Participants: Bev Thompson & Shirley Panasuk
Series Code: AIM
Program Code: AIM000481
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00:16 Welcome to Adventures in Missions with Gospel Outreach.
00:18 I am Julie Sanders Keymer. And you know what? 00:20 I have some ladies here. 00:22 And they are kind of the modern day Paul and Barnabas 00:24 and I hope that you will enjoy meeting them as much as I have. 00:28 And welcome Bev Thompson and Shirley Panasuk. 00:31 Thank you, it's a privilege to be here. 00:33 Well, welcome. So maybe you are not Paul and Barnabas 00:35 but we can call you Pauline and Barbie 00:37 or something like that. 00:40 But you two did go on to trip together 00:42 and Bev, you are the director here at Gospel Outreach 00:45 of what district and tell us a little bit about it. 00:48 This is Gospel Outreach's region number two. 00:50 But that is really from about Kolkata 00:53 and the eastern part of India up to and including Bhutan 00:58 and then the narrow section of Sikkim between Bhutan and Nepal. 01:02 I do not go into Nepal but I go all the way over 01:06 and south of Nepal down into the central part. 01:10 Wow, wow. And a very heavy populated place in the world. 01:13 It is heavily populated. We only have 01:16 130 Gospel Outreach workers in this large area right now 01:20 but we're sure hoping and praying for more. 01:22 And that's one reason why we're here to help the viewers 01:25 and the people who are involved with Gospel Outreach 01:26 be able to know what's happening in your area 01:29 and if the Spirit is inclining them to give 01:32 that's what we like them to do. 01:33 And the whole thing is we want to see Jesus. 01:37 And I just believe that because of Gospel Outreach 01:40 we're going to see Jesus sooner. 01:42 And this is the way everyone can get involved 01:45 even though you don't need to go as a missionary 01:47 far away to another land. Yes. 01:50 You could do it from your home by just offering the money 01:53 because we don't send missionaries, 01:55 we empower the local people to get out 01:58 and do it by giving them a salary 02:00 then they don't have to go and do the gardening work. 02:03 But they can get out of that 02:05 and do the gardening for Jesus Christ. 02:07 Well, and that's so big, isn't it? 02:08 Because for you or me to go there it would be language study 02:13 and all of that but these people know the culture, 02:16 they are Christians they are visiting with the people, so-- 02:18 And it's not a big priority 02:23 but when I go I go to eat, to live, 02:27 and I usually loose a few pounds 02:30 and I believe Shirley lost a few pounds this time, too. 02:35 But when we get back home to my regular diet 02:37 I get back to my normal weight and all is well. 02:40 But, yeah, it's a different food, different culture, 02:43 different language, and we don't have to go through all of that. 02:47 Yeah, and for the Lord to use the people there in that area. 02:50 So tell us you went on a trip 02:52 and, Bev, you usually go in February 02:54 to see the Gospel Outreach workers 02:56 and this year Shirley went with you. 02:58 Yes, and I was so excited when she asked me 03:02 would l like to go and I said well, let me ask my husband 03:06 and I ask my husband and he said go for it. 03:10 Good. So there we were 03:12 and it was just the most wonderful adventure if you will. 03:17 It was spiritual, it was so spiritual 03:21 because there were just so much going on 03:23 there were church dedications, baptisms, 03:26 just miracles happening along the way. 03:31 If we sat here and told you about all the miracles 03:33 we wouldn't have time but it was just a real blessing 03:37 and I got to see first hand what was happening 03:41 and I'm now excited to tell everybody 03:44 support Gospel Outreach because it's worth it. 03:48 Praise the Lord. And that's what this is all about. 03:50 That's why we do Adventures in Missions here 03:52 that's carried on many different cable and television channels 03:56 so people can know what's going on here. 03:58 So why don't you share with us ladies, what you wearing. 04:01 You both look beautiful and tell us about your outfits. 04:05 Well, first I want to say 04:07 I usually don't choose anything myself. 04:10 Somebody else's always gifting me 04:12 with these beautiful clothes. So nice. 04:15 And this was the first place we went to in Chhattisgarh 04:18 I was gifted with this lovely little Punjabi. 04:21 It has some very beautiful embroidery work on the borders. 04:25 And then they always have a scarf to match 04:27 and this is a beautiful scarf. It's gorgeous. 04:29 And it almost looks like little mirrors on the front of it. 04:33 They are, they're little mirrors that are embroidered on. 04:37 Very, very pretty. And, Shirley, you wearing an-- 04:39 This was also a gift. We went out to see a school 04:45 and on the way back we stopped in this little town 04:50 and we were summon to come along with the pastor 04:53 and his wife and next thing we knew we were in a shop 04:57 and I was supposed to pick out a dress. 05:00 And I was so touched by this. 05:03 Not only that but the fact that the husband was along 05:08 and there he sat very patiently while we tried it on. 05:13 Wow, that's impressive. 05:15 And even made comments is to that they look nice 05:19 or didn't look nice. Sure. 05:20 His wife of course was doing the bargaining so to speak. 05:25 And it was just, you know, they are just so generous people. 05:30 And that's a true great gift 05:31 when everybody is involved in the giving part of it. 05:34 Yes, yes. Well, great. 05:35 Well, why don't you share a little bit about 05:37 the reason for your visit and what you did 05:40 over in that area of the world? 05:42 Well, first of all I go for the purpose of seeing 05:46 as many Gospel Outreach workers as I possible can 05:49 in their field of work doing something that they usually do. 05:53 And sometimes I can just sort of tell 05:57 if they are putting on something 05:59 but in this area I know there was nothing put on. 06:04 Because I see the response by the people 06:07 and you know that they are friends. 06:10 And so I'd like to roll some of our pictures 06:12 now we can talk just a little bit about it. 06:14 Sure, take us to India. 06:17 This area, it's the end of the dry season 06:22 but its spring time and we start out in a village 06:28 and I just want to give you a taste of village life here. 06:34 The vehicles are not like we ordinarily see. 06:38 The cow going down the road in the opposite direction. 06:42 They do drive on the opposite side of the road to what we do. 06:48 Probably the British influence. It is, yes. 06:51 Oh, look at the food. 06:52 And the cars get just about as close as they dare. 06:56 Yes, and you are praying the whole time, 06:58 right, Shirley? That's right. 07:00 But we want to show you these beautiful vegetables 07:03 and some fruits as we were going down the road. 07:05 Is that cauliflower? Cauliflower. 07:07 Beautiful cauliflower. Gorgeous. 07:08 It was potato season and so there was lots of potatoes out. 07:13 And onions and they always use the purple onions. 07:17 But you know what? 07:19 Shirley would say to me where are these vegetables. 07:24 Radishes, carrots, we didn't get to see many on our dishes. 07:30 Like when you were eating. Yeah. 07:32 Okay, what were they serving you? 07:34 Well, that was always so color fledge we could hardly tell. 07:37 They put it in the curry. 07:38 And you couldn't taste anything but the spice. 07:41 And when we were up in North Bengal at Falakata 07:47 the pastor's wife did try. 07:49 And she did a wonderful job of having something different 07:53 at each meal. Wow. 07:55 In fact at one point we won't see it here perhaps 07:59 it was something like a cereal 08:03 and I had brought some dry powdered soymilk. 08:08 And we showed them what we ate for breakfast. 08:11 Oh, interesting. Were they so curious? 08:12 Yes. And they were delighted to try it. 08:16 And they said, oh, this is good. 08:20 How interesting I would say I love Indian food so... 08:23 The other thing was this when Shirley 08:26 and I went up into Bhutan they--it was mushroom season. 08:30 Oh, yes. I love mushrooms. 08:32 And so we carried back a whole kilo of mushroom. 08:36 Well, they didn't know what to do with all of these mushrooms 08:39 and so I told how to fix that 08:40 you just use about a teaspoon of oil in the pan 08:43 and you have a bunch of chopped onions 08:46 and then you put the mushrooms in with them 08:49 and bring them to a steam 08:52 and then put the lid on them for 3 minutes 08:54 and a little bit of salt and they are ready. 08:58 Well, the first day she served these two us 09:01 as they came back tasting like the regular 09:03 greasy masala onion curries. And so I try to be polite 09:09 and next morning I said, would you like me to cook the mushroom 09:12 the way I would do at home. Sure. 09:14 Oh, she would be delighted, 09:16 so I said, I want just a teaspoon of oil 09:19 and she says, oh, only that little bit. 09:22 And she said, I use this and there was a dipper 09:25 that had about fourth of a cup of oil in it. 09:29 Yeah, so that's typical. 09:30 I knew then why they tasted like greasy mushrooms to me. 09:34 And then I said a little bit of salt 09:38 and then she pulled out her masala 09:41 and she said a little bit of this? 09:42 I said, no, no, no, just little salt. 09:45 And I put the lid on it. 09:46 And all then they tasted them it was entirely different. 09:50 Different. Sure well, see you were sharing. 09:52 You were sharing that. 09:53 We are accustomed to our flavors with our fruits and vegetables 09:56 and they're accustomed to their masala and their seasoning. 09:59 So they really can't taste the vegetables. 10:01 Sure. So where are we here, ladies? 10:03 This is not Forbury school. 10:05 This is a fabulous school upright on the edge of Sikkim. 10:10 They have about 1,200-1,400 student at this boarding school. 10:17 And this is a Friday evening, it's vespers time 10:20 and the children are marching into the church. 10:24 And the girls all come in first and then the boys 10:28 and there's all these line up of kids 10:30 and you say, where are they going to sit? 10:32 Oh, they figure it out. Yeah. 10:35 There in Indian culture there's always room for one more. 10:37 True. That's right. 10:38 Look at this church. It is just packed 10:41 and the young people are in the front leading the song service. 10:45 And they are packed in on those benches there. 10:48 And they are singing. Yeah. 10:49 The girls are on one side, the boys on the other. 10:52 So is this a boarding school? Yes. 10:53 Okay and so are these kids-- 10:56 do these kids come from Christian homes? 10:58 Are these kids from Hindu home, is a mixture? 11:01 Probably about half of them at this school are Adventists 11:04 and the rest are non-Adventists, 11:07 but the parents are wanting them to have this education 11:10 because of this school is known for its quality education 11:14 and passing their examination. Oh, I love this little drums. 11:19 They always sing with drums. Yes. 11:22 If they don't have a drum in their church it isn't complete. 11:27 You know certain like in America if you don't have a piano 11:29 an organ, you know? Right. Sure. 11:31 It's their typical instrument that they have. 11:32 Oh, the kids-- look at those girls, 11:34 beautiful girls. Yes. 11:35 So were you there for-- 11:37 oh, looks like a sunset through those windows. 11:39 Were you there for some meetings then here at the school? 11:41 Oh, it was just a regular school week. 11:45 And this was Friday night and so they were having vespers. 11:48 And I believe Wade Brooks gave a message that night. 11:52 I had given the message the night before. 11:55 And it was just a real fun experiencing 11:59 all these kids come together and squeeze in. 12:02 You know, I also felt like I needed ear plugs 12:05 because the music was so loud in that church, 12:08 but it was so beautiful. 12:10 They were praising the Lord. I love it. 12:12 Well, we have Pauline and Barbie 12:14 our modern day Paul and Barnabas here 12:17 and they are sharing about their trip 12:19 that they took to northeast India 12:21 and if you're feeling called to help 12:24 with the Gospel Outreach work in this area of the world 12:26 we would encourage you to pickup the phone, 12:28 go online and to donate. 12:30 If you go visit our website you can donate securely and safely. 12:34 It's goaim.org and if you like to give us a phone call 12:38 we'd love to talk with you. 12:40 Our phone number is 509-525-2951. 12:44 If you like to send us a check, 12:45 our address is Gospel Outreach, 12:47 P.O. Box 8 in College Place, Washington, 99324. 12:50 We also have a Canadian address. 12:52 You can reach us in Canada at Gospel Outreach Canada, 12:55 P.O. Box 32035 in West Kelowna, B.C. 12:59 where the postal code is V4T 3G2 in Canada. 13:04 And if you like to request our newsletter it is free. 13:08 It's called Adventures in Missions. 13:09 So please do let us know if you like to receive that. 13:12 Gospel Outreach is working in 50 nations with 100 missions 13:16 and about more than 2,000 men and women workers. 13:20 If you would like to call our Canadian phone number 13:22 it's 778-754-2079. 13:25 But as Bev mentioned Gospel Outreach 13:28 hires local workers in the countries in the 10/40 Window 13:32 and that's from 3 degrees north up to 40 degrees 13:35 above the equator 13:36 and that runs all the way from West Africa to Japan. 13:39 It is heavily populated 13:41 and people there need to know the love of the Lord. 13:43 So your money given here to Gospel Outreach 13:46 will go towards that mission of sharing Jesus Christ 13:49 with the people in this area of the world. 13:52 So, Bev, and Shirley why don't you take us back now to India. 13:56 And we'll go on to the next segment of our movie 13:59 and we can show you a little bit more. 14:01 This was in Falakata and I was interviewing-- 14:06 There are six teachers here in this lovely school. 14:09 And we have come to give them a little like 14:13 vocational Bible school or mini Sabbath school. 14:16 And Mrs. Mundell, and Mrs. Kishore, 14:20 have been giving this program for the children. 14:23 And I found it most interesting 14:25 because the children are eager to learn. 14:28 Health is a subject that everyone is interested in. 14:31 Interested, yes. 14:32 And it is not saying this is my religion 14:36 and you need to believe it. 14:39 But we're all interested in very best of health for everyone. 14:43 And Mrs. Mundell did such a lovely job 14:47 of children singing. Yes. 14:50 And then the coloring books, 14:53 it gives an opening way. 14:54 Again the children are interested. 14:57 They do a good job of coloring. Yes. 15:00 How often do you do a vacation Bible schools 15:03 or a little programs for children, 15:06 Mrs. Mundell and Mrs. Kishore? 15:10 Every Sabbath we have this coloring 15:14 and teaching memory verses for children. 15:19 I'm thinking about those little toys 15:22 that I brought for you to give out for memory work. 15:25 Yes. 15:27 I think of the many children in my church 15:30 who donated them to me. Yes. 15:33 And again this year when I have come my church members 15:37 with their children or their grandchildren 15:40 they have brought their toys to church 15:43 and for me to bring here. Okay. 15:46 And we had so many toys 15:50 that my friend Shirley Panasuk who came with me. 15:53 Okay, so nice. Thank you. 15:55 She filled her suitcase and I filled my suitcase. 15:59 When children--when parents listen their children 16:02 repeating one sentence memory verse also, 16:05 they are filled with joy. They are very happy. 16:09 And when I was calling them on the stage 16:13 they were smiling and those children who were not there, 16:17 they were searching outside when they were outside the pandal 16:22 or they were not on the stage, 16:24 they called their children to repeat 16:26 memory verses on the stage. 16:28 They are motivated when they are told that coming year again 16:34 those who will repeat the memory verses, 16:36 Lords prayer and Ten Commandments, 16:39 they will be getting this gift. 16:41 I say then they are really happy. 16:44 And I'm so much thankful to you 16:46 that you have given some gifts for them 16:51 to motivate and that creates more interest in them. 16:58 Thank you and you know, 16:59 Mrs. Mundell doesn't know English 17:01 so she can not speak to us today. 17:04 But she is a key person in child evangelism here 17:09 and we're thankful for the work that you're doing. 17:13 I'm so much thankful to those who have now donated 17:18 some toys and stickers for the children 17:22 who learned the memory verses and Ten Commandments. 17:26 That is a very useful gifts for the children. 17:29 And they are motivated when they receive those things 17:32 and they are taking more interest to learn 17:35 the memory verses and Ten Commandments, Lords Prayer. 17:39 And it is a one kind of instrument 17:43 I will say to motivate the students. 17:46 So I'm really thankful to those who have donated, 17:50 to Mrs. Beverly Thompson. Thank you so much. 17:55 What a privilege it is to be a part of Gospel Outreach. 17:59 Whether you're a Gospel Outreach worker out in the field 18:02 or you're a donator to Gospel Outreach 18:05 you're part of the mission 18:07 of spreading the gospel to all the world. 18:09 And I'm thankful that I'm a part of Gospel Outreach too 18:13 because I've the privilege of coming here 18:15 and seeing what is being done. 18:17 God is so good and I believe that Jesus is coming soon 18:21 and very soon and sooner 18:23 because we have Gospel Outreach workers out here 18:27 spreading the gospel. 18:28 God be with you as you continue to serve God 18:32 by helping the--adopting a work for Gospel Outreach 18:38 or just donating, thank you. 18:41 Wow, that was powerful to see those two ladies there 18:44 who were sitting with you, Bev. 18:45 Oh, such a wonderful people. 18:49 Mrs. Mundell, in darker outfit. She basically does 18:55 child evangelism and the thing is this when parents see 19:00 their children getting up there and doing memory versus 19:04 and performing in front of other people. 19:07 They get so proud of their children, I would too. 19:11 But then it makes them want to know more 19:14 about what are they studying? 19:17 What are you indoctrinating my child with? 19:20 And they want to know 19:21 but then they get interested in that. 19:24 They really know that God answers prayers 19:29 that we pray and you know, this is powerful tool 19:34 for the people there 19:36 because their God's don't answer them. 19:38 Or heal them or promise to comeback 19:41 or have something better. 19:43 And forgiveness of sins. 19:44 Yeah, huge, huge. 19:46 But you just said it so well and for these 19:49 little children to know at that young age 19:52 the difference from the God's like you said, 19:55 that are just stone and-- 19:57 You know, it's interesting reading 19:58 in the Bible how like in the Old Testament 20:00 you hear about all the gods of stone 20:02 and everything and sometimes 20:03 you don't hear in the western part of the world. 20:05 We don't really often times, you know, we look at money 20:08 and things like that which true can be idols. 20:10 But when you travel to that area of the world 20:12 and you actually idols in a temple 20:14 and things like that, where people actually have 20:16 those things in their homes. 20:18 You know, graven image or carved the statue, 20:21 it really brings a lot of that home to 20:22 what the Bible talks about. 20:24 And they may have a little image 20:26 that they made a little shelter for it 20:28 and put it in there and decorated. 20:30 Sometimes with flowers and then they will refresh them 20:33 the next day with more flowers. 20:34 Shrine in the homes. Yes. 20:36 But for so many of these people who haven't heart 20:38 about the love of the Lord and the forgiveness like you 20:40 said Bev, and God's grace and all of that is huge. 20:43 So you have one more video to share with us. 20:45 Yes. 20:48 And this is Mrs. Mundell, 20:53 at a public school not far from our Falakata school 20:56 which is large Raymond memorial Adventist school. 21:01 But here at this public school 21:03 they have brought a branch Sabbath school. 21:09 And she is teaching them a song here. 21:16 And then now Mrs. Kishore is telling them the Bible story 21:21 of creation and she ends with Adam and Eve 21:25 and they have a little coloring book 21:27 that they handout to each of the children. 21:30 And there's the acronym for Adam with the vegetables 21:34 or fruits or things to say, A is for-apple is for A, 21:40 Adam is first letter in his-- and they are trying to teach 21:43 them a little bit of English and D is dog and A is apple. 21:48 And M is for mouse. 21:54 And then they handout these coloring books 21:56 and this is a real gift to the children there. 21:58 Oh, absolutely. 22:00 And you will notice that she is handing out 22:02 one crayon at a time to the children. 22:05 This is all the crayons they have for the kids. 22:08 And so they will color what they want 22:09 with one color and put it down 22:12 and wait for somebody else to be finished 22:14 and be able to trade crayons. 22:16 You know, isn't that the thing that is so amazing. 22:18 We take so many things for granted here 22:20 in our western world countries 22:22 where we can go to Wal-Mart and buy crayons for-- 22:25 And if they break we throw them away. 22:28 Right, exactly. 22:29 They use them. 22:31 That allows more children to use a crayon. 22:34 Now do these children learn English in school or they? 22:37 In the public school usually not but it is incentive 22:40 to learn because English medium school is 22:44 what they call it in English medium. 22:46 But we are preparing them for higher education. 22:50 Right, sure. 22:51 Now I want to show this picture of the planting 22:53 because when we serve these little children 22:56 we're planting a seed for a lifetime. 23:00 And so Mrs. Mundell out there doing child evangelism. 23:04 It's just like these planter he is weeding his patch, 23:08 but God is good and He is helping to spread this 23:12 gospel through the children to the parents 23:15 and then it's going to be a lifetime for the children 23:17 to have this experience of having Jesus 23:19 is their life knowing the power of prayer, 23:22 knowing the God who answers prayer 23:25 and forgives our sins. 23:26 What a marvelous message she has. 23:28 Absolutely. 23:29 And it's up to us to share. 23:31 It's up to God then to nurture to water, 23:34 to continue to bring all of this. 23:37 You know, and we're just told to share. 23:39 Shirley, what was the biggest impact 23:41 on this trip on you. 23:43 Oh, it's just to see all the children 23:45 and to see the eagerness that have to learn 23:49 and how the parents are so excited 23:52 that their children are learning something. 23:55 And you know, actually the parents are learning 23:57 from the children because many of these families-- 24:02 I'm a life long Adventist and so I don't know 24:06 and I went to public schools, but these families don't know 24:09 about the love of Jesus and they learn through 24:11 their children, learn about Adam and Eve 24:13 and what happened to Adam and how a Savior 24:16 had to come to this world and die. 24:19 Wow, that's just a big wow in their lives 24:22 and they just can hardly comprehend it. 24:25 It's just-- it's exciting to see 24:28 these precious children learning. 24:30 When you see at the changes that Christianity brings 24:33 to the homes and to the lives of these people it is one 24:37 of the most thrilling experiences that I have 24:39 also, every time that I go there we see 24:42 these kinds of experiences happening. 24:45 I just say praise God. 24:48 Just think of the privilege that I had of being raised 24:51 in America with Christian, dedicated Christian parents. 24:57 Now we're going to give this to them. 25:00 To them, exactly. 25:01 Well, because it's like finding your favorite food 25:04 or your favorite place to shop or your favorite, 25:07 whatever you want to share that but this is even to 25:10 the outmost to the extreme that yes, 25:12 especially as lifelong Christians. 25:14 Especially we should the ones who are 25:18 the most changed and the most excited 25:20 and that's where I thinkgoing and seeing 25:22 these people who are learning things for the first time 25:24 it almost inspires us to be even more on fire. 25:28 Oh, it does. Yes. 25:29 I'm so inspired since I've comeback. 25:32 I just can't--I can't stop talking about it. 25:35 I told my husband on the phone, 25:38 have you got all night to hear me. 25:41 Be prepared I've a lot of words to go when I get home. 25:44 And it was just like, oh. 25:47 But you know, when you hear us 25:49 and the excitement, the joy that we have in seeing this. 25:53 I think about the joy that our viewers can have 25:56 by seeing this, even this program 25:59 to know that, their money is going to be going 26:02 to support the Gospel Outreach work 26:04 to just spread this gospel. 26:06 And we just showed you a little nutshell of one lady 26:09 who is doing child evangelism but I've 130 in my region 26:14 of Gospel Outreach workers and we need to find people 26:17 who will adopt them and pay their salary 26:20 for at least a year. 26:21 And this is our mission to see this message 26:25 go to all the world 26:26 and people here can help to do that. 26:28 Yes. 26:29 And you heard it here on Adventures and Missions 26:32 with Gospel Outreach that you to can be a part 26:35 of this of sharing the love of the Lord Jesus Christ 26:37 in this 10/40 Window 26:39 and specially here as we've heard about India 26:42 from our modern day Pauline and Barbie 26:45 who headed off to India. 26:46 And we just pray that whatever the Lord is 26:49 impressing up on you to give to Gospel Outreach 26:52 and we want to say thank you for that. 26:53 So when you pick up the phone and go to our website 26:55 we'll say, thank you for your donation. 26:57 On behalf of Adventures and Missions 26:59 and Gospel Outreach and thank you ladies, 27:00 for being here. 27:02 I'm Julie Sanders Keymer and may the Lord bless for you. 27:16 I need to spread the gospel here at home. 27:19 Where is the 10/40 Window anyway? 27:22 Those people live too far away. 27:25 Someone else can tell them about Jesus. 27:28 Maybe they could just watch TV. 27:31 Nearly three billion people to reach, my head hurt. 27:36 There's nothing I can do. 27:38 I give up. 27:40 What's the point of trying? 27:42 I can't make a difference. 27:44 Actually, you can make a difference. 27:46 And Jesus asked you to go to all the world. 27:50 Where? 27:51 All the world. 27:53 How can I go, I have commitments? 27:56 You can pray. 27:58 You can volunteer your talents. 28:04 You can tell others. 28:06 You can give money to sponsor Bible workers. 28:09 Millions of people are searching for hope 28:11 and meaning. 28:12 But they won't find it without you. 28:14 Be the spark. 28:16 Light the fire. 28:17 Finish the work. 28:18 Finish the work. 28:21 Be the spark! |
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