OPENING MUSIC.
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MY NAME IS PAUL DYBDAHL
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AND I'M JOINED TODAY IN THE
GOSPEL OUTREACH STUDIO BY JOHN
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DUROE. JOHN, IT'S
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
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NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
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I ENJOYED THE CHANCE TO GET
ACQUAINTED WITH YOU JUST A BIT
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ALREADY TODAY, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE
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TO SHARE WITH US. WHY DON'T YOU
BEGIN BY DESCRIBING, IN A FEW
SENTENCES, WHAT YOU SEE AS
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THE BASIC MISSION
OF GOSPEL OUTREACH?
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TO PUT IT IN A NUTSHELL,
IT'S SPREADING THE GOSPEL.
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BUT IT'S SPREADING THE GOSPEL IN
A WAY THAT DOESN'T SPEND A LOT
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OF MONEY. THAT'S THE GOOD THING
ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'RE USING ALL
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LOCAL PEOPLE. WE
TRAIN THOSE LOCAL PEOPLE.
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MANY OF THEM HAVEN'T BEEN
THROUGH COLLEGE, ALTHOUGH SOME
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HAVE. WE GIVE THEM BASIC
TRAINING ON HOW TO WORK WITH
THEIR OWN PEOPLE IN
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THEIR OWN VILLAGE OR
THEIR OWN PART OF THE TOWN.
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IT'S USING LOCAL PEOPLE TO REACH
OUT TO PEOPLE OF SIMILAR CULTURE
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IN THEIR OWN AREA
INSTEAD OF SPENDING MONEY
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TO BRING SOMEONE FROM AN
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CULTURE.
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THESE PEOPLE KNOW ALL ABOUT
THE TOWN WHERE THEY ARE WORKING.
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THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
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THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOOD MANNERS
AND WHAT'S NOT GOOD MANNERS.
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THEY CAN WORK
EASILY WITH THE PEOPLE.
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YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
GOSPEL OUTREACH FOR HOW LONG?
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I'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
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WHAT PART OF THE WORLD
DO YOU PRIMARILY WORK WITH?
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I LOOK AFTER
BANGLADESH AND NORTHEAST INDIA.
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IT'S A SMALL STATE
IN INDIA CALLED TRIPURA.
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TRIPURA CURLS AROUND
THE TOP OF BANGLADESH.
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BANGLADESH IS A COUNTRY THAT IS
NOT VERY WELL KNOWN OR
UNDERSTOOD BY MANY PEOPLE.
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TELL US ABOUT BANGLADESH.
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BANGLADESH USED
TO BE PART OF INDIA.
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PAKISTAN, INDIA AND BANGLADESH
WERE ALL ONE COUNTRY TO BEGIN
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WITH. THEN CAME PARTITION
AND PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH WERE
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SEPARATED. THEY WERE ONE COUNTRY
BUT WERE SEPARATED BY INDIA IN
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THE MIDDLE. LATER ON, BECAUSE
THEY COULD SEE THAT IT COULDN'T
WORK BEING SEPARATED BY SO MANY
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MILES, THEY BECAME TWO COUNTRIES
- BANGLADESH AND PAKISTAN.
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THEY ARE VERY
SIMILAR MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
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YOU WERE THERE RECENTLY?
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YES, IN FEBRUARY.
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I CHOSE FEBRUARY BECAUSE
FEBRUARY IS THE PERFECT MONTH.
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WHY IS THAT?
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IN JANUARY IT GETS A LITTLE TOO
COLD AND MARCH IS SUDDENLY TOO
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HOT. FEBRUARY IS BEAUTIFUL
WITH PLENTY OF VEGETABLES IN THE
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MARKET. SINCE I'M RETIRED, I CAN
CHOOSE WHICH MONTH OF THE YEAR I
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GO. THAT'S RIGHT.
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YOU VISITED A TOWN AND I'M
TEMPTED TO TRY AND PRONOUNCE IT,
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BUT I'M GOING TO
RESIST THAT TEMPTATION.
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IT STARTS WITH A "V".
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YES, VANAKUSHLIA .
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YOU WERE VERY WISE IN NOT
TRYING TO PRONOUNCE THE WORD.
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AND YOU HAVE SOME
VIDEO FROM THAT VISIT?
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I DO.
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NOW THE GOOD THING TO WATCH FOR
IN THIS VIDEO IS HOW ONCE A
PERSON IS CONVERTED
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AND THEN THEY START SHARING
THE GOSPEL WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
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YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THIS VIDEO.
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ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF
BANGLADESH, THEY SHARE A BORDER
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WITH INDIA. ON SUNDAY WE
SET OFF TO VISIT THE VILLAGE OF
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VANAKUSHLIA. FAR AWAY FROM THE
CROWDS IN DHAKA, LIFE BEGINS TO
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SLOW DOWN. FIELDS ARE
PLOWED WITHOUT MODERN MACHINERY.
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THIS OLD MAN AND HIS WIFE HAVE
ALWAYS PLANTED RICE IN THE SAME
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OLD WAY. ELEPHANTS ARE STILL
USED TO HELP WITH THE HEAVY
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WORK. WE HAD COME TO THE VILLAGE
TO SEE GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKER
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ROBERT  MARANDI . THERE ARE
43 STUDENTS ATTENDING HIS CHURCH
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SCHOOL. THEY GAVE US
AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
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THE CHURCH ELDER WAS
THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC DRUMMER.
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CHURCH MEMBERS WERE
ANXIOUS TO JOIN IN THE WELCOME.
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THE WELCOME ENDED IN A
TRADITIONAL FOOT WASHING
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CEREMONY. FORTY TO FIFTY ADULTS
JOIN THE STUDENTS FOR WORSHIP
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EVERY SABBATH. I VISITED SOME OF
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE WITH ROBERT.
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THEY TOLD ME ABOUT SHUSIL.
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HE IS A HINDU MAN
FROM ANOTHER VILLAGE
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WHO STARTED ATTENDING
THIS CHURCH EVERY WEEK.
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HE HAD HEARD ABOUT THE CHURCH
FROM THE PASTOR OF ANOTHER
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DENOMINATION. HE HAD
TOLD SHUSIL THAT HE NEEDED
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TO GO TO THE SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH IF HE WANTED TO
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BE SAVED. THE OTHER PASTOR
WAS BORN IN VANAKUSHLIA VILLAGE
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AND HE KNEW THAT THE SABBATH
WAS THE RIGHT DAY FOR WORSHIP.
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SHUSIL SAID THAT HE COULDN'T
FIND SALVATION IN HIS HINDU
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FAITH. HE WAS CONVINCED
THAT ONLY JESUS COULD SAVE HIM.
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SHAHIB AND HIS WIFE MIKA
HAD ALSO JUST BEEN BAPTIZED.
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SHAHIB LIVES IN
THE NEXT VILLAGE.
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HE SAW ROBERT PASSING HIS HOUSE
EVERY SABBATH AFTERNOON ON HIS
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WAY TO ANOTHER CHURCH SERVICE.
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SHAHIB QUESTIONED HIM.
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WHEN HE FOUND OUT
THAT HE WAS A CHRISTIAN,
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HE ASKED ROBERT FOR SOME
BOOKS EXPLAINING HIS RELIGION.
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ROBERT GAVE SHAHIB A BIBLE AND
A SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON STUDY
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GUIDE. EACH WEEK ROBERT WOULD
STOP BY AND HAVE A BIBLE STUDY
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WITH SHAHIB . HE WAS INVITED TO
CHURCH AND NOW HIS WHOLE FAMILY
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IS BAPTIZED. HE HAS A FARM, AND
EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR HIM ENDS
UP LISTENING TO A BIBLE STUDY.
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HE PAYS A FAITHFUL TITHE ON ALL
HIS PROFITS, BUT HE DOES MORE.
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HE HAS A SHOP AND FROM HIS FIRST
CUSTOMER EVERY DAY, HE ALWAYS
GIVES AN EXTRA OFFERING.
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WHEN HIS WIFE MIKA PREPARES
TO COOK RICE EVERY MORNING, THE
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FIRST THING SHE DOES IS TO PUT
HER FIRST HANDFUL OF RICE TO ONE
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SIDE FOR GOD AND BRINGS
IT TO CHURCH EVERY SABBATH.
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SHE STUDIES HER BIBLE EVERY DAY
AND GIVES BIBLE STUDIES TO OTHER
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LADIES. SHAHIB'S AIM FOR THIS
YEAR IS TO BE USED BY GOD TO
CONVERT FOUR MORE FAMILIES.
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HE ALREADY HAS ONE
EXTRA FAMILY ATTENDING CHURCH.
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THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HOW GOD'S
SPIRIT CAN WORK WHEN WE ARE
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WILLING. ALL OF THIS BEGAN WHEN
GOD'S SPIRIT ENCOURAGED SOMEONE
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TO GIVE A GIFT SO THAT GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORKER ROBERT COULD BE
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HIRED TO WORK IN THE BANGLADESH
VILLAGE OF VANAKUSHLIA .
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AS I WATCHED THAT VIDEO, JOHN, I
COULDN'T HELP BUT SMILE AS I
LOOKED AT THE SCENES
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AND HEARD THE STORY OF ONE
PERSON'S DECISION AND
WILLINGNESS TO WORK.
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ALL THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF
GOSPEL OUTREACH SUPPORTERS.
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THE SHARING OF THE GOSPEL HAS
A RIPPLE AFFECT THAT CONTINUES,
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EVEN AS WE SIT HERE TODAY.
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YES.
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I NOTICED IN WATCHING THAT
OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSES AND THE WAY
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IN WHICH PEOPLE LIVE THERE IS
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MANY OF US
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ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. YES,
LIFE IS LIVED VERY SIMPLY.
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IS THAT PRETTY MUCH THE WAY IT
IS ACROSS BANGLADESH OR IN RURAL
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AREAS? YES.
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IT SEEMS ALMOST AS IF HALF THE
PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH ARE LIVING
IN DHAKA, THE CAPITAL CITY.
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IT IS VERY NOISY
AND VERY CROWDED THERE.
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BUT ONCE YOU LEAVE THE
CITY AND YOU GET OUT INTO THE
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COUNTRYSIDE,
BANGLADESH IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
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IT IS A VERY SCENIC PLACE.
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LIFE SEEMS QUITE IDYLLIC IN THE
VILLAGES TO ME, BUT MAYBE NOT TO
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SOMEONE WHO GETS SICK AND NEEDS
A DOCTOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
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DO THEY REALLY USE
ELEPHANTS FOR WORK?
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YES, THAT WASN'T JUST A PROP
THAT I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF.
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WHAT DOES IT COST TO SUPPORT
A GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKER SUCH AS
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ROBERT? HE GETS ABOUT $20.00 PER
MONTH, THE AMOUNT YOU MIGHT
SPEND ON A MEALWHEN YOU GO OUT
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TO EAT. AMAZING!
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DO GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS
WORK IN CONNECTION WITH OTHERS?
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THEY ARE USUALLY CHOSEN BY THE
GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKER
COORDINATOR IN THE UNION OFFICE.
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HE WILL CHOSE THEM
AND THEN TRAIN THEM.
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SOMETIMES THEY ARE
TRAINED WITH OTHER WORKERS.
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FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED " THE
THOUSAND MISSIONARY MOVEMENT ."
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THAT WAS STARTED IN THE
PHILIPPINES BY A KOREAN
PROFESSOR AT THE COLLEGE THERE.
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HE TRAINS PEOPLE FOR ABOUT A
MONTH OR SO, THEN THEY GO OUT
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AND WORK FOR A YEAR TO TRY
AND START A NEW CHURCH IN A NEW
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TOWN. IT WORKED SO SUCCESSFULLY
IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT HE
DECIDED THEY SHOULD HAVE
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AN EXTENSION OF
THIS IN BANGLADESH.
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SO THEY HAVE A THOUSAND
MISSIONARY MOVEMENT ORGANIZED IN
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BANGLADESH. SOME OF THOSE
WORKERS ARE TRAINED AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE GOSPEL OUTREACH
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WORKERS BECAUSE THEY
ARE DOING A SIMILAR WORK.
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SOMETIMES THEY ACTUALLY
WORK TOGETHER IN THE VILLAGE.
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ONE MAY BE A SCHOOL TEACHER
AND THE OTHER ONE MAY BE DOING
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EVANGELISTIC WORK. WE TALKED A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPROXIMATE
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LEVEL OF SUPPORT IT WOULD TAKE
TO PROVIDE A MONTHLY INCOME FOR
SOMEONE LIKE ROBERT.
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I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LET
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING
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KNOW HOW YOU MIGHT BECOME A PART
OF THAT SUPPORT NETWORK FOR
GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS.
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YOU CAN CONTACT US
BY A VARIETY OF WAYS.
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I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ASK
FOR YOUR COPY OF ADVENTURES IN
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MISSIONS , A NEWSLETTER WITH
NEWS AND STORIES ABOUT THE WORK
OF GOSPEL OUTREACH ALL AROUND
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THE WORLD. WE WERE SPEAKING A
FEW MOMENTS AGO ABOUT WORKING
ALONG SIDE OTHER WORKERS
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IN A NUMBER OF PLACES.
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YOU HAVE A VIDEO THAT
ILLUSTRATES THAT FOR US?
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YES.
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WHEN I TOOK THIS VIDEO, I
WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE GLOBAL
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MISSION AND GOSPEL OUTREACH
COORDINATOR FROM THE DIVISION
OFFICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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HE TAKES CARE OF BANGLADESH
AND MANY OF THOSE OTHER ASIAN
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COUNTRIES. HE TRAVELED WITH US,
AND YOU WILL SEE HIM IN ONE OR
TWO OF THESE PICTURES.
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I TOOK A WALK DOWN ONE OF
THE MAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF
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DHAKA , THE
CAPITAL CITY OF BANGLADESH.
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THIS WAS A MARKET STREET.
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AT FIRST IT SEEMED CHAOTIC,
BUT AS I BEGAN TO OBSERVE,
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I SAW THAT EVERYONE
HAD THEIR OWN SPOT SELLING
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VEGETABLES, SPICES, CHICKEN,
SHOES, CLOTH AND MOSQUITO NETS.
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SUGAR CANE WAS BEING SQUEEZED,
FOOD PREPARED, FORTUNES TOLD AND
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TEETH PULLED. I COULD BUY JUST
ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYONE WAS
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IMPORTANT. SOME WERE JUST
SITTING AND WAITING FOR NEEDED
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HELP. OTHERS WERE IN A
HURRY TO GET SOMEWHERE.
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I THOUGHT ABOUT THE WAY GOD
WORKS IN THIS COUNTRY OF 158
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MILLION. AS I TRAVELED, I SAW SO
MANY OF GOD'S PEOPLE EACH
WORKING IN THEIR OWN SPOT
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AND EVERYONE WAS IMPORTANT.
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IN BANGLADESH, I SAW
GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS AT WORK.
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I SAW THEM BEING HELPED BY
THOUSAND MISSIONARY WORKERS , AN
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ORGANIZATION STARTED IN THE
PHILIPPINES TO TRAIN YOUNG
PEOPLE FOR MISSIONARY WORK.
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IN THE VILLAGE OF TELKI, I SAW
22 YEAR-OLD BABON, ONE OF THE
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TRAINED WORKERS. THE WORK HAD
BEEN STARTED IN THIS VILLAGE BY
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BABON'S FATHER. THE CHURCH HAD
BEEN PAID FOR BY MONEY RAISED IN
KOREA BY DR. LEE, THE
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PRESIDENT OF
BANGLADESH SEMINARY.
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IT COST JUST $2500.00 .
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BABON DECIDED TO BE A THOUSAND
MISSIONARY MOVEMENT WORKER
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AFTER COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL.
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HE HAD MADE FRIENDS WITH A YOUNG
MAN WHO WAS VISITING HOMES AND
GIVING BIBLE STUDIES.
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BABON IS LIVING WITH HIS PARENTS
BUT IS STARTING NEW WORK IN
SURROUNDING VILLAGES.
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THE CHURCH IN TELKI IS
SUPERVISED BY A DISTRICT PASTOR
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WHO TAKES CARE OF
NINE OTHER CHURCHES.
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(STORY BEING TOLD) THE STORY
WAS TOLD THAT DAY IN THE TELKI
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CHURCH BY DR. JAMES BRAVER,
THE GLOBAL MISSION COORDINATOR
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FROM THE DIVISION
OFFICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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IT WAS TRANSLATED BY PASTOR
ISAAC MAIRAGEE, GOSPEL OUTREACH
COORDINATOR FOR BANGLADESH.
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THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE ALL WORKING TOGETHER
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AND DIRECTED BY GOD'S SPIRIT.
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WE VISITED THE JALCHTRA SCHOOL
 IN MADIPUR BECAUSE 13 STUDENTS
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WERE TO BE BAPTIZED AND SEVEN OF
THEM HAD BEEN PREPARED BY GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORKER SHAPAN BALA .
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(SINGING) THEY DIDN'T HAVE
A SUITABLE PLACE FOR BAPTIZING
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STUDENTS SO THEY HAD SET UP A
LARGE BARREL FOR THE OCCASION.
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ON THIS DAY, FOOT WASHING
WAS NECESSARY BEFORE BAPTISM.
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IN THE AFTERNOON, WE
VISITED ATHAISH BARI .
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HERE GOSPEL OUTREACH
WORKER THOMAS BAZI WAS WORKING.
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IN THAT DISTRICT WAS ANOTHER
THOUSAND MISSIONARY  MOVEMENT
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WORKER, RANGIT . THIS CHURCH HAD
ALSO BEEN PAID FOR BY KOREAN
CHURCH MEMBERS THROUGH DR. LEE.
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WHEN THEY WANTED TO BUILD THIS
CHURCH, LOCAL PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT
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IT BUILT. BUT A MUSLIM
MAN PROVIDED THE NEEDED LAND.
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HE SAID THAT HE WANTED TO SEE
A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
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BUILT BECAUSE HE LIKED
THE LIFESTYLE OF ADVENTISTS.
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THE STORY JAMES TOLD IN THIS
CHURCH WAS REALLY INTERESTING,
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BUT FOR ONE IN HIS
AUDIENCE IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
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I LISTENED TO THESE GOSPEL
WORKERS TALKING ABOUT GOD'S
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WORK, AND I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM
THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
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WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART
OF GOD'S PLAN FOR BANGLADESH.
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AS I WATCHED IT, I THOUGHT AGAIN
OF THE WORDS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
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TALKING ABOUT
THE BODY OF CHRIST.
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EACH ONE OF US IS DIFFERENT.
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WE HAVE DIFFERENT ROLES,
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS BUT EQUALLY
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VALUABLE. YES, WE
ALL HAVE OUR SPOT.
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KOREAN CHURCH MEMBERS DONATED
MONEY AND THE LAND WAS PROVIDED
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BY A MUSLIM MAN. HE SAID HE
LIKED THE LIFESTYLE OF
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.
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SOME MUSLIMS DON'T LIKE
CHRISTIANS BECAUSE THEY THINK
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THEY DRINK AND DO THIS AND THAT.
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WHEN THEY FIND CHRISTIANS
WHO AREN'T DOING THOSE THINGS
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AND WHO ARE LIVING A HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE LIKE SOME OF THEM WANT
TO DO, THEN THEY ARE ATTRACTED.
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IN THE VIDEO THERE WAS A
WORKER WHO WAS 22 YEARS OLD.
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I WONDERED IF THERE IS SOME
KIND OF AGE RANGE THAT A GOSPEL
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OUTREACH WORKER NEEDS TO BE.
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DO THEY HAVE TO
BE A CERTAIN AGE?
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NO.
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SOMETIMES THEY ARE OLDER, BUT
USUALLY THEY ARE YOUNGER BECAUSE
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THEY CAN LIVE A
MORE SPARTAN LIFE.
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THE YOUNGER ONES USUALLY DON'T
HAVE A WIFE AND FAMILY TO TAKE
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CARE OF. SOME OF OUR
WORKERS DO HAVE FAMILIES
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THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF
WITH THAT $20.00 PER MONTH.
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WHY WOULD THEY NEED THEIR
FEET WASHED BEFORE THE BAPTISM?
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THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH WATER IN
THAT BARREL AND EVERYONE'S FEET
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GET PRETTY DIRTY
AND DUSTY AROUND THERE.
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SO THAT IS WHY THEY HAD TO WASH
THEIR FEET BEFORE ENTERING THE
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BARREL. USUALLY WE THINK OF
IT MAYBE THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
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I'M CURIOUS AS TO SOME OF THE
GREATEST CHALLENGES TO THE WORK
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IN BANGLADESH. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE HURDLES FACED BY GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORKERS AND
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OTHERS WHO ARE
TRYING TO SHARE THE GOSPEL?
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I THINK THE HURDLE
SOMETIMES IS EDUCATION.
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THESE GOSPEL OUTREACH
WORKERS WON'T GET AN EDUCATION
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THEMSELVES. SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T
AFFORD IT OR THEY DON'T HAVE
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TIME. SO WE HAVE TO SEND THEM
OUT TO WORK EVEN THOUGH THEY
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HAVEN'T HAD A
THOROUGH EDUCATION BEFORE HAND.
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THEN THEY ARE WORKING WITH
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO
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READ. SO THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
TEACH LITERACY TO SOME OF THESE
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PEOPLE. THEY NEED TO
START SCHOOLS FOR SOME OF THE
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CHILDREN. WHEN IT COMES TO
STARTING SCHOOLS, IT BECOMES A
LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE
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AND MORE COMPLICATED.
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IN REFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE LISTENING TO THE GOSPEL
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OUTREACH WORKERS, WHAT IS THE
PRIMARY HURDLE THAT THEY HAVE IN
COMING TO ACCEPT THE GOSPEL?
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MANY OF THEM ARE
WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
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SOMETIMES THEY ARE VIRTUALLY
SLAVES TO THAT OTHER PERSON.
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FOR INSTANCE, IF THEY ARE
WORKING IN A BRICKYARD, THE
BRICKYARD OWNER WILL
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DELIBERATELY GET
THE PERSON INTO DEBT.
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THEY LEND THEM MONEY FOR A
WEDDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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THAT PERSON IS THEN BOUND
TO THEM TO PAY OFF THEIR DEBT.
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THEY FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO
PAY BACK THE MONEY, SO THEY
BECOME VIRTUAL SLAVES.
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SOME OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE LACK
THE FREEDOM OF CHOSING WHERE
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THEY WILL GO, WHEN THEY WILL
GO, AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS?
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YES.
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IF YOU'RE WORKING FOR SOMEONE
ELSE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY
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I'M NOT GOING
TO WORK ON SABBATH.
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THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN
PRAY ABOUT FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND
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THEMSELVES CAUGHT IN
THAT KIND OF A SITUATION.
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YOU HAVE ONE FINAL VIDEO FOR US?
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I DO.
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IN THIS VIDEO YOU ARE GOING
TO SEE SOMEONE WHO HAD A DREAM.
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YOU KNOW GOD
WORKS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
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HE USES LOTS OF PEOPLE BUT
SOMETIMES HE JUST USES A DREAM.
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LET'S WATCH THIS ONE.
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BUILDING BRIDGES IS A FULL-TIME
JOB IN BANGLADESH IN NORTHEAST
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INDIA. THE LAND IS SO LOW
IT IS ALWAYS PRONE TO FLOODING.
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THERE ARE SO MANY RIVERS
AND MANY OF THE EXISTING BRIDGES
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NEED REPLACING. I FOLLOWED SOME
OF THE GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS
OVER SOME PRETTY FLIMSY BRIDGES.
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ONE VILLAGE HAD NO BRIDGE AT ALL
AND THEY WERE VERY APOLOGETIC.
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THEY DIDN'T GET MANY OUTSIDE
VISITORS, AND THEY INSISTED THAT
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I SHOULDN'T GET MY FEET WET.
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OUR GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS
ARE BRIDGE BUILDERS, BUILDING
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BRIDGES TO ETERNAL LIFE.
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RATTAN IS ONE OF OUR
GOSPEL OUTREACH BRIDGE BUILDERS.
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HE CONTACTED SHAMA
AND THEY TALKED ABOUT GOD.
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@
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ONE NIGHT SHAMA HAD A DREAM.
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IN THE DREAM A TALL MAN KNOCKED
ON HIS DOOR AND SAID, "FOLLOW
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ME." HE DID AND WHEN HE WOKE UP,
HE FOUND HIMSELF BY THE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.
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NEXT DAY HE WENT TO SEE HIS
FRIEND BENAL WHO IS A
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST LAWYER.
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IN HIS OFFICE SHAMA WAS
SURPRISED TO SEE A PICTURE OF
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JESUS. HE TOLD BENAL THAT WAS
THE PERSON HE HAD SEEN IN THE
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DREAM. THE LAWYER, BENAL ,
CALLED HIS FRIEND, GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORKER RATTAN,
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AND TOGETHER THEY EXPLAINED
TO SHAMA ABOUT JESUS CHRIST.
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THE NEXT MONTH SHAMA ATTENDED
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS IN A
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NEARBY TOWN. AFTER MORE
STUDIES, HE ASKED IF HE COULD BE
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BAPTIZED. WE COULD HELP
WITH THE BRIDGE BUILDING.
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BUILDING BRIDGES CAN BE A LITTLE
EXPENSIVE, BUT IN BANGLADESH, A
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LITTLE MONEY CAN GO A LONG WAY.
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LET'S HELP OUR GOSPEL OUTREACH
WORKERS BUILD A FEW MORE
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BRIDGES. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SAY TO OUR VIEWERS AS TO HOW
THEY CAN HELP THE WORKERS IN
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BANGLADESH? CONTRIBUTIONS OF
MONEY WOULD DEFINITELY HELP
SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
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WORKING IN BANGLADESH.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN, FOR
SHARING THE VIDEO CLIPS AND THE
STORIES WITH US TODAY.
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YOU HAVE BEEN A
REAL BLESSING TO US.
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I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THE MINISTRY OF
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GOSPEL OUTREACH. ON THE
SCREEN YOU WILL SEE THE CONTACT
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INFORMATION. REMEMBER TO ALSO
ASK FOR THE NEWSLETTER
ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS .
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THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
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CLOSING MUSIC.
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