?OPENING MUSIC?
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HELLO AND WELCOME TO
THIS SEGMENT OF "ADVENTURES
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IN MISSIONS". I AM
GERALD, OR SOMETIMES KNOWN
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AS PASTOR GERALD AND I'M
ALWAYS USUALLY AT THE RECEIVING
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END OF THE INTERVIEWS
BUT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE ON
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THIS SERIES OF "ADVENTURES IN
MISSIONS" TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
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AND HONOR OF INTERVIEWING
SOME REALLY FASCINATING FOLKS.
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AND THIS TIME AND THIS
OCCASION IS NO EXCEPTION.
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I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
HAVING WITH US TODAY JOHN DUROE.
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PASTOR JOHN.
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NICE TO BE HERE.
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IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND
I KNOW YOU COME FROM A DISTANT
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LAND. A LAND THAT THE NAME IS
THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD AND
IF I CAN ATTEMPT TO PRONOUNCE
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THE NAME OF THE
COUNTRY, IT IS TRIPURA.
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YES. TRIPURA. THE STATE OF
TRIPURA, THE STATE OF TRIPURA,
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YES. JOHN, I KNOW YOU OVERSEE
THE WORK OF GOSPEL OUTREACH IN
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NORTHEAST INDIA,
IS IT THAT REGION?
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YES.
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I KNOW THAT THE BRITISH PRESENCE
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD IS
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HISTORICAL. YES.
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I SEE YOU APOLOGIZE FOR
EVERYTHING THAT WAS EVER DONE.
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THAT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU
KNOW WE OVERLOOK HISTORY.
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WE LEARN FROM IT ,
YES, BUT WE MOVE ON.
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YES.
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AND I UNDERSTAND YOU JUST MADE A
RECENT VISIT TO THAT PART OF THE
WORLD, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE
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SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION,
UPDATE, VIDEO CLIPS THAT I'VE
GOTTEN A GLIMPSE OF.
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TELL US MORE. WHAT DO
YOU HAVE COMING FOR US?
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YES. WELL, I'M THE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR BANGLADESH
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AND FOR TRIPURA. AND
TRIPURA IS SORT OF ON THREE
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SIDES, IT IS
SURROUNDED BY BANGLADESH.
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A LITTLE TEARDROP THAT COMES
DOWN INSIDE BANGLADESH AND IT
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USED TO BE AT ONE
TIME, A SEPARATE KINGDOM.
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IT HAD ITS OWN KING AND THE LAST
KING DIED JUST AFTER I WAS BORN.
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ANY RELATIONSHIP?
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NO, NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
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AND HIS QUEEN THEN GAVE THAT
STATE TO INDIA, THAT KINGDOM TO
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INDIA. SO IT BECAME AN INDIAN
STATE BUT IT'S REMAINED VERY
UNDERDEVELOPED THERE.
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ITS STILL ABOUT 70 PER CENT
COVERED BY FOREST AND TREES AND
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THE ROADS ARE
ATROCIOUS. TERRIBLE ROADS.
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AND IT'S STILL SORT OF
INFLUENCED BY BANGLADESH.
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LOTS OF BANGLADESHES COME OVER
THE BORDER SO THERE IS A STRONG
BENGALI CULTURE IN TRIPURA.
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NOW THERE USED TO BE SORT OF
TRIBAL RELIGIONS IN TRIPURA BUT
OF COURSE, WHEN THEY CAME FROM
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BANGLADESH THEY BROUGHT WITH
THEM ISLAM AND THEY ALSO BROUGHT
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HINDUS. SO NOW THE RELIGION
THERE IS VERY MIXED UP, VERY
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MIXED UP. YOU WILL SEE THIS
ON THE FIRST VIDEO THAT WE ARE
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GOING TO SHOW. SO WE
WILL SHOW THAT RIGHT NOW.
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(MUSIC PLAYING) TELIAMURA,
NORTHEAST INDIA IN THE STATE OF
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(MUSIC PLAYING) TELIAMURA,
NORTHEAST INDIA IN THE STATE OF
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TRIPURA WAS QUITE
NOISY THIS FEBRUARY.
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A THREE DAY HINDU
CELEBRATION WAS GOING ON.
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SINGING THE PRAISES
OF THE GOD, KRISHNA.
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SO MUCH FOOD HAD BEEN PREPARED
SO IT WAS DISTRIBUTED FREELY
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AND IN THE EVENING
IT TURNED TO DANCING.
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CONSTANTLY
REPEATING KRISHNAS NAME.
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THE DANCERS
BECAME QUITE EMOTIONAL.
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THE SINGING CONTINUED
DAY AND NIGHT FOR THREE DAYS.
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ON THE THIRD DAY, WE WERE
VISITING THE NEARBY VILLAGE OF
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MARUA. GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER
PREBIA RUBIN HAS BEEN WORKING
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THERE AND NINE PEOPLE
HAVE REQUESTED BAPTISM.
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WE SANG WE SHARED THE STORY
OF JESUS TAKING A POSSESSED
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MAN AND TURNING HIM
INTO A FOLLOWER OF JESUS.
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SOMEONE LOST 2000 PIGS THAT DAY
AND PEOPLE WERE AFRAID WHEN THEY
SAW ALL THE CHANGES.
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ONE OF THE BAPTISMAL
CANDIDATES WAS A LITTLE AFRAID
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ON THIS DAY BECAUSE SHE HAD
MADE A PROMISE TO THE DEVIL.
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IF HER SICK SON WOULD BE CURED,
SHE PROMISED TO SACRIFICE A
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DUCK. NOW, SHE WANTED THE
PROMISE ANNULED AND PASTOR
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ZAMINGA, THE AREA
SUPERVISOR, PRAYED A PRAYER.
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SHE WANTED JESUS TO BE HER
FRIEND AND SAVIOR. THIS IS HOW
PREBIA EXPLAINED IT.
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SHE DON'T WANT ANYMORE DEVILS.
SHE DON'T WANT TO WORSHIP
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ANYMORE, SHE WANT TO WORSHIP
THE TRUE GOD, THE HEAVENLY GOD.
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IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL,
WARM DAY FOR THE BAPTISM.
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NINE PEOPLE GAVE THEIR HEARTS TO
JESUS. THEY WANT HIM TO CHANGE
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THEM. PREBIA IS ENJOYING HIS
WORK IN MARUA VILLAGE AND OTHERS
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ARE PREPARING TO
LISTEN TO THE STORY OF JESUS.
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WE WENT TO HIS HOME
TO MEET HIS NEW WIFE.
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IN THE NEIGHBOR'S
HOUSE, WE WATCHED THE VIDEO
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OF THEIR COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
THAT WE HAD MADE LAST YEAR.
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WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THE NEW
BABY BUT WE WERE ALSO HAPPY TO
SEE THE NEW CHURCH.
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A SIMPLE TIN STRUCTURE. IT NEEDS
A FAN AND SOME SEATING BUT WE
ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
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WE PASSED THROUGH THE MARKET
ON THE WAY TO SEE THE CHURCH.
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SOME THINGS LOOKED
GOOD AND SOME DIDN'T.
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PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER PREBIA
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AS HE STARTS NEW CONGREGATIONS
IN THE VILLAGES AROUND HIS HOME.
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PEOPLE WILL BE AFRAID
WHEN THEY SEE CHANGED LIVES
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BUT THAT'S WHAT
CHRISTIANITY IS ALL ABOUT.
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FASCINATING. I HAVE A QUESTION,
YES, ON THE DANCE AND THE
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CHANTING. YES.
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WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?
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THEY WERE JUST CONSTANTLY
REPEATING THE NAME OF KRISHNA.
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OVER AND OVER THEY WERE SORT OF
IN A TRANCE THAT NIGHT AS I
WATCHED THEM DANCING THERE.
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WOULD YOU EQUATE
THAT WITH DEVIL WORSHIP?
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WHEN YOU SAW THAT WOMAN WITH HER
MOUTH WARBLING, IT LOOKED VERY
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DEVILISH. THE ONE THAT WAS, YES.
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TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I AM FROM
THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN THE
MIDDLE EAST THAT IS A VERY
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COMMON THING TO
DO DURING A WEDDING.
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IS IT?
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YES. WHEN THEY HAVE WEDDING
CEREMONIES AND ESPECIALLY WHEN
THE BRIDE IS KIND OF ESCORTED
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INTO THE GROOM'S HOUSE AND THE
FESTIVITIES THEY GO LIKE THIS.
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THE HINDUS DO IT QUITE THE SAME.
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SO, BUT IT CAN MEAN DIFFERENT
THINGS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES.
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YES, I AM ASSUMING.
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YES, YES.
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THE STRUCTURE, THE CHURCH
STRUCTURE ISN'T IT RATHER HOT?
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YES. IN THE SUMMERTIME, VERY,
VERY THIN TIN, THOSE CHURCHES
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ARE MADE OF. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN
MAKE A MUCH BETTER CHURCH
ACTUALLY JUST OF NATIVE
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MATERIALS. JUST OF BRUSH AND
SO ON PROBABLY FOR ABOUT $2000.
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USUALLY, THOUGH, THEY WILL
HAVE A TIN ROOF ON THE TOP AND A
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CHURCH SUCH AS THE ONE AS WE SEE
THERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT $3000.
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REALLY.
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BUT OF COURSE, IT NEEDED SOME
FANS; IT NEEDED A FEW OF
SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO SIT ON.
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O.K.
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SO, I HAD A HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN MY POCKET.
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I GAVE IT TO HIM TO
BUY FANS AND BENCHES.
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SO THERE IS ELECTRICITY
AROUND? SO THEY CAN PLUG IT IN?
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YES. THEY HAVE
ELECTRICITY IN THE VILLAGE, YES.
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O.K. YOU MENTION BANGLADESH
AND HOW IT SURROUNDS TRIPURA.
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TELL US ABOUT BANGLADESH.
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WELL BANGLADESH IT IS MUCH
MORE DEVELOPED THAN TRIPURA, OF
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COURSE. THE MAIN CITY IN
BANGLADESH IS DHAKA AND
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS AS
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IF THE WHOLE, EVERYONE IN
BANGLADESH IS LIVING IN DHAKA.
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IT IS SO CROWDED
THERE, SURE, ON THE ROADS.
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ONCE YOU GET OUTSIDE DHAKA
THE COUNTRYSIDE IS VERY NICE.
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IT IS VERY PLEASANT.
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SOMETIMES TWO-THIRDS OF THE
COUNTRY FLOODS SO, TWO THIRDS OF
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THE COUNTRY? YES, OH WOW, SO ONE
OF THE INDUSTRIES THERE IN
BANGLADESH IS MOVING SOIL FROM
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ONE SPOT TO ANOTHER SPOT TO GET
A BUILT UP AREA SO THAT YOU CAN
PUT A HOUSE ON THAT BUILT UP
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AREA SO THAT YOU WON'T GET
FLOODED WHEN THE FLOODS COME.
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BUT OF COURSE A LITTLE BIT
OF CLIMATE CHANGE WILL RAISE THE
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TEMPERATURE JUST ENOUGH TO BRING
LOTS OF CHANGES IN BANGLADESH.
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LOTS OF DISEASE AND ALTHOUGH
THERE SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OF FOOD
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THERE. ABOUT HALF THE CHILDREN
IN BANGLADESH ARE MALNOURISHED.
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BECAUSE?
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WELL JUST BECAUSE
THE FOOD IS SO UNCERTAIN.
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SOMETIMES IT IS THERE,
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT THERE.
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IF A FLOOD COMES OR IF THE
CLIMATE CHANGE OR A MONSOON
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COMES THROUGH EVERYTHING IS
WASHED AWAY AND THERE IS LOTS OF
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DISEASE. HOW IS THE WATER?
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BAD WATER VERY BAD WATER.
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O.K. I WAS ASSUMING BECAUSE YOU
GET FLOODING YOU KNOW, IS NOT
HEALTHY, YES, FOR ANYONE.
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THERE IS LOTS OF ARSENIC
IN THE WATER, IN FACT ANY WELL
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THAT IS NOT OVER 200 FEET DEEP
IS CONTAMINATED WITH ARSENIC.
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YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE WITH SORT OF
NODULES ON THEIR FACE AND YOU
KNOW THAT THAT'S BECAUSE OF
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THE ARSENIC IN THE
WATER, CONTAMINATED WATER.
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HAVE YOU BEEN CAUGHT
IN ONE OF THOSE FLOODS?
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I HAVEN'T BECAUSE I ALWAYS GO IN
JANUARY, THE RIGHT SEASON, I GO
THE RIGHT TIME AND LET ME
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SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO OF
BANGLADESH THEN YOU WILL SEE
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WHAT IT IS LIKE WITH ALL
THE VEGETABLES AND THINGS.
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AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY
YEAR IN BANGLADESH THE MARKET
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AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY
YEAR IN BANGLADESH THE MARKET
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STORES ARE LOADED
WITH FRESH VEGETABLES.
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IT'S A VERY FERTILE COUNTRY.
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THE HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS
HELP TO PRODUCE A GOOD HARVEST.
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SOME RICE FARMERS WILL
GET THREE CROPS A YEAR.
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IT'S STILL AN
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
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THE ROADSIDE COOKS MAKE
EVERYTHING LOOK SO APPETIZING.
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BUT OUR GOSPEL OUTREACH
VOLUNTEERS ARE INTERESTED IN
SHARING THE BREAD OF LIFE.
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GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER
PROBATH LIVES HERE IN THE
VILLAGE OF RAMISHAR WIPUR.
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HE HELPS HIS WIFE TEACH THE
CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH SCHOOL
BUT HIS REAL INTEREST IS IN THE
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NEW CHURCH IN SHALHODO
VILLAGE THREE MILES AWAY.
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MANY HINDU PEOPLE LIVE IN
SHALHODO SO PROBATH STARTED
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VISITING THEM. THEY WERE
INTERESTED IN WHAT HE HAD TO
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SAY. HE ORGANIZED SOME
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS AND
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INVITED THE CONFERENCE
SECRETARY TO HELP HIM.
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PEOPLE RESPONDED AND
60 PEOPLE WERE BAPTIZED.
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SHALHODO HAS A GOOD CHURCH ELDER
TO TAKE CARE OF THE NEW CHURCH.
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SOME GERMAN FRIENDS OF THE
BANGLADESH CHURCH ASKED IF THERE
WAS ANY PROJECT THAT THEY COULD
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HELP WITH AND THE
MISSION SUGGESTED THAT THEY HELP
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CONSTRUCT A NEW
CHURCH FOR THE NEW BELIEVERS.
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THE CHURCH IS WELL ON
THE WAY TO COMPLETION.
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YOU TOO, CAN HELP
GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS LIKE
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SHALHODO AS THEY SHARE THE
BREAD OF LIFE IN BANGLADESH.
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ONE COMPLIMENT, JOHN DID
YOU MAKE THE VIDEOS YOURSELF?
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YES.
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THEY ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL.
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THANK YOU.
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THE COLORING IS VERY NICE.
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THE EVERYTHING IS JUST DONE
RIGHT, PANORAMIC THE MOVES AND
EVERYTHING IS FINE.
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GOSPEL OUTREACH HAS HELPED YOU
IN THAT REGARD, I AM ASSUMING.
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WHO BUILDS THOSE CHURCHES?
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WELL, WHEN I WAS GLOBAL MISSION
COORDINATOR FOR THE DIVISION
OFFICE IN THE PHILLIPINES,
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AND BANGLADESH IS PART
OF THAT DIVISION, MCNEILUS,
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THE MCNEILUS FAMILY THEY WERE
BUILDING CHURCHES IN BANGLADESH.
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AT ONE TIME YOU KNOW, EVERY FEW
DAYS A NEW CHURCH WAS APPEARING.
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THEY BUILT OVER 200 NEW CHURCHES
IN BANGLADESH AND EVERY CHURCH
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HAD A SCHOOL ROOM AS WELL AND
A PLACE FOR THE PASTOR TO LIVE.
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SO, THOSE CHURCHES WERE
EXTREMELY USEFUL BUT THAT CHURCH
THAT YOU SAW ON THE VIDEO,
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THE FIRST CHURCH THAT YOU SAW
WHERE WE SAID THAT THE GOSPEL
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OUTREACH VOLUNTEER'S WIFE
WAS TEACHING, SHE WAS TEACHING
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AT THAT SCHOOL THAT WAS
ONE OF MCNEILUS' CHURCHES.
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NOW IN THE NEXT VILLAGE WHERE
THE GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER
WAS WORKING THAT WAS A CHURCH
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THAT WAS BUILT BY
SOME FRIENDS FROM GERMANY.
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DO WE NEED MORE
CHURCHES DO YOU THINK?
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OH, YES IN THAT AREA.
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OH, YES WE CERTAINLY
DO NEED MORE CHURCHES.
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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE
TO ERECT A CHURCH BUILDING?
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NOT VERY LONG.
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REALLY. TELL ME.
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NOT VERY LONG, JUST A FEW WEEKS.
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REALLY?
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YES.
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WOW! WOW!
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DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MOVING AROUND
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AND ERECTING CHURCHES IN THIS
AREA AND THAT DISTRICT AND ALL?
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WELL THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN BANGLADESH
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SO THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED
TO HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
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GREAT. AS YOU CAN TELL, EXCITING
WORK IS GOING ON IN THAT PART
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OF THE WORLD. BANGLADESH,
TRIPURA AND JOHN HAS JUST
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SHARED WITH US HOW
FANTASTIC THE WORK IS GOING ON
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AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED
AND YOU KNOW, HOW BENEFICIAL
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IT IS, HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS
TO HAVE THE NATIVES, THE LOCALS
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TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND TAKE
CHARGE OF THE WORK THAT IS GOING
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ON. AND IT IS PRETTY MUCH, I
WOULD SAY, THE INNOVATIVE
PHILOSOPHY OF GOSPEL OUTREACH.
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TO INVEST IN THIS
PHENOMENON OF UTILIZING
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THE LOCALS AND THE
NATIVES IN CONTINUING THE WORK.
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IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT US: I'M
PRETTY SURE EVERY SEGMENT SHOWN
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HERE HAS HAD A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON THE MULTIFACETED
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APPROACH OF GOSPEL OUTREACH IN
FINISHING THE GREAT COMMISSION.
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IF YOU ARE MOVED, IF YOU ARE I
WOULD SAY, PROMPTED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT TO HAVE A PART IN SEEING
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THIS WORK COME TO FRUITION, THE
WAY IT IS WE WOULD LIKE TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT US.
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ALL THE CONTACT
INFORMATION IS ON THE SCREEN.
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IF YOU PREFER TO CALL US, YOU
CAN PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
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US 509-525-2951; WE HAVE A VERY
ATTRACTIVE LOOKING WEBSITE ALSO
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BROWSE YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE
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AND FEAST YOUR EYES AND YOUR
HEART AS TO ALL THE ENDEAVORS IN
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THE PROSPECT AND I WOULD SAY THE
UNIMAGINABLE INNOVATIVE WAYS
THAT GOSPEL OUTREACH IS CARRYING
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OUT THE COMMISSION IN PARTS OF
THE WORLD THAT MAYBE UP UNTIL 20
YEARS AGO, WERE JUST NOT ENTERED
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UNCHARTED AND YET WE ARE
ERECTING CHURCHES RIGHT AND
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LEFT. SURGE ON; MY QUESTION TO
YOU IS THIS: YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL THAT
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WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH
ALCOHOL AND YOU HAVE A VIDEO
CLIP OF THIS INDIVIDUAL.
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YES.
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I'M SO IMPATIENT,
ANXIOUS TO SEE THIS VIDEO.
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TELL US MORE
ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.
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ACTUALLY, I SHOULD INTRODUCE AN
OLD GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER.
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HE IS NOT EMPLOYED AS A
GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER AT
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THIS TIME, HE IS SORT
OF RETIRED NOW BUT THIS MAN
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IS CALLED SIDURHI AND HE IS
A VERY INTERESTING CHARACTER.
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HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN A HINDU
PRIEST FOR I THINK 27 YEARS.
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SO, HE'S GOT QUITE AN
INTERESTING BACKGROUND BUT YOU
WILL SEE HIM ON THIS VIDEO,
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YOU'LL SEE HOW HE REACTS TO
PEOPLE AND HOW PEOPLE REACT TO
HIM AND WHAT HE DID TO CONVERT
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THE GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER
THAT IS NOW WORKING IN THIS
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VILLAGE. SO LET ME
SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO.
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HE USED TO BE A DRUNKARD.
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NOW HE IS GOSPEL
OUTREACH VOLUNTEER BIRONCHUK.
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HE IS WORKING IN MYANOKUTHI
VILLAGE, TRIPURA NORTHEAST
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INDIA. HE WAS IN SUCH A STATE
AND HIS WIFE WAS TREATED SO
BADLY SHE FINALLY LEFT HOME.
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THEN CAME GOSPEL
OUTREACH VOLUNTEER SIDURHI.
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HE WAS SO WAS SO
GOOD AT MAKING FRIENDS.
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HE VISITED HOMES, SAT IN
THE MARKET AND OFTEN JUST TOLD
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STORIES. HE KNOWS
ALL THEIR TRIBAL HISTORY.
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HE KNOWS ALL
THEIR TRIBAL HISTORY.
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BEFORE HIS CONVERSION HE
WAS A HINDU PRIEST FOR 27 YEARS.
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HE IS ALSO A HERBAL HEALER
AND HELPED ANYONE IN NEED.
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THEY LOOKED ON
HIM AS THEIR FRIEND.
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WHEN HE HAD THESE EVANGELISTIC
MEETINGS, 55 WERE BAPTIZED.
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THAT'S WHEN SIDURHI MET
BIRONCHUK, DRUNK AND ALONE.
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HE STARTED TO VISIT HIM,
ENCOURAGED HIM, AND GOT HIM ON
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HIS FEET AGAIN. HE SAW HIM EVERY
DAY, BEFRIENDED HIM AND BEGAN TO
SHARE THE SCRIPTURES WITH HIM.
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THE DAY AFTER BIRONCHEK WAS
BAPTIZED; SIDURHI WENT TO VISIT
THE LONG LOST WIFE.
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THE DAY AFTER BIRONCHEK WAS
BAPTIZED; SIDURHI WENT TO VISIT
THE LONG LOST WIFE.
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HE PERSUADED HER FAMILY TO
GIVE BIRONCHEK ANOTHER CHANCE.
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HE SAID HE WAS A
NEW MAN AND HE WAS!
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HE WAS COMPLETELY CHANGED.
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SIDURHI MOVED ON TO EVANGELIZE
ANOTHER VILLAGE AND BIRONCHEK
BECAME A GOSPEL OUTREACH
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VOLUNTEER HIMSELF AND HE STAYED
TO HELP ESTABLISH THE NEW GROUP
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OF BELIEVERS. HE'S LEARNED
THE ART OF MAKING FRIENDS.
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WE STOPPED TO WATCH THIS
REALLY SERIOUS GAME OF MARBLES.
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I THINK THAT MONEY WAS
ACTUALLY CHANGING HANDS.
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THIS LAST YEAR, HE HAS
ENCOURAGED ANOTHER 15 VILLAGES
TO BECOME SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
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CHRISTIANS AND ANOTHER FOUR
ARE ALMOST READY TO BE BAPTIZED.
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I SPOKE WITH BERCHANDRHA, ONE OF
THE RECENT CONVERTS AND I ASKED
HIM ABOUT HIS NEW FOUND FAITH.
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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A NEW
CHRISTIAN IN HINDU SURROUNDINGS
AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY:
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"SINCE I BECAME A SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN I HAVE PEACE
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OF MIND. BEFORE I WAS HINDU
ALTHOUGH WE ENJOYED MANY
FESTIVALS IN MY LIFE
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THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A
LASTING PEACE OF MIND.
00:21:44.76\00:21:48.26
NOW, I HAVE PEACE IN JESUS AND I
AM HAPPY BEING A CHRISTIAN."
LET'S KEEP SUPPORTING GOSPEL
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OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS LIKE
BIRONCHEK AND LET'S GIVE YOUNG
00:21:54.36\00:21:58.36
PEOPLE LIKE BERCHANDRA A CHANCE
TO BECOME A FOLLOWER OF JESUS.
00:21:58.36\00:22:05.70
I WONDER IF THIS PERSON HAD
HEARD THE STORY OF JESUS BEFORE
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IT WAS TOO LATE. YOU KNOW JOHN I
NOTICE SOMETHING DURING THAT
LAST PART OF THAT, THIS YOUNG
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MAN'S RESPONSE THAT WHAT IS THE
MAIN DIFFERENCE NOW THAT YOU ARE
A CHRISTIAN COMPARED
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TO WHEN YOU WERE A
HINDU, HE SAID PEACE OF MIND.
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I'VE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION
FROM AN IRANIAN INDIVIDUAL,
IRANIAN LADY FROM ISLAMIC,
00:22:31.76\00:22:38.06
SHIITE ISLAMIC BACKGROUND,
SHE GAVE ME THE SAME RESPONSE.
00:22:38.06\00:22:42.20
AND IT IS, I THINK THE
VITAL, YOU KNOW SOMETIMES WE
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CHRISTIANS WE OVERLOOK,
WE TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED.
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YOU KNOW PEACE OF MIND, YES, YOU
KNOW WE ARE SO - IT'S SO
ENIGMATIC SOMETIMES.
00:22:48.90\00:22:55.23
YOU KNOW WE DON'T APPRECIATE
THAT WHEN YOU DO HAVE PEACE OF
MIND YOU ARE NOT LACKING IT.
00:22:55.23\00:23:00.96
AND THESE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE
IT AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY
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DON'T HAVE IT, BUT WHEN CHRIST
COMES INTO THE PICTURE THEN THEY
REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN
00:23:06.60\00:23:14.56
ESSENCE OF LIFE AND HE SAID, IT
IS SO INTERESTING AS I WAS
DISCUSSING THIS WITH THIS
00:23:14.56\00:23:20.43
IRANIAN LADY, SHE SAID THAT IN
OUR RELIGION WOMEN HAVE
ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE IN THE LIFE
00:23:20.43\00:23:30.40
ABOVE OR IN PARADISE. SO, BUT
JESUS MAKES THE WAY, PAVES THE
WAY BUT AS HE DOES HE ALSO GIVES
00:23:30.40\00:23:39.33
YOU THE PEACE THAT TANSCENDS ALL
UNDERSTANDING THAT EVEN A YOUNG
MAN OR AN OLD WOMAN CAN
00:23:39.33\00:23:45.13
APPRECIATE. YES, YOU SEE THAT
YOUNG MAN IN THE VIDEO, HE WOULD
HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FESTIVALS
00:23:45.13\00:23:51.03
THAT WOULD COME EVERY YEAR -
TWELVE OR THIRTEEN DIFFERENT
FESTIVALS FOR EVERY MONTH THERE
00:23:51.03\00:23:56.63
IS SOME EXCITEMENT COMES BUT
AFTER THAT EXCITEMENT THERE IS
00:23:56.63\00:24:02.53
NOTHING THERE. THE REAL LIFE.
00:24:02.53\00:24:03.43
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
00:24:03.43\00:24:04.76
YES.
00:24:04.76\00:24:06.16
YOU MENTIONED THE VOLUNTEERS
AS FAR AS GOSPEL OUTREACH
00:24:06.16\00:24:12.33
VOLUNTEERS. ARE THEY IN ANY WAY
SUPPORTED FINANCIALLY WHEN YOU
00:24:12.33\00:24:16.60
SAY VOLUNTEERS? OH YES, WE CALL
THEM A VOLUNTEER, BECAUSE THE
ARE NOT EXACTLY REGULAR WORKERS.
00:24:16.60\00:24:24.33
THEY ARE GETTING PAID ABOUT HALF
OF WHAT A REGULAR WORKER WOULD
BE PAID IN THOSE COUNTRIES.
00:24:24.33\00:24:32.43
SO IN BANGLADESH THERE THEY ARE
PROBABLY GETTING PAID ABOUT $40
00:24:32.43\00:24:38.06
A MONTH. A MONTH, YES AND THEY
CAN SURVIVE ON THET $40 BUT IF
SOMETHING GOES WRONG, IF THEY
00:24:38.06\00:24:43.30
GET SICK OR IF THEY WANT TO SEND
THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OR
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
00:24:43.30\00:24:47.26
THEN THERE IS JUST
NOTHING LEFT, NOTHING LEFT.
00:24:47.26\00:24:51.56
SO, THEY ARE
ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERS.
00:24:51.56\00:24:53.33
THEY ARE WORKING
ON A BARE MINIMUM.
00:24:53.33\00:24:55.16
THAT'S IT.
00:24:55.16\00:24:55.96
SO O.K. IT IS
THE RATIO OF THINGS.
00:24:55.96\00:24:58.70
NOW WE MIGHT NOT HAVE DONE THIS
BEFORE ON THIS SHOW BUT HERE IS
WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU.
00:24:58.70\00:25:05.20
LOOK INTO THE CAMERA AND I WANT
YOU TO CHALLENGE OUR VIEWERS
00:25:05.20\00:25:11.03
WITH YOUR FIRST HAND
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE.
00:25:11.03\00:25:14.73
ENCOURAGE THEM AND TELL THEM
HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THIS.
00:25:14.73\00:25:18.06
HOW CAN THEY HAVE A ROLE IN
THIS VERY SENSITIVE WORK THAT
00:25:18.06\00:25:22.70
THE GOSPEL
OUTREACH IS INVOLVED WITH?
00:25:22.70\00:25:25.73
WE HAVE THESE VOLUNTEERS
THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME
00:25:25.73\00:25:31.76
AND THEIR ENERGY AND
THEIR LIVES TO SERVING GOD AND
00:25:31.76\00:25:37.23
WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM. WE NEED
TO HELP THEM. NOW, $40 YOU COULD
00:25:37.23\00:25:45.40
SPEND $40 JUST GOING OUT TO
EAT WITH YOUR WIFE OR WITH YOUR
00:25:45.40\00:25:49.86
HUSBAND, $40 AND THAT $40 COULD
PAY A GOSPEL OUTREACH VOLUNTEER
00:25:49.86\00:25:55.70
FOR A WHOLE MONTH. LET'S DO ALL
WE CAN TO SUPPORT THESE GOSPEL
OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS SO THAT THEY
00:25:55.70\00:26:01.80
CAN HELP FINISH THE WORK
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US TO DO.
00:26:01.80\00:26:07.86
GO INTO ALL THE
WORLD AND MAKE DISCIPLES.
00:26:07.86\00:26:12.23
AS YOU CAN TELL, JOHN HIMSELF
IS VERY EXCITED IN WHAT HE DOES.
00:26:12.23\00:26:20.26
IT IS ONE THING TO HEAR ABOUT
IT, IT IS ONE THING TO EVEN
WATCH IT ON TV BUT IT IS A
00:26:20.26\00:26:28.06
COMPLETE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
WHEN YOU ARE THERE IN PERSON.
00:26:28.06\00:26:31.60
YES.
00:26:31.60\00:26:32.56
AND YOU SEE THE
ACTUAL LIVES BEING CHANGED.
00:26:32.56\00:26:34.93
THAT DRUNKARD INDIVIDUAL YES, OR
THE PRIEST, THE HINDU PRIEST,
AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
00:26:34.93\00:26:40.23
IT IS VERY EXCITING, JOHN. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING.
00:26:40.23\00:26:43.63
GO AHEAD YOU WERE
GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.
00:26:43.63\00:26:45.40
I WAS JUST SAYING I VISITED SOME
OF THOSE HOMES WITH HIM AS HE
DID SOME OF THOSE HERBAL
00:26:45.40\00:26:49.66
TREATMENTS, LATE AT NIGHT
SOMETIMES AND VERY INTERESTING.
00:26:49.66\00:26:53.93
AMEN. WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO TAKE PART IN THIS
00:26:53.93\00:26:56.83
MASSIVE WORK AND UNTIL WE
MEET AGAIN REMEMBER JESUS SAID
00:26:56.83\00:26:59.96
THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM WILL
BE PREACHED TO ALL THE WORLD.
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?CLOSING MUSIC?
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