?OPENING MUSIC?
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WELCOME TO ANOTHER
VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF
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"ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS". THOSE
OF YOU WHO SEE US OFTEN KNOW
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THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT BRINGS YOU STORIES OF
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WHAT IS HAPPENING OUT ON THE
FRONT LINE OF GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND
THE BOARD MEETINGS OF GOSPEL
OUTREACH AS WELL AS A BI-ANNUAL
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RALLY THAT WAS FILLED
WITH EXCITEMENT ABOUT WHAT GOD
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IS DOING WITH AND
THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.
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I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE
ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION.
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THIS IS IN THE SPRING OF
2011, AND A NEW BOARD HAS
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JUST BEEN PUT IN
PLACE WITH LOTS OF VISION.
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YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING
MORE WONDERFUL REPORTS OF GOSPEL
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OUTREACH MINISTRY. TODAY IS NO
EXCEPTION. I HAVE MY DEAR FRIEND
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GERALD HERE
TODAY. WELCOME GERALD.
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SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN HIM AT A
PIANO AND HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY
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THE MUSIC THAT SEEMS TO FLOW
OUT OF THE ENDS OF HIS FINGERS.
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WE APPRECIATE
YOU SO MUCH, GERALD.
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THANK YOU, DAN.
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YOU HAVE COME TO GOSPEL OUTREACH
WITH A BURDEN ON YOUR HEART, A
VISION IN YOUR HEAD AND YOU
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SHARED THAT WITH THE
LEADERSHIP AT GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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WHAT FIRST PROMPTED YOU
TO COME TO GOSPEL OUTREACH?
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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK
ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
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SOMEHOW WE ALL FIND OUR
WAYS THROUGH THE INTERVENTION
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OF THE LORD IN OUR
PERSONAL LIVES AND CAREERS.
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I HAD A CAREER THAT WAS HEADING
TO NEW YORK ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
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I WAS ABOUT TO SIGN A CONTRACT
WITH AN AGENT TO PERFORM AT THE
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CARNEGIE HALL. AS WITH ANY
ASPIRING MUSICIAN, AND I WAS A
CLASSICAL PIANIST, THERE IS
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RIGID, GRUELING DISCIPLINE
NEEDED FOR THIS WORK. I DID NOT
HESITATE TO COMMIT MYSELF TO IT.
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I WAS ABOUT TO SIGN A CONTRACT
BUT THROUGH A TURN OF EVENTS,
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MY CAREER CAME TO
A SCREECHING HALT.
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I WAS NOT ABLE TO PLAY
PIANO FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
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SOMETHING WENT
WRONG WITH MY LEFT HAND.
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I'M LEFT-HAND DOMINANT
WHEN IT COMES TO THE PIANO.
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I THINK I WAS BORN LEFT HANDED
BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT IS IN THE
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MIDDLE EAST, YOU HAVE TO DO
THINGS WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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FOR TWO YEARS I SEARCHED AND
SOUGHT EVERY KIND OF MEDICAL,
NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND
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FOR TWO YEARS I SEARCHED AND
SOUGHT EVERY KIND OF MEDICAL,
NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND
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PSYCHIATRIC HELP AND HAD
COUNSELING AND CONSULTATIONS.
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YOU NAME IT. NO ONE COULD FIND
OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY LEFT
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HAND. IT JUST WOULD NOT
PLAY. I LOST CONTROL OF IT.
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I WOULD HAVE
UNCONTROLLABLE TREMORS.
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IN 1998 AFTER SEEKING
MANY DOCTORS, I FOUND A DOCTOR
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SPECIALIZING IN MUSICIAN'S
HANDS. HE HIMSELF WAS A MUSICIAN
PRACTICING IN SAN FRANCISCO
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STATE UNIVERSITY. I WENT UP
THERE. HE SAID I HAD TO BE THERE
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FOR A WHOLE WEEK. FIRST DAY, HE
SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY
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HAND. SECOND DAY, HE SAID
NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY HAND.
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HE SAID, "WE DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S
ACTING LIKE THIS." THIRD AND
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FOURTH DAY PASSED. ON THE FIFTH
AND LAST DAY OF THE TESTING, HE
SAID, "I HAVE A DIAGNOSIS."
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HE SAID, "I'M DIAGNOSING
YOU WITH FOCAL DYSTONIA." I KNEW
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ABOUT IT. HE SAID, "I'M
DIAGNOSING YOU WITH FOCAL
DYSTONIA." I KNEW ABOUT IT.
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TO ME, IT WAS A DEATH SENTENCE.
DYSTONIA FOR A MUSICIAN IS A
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DEATH SENTENCE. FOR SOME OF US
WHO ARE NOT WISE IN THOSE KINDS
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OF THINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
T0 SPELL IT OUT FOR US, GERALD.
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SURE. DYSTONIA CAN HAPPEN TO
ANY PART OF YOUR BODY THAT IS
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REPETITIVELY USED AND
ABUSED IN THE PROCESS.
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WRITERS GET IT IN THEIR HANDS.
HAIR STYLISTS GET IT IN THEIR
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WRISTS. IT IS NOT CARPEL
TUNNEL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
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THESE ARE DEEP, INGRAINED
NERVE MISBEHAVIORS THAT ARE
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IRREVERSIBLE. THEY BASICALLY GO
INTO DETERIORATION. IT WAS LIKE
A TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT.
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THE DOCTOR SAID, "YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ANYMORE
UNLESS YOU START FROM ZERO LIKE
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A GROWN MAN STARTING TO
WALK ALL OVER AGAIN, CRAWLING.
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HE SAID HE DIDN'T
EVEN SEE ASSURANCE OF THAT.
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HE DIDN'T THINK I
WOULD PLAY PIANO AGAIN.
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TWO YEARS OF SEARCHING
CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION.
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I CAME BACK FROM SAN FRANCISCO
STATE UNIVERSITY. ONE EVENING, I
WAS ALONE AT MY HOUSE.
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I WANTED TO HAVE NOTHING TO
DO WITH THE GOD OF THE BIBLE.
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HE HAD FORSAKEN ME AND I WAS
GOING TO FORSAKE HIM. I DIDN'T
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NEED HIM. I TOLD HIM, "WHY DID
YOU GIVE ME THIS GIFT OF PLAYING
IF YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE IT
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AWAY FROM ME?" SO THERE WERE
ALL THESE INTERNAL FIGHTS, WARS,
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QUARRELS, UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
AND UNANSWERED PRAYERS. ONE
EVENING I WAS HOME ALONE.
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MY GRAND PIANO WAS SITTING IN
THE LIVING ROOM AND THERE WAS AN
OPEN CHURCH HYMNAL.
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AFTER TWO YEARS OF STRUGGLE AND
NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND EVEN
PONDERING SUICIDE, BELIEVE IT OR
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NOT, I WENT DOWN THE STAIRS AND
SAT AT THE PIANO. I LOOKED AT
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THE CHURCH HYMNAL. I DON'T
REMEMBER WHAT SONG IT WAS, BUT I
SAID TO MYSELF, "LET ME TRY TO
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PLAY." I STARTED PLAYING A
LITTLE BIT FROM THE HYMNAL AND I
WAS AFRAID TO LOOK DOWN AT MY
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FINGERS. MY HAND WAS
PLAYING AND I GOT A SHOCK.
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I THOUGHT THIS CAN'T BE; MY
HAND IS PLAYING. I WENT BACK AND
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TRIED IT AGAIN. I TURNED TO
ANOTHER HYMN AND WENT THROUGH IT
AND MY HAND WAS PLAYING.
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I THOUGHT I'D TRY IMPROVISING.
AND I'VE BEEN IMPROVISING AND
PLAYING EVER SINCE.
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SO WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING TO US
IS A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT HAS NO
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COMPARISON AND A MIRACLE THAT
GOD PERFORMED WITHOUT YOU REALLY
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ASKING FOR IT. I WAS BEGGING TO
BE HEALED SO THAT I COULD GO TO
CARNEGIE HALL AND PERFORM.
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THAT WAS THE PLAN OF MY LIFE,
BUT THE LORD HAD OTHER PLANS.
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HE SAID, "I GAVE YOU THIS
GIFT OF PLAYING NOT TO GLAMORIZE
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YOURSELF OR SOMEBODY
ELSE BUT TO GLAMORIZE ME."
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AS THAT DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE
TRANSPIRED, WHAT WENT ON IN YOUR
HEAD ABOUT ALL OF THAT?
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THAT THERE IS A PLAN; I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS; BUT I'VE
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BEEN GIVEN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.
MY HAND CAME BACK AND I STARTED
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PLAYING. SINCE THAT EVENING AND
TO THIS DAY, I HAVE NOT USED
THESE FINGERS TO PLAY ANYTHING
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OTHER THAN MUSIC THAT GLORIFIES
GOD. I CAN PLAY MUSIC NOW THAT I
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WAS NOT ABLE TO PLAY WHEN I WAS
AT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GOING TO
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NEW YORK. GOD LEFT A LITTLE
THORN IN THE FLESH TO REMIND ME
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NOT TO GO BACK. EVERY NOW AND
THEN I HAVE GESTURES AND I HAVE
SOME SPASMS IN MY HAND, BUT
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NOBODY NOTICES IT AND WHEN
I PLAY, BY GOD'S GRACE, NO ONE
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NOTICES IT. BUT I KNOW IT,
AND I KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM.
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SOMETIMES GOD IS
SILENT FOR A REASON.
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YOU HAVE CDS AND
SOME DVDS DON'T YOU?
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YES.
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ARE THEY AVAILABLE
THROUGH GOSPEL OUTREACH?
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YES.
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FROM WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF
GERALD'S STORY, YOU'RE GOING
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TO WANT TO HEAR HOW
THAT LEFT HAND PLAYS NOW.
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YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
HEAR SOME OF THE INSPIRING
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TESTIMONY THAT COMES
THROUGH GERALD'S MUSIC.
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I WANT TO DIRECT OUR VIEWERS
TO THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN
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ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CONTACT GOSPEL
OUTREACH BY MAIL, EMAIL,
TELEPHONE, OR WEBSITE.
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NOW THAT YOU'VE MET GERALD, ASK
ABOUT HIS MUSIC BECAUSE THAT'S
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SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE
TO BLESS YOU IN YOUR HOME.
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THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
BLESS YOU IN YOUR HOME.
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YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY
QUESTION GERALD, BUT WE NEEDED
TO HEAR YOUR STORY.
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NOW YOU'RE PLAYING TO GLORIFY
GOD DELIBERATELY AND YOU'VE
FOUND OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT.
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HOW DID GOSPEL
OUTREACH COME ACROSS YOUR PATH?
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THE LORD STARTED MATERIALIZING
HIS VISION AND HIS PLAN FOR MY
LIFE, AND IT STARTED WITH MUSIC
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BECAUSE AT THE TIME IT WAS
THE MOST SACRED THING TO ME.
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SO REALIZING THERE IS A DEFINITE
PLAN, VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS I
FELT THE CALL TO PREACH.
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IT WASN'T MY IDEA
AND IT WASN'T MY WANTING.
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I WAS TEACHING, AND I WAS
CONDUCTING A CHOIR GROUP IN A
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FILIPINO CONGREGATION
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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THEY ASKED ME IF I WOULD CONDUCT
THEIR CHOIR SO I AGREED AND
STARTED CONDUCTING THE CHOIR.
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IN FIVE MONTHS OF REHEARSALS,
THE CHOIR GREW FROM 10 PEOPLE TO
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35 PEOPLE. WE WERE
ABOUT TO DO A CONCERT.
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I'M A TASKMASTER WHEN IT COMES
TO TEACHING MUSIC, AND I GAVE
THEM SOME BREATHING EXERCISES TO
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DO DURING THE WEEK
BEFORE THE CONCERT.
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RIGHT BEFORE THE CONCERT, I WAS
PASSING THROUGH ALL OF THE
SINGERS IN THE CHOIR TO SEE IF
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THEY HAD DONE THEIR
BREATHING EXERCISES.
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NO ONE HAD DONE A BREATHING
EXERCISE. I GOT FRUSTRATED AND
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MAD. BY THE WAY, THE SENIOR
PASTOR AND THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR
WERE MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR.
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THE CHOIR MEMBERS WERE ALL
SITTING DOWN, AND I SHUT MY EARS
AND EYES AND I RANTED.
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I JUST LET THEM HAVE IT. I WAS
SAYING, "IS THIS HOW YOU WANT TO
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PRAISE GOD? YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE." BLA, BLA,
BLA. I WENT ON FOR ABOUT 20
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MINUTES. THEN I STOPPED AND PUT
MY HANDS IN MY POCKET WAITING
FOR THE PASTOR TO SAY "DON'T LET
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THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE BACK,
BUDDY." VERY PRUDENTLY, VERY
CAUTIOUSLY HE RAISED HIS HAND
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AND HE SAID, "BROTHER GERALD."
I SAID, "WHAT?" HE SAID, "WOULD
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YOU PREACH FOR US NEXT SABBATH?"
I SAID, "WHAT?" I'M A MUSICIAN.
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I'M A PIANIST. I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT PREACHING AND HE
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ASKS IF I WOULD YOU
PREACH FOR THEM NEXT SABBATH?
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I SAID, "NO, I'M NOT A
PREACHER." HE SAID, "YES, YOU
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ARE A PREACHER. YOU
JUST PREACHED TO US.
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START PREACHING NEXT SABBATH."
TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED AND I HAVE
NOT STOPPED PREACHING SINCE.
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SO HERE'S WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE PROCESS.
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I KNEW THAT THE WAY OF THE
FUTURE WAS TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA,
SATELLITE, TELEVISION, INTERNET
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AND ALL OF THE
SOCIAL NETWORKING.
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I STARTED
PRODUCING TELEVISION SHOWS.
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I KNEW WHERE THE NEEDS WERE AND
THE NEED IN MY SITUATION WAS THE
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WORLD OF ISLAM. THAT HAS BEEN
AND WILL BE THE LAST HARVEST FOR
THE ADVENTIST CHURCH TO
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EVANGELIZE, AND THEN THE LORD
WILL COME. I AM FULLY CONVINCED
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OF THAT. SO I STARTED BUYING
EQUIPMENT, CAMERAS, AND
EVERYTHING FOR PRODUCING
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TELEVISION SHOWS. WHAT
DID YOU DO WITH THOSE SHOWS?
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ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, I
APPROACHED ONE OF OUR LEADING
NETWORKS, WHICH I WON'T NAME.
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I SAID, "I HAVE THIS SHOW AND I
CAN PREACH TO MUSLIMS AROUND THE
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WORLD. I SPEAK THE FARSI
LANGUAGE AND I'VE ALREADY DONE
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THE WORK. WOULD YOU PLEASE AIR
IT FOR ME?" AT THE TIME THE
OWNER OF THE NETWORK HAD NO
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CONCEPT OF WHAT I WAS TALKING
ABOUT. HE SAID, "WE CANNOT
BROADCAST THAT TO THAT PART OF
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THE WORLD. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY FOOTPRINTS SO TO SPEAK." AND
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THEY DIDN'T. BUT I DIDN'T STOP
SEARCHING. I WAS SEARCHING FOR A
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NETWORK AND LO AND BEHOLD AT THE
SAME TIME AN ORGANIZATION HAD
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BEEN SEARCHING FOR ME FOR
TWO YEARS BY THE NAME OF GOSPEL
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OUTREACH. I GOT A CALL OUT OF
NOWHERE ONE EVENING FROM MY
SUPERIOR, DR. BRUCE MOYER.
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I GOT A CALL OUT OF NOWHERE ONE
EVENING FROM MY SUPERIOR, DR.
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BRUCE MOYER. HE SOUNDS LIKE
JAMES EARL JONES IF YOU KNOW
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BRUCE. HE SAID, "IS THIS
GERALD?" I SAID, "YES IT IS." HE
SAID, "ARE YOU FROM
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IRAN?" I SAID, "YES I AM, BUT
I'M NOT INVOLVED IN ANY FUNNY
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STUFF." HE SAID, "NO, NO, WE
WANT YOU TO PRODUCE TELEVISION
SHOWS FOR US FOR THAT PART OF
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THE WORLD. ARE YOU AVAILABLE
TO COME UP TO WALLA WALLA,
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WASHINGTON?" THAT WAS IN
2008 AND THE REST IS HISTORY.
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YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH AN
INSPIRING ACCOUNT OF THE WAY OUR
GOD LEADS US STEP BY STEP.
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SOMETIMES WE TAKE DETOURS
AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHO WE ARE,
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WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO OR WHERE
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. HE NEVER
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ABANDONS US. AMEN.
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WE ARE BEING LED
FAITHFULLY ALL THE WAY.
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WE HAVE MORE MATERIAL THAN
WE CAN POSSIBLY COVER IN THE
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PROGRAM TODAY. SO YOU WILL WANT
TO TUNE INTO FUTURE EPISODES OF
"ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS." GERALD
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WILL RETURN AT A FUTURE TIME AND
TELL US MORE ABOUT HIS MINISTRY.
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WHEN THAT CHURCH HYMNAL WAS
ON THE PIANO, THAT DIDN'T JUST
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HAPPEN BY CHANCE. TELL US
ABOUT YOUR EARLY UP BRINGING.
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I'M A THIRD
GENERATION ADVENTIST.
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MY GRANDPA ACCEPTED THE ADVENT
MESSAGE IN IRAN IN THE FORTIES.
THEN MY MOM ACCEPTED THE FAITH.
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OBVIOUSLY, SHE WAS NO THEOLOGIAN
BUT BASED ON THE LIGHT THAT SHE
HAD, SHE RAISED US THREE KIDS IN
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AN ADVENTIST HOME
WITH THE ADVENTIST TRUTH.
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SHE TOOK US TO CHURCH EVERY
SABBATH, SO THE SEEDS WERE
PLANTED EARLY ON AT THE RIGHT
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TIME AND WITH A MODEL LIFESTYLE
THAT MY MOM CREATED IN THE HOME.
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SHE DID NOT COMPROMISE. SHE IS
NOT A THEOLOGIAN BUT ACCORDING
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TO THE LIGHT THAT SHE
HAD, SHE WAS FAITHFUL TO IT.
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WE MIGRATED TO THE
U.S. OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
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THE GIFT OF
LANGUAGES WAS PART OF OUR HOME.
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WE WERE BORN AND RAISED WITH
FOUR LANGUAGES AND SPOKE FOUR
LANGUAGES ON A DAILY BASIS.
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WHEN I WAS A KID IN SABBATH
SCHOOL, EVERY TIME THERE WAS A
CHALLENGING VERSE TO MEMORIZE,
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THE SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHER
WOULD POINT AT ME TO SAY IT.
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SHE WOULD PUT ME RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM.
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ALL THE REST OF THE KIDS WOULD
SAY LITTLE VERSES LIKE "JESUS
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WEPT", BUT SHE WOULD GIVE
ME ONES LIKE II CORINTHIANS
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5:10-14. AS A KID, I WOULD
WONDER WHY SHE WAS DOING THIS.
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WHY DO I HAVE TO DO
ALL THE DIFFICULT VERSES?
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THAT SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHER
LATER TOLD ME THAT FROM THE TIME
I FIRST CAME TO CHURCH, WHEN I
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WAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS
OLD, SHE COULD TELL THAT
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I WAS VERY VERSED IN
MEMORIZING AND LANGUAGES.
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AND THAT I WAS BOLD AND KIND
OF COCKY, SO SHE PUT ME RIGHT UP
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FRONT. THOSE LITTLE SEEDS
CAME TO FRUITION LATER ON.
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THAT EARLY MEMORIZATION GIVES
YOU CURRENT RECALL SO THAT YOU
ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE.
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GERALD, I WANT TO HAVE OUR
AUDIENCE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
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THE PRODUCTION THAT
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
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WE'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT SIX
AND A HALF MINUTES LEFT FOR OUR
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PROGRAM. THIS IS A COLLAGE OF
THREE LANGUAGES THAT HAVE BEEN
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REPRODUCED SO FAR. AND YOU'LL
TELL US MORE ABOUT IT AFTER WE
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SEE IT. ?VIDEO MUSIC?
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?VIDEO MUSIC?
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I AM IMPRESSED WITH A COUPLE
OF THINGS BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE
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JUST SEEN. ONE IS THE PACE WITH
WHICH YOU ARE PRODUCING PROGRAMS
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REVELANT FOR TELEVISION
VIEWERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
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NUMBER TWO IS THE RELEVANCY OF
YOUR VIDEO GRAPHICS. I MEAN,
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP WATCHING.
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IT'S NOT LIKE PUTTING UP A 15
OR 30 SECOND MESSAGE THAT STARTS
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YOU YAWNING BEFORE THE
THING IS OVER. YOU'VE GO TO KEEP
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WATCHING. THAT'S DELIBERATE
IN YOUR PRODUCTION, ISN'T IT?
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YES, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
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NUMBER ONE IS I GET BORED WITH
THE SAME FORMAT OVER AND OVER
AGAIN BECAUSE I'M A MUSICIAN.
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WE DON'T PLAY THE SAME
PHRASE TWICE THE SAME WAY.
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NUMBER TWO IS THAT WHEN WE ARE
PRODUCING TELEVISION SHOWS FOR
THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES,
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ESPECIALLY CENTRAL ASIA WHICH IS
HOME TO IRANIANS, AFGHANIS,
PAKISTANIS AND THE SAUDIS;
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WE'RE DEALING WITH ABOUT 70 TO
80 MILLION PEOPLE BELOW THE AGE
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OF 30. WE'RE TALKING
VERY YOUNG AUDIENCES.
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THEY'RE ALL PACKING AROUND
THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
00:23:22.20\00:23:26.96
THAT ACCESSES THE
REST OF THE WORLD.
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YOU'VE GOT TO FIT IN WITH THAT
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GRAB THEIR
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ATTENTION. AND SINCE WE'RE
PRODUCING SHOWS AND AIRING THEM
ON SATELLITE, SATELLITE NETWORKS
00:23:33.00\00:23:37.33
HAVE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS
OF CHANNELS, AND IT'S ALL THE
MATTER OF A CLICK OF A BUTTON.
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I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND
ANALYZING AS TO HOW TO KEEP THE
00:23:42.66\00:23:49.66
VIEWER ATTUNED AND FOCUSED
FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS.
00:23:49.66\00:23:56.23
IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY, IF YOU
KEEP THEM FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS
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YOU CAN KEEP THEM
FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES.
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ONE OF MY FIRST DECISIONS WAS TO
TRY TO BE AS REAL AND AS
ANIMATED AS POSSIBLE,
00:24:03.63\00:24:11.50
SO WE STARTED SHOOTING
ON LOCATIONS AND NOT IN THE
00:24:11.50\00:24:16.36
STUDIOS. NOT SITTING AND
TALK HEAD FORMAT BUT MOSTLY IN
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OUTSIDE STATE PARKS, STADIUMS,
STREETS, DOWNTOWN AND SO FORTH.
00:24:20.60\00:24:25.10
YOUR MUSICIANS LOOK LIKE THE
KIND OF MUSICIANS PEOPLE MY AGE
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YOUR MUSICIANS LOOK LIKE THE
KIND OF MUSICIANS PEOPLE MY AGE
00:24:35.13\00:24:40.93
WOULD GO ON PAST
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT US.
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BUT WE ARE NOT THE PERSONS
WHO NEED TO BE REACHED WITH THIS
00:24:45.46\00:24:51.13
MESSAGE. WITH OUR SHOWS I HAVE
PRETTY MUCH THAT WHOLE STRATA IN
00:24:51.13\00:24:55.13
MIND. IT'S NOT JUST THE YOUNG
PEOPLE WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED
00:24:55.13\00:24:58.06
ABOUT, BUT THE MIDDLE-AGED
PEOPLE AND THE OLDER FOLK.
00:24:58.06\00:25:00.30
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS I THINK OUR MUSIC KIND OF
00:25:00.30\00:25:05.40
EXPRESSES. WE HAVE MODERN
SOUNDING MUSIC. WE HAVE
TRADITIONAL SOUNDING MUSIC.
00:25:05.40\00:25:12.10
AND TO COVER IT ALL,
WE ALSO HAVE CLASSICAL.
00:25:12.10\00:25:17.50
I WOULD SAY WITHIN THOSE THREE
GENRES, WE COVER PRETTY MUCH THE
00:25:17.50\00:25:20.83
WHOLE STRATA OF MUSIC WITHOUT
OFFENDING OR WITHOUT DEFENDING.
00:25:20.83\00:25:25.26
THE FOLKS WHO JUST SAW WHAT YOU
SAMPLED FOR US SAW THOSE STEPS
00:25:25.26\00:25:36.36
MOVING UP. EXPLAIN TO US WHAT
THAT SAYS IN THOSE LANGUAGES.
00:25:36.36\00:25:41.60
WE DID SAMPLES OF THREE SHOWS,
FARSI, ARABIC AND ARMENIAN. THE
00:25:41.60\00:25:48.53
NAME OF THE FARSI SHOW IS "A
BETTER TOMORROW." THE NAME OF
THE ARABIC SHOW IS "A MESSAGE
00:25:48.53\00:25:53.93
OF PEACE." THE NAME OF THE
ARMENIAN SHOW IS "STEPS TO
CHRIST." I ASKED MY EDITOR TO
00:25:53.93\00:26:00.40
COME UP WITH A GRAPHIC, AND I
KIND OF HELPED HIM WITH THE
SIZINGS AND THE GRIDS.
00:26:00.40\00:26:07.53
I NEEDED STEPS AND I NEEDED
FEET TO GO UP ON THOSE STEPS
00:26:07.53\00:26:13.00
INDICATING,
REFLECTING STEPS TO CHRIST.
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MAYBE NEXT TIME WE CAN TALK
MORE ABOUT WHY THAT FITS THE
00:26:15.73\00:26:18.60
ARMENIAN APPEAL BETTER
THAN IT WOULD THE OTHERS.
00:26:18.60\00:26:22.86
GERALD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US IN THIS PROGRAM.
00:26:22.86\00:26:27.10
WE'VE BARELY TOUCHED SOME
OF THE EXCITING POTENTIAL.
00:26:27.10\00:26:37.13
WE'VE BARELY TOUCHED SOME
OF THE EXCITING POTENTIAL.
00:26:37.13\00:26:42.76
THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING.
00:26:42.76\00:26:44.96
WE INVITE OUR VIEWERS TO JOIN
US FOR ANOTHER BROADCAST, TOO.
00:26:44.96\00:26:47.56
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR
VIEWING FAMILY WHO PRAY AND
SUPPORT THIS MINISTRY.
00:26:47.56\00:26:50.86
AND I'LL BE HERE NEXT TIME TOO.
00:26:50.86\00:26:52.20
BYE NOW.
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?CLOSING MUSIC?
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