Amen. 00:03:19.54\00:03:22.55 Oh, good evening, ASI. 00:03:22.58\00:03:24.75 Now that's what I'm used to. Thank you. 00:03:24.78\00:03:27.44 It's really nice to be here at another ASI convention. 00:03:27.47\00:03:31.11 Tonight we started journey, a journey to discover 00:03:31.14\00:03:34.52 how God is using your sacrificial offerings 00:03:34.55\00:03:37.68 to further His Word and hasten His soon coming. 00:03:37.71\00:03:40.95 So we're gonna learn a little bit tonight about 00:03:40.98\00:03:43.08 a couple of the ministries that are in your booklet. 00:03:43.11\00:03:46.26 And tonight standing beside me 00:03:46.29\00:03:47.71 is Chance from the NAPS organization. 00:03:47.74\00:03:50.82 Chance, tell me what, what is NAPS stand for? 00:03:50.85\00:03:53.26 Well, NAPS stands for the National Association 00:03:53.29\00:03:55.89 for the Prevention of Starvation, 00:03:55.92\00:03:58.05 not only physical starvation but also spiritual starvation. 00:03:58.08\00:04:02.01 So we're a group of students, voluntary missionaries 00:04:02.04\00:04:04.90 from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. 00:04:04.93\00:04:07.10 Now we go around the world, 00:04:07.13\00:04:08.20 we do a lot of medical relief program, 00:04:08.23\00:04:09.95 we do evangelism program 00:04:09.98\00:04:11.92 and especially in Southern Africa 00:04:11.95\00:04:14.46 also in the United States and of course on Friday 00:04:14.49\00:04:16.80 we talk more a little bit on some of the work 00:04:16.83\00:04:18.86 that have been doing 00:04:18.89\00:04:19.97 with the Youth of Jesus program over the years. 00:04:20.00\00:04:22.73 Now, you're going to be doing 00:04:22.76\00:04:23.81 something a little bit different than 00:04:23.84\00:04:25.29 what you've done in the past 00:04:25.32\00:04:27.65 with this particular project. 00:04:27.68\00:04:28.94 Tell us a little bit about that. 00:04:28.97\00:04:30.32 Well, this is a project that we really appreciate ASI 00:04:30.35\00:04:33.40 for partnering with us about its called 00:04:33.43\00:04:35.65 The Good Life Wellness Center and this is gonna be 00:04:35.68\00:04:39.17 a missionary outpost center as well 00:04:39.20\00:04:41.31 where we provide for you know, 00:04:41.34\00:04:43.48 people who are in the south of Alabama, 00:04:43.51\00:04:45.73 we'll call it Deep South or the Black Belt, 00:04:45.76\00:04:47.77 you know, these are some of the poorest counties 00:04:47.80\00:04:49.72 in all of the United States. 00:04:49.75\00:04:51.63 They lead the nation in health problems 00:04:51.66\00:04:54.75 also education is among the lowest 00:04:54.78\00:04:57.33 in all of the whole United States. 00:04:57.36\00:04:59.43 And so we want to be able to do something about that. 00:04:59.46\00:05:03.04 How is that you came to this particular places that 00:05:03.07\00:05:05.78 in you said Sawyerville is where it's located? 00:05:05.81\00:05:08.26 How did you identify that city as well? 00:05:08.29\00:05:10.75 Well, actually that was very interested. 00:05:10.78\00:05:12.34 At our annual board meeting 00:05:12.37\00:05:14.33 Pastor Humphrey, Auldwin Humphrey, 00:05:14.36\00:05:16.50 he is actually the chairman of the NAPS board 00:05:16.53\00:05:19.05 and also he served on the South Central Conference 00:05:19.08\00:05:22.42 as the executive secretary. 00:05:22.45\00:05:24.58 And so he's been challenging us 00:05:24.61\00:05:26.53 you know, in school he did some project 00:05:26.56\00:05:29.66 on the southern work 00:05:29.69\00:05:30.98 which is Ellen White's commission for us 00:05:31.01\00:05:32.74 to reach you know, in the south. 00:05:32.77\00:05:34.79 And so we had kind of neglected it 00:05:34.82\00:05:36.50 for a little bit and then you know, 00:05:36.53\00:05:38.30 about eight months ago Dr. Paul in a staff meeting 00:05:38.33\00:05:41.25 we're like, you know what guys, 00:05:41.28\00:05:42.53 let's just start, let's make us start somewhere. 00:05:42.56\00:05:45.06 And so that's where the journey began 00:05:45.09\00:05:46.75 and here we are now to where we are today. 00:05:46.78\00:05:49.67 So you're starting in Sawyerville 00:05:49.70\00:05:51.48 and so what is happening there? 00:05:51.51\00:05:53.88 Well, it's exciting 00:05:53.91\00:05:55.00 what's going on in Sawyerville right now. 00:05:55.03\00:05:57.46 Every week NAPS group goes to the area, 00:05:57.49\00:06:00.84 we work there, we do a lot of health programs, 00:06:00.87\00:06:04.01 so right now we meet in the needs 00:06:04.04\00:06:06.25 of the community there but however, 00:06:06.28\00:06:08.59 each Sunday the students there, 00:06:08.62\00:06:11.00 all of the NAPS students 00:06:11.03\00:06:12.24 who volunteer on that particular week 00:06:12.27\00:06:14.00 and they will go down 00:06:14.03\00:06:15.27 and they build, they build this building, 00:06:15.30\00:06:18.22 we're gonna see some pictures in a little bit 00:06:18.25\00:06:20.06 but they do a lot of building, 00:06:20.09\00:06:21.64 they meet the needs of the community. 00:06:21.67\00:06:23.33 There's a lady there called Mrs. Queenie, 00:06:23.36\00:06:25.67 they help her you know, 00:06:25.70\00:06:27.01 in health reduction issues, helping her 00:06:27.04\00:06:29.35 to also get more physically fit and so forth. 00:06:29.38\00:06:31.84 So that was just a entry point 00:06:31.87\00:06:33.62 where we're meeting the needs of the community, 00:06:33.65\00:06:35.48 assessing what's going on. 00:06:35.51\00:06:36.92 And so there's another clinic also 00:06:36.95\00:06:38.69 which is about 45 minutes from Sawyerville 00:06:38.72\00:06:41.34 in Gainesville and that clinic there, 00:06:41.37\00:06:43.35 Dr. Mala Hardnett, every Friday, 00:06:43.38\00:06:45.62 she takes time off of her busy practice as a doctor 00:06:45.65\00:06:48.85 and she goes through the community there 00:06:48.88\00:06:50.66 and she provides free medical care 00:06:50.69\00:06:52.87 to those in the community. 00:06:52.90\00:06:54.19 So the emphasis there would be 00:06:54.22\00:06:55.48 as we're meeting the needs of those area there, 00:06:55.51\00:06:57.68 once their lifestyle center 00:06:57.71\00:06:58.87 becomes active we're going to be able 00:06:58.90\00:07:01.49 to have those people bridge over into the wellness center. 00:07:01.52\00:07:05.28 Now how did you find the location in Gainesville? 00:07:05.31\00:07:08.87 That location actually came about 00:07:08.90\00:07:10.49 because there's a federation, 00:07:10.52\00:07:12.60 there we call the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, 00:07:12.63\00:07:14.68 this been there for many years 00:07:14.71\00:07:16.32 so it's like a community group 00:07:16.35\00:07:17.80 where farmers came together back in the today 00:07:17.83\00:07:20.53 and so this building had-- 00:07:20.56\00:07:22.84 it hasn't been used for about 40 years 00:07:22.87\00:07:25.33 and so as Dr. Paul was going into the area 00:07:25.36\00:07:27.66 and so forth, we're able to negotiate our work with them 00:07:27.69\00:07:30.60 and help them repair the building 00:07:30.63\00:07:32.26 and bring it up to speed 00:07:32.29\00:07:33.67 and so that's where we use the building every Friday. 00:07:33.70\00:07:36.91 So you're collaborating with community entities 00:07:36.94\00:07:39.21 to server the community? 00:07:39.24\00:07:40.27 That's exactly right. 00:07:40.30\00:07:41.33 Exciting, that's really wonderful. 00:07:41.36\00:07:42.85 Now, tell me a little bit about the students 00:07:42.88\00:07:44.58 who were in school and coming down on days 00:07:44.61\00:07:48.99 that they should be studying to do things for the community. 00:07:49.02\00:07:52.40 How does that work? 00:07:52.43\00:07:53.46 Well, that's one of the things 00:07:53.49\00:07:54.57 I love about NAPS is the commitment 00:07:54.60\00:07:56.15 of our volunteer student missionaries. 00:07:56.18\00:07:58.75 So these are people who are committed 00:07:58.78\00:08:00.41 they already in classes and so forth 00:08:00.44\00:08:02.21 but yet they are so committed that every weekend 00:08:02.24\00:08:04.78 they just take the time off to go. 00:08:04.81\00:08:06.50 And what we've noticed that 00:08:06.53\00:08:08.03 they really don't get behind in their studies 00:08:08.06\00:08:09.65 and matter of fact some of them 00:08:09.68\00:08:11.11 once they start working and serving others 00:08:11.14\00:08:12.91 we find that some of their grades even go up. 00:08:12.94\00:08:15.11 And there's a particular group of people called, 00:08:15.14\00:08:16.71 we call them the YOD 00:08:16.74\00:08:18.10 which is the Year of Dedication that 00:08:18.13\00:08:20.52 students take a year off of their studies 00:08:20.55\00:08:23.63 and they go out and serve the Lord 00:08:23.66\00:08:24.91 in the United States and then they go overseas 00:08:24.94\00:08:27.39 for a spring break mission as well. 00:08:27.42\00:08:30.04 And some of them, they're even here tonight. 00:08:30.07\00:08:32.44 So let's take a look at 00:08:32.47\00:08:33.50 what kind of progress has been made so far. 00:08:33.53\00:08:35.33 Well, if you look at the pictures 00:08:35.36\00:08:36.41 this is how it came about. 00:08:36.44\00:08:37.69 We have been blessed to have 110 acres in the area 00:08:37.72\00:08:42.08 and it's fully paid for, we thank the Lord for that. 00:08:42.11\00:08:44.95 And these are some of the young men 00:08:44.98\00:08:46.06 as you can see here on the screen 00:08:46.09\00:08:47.91 that they are actually helping to clear the land 00:08:47.94\00:08:50.92 and next picture you will see that 00:08:50.95\00:08:53.15 you know, these are the boards, 00:08:53.18\00:08:54.26 the material that we were able to purchase, 00:08:54.29\00:08:57.05 other people give their donations and help. 00:08:57.08\00:08:59.16 And you can see again NAPS young men 00:08:59.19\00:09:00.84 are going in to the area, these are two young men 00:09:00.87\00:09:02.48 who are very powerful in this project here. 00:09:02.51\00:09:04.50 We have David Moise and we have also Wilson Henry, 00:09:04.53\00:09:07.24 he's a theology major but he's actually the one 00:09:07.27\00:09:10.04 who has been there with the pluming 00:09:10.07\00:09:11.63 and these young men, 00:09:11.66\00:09:12.71 they learn to do all of this work themselves. 00:09:12.74\00:09:14.45 So they do the pluming, the electrical work 00:09:14.48\00:09:16.35 in that area as well. 00:09:16.38\00:09:18.41 Actually the year before 00:09:18.44\00:09:19.48 they were on the Year of Dedication 00:09:19.51\00:09:20.95 team number seven, 00:09:20.98\00:09:22.27 so Dr. Paul actually encouraged them, 00:09:22.30\00:09:24.35 motivated them to learn 00:09:24.38\00:09:25.99 how to do pluming and wiring and so forth. 00:09:26.02\00:09:28.57 Next picture, as you can see 00:09:28.60\00:09:30.34 this is the building here, it's over 6,000 square feet 00:09:30.37\00:09:33.27 and so this is just the starting. 00:09:33.30\00:09:34.88 We're gonna be doing evangelism program here as well 00:09:34.91\00:09:37.37 where we train self supporting medical missionary, 00:09:37.40\00:09:40.51 even bring in maybe some people from Africa over 00:09:40.54\00:09:42.98 so they can be able to get trained 00:09:43.01\00:09:44.33 and go back out and share. 00:09:44.36\00:09:45.79 And this is the last picture, 00:09:45.82\00:09:47.31 it's already up to the roof all summer, 00:09:47.34\00:09:49.56 the young men have been laboring diligently in the area 00:09:49.59\00:09:52.38 where its hot, it's very, very hot in the area 00:09:52.41\00:09:55.20 but they've been laboring there 00:09:55.23\00:09:56.84 doing a lot of work trying to get us. 00:09:56.87\00:09:58.51 So now all we have to do now 00:09:58.54\00:10:00.43 for this upcoming school term now 00:10:00.46\00:10:02.34 is to work on the interior with 00:10:02.37\00:10:04.25 you know, the pluming, electrical 00:10:04.28\00:10:05.31 and other things like that. 00:10:05.34\00:10:06.41 That's really exciting. Thank you. 00:10:06.44\00:10:07.52 I'm so glad that we have opportunity 00:10:07.55\00:10:10.10 to advance the cause, the work through NAPS. 00:10:10.13\00:10:12.06 Thank you very much, Chance. 00:10:12.09\00:10:13.15 And just one thing, if you want to hear 00:10:13.18\00:10:14.53 more about NAPS you can come 00:10:14.56\00:10:16.19 to the booth number 923 and also visit us 00:10:16.22\00:10:19.43 online napsoc.org, thank you. 00:10:19.46\00:10:21.75 Thank you. 00:10:21.78\00:10:24.10 Coming to join me now is a person with the same name 00:10:24.13\00:10:26.57 as someone you heard before. 00:10:26.60\00:10:28.51 Jason, well, not part of the name. 00:10:28.54\00:10:31.01 Jason Fournier, Jason is the son 00:10:31.04\00:10:33.63 of Frank Fournier our president. 00:10:33.66\00:10:36.45 And Jason, conducts his work in his ministry 00:10:36.48\00:10:40.12 in Africa at Kibidula, where is it located 00:10:40.15\00:10:43.05 and exactly what is it all about? 00:10:43.08\00:10:45.09 Kibidula is in the eastern part of Africa 00:10:45.12\00:10:50.79 in the country of Tanzania 00:10:50.82\00:10:54.08 which is about half way or just below Kenya. 00:10:54.11\00:10:58.62 And what do you do there? 00:10:58.65\00:10:59.93 What's your role there? 00:10:59.96\00:11:01.44 I'm the director of Kibidula 00:11:01.47\00:11:03.89 and basically I oversee everything 00:11:03.92\00:11:06.98 that goes on at the place. 00:11:07.01\00:11:08.81 So you receive all the blame and all the credit? 00:11:08.84\00:11:11.07 I guess so. 00:11:11.10\00:11:12.90 So what kind of services or programs 00:11:12.93\00:11:14.83 do you provide at Kibidula? 00:11:14.86\00:11:16.94 Well, at Kibidula we have 00:11:16.97\00:11:18.21 several different programs going on. 00:11:18.24\00:11:19.85 We have a primary school with about 90 children 00:11:19.88\00:11:24.67 learning all the subjects in English 00:11:24.70\00:11:29.55 and we also have a school of agriculture 00:11:29.58\00:11:35.47 which is for children who dropped out of school, 00:11:35.50\00:11:39.86 they then come to our place for a two year course 00:11:39.89\00:11:42.83 and in that course we then teach them, 00:11:42.86\00:11:47.00 basically the basics of life, tools to have a successful life 00:11:47.03\00:11:52.21 and also the goal is to reach them with the gospel. 00:11:52.24\00:11:56.20 So we're reaching them with, yeah, the gospel and-- 00:11:56.23\00:12:03.77 Kind of helping them through the education 00:12:03.80\00:12:05.38 of agriculture and those different tools. 00:12:05.41\00:12:08.25 And carpentry and sowing and English 00:12:08.28\00:12:10.77 and as many things as we can give them 00:12:10.80\00:12:12.76 to have a successful life. 00:12:12.79\00:12:14.65 So and they don't just walk away with tools, 00:12:14.68\00:12:17.67 they walk away with the gospel and some of those individuals 00:12:17.70\00:12:20.22 have actually given their lives to Christ in baptism? 00:12:20.25\00:12:22.95 Actually, almost all are students 00:12:22.98\00:12:25.97 every year end up being baptized. 00:12:26.00\00:12:28.72 Oh, praise the Lord. 00:12:28.75\00:12:30.88 And so you have another school, the school of evangelism. 00:12:30.91\00:12:34.91 That's correct. 00:12:34.94\00:12:35.99 We run a school of evangelism, two sessions a year, 00:12:36.02\00:12:38.83 we have four months each session 00:12:38.86\00:12:42.50 where we get students from all over Tanzania 00:12:42.53\00:12:45.26 and they learn principles 00:12:45.29\00:12:48.76 or methods in spreading the gospel 00:12:48.79\00:12:52.75 and reaching souls for Christ. 00:12:52.78\00:12:54.92 And you mentioned that there are lot of baptisms 00:12:54.95\00:12:57.98 and so what number of baptisms occur 00:12:58.01\00:13:01.97 like every year for instance? 00:13:02.00\00:13:04.84 We have at least 300 baptisms every year 00:13:04.87\00:13:08.21 as a result of our work or outreach at Kibidula. 00:13:08.24\00:13:12.85 Oh, praise the God. That's wonderful. 00:13:12.88\00:13:15.87 Let's see, you also talked to me about, 00:13:15.90\00:13:18.38 you actually you're in the print work, too. 00:13:18.41\00:13:20.69 What do you do in publishing? 00:13:20.72\00:13:22.67 Well, we don't print books ourselves 00:13:22.70\00:13:25.91 but we translate books into Swahili 00:13:25.94\00:13:28.70 and we also have books written by Swahili authors 00:13:28.73\00:13:33.76 and they-- well, after the editing process 00:13:33.79\00:13:37.55 we send the books to Korea to be translated 00:13:37.58\00:13:40.49 and then we import container loads full 00:13:40.52\00:13:44.27 of Swahili books to sell through the colporteur system. 00:13:44.30\00:13:49.25 So our books are actually sold 00:13:49.28\00:13:52.19 by all the colporteurs around Tanzania. 00:13:52.22\00:13:56.64 And you said that, so this work at Kibidula 00:13:56.67\00:13:59.60 with the literature is actually more than 00:13:59.63\00:14:03.02 what the church provides or-- 00:14:03.05\00:14:05.79 Well, we work in conjunction with the church 00:14:05.82\00:14:08.77 but we produce probably a major portion 00:14:08.80\00:14:12.49 or at least half of all the Swahili books 00:14:12.52\00:14:16.95 that are sold in Tanzania, the Adventist books. 00:14:16.98\00:14:20.03 Now you are also partnering with another ministry 00:14:20.06\00:14:23.14 and that happens that has been supported 00:14:23.17\00:14:25.42 and it is supported by ASI, the one day church. 00:14:25.45\00:14:28.65 You've built a couple of churches there in Tanzania. 00:14:28.68\00:14:32.99 At Kibidula we've been blessed 00:14:33.02\00:14:35.45 to be a recipient of the one day church program 00:14:35.48\00:14:39.96 and we've built, 00:14:39.99\00:14:41.10 I think up-to-date close to 200 churches. 00:14:41.13\00:14:43.59 Two hundred churches, just from your staff 00:14:43.62\00:14:45.69 at Kibidula and other volunteers? 00:14:45.72\00:14:47.56 Yes, just our group at Kibidula going out and building. 00:14:47.59\00:14:49.99 That's incredible. 00:14:50.02\00:14:51.12 Thank you so much for that effort there. 00:14:51.15\00:14:53.53 And we'll be hearing a lot more about the one day church 00:14:53.56\00:14:56.07 and more one day structures later in this weekend. 00:14:56.10\00:15:00.32 Tell me a little bit about a particular vegetable. 00:15:00.35\00:15:04.18 I understand that you're into guacamole. 00:15:04.21\00:15:06.85 We're just about up to our necks in guacamole 00:15:06.88\00:15:09.79 if you want to say. 00:15:09.82\00:15:11.93 At Kibidula the soil is not very good for most crops 00:15:11.96\00:15:16.59 but we found over the years of trailing there 00:15:16.62\00:15:19.61 one thing that grows excellent is avocados. 00:15:19.64\00:15:22.73 So we are in the process of growing or making orchids 00:15:22.76\00:15:29.59 of avocados with intend that they will support 00:15:29.62\00:15:34.98 the work of the gospel in Tanzania. 00:15:35.01\00:15:37.08 Okay, wonderful. 00:15:37.11\00:15:38.23 And this is I think, where our offerings come in 00:15:38.26\00:15:40.81 because in order to work those fields 00:15:40.84\00:15:44.67 you explain to me it's a pretty tedious process 00:15:44.70\00:15:48.11 to work on avocado plants. 00:15:48.14\00:15:52.14 Well, up to now we've done all the work by hands. 00:15:52.17\00:15:55.71 We've about 1,000 trees planted so far 00:15:55.74\00:15:58.37 and you know dig the holes 00:15:58.40\00:15:59.78 and now we have to do all the mowing the orchids 00:15:59.81\00:16:02.95 and we're planting more orchids 00:16:02.98\00:16:05.09 and it's growing beyond our capacity 00:16:05.12\00:16:07.72 to be able to do everything just by hand. 00:16:07.75\00:16:10.52 So with our help we can get a tractor for Kibidula. 00:16:10.55\00:16:13.84 That's right. 00:16:13.87\00:16:15.51 Actually last year's offering 00:16:15.54\00:16:18.32 provided the money for a tractor 00:16:18.35\00:16:21.88 and it was shipped beginning of this year 00:16:21.91\00:16:24.08 and arrived recently at Kibidula. 00:16:24.11\00:16:26.82 Oh, wonderful. 00:16:26.85\00:16:28.20 And that's a picture of the tractor 00:16:28.23\00:16:30.36 actually mowing between the avocado trees at Kibidula. 00:16:30.39\00:16:34.74 Now you talk to me a little bit about 00:16:34.77\00:16:38.20 some of the individuals who are baptized as a result. 00:16:38.23\00:16:43.82 Well, it's just a short story. 00:16:43.85\00:16:46.51 Recently I was speaking with one of our missionaries 00:16:46.54\00:16:50.26 who, I forgot to mention 00:16:50.29\00:16:52.42 we have about 30 some lay missionaries 00:16:52.45\00:16:55.34 doing work in un-entered areas of Tanzania, 00:16:55.37\00:16:57.78 many of these are Muslim areas 00:16:57.81\00:17:00.23 and the one of our missionaries 00:17:00.26\00:17:05.54 they baptized the daughter of a Muslim 00:17:05.57\00:17:08.96 and the father was so angered by that, that he came 00:17:08.99\00:17:12.82 and attacked our missionary with a machete 00:17:12.85\00:17:15.45 with the intention of killing him. 00:17:15.48\00:17:18.04 Fortunately the weather was cool, 00:17:18.07\00:17:19.49 he was wearing a big coat 00:17:19.52\00:17:21.14 and I think with the blessing of God 00:17:21.17\00:17:23.07 when the machete hit him the coat saved him 00:17:23.10\00:17:26.28 and he was actually not seriously injured 00:17:26.31\00:17:29.53 and so the Lord blessed him like that, yeah. 00:17:29.56\00:17:33.23 Well, we were so grateful for the blessings of the Lord 00:17:33.26\00:17:35.57 and His protection. 00:17:35.60\00:17:36.76 And thank you for what Kibidula is doing 00:17:36.79\00:17:38.80 to advance the gospel. 00:17:38.83\00:17:40.20 You will find out Kibidula's where you want to go. 00:17:40.23\00:17:42.51 Thank you very much. 00:17:42.54\00:17:44.29 This is the best part of ASI. 00:17:44.32\00:17:47.21 And we have some more for you, that's good news. 00:17:47.24\00:17:50.65 I have with me here Dr. Naren James 00:17:50.68\00:17:53.44 and he is a medical professional 00:17:53.47\00:17:55.40 who is doing gospel ministry. 00:17:55.43\00:17:58.62 Actually he's not a pastor, he's a medical physician. 00:17:58.65\00:18:02.21 You have a practice in Kentucky 00:18:02.24\00:18:04.88 and you operate, what two clinics? 00:18:04.91\00:18:06.82 Yeah, two clinics called Bluegrass clinic. 00:18:06.85\00:18:08.20 Okay, so you're very busy. 00:18:08.23\00:18:09.53 Very busy. 00:18:09.56\00:18:10.64 Okay, so how long have you been in ASI? 00:18:10.67\00:18:15.33 Twelve years now, since the year 2000. 00:18:15.36\00:18:17.60 Twelve years, okay in those 12 years 00:18:17.63\00:18:19.81 how has your practice, medical practice 00:18:19.84\00:18:23.44 changed to a medical missionary practice? 00:18:23.47\00:18:25.78 Well, ASI has been such a fundamental part of that 00:18:25.81\00:18:27.96 when I arrived here, 00:18:27.99\00:18:29.03 you said, thinking of my practice is my profession 00:18:29.06\00:18:30.74 and church is something else. 00:18:30.77\00:18:32.27 Over time having come to ASI the seminars 00:18:32.30\00:18:34.52 and the events have inspired me 00:18:34.55\00:18:35.73 to look at my practice differently. 00:18:35.76\00:18:37.48 I look at patients differently. 00:18:37.51\00:18:39.12 As children of God, 00:18:39.15\00:18:40.55 they are to receive message from Him, 00:18:40.58\00:18:42.17 even as I minister to their physical needs. 00:18:42.20\00:18:43.90 Right. 00:18:43.93\00:18:45.13 Now, you're very, very busy and I've visited you 00:18:45.16\00:18:49.01 and you are very busy and having such a busy practice 00:18:49.04\00:18:52.47 how can you find the time to incorporate 00:18:52.50\00:18:56.87 evangelism into your practice? 00:18:56.90\00:18:58.76 It's just like you find a time for two or three meals a day, 00:18:58.79\00:19:00.79 however, you come in, I mean you eat. 00:19:00.82\00:19:02.71 Basically I make it a priority 00:19:02.74\00:19:04.42 and so we make it a priority, in our practice 00:19:04.45\00:19:06.73 we for the past 12 years since we've been in practice 00:19:06.76\00:19:08.82 we start with a devotional time every Monday morning 00:19:08.85\00:19:11.51 with all of our staff that's totally volunteered 00:19:11.54\00:19:13.93 but it's paid for their time to come to it. 00:19:13.96\00:19:16.01 And then of course we find time to integrate prayer 00:19:16.04\00:19:17.98 into our practice with our patience. 00:19:18.01\00:19:19.28 So it's very simple but very straight forward. 00:19:19.31\00:19:21.63 Okay, now you've made a little video 00:19:21.66\00:19:24.85 to encourage other physicians 00:19:24.88\00:19:26.66 to incorporate evangelism into their practice. 00:19:26.69\00:19:29.69 Yes. 00:19:29.72\00:19:30.84 So maybe we can see that now. 00:19:30.87\00:19:32.37 Excellent, let's look at it. 00:19:32.40\00:19:35.13 Bluegrass Clinic, my name is Naren James 00:19:35.16\00:19:37.14 and I'm a family physician 00:19:37.17\00:19:38.21 and medical director of this clinic. 00:19:38.24\00:19:40.40 Here at Bluegrass clinic 00:19:40.43\00:19:41.48 we've taken seriously the injunction 00:19:41.51\00:19:43.68 of the mastered great physician himself 00:19:43.71\00:19:46.02 as he mentioned in John 10:10, 00:19:46.05\00:19:48.92 "The thief comes to steal and to kill or to destroy, 00:19:48.95\00:19:52.75 but I've come that they may have life, 00:19:52.78\00:19:54.10 and have it more abundantly." 00:19:54.13\00:19:55.30 We're also quite aware that we are at the end of time 00:19:55.33\00:19:57.43 and the end of time only a few lines of work 00:19:57.46\00:20:00.45 will be left standing 00:20:00.48\00:20:01.77 and one of those will be medical missionary work 00:20:01.80\00:20:03.51 and that'll involve more than just trained 00:20:03.54\00:20:04.98 health professional like myself or yourself, 00:20:05.01\00:20:07.49 He'll involve us working along with pastors 00:20:07.52\00:20:09.73 and lay members of the church 00:20:09.76\00:20:11.50 to achieve the ultimate goal 00:20:11.53\00:20:12.58 of helping each individual to come 00:20:12.61\00:20:14.87 to a saving personal relationship with Jesus Christ. 00:20:14.90\00:20:18.26 The doctor came in and give me my weight 00:20:18.29\00:20:20.18 and I've said you know, it has to change. 00:20:20.21\00:20:22.48 He just didn't want to be social around people too much. 00:20:22.51\00:20:26.74 When I started the health classes at the time 00:20:26.77\00:20:32.26 I didn't think that it would be for me. 00:20:32.29\00:20:35.18 At one point I didn't even care if I lived or died. 00:20:35.21\00:20:38.56 I used boom to get me through the day. 00:20:38.59\00:20:44.17 Most of the time they don't really want 00:20:44.20\00:20:46.39 so much medical advice as they want more emotional 00:20:46.42\00:20:49.23 and spiritual advice, 00:20:49.26\00:20:50.65 you find that many of the problems 00:20:50.68\00:20:52.39 that people deal with have more of a spiritual basis. 00:20:52.42\00:20:56.97 When he said about Sabbath word of prayer 00:20:57.00\00:20:59.55 it's kind of shock to me 00:20:59.58\00:21:01.71 because I never, never witnessed there. 00:21:01.74\00:21:05.49 Dr. James has just brought 00:21:05.52\00:21:06.87 his patients to the meetings here. 00:21:06.90\00:21:08.83 So many of them, almost all of the attendees, 00:21:08.86\00:21:11.81 the visitors who come to the church here 00:21:11.84\00:21:14.81 are patients of Dr. James. 00:21:14.84\00:21:17.44 We work together and I think that's crucial. 00:21:17.47\00:21:21.62 There is a bomb in Gilead, there is a physician there. 00:21:21.65\00:21:27.98 God has just gave His ministry for the pastor 00:21:28.01\00:21:31.37 as he does for the physician, 00:21:31.40\00:21:33.37 that they must come from the nature. 00:21:33.40\00:21:35.23 Amen. 00:21:40.09\00:21:41.17 Now, you know, we know this council 00:21:41.20\00:21:43.42 we've heard it before and one other things that 00:21:43.45\00:21:45.15 you said was interesting is that 00:21:45.18\00:21:47.04 the medical missionary work 00:21:47.07\00:21:48.43 will be the last work that we can do. 00:21:48.46\00:21:50.86 So it's very important 00:21:50.89\00:21:51.94 for all the health professionals to take that up. 00:21:51.97\00:21:55.68 What advice would you give them 00:21:55.71\00:21:57.45 and how they can get started? 00:21:57.48\00:21:59.53 Well, health professional certainly 00:21:59.56\00:22:00.67 the Adventist Medical Evangelism Network, 00:22:00.70\00:22:02.32 they have a booth here in the 600 row, 00:22:02.35\00:22:04.70 I don't remember the exact booth 00:22:04.73\00:22:05.88 but beyond that of course 00:22:05.91\00:22:08.07 individual lay members in the church can be trained up 00:22:08.10\00:22:10.17 by health professionals to be a part of it, so-- 00:22:10.20\00:22:12.99 So you mean the ministry that you're talking about is AMEN? 00:22:13.02\00:22:16.61 That's right, Adventist Medical Evangelism Network. 00:22:16.64\00:22:18.98 Okay, and there they can get resources 00:22:19.01\00:22:20.94 and training and videos on how they can incorporate-- 00:22:20.97\00:22:24.57 Exactly, and we also doing annual conference, 00:22:24.60\00:22:26.70 we have a journal report out called the medical evangelism. 00:22:26.73\00:22:29.33 So they can visit us at amensda.org 00:22:29.36\00:22:32.22 Okay, wonderful. Thank you so much. 00:22:32.25\00:22:34.18 Thank you, Leasa. 00:22:34.21\00:22:35.61 Next we have a very unique ministry in our church 00:22:35.64\00:22:39.39 and I'd like to call up Jeff. 00:22:39.42\00:22:42.39 Jeff, I worked with him in Tampa, Florida. 00:22:42.42\00:22:44.80 Jeff, what is your unique ministry? 00:22:44.83\00:22:47.15 Well I work with reaching out to the Jewish people. 00:22:47.18\00:22:52.52 Okay, and how do you reach out to them? 00:22:52.55\00:22:54.94 We reach out in various different ways. 00:22:54.97\00:22:56.94 We have unique literature 00:22:56.97\00:22:58.87 and we have unique buildings, congregations 00:22:58.90\00:23:01.86 or house and buildings that look like Jewish temples. 00:23:01.89\00:23:05.88 And the services inside are also conducted in a way 00:23:05.91\00:23:09.24 that makes it very Jewish friendly. 00:23:09.27\00:23:11.86 Okay, now you brought some slides with you. 00:23:11.89\00:23:14.48 Okay, let's go through them. 00:23:14.51\00:23:15.63 Okay. 00:23:15.66\00:23:17.25 The first one would be some of the literature 00:23:17.28\00:23:19.05 that we have and then the second one 00:23:19.08\00:23:23.84 is of one of the buildings that we have 00:23:23.87\00:23:25.69 and so you can see it looks like a synagogue 00:23:25.72\00:23:27.15 and there we are celebrating Hanukkah. 00:23:27.18\00:23:29.56 And then the inside is, little bit 00:23:29.59\00:23:31.80 what the inside of that particular synagogue looks like 00:23:31.83\00:23:34.31 and so our services are again conducted 00:23:34.34\00:23:36.96 very much like a traditional synagogue. 00:23:36.99\00:23:40.00 Okay. 00:23:40.03\00:23:41.06 Now, why-- what led you to this ministry? 00:23:41.09\00:23:44.11 Well, there is some wonderful quotes 00:23:44.14\00:23:45.86 one out of Acts the Apostles, 00:23:45.89\00:23:48.23 that says in the closing proclamation, 00:23:48.26\00:23:51.33 "God expect His messengers 00:23:51.36\00:23:53.08 to take particular interest in the Jewish people. 00:23:53.11\00:23:57.40 Among the Jewish people are some who like Saul of Tarsus 00:23:57.43\00:24:01.34 and these will proclaim with wonderful power, 00:24:01.37\00:24:04.08 the law of God. 00:24:04.11\00:24:05.82 We must make larger plans, 00:24:05.85\00:24:08.06 let there be special efforts made 00:24:08.09\00:24:10.32 for the enlightenment of the Jewish people 00:24:10.35\00:24:12.77 for among them the Lord has mighty men 00:24:12.80\00:24:15.20 who'll proclaim the truth with power." 00:24:15.23\00:24:16.82 Amen. 00:24:16.85\00:24:18.19 Now the special effort that we're to make, 00:24:18.22\00:24:21.23 there is a right way and a wrong way 00:24:21.26\00:24:23.98 and I work with you in your Tampa ministry there, 00:24:24.01\00:24:29.18 when you know, we're interested in following this council 00:24:29.21\00:24:32.69 but what is the mistake that we as non-Jewish people make 00:24:32.72\00:24:37.59 when trying to out reach. 00:24:37.62\00:24:39.43 Right, often its very eternal love 00:24:39.46\00:24:41.32 you know, people have love for people 00:24:41.35\00:24:43.32 and want to help people and share with them, 00:24:43.35\00:24:45.76 want to bless them, 00:24:45.79\00:24:47.46 the knowledge of God and the Bible 00:24:47.49\00:24:49.61 but we often want to do it 00:24:49.64\00:24:50.89 in a way that is comfortable to us 00:24:50.92\00:24:53.23 and bring them into our culture 00:24:53.26\00:24:54.91 and into our way and the Jewish culture 00:24:54.94\00:24:57.95 although may not recognize the Jewish person 00:24:57.98\00:25:00.85 from someone else out in America 00:25:00.88\00:25:03.30 but the culture is still so much different, 00:25:03.33\00:25:05.57 especially when we get into the religious circles. 00:25:05.60\00:25:08.02 And so the terminology is different 00:25:08.05\00:25:10.01 and just so much about it is different 00:25:10.04\00:25:12.51 that it's like a totally different foreign language, 00:25:12.54\00:25:15.20 even though we'll speak English. 00:25:15.23\00:25:17.14 Okay, so if there's a wrong way, 00:25:17.17\00:25:18.62 then there is a right way. 00:25:18.65\00:25:19.72 Correct. So what is the right way? 00:25:19.75\00:25:21.11 Well, the right way 00:25:21.14\00:25:22.19 is to get to know some of the terminology 00:25:22.22\00:25:25.06 and some of the culture issues that are helpful 00:25:25.09\00:25:27.71 and continue to love and demonstrate love 00:25:27.74\00:25:31.29 and start with love 00:25:31.32\00:25:32.35 and start with to get to theological issues, 00:25:32.38\00:25:35.57 talk on issues that are common 00:25:35.60\00:25:37.97 between us in the Jewish people 00:25:38.00\00:25:40.41 and relate in that way, certain I hope-- 00:25:40.44\00:25:42.41 I mean we could do this whole seminar 00:25:42.44\00:25:44.08 and it's one of the things we do, we go around 00:25:44.11\00:25:45.54 and give seminars at congregations to share 00:25:45.57\00:25:48.26 and teach how to share with Jewish people. 00:25:48.29\00:25:52.71 And that's one of the reasons 00:25:52.74\00:25:53.80 we have the congregations in totally different format. 00:25:53.83\00:25:56.65 So as we bring them in 00:25:56.68\00:25:57.71 they are used to that type of setting. 00:25:57.74\00:26:00.18 Okay, so do you have resources that 00:26:00.21\00:26:02.17 we can find or how can we find these? 00:26:02.20\00:26:05.54 Yeah, advent source has produced a book 00:26:05.57\00:26:07.45 called Reaching and Winning your Jewish Friends. 00:26:07.48\00:26:10.41 And that teaches us how to interact-- 00:26:10.44\00:26:13.48 The right terminology. 00:26:13.51\00:26:14.66 The right terminology-- The right motivation. 00:26:14.69\00:26:16.12 Right. That's right. 00:26:16.15\00:26:17.23 And to learn a little bit about the traditions 00:26:17.26\00:26:18.99 and the lifecycles like 00:26:19.02\00:26:20.94 what type of gift do I give to person 00:26:20.97\00:26:23.10 that I work with that just had a child. 00:26:23.13\00:26:24.74 Okay. 00:26:24.77\00:26:25.81 Or what do I do if their parent just died? 00:26:25.84\00:26:28.27 Or if their son's having a bar mitzvah 00:26:28.30\00:26:29.91 or daughter is having a bat mitzvah. 00:26:29.94\00:26:31.80 You know what will be appropriate things 00:26:31.83\00:26:32.95 and that's all covered in that book. 00:26:32.98\00:26:34.65 Okay, now you work at the North American division. 00:26:34.68\00:26:36.76 Correct. 00:26:36.79\00:26:37.89 And what are you doing within the division 00:26:37.92\00:26:40.01 and what are your future plans? 00:26:40.04\00:26:41.67 Well, in the division alone we have over 20 congregations, 00:26:41.70\00:26:45.54 not all of them have their own buildings yet. 00:26:45.57\00:26:48.31 But that we have 20 congregations, 00:26:48.34\00:26:50.32 we have Shalom Adventure Magazine, it's a web magazine 00:26:50.35\00:26:55.37 which is designed to again reach out to them 00:26:55.40\00:26:58.26 where they are in their homes 00:26:58.29\00:27:00.05 and to be able to share with them 00:27:00.08\00:27:02.31 different articles, religious articles 00:27:02.34\00:27:04.42 as well as common interests, 00:27:04.45\00:27:06.35 health and archaeology in Israel. 00:27:06.38\00:27:10.37 And so that's developing more, more to reach out to them 00:27:10.40\00:27:13.09 and reach them where they are at. 00:27:13.12\00:27:14.28 Okay, now do you have Bible study or set of studies 00:27:14.31\00:27:18.16 that we can get to share with our friends? 00:27:18.19\00:27:20.87 Yes, we do have a couple different studies. 00:27:20.90\00:27:22.22 We have Shema Israel, it's a Bible study 00:27:22.25\00:27:24.66 and we have Jewish discoveries which is a set of Bible studies 00:27:24.69\00:27:28.10 that also covers the traditions in again, 00:27:28.13\00:27:32.66 their format covers Bible doctrines 00:27:32.69\00:27:34.44 as we understand them 00:27:34.47\00:27:36.03 but does it in a Jewish friendly way. 00:27:36.06\00:27:37.88 Okay, now those of us 00:27:37.91\00:27:39.12 who really want to reach out to a Jewish friend 00:27:39.15\00:27:41.47 sometimes are intimidated 00:27:41.50\00:27:43.56 you know, because of lack of knowledge for one thing 00:27:43.59\00:27:45.54 but also-- 00:27:45.57\00:27:47.24 Because there is a perception that it's very difficult. 00:27:47.27\00:27:52.71 Right, right. 00:27:52.74\00:27:53.81 And it's not so difficult, its just different 00:27:53.84\00:27:55.53 and so just learning the differences. 00:27:55.56\00:27:57.30 We also have a ministry where we train people 00:27:57.33\00:27:59.10 to lead congregations or working congregations 00:27:59.13\00:28:01.26 to Shalom learning center. 00:28:01.29\00:28:02.47 Okay, and where is that located? 00:28:02.50\00:28:04.97 It's actually, what we do is the people come 00:28:05.00\00:28:07.58 and visit the different congregations, 00:28:07.61\00:28:09.31 so it's kind of traveling couple of different weekends 00:28:09.34\00:28:11.44 through out the year, you know, 00:28:11.47\00:28:12.60 it's like a home study and continue that way. 00:28:12.63\00:28:14.06 So if we want you to come and train at our church, 00:28:14.09\00:28:16.27 how do we contact you? 00:28:16.30\00:28:18.32 Well, I guess you can contact me 00:28:18.35\00:28:19.48 or and then I'll just give the, and then I'll-- 00:28:19.51\00:28:21.85 Okay, do you have a booth here? 00:28:21.88\00:28:23.19 We do have a booth here. Yeah, 552. 00:28:23.22\00:28:25.65 Just go around the fifth aisle, 00:28:25.68\00:28:27.12 straight in the middle all the way to the end, 00:28:27.15\00:28:28.62 we are at the end of the world. 00:28:28.65\00:28:30.15 We are at the very end, right against the wall there. 00:28:30.18\00:28:32.12 So just come all the way to the end 00:28:32.15\00:28:33.23 and we'll give you the information on that. 00:28:33.26\00:28:34.77 Okay, wonderful. 00:28:34.80\00:28:36.35 Now, before we go, 00:28:36.38\00:28:38.01 do you have a testimony that you can share with us? 00:28:38.04\00:28:39.94 I do, there is a lady 00:28:39.97\00:28:41.16 who just, just a few weeks ago, 00:28:41.19\00:28:43.98 she got little dissatisfied with Jesus 00:28:44.01\00:28:47.82 and very active in their congregation stuff with longing 00:28:47.85\00:28:49.90 for something more Holy Spirit was working on her heart 00:28:49.93\00:28:52.57 and she, a friend invited her to sing at church 00:28:52.60\00:28:56.82 and she went to the church service 00:28:56.85\00:28:59.46 and was impressed and the people are friendly 00:28:59.49\00:29:00.95 and all like that but she's so long 00:29:00.98\00:29:02.10 for the Jewishness of her culture 00:29:02.13\00:29:04.07 and so she found us online 00:29:04.10\00:29:05.47 and she began doing our Bible studies on our webpage, 00:29:05.50\00:29:08.34 at jewishheritage.net 00:29:08.37\00:29:10.16 and then came to our service 00:29:10.19\00:29:12.71 and then that week did the next Bible study 00:29:12.74\00:29:15.20 and accepted the Lord 00:29:15.23\00:29:16.83 and sent out an email to all her friends. 00:29:16.86\00:29:20.01 On next thing that we're working on 00:29:20.04\00:29:21.38 in reaching New York City, 00:29:21.41\00:29:23.34 with a division that's going to focus on 00:29:23.37\00:29:24.92 New York City for 2013 00:29:24.95\00:29:27.04 so we want to start a health ministry there. 00:29:27.07\00:29:29.33 We have a program coming on 3ABN reaching your roots 00:29:29.36\00:29:32.29 or returning to your roots, back to your roots. 00:29:32.32\00:29:34.28 Wonderful. 00:29:34.31\00:29:35.34 Well, thank you so much. 00:29:35.37\00:29:36.40 Thank you, Leasa. 00:29:36.43\00:29:37.53 And we'll be praying for you. 00:29:37.56\00:29:39.15 Thank you very much, God bless. 00:29:39.18\00:29:41.12 Next we have a, 00:29:41.15\00:29:43.06 you know, we've got a variety, 00:29:43.09\00:29:44.39 we've got a ministry, we had a medical professional 00:29:44.42\00:29:46.68 next we have a business 00:29:46.71\00:29:48.94 but it's not an ordinary business. 00:29:48.97\00:29:50.97 And Dirci, you are not new to us 00:29:51.00\00:29:53.46 but your son I don't think he has ever been up here. 00:29:53.49\00:29:56.87 Yeah, we are not new to ASI. 00:29:56.90\00:30:00.71 Okay, well, how long have you been in ASI? 00:30:00.74\00:30:04.08 2004, it's been a while, yes. 00:30:04.11\00:30:06.65 So your name is Dirci Marquart 00:30:06.68\00:30:09.29 and introduce this young man. 00:30:09.32\00:30:11.90 I'm Junior Seidi. 00:30:11.93\00:30:13.49 Junior Seidi. This is your son? 00:30:13.52\00:30:14.55 Yes. 00:30:14.58\00:30:15.62 Okay, and you work together in this business? 00:30:15.65\00:30:17.28 Yes. 00:30:17.31\00:30:18.46 Now, we just heard that 00:30:18.49\00:30:21.17 this is coming to the close of time 00:30:21.20\00:30:23.40 we can't do business as usual. 00:30:23.43\00:30:25.63 So how are you not doing business as usual? 00:30:25.66\00:30:29.57 Well, we continue to do as usual 00:30:29.60\00:30:31.89 in order to support out ministry. 00:30:31.92\00:30:33.75 Our dream is to continue mission serve and its work 00:30:33.78\00:30:38.06 but we need to do our regular business 00:30:38.09\00:30:40.49 in order to support it. 00:30:40.52\00:30:41.59 Okay, maybe we should establish what your regular business is. 00:30:41.62\00:30:45.99 We build granite countertops. 00:30:46.02\00:30:50.15 You build what kind of countertops? 00:30:50.18\00:30:51.23 Granite, stone. 00:30:51.26\00:30:52.84 Granite counter tops, okay. 00:30:52.87\00:30:54.62 Yes, we have a granite counter top business 00:30:54.65\00:30:56.44 in the Frederick area of Maryland. 00:30:56.47\00:30:58.52 And that's our, you know, pay our bills everyday. 00:30:58.55\00:31:01.41 Okay, now, that's not all you do with your business. 00:31:01.44\00:31:06.55 No, our business actually has this ministry 00:31:06.58\00:31:10.16 which is called MissionServ International 00:31:10.19\00:31:12.16 and we have been doing this for the last 10 years. 00:31:12.19\00:31:15.51 Before we joined ASI we already doing this work 00:31:15.54\00:31:20.50 with poor communities in Brazil 00:31:20.53\00:31:22.39 where we are from and building 00:31:22.42\00:31:26.94 different types of training facilities-- 00:31:26.97\00:31:31.79 What kind of training? 00:31:31.82\00:31:34.06 Community training, health, we did also evangelism, 00:31:34.09\00:31:40.70 we even had twice ASI training 00:31:40.73\00:31:43.62 with the DVD program which is excellent. 00:31:43.65\00:31:45.97 Yeah, we trained like 1,500 people 00:31:46.00\00:31:48.67 there in that same area. 00:31:48.70\00:31:49.96 Okay, wonderful. 00:31:49.99\00:31:51.08 So have you heard the results from those trainees? 00:31:51.11\00:31:53.43 Oh, yes. 00:31:53.46\00:31:55.14 Well, the result really is that 00:31:55.17\00:31:57.18 the church is growing so much there 00:31:57.21\00:31:59.27 that we decide to start to build churches now 00:31:59.30\00:32:01.64 so that's what we're doing right now. 00:32:01.67\00:32:04.15 Okay, now I understand that you have an exciting testimony. 00:32:04.18\00:32:09.01 Actually I do, I think we all have been hit 00:32:09.04\00:32:11.64 a little bit from the economy, we specifically have done that. 00:32:11.67\00:32:15.71 In the building trade. In the building trade. 00:32:15.74\00:32:18.46 And we actually had to move 00:32:18.49\00:32:19.97 from one building to another building, 00:32:20.00\00:32:21.72 we had the opportunity to share in the marketplace, 00:32:21.75\00:32:25.12 you know, the faith that we have 00:32:25.15\00:32:26.49 and God has been extremely blessed, 00:32:26.52\00:32:29.47 He has been blessing us throughout the years. 00:32:29.50\00:32:32.70 And we actually had the opportunity 00:32:32.73\00:32:34.85 to meet our new landlord that 00:32:34.88\00:32:36.86 we had extremely a very wealthy business man 00:32:36.89\00:32:41.62 in the Frederick area and we actually were talking 00:32:41.65\00:32:44.28 about him or to him, he's not Christian, 00:32:44.31\00:32:46.76 he doesn't do any church or anything like that. 00:32:46.79\00:32:49.39 So he found out that we're going to do a mission trip 00:32:49.42\00:32:52.90 but it was only a family activity. 00:32:52.93\00:32:55.25 It was supposed to be our kids, 00:32:55.28\00:32:56.65 my wife you know, my-- 00:32:56.68\00:32:58.11 it was a direct family mission trip 00:32:58.14\00:32:59.40 that we actually were doing. 00:32:59.43\00:33:00.46 Okay. 00:33:00.49\00:33:01.57 He decided that he wanted to go with us, 00:33:01.60\00:33:03.26 I really thought it was a joke, he was playing with me. 00:33:03.29\00:33:05.65 Oh, wow. 00:33:05.68\00:33:06.71 This man is a big guy. 00:33:06.74\00:33:08.15 He's very large and very excited and everything 00:33:08.18\00:33:11.00 but I didn't think he was gonna come to Brazil with us. 00:33:11.03\00:33:12.74 Did you tell him where he, yeah, we are just listening? 00:33:12.77\00:33:14.56 Well, he did come to Brazil 00:33:14.59\00:33:16.20 believe it or not and he actually-- 00:33:16.23\00:33:17.33 And he brought the whole family. 00:33:17.36\00:33:18.54 He did bring his son and his wife. 00:33:18.57\00:33:20.56 Well, the Holy Spirit was working on him. 00:33:20.59\00:33:22.57 It was, Holy Spirit works amazing things. 00:33:22.60\00:33:25.34 And so he did come down with us 00:33:25.37\00:33:27.07 and we had this interlocking building concept that 00:33:27.10\00:33:30.38 we've been here ASI many years before showing espousing 00:33:30.41\00:33:34.09 but and he comes down and looks at this thing 00:33:34.12\00:33:38.94 and he gets, he is so impressed 00:33:38.97\00:33:41.11 and surprised by the fact that my two boys 00:33:41.14\00:33:44.20 being able to build the structure 00:33:44.23\00:33:46.22 that he told me when we got back to US 00:33:46.25\00:33:49.03 that he wanted actually to help us 00:33:49.06\00:33:51.58 and push that forward. 00:33:51.61\00:33:53.25 Okay, and how would he help you? 00:33:53.28\00:33:55.10 Well, he actually decided that, 00:33:55.13\00:33:56.66 one of my goals and my dreams 00:33:56.69\00:33:57.92 was to actually have a training facility 00:33:57.95\00:34:00.47 with our building concept here in the US 00:34:00.50\00:34:03.13 and he actually gave us an area that we could do that. 00:34:03.16\00:34:06.91 Land? Or building? 00:34:06.94\00:34:09.49 The actual land area, 00:34:09.52\00:34:10.58 we're gonna be doing that in Frederick this next year. 00:34:10.61\00:34:13.80 At the same time he also help us fund 00:34:13.83\00:34:15.66 the actual money for automating the machines. 00:34:15.69\00:34:20.00 Amen. 00:34:20.03\00:34:21.11 So, and the most amazing thing was that 00:34:21.14\00:34:23.92 the last three months ago 00:34:23.95\00:34:25.87 we were able to build our first church 00:34:25.90\00:34:30.21 done with totally construction rubble. 00:34:30.24\00:34:33.59 It was build out of trash. 00:34:33.62\00:34:36.01 So we went from trash into a church now that you have, 00:34:36.04\00:34:40.20 you know, 40 members being able to-- 00:34:40.23\00:34:42.85 Make turn with that, the roof. 00:34:42.88\00:34:44.87 In the Frederick area? 00:34:44.90\00:34:46.15 No, this is in Brazil. 00:34:46.18\00:34:47.21 Oh, in Brazil, okay. 00:34:47.24\00:34:48.47 Okay, so he came down with you, 00:34:48.50\00:34:51.38 he saw what you were doing, got all excited, 00:34:51.41\00:34:54.52 now you so have contract with him. 00:34:54.55\00:34:57.02 Yes, yes. 00:34:57.05\00:34:58.08 Okay, so what's happening there? 00:34:58.11\00:35:00.07 Well, he's helping us through this project 00:35:00.10\00:35:02.34 and every once and while he comes 00:35:02.37\00:35:04.38 and ask us a little about our faith and what we do. 00:35:04.41\00:35:07.05 And we slowly and we're able to actually show that 00:35:07.08\00:35:12.40 and I believe he really likes and wants to be help 00:35:12.43\00:35:16.50 as much as possible in the future. 00:35:16.53\00:35:17.94 Its interesting that he really got involved 00:35:17.97\00:35:20.41 and now he doesn't want to stay only in Brazil, 00:35:20.44\00:35:24.12 he said what we have here is for the whole world. 00:35:24.15\00:35:27.57 There are so many other organizations 00:35:27.60\00:35:29.07 needing that as well. 00:35:29.10\00:35:30.86 So our next stage is to train a group in Haiti 00:35:30.89\00:35:36.17 and then it's Africa the next one that 00:35:36.20\00:35:39.06 we are lining up for training. 00:35:39.09\00:35:41.14 So you are sharing Christ in your marketplace. 00:35:41.17\00:35:44.94 Certainly. 00:35:44.97\00:35:46.05 And your marketplace is the building trade 00:35:46.08\00:35:48.97 but you involved your landlord 00:35:49.00\00:35:51.94 and he went on a mission trip with you. 00:35:51.97\00:35:53.58 Okay, what other plans 00:35:53.61\00:35:55.20 do you have to share Christ in your marketplace? 00:35:55.23\00:35:58.32 Well, we really want to continue this, 00:35:58.35\00:35:59.99 we call this project now Project Hope 00:36:00.02\00:36:02.62 from trash into hope that's our motto now. 00:36:02.65\00:36:07.21 Okay, so recycling is a big thing. 00:36:07.24\00:36:09.17 Yes, because our machine 00:36:09.20\00:36:11.32 now crushes the rubble from construction 00:36:11.35\00:36:15.05 and that's what we use to build our churches now. 00:36:15.08\00:36:18.94 Okay, now I'm kind of confused. 00:36:18.97\00:36:21.71 You sell granite counters. 00:36:21.74\00:36:23.50 That's correct. 00:36:23.53\00:36:24.79 But now you're recycling trash. 00:36:24.82\00:36:28.95 Well, unfortunately 00:36:28.98\00:36:31.06 we don't make money in doing that, 00:36:31.09\00:36:32.53 we make money doing the countertops. 00:36:32.56\00:36:33.86 Okay. 00:36:33.89\00:36:34.92 Our goal and our future is to be able to do that 00:36:34.95\00:36:36.95 and actually multiply that, have the same training facility 00:36:36.98\00:36:40.46 and the same ability to take this trash 00:36:40.49\00:36:43.32 and make it into churches 00:36:43.35\00:36:44.74 and structures and stuff like that. 00:36:44.77\00:36:46.55 It's pretty amazing. 00:36:46.58\00:36:47.65 We'll be next year in Orlando 00:36:47.68\00:36:49.44 and you'll be able to see there what we're doing. 00:36:49.47\00:36:51.72 Okay, well, wonderful. 00:36:51.75\00:36:52.90 Now, do you have a booth here? 00:36:52.93\00:36:53.99 No, no? Not yet. 00:36:54.02\00:36:55.96 No, not this year. 00:36:55.99\00:36:57.14 Okay, so now, we have business people here 00:36:57.17\00:37:01.48 and maybe they're thinking 00:37:01.51\00:37:03.02 how can I turn my business into a ministry? 00:37:03.05\00:37:07.52 Do you have any advice? 00:37:07.55\00:37:10.49 Well, first of all trust the Lord. 00:37:10.52\00:37:13.35 God has opened doors for us 00:37:13.38\00:37:15.05 and He will open to everybody that's willing to work. 00:37:15.08\00:37:18.74 There is no doubt about it. 00:37:18.77\00:37:20.52 We have seen God blessing us and helping us through out. 00:37:20.55\00:37:25.71 If we're willing certainly the Lord will bless us. 00:37:25.74\00:37:28.72 I'm sorry, I want to say, 00:37:28.75\00:37:29.91 if that is exactly what it is. 00:37:29.94\00:37:31.50 You got to trust. 00:37:31.53\00:37:32.97 God has an opportunity for you to do His work. 00:37:33.00\00:37:36.58 He needs to use you 00:37:36.61\00:37:38.06 and He's not gonna let you down. 00:37:38.09\00:37:39.86 So it doesn't matter for super talented 00:37:39.89\00:37:42.24 or super charismatic, 00:37:42.27\00:37:44.10 we just have to have an open heart. 00:37:44.13\00:37:45.38 True. That's exactly-- 00:37:45.41\00:37:46.44 So that's the first requirement? 00:37:46.47\00:37:47.52 Yes. 00:37:47.55\00:37:48.58 And then God can do amazing things. 00:37:48.61\00:37:49.83 Sure. 00:37:49.86\00:37:50.89 Just like He's used you. 00:37:50.92\00:37:51.95 Thank you so much. 00:37:51.98\00:37:53.09 Thank you. Thank you so much. 00:37:53.12\00:37:54.33 Okay, our last person tonight is from Poland. 00:37:54.36\00:37:59.66 Actually there's two of them, they are brothers. 00:37:59.69\00:38:02.04 And I have the opportunity to work with one of your wives 00:38:02.07\00:38:07.61 but we can talk about that a little bit later. 00:38:07.64\00:38:09.73 So tell us what your names are and what your ministry is? 00:38:09.76\00:38:14.05 Springs of Life Foundation from Poland. 00:38:14.08\00:38:16.04 I'm Wiktor Kuczek. 00:38:16.07\00:38:17.79 And I'm Robert Kuczek. 00:38:17.82\00:38:19.57 Okay, so Wiktor and Robert, 00:38:19.60\00:38:21.12 brothers, right. 00:38:21.15\00:38:23.08 Okay, and how long have you been doing this ministry? 00:38:23.11\00:38:26.10 We have been in operation 00:38:26.13\00:38:27.30 for the last 25 year-- for 21 years, 00:38:27.33\00:38:30.25 so we just hit our 21st anniversary 00:38:30.28\00:38:32.77 just a few months ago. 00:38:32.80\00:38:33.87 Just a few minutes ago? 00:38:33.90\00:38:35.51 Few months ago. 00:38:35.54\00:38:36.61 Oh, few months ago, okay. 00:38:36.64\00:38:38.06 I've thought, wow, you keep time right to the minute. 00:38:38.09\00:38:41.09 That's pretty impressive. 00:38:41.12\00:38:42.97 Okay, so what are-- 00:38:43.00\00:38:45.14 you've been in ministry for 21 years, 00:38:45.17\00:38:47.29 is there anything new happening? 00:38:47.32\00:38:49.35 Yes, when you are in publishing ministry 00:38:49.38\00:38:52.10 it's heard not to be involved 00:38:52.13\00:38:53.47 with the Great Controversy project. 00:38:53.50\00:38:55.37 So in Poland we have following the success 00:38:55.40\00:38:59.21 from 12 years ago when the Great Controversy book 00:38:59.24\00:39:02.12 became the fourth best selling book in our country 00:39:02.15\00:39:05.54 and we've sold 230,000 copies at that time. 00:39:05.57\00:39:09.69 We decided to do it again 00:39:09.72\00:39:11.79 and we have reformatted our book 00:39:11.82\00:39:14.19 to match the low price that's possible 00:39:14.22\00:39:17.58 since the prices in Poland are going up. 00:39:17.61\00:39:19.26 Show it to them. 00:39:19.29\00:39:20.75 Yes, so this is copy of our new book. 00:39:20.78\00:39:23.39 We have also put the book in the digital format 00:39:23.42\00:39:25.91 and I have with me a CD, 00:39:25.94\00:39:28.68 we have made 130,000 copies of this CD's 00:39:28.71\00:39:33.26 and we have also designed a special-- 00:39:33.29\00:39:34.68 So this is an audio book? 00:39:34.71\00:39:35.76 This is audio, yes. 00:39:35.79\00:39:37.30 We have also, created a special webpage 00:39:37.33\00:39:40.94 called the greatcontroversy.pl 00:39:40.97\00:39:43.93 and we have the audio and the digital 00:39:43.96\00:39:47.15 and the regular book available for people 00:39:47.18\00:39:49.57 who want to buy the book. 00:39:49.60\00:39:51.61 And of course we didn't have as many hits 00:39:51.64\00:39:54.79 for this webpage as we wanted 00:39:54.82\00:39:58.07 so the Lord find the better way 00:39:58.10\00:40:00.60 of bringing this message from the book to people. 00:40:00.63\00:40:04.97 Now you could find the book on the webpage 00:40:05.00\00:40:08.10 of the famous catholic television station, 00:40:08.13\00:40:13.19 which is amazing. 00:40:13.22\00:40:15.18 So, okay. The book is Great Controversy. 00:40:15.21\00:40:18.96 Yes. 00:40:18.99\00:40:20.06 And it is now on sale at a catholic website. 00:40:20.09\00:40:24.96 It's actually free on catholic website. 00:40:24.99\00:40:26.59 Oh, free. Okay. 00:40:26.62\00:40:29.35 So how do you track how many you are sending out, 00:40:29.38\00:40:32.22 they're ordering out from you? 00:40:32.25\00:40:34.24 Well, that's why we don't get so many orders. 00:40:34.27\00:40:36.55 Most people like the catholic webpage. 00:40:36.58\00:40:39.29 I see. 00:40:39.32\00:40:40.85 Okay, well, praise the Lord. 00:40:40.88\00:40:42.33 He'll send His message out. 00:40:42.36\00:40:44.11 Okay, now Wiktor, your wife is a physician. 00:40:44.14\00:40:48.21 Yes. 00:40:48.24\00:40:49.50 And she came to Eden Valley last year, was it? 00:40:49.53\00:40:52.61 Three years ago. 00:40:52.64\00:40:53.85 Okay, and she wanted to know how we treated cancer. 00:40:53.88\00:40:58.88 Yes. 00:40:58.91\00:41:00.12 Since she came-- she went back, 00:41:00.15\00:41:01.95 what has she been doing? 00:41:01.98\00:41:04.11 Well, we were praying for a new lifestyle center. 00:41:04.14\00:41:08.35 We wanted to build a one and actually a year ago 00:41:08.38\00:41:11.75 we have been distributing newsletter 00:41:11.78\00:41:14.49 here on ASI trying to find-- 00:41:14.52\00:41:17.90 trying to raise the money for this. 00:41:17.93\00:41:19.68 But we were able to raise 00:41:19.71\00:41:21.84 less than one percent of what we needed. 00:41:21.87\00:41:24.72 So we could not go with this progress-- with this plan. 00:41:24.75\00:41:27.17 So, were you pretty discouraged? 00:41:27.20\00:41:29.42 Well, no, we kept praying. 00:41:29.45\00:41:30.76 Okay, you had faith? 00:41:30.79\00:41:32.22 Yes. 00:41:32.25\00:41:33.83 So how did the Lord show a better way? 00:41:33.86\00:41:37.86 Yes, this is actually a miracle. 00:41:37.89\00:41:41.67 A year ago right after we return from ASI 00:41:41.70\00:41:45.61 we have a New start program 00:41:45.64\00:41:47.24 and on this new start program came a man. 00:41:47.27\00:41:50.93 A man who has been actually opposing Adventist church 00:41:50.96\00:41:55.56 for many, many years 00:41:55.59\00:41:56.95 and he came because of the health problems 00:41:56.98\00:41:59.79 and he has been counseled that he will find a solution. 00:41:59.82\00:42:03.52 After the program, he liked the program quite well 00:42:03.55\00:42:06.83 and he offered us his brand new built 00:42:06.86\00:42:11.12 big building for the Newstart program. 00:42:11.15\00:42:14.09 Okay, this is the building here. 00:42:14.12\00:42:15.25 This is the building, you can see it on the screen 00:42:15.28\00:42:17.99 it's a much better building that we were planned to build. 00:42:18.02\00:42:21.26 Yes, I have to ask you the building that 00:42:21.29\00:42:23.67 you were planning on building, 00:42:23.70\00:42:27.09 what is the difference between the sizes? 00:42:27.12\00:42:29.32 This building is about three times bigger in the size 00:42:29.35\00:42:32.52 and it costs probably four times 00:42:32.55\00:42:35.12 more than we were planning. 00:42:35.15\00:42:36.51 So you were dreaming too small and the Lord said no. 00:42:36.54\00:42:39.43 Yes. 00:42:39.46\00:42:40.72 Okay, so now this building, is it finished? 00:42:40.75\00:42:44.08 This building is almost finished, 00:42:44.11\00:42:46.25 now these are something things 00:42:46.28\00:42:47.65 that are not finished in this building, 00:42:47.68\00:42:49.24 actually right now we have only eight rooms available 00:42:49.27\00:42:52.97 while after the finishing of the building 00:42:53.00\00:42:54.81 we could have 16 rooms 00:42:54.84\00:42:56.75 plus we could have some other things, 00:42:56.78\00:42:58.98 the bigger kitchen and like we planned 00:42:59.01\00:43:01.01 that it's not present now. 00:43:01.04\00:43:03.13 Okay, so but it's not finished but I know Garzina your wife, 00:43:03.16\00:43:06.72 she really wanted to start a program. 00:43:06.75\00:43:09.78 So was she able to? 00:43:09.81\00:43:10.89 Yes, we have sat with that owner of this building 00:43:10.92\00:43:14.15 and we calculated what is the most needed 00:43:14.18\00:43:17.80 in order to start the small programs 00:43:17.83\00:43:21.86 and so we came up with the number 00:43:21.89\00:43:24.27 and we have long to disbanded to this owner 00:43:24.30\00:43:27.86 and he was able to finish this part of the building 00:43:27.89\00:43:31.13 so we could start the program. 00:43:31.16\00:43:32.93 And so we did have two programs in this year. 00:43:32.96\00:43:37.76 And we have just finished on the Monday 00:43:37.79\00:43:40.85 the second program 00:43:40.88\00:43:41.92 and the both programs were full, 00:43:41.95\00:43:43.89 all eight rooms were busy over 20 people on each program. 00:43:43.92\00:43:48.67 Okay, now Poland is a catholic country, 00:43:48.70\00:43:52.07 is that correct? 00:43:52.10\00:43:53.13 Yes. Okay. 00:43:53.16\00:43:54.27 So the gospel ministry really is an opening ledge, 00:43:54.30\00:43:59.25 it is the right arm of the gospel, 00:43:59.28\00:44:00.96 can you share with us a testimony 00:44:00.99\00:44:02.81 of how that has helped somebody that has come to your program? 00:44:02.84\00:44:08.94 Well, sure. 00:44:08.97\00:44:10.80 Could I have the next picture? 00:44:10.83\00:44:13.61 I don't know. Okay, the next picture. 00:44:13.64\00:44:14.81 Next picture, the picture, the last picture 00:44:14.84\00:44:18.22 and the one before the last on the screen. 00:44:18.25\00:44:20.86 I don't know if this we can have it 00:44:20.89\00:44:22.66 but there was a lady 00:44:22.69\00:44:24.23 that we were measuring the blood pressure. 00:44:24.26\00:44:26.97 Okay. 00:44:27.00\00:44:28.07 And this lady have come to the program 00:44:28.10\00:44:29.76 this year as well 00:44:29.79\00:44:32.37 but she came for the first time couple years ago 00:44:32.40\00:44:36.09 and she came from the very wealthy family in Poland 00:44:36.12\00:44:40.72 and-- but they have some problems 00:44:40.75\00:44:46.86 and she was very exhausted because of this problems 00:44:46.89\00:44:50.26 and so she came for this program 00:44:50.29\00:44:51.75 and at the program she got, she liked the program 00:44:51.78\00:44:55.82 so much that the same year she came for another program 00:44:55.85\00:45:00.33 and the same year for another program. 00:45:00.36\00:45:01.86 Okay, so three times. 00:45:01.89\00:45:02.94 Three times, yes. 00:45:02.97\00:45:04.02 And next year it was, I think two years ago 00:45:04.05\00:45:08.69 she has been baptized at our church. 00:45:08.72\00:45:11.04 Not on only this year later her husband was baptized also 00:45:11.07\00:45:17.94 and their daughter has been baptized. 00:45:17.97\00:45:20.03 So all family almost has been baptized. 00:45:20.06\00:45:24.58 God is doing amazing things around the world 00:45:24.61\00:45:27.50 and tonight you have heard a business, 00:45:27.53\00:45:30.61 ministry, a medical evangelist 00:45:30.64\00:45:33.85 and medical missionary ministry 00:45:33.88\00:45:36.88 and all of us can be involved if we just have an open heart. 00:45:36.91\00:45:40.34 Amen. 00:45:40.37\00:45:41.81 Thank you so much and God bless you. 00:45:41.84\00:45:44.98 God bless you. 00:45:45.01\00:45:46.96 The timeless theme 00:46:15.21\00:46:18.76 Earth and Heaven will pass away 00:46:18.79\00:46:26.04 It's not a dream 00:46:26.07\00:46:29.18 God will make all things new that day 00:46:29.21\00:46:37.10 Gone is the curse 00:46:37.13\00:46:41.21 From which I stumbled and fell 00:46:41.24\00:46:46.83 Evil is banished 00:46:46.86\00:46:51.34 To eternal hell 00:46:51.37\00:46:56.41 No more night 00:46:59.51\00:47:04.74 No more pain 00:47:04.77\00:47:09.85 No more tears 00:47:09.88\00:47:14.42 Never crying again 00:47:14.45\00:47:20.17 Praises to 00:47:20.20\00:47:24.97 The great "I AM" 00:47:25.00\00:47:29.08 We will live 00:47:29.11\00:47:31.99 In the light of the risen Lamb 00:47:32.02\00:47:38.88 See all around 00:47:47.23\00:47:50.03 Now the nations bow down to sing 00:47:50.06\00:47:57.86 The only sound, are the praises 00:47:57.89\00:48:03.49 To Christ our King 00:48:03.52\00:48:08.98 Slowly the names 00:48:09.01\00:48:13.68 From the book are read 00:48:13.71\00:48:18.27 I know the King there's 00:48:18.30\00:48:23.09 No need to dread 00:48:23.12\00:48:30.76 No more night 00:48:30.79\00:48:35.53 No more pain 00:48:35.56\00:48:40.33 No more tears 00:48:40.36\00:48:44.93 Never crying again 00:48:44.96\00:48:50.11 Praises to 00:48:50.14\00:48:54.89 The great "I AM" 00:48:54.92\00:48:59.15 We will live 00:48:59.18\00:49:01.72 In the light of the risen Lamb 00:49:01.75\00:49:08.95 See over there it's a mansion 00:49:10.98\00:49:16.11 Prepared for me 00:49:16.14\00:49:20.37 Where I will live 00:49:20.40\00:49:23.07 With my savior eternally 00:49:23.10\00:49:28.86 No more night 00:49:33.11\00:49:37.98 No more pain 00:49:38.01\00:49:42.85 No more tears 00:49:42.88\00:49:47.19 Never crying again 00:49:47.22\00:49:52.04 And praises to 00:49:52.07\00:49:56.67 The great "I AM" 00:49:56.70\00:50:00.89 We will live 00:50:00.92\00:50:03.53 In the light of the risen Lamb 00:50:03.56\00:50:10.50 We will live 00:50:54.59\00:50:57.56 In the light of the risen Lamb 00:50:57.59\00:51:04.56 The Lamb 00:51:10.81\00:51:18.78