It was Saint Teresa of Avila
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who said "Christ
has no body on earth
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but yours, no hands but
yours, no feet but yours.
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Yours are the eyes through
which Christ's compassion
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for the world is to look out,
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yours are the feet with which
He is to go about doing good,
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and yours are the hands
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with which He is
to bless us now."
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I thank God for the
ASAP national missionaries
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who have completely committed
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every aspect of themselves
to the work God called them to.
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Their Christ like
deeds reveal hearts
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that say "Lord I give You
my life so that through it
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You can pour out Your life
to a lost and dying world."
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I would like
you to meet Saum Lak
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one of ASAP's
Cambodian church planters
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who with a burning
love for Jesus in her heart
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is being used mightily by God.
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This is her testimony.
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Hello, my name is Saum Lak.
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Before I became a Christian
I had a very difficult life.
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My family had disowned
me and I was on my own.
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When I found Jesus I
gave myself fully to Him
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and I found that I
had a new large family
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that accepted me and love me.
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I decided that I
wanted to work for God
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and started going to
all of the training seminars
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that the church was offering.
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After sometime
Pastor Handura asked me
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if I would like to
work as a church planter
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and I happily agreed.
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I started
visiting all of the people
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in my area especially the poor.
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I have done as much as I could
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and told them
about the love of God.
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I praised God that many of
them have already accepted Jesus
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and have joined the church.
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We now have 27 members
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coming to the small
church above my home.
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I would like you to
meet two of the ladies
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that God has
brought into my life.
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And how simple acts of kindness
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helped prepared a way
for them to accept Jesus.
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Before I met Jesus
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I had many difficulties
and worries in my life.
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My husband has
gone and I'm all alone.
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I make a living
by making small cakes
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and selling them to people
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who walk by me on the
sidewalk close to my home.
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The police don't
like me selling there
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and they often come by
and give me a very hard time.
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One day right
after an angry policeman
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had knocked over my stand,
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Mrs. Saum Lak
happened to be walking by,
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she came over and
talked to me and encouraged me.
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She started
visiting me at my home
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and we became very good friends.
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She introduced me to Jesus
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and told me about
the great love of God.
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After I accepted
Him into my heart
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I received much joy and peace.
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Life is still very hard for me
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but I don't
worry so much any more
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and I'm no longer alone.
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I love the
fellowship of my church family.
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Hello and thank you
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for the
opportunity to share my story.
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I was once married but
after I became pregnant
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my husband abandoned me.
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Even after the baby was born
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my husband no
longer wanted to accept me
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or the baby,
with no place to live
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we wandered the
streets of Phnom Penh
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sleeping along the
road or empty market stalls.
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We would bath in the river
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and get our
drinking water from there.
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Eventually, I send my baby
away to live with my mother
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and took a job at a nightclub.
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I turned to the
only thing that I knew
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that I could make a little money
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to send it to
mother to support my baby.
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I became a prostitute.
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I knew that by doing
this I would probably get HIV.
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But at least I will be able
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to make a little
money to survive.
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It was a horrible life.
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It was not long before
I tested positive for HIV.
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But I continued my work anyway.
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I was so angry at all men
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that I wanted to pass on the HIV
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to as many men as possible.
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One day when I was on my
way to work at the nightclub
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I was so lost in my sadness
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that I bumped into
a lady on the street.
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I was startled by the encounter.
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She had two lovely
young people with her.
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There seemed to be something
very different about them.
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I was impressed that this lady
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might have
something that could help me.
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I asked her who she was
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and what she and
her friends are doing.
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Right there on the street
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she began to tell me about
how Jesus have changed her life
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and how the Creator
God knew me and loved me.
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I wanted to hear more
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and so instead of
going to work that night
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I invited her back to my room.
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I was a little surprised
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that these
Christians were being willing
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to come to my home.
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Almost everyone in
my neighborhood hated me
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and would not speak to me
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because of the work that I did.
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And yet these three
were not only talking to me
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but were coming into my home.
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Mrs. Saum Lak and
her friends told me
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that God loved me so much
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that He sent His only
Son to this world to save me.
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And that He even
gave His life for me.
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They told me that
if I only accepted Him
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as my Savior repented off
my sins and believed in Him
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that He would
forgive me and save me.
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They told me that
He is a powerful God
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and that He
would work in my life
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to make everything better.
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Right there I decided to
accept Jesus as my Savior.
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What a difference
this has made in my life.
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God has changed my life.
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I'm no longer angry.
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I have peace
and joy in my heart.
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My neighbors have
noticed the change in me
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and have asked me
what happened to me
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that I'm no longer going
to work or angry all the time.
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I have told them all
about what Jesus has done for me
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and that He can
do the same for them.
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Right now, I'm studying
the Bible with seven people
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and some of them have
started coming to church.
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I thank God for Saum Lak
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and that I bumped
into her that day.
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I have much joy in my heart.
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I'm so glad that
I can be His servant
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and share good
news with the people
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and help changed their lives.
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Please pray for
me that my church
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will continue to grow
and that I will be able
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to bring many
more people to Gods.
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I always thought it would be
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exciting to
visit the Bible lands
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and walk where Jesus walked
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so I could have a
better understanding
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of what is life
here on earth was like.
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But actually I discovered
from reading Desire of Ages
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that I have already done so.
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Ellen White writes "We
shall find His footsteps
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beside the sickbed,
in the hovels of poverty,
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in the crowded
alleys of the great city,
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and in every place
where there are human hearts
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in need of consolation.
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In doing as
Jesus did when on earth
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we shall walk in His steps."
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Would you like to
experience the joy of walking
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in His footsteps today?
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You may do this by praying
for God to open your eyes
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to those in need
right around you.
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Also, please consider
joining the ASAP family
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through your
prayers, your donations
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or coming with us on
our yearly mission trip.
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You may contact us
for more information
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or visit our
website to learn more.
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It says in Matthew 9:36
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"When He saw the crowds
He had compassion on them
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because they were like
sheep without a shepherd."
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As Jesus did
ASAP compassionately
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responds to the
suffering in south East Asia.
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One way is through a project
called Stitches for Eternity
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where struggling
women learn how to sew
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so they can make a meager living
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for themselves
and their children.
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Meet Ly Sareth one
woman whose life dramatically
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took a turn after
joining this program.
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A few months
after our son was born
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my husband started getting sick.
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After doing some tests we
found out that he had HIV.
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And we had to sell everything
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we had to pay for the
medicines for his onuses.
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We even sold our little home.
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He passed away when our
son was just nine months old.
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After my husband died I realized
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I was also getting sick a lot.
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I grew weaker and weaker.
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When I got
checked at the hospital
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they told me I
was also HIV positive.
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When my family
and friends found out
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about my sickness
they all abandoned me.
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My own brother and sister
did not even want to talk to me.
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When I went out to
the field to plant rice
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none of the other field workers
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would want to cook
with me or eat with me
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because they were afraid
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that they would
catch the virus from me.
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One day I was asked if I would
like to join a sewing school.
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I had never sewed before.
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But the other
ladies and the teacher
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were very helpful and friendly.
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The other ladies in the
program do not look down on me
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because we are
all sisters in Christ.
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Most of them have HIV too.
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We worship God together
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and read His
words every morning.
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We eat together
with joy in our hearts.
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We are learning to sew,
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the blouse I'm
wearing I sewed myself.
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One day I hoped to be
able to use my new skill
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as a way to provide
for my son and myself.
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I thank Jesus
for saving my life.
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God is faithful and He answers
my prayers over and over again.
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I have been in Cambodia
for about five months now.
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During that time we have seen
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some incredible
things happening.
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We have seen people
living in abject poverty.
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People with next to nothing,
no food, no home, no livelihood.
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Many of them shelter
under just a piece of tin.
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Some are
sleeping on the sidewalk.
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Some are covering themselves
with a bit of plastic.
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Many of these people
have no hope for the future,
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no hope for
education, no hope for a living
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other than picking
up rubbish of the dump
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by the side of the road,
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begging for a
few pieces of food.
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While we have been
here we have seen out
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church workers working
for the Lord in amazing ways
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touching peoples
lives and impacting them
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with hope for
the kingdom of God.
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Much of the work
that's taking place here
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is assisted by
ASAP who is funding
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literacy teachers
and church planters.
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These people are working
together well with our pastors.
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They're working together
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to share the gospel
of hope with people.
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The work of sharing
the gospel of sharing
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the good news has past
from Jesus to His disciples
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to our church planters,
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to our pastors, to
our literacy teachers
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and that work is made possible
through donations to ASAP.
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We want to thank each
donor for their contribution.
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And we want to say to you
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that your contributions
are making a difference
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in the lives of men
and women here in Cambodia.
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Men and women and children
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who are being touched
by the gospel of Jesus
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because of what you are doing.
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Thank you for your support.
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ASAP not only works in Cambodia
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but its active in
spreading the gospel in Vietnam,
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Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.
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It is exciting to
see how the work of God
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is growing in the
communist country of Laos.
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Back in 1992
there were not more than
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20 Adventist
believers in the whole country.
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Today, there are more than
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2,000 people who believe in God
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and are now members
of the Adventist church.
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Even though ASAP missionaries
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and believers
face many hardships
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and struggles for their faith
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they enthusiastically
work as Jesus did
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with courage and compassion.
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I would like to introduce to you
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one of the many faithful
lay pastors sponsored by ASAP.
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He is from the
Hmong ethnic group
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of which there're more than
400,000 residing in Laos alone.
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Pastor Shwedoo Malee once
led a Sunday keeping church
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and ministered to his people
in the northern part of Laos.
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He has suffered
a lot for the Lord.
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And has spent a number of years
in prison for his faith in God.
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This is Pastor
Shwedoo Malee's story.
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I grew up as an animist
and worshipped the spirits.
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I first heard
about the good news
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while I was listening to an
evangelical radio broadcast.
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I decided to pray to God
and learn more about Him.
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One day when I was harvesting
my rice crop I was afraid
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I was going to lose
my harvest to a bad storm
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that was about to hit.
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I prayed to God for
help and He heard my plea
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and saved my
harvest from the storm.
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On that day I became a believer
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and gave my life to God.
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I began to study my Bible a lot
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and was particularly impressed
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by the gospel
commissioned in Matthew 28:19.
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I felt as though God was
calling me through this passage
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and I began to go
from village to village
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and telling
people about God's love.
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When the local authorities heard
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what I was
doing they arrested me
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and put me in jail for a month.
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When they
released me they warned me
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that if I continue to evangelize
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then I would be arrested again
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and this time
sent to a larger prison
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for a much longer time.
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But I could not keep
the good news inside.
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I felt compelled
by the Holy Spirit
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to share the gospel
and I immediately continued
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my work of evangelism.
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Many families
accepted the message
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and became Christians.
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When the authorities
heard what I was doing
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they sent the
police to arrest me
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and this time I was sentenced
to five years in prison.
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This time they put me in chains
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that were very dirty and rusty.
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I still have the scars
on my leg from these chains.
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After a few months of
being restrained like this
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I was released from my chains
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and sent to a large cell
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where there were
about 20 other prisoners.
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During my time in prison
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I had the opportunity
to share my faith in God.
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One time there was a
young man who became very sick.
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He was not responding at all
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to the medications
that they gave him.
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We thought for sure
that he was going to die.
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I began to tell him
about the power of God to heal.
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And he asked me to pray for him.
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The very next morning,
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he woke up completely recovered
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from his illness full of energy.
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The young man praised God
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and became a believer
because of his experience.
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When I was
released after serving
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my five year sentence
people thought for sure
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that this time I would
no longer share my faith.
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But I could not keep silent
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about the joy
that was in my heart.
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I continued to tell
people about the love of God.
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When the local authorities
heard about what I was doing
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they began to look for me again.
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I decided it
was not safe to stay
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and I moved to the
capital city of Laos
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where it was
easier to worship God.
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Someone told me
about a church in Vientiane
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that keeps the Bible
Sabbath the Seventh-day.
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I was very interested and
decided to visit the church.
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It was here that I
met Pastor Boonpranee
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who studied
with me and taught me
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many things from the Bible
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that I had never known before.
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Eventually I
accepted the new teachings
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and was baptized
into the Adventist church.
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I became
concerned about my brothers
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and sisters in my home village
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because I knew
that they were suffering
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much persecution from
the local authorities.
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With the help of
Pastor Boonpranee
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we were able to find a
place close to Vientiane
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where we could all settle
and live our faith peaceful
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without
opposition from the police.
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Most of my evangelical friends
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embraced the
truth of the Sabbath
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and became Adventist Christians.
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Here in the
provinces around Vientiane
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the police are much more
accepting of Christianity
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and I have been
free to carry out
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my evangelistic
work for the Hmong people
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who have resettled
here close to the capital.
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As wonderful as it was
to be able to share my faith
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without fear of
opposition from the police
00:19:05.19\00:19:07.63
I continued to
have a heavy burden
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for the people living
back in my home villages.
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Recently Pastor Boonpranee
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and I made a trip there to
visit and teach the people.
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In one of the
villages where we stopped
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the people were very
thirsty for the word of God.
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They assembled the villagers
and asked us to preach.
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They had so many questions
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that the meeting
continued on into the night.
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Pastor
Boonpranee and I took turns
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preaching the good news
of God's gift of salvation.
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Three of the
families accepted Jesus
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and asked us to help them
destroy their spirit houses.
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Knowing that we had to
leave they plead with us
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to baptize them before we left.
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We found a quite place
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and there in a mountain stream
in the early morning light
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these people gave
their lives to God.
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The other
villagers then asked us
00:20:01.95\00:20:03.57
to stay another day
and teach them some more.
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As much as we wanted to continue
to share with these people
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the Holy Spirit impressed us
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that it was no
longer safe to stay
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and that we must leave.
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As we were driving
back to the main town
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to catch our bus
back to Vientiane.
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I received a phone call
from the local authorities
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that govern the
area of the villagers
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where we had been.
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They said you need to report
back to the police station
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and talk to us
about the religious work
00:20:32.32\00:20:34.19
that you have been
doing in the village.
00:20:34.22\00:20:37.25
Pastor Boonpranee and I were
both impressed not to return
00:20:37.28\00:20:41.35
and continued our
way to the bus station
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even then it did not
seemed safe to get on the bus
00:20:44.30\00:20:47.92
for fear that the
police might stop buses
00:20:47.95\00:20:50.03
along the way looking for us.
00:20:50.06\00:20:52.92
We managed to flag
down a pick up truck
00:20:52.95\00:20:54.91
that was driving a load
of bananas into Vientiane.
00:20:54.94\00:20:58.50
He was able to
deliver us safely home.
00:20:58.53\00:21:01.53
We later heard that
the police had stopped
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all of the buses and taxis
in the area looking for us.
00:21:03.55\00:21:08.11
Thanks to God we
escaped on a banana truck.
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I thank God for his
protection and guidance.
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I look forward to a
day when I can return
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and tell many more
people in my village
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about God's Plan of Salvation.
00:21:21.46\00:21:27.23
I would like to
express my sincere thanks
00:21:27.26\00:21:29.14
to the donors in America
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who support God's work
here in Laos through ASAP.
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It is only
through the partnership
00:21:35.11\00:21:36.91
that we have
with the ASAP family
00:21:36.94\00:21:39.18
that we are able to support
lay pastors like Shwedoo Malee.
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ASAP has given us a lot
of help in the last year
00:21:43.43\00:21:46.87
in addition to the salaries
of our team of 44 lay pastors
00:21:46.90\00:21:50.60
ASAP has started six new
church building projects,
00:21:50.63\00:21:54.11
as well as
providing water systems
00:21:54.14\00:21:55.90
for our church members.
00:21:55.93\00:21:58.10
God has truly blessed.
00:21:58.13\00:21:59.69
Your support not only helps us
00:21:59.72\00:22:01.30
with the cost of the evangelism
00:22:01.33\00:22:03.14
but gives us the encouragement
00:22:03.17\00:22:04.58
we need to carry on God's work
00:22:04.61\00:22:06.80
under very
difficult circumstances.
00:22:06.83\00:22:09.80
God is using
you to show His love
00:22:09.83\00:22:12.06
to the people of Laos
00:22:12.09\00:22:13.36
and we are
determined to do our best
00:22:13.39\00:22:15.88
to reach every corner
of the country for Him.
00:22:15.91\00:22:18.58
Thank you and may God
bless you for your assistance.
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When Jesus came
to live on this earth
00:22:35.82\00:22:38.44
he found that people
who largely misunderstood
00:22:38.47\00:22:41.08
the ruling
principles of God's kingdom.
00:22:41.11\00:22:44.21
While He was here many
of His greatest teachings
00:22:44.24\00:22:47.35
were devoted to leading people
00:22:47.38\00:22:48.95
away from a life of legalism
00:22:48.98\00:22:51.61
to a life filled
with love and respect
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for their Heavenly Father
00:22:53.87\00:22:56.82
and for their neighbors
especially, those in need.
00:22:56.85\00:23:00.23
This is perhaps no better
illustrated than in the parable
00:23:00.26\00:23:03.34
He once told about the end time
00:23:03.37\00:23:05.74
when all the nations shall
be gathered before the throne
00:23:05.77\00:23:09.26
and how the
people will separated
00:23:09.29\00:23:11.14
before Him like a shepherd
00:23:11.17\00:23:13.18
separates the
sheep from the goats.
00:23:13.21\00:23:15.87
Once the separation is complete
00:23:15.90\00:23:17.89
the great
shepherd will say with joy
00:23:17.92\00:23:20.12
to His friends
and His right hand
00:23:20.15\00:23:22.31
"Come, you who are
blessed by my Father,
00:23:22.34\00:23:26.84
take your inheritance,
the kingdom prepared for you
00:23:26.87\00:23:29.01
since the creation of the world.
00:23:29.04\00:23:31.11
For I was hungry and you
gave me something to eat,
00:23:31.14\00:23:34.68
I was thirsty and you
gave me something to drink,
00:23:34.71\00:23:38.27
I was a stranger
and you invited me in,
00:23:38.30\00:23:41.44
I needed clothes
and you clothed me,
00:23:41.47\00:23:44.89
I was sick and
you looked after me,
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I was in prison and
you came to visit me."
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The people are surprised
00:23:51.67\00:23:53.56
for they did not remember
ever doing these things.
00:23:53.59\00:23:56.79
And then Jesus explains
00:23:56.82\00:23:59.17
"Whatever you did
for one of the least
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of these brothers and sisters
of mine, you did for me."
00:24:01.07\00:24:06.13
Have you ever wondered
00:24:06.16\00:24:07.60
what it would be like to be born
00:24:07.63\00:24:09.52
and raised in a
different country?
00:24:09.55\00:24:12.36
What would you eat? What
would your house be like?
00:24:12.39\00:24:15.24
Would you have the
same hopes and fears?
00:24:15.27\00:24:18.49
Welcome to a Southeast
Asian country called Cambodia.
00:24:18.52\00:24:22.46
In just a bit you get
to meet a Cambodian girl
00:24:22.49\00:24:25.65
who will share what one
day of her life is like.
00:24:25.68\00:24:29.48
And as you watch this
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I ask you to think
about this one question
00:24:31.35\00:24:34.45
why did God placed
me right where I'm at.
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My name is Srey Mao.
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I live in a small house
near the city dump of Phnom Penh
00:24:41.25\00:24:44.36
with my mother and two brothers.
00:24:44.39\00:24:46.43
My mother is very
poor and the only way
00:24:46.46\00:24:49.12
that we know how to make money
00:24:49.15\00:24:50.58
is by searching
for recyclable items
00:24:50.61\00:24:52.58
at the dump and in trash bins.
00:24:52.61\00:24:55.00
Everyday when I
get home from school
00:24:55.03\00:24:57.01
I change my cloths and head up
00:24:57.04\00:24:58.73
with my brothers
to look for things
00:24:58.76\00:25:00.21
that I can sell
to the recyclers.
00:25:00.24\00:25:02.83
Sometimes we get
enough to buy some rice to eat
00:25:02.86\00:25:05.19
but many times we do not.
00:25:05.22\00:25:06.78
A couple of years ago
my life really changed
00:25:16.94\00:25:19.55
when a school was
started near my home.
00:25:19.58\00:25:21.96
Because we were so
poor I did not think
00:25:21.99\00:25:24.50
that it would ever be
possible for me to go to school.
00:25:24.53\00:25:27.64
We had no money for
a uniform and book fees
00:25:27.67\00:25:30.94
but this school is different.
00:25:30.97\00:25:32.65
All of the
children in my community
00:25:32.68\00:25:34.13
were invited to
attend without any fees.
00:25:34.16\00:25:37.16
They provide the books,
supplies, school uniforms
00:25:37.19\00:25:40.05
and a wonderful
hot meal everyday.
00:25:40.08\00:25:42.53
I have made many friends here.
00:25:42.56\00:25:44.68
I have learnt to read
00:25:44.71\00:25:45.74
and I'm now
enjoying mathematics,
00:25:45.77\00:25:47.37
English and computers.
00:25:47.40\00:25:49.90
One of the things that I
like to most about the school
00:25:49.93\00:25:52.69
is that they teach
you all about Jesus
00:25:52.72\00:25:54.62
and the stories of the Bible.
00:25:54.65\00:25:56.76
I have accepted
Jesus into my heart,
00:25:56.79\00:25:59.38
now I'm much happier in my life.
00:25:59.41\00:26:01.82
I love to sing
the songs about Him.
00:26:01.85\00:26:04.77
I hope to be able
to continue my studies
00:26:04.80\00:26:06.77
and one day becomes a nurse
00:26:06.80\00:26:08.62
so that I can use
my life to serve God.
00:26:08.65\00:26:12.40
Let's go back to that
question I asked you earlier.
00:26:12.43\00:26:15.94
Why do you think God placed
you right where you are at?
00:26:15.97\00:26:18.92
Could it be that He knew
00:26:18.95\00:26:20.73
you would have a
heart like Jesus,
00:26:20.76\00:26:22.84
a heart of compassion
for children like Srey Mao?
00:26:22.87\00:26:27.64
You know, I want to see
more children like Srey Mao
00:26:27.67\00:26:31.75
have a hope for
today and hope for heaven.
00:26:31.78\00:26:35.30
Don't you?
00:26:35.33\00:26:42.08
I thank the Lord for the
ASAP Feed and Read Schools
00:26:42.11\00:26:45.97
which show God's
character of love
00:26:46.00\00:26:48.26
to the children in
the slums of Cambodia
00:26:48.29\00:26:50.72
in such a tangible way
that dedicated teachers
00:26:50.75\00:26:55.05
and those who donate to
make this project possible
00:26:55.08\00:26:58.43
are fulfilling Jesus
command given in John 21:15
00:26:58.46\00:27:03.49
where Jesus
said "feed My lambs."
00:27:03.52\00:27:07.20
For $40 you can support a
literacy teacher for a month
00:27:07.23\00:27:11.72
and to make it
possible for a student
00:27:11.75\00:27:14.03
to attend a Feed and Read School
00:27:14.06\00:27:15.75
it costs only $20 a month.
00:27:15.78\00:27:18.75
To send a gift you
can call ASAP right now
00:27:18.78\00:27:22.66
or go online at
your convenience.
00:27:22.69\00:27:25.07
Friends, in the final analysis
00:27:38.80\00:27:41.07
we will not be asked if
we attend a church faithfully
00:27:41.10\00:27:43.74
nor if we have memorized
all the books of the Bible.
00:27:43.77\00:27:47.30
God will be looking
to take His friends home,
00:27:47.33\00:27:50.49
those whose hearts
beat as one with Him
00:27:50.52\00:27:54.67
those who daily
surrender their lives to Jesus
00:27:54.70\00:27:57.14
and reflect His
character of love
00:27:57.17\00:27:59.42
to the acts of compassion.
00:27:59.45\00:28:01.47
Jesus says
"Inasmuch as you have done it
00:28:01.50\00:28:06.32
unto ye have done it unto me."
00:28:06.35\00:28:11.01
Why not show Jesus how
much you love Him by supporting
00:28:11.04\00:28:14.77
one of His representatives
in Southeast Asia.
00:28:14.80\00:28:17.30
For more information contact
us or visit our website today.
00:28:17.33\00:28:21.97