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?OPENING MUSIC?
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WELCOME TO
"ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS."
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WE'RE SO GLAD TO
HAVE YOU JOIN US AGAIN.
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THIS IS ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
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TO BE INFORMED
ABOUT GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FROM
PROGRAM TO PROGRAM TO BRING TO
YOU INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED
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WITH GOSPEL OUTREACH EITHER IN
A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR HERE IN THE
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U. S. MY GUEST TODAY IS ONE
OF MY FELLOW PROGRAM PRODUCERS.
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WELCOME GERALD. GERALD IS A
MUSICIAN. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
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SEEN HIM BEFORE KNOW THAT, AND
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ORDERED
HIS CDS AND DVDS KNOW THAT.
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HE OFTEN HAS SUPPORTING
MUSICIANS WITH HIM AS WELL.
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IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR SOME
OUTSTANDING PIANO MUSIC, YOU
NEED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH
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GOSPEL OUTREACH AND ASK FOR SOME
OF HIS MUSIC CDS. DO THEY HAVE A
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NAME? YES. WE HAVE TWO CDS OUT.
THE FIRST CD IS SACRED PIANO
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CONCERTOS. THE NEW CD IS
ENTITLED GLORY OF GOD IN MUSIC.
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ON YOUR SCREEN IS THE
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO CONTACT
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GOSPEL OUTREACH. YOU'LL WANT TO
ASK FOR THE NEWSLETTER
ADVENTURES IN MISSIONS
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AND ALSO ASK ABOUT GERALD'S
MUSIC CDS. GLAD TO HAVE YOU
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BACK, GERALD. THE LAST TIME WE
WERE TOGETHER, YOU TOLD US AN
EXCITING STORY ABOUT YOURSELF
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AND ABOUT GOD'S AMAZING MIRACLE
INTERVENTIONS IN YOUR LIFE.
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HE HEALED YOUR DISABLED HAND SO
THAT YOU COULD ONCE AGAIN PLAY
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THE PIANO. NOW DOORS HAVE
BEEN OPENED, IN COOPERATION WITH
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GOSPEL OUTREACH, FOR YOU
TO PRODUCE VIDEO PROGRAMS.
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THEY ARE BEING RELEASED IN
PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE MOST
CHRISTIANS HAVE NOT BEEN.
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THEY ARE BEING RELEASED IN
PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE MOST
CHRISTIANS HAVE NOT BEEN.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE COLLAGE
YOU SHARED WITH US PREVIOUSLY.
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THUS FAR, PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
PRODUCED IN THREE LANGUAGES,
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NAMELY FARSI,
ARABIC AND ARMENIAN.
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LET'S RUN A FEW CLIPS FOR OUR
VIEWERS SO THEY CAN GET AN IDEA.
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THE NAME OF THE FARSI
SHOW IS A BETTER TOMORROW.
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THE NAME OF THE ARABIC
SHOW IS MESSAGE OF PEACE.
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THE NAME OF THE ARMENIAN
SHOW IS STEPS TO CHRIST.
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AND LATER I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THOSE TITLES.
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LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
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LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
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LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, GERALD. LET'S
START WITH THE ARMENIAN.
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THE TITLE STEPS TO CHRIST IS
BECAUSE ARMENIA IS A POPULATION
THAT IS LARGELY CHRISTIAN.
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TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT OUR HEART
AND OUR CONVICTIONS MAKES THAT
TITLE VERY RELEVANT.
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AND THE GRAPHICS OBVIOUSLY
FIT WITH THE 21ST CENTURY.
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SOME FOLKS MIGHT ASK WHY WE ARE
PRODUCING TELEVISION SHOWS FOR
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ARMENIANS, SOME FOLKS MIGHT ASK
WHY WE ARE PRODUCING TELEVISION
SHOWS FOR ARMENIANS,
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SINCE THEY ARE
ALREADY CHRISTIANS.
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NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF ARMENIANS
ARE CONSIDERED EITHER ORTHODOX
OR APOSTOLIC CHRISTIANS.
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THE PERCENTAGE OF
ADVENTISM IS VERY MINISCULE.
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HOWEVER, ARMENIANS PLAY A VERY
CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
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FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN ALL THE
WAY TO IRAN, IT'S HOME TO ABOUT
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250 MILLION ARABS. ARMENIANS
HAVE INTRICATELY BEEN INVOLVED
IN EVANGELIZING THE ISLAMIC
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WORLD. IN THE COUNTRY OF
IRAN, THERE HAVE BEEN ARMENIAN
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PASTORS, MOSTLY
PENTECOSTAL AND EVANGELICAL.
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I KNOW THAT AT LAST TWO DOZEN OF
THEM WERE BRUTALLY KILLED BY THE
IRANIAN REGIME IN THE LAST
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25 YEARS FOR
SPREADING THE GOSPEL.
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BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICE, WE
HAVE CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS FROM
TRUSTED SOURCES OF BETWEEN FOUR
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TO FIVE MILLION
IRANIAN CHRISTIANS FROM ISLAMIC
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BACKGROUND WHO HAVE ACCEPTED
CHRIST WITHIN THE LAST 20 YEARS.
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THIS IS A RESULT OF ARMENIAN
PASTORS EVANGELIZING IRAN.
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THE NAME OF THE SHOW IN
FARSI IS A BETTER TOMORROW.
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COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED
TO THE GOSPEL AND ESPECIALLY
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER
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FUNDAMENTALIST OR RADICAL
ISLAMIC RULE OBVIOUSLY CAN
APPRECIATE A GLIMMER OF HOPE.
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WHAT THEY DO APPRECIATE ABOUT
THE GOSPEL IS THE INDIVIDUAL
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JESUS CHRIST. SOME OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS I'VE HEARD
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ABOUT CHRIST HAVE COME
FROM THE LIPS OF MUSLIMS.
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THE MOST COMMON EXPRESSION I
HEAR IS THAT JESUS IS TRULY A
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GENTLEMAN. NO MATTER HOW BAD
LIFE IS OR HOW GRIM OR HOW BLEAK
THE FUTURE, HE GIVES THEM HOPE
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REGARDLESS. WE WERE CONVICTED BY
THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GIVE THIS
HOPEFUL NAME TO THE FARSI SHOW
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AND A BETTER TOMORROW
HAS BEEN RECEIVED QUITE WELL.
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THOSE PEOPLE WANT A BETTER
TOMORROW, SO THAT IS AN
INVITATION FOR THEM TO SEE IF
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THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
OF A BETTER TOMORROW.
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OUR MAIN PHILOSOPHY IN PRODUCING
TELEVISION SHOWS FOR THAT PART
OF THE WORLD IS TO NOT CONDEMN
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OR DEMEAN OR DEVALUE OR SHOW
DISRESPECT TO THE RELIGIONS OF
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THE COUNTRIES. WHAT WE DO IS
COMPLIMENT THE ALREADY LIMITED
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KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE
ABOUT CHRIST, ABOUT JESUS.
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WE BRING IN THE REST
OF THE STORY SO TO SPEAK.
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WE BRING IN THE WHOLE TRUTH
BASED ON THE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE
THEY HAVE ABOUT CHRIST,
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KNOWING CHRIST AND
FOLLOWING IN CHRIST'S FOOTSTEPS.
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WE'RE NOT OUT THERE TO
DISRESPECT OR QUARREL OR CONDEMN
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ANY RELIGION. WE'RE OUT THERE TO
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN TO SHARE
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THE GOOD NEWS. NOT THE NEWS THAT
BASHES YOU OVER THE HEAD BUT THE
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GOOD NEWS THAT JESUS
IS FOR MUSLIMS AS WELL.
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I FEEL CONSTRAINED TO
MAKE AN OBSERVATION HERE.
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THERE ARE AMONG BELIEVERS IN THE
WESTERN WORLD THOSE WHO DO USE
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PLATFORMS OF CONDEMNATION WHICH
DOES NOTHING TO WIN ANYBODY TO
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JESUS. YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE
MODEL OF JESUS WHICH IS INVITING
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ALL MEN TO COME UNTO
HIM TO FIND PEACE AND REST.
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YOU HAVE SELECTED A UNIQUE TITLE
FOR THE ARABIC SPEAKING WORLD AS
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WELL. THE ARABIC TERM TRANSLATES
INTO "MESSAGE OF PEACE."
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YOU CAN'T TALK TO A MUSLIM
OR AN ARABIC SPEAKING PERSON
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WHO DOESN'T REALLY IN THEIR
HEART OF HEARTS WANT PEACE.
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EXACTLY!
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SO YOU FOUND WAYS TO MAKE THE
APPEAL OF JESUS RELEVANT TO THE
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PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING TV IN THOSE AREAS.
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WE NEVER STARTED PRODUCING
RELIGIOUS SHOWS TO CONTEND WITH
THE RELIGION OF THE LANDS.
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WE ARE PRODUCING FOR AND
BROADCASTING TO PEOPLE TO ENGAGE
THEM IN THE REALISM
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AND THE REALITY THAT JESUS
CHRIST IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION.
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HE DID NOT COME TO START A
NEW RELIGION. HE CAME THAT THEY
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MIGHT HAVE LIFE. AS WE HEARD IN
OTHER MEETINGS YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN ATTENDING LATELY GERALD,
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HE CAME TO MAKE FRIENDS
FOR HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN.
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MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT
WE SERVE A LOVING, FRIENDLY GOD.
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I AM IMPRESSED TO DEAL WITH
SOMETHING ELSE THAT OUR VIEWERS
DESERVE TO UNDERSTAND.
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AS YOU VIEWED THE CLIP OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT GERALD SHARED WITH
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US, YOU FOUND
THEM VERY FAST MOVING.
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THE SOUND ON THOSE PROGRAMS WAS
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE USUALLY
HEAR ON THIS CHANNEL.
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I WANT TO TELL YOU
THAT I AM SO PROUD OF GERALD
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IN BEING FAITHFUL TO
GOD'S CALL ON HIS LIFE.
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HE IS WILLING TO TAKE WHATEVER
RISKS MAY BE INVOLVED FOR THE
SAKE OF MILLIONS OF SOULS WHOM
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WE HAVEN'T HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF TALKING TO EVER BEFORE.
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TYPICALLY, WE AS SUBCULTURAL
BELIEVERS, I THINK YOU'LL
UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY IT THAT
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WAY, LIKE TO SEE PROGRAMMING
THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH -
THAT KIND OF SAYS THINGS
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THE WAY WE SAY IT, AND WE
SAY "AMEN." GERALD BELIEVES
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AND FOLKS AT GOSPEL OUTREACH
BELIEVE THAT HE IS CALLED TO
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SPEAK TO AN AUDIENCE THAT DOES
NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHEN TO
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SAY AMEN. IN FACT, THEY DO NOT
UNDERSTAND JUST THE WAY WE DO
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THINGS. THERE IS A WHOLE SECULAR
WORLD OUT THERE THAT DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND THE WAY WE DO THINGS.
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BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE
MODEL OF JESUS, HE LEFT THE
THRONE OF HIS FATHER'S GLORY
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TO COME TO THIS PLANET WHERE
PEOPLE DID EVERYTHING DIFFERENT.
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HE APPROACHED
THEM AS ONE OF THEM.
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I WANT TO COMMEND GERALD, AND
I HOPE YOU WILL COMMEND HIM AS
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WELL. I HOPE HE HAS YOUR SUPPORT
IN DOING WHAT HE IS DOING.
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LET ME BE SO BOLD AS TO SAY THAT
THE PROGRAMS GERALD IS PRODUCING
ARE NOT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH
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THE CHANNEL WE'RE SPEAKING ON
RIGHT NOW - NO OFFENSE INTENDED.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT FOR YOU.
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THESE PROGRAMS ARE FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT JESUS COMMISSIONED
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YOU AND US TO REACH OUT
TO. THEY SPEAK A DIFFERENT
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LANGUAGE, THAT'S OBVIOUS. THEY
LIVE IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
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CULTURE. THE WAY OF LIFE TO THEM
IS A 21ST CENTURY LIFE, NOT A
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20TH. THERE IS A QUOTE, WHICH I
DON'T REMEMBER WORD FOR WORD, BY
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ELLEN G. WHITE. THERE IS A
QUOTE, WHICH I DON'T REMEMBER
WORD FOR WORD, BY ELLEN G.
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WHITE. SHE SAID THAT WE HAVE TO
RESORT TO ALL POSSIBLE MEANS TO
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SPREAD THE GOSPEL. I BELIEVE WE
MUST USE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY AND
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EVERY POSSIBLE MEANS
THAT ARE AT OUR DISPOSAL.
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OUR CURRENT TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT
EVEN CONCEIVED OF IN HER TIME.
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I BELIEVE IF ELLEN G.
WHITE WAS ALIVE TODAY,
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SHE WOULD BE ON MANY
NETWORKS AND ON THE INTERNET.
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THERE ARE MANY AVENUES
AVAILABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE.
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IN JESUS' FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH
PETER IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE,
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FOURTH CHAPTER, PETER WAS
FISHING. JESUS TOLD HIM TO GO
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OUT WHERE THE WATER WAS DEEPER,
CAST DOWN HIS NETS AND HE WOULD
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CATCH MANY FISH. PETER HAD BEEN
FISHING ALL NIGHT AND HADN'T
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CAUGHT ANYTHING. THAT'S IT.
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WE HAVE TO GO
WHERE THE LORD LEADS.
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH
GOSPEL OUTREACH IS THAT IT
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IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE,
VERY INNOVATIVE MINISTRY.
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IT DOES NOT HAVE THE LIMITATIONS
THAT SOME OF US HAVE WHO ARE
PRETTY MUCH SET IN OUR OWN WAY.
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WE THINK THAT'S JUST THE
WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE AND
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WE'LL DO IT THE SAME WAY
HOPING FOR A DIFFERENT RESULT.
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OF COURSE, IT DOESN'T WORK.
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I'M SO PROUD OF BEING A
PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
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THEY DON'T ADVOCATE
COMFORTABLE CHRISTIANITY.
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THEY OFFER EVERYTHING AND
ANYTHING THEY CAN TO BRING THE
GOOD NEWS TO PEOPLE WHO
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OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE
HEARD IT THE CONVENTIONAL WAY.
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I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL THAT
GERALD IS SHARING SOME VERY
WEIGHTY THOUGHTS WITH US AND I
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PRAY THAT THESE WEIGHTY THOUGHTS
FIND GOOD CONSIDERATION IN YOUR
MINDS AND IN YOUR HEARTS.
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GERALD, HOW MANY OF
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE YOU DONE?
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WE HAVE DONE
ABOUT 155 FARSI SHOWS.
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WE'VE DONE ABOUT 60 ARMENIAN
SHOWS, AND WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS 20 ARABIC SHOWS.
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BY GOD'S GRACE, WE WILL
BE ADDING TWO MORE LANGUAGES.
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BETWEEN THESE FIVE LANGUAGES, WE
WILL BE COVERING A POPULATION
GROUP BETWEEN FIVE TO SEVEN
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HUNDRED MILLION
PEOPLE IN THE 10/40 WINDOW.
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ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE FARSI
SHOWS HAVE BEEN BROADCASTED.
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WHAT KIND OF
RESPONSE ARE YOU GETTING?
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THE CALLS ARE DIVERSE.
WE'VE HAD THOUSANDS OF CALLS.
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WE HAVE HAD AROUND
FIFTEEN HUNDRED E-MAILS.
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WE TAKE THE E-MAIL CONCEPT
FOR GRANTED HERE IN THE U.S.
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BUT IN COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN THE
GOVERNMENT SUPPRESSES ALL THE
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE THEY
OWN THE TELECOMMUNICATION
COMPANIES. SO PHONE LINES ARE
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TAPPED. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PHONE
CALLS FROM VIEWERS WHERE WHAT
WOULD NORMALLY BE A FIVE MINUTE
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PHONE CALL WILL TAKE A
HALF HOUR BECAUSE OF ALL THE
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INTERCEPTIONS AND OUR PHONE
LINES WILL GET DISCONNECTED.
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THEY WILL CALL BACK AGAIN. THEN
THEY WILL GET DISCONNECTED AND
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CALL BACK AGAIN. WITH ALL THESE
LIMITATIONS PEOPLE STILL CONTACT
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US. WE'VE HAD TESTIMONIALS OF
PEOPLE ACCEPTING CHRIST JUST BY
WATCHING ONE TELEVISION SHOW.
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WE'VE HAD PEOPLE WHO HAVE
STARTED HOME CHURCHES AROUND OUR
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TELEVISION SHOW. I'LL NEVER
FORGET ONE DOCTOR WHO CALLED
FROM IRAN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS
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WITH DIFFERENT PHONE NUMBERS
SO HE WOULDN'T BE TRACED.
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HE SAID, "WE ARE HAVING
CHURCH WHILE YOUR TV SHOW IS ON.
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WE INVITE PEOPLE TO OUR
HOUSE AND WE'RE HAVING CHURCH."
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LET ME UNDERSCORE THAT
THIS IS HAPPENING IN COUNTRIES
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WHERE NOBODY HAS BEEN PERMITTED
TO GO AND PASS OUT LITERATURE
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OR HOLD EVANGELISTIC
MEETINGS OR PREACH IN ANY WAY.
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BUT THROUGH THE AIRWAYS,
GOD HAS HIS HAND OVER THIS.
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WERE YOU THE ONE I
HEARD SAY RECENTLY THAT PEOPLE
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WILL GO BUY A CELL
PHONE IN ORDER TO CALL YOU?
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YES.
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TELL US THAT STORY.
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ONE INSTANCE WAS A
YOUNG MAN NAMED SAIED
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(THAT IS A PSEUDO
NAME.) HE CALLED AND I HAPPENED
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TO BE BY THE PHONE LINE. I
PICKED UP THE PHONE AND THE
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CALL WENT LIKE THIS. HE
SAID, "HELLO, MY NAME IS SAIED.
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I JUST WATCHED YOUR SHOW. I WILL
CALL AGAIN." AND HE HUNG UP.
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TWO MINUTES LATER THE PHONE RANG
WITH A DIFFERENT ID IDENTIFIER.
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I ANSWERED AND
IT WAS THE SAME GUY.
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"HELLO, MY NAME IS
SAIED. I JUST CALLED YOU.
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I ACCEPTED CHRIST. YOU
HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
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I'LL CALL YOU
BACK." AND HE HUNG UP.
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HE CALLED AGAIN TWO MINUTES
LATER WITH A DIFFERENT CALLING
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CARD. HE SAID, "MY NAME IS
SAIED. I TOLD YOU THAT I
ACCEPTED CHRIST WATCHING YOUR
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SHOW. CAN YOU SEND ME A BIBLE?
I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL."
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HE WAS IN SUCH A
HURRY BUT HE WAS SO ADAMANT
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TO TELL ME THAT HE
HAD ACCEPTED CHRIST.
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THE REASON WAS IF HE STAYS ON
THE PHONE TOO LONG HIS CALL WILL
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BE TRACED? YES. THE GOVERNMENT
CAN ALSO TRACE ALL CALLING
00:22:39.36\00:22:44.66
CARDS. THEY CAN TRACE ALL
CELL CALLS. IT IS A VERY UNIQUE
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SITUATION IN IRAN. CAN I SHARE
WITH YOU A BIT OF INFORMATION?
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YES.
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IN THE YEAR 2008, THE AFFILIATE
WITH THE NETWORK THAT WE WERE
INVOLVED IN AT THE TIME WAS
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TAKING A SECRET CONSENSUS IN
THE COUNTRY OF IRAN TO FIND OUT
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HOW CHRISTIAN SATELLITE
TV IS IMPACTING IRANIANS.
00:23:19.40\00:23:25.76
BY DECEMBER OF THAT YEAR, 874
THOUSAND MUSLIM IRANIANS HAD
ACCEPTED CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR
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BY DECEMBER OF THAT YEAR, 874
THOUSAND MUSLIM IRANIANS HAD
ACCEPTED CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR
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JUST BY WATCHING
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMS ON
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SATELLITE. WE HAVE TO BE THERE.
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874 THOUSAND. THAT'S
ALMOST A MILLION IN ONE YEAR.
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IRAN PLAYS A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN ALL THIS.
00:23:51.96\00:23:55.56
IT CAN IMPACT ALMOST A BILLION
PEOPLE IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.
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THE ENEMY OF GOD
DOES NOT SIT IDLE.
00:24:04.10\00:24:07.03
THE BELIEVERS IN IRAN DON'T HAVE
A GUARANTEE THAT AFTER THEY GO
TO A SECRET UNDERGROUND HOME
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CHURCH TO WORSHIP THAT
THEY WILL GET BACK HOME ALIVE.
00:24:14.43\00:24:18.26
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. THEY
LOSE THEIR JOBS, THEY VANISH,
00:24:18.26\00:24:22.50
THEY GET ARRESTED, THEY
GET SUPPRESSED, AND THEY HAVE
00:24:22.50\00:24:25.30
ALL THEIR
BELONGINGS CONFISCATED.
00:24:25.30\00:24:27.56
THEY CAN HAVE A VERY MISERABLE
EXPERIENCE AS WE SPEAK TODAY.
00:24:27.56\00:24:33.13
IN THE WEST, WE CAN BE SITTING
COMFORTABLY IN OUR CHURCHES,
COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR CHURCHES,
00:24:33.13\00:24:40.60
BUT PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD WEAR
THEIR LIVES ON THEIR SLEEVES NOT
00:24:40.60\00:24:45.03
KNOWING IF THEY WILL MAKE
IT BACK HOME BECAUSE OF THEIR
00:24:45.03\00:24:48.86
FAITH. YOU HAVE HAD SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THERE
00:24:48.86\00:24:54.63
WERE SOME UNDERGROUND CHURCHES
THAT ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT
00:24:54.63\00:24:58.46
NOW? YES. WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL
IN OUR TEAM WHO TRAVELED TO
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IRAN. OF COURSE, HE IS
NOT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
00:25:06.13\00:25:09.13
I'M THE ONE IN
FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
00:25:09.13\00:25:11.70
HE WAS IN IRAN FOR ABOUT
TWO MONTHS AND HE CONTACTED ME.
00:25:11.70\00:25:16.13
HE SAID THAT SINCE THE LAST
PARLIAMENTARY DECISIONS ABOUT
TWO TO THREE YEARS AGO,
00:25:16.13\00:25:21.63
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN IS
CRACKING DOWN SO BRUTALLY ON
00:25:21.63\00:25:27.10
CHRISTIANS THAT SOME OF THE
ULTRA UNDERGROUND CHURCHES HAVE
00:25:27.10\00:25:31.93
DISAPPEARED. THEY ARE NOT
GATHERING TOGETHER TO WORSHIP
ANYMORE. SO IT IS VERY DIRE IN
00:25:31.93\00:25:37.73
IRAN. HOWEVER, THE MORE
PERSECUTION, THE MORE RECEPTIVE
THE PEOPLE ARE TO THE GOSPEL.
00:25:37.73\00:25:44.13
GERALD, I JUST WANT TO THANK GOD
FOR YOU AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT
00:25:44.13\00:25:52.06
YOU ARE DOING. I THINK WE SEE
WHAT THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS FOR
00:25:52.06\00:25:56.76
ALL OF THE GOSPEL OUTREACH
FAMILY. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE
00:25:56.76\00:26:00.73
PRODUCTION OF PROGRAMS IN
THESE OTHER TWO LANGUAGES.
00:26:00.73\00:26:03.53
LET ME TELL YOU FOLKS,
IT REPRESENTS ALSO HUNDREDS
00:26:03.53\00:26:06.83
OF MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE WHO CAN BE REACHED.
00:26:06.83\00:26:11.86
SO MONEY IS NEEDED AT GOSPEL
OUTREACH TO HELP PRODUCE THESE
00:26:11.86\00:26:16.73
PROGRAMS. THEY ARE GOING TO
BE PRODUCED AS INEXPENSIVELY AS
00:26:16.73\00:26:21.96
POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN APPEAL TO
ALL OF YOU TO PRAY FOR THIS
PROJECT AND SEND YOUR RESOURCES
00:26:21.96\00:26:29.80
TO HELP THE WORK OF
GOSPEL OUTREACH GO FORWARD.
00:26:29.80\00:26:32.16
GOD BLESS YOU AND WE'LL LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU AGAIN,
00:26:32.16\00:26:37.13
GERALD. AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO HAVING YOU JOIN US AGAIN
RIGHT HERE ON "ADVENTURES IN
00:26:37.13\00:26:42.80
MISSIONS." STAY TUNED BECAUSE
REPORTS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
COME TO YOU ON THIS CHANNEL.
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UNTIL NEXT TIME,
I'M DAN MATTHEWS.
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?CLOSING MUSIC?
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