Music...
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We're glad for each of you
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that came to
breakfast this morning,
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and we have... some
of you will be coming...
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we'll have more of us coming
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from the
breakfast area here shortly
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we got a little
late start this morning
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but we're thankful
that you're all here
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and this is Michael...
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he's going to ask
the Lord to bless us.
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I would ask you to please stand
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as we will talk to
our heavenly Father.
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Let's bow our heads and pray.
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Dear heavenly
Father, we thank you so much
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for this
privilege of coming together
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and worship you this morning.
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I pray that You will
bless us in a special way
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by sending your
Spirit and talking to
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each one of us personally.
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I pray that you will
also bless the Speaker
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as you will present your Word.
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As you called Lazarus
to rise and come forth,
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I pray that you will send
your Spirit in each one of us
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and Jesus will be lifted up,
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and I pray for all these things
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in the wonderful
name of Jesus Christ
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our Savior and Lord
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and altogether we say, amen. "
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Audience: Amen.
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In 1960... 31% of the
baptisms in our church
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were in global north
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and 69% in global south.
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How had the situation changed
by 2014... 54 years later?
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A massive increase in
baptisms in global south
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had enlarged to 97%
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leaving global north with a
shockingly small 3% in the U.S.,
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Canada, Europe,
Russia and Australia combined
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and only half a percent of
the baptisms were in Europe.
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Europe has always been known
for sending out missionaries
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to the Third World
Countries in times past
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but has now become one of
the greatest mission fields.
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Some have started calling Europe
The Post-Christian Triangle.
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Music.
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The Granheim Foundation
is dedicated to support
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Matteson Mission School.
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It trains missionaries for life
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and gives them
vision for serving God
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with all their time,
talents and resources
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in a family atmosphere and in an
inspiring learning environment
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Matteson Mission
School encourages young people
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who wish to come close to God
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and find His
plan for their lives.
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The training takes place
in various learning arenas...
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in the
classrooms... the kitchen...
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the garden...
the local community
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and in team activities.
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The simple... yet comprehensive
principles of Christian living
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are promoted and
careful examination
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and independent
thinking encouraged.
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Students are
taught to form habits
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that promote
Christian integrity.
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To make the
training more effective,
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the Granheim Foundation
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seeks to create a model
of sustainable evangelism.
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In order to do this,
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it operates a
compost production center
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and a local Lifestyle service
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in cooperation
with the local church.
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It also networks with
local Adventist Businesses
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that function as
Centers of Influence.
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May the Lord help us
reach more neighborhoods
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in the Post-Christian Triangle.
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We want to thank God for
the way He has led in the past
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and trust He will accomplish His
work through us in the future.
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Music...
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more music...
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We're happy to be
here at ASI this morning,
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are you glad to be here?
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Amen.
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Well, I'm delighted to
have with me, Jeremy Zwiker.
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He is currently living in Norway
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and he is the President of
the Matteson Mission School
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in Norway
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and he is also
President of ASI Scandinavia,
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Good morning,
we're glad you're here.
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Good Morning...
I'm happy to be here.
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Why don't you tell us a
little bit about this project
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that we just saw on the video.
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Yes, so this
project is basically...
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I want to create awareness
of the needs that is in Europe.
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How many of you were
at the GC Session in 2015,
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can I see your hands?
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So, when we were
at the GC Session...
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the
Secretary... he gave a report
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about what the
statistics were like,
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about the baptisms all
around the world, right,
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and if you look at the slides,
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we actually can see that Europe
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actually has
become a mission field.
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So, when you see... yeah, Europe
has become a mission field
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and we started calling this
the Post-Christian Triangle,
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if you see the next slide,
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you can see that 97% of
all baptisms in our church
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are actually in global south,
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that's the
orange area on that map
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and then only 3% is in
the blue and the red area
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and then, if you
go to the next slide,
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this is the graph that the
GC Secretary actually showed
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at the G.C. and
then, if you look,
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these are the 13 Divisions
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and the baptisms over
five years in those divisions
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and when... when I
looked at those slides,
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I noticed that
some of the Divisions
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didn't have so many baptisms,
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and if you look closer,
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can you guess
which three divisions,
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are in the European Field?
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If you go to the next
slide, can you see them?
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Interviewer: You
can barely see them.
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You can barely
see them, exactly,
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you can barely see that there's
actually baptisms happening
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in the European Divisions
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and that's when I realized,
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"Whoa, Europe has
become a mission field"
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and... and this is
something that I think
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we need to do something about
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and... and it's
actually something
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that maybe people don't realize,
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but... yeah, Europe... that
used to send out missionaries
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has now become a mission field.
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So, you said that we
need to do something about it
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so why don't you tell
us what we can do about it
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to help the situation.
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Yeah, well, one... I
just want to share one story,
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for example, that...
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that when we got in contact
with one of... an Atheist...
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German Atheist... and he...
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he actually got in
contact with our school
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and he got convicted about...
there's something different,
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we shared our message with him
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and he got so
convicted that he decided...
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he wanted to apply
to the mission school,
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he got trained... how to
reach the secular mind...
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and then, now he's
back in the mission field
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and he's reaching
people in Germany with that
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so, how can you get involved?
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The last slide...
you can see... well...
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obviously you can pray
for this mission field,
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you can get
training at a mission school,
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on how to reach the secular mind
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or you can serve
in a European Ministry
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or you can donate
to that cause so...
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so, please get
involved and think about Europe
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in your plans... in
your minds... in your prayers
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please join us in reaching
this important mission field.
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Thank you so
much, God bless you.
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Last week, we were
discussing your job.
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Has your work
situation improved?
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Ah Doc, it's... it's terrible...
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and I don't see any
way out of my problem,
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I'm having a hard
time finding good employees
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and I just need so
many different kinds...
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volunteers, full-time
missionaries... students...
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I always have a
position that needs to be filled
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but it feels like
it's more a matter of luck,
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sometimes, you
find the right person
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but usually then they're
snatched up by someone else
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or they find
somewhere else to go...
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by the time you're done
with all of the committees
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and paper work...
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it's kind of like shopping
but when you get to the store,
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you realize that
someone else has already chosen
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your ideal candidate
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and there they are...
pushing them into their carts
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and loading them
into their cars...
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"Full disclosure...
I'm already taken. "
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Meanwhile, you
walk into the store,
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just to find that
all the candidates
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have already been picked over,
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it's... it's
really discouraging...
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finding the right
person is really rare.
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Well, let's try an exercise,
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I want you to imagine a
better system to find people.
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What would that look like?
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Sure, at this point,
I'm willing to try anything.
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So, first, it
would all be online,
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the type of thing that
you can do on your Tablet...
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Smartphone and even your TV...
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something that
you can do anywhere
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and instead of a
potential employee
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going to each
Organization's website
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just to fill up
multiple applications,
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they can just go
to one central place
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and streamline the process.
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We even have all
the information online
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so that they know what
immunizations to get...
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how to pack... and what to
expect at their destination
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and it would be a place
for all types of employees...
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paid positions... volunteers...
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I think it would even be
fun if this virtual place
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could be for people who
can't go as missionaries
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but who want the
project in some way.
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They could have a
blog from the employees
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as well as list of needs...
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just one central place
where people come together
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to change the world,
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you know, through
service or by sharing resources,
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I even have a name picked out.
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Vivid Faith... because it
would be where faith is hands-on
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where faith is made real.
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You would need a
lot of Organizations
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to buy into the idea...
sign up and work together
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to make this a smooth process.
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Yeah, but that's the thing,
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it would be in their
best interest to do so.
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We'll have potential
employees and supporters
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from all over the
world going to this site,
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it would be free...
really... it's kind of genius
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you're good at this Doc.
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Wait, we have 57 minutes left.
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Pause.
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Good morning, it's so
good to be here with you
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and hopefully you've had
just a little introduction
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of Vivid Faith,
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but I want to tell you just
a little bit of the background.
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Several years ago,
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I was sitting at
the General Conference
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in a meeting there
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and an individual got up
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and he basically
presented this concept
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and immediately when he
sat down I went to see him
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and I said, "I love this idea,
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we want to find a way
to connect it with ASI
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and with all the
supporting ministries
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and that has happened.
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With this amazing website
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which we're going
to launch this fall.
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I have Fylvia
with me this morning,
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Fylvia Kline is the
Director for Vivid Faith.
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How is Vivid Faith
connected to the church?
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It's an initiative of
the General Conference
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to create a space
where church-owned entities
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and supporting ministries
can post their volunteer needs
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and also find
volunteers to meet those needs.
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It's been in the
making for three years
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and it's going to finally
be here in the end of 2018.
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Let me ask you a question here,
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how many of you from
supporting ministries
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have need of people...
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volunteers or
employees to come and help you?
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Is anyone else in my book,
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yes, thank you, see
those hands out there,
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Folks, this is going to
be a great tool for us to use
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because it's going to connect
the whole Adventist Church
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and help us to see potential
people to come and help us
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as well as a place
to post their needs.
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Now, this is more than
just a website for this,
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tell us, Fylvia,
what else is this?
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It's going to be more
than a convenient place
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to find mission opportunities,
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it's going to be a
virtual place for outreach.
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It's going to be
an inclusive community
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not just for volunteers
and not just for Adventists,
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it's going to be
different in the sense that
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you don't have to
want to volunteer,
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to use Vivid Faith.
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You can just come there
to observe... to learn...
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to cheer someone else
who's on a mission trip.
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So, it's for... say the
son who's left the church,
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he hangs out in Vivid Faith
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to watch his
parents who are now retiring
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and who are volunteering.
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It's for that curious neighbor
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who wonders why you go on
a mission trip every summer,
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it's for that new church member
who's not quite ready to do
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more than church on Sabbath.
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So, all these people
will be on Vivid Faith
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to vicariously experience a
life of compassion and service
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and through that
vicarious experience,
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will, maybe, one day
connect or re-connect
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to a local
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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So, let's play this
out for just a moment here,
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I... I'm in ministry,
I want to use Vivid Faith
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to help find people
that can help in the ministry
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that' I'm
doing... what would I do?
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Come to Booth 208
while you're here.
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Okay, so if you're in ministry
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who wants to sign
up to use this service,
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go to Booth 208 and see Fylvia,
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she can help you
through the process
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of understanding what to do.
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Or send us an e-mail
at info@vividfaith. com
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we want to fill this website
up with volunteer opportunities
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that are open in 2019
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because our App is going to
launch by the end of this year
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so when the App launches
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and people load
that App on their phone
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and they look for
mission opportunities,
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we want all of your ministries..
all of the ministries here
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on there
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with mission opportunities
for all the young people
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whether they're young
or old or in-between...
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who want to serve.
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Now, let me tell
you a little secret,
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this is just being launched...
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this is something very new,
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in fact, this is your
first main event you're doing
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in actually
opening it up, right.
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Fylvia: Yeah, it's so
new that I don't start my job
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till next week.
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Well, thank you
for working early, okay
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and Fylvia, you said
something interesting,
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it can even be
used by non-Adventists.
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Now that would be a situation...
it would be like observers or...
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Fylvia: Yes.
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But the volunteers
themselves are going to be
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Seventh-day Adventist volunteers
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coming into the System available
for these ministries to use.
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That's right, unless of course
there's an ASI ministry here
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that accepts non-volunteers...
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Non-Adventists volunteers.
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Okay, all right, so
you can specify that
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as you set up your ministry
as receiving volunteers...
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you can set all that up.
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This is an exciting opportunity,
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I'm really looking forward to
how God is going to bless this,
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it's a real
opportunity for us as ministries
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to join with the church...
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support the work
that is happening...
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support mission
around the world,
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and I hope and pray this
is going to be a blessing
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to many ministries here today.
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Fylvia: I'm very excited.
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Yes, go to Booth
208... Booth 208...
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see Fylvia... get
signed up... thank you.
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Rwanda has worked hard to
recover from the brutal genocide
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against the Tutsi in 1994.
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The refugees
continue to flood into Rwanda
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from neighboring Congo.
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Terrorists often threaten,
beat or kill adults and children
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as they attempt to
escape the turmoil.
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After decades of war,
many children are homeless
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and missing parents or siblings.
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And they said, "No, it's a trick
you are not a soldier, you... "
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and they put my gun here
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and they said, "No,
you should be killed. "
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And in that
moment, I remembered...
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I didn't know how to pray.
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but in my heart,
I just kneeled down,
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head down, then I said,
"Oh, please, my God! Help me.
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If I escape this place, I
should serve you all the time!"
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The number of people
fleeing Congo in 2016
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surpassed the number
of refugees fleeing Syria
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in the same time period.
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Yet the world knows little
of the current refugee crisis
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in Rwanda.
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Rwandan High Schools
are located in the cities...
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a long ways away from the camps.
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Often when returning from class,
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the students find nothing to eat
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then the students
have to get up early
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and walk back to
school on an empty stomach.
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Brave girls who will walk
as much as five miles one way
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risk assault or rape,
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it happens routinely.
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In 2015, Hans and Mindy
Thygeson started Impact Hope...
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an Organization that
sends at-risk refugee youth
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to safe Adventist
Boarding schools in Rwanda.
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For $50 a month, a sponsor gives
a young person an education
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and a vocational skill
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plus safety and enough to eat
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and all that in an environment
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that will build
relationships with Jesus
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and create a life of
service to those around them.
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Music... and
speaking in another language.
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You can raise your hand.
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There are other
ways you can help too.
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You can volunteer,
pray and share with others
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how students in Rwanda's
refugee camps find hope...
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visit: impact-hope.
org to find out more...
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you can impact hope.
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Music...
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more music.
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Pause...
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Well, it certainly
seems that Impact Hope
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is impacting hope in Rwanda.
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This is Hans and Mindy Thygeson
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and they are the
co-founders of Impact Hope
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and I have a question,
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how is it that a Real
Estate Developer and a Nurse
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are involved in providing
support to Rwandan refugees?
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Well, we've been praying
to get involved in ministry
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and working diligently
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at trying to find a
way that God could use us.
00:17:38.55\00:17:40.96
We had a special desire
to get involved in a ministry
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where we could
serve the least of these
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as Jesus talks
about in Matthew 25.
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About that time, we heard
about the refugees in Rwanda
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and that there was nearly
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a 100,000
Seventh-day Adventist refugees
00:17:56.30\00:17:59.37
living in a
number of camps in Rwanda
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because they had to flee
the persecution in the Congo.
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After a trip there, we met these
devout Seventh-day Adventists
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that had a
strong faith in Christ
00:18:10.95\00:18:14.02
and we said... we have to
do something for these people
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so, we met with the
Adventist Union of Rwanda
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and they helped us
put together a program
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to educate these needy students
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in safe
Adventist Boarding schools.
00:18:28.54\00:18:31.41
So, you're
providing some support
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so they can actually go
to the Boarding Schools,
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how is that you started
the vocational program, Mindy?
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Well, it was our first year...
almost the end of the first year
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and this boy named Patrick...
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actually the one
who's on the video...
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he came up to me and he said,
00:18:46.45\00:18:48.09
"Mom, is there any way
that we can stay at the school
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during our summer vacation?"
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Because the refugees realize the
dangers of being in the camps
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not enough food to
eat... nothing to do...
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and no money...
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and so, we weren't
prepared financially
00:19:01.54\00:19:04.51
for the extra couple
of months of school fees
00:19:04.54\00:19:07.88
and learning as
we go we realized
00:19:07.91\00:19:10.91
a need for a vocation
skill for our students
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it took a year in the making
and working with ADRA Rwanda,
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we developed a
vocational training program
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that started in December of 2017
00:19:20.12\00:19:22.56
and at the end of
that six-week program,
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we had... all 350 at the
time of our refugee students
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attending one
vocation... they took...
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they had the option
of hair dressing, sewing,
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electricity, permaculture
which is a form of agriculture
00:19:36.34\00:19:40.68
and plumbing... I think
that's the one I didn't say
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and after that six-week program,
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representatives
from the United Nations
00:19:46.95\00:19:49.28
and Government of
Rwanda were in attendance
00:19:49.32\00:19:51.65
at our closing ceremony
00:19:51.69\00:19:53.02
they said there had never
been such a program like that
00:19:53.05\00:19:55.96
in Rwanda... helping refugees
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and they even said,
00:19:58.13\00:19:59.49
"Is there any way that
you can continue this Program
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on a year-round basis?"
00:20:02.06\00:20:03.53
Enter ASI...
00:20:03.57\00:20:05.57
so that has something to
do with this year's offering
00:20:05.60\00:20:08.64
in support of Impact Hope.
00:20:08.67\00:20:10.01
How is that going to
help expand this Program?
00:20:10.04\00:20:12.21
Well, as Mindy said,
00:20:12.27\00:20:16.51
the UN and the Rwandan
Union of Seventh-day Adventists
00:20:16.54\00:20:20.12
were very excited
about this Program
00:20:20.15\00:20:22.22
and early in this year,
they came to us and said,
00:20:22.25\00:20:25.79
"Can we run this Program...
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this trade school that
you've started year round?"
00:20:27.69\00:20:30.29
So, with the help of ASI,
00:20:30.33\00:20:34.40
we have now launched
this Trade School year around
00:20:34.43\00:20:38.33
which has created
a great opportunity
00:20:38.37\00:20:40.00
for this Adventist Academy
00:20:40.04\00:20:42.50
and it's not
only for the Academy
00:20:42.54\00:20:45.74
but the students now have a
chance to create their own jobs
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if not, get a job
for somebody else.
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That's wonderful,
so Mindy, tell me...
00:20:52.95\00:20:55.18
how is it that we can
help beyond the offering?
00:20:55.22\00:20:59.25
Well, Impact Hope is a
sponsorship-based program,
00:20:59.29\00:21:03.26
actually, after the
Program was printed,
00:21:03.29\00:21:06.66
we now have... it says 411...
00:21:06.70\00:21:09.10
we now have 611
sponsored students
00:21:09.13\00:21:12.23
with Impact Hope attending
safe Adventist Boarding Schools
00:21:12.27\00:21:15.54
but we know from the statistics,
from the United Nations' webpage
00:21:15.64\00:21:19.47
there are over 10,000 refugee
Adventist Youth in the Camps
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who don't have an opportunity
to study a secondary education
00:21:24.31\00:21:28.98
and because we
believe very strongly
00:21:29.05\00:21:32.29
in helping the
household of the faith first,
00:21:32.32\00:21:34.86
as Ellen White says,
00:21:34.89\00:21:36.76
"We believe that these
people are our responsibility
00:21:36.79\00:21:39.33
and that we need to take care of
00:21:39.36\00:21:41.40
our Adventist
global church family
00:21:41.43\00:21:43.93
so, we're asking
to partner with you.
00:21:43.97\00:21:46.37
As you saw on the
video, it's only $50 a month
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to sponsor a young person
to an Adventist Boarding School
00:21:49.50\00:21:52.87
which includes
three meals a day...
00:21:52.91\00:21:54.68
all their needs provided
00:21:54.74\00:21:56.54
including a mattress
which they've never slept on,
00:21:56.58\00:21:59.28
sheets and blankets,
00:21:59.31\00:22:00.65
two sets of
uniforms and all their needs.
00:22:00.68\00:22:02.85
It's not that much
00:22:02.88\00:22:05.09
so that's where we are
coming to ASI... to you...
00:22:05.12\00:22:09.16
seeing if we can
partner together...
00:22:09.19\00:22:11.26
we can help empty the camps
00:22:11.29\00:22:13.06
from these generational
refugees who have no hope
00:22:13.09\00:22:17.33
and we just thank
you for the opportunity
00:22:17.37\00:22:20.80
and if you have any questions,
00:22:20.84\00:22:22.20
we would love to
see you at our Booth.
00:22:22.24\00:22:23.91
We're located at 705.
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Thank you very
much, Mindy and Hans.
00:22:26.11\00:22:28.24
God bless you as you continue
to impact young people's lives
00:22:28.28\00:22:31.71
for hope... thank you.
00:22:31.75\00:22:33.25
Mindy: Thank you so much.
00:22:33.28\00:22:34.68
Our next offering in
action is to talk with someone
00:22:34.75\00:22:39.52
that is no
stranger to many of us,
00:22:39.55\00:22:41.06
Claus Nybo is the
President of Lifestyle TV
00:22:41.09\00:22:44.19
and we've had fun up
here before, Claus...
00:22:44.23\00:22:46.70
Claus: We have.
00:22:46.73\00:22:48.20
Interviewer: And I'm excited
to be able to share with them
00:22:48.26\00:22:50.63
some of the things
that you've shared with me,
00:22:50.67\00:22:52.33
so, first... I
have three questions.
00:22:52.37\00:22:54.77
First I want to know...
00:22:54.80\00:22:56.17
and or for those who may not
be familiar with Lifestyle TV,
00:22:56.20\00:22:59.87
tell us a little
bit of background...
00:22:59.91\00:23:01.34
what's the purpose and,
you know, the mission...
00:23:01.38\00:23:04.55
so we'll start with that
as a two-part-one question.
00:23:04.58\00:23:07.32
As most of you know,
00:23:07.35\00:23:08.78
Lifestyle TV is
broadcasting in Scandinavia
00:23:08.82\00:23:12.25
reaching one of the most
secular parts of the world.
00:23:12.29\00:23:14.36
We have satellite and
internet and for 13 years now,
00:23:14.39\00:23:17.96
we have been on the air
00:23:17.99\00:23:19.83
which is a
miracle in itself, Debbie.
00:23:19.86\00:23:21.33
Hmmm... hmmm...
that is phenomenal
00:23:21.36\00:23:23.06
and so... you've been
in existence for 13 years,
00:23:23.10\00:23:27.00
you've come to a point where
you might be ready to expand
00:23:27.04\00:23:30.24
so tell us about some
of your expansion efforts
00:23:30.27\00:23:32.47
and this is where
some of what ASI is coming
00:23:32.51\00:23:34.31
to provide some help.
00:23:34.34\00:23:35.68
Amen, working in
a small environment,
00:23:35.71\00:23:39.61
we have had a Studio
that really was built
00:23:39.65\00:23:42.15
to be a small living room
00:23:42.18\00:23:43.52
and working out
of that for 13 years
00:23:43.55\00:23:45.79
for satellite broadcasting...
00:23:45.82\00:23:47.16
that gets a
little claustrophobic
00:23:47.19\00:23:48.66
and it was hard to
really do what we wanted to do
00:23:48.69\00:23:51.39
so we prayed for the Lord
to provide for a new Studio
00:23:51.43\00:23:54.23
and funding was coming in...
a lot of people were responding,
00:23:54.26\00:23:57.37
we had gotten a building permit
00:23:57.40\00:23:59.03
and we even went as far,
Debbie, as having groundbreaking
00:23:59.07\00:24:02.44
for building this new Studio
00:24:02.47\00:24:04.34
but the weather
wasn't cooperating
00:24:04.37\00:24:06.31
and it was raining and raining
and last summer, it was so wet
00:24:06.34\00:24:10.38
that we literally
couldn't even get in the field
00:24:10.41\00:24:12.41
and we're getting
delayed in the process
00:24:12.45\00:24:14.82
and I think God
had a different plan
00:24:14.85\00:24:16.62
and so, to jump into that story,
00:24:16.65\00:24:20.96
right as we were
getting ready to build
00:24:20.99\00:24:23.96
and that we thought that
we had everything lined up
00:24:23.99\00:24:26.56
to build this new Studio,
00:24:26.59\00:24:28.26
it seemed like the
Lord had different plans
00:24:28.30\00:24:31.00
and so, He
directed us to a property
00:24:31.03\00:24:33.70
that was six hours
north of where we are
00:24:33.74\00:24:36.77
and that already
had a Studio in place.
00:24:36.81\00:24:39.81
We started looking at it
00:24:39.84\00:24:41.48
and the whole
thought was very hard
00:24:41.51\00:24:44.51
because we have been
living personally for 20 years
00:24:44.55\00:24:46.05
where we are...
00:24:46.08\00:24:47.42
had no idea... no
interest in moving...
00:24:47.45\00:24:49.78
we finally felt impressed
00:24:49.82\00:24:52.65
that we needed to at
least go see this place
00:24:52.69\00:24:54.62
so, at our ASI Convention
last New Year in Scandinavia,
00:24:54.66\00:25:00.13
we were basically very close
00:25:00.16\00:25:02.73
and so we said,
"Well, we'll drop by... "
00:25:02.76\00:25:04.10
so I had
arranged with the Realtor
00:25:04.13\00:25:05.47
that we were
going to see the place.
00:25:05.50\00:25:06.84
Driving there... I called him...
and he was very apologetic,
00:25:06.87\00:25:11.07
he says, "Oh, I am so sorry,
I have failed to communicate
00:25:11.14\00:25:15.61
that you are coming today
00:25:15.64\00:25:17.25
and the owner is
on vacation in Spain
00:25:17.28\00:25:19.31
and is not there
and I don't have a key
00:25:19.35\00:25:21.88
and I'm three hours away,
00:25:21.92\00:25:23.25
but at least you can
go look in the windows.
00:25:23.28\00:25:25.69
So, I was like,
"Okay, well, we'll do that"
00:25:25.72\00:25:28.36
and we did it and it
was not very exciting...
00:25:28.39\00:25:30.99
we couldn't even
see in the Studio
00:25:31.03\00:25:32.69
because, you know, Studios
generally don't have windows.
00:25:32.73\00:25:36.16
So, we left the place and
we had just driven out of there
00:25:36.20\00:25:39.10
and he calls back and he
says, "You can't believe it,
00:25:39.13\00:25:42.00
but the owner just called me
00:25:42.04\00:25:43.87
and he got home from vacation
unexpectedly a day early
00:25:43.91\00:25:46.68
and is on his
way to the property,
00:25:46.71\00:25:48.44
he will be there in
five minutes can you wait?"
00:25:48.48\00:25:50.25
We're like,
"Well, we'll turn around"
00:25:50.28\00:25:52.38
long story
short, we turned around,
00:25:52.41\00:25:54.25
he was already
there when we got there,
00:25:54.28\00:25:55.72
we get out of the car
00:25:55.75\00:25:57.09
and he takes one
look at us, Debbie,
00:25:57.12\00:25:58.65
and he says, "Where
have I met you before?"
00:25:58.69\00:26:01.19
And I'm like,
No, you haven't... "
00:26:01.22\00:26:03.19
well, it turned out that he
had been watching Lifestyle TV
00:26:03.22\00:26:07.93
for years and
recognized us immediately
00:26:07.96\00:26:10.87
as we walked up there
00:26:10.90\00:26:12.27
and he was so excited he says,
00:26:12.33\00:26:14.47
"This has to be providence"
00:26:14.50\00:26:16.60
and I think it was.
00:26:16.64\00:26:18.44
Amen, amen, so, you
have some... we have a video
00:26:18.47\00:26:22.28
that you can
actually walk us through
00:26:22.31\00:26:24.48
so we can
actually see this Facility.
00:26:24.51\00:26:26.61
Yes, my wife was not
able to be with me here
00:26:26.65\00:26:29.25
so I did the next best I could,
00:26:29.28\00:26:31.02
I had her do a
voice-over for a video
00:26:31.05\00:26:33.56
of some pictures of the place,
so if we can roll that now,
00:26:33.59\00:26:36.02
it will give you a little bit
of an idea of what God has done.
00:26:36.06\00:26:38.39
After 13 years of broadcasting
00:26:38.46\00:26:42.46
God called Lifestyle TV to
move north to Arvika, Sweden.
00:26:42.50\00:26:46.17
Instead of building
a planned new studio
00:26:46.20\00:26:49.27
at the current location,
00:26:49.30\00:26:50.67
God miraculously opened the
doors for something much better.
00:26:50.71\00:26:54.61
Hagegarden was built as
a music and retreat center
00:26:54.64\00:26:57.81
with a large Studio for
recordings and TV productions.
00:26:57.85\00:27:01.28
It's beautifully
located in the forest
00:27:01.32\00:27:03.79
with a view right over a lake.
00:27:03.82\00:27:05.15
The Studio has often
featured Art Exhibitions
00:27:05.19\00:27:08.16
as a backdrop to
live concerts and events.
00:27:08.19\00:27:11.13
With a 46-foot ceiling,
this 3,100-square-foot studio
00:27:11.16\00:27:16.30
affords many new opportunities
for a variety of Productions.
00:27:16.36\00:27:19.83
Beside the Studio, it
has 13 modern hotel rooms
00:27:19.87\00:27:24.01
individually designed.
00:27:24.04\00:27:26.24
The rooms open out
to small private patios.
00:27:26.27\00:27:29.41
behind these large windows
you'll find an attractive spa
00:27:29.44\00:27:34.02
with sauna and jacuzzi.
00:27:34.05\00:27:35.52
The cozy sitting area
with a large fireplace
00:27:35.55\00:27:38.99
is perfect for fellowship
00:27:39.02\00:27:40.49
and the light
Scandinavian-style dining room
00:27:40.52\00:27:43.36
gives amazing possibilities
for community events.
00:27:43.39\00:27:46.46
Of course, there is a
large restaurant kitchen
00:27:46.49\00:27:49.56
able to cater to
several hundred people
00:27:49.60\00:27:51.83
as well as
smaller special events.
00:27:51.87\00:27:53.74
Fully furnished and with
a geo-thermal heating system
00:27:53.77\00:27:57.34
for keeping the
running costs low,
00:27:57.41\00:27:59.21
Hagegarden was purchased
00:27:59.24\00:28:01.11
for only 1/7th of
today's replacement cost.
00:28:01.14\00:28:04.25
Listen to what
Ellen White wrote,
00:28:04.28\00:28:06.82
"The Lord will upon human
minds in unexpected quarters.
00:28:06.85\00:28:11.15
Some who apparently
are enemies of the truth
00:28:11.19\00:28:13.82
will, in God's
providence, invest their means
00:28:13.86\00:28:16.22
to develop
properties and erect buildings.
00:28:16.26\00:28:18.56
In time, these properties
will be offered for sale
00:28:18.59\00:28:21.93
at a price far below their cost.
00:28:21.96\00:28:23.83
Our people will
recognize the hand of Providence
00:28:23.87\00:28:26.97
in these offers
00:28:27.00\00:28:28.34
and will secure
valuable property for use
00:28:28.37\00:28:30.64
in educational work...
00:28:30.67\00:28:32.01
Thus men of means are
unconsciously preparing
00:28:32.04\00:28:34.61
auxiliaries that will
enable the Lord's people
00:28:34.64\00:28:37.28
to advance His work rapidly. "
00:28:37.31\00:28:39.15
All we can say is... "to Him
who is able to do exceedingly
00:28:39.18\00:28:43.55
abundantly above all that we ask
or think... to Him be glory!"
00:28:43.59\00:28:48.06
Amen, isn't that beautiful?
00:28:48.09\00:28:51.43
Now, we don't
have much time left
00:28:51.46\00:28:53.60
and it's obvious
that it's a facility
00:28:53.63\00:28:55.60
that offers you
lots of opportunities
00:28:55.63\00:28:57.57
for expanding the ministry
00:28:57.60\00:28:58.93
but I want them to hear
a little bit of an impact
00:28:58.97\00:29:02.50
on people who have listened,
00:29:02.54\00:29:04.14
can you tell us
one story about that.
00:29:04.17\00:29:06.31
Yes and just finishing
off, this is really incredible
00:29:06.34\00:29:09.64
because the Facility here allows
us to connect with Viewers
00:29:09.71\00:29:12.68
and bring them in for different
kinds of health sessions...
00:29:12.71\00:29:15.68
other seminars and
make personal contact.
00:29:15.72\00:29:18.09
Now, I wanted to share
just one story as Debbie says,
00:29:18.15\00:29:20.92
this was really unique
because... this last year,
00:29:20.96\00:29:23.96
for the first time, we
were off-air for five days
00:29:23.99\00:29:27.00
because of technical problems
00:29:27.03\00:29:28.36
and we didn't know
what to do to get back on,
00:29:28.40\00:29:30.93
it was an old-service system
00:29:30.97\00:29:32.30
that had been
running for 12 years,
00:29:32.33\00:29:33.87
we got a mail the first
day from a Viewer watching
00:29:33.90\00:29:37.61
and he writes in
how he is the leader
00:29:37.64\00:29:39.74
of another
Christian denomination,
00:29:39.77\00:29:41.81
but he had noticed
that we were off air
00:29:41.84\00:29:44.25
and he was praying that
God would bring us back on air
00:29:44.28\00:29:48.45
so that he could
proclaim the truth.
00:29:48.48\00:29:50.59
The rest of us kept
praying and long story short...
00:29:50.62\00:29:55.02
on the fifth day, as
we are working on it,
00:29:55.06\00:29:58.63
finally the Lord
gives us the idea
00:29:58.69\00:30:00.16
of trying to merge three
different Servers into one
00:30:00.20\00:30:04.63
and by a miracle it
worked and we got back on...
00:30:04.67\00:30:07.60
and let me just read
the beginning of a mail
00:30:07.64\00:30:10.54
that I got from
this same man that day.
00:30:10.57\00:30:13.34
He writes, "I was
walking in the woods earlier
00:30:13.38\00:30:16.58
thanking God
that He hears prayer
00:30:16.64\00:30:19.51
and that Lifestyle TV can
send clear Biblical preaching
00:30:19.55\00:30:23.85
and now when I come home
and switch on Lifestyle TV,
00:30:23.89\00:30:28.12
I saw that the
broadcasting is working again.
00:30:28.16\00:30:31.76
God's Word is
again being proclaimed
00:30:31.79\00:30:35.26
and explained on Lifestyle TV.
00:30:35.30\00:30:37.77
Thank you Jesus, amen. "
00:30:37.80\00:30:40.14
The Lord has so many
people out there, Debbie,
00:30:40.17\00:30:43.10
that are just
waiting to be gathered in.
00:30:43.14\00:30:45.47
This man was literally
praying and thanking God
00:30:45.51\00:30:48.38
at the same time that
a miracle was happening,
00:30:48.41\00:30:51.21
to get us back on
air and he didn't know.
00:30:51.25\00:30:53.18
Amen, amen, thank you
so much Claus for sharing
00:30:53.21\00:30:55.82
and we want to pray
with you and for you
00:30:55.85\00:30:58.75
as you continue to
share God's love with others.
00:30:58.79\00:31:01.26
And thank you ASI for
your support... your prayers
00:31:01.29\00:31:03.73
and for part of the
offering going to help us
00:31:03.76\00:31:05.69
in this new Facility
this year. Thank you.
00:31:05.76\00:31:07.66
Interviewer: Thank you.
00:31:07.70\00:31:09.83
Music...
00:31:09.86\00:31:12.67
Examining contributing factors
that lead to global hotspots
00:31:12.70\00:31:15.64
of health and longevity
00:31:15.67\00:31:17.21
and with God's help,
00:31:17.24\00:31:18.67
we're developing a
spirit of Farm Stew.
00:31:18.71\00:31:21.04
Our teams are comprised
of African Christian Trainers
00:31:21.08\00:31:24.35
to educate and equip families
00:31:24.38\00:31:27.12
with the skills
they need to thrive.
00:31:27.15\00:31:28.98
Tens and thousands of Africans
have already participated
00:31:29.02\00:31:32.29
in our hands-on
Biblical-based classes...
00:31:32.35\00:31:34.92
in these classes, we
train on kitchen gardening
00:31:34.96\00:31:38.99
plant-based nutrition
00:31:39.03\00:31:41.36
and the skillful preparation
of local foods by local people.
00:31:41.40\00:31:45.43
We also focus on small-business
enterprise and sanitation
00:31:45.50\00:31:49.54
particularly focusing on girls.
00:31:49.57\00:31:51.67
I'm Joy Kaufman,
Founder of Farm Stew.
00:31:51.71\00:31:54.94
I'm a public
health nutritionist,
00:31:54.98\00:31:57.18
master gardener and a mom.
00:31:57.21\00:31:58.78
It's the "mom" in me that
drives my passion for this work.
00:31:58.81\00:32:02.22
Farm Stew equips
mothers and fathers
00:32:02.25\00:32:04.75
with the skills they need
to prevent disease, hunger
00:32:04.79\00:32:07.89
and poverty in
their own families
00:32:07.92\00:32:10.33
offering a hopeful
witness to the world.
00:32:10.36\00:32:12.99
Through Farm Stew training,
00:32:13.03\00:32:14.73
many will come to
know of the source
00:32:14.76\00:32:16.67
of abundant and eternal life.
00:32:16.70\00:32:19.13
Thank you for sharing the recipe
for abundant life... Farm Stew.
00:32:19.17\00:32:23.61
Music.
00:32:23.64\00:32:27.01
Joy, tell us a little
bit more about Farm Stew.
00:32:27.04\00:32:31.25
First of all, what
does Farm Stew mean...
00:32:31.28\00:32:33.21
it's an acronym.
00:32:33.28\00:32:34.62
Yes, it's the New
Start for Africa...
00:32:34.65\00:32:36.95
so it stands for farming,
attitude, rest and meals,
00:32:36.99\00:32:41.56
sanitation, temperance,
enterprise and water.
00:32:41.59\00:32:45.53
And why is it
important for those differences
00:32:45.59\00:32:49.50
in that particular area?
00:32:49.53\00:32:50.90
So the needs of people in
the rural villages in Africa
00:32:50.93\00:32:54.74
are different than those of ours
00:32:54.77\00:32:56.44
and so, we got to meet
them right where they are
00:32:56.47\00:32:58.81
and allow them to be able to
thrive in their local context.
00:32:58.84\00:33:01.48
So, how does it work?
00:33:01.51\00:33:03.01
So, we actually
have four teams now.
00:33:03.04\00:33:06.18
We're very excited, this
time last year we had six staff,
00:33:06.21\00:33:09.15
now we have 17...
00:33:09.18\00:33:10.52
we're hoping to get 20
by the end of the year,
00:33:10.55\00:33:12.32
they are based in Uganda
reaching south Sudanese refugees
00:33:12.35\00:33:16.96
and a team in Zimbabwe
00:33:17.03\00:33:18.53
and what I do and
what God does through me
00:33:18.56\00:33:22.76
and through these Leaders is,
they have just small groups...
00:33:22.83\00:33:27.44
small teams that are formed
00:33:27.47\00:33:29.20
and they go out
into the rural villages
00:33:29.24\00:33:31.31
bringing cooking
classes, agricultural classes,
00:33:31.34\00:33:34.04
water and sanitation classes
into the hands of the people
00:33:34.08\00:33:37.48
and we train local leaders
in each and every village
00:33:37.51\00:33:40.32
so they can train
others and others and others...
00:33:40.35\00:33:43.08
and it's just going on...
00:33:43.12\00:33:44.62
we had a milestone this week,
00:33:44.65\00:33:46.09
40,000 people have
been trained by Farm Stew.
00:33:46.12\00:33:48.96
Amen, so tell us some...
00:33:48.99\00:33:51.49
I know they're out
and they give you reports,
00:33:51.53\00:33:54.26
have you heard from anybody
recently about what's going on?
00:33:54.30\00:33:57.43
Yes, and what's so amazing is,
on this little phone right here,
00:33:57.47\00:34:00.54
I can actually
manage these teams,
00:34:00.60\00:34:02.87
I'm on the phone
with them every week...
00:34:02.90\00:34:05.04
each team leader... we
have an hour conference call
00:34:05.07\00:34:07.18
and just yesterday, I
got this amazing picture
00:34:07.21\00:34:11.45
actually from Uganda,
this is Betty and David
00:34:11.48\00:34:14.52
and Betty is one of
our original trainers...
00:34:14.55\00:34:17.72
she has her training
from Bugema University,
00:34:17.75\00:34:20.89
David was jobless...
00:34:20.92\00:34:22.82
like most of the men
in these rural villages,
00:34:22.86\00:34:24.86
there are no employers
00:34:24.89\00:34:26.23
and so, David
was trained to farm
00:34:26.26\00:34:30.03
our original occupation
given in the Garden by God
00:34:30.07\00:34:33.34
and so, he is now
growing rows and rows...
00:34:33.37\00:34:36.67
he has all these ideas...
all these ideas for expansion,
00:34:36.71\00:34:39.67
he's providing
food for his neighbors
00:34:39.71\00:34:41.74
and he wants to train others
00:34:41.78\00:34:43.55
and Betty says that even the...
00:34:43.58\00:34:46.15
the neighbors are
proud of David's garden.
00:34:46.21\00:34:48.68
That's wonderful,
so, speaking of expansion
00:34:48.72\00:34:51.19
how is this year's offering
00:34:51.22\00:34:53.15
going to assist
Farm Stew in doing that?
00:34:53.19\00:34:55.59
So, we praise
God... we... we really...
00:34:55.62\00:34:57.63
I was so inspired by last
year's Convention that we...
00:34:57.66\00:35:00.26
we said, "Where can we go next?"
00:35:00.30\00:35:02.16
So, we actually asked the
local church... the Uganda Union
00:35:02.20\00:35:05.57
and they said, "We have a
million south Sudanese refugees
00:35:05.60\00:35:08.94
on the northern
border of Uganda,
00:35:08.97\00:35:10.61
we need some people there,
00:35:10.67\00:35:12.07
there are a lot
of Adventists there
00:35:12.11\00:35:14.51
and we can go...
so actually in March,
00:35:14.54\00:35:16.54
I want to show you what we...
00:35:16.58\00:35:17.91
God opened the
door and we launched...
00:35:17.95\00:35:19.51
nine months
before we hoped to...
00:35:19.55\00:35:21.05
and we launched a team
00:35:21.08\00:35:22.72
and gave them... actually their
own copy of our ASI Certificate.
00:35:22.75\00:35:27.06
Okay, so we have a
picture that shows that.
00:35:27.09\00:35:29.02
Yes, we do... so this is Edward
and I in the green shirts,
00:35:29.06\00:35:32.63
he is our Country
Director for Uganda
00:35:32.66\00:35:34.73
and we're launching
Doreen in the middle,
00:35:34.76\00:35:36.77
she's been a volunteer
for our church for 20 years,
00:35:36.80\00:35:39.10
this is the first time
she's had paid employment
00:35:39.13\00:35:41.37
with mobilizing this message
but an incredibly talented woman
00:35:41.40\00:35:45.17
and then... actually two
Church Elders on her side...
00:35:45.21\00:35:47.51
Paul and Joseph
00:35:47.54\00:35:48.88
who are now being
trained and equipped
00:35:48.91\00:35:50.28
to help their own people
00:35:50.31\00:35:51.65
they actually live in the bitty,
bitty refugee camp themselves
00:35:51.68\00:35:54.75
and they are perfect
ambassadors for this message.
00:35:54.78\00:35:58.79
So, tell us a story,
00:35:58.85\00:36:00.19
some of the pictures
give us an... some insight
00:36:00.22\00:36:02.59
as to what actually happens.
00:36:02.62\00:36:03.96
Okay, so Rose is one of
the women that we have trained
00:36:03.99\00:36:07.66
and she actually is
now growing her own food,
00:36:07.70\00:36:10.97
she's thrilled about that
00:36:11.03\00:36:12.37
and in her garden
you can see her with Paul
00:36:12.40\00:36:15.50
and she has 14
children that she's caring for,
00:36:15.54\00:36:18.81
not her own but
these refugees...
00:36:18.84\00:36:20.74
half of the refugees... of these
million people are children
00:36:20.78\00:36:23.95
so she's bringing them in and
caring for them in her own home
00:36:23.98\00:36:27.15
and you can just see...
these are just ten of her kids,
00:36:27.18\00:36:30.02
can you imagine
taking care of them...
00:36:30.05\00:36:32.39
one of the things we trained
her on was water and sanitation,
00:36:32.42\00:36:35.52
you know, the
World Health Organization
00:36:35.56\00:36:37.36
says that hand-washing is
the single most important factor
00:36:37.39\00:36:41.36
in saving lives,
00:36:41.40\00:36:42.73
more effective in even
than any single vaccine
00:36:42.76\00:36:44.83
or medical intervention,
00:36:44.87\00:36:46.27
so, we build what's
called the "Tippy Tap"
00:36:46.30\00:36:48.44
it's a way to have running water
but using very little of it
00:36:48.47\00:36:52.07
and Rose... I'm
so proud of her...
00:36:52.11\00:36:53.64
she actually has two
Tippy Taps not just one...
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.21
she has one by the bathroom
00:36:56.24\00:36:58.01
and one where she
prepares her food in her kitchen
00:36:58.05\00:37:01.58
so she's very
proud of her Tippy Taps.
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That is really something,
all right... Tippy Taps...
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okay...
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I'll tell you one other thing,
she's so proud of her garden
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and she grows
something called "Sukuma wiki"
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can you imagine what this is?
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"Sukuma wiki" is a Swahili word
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for the strength to
get through the day,
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so we know greens give us the
strength to get through the day
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they give us the nitric
oxide that increases circulation
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so it's collard greens but
they love their Sukuma Wiki.
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Interviewer: And I loved it,
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when I was there,
that's what I ate a lot of
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so that was really great,
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yes, so we are looking
forward to what the ASI offering
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is going to do
to expand Farm Stew.
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Yes, so we will be
able to hire more staff,
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we like to have teams of five
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and I just want to share
with you an Ellen White quote
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that inspires
our work, she says,
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"When right methods of
cultivation are adopted,
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there will be far less
poverty than exists today.
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We now intend to give
the people practical lessons
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on the improvement of the land
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and thus induce
them to cultivate
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their land now lying idle...
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if we accomplish
this... " she says,
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"we will have done a
good missionary work. "
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So, I just want to invite
you to partner with Farm Stew.
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I thank you also
for already doing that
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and come visit us
at the Booth at 9:15
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and at the session
this afternoon at 3:30.
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Thank you so much
for the opportunity.
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Interviewer: You're welcome.
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