Participants: Adventist Review, GYC, 3ABN, Medicore Partners, Search for One Inc., Randall Electric Co.
Series Code: 14ASIC
Program Code: 14ASIC000004A
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00:53 What a friend
00:56 We have in Jesus 01:03 All our sins 01:06 And griefs to bear! 01:13 What a privilege to carry 01:23 Everything to God in prayer! 01:35 Oh, what peace we often forfeit 01:44 Oh, what needless pain we bear 01:55 All because we do not carry 02:05 Everything to God in prayer! 02:23 Have we trials and temptations? 02:30 Is there trouble anywhere? 02:42 We should never be discouraged 02:49 Take it to the Lord in prayer 02:57 Can we find a friend so faithful 03:05 Who will all our sorrows share? 03:13 Jesus knows our every weakness 03:20 Take it to the Lord in prayer 03:29 Oh, how He loves you and me 03:40 Oh, how He loves you and me 03:50 He gave His life 03:55 What more could He give? 04:04 Oh, how He loves you 04:10 Oh, how He loves me 04:16 Oh, how He loves you and me 04:37 Are we weak and heavy-laden 04:42 Cumbered with a load of care? 04:50 Precious Savior, still our refuge 04:58 Take it to the Lord in prayer 05:05 Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? 05:11 Take it to the Lord in prayer 05:26 In His arms He'll take and shield thee 05:33 Thou wilt find a solace there 05:42 Thou wilt find 05:51 Thou wilt find 06:00 A solace there 06:30 Amen. Amen. 06:33 Good evening, ASI. 06:35 Welcome to the evening session on Thursday evening. 06:37 We're just delighted that you're here 06:39 to be with us this evening. 06:41 We're looking forward 06:42 to the blessings that are in store. 06:44 We're looking forward to the encouragement 06:45 that we're going to receive here. 06:47 And we have a very special evening, 06:49 this evening we have something special on your seats 06:51 that we've placed there. 06:53 I hope you've all found them. 06:55 We have a special edition of the "Adventist Review" 06:57 that has been placed there for your enjoyment, 07:01 and to be blessed. 07:03 And in fact, you might notice that it says right on there, 07:06 "ASI Issue", and it's been a few years now 07:09 that we've been collaborating with the Adventist Review, 07:12 and it is just a blessing to have this relationship. 07:15 It's a blessing to be working together 07:17 and I'm not gonna be doing 07:18 most of the talking in the next few minutes, 07:20 I'm going to give the time to the two gentlemen 07:22 that I have here with me. 07:25 We have Bill Knott, who is not a stranger to us. 07:28 He has been here a number of years. 07:30 He's gonna tell us 07:31 how many years in a few moments. 07:33 And we also have Claude Richi, who is here with us as well 07:37 and we're delighted to have him. 07:40 Well, you know, people have begin to ask questions 07:42 when there's changes, 07:43 I'm sure you get questions as well 07:45 and you know, with printing that is recently been 07:48 terminated in Maryland, by the Adventist-- 07:53 the Review and Herald Publishing Association. 07:56 You know, a lot of people wonder 07:57 what impact is that gonna have on us, 07:59 so would you like to address that question? 08:03 The Adventist Review, and the Review 08:05 and Herald Publishing Association have, 08:07 for 160 years enjoyed 08:10 one of the most special partnerships 08:12 in the history of Christian publishing. 08:14 We have been through so much together, 08:17 working side by side to deliver assurance, 08:20 comfort, truth and mission to generations of Adventists. 08:25 When the decision was made to consolidate printing, 08:28 however in one publishing house, 08:30 many people thought that perhaps 08:32 that meant something about the future 08:33 of the Adventist Review, that we were, 08:35 ourselves going away. 08:37 The good news is, no. 08:38 Your Adventist Review is going to be what it has been 08:40 and what it will continue to be by God's grace, 08:43 a journal of inspiration and hope, 08:45 as the ad in the inside front cover 08:47 of your edition says, "We're pressing on." 08:50 Amen. 08:51 Well, we're delighted to have you here 08:52 with us this evening, Claude. 08:54 In fact, Claude and I have something in common, 08:57 we've both spent time in Quebec. 08:59 I live there currently 09:00 and he's lived there in the past. 09:02 He was the Quebec Conference president 09:03 and fulfilled other roles there as well. 09:07 So we're delighted to have him. 09:09 He's actually in-charge of marketing, 09:11 he is the marketing director 09:12 among other responsibilities that he has as well. 09:15 And we'd like to know, what do you feel 09:18 people need to know about this transition 09:20 that you going through right now? 09:21 The transition is not going to affect 09:24 our readers in any way, shape or form. 09:25 They will continue to receive the magazine 09:27 in their mailbox on a weekly basis. 09:30 What they can look forward to is in fact, 09:33 a redesign of the magazine. 09:35 We're going to use this opportunity 09:37 also to bring the magazine 09:39 even to the next level of excellence. 09:40 Amen. 09:42 You're already used to excellence, 09:43 and we want to even-up this game further, 09:46 and also to do even better in terms of digital delivery 09:49 by developing a tablets version of the magazine. 09:55 So-- those of you, 09:56 who are familiar with what we have 09:58 on the website have noticed that we have done-- 10:00 made some significant strides there, 10:02 also, but again, we want to improve 10:05 as the opportunities allow. 10:07 Okay, wonderful. 10:09 Bill, I noticed here in the magazine 10:11 on page six in your editorial, 10:13 some very interesting questions here, 10:16 especially in your article it's called, 10:18 "The Visit of the Magi." 10:20 Would you like to tell us a little bit 10:21 what's on your heart and may be some of the things 10:23 that you are wanting to express? 10:26 My geometry teacher in high school taught me 10:29 that the shortest distance 10:31 between two points is a straight line. 10:34 Well, the shortest distance between a spirit inspired idea 10:37 and it's accomplishment in the life of the church 10:40 ought to be a straight line and with all deference 10:43 to where I work not another committee. 10:45 My concern is that we need to find a way 10:49 to empower good ideas in Adventism, 10:52 to make sure that we learned 10:54 how to be cheerleaders and supports 10:56 of what the spirit is doing among us. 10:59 ASI represents such a rich diversity 11:01 of giftedness and calling 11:04 and one of our goals at the magazine is to discover 11:06 what God is calling people in this organization to do 11:09 to tell those stories 11:11 and to see what the Spirit is going to do. 11:13 I think that means for a lot of us that 11:15 we've got to be take a few more risks 11:17 in the name of the Gospel and see what God can do for us. 11:21 Amen. 11:22 Claude, Adventist Review 11:24 actually has a sister publication 11:27 and in fact, it's the one we receive up 11:28 in Quebec, Canada, it's translated into French 11:31 and it's translated I believe, 11:32 into about a dozen languages actually. 11:34 Oh, at least. 11:36 As a matter of fact, right now, we are printing the magazine 11:38 and its daughter publication, 11:41 Adventist World Digest in 29 languages. 11:44 Wow. 11:45 We have just launched at the beginning of this year, 11:47 12 languages for the Indian sub continent. 11:50 Okay. 11:51 Including Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Oriya, Guajarati, 11:55 Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil 12:00 and we've introduced this quarter, 12:03 Urdu for Pakistan and Vietnamese, 12:05 and at the end of this year 12:06 we will launch our first languages 12:09 in the African context, 12:12 one being Kinyarwanda for Rwanda 12:15 and Amharic for Ethiopia. 12:18 And we're also looking forward 12:20 to creating a number of additions 12:22 for the Inter-American region 12:24 where they speak, believe it or not, 12:26 besides French, Spanish or English, 12:28 they also still speak a number of native languages 12:31 such as K'iche, Quechua, Cakchiquel, 12:35 Nahuatl, Maya and others, 12:36 and we would like to be able to reach 12:38 those members as well. 12:41 You know, one of the things that 12:42 really, really is important about Adventist World is that 12:45 it is a magazine to unite Seventh-day Adventist 12:48 everywhere in beliefs, faith, mission and hope. 12:54 And we are, indeed, perhaps the most tangible 12:58 presence besides the Seventh-- 13:00 the uarterly Sabbath School Bulletin 13:05 to unite our members around the world 13:07 and to do that in those various languages. 13:10 Amen. Amen. 13:12 Bill, I think you've actually been coming to ASI 13:15 for a quite a number of years, maybe around 15 years even. 13:19 What brings you back to ASI? 13:21 Why do you come year after year? 13:23 In one word, this is where I find hope. 13:26 I come here each year 13:28 and I find people genuinely excited about their church, 13:31 excited about mission, eager to press on 13:34 and do what the Spirit is bidding us to do. 13:36 It's fun to come here because you're around people 13:39 who have stories of God's grace and goodness 13:42 and those of the kinds of stories 13:43 we love to tell in Adventist Review 13:45 and Adventist World. 13:47 We've been taking the opportunity 13:48 to give you the window to come 13:50 and talk with us and tell us your stories. 13:52 Many of you have signed up for those windows over the-- 13:54 yet today and tomorrow, we look forward 13:57 to meeting you in the hallways and learning what God is doing. 13:59 This is where we find encouragement 14:01 and we share it with the world church. 14:03 Thank you so much. 14:07 I am delighted to bring you 14:09 another Offering in Action segment, 14:11 we want you to know how God is using your offerings 14:15 and we'll use your offerings to impact the world 14:18 for His soon coming. 14:20 With me is Natasha Nebblett, she is the president of GYC 14:24 and next to her is Erwin Nanasi, 14:28 who is the assistant to the president 14:29 for International Affairs. 14:31 Natasha, tell us for those who are new to ASI, 14:35 or may not be aware what does GYC stand for 14:38 and what is the organization? 14:40 So GYC stands for Generation of Youth for Christ. 14:43 And it was a moment that was started about 14:45 10 years ago a little bit more than that by three college age, 14:49 young people, that looked around them 14:52 and said, that they wanted to get back to the Bible, 14:55 get back to the Bible with such seriousness Debbie, 14:58 that we are willing die for it 15:00 as so many have throughout the years 15:02 and also to live that lifestyle to know that 15:05 when Christ told His disciples to-- 15:09 to go into all the world 15:10 and make disciples of all nations, 15:11 He didn't add an age qualifier, 15:13 and that means the young people 15:14 are bound to do that too 15:17 and also to live a lifestyle of excellence 15:19 and an uncompromising life. 15:22 And so we took-- the young people took that-- 15:25 those values and that dedication 15:28 and they started having meeting together with their friends, 15:30 out of that GYC kind of as we know it now, was born, 15:34 and we have a conference every December 15:37 here in North America, where we get together, 15:40 we seek the Lord, worship, pray, 15:43 we also receive a lot of training in evangelism. 15:46 I mean how to reach out to other people, 15:48 seek that renewal. 15:49 When 5,000 young people to get together 15:51 that have that goal, it is powerful. 15:53 That's powerful, its sounds like, 15:54 just like a little of ASI. 15:56 It is. 15:57 Erwin, I understand that you just had a convention 15:59 in Austria, share with us a little bit about 16:02 what happened there? 16:03 What were some of your observations about 16:04 what occurred? 16:05 Well, the description that Natasha 16:07 just gave is very fitting 16:08 because that's exactly what happened. 16:10 People studied scripture, they prayed together, 16:12 they listened to powerful sermons 16:14 and the Lord was able to use the speakers that 16:16 we had invited for the workshops that 16:19 we had and also the evening messages 16:21 with powerful appeals and the people responded. 16:24 And so it was very interesting 16:26 to see how the Lord can use young people 16:28 that lead other young people. 16:30 We have it here, we had it there 16:32 and it was very powerful 16:33 because in only these five days lives were changed. 16:36 People came from all over the world, 16:37 not just from Europe, not just from Austria, 16:39 from all over the world and spending the time together 16:41 and just going through that renewal 16:43 and that refreshing that revival 16:46 that can spark a reformation. 16:47 And so it was wonderful to see that 16:49 young people had the opportunity to do it again 16:52 because we had it before. 16:54 But this time it was very special 16:56 and we are looking forward 16:57 to what is going to happen in the future. 16:59 I just want to pick up on something you said Natasha, 17:01 you were in Austria sometime ago, 17:03 so this is your second time here. 17:05 You were in Austria couple of years ago, 17:07 share with us some, some of the things that 17:09 you observed might have been different 17:10 from the first time that you were there. 17:13 So some of the differences, we went-- 17:15 we went to Austria, 17:16 actually same location, same city, Linz, 17:19 two years ago, in 2012 in July, 17:21 and so then we went back this time. 17:23 I'll tell you it was interesting 17:26 because we're going back to the same location, 17:28 same venue and everything is like, you know, 17:29 how was the conference going to be different? 17:32 And as we there-- 17:33 I'll just share a couple of the things, 17:35 that were quite a few things 17:36 that were maybe different to about it, 17:37 but sharing a few of the things one of the first things 17:40 we noticed was just the atmosphere. 17:43 Two years ago it was kind of, a bit of novelty 17:47 that GYC was coming to Europe 17:48 and we were holding a conference 17:50 that was for every young-- 17:52 every young person across Europe, 17:53 as far as you know, we were concerned, 17:54 we want them all. 17:56 And as, so young people were like 17:58 oh, here's GYC they've heard about it in America, 18:00 here it's coming, 18:01 and so a lot of young people came and experienced GYC. 18:06 But this year people understood 18:09 a little bit more clearly what the idea behind GYC was. 18:13 And so our attendance was actually a little bit lower, 18:16 it was about 800 to 1,000 but the young people that came, 18:21 came because they wanted to be there, 18:23 they wanted to be in the Word, 18:24 they wanted to be on their knees, 18:25 the prayer times were powerful, 18:27 they wanted to be out doing evangelism. 18:30 And so we saw a difference in the atmosphere 18:32 as far as the spirit of reverence was amazing, 18:38 it was something like, I have like, 18:40 I don't think ever experience before. 18:43 And the dedication, the seriousness, 18:45 the music last time because of the-- 18:48 the music restrictions that they have in Austria, 18:50 last time we just had to have a couple groups 18:52 just do all the music, but this time 18:54 we were able to let the attendees do it, like 18:55 we usually do here in North America. 18:58 And it was so amazing to see the-- 18:59 the amount of investment, the buy in, the excitement, 19:03 during the outreach we did it a few differences 19:05 with the outreach as well. 19:07 Last time we just went door to door, 19:09 and we went door to door again, 19:11 but we also had a couple of other things 19:12 such as a health expo. 19:14 We did actually like a flash mob into the city of Linz, 19:18 where we went into downtown and sang 19:20 and a lots of people responded to that. 19:22 We had a prayer booth where we went 19:24 and pray with people in the middle of the city. 19:27 It was just a-- it was just 19:29 such an amazing experience to see 19:30 how the young people responded, 19:32 acknowledged the Word of God, and-- 19:35 but to also being able to reach out 19:36 to other people in many different ways, 19:38 not just in one way, 19:40 but to be able to use their talents 19:41 in whatever the capacity 19:42 they had them to reach out to other people. 19:44 Erwin, just in a last few seconds that we have left, 19:47 what kind of impact that it have on so many young people? 19:50 That anybody come up to you and say this was really great 19:52 I had a fun time, were they moved spiritually 19:55 What might they have shared with you? 19:56 Well, with an attendance of 800 to 1,000 people, 19:59 if more than 100 people make the decision for baptism, 20:02 it's very powerful. 20:03 And so many more, when they appeal was made 20:05 did not just response to be Baptist 20:07 but also to spend their life as a missionary and be trained. 20:10 And so those are effects that these results 20:13 we will see in the future also. 20:15 And so many came back and said this was powerful, 20:17 the songs that we sang and the straight messages, 20:19 straight testimony, back to the Bible, 20:21 the spirit of prophecy, the hope that 20:23 we have the Jesus is coming soon 20:24 and we can be ready, that was something that was felt 20:27 and that is heard and at this point 20:29 we also want to thank ASI because without ASI 20:32 we would probably not have been able to go there 20:33 and so thank you there also. 20:35 And the Lord has really blessed 20:37 and we're looking forward to expand not just in Europe 20:39 but all over the world so that Jesus can come. 20:41 Thank you very much, Natasha and Erwin. 20:43 ASI we have a work to do 20:45 and our young people have a work to do. 20:47 We are in good hands as long as we train them right 20:50 and support them as they go out to spread the message. 20:53 Now coming to the podium are two individuals 20:56 that should be no strangers to you. 20:58 I kind of recognize them, let's see this is Jim Gilley. 21:05 I'm Danny, and this is Jim. 21:06 Okay. And this is Danny Shelton. 21:08 Listen, we are so grateful, as ASI for 3ABN, 21:13 because of you the world knows a little bit more about ASI. 21:18 We're even more grateful for 3ABN 21:20 because of all the wonderful things 21:21 that you have done and accomplished 21:23 and allowed ministries to do through your assistance. 21:26 So we just wanted you to share a little bit about 21:27 what's going on. 21:29 Praise the Lord. 21:30 So I'm just gonna let you take it away 21:32 and do your thing watching the clock. 21:34 All right. Watching the clock. 21:35 We're good at that. We watch every day. 21:38 You know, Danny, this is-- how many have you been to? 21:42 This is actually 29, my first ASI was Big Sky, Montana. 21:47 And in 1985. 21:50 That's where the miracle took place, 21:51 actually, the rainstorm. 21:53 Absolutely. 21:54 And you were able to tell people about 3ABN 21:58 during the rain. 21:59 That's right, in 1985 several folk had heard, 22:02 I was 33-years-old, 22:03 you can do the math from that now. 22:05 I was excited, thought everybody 22:07 would want to know about this new Adventist station 22:10 to reach the world, 22:11 trouble was I didn't have any money, 22:13 didn't have an education in television 22:15 didn't have much for an education period, 22:17 and I thought everybody would be excited about it, 22:19 but some folks started saying, but we want to hear about it, 22:22 but of course ASI says, 22:23 but we plan our programs way in advance. 22:25 Yes. 22:26 So they said that's okay, may be next year. 22:28 And then Friday came-- was Friday afternoon, 22:31 there were gonna be rides up in the mountains 22:35 and a big rainstorm came in. 22:38 Any of you who was there in 1985? 22:40 All right, so I got witnesses out here. 22:42 They're are still alive, Danny. 22:43 Big storm came and it's pouring down raining, 22:45 I was setting into meeting, 22:46 the National Convention had about 250 to 300 people then, 22:51 was much smaller organization and I remember seeing-- 22:54 Phil Winstead was president, 22:57 Henry Martin was vice president. 22:58 I remember him looking over my way 23:00 and doing like this, so I didn't know anybody, 23:03 nobody knew me, and so I thought well, 23:05 they're not talking to me. 23:07 So they kept motioning for me, so finally I said well, 23:10 I went like this, I didn't want to do this, 23:12 and them say no, I'm not talking to you. 23:15 So I did this and they nodded, 23:17 so I finally, I said well, I'll walk by them, 23:18 if they stop me then I'll go, 23:20 you know 'cause maybe they're still looking. 23:23 So finally I remember Henry said, 23:24 can you do us a big favor? 23:26 I have several hundred people here this afternoon, 23:29 we were schedule for a free time 23:31 but because of this storm we need to hear your story 23:35 about this new television network 23:37 you're building called 3ABN. 23:39 And that was a start of our relationship with ASI, 23:44 and just a few short years later 23:46 probably three or four years later, 23:48 we were able to start televising 23:50 those literally around the world. 23:52 ASI is an incredible organization. 23:54 We've supported it 23:55 from the very first time I went there. 23:58 We're so privileged and we want to thank all of you 24:00 and ASI for your support of 3ABN. 24:04 What a great relationship to get the gospel 24:07 into all the world. 24:08 You know, one of the things that they told me 24:10 before I came on the stage is, your phone turned vibrate, 24:13 and by the way the only telephone call 24:16 I ever got on the air was from Danny, 24:18 and we were doing a live-- he wasn't there 24:22 and I don't think he realized that 24:24 I was doing a live at the time, 24:26 but I do want you to remember that-- 24:30 the 3ABN app if you don't have it 24:33 on you iPhone or on-- we got on the other one too, 24:37 the android, if you don't have it get it. 24:40 It's not gonna cost you anything, 24:42 and you can watch 3ABN wherever you are. 24:46 Anywhere in the world 24/7, 24:47 all six networks on your phones, 24:50 your iPhones, your androids, your iPads, 24:53 that's incredible technology. 24:55 It really is. 24:56 And we're finding people telling us 24:58 that they watching all the time. 25:02 A few weeks ago, we were just finishing 25:05 our anchor series with Ron Halverson. 25:07 How many of you saw some of that with Ron? 25:10 We had him there with us in West Frankfort 25:14 and Ron was, we're just finished 25:17 and we stepped down off the platform 25:18 to have an after glow with the folks that were there. 25:22 Phone rings, and its my daughter, 25:25 and she says, dad, we've got a person, 25:28 they live in Dyersburg, Tennessee, 25:30 so we have a man that's been coming here with his wife 25:33 have been coming to church for a few weeks, 25:36 we're without a pastor right now, 25:39 he wants to be baptized 25:41 and each week he comes thinking there is gonna be a pastor 25:44 there to baptize him 25:45 and today he was really disappointed. 25:47 He thought a man was coming from the conference 25:50 but then he founded out the man 25:52 was not physically able to do the baptism, 25:55 and he is so disappointed, we came-- 25:58 he came home to have a celebration with us. 26:00 If we were to bring him up would you baptize him? 26:04 And I said yes, we would baptize him. 26:05 He will be a member then of the Dyersburg Church, 26:08 we've done that several times before. 26:10 And so they jumped in the car, I turned to our group 26:14 and I said, we having vespers tonight at our house, 7:30 26:17 and I bought this house, it already had a pool, 26:21 I wouldn't have built a pool, I don't swim very well, 26:25 but I float a little bit, but I-- 26:28 I said we will baptize him our pool, 26:31 we've had a number of baptisms there, 26:32 it's been a great thing for that. 26:34 And so they got there, about 7:30, 26:38 I turned around to Ron and I said Ron, 26:39 why don't you do this baptism. 26:41 Ron says, I'll do it. You know Ron, he is ready. 26:44 And so Paul Hallas came, 26:48 tremendous middle aged gentleman, 26:51 a man who's had a real journey, 26:54 but this journey led him to 3ABN 26:58 and to the gospel of Jesus Christ 27:00 and the three angels' message. 27:02 He knows this message better than I do, 27:04 I tell you and Ron baptized him there. 27:07 And it's happing all over the world. 27:08 Debbie just asked us are there any still, 27:11 you know, miracles? 27:12 We see miracles constantly. 27:15 Just in the last few weeks we get letters all the time. 27:18 Today, Angie Lomacang was telling me, 27:20 she works in 3ABN radio, 27:23 that a lady called the station a little upset. 27:26 She said, what is happening with my radio, 27:29 I turned to 3ABN and I got 3ABN, 27:33 but it was you know, Christiany, 27:34 what, heavy spiritual, so I didn't want to watch it 27:36 so I turned the channel, 27:39 it turn back by itself later on. 27:42 So she said it continued to do that 27:44 and she finally called the station and said, 27:46 what are you doing to my radio? 27:48 You are controlling the channels of here 27:51 because it keeps coming back? 27:52 Well, she ended up accepting, 27:53 you know, the Lord and joining the Adventist Church. 27:56 We could write a book on channels stuck on 3ABN. 28:01 Just the other day, we did a program with Jim and Mollie, 28:04 and Mollie had some good letters 28:06 and some of those continually say, 28:08 oh, I got my cable station only would get 3ABN 28:12 and for we could not get it fixed, 28:14 people with satellite dishes, 28:16 it's keeps getting stuck on 3ABN. 28:19 God knows who is ready and who isn't? 28:22 And so I believe Jesus is coming very soon, don't you? 28:25 And because of that I believe that there is, 28:28 that God has a plan for each and everyone of us, 28:31 individually, collectively as a church, 28:34 as a people to get the-- 28:35 undiluted three angels messages into all the world. 28:39 And this November again is 30 years 28:41 and I think about that and I give God honor 28:44 and glory and praise. 28:45 I'll take the credit for the bad things, 28:46 but we give God the credit for all the good things. 28:49 Thank you for your love 28:50 and prayers and support of 3ABN. 28:52 You know, Stan and Kathy Smith, 28:54 were riding in taxi cab today and the cab driver asked them 28:59 what they were doing here 29:00 and they told him what was happening 29:02 and he said, now not by any chance 29:07 would Danny Shelton be here, would he? 29:10 And they said well, yes, he-- I think he is. 29:12 I haven't seen him but I think he is. 29:14 He said well, I just was sure 29:16 I saw him walking down Monroe Street here today. 29:20 And he said, I thought, what he can't be here, 29:24 but it's amazing this is a gentleman that 29:26 watches 3ABN all the time and was recently baptized. 29:30 So your message what you are doing 29:34 in supporting this ministry is having tremendous results. 29:39 We appreciate you're being a part-- 29:41 our being a part of this offering that will be coming. 29:45 We ask you to pray about being generous, 29:48 there's so many different groups there 29:50 and they all are very much in need. 29:52 As you know we bring ministry 29:54 after ministry on 3ABN to talk about their needs 29:58 and we want you to support each one them` 30:01 because God wants us to share 30:05 and to be with each other 30:07 and to be supporting each other. 30:09 And this year, we're trying to, 30:12 to get our studio finished, 30:14 our control room in the worship center. 30:18 Because for years we've had to bring our mobile truck up 30:21 and hook up to it, which is okay, 30:24 but that means that 30:25 when the mobile truck goes out of town, 30:28 we can't have a television program 30:31 there in the worship center 30:33 or if we're having a program in the worship center 30:36 we can't send the truck out. 30:38 So we would really like to finish that this year, 30:41 and that's what the commitment is. 30:43 Thank you so much. All right, God bless you. 30:49 Ladies and gentlemen, once again welcome to ASI. 30:52 Are you ready for Members in Action? 30:57 Oh, are you ready for Members in Action? 30:59 Yes. 31:00 Now you know that Members in Action 31:03 is the very heartbeat of ASI 31:06 because only what we do for Christ will last. 31:09 And I'm gonna tell you, you might not be 31:12 as excited as I am now, but when you start hearing 31:15 some of the-- the testimonies 31:17 you will be exuberant with excitement, okay. 31:21 Right now with me I have Richard Alva, 31:24 who is a nutritionist and health educator 31:28 and we have Elton DeSousa 31:30 who is a chaplain and Bible worker. 31:33 Now the thing with these two gentlemen, 31:35 they both work at a medical practice, Medicore Partners. 31:39 Yes, we have a chaplain and Bible worker 31:42 with a nutritionist and health educator 31:45 at a medical practice. 31:46 How is this possible? 31:48 Good evening, ASI. 31:50 Well, we have an amazing opportunity 31:53 that God has provided. 31:54 Medicore Partners it's a medical practice 31:57 that was started by Dr. Manuel and Esther Alva, 32:00 those are my parents and they've been in ministry, 32:03 in health ministry doing that work for a few years now. 32:07 So how is the two married? 32:09 Because you know, traditional with, 32:11 you know, natural typically doesn't blend. 32:15 What's beautiful is that God is the one that 32:17 does the work. 32:18 Amen. 32:19 And so because God is the great physician 32:22 and salvation comes from Him and health also comes from Him 32:28 God is the means by which people receive health. 32:33 So God uses conventional means, 32:36 He uses natural approaches and that's why Elton 32:39 and I have the opportunity to work together in ministry. 32:41 Okay, so now how did the two of you come together? 32:46 I mean where did you find you know, 32:48 a chaplain and a Bible worker? 32:50 For a few years I was working 32:53 there in the clinic giving health education classes 32:56 and we have that going. 32:57 Inside the clinic? 32:58 Inside the clinic. 32:59 And so one thing that really laid the foundation 33:03 was the way that the doctors, my parents are physicians, 33:06 interact with the patients, praying with their patients, 33:10 talking to their patients about God, 33:12 winning their trust and their confidence that way, 33:14 introducing them to Christ. 33:16 So when I came along they were prepared 33:20 and ready to hear about nutrition, 33:23 to hear about health, to hear about better living, 33:26 and then Elton came along. 33:28 So Brother Elton, you are the chaplain 33:31 and Bible worker, how are you working this in? 33:34 I mean, you just, I'm sick and you're gonna 33:37 talk to me about the Bible, is that how you do it? 33:39 Yes. Really? 33:41 Well, Jesus is the great physician 33:44 and working at the clinic I learned that 33:49 eventually everybody has some level of stress 33:52 and the patients that Richard sees everyday, 33:56 with his class he introduces to the stress management class 34:02 that we have at the clinic and this class-- 34:06 when people come to the class, 34:08 they expected to be healed with their stress, 34:13 there will be some kind of a psychologist 34:15 or some, you know, person. 34:18 So are they looking for a pill, 34:20 I mean because when I come to a doctor 34:21 or when people come, 34:22 they're typically looking for a-- 34:24 yeah, yeah, quick fix. 34:27 That's right, they do, in especially 34:29 when they come with their stress they expect, 34:32 you know, way that we're gonna give 34:34 some kind of a pill or some kind of a, 34:37 you know, yoga treatment or something like that, 34:41 but then I tell them-- I have to be honest to you 34:46 I cannot help you but I know someone that can. 34:49 And when I say that they look at me 34:52 and I bring "Steps to Christ" 34:54 and I tell them Christ is the way. 34:57 Would you like to sign up and then continue 35:00 with this Bible study? 35:02 So you are prescribing "Steps to Christ?" 35:05 Yes. Wow, okay, okay. 35:07 So what happens, I mean you were telling me that 35:09 90 percent-- are they Seventh-day Adventist? 35:11 Are they-- 35:13 No, 90 percent of the people that we are working with, 35:17 they are Catholics. 35:18 And in their region there, 35:20 there is a lot of Catholic people 35:22 so they start reading the "Steps to Christ" 35:25 and they get very impressed to how we are saved by grace-- 35:28 Elton, Richard looks like he's just bursting 35:30 with something to say. 35:31 How about that? 35:32 It's incredible because when you see somebody 35:36 who has the right healthy living information, 35:41 but they don't have Christ its one thing, 35:45 but when Christ is introduced into that equation, 35:48 it changes everything. 35:50 Now since you brought in a Bible worker 35:52 into the practice what has been the results? 35:54 Now how long has he been in the practice? 35:57 Well, we are there for four months 36:01 and we have 105 "Steps to Christ" 36:05 given in the 105 Bible studies set up. 36:09 Okay, so now Richard, you been there since when? 36:12 Right. 36:13 I started working with my parents in 2003 36:16 with the health education in 2006 36:18 and then fulltime since 2011 36:21 with the series of health education classes. 36:24 But since we started making Bible studies available 36:28 to the patients we have not seen health outcomes 36:32 so quickly as we are seeing now. 36:34 So you're literally seeing physical results 36:37 in addition to spiritual. 36:38 Both. 36:39 And they go together, absolutely. 36:40 Okay, we gonna run out of time, 36:42 but I want to see your pictures. 36:43 I think we have a few pictures? 36:47 I want to share real quick, there this man comes to me 36:50 and when he hears about the stress management class 36:53 he calls me aside and he say, how do you do this class? 37:00 Because I been to a psychologist, 37:02 I been to you know, some yoga classes 37:05 and everybody tells me the same, 37:07 it's inside of me that I have the answer. 37:10 But then he calls me 37:11 and he ask are you gonna tell me something similar 37:15 'cause I don't want to waste my time? 37:17 And I tell him no I won't 'cause I believe that 37:20 only Christ has the answer. 37:23 Amen. Amen. 37:24 So they took our pictures away. 37:27 It's okay. 37:28 Well, with the results that you are seeing now 37:31 what would you admonish the rest of us to do? 37:35 I'm reminded of John, John 16:13 37:40 where it says Jesus is speaking 37:41 and He says that the spirit will lead you into all truth. 37:46 Christ is truth 37:48 and we see amazing results that work, 37:51 not because of us but because of the work 37:52 that the Holy Spirit is doing. 37:54 Amen. Thank you so much. 37:56 Thank you so much. 37:57 Truly the health message is the right arm of the gospel, 38:01 it's our entering wedge and when we use it 38:04 as the Lord has commissioned us to-- 38:07 you see results. 38:08 I was just amazed, in a medical practice. 38:11 Now Gary, this gentleman-- 38:14 now who still believes in modern day miracles? 38:21 This is Gary Morgan and his ministry 38:24 is Search for One Incorporated, now first, come on closer, 38:28 explain what Search for One Incorporated. 38:31 What is that? What do you do? 38:33 Melissa, Search for One, we're doing a medical ministry 38:37 in the Republic of Kiribati, South Pacific. 38:41 Where, who, what? 38:42 The Republic of Kiribati, 38:43 we are south of the Marshal Islands. 38:45 Not Kiricel. Kiribati. 38:47 Okay. 38:48 It's the local word for Gilberts. 38:49 Formally the Gilbert Islands in the South Pacific, 38:52 so we are south of the Marshall Islands 38:54 and were north of Fiji, 38:55 and about 2,000 miles away from Hawaii. 38:59 So right out there in the middle of nowhere. 39:01 Okay, so another words, 39:03 you don't have the Hawaiian feel 39:04 and all of the luxuries. 39:06 No, we do not. No. 39:07 How did you get way out there? 39:10 Well, you know, tonight is a very special night, 39:13 it was exactly 19 years ago, tonight, 39:16 that I walked into my very first ASI meeting 39:20 and I walked in and joined the audience 39:23 and I was blown away with what I heard. 39:25 The reports from around the world were phenomenal 39:29 and that night I walked through the display booths 39:32 and there was a sailboat set up in the back the auditorium, 39:36 it was "search for one's first ASI" 39:38 and they were there looking for a boat captain, 39:41 and a host family to go start the work 39:44 in Republic of Kiribati. 39:45 I said where do I sign up? 39:47 So I've been doing ever since. 39:48 Just like that? 39:49 Just like that. 39:50 Now what is the purpose of Search for One Incorporated? 39:55 Well, we are taking medical, 39:58 dental teams into the outer islands 40:00 where there are no doctors. 40:01 Tarawa has got a hospital/clinic with doctors, 40:06 but the outer islands do not have any. 40:08 So our focus has been to take medical help 40:11 to the outer islands. 40:12 But that work has been growing through the years, 40:14 we're now taking construction teams out 40:16 to help with building churches, 40:19 building on our Kauma Adventist School, 40:22 we are also taking evangelistic teams out there, 40:25 and we have some big things planed for the future. 40:27 And what are those big things? 40:29 We are looking forward to starting 40:31 a new clinic on Tarawa this next year. 40:34 Dr. Ray Andreassen, from Delta Junction, Alaska, 40:38 was out with us this last February. 40:40 And he-- he was so excited with 40:42 what he saw out there, the response from the people 40:45 and the needs that he is looking forward 40:49 to sharing his staff, his medical expertise 40:53 and time was setting up a clinic on Tarawa 40:56 for the people out there. 40:57 Okay, so now within this clinic 40:59 how are you and incorporating the building, 41:02 the evangelism, I mean everything that you've, 41:05 you know, expounded on? 41:07 You know, it all works together, 41:08 but the medical arm of our work is the leading edge. 41:12 Two years ago Dr. Dan Wilson, out of Lewiston, Idaho, 41:16 went with us to a closed island. 41:19 This is an island where they forbid 41:21 any evangelism, any teaching 41:23 other than the established religion on that island 41:26 with up to a threat of death for doing it. 41:29 So we went in with our dental team 41:32 and we were welcomed with open arms, 41:34 we now have an island opened to evangelism 41:36 because of the medical team that went first. 41:38 That right arm again? 41:39 Exactly. 41:41 Okay, now were telling me about the un-entered territories 41:45 that you are interested in going into, with the others. 41:48 We still have other islands that have never been entered 41:51 with any Adventist work and we are looking 41:54 for the volunteers that want to help us do that. 41:56 So I mean, do you already have these pegged out? 41:58 Do you know where you're gonna-- 41:59 Yes, we do. Can you tell us? 42:02 So there are still a number of islands 42:05 that have never been entered due to the local people 42:09 and local religion. 42:11 Wanting to keep any other influences out. 42:14 Okay, so like right now, what is the projected plan 42:17 to try to enter into these areas? 42:20 Well, we are planning to start a mission college 42:22 for evangelism out there. 42:23 We want to train lay people in doing lay Bible work, 42:29 gardening, fundamental healthcprincipals, 42:33 we would like to have a lay evangelist 42:35 in every village in that country, God willing. 42:39 You have a very-- 42:41 and this is what I was gonna tell you about the miracle, 42:43 you have a very special miracle to share with us, 42:45 it's a short story, but it's powerful 42:48 and it's encouraging to know that 42:49 God is still working miracles today. 42:52 You know, God has influenced every trip 42:54 we've made out there. 42:55 But last year we arrived with a construction team 43:00 and we got to the island of Abemama, 43:02 where we have our Kauma Adventist School, 43:04 we're gonna be working on the cafeteria, 43:06 and we found that the island was out of food. 43:09 The seas were running high, 43:12 and the government's supply ships 43:15 had not been there in quite some time, 43:18 so I tried for three days 43:19 to get our large sailboat started, 43:23 and I was unsuccessful. 43:24 I've never had that problem before, 43:26 but for three days in a row, would not start, 43:29 so I looked at Takamais, my local right hand man 43:32 who takes care of the boats out there. 43:33 I said, Takamais, what about taking the old Macgregor 26? 43:37 It was our first sail boat in the country out there, 43:40 but it had been on the beach for a while and not used. 43:42 He said yeah, he said I think that would make it. 43:45 So we put a new motor on the back of that boat, 43:49 spent a day preparing and we took off for Tarawa, 43:52 80 miles away to get a supply of rice 43:56 and flour and sugar, for the school 43:58 and to share with the island out there. 44:00 Now this happened 44:01 because you said you checked back at the school 44:03 and they had no food? 44:05 They were opening school with no food there. 44:06 Wow. 44:08 So we made a very quick trip to Tarawa, 44:10 got the boat loaded, 5 o'clock the next evening 44:14 we were back on the sea headed back to Abemama. 44:16 But as soon as we hit the open ocean, 44:19 we knew it was gonna be a rough rugged trip. 44:21 We'd taken twice the amount of fuel 44:24 that we usually budgeted for that particular trip. 44:27 But as we went through the night, 44:29 each time I transferred fuel 44:30 from our barrels to the running tank 44:32 it became obvious that we were running short. 44:35 The wind, the waves we had swells up over 25 feet 44:41 and we were bailing water, we had several ways-- 44:44 Not to mention you got knocked up side the head and the-- 44:46 I mean, that's a whole different-- 44:48 That's right, by 2 o'clock Friday afternoon I picked-- 44:51 pulled out my satellite telephone, 44:53 I called mission head quarters let them know 44:55 that we are running short on fuel, 44:56 we were 26 miles from the island of Abemama, 45:00 and we were late, it was questionable 45:02 whether we would make shore. 45:04 So it was God's blessing, 45:06 there was a secretary there to take that call, 45:09 she emailed the school principal 45:11 at our Kauma Adventist School, 45:13 he rang the emergency bell they had a prayer session, 45:16 assembled the whole student body 45:18 and faculty at exactly 3 o'clock. 45:21 The very same time that you are having issues with that. 45:24 Exactly, the engine at 3 o'clock quit, 45:27 I went back, opened up the big hatch 45:29 at the back of the boat, 45:30 to try and pull start the engine 45:31 after transferring more fuel to it, 45:34 a wave and wind caught that back of the boat 45:36 and as I looked up it hit me right square in the face, 45:40 forehead and nose, I had blood running down 45:43 in front of me on to the deck. 45:45 So I called Takamais who is down bailing water 45:47 out of the main cabin, I said Takamais, 45:49 I said need some help back here. 45:51 He looked out and says, Gary, oh, no what to I do? 45:54 I said, through me your shirt 45:55 or rag something I can clean my face with. 45:57 Now jump us to when you get to share the experience 46:01 because they gonna run me out of time. 46:02 Okay, so anyway that last transfer of fuel 46:07 ran twice as long as all of the other fuel tanks 46:10 that run on the trip and we traveled four times 46:14 as far on that tank of fuel, 46:15 that tank of fuel took us 46:17 all the way to the Lagoon at Abemama. 46:20 So I got in about 11:30 that night to my hut, 46:24 next Sabbath morning 46:25 I was able to walk into Sabbath School 46:28 and tell these children, beginning of the school year, 46:31 told them of our miracle the day before 46:34 and how their prayers had saved us at sea. 46:37 So it was a tremendous start for the-- 46:39 their school year. 46:40 May the good Lord bless it and Gary, thank you so much. 46:43 You know, this almost makes me want to cry 46:44 because truly only what we do for Christ will last. 46:48 He is waiting for us 46:49 to go out there to step out on faith 46:52 and He will work miracles for you. 46:54 Don't be afraid, don't look for that security 46:57 under your feet, walk out on faith 47:00 even if you walking on air with the faith of God, 47:03 He will sustain you. 47:04 Thank you, Gary. Than you, Melissa. 47:08 You know, I don't know if you realize 47:12 how close to Christ's return that we are, 47:16 but when you hear some of these stories 47:19 you will understand 47:20 why the Lord is commissioning us to go 47:24 and will you hear our next couple, 47:27 you'll understand just what our mission really is. 47:29 Come closer, we have Don and Trudi-- 47:34 Starlin. And your ministry-- 47:37 I just-- I spent hours 47:39 just really going over it, 47:40 their ministry is working with refugees, 47:44 now when we say go, are you going 47:46 into all of these countries and lands, 47:48 where is your ministry? 47:50 Well, we have been involved in foreign missions, 47:53 between the two of us, 47:54 we have about 40 years of combined experience, 47:57 but now the refugees are here among us. 48:02 So you all are actually, 48:03 you have to tell me more about that. 48:04 Here in the United States of America? 48:06 That's right, approx of the 100 least reach people groups 48:11 on planet earth about 20 of them 48:14 are now here in significant numbers in the United States. 48:18 How is that so? 48:20 Well, five years ago we just found out that, 48:24 there is a lot of refugees, been immigrant to America 48:27 and when I was working in AFM 48:31 one of our development persons. 48:32 Oh, I work for them? 48:33 Yeah. Okay. 48:34 And you know, came back and said, 48:36 there's a church that have a group of people coming here 48:38 and they are from Burma, 48:39 that they don't speak the language 48:41 and they ask me if I could help them 48:44 and so I am originally from Burma 48:46 and I can speak Korean and Burmese. 48:48 And so I was able to help them connect 48:51 and trying to explain to them, who they are? 48:54 Where they are from? And that's how we got started. 48:59 Okay. Now in some of the-- 49:00 You know, the information you sent, 49:01 you were saying that 49:03 you know America has a misunderstanding 49:06 or misinterpretation of what needs to be done. 49:09 Could you explain that? 49:11 Well, most of the refugee that comes 49:12 they are literally coming from the jungle. 49:15 And so they lived in a place there is no running water, 49:17 no electricity, and let alone having 49:20 to work or learning to drive. 49:22 And so when they come to America, 49:24 they are put in a housing places that-- 49:28 it's basically concrete jungle and so they don't know 49:31 how to run the electric chimneys, that, 49:34 how to turn the stove on, you know, the running water 49:37 and having to learn to drive, 49:40 do the banking you know, and learn the language. 49:43 So simple daily things? 49:45 Right, simple daily things that we take for granted. 49:50 So you're saying that we need to go 49:52 and to reach them, here in the United States? 49:55 That's right they are here in United States. 49:59 They are all around us. 50:00 In fact, information is on government websites, 50:04 various refugee resettlement programs 50:06 that you can Google that 50:08 find people that are close to you. 50:10 Yeah, well, I made a list here, 50:12 you were saying there was some needs, 50:14 friendship, support their pastors, 50:17 what do you mean by support their pastors? 50:20 We found as we've gone around 50:22 and first of all made friends with the people, 50:25 met their needs, 50:27 we've discovered that God in his wisdom, 50:31 has placed strategically people 50:34 who are already trained spiritually 50:37 amongst many of these tribal groups, 50:39 they are here, but instead as working as pastors 50:42 and ministers they're doing menial tasks, 50:46 they are slaughtering chickens, 50:47 they're driving Ford trucks, they're involved in, 50:52 in fact there's one pastor right here 50:55 in the Grand Rapids area from Burma, 50:57 who is working at a factory 50:59 making wiring harnesses instead of out encouraging his people. 51:03 Or establishing churches, I mean-- 51:04 That's right, and he could be. 51:07 So what is that we can do? 51:09 I mean, it sounds simple, I mean I can tell someone 51:12 how to shop, too good, you know. 51:15 Well, I think in North America, 51:17 we have been so focused abroad 51:20 that we haven't realized the massive influx of refugees 51:24 that have come in from these strategically located countries 51:28 in terms of the gospel outreach 51:30 places where we simply cannot work today 51:34 and have not been able to work for many decades 51:37 from Bhutan, Nepal, Burma, 51:41 and many of the Middle Eastern and North African countries 51:44 where work is very hard to do. 51:47 Okay, well, now Trudi, you were saying that 51:50 we need to rethink strategies 51:51 and I had to write this down so I wouldn't misquoted, 51:54 rethink strategies for church planting in North America. 52:00 Well, basically what I'm-- 52:02 and would like to encourage everybody is that, 52:06 look around you, you'll see the people 52:09 they may look different to you, 52:11 but they are our brothers and sisters 52:14 and when allow this refugee 52:16 that came to America a lot of them are Adventist, 52:19 already Adventist and looking for Adventist 52:22 brothers and sisters to help them 52:24 and, they don't understand the language. 52:28 Tell them who is helping them, as we're not. 52:33 Well, she is really want me to say this. 52:38 Let me tell you one example, 52:40 the story that we visited 52:42 a family in Rock Island, Illinois, 52:45 and we stayed with the host family, 52:47 and Sabbath morning came 52:49 and they were worship in a home church, 52:51 you know, basically in home and Sabbath morning came 52:54 and he told us that Jehovah witness 52:56 is coming to give him Bible study, 52:59 this quarter to eight. 53:00 And Don and I looked at each other 53:02 and we said, we hear that all the time, 53:06 you know, they Korean people will say, yeah, 53:08 Jehovah witness is knocking our door, 53:10 but we have yet to Adventist come to our door, 53:12 so we wanted to see what they were doing. 53:14 So they came, they dressed up really nice, 53:18 you know, and they-- when they got to the door 53:20 they take their shoes off, this is Asian cultures 53:24 and they sit on the floor, and there is a couch there 53:29 but they do not choose to sit there, 53:30 they sat on the floor they spread their material 53:34 and to our surprise that 53:36 there was material in their language, 53:39 colorful illustrated and they had the Bible 53:41 in the Korean language 53:42 they have the father read the Bible in Korean, 53:45 and the little girl seven or eight years old 53:47 she's attending public school 53:48 so she was even reading it in English. 53:51 And so guess what's gonna happen that little girl? 53:55 We are missing out the opportunity. 53:57 So seize the opportunity. 53:59 Yeah, and we don't live by there 54:00 so we can't really go there, we can only go 54:02 and encourage whenever we can and are able. 54:07 Well, we have a commission not only from them 54:10 but especially from God. 54:12 Thank you, Don, thank you, Trudi. 54:13 Let me tell about the church. 54:14 Our time is run out. Our time, I'm sorry. 54:18 But I do want to leave you with the quote that 54:20 they had that I-- I want to share, 54:22 "If befriended and loved are more open to the gospel 54:27 than at any other time in their lives 54:30 because their entire world view is being reinterpreted." 54:34 We can give them the truth we have the truth, 54:38 so let's each one reach one. God bless. |
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