Participants: Manzoor Massey
Series Code: AIM
Program Code: AIM000357
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00:10 ♪OPENING MUSIC♪ 00:25 WHAT A JOY TO BE WITH YOU MANZOOR MASSEY. 00:28 THANK YOU. 00:29 GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WELCOME TO"ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS" 00:32 THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. THE PLEASURE IS MINE. 00:35 I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING. 00:36 THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY. WE HAVE MANY GUESTS WITH US, AND WE'RE 00:41 LOOKING FORWARD HEARING WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. 00:47 WE WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO HEAR THE STORIES 00:52 THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND US MONTH BY MONTH. 00:55 MONZOOR, TELL US ABOUT THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN YOU LIFE. 01:01 YOU WERE BACK TO INDIA RECENTLY, AND YOU WERE DOING SOMETHING RELATIVELY NEW FOR YOU. 01:12 YES. I SPENT A MONTH IN INDIA. I HAVE COME ACROSS 01:18 A FASCINATING OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE GOD'S MISSION IN INDIA. 01:24 REMIND THE AUDIENCE WHAT PORTION OF INDIA IS YOUR FOCUS. 01:32 MY ASSIGNMENT IS IN THE AREA CALLED ANDHRA PRADESH. 01:37 THIS IS THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDIA. 01:42 I TOOK THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY TO BE IN INDIA. IT WAS SO REWARDING. 01:49 I TELL YOU I CAME BACK FROM INDIA MORE BLESSED THAN I COULD HAVE BEEN A BLESSING TO THEM. 01:55 THAT MEANS THAT YOU WERE WITH PEOPLE? 01:58 WHAT WERE YOU WITH LOCAL VILLAGE PEOPLE? 02:03 ON THIS PARTICULAR VISIT, MY GOAL WAS TO REACH TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE. 02:10 THE FIRST ONE WAS OUR OWN GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS. 02:13 HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? 02:15 WE HAVE 550 WORKERS IN MY TERRITORY. 02:21 JUST IN YOUR TERRITORY? 02:23 YES. 02:24 ALTOGETHER THERE ARE A LITTLE OVER ONE THOUSAND IN INDIA. 02:29 WE HAVE A FASCINATING, DEDICATED GROUP. 02:32 THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS TIME IS ABOUT OUTREACH TO INDEPENDENT PASTORS. 02:41 THERE IS A CHRISTIAN WORK THAT IS MUCH BIGGER THAN OUR OWN. 02:44 INDEPENDENT PASTORS ARE WORKING AMONG PEOPLE THEMSELVES? 02:49 YES. THESE PASTORS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO ANY DENOMINATION. 02:53 THEY ARE ALMOST LIKE AN ORGANIZATION TO THEMSELVES. 02:59 SO THEY MAY HAVE TWO, THREE, OR TEN CHURCHES. 03:05 THEY WERE SURFING THE NET AND FOUND SOMETHING CALLED"GOSPEL OUTREACH" THEY SENT AN E-MAIL 03:16 SAYING,"WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PEOPLE BELIEVE". IT WAS MY ASSIGNMENT 03:25 TO GO OUT THERE AND CHECK IT OUT AS TO WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT ARE THEY INTERESTED IN. 03:32 I VISITED 300 OF THESE INDEPENDENT PASTORS. 03:39 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD OF THEIR CONTACT WITH GOSPEL OUTREACH? 03:43 I WAS AT HOME IN LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA. 03:48 MR. DICK MADSON HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN THE E-MAIL, 03:57 SO HE SENT IT TO ME ASKING ME TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. 04:01 WHEN DID IT BECOME EVIDENT THAT THIS WAS LEADING TO A MUCH BIGGER THING? 04:06 INITIALLY, IT SEEMED LIKE SOMEBODY WHO SIMPLY WANTED 04:10 SOME CONNECTION WITH AN OVERSEAS GROUP. 04:13 I WROTE TO THIS PASTOR AND SAID,"WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE 04:20 INTERESTED IN?" HE WAS WRITING TO ME FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A DAY. 04:26 I WAS GETTING VERY NERVOUS AS HE WAS REALLY AFTER ME. 04:32 SO I WROTE TO HIM, TELLING HIM THAT I WOULD RESPOND TO HIM ON A WEEKLY OR A MONTHLY BASIS. 04:40 HIS REPLY WAS,"WELL, I HAVE PASTORS, NEARLY ONE HUNDRED OF THEM. 04:46 THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT ADVENTIST PEOPLE BELIEVE." IT TURNED OUT THAT I HAVE ANOTHER ASSOCIATE 04:53 THERE WHO WORKS WITH ME ON SOME ROTARY PROJECTS. 04:57 THROUGH HIM I DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS TRAINING 1200 SUCH PEOPLE. 05:03 I ASKED HIM TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH 200 OF THEM. 05:08 ALTOGETHER, I MET WITH 300 PASTORS. 05:13 WAS THIS A NEW ADVENTURE FOR YOU? 05:17 I HAD NOT MET WITH NON-ADVENTIST PASTORS. 05:24 MOST OF MY BACKGROUND IS WORKING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH STRUCTURE. 05:30 I WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT FOR 25 YEARS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 05:34 SO MY CONTACTS WERE ALWAYS NON-ADVENTIST. 05:38 IN MANY CASES, IT WAS WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN CHRISTIANITY AND 05:43 MAYBE ALLERGIC TO THE WORD "GOD" SO I HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN OUTREACH 05:48 TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF OUR OWN FAITH. 05:53 WHEN I HEARD THIS, I THOUGHT,"WOW, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY" 05:55 THREE HUNDRED OF THEM GOT TOGETHER. 06:02 FOR COMMUNICATIONS SAKE, HOW MANY LANGUAGES WERE YOU DEALING WITH? 06:07 IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, 100 PEOPLE BELONGED TO ONE LANGUAGE GROUP 06:16 AND 200 TO ANOTHER MAJOR LANGUAGE GROUP. 06:19 TRANSLATORS WERE AVAILABLE TO TRANSLATE FOR ME AND THAT MADE COMMUNICATION EASY. 06:27 AS YOU PREPARED FOR THIS ADVENTURE, WHAT DID GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART? 06:37 GOD ACTUALLY INSPIRED ME, IN MY OPINION. 06:40 HE GAVE ME AN IDEA THAT IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT SEVENTH-DAY 06:46 ADVENTIST PEOPLE BELIEVE, YOU MUST BEGIN WITH GOD. 06:51 WHAT DO ALL OUR BELIEFS ABOUT GOD TELL PEOPLE? 06:56 I CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT THAT IT IS GOD'S PLAN TO BUILD A NEW SOCIETY. 07:06 THIS NEW SOCIETY HAS TEN MAJOR PILLARS OF FAITH. 07:14 I BEGAN WITH EXPLAINING WHAT THESE TEN PILLARS ARE THAT THE NEW SOCIETY WILL BE BASED ON. 07:23 I SAID,"GOD IS BUILDING THIS NEW SOCIETY. 07:28 ONE OF THE PILLARS IS THAT IN THIS NEW SOCIETY NO ONE WILL BE COVETING 07:34 ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO THEM. 07:37 EVERYBODY WILL BE CONTENT AND WILL BE HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY HAVE. 07:41 THE FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD WILL BE SUCH A REWARD THEY WILL NOT BE 07:45 INTERESTED IN WHAT SOMEBODY HAS AND THEY DON'T HAVE. 07:51 WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUILD SUCH A SOCIETY? 07:53 WOULDN'T THAT BE AN AWESOME PLACE TO LIVE?" THEY ALL NODDED YES. 08:00 I SAID,"IN THIS NEW SOCIETY NOBODY WILL TELL FALSE RUMORS ABOUT ONE ANOTHER. 08:07 THIS WILL BE SUCH A CONGENIAL SOCIETY. 08:11 THE THINGS WE WILL SAY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS, ABOUT OUR FRIENDS AND OUR RELATIVES WILL ALL BE TRUE. 08:18 THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE ENEMY 08:22 STARTED TO TELL FALSE THINGS ABOUT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. 08:26 IN THIS NEW SOCIETY THAT WILL BE GONE. 08:31 EVERYBODY WILL TELL JUST THE TRUTH ABOUT ONE ANOTHER AND THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. 08:37 WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN SUCH A SOCIETY? 08:39 WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUILD SUCH A SOCIETY?"AND THEY ALL SAID,"YES, WE WOULD!" 08:43 I SAY "IN THIS SOCIETY NOBODY WILL MURDER. EVERYBODY WILL BE LIVING IN PEACE. 08:52 NOBODY WILL INFLICT INJURY OR HARM TO ANYBODY. 08:56 YOU WON'T NEED PRISONS, JAILS, OR POLICE. 09:01 WHAT A SOCIETY THAT WOULD BE" AND THEY ALL SAID,"YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN THAT 09:05 SOCIETY" AND I SAID,"IN THIS SOCIETY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE ADULTERY. 09:11 LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT ADULTERY IS NOT JUST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 09:16 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING TWO THINGS TOGETHER THAT DON'T BELONG TOGETHER. 09:21 SO IF YOU SELL MILK AND YOU PUT A LITTLE BIT OF WATER INTO IT, THAT'S ADULTERY. 09:26 IF YOU'RE TELLING A STORY ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOU MIX IN SOME 09:30 OF YOUR OWN STUFF INTO THE STORY, THAT'S ADULTERY. 09:35 YOU CANNOT BE SELLING GHEE WHICH IS BUTTER AND MIX SOMETHING ELSE IN IT. 09:40 YOU CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE AND ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND AND PUT THEM TOGETHER. 09:45 THAT'S ADULTERY. IN THIS NEW SOCIETY, THERE WILL BE NONE OF THAT. 09:50 WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUILD SUCH A SOCIETY? 09:52 WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN SUCH A SOCIETY?" AND THEY ALL NODDED YES, THEY WOULD. 09:57 I SAID,"IN THIS SOCIETY, THERE WILL BE NO STEALING. 10:00 YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR DOORS OPEN. YOU DON'T NEED AN ALARM SYSTEM. 10:04 YOU DON'T NEED ANY OF THESE THINGS THAT WE THINK ABOUT 10:07 TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR BELONGINGS". 10:11 BY THIS TIME WERE THEY BEGINNING TO RECOGNIZE WHERE YOU WERE GOING WITH THIS? 10:15 THEY REALLY DID NOT HAVE AN IDEA YET. 10:19 WHEN I CAME TO THE NEXT POINT, I SAID,"IN THIS NEW SOCIETY, CHILDREN WILL ALL LOVE AND OBEY 10:28 THEIR PARENTS AND PARENTS WILL GENUINELY LOVE THEIR CHILDREN. THERE WILL BE 10:33 NO CHILD ABUSE AND NO NEED FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. THERE WILL BE NO NEED 10:36 TO CALL 911 FOR CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE IN TROUBLE. THERE WILL BE NO TROUBLE. 10:43 WHAT A SOCIETY THAT WOULD BE. 10:46 WOULD YOU WANT TO BUILD SUCH A SOCIETY?" THEY SAID,"YES, WE ARE WITH YOU. 10:50 WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD THAT SOCIETY" I SAID,"IN THIS SOCIETY, THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE 10:56 FATHER AND EVERYBODY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FATHER BECAUSE THE CONCEPT IS ONE FATHER, 11:05 ONE FAMILY" THEY SAID,"WOW, WE LOVE THAT SOCIETY" I SAID,"WE WILL NOT BOW DOWN TO 11:12 ANYBODY ELSE EXCEPT THAT ONE GOD. THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE GOD. 11:18 WE WILL NOT MAKE MONEY, HOUSES, POSITION, POWER, POPULARITY, OR PRIVILEGES AS OUR GOD. 11:27 THESE WILL NOT BECOME OUR GODS. WE WILL BE SO CONTENT IN WORSHIPPING THE ONLY TRUE GOD. 11:35 WHAT A SOCIETY THAT WOULD BE. WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN SUCH A SOCIETY? 11:40 "THEY SAID,"YES, WE WOULD" I SAID,"NOW IN THIS SOCIETY NOBODY 11:44 WILL TAKE GOD'S NAME IN VAIN. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? 11:50 THAT MEANS THAT OUR LIFE AND OUR DEEDS, WHAT WE SAY AND WHAT WE DO, WILL MATCH. 11:57 WE WILL NOT TAKE HIS NAME IN VAIN. 12:00 WE WILL NOT SAY WE'RE GOD'S CHILDREN AND THEN GO AHEAD AND PLAY WITH THE DEVIL. 12:06 YOU CAN'T BORROW SOUP FROM THE DEVIL AND TAKE BREAD FROM JESUS AND EAT TOGETHER. 12:11 SO EVERYBODY WILL LIVE IN SUCH A WAY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE GOD'S 12:19 CHILDREN IN PEACE AND HARMONY. WON'T THAT BE A GREAT SOCIETY?" 12:25 I BET YOU HAVE VIVID MEMORIES OF WATCHING THEIR FACES, 12:29 WATCHING THEIR RESPONSES ALL LEADING UP TO THIS POINT. 12:34 AND I'M BEGINNING TO SENSE THERE IS ONE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO MENTION. 12:37 LET'S JUST CUT OFF RIGHT HERE. I WANT TO GIVE OUR LISTENERS 12:45 AN INVITATION, THOSE OF YOU LISTENING TO THIS"ADVENTURES 12:46 IN MISSIONS" BY NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY GUESSING WHERE MONZOOR 12:50 MASSEY IS GOING. IF YOU SENSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF TELLING OTHERS ABOUT THAT 12:56 NEW SOCIETY, CONTACT GOSPEL OUTREACH AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE. 13:23 I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MOMENT. 13:28 LISTEN TO GOD'S WORK ON YOUR HEART. 13:30 LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT AND SEE WHERE HE IS LEADING YOU. 13:34 MAYBE HE IS CALLING YOU TO BE A PART OF HELPING THESE PASTORS IN INDIA. 13:44 MAYBE HE IS CALLING YOU TO BE A PART OF HELPING THESE PASTORS IN INDIA. 13:50 I WAS DOING THE COUNTDOWN, MONZOOR. 13:54 YOU HAVE ONE MORE PILLAR IN THIS IDEAL SOCIETY TO SHARE WITH US. 13:59 YES. THEN I TOLD THEM,"NOW WE HAVE DISCUSSED NINE PILLARS OF 14:04 FAITH THAT UPHOLD THIS NEW SOCIETY. THERE IS ONE MORE. 14:09 FATHER HAS GIVEN US THIS ONE SO THAT WE CAN REMEMBER ALL THE OTHER NINE. 14:16 THREE OF THESE NINE PILLARS OF FAITH THAT WE HAVE 14:18 DISCUSSED DESCRIBED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER. 14:24 THE REST OF THEM HAVE DESCRIBED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER. 14:30 HE HAS GIVEN US ONE MORE TO MAKE IT EASY FOR US TO REMEMBER THESE NINE. 14:35 HE BEGINS TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE BY SAYING "REMEMBER'. 14:42 WHEN DO WE TELL PEOPLE TO REMEMBER? 14:45 1) WHEN IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 2) WHEN WE DON'T WANT THEM TO FORGET IT. 14:52 SO HE SAYS, "REMEMBER TO KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY'. 14:57 NOW WHY DID HE WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO KEEP THE SABBATH DAY? 15:02 THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY PILLAR THAT ESTABLISHES THE CONCEPT OF THE ONE FATHER AND 15:10 ONE FAMILY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONCEPT OF ONE 15:14 FATHER AND ONE FAMILY, YOU COULDN'T KEEP THE THREE 15:17 WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT GOD AND YOU COULDN'T KEEP THE 15:20 OTHER SIX WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE. 15:23 "ONCE YOU GET THE CONCEPT THAT IT IS ONE FATHER AND ONE FAMILY, 15:28 IT IS SO EASY TO ABIDE BY THESE PILLARS OF FAITH. 15:33 YOU ARE TEACHING THEM THAT THIS COMMAND TO REMEMBER IS 15:39 WHAT UNIFIES AND PULLS TOGETHER ALL THE OTHERS. 15:42 PLUS IT IS THE SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN OUR CULTURE, 15:48 SUCH AS IDENTITY CRISIS AND MATERIALISM. 15:53 SOME PEOPLE WONDER WHETHER THEY CAME FROM A MONKEY. 15:56 IF YOU REMEMBER THIS PARTICULAR PILLAR OF FAITH, YOU KNOW YOU CAME FROM GOD. 16:01 YOU ARE THE CROWNING ACT OF GOD'S CREATION. 16:08 EVOLUTIONISM IS OUT THE WINDOW. 16:11 IN REGARD TO MATERIALISM, AT THE END OF THE SIXTH DAY, 16:14 YOU KNEEL DOWN AND YOU THANK GOD FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS. 16:19 THEY ARE FROM GOD AND ARE FOR US. WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU CANNOT BE A MATERIALIST. 16:26 YOU WILL KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. BEING RICH IS NOT THE PROBLEM. 16:32 IT IS HOW YOU GET IT AND WHAT YOU DO WITH IT. 16:35 IT TAKES AWAY THE MATERIALISM THAT IS DRIVING PEOPLE CRAZY. 16:41 IT ALSO TAKES AWAY THE CASTE SYSTEM THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. 16:47 INDIA HAS A TREMENDOUS CASTE SYSTEM. 16:50 IT MAY BE ILLEGAL BUT IT IS STILL THE PRACTICE. 16:52 YES. WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF THE FAMILY OF 16:58 GOD ONE FATHER ONE FAMILY, THE CASTE SYSTEM SIMPLY DISSIPATES. 17:05 EVERYBODY BELONGS TO ONE FAMILY. THEN IT ALSO IS AN ANSWER FOR RACISM. 17:13 YOU WILL HAVE NO RACIAL BARRIERS, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SAME FAMILY. 17:19 THIS WAS SUCH AN EXCITING WAY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THESE PILLARS OF FAITH TELL US 17:27 SOMETHING ABOUT GOD, NOT ABOUT US OR ABOUT OUR CHURCH. 17:34 I WAS INTERESTED IN THEM FALLING IN LOVE WITH JESUS, 17:39 FALLING IN LOVE WITH GOD RATHER THAN WITH ME OR MY CHURCH. 17:44 THESE ARE CHRISTIANS MINISTERS? 17:47 YES, THEY ARE CHRISTIAN MINISTERS, BUT THEY ARE NOT PART OF OUR FAITH? 17:51 CORRECT. SOMEWHERE IN THEIR LIFE THEY HAD EITHER LEFT OR GROWN UP IN HOMES THAT HAD 17:57 NOT ADOPTED THE OTHER RELIGIONS OF INDIA BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY. 18:02 YOU HAVE HINDUISM, ISLAM AND OTHERS. 18:06 SOMEHOW THEY HAD BECOME PART OF THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION. 18:10 SOME OF THE WORDS YOU WERE USING WERE VERY FAMILIAR TO THEM. 18:13 BUT THE WAY OF EXPLAINING IT WAS NEW BOTH FOR THEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE FOR YOU AS WELL. 18:19 IT WAS AN ADVENTURE TO ME. I BELIEVE GOD WAS GUIDING ME IN THIS DIRECTION. 18:25 I AM OF THE OPINION THAT WE NEED TO DESCRIBE OUR TOTAL FAITH IN LIGHT 18:33 OF WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. 18:36 THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EXPECTING THEM TO BE PART OF MY CHURCH. 18:42 IF THEY REALLY FALL IN LOVE WITH GOD, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO? 18:46 THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO OUR FELLOWSHIP. 18:51 THERE IS ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT CONCEPT. 18:53 I WANT TO QUICKLY SHARE A COUPLE OF SLIDES WITH YOU. 18:56 WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN A BELIEVER COMES TO JESUS EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BELIEVER MUST CHANGE. 19:03 THEY MUST HAVE A BETTER SPIRITUAL LIFE. 19:06 THEY MUST HAVE BETTER PHYSICAL LIFE AND SHOULD HAVE IMPROVED 19:14 EDUCATION AND BETTER ECONOMIC HEALTH. 19:18 WE ARE TEACHING OUR PASTORS TO PROPOSE THE IDEA THAT THEIR 19:26 CHILDREN SHOULD COME TO OUR SCHOOLS. 19:29 WHEN YOU TAKE A CHILD BY THE HAND, YOU HAVE GRABBED PARENTS BY THE HEART. 19:35 I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET THE 550 WOMEN THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE. 19:41 THEY ARE SO COLORFUL, JUST A BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF COLORS. 19:48 THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM 38 VILLAGES. 19:52 THESE 550 WOMEN ARE LEADERS OF THOSE VILLAGES. 19:58 THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING TO HELP US WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MINISTRY. 20:03 WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS ASKING THEM TO HAVE CHILD-CENTERED 20:08 MINISTRY AND SEND THE CHILDREN TO OUR SCHOOLS. 20:13 WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE AT OUR SCHOOL, THEY ARE LEARNING. 20:18 THEY ARE ACTUALLY PRACTICING WHAT WE TALK ABOUT. 20:22 HERE YOU FIND 750 CHILDREN SITTING IN FRONT OF THE STAGE 20:27 WHILE I WAS SPEAKING TO THE ADULTS. IT WAS SO INSPIRING. 20:31 THEN THESE CHILDREN PUT ON A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE ROTARY CLUB AND OUR VISITORS. 20:40 WE ARE ADOPTING THAT SCHOOL TO PROVIDE KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES. 20:49 THESE CHILDREN ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. 20:51 ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL OUTREACH THAT WE ARE STARTING 20:54 IS MINISTRY TO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE AND TO THEIR CHILDREN. 20:59 WE HAVE NEARLY 50 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF WHAT WE CALL"SCAVENGER COMMUNITIES" 21:09 WE CALL THEM HOMELESS PEOPLE. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE CHILDREN. 21:14 THE MOMENT PARENTS ARE OLD, KIDS TAKE ON THE SAME JOB AND THE CYCLE OF POVERTY CONTINUES. 21:21 WE ARE NOW PROPOSING THAT WE START AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 21:26 THE CHILDREN ALONG WITH GIVING BIBLE STUDIES TO THE PARENTS. 21:31 I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT THIS ONE LITTLE CHILD. 21:33 AFTER I VISITED THEIR DORMITORY AT THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL, HE WALKED WITH ME, AND WHEN 21:39 EVERYBODY WAS GONE HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,"SIR, I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU" 21:44 HE QUICKLY PUT IN MY HAND A VERY SMALL PLASTIC TOY. 21:48 THIS WAS A TOY HE PROBABLY HAD BEEN SAVING FOR A LONG TIME, AND HE GAVE IT TO ME. 21:54 HE SAID,"I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS" I DIDN'T WANT TO TURN IT DOWN. 21:59 I HUGGED HIM AND I THANKED HIM. I MET HIS PRINCIPAL AND GAVE HIM SOME MONEY. 22:04 I SAID,"TAKE CARE OF THIS BOY" AS I WAS LEAVING, SOMETHING KEPT TELLING ME, 22:09 "YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS BOY" I TOLD THE PRINCIPAL 22:12 I REALLY WANTED TO SEE THIS CHILD AGAIN. 22:16 LO AND BEHOLD, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DOOR TO THE VAN, WHO DO YOU THINK IS STANDING THERE? 22:21 IT'S THIS BOY. HE WANTED TO SEE ME. 22:26 HE SAID,"SIR, I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOODBYE" I TELL YOU YOUR HEART 22:29 IS WARMED WHEN YOU HAVE THESE KINDS OF EXPERIENCES. 22:33 I WANT TO THANK OUR PRAYER PARTNERS AND OUR DONORS WHO ARE 22:37 BEHIND THIS GOSPEL OUTREACH PROGRAM. 22:40 GOSPEL OUTREACH IS REALLY AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYER. 22:44 I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE WORKING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. 22:47 I STILL HAVE AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, BUT THIS WAS AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYER. 22:55 I WANTED TO BE CONNECTED TO AN ORGANIZATION 22:58 TO DO WHAT I LOVE DOING AND WHERE THERE IS NO OVERHEAD. 23:02 TELL THE PEOPLE AGAIN WHERE THEIR DONATIONS HAVE MADE 23:09 A DIFFERENCE IN THIS MINISTRY THAT YOU ARE DOING. 23:11 WHERE DID YOU SEE THE EFFECTS OF THEIR INVESTMENT? 23:15 NUMBER ONE: THE 550 WORKERS THAT WE HAVE ARE ALL ADOPTING ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE VILLAGES EACH, 23:23 SO THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF AREA THAT IS BEING COVERED WITH THE GOSPEL. 23:30 INDIA, AS YOU KNOW, HAS 1.2 BILLION PEOPLE. 23:34 THEY ARE CATCHING UP WITH CHINA. 23:35 OH, YES. AND THE HARVEST IS READY. THESE PEOPLE ARE SO HUNGRY. 23:39 IF YOU WANT TO INVEST YOUR DOLLAR, THIS IS THE BEST PLACE. 23:44 THE TIME WILL COME WHEN MONEY WILL NOT BE WORTH ANYTHING. 23:49 WE ARE SEEING THE EVENTS OF THIS WORLD CLOSING IN SO RAPIY. 23:55 WE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT GOD AND HIS ANGELS ARE HOLDING BACK THE WINDS OF STRIFE. 24:01 THEY ARE GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. 24:03 I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT OUR MAIN JOB ON THIS EARTH IS TO MAKE FRIENDS FOR GOD'S KINGDOM. 24:10 EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO IS TO SIMPLY PAY OUR BILLS. MY FRIENDS, DO YOUR BUDGET. 24:16 IF YOUR BILLS ARE PAID, INVEST EVERYTHING YOU CAN WITH GOD 24:20 BECAUSE THAT IS WORTH EVERY DROP OF YOUR BLOOD, IN MY OPINION. 24:28 YOU SHOWED US A SCHOOL. HOW IS IT LINKED TO GOSPEL OUTREACH? 24:34 WE ARE ENCOURAGING OUR GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS TO HAVE THE 24:38 CHILDREN OF THE NEW BELIEVERS COME TO OUR SCHOOLS. 24:42 IF YOU TRAVEL IN INDIA, MOST OF OUR CHURCHES ARE FILLED WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 24:49 WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF A FOREST THAT IS GETTING OLD AND DRYING OUT? 24:54 IT'S THE NEW TREES, ISN'T IT? 24:55 YES. 24:57 SO WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THE NEW TREES AND PLANTING MORE TREES. 25:03 THE GOOD THING ABOUT THE CHILDREN IS, WHEN YOU SPEAK TO 25:04 THEM THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE YOU. THEY ARE SO FASCINATED. 25:09 YOU OUGHT TO VISIT THEIR DORMITORIES. 25:12 I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PLACE AS NEAT AS THEY KEEP THEIR OWN DORMITORIES. 25:20 THE SCHOOLS ARE A SEPARATE ORGANIZATION FROM GOSPEL OUTREACH, BUT THEY ARE A 25:25 RESOURCE TO WHICH THE GOSPEL OUTREACH WORKERS CAN FUNNEL THESE CHILDREN. 25:30 THIS GIVES THE CHILDREN A CHANCE TO GROW EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AT THE SAME TIME. 25:37 GOSPEL OUTREACH DOES NOT SUPPORT ANY OF THE SCHOOLS. 25:41 BECAUSE WE ARE A WORLD-WIDE CHURCH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY 25:46 TO LINK WITH ONE ANOTHER AND BENEFIT OUR BELIEVERS AS 25:50 THEY COME. EVERYTHING ABOUT A BELIEVER 25:53 OUGHT TO BE BETTER WHEN THEY COME TO JESUS. 25:55 MONZOOR, THIS IS EXCITING. I CAN ALMOST FEEL MYSELF THERE WATCHING THE FACES 26:01 OF THESE PASTORS AS THEY HEARD THIS VISION OF WHAT GOD IS TRYING TO DO. 26:06 I WANT TO END OUR SESSION BY INVITING OUR VIEWERS 26:10 AGAIN TO CONSIDER CONTACTING GOSPEL OUTREACH. 26:14 CONSIDER MAKING GOSPEL OUTREACH A PART OF YOUR MISSION, 26:20 YOUR OWN OUTREACH TO THE WORLD. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SEE GOD AT WORK. 26:30 DON'T MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY. LOOK ON THE SCREEN. 26:34 FIND THE NUMBERS. FIND THE RESOURCES. 26:37 CALL THEM. DO YOU HAVE A LAST WORD, MONZOOR? 26:39 I JUST WANT TO TELL OUR VIEWERS THAT WE ARE STARTING A SPECIAL 26:42 EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN JUST FOR THESE PASTORS. 26:46 I WOULD LOVE OUR VIEWERS TO BECOME PART OF THAT. 26:49 PRAY FOR US AND LIBERALLY DONATE. 26:52 THANK YOU. 26:53 GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. 26:54 GOD BLESS. 26:55 ♪CLOSING MUSIC♪ |
Revised 2015-02-06