OPENING MUSIC.
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I GET TO WELCOME YOU BACK
TO A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM.
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IT IS SPECIAL
FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
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THE FIRST ONE IS THIS IS A
REPORT OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH
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GOSPEL OUTREACH. THE NEXT REASON
IS THAT THE REPORT FROM THE
FRONT LINES IS ALWAYS SO
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EXCITING. SO STAY TUNED BECAUSE
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING.
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AND THIRD, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE
YOU HERE TODAY, MY DEAR FRIEND,
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LEO RANZOLIN. MANY OF YOU WILL
KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN
SUCH A MARVELOUS LEADER OF YOUNG
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PEOPLE WITHIN OUR CHURCH.
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I AM GOING TO BE
TALKING MORE TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
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TELL US LEO,
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
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WHAT TYPE OF WORK HAVE YOU DONE?
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AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
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I WAS BORN IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF BRAZIL.
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MY HOME TOWN IS ONE OF THE
COLDEST CITIES IN BRAZIL, WAY
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DOWN SOUTH. THAT
MAY NOT BE VERY COLD.
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I DIDN'T BECOME AN ADVENTIST
UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.
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MY FATHER WAS A RACE DRIVER.
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YOU KNOW THE ITALIANS!
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MY FATHER CAME FROM ITALY
AND HE HAD RACING IN HIS BLOOD.
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I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT BACK
IN 1940, HE HAD HIS FIRST RACE
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ACROSS BRAZIL AND
TOOK SECOND PLACE.
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HE HAD MONEY.
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LATER ON BECAUSE OF THE WAR,
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HE COULD NOT DO VERY MUCH
BECAUSE HE HAD A FAMILY OF
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SEVEN. I AM THE OLDEST ONE.
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IN HIS FIRST RACE, DID
HE USE A BRAZILIAN MADE CAR?
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NO, IT WAS AN AMERICAN CAR, A
BRAND NEW, BEAUTIFUL 1940 FORD.
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I CAN STILL REMEMBER BEING SIX
YEARS OLD AND THE SMELL OF THAT
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BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER
THE WAR, HE GOT A 1947 FORD.
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HE DROVE IT IN MY
HOME STATE IN A RACE.
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BEFORE HE WENT OVER THERE,
AN OLD ITALIAN LADY GAVE HIM A
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BIBLE. OF COURSE, THAT
CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS
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IN OUR FAMILY THAT I
DON'T WANT TO MENTION RIGHT NOW.
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I SAW THAT SOMETHING
WAS DISRUPTING OUR FAMIILY.
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I DID NOT KNOW IF MY
PARENTS WOULD BE SEPARATED.
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WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM THAT
RACE, HE HAD FINISHED IN SECOND
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PLACE AGAIN. I WANTED TO GO PLAY
SOCCER AND GO TO THE MOVIES.
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MY FATHER HAD MADE SOME MONEY.
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I WAS 14 YEARS OLD AND HE
ASKED ME WHERE I WAS GOING.
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I SAID I AM GOING TO PLAY
SOCCER THEN I GO TO THE MOVIES.
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HE SAID, "LEO, INSTEAD OF
PLAYING SO MUCH SOCCER AND GOING
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TO THE MOVIES, YOU
SHOULD READ THIS BOOK."
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AND HE SHOWED ME THE BIBLE.
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THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I HAD SEEN A BIBLE.
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WAS YOUR FAMILY CATHOLIC?
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YES!
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WE WERE RAISED CATHOLIC
BUT HAD NEVER SEEN A BIBLE.
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THERE WAS AN OLD GENTLEMEN THAT
CAME AND GAVE BIBLE STUDIES TO
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US. IT WAS AN
INTERESTING SITUATION.
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HIS WIFE WAS AGAINST THE BIBLE.
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SHE WAS AGAINST THE CHURCH.
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ONE TIME, SHE WENT TO THE CHURCH
AND DRAGGED HIM OUT, AND THEN
BURNED ALL HIS BOOKS.
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SHE WAS A MEAN LADY.
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SEE HOW GOD WORKS!
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OUR WHOLE FAMILY
CAME TO THE TRUTH.
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MY MOTHER BECAME A FRIEND
TO THIS BIBLE WORKER, THE OLD
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ITALIAN MAN. ONE
DAY I WAS WITH MY MOTHER
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AND WE WERE LISTENING TO
TWO PROFESSORS AT THE COLLEGE.
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THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT BRAZIL COLLEGE.
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I PROBABLY HAD BEEN A SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTIST FOR THREE MONTHS.
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MY MOTHER SAID THAT WAS
THE SCHOOL I SHOULD GO TO.
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THREE MONTHS LATER, I WAS THERE.
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I FINISHED MY NORMAL
SCHOOL WITH THEOLOGY.
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I GOT INTO THE MINSTRY.
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I HAD ABOUT SEVEN CHURCHES
WHEN I STARTED MY MINSTRY.
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THEN THE DESIRE CAME TO
COME TO THE UNITED STATES.
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I WAS INSPIRED BY MISSIONARIES
THAT CAME IN AND SPOKE ENGLISH.
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YOU WERE IN BRAZIL IN
THE LEO HOLLOWAY DAYS?
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I SURE WAS!
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HE WAS FAMOUS.
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EVERYONE KNEW HIM.
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AS A MATTER OF
FACT, I HAVE HIS NAME.
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I WAS HERE WITH MY FATHER IN
LAW, WHO WAS THE SPEAKER OF THE
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VOICE OF PROPHECY. I
MET LEO JUST BEFORE HE DIED.
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WE WERE VISITING IN
THE HOSPITAL IN L.A.
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THEN I CAME HERE TO
STUDY AT LA SIERRA COLLEGE,
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FOLLOWED BY POTOMAC UNIVERSITY
AND THEN ANDREWS UNIVERSITY.
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AFTER FINISHING IN THE 1960'S, I
WENT BACK TO BRAZIL AND STARTED
IN THE YOUTH MINISTRY.
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LET ME JUST REMIND OUR VIEWERS
THAT WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE IN
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TOUCH WITH US. WRITE IT DOWN AND
BE SURE TO REQUEST THE
NEWSLETTER FROM GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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THAT MONTHLY PUBLICATION
CONTAINS MANY WONDERFUL LITTLE
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STORIES. WE WANT YOU TO
PRAY FOR GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME INTERUPT.
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ALL RIGHT, YOU
GOT INTO YOUTH WORK.
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ELDER PIERCE WANTED TO
MAKE THE CHURCH A LITTLE MORE
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INTERNATIONAL. I WAS THE YOUTH
DIRECTOR FOR THE SOUTH BRAZILIAN
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UNION. IN 1970, IN ATLANTIC
CITY, ALL OF SUDDEN MY NAME
APPEARED ON THE SCREEN.
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I WAS ELECTED THE
ASSOCIATE YOUTH DIRECTOR.
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VICE PRESIDENT ELDER M.S.
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NIGRI AND I WERE THE FIRST
BRAZILIANS TO SERVE IN THE
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
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I WAS THERE FOR 33 YEARS
WITH THE FIRST YEARS ASSIGNED TO
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YOUTH MINISTRY. IN 1980, I TOOK
THE PLACE OF JOHN HANCOCK WHO IS
WELL KNOWN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
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UNION. IN 1985 I BECAME
THE ASSOCIATE SECRETARY.
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YOU KNOW THE REST.
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I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR 13 YEARS.
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IT WAS A TOTAL OF
33 YEARS IN THE OFFICE.
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THAT IS A LONG TIME.
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IT ALL STARTED BACK THERE WITH
THAT FAITHFUL, FAITHFUL LADY,
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WHO GAVE YOUR FATHER A BIBLE.
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I WILL NEVER FORGET
THAT LADY, VITORIA BASSI.
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SHE HAD A SON
THAT WAS A MINISTER.
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EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT SHE WOULD
COME TO OUR HOUSE AND SHARE THE
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WORD OF GOD. FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE VIEWING OUR PROGRAM,
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I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE
AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOU.
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DON'T HESITATE TO
GIVE A BIBLE TO SOMEONE.
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YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE OUTCOME MAY BE.
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HERE YEARS AND YEARS LATER AND
WITH MANY, MANY MORE SOULS FOR
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THE KINGDOM, WE SEE THE RESULTS
OF THE TESTIMONY OF THAT DEAR
SISTER, VITORIA, AND HER
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WITNESS. MAY I TELL YOU OF THE
EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD ON ONE OF
MY TRIPS WITH A BIBLE?
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SURE!
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I WAS TRAVELING FROM NAIROBI
TO NEW YORK IN THE 1980'S.
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EVERY TIME I GO INTO AN
AIRPLANE, I LIKE TO READ THE
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BIBLE. I'VE HAD SOME
INTERESTING EXPERIENCES.
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PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT THEY ALSO
HAVE A BIBLE OR THEY ARE IN A
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BIBLE GROUP STUDY.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.
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I WAS READING MY BIBLE AND
HAVING PRAYER BEFORE LEAVING
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NAIROBI AND THIS
MAN ASKED ME WHO I WAS.
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I SAID THAT I AM A
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST MINISTER.
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HE SAID, "OH!
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I AM A SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER,
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AND I AM A BRAZILIAN, TOO.
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I AM GOING BACK ON
FURLOUGH TO BRAZIL."
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WE SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT
STUDYING THE BIBLE TOGETHER.
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WHEN HE LEFT, I SAID TO HIM,
"MY FRIEND, MY FELLOW BRAZILIAN,
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INSTEAD OF HAVING HALF OF THE
TRUTH, WHY DON'T YOU SOMEDAY
HAVE THE WHOLE TRUTH?"
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THAT STUCK IN HIS MIND.
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HE WENT BACK TO BRAZIL AND HE
STARTED STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD
WITH VONNIE GARCIA,
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WHO IS A WORKER
AT GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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HER FATHER IS A MINISTER.
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IN 1994, I WAS A
VICE PRESIDENT SPEAKING
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AT THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST
BAPTIST IN BRAZIL AND THIS MAN
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COMES TO ME. HE SAYS,
"SIR, DO YOU REMEMBER ME?"
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OF COURSE, YOU KNOW HOW
MANY PEOPLE WE MEET IN OUR WORK.
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IS HE A LAWYER OR A DOCTOR NOW?
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I ASK HIM TO GIVE ME SOME CLUE.
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HE TELLS ME, "MY CLUE IS,
REMEMBER THE TRIP FROM NAIROBI
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TO NEW YORK?" SURE!
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"I AM THAT MAN.
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I STARTED STUDYING THE WORD OF
GOD AND COULD NOT BE A MINISTER
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ANY MORE. I BECAME A
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST.
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I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
AM A LOYAL ELDER IN MY CHURCH."
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I COULD HAVE JUMPED
THROUGH THE CEILING.
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BECAUSE I OPENED MY BIBLE AND
SHARED THE WORD OF GOD WITH HIM
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ON THE PLANE, HE IS
NOW A MEMBER OF MY CHURCH.
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I HAVE THE LETTER AND I CARRY
THAT LETTER WITH ME ALL THE
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TIME. THAT IS SUCH A HUMBLING
EXPERIENCE TO REALIZE THAT WE,
SIMPLE HUMAN BEINGS,
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GOD WILL USE FOR THE GLORY OF
HIS NAME AND THE BUILDING OF HIS
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KINGDOM. I AM HONORED TO
HEAR YOU TELL THAT STORY.
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YOU WERE ALSO INVOLVED WITH
THE CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES?
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YES!
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TELL US ABOUT THAT ORGANIZATION
AND YOUR WORK THERE.
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ELDER FOLKENBERG, AT THE TIME,
CHOSE EACH VICE PRESIDENT TO BE
ON DIFFERENT BOARDS.
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I ALSO HAD ADRA
AND CHRISTIAN RECORD.
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I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE
CHAIRMAN OF THAT BEAUTIFUL
ORGANIZATION FOR 13 YEARS.
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I AM STILL A
MEMBER OF THEIR BOARD.
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I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU KNOW BOB WILSON.
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HE IS BLIND AND HAS A PHD.
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HE BECAME BLIND
WHEN HE WAS 2O YEARS OLD.
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HE USED TO TEACH AT COLUMBIA
UNION COLLEGE WHICH NOW IS
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CALLED WASHINGTON
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY.
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MANY TIMES HE CRIED AND SAID
TO ME THAT HE HATED TO BE BLIND.
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GOSPEL OUTREACH NOW HAS
A MINISTRY FOR THE DEAF.
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WE WANT TO SERVE THE BLIND AND
DEAF PEOPLE IN BRAZIL BECAUSE
MANY TIMES THEY ARE FORGOTTEN.
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THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE
PRESIDENT OF CHRISTIAN RECORD
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SERVICES. IT OPERATES BY FAITH,
JUST LIKE GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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MANY, MANY TIMES, WE
DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WOULD SURVIVE.
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IT WAS STARTED 20
YEARS AGO AND IS STILL THERE.
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WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN RECORD
PROVIDE TO THE DEAF AND THE
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BLIND? THEY PREPARE BOTH
WRITTEN AND AUDIO MATERIALS.
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THEY RECEIVE
MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC
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AND THEN THEY CAN GIVE AWAY
EVERYTHING FREE TO THE BLIND.
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THEY ARE HELPING THE
BLIND TO SEE AND KNOW JESUS.
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I SPOKE WITH LARRY PITCHER
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE
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EXPERIENCE IN OUR VISITATION
MINISTRY FOR THE BLIND IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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HE WAS WITH ME IN FLORIDA THE
OTHER DAY AND WE WENT TO VISIT A
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BLIND PERSON. IT IS A TREMENDOUS
MINISTRY, JUST LIKE GOSPEL
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OUTREACH. IT HAS BEEN PART OF MY
HEART AND MY LIFE FOR MANY, MANY
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YEARS. AS YOU SAY, WE WANT TO
WORK TOGETHER AS CAREFULLY AND
FAITHFULLY AS WE CAN.
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WE HAVE THE DEAF MINISTRY
AS PART OF GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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WE HAVE JOHN BLAKE,
WHO WAS IN BRAZIL WITH US.
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I SHOULD TELL YOU HOW I GOT
INVOLVED WITH GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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I HAD BEEN SPENDING SOME SUMMERS
IN THIS AREA AND ONE DAY, VONNIE
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GARCIA, WHO WORKS HERE AS A
VOLUNTEER, WANTED ME TO
TRANSLATE SOME MATERIALS.
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IN 2007 WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME
I HEARD ABOUT GOSPEL OUTREACH
AND CAME TO THE HEADQUARTERS.
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I HAD HEARD ABOUT MANY OF THESE
MINSTRIES AND SUPPORTED THEM,
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SUCH AS ADVENTIST
FRONTIER MISSIONS AND MARANATHA.
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I HAD BEEN WITH THEM IN MANY
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD,
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AS WELL AS 3ABN
AND GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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THEY WORK
COOPERATIVELY WITHIN THE CHURCH.
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THEY ARE NOT INDEPENDENT.
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THAT IS THE KEY,
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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I FINALLY BECAME INVOLVED AND
BECAME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
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THERE WAS A DESIRE TO
START GOSPEL OUTREACH IN BRAZIL.
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WE HAD GOSPEL
OUTREACH CANADA AND USA.
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JUST RECENTLY, THE
WORK WAS STARTED IN BRAZIL.
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BRAZIL IS THE FIFTH
LARGEST ECONOMY OF THE WORLD.
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BRAZIL IS BOOMING RIGHT NOW.
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I HAVE FLOWN MANY TIMES TO
BRAZIL IN THESE SMALL PLANES.
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AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO BRAZIL
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WITH A TEAM. WE HAD A VERY NICE
GROUP WITH GORDON GRAY, JOILO
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BARBOSA AND I. DR. RON FLECK AND
RICHARD MADSEN HAD BEEN THERE
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BEFORE. IT HAS BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE BRAZILIANS
ARE NOT USED TO THE WORD,
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"INDEPENDENT" MINISTRIES.
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EVERYTHING IS OFFICALLY
DONE THROUGH THE CHURCH.
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IF YOU TALK ABOUT INDEPENDENT
MINISTRIES, THEY DO NOT EVEN
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OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE A
PRESIDENT NOW, ERTON KOHLER ,
WHO WANTS TO BE PART OF THE
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WORLD CHURCH. HE WANTS TO
WORK WITH SUPPORTED MINISTRIES.
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I HAVE CONVINCED HIM AND
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH.
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WE MET IN WASHINGTON, WHEN I WAS
THERE TRANSLATING IN PORTEGUESE
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FOR THE LEADERS. THEY WERE
ENCHANTED WITH GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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THEN I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT.
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LAST DECEMBER WE WENT DOWN THERE
AND ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AND ALSO A BOARD.
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THEY ASKED ME TO BE
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
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SO WE ARE NOW ON OUR WAY.
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THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS
TO GET THE THING ORGANIZED.
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LET ME TRY TO PUT A
CONTEXT HERE FOR OUR VIEWERS.
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FOR GENERATIONS, MOST
MISSIONARIES OF THE SEVENTH DAY
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ADVENTIST CHURCH HAVE ORIGINATED
IN NORTH AMERICA TO GO TO FAR
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FLUNG CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
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EUROPE CAME LATER.
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WE HAVE COME TO A TIME IN THE
21ST CENTURY WHERE NOW BRAZIL
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CAN BE A HOME FOR MISSIONARY
OUTREACH EVEN AS NORTH AMERICA
STILL IS AND HAS BEEN FOR SO
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LONG. BRAZIL IS BOOMING TODAY.
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I AM TRYING TO GET MY MIND
AROUND THE FACT THAT THE WORK OF
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GOD CAN ORIGINATE IN MANY PLACES
AND MULTIPLY THE RESOURCES AND
THE INVESTMENT OF TIME.
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THIS ASSOCIATION WITH
BRAZIL IS SO EXCITING.
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BRAZIL RIGHT NOW IS NUMBER
ONE IN MEMBERSHIP IN THE WORLD.
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IT IS THE LARGEST CATHOLIC
COUNTRY AND THE LARGEST SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTIST COUNTRY.
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WHAT IS THE MEMBERSHIP?
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IT IS OVER 1 MILLION 600
THOUSAND, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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WOW!
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IT IS BOOMING.
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THEY ARE SENDING
MISSIONARIES NOW.
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THE PLAN IS THAT 30% OF ALL WE
DO IN BRAZIL WILL GO FOR THE
NEEDED AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST.
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THE UNION PRESIDENT THERE IS
PASTOR GEOVANI. THERE ARE MANY
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UNENTERED AREAS IN EAST BRAZIL
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD
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THE GOSPEL. AND WE HAVE ALREADY
HAD A REQUEST FOR TEN WORKERS TO
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GO OVER THERE. YOU HAVE HEARD
THE STORY OF BROTHER OSCAR
GONZALES, JR. HE STARTED 12
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YEARS AGO AND HAS 5000
STUDENTS AND THEN 30 THOUSAND.
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DO YOU KNOW HOW
MANY SPONSORS HE HAS NOW?
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64 WORKERS!
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HE WAS HERE WITH US
AND HAD 100 WORKERS.
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LEO GETS SO EXCITED
WHENHE TELLS THE STORY.
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IN THE LATE SPRING OF 2011,
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OSCAR TOLD US ABOUT STARTING HIS
OWN UNIVERSITY IN HIS CITY 12
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YEARS AGO. NOW HE HAS MORE THAN
5000 STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL.
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THE CURRICULUM STARTED
WITH BIBLE STUDY OF THEOLOGY.
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HE HAS AN ARAY OF UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.
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MOST OF THESE
STUDENTS ARE NOT ADVENTISTS.
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THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT
GOSPEL OUTREACH INSPIRED HIM
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WHEN HE VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS
AND BECAME PART OF THE BOARD.
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HE HAS 64 GOSPEL OUTREACH
WORKERS THAT HE IS SPONSORING TO
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WORK. THIS YEAR, HE WANTS
TO HAVE 100 GOSPEL OUTREACH
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WORKERS. YOU HAVE ALL
OF THIS NORTHEAST TERRITORY
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WHERE THESE GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORKERS WILL BE PLACED.
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WE CAN SAY THAT THE GOSPEL
OUTREACH WORK IN BRAZIL IS
ALREADY PROSPERING WITH 100
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WORKERS. WHAT
DOES IVE STAND FOR?
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IT IS THE SAME WORD AS "GO".
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IT MEANS," THE INSTITUTO FOR
THE  DISSEMINACAO DO EVANELHO .
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IT IS AN INSTITUTE
TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL.
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THE WORD IN
PORTUGUESE IS "ID" FOR GO.
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THIS IS KIND OF
EXCITING TO"GO, GO"!
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EXACTLY!
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THERE IS GOING TO
BE A LOT OF "GO, GO".
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IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING
PAST EPISODES OF "ADVENTURES IN
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MISSIONS", YOU HAVE
ALREADY MET GERSON AND OSMAR.
00:22:56.46\00:23:04.33
HIS ENTHUSIASM IS ALSO MAGNETIC
WITH THIS MAN, OSCAR, AND HIS
00:23:04.33\00:23:07.56
WIFE. HE WAS HERE IN COLLEGE
PLACE, WASHINGTON, AT THE
HEADQUARTERS OF GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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THESE PEOPLE GOT
EXCITED AND INSPIRED.
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THE NEXT BOARD
MEETING WILL BE IN NOVEMEBER.
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I AM GOING NOW TO AN APPOINTMENT
THAT I HAVE IN BRAZIL.
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WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH.
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THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MOVE
AHEAD SLOWLY WITH BUREAUCRACY.
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BEFORE WE STARTED THERE, WE
NEEDED TO CATCH THE VISION HERE.
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THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT
GOSPEL OUTREACH WAS ALL ABOUT.
00:23:38.06\00:23:40.73
THEIR EYES HAVE NOW BEEN OPENED.
00:23:40.73\00:23:42.90
THEY WERE JUST SO INSPIRED THAT
THEY LEFT THIS PLACE ON FIRE.
00:23:42.90\00:23:46.83
THE GOSPEL OUTREACH HEADQUARTERS
IS WHERE THE ORGANIZATION WAS
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BORN BY THE VISION
OF ONE MAN IN 1993.
00:23:57.93\00:24:03.56
WE HAVE STRUGGLED, LOOKED AND
WORKED TO HAVE A HEADQUARTERS
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FACILITY. LEO PUFFED OUT HIS
CHEST AND THREW HIS SHOULDERS
BACK TO SAY THAT IN BRAZIL,
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@
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THEY ALREADY
HAVE A HEADQUARTERS.
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WE SURE DO!
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THIS IS A BUILDING
THAT IS CLOSE TO A SCHOOL.
00:24:19.50\00:24:22.10
THE UNIVERSITY
HAS THREE CAMPUSES.
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THE SCHOOL THAT I ATTENDED
WAS IN THE CITY OF SAO PAULO,
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CAMPINAS AND UNASP
WAS THE MAIN PLACE.
00:24:31.33\00:24:33.63
ONE OF MY FORMER
TEACHERS WAS ELDER KORSKI.
00:24:33.63\00:24:39.83
HE IS IN CHARGE OF THIS BUILDING
THAT IS BEING USED ONCE A MONTH
00:24:39.83\00:24:45.23
OR EVERY QUARTER
FOR THE RETIREES.
00:24:45.23\00:24:47.33
HE TOLD US THAT
IT WAS OUR BUILDING.
00:24:47.33\00:24:49.06
HE GAVE THE ADDRESS
AND WE HAVE THE P.O.
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BOX NUMBER, SO
WE ARE READY TO GO.
00:24:52.96\00:24:55.20
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
WADE THROUGH THE BUREAUCRACY.
00:24:55.20\00:24:57.60
IT TOOK THE PRESIDENT SEVEN
TRIPS TO GET THE BANK ACCOUNT
00:24:57.60\00:25:06.06
READY. WHEN HE WAS JUST
ABOUT DONE, HE HAD TO GO TO THE
00:25:06.06\00:25:09.23
CENTRAL BANK. WITH BUREACRACY
THE WAY IT IS, I ASK FOR YOUR
PRAYERS FOR GOSPEL OUTREACH.
00:25:09.23\00:25:16.33
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE
PRESIDENT OF GOSPEL OUTREACH?
00:25:16.33\00:25:18.80
IT IS OSMAR REIS.
00:25:18.80\00:25:22.93
HE IS A FORMER DIVISION LEADER.
00:25:22.93\00:25:25.80
HE IS THE ONE THAT STARTED THE
SMALL GROUPS MINISTRY IN SOUTH
00:25:25.80\00:25:30.86
AMERICA. SINCE HE IS NOW THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE, HE
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KNOWS EVERYONE. I WISH THE FOLKS
COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO HEAR HIM
00:25:36.93\00:25:43.50
ON SABBATH. I COULDN'T
UNDERSTAND A WORD THAT HE SAID
BUT I COULD UNDERSTAND HIS
00:25:43.50\00:25:50.60
ENTHUSIASIUM. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF HIM OR BE
DISTRACTED IN ANY WAY.
00:25:50.60\00:25:55.00
LEO WAS RIGHT THERE
TO TRANSLATE EVERYTHING.
00:25:55.00\00:25:57.16
WHAT A WONDERFUL MESSAGE.
00:25:57.16\00:25:59.13
THAT MAN IS PRESIDENT OF
GOSPEL OUTREACH IN BRAZIL.
00:25:59.13\00:26:02.93
HERE IS THE
SECRETARY THAT YOU INTERVIEWED.
00:26:02.93\00:26:06.56
ONE OF OUR FORMER
MINISTERS IS THE TREASURER.
00:26:06.56\00:26:12.23
WE HAVE MANY BUSINESS
MEN THAT ARE PART OF IT.
00:26:12.23\00:26:14.50
AND MAYBE YOU
KNOW DR. MILTON AFONSO?
00:26:14.50\00:26:16.73
YES!
00:26:16.73\00:26:17.73
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A
MEETING WITH ALL THE MEN.
00:26:17.73\00:26:22.10
THEY WILL PRESENT
GOSPEL OUTREACH TO THEM.
00:26:22.10\00:26:24.26
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US.
00:26:24.26\00:26:26.30
THE TIME HAS JUST
RACED BY FOR US, LEO.
00:26:26.30\00:26:29.36
GOD BLESS YOU!
00:26:29.36\00:26:30.70
WHAT A JOY TO SEE YOU AGAIN!
00:26:30.70\00:26:32.16
IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE ALL OF
YOU WITH US HERE ON "ADVENTURES
00:26:32.16\00:26:36.26
IN MISSIONS". WE WILL
BE BACK HERE NEXT TIME.
00:26:36.26\00:26:40.83
AND I PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE
PRAYING FOR US AND BE WITH US AS
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WELL. GOD BLESS!
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CLOSING MUSIC.
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