Music...
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It touches my heart
to see so many people,
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praise God, I'm glad you're here
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and I'm here to
welcome you to Spokane,
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welcome to National ASI
Convention for this year.
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It's a blessing and
I hope that you realize
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that we're here to
join hands together,
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walk shoulder to
shoulder, arm in arm,
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we're marching to
Zion, that's what we're doing
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and we're congregating
together as much as we can
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to encourage ourselves
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and I hope you're
finding encouragement here,
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I don't know about you but
I got a tremendous blessing
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this morning and
if you want to know
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what righteousness by faith
is, we heard it... this morning
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and if you weren't here,
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I urge you to get that
message from John Bradshaw,
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it was
amazing... amazing to me...
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God bless you,
thank you for coming
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and I hope that you
continue to enjoy the whole day,
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I hope you stay
all day, God bless you.
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Frank Fournier, President
of ASI, is leaving the stage.
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I would like to invite you,
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wherever possible,
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if you would
kneel with me in prayer.
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Kneeling...
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Loving heavenly Father,
what a wonderful God you are,
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what a wonderful
dad you are to us
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that you invite us
to this annual feast
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where we can come
together as a family,
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a global family and
meet and rejoice and share
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and participate in this
great work that you have for us,
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but Lord, we can't fully enjoy
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all of the things that
you have prepared for us here
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because while we are feasting,
there are many who are fasting
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and there are
many who are in famine,
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so we pray that you will
give us everything that we need
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which you have already done
through your Son, Jesus Christ,
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so that we might
be agents of yours,
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agents of peace in this world
and soon... you will return...
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where we can really enjoy that
feast around that big table.
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We pray that today
will be a foretaste
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and as our Speakers
and our participants
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present and show us what
you have in store for us,
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we pray that we might take it in
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and not be the same afterwards,
in Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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Piano playing...
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Let us now stand together
as we sing our opening song,
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"Watch Ye Saints. "
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Piano playing introductory
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music...
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Let us sing together...
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Sinners, come,
while Christ is pleading;
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Now for you He's interceding;
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Haste, ere grace
and time diminished
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Shall proclaim
the mystery finished.
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Lo! He comes,
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Lo! Jesus comes,
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Lo! He comes He
comes all glorious!
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Jesus comes to reign victorious,
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Lo! He comes,
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Yes, Jesus comes.
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Audience: Amen...
Leaving the stage...
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Good morning and Happy
Sabbath, please be seated.
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Now I know those of
you who have been here
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at the Convention,
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know that when you see
me, I have a project to share.
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Well, I do, I have five
that I want to highlight
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for you today, this morning,
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you know there are
many ways at our disposal
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to share Christ
in our Marketplace,
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and what I want to
do is introduce to you
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Kyle Allen who's
going to help us understand
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SOULS Northwest and the
kind of ministry that they have
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and what they're doing to reach
Christ in their marketplace.
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All right thank you
Debbie, happy Sabbath everyone
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and with me...
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next to me is Jason Worf
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who is the
Director of SOULS Northwest
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and so Jason I'm going
to start out by asking you
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what is SOULS Northwest?
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It's the North Pacific
Union's two-year training school
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for Outreach Evangelism,
we do Literature Ministry,
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Bible Work and Health Ministry
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and we've got a
special relationship
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with the local
church and Conference
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so our students get a
lot of practical experience
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in real-life situations
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and we like that because
it gives us a good balance
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between on-the-job training
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and the religious
instruction we'd like to do.
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Absolutely and how
long is your Program?
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It's a two-year Program.
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Okay, so... and I noticed
that you're not alone, Jason,
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tell us who's next to you?
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so this is Ethan and
then Faatasiga and Ruejeina,
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they're students
at SOULS Northwest.
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All right, very good, now
Ethan, let's start with you,
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tell us... why are
you at SOULS Northwest?
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Well, in short,
because God has led me here,
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I felt His call in my
life to Pastoral Ministry
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and I had everything ready
to go to Walla Walla University
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to study Theology there
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but yet, God
intervened and He said,
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"No, I want you to go
to SOULS Northwest first"
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and then continue with that and
I was challenged with this...
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with making this
decision but God has shown me
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that He wants me here to prepare
me for my upcoming ministry
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and so God is changing me
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from a life of
self to life of service
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and meeting
people where they are
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in going door-to-door with
literature and Bible Studies.
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Amen, now Ethan I understand
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that recently you had
an experience at a door
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where you met a man that
didn't seem quite open at first,
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tell us what happened.
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Yes, he was closed off at first
because of his past experience
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of meeting people at doors
and he had been burned by them
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and so the books
weren't going anywhere
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and the Holy Spirit
spoke to me and said,
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"You know, just...
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just get to
know him as a person"
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so asked him about
himself and shared with me
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personal pain that
he had been through
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and I gave him a
copy of Steps to Christ
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and said, "This is for free,
I believe that it will help you
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with what you're going through"
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and I left shortly after that.
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Then three months later,
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he calls me up on the phone
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and he says, "You'll
never believe what happened,
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thank you so much
for coming to my door,
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this past weekend,
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I went to the
local Adventist Church,
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I loved the people
there, I loved this potluck
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and I enjoyed the
outreach afterwards so much
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thank you and I will
definitely be back. "
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Amen, so Literature and Potlucks
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bring people to
our churches, amen.
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Faatasiga, you're
also a student at SOULS
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and I understand that
you actually experienced
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the great
controversy firsthand recently
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when you went to a door.
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Yes, I asked this young
lady if I can speak to her mom
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so I can share
some literature with her
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and she says,
"My mom is not home"
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and I said, "Well, I can
see her sitting in the house"
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and she was
like, "Well, you know,
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the past few months
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there has been some
paranormal activity in our home"
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And I said, "Lord, I'm
going to the next house... "
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but the Holy Spirit
spoke to me and said,
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"May I come into your house?"
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So as I came into the house,
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I had eye
contact with the mother
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and she started biting
herself and stated sweating,
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the young lady comes to me
and she gives me holy water
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and a rosary...
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and I said,
"No, we need to pray"
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so we got around in a
circle and we started to pray
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and at the end of the prayer,
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I felt like... as
heaven was in the home
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and I left that home
with "The Great Controversy"
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and a "Bible
Answers For The Home"
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with that experience, I realized
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how there was a great
controversy in my heart
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and I need to be
in it to win the soul
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and also at each door... there
truly is a great controversy.
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Amen, praise the Lord...
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Faatasiga, what has this
done for you as a young adult?
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Going out, doing this ministry,
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experiencing that great
controversy in this work?
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Truthfully, it
has deepened my desire
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to see what God can do...
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what I cannot do for
myself or for anyone else,
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and it has been a
blessing to see God work.
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Amen, amen, thank
you, and Ruejeina,
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I understand that
you took the training
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at SOULS Northwest
and you had a passion
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for taking that back to
your local church in Hawaii,
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tell us what happened.
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Yes, so I went back
home to Hawaii on break
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and I wanted to canvas to
earn a little bit of money
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but I told God... I didn't
want it to be just about that,
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I told him, "I wanted
to win a soul for you"
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and that's when I met Glenda,
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she only got a
cookbook and a kid's book
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but as we talked
about spiritual matters,
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she said that she didn't find a
church that she felt at home at
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so I told her to come to mine
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and she said that
she would love to attend,
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at the end, she even signed
up for personal Bible Studies,
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two weeks after I left,
my Bible Worker met with them
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and they started Bible
Studies and he says that
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they are ripe and
ready for the truth...
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these people are searching,
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three days later she calls
me and asks me for directions
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because her and her family
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were on the way to my
church that Sabbath morning
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and they are still...
they love the church...
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the kids enjoyed
Sabbath School so much,
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they loved the service
and they want to come back
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and they've been back
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and they are still
continuing to study the Bible.
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Amen... amen... praise God
Ruejeina for that testimony,
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now Jason, I understand
that there's one other family
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that we wanted to share about
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that is impacted by the
ministry of your students.
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You know, some
people ask about evangelism,
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does it make an impact...
do people get baptized?
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Well, Literature Evangelism
and Bible Work... sometimes...
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is the front-end... you're
not seeing all the results
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but Kenny and
Tina were watching 3ABN
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and they didn't know
what they were watching
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but they started going
back to the Lutheran Church
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and then they get
a knock on the door
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and one of our
students leaves them with
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"The Great Controversy"
and "Peace Above the Storm"
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a few weeks later,
they're watching this guy
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running back and forth on stage
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and David Asscherick holds
up, "Peace Above the Storm"
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and they say,
"Wait, I've got that book"
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and they go back...
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they read the
"Peace Above the Storm"
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that week, they go
to the Fairview Church
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right here in Upper
Columbia Conference in Yakima
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and they said
that they just felt
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like they were home right then
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and they... Kenny got
baptized this past summer
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and just... amazing experience.
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Amen, amen...
praise God... amen...
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now Jason, I know that
you and your students here
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believe that
Jesus is coming soon,
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why is this work...
of training young adults
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for evangelism and
service so important?
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Well besides the fact
that we're told that it's...
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to a great
extent, the literature
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that will bring in thousands
upon thousands at the very end
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we know Jesus is coming
soon and the most effective way
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to share the
gospel with the world
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is one-on-one...
person-to-person...
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and we're
training our young people
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to be leaders, to
raise up our church members
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to do that very work, to
organize and to train members
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to actually do
the personal ministry.
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Amen... and your...
your... the offering today...
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part of it will go
to help SOULS Northwest
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helping students attend there,
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what difference does it
make for those students Jason?
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It makes all the difference,
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it's going to be the difference
between somebody going to
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coming to SOULS and
getting Gospel-Worker training
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or going to a Community College
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and it's literally going
to be the difference between
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somebody hearing
about Jesus' love for them
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in the next few
weeks or not at all.
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I think that it's going to
mean the world of difference
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for a bunch of young adults...
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young Adventists who
want to share their faith
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and a bunch of people
that are yet to be Adventists.
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Amen... amen... praise God,
thank you guys for your ministry
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and thank you for
supporting SOULS Northwest.
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Thank you very much,
Kyle and the Team... the...
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the SOULS Northwest Team,
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there is no greater investment
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that we can put
into our young people...
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isn't that exciting? Amen...
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Now the New
Beginnings DVD Project
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is probably one of the most
successful that ASI has done
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and Norman Reitz,
our VP for Evangelism
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and Ruben Diaz, a Businessman
from British Columbia
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are going to share
with us an update on that.
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In Eternity... we
are going to meet people
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whose language we never spoke,
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whom we never met in person
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and whose lives were
radically different from our own
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they didn't have the privilege
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of living in
beautiful British Columbia,
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technology-driven Silicon Valley
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mostly their lives
were dreary and difficult,
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but somewhere in their lives
00:15:05.47\00:15:06.80
they came to know
about Jesus Christ,
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they came to know
about the God of heaven,
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they came to know that
they were invited to the Kingdom
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and the New Beginnings materials
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have been extremely
impactful in the world.
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We want to give an update today
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on a few
aspects of the ministry,
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there was a major
DVD Training program
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in Cuba a few years ago
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and we couldn't
tell you the whole story
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so Ruben Diaz
who was instrumental
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in making that Program happen,
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can update us with some things
that are now able to be told
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that we have
diplomatic relations with Cuba
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and it's not such a
sensitive subject... Ruben...
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That's right Norm, it
was really, really a blessing
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to be personally
involved with New Beginnings,
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let me tell you it
changed our lives...
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our family's life... totally...
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and I'd like to
share some details...
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you know, back in 2008,
it was not possible to send
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money to Cuba through the US
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and Denzel, one day, told
me there was this big challenge
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and we know that
as business people...
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challenges are what?
Great opportunities... right?
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So, this was a project
that you... ASI America...
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worked very
closely with ASI Europe
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and since we were
able to send funds to Cuba,
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we started in 2008 and we met...
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I remember a
meeting that we had in Miami
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with the Union Leaders of
Cuba with Mark Finley and Denzel
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and we planned it,
you know, it was...
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an incredible
miracle, the whole thing
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because we have
to send funds to Cuba
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because we couldn't
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import DVD players in
Cuba, it was impossible
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and the
Government had this monopoly,
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so we had to buy
them there locally,
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so this money was sent
to Europe, from Europe...
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it actually
took... the first wire...
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took about 2 to 3
months to be credited
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but it happened and
then when it happened,
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the other
challenge was to buy them,
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you know, there
was a law that said
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you could buy one
DVD... one DVD each person...
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so you could
imagine, it was really hard
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but praise the Lord
that 2,000 DVDs were bought
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by a team of four or
five, so that's incredible
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and, you know, I
remember one story
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that was told afterwards by the
faithful Cuban members there,
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that once... they were buying
these DVDS from the stores
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and they were
running out of stock
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so whole Cuba had no DVDs
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and then they were
going back again...
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"No, we don't have them"
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and then once they had 20 or 30,
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then, they went
there and got them,
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one time they got...
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I think a 100 or so...
it was really incredible
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it was an
opportunity to buy a hundred,
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and this took
about 4 or 5 months
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and when they
bought the hundred,
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they put inside the truck,
they were leaving the place,
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there was an
arrangement with the place
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and then, at the right
moment, they turned the corner,
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the police stopped them...
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and, as you can imagine,
everybody was extremely nervous
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but they prayed
right there in the moment
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and you know what happened?
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The policeman went
back, opened up the trunk
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it was full of
DVDs, completely packed,
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it was illegal
to have one more...
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more than one
DVD... and it was opened,
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he looked at it, he
said, "It's fine... just go"
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so, praise the Lord that today
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we still can see
miracles working.
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If you haven't been
involved in New Beginnings,
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if you haven't personally
been involved in Evangelism,
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this is the time,
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and Norm is going to
share with you details...
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do you have details about
some new projects in China?
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Well, I've been
trying to do a full...
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presentation here
in a minute about China
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but I would like to
share my experience on China,
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we went last year and
when I went to Hong Kong,
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it was about ten
other ASI people,
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they said,
"Norman, you can't present
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in Beijing, it's
gong to be a problem,
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give the material
to the Pastor... "
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so I was prepared to do that,
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the second day, they
said, "You can't present...
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get your stuff ready...
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give it to the local pastor... "
00:19:15.75\00:19:17.59
then they didn't say anything,
then we went to Beijing,
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then we presented in
Beijing, Shenyang, Chanshung,
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in Northern China
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the DVD material
is being used today
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in remote parts of
China, Outer Mongolia,
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places where there
never was a church,
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there is no DVD
Player, there are no tracts,
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there's no market in hardware
but the electronic version
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gets out there in the
field... and it can be used
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and we were blessed last year
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to do a very high
quality Mandarin version
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so along with the
ShareHim materials,
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the New Beginnings' Materials
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it's a high-quality product,
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Chinese are very
careful craftsmen...
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you can't give them junk,
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you have to give them
something high-quality...
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our material is something
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that you can send
to an Art Exhibition
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and you would get good reviews
on the quality of the material
00:20:04.23\00:20:08.24
but it's saving souls
today and you're generosity
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in offerings... you may not know
00:20:11.51\00:20:13.14
but you're going to
meet these people in heaven
00:20:13.17\00:20:14.98
and you can be credited
with helping their salvation.
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Audience: Amen...
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Debbie: Amen...
amen... New Beginnings DVD...
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a set of sermons with
the culturized graphics
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that can be
used around the world
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in each respective culture
so that you can preach the Word
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by Lay people
00:20:34.76\00:20:36.16
to let them know
that Jesus loves them
00:20:36.23\00:20:38.43
and that He is coming soon,
00:20:38.47\00:20:39.80
now, Norm and
Ruben mentioned China
00:20:39.83\00:20:41.90
and China is a place
that still has tremendous need
00:20:41.94\00:20:45.17
and we're going to have
Pastor Finley share a little bit
00:20:45.21\00:20:47.94
about that with
Audrey Folkenberg
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who's from the China
Union, and Chuck Cleveland,
00:20:50.41\00:20:54.62
the Director for
Health Education Resources.
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Thank you Debbie,
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one of the most
significant challenges
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the most formidable challenges
00:21:02.16\00:21:03.59
that we face as
Seventh-day Adventists,
00:21:03.63\00:21:05.59
is in the country of China
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with its
multiplied millions of people,
00:21:07.43\00:21:09.63
now, China has many challenges
but one of those challenges
00:21:09.66\00:21:14.74
is that our Chinese
brothers and sisters...
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most of them have never been
out of the country of China,
00:21:17.61\00:21:20.98
so they're not certain
00:21:21.01\00:21:22.98
about their connectedness
to their World Church,
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we don't have
any Unions in China
00:21:25.98\00:21:28.05
as we would
know them here today,
00:21:28.08\00:21:30.09
no Conferences in China so
the church governance system
00:21:30.12\00:21:34.86
is largely a
congregational governing system,
00:21:34.89\00:21:38.89
we began to wonder at
the General Conference
00:21:38.93\00:21:42.93
what can we do to connect
00:21:42.96\00:21:45.43
our brothers and sisters in
China with the world church,
00:21:45.47\00:21:48.74
it was last year at ASI
that we made a presentation
00:21:48.77\00:21:53.94
to the ASI Leadership,
Elder Bob Folkenberg,
00:21:53.98\00:21:57.41
Audrey's husband was with me
00:21:57.45\00:21:59.98
and we sat down and talked
about the challenges of China,
00:22:00.02\00:22:03.35
the ASI Leadership
committed a 120,000 dollars
00:22:03.39\00:22:08.42
to bring leading
pastors from China
00:22:08.46\00:22:11.16
to the General
Conference Session.
00:22:11.19\00:22:13.86
For the first time in history
we had 65 delegates from China
00:22:13.90\00:22:20.57
at the General
Conference Session...
00:22:20.60\00:22:21.97
Audience: Amen...
00:22:22.00\00:22:23.34
They were overwhelmed to see
00:22:23.37\00:22:25.14
the Adventist
mission and ministry
00:22:25.17\00:22:27.34
in 216 different
countries from around the world
00:22:27.38\00:22:32.38
just overwhelmed to know
00:22:32.41\00:22:34.18
that they were a part
of an international family.
00:22:34.22\00:22:36.58
After that session
was over, my wife and I,
00:22:36.62\00:22:39.55
Elder and Mrs. Folkenberg,
Jim Nix and his wife,
00:22:39.59\00:22:44.59
took these 65 on a
tour of Adventist History,
00:22:44.63\00:22:49.53
we took them to
the General Conference,
00:22:49.56\00:22:51.77
we took them to
Washington, New Hampshire
00:22:51.80\00:22:53.97
and studied the Bible Sabbath
there in Joseph Bates' home,
00:22:54.00\00:22:57.74
we took them to
the William Miller Farm
00:22:57.77\00:22:59.71
and studied the
second coming of Christ,
00:22:59.77\00:23:01.64
took them to Hiram Edson
Farm and studied the sanctuary,
00:23:01.68\00:23:05.45
took them to Battle Creek
00:23:05.51\00:23:07.02
and studied our
Adventist Health Message,
00:23:07.05\00:23:08.75
showed them Andrews University,
00:23:08.78\00:23:10.59
the last night they
gave a testimony service...
00:23:10.62\00:23:13.82
absolutely amazing... saying,
00:23:13.86\00:23:15.99
"We sense we're a
part of the world church,
00:23:16.02\00:23:18.96
we sense we're a part of
a much larger family... "
00:23:18.99\00:23:21.93
let me share with
you one simple story
00:23:21.96\00:23:24.77
that illustrates
their dedication,
00:23:24.83\00:23:27.27
on our tour, there
was a woman probably...
00:23:27.34\00:23:31.47
oh, she was less
than 5 feet tall,
00:23:31.51\00:23:34.04
probably 4' 9"
or 4' 10" Audrey...
00:23:34.08\00:23:37.35
and she was less
than a 100 pounds,
00:23:37.38\00:23:41.15
she was sent as
a Mission Pioneer
00:23:41.18\00:23:44.85
and many of you are
sponsoring Mission Pioneers
00:23:44.92\00:23:47.72
to China, it's
making a difference,
00:23:47.76\00:23:49.19
she was sent as
a Mission Pioneer
00:23:49.22\00:23:51.46
to a city of 13 million
00:23:51.49\00:23:53.50
where we have no
Seventh-day Adventists,
00:23:53.53\00:23:55.76
it was a struggle
for her, I said to her,
00:23:55.80\00:23:58.00
"What are your
biggest challenges?"
00:23:58.03\00:23:59.53
She said, "The loneliness... "
00:23:59.57\00:24:00.97
she said, "Many times, I
was thinking about giving up...
00:24:01.00\00:24:04.07
but it was as if
somebody was praying for me. "
00:24:04.11\00:24:07.21
She said, "I lived in
a dark, damp apartment
00:24:07.24\00:24:10.31
the first years I was there... "
00:24:10.35\00:24:11.68
she said that the
most frightening thing
00:24:11.71\00:24:13.82
was at night in the darkness
when the rats in that apartment
00:24:13.85\00:24:17.82
would come and bite my feet. "
00:24:17.85\00:24:19.79
She stayed there for ten years
00:24:19.85\00:24:21.72
and today we have a
church of 200 in that city
00:24:21.76\00:24:24.86
because of that Godly woman,
00:24:24.89\00:24:26.46
but more challenges,
Audrey, what are they?
00:24:26.49\00:24:28.90
Well, Mark, as
you've already mentioned,
00:24:28.93\00:24:31.27
the challenge is huge,
just the numbers alone,
00:24:31.30\00:24:34.00
China is the largest unreached
group... the "people group,"
00:24:34.04\00:24:38.21
that have yet
to hear about Jesus
00:24:38.24\00:24:39.94
and you may think
00:24:39.97\00:24:41.48
that the church is growing
rapidly in China and say,
00:24:41.51\00:24:44.68
"Ah, what do I need to do
from this side of the world?"
00:24:44.71\00:24:47.85
But the fact is,
the growth rate in China
00:24:47.88\00:24:50.32
has slowed down to about
2.5 to 3 percent annually,
00:24:50.35\00:24:54.59
"Why is that?" You might ask,
00:24:54.62\00:24:56.49
well it's that
combination of a Government
00:24:56.52\00:25:00.13
that is very
much against religion,
00:25:00.16\00:25:01.93
especially Christianity
combined with materialism
00:25:01.96\00:25:05.37
and secularism
and we have cities
00:25:05.40\00:25:08.97
of millions without
an Adventist presence,
00:25:09.00\00:25:11.51
we have provinces
without an Adventist presence,
00:25:11.54\00:25:14.84
we have provinces that have
just built their first church
00:25:14.88\00:25:17.98
so... in my mind...
the largest challenge is,
00:25:18.01\00:25:21.15
the numbers combined
with the obstacles...
00:25:21.18\00:25:23.79
and that is... the
materialism and secularism
00:25:23.82\00:25:26.35
that is there, but
I want to thank ASI,
00:25:26.39\00:25:28.86
you Mark and Elder Nix
00:25:28.89\00:25:30.79
for the
difference you all have made
00:25:30.83\00:25:32.53
by bringing these
members to the GC Session.
00:25:32.59\00:25:35.76
I know that they go
back with a solidified desire
00:25:35.80\00:25:40.07
to be unified as a church
and part of the world church
00:25:40.10\00:25:43.54
and then to go to these
Adventist Heritage sites...
00:25:43.61\00:25:47.01
no question... they have...
00:25:47.04\00:25:48.58
identified, highlighted
and underscored the importance
00:25:48.61\00:25:52.95
of being a part
of a prophetic church
00:25:52.98\00:25:55.28
who is fulfilling a message
to reach the world for God.
00:25:55.32\00:25:57.85
You know Audrey,
00:25:57.89\00:25:59.22
that was exciting to
be on that trip together
00:25:59.25\00:26:02.02
and to see what
God did in their lives
00:26:02.06\00:26:04.79
as we studied Scripture in
the Adventist History sites,
00:26:04.83\00:26:07.26
the health message is
making an impact in China.
00:26:07.30\00:26:11.07
Well, it is
absolutely making an impact,
00:26:11.10\00:26:14.20
God's method,
Christ's method alone
00:26:14.24\00:26:16.81
was to go in and
identify the needs,
00:26:16.84\00:26:19.24
to meet them...
to win their hearts
00:26:19.27\00:26:21.64
and then bring them to Jesus
00:26:21.68\00:26:23.01
and I just heard a
story... just yesterday
00:26:23.04\00:26:25.61
about a team that is in an
unreached city of 3 million
00:26:25.65\00:26:29.82
with basically a
handful of Adventists
00:26:29.85\00:26:32.02
and what they have
done is they've worked
00:26:32.05\00:26:35.09
with what Elder Cleveland here
is helping us bring into China
00:26:35.12\00:26:38.56
and that is... these
Health Expo materials...
00:26:38.59\00:26:40.70
the banners... and I just heard
00:26:40.73\00:26:42.70
that because of these banners
that were out on the streets,
00:26:42.73\00:26:45.10
people were walking by
and saying, "What is this?"
00:26:45.13\00:26:48.37
They have come in to
a "Center of Influence"
00:26:48.40\00:26:51.34
which we have
now... 40 in China...
00:26:51.37\00:26:53.04
twenty of which have
your Health Expo materials,
00:26:53.07\00:26:56.11
they came in and
they learned about health,
00:26:56.14\00:26:59.15
they were invited
to study the Bible,
00:26:59.21\00:27:01.15
they started coming to
church and next Sabbath
00:27:01.18\00:27:04.22
because of entering unreached
cities with the health message
00:27:04.25\00:27:07.99
we will be having... in
that city of 3 million...
00:27:08.02\00:27:10.56
five baptisms... and
that is... next Sabbath
00:27:10.59\00:27:13.16
so thank you for
all that you are doing
00:27:13.19\00:27:15.63
for Kingdom Growth in China.
00:27:15.66\00:27:17.00
You know, Elder Cleveland,
you have been working in China
00:27:17.03\00:27:19.20
for a number of years now,
how long have you worked there?
00:27:19.23\00:27:21.37
Elder Cleveland:
Just about three years.
00:27:21.40\00:27:22.74
Mark: And how many
times have you been to China?
00:27:22.77\00:27:24.11
Elder Cleveland: Seven
times. Mark: Seven times...
00:27:24.14\00:27:25.57
what are you...
00:27:25.61\00:27:27.01
what are you doing in China,
what kind of health ministry?
00:27:27.04\00:27:29.18
Well, we have a goal
00:27:29.21\00:27:30.55
we're working with
the Chinese Union Mission
00:27:30.58\00:27:32.25
to supply a 100 sets of banners
00:27:32.28\00:27:34.22
to reach out to the
Centers of Influence...
00:27:34.28\00:27:36.42
all 40 of them... but
we're equipping them one by one,
00:27:36.48\00:27:39.35
we're doing the
Sanitariums that are in China,
00:27:39.39\00:27:41.56
we have a number of
growing-little Sanitariums
00:27:41.59\00:27:43.76
and then our key
churches and that is...
00:27:43.79\00:27:46.33
it's thrilling to
hear these reports,
00:27:46.36\00:27:48.80
we're moving into a new phase
now... with the offering today
00:27:48.83\00:27:52.43
to help equip a 100
sets of children's banners...
00:27:52.47\00:27:55.84
activities... what they
can do with young people
00:27:55.87\00:27:59.24
to go to a new
level to equip our people
00:27:59.27\00:28:02.44
not only to reach out
to the adults in China,
00:28:02.51\00:28:04.85
through a method that
the Government appreciates
00:28:04.88\00:28:07.18
helping people
with their health,
00:28:07.22\00:28:09.05
now we want to help the children
00:28:09.08\00:28:10.85
and it will broaden the
ministry that we can offer.
00:28:10.89\00:28:13.49
So you have about
a 100 different sites
00:28:13.52\00:28:16.29
that you're working with
in Health Ministry Outreach
00:28:16.32\00:28:19.89
and what about Sanitariums?
00:28:19.93\00:28:22.83
How many Sanitariums
00:28:22.86\00:28:24.83
are you connecting
and working with today?
00:28:24.87\00:28:27.17
It's about 20 Sanitariums
00:28:27.20\00:28:28.54
on different
levels throughout China,
00:28:28.57\00:28:30.57
I have the thrill of
my life just recently
00:28:30.61\00:28:33.27
returning from
there... 20 individuals...
00:28:33.34\00:28:35.98
Leaders of these Sanitariums...
00:28:36.01\00:28:37.71
ten of them came to one city,
00:28:37.75\00:28:39.55
and we had a whole week together
00:28:39.58\00:28:41.35
and, you know, I'm not
very good with languages
00:28:41.38\00:28:43.75
but when you talk with
00:28:43.79\00:28:45.15
Medical Missionaries
to Medical Missionaries,
00:28:45.19\00:28:46.86
you almost don't
need a translator
00:28:46.89\00:28:48.69
and we just bonded
00:28:48.72\00:28:50.13
as we talked about the
work of Lifestyle Centers
00:28:50.16\00:28:53.03
and how to use that
as a ministry in China.
00:28:53.06\00:28:55.46
On our tour, I
interviewed one pastor
00:28:55.50\00:28:59.23
who had a local
congregation of about 3,000
00:28:59.27\00:29:05.17
he had a number of churches
00:29:05.21\00:29:08.74
that he had
raised up in his city
00:29:08.78\00:29:10.68
and he told me about a vision,
I don't mean a vision... vision
00:29:10.71\00:29:16.32
I mean a vision in your mind...
00:29:16.38\00:29:17.75
a dream in his mind he had
00:29:17.79\00:29:19.99
of building one of
these health centers
00:29:20.02\00:29:22.06
and
Evangelistic Outreach Centers
00:29:22.09\00:29:24.06
and they built that... a
three-story beautiful building
00:29:24.09\00:29:29.30
in the center of the
city in the last ten years
00:29:29.33\00:29:33.34
there have been four
to five thousand patients
00:29:33.37\00:29:37.34
and they baptized 1,200 of them
00:29:37.41\00:29:40.08
as the result of
the health ministry.
00:29:40.11\00:29:41.78
What ASI is doing for
China in so many different ways
00:29:41.81\00:29:46.95
is making a difference.
00:29:47.02\00:29:48.88
Your offering today
00:29:48.92\00:29:50.79
and your commitment to
Health Ministry in China
00:29:50.82\00:29:53.96
is going to make a difference
00:29:54.02\00:29:55.66
in one of the largest
countries in the world
00:29:55.69\00:29:59.73
that has been somewhat isolated
from the Adventist Church
00:29:59.79\00:30:03.77
but they sense...
they're part of a family
00:30:03.80\00:30:07.20
praying for China,
sharing Christ with China
00:30:07.24\00:30:10.31
through the Health Ministry
00:30:10.34\00:30:11.67
bringing our
pastors from China here,
00:30:11.71\00:30:13.84
that is making a difference
00:30:13.88\00:30:15.74
and we will see mighty
results for the kingdom of God,
00:30:15.78\00:30:19.21
thank you ASI.
00:30:19.25\00:30:20.58
Amen...
00:30:20.62\00:30:21.98
Thank you very much,
00:30:22.02\00:30:25.12
it's thrilling to
hear what's going on
00:30:25.15\00:30:26.65
around the world isn't it?
00:30:26.69\00:30:28.02
And Health truly
is the entering wedge,
00:30:28.06\00:30:31.09
all right now...
00:30:31.13\00:30:32.46
I have a special place in
my heart for the next project
00:30:32.49\00:30:35.13
because I happen to
be intimately involved
00:30:35.16\00:30:37.57
with Dr. Lela Lewis here...
00:30:37.60\00:30:39.17
as the Board Chair, we
have been working together
00:30:39.20\00:30:42.27
to plan events that
will reach out to people
00:30:42.30\00:30:45.27
and provide primary care
services, dental services,
00:30:45.31\00:30:48.74
eye-care services,
primary care... specialties...
00:30:48.78\00:30:52.18
all kinds of
things to reach people
00:30:52.21\00:30:55.08
and so what I want to know...
00:30:55.12\00:30:57.19
actually, I want to
give some Stats first,
00:30:57.22\00:30:58.85
just to put some context to
the impact of this Ministry...
00:30:58.89\00:31:02.26
over the last 15 months...
00:31:02.29\00:31:05.06
that's just a
little over a year,
00:31:05.09\00:31:06.43
God has blessed us to
touch 13,000 individuals
00:31:06.46\00:31:13.60
Dr. Lela: Amen...
00:31:13.64\00:31:14.97
13,000... to a tune of
over 38 million dollars
00:31:15.00\00:31:19.77
in free healthcare.
00:31:19.84\00:31:21.18
Now if people could use
that money to get healthcare,
00:31:21.21\00:31:25.11
it would
evaporate into nothingness
00:31:25.15\00:31:28.08
long before we
reach a 1,000 people
00:31:28.12\00:31:31.02
so we are blessed to
have been able to use
00:31:31.05\00:31:34.16
all of these volunteers...
have them come and support us
00:31:34.19\00:31:37.66
but you know, we
want to kind of drill down
00:31:37.69\00:31:39.46
and focus in on a
personal testimony,
00:31:39.49\00:31:41.83
and you've got a
really exciting one
00:31:41.86\00:31:44.17
that you can share
with our members here.
00:31:44.20\00:31:46.03
Well Debbie, you know,
the story actually begins
00:31:46.10\00:31:48.40
before Pathway to
Health, San Antonio
00:31:48.47\00:31:50.54
and the prelude... timing...
when we were actually planning
00:31:50.57\00:31:53.78
and during that time,
00:31:53.81\00:31:55.24
one of the things
that we always look for
00:31:55.28\00:31:56.98
is making sure we
have a good follow-up
00:31:57.01\00:31:58.68
medical system in place,
00:31:58.71\00:32:00.05
we were blessed that the CEO
00:32:00.08\00:32:02.05
of one of the largest healthcare
systems in all of San Antonio
00:32:02.08\00:32:05.22
agreed to provide all the
Path and Pap smear follow-up
00:32:05.25\00:32:09.12
and also those Reads...
00:32:09.16\00:32:10.69
and he was very
excited about that,
00:32:10.73\00:32:13.19
his Assistant,
if you will, Sarah,
00:32:13.23\00:32:15.70
Head of the Pathology
Lab wasn't quite so excited,
00:32:15.76\00:32:18.73
in fact, she gave me
a call about two weeks
00:32:18.77\00:32:21.07
after he had
talked to me and said,
00:32:21.10\00:32:22.90
"You know, I'm not
sure this is going to work
00:32:22.94\00:32:25.01
and I'm actually a little afraid
00:32:25.07\00:32:26.41
some patients are going to
fall through the follow-up.
00:32:26.44\00:32:28.91
I assured them that
our System is in place
00:32:28.94\00:32:31.48
and I personally
take a vested interested
00:32:31.51\00:32:34.02
and we make sure
00:32:34.05\00:32:35.38
that the patients
get the care they need,
00:32:35.42\00:32:37.75
fortunately, praise the Lord,
00:32:37.82\00:32:39.15
she seemed to be
encouraged by that
00:32:39.19\00:32:40.69
and we were able to proceed.
00:32:40.72\00:32:42.06
So, you actually discovered
that she came, unannounced,
00:32:42.09\00:32:45.86
you weren't expecting her,
00:32:45.89\00:32:47.30
to come and kind of
figure out what was going on
00:32:47.33\00:32:49.86
at the Pathway to
Health Event, what happened?
00:32:49.90\00:32:52.40
So when she showed
up, she looked around,
00:32:52.43\00:32:54.50
she was so
excited about what she saw
00:32:54.54\00:32:56.47
she actually came up...
she said, "You know what?
00:32:56.50\00:32:59.14
Dr Lela, is there any
way... I have a special request,
00:32:59.17\00:33:01.71
is there any way I could get my
family members to come in here?
00:33:01.74\00:33:04.31
I said, "Well okay,
what's the situation, Sarah?"
00:33:04.35\00:33:06.31
She went on to say that
her niece, her niece's husband,
00:33:06.35\00:33:09.18
their children... hadn't seen
a doctor in over five years,
00:33:09.22\00:33:11.92
had no healthcare,
00:33:11.95\00:33:13.29
they had no access
to get any healthcare,
00:33:13.32\00:33:15.72
we said, "No problem... "
00:33:15.76\00:33:17.46
she was really concerned we were
going to make them wait outside,
00:33:17.49\00:33:19.66
and as you know that's terrible
00:33:19.69\00:33:21.03
because patients have to
wait all night long sometimes,
00:33:21.06\00:33:23.60
no problem, we took
care of the situation,
00:33:23.63\00:33:26.03
and she was able to get
her family members cared for.
00:33:26.07\00:33:28.40
Wonderful, now when
she came, she was seen
00:33:28.44\00:33:31.21
and then you were at your
desk sometime after the event
00:33:31.27\00:33:34.34
going through
some of these reports,
00:33:34.38\00:33:36.01
and what kinds of
things did you discover,
00:33:36.04\00:33:37.38
and what transpired then?
00:33:37.41\00:33:38.75
Well, you know,
we always follow up
00:33:38.78\00:33:40.28
making sure
that all the patients
00:33:40.32\00:33:41.88
get appropriate
follow up medical care
00:33:41.92\00:33:44.12
and we had several
patients with actual cancer...
00:33:44.15\00:33:46.86
Melanoma, Cervical Cancer,
lots of different things,
00:33:46.89\00:33:49.59
we had gone
through the first batch
00:33:49.62\00:33:50.96
of these Path reports and
we'd plugged those patients in
00:33:50.99\00:33:54.53
to the appropriate specialists,
00:33:54.56\00:33:55.90
two weeks after, I
get a whole new stack
00:33:55.93\00:33:58.67
of Path reports and
one in particular...
00:33:58.70\00:34:01.60
I was very concerned about,
00:34:01.67\00:34:03.30
immediately I picked up the
phone and called the patient
00:34:03.34\00:34:05.91
and tried to explain to
the patient what was going on,
00:34:05.94\00:34:08.51
and that she needed to get
appropriate follow-up care,
00:34:08.54\00:34:10.98
I immediately
then... after that...
00:34:11.01\00:34:12.98
called our local physician...
our contact physician,
00:34:13.01\00:34:15.68
I was explaining to him,
00:34:15.72\00:34:17.05
"Dr. Urbee, we've got
to get this patient in
00:34:17.09\00:34:19.12
right away to a specialist,
she's got early form of cancer
00:34:19.15\00:34:22.12
and it needs to be
treated right away. "
00:34:22.16\00:34:23.53
He said, "No problem... "
00:34:23.56\00:34:25.23
as I was talking to him,
00:34:25.26\00:34:26.59
my phone beeped,
and lo and behold,
00:34:26.63\00:34:28.13
it was Sarah from
the Cyto-Pathology Lab,
00:34:28.16\00:34:30.63
I said, "You know what?
I've got to talk to Sarah,
00:34:30.67\00:34:32.97
I've got to tell her,
we've got her patients covered,"
00:34:33.00\00:34:35.27
I clicked over... I
was describing to Sarah
00:34:35.30\00:34:38.17
this particular
patient's lab results
00:34:38.21\00:34:40.18
and we were following up...
00:34:40.21\00:34:41.54
in fact I was on the phone
with the doctor when she called
00:34:41.58\00:34:43.85
and she said, "I
already know... "
00:34:43.91\00:34:45.35
I said, "You know?
00:34:45.41\00:34:47.15
I mean, how do you
know I'm on the phone
00:34:47.18\00:34:49.22
talking to the other
doctor in San Antonio?"
00:34:49.25\00:34:51.25
She said, "Well, actually... "
00:34:51.29\00:34:52.62
she said, "Dr. Lela,
do you remember my niece?"
00:34:52.65\00:34:55.09
I said, "Well, yes, I remember
the one we pre-banded... "
00:34:55.12\00:34:57.59
she said, "My niece's
name is Mirza Gutierrez"
00:34:57.63\00:35:00.53
and I looked at the
sheet and lo and behold,
00:35:00.56\00:35:03.33
it said, "Mirza... "
00:35:03.37\00:35:04.70
I said, "You're kidding!"
00:35:04.73\00:35:06.10
She said, "I want
to tell you something"
00:35:06.13\00:35:07.84
she said, "Had it not
been for Pathway to Health,
00:35:07.87\00:35:10.94
my niece... " and she's right...
00:35:10.97\00:35:12.91
"my niece would have gone
on to develop full-blown cancer
00:35:12.94\00:35:16.34
and probably would have died
00:35:16.38\00:35:17.71
and never have received
the care that she needed,
00:35:17.75\00:35:19.45
not even knowing that
she needed the care... "
00:35:19.48\00:35:21.38
she said, "I want
to tell you something"
00:35:21.45\00:35:23.02
she said, "There is a
God and your System works,
00:35:23.05\00:35:26.62
there is a God and
your System works... "
00:35:26.65\00:35:29.22
three times she said it, Debbie,
00:35:29.29\00:35:30.93
and it was so powerful
00:35:30.99\00:35:32.79
because I knew she
didn't believe in God
00:35:32.83\00:35:35.23
so God was making
up great inroads...
00:35:35.26\00:35:37.43
Wow! that's
exciting... let's just...
00:35:37.47\00:35:39.57
so these Path Reports...
we know what that means...
00:35:39.60\00:35:42.00
so Pathology Reports are the
results of certain procedures
00:35:42.04\00:35:45.01
that we were blessed to be
able to do at Pathway to Health.
00:35:45.04\00:35:47.81
Exactly, surgical procedures, so
biopsies, excisions, et cetera.
00:35:47.84\00:35:52.35
So then, what happened
next, you actually discovered
00:35:52.38\00:35:54.95
that she... but
talk about the follow-up
00:35:54.98\00:35:58.25
because this happens in a
couple of different places.
00:35:58.29\00:36:00.32
Exactly, so I told her,
we didn't leave there...
00:36:00.36\00:36:02.92
I said, "Yes Sarah, we need
your family member, for sure,
00:36:02.96\00:36:07.50
to follow up with the
appropriate Specialist,
00:36:07.53\00:36:09.63
but in addition to that,
I want to tell you, Sarah,
00:36:09.66\00:36:12.30
it's really
important you follow up
00:36:12.33\00:36:14.04
at our Health
Information Centers... "
00:36:14.07\00:36:15.84
now, our Health
Information Centers
00:36:15.87\00:36:17.67
are our
Seventh-day Adventist Churches
00:36:17.74\00:36:19.51
and I said, "You know,
00:36:19.54\00:36:20.88
at these Health
Information Centers,
00:36:20.91\00:36:22.44
Mirza, her husband, you
Sarah are going to learn
00:36:22.51\00:36:25.71
ways that you can
prevent, treat and in some cases
00:36:25.78\00:36:28.98
even defeat disease
using simple dietary,
00:36:29.02\00:36:31.85
lifestyle-changing principles. "
00:36:31.89\00:36:33.42
So was she excited, did she say,
00:36:33.46\00:36:34.79
"I'm going to tell
them right away... "
00:36:34.82\00:36:36.16
Oh yes, she said, "I'm going
to tell them... no problem,
00:36:36.19\00:36:37.53
we're going to go...
we're going to go, no problem"
00:36:37.56\00:36:38.96
and I thought
everything was taken care of,
00:36:38.99\00:36:41.26
a few weeks later,
00:36:41.33\00:36:42.66
actually it was
eight weeks later,
00:36:42.70\00:36:44.47
I get a text on my
phone and you know,
00:36:44.50\00:36:46.67
"Before they call, I
will answer... " right Debbie
00:36:46.70\00:36:49.40
well, I was having
this particular day
00:36:49.44\00:36:51.31
when I really needed
some encouragement from God
00:36:51.37\00:36:53.71
and I get a text on
my phone and it says,
00:36:53.74\00:36:56.28
"Dr. Lela, I'm sitting here
in Alejandro Bullón's series
00:36:56.31\00:36:59.88
and a patient just stood up,
00:36:59.91\00:37:01.32
she and her husband,
they're getting baptized
00:37:01.35\00:37:03.75
and she said she was
diagnosed with cancer
00:37:03.79\00:37:06.15
at Pathway to
Health... was treated...
00:37:06.22\00:37:08.52
and now she and her
husband are getting baptized,
00:37:08.56\00:37:10.29
and I said, "Who's the patient?"
00:37:10.33\00:37:13.23
because I had
followed through personally
00:37:13.26\00:37:15.10
all these Pathology results
in these cancer patients,
00:37:15.13\00:37:18.43
she texted me back
again, just at the right time
00:37:18.47\00:37:22.10
and she says, "the name of
the patient is Mirza Gutierrez"
00:37:22.14\00:37:26.94
and I leapt up
and I yelled for joy,
00:37:26.98\00:37:29.98
I said, "Praise
God, hallelujah,"
00:37:30.01\00:37:32.61
I called the husband and I said,
00:37:32.68\00:37:35.22
"I'm coming to General
Conference in two weeks... "
00:37:35.28\00:37:38.05
I had never had the opportunity
of meeting the family,
00:37:38.09\00:37:40.69
who I had been praying for
and working with all this time,
00:37:40.76\00:37:43.19
I said, "Is there any way
00:37:43.22\00:37:44.89
that you and I could meet
together and we could talk. "
00:37:44.93\00:37:48.36
We had that opportunity, Debbie,
at General Conference Session.
00:37:48.40\00:37:51.73
Wonderful,
wonderful, now tell us just...
00:37:51.77\00:37:53.94
very quickly, we only
have a few seconds left,
00:37:53.97\00:37:56.10
what was really significant
about your interaction
00:37:56.14\00:37:58.74
with the husband
now, that you discovered?
00:37:58.77\00:38:00.61
So, the husband indicated,
and if we put on the screen,
00:38:00.64\00:38:03.61
we can see her family picture,
the husband indicated that
00:38:03.65\00:38:06.55
he had actually
never been told by the Aunt
00:38:06.58\00:38:10.39
about the Information Centers,
00:38:10.42\00:38:12.05
in fact, he had
fallen back into alcohol
00:38:12.09\00:38:14.52
after ten years of
giving his heart to Jesus...
00:38:14.56\00:38:17.06
ten years
previously in giving up alcohol
00:38:17.09\00:38:19.23
he was feeling
really discouraged,
00:38:19.26\00:38:20.93
when he had come
to Pathway to Health
00:38:20.96\00:38:22.80
he had found
himself so impressed
00:38:22.83\00:38:24.57
by the physical,
mental and spiritual help,
00:38:24.63\00:38:27.10
he wanted to know
more about this group...
00:38:27.14\00:38:29.27
the Seventh-day
Adventists who did this,
00:38:29.30\00:38:31.34
but he didn't know
where to go, so he's at work,
00:38:31.37\00:38:33.68
he's feeling depressed,
he starts drinking again
00:38:33.71\00:38:35.94
and he cries
out to God, he said,
00:38:35.98\00:38:37.38
"God, if you're the
God of these people,
00:38:37.41\00:38:40.05
have somebody
from this Church...
00:38:40.08\00:38:42.05
this Organization
reach out to me... "
00:38:42.08\00:38:44.09
no sooner had he
prayed that, the phone rings
00:38:44.15\00:38:46.89
and it's one of the
pastors from San Antonio
00:38:46.92\00:38:49.66
inviting him...
all the patients...
00:38:49.69\00:38:51.89
he was just going
through the list of patients
00:38:51.93\00:38:53.60
that hadn't followed up with
the Health Information Centers,
00:38:53.66\00:38:55.93
calls him and
invites him to come
00:38:55.96\00:38:57.53
to the Health
Information Centers,
00:38:57.57\00:38:59.10
he and his wife come to
the Health Information Centers,
00:38:59.13\00:39:01.90
they then get invited to
Alejandro Bullón's series
00:39:01.94\00:39:04.57
and by God's grace,
00:39:04.61\00:39:06.04
they were baptized into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:39:06.07\00:39:08.74
Debbie: Amen... amen...
00:39:08.78\00:39:10.11
But Debbie,
there's one last thing,
00:39:10.15\00:39:12.28
and I have to say
this, he want on to say
00:39:12.31\00:39:15.78
"I have to tell you
one more thing, Dr. Lela,"
00:39:15.82\00:39:18.79
he said, "My
father and my family,
00:39:18.82\00:39:21.89
are from Puerto Rico... "
00:39:21.92\00:39:23.26
I said, "Praise the Lord,"
00:39:23.29\00:39:24.63
he said, "But there's more,"
00:39:24.66\00:39:25.99
he said, "they're all
Seventh-day Adventists,
00:39:26.03\00:39:28.46
in fact, my father,
has been praying for me
00:39:28.50\00:39:31.43
to give my heart and
soul to Jesus for 30 years,
00:39:31.47\00:39:35.40
and by God's grace,
00:39:35.44\00:39:37.14
He answered the
father's prayer. "
00:39:37.17\00:39:39.17
Amen... amen... so you
see... the health message works.
00:39:39.21\00:39:41.91
Amen...
00:39:41.94\00:39:43.28
And we don't know at what point
00:39:43.31\00:39:45.41
we might be involved in
bringing someone to Jesus.
00:39:45.45\00:39:47.82
Dr. Lela, thank you
very much for what you do
00:39:47.85\00:39:50.15
with Pathway to Health
and for that testimony.
00:39:50.19\00:39:52.42
Our last one has to do
with another initiative of ASI
00:39:52.45\00:39:58.39
the One-Day Church
and One-Day Schools
00:39:58.43\00:40:01.36
and I want to tell
you... I don't have...
00:40:01.40\00:40:04.23
I left all my numbers
backstage, but I will tell you,
00:40:04.27\00:40:07.87
well over 6,000
One-Day Church structures
00:40:07.90\00:40:12.87
have been erected thus far
00:40:12.91\00:40:14.24
and I believe,
it's over 3,000 schools
00:40:14.28\00:40:17.85
that have been erected so far,
00:40:17.88\00:40:19.21
so, they are going
up all over the place,
00:40:19.25\00:40:22.28
let me tell you that
the need is still great
00:40:22.32\00:40:25.22
for the one-day
structures to provide a home
00:40:25.25\00:40:28.12
for members and an opportunity
00:40:28.16\00:40:30.29
for children to
learn about Jesus.
00:40:30.33\00:40:33.16
With me is
Alex... Alexa Hernandez
00:40:33.19\00:40:35.96
and she is the Marketing and
HR Director for Daystar Academy
00:40:36.00\00:40:40.44
so then you ask me,
"What is Daystar Academy
00:40:40.47\00:40:44.41
here in the United States,
have to do with One-Day Church
00:40:44.44\00:40:47.98
overseas...?"
00:40:48.01\00:40:49.34
Let me tell you,
One-Day Church...
00:40:49.38\00:40:51.78
one-day
structures are coming home
00:40:51.81\00:40:54.42
so we're looking at moving
or having one-day structures
00:40:54.45\00:40:58.62
actually being built
here in the United States
00:40:58.65\00:41:02.66
meeting the
codes of North America
00:41:02.69\00:41:05.59
there have been
requests often about,
00:41:05.63\00:41:07.96
"Can't we have a
One-day School...
00:41:08.00\00:41:10.30
a One-day Church here?
00:41:10.33\00:41:11.67
Well, now it's going to happen.
00:41:11.70\00:41:13.23
Alex... Alexa... tell us
how are one-day structures...
00:41:13.27\00:41:17.17
how is that going to be
used in Daystar Academy?
00:41:17.21\00:41:19.54
Well Debbie, we're so excited
to be the first One-Day Campus
00:41:19.57\00:41:24.95
in North America,
00:41:24.98\00:41:26.31
what an incredible opportunity
00:41:26.35\00:41:28.32
and what that
means for our Academy is,
00:41:28.35\00:41:31.59
we are going to
get new staff homes
00:41:31.62\00:41:34.79
which means we'll
have single staff homes
00:41:34.82\00:41:38.13
as well as large as
three-bedrooms staff homes
00:41:38.16\00:41:41.86
we'll have a new
Administration Building,
00:41:41.93\00:41:43.87
a new Campus Church,
00:41:43.90\00:41:45.33
we will have a
new Elementary School
00:41:45.37\00:41:48.37
we'll have new Industry
and Agriculture buildings
00:41:48.40\00:41:52.21
this is going to be such a great
transformation for our campus
00:41:52.24\00:41:56.78
and the other great
aspect here is that our students
00:41:56.81\00:42:01.58
can become involved in
the... putting up the structures
00:42:01.62\00:42:06.12
they can learn and improve
their skills in construction
00:42:06.15\00:42:10.63
whether it be drywall
or cabinetry or woodworking
00:42:10.66\00:42:17.10
it provides great
opportunities for them.
00:42:17.13\00:42:20.04
The structures are easy to
erect and they're also sturdy...
00:42:20.07\00:42:25.04
they're hurricane proof
and they are built to meet
00:42:25.07\00:42:28.11
North America Building codes
00:42:28.14\00:42:29.71
so... a great,
wonderful opportunity
00:42:29.74\00:42:33.11
and we're excited
not only for our campus
00:42:33.15\00:42:35.32
but for the other
campuses around North America
00:42:35.35\00:42:38.69
because they have
the same opportunity
00:42:38.72\00:42:41.19
and this is going
to meet so many needs,
00:42:41.22\00:42:43.63
I'm very excited...
00:42:43.66\00:42:44.99
so if anyone is
interested in blueprints...
00:42:45.03\00:42:47.50
we have further
detailed information,
00:42:47.53\00:42:49.73
please visit our
booth, it's booth number 711
00:42:49.76\00:42:53.07
or you can visit
the One-Day Church Booth
00:42:53.10\00:42:56.40
which is 816, I believe.
00:42:56.44\00:42:57.97
Alexa, that sounds
very exciting to know that
00:42:58.01\00:43:00.64
all of those
different structures,
00:43:00.68\00:43:02.34
all of those
different facilities
00:43:02.38\00:43:03.71
are actually
going to be accomplished
00:43:03.75\00:43:05.41
through the
One-Day Structure process.
00:43:05.45\00:43:07.22
Wonderful, thank you,
let me talk to Duane Mckey
00:43:07.28\00:43:10.09
now here for a
little bit, this is...
00:43:10.12\00:43:11.92
now this is a story,
Duane, tell us a little bit
00:43:11.95\00:43:15.92
about what's
happening with One-Day Church
00:43:15.96\00:43:18.43
and specifically... a
story that you know about
00:43:18.46\00:43:20.80
that occurred in Africa.
00:43:20.83\00:43:22.20
Just about 11 months ago,
Kathy and I were in Africa
00:43:22.23\00:43:25.60
preparing for
meetings with Elder Wilson...
00:43:25.63\00:43:27.10
some others... to go to Harare
00:43:27.14\00:43:28.57
and I heard about
this group of people
00:43:28.60\00:43:31.67
they call them
"the lost village"
00:43:31.71\00:43:33.04
the Doma people... if you...
00:43:33.07\00:43:34.68
if you think of Zimbabwe...
00:43:34.74\00:43:36.54
at the center of
that... Victoria Falls...
00:43:36.58\00:43:38.51
at the bottom of the
Country of Zimbabwe...
00:43:38.55\00:43:41.28
you follow the
Zambesi River up to the top,
00:43:41.32\00:43:44.02
and you're near
Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia...
00:43:44.05\00:43:47.26
inside Zimbabwe...
there's a group of people...
00:43:47.29\00:43:50.43
about 3,000 of them that
have lived there for years...
00:43:50.46\00:43:52.39
they're called
"the lost village"
00:43:52.43\00:43:54.00
or the Doma People,
00:43:54.03\00:43:55.36
the Government has had
no contact with them...
00:43:55.40\00:43:57.50
they've tried to but
they run into the hills
00:43:57.53\00:43:59.93
in the mountains
and hide, they live...
00:43:59.97\00:44:02.37
they're like the
Pygmies in the Congo,
00:44:02.40\00:44:04.77
very interesting people
00:44:04.81\00:44:06.88
and to make contact with
them... about three years ago
00:44:06.91\00:44:09.68
Patrick Johnson Moboshe...
00:44:09.71\00:44:11.45
he's the President
of the Conference there,
00:44:11.51\00:44:14.02
he said, "I've got to make
contact with these people... "
00:44:14.05\00:44:16.28
the pastor had
told him about them
00:44:16.32\00:44:17.65
and so at first
they took a truck load...
00:44:17.69\00:44:20.06
ADRA truck load of
food in and left it there.
00:44:20.09\00:44:22.62
The people are hungry and
they don't have a lot of food
00:44:22.66\00:44:25.06
because they hunt and
they dig for gourds and things
00:44:25.09\00:44:28.26
and roots and so they're...
they are malnourished...
00:44:28.30\00:44:31.43
and they left a truck of
food and the people came out
00:44:31.47\00:44:34.54
and helped themselves
00:44:34.57\00:44:36.07
and they came back a month later
and left a truck of clothes,
00:44:36.10\00:44:39.94
Duane: They had no clothes...
no clothes... no clothes...
00:44:39.97\00:44:43.75
and so, I heard about
these people and Johnson said,
00:44:43.78\00:44:46.88
"We have got to do something
and find a school for them
00:44:46.92\00:44:49.98
because there are 300 children
00:44:50.02\00:44:51.52
and they have
never been to school... "
00:44:51.55\00:44:53.82
no school... no education...
00:44:53.86\00:44:56.12
Debbie: And I wonder why
they haven't been to school
00:44:56.16\00:44:58.56
is there not
anywhere for them to go?
00:44:58.59\00:45:00.16
Well, they're nomadic...
00:45:00.20\00:45:01.53
and so they hide in
the hills and the mountains
00:45:01.56\00:45:03.70
so they finally have come
down, they're near a village...
00:45:03.73\00:45:06.17
and about 12 miles away there
is a school but it's not safe.
00:45:06.20\00:45:08.60
Debbie: Why isn't it safe?
00:45:08.64\00:45:10.41
Duane: Well, because
there are wild animals around...
00:45:10.44\00:45:12.27
But wild animals... don't
they usually maybe hunt at night
00:45:12.34\00:45:15.78
so the kids are going
to school during the day...
00:45:15.81\00:45:18.05
That's normal...
they do hunt at night...
00:45:18.08\00:45:19.85
we were just there in May
00:45:19.88\00:45:21.62
and talking about
these One-Day Schools
00:45:21.68\00:45:23.49
structure that we
could put up on the hill
00:45:23.52\00:45:25.29
overlooking the village...
00:45:25.35\00:45:26.69
the people... it's
a different village...
00:45:26.72\00:45:29.06
they don't put
their huts together...
00:45:29.09\00:45:31.53
their houses together
like normal villages are...
00:45:31.56\00:45:34.26
but they scatter them
out all across the valley
00:45:34.30\00:45:36.90
and there's high grass
between the different villages,
00:45:36.93\00:45:39.10
the different
huts... the different houses.
00:45:39.13\00:45:41.37
Oh, we have a
couple of pictures,
00:45:41.40\00:45:43.27
let's have the
first couple come up
00:45:43.30\00:45:45.24
so that we can take them along
the way, what's this first one?
00:45:45.27\00:45:47.94
This first one is... is
a road across the river...
00:45:47.98\00:45:51.58
you have to go
there in the dry season
00:45:51.61\00:45:52.95
and so they cut
trees... they lay them down...
00:45:52.98\00:45:55.12
and then they put
dirt on top of the trees
00:45:55.15\00:45:57.25
and then we could
drive across to get across.
00:45:57.29\00:45:59.42
Okay and then the next picture
shows us something interesting.
00:45:59.45\00:46:01.86
Yeah, this is one of
the... this is a village...
00:46:01.92\00:46:04.99
and you can see the...
again they're scattered out...
00:46:05.03\00:46:07.36
this is one of the houses
00:46:07.40\00:46:08.73
that people live on
top... this is another one...
00:46:08.76\00:46:10.67
and if you look up in
the top of the picture,
00:46:10.70\00:46:12.47
you can see... kind
of a hole in there...
00:46:12.50\00:46:13.90
it's dark... there it is...
00:46:13.94\00:46:15.27
and that's
where the people live.
00:46:15.30\00:46:16.64
I've never seen
a village like this
00:46:16.67\00:46:18.07
where the people
live up off the ground...
00:46:18.11\00:46:19.74
they do so because they're
afraid of lions... lions...
00:46:19.77\00:46:22.54
Debbie: Lions...
00:46:22.58\00:46:25.38
Duane: Lions...
that's what they told me.
00:46:25.41\00:46:27.52
Okay, so why are they...
00:46:27.55\00:46:28.92
again... I felt lions do their
hunting at night so this is...
00:46:28.98\00:46:33.36
Duane: Yeah,
Jerriall thought so too,
00:46:33.39\00:46:34.96
she was ten-years
old and mom and dad said,
00:46:34.99\00:46:37.99
"Jeriall, you can play
around the hut in the day time
00:46:38.03\00:46:40.20
and it's safe but
don't go into the tall grass"
00:46:40.23\00:46:42.50
but Jerriall said, "Oh,
lions, they hunt at night,
00:46:42.53\00:46:44.93
it's all right... " so
one day she was out there
00:46:44.97\00:46:47.34
just playing hide
and seek with herself
00:46:47.37\00:46:49.47
in the tall grass
and she heard a noise,
00:46:49.50\00:46:52.07
and she looked
and her heart stopped.
00:46:52.11\00:46:54.54
A big male lion...
and then some others...
00:46:54.58\00:46:57.75
and some others, and
some others... ten lions...
00:46:57.78\00:47:00.92
a pride of lions
00:47:00.95\00:47:02.28
surrounded
ten-year old Jerriall...
00:47:02.32\00:47:05.32
she started to run,
she screamed for help,
00:47:05.35\00:47:08.06
the lions are fast...
00:47:08.09\00:47:10.43
and so that just
happened three weeks ago...
00:47:10.46\00:47:14.36
and Jeriall... her
parents are so sad...
00:47:14.40\00:47:18.30
and they pray
and they thank us...
00:47:18.33\00:47:20.60
they know the
One-Day School is coming...
00:47:20.64\00:47:22.54
it won't just be
a One-Day School...
00:47:22.57\00:47:24.74
it'll also be a school
with a game fence around it
00:47:24.77\00:47:28.71
to protect from the lions.
00:47:28.74\00:47:30.11
So it will be a
Lion-proof One-Day School.
00:47:30.15\00:47:34.25
Lion-proof One-Day School,
on the top of that escarpment...
00:47:34.28\00:47:36.89
looking over their
village and they'll be safe...
00:47:36.92\00:47:39.65
the children will... 300 of them
00:47:39.69\00:47:41.42
to go to school every
day and learn about Jesus.
00:47:41.46\00:47:44.79
Oh! praise God... so
I understand this story,
00:47:44.83\00:47:48.03
they haven't
been going to school,
00:47:48.06\00:47:49.56
number one,
because they're nomads...
00:47:49.60\00:47:51.63
but secondarily
and most important...
00:47:51.67\00:47:53.64
because of the fear of lions
especially with this situation,
00:47:53.67\00:47:56.91
they're fearful to
let their children go
00:47:56.94\00:47:59.37
because they're at risk for
00:47:59.41\00:48:01.34
being attacked by wild lions.
00:48:01.38\00:48:03.21
Now they'll have a school
right there in the village
00:48:03.24\00:48:04.58
on the hill behind
the school... the village.
00:48:04.61\00:48:06.82
Praise God, praise God
for the One-Day structures.
00:48:06.85\00:48:09.32
Praise God and thank
you... thank you ASI...
00:48:09.35\00:48:11.15
Thank you... thank you
very much Duane and Alexa.
00:48:11.19\00:48:13.56
That's amazing...
00:48:13.59\00:48:17.23
it's amazing to
know what can happen
00:48:17.26\00:48:21.96
when we put our
minds and our hearts
00:48:22.03\00:48:26.67
and our hands together
and give of our resources
00:48:26.74\00:48:32.11
so that ministries like the
00:48:32.14\00:48:35.48
One-Day School
and One-Day Church...
00:48:35.54\00:48:37.75
ministries like "Your
Best Pathway to Health,"
00:48:37.81\00:48:40.75
ministries like
what's happening in China
00:48:40.78\00:48:44.32
with Health Education Resources,
00:48:44.35\00:48:46.22
ministries like the
DVD empowering laypeople
00:48:46.25\00:48:51.66
to go out and to preach
and to spread the gospel,
00:48:51.69\00:48:54.40
ministries like SOULS Northwest
that are engaging young people
00:48:54.43\00:49:01.77
and giving them tools,
equipping them for service,
00:49:01.80\00:49:05.11
it is amazing what
these... just a few of these
00:49:05.17\00:49:08.48
and the others that
we've shared with you can do
00:49:08.51\00:49:11.81
if they have the resources
00:49:11.85\00:49:13.42
necessary to
accomplish that purpose.
00:49:13.45\00:49:15.28
You know, I'm thinking
about a text in 1st Peter 5
00:49:15.32\00:49:20.22
that says, essentially...
our adversary... the devil
00:49:20.26\00:49:24.59
is as a roaring lion
seeking whom he may devour,
00:49:24.63\00:49:28.90
you think about that
little girl, Jerriall,
00:49:28.93\00:49:32.83
who was far away from
the perimeter of safety
00:49:32.90\00:49:36.77
and the lions got her,
00:49:36.81\00:49:39.91
this reminds me of what's
happening in our world today,
00:49:39.94\00:49:44.71
there are many people that are
outside the perimeter of safety,
00:49:44.75\00:49:48.88
we are here, we are safe,
00:49:48.92\00:49:51.69
we know Jesus is
coming, we have hope
00:49:51.72\00:49:54.99
but what about so
many more that are outside
00:49:55.02\00:49:58.86
the perimeter of safety?
00:49:58.89\00:50:00.63
How will we reach them,
will we reach them in time
00:50:00.66\00:50:05.27
before the devil
snatches them up?
00:50:05.30\00:50:08.07
This is the time when
we can make a difference.
00:50:08.10\00:50:12.14
I asked you last
night to do something,
00:50:12.17\00:50:15.61
I asked that we would
pray and really consider
00:50:15.64\00:50:20.08
how God can use us
00:50:20.12\00:50:22.38
even more than we
think we can be used
00:50:22.42\00:50:26.02
by giving of our resources.
00:50:26.05\00:50:28.22
We are sitting here comfortably
and in an air-conditioned place,
00:50:28.26\00:50:32.19
we have clothes and food
and a place of residence,
00:50:32.23\00:50:36.87
there are so many...
that not only don't have that
00:50:36.90\00:50:41.50
but they don't have
the safety and security
00:50:41.54\00:50:44.11
and the hope of the
knowledge of the gospel
00:50:44.14\00:50:48.34
and we may not be
going to SOULS Northwest,
00:50:48.38\00:50:52.51
we may not be able to go
and erect a One-Day Church,
00:50:52.55\00:50:56.75
we may not even
be able to volunteer
00:50:56.79\00:50:59.32
for whatever reason with
a Pathway to Health Event,
00:50:59.35\00:51:03.29
but what we can do, is
we can give of our resources
00:51:03.32\00:51:07.23
so that those
things can go forward
00:51:07.26\00:51:09.03
so that they can be successful
00:51:09.06\00:51:10.83
and so I'm asking that
as I give some instructions
00:51:10.87\00:51:14.70
about what you can
do with the envelope
00:51:14.74\00:51:17.57
that is in your booklet,
00:51:17.61\00:51:19.11
that you pray and
send that prayer up
00:51:19.14\00:51:21.58
and say, "Okay,
Lord, now is the time,
00:51:21.61\00:51:23.98
what can I do
00:51:24.05\00:51:25.61
so that there are no
other Jerialls out there
00:51:25.65\00:51:28.35
that will be attacked by Satan,
00:51:28.38\00:51:31.22
what can I do so that
I can bring more people
00:51:31.25\00:51:34.62
into... with
me... into the perimeter
00:51:34.66\00:51:37.36
of the safety of the
knowledge of Your will,
00:51:37.39\00:51:40.20
Your gospel and
Your soon coming. "
00:51:40.23\00:51:42.23
In your booklet,
you have an envelope...
00:51:42.26\00:51:45.43
and just now, we'd
like you to pull that out
00:51:45.50\00:51:48.60
if you would please and
it asks for some information
00:51:48.64\00:51:52.37
as the deacons are coming
00:51:52.41\00:51:53.74
and preparing to
lift the offering,
00:51:53.78\00:51:55.21
it has places where you can
put your name, your address,
00:51:55.24\00:51:59.38
credit card
information, so you choose
00:51:59.41\00:52:01.75
and then on the left
side, there's a place where
00:52:01.78\00:52:04.39
the Lord has told you,
"This is what I want you to do"
00:52:04.42\00:52:08.02
now is the time,
00:52:08.06\00:52:09.66
remember I said, "Now is
not the time to hasten the work,
00:52:09.72\00:52:12.59
now is the time to
finish the work... "
00:52:12.63\00:52:16.26
the signs are telling...
00:52:16.30\00:52:18.13
what's going on in our Society
00:52:18.17\00:52:19.77
tell us that Jesus'
coming is just at the door,
00:52:19.80\00:52:24.01
just at the door,
00:52:24.04\00:52:25.67
how can we think that we can
just have and keep some aside
00:52:25.71\00:52:30.21
just in case,
00:52:30.25\00:52:31.58
"I'm making these plans,
00:52:31.61\00:52:33.25
I just want to have a
little bit of control,
00:52:33.28\00:52:34.62
a little bit of help
00:52:34.65\00:52:36.75
and just make sure
that I'm taken care of?"
00:52:36.79\00:52:39.39
Well, didn't Jesus say
that He would take care of you?
00:52:39.42\00:52:42.99
If we give of
ourselves completely,
00:52:43.02\00:52:47.53
He will honor that sacrifice
00:52:47.56\00:52:50.17
and make sure
that our needs are met.
00:52:50.20\00:52:52.90
Let us pray... and
then I'm going to ask
00:52:52.93\00:52:55.44
for the deacons
to lift the offering.
00:52:55.47\00:52:57.97
"Father in heaven, I thank you
00:52:58.01\00:53:01.18
that there are so many
that are willing to give
00:53:01.24\00:53:04.91
of themselves... to sacrifice
00:53:04.98\00:53:07.85
so that they can serve
you and finish the work
00:53:07.88\00:53:12.82
by letting other people know
00:53:12.85\00:53:14.19
that you are Lord and
you are coming again soon,
00:53:14.22\00:53:18.09
we want more than just
this great audience here
00:53:18.13\00:53:22.13
at this congregation
here to be in heaven,
00:53:22.16\00:53:23.83
there are so many more
that we want to take with us
00:53:23.87\00:53:25.53
and so we thank
you Lord in advance
00:53:25.57\00:53:28.70
for the miraculous
and marvelous things
00:53:28.74\00:53:31.84
that you're going to
do today as we give to you
00:53:31.87\00:53:36.08
of ourselves, in
Jesus' name I pray, amen. "
00:53:36.11\00:53:39.88
As the deacons are
taking up the offering,
00:53:39.91\00:53:43.59
I'm going to ask... if you would
please move into the center,
00:53:43.62\00:53:46.55
there are many that
have come to join us
00:53:46.59\00:53:48.96
and we want to give them
opportunity to have a seat
00:53:49.02\00:53:51.99
and to enjoy the remainder
of the Sabbath Service.
00:53:52.03\00:53:55.00
Thank you.
00:53:55.03\00:53:59.77
Music...
00:53:59.80\00:54:04.47
some more music...
00:54:04.51\00:54:10.21
more music
00:54:10.25\00:54:14.45
So Danny, I've got
to ask you a question,
00:54:14.48\00:54:16.38
how many people
out there watching 3ABN
00:54:16.42\00:54:19.05
do you think might have
attended an ASI Convention
00:54:19.09\00:54:21.72
at some time or another?
00:54:21.76\00:54:23.32
Oh, many, many thousands.
00:54:23.36\00:54:24.86
I would get... I
bet you're right...
00:54:24.89\00:54:26.66
and you know, one of
the things I am thinking...
00:54:26.70\00:54:28.26
the feeling that we get
here when the appeal is made,
00:54:28.30\00:54:30.73
people that are at home
and have been here before...
00:54:30.77\00:54:32.83
they know what that is
00:54:32.87\00:54:34.20
and they maybe
wanting to participate
00:54:34.24\00:54:35.57
in this offering as
well, what do you think?
00:54:35.60\00:54:36.94
Absolutely and we're
asking you to do that today,
00:54:36.97\00:54:39.57
you hear these stories
00:54:39.61\00:54:41.14
and what's
happening around the world
00:54:41.18\00:54:42.78
and Debbie set it
up so beautifully,
00:54:42.81\00:54:44.61
we're in the
comfort that we're in
00:54:44.65\00:54:46.38
but look at the
people around the world...
00:54:46.41\00:54:48.38
Brothers and
Sisters that need the help,
00:54:48.42\00:54:50.25
these One-Day
structures, for instance,
00:54:50.29\00:54:52.72
what an incredible
ministry that is... Dan,
00:54:52.75\00:54:55.12
and so I know folks at 3ABN
and Viewers around the world
00:54:55.16\00:54:58.29
will want to
support this project.
00:54:58.33\00:55:00.06
Amen, and we're so
grateful for your support,
00:55:00.10\00:55:01.50
I want to say,
whether you've been to an
00:55:01.53\00:55:02.86
ASI Convention or not
00:55:02.90\00:55:04.23
or whether you're
just sitting there
00:55:04.27\00:55:05.70
and just tuning into
this for the very first time,
00:55:05.73\00:55:07.90
if you want to
participate, there is an
00:55:07.94\00:55:09.60
address on your screen...
00:55:09.64\00:55:11.24
not only a web address
but a physical address,
00:55:11.27\00:55:13.27
if you want to write a
check and send a check in
00:55:13.31\00:55:15.28
to be a
participant in this offering,
00:55:15.31\00:55:16.64
or if you want
to go on our website
00:55:16.68\00:55:18.01
and learn a little
bit more about ASI,
00:55:18.05\00:55:19.38
there's also a link
there of how to donate,
00:55:19.41\00:55:21.15
we're very grateful,
00:55:21.18\00:55:22.58
we're delighted
that 3ABN is going to be
00:55:22.62\00:55:24.82
one of the
beneficiaries of this offering,
00:55:24.85\00:55:26.59
we just... what you have seen
00:55:26.62\00:55:27.99
is only five out of about 30
different offering recipients
00:55:28.02\00:55:31.59
that are going to
be benefiting from this
00:55:31.63\00:55:33.40
and we just want to thank you
as the Lord moves on your heart
00:55:33.43\00:55:35.96
and Danny, thank you
for what 3ABN does for ASI,
00:55:36.00\00:55:38.33
you've been here every
year for these Conventions...
00:55:38.37\00:55:41.14
Danny: You and I've attended
our first one 30 years ago
00:55:41.20\00:55:43.97
and so it's been a
blessing to work together
00:55:44.01\00:55:46.44
and work with ASI so
we're going to ask you
00:55:46.47\00:55:48.88
to really pray and
ask the Holy Spirit
00:55:48.94\00:55:50.55
what He would have you to do
00:55:50.58\00:55:51.91
in support of this
great ministry of ASI
00:55:51.95\00:55:54.85
reaching people
around the world.
00:55:54.88\00:55:57.15
I just want to comment... just
while the music is still going,
00:55:57.19\00:55:59.99
this whole idea of
a Lion-proof School...
00:56:00.02\00:56:02.92
and a Lion-proof Church,
isn't that an awesome idea
00:56:02.96\00:56:05.49
to think, you know, here...
in the text that Debbie shared,
00:56:05.53\00:56:09.60
"The devil as a
roaring lion is walking around
00:56:09.63\00:56:12.43
seeking whom he may devour"
00:56:12.47\00:56:13.80
what! you know... we're
going to put up a church
00:56:13.84\00:56:16.37
that has a Lion-proof slide,
00:56:16.40\00:56:18.34
isn't there
some symbolism there?
00:56:18.37\00:56:20.38
Oh absolutely,
and for those of us
00:56:20.41\00:56:22.14
in many parts of the world...
00:56:22.18\00:56:23.81
we would never
even see that need
00:56:23.85\00:56:25.31
but thanks to all those
who are out on the frontlines
00:56:25.35\00:56:28.48
that say, "These are the needs"
00:56:28.52\00:56:30.35
now they bring that back
to us, we have an opportunity
00:56:30.39\00:56:33.25
to ask you to join
us in this offering.
00:56:33.29\00:56:36.02
And thank you so very much,
00:56:36.06\00:56:37.43
we'll be praying
for you as you give...
00:56:37.46\00:56:38.99
thank you.
00:56:39.03\00:56:40.53
ASI Spokane, Washington
00:56:40.56\00:56:43.26