Participants: Ted Wilson (Host), Antoinette Fournier, Debbie Young, Denzel & Donna McNeilus, Jay Gallimore, Norm Reitz
Series Code: 17ASIC
Program Code: 17ASIC000012A
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00:19 Denzel you need to join this organization called ASI.
00:24 And I will tell you, it changed our lives, isn't it? 00:27 Absolutely, it changed our lives. 00:29 And we're so grateful to God for this opportunity 00:33 to be involved in the ASI Ministry. 00:36 When we went 30 years ago, 00:38 I thought "There's about 300 people there, 00:41 what are we going to do?" 00:43 I realize that 00:44 God had something special for us as a family to do. 00:48 There's wasn't anything for children at that time. 00:50 And I said, "Denzel, we have to have something 00:53 for the children and the youth." 00:54 That's so important, 00:55 and as you saw last night 00:58 I was a beaming grammy sitting on the second row up here 01:01 watching my grandson. 01:03 Isn't it special 01:04 that we have something at ASI for our youth and our children? 01:09 And you know what? 01:10 If you're not a member of ASI, 01:12 we think you should join ASI, we would love to have you. 01:17 You know, ASI has changed our family, 01:20 changed our way of life, and changed how we look at, 01:23 how we can use our businesses and our opportunities 01:27 to share Christ in a market place. 01:29 And I invite each and every one of you 01:31 to become involved, 01:33 and if you're not a member please join, 01:35 you'll not regret it. 01:36 So you can enjoy 01:38 the same joys and privileges that we have had 01:41 to share Christ in the market place 01:43 and be part of this great work, 01:45 and seeing our Lord come 01:47 'cause He is coming very, very soon. 01:49 Amen. Jesus is coming soon. 01:51 So please find out more about ASI membership 01:54 on our website asiministries.org. 01:57 We want you to be a part of the family. 01:58 God bless you and happy Sabbath. 02:00 Happy Sabbath. 02:03 The second coming of Jesus Christ 02:05 just impels me to understand how better to relate to people 02:10 because I believe Jesus is coming very soon. 02:13 In fact every morning before I leave the house, 02:17 I have prayer with my precious wife Nancy, 02:20 asking God to prepare us for the day 02:23 to bless particular situations. 02:26 And just to understand 02:27 what it is that God wants us to do. 02:31 I want to tell you 02:32 to be connected with the Lord every day and realize 02:36 that He is coming back soon for you and for me 02:39 that I ought to tell all of us, 02:41 "We need to do something for the Lord right now." 02:45 ASI is one of those dynamic organizations 02:49 that just thrills you when you attend a convention, 02:52 when you get involved 02:54 in sharing Christ in the market place every day. 02:58 ASI is something that will help you 03:01 to understand better your role 03:03 in the great proclamation of the three angels' messages. 03:07 Let me tell you the very core of the three angels' messages 03:10 is the righteousness of Jesus Christ. 03:13 What a happy, wonderful subject to share in the market place. 03:17 So I want to encourage 03:18 each of you to become a member of ASI. 03:22 It will not only enrich you personally and your family, 03:25 it will give you the tools to really help you 03:28 to know Christ and to share Him 03:31 as we come to Christ soon second return. 04:54 I'd like to invite you to stand for our morning prayer. 05:03 Our heavenly Father, 05:05 as delegates of ASI and members of ASI 05:09 stand before You this morning. 05:11 We pray that You'll accept our praise, 05:13 our thanks giving. 05:14 May mingle with that of the angels 05:16 around Your throne. 05:18 May we see our heavenly Savior, 05:20 our Precious Savior and His nail scarred hands, 05:23 interceding for us. 05:25 Dear heavenly Father, 05:26 I want to thank You 05:28 for raising up this organization, 05:29 for using it the past 70 years. 05:32 The untold, unseen good 05:34 that's been done around the world 05:37 because of the dedication, 05:38 commitment of the members of ASI 05:41 will only be realized when we get to the kingdom. 05:44 But we want to start praising You for that now. 05:47 We pray that You'll continue to use us 05:50 to advance Your cause in the earth, 05:53 to hasten the coming of Jesus. 05:56 Unite us as one like never before. 05:59 We want to be ready when Jesus comes. 06:02 Father, may our lives give evidence 06:06 that the living Christ is living in us 06:09 and that it's powered through us, 06:11 our hands, our voices is seen in the world. 06:15 Father, thank You for blessing ASI. 06:19 And now we pray 06:20 that You'll pour out Your spirit 06:22 on this organization, and all of us, 06:25 our speaker, and our ears and hearts. 06:28 In Jesus' name, amen. 06:33 I invite you to remain standing as we sing our opening song, 06:37 "Crown Him with many crowns". 07:00 Crown Him with many crowns 07:04 The Lamb upon His throne 07:09 Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns 07:14 All music but its own! 07:18 Awake, my soul, and sing 07:23 Of Him who died for thee 07:28 And hail Him as thy matchless King 07:33 Through all eternity 07:39 Crown Him the Lord of love! 07:43 Behold His hands and side 07:47 Those wounds, yet visible above 07:52 In beauty glorified 07:57 No angel in the sky 08:02 Can fully bear that sight 08:07 But downward bends His wondering eye 08:12 At mysteries so great 08:18 Crown Him the lord of peace! 08:22 Whose hand a scepter sways 08:27 From pole to pole, that wars may cease 08:32 And all be prayer and praise 08:37 His reign shall know no end 08:41 And round His pierced feet 08:46 Fair flowers of Paradise extend 08:51 Their fragrance ever sweet 09:01 Crown Him the Lord of years 09:05 The Potentate of time 09:10 Creator of the rolling spheres 09:16 Ineffably sublime! 09:21 All hail! Redeemer, hail! 09:26 For Thou hast died for me 09:31 Thy praise shall never, never fail 09:37 Throughout eternity 09:45 You may be seated. 09:51 Good morning and happy Sabbath ASI. 09:55 I'm here before you again. 09:57 And as we prepare for the morning's offering, 10:00 we would like to share with you three projects. 10:03 The first is the Ethiopian Union Mission 10:06 for the funding, 10:08 or the providing scriptures, or Bibles, 10:12 Spirit of Prophecy, 10:13 and training for former orthodox clergy. 10:16 The second is a project 10:18 in Kibidula in Tanzania in Africa. 10:21 And the third is 10:23 our New Beginnings picture rolls 10:24 which you have seen posted here all week long. 10:30 The first is of a sensitive nature, 10:33 It's the testimony of a former orthodox clergyman. 10:38 And because of the risk to his safety 10:42 I am telling you his testimony. 10:47 In the order and the community where they lived, 10:52 they take a vow for simplicity. 10:55 So they have very few belongings 10:58 because they have devoted their lives 11:01 to religious things. 11:05 And this particular clergyman his name is Alias, 11:09 we'll call him Alias, 11:11 came up on a Bible 11:14 that was translated by a local Adventist pastor. 11:18 And in reading the Bible 11:20 which actually is forbidden among this clergyman, 11:23 he discovered wonderful truths. 11:27 And he couldn't have believed what he was reading. 11:33 They have Steps to Christ that he was reading. 11:38 And he was reading these things and he was so overjoyed, 11:40 he felt that he just had to share it with someone. 11:44 And so with his closest confidants, 11:48 he would share these truths in the Bible. 11:53 He was discovered for these truths 11:56 were not necessarily well received by all. 12:01 They took him out into the woods, 12:04 they removed his shoes, 12:07 and they beat the bottom of his feet. 12:11 Now you need to understand 12:13 because they have this vow of simplicity 12:16 that they don't have many belongings 12:19 and so the way they travel and get around is by walking. 12:23 So you can understand 12:25 how this disabled and this injury affected him. 12:32 They tied him to a tree, 12:35 and this was very disturbing for him 12:37 because he remembers that others 12:39 who were under punishment 12:41 were tied to a tree and left for three days. 12:45 And if they lived, 12:47 if they weren't eaten by wild animals, 12:52 then they were admitted back into the community. 12:56 But he praised God 12:58 because they tied him to a tree just for an hour. 13:02 But they threatened him and they said, 13:04 "You will not tell these truths. 13:08 You keep these things to yourself." 13:15 But he could not. How could he? 13:18 How could we keep the truths of God to ourselves? 13:23 So he continues 13:25 in a very clandestine and secret way 13:29 to share with his brothers in that community. 13:32 The truths, the full truths, present truth of the Bible, 13:37 and what he's learning and reading Steps to Christ. 13:42 We were able to talk with another clergyman 13:47 who indicated that 13:50 because of the sharing of these truths 13:52 and he was discovered, they broke his arm. 13:57 And because they don't have much, 13:59 he didn't have the resources to seek medical assistance. 14:03 And so for four months he lived with that broken arm. 14:08 And it wasn't until he was able to go out 14:14 and visit the SDA pastor, the Adventist pastor. 14:17 The pastor see what happened and was able to raise funds 14:22 and get him the medical assistance. 14:24 When they went to the doctor, 14:25 the physician looked at this injury and exclaimed, 14:28 "But why have you now brought him to me? 14:30 I don't even know if I can save his arm." 14:34 In examination he determined 14:36 that he needed to actually cut off part of the bone 14:39 before he reattached to reset the arm. 14:43 And so now 14:44 this former clergyman 14:46 has one arm shorter than the other 14:50 because he dared to share Christ with another. 14:58 Another clergyman 15:01 wanted to give a specific message to us, 15:04 here in the west they say. 15:08 And he said this. 15:13 Our time of persecution is now 15:18 for sharing the gospel, for telling others about Jesus. 15:22 Our time of persecution is now, 15:25 speaking of himself and his other brothers 15:27 who had learned of these Bible truths. 15:30 But he says to the west, 15:32 your persecution is not yet. 15:37 That to me is an admonition, that while we still have time, 15:43 while we still have freedom, while we still have ability, 15:49 while we still have resources 15:52 that we must take advantage of this time, 15:56 now to share with our brothers and sisters. 16:01 They say the west doesn't understand 16:04 what it means to be persecuted. 16:07 We don't understand trouble. 16:09 We've heard some in the news, Christians are being beheaded, 16:13 being killed for their faith 16:15 just because they call themselves Christians. 16:18 We are so blessed. 16:21 But we have an obligation 16:24 that we must take advantage of this time 16:26 to do the Lord's bidding now. 16:29 Now before it's too late. 16:33 And so as you consider this particular project 16:37 for former orthodox clergyman 16:40 who have decided to remain in that environment 16:45 so they can reach out to their brothers. 16:48 Let us give them 16:49 what they need in order to share the gospel. 16:53 Let us give them the full truths of the Bible, 16:56 the Spirit of Prophecy, 16:58 and good training 16:59 so that they will be able to tell their brothers 17:03 and others that Jesus is coming soon. 17:10 For our second project, 17:12 I would like to introduce you to a family. 17:16 And so as they come out here to stand before me. 17:21 I'm introducing you to the Fournier's. 17:25 They're lovely girls Toalisa, Emily and Shiloh. 17:30 And we have Jason and his wife Antoinette. 17:35 The reason I want to introduce them to you 17:37 as a family 17:38 is it they run and work under a ministry 17:41 in Kibidula in Tanzania as a family. 17:46 And as only one family in the midst of many families 17:49 and many others 17:50 who are ministering to others in the Kibidula area. 17:55 So I wanted you to meet them 17:56 so that you would know 17:57 that this is a special collaboration. 18:00 This is a partnership that's important 18:02 because it takes all of us, 18:04 family and families to share the love of Jesus. 18:08 And so at this time Antoinette 18:10 is going to share more about that Kibidula project. 18:16 Good morning, ASI. 18:18 Thank you so much for the opportunity to hear 18:21 what we have to say. 18:23 Kibidula is been a part of our lives for many years. 18:26 Our children were born and raised there 18:27 and we are still laboring there. 18:30 But what makes it so special 18:31 is that in the process of reaching out 18:33 to help others, 18:34 we ourselves are receiving the help 18:36 that we so desperately need. 18:38 And isn't that just a beauty of the Christian walk? 18:40 Amen. 18:42 The Lord loves us very much. 18:45 Kibidula Mission is a supportive ministry 18:47 of the Seventh-day Adventist church 18:49 in Tanzania, East Africa. 18:51 And it's a long standing member of ASI 18:53 and Outpost Centers International. 18:56 If I could sum up everything that we do 18:58 and stand forth the mission it would be this, education. 19:03 At our primary school 19:04 which is an English medium primary school, 19:06 148 students receive 19:08 a Seventh-day Adventist Christian education 19:11 as outlined in God's Word. 19:14 These young students not only learn from books, 19:16 but they work and they plant. 19:19 And they also learn to make things 19:21 with their hands. 19:24 In a moment I will return to talk 19:26 about the second school 19:27 that we have for at risk youth ages 14 to 22. 19:32 The third school that we have 19:34 is our lay missionary training program, 19:37 where lay people from churches in Tanzania 19:39 come for five months to learn 19:41 how to be effective soul winners for Christ. 19:44 We train about 65 lay people every year. 19:47 And over the years 19:49 we have chosen the very best of these lay missionaries. 19:52 And 26 of them are laboring in unreached areas of Tanzania 19:56 where there is no Adventist presence. 20:00 Can you imagine that? No Adventist presence. 20:04 And these missionaries face privation. 20:07 And sometimes dangerous, 20:08 they work in especially difficult areas of the country. 20:12 As I speak many new companies of believers 20:15 are worshipping in mud huts or under trees 20:17 because they don't have churches. 20:20 You can only imagine 20:21 the blessing that one day church program 20:23 has been for these believers 20:25 because the cost of a roof 20:27 is the greatest factor hindering them 20:29 from having their own church. 20:31 And it's with much appreciation that they look to ASI 20:35 and say thank you, 20:36 because especially in Tanzania 20:38 if you don't have a church, you don't have a message. 20:41 By God's grace 20:43 we've been able to build 20:44 over 500 one day churches in Tanzania. 20:47 Amen. 20:48 In July, we jumped at... 20:51 Sorry in July 2014, 20:52 we jumped at the opportunity to start a printing operation, 20:56 and we started printing tracks from inside a garage. 21:01 Thanks to the support of ASI 21:02 we have been able to build 21:04 a new printing building 21:05 to house our two presses 21:07 and folding and cutting machines 21:08 that were donated to the mission. 21:12 In July of this year, 21:14 we printed one million glow tracks 21:17 in the Swahili language. 21:19 And just in four days, 21:21 distributed them in the city of Dar es Salaam 21:23 with the help of local churches. 21:26 Our publishing department stays 21:28 busy translating quality books into Swahili, 21:32 doing the layout and design, 21:33 getting it printed in Poland 21:35 and selling it into the colporteur system 21:38 in Tanzania. 21:39 Currently Dr. Hans Diehl's book 21:41 The You-Turn is a best seller. 21:45 Kibidula also invests a lot of time and energy 21:48 into teaching the health message 21:50 not only to our students 21:51 but also to the community 21:53 through public health seminars and health expos, 21:56 and helping guests 21:57 who come to our lifestyle center. 22:01 But all these programs 22:02 to win souls to Jesus costs money. 22:05 And it is our aim to become self supporting. 22:08 We believe that time is coming 22:10 when support from the outside will no longer reach us. 22:14 And that's our great drive currently 22:16 to become self supporting 22:17 through an export business of avocados. 22:20 Over the last three years 22:22 we've planted over 80 acres of avocados 22:25 by our own team grafting and growing these trees. 22:30 Now to come back to our second school. 22:33 On July 10, 22:35 I received a notification on my Instagram feed 22:38 from the Voice of the Martyrs. 22:40 It was an urgent call to pray for three young teenage girls 22:44 who have been rescued in Tanzania. 22:47 These girls of whom one is a primary school student 22:50 and the two others secondary school students 22:53 had recently converted from Islam to Christianity. 22:57 The girls were captured and raped by their imams. 23:00 And arrangements were made for them to marry Muslim men. 23:03 In Tanzania girls 23:05 can be legally married at age 15. 23:08 Fortunately this marriages didn't take place 23:11 and these girls are in now good homes. 23:14 Attention is being given to the schooling options 23:17 remaining for the two older girls 23:19 who became pregnant 23:20 and were expelled from public school 23:22 for life unless new law is coming to effect soon. 23:28 In 2001, 23:29 the government established the primary education program 23:33 which made primary school attendance 23:35 for children aged 7 to 15 compulsory. 23:39 By also abolishing 23:40 the mandatory primary school fees, 23:43 Tanzania has made a huge change 23:45 to the education with 92% of boys and girls 23:49 attending primary school in 2012. 23:53 However, when you come to lower secondary education 23:58 this number changes significantly 24:00 with only 32% of boys attending and 24% of girls. 24:06 And when you realize that Tanzania 24:08 is one of the youngest countries on earth 24:10 with 71% of the population aged 24:13 30 years and younger, this statistic is staggering. 24:18 There are many factors contributing 24:20 to this education crisis, 24:22 but one factor that demands scrutiny 24:25 and attention is the plight of the vulnerable girl. 24:29 Boys are vulnerable too. 24:32 But statistics show that Tanzania 24:35 has one of the highest adolescent rates 24:38 of pregnancy and birth in the world, 24:40 with one in every six girls aged 15 to 19 getting pregnant 24:45 according to the United Nations Population Fund. 24:49 Some research shows 24:50 that mandatory pregnancy testing in schools 24:53 and the expulsion of pregnant students 24:55 from primary and secondary schools 24:57 have been going on for over 50 years. 25:01 Between 5,000 and 8,000 girls have dropped out of school 25:04 annually between 2008 to 2011 due to pregnancy. 25:09 This figure growth under estimate 25:11 because of unknown factors such as abortion, suicide. 25:15 And girls dropping out of school 25:16 before they can be caught and publicly shamed. 25:20 Public shaming is a systematic tactic aimed at girls 25:24 who have broken 25:25 the law of morality in Tanzania. 25:27 The reasoning is 25:29 that by making these girls a public example 25:31 and denying them further education, 25:33 it will discourage other girls from being promiscuous. 25:38 These girls cannot again attend public school 25:41 without a letter of good standing 25:43 from their previous school and an explanation 25:46 for their time of absence from school. 25:49 So rape, sexual co-harassment and coercion from teachers, 25:55 male students, or other adults, 25:57 or simply one bad decision 25:59 on the part of a poverty stricken 26:01 and often desperate girl 26:02 is the end of her educational life. 26:06 The only options remaining for these girls 26:08 are to attend private schools 26:10 which are unaffordable to the poor. 26:12 Or to go to vocational training schools 26:14 that requires a certificate of successful completion 26:17 of lower secondary education or to get married. 26:22 It is a fact that almost 26:23 two out of every five girls in Tanzania 26:26 are married by age 18. 26:28 And that 70% are married by age 20. 26:31 Women with no education tend 26:33 to have an average of 6.9 babies. 26:36 Women with primary education 5.6 babies. 26:40 And women with secondary education 26:42 and higher 3.2 babies. 26:45 Astonishingly statistics show 26:48 that 53% of women in Tanzania 26:51 justify wife beating. 26:56 Unfortunately, I cannot take the time here to talk about 27:00 the research of International Human Rights groups 27:02 such as anti-slavery, 27:04 highlighting the deplorable issue 27:06 of one million child domestic workers in Tanzania. 27:12 In 2004, Kibidula Mission in partnership with Reach, 27:16 Switzerland, started a vocational training center 27:19 for vulnerable youth that is unique. 27:22 It is an agriculture training school 27:24 that is specifically for primary school failures 27:28 and secondary school dropouts, 27:30 giving them a second chance to become educated 27:33 and contributors to society. 27:35 This program is free 27:37 so that the poor student who wants to learn can attend. 27:42 Students who pass receive a government issued certificate 27:45 which enables them to enter the workforce as skilled labor. 27:50 At the mission these boys and girls 27:52 live on three separate farm units. 27:54 Two for group boys, and one for girls 27:57 where they put into practice 27:58 all that they learned in the classroom. 28:01 They grow their own food, keep their own livestock, 28:04 have their own beehives, press their own oil, 28:07 plant their own avocado orchids and sell extra crops. 28:11 And in addition to agriculture, 28:13 they learn carpentry and sewing skills. 28:17 The girls sew this outfit that I'm wearing for ASI. 28:20 And they do send their greetings 28:22 to you here. 28:24 But the best news is that over 28:26 90% of these young people accept 28:29 Jesus Christ as their Savior, 28:31 and are baptized 28:32 into the Seventh-day Adventist church. 28:35 But the need is so big that we have outgrown 28:38 the original parameter set for this program, 28:41 so that we can help more boys and girls. 28:44 We are so thankful for the extra classroom space 28:47 that were added to the program last year 28:49 as well as six small houses for teachers. 28:52 We have now more girls attending than boys. 28:56 But because we only have one girls' dormitory, 28:59 we really feel the pinch. 29:01 Currently the girls are sleeping 29:03 two to a single bed. 29:05 So the need for a girls' dormitory 29:07 that is secured from harassment, 29:10 that is clean and neat is real. 29:12 And we just want to express 29:14 our sincere appreciation to the Lord and ASI 29:17 for choosing this project 29:18 to be part of the 2017 Mission's Offering. 29:22 This offering will enable us to build a new girls' dormitory 29:27 to house and educate an additional 42 girls. 29:32 The foundations are already built. 29:35 We're just waiting for the building to start. 29:39 I'm so excited to see 29:40 how the Lord will bless and help us 29:43 to not only help this young people realize 29:46 their worth in this world, 29:48 but most of all to be a part of that army of youth 29:52 that will finish the work on this earth. 29:55 Thank you, ASI, for partnering with us 29:58 and helping us to accomplish this mission. 30:01 Happy Sabbath. Amen. 30:09 Our last project 30:10 is the New Beginnings picture roll. 30:12 And with me is Norm Reitz 30:15 who is the vice president for evangelism. 30:17 And, Norm, I know that in your role you have been... 30:20 The torch has been passed to you 30:23 to continue with a development 30:24 and the perfecting of materials and tools 30:27 that we can use them for lay evangelists 30:30 as well as for pastors. 30:31 What does this mean for the world church 30:34 in the accomplishment of spreading the gospel 30:36 around the world to have these tools? 30:38 Well, for New Beginnings 30:39 if you've heard the numbers this morning 30:41 out of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, 30:44 they are historically huge, 30:46 251,000 baptisms in three months of meetings. 30:51 The new development within the ASI 30:53 and the world church is the picture roll. 30:58 When Desmond Doss's film 30:59 "Hacksaw Ridge" came out if you saw it. 31:02 He is rescuing people, 31:04 lowering them down the mighty escarpment. 31:07 And he prays, "Lord, give me one more. 31:13 One more, Lord." 31:15 In ASI our prayer is Lord, one more soul for the kingdom. 31:22 One more, Lord. 31:24 The New Beginnings picture roll 31:26 that's hanging here on our hut 31:29 is being introduced at ASI 31:31 as a major part of our offering. 31:33 We believe it is going to lead hundreds of thousands, 31:37 probably millions to the Lord. 31:41 It's a child of new beginnings. There are 26 segments. 31:44 Each one has seven evangelistic pictures 31:48 and one health poster. 31:50 We are cutting them two sided 31:54 on lightweight plastic waterproof paper, 31:58 they're to be put into rolls and carried to the field. 32:02 Therefore used in places 32:04 where there is no electricity and no infrastructure. 32:08 We believe that these rolls will be preserved, 32:13 treasured and used. 32:16 And that many will come to know the God of heaven 32:19 and Christ as their Savior. 32:22 And have a hope of heaven because of them. 32:25 So at this time 32:26 we'd actually like to share with you a video 32:28 that gives you some more information 32:30 right on the field 32:32 with the New Beginnings picture roll. 32:42 Over 100,000 32:44 evangelistic meetings have been held using 32:46 the New Beginnings materials all over the world. 32:49 And our opportunity to bring the gospel to the third world 32:53 is greatly enhanced by bringing pictures to them. 32:56 This is a Kajiado district or county. 32:59 And this area is a Masai land. 33:02 Now the Masai's are not prone to reading 33:05 or even listening to the radio. 33:08 They are people who move from place to place 33:11 seeking for pastures for their animals. 33:13 But I think Masais will be greatly magnetized 33:18 by a picture rolls. 33:21 It is awesome 33:23 when you use a picture roll in a rural set up 33:26 to explain biblical truth. 33:27 Imagine for somebody 33:29 who has never seen and imagined 33:33 how Jesus will come. 33:35 And then he sees for the first time 33:37 that picture of Christ ascend... 33:40 I mean descending with angels surrounding His throne, 33:43 and the people looking up towards that. 33:46 Oh, it's just an awesome revelation. 33:49 So convicting, 33:50 it sends the message powerfully into the mind of the listener. 34:09 There is nothing more important to God 34:11 than the salvation of men and women. 34:13 That's why God use every way possible, 34:17 every means available to save them. 34:19 I am so excited about the picture roll project 34:23 because it gives us a tool, 34:24 it gives us an opportunity for God to work, 34:27 think about it. 34:28 God is going to use this project 34:30 to tens and thousands for His kingdom. 34:33 It's been inspiring to see 34:36 all these beautiful works of art 34:38 produce by some of the best Christian artists 34:41 on this planet to become part of this picture roll. 34:47 I think what motivates me as an artist 34:48 to do the type of art I do 34:50 is the awareness that a painting 34:52 can have a profound impact on people who see them. 34:55 Evangelists have often used art and images to help convey 34:59 the message of sharing the gospel. 35:02 To me a painting can be 35:03 a very profound tool of evangelism. 35:06 It helps us even to teach them, 35:09 and actually explain to them what the Bible is all about. 35:12 What it is actually explaining 35:14 and what it wants to express to our lives. 35:17 With over 120,000 series of meetings this year, 35:21 this tool is invaluable in putting it 35:23 in the hands of lay people to help them with evangelism. 35:26 Many of those sites 35:28 do not have access to electricity. 35:31 They need a way to share the gospel. 35:33 And to share it through pictures 35:35 is an ideal way 35:36 to help people understand more about the sacrifice 35:40 that has been made on their behalf. 35:42 In our Christian experience, 35:44 the Word of God is so vital to all that we experience 35:49 with our Lord Jesus Christ. 35:51 And many of us 35:52 who have the availability of beautiful pictures 35:55 and being able to access things online 35:58 or in some kind of program, we have a great advantage. 36:02 However, there are thousands, 36:04 yes, millions of people who don't have that advantage. 36:07 And the picture roll project is just for them. 36:11 It's for people 36:13 who will take this precious project, 36:15 and they will use it in total member involvement 36:18 sharing Jesus with others. 36:21 Be a part of it. 36:36 Oh, that was very exciting, wasn't it? 36:39 Do you know that, that actually took place, 36:41 that was not set up, 36:43 that was actually an evangelistic series, Keith, 36:46 where people actually got baptized. 36:48 You know the area rivers were all dried up 36:53 but people wanted to be baptized and said, 36:55 so let's fill the cow troughs with water. 36:58 And that's where they baptized people 36:59 'cause they wanted to be baptized. 37:01 So let me... 37:02 I just want to walk everyone through this 37:04 so that we understand exactly how this works. 37:07 So this, that's beautiful. 37:09 And, well, for the first one as you heard Norm say 37:12 we have something for a health talk. 37:14 So we actually have diagrams there 37:17 and we have a script 37:18 so that individuals can follow that 37:20 and actually teach them about health practices. 37:23 And then we go from picture to picture 37:25 that outlines a particular sermon. 37:28 They have sermon notes to follow, 37:30 and there are seven of those pictures 37:33 that actually go with each particular sermon. 37:37 So we have a whole teaching, and thank you, Venna. 37:41 No I'm sorry, Kyle, for turning the pictures for me. 37:44 So everybody can get a real good feel 37:47 for how the picture roll works. 37:49 So this must be really exciting for you, Keith. 37:51 Keith is one who has grown up in the Congo and in Tanzania. 37:56 You views the first generation picture rolls. 37:59 And this must be exciting for you to see this. 38:01 How does this make you feel? I am absolutely floored. 38:03 This is just wonderful. 38:05 I remember growing up, 38:06 and my mom would go out under the trees, 38:08 and sometimes 38:09 I'd translate for her in Swahili 38:11 giving Bible stories with these picture rolls. 38:12 My wife and I both have one in our house. 38:14 We take them out in our vehicle, 38:16 on our motorcycle on a weekly basis. 38:18 And, you know, I've had so many 38:20 good experiences teaching from these. 38:22 I remember teaching about heaven at a funeral. 38:24 Actually it was my little sister 38:25 who we had brought into our home, 38:27 an AIDS orphan. 38:28 And different experiences that we've had sharing 38:31 with such a simple beautiful tool. 38:32 I'm so excited 38:33 that an entire evangelistic series 38:35 can be shared simply with these pictures. 38:37 That's wonderful. 38:38 Now is this the only tool though 38:40 but you have something in your backpack 38:41 that we can actually see that compliments 38:45 or expands the possibilities for evangelism? 38:48 When I go out to preach, 38:50 I usually have in my backpack a Bible, 38:52 some sermon notes and a projector. 38:54 And so that's what I've got today. 38:56 This is an amazing little projector, 38:58 reasonably priced. 38:59 And I am excited 39:00 that you can get it out there for less than $100 actually. 39:02 Oh, wonderful. 39:03 And that sermon notes 39:05 go right along with the picture roll. 39:07 So even somebody who just, 39:09 you know, doesn't have a lot of charisma 39:11 but they like to read they can read, 39:12 that's all it takes. 39:13 All right. 39:15 And so who would use the picture, 39:16 do you have to actually plug that into electricity. 39:18 Sure. 39:19 And out in the bush 39:21 I pull a generator on my motor cycle all the time, 39:22 we're always packing that thing up, it happens. 39:24 So I know we have the projector, 39:27 you can put the sermons actually right in there 39:29 through a USB port on a flash drive 39:32 so that can show. 39:34 And then you have the picture rolls 39:35 which is the analog representation. 39:38 And then you also have, even have in your phone. 39:40 So we can download those sermons on your phone. 39:43 So we have covered every possibility 39:46 for sharing the Word of God in sermons 39:49 for everywhere around the world from, as a friend of mine say, 39:52 "From the Antarctica down to the Congo." 39:54 That's right. Praise the Lord. So this is phenomenal. 39:56 So you're looking forward to getting this? 39:59 This is wonderful materials. We're just on fire about this. 40:01 We think about all the people that we're training. 40:03 We're involved in training people 40:05 for total member involvement in Congo right now. 40:07 All the people will be benefited 40:09 from having these materials to preach from. 40:11 I'm excited. Oh, that's wonderful. 40:12 Now I know, I just want to let you know 40:14 so we're talking about the cost of these are... 40:18 How much are they going to run? 40:19 Well, our first print run of 10,000 40:22 will be about $55 each, 40:24 that will be the cost for that print run. 40:27 So, you know, if you are able to... 40:30 You want to sponsor 100 of those, 40:33 then that's 55. 40:34 You know $550. Yeah. 40:36 So it's, you know, I'm bad at math, right? 40:40 Five hundred and fifty dollars. 40:43 And then if you want to do a thousand on, 40:45 that's $55,000. 40:46 So and we know that 40:47 there are individuals out there 40:49 that can do all of these things. 40:51 And so we're just tugging on your heartstrings. 40:53 So Lord just wants us 40:54 to be able to put these in your hands 40:58 so that you can go out and share the message. 41:00 We look forward to giving these to you, Keith, 41:02 so that you can evangelize 41:03 the world out of Congo and Tanzania 41:05 and every surrounding area. 41:06 Praise the Lord. Thank you, Debbie. 41:08 All right. Thank you. Thank you, Kyle. 41:11 Isn't this exciting? 41:13 We have a tremendous opportunity 41:16 before us today. 41:18 And I'm really excited about it 41:19 because it covers a whole breadth of opportunity. 41:23 But right now I think I want us 41:25 to just zoom right in on this picture. 41:30 This is the second coming. 41:33 So I want you to imagine with me. 41:36 Our former orthodox clergyman standing there, 41:43 watching Jesus come. 41:45 I want you to imagine with me the young ladies and the men 41:50 who are at Kibidula, 41:53 and they're learning, and taking, 41:55 they're being taken care of 41:57 but they're also being instructed about Jesus. 41:59 And they're giving their lives to the Lord 42:02 and they're standing there looking at Jesus coming. 42:06 And then we think about the people in the Congo. 42:08 We think about the people in the Arctic. 42:11 We think about people 42:13 all around the world standing there 42:16 watching Jesus come. 42:20 But how will they know if we don't tell them. 42:25 It's incredible opportunity for us today 42:29 that we can put in the hands 42:31 of all the ministries that we've talked about, 42:34 all the ministries 42:35 that are in your program guide give them the tools 42:38 so that they can share the love of Jesus with others. 42:41 But we must fill their hands so that they can tell others, 42:46 they can't do it alone. 42:48 If we're unable to go there, 42:51 then we can certainly support them 42:53 so that they can tell others. 42:55 We need to tell others here. 42:58 We need to let our former orthodox clergyman 43:03 who's said "Your persecution is not yet. 43:06 We need to accept that admonition 43:08 that we will take advantage of the opportunity. 43:11 And make sure 43:12 that we will let others know that Jesus is coming." 43:15 Can you do that with me today? 43:18 Can you pledge your support to Jesus 43:20 that we will be in partnership with Him 43:24 and give all that we have 43:26 because He gave all that He had. 43:30 At this time I want to ask the deacons to come forward 43:33 and I just want to appeal to our 3ABN audience as well. 43:38 You're not here in the convention hall, 43:41 but you're watching on TV and or on your device. 43:44 And you want to say, I want to be a part of that. 43:47 I want to join my brothers and sisters at ASI. 43:50 And I want to give the tools to people 43:52 around the world 43:54 so they can learn about Jesus and we can go home. 43:57 We want to look at Jesus coming more than just a picture 44:00 on a picture roll. 44:01 We want to see Him break through the clouds, don't we? 44:05 So for those at home the address is on the below, 44:09 on the screen. 44:10 And you can go to asiministries.org. 44:13 Even those of you here on your phone 44:15 if that's your desire, 44:17 you can go to asiministries.org, 44:20 and hit donate now, and place in your donation. 44:24 We pray that God has inspired you 44:26 with everything that you've heard 44:27 and that you will give above and beyond you can imagine 44:31 because God said that He will give us above 44:35 and beyond what we can imagine. 44:37 Let us pray. 44:39 Father in heaven, 44:41 we thank You for the opportunity 44:42 to work and service with You. 44:44 We ask You now that You would be with us, 44:46 that You would impress our hearts, 44:48 that we would give as much as You would have us give 44:52 so that the work can be finished 44:54 and we can go home. 44:56 Thank you Lord for blessing this offering 44:58 and the projects that will be recipients of it. 45:01 In Jesus' name I pray, amen. |
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