Participants: Debbie Young (Host), Leasa Hodges (Host)
Series Code: 13ASIC
Program Code: 13ASIC000004
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00:36 Here is love, wide as an ocean
00:40 Loving kindness as the flood 00:45 When the Prince of Life, our Ransom 00:50 Shed for us His precious blood 00:55 Who His love will not remember? 01:00 Who can cease to sing His praise? 01:05 He can never be forgotten 01:10 Throughout Heaven's eternal days 01:25 On the mount of crucifixion 01:30 Fountains opened deep and wide 01:35 Through the floodgates of God's mercy 01:40 Flowed a vast and gracious tide 01:45 Grace and love, like mighty rivers 01:50 Poured incessant from above 01:56 And Heaven's peace and perfect justice 02:01 Kissed a guilty world in love 02:06 Oh, how marvelous 02:11 Oh, how glorious 02:15 Is my Savior's love for me 02:25 Oh, how marvelous 02:30 Oh, how glorious 02:35 Is my Savior's love for me 02:50 Of Your fullness You are pouring 02:55 Your great love on me anew 03:00 Without measure, full and boundless 03:05 Drawing out my heart to You 03:10 You alone will be my glory 03:15 Nothing in the world I see 03:20 You have cleansed and sanctified me 03:25 You Yourself have set me free 03:32 Oh, how marvelous 03:37 Oh, how glorious 03:42 Is my Savior's love for me 03:51 Oh, how marvelous 03:56 Oh, how glorious 04:01 Is my Savior's love for me 04:14 For me 04:23 Your love for me 04:48 Well, Bill, it's always nice 04:51 to see your shining face here at ASIs. 04:54 But you know I'm sure you're busy guy. 04:57 You've got a lot of this kind of conventions 04:58 that you'd like to go to, 05:00 but why do you make ASI such a priority? 05:03 It's easy. 05:05 I want to be around people who have mission and focus. 05:08 And each year as the Adventist Review 05:10 prepares for this event, 05:12 our pulse beats a little quicker. 05:14 Because we get the chance to talk with people, 05:17 who really are active in the mission of the church. 05:20 When I came to my first ASI Convention 05:22 more than 13 years ago, 05:24 I went home and wrote an editorial, 05:26 the title of which was addressed to me. 05:29 Your church is too small. 05:32 I learned that at ASI, I had thought of the church 05:34 as what the institutional church did and prepared. 05:37 I hadn't known what God was doing 05:40 and I made a commitment there 05:41 and I make it again every year to come back 05:43 and cover all that God is doing in the Adventist Review. 05:47 So, tell me, Bill, being the executive publisher 05:51 of a magazine like the Adventist Review. 05:54 I'm sure you have the inside scoop 05:56 on the amazing things that our church is doing. 05:59 So come on, give us 06:01 a little bit of juice right now, 06:02 what are some exciting things 06:03 that the Adventist church is doing right now? 06:05 Well, if you turn to page 6, 06:07 now you'll see there that I talk a little bit about 06:10 what's new in the church. 06:11 I get that question a lot and Scotty is playing of that. 06:15 In fact, what's new in the church 06:17 and that's exciting to me, 06:19 isn't the latest news about a committee decision 06:22 or a direction that an initiative is taking. 06:25 What's new in the church 06:27 is that people are praying more, 06:29 they are following the Holy Spirit more. 06:30 They are getting involved in service more. 06:32 One of the privileges of working 06:34 at the Adventist Review is that 06:35 I get to see the church on a very broad scale. 06:38 And I can tell you there is a wind moving 06:41 in the top of the mulberry trees, folks. 06:43 The spirit has begun working in this church 06:45 in so many places, in prayer, 06:47 in service, in obedience. 06:50 It's a happy glad day to be an Adventist, 06:52 and to be working at a magazine that gets to report that. 06:55 Amen, when I walked in here today, 06:57 there was actually a whole group 06:58 that was praying in the back over there. 07:00 And I just walked by and said, 07:01 praise God to see our church memories, 07:03 just praying over this room. 07:05 It's beautiful. Amen. 07:06 So tell me, I'm really excited about this next phase that 07:10 the Adventist Review is moving into. 07:11 Tell me what is this digital footprint that 07:14 you guys are getting involved in? 07:16 Many people aren't aware that our digital audience 07:19 on the Adventist Review website, 07:20 adventistreview.org is already four times 07:23 the size of the print subscription list. 07:28 More than a hundred thousand unique visitors a month 07:30 come to the adventistreview.org site. 07:33 Not only to get the content of the magazine 07:35 but all kinds of other exclusives 07:37 and specials breaking news of the church. 07:40 That audience is growing, 07:41 we're re-designing that site to keep up 07:43 with what our audience is asking for. 07:45 They want inspirational content, 07:48 the best news in Adventism, they want hope 07:50 and we intend to deliver that too them. 07:52 And in fact, this week every year 07:54 for one week at ASI 07:56 we unlock the entire adventistreview.org website. 08:00 You can go there and see anything, 08:02 pay nothing, tell your friends about it. 08:03 Nothing, wait a minute there's rarely anything 08:07 for free in this world, nothing? 08:09 Nothing, this week along during a year for ASI 08:12 we open the website out to everyone 08:15 invite your friends to go and navigate 08:16 and see what's there. 08:18 But no pulling your phones out 08:19 when the speaker is up here tonight 08:21 and checking that out, wait till he is done. 08:24 So tell me, you know, ASI and the Adventist Review 08:27 always get this opportunity to work together, 08:31 tell me about this partnership 08:32 and what is it doing for you guys? 08:36 Almost 10 years ago 08:37 I began a conversation with ASI leadership 08:40 and I said, we're talking about the same things. 08:43 We're dedicated to the same principles. 08:45 Yes, we share the same biblical beliefs, 08:47 but we approach mission in many of the same ways. 08:50 We ought to be able to find a way 08:51 to work together to share our services. 08:54 We like what we call non cash deals, 08:56 meaning that we trade services 08:58 with each other to create awareness 09:00 and exposure of mission activity 09:02 of truth, of inspiration. 09:05 We found this relationship 09:06 to be one of our most secure partnerships 09:08 and we're delighted to continue partnering with ASI, 09:12 not only this year but well into the future. 09:15 Beautiful, so tell me a little bit about 09:18 the philosophy that 09:20 Adventist Review is getting into? 09:23 It's pretty simple. 09:24 We're preparing people for the kingdom. 09:27 We're preparing people to meet their Lord in peace. 09:31 If this magazine does what it's been doing 09:33 for 164 years now, 09:35 it's preparing this generation to meet Jesus soon. 09:39 There's a line 09:40 from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress 09:42 that I have always loved. 09:43 He puts it in the mouth of a character 09:45 he calls evangelist. 09:48 And he says this 09:49 "Let the kingdom be always before you, 09:54 and firmly believe in things thought impossible." 09:58 That's a personal motto, 10:00 "let the kingdom be always before you." 10:02 That's what we are doing at the Adventist Review, 10:04 keeping the kingdom in focus for this generation 10:07 of Adventists and their friends. 10:09 We want to be ready to meet the Lord soon. 10:11 Bill, praise God for your ministry. 10:12 Thank you so much 10:13 for this opportunity to work together 10:15 and let's all get everyone ready 10:18 to meet our Lord and Savior. 10:20 Amen. 10:26 Good evening ASI, 10:29 once again this is your coffering in action segment 10:34 and I'm really happy to bring this segment to you. 10:36 Some really exciting things are happening, 10:38 and I think you'll be really blessed this evening. 10:41 I'd actually like to start by sharing a little bit 10:45 of an update on one of our projects 10:46 the one day church project. 10:49 And you may remember 10:50 if you were here or watching last year 10:54 that we highlighted a couple of projects 10:55 that were happening, 10:57 the building of one day schools. 10:59 We had a class room model here 11:02 as well as one day clinics with a model hospital room. 11:07 So I'd actually like to show you 11:08 just a couple of pictures 11:10 that give you some indication of the progress 11:12 that has been made thus far. 11:14 So this first is one of the schools in Africa. 11:17 You'll notice there 11:18 and in all of the one day classrooms, 11:21 art by Nathan Greene on the wall. 11:24 And at the front of the classroom 11:26 a banner that says Jesus loves you. 11:28 These children need to know that 11:30 they have a savior that loves them 11:32 and wants to save them. 11:34 In the next picture, 11:35 we get an idea of the response of these children, 11:39 learning to pray and respond to the teachings 11:42 that are being giving to them of the loving savior. 11:46 The next picture actually shows 11:48 some deplorable conditions in a hospital. 11:52 This particular one in Chad in the Berry Hospital. 11:56 And we are grateful for the one day structures 11:59 that are providing new and improved facilities 12:03 to be able to care for individuals in the region. 12:06 So in the next one we'll see that we have beds 12:09 and structures that are actually going up, 12:13 to be able to receive individuals who need care. 12:16 This is actually on the compound 12:18 of the Berry Hospital in Chad 12:20 and I believe that's the next one you'll see, 12:23 all of the structures that have already been erected. 12:26 There are many more things that are going to be happening 12:29 and we are excited and blessed by God 12:32 that he has impressed you 12:34 to be able to support this great project. 12:37 You know, there is even more that 12:38 we need to understand about the one day project. 12:41 And I'm actually gonna ask my good friend 12:43 Alan Knowles to come out and join me. 12:45 Alan Knowles is the department-- 12:47 excuse me the development director 12:49 at Riverside Farms in Zambia, Africa, 12:53 and he has done quite a bit with one day churches. 12:57 Alan, how many churches? 12:59 One day churches have you supervised going up? 13:04 Well, I've built or supervised or had my hand 13:06 in around 500 churches or schools. 13:09 500 and that's really just a drop in the bucket 13:13 of the number of one day structures 13:15 that have been built to date. 13:17 You know, I'm curious, Alan, 13:18 could you share with me a little bit 13:20 of what the response might be from individuals, 13:23 who are blessed to have a church home now? 13:27 Well, you know, I have the opportunity 13:29 to be right on hand 13:31 for many of these churches that are built. 13:34 My hands helping to build and working with the people 13:37 and as they put their hand 13:39 and their sweat into the building, 13:42 that's just the first part of their response-- 13:44 response to help us. 13:47 But as we drive away, 13:50 it's the thankfulness in their hearts, 13:53 I don't know if you've ever seen 13:54 a happy African lady jumping for joy, 13:59 waving her hands, padding your hands together, 14:04 coming over to you with her arms around you. 14:07 The response touches your heart. 14:10 Now, you share with me 14:11 as an indication of how quickly this happens 14:14 and how shocking it is for the community around them, 14:17 a gentleman on his bicycle. 14:19 Tell me about that story? 14:20 Well, one morning we had pulled up to a site 14:24 where we're going to build. 14:25 There is the old church 14:27 there next to us kind of half dilapidated. 14:31 And a man was driving by with his bicycle near the road 14:36 and he shouted greetings to his friends, 14:38 the church members who are helping us. 14:40 Good morning, good morning as he drove 14:43 on his way to the market or wherever he was going. 14:46 But we spend our time building the church 14:48 and had our lunch 14:49 and we are having our little dedicatory prayer after 14:53 and we heard someone coming down the road. 14:55 We looked, there's the man coming back from the market, 14:58 and as he is driving his bicycle 15:00 he's going to greet his friends again. 15:02 And he is looking 15:03 and he sees a whole building up. 15:06 And he went right off the road and fell over on his bicycle, 15:11 a surprise, a miracle happened that day. 15:14 A miracle is true 15:15 and we just want to pull up for our last picture, 15:18 this congregation of the one day church. 15:21 And, Alan, I want you to share with me the response 15:24 and how glad they were 15:25 for this particular miracle in their lives. 15:28 This church was in western province 15:30 in the real rural area. 15:32 And they had built their walls up 15:35 and had a thatched roof on their original church, 15:38 had been asking us to come and help them 15:40 with the roof for several years 15:42 before we were able to get it, a chance to book them. 15:45 Well, in the mean time the one day church program came 15:48 and they didn't really qualify for that. 15:50 Well, they went to camp meeting, 15:52 one-- during the summer 15:54 and during their time at camp meetings, 15:56 someone came and lit their grass roof on fire, 16:01 and burnt their church down 16:02 and most of the walls fell down 16:04 as the timbers collapsed and so forth. 16:07 And they came back from camp meeting 16:09 supposedly with joy in their hearts 16:11 but to find their church been burned down. 16:13 Fortunately our booking is to come 16:16 and visit them within a next couple of months. 16:18 And we came there and we were able to build them 16:20 next to the burned down charred church, 16:23 a new structure for them to be worshipping under. 16:26 And I can only tell you a little bit of the joy 16:29 that those people, you can see-- 16:30 saw that they're waving their hands. 16:33 They were saying thank you ASI 16:36 for the help that you gave us today 16:37 and the miracle that you made happen. 16:39 Alan, we want to thank you 16:41 for your sweat equity that you are putting in 16:43 to supervise all of these churches going up 16:45 for people who really need a home, 16:48 so that they can worship in. 16:49 Thank you very much, Alan. 16:56 Coming to the podium with me now 16:58 is someone as we interrupt 17:00 our offering in action for a special report. 17:03 Elder Ted Wilson, thank you so much 17:05 for joining us this evening 17:06 as we are delighted to have you here. 17:08 Thank you, Debbie. It's great to be here with you. 17:12 Well, we understand 17:13 there's some really exciting things have happened. 17:15 That's kind of my coin word exciting, 17:18 and we'd like you to be able 17:20 to share a little bit with us about 17:22 what has happened to New York recently? 17:24 If you can give us some context, 17:25 tell us when it occurred how it happened 17:29 and what your role was in the New York 13 series? 17:33 Well, this is one of my favorite topic, 17:35 so we'll try to make it brief. 17:39 Somewhat-- well, some time ago, 17:41 let's say a number of years ago actually, 17:45 we had a great vision to try to see 17:48 how God's power can truly be seen 17:52 in reaching the people of the cities. 17:55 And so as we began to talk and to plan for the future, 18:00 we felt that New York City, 18:02 because Ellen White has indicated 18:04 in the book Evangelism that New York is to be a symbol 18:08 as to how God wants to work the rest of the world that, 18:11 that ought to be fulfilled in some special way. 18:14 So as we were working together with our colleagues 18:16 and with my good friend Mark Finley, 18:19 who is such a tremendous help to the church 18:22 as an assistant to me 18:25 and to the church in evangelism and many other ways. 18:28 We began to formulate a plan that perhaps 18:30 we could do something in New York 18:33 that would set the pace for the entire world 18:36 for our emphasis on mission to the cities. 18:39 You know that in the book Medical Ministry, 18:42 page 304, it says that 18:45 when the cities are worked as God would have them, 18:48 the result will be the setting in operation 18:50 of a mighty movement 18:52 such as we have not yet witnessed. 18:54 So we want to work the cities 18:56 as God would have us do that. 18:58 And as we worked with the North American division, 19:02 we had strong support from Elder Dan Jackson 19:05 from the Atlantic Union, the Columbia Union. 19:08 There are five conferences involved 19:11 in the New York City area. 19:13 Allegheny East, New Jersey, Greater New York, Northeastern 19:16 and Southern New England Conference. 19:18 As we began to formulate plans 19:20 and as Pastor Don King took leadership 19:24 in the NY 13 coordinating committee, 19:28 things began to come together. 19:30 I can go on for hours talking to you 19:33 but I'll make it very brief. 19:36 This year NY 13 emphasizing New York, 19:40 there are going to be over 19:42 400 public evangelistic meetings 19:45 in the metro New York area. 19:46 Amen. 19:48 During the month of June, 19:50 there were about 100 across the metro area 19:54 and I have the great privilege of preaching in one of those. 19:58 You see, you can't reach New York 20:00 or any large city with one particular venue. 20:03 You've got to reach 20:04 all the different sections of the city. 20:06 And so it was a great privilege 20:08 to be in lower Manhattan in Greenwich Village, 20:10 one of the most sophisticated, 20:13 secular, moneyed places in this country 20:18 in the historic Manhattan church, 20:21 Seventh-day Adventist church on West 11 Street. 20:24 It was such an exciting event. 20:27 Now, I understand even as a seasoned preacher 20:30 that you used a familiar tool to us 20:33 to impart those messages? 20:36 I did and it's available to all of you. 20:39 And in fact New Beginnings 20:41 as one of the byproducts of that 20:44 Revelation of Hope, 20:45 which is an incredible series of about 28 subjects. 20:50 And written and produced 20:52 by our wonderful colleague Mark Finely, 20:55 and it has the sermons that are right on the computer 21:00 if you want to use them, a beautiful graphics, 21:04 you can read the script, 21:06 you can adapt it according to your own need. 21:09 And it is such a powerful series, 21:13 every time I preach these precious messages, 21:16 I become so reinvigorated 21:19 with the precious Advent message that we have. 21:22 And it was just a thrill to preach five nights a week, 21:25 for three weeks in New York City. 21:28 I was there for three and a half weeks never left 21:31 the borders of New York City until the very last Sabbath, 21:35 when we had a tremendous combined camp meeting, 21:38 Northeastern Conference and Greater New York Conference 21:41 first time that it has ever happened. 21:43 brothers and sisters 21:46 and many visitors there. 21:48 We have baptisms taking place, it was like Pentecost. 21:52 It was an exciting time. 21:54 This sounds like it was quite an undertaking. 21:57 What kind of partners worked with you in this effort? 22:01 Well, obviously as I mentioned 22:03 the conferences worked heavily. 22:05 We had very strong emphasis in the area 22:09 of comprehensive health ministry. 22:11 You're gonna be hearing much more about that 22:13 from the General Conference in North American division 22:16 and the entire world field. 22:18 Because we're told that the last work 22:20 that we will be able to do will be medical missionary work 22:24 and that it is the right arm to the gospel. 22:26 It's not the gospel but it is the right arm. 22:29 And Ellen White said, 22:30 it is the best thing you can do in New York. 22:33 So we have tremendous help from health ministries, 22:36 from North America, 22:37 Carter Reiner helped us tremendously. 22:40 There in New York itself, 22:43 they have a tremendous health outreach. 22:45 They trained many people we had ASI participation, 22:49 Denzil McNeilus was there helping to train people 22:52 in knowing how to give Bible studies. 22:54 It was a tremendous collaborative venture. 22:57 It was not just professionals doing it 23:00 in terms of the pastoral staff, everybody, 23:04 and lay people were just vitally involved. 23:08 And what was so exciting was to see the enthusiasm 23:11 of the local church there on West 11 Street. 23:13 And how the church members just came alive, 23:16 it was a thrilling experience. 23:17 And God blessed with miraculous with baptisms 23:22 and lots of things that happened thereafter. 23:24 We just to name a few, 23:27 we had a Chinese architect and his wife, 23:31 who joined the church they were so impressed. 23:33 We had a wonderful gentleman 23:36 who will be baptized very shortly 23:39 and who's-- who actually is gonna become a pastor. 23:42 He is a very high ranking sales representative 23:45 for a very strong hotel chain, 23:48 and was just attracted to the message. 23:51 There was a Ukrainian lady there 23:52 who didn't speak any English 23:54 but a faithful person sat next to her 23:56 and just translated the sermons 23:58 and she just, she was gonna be baptize a little bit later. 24:01 And she told her pastor, 24:02 pastor can I just be baptized now? 24:04 I want to be baptized now. 24:06 And another wonderful gentleman 24:08 who grew up in Greenwich Village 24:10 lives on the east side. 24:12 He and his brother came just about every night. 24:14 It was thrilling to see these things happen 24:17 and for me to be able to baptize 24:19 that particular gentleman. 24:21 John is his name and I know that 24:23 he's gonna be a great, a great blessing. 24:27 It's just precious to see souls 24:29 who are attracted to this Advent message. 24:33 And the Lord is gonna reward us 24:35 as we work in the cities according to His method. 24:39 You know, Elder Wilson, 24:40 we just have a little bit of time left. 24:42 And I'm struck with your report, 24:44 as I think about this as a segment 24:46 of offering in action, 24:48 that there is so much that we can do 24:49 with our hands and with our resources. 24:52 Can you share with us what we really should be about 24:55 as we look to the future, 24:58 a series that are gonna happen in subsequent cities? 25:01 In fact everyone will get an opportunity. 25:04 Everyone can have a chance 25:06 to participate in mission to the cities. 25:10 Divisions all across this world, 25:12 all 13 of them are now planning 25:15 for specific endeavors in their own large cities. 25:21 We're talking about over 600 25:23 within the next two years or so. 25:25 Everyone can get involved, praying for these initiatives, 25:29 giving their funds to assist in mission 25:32 to the cities in their local areas. 25:34 And participating, becoming involved 25:36 in every aspect small groups, 25:38 Bible studies, medical missionary work, 25:42 every kind of aspect. 25:44 It's gonna be an exciting thing 25:46 because it is a collaborative thing. 25:48 It's not just the official organized church doing this. 25:51 This is every member involved 25:54 in the last final proclamation of the Three Angels' Messages, 25:57 and the fourth angel of Revelation 18. 26:01 I'm appealing to our church administrators also 26:05 to take time for evangelism. 26:08 I carved out time, I'm planning next year 26:10 to have two reaping meetings one in Vietnam 26:14 and one in Papua New Guinea. 26:16 Another major meeting in Manila. 26:19 The following year, 26:21 a major meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe 26:24 and perhaps in another location as well, 26:27 that's still under discussion. 26:29 We need to lead by example, by humble example 26:33 and I just want to urge every single one of you 26:35 and those who are listening 26:37 on the air to become involved 26:40 in God's last great proclamation to this world. 26:44 Seventh-day Adventists have been called 26:46 for this time, Jesus is coming soon. 26:49 Elder Wilson, thank you so much 26:51 for that special report and for challenging us 26:54 to be partnerships in ministry. 26:56 Thank you. 26:57 And let me just thank ASI for their vital participation. 27:01 Thank so much, Debbie. 27:06 Good evening ASI, have you been blessed? 27:10 Amen. 27:12 Well, I have with me two very special people. 27:15 And you've been hearing all evening 27:18 from professional sort of, 27:21 and now we get to hear from some lay people. 27:23 But they're professional too, what are your names? 27:27 I'm Brian. 27:28 And I'm Lindy Schwartz. 27:30 And where are you from? 27:32 Ohio. 27:33 Ohio, and what do you do there? 27:36 We are both physicians. 27:38 Both of you are physicians. Yes. 27:40 Now I know some doctors 27:41 and they have very little free time. 27:43 They're super busy all the time 27:46 and I would imagine you would have no time 27:49 to do any kind of ministry. 27:51 Well, my motto used to be that 27:52 I work hard and then I play hard, 27:54 but over the last few years, 27:56 we have tried to use much of our time 27:58 for ministry opportunities that we have off. 28:01 Okay, what kind of ministries? 28:03 So we've been involved 28:05 with some various mission trips. 28:07 I've been to Russia and Africa several times, 28:10 tried to develop a ministry just even within my practice. 28:14 Okay, you know, going to overseas, 28:16 it's wonderful but not everybody 28:19 can get that opportunity. 28:21 Is there something that other professionals 28:23 can bring ministry into their practice at home? 28:27 So we've been involved 28:29 in trying to turn my medical practice into a ministry 28:32 and everyday I pray with patience, 28:35 I have discussions with them. 28:38 But also we're involved with the ministry called Amen 28:41 and several physician 28:42 and dental families involve with that 28:45 who like to do different activities 28:47 started thinking about hmm, 28:48 what should we do with our other time, 28:50 our vacation time 28:51 and that kind of got us going along this way. 28:53 So you are tithing your vacation time now. 28:56 Well, we wondered 28:57 as we're getting closer to the end of time, 29:00 should we even be taking vacation. 29:01 And we decided, well, we should think about that 29:04 but what if we turn our vacations into a ministry? 29:07 Now that sounds exciting, I hate just taking vacations. 29:11 You just sit there 29:12 but you know doing a mission trip on a vacation, 29:16 that sounds like a really interesting idea, 29:19 so tell me how that works? 29:21 My wife was very skeptical at first 29:24 but several families, they got three family, 29:26 Nedley family, Chunk family, several of us 29:28 and others had got together we were brainstorming. 29:31 There is something that we all like to do in common 29:32 was just to go skiing in winter time. 29:34 And we thought-- 29:35 And where do you go ski? 29:37 Well, we've been in various places 29:38 but the last couple of years has been in Colorado. 29:41 Colorado is a very nice state. 29:42 Very nice place and we decided 29:44 let's do something for the ski community 29:47 let's do an evangelistic series 29:50 at the end of the day after skiing 29:51 and invite people from the ski lifts, 29:53 from the community, 29:55 people that have flown in to come 29:56 to an evangelistic series of sorts, 29:58 so it was on health but we decided. 30:00 Okay, so this is-- this is the high season of ski season. 30:03 Yes. 30:05 And there's people all over the world 30:07 flying into Vail at Christmas time. 30:10 Vail and Beaver Creek are the two places 30:12 that we've tried thus over the Christmas holidays. 30:14 The airport has business jets, some personal jets lined up 30:18 from one end to the other 30:19 with very influential people and their families there. 30:21 Yeah, these are high powered people 30:23 and I would imagine they've never gone 30:25 to a Seventh-day Adventist evangelistic meeting. 30:28 So this was-- we advertise 30:31 Dr. Nedley's Optimizing Your Brain Seminar. 30:34 So that's a little bit cloaked in a way 30:36 that they'd be interested in it. 30:38 One mother brought her, 30:39 one mother who flew in on a jet, 30:41 her husband's a CEO from New York 30:43 had two sons trying to get them into Harvard, 30:44 they just took their SAT's. 30:46 She came and brought her son 30:47 because she want know how to optimize their brain? 30:50 Okay, okay. 30:52 So now you are reaching a segment 30:57 of the population that is very difficult to reach. 31:00 And you didn't know if it would work. 31:04 Yes, I thought that we were going on vacation. 31:09 I thought to myself to build 31:11 this as a mission trip was reaching 31:15 and it was an attempt to sanctify our ski vacation. 31:18 And so I was really-- I was skeptical 31:21 for the many weeks that we were planning it, 31:24 when we arrived I was skeptical. 31:26 You know, you make shopping for the groceries, 31:27 I was skeptical. 31:29 I was a quite negative person. 31:31 So what changed your mind? 31:33 Well, I just want to read a quotes 31:35 that Ellen White wrote, 31:36 she is written them in several places 31:39 but just couple of lines this is from-- 31:44 came on the obscure publication Councils For The Church. 31:49 "We talking right much of the neglected poor, 31:52 should not some attention be given 31:54 also to the neglected rich." 31:57 And then she says, 31:59 "The majesty of heaven came to our will 32:01 to save lost falling humanity. 32:04 His efforts included not merely the outcast 32:07 but those in places of high honor ingeniously 32:11 she says, he work to obtain access 32:14 to souls in the higher classes who knew not God 32:17 and did not keep his commandments." 32:19 So I thought perhaps we were, 32:21 it was a legitimate use of vacation time. 32:23 Okay, and so when you-- 32:26 tell us what the program actually was? 32:28 Yes, so we were-- we are very specific about this 32:30 if we were gonna do, we want to do it well, 32:31 so we've rented a hall. 32:33 We advertised it Dr. Nedley had several Bible workers 32:36 from Weimar coming a couple of weeks early. 32:38 Barbara Taylor, who is the member 32:40 of ASI is in that community and she helped to coordinate, 32:44 the actual program Dr. Nedley did here last year 32:47 but it emphasizes our Adventist health message, 32:50 we talked about Sabbath rest, 32:52 we talked about abstaining from alcohol. 32:54 We talked about faith in God 32:55 and He used many biblical examples through that. 32:58 And as a result we had over 60 to 80 people attending. 33:03 It was one of the most successful evangelistic series, 33:05 we've this a couple of years in a row. 33:07 And we are planning to do it again, 33:08 but one of the most successful evangelistic series 33:10 I've been involved with-- with people 33:12 from around the world 33:13 who flew in from Russia, Brazil. 33:16 Mexico. 33:18 Europe, Mexico and from New York, 33:20 Wall Street and that type. 33:22 And what was the outcome like have you heard any results? 33:28 We actually made available the copies 33:31 of the Great Controversy at the end of the program. 33:34 And 27 of them took the copy of the Great Controversy. 33:38 Amen. 33:39 There were some locals that also attended 33:42 that heard of the advertise, 33:43 and some of them are now in studies 33:45 or have been studying with, 33:47 Barbara Taylor is still there in the Copper Colorado Church. 33:51 So ASI family, even your vacations 33:54 can be ASI evangelistic efforts. 33:57 Amen. Thank you so much. 33:59 Thank you. 34:00 Next we have, 34:03 next we have another professional coming 34:06 his name is Dr. Mathew Hayden, 34:09 and Dr. Hayden you and Randy Myer are here 34:14 because you have a special project 34:17 and tell us what the names of the project? 34:19 You know, our project is international going hands. 34:23 Okay, and there's two ministries? 34:26 My brother also has started 34:27 the ministry called Caring Hands to Mouth. 34:30 Okay, and so Randy, 34:31 you are the office manager for these ministries. 34:34 Tell us a little bit about them. 34:35 I think you have some pictures. 34:37 Yes, we have several pictures that go along with this. 34:40 The first picture that will be showing us 34:42 of a one day church that we built in Livingston 34:45 on Christmas day this last year. 34:47 And we've built several one day churches 34:49 in Malawi in coordination with Maranatha 34:54 and we also built some one evangelistic centers 34:57 with Riverside Farm Institute. 35:00 And were very excited about 35:02 the possibilities of combining that 35:04 with medical evangelism in the future. 35:07 Our next picture that's coming up 35:10 is of one of our mobile dental clinics. 35:13 This particular one we're working in coordination 35:15 with ADRA to send to Madagascar. 35:19 And it's fully equipped, any dentist can drive it. 35:23 It's an automatic, and so we believe that 35:26 even a dentist can safely pilot this to the locations 35:30 where we would be providing dental work. 35:33 Okay, yes, let's tell them, this is a mobile dental clinic. 35:37 Yes. 35:38 Fully you are able to do everything 35:40 that a dentist office can do. 35:42 Exactly we have all the equipment 35:44 the drive act, the compressor system, 35:47 a 20k generator that operates the unit. 35:50 It does not require any power 35:51 so it can go any where and provide services. 35:55 We've been providing services in southern Zambia, 35:58 quite effectively through this mobile dental clinic program. 36:02 And we want to see dentists come and join us 36:05 and find out what it's like to have a wonderful experience. 36:10 And then this next slide is a one of my favorite slides 36:14 of Dr. Matt Hayden and one of his patients 36:17 and you know there is just 36:18 something about doing mission work. 36:20 That smile on Dr. Hayden's face 36:22 there I think says it all. 36:24 A dentist who can go and work hard 36:26 in 100 degree weather and smile at the end, 36:31 definitely you know that the Holy Spirit 36:33 is working in relation of the process. 36:37 Okay, The next picture? 36:38 Our next picture is actually a picture 36:40 of a dental clinic in Tacoma, Washington. 36:43 We worked in coordination with ADRA 36:45 and this dentist Dr. Gladys Randolph 36:48 contacted us. 36:50 And she is from, originally from Africa 36:52 and her goal was to see her dental clinic 36:55 when she retired go to Africa and provide mission work. 36:59 So we coordinated with the ADRA staff 37:02 and ADRA shipped this clinic to Mozambique 37:05 and it will be providing dental services in a dental clinic 37:09 in one of the one day structures 37:10 that you saw earlier. 37:13 And the last picture? 37:14 This last picture is a picture of one of our dental clinics 37:18 in Micronesia in the state of Chuuk 37:21 and it has hydraulic systems on the outside 37:23 that allow it to be loaded 37:24 and unloaded without having a crane. 37:27 All we have to do is have 37:28 the semi truck to be able to deliver 37:30 this fully self contained dental clinic. 37:32 And we've built dental housing on the back. 37:34 It's fully self contained and anyone can come 37:37 and stay there and provide the dental work. 37:40 And we look forward 37:41 to dentists visiting us in our booth to see 37:46 and learn more information about our clinics. 37:49 Thank you, Dr. Hayden, 37:51 now you are a dentist with a full time practice. 37:54 How do you find time to do all these? 37:55 And how did you start doing this ministry? 37:58 Well, I've been in practice for about 19 years 38:01 and in 2008 I've grown up 38:03 in an Adventist home, a mission home. 38:05 My dad was a missionary when I was a small child. 38:08 And it came to me that I was just going 38:11 through the motions of being a Christian. 38:12 So rededicated my life to Christ in 2008, 38:16 and I just started asking question, 38:17 what does Christ want me to do? 38:20 And I started trying to find a purpose for my life 38:23 and I took a trip to Africa. 38:25 And I saw the extreme lack of dental care available 38:30 and I thought what? 38:31 What a better way to spend my free time 38:35 and my extra income 38:36 then to provide dental care to Africa 38:38 and that's how this came about. 38:40 Right, we talked to Dr. Schwartz 38:42 and now we're talking to a dentist. 38:43 You guys have a lot of free time, it seems like. 38:46 Well, you know my wife probably wouldn't agree with that. 38:50 We spent a lot of our holidays 38:52 that we used to spend in other activities, 38:55 developing a program and going overseas. 38:57 We've been to Africa about five times now, 38:59 we go couple of times a year. 39:01 We've been spending just our free time in this endeavor. 39:04 Okay, so now when you say that 39:05 you were just living a regular average American life. 39:09 What does that mean? 39:11 Well, I was very, very busy in business. 39:14 It wasn't just a normal practice that I had. 39:17 My brothers and I developed 39:18 a very large business structure in Oregon. 39:22 We're-- we had more than 20 offices in the state 39:26 and in 2009, I wanted to change my life 39:28 and we sold most of it. 39:30 And we used proceeds for-- 39:32 from a lot of that to start these charities. 39:34 Okay, so now you have your own practice, 39:36 its scale down. 39:38 Now the world would look at that as sacrificing, 39:43 but how would you describe it? 39:44 You know, it's been a great experience 39:47 like Randy was talking about you go over 39:49 and you meet these people 39:50 and they are just so appreciative. 39:53 Some of the times when we've treated people 39:55 and they can speak English 39:57 they said, you know, it's just so wonderful 39:59 that someone from the states 40:01 will take their time to come over here. 40:03 And thinking enough of us to come 40:05 and help us in our need. 40:07 Okay, now I know we have dentists 40:09 and other professionals here in our audience. 40:12 What would you say to them if they're thinking about 40:15 maybe my life should change, maybe my time should, 40:19 how I spent my time should change. 40:20 What would you say? 40:21 Well, you know, when we set up this charity 40:23 one of the goals was to involve other people 40:25 in mission work regardless of what it is. 40:28 And I will say to everybody here 40:31 that you can do something to change 40:34 the lives of people in Africa, 40:35 'cause everyone here knows a dentist. 40:38 You all are in the same position, 40:40 each one of you could come by our booth 40:42 and pick up a card 40:43 and go talk to the dentist or the hygienist 40:45 they treat you and say here's the great opportunity 40:48 if you want to go to Africa, 40:49 and change even one person's life, 40:52 you can do that. 40:53 And what booth is that? 40:55 We're in 232, and will be there tomorrow. 40:58 Come by and say hello. 40:59 Hey, so if you want a mission opportunity 41:02 go to his booth and they'll set you up. 41:05 Thank you so much, Dr. Hayden. 41:07 Okay, next we have somebody very special 41:11 and he comes all the way from India, 41:14 his first name is Ravi and I can't say his last name. 41:18 What's your last name? 41:19 Thummatapalli. 41:22 Okay, we will just say Ravi T. 41:25 Okay, Ravi, I've heard about your life story. 41:30 And it's very touching 41:32 and it's something that I can relate to. 41:36 Okay, so tell us a little bit about your early life. 41:40 Well, my mother died when I was one year old. 41:42 And my grandmothers raised me up for 4 years. 41:46 And after she raised me for 4 years 41:48 and she died when I was 5 years old. 41:51 And then I have no hope, 41:52 then my uncle, he took me to his house 41:55 and I thought I'm going to be one of the family members. 41:58 But they treated me as a slave and I understand that 42:01 he took me to his house to sell me. 42:03 And he sold me to one of the rich man 42:05 to clean the cow shits. 42:06 And you were 4 years old? 42:08 I was 5 years old. You were 5 years old. 42:10 Yes, and he sold me to one of the rich man in the village 42:14 and to clean his cow shed and care for his cows. 42:17 Okay, so you were a slave at 5 years of age. 42:19 Yes, I was born to be a slave 42:21 to clean the cow shed for the rich man. 42:24 Okay, and how long were you in that situation? 42:27 I was about one year there and as-- 42:30 I was still there as a slave working for the rich man. 42:32 My day began in the cow shed 42:34 and my day ended up in the cow shed. 42:36 And while I was going to the cow shed 42:39 early in the morning, 42:40 I met one Adventist pastor and he asked me like 42:44 if I would like to go to school 42:45 like other children in the village. 42:47 Okay, so you were-- how did you meet him? 42:50 You just met him in the streets? 42:51 No, like one fine evening 42:53 when I was bringing the cows 42:55 back to the shed from the farm 42:57 then I met this gentleman. 42:58 I didn't know he was an Adventist pastor 43:00 because I was small. 43:02 And I only knew he was a fine well dressed man. 43:05 And asked me like if I would like to go to school? 43:08 And have three meals in a day and a bed to sleep. 43:11 And that gave me a hope and I thought 43:13 this would be better than being in a cow shed. 43:16 Okay, and so this man secured your release 43:20 and where did he take you? 43:22 Yes, and he promised me that 43:23 he would come back in a two or three days 43:26 and take me to a place where I can have three meals, 43:29 a bed to sleep and I can go to school. 43:31 Then as he said, he came back 43:33 and he took me out of the cow shed. 43:34 I do not know what deal he had with the rich man. 43:38 He brought me out of the cow shed, 43:39 then he brought me to one school 43:41 where provided by the Asian Aid, 43:44 and I was thrilled that I into the school 43:48 where I can have three meals and I can go to school 43:53 and have a very nice bed to sleep. 43:55 Okay, that's wonderful. 43:59 One person can make such a difference 44:01 in another person's life. 44:03 And so how long were you at this Asian Aid orphanage. 44:08 I was there from age five from nursery 44:12 till my graduation that is still university. 44:15 Okay, now I know Asian Aid works on a sponsorship program. 44:19 How many sponsors did you have? 44:22 My sponsor was only one sponsor 44:23 from nursery till my graduation. 44:27 So you had one sponsor that sponsored you 44:29 from nursery all the way through university. 44:33 Okay, and what university was that? 44:35 Spicer Memorial College in India. 44:37 Okay, so one sponsor, 44:38 sponsored you all the way through. 44:40 Now, what subject did you take it at Spicer? 44:43 I did computer science major 44:47 and theology major also, both majors. 44:51 Okay, wonderful and so now your life was saved, 44:56 you were rescued 44:57 and how-- what do you do now? 45:01 Well, Asian Aid gave me 45:02 a positive permanent change in my life, 45:05 the same way I was able to rescue 45:08 four students, two were girls 45:11 and two were boys, I could see-- 45:13 Now-- okay, let me stop you now. 45:15 You work for Asian Aid full time now. 45:17 Yes. 45:18 You're a field representative, is that right? 45:20 Yes. 45:21 And in that position you were able 45:24 to rescue four other children. 45:26 Yes. 45:28 Tell me about one of them? 45:31 Well, there was one girl was in the same life that I faced, 45:36 like she was treated as a slave in one of the houses. 45:39 And this was got to one of the Asian Aid-- 45:42 one of the schools 45:43 where the Asian Aid program is in the schools. 45:46 And one of the staff in the school 45:49 brought to our notice then I could get a chance 45:52 and go see the girl, visit her, 45:54 and could see what she was doing in the house. 45:56 And she was just treated as a slave 45:58 where her cousins were sent to the school 46:00 but she was-- she has to be in the house 46:02 and work for her aunt. 46:04 And I could talk to the girl 46:06 and see that she can come to the school 46:07 and she was very happy 46:08 when I said, I'm gonna take her to the school. 46:10 And now she is in one of the Asian Aids schools, 46:13 an Adventist school in India. 46:15 So you were rescued 46:17 and in turn you were able to rescue this girl? 46:19 Yes. 46:20 Okay, now you were telling me about 46:21 another person that was rescued. 46:23 She was forced to be a nun. 46:26 Oh, yes, and she is a young girl 46:29 and was forced to be a nun 46:30 and she didn't want to be a nun. 46:32 And she was sent out of the schools 46:34 and she has no other way to go. 46:36 And she has-- she approached 46:38 one of the schools in India, 46:39 where there's an Asian Aid program 46:41 and Asian Aid has come forward to sponsor her graduation. 46:45 She graduated 46:46 and she's an Asian Aid graduate, 46:47 she graduated and she is working 46:49 in one of the Adventist schools in India. 46:52 Okay, so you rescued this woman, 46:55 she was a young lady. 46:56 Yes. 46:57 And because she was rescued, 46:59 now she is ministering to other children. 47:01 Yes. 47:02 And teaching them about Jesus. 47:04 She is teaching about Jesus. 47:06 Yeah, this is wonderful. 47:07 So if you-- you know, 47:09 you may not be a doctor, you may not be a dentist, 47:11 you may not be able to go set up mobile clinics. 47:14 You may not be able to reach the very wealthy 47:18 but this is something that 47:19 everybody can do is sponsor a child. 47:22 One person can make 47:23 so much difference in a child's life 47:26 and you never know the return that you will get. 47:30 And I just want to say personally, 47:33 I was one of those orphans 47:34 in a Seventh-day Adventist orphanage 47:36 and I was sponsored. 47:37 And so this something that everyone can do. 47:41 So go to Asian Aid booth 47:44 and find out how you can sponsor 47:45 and rescue a child. 47:47 Thank you so much. 47:48 Thank you. 47:54 Adventist youth, we've seen so much pain 47:58 in the different parts of the world, 48:00 locally and internationally 48:02 and the song that we are about to sing for you 48:05 comes from Zimbabwe. 48:07 And it says even though there is so much pain, 48:10 one day we're gonna go 48:11 to our Father's house in heaven. 48:13 And we'll walk on streets of gold. 48:16 Come on brother, sister, mother, father 48:18 come with us to heaven, Ehkaya. 51:14 Just imagine 51:17 A city made of gold 51:26 Imagine the day 51:29 When the Father's radiant 51:33 Glory will behold 51:38 Imagine a time 51:42 Where there will be 51:44 No crying, no more pain 51:50 Imagine when Jesus comes again 52:02 Imagine a place 52:06 Where there's no more night 52:14 Where the glory of God 52:17 Will forever shine 52:20 With eternal light 52:26 We'll gather round the throne 52:31 Of the great I am 52:38 What glory 52:41 When Jesus comes again 52:49 The trumpet will sound 52:53 And the dead in Christ 52:55 Will all be raised 53:01 He will come in the twinkling of an eye 53:10 And then those who believe in Him 53:15 As Savior and Lord 53:21 Will be caught up 53:23 To meet Him in the sky 53:36 Just imagine 53:40 What glory that will be 53:47 On the day 53:50 When our precious Savior's face 53:56 We will see 54:00 We will bow before thy throne 54:05 Singing praises to the Lamb 54:11 To the Lamb 54:14 What glory 54:17 When Jesus comes again 54:26 Imagine when Jesus comes again 54:36 Comes again |
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