Welcome to
Adventures and Missions.
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Today's a very special episode
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because we'll be joining
the Melashenko family singers
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who were involved
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in the 30th anniversary
celebration of Gospel Outreach.
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The Melashenko Family Singers
has been an integral part
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of Gospel Outreach, as together
we're sharing Jesus in the 10/40
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window.
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That rectangle from West Africa
all the way through the Middle
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East and Asia.
You'll want to stay tuned.
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Gospel Outreach
Presents Adventures
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in Missions.
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My name is James
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Ash and I'm a local pastor
here in the Walla Walla Valley,
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A pastor of a unique
church called State Line Church.
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I came to this valley.
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I wouldn't say
kicking and screaming,
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but this was not my first place
that I really wanted to come.
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I just want to thank
you for your involvement.
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I had a clear idea of where
I wanted to go in my own life.
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I tried to be an
airline pilot. I really.
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Not necessarily airline
pilot, but I wanted to be,
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you know, go into corporate
flying and stuff like that.
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I had all these grandiose ideas
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and God just boom,
boom, boom, boom, boom.
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Shut all the doors.
Said, Nope, that's not for you.
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I've got bigger plans for you.
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He's always had a plan for me.
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He's always made it
clear three different times.
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Made it clear that he
wanted me in ministry.
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Jesus says to his disciples,
The harvest is plentiful,
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but the laborers are few.
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Therefore, pray
the Lord of the harvest
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to send out
labors into his harvest.
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So he's looking
around at the audience.
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He's saying the
harvest is plentiful.
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It's not a harvest problem.
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There's never
been a harvest problem.
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The problem has been a laborer.
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Our prayer team
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has been meeting for
just about two years.
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We're coming up
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on our two year anniversary
and we all just started meeting.
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We met on a Sunday
and then I said, Well,
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why don't we
meet again tomorrow?
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And then pretty soon we
just started meeting every day
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for an hour from 6:00
to 7:00 in the morning
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when you preaching.
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You know, I've discovered this.
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There's a
miracle in the speaking
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and there's a
miracle in the hearing.
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I've been
involved with ministry,
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but because of my involvement
with Gospel Outreach,
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it's really helped to spur
our understanding of missions.
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And the thing I like
about Gospel Outreach is,
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is that it really helps
local churches be able to see
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firsthand frontline missions
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and to become
excited about that.
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I mean, this last
Sabbath, we had the Melashenko
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family here at our church.
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The Melashenko family has come
and they are going to be sharing
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in our service today.
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I am redeemed
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by love divine
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And it was
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then that my 13
year old daughter
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decides that she's going to
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to support a Bible
worker with her own money.
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This is not mom and dad's
money. This is her own money.
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We're going to
be here a long time
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unless we get serious
about sharing the gospel
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in that part of the world.
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And that is the exact
reason that Gospel Outreach
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was established 30 years ago.
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My involvement with
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Gospel Outreach has been fairly
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You know, I think most people,
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myself included,
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most people don't really
know what Gospel Outreach.
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They may have heard the name,
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but they just don't
really have a clear grasp of
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of what Gospel Outreach
does and what they're about.
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It's a personal thing for me,
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because I was born in Taiwan.
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I was raised in Hong
Kong, and Communist China.
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So I understand a little
bit about foreign missions.
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That's that's all
part of the 10/40 window.
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So that's when you
talk about the 10/40 window.
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That's my backyard.
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That's where that
was, where I grew up.
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And so really, foreign missions
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just burns like a
fire deep in my soul.
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And whatever I can do
to encourage other people,
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you know, to see
beyond the limits of of
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whatever city that they're in,
that there's a world out there.
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And not everyone has
heard the name of Jesus.
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And I believe that
every person has a calling.
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Not every person's
calling is the same calling,
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But God has a
special purpose and a special
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calling for every person.
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If you really want to be
truly happy on the inside,
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it's living a life for
other people in the center
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of God's will.
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Lonnie Melashenko, welcome
to Adventures in Missions.
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Thank you.
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It is good to be back here.
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Lonnie, you and your
family, your brothers,
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you're going to be leading
out with the Melashenko family
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Singers for the 30th anniversary
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of Gospel
Outreach and a rally event.
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Tell us a little bit
about your family history
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with music as we
prepare for this event.
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Well, of course, the Melashenko
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singers have been around
more than the Heritage Singers.
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We started when we were just
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five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten and Saskatchewan, Canada
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have been singing off
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and on for general conferences
and youth conferences and stuff.
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And of course, the
voice of prop family reunion
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for 60 years plus.
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And we're very
excited this weekend
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because we have another
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new person who has
never been there before.
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He's over.
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He's 15 years of age
one, so he'll help make
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the different generations and
bring down the average mean age.
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Oh, it's all good.
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Yeah, but that's the
neat thing about seeing,
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like, your family,
all the generations,
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the music history that
you have and all of that.
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So what does it mean for you
to be part of Gospel Outreach?
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I get choked up.
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I've been in pastoral ministry.
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I was with George Vandeman
It is Written telecast for five
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Then H.M.S.
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Richards Junior invited me
to become the host of the Voice
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of Prophecy and speaker
director for almost 20 years
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and then I went to
Kettering Health Network
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for I've been back in Dayton,
Ohio for almost ten years,
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Vice president for
Spiritual Services Admissions.
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And all of these have been
absolutely amazing privileges
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that talk about the other day.
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I think of the places that God
has taken us to Cuba and places
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like Russia and Ukraine and
New Zealand and Philippines,
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you name it,
Brazil, South America.
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But, you know, it's kind
of the frosting on the cake
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When it came along,
the opportunity to join
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Gospel Outreach and I
was a co-host with you
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for a number of occasions there
on the Adventures in Missions.
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It's kind of like the
cherry on top of the frosting.
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It's changed.
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It's changed our whole focus.
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Bless your heart.
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Jesus said, Yeah,
in the very, very end.
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In Matthew.
Mark, it's right here.
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The Gospel must go
into all the world.
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Now it's.
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It's.
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It's not enough for a
person to come to church.
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Not enough for
them to keep the Sabbath
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and to listen to good sermons,
even on Gospel Outreach.
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But Jesus and the Holy
Spirit want us to do something.
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Yeah, we must do something.
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Well, how can I go
into all the world?
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I've been to a lot of places,
but how can I go into that 10/40
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window, which is
the mysterious area
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where people don't
even know the name of Jesus?
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Yes, well, I can
participate by supporting.
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Yes. Praying for.
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Yes. Financially.
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We want the
gospel to go out there.
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And, you know, we are so excited
about what's taking place.
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I mean, what
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2,500 plus missionaries
out there on the ground? Yes.
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Sowing the seed in
each of them, baptizing 125
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per year in areas
where they're they're.
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They could be put to death.
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Some of them have been
for sharing their faith.
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Jesus says it's
not enough for you
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to just listen to Gospel
original on the you need to go.
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You need to do.
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And I tell my audiences now
when I preach, it's not enough
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to come here. A good sermon.
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You must do something. Yes.
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Yes, something. Yes.
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This helps me do and go
well, bless your hearts.
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Well, we're
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just so privileged to partner
together with your family
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and to have your family history
and your love for the Lord
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and your experience.
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So thank you for taking this
gospel commission seriously.
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And for your witness.
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And we thank you for that.
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We can't wait
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for what's going to happen
in just a little bit. Yes.
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Pulling together again and
we're not getting any younger,
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but it's nice to have a 15
year old and there's going to be
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someone who's going to follow
all of this, seven years and 18.
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And I had he sat at a table.
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Our table last
week was blown away
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when he found out who you were
and that you knew about this.
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It was all wonderful.
So we look forward to it.
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So I think we're off to
your rehearsal as we get ready.
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They're waiting for me to
pick them up for the rally.
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So thank you. See
you in a little bit.
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Hi. It's exciting here at Gospel
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Outreach is turning 30 and
we have an exciting weekend
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here at the Melashenko Family
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Singers are rehearsing
and Lonnie has invited us.
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And we're going to go on
in and hear some great music.
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Well, hello, Brent,
president of Gospel Outreach.
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Thanks for being here.
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Thank you for being
here, Julie. It's a pleasure.
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We're going to go in and hear
the Melashenko family singers.
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All right.
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Here we go.
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Oh, my toes are tapping already.
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His love is an endless
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love
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Push it out
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Amen
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Hello, everybody. Hello. Hello.
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Lonnie welcomed me to
come and to hear all of you
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meet all of you and be here
as you are ready to rehearse.
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So we've been in the
studio and look at you all.
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Some folks are still on the way.
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Well, this is good.
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Well, Lonnie, do
you want to run down
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the family here
and introduce me?
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I will do.
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The ones that are here
so far, My wife, Jeanie.
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We're married
56 years this year.
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And the next brother
right after me is Jody.
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He directs the whole
group and his wife, Judy.
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And we're so
tickled that their daughter,
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who brings the age
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limit down from Oroville,
California, Joanne is here
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and she's singing.
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And the next brother is Dallas.
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Dallas is also from
Orville, but Orville Washington,
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where he and his
wife are teaching school
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and we're so
tickled that he drove
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all the way over
here to be a part of this.
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Eugene is not here.
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He's back east, but
his son is represented
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here in the person of
Matthew, who's on his way.
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And he lives up
in where Tri-Cities
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and his son is
going to be singing here.
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He's going to be the 15 year old
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Then Rudy is the
youngest brothe at the far end.
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Rudy. Rudy is from Orville,
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California,
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and his son tell
us about his son.
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My son Jay is in
Southern California
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and his son, Jayden,
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We have four
generations represented up here.
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Jayden is now the fourth
generation of Melashenko's
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praising the Lord.
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You know, we've always been
short on ladies in this family.
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We would be happy to
adopt you to come in sometime.
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You start learning the
music and you can join with us.
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Well I can certainly
toe tap. So this is good.
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So, Joanne,
what's it like for you
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to be here with the family and?
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Oh, man,
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it's always a great time
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to worship with the
family and to be able to.
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I mean, it's just such an
honor and a privilege. Honestly.
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I've been singing with
them since I was, what, three?
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Well, how neat is this
to have your daughter here?
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I love it. I love it.
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Yes. And Jody, thank you
so much for all that you do.
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You know, we
retired a few years ago
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and when Ken Crawford
approached us and said, hey,
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Gospel Outreach really needs fam
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that can out
there represent Gospel
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Outreaches
churches and camp meetings.
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And it really has given us
a whole new lilt in our step.
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I honestly can tell you that
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I thought at
this stage of my life,
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my singing career would be over.
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But God keeps giving
us the voices to sing and
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and we keep doing it.
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And what is it like
to have grandson here?
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It is just a joy to have Jaiden
singing along with Grandpa
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and Jayden has developed
some great musical talents
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himself personally,
and just to have him here
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with me just
chokes me up a little bit.
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And I love you pop.
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It's a new meaning to poetry in
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When you watch this guy singing
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Jaiden Loves the
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Lord and he will show it in
his singing up here tonight.
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He is.
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He is filled
with the Holy Spirit,
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and he's ready to
share his love for God
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to everybody out here
tonight through his music.
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I'm very privileged
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to be able to have
this experience again.
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It's such a joy to like, this.
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Coming to college
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and leaving my
family was a little rough,
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so this is a
little taste of home.
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And it just it's it's really
wonderful also to just like,
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have this opportunity
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to come together and
sing for like a purpose.
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It's great
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having you here and have
the enthusiasm of all of you
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and to see that in you Jaiden.
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So thank you for being here.
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And Jeanie
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To have you hear all these years
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and you and
Lonnie in your ministry.
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We just want to say
thank you to you both.
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Thank you.
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You know, we we have enjoyed
working with Gospel Outreach
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so much in our
concerts, but also financially
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supporting those out
there in the 10/40 window.
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It has been such a joy and
pleasure for Lonnie and me.
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Well, thank you to both of
you, Jody and the whole family.
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The whole family.
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And got to get
Brother Dallas in here.
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And what's this like
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for you to think about your
mom and your dad and the legacy
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that they have of not
only loving the Lord but music?
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Yeah, the music was such
a big part of their legacy.
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And I love coming with my
brother to sing with my brothers
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And that
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is a legacy that
will continue until I die.
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Well, please continue
on with your rehearsal
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and we will get
some footage here
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because I know
people who can't come
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will enjoy seeing all of you.
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So great blessings to
you and thank you again.
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What?
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As I walk the road of life
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toward heaven,
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hills and valleys.
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Seems so hard to climb
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And if victory
seems a little slow
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in coming.
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Remember the
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hands that held the
nails are holding mine.
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So I'll keep holding on to Jesus
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I'll keep holding on to Jesus.
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I'll keep
holding to those precious
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nail scared hands.
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I can't see the way too clearly
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my steps become so weary.
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I'll keep
holding to those precious
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nail scared hands.
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Though sometimes the
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pathway seams so narrow
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Fear and doubt
tend to cloud my mind
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But then I feel the
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gentle touch
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of Jesus.
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He says just keep holding
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to my hand.
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To my hand.
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I'll keep
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holding on to Jesus,
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I'll keep holding on to Jesus,
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I'll keep holding to
those precious nail scared hands
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nail scared hands.
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Oh, I can't see
the way too clearly.
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My steps become so weary
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I'll keep holding
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to those precious
nail scared hands.
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I'll keep holding.
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I'll keep holding.
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I'll keep holding to those
precious nail scared hands.
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Keep holding.
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Amen, amen!
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So beautiful all of
your songs are so beautiful.
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But that was especially sweet.
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And thank you for
including me on that.
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So Dallas, you
said you had a hard time
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singing that song and
you do have a hard time.
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And you know, when we talk
about Jesus, it is emotional.
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Why is that hard for you?
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Because it is so personal to me.
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The trials
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that I've gone
through in my life,
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some of the things
that have happened,
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it's very touching
for me to sing this song
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and a lot of times I
can't get through it.
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It's that simple.
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And Jesus, what does he
mean to you? Everything.
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If we don't?
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If I don't have
him, I have nothing.
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Simple as that.
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Thank you for all
of you for sharing.
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Because I know that this
runs deep with all of you.
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So thank you.
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Okay, we're.
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We're getting ready to go
to the supper that the Gospel
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Outreach group is coordinated.
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We have a
tradition in our family.
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When we get together,
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we have a musical
prayer that we do,
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and we're going to do it Now.
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I, I don't know what part I
don't know what part you guys
00:20:40.44\00:20:43.07
are going to sing, but
we'll just see what we see
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can do with it.
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God is great and God is good
00:20:45.51\00:20:50.71
Let us thank Him for our food.
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By His hand we all are blessed.
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Give us Lord our daily bread
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Give us
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Lord our daily bread.
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Amen.
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Amen!
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Lonnie,
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thank you so much for sharing
00:21:33.62\00:21:34.82
your family once
again with all of us.
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It's emotional
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We never get to see each other.
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Well, we do.
00:21:43.23\00:21:44.17
Some of us are
fairly close to each other,
00:21:44.20\00:21:45.83
but this is very
sacred for us because it
00:21:45.87\00:21:48.67
brings back memories
of the way we grew up
00:21:48.70\00:21:50.97
and we look forward to
every time we have a chance,
00:21:51.01\00:21:53.61
because most of
the time we sing.
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Now it's for Gospel Outreach
00:21:54.84\00:21:56.61
and we have another big one
coming up next spring in March.
00:21:56.64\00:22:00.72
What was the date there?
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22 and 22, 22 and 23 for
the Greater Chattanooga area.
00:22:01.88\00:22:05.19
It'll be in a couple
of different churches.
00:22:05.32\00:22:06.79
And if you have
any friends or people
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that live on that
side of the country,
00:22:08.62\00:22:10.86
please tell them.
00:22:10.89\00:22:11.86
And these will
always be live streamed too.
00:22:11.89\00:22:13.29
So wherever you
are on the planet,
00:22:13.33\00:22:15.06
there are people in
the middle of the Pacific
00:22:15.10\00:22:17.03
Ocean who have
watched our programs,
00:22:17.07\00:22:19.03
like at Loma Linda,
00:22:19.07\00:22:20.17
and they have sent sizable
00:22:20.20\00:22:21.34
contributions and
people can do that
00:22:21.37\00:22:23.10
and still be a part
of it and help to lift
00:22:23.14\00:22:25.61
what Gospel Outreach is all abou
00:22:25.64\00:22:27.51
And we want to say thank you
00:22:27.54\00:22:28.61
to all of those
people who have made it
00:22:28.64\00:22:30.61
through prayers,
support and all of that.
00:22:30.65\00:22:32.95
So we just talked with
Jaden and then your other
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relative, Matthew.
00:22:36.48\00:22:37.72
And this is the next
the fourth generation here.
00:22:37.75\00:22:40.59
You know, my dad,
00:22:40.62\00:22:42.16
he was the one
00:22:43.22\00:22:44.46
who, after singing with Kings,
Heralds wanted his kids to sing.
00:22:44.49\00:22:46.96
And so we put
together this Melashenko Family
00:22:47.00\00:22:48.90
Singers who've been
together for over 60 years.
00:22:48.93\00:22:51.33
But we're getting
a little older, too.
00:22:51.37\00:22:53.03
Some of us are going to be
pushing 80 in a couple of years.
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We'll sing as long
as we can, but Matthew
00:22:56.10\00:22:58.67
is already teaching
his kids and Jaden here.
00:22:58.71\00:23:02.54
The next generation evidently
plans to carry on this ministry.
00:23:02.94\00:23:06.01
Well, praise the
Lord, and thank you so much.
00:23:06.15\00:23:08.78
And we want to say
00:23:08.82\00:23:09.92
thank you so much for
partnering with Gospel Outreach,
00:23:09.95\00:23:12.02
being a part of
Adventures in Missions,
00:23:12.05\00:23:13.92
and may the
Lord bless you today.
00:23:13.96\00:23:17.03
Destination 10/40 is a
show that my wife and I have
00:23:17.46\00:23:20.10
had the privilege of producing
alongside Gospel Outreach.
00:23:20.13\00:23:22.93
Now, the goal of this
new Gospel Outreach show
00:23:22.96\00:23:25.97
is to take you into the mission
field with us and show you what
00:23:26.00\00:23:29.67
it's like firsthand to be a
Gospel Outreach Bible worker
00:23:29.70\00:23:33.58
working within the 10/40 window.
00:23:33.61\00:23:35.18
Today, I want to show
you a promotional trailer
00:23:35.21\00:23:37.85
that we have put together
for season one of this show.
00:23:37.88\00:23:41.02
But before I do,
00:23:41.05\00:23:42.15
I just want to mention to
you that I am nobody special
00:23:42.18\00:23:45.32
but the Lord has been able
to use my talents for His honor
00:23:45.35\00:23:49.16
and his glory.
00:23:49.19\00:23:49.86
And I am so thankful for that.
00:23:49.89\00:23:52.19
And I want to encourage you
00:23:52.23\00:23:53.86
as a Christian,
00:23:53.90\00:23:54.93
it should be our ultimate
goal to find that talent
00:23:54.96\00:23:57.63
and to use those
talents for the Lord.
00:23:57.67\00:23:59.63
And so
00:23:59.67\00:24:00.57
if you don't know
what that talent is,
00:24:00.60\00:24:02.20
if you're still
a little confused
00:24:02.24\00:24:03.91
about what your
mission field is,
00:24:03.94\00:24:05.97
I want to encourage you to
get out there and to find that.
00:24:06.01\00:24:09.14
So that's what I
have to say today.
00:24:09.18\00:24:10.91
I want to show you this trailer
00:24:10.95\00:24:12.51
and I'm going to
leave you with this.
00:24:12.55\00:24:13.68
So until next time, God
bless and here's the trailer.
00:24:13.72\00:24:16.45
When I
00:25:02.33\00:25:03.40
see the great need, both
spiritually and physically,
00:25:03.43\00:25:05.63
I can oftentimes
become very discouraged.
00:25:05.67\00:25:08.74
People living in the dirt
who can hardly afford to eat,
00:25:09.80\00:25:12.61
still spend money that
they don't have on idols
00:25:12.64\00:25:15.61
for their homes and
offerings for their temples.
00:25:15.64\00:25:18.71
I believe that
oftentimes foreign missions is
00:25:19.48\00:25:22.15
romanticized.
00:25:22.18\00:25:23.02
The idea of
traveling for five months,
00:25:23.05\00:25:25.09
visiting multiple
countries. It's exciting.
00:25:25.12\00:25:27.82
But the reality
is, as we are fighting
00:25:27.86\00:25:29.62
against spiritual forces.
00:25:29.66\00:25:32.73
The challenges
that Christians face
00:25:35.23\00:25:36.80
within the 10/40
window are tremendous.
00:25:36.83\00:25:39.90
I'm just going to be
brutally honest with you.
00:25:47.34\00:25:49.91
The devil is working
00:25:49.94\00:25:51.61
really, really hard right
now in my life, in Lexi's life.
00:25:51.65\00:25:55.55
And so we
definitely need prayers.
00:25:55.75\00:25:59.15
We are on our way to Nepal.
00:26:09.00\00:26:11.20
We are here in the
countryside of Rukum.
00:26:11.23\00:26:14.54
We're going to see the church.
00:26:14.57\00:26:15.84
We're going to visit another
one of our Bible workers.
00:26:15.87\00:26:18.17
Today we are headed
to go harvest some rice.
00:26:18.21\00:26:22.01
So that's the boat that
we're taking to the island.
00:26:22.04\00:26:24.38
We are here visiting
a church members house.
00:26:24.41\00:26:26.31
So we are here at the school.
00:26:26.35\00:26:27.78
We are out here fishing.
00:26:27.82\00:26:30.72
I'm trying to figure out
how to capture this and show
00:26:30.75\00:26:33.39
you the experience that
we are experiencing because
00:26:33.42\00:26:36.46
it's phenomenal.
00:26:36.49\00:26:37.59
You know, as Christians, we
00:26:38.89\00:26:40.06
are supposed to be a
different kind of people
00:26:40.10\00:26:42.53
when we go out
into the communities
00:26:42.56\00:26:44.47
here in India and
we mingle with Hindus
00:26:44.50\00:26:46.77
and with the Muslims,
00:26:46.80\00:26:48.14
they recognize
00:26:48.17\00:26:49.30
that our Christian brothers
and sisters are different.
00:26:49.34\00:26:52.27
They can see that.
00:26:52.31\00:26:54.11
You know,
sometimes I wonder if Jesus
00:27:07.82\00:27:10.09
was walking among us today,
00:27:10.13\00:27:11.59
what would he say to
those who stayed the course,
00:27:11.63\00:27:14.60
to those who have
been his hands and feet?
00:27:14.63\00:27:17.70
When we go out
into the communities
00:27:17.73\00:27:19.93
and they recognize
that our community here
00:27:19.97\00:27:24.31
and the people who come to
church here, they are different
00:27:24.57\00:27:28.31
and they can see that.
00:27:28.44\00:27:30.01
And that is the most
effective discipleship
00:27:30.05\00:27:33.95
method of all.
00:27:34.08\00:27:37.15
And we hope you've
enjoyed that special concert.
00:27:44.73\00:27:47.46
And behind the scenes
with the Melashenko family
00:27:47.50\00:27:49.86
Singers as we celebrated
the 30 years of Gospel Outreach.
00:27:49.90\00:27:54.70
And we want to
encourage you to continue
00:27:54.97\00:27:57.37
to be part of the ministry
here at Gospel Outreach.
00:27:57.41\00:27:59.67
You can visit
our website, which is
00:27:59.71\00:28:01.34
goaim.org
00:28:01.38\00:28:03.75
And while you're there,
00:28:03.78\00:28:04.95
along with a
donation, which we want to say
00:28:04.98\00:28:06.95
thank you to you in advance,
00:28:06.98\00:28:08.58
you can sign up for our
newsletter and it's free,
00:28:08.62\00:28:11.59
and you'll receive
this in your mailbox
00:28:11.62\00:28:13.86
with great information
00:28:13.89\00:28:15.16
about what God is
doing in the 10/40 window
00:28:15.19\00:28:18.26
We thank you so much
for all that you're doing.
00:28:18.29\00:28:20.30
As you share
00:28:20.33\00:28:21.16
Jesus wherever you live
00:28:21.20\00:28:23.10
and as you share what
Jesus is doing through
00:28:23.13\00:28:25.57
Gospel Outreach and our
Gospel Outreach workers.
00:28:25.60\00:28:27.84
Thank you so much for
being a part of the ministry
00:28:27.87\00:28:30.01
and may the
Lord bless you today.
00:28:30.04\00:28:31.57