another as he loved us. You did what was right.
Have tons of respect for you, even more now, simply being willing to rightfully appoligize regardless of the offense deserves forgiveness. Your golden and that's why I tale the data amd time to listen to whatever you've got to say.
Oh no Billy! I was going to email you tonight and came to your channel and saw this video! We are driving from Virginia to Mississippi and wanted to stop by and speak to y’all. And I wanted to ask about Justin because I have been worried about him being gone from FB and also not making any YT videos. Wow, just wow! I know y’all are busy but we were in the area and wanted to speak at y’all. Hopefully everything will work out. I believe Justin is a good man. He lost both parents in a short period of time, he lost a brother and he’s a single dad raising 2 daughters. That’s a lot for anyone to handle. So I hope he will get back on track and take care of business. Thank you Billy.
Oh my goodness....my friend unfortunately there is a lot of this type of stuff going on YT. People reachout to me all the dang time. And now I am at the point where I hit that "DELETE" button and keep moving because I don't know who to trust anymore. You tried to help someone in good faith I can totally understand your aggravation. Geez........what's wrong with people. No worries my friend ~ you will be healed. Be Blessed, Keep Moving Forward and "doing YOU"
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Oh my goodness Your 'WE HAVE NAMES" video just popped up on my recommended list. The "Name Roll Call" had me rolling on my desk. I almost spit my coffee out I was laughing so hard. You and baby boy are just too darn funny! Love what you are doing with the money earned from the T-shirts Fundraiser. That's why GOD Blesses YOU my friend Beyond Measure.
Bill just getting to this video to me no apologies I think we your followers know you are honest and your words go along way, sometimes we all fall for something we believe in and get taken for. Justin just made a hold for himself and his family stay strong Billy 🙏
It takes a big man to come forward and admit a mistake. You clearly trusted the man and believed in his vision. Please do not allow one misguided human to alter YOUR vision, or your heart. We need people like You. Thanks for the great content...
I read the link for the kickstart and my understanding is the money is pledged, no money has actually changed hands. Is that right? If anyone gave that inventor actual money for that project and he didn't follow through, he owes you all your money back at the very least.
Billy, have you read the update Justin posted in his Kickstarter page on 2/3 where he claims he did not have access to his page and that he is working on the project. Do you believe his post is BS? Could he be telling the truth? If so, I wonder why he didn’t share the details with you. I hope he makes this right for everyone. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I appreciate the integrity you show in the things you do. I don't hold anyone accountable for believing in a great idea that would have been a HUGE help to communities all over this Nation. It seems like you did so in the most upright & least "foolish" (sorry, don't know how to express that) manner possible so if anyone is at fault or owes an apology it isn't you. Thanks for the update and Godspeed. :)
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Billy, Creative people are creative and struggle to keep to deadlines & set timeframes by their very nature, Its not because theyre trying to scam or pull the wool over peoples eyes, I get the impression that you were the one who encouraged him into a kickstarter that he probably didn't fully understand and wouldn't have agreed to had he known all the attached strings & timeframes, He is none the less doing it on his own terms, terms that don't have to be to your own standards of speed and efficiency, Although i understand that you were the face of it as much as anyone and have therefore assumed more pressure to implement it than you probably should, You suggested a nobel cause to your viewers who are intellegent people and took the decision to back it themselves, youre not obligated to follow up any further or release videos to pressure & force the guy into a timeline that was never his, Just leave him to it & it'll get done sooner or later, Justin isn't going to steal their money.
i am grateful for your communication on this and your ethics. i have been watching, and analyzing. start out great idea and mission statement, then dovetailing other subjects, then nothing on YT.
I'm sorry to hear about this. I liked the concept very much and hoped greatly that these would go into production and be made available. Costs of setting up my homestead and moving kept me from having any money to donate.Even so, I was planning the purchase for in the future. It looked like a very good idea, and a person with the skills to do it. Oh well.
Thank you for YOUR integrity. I just stumbled across this now, so I hadn't heard of the campaign before. It's sad folks take advantage of others, which is what it seems like has happened.
This is COMMON PRACTICE when greed enters in...... It's HARD to KNOW who is trustworthy anymore. Even when you KNOW FOR SURE ..... it can break. Do treat yourself up.....move forward and be blessed. FORGIVEN YOU ARE ☝️💖🙏
Nothing but respect to you Billy. Thank you for the unnecessary apology. You are an amazing person. Hopefully Justin does the right thing but if not God bless for being a man of integrity.
Thank you, Billy, for speaking up - I wondered if anyone ever would. Those influenced to give have a right to know what is going on. I'm sorry for all those who were let down by this man who did not prove to have integrity. I have more respect for you than ever.
You have no reason to apologize. I hope that he makes it right! You were dooped. That’s on him, not you! Appreciate that you thought that you were helping others and your community. The mill would be grand for those that could have afforded it. I’m sure Mr Danny is as upset as you are. His dumb country bumpkin act was a high alert for me, but I thought, well I haven’t met him. Hope that he makes it right. It’s between him and our Lord now. Thanks for all that you and your family do! Much WV Love and Many Prayers! 💙💛🙏
This makes me feel like you're the dad of the homestead world. Good video, you gave him plenty of chances, didn't resort to name calling and are still willing to talk with him. You've become one of my can't miss channels and it's for reasons like this.
The money isn't the issue for me, it's seeing a broken friendship. How sad😔
🔥🐷🔥This is disheartening. But thanks for the transparency, you did the best you could. Thanks for the tactful response to this situation.... caused I'd been pissed and sounding it.
no apology needed
Thanks a lot Robert!
Sorry for your loss both finical and a friendship
It is still a worthy cause.
I am so sorry that this happened to you. I know you are a very smart and you have a person a chance and I know this breaks your heart. I think we all fall for things like this in our lifetime and boy does the lesson hurts. I will keep you and the other people in my prayers please don’t let this drag you to far down because I wear my feelings on my shoulders and I let people steal my happiness but I am better. I lost my husband to cancer five years ago and people took advantage of me but know more from Mississippi !
This needs to be prayed about and let God have it.
I agree my friend!
When some thieves you out, and you did nothing wrong, only person should be apologizing...Is that Person!!!! I cannot beleive people scam friends out... insane! MAKE IT RIGHT JUSTIN!! ITS NOT TOO LATE!!
Thanks. Have been waiting for results after I posted this on Gab. Homesteaders are waiting for this build. People that are raising and growing food and their FOODS FOOD have looked honestly onto the future and see a real need for this company. In saying that will someone in the homestead community pick this up who is able, capable and willing to create these machines? How I wish I would have fought to get these machines that were sitting in a barn in 1974 in Kansas including a huge non gas/electric seed cleaner. 🌞🌱❤️
Love your honesty, we all get taken sometimes
You are a good man - did the right thing here. Blessings on your house. PJ
Thank you my friend!
We've all been there, Brother. All the Way.
Something is obviously lost in translation between everyone involved. Mr. Metcalf has a video out explaining any concerns. We all know when statements like, " I don't understand" or," You do understand," are surfacing is an definate red flag of a spiritual influence that wants to see nothing but division. Seen this in the homesteading community now on three separate channels in the last 3 of 4 months. Information is not being provided, understood or allowed to percolate through the community. The fact being we are being set up to " eat our own." Communication is KEY.
It's not your place to apologize.
You said that you gave the money to him freely with no expectations. You also said most of the people gave freely to see HIS dream come true. So why all the anger if you didn't expect to get anything in return?
Your anger shows you didn't give him a free gift, you wanted somthing from him. I believe he will make good on his word to make more mills. Have patience.
After I watched this I was thinking the same thing. I will be unsubscribing from this channel.
Uh, it was a Kickstarter not a Griftstarter. Have patience? Supposed to be done by end of July - this video is the end of November.
Shameful how people behave
Oh no! You owe no apologies. You put your faith in a worthy cause. I had to edit this to add a thank you for having the integrity to do this video.
Thanks a lot my friend!
you are only human so we all make mistakes. Please don't blame yourself for others' shortcomings. We have utmost respect for you and your family. Thank you for all your help and contributing to improving the world we were blessed to care for.
God loves a cheerful giver. If we give for the right reasons, the responsibility then moves on to the person who received it. They will be judged by God. Much love to you my brother, keep on keeping on.
You’re a solid dude
☝🏻This right here is the reason that I do not do sponsor deals .. I can be responsible and accountable for myself, But I do not want the damage to MY reputation for someone else's mismanaged business. Hope he gets off his backside and gets it done!☝🏻
AMEN ✌️💕👋
Thank you for your honesty!😀
Of course my friend!
WE LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND YOUR FAMILY
There are no words that will calm your heart, you apologized now put it in God's hands, now continue blessing the many people that God put in your life that needs your knowledge on surviving this land. you and your family be blessed and drive on.
Thanks a lot my friend!
So sorry, these days the work ethic is missing and sadly those that work hardest are overwhelmed.
This hurts my heart so much. Not the money lost, but because there seems to be a deep friendship in jeopardy. You and Justin have helped each other so much and have had such a close bond that I am incredibly sad to hear that’s been broken. I can’t help but believe he had good intentions with the kickstarter and I sincerely hope that one day he is no longer hearing whatever the devil has whispered in his ear to shake him and stop his progress on the grain mills. I am sure you haven’t told us everything you two have discussed, but I sincerely hope that the damage done to your friendship is not beyond repair.
I just hope he does the right thing. Thanks a lot my friend!
This is the most beautiful post, and reflects my feelings, exactly. Billy,....You are the next-door neighbor, with a You-tube channel, who promoted an incredible idea! God bless you for that...God bless Justin for thinking about it....All is not lost. Think about your darkest times, when you temporarily, "checked out", because you felt overwhelmed. I understand why Billy and Danny, and others have to do the "call-out"...Your reputation is on the line...I believe this can all be fixed. Forget about the mill for awhile, and re-engage in private conversations, that no-one is privy to;...then , you might get to the source of the problem...
@@markpearce7321 wise advice!
Very well said
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 😆
Looking at the kickstarter ... the project output included machining of unique parts and building several mills. Highest subscribed level included six hours of a milling class at his mill. We saw the one mill build on his youtube channel (I think that was the intended design). No subscribers at the top level of receiving the full mill build/sale are listed. So the completion of the Kickstarter is really not that far away, proof of concept that it appears he demonstrated, just needs to get the details done and shipped out electronically. Rather than patenting (mentioned in the Kickstarter) he'd probably be best served to open source the design to protect it by setting it free. Then keeping ahead of others by building version 2, 3, etc. Hopefully he can get things sorted at home and kickstarter.
It's scary to me to have learned what I've learned about demons and evil.
Easy to forgive.
Yes, I gave as well and was wondering what happened. Danny had alluded a couple times about being disappointed and then he came out last night and spilled the beans.
Its on him
So sorry. I pray he will do the right thing by everyone. He may need prayer as well.
I hope he does too!
One idea moving forward, if you do want to support something down the road that looks good and the person seems credible, get a written contract with details of responsibilities of each person. Initial each page and sign the last page. Also put in a clause that if they do not do their due diligence and uphold their responsibilities, then they forfeit their share and it's automatically released to you. Have it notarized as you sign it too. And do this whether you know the person or not. It protects everyone. Attorneys can draw up these kinds of papers. I know it's a bit of expense, but if it's something that will benefit everyone, it might be worth it!
I was at the get together last fall near you guys, and met Justin and watched his mill work. Danny shared last night that he got ripped off
Thank you, for this video. We can all learn from this on several levels. Viewers, never criticize someone who is willing to give a public heart felt apology. Once again, too many good lessons can be learned from this video.
I am so sorry to hear this Billy. Prayers for the whole situation.
Thanks a lot my friend!
😭Awww sorry to hear this sad news. Thanks for being a solid stand up person, but it’s not your fault. 😞
🙏Hopefully he’ll do the right thing. Also hopefully he’ll learn that honest open clear communication can solve a lot of things. 🙏
Oh no, I have been worried about Justin since he hasn’t been posting. I’m just sick that this will affect your friendship. I honestly in my heart feel like Justin is a good man and wants these dreams to come true, sometimes the weight of this world is on our shoulders and Satan has a way of sabotaging our efforts. I know Justin had lived a Christian life but it wasn’t until recently that he truly gave his life to the Lord ! My feeling is him surrendering completely to the Lord and not just looking like a Christian has alerted Satan and he is on full attack !
I feel we need to pray for Justin, I will pray that Godly men will come along side him with guidance and that he is not cast aside as a failure. It is not easy for a man to ask for help and I feel he needs help !!! Please let’s not give up on Justin but let’s lift him up before the Lord and keep our prayers over him !!!
I pray that Godly men will seek him and ask him where he’s at in his faith, encourage him and support him. He has to be hurting, he is in a hole and when you feel like you’ve let people down it’s hard to pull yourself up and that’s just in normal life, I can’t imagine when it’s on TH-cam !
I respect your message Billy and your acknowledgment of the delay, but I’m not giving up on Justin !!!!
It’s hard to see life from someone else’s shoes, Justin is doing it alone, raising two daughters by himself and buried both parents in the last couple years…..I know what it’s like and I truly feel for him.
It’s just a delay, Justin will pull through, he has came this far and his dream is heartfelt and it’s needed, he needs our patience and prayers !!!
Justin, if you read this, I believe in you, I’m praying for you and I truly believe everyone will understand if you are struggling, we want your dream to become a reality and your channel to grow !!! You have it in you because you have God, give him your troubles. I’m praying for you and I WILL NOT give up on you !!! Give us a message and let everyone know you need time !!! Praying Gods protection over you 🙏🏻
Blessings
Appreciate it my friend. Thank you so much!
I agree with your assessment. I also wondered if the YT popularity became overwhelming to him. He lived such a quiet, private life before. Then I saw comments where viewers were questioning how he canned foods, raised his daughters and did other things. This will discourage the strongest person. I hope he steps up on things and gets other work done. Perhaps bring in an apprentice to help build the mills.
Don’t beat yourself up! I was sold on the idea as well, now my hope is that now the idea is out there that someone can take a lead on that dream and make it happen.❤
Billy highly respect your doing this . I noticed on Justin channel that he has a salvation testimony . As bad as it is that deadlines were not made and money not used correctly the worst thing is his testimony for Christ. I pray he comes back and is restored
And in my mind nothing to forgive you for
Thank you so much my friend!
Thank you ! All is good !
Sometimes ideas are birthed to one person and brought to fruition by others. That path is often circuitous and disappointing. Don’t give up on an idea-or a person, but do continue to model integrity and honesty. Blessings, from an old teacher who loves new ideas….
Stay blessed, friend. You have a golden heart. Someday I will be able to articulate as well as you just did.
- James
I appreciate what a straight talker you are. It can be difficult to speak truth in these situations like this. Keep it up, keep being a straight talker.
No need to apologize brother. You are a good man and we are blessed by you and your family.
Thank you so much!
I don't even know how this came on to my watch feed. I don't even know what the whole circumstances were. But I must say you appear to be a real stand-up person to apologize for somebody else's foolery and own your part. Even though you were conned as well.
I wondered why there had been no new videos from Metcalf Mills? I thought that Justin might be overwhelmed with caring for his daughters, keeping up the home, producing videos for his channel and WORKING on the grain mill. Gracious, this is such a disappointment for all of us and a financial blow to all of you who gave in faith. Billy, you have always promoted homesteading channels. You have shown us on numerous videos, people who are engaging in good garden and land practices. You helped Justin in so many ways. I hope he appreciates all that you did for him You are a real man! I hope Justin can be too. Thank you for being a gentleman. Lee Smith
Thank you so much my friend.
Godspeed amigo. That guy needs sued big time.....
Thank you for the update! I was wondering where he’s been. I’m sorry you were put through all of that.
Thank you. Means a lot!
The reason people go to Kickstarter is because they can't get money from investors that have good business sense. Let that sink in.
May God forgive you for tearing down a new Christian who has suffered the death of his parents, and much sickness, as you well know, for you and your family lovingly cared for them in your own home. Please forgive and heal your relationship. If you pray about this, you may realize satan got in the midst and created this. God's timeline for Justin and his mills may not line up with the manmade tiers. Man makes his plans and God laughs. Please take a minute to reflect on Eph 6:12. I pray you and Justin will put your love for Christ first, thus forgiving and encouraging one another, mending a precious relationship the devil has tried to derail! If you're the man I thought you were, you might find God leading you to take this video down. God bless you and your family.
Can you say to me what I did wrong? I pointed out that he did not meet his obligations concerning the Kickstarter campaign. I have contacted him over and over again and he has done nothing. During this video with my duty.
SemperFi Brother!!! You earnestly did Your best with due diligence to assist in developing a Blessing. Even the Disciples had to “knock the dust off of their feet and leave.” Do not allow the enemy to slow or prevent You from being the Blessing You’re meant to be. OohRah
Sweet Chapel Farm supports and believes in Justin's vision for the mill. No ones been robbed.
Straight up man.One amongst the few!
Thanks for being honest with us. Blessings
Of course my friend!
There are scammers in every community.
I donated money to be a blessing for a worthwhile cause. I'm so sorry for your pain.
Thanks a lot my friend!
Get a lawyer and file with local law enforcement on fraud charges, contact the FCC about the fraud. I hold no hard feelings.
It hurts so much when you are betrayed by a close friend and supposedly fellow christian.
This is so sad, it was such a great idea/concept!! What a bummer!
You don’t owe us an apology Billy! You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink. Keep inspiring and encouraging us all!
I spoke to him today also. Let's pray he comes forward and does the right thing. As God's servants sometimes we get taken because we have a heart to help. There should be a video coming from him about this if he was sincere when we talked. We were commanded by Christ to love one another as he loved us. You did what was right.
Appreciate it my friend. I’m just upset that I had to make this video.
🌻💕😔👍
Humans. You showed grace.
Thank you for a up date on what has went down. Shocking, that has happen.
Of course!
I don't know who you are...or what happened...but I believe you sir. So good luck with whatever is going on with you and the other suckers.
Great video. Great channel. Great background as always (including audio of that rooster calling in the hills).
My Grandfather always said " a man is only as good as his word" If he was in trouble he needs come out and explain.
The same thing was told him numerous times. In truth, he honestly didn’t care.
Have tons of respect for you, even more now, simply being willing to rightfully appoligize regardless of the offense deserves forgiveness. Your golden and that's why I tale the data amd time to listen to whatever you've got to say.
Oh no Billy! I was going to email you tonight and came to your channel and saw this video! We are driving from Virginia to Mississippi and wanted to stop by and speak to y’all. And I wanted to ask about Justin because I have been worried about him being gone from FB and also not making any YT videos. Wow, just wow!
I know y’all are busy but we were in the area and wanted to speak at y’all.
Hopefully everything will work out. I believe Justin is a good man. He lost both parents in a short period of time, he lost a brother and he’s a single dad raising 2 daughters. That’s a lot for anyone to handle. So I hope he will get back on track and take care of business.
Thank you Billy.
Of course my friend. Thank you so much!
Well said 😊💕
Oh my goodness....my friend unfortunately there is a lot of this type of stuff going on YT. People reachout to me all the dang time. And now I am at the point where I hit that "DELETE" button and keep moving because I don't know who to trust anymore. You tried to help someone in good faith I can totally understand your aggravation. Geez........what's wrong with people. No worries my friend ~ you will be healed. Be Blessed, Keep Moving Forward and "doing YOU"
Means a lot my friend. Thank you so much!
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Oh my goodness Your 'WE HAVE NAMES" video just popped up on my recommended list. The "Name Roll Call" had me rolling on my desk. I almost spit my coffee out I was laughing so hard. You and baby boy are just too darn funny! Love what you are doing with the money earned from the T-shirts Fundraiser. That's why GOD Blesses YOU my friend Beyond Measure.
Bill just getting to this video to me no apologies I think we your followers know you are honest and your words go along way, sometimes we all fall for something we believe in and get taken for. Justin just made a hold for himself and his family stay strong Billy 🙏
Well said, the only thing that can’t be taken from us in life is our word. I appreciate you being big enough to make a video. Thx
Thanks a lot my friend!
Thanks for this.
Of course my friend!
You sir, are a man of integrity. Respect.
Thanks a lot my friend. Means a lot!
It takes a big man to come forward and admit a mistake. You clearly trusted the man and believed in his vision. Please do not allow one misguided human to alter YOUR vision, or your heart. We need people like You. Thanks for the great content...
I read the link for the kickstart and my understanding is the money is pledged, no money has actually changed hands. Is that right? If anyone gave that inventor actual money for that project and he didn't follow through, he owes you all your money back at the very least.
Thankyou for your honesty and integrity
Billy, have you read the update Justin posted in his Kickstarter page on 2/3 where he claims he did not have access to his page and that he is working on the project.
Do you believe his post is BS? Could he be telling the truth?
If so, I wonder why he didn’t share the details with you.
I hope he makes this right for everyone. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Your a good Man Sir. I’m sorry this happen to all involved. God Bless
Thank you so much!
This is Teena from the Reed family,
So happy for this video! I wondered what happened.
I appreciate the integrity you show in the things you do.
I don't hold anyone accountable for believing in a great idea that would have been a HUGE help to communities all over this Nation.
It seems like you did so in the most upright & least "foolish" (sorry, don't know how to express that) manner possible so if anyone is at fault or owes an apology it isn't you.
Thanks for the update and Godspeed. :)
Of course. Thanks a lot my friend!
No apologies needed. He will answer to someone else.
Lets wait to see what Justin's response is before chastising & judging him, Its only fair.
I can honestly say his response was lie after lie after lie.
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Billy, Creative people are creative and struggle to keep to deadlines & set timeframes by their very nature, Its not because theyre trying to scam or pull the wool over peoples eyes, I get the impression that you were the one who encouraged him into a kickstarter that he probably didn't fully understand and wouldn't have agreed to had he known all the attached strings & timeframes, He is none the less doing it on his own terms, terms that don't have to be to your own standards of speed and efficiency, Although i understand that you were the face of it as much as anyone and have therefore assumed more pressure to implement it than you probably should, You suggested a nobel cause to your viewers who are intellegent people and took the decision to back it themselves, youre not obligated to follow up any further or release videos to pressure & force the guy into a timeline that was never his, Just leave him to it & it'll get done sooner or later, Justin isn't going to steal their money.
i am grateful for your communication on this and your ethics. i have been watching, and analyzing. start out great idea and mission statement, then dovetailing other subjects, then nothing on YT.
Thank you so much!
I'm sorry to hear about this. I liked the concept very much and hoped greatly that these would go into production and be made available. Costs of setting up my homestead and moving kept me from having any money to donate.Even so, I was planning the purchase for in the future. It looked like a very good idea, and a person with the skills to do it. Oh well.
Thank you for YOUR integrity. I just stumbled across this now, so I hadn't heard of the campaign before. It's sad folks take advantage of others, which is what it seems like has happened.
This is COMMON PRACTICE when greed enters in......
It's HARD to KNOW who is trustworthy anymore.
Even when you KNOW FOR SURE ..... it can break.
Do treat yourself up.....move forward and be blessed.
FORGIVEN YOU ARE ☝️💖🙏
Nothing but respect to you Billy. Thank you for the unnecessary apology. You are an amazing person. Hopefully Justin does the right thing but if not God bless for being a man of integrity.
I sure hope he does the right thing! Thank you my friend!
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Sorry, are we referring to Justin Rhodes? Or are you talking about a different Justin?
Appreciate your integrity.
Of course. Thank you so much!
That really stinks. These things happen sometimes. But it still hurts when they do.
Thank you, Billy, for speaking up - I wondered if anyone ever would. Those influenced to give have a right to know what is going on. I'm sorry for all those who were let down by this man who did not prove to have integrity. I have more respect for you than ever.
Appreciate it my friend. Means a lot!
Just like Mr. I'm wonderful Billy. You, are also an ASS
You have no reason to apologize. I hope that he makes it right! You were dooped. That’s on him, not you! Appreciate that you thought that you were helping others and your community. The mill would be grand for those that could have afforded it. I’m sure Mr Danny is as upset as you are. His dumb country bumpkin act was a high alert for me, but I thought, well I haven’t met him. Hope that he makes it right. It’s between him and our Lord now. Thanks for all that you and your family do! Much WV Love and Many Prayers! 💙💛🙏
Thank you so much my friend. Means a lot!
Thank you for the update, so there is no apology required for the other person's failure to produce. Stay well.
Appreciate it. Thank you!
I’m sorry you were caught in this scam. I can see your pain. Forgive yourself and move forward. God bless you.
Sincerest thanks for the update. Sending you love and encouragement at this time.
Appreciate it my friend. Thank you!
I think I would hear both sides before making a decision on who is telling the truth here. 5:46
You're not responsible Mr.billy ,
I gave because I wanted to help , It's on Him.
Josette
Texas
Thanks a lot my friend.
Dont apologize for trying to help someone.
I understand your frustrations. No apologies needed
Appreciate it. Thank you!
This makes me feel like you're the dad of the homestead world. Good video, you gave him plenty of chances, didn't resort to name calling and are still willing to talk with him. You've become one of my can't miss channels and it's for reasons like this.
Appreciate it Zach. Thank you so much!
Oh Yes, Billy thinks He Is The Man! He has proven to be an ASS. And YOU are too.
Thank you for the apology. I didn't invest too much, but I'm thankful for your apologies, but mostly, I'm sorry you were taken advantage of. 💗
Thanks a lot Laura!