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Good evening ASI.
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It's one of my favorite
parts to do: Members in Action
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and this evening I
have with me Joshua Holly
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who is a student at
Ouachita Hills College,
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Joshua, tell us a little
bit about Ouachita Hills.
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Ouachita Hills is a very
small self-supporting college
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in Amity, Arkansas
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and I'm actually
studying Theology there
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and they offer many
different degrees on education,
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theology, business...
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and it's a... it's a beautiful..
it's a special place.
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Interviewer:
That's fantastic Joshua,
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now, why are you
studying Theology?
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Tell us little bit
about the background,
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you have an amazing story of how
God has led you to that point,
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what happened?
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Well it's a... it's
truly a miracle story.
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I wasn't raised in church,
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I wasn't raised
a Christian at all,
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I'd never heard of
Seventh-day Adventists
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and was actually
involved in drugs
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and gangs and things like
that from a very young age
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and I actually ended up
going to the penitentiary
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when I was 17 years old
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and after being in
prison for about seven years,
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I had an experience with God.
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God truly did
reveal Himself to me
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and He let me know He was real
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and I started studying my Bible
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and I was locked down to a
maximum-security penitentiary,
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so I was locked down in a cell
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and there was no Bible Workers,
there was no Colporteurs
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and it's amazing how
the Lord still finds a way
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to reveal His truth to
you because... after...
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when I started
studying my Bible,
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this book right here,
"Patriarchs and Prophets"
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appeared in my cell...
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and when I say, "it
appeared" I mean, it did...
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it was just... one day it was
there underneath my television,
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I picked it up
and I began to read it
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and I was amazed
at what I was reading,
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I knew that God
was speaking to me
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through this book right here
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and I still didn't know anything
about Seventh-day Adventists.
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And that book... the
Patriarchs and Prophets
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was just not any
copy, it was the ASI Edition
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of the "Patriarchs
and Prophets" book.
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Praise the Lord,
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however it got
there, God put it there,
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go ahead, tell us more.
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Amen and... and
what's amazing is
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I read the book
twice and a year later,
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I got moved to a different
cell and I was in this new cell
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and there were some books
that were underneath my bed
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that were taped
together, two stacks of books
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somebody was using
them to work-out with
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and do push-ups on them
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and I pulled the books out
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and I started
working out with them
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one day, I was doing push-ups
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and
contemplating all these things,
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I was reading the Bible,
especially... and about prophecy
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and as I was looking
as I was doing push-ups,
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I noticed there was
The Great Controversy
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right in the
middle of these books...
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Interviewer: And
The Great Controversy
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in the stack of books
that you're doing push-ups on.
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Joshua: It was
this... this copy...
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this version right
here... the ASI book...
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Interviewer: The ASI Edition
of The Great Controversy again,
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this is a new way to share
The Great Controversy, isn't it?
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Amazing... doing push-ups
on The Great Controversy...
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continue to tell us the story.
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Joshua: So that's how I
learned about this message
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and I got out of
prison still fully unconverted
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I still struggled letting
go of the world... I did...
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and I actually ended up going
to a Drug Rehabilitation Program
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called "The City of
Hope" in Oklahoma City
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and it's a beautiful place,
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it's a Wellness Center/
Drug Rehab/Homeless Shelter
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and that's where I learned about
the spiritual nature of Christ
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and I actually got to learn
about a Colporteur Ministry,
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when I heard about
a Colporteur Ministry,
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the Lord told me that
I could go door-to-door
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with these ASI books
and share my testimony,
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I started doing that, I
was blessed from the beginning
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and I was very
untactful doing it,
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I would go and knock
on some of these doors
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and start telling about Jesus
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and telling about how I
found these books in prison
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and they will change your life
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and the Lord blessed, though,
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people were blessed
by doing that... and...
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Interviewer:
That's... that's fantastic,
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it's so encouraging,
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thank you ASI for the
support with these books
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it's absolutely tremendous.
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Audience: Clapping.
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Now, please tell us
because you have a real passion
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for these books now,
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tell us more about your plans
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and what you just finished
doing just this last week.
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Well, we just got done doing
a ten-week canvassing program
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in North Carolina...
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going door-to-door
with this literature
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and there...
there's something special
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about sharing
these books with people
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and it's changed my life
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and I know that
God is going to use me
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on doing this for a long time
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and that's the
beautiful thing too
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about being in
Ouachita Hills School
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as this is actually how
we pay for our scholarship
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is, we get to go door-to-door
and sell these books to people
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and it's been
a... been a blessing,
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it's been a... it
just changed my life.
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That is so encouraging Joshua,
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we are just so glad
that God has led you
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through the
ministry of the printed page,
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this evening, our
interviews are going to focus
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on the way that
God has used media...
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through the printed
page... through television...
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through internet...
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and through the
websites that are available.
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So, Joshua
again, we want to say,
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"Thank you so
much for your time,
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coming here and
sharing your story,
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we'll be praying for
you at Ouachita Hills
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and may God richly bless you
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as you continue your
journey for Christ. "
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And Ouachita
Hills does have a Booth
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and I'll be in the
Booth after the Service today
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if you want to come and
maybe hear more of my testimony
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hear more in detail,
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you're welcome to
come by and do that...
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it's the Booth on 528.
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Okay, so come and see John,
he told me that his testimony
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is really more like 30
minutes or an hour long
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so, stop by the Booth,
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you can hear
more amazing stories
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about how these books really
do make a powerful impact.
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Again, thank you
Joshua, we're so glad you came.
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Next, we're going to
have Remnant Publications.
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We have Dwight Hall
coming and Mike Casey
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and I am so excited
about this particular interview
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because it really
touches my heart personally
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Dwight, tell us a little
bit about Remnant Publications,
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I know many know
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but some are here for
the first time, so tell us.
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Well, I started
Remnant Publications
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around 33 years ago,
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boy, it doesn't
seem like that long
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but my kids tell
me I got gray hair
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and I'm getting older but
it's really been a blessing
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and I made a
promise over 33 years ago
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as I re-dedicated
my life to the Lord,
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that I would put
life-changing books out
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to the best that I could
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that would help change
the world one book at a time
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and God started
blessing... not at...
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He always blesses
but not big at first...
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through humble
beginnings but one...
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there are a number of projects,
Rodney, that I think is...
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one that I think
would resonate with you,
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but we got a book out a
number of years ago called,
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"The Passion of Love"
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how many of you
have ever seen that book?
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I know a number of you have.
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We were told many times
that you can give books out
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to Seventh-day
Adventists and some Christians
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but you'll never get
these kinds of books out to,
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like, the Walmart's of the
world or all these chain stores
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and you know what?
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It's not that we did anything
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but it's because God
uses every one of you
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without you, we
could not do anything...
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it's partnerships...
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we got a pallet of
books out in Arkansas
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and I was just backstage
and... and sharing that...
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Rodney said, "I
was a part of that"
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and there was a pallet of books
that got shared in Arkansas
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where the Walmart
Distribution Plant is out there
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and they passed books out...
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the buyer there
at the Walmart Store
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called us up and said, "I
just got done with this book,
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would you be interested
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in getting it into
the Walmart stores?"
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I said, "Nah, not really... "
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no...
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you see how God
works things out?
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And because of that faithfulness
with the Remnant staff,
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over 1.8 million
books were gotten out
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of that Passion Book and
over a 1,000 Bible Studies
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came directly from the Walmart
Stores... it's tremendous.
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That is just an incredible
thing and as I mentioned
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that story really touches me
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because I was pastoring in
Northwest Arkansas at that time
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and it was one of
our church members
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that was at the Walmart
that was passing out this book,
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praise the Lord, what else...
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what are some other projects?
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Well, another big project was...
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we partnered with
3ABN a number of years ago
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and "10
Commandments Twice Removed"
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that was written by
Danny Shelton and Shelly Quinn
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and I know, to this day,
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there's probably at
least over 12 million
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of those books
that have gotten out
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and I know that
there were whole churches
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that got that book
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and church pastors
became Seventh-day Adventists
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after reading that book.
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I met one for sure...
so that was a big project
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we've gotten,
"Hero of Hacksaw Ridge"
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was a newer project
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over 1.2 million of those
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and a huge project
which is dear to my heart
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is the "The Great Controversy"
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and we partnered with Ron Goss,
a tremendous friend of mine
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project restored...
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in the last few years we've
gotten well over 12 million
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full-version
Great Controversies out,
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now, that's a lot
of Great Controversies
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and we mailed them out...
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we've gotten them into
San Francisco, to Chicago,
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the Chicago
Tribune called us up,
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we've been on
Television Stations
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and... lots of
Bible Studies from this.
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Now, I will have to
say that we would love it
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that everybody
that would write us back
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that would just love
the free book that they got
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but one time, we
actually got a book, Rodney,
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that had six bullet holes in it
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so, not everybody
likes what you do, of course,
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but it doesn't deter us
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but God has... has
blessed tremendously
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and it's a team effort...
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it's all because of
all of you and others...
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that help make this
tremendous ministry.
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Well, thank you very
much Dwight, for sharing
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and if your church
has not yet received
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a pallet of Great
Controversy books,
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please call Remnant and
order your pallet for sure.
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Now, we have Mike Casey with us,
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Mike, we want to
hear some more stories...
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some personal testimonies
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of how this literature is
really touching people's lives.
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Do I have three hours?
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You have three minutes.
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Well, there are a lot of stories
and one of the projects that
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that Dwight didn't mentioned
is "Hope for the Hurting"
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and what this is...
this is "Steps to Christ"
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but it has a title of
"Hope for the Hurting. "
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It's a full-color
edition and it's wonderful...
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doing a tremendous work
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and we have been
sending these out everywhere,
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in fact, in Las Vegas,
after that shooting there,
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over 600,000 went
out to every home there
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and we would like to
thank Amazing Discoveries
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for helping to partner with
us on this... on this project.
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In fact, in the first two weeks,
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we had over 40
Bible-Study requests
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and one really neat
one I'd like to share...
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there's a lady... she called...
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a couple of
months after this mailing
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because sometimes, we
don't get results right away
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and she was
like, nearly in tears,
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she actually...
she was in tears,
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I was nearly in
tears on the phone,
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she was telling me... tell us
how this book changed her life
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and not only did
she want Bible Studies
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but she wanted Bible
Studies for her children as well
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and that's what makes
this book so successful
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and this version
of "Steps to Christ"
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also has... through our
partnership with Amazing Facts,
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introduction of
free Bible Studies there
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and through our
partnership with 3ABN,
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an introduction to the...
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to their station to
view Adventist Broadcasting,
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So, this book,
when you leave it,
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it continues to work,
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it's just the
beginning when you drop it off
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so this is... this is...
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this is one of
many wonderful stories,
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this book has also been sent out
all through the Sutherland area
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after that shooting in Texas,
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we've sent
several pallets to Houston
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after the hurricane there,
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but most importantly,
right here in Florida
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after the Parkland shooting
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in partnership, again,
with the Florida Conference,
00:12:18.23\00:12:20.60
and we thank them
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we were able to
send every household
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in the Parkland and
Coral Springs area this book
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and it says right on
here, "In Memory of the Lost"
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so it really touches home
00:12:29.11\00:12:31.08
and we've had
some fantastic results
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and speaking of Florida,
we've had... just last week...
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just before I came here,
from the Panama City area,
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a Pastor had gone around
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and handed out,
"Hero of Hacksaw Ridge"
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how many have handed
out "Hero of Hacksaw Ridge"?
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Is that the funnest book
you have ever handed out?
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It's tremendous, isn't it?
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Well, the lady called and
she was so thankful and grateful
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and again, she
signed up for Bible Studies.
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Isn't that wonderful?
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If I have time
for one quick story.
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Interviewer: Go ahead.
Mark: It's an amazing story.
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This gentleman was
walking down the street
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and he was a... he's a
cripple and so he had a cane
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and as he's
walking down the street,
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he sees a book on the ground
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and with his cane,
he kind of flips it over
00:13:09.72\00:13:12.32
and then he reaches
down and he picks it up
00:13:12.35\00:13:14.89
and it's our "Noah" book
00:13:14.92\00:13:16.42
and so, he takes it
home and he reads it
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but what's so beautiful...
we didn't know about this story
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for this had
happened years before,
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he was calling us up
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for cases of this
book to distribute...
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he's is a baptized Adventist
today, is that beautiful?
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Interviewer: Amen.
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Mark: And... and
these are the real heroes...
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the ones that are
getting the books out...
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you are the heroes,
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printing the books is easy,
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I mean, that's...
that's the easy part...
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what you're doing... that's what
really makes the difference.
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We thank you for that.
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Interviewer: Now, before
you go, the last thing is,
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you have
something at your Booth,
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what do you have at the Booth
00:13:48.52\00:13:50.23
for everyone here at ASI?
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We have this in the Booth.
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Interviewer: And what are
we supposed to do with that?
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Mark: I'll tell you
what... everyone that comes by
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is going to get
one of these for free
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but it's not for you,
please go hand them out,
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okay, let's pass the favor,
00:13:59.87\00:14:01.80
let's go hand it
out, let's change lives,
00:14:01.84\00:14:03.91
and it takes every one of us
00:14:03.94\00:14:05.57
and also, for
those that aren't here,
00:14:05.61\00:14:07.64
please go to
remnant publications. com
00:14:07.71\00:14:09.51
you can learn more
about what we're doing
00:14:09.54\00:14:11.35
and please
"Like" us on Facebook.
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Thank you so
much, God bless you.
00:14:13.55\00:14:15.38
Music...
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In the 10/40 window... live
three billion unreached people.
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80% of the world's poor
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and millions are
persecuted for their faith.
00:14:26.39\00:14:30.10
ASAP Ministries
believe ethnic missionaries
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empowered by the
power of the Holy Spirit
00:14:33.23\00:14:36.20
are the key for reaching
the 10/40 window for Christ
00:14:36.24\00:14:39.47
that's why 23 years ago,
00:14:39.51\00:14:42.11
we began training lay
people in Southeast Asia
00:14:42.14\00:14:44.98
as Church Planters, teachers
and medical missionaries
00:14:45.01\00:14:48.42
to fulfill the great commission
among their own people groups
00:14:48.48\00:14:52.35
using Christ's
compassionate methods.
00:14:52.39\00:14:55.32
Today, with God's blessing,
00:14:55.39\00:14:58.13
ASAP supports nearly
600 ethnic missionaries
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and 1,000s of impoverished
and at-risk children
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are learning about
Jesus in ASAP-funded schools
00:15:05.70\00:15:09.30
across southeast Asia and
elsewhere in the 10/40 window.
00:15:09.37\00:15:13.04
Along with our ongoing projects,
recently ASAP has broken ground
00:15:13.07\00:15:18.41
on the first
Seventh-day Adventist Academy
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in the Communist
country of Laos...
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support a new Lifestyle
Center Ministry to Muslims
00:15:22.92\00:15:26.89
in a closed country
00:15:26.92\00:15:28.26
and launched the
"Reach the World Next Door"
00:15:28.29\00:15:30.63
Training Program
in Houston, Texas
00:15:30.66\00:15:32.66
to equip young adults to
reach refugees and immigrants
00:15:32.69\00:15:36.33
from the 10/40 window
living in North America.
00:15:36.36\00:15:39.20
Thanks to an ASI Grant,
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we also started a secret
missionary training program
00:15:41.37\00:15:44.77
serving an outcast
population in a closed country
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and by faith, we began
producing sermon series
00:15:48.68\00:15:52.11
for some of the world's
least-rich people groups
00:15:52.18\00:15:55.55
so that they can hear the
gospel in their heart language
00:15:55.58\00:15:58.69
for the very first time.
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We are driven by
a single purpose...
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to reach the world ASAP
00:16:03.39\00:16:06.16
because Jesus is coming soon,
00:16:06.19\00:16:08.83
now more than
ever, mission matters.
00:16:08.86\00:16:13.23
Praise the Lord
for what ASAP is doing.
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Saeng, it's so good to see you.
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Saeng: It's good
to see you Brother.
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Interviewer: And I wanted to ask
you, what does ASAP stand for?
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Saeng: Adventist...
it used to be called...
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ASAP used to stand for:
00:16:28.22\00:16:30.19
Adventist
Southeast Asia Projects
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that's probably what
you've heard in the past
00:16:31.79\00:16:34.12
but we have changed to:
00:16:34.16\00:16:36.02
Advocates for Southeast
Asians and the Persecuted.
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Interviewer: Okay, so this is
what we really want to focus on
00:16:39.89\00:16:43.40
in this particular interview,
00:16:43.43\00:16:45.43
tell us a little bit about
how you got involved in ASAP.
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Well, I got involved
with ASAP a while back
00:16:50.31\00:16:53.58
when I was just a new Christian.
00:16:53.61\00:16:55.88
ASAP had partnered
with another ministry
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that helped me pay
for my Christian education
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at Weimar Academy
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and then, through Weimar
College to study Theology.
00:17:04.75\00:17:08.42
In those days, there was no
Seventh-day Adventist Pastor
00:17:08.46\00:17:13.76
in North America
for the Laotian people.
00:17:13.80\00:17:16.43
and I felt... God was calling me
00:17:16.46\00:17:18.93
but the problem...
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but the problem for me was that
I came from a refugee family
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and there was no way my
parents could have helped me
00:17:23.81\00:17:26.84
to have a Christian education
00:17:26.88\00:17:29.04
so, ASAP and some of the
Organizations had stepped in
00:17:29.08\00:17:33.01
and helped me be able
to go to Adventist schools
00:17:33.05\00:17:38.39
and... and... and
finished Weimar College
00:17:38.42\00:17:41.56
as the first
Seventh-day Adventist Pastor
00:17:41.59\00:17:44.69
in North America.
00:17:44.73\00:17:46.06
And are you still the only
Laotian Pastor in North America?
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At the present time, I am.
00:17:51.03\00:17:52.67
So, how are we
possibly going to change that?
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What is ASAP's vision,
what is your vision for that?
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When I was at the
Seminary, I prayed many times...
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many times, I
could not go to sleep
00:18:02.91\00:18:04.88
because I see this... I
feel this load on my shoulders.
00:18:04.91\00:18:07.72
There are nearly one
million Laotian refugees
00:18:07.75\00:18:11.09
in North America...
00:18:11.12\00:18:12.45
not counting
Australia and parts of Europe
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and so, there were nights
when I couldn't go to sleep
00:18:15.99\00:18:18.99
and one night, I
happened to pray to the Lord
00:18:19.03\00:18:21.43
late in the night...
early in the morning...
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and I was inspired
by... by a DVD I watched.
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And that DVD
inspired me to... to start...
00:18:29.30\00:18:33.07
to have a vision to share
the gospel to multiply myself
00:18:33.11\00:18:37.41
so that I could... I
could cover more grounds
00:18:37.45\00:18:40.45
with just being one...
one pastor... one preacher...
00:18:40.48\00:18:43.42
and so, through
that inspiration,
00:18:43.49\00:18:46.22
I've been involved with ASAP...
00:18:46.25\00:18:48.92
I've been involved
with Media Ministry
00:18:48.96\00:18:51.09
and thanks to
ASI Grants in 2008,
00:18:51.13\00:18:54.46
I was able to launch
the Laotian TV Ministry
00:18:54.50\00:18:58.73
for my people
here for North America
00:18:58.77\00:19:01.44
and I found that Media Ministry
00:19:01.50\00:19:04.07
not only touched the
Laotian-speaking people
00:19:04.11\00:19:07.38
in North America,
00:19:07.41\00:19:08.74
just last year, I went to Laos,
for the first time in ten years
00:19:08.78\00:19:12.21
and I was surprised how...
how famous I was over there
00:19:12.25\00:19:16.15
and I was shocked...
00:19:16.18\00:19:17.52
I didn't know
what to do with myself,
00:19:17.55\00:19:18.89
everybody seems to know who I am
00:19:18.92\00:19:21.66
and so... and...
and I come to realize
00:19:21.69\00:19:23.96
that they had distributed...
00:19:24.03\00:19:25.36
distributed my
DVDs across the country
00:19:25.39\00:19:28.30
and many people have come
to the Lord through the...
00:19:28.33\00:19:31.10
through the TV
and DVD evangelism...
00:19:31.13\00:19:33.77
projects that
we've... we've done.
00:19:33.80\00:19:35.37
Amen, so, we heard the
power of the printed page
00:19:35.40\00:19:38.74
at the other interviews,
00:19:38.77\00:19:40.11
here we're hearing the
power of Media and DVD ministry.
00:19:40.14\00:19:44.65
Tell us a little bit more,
Saeng about some other projects
00:19:44.68\00:19:50.15
that ASAP has... specifically
to help reach the refugees.
00:19:50.19\00:19:54.49
So, here, since I've
learned from the experience...
00:19:54.52\00:19:57.59
the few years I've
done with Media ministry
00:19:57.63\00:19:59.86
among my own people
00:19:59.89\00:20:01.23
and I've seen the success
that the Media Ministry has
00:20:01.26\00:20:04.30
on my ministry,
00:20:04.33\00:20:05.67
I have joined ASAP a year ago
00:20:05.70\00:20:09.00
and part of my work is to
help inspire other pastors
00:20:09.04\00:20:13.17
and church planters
here in North America
00:20:13.21\00:20:15.74
to... to be
involved in Media Ministry
00:20:15.81\00:20:17.71
because some of
these language groups
00:20:17.78\00:20:19.48
that have come
here to North America...
00:20:19.51\00:20:21.12
sometimes there is no
pastor, no... no trained pastor
00:20:21.18\00:20:27.12
among these
different people groups
00:20:27.16\00:20:28.86
and so, my... my desire...
00:20:28.89\00:20:32.09
my goal is to
help inspire those...
00:20:32.13\00:20:33.86
those few workers that
we have to utilize Media
00:20:33.90\00:20:37.50
so that they too can spread
the message to their people
00:20:37.53\00:20:41.80
that are scattered
throughout the world,
00:20:41.84\00:20:43.44
many refugee groups have come
to the United States as you know
00:20:43.47\00:20:46.27
and... and it is
such an opportunity for us
00:20:46.31\00:20:48.98
here in North America, we
have the freedom to share...
00:20:49.01\00:20:52.01
freedom to preach
00:20:52.05\00:20:53.38
and the message that we
share with the refugees here
00:20:53.42\00:20:56.08
will not just stay here,
00:20:56.12\00:20:57.45
eventually, the refugees
will send this message home,
00:20:57.49\00:21:00.92
send these DVDs home
so that their people in...
00:21:00.96\00:21:03.69
in other countries...
in their home country
00:21:03.73\00:21:06.46
could hear and could be reached
00:21:06.49\00:21:08.76
and so, ASAP Ministries
believe that Ethnic missionaries
00:21:08.80\00:21:12.93
in these very last days,
00:21:12.97\00:21:14.30
ethnic missionaries are
key... and that's... that's...
00:21:14.34\00:21:17.74
we believe that it's the
most effective... cost effective
00:21:17.77\00:21:20.08
and that's how we
can reach the world ASAP.
00:21:20.11\00:21:22.81
We agree with you.
00:21:22.84\00:21:24.18
In ten seconds tell us
what is happening in Houston.
00:21:24.21\00:21:27.38
In Houston, we do
have a training center...
00:21:27.42\00:21:29.92
training school... to train
North American young people
00:21:29.95\00:21:33.62
to reach out cross-culturally...
to reach out to other faiths...
00:21:33.66\00:21:39.16
Muslims... Hindus... Buddhists,
00:21:39.19\00:21:41.80
un-churched people
00:21:41.83\00:21:44.70
so if you have some
young people who want to train
00:21:44.73\00:21:46.94
how to reach the
refugees and immigrants
00:21:47.00\00:21:49.37
that have come
to this country...
00:21:49.40\00:21:50.74
send them to
Houston, we have a Center...
00:21:50.77\00:21:52.77
training center called
"Reach the World Next Door. "
00:21:52.81\00:21:56.08
If you want more information,
go to Booth number...
00:21:56.14\00:21:59.38
515...
00:21:59.41\00:22:01.25
515 and go and
talk to ASAP Ministries.
00:22:01.28\00:22:04.22
Thank you so much,
Saeng, God bless you.
00:22:04.25\00:22:07.16
Audience: Clapping.
00:22:07.22\00:22:11.59
Our last interview this evening
00:22:11.63\00:22:13.56
is going to be a
very exciting one,
00:22:13.60\00:22:16.46
Mark, so glad you could
join me here, thank you so much.
00:22:16.50\00:22:19.50
Mark is from Oak
Haven and Country Life
00:22:19.53\00:22:22.04
and they have an
incredible ministry in Michigan,
00:22:22.10\00:22:25.97
tell us a little bit
about what happens at Oak Haven.
00:22:26.01\00:22:29.84
Okay, well, we
operate a health-food ministry
00:22:29.88\00:22:32.58
and a health ministry,
00:22:32.61\00:22:33.95
we're located in southwest
Michigan on 1,200 acres.
00:22:33.98\00:22:38.02
We distribute food nationwide
and a little bit of export,
00:22:38.05\00:22:41.79
we like to support
health ministry in all we can
00:22:41.82\00:22:45.36
sometimes, it's in a...
00:22:45.39\00:22:47.33
in the form of
sending food to a church
00:22:47.36\00:22:50.50
that has a Co-op that
schedules a Supper Club
00:22:50.53\00:22:53.97
that can invite neighborhood
people... community people
00:22:54.00\00:22:56.97
and then schedule an event
00:22:57.01\00:22:59.74
where they can get
to know their neighbors
00:22:59.77\00:23:01.98
month after month after month
when the food delivery comes.
00:23:02.01\00:23:05.18
Now, you are also
involved very specifically
00:23:05.21\00:23:08.65
in an
evangelistic kind of effort,
00:23:08.68\00:23:10.99
tell us a little bit about that.
00:23:11.02\00:23:13.02
Yeah, so, in our
local outreach...
00:23:13.05\00:23:14.92
we... we do a number
of different programs...
00:23:14.96\00:23:16.93
some things we
prepare ourselves...
00:23:16.96\00:23:18.76
sometimes we use
like, Nedley's Program,
00:23:18.79\00:23:21.16
Dr. Guthrie's
Diabetes and different things
00:23:21.20\00:23:23.50
so we were doing an
"Optimize Your Brain Program"
00:23:23.53\00:23:26.94
and we met this young
man named Jeremiah Holmes
00:23:26.97\00:23:29.44
which you'll see in
Skype in a few minutes.
00:23:29.47\00:23:31.91
But before we
get there, let us...
00:23:31.94\00:23:34.81
there was a mailing
that went out, right?
00:23:34.84\00:23:37.71
Okay, right,
we... we as a church
00:23:37.75\00:23:40.42
we were at the
Pullman Church in Michigan,
00:23:40.45\00:23:42.68
Oak Haven Country
Life... the Pullman Church...
00:23:42.72\00:23:45.75
we worked
together with evangelism,
00:23:45.79\00:23:47.36
with the Conference...
00:23:47.39\00:23:48.79
and Michigan Conference
has a wonderful program
00:23:48.82\00:23:50.63
called: biblestudyoffer. com
00:23:50.66\00:23:53.60
so our local church sent a
postcard to the community...
00:23:53.66\00:23:56.83
3000-or-so homes...
00:23:56.87\00:23:58.20
and Jeremiah responded in
an interesting way at first,
00:23:58.23\00:24:02.34
he threw it in the trash...
00:24:02.37\00:24:03.97
and he'll tell you about
what happened afterwards.
00:24:04.01\00:24:07.11
Yes, we're going to
actually at this time,
00:24:07.14\00:24:10.45
bring Jeremiah here to
our auditorium on Skype
00:24:10.48\00:24:13.75
so, we're going to
bring in a live interview now,
00:24:13.82\00:24:17.05
if everything works well,
00:24:17.09\00:24:19.15
Jeremiah, are you
there with us this evening?
00:24:19.19\00:24:22.16
Jeremiah: I am here.
00:24:22.19\00:24:24.16
Interviewer: There he is...
00:24:24.19\00:24:25.53
Jeremiah say, "Hello" to
the audience here in Florida.
00:24:25.56\00:24:28.26
Jeremiah:
Hello, praise the Lord.
00:24:28.30\00:24:30.67
Interviewer:
Oh, praise the Lord,
00:24:30.70\00:24:32.13
we are so glad that we're
able to have this interview,
00:24:32.17\00:24:35.77
so, Jeremiah, we
just left the story,
00:24:35.80\00:24:38.24
you got a card in the
mail for Bible Studies
00:24:38.27\00:24:42.81
and we heard from Mark
00:24:42.84\00:24:44.55
that you tore it up
and threw it in the trash.
00:24:44.58\00:24:47.32
Tell us a little
bit more, what happened?
00:24:47.35\00:24:49.98
Jeremiah: Well, I
had been studying...
00:24:50.02\00:24:52.62
reading a lot of other books
to try to become a better person
00:24:52.65\00:24:55.62
and so far that was working,
I was pretty busy with that,
00:24:55.66\00:24:58.59
being an IT guy, I
recognized the cost of DVDs
00:24:58.63\00:25:01.46
and on this card I saw
that there were free DVDs
00:25:01.50\00:25:04.23
and so, I thought about it,
00:25:04.27\00:25:05.60
thought I'd want to
do something with it,
00:25:05.63\00:25:06.97
a few days went by and I
just threw it in the garbage,
00:25:07.00\00:25:09.10
said, "I don't
have time for this. "
00:25:09.14\00:25:10.47
Well, it stayed in the garbage
for about three or four days
00:25:10.51\00:25:12.97
and I decided I really did
want to know more about that,
00:25:13.01\00:25:15.68
so, I pulled it
out of the garbage...
00:25:15.74\00:25:17.41
taped it back together
and I called the phone number
00:25:17.45\00:25:19.41
so that I could find
out what was going on
00:25:19.45\00:25:21.52
and that's when I'd asked the...
00:25:21.55\00:25:23.49
about the... "It Is
Written" versus the DVDs
00:25:23.52\00:25:26.55
and they told me
that "It Is Written"
00:25:26.59\00:25:28.52
was going to be
more on the New Testament
00:25:28.56\00:25:30.43
and I said, "I want to
know more about the history"
00:25:30.46\00:25:32.06
and they said, "Well,
then you want the DVDs. "
00:25:32.09\00:25:33.60
And so, I registered for
that and began watching those.
00:25:33.66\00:25:37.03
Interviewer: That is fantastic,
now, tell us a little bit
00:25:37.07\00:25:40.44
about your religious
background before this point.
00:25:40.47\00:25:44.41
Jeremiah: When I grew up I...
00:25:44.44\00:25:47.34
I suppose I was a
typical Christian American
00:25:47.38\00:25:50.01
who went to various churches,
00:25:50.05\00:25:51.41
didn't really have a
specific denomination
00:25:51.45\00:25:53.62
that I sat with
or was devoted to
00:25:53.65\00:25:56.08
and that was for most of my life
00:25:56.12\00:25:58.49
and so I'd heard
some Bible Stories and...
00:25:58.52\00:26:00.72
and things that...
sermons out of the Bible
00:26:00.76\00:26:02.89
and in 2003 I as searching for
my life-meet... my life partner
00:26:02.92\00:26:08.23
and met my wife online
and she's from Bangladesh
00:26:08.26\00:26:11.40
and so, I was learning about her
00:26:11.43\00:26:13.60
and I was
learning about Bangladesh
00:26:13.64\00:26:15.74
and that most people
are Muslim over there...
00:26:15.77\00:26:17.44
I was learning
a bit about Muslim
00:26:17.47\00:26:18.84
and based on my understanding
00:26:18.87\00:26:20.54
of how I had a
relationship with God,
00:26:20.58\00:26:23.04
I felt that
that matched on point
00:26:23.08\00:26:25.48
with where I was in
my heart and in my mind
00:26:25.51\00:26:28.68
and so, when I went
over there in April 2004,
00:26:28.72\00:26:31.85
I got married to my wife
00:26:31.89\00:26:33.86
and at the same time,
I converted to a Muslim
00:26:33.89\00:26:35.99
and so, it wasn't
until 2017 in February
00:26:36.02\00:26:40.06
where that Bible Study
Offer card came in the mail.
00:26:40.10\00:26:42.86
Interviewer: That is an amazing
story, so Mark... or Jeremiah,
00:26:42.90\00:26:49.80
you were a Muslim basically
00:26:49.84\00:26:52.74
and you received
this card in the mail,
00:26:52.77\00:26:55.31
tore it up,
threw it in the trash
00:26:55.34\00:26:57.75
and then received the...
00:26:57.78\00:27:00.72
how many sets of Bible
Studies did you go through
00:27:00.75\00:27:03.59
after you...?
00:27:03.62\00:27:05.52
Jeremiah: I went through
three Bible Studies total.
00:27:05.55\00:27:07.22
Interviewer: How many?
00:27:07.26\00:27:09.06
Jeremiah: Three total.
00:27:09.09\00:27:10.83
Interviewer: Three total sets
of Bible Studies through this,
00:27:10.86\00:27:14.86
now, we left the story with Mark
00:27:14.93\00:27:18.27
and he came to a
Seminar at Oak Haven.
00:27:18.33\00:27:22.97
Mark: Okay, right, so as
Jeremiah corresponding by mail
00:27:23.00\00:27:27.54
on these Bible Studies,
00:27:27.58\00:27:28.91
we inserted an invitation
to come to our local outreach
00:27:28.94\00:27:33.58
which was, as I
mentioned, "Optimize Your Brain"
00:27:33.62\00:27:35.75
and this really
resonated with Jeremiah
00:27:35.78\00:27:38.29
who said... he was
looking to better himself
00:27:38.32\00:27:41.22
and not from a "give
God the glory" standpoint
00:27:41.26\00:27:44.06
but to something
that it really touched him
00:27:44.09\00:27:46.83
and so, he started
attending "Optimize Your Brain"
00:27:46.86\00:27:49.30
for six weeks and was really...
00:27:49.33\00:27:50.83
the point is...
really engaged...
00:27:50.87\00:27:52.30
really applying
everything that he learned.
00:27:52.33\00:27:54.70
Interviewer: That's fantastic,
00:27:54.77\00:27:56.10
Jeremiah, can you
tell us a little bit
00:27:56.14\00:27:57.51
about your experience then,
going to "Optimize Your Brain"
00:27:57.54\00:28:00.81
and then, starting to attend the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:28:00.88\00:28:03.98
Pause.
00:28:04.01\00:28:05.38
Jeremiah: Okay, yeah,
the "Optimize Your Brain"
00:28:05.41\00:28:07.42
was really awesome,
00:28:07.45\00:28:08.78
I was into
taking food supplements
00:28:08.82\00:28:11.32
to have optimal health
00:28:11.35\00:28:13.19
and with the mentorship
program I worked with,
00:28:13.22\00:28:16.06
I was also looking to
expand my circle of influence
00:28:16.09\00:28:18.89
and I knew that
there were people
00:28:18.93\00:28:20.33
that wanted to better themselves
00:28:20.36\00:28:21.70
that would actually attend the
"Optimize Your Brain" course,
00:28:21.73\00:28:23.90
while I was
attending that course,
00:28:23.97\00:28:25.63
I learned a lot of
very important details
00:28:25.67\00:28:28.00
about the various vitamins and
the fruits that provided them
00:28:28.04\00:28:30.71
so that our bodies can
be with ultimate health
00:28:30.74\00:28:33.14
and... and essentially the
brain to... to think clearly
00:28:33.17\00:28:36.64
and so, taking the
class really changed my life
00:28:36.68\00:28:40.32
and at the same
time I went there,
00:28:40.35\00:28:41.82
I found out that the person
00:28:41.85\00:28:43.39
from the Seventh-day
Adventist Church in Pullman
00:28:43.42\00:28:45.19
who was mailing
the Bible Studies...
00:28:45.22\00:28:47.36
"Landmarks of Prophecy" to me
00:28:47.39\00:28:49.16
attended the class as
well and that's how I learned
00:28:49.19\00:28:51.89
that the church was
right across the street
00:28:51.93\00:28:54.40
and so, I was able
to increase my frequency
00:28:54.43\00:28:56.90
of going through that
00:28:56.93\00:28:58.27
"Landmarks of
Prophecy" Bible Study
00:28:58.30\00:28:59.63
and finished both courses
and immediately after that,
00:28:59.67\00:29:02.54
it was May of 2017
00:29:02.57\00:29:04.14
and I'm now Wednesday
and Sabbath attendance
00:29:04.17\00:29:07.48
at the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:29:07.51\00:29:09.11
Interviewer: Can
you say, "Amen" to that?
00:29:09.14\00:29:11.08
Audience: Clapping.
Interviewer: God is so good.
00:29:11.11\00:29:13.45
Thank you for
joining us, Jeremiah,
00:29:13.48\00:29:15.95
thank you for
being with us, Mark,
00:29:15.98\00:29:18.35
if people want to
learn more about Oak Haven,
00:29:18.39\00:29:20.36
where can they go?
00:29:20.39\00:29:21.72
Mark: Yes, we're
at Booth Number 816
00:29:21.76\00:29:23.09
and we typically hand
out a Trail Mix sample,
00:29:23.12\00:29:25.63
if you're
familiar, come and get some.
00:29:25.66\00:29:27.06
Interviewer: Praise the
Lord for members in action.
00:29:27.10\00:29:29.66
Music...
00:29:29.70\00:29:36.20
violin...
00:29:36.24\00:29:44.75
On a hill far away
00:29:44.78\00:29:49.15
stood an old rugged cross,
00:29:49.18\00:29:54.59
The emblem of
suff'ring and shame,
00:29:54.62\00:30:03.37
And I love that old cross
00:30:03.43\00:30:07.24
where the dearest and best
00:30:07.27\00:30:12.01
For a world of
lost sinners was slain.
00:30:12.04\00:30:20.65
So I'll cherish
the old rugged cross,
00:30:20.68\00:30:29.09
Till my trophies
at last I lay down;
00:30:29.12\00:30:37.77
I will cling to
the old rugged cross,
00:30:37.80\00:30:45.61
And exchange it
some day for a crown.
00:30:45.64\00:30:53.42
music...
00:30:53.45\00:31:00.86
To the old rugged cross
00:31:00.89\00:31:05.09
I will ever be true,
00:31:05.13\00:31:09.20
Its shame and
reproach gladly bear;
00:31:09.23\00:31:17.21
Then He'll call me some day
00:31:17.24\00:31:22.54
to my home far away,
00:31:22.58\00:31:27.08
Where His glory
forever I'll share.
00:31:27.12\00:31:34.79
Music...
00:31:34.82\00:31:40.63
more music...
00:31:40.66\00:31:44.53
So I'll cherish
the old rugged cross,
00:31:44.57\00:31:52.47
Till my trophies
at last I lay down;
00:31:52.51\00:32:01.22
I will cling to
the old rugged cross,
00:32:01.25\00:32:09.96
And exchange it some day...
00:32:09.99\00:32:15.86
And exchange it someday..
00:32:15.90\00:32:19.30
and exchange it someday
00:32:19.33\00:32:24.04
for a crown.
00:32:24.07\00:32:31.18
Music...
00:32:31.21\00:32:38.25
more music...
00:32:38.29\00:32:43.46
Audience: Amen... clapping.
00:32:43.49\00:32:49.06
Good evening ASI...
00:32:49.10\00:32:51.70
Good Evening ASI,
00:32:51.73\00:32:54.27
all right, I want to make
sure you're awake out there.
00:32:54.30\00:32:57.37
That's right.
00:32:57.41\00:32:58.74
So, welcome to another
"Offering in Action" Segment.
00:32:58.77\00:33:01.18
It is my privilege
to be able to interview
00:33:01.24\00:33:04.05
different projects to
let you know that those...
00:33:04.08\00:33:06.98
just a few of them
that are in your booklet
00:33:07.02\00:33:09.98
that will benefit
from the offering this year
00:33:10.02\00:33:12.89
and I have a distinct pleasure
of interviewing 3ABN tonight.
00:33:12.92\00:33:18.19
I'm really excited
because we go way back,
00:33:18.23\00:33:22.33
3ABN and ASI are
joined at the hip for ministry
00:33:22.36\00:33:27.04
and we are really excited
to be able to have been...
00:33:27.07\00:33:30.21
to be able to partner with 3ABN
00:33:30.24\00:33:33.17
and I'm just... you can tell,
I'm just falling over myself
00:33:33.24\00:33:36.68
because I'm so
excited that they're up here
00:33:36.71\00:33:38.15
so, we have Jill
and Greg Morikone
00:33:38.18\00:33:41.02
and tell me what is
your role with 3ABN?
00:33:41.05\00:33:44.15
I'm 3ABN General Manager,
00:33:44.19\00:33:46.92
Mollie Steenson
was Vice President
00:33:46.96\00:33:48.82
and General Manager, she
retired the end of December
00:33:48.86\00:33:51.53
so I stepped into her position.
00:33:51.59\00:33:52.93
Interviewer: Okay, and Greg...
00:33:52.96\00:33:54.30
She's my boss.
00:33:54.33\00:33:55.66
Jill: Not really...
00:33:55.70\00:33:57.80
Greg: I wear multiple hats,
I'm actually Production Manager
00:33:57.83\00:34:00.84
and I'm also General
Vice President at 3ABN.
00:34:00.87\00:34:02.70
Well, we were
reminiscing a little bit...
00:34:02.77\00:34:04.57
so, I've been
with 3ABN since 1999
00:34:04.61\00:34:08.84
and back in the day, I
used to send Debbie on backstage
00:34:08.88\00:34:13.21
back there saying, "All right
Debbie, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... go... "
00:34:13.28\00:34:16.55
Now, we're on together...
it's a little nerve-racking.
00:34:16.58\00:34:19.15
Laugher.
00:34:19.19\00:34:20.52
So, as I've interviewed
some of the projects,
00:34:20.56\00:34:23.66
it's become apparent to me
that a theme seems to be the...
00:34:23.69\00:34:27.00
as they've been in
existence for quite some time,
00:34:27.03\00:34:30.20
that they are looking
for new and innovative ways
00:34:30.23\00:34:33.37
to reach people for Jesus
00:34:33.40\00:34:34.74
and so, I'm wondering if
you could share with us...
00:34:34.77\00:34:37.21
and what's
going on with 3ABN now
00:34:37.24\00:34:39.14
and how are they innovating
to reach people for Jesus?
00:34:39.17\00:34:42.04
Absolutely, first I want
to... just want to talk to you
00:34:42.08\00:34:44.88
about the mission of 3ABN.
00:34:44.91\00:34:46.82
When God gave Danny
Shelton the vision back in 1984,
00:34:46.85\00:34:51.15
the Lord told him,
00:34:51.19\00:34:52.52
"I want you to
begin a television station
00:34:52.55\00:34:54.92
that would reach the world
00:34:54.96\00:34:56.96
with the undiluted
three angels' messages,
00:34:57.03\00:34:59.59
one that would
counteract the counterfeit"
00:34:59.63\00:35:02.16
and for 34 years, Danny
Shelton and the 3ABN team
00:35:02.20\00:35:07.54
have been
faithful to that vision
00:35:07.57\00:35:10.41
to proclaim an
undiluted three angels' messages
00:35:10.44\00:35:13.88
to a lost and dying world
00:35:13.91\00:35:15.31
and I... I like to
think that we do that
00:35:15.34\00:35:17.38
in a three-pronged approach,
00:35:17.45\00:35:19.05
first we want to
present the gospel message
00:35:19.08\00:35:21.48
to those who have never
heard the name of Jesus,
00:35:21.52\00:35:24.55
to those who may
be... have heard about Jesus
00:35:24.59\00:35:27.56
but they don't know the
truths that we hold so dear,
00:35:27.59\00:35:31.46
the truths we can
find in the Word of God
00:35:31.49\00:35:34.26
so, first of all, 3ABN is to
be as a light... as it were...
00:35:34.30\00:35:37.93
in a dark
place... in a dark world.
00:35:37.97\00:35:40.54
Just this
afternoon, at the Booth,
00:35:40.57\00:35:43.07
we had the privilege
of meeting a young woman,
00:35:43.10\00:35:45.77
beautiful young
woman from Kuwait.
00:35:45.84\00:35:47.68
She's 19 years old
and her name is Glennie.
00:35:47.71\00:35:51.25
She came up to the
Booth and she said,
00:35:51.28\00:35:53.52
"I grew up in Kuwait,
I was in a Baptist home
00:35:53.55\00:35:56.99
and one day my parents
were flipping the channel
00:35:57.02\00:36:00.82
and they stumbled
across something called 3ABN
00:36:00.86\00:36:04.16
and they were
riveted and they were hooked
00:36:04.19\00:36:07.46
and they watched the programs
00:36:07.50\00:36:09.96
and they took it
back to their church
00:36:10.00\00:36:11.67
and they questioned...
and they... they studied
00:36:11.70\00:36:14.44
and they started family worship
00:36:14.50\00:36:15.90
and at family
worships, they would study
00:36:15.94\00:36:18.01
what they had been seeing
00:36:18.07\00:36:19.84
and what they had
been watching on 3ABN.
00:36:19.87\00:36:22.21
They were baptized into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:36:22.24\00:36:25.31
Interviewer: Amen.
00:36:25.35\00:36:26.68
That's a result of you all...
that's a result of you at home
00:36:26.72\00:36:30.42
because of your
support of the ministry,
00:36:30.45\00:36:32.75
people are... people's lives
are being changed for eternity.
00:36:32.79\00:36:35.99
You know, Debbie, 3ABN
wants to also thank ASI
00:36:36.02\00:36:39.26
because you guys
have been a part of 3ABN
00:36:39.29\00:36:42.20
from the very beginning.
00:36:42.26\00:36:43.63
I know that
3ABN is a blessing...
00:36:43.67\00:36:45.10
we get to go do these programs.
00:36:45.13\00:36:46.50
A number of you have
come to 3ABN over the years
00:36:46.53\00:36:49.64
and done programming at 3ABN
but we just want to thank you.
00:36:49.67\00:36:52.67
Many of you know
that Danny Shelton
00:36:52.71\00:36:54.48
had open-heart
surgery two weeks ago... today
00:36:54.51\00:36:57.91
so he's actually at home
00:36:57.95\00:36:59.51
but he sends his
greetings to you as well
00:36:59.55\00:37:01.88
but we just thank you
00:37:01.92\00:37:03.25
because it's definitely
a team effort together
00:37:03.28\00:37:06.02
because our
goal... all of us, right,
00:37:06.05\00:37:08.42
ASI together...
along with 3ABN...
00:37:08.46\00:37:10.73
all the other ministries is
to hasten Christ's soon return,
00:37:10.76\00:37:13.43
Isn't that right?
00:37:13.46\00:37:14.80
And what a
privilege, this is just today...
00:37:14.83\00:37:16.43
the story that
Jill's talking about,
00:37:16.46\00:37:17.80
man, that just
thrills our hearts
00:37:17.83\00:37:19.17
but that's... you guys too...
00:37:19.20\00:37:20.54
so thank you for your financial
support through the years,
00:37:20.57\00:37:22.47
one of our newest
employees at 3ABN...
00:37:22.50\00:37:25.01
his name is Ryan Day
00:37:25.04\00:37:27.51
and he became a Seventh-day
Adventist because of 3ABN
00:37:27.54\00:37:31.15
and he also was an
Evangelist for Amazing Facts
00:37:31.18\00:37:34.15
for what was it? Five years...
00:37:34.18\00:37:35.52
before he came to 3ABN.
00:37:35.55\00:37:36.89
That's again, thank you to
you for your support of 3ABN
00:37:36.92\00:37:39.72
through all of the years.
00:37:39.75\00:37:41.09
You know the
fantastic thing about this is...
00:37:41.12\00:37:44.33
as much as you're thanking ASI,
00:37:44.36\00:37:46.36
we want to thank you on
behalf of all of our ministries
00:37:46.39\00:37:49.63
and members.
00:37:49.66\00:37:51.00
Because of 3ABN giving some
presence and some visibility,
00:37:51.03\00:37:54.64
many of our ministries have...
00:37:54.67\00:37:57.37
everybody knows
about who they are
00:37:57.41\00:37:59.47
and what kinds
of needs they have
00:37:59.54\00:38:01.54
and so, like you said,
we're working together...
00:38:01.58\00:38:04.48
we just give greater
lift to all of our ministries
00:38:04.51\00:38:07.38
because of our working together.
00:38:07.42\00:38:08.88
Amen, it is a
privilege to partner together,
00:38:08.92\00:38:11.19
you know just to
partner together, holding hands
00:38:11.22\00:38:13.46
as we reach to
proclaim this message
00:38:13.49\00:38:15.92
to a lost and dying world
00:38:15.96\00:38:17.29
and I... I'd like to think
that the Lord has blessed 3ABN
00:38:17.33\00:38:20.53
with the opportunity to have
a platform for your ministries.
00:38:20.56\00:38:23.83
You know, so many of
you have come to 3ABN...
00:38:23.87\00:38:27.17
have been featured on
3ABN and then we hear stories.
00:38:27.24\00:38:30.51
People say, "I
received so many donations
00:38:30.54\00:38:34.18
that we could go out and
we could spread the gospel
00:38:34.21\00:38:36.41
with our own ministry"
00:38:36.44\00:38:37.78
so that's one way
that 3ABN can give back
00:38:37.81\00:38:40.95
by having other ministries
come and be featured on 3ABN.
00:38:40.98\00:38:44.85
So, tell us more
about what you're doing
00:38:44.92\00:38:47.62
in an innovative fashion.
00:38:47.66\00:38:49.39
That would be the method...
00:38:49.42\00:38:51.09
we have the mission,
then we have the method.
00:38:51.13\00:38:53.50
When God called
Danny 34 years ago,
00:38:53.53\00:38:56.97
to proclaim the message,
00:38:57.00\00:38:58.33
there wasn't even
such a thing as satellite
00:38:58.37\00:39:00.60
and then Satellite became...
00:39:00.64\00:39:02.37
and then, the gospel was
spread throughout the world
00:39:02.40\00:39:05.01
through Satellite
00:39:05.07\00:39:06.41
and then, now, we're
talking with our team at 3ABN
00:39:06.44\00:39:11.21
about new and innovative ways
we can spread the same message
00:39:11.25\00:39:16.45
but package it in
a different format.
00:39:16.48\00:39:18.82
What I mean by that
is, so many young people...
00:39:18.85\00:39:21.12
and I'd like to think
we're still... are we young?
00:39:21.16\00:39:23.39
Pause...
00:39:23.43\00:39:24.79
You'd better say we're young.
00:39:24.83\00:39:26.66
Yeah, Baby, you're young.
00:39:26.70\00:39:28.46
Jill: Okay, thank you... okay...
00:39:28.50\00:39:29.83
Greg: I don't know, my
knee was hurting this morning,
00:39:29.86\00:39:31.60
does that mean I'm
getting old? I don't know.
00:39:31.63\00:39:33.60
Interviewer: Good answer.
00:39:33.64\00:39:34.97
Jill: I'd like to
think we're young but...
00:39:35.00\00:39:37.41
but young people
want downloadable content
00:39:37.47\00:39:40.01
and they want shareable content.
00:39:40.08\00:39:42.54
No longer do people say,
00:39:42.58\00:39:44.08
"I'm going to wait and turn on
the 6 o'clock program on 3ABN"
00:39:44.11\00:39:48.08
they want to say,
00:39:48.15\00:39:49.48
"I want to see it
now... when I have time. "
00:39:49.52\00:39:51.69
Professionals are busy so
you can pick up your phone,
00:39:51.72\00:39:54.86
you can watch it on YouTube.
00:39:54.89\00:39:56.73
We have 1,000s of
videos there on YouTube
00:39:56.79\00:39:59.96
that you can watch anytime.
00:40:00.00\00:40:01.53
Yeah, absolutely, that's
one of the more exciting things
00:40:01.56\00:40:03.93
because really, this day
and age is more IP-driven
00:40:03.97\00:40:06.84
which is Internet Protocol
00:40:06.87\00:40:08.20
and so the nice thing about
us putting the stuff on YouTube
00:40:08.24\00:40:10.74
and more internet-based
00:40:10.77\00:40:12.14
is because "searches"
are one of the key things,
00:40:12.17\00:40:14.94
so, back in the day
we were talking about
00:40:14.98\00:40:16.75
people flipping the channels,
00:40:16.78\00:40:18.11
you've all heard
those stories, right?
00:40:18.15\00:40:19.48
Well, people don't necessarily
flip the channels as much
00:40:19.51\00:40:21.22
anymore... but they do
a lot of searches online
00:40:21.25\00:40:24.52
and so, what we're doing...
Jill was mentioning the YouTube
00:40:24.55\00:40:27.26
that's one of the big
things that we're doing...
00:40:27.29\00:40:29.12
we're streaming live
always 24/7 on YouTube...
00:40:29.16\00:40:30.99
we have a big
library of programs
00:40:31.03\00:40:32.79
that have been done on 3ABN
00:40:32.83\00:40:34.16
and the key thing is,
putting key words in there
00:40:34.20\00:40:36.26
that way, if
someone's going online...
00:40:36.30\00:40:37.90
doesn't know
anything about the Sabbath...
00:40:37.93\00:40:39.47
and they put in "seventh
day" or "state of the dead"
00:40:39.50\00:40:41.67
or "what happens when you die"
00:40:41.70\00:40:43.04
that's how people are
stumbling across 3ABN now.
00:40:43.07\00:40:45.54
That's wonderful, I tell you...
00:40:45.57\00:40:47.64
that's one of the reasons
why we wanted to identify 3ABN
00:40:47.71\00:40:51.71
as one of the two projects
00:40:51.78\00:40:54.28
that would be
recipients of our overflow.
00:40:54.32\00:40:56.65
Greg: Thank you.
00:40:56.69\00:40:58.02
Interviewer: So we really want
to sacrifice from our hearts
00:40:58.05\00:40:59.89
because as we
give more and more,
00:40:59.92\00:41:02.39
and it spills over to 3ABN
00:41:02.42\00:41:04.63
and the New
Beginnings Picture Rolls,
00:41:04.66\00:41:07.66
then, it just...
again gives greater lift
00:41:07.70\00:41:10.33
and more opportunity
for other ministries.
00:41:10.37\00:41:12.77
Greg: Yeah, it's a
privilege to work together,
00:41:12.80\00:41:15.90
thank you very much.
00:41:15.94\00:41:17.27
You're very welcome.
00:41:17.31\00:41:18.64
You know I... I just want to say
00:41:18.67\00:41:20.68
that I'm looking so much forward
00:41:20.71\00:41:23.14
to our continued relationship
00:41:23.18\00:41:24.88
and ASI... I just want to
thank you on behalf of ASI
00:41:24.91\00:41:29.08
for everything
that you do for us
00:41:29.12\00:41:31.15
because you have
taken us around the world
00:41:31.19\00:41:34.09
through the...
through the ministry of 3ABN.
00:41:34.12\00:41:35.62
Thank you very much.
00:41:35.66\00:41:36.99
Greg: Thank you and thank
you again for your support.
00:41:37.03\00:41:38.36
Audience: Clapping.
00:41:38.39\00:41:43.00
Coming to the podium
now is Antoinette Fournier.
00:41:43.03\00:41:47.04
Antoinette... you
heard from last year
00:41:47.07\00:41:49.64
when she shared with you
00:41:49.70\00:41:51.04
the dream of being able to
build the Kibidula Girls' Dorm
00:41:51.07\00:41:54.74
in Tanzania, Africa.
00:41:54.81\00:41:56.24
Today, she has an update on
the status of that dormitory,
00:41:56.28\00:42:00.58
Antoinette.
00:42:00.62\00:42:01.95
Good Evening ASI.
00:42:01.98\00:42:04.09
It's a privilege to be here
00:42:04.12\00:42:06.52
in sharing God's
blessings with you.
00:42:06.55\00:42:08.36
One year ago, I stood
before you on behalf of a team
00:42:08.42\00:42:11.83
at Kibidula Mission
in Tanzania East Africa
00:42:11.86\00:42:14.70
and it was exactly one year ago
00:42:14.73\00:42:16.67
that we thanked you
for choosing our project
00:42:16.70\00:42:18.77
for vulnerable
girls to be a recipient
00:42:18.80\00:42:20.97
of the ASI 2017 offering.
00:42:21.00\00:42:23.94
This year, I have a
different joy and privilege
00:42:23.97\00:42:26.98
and that is to
bring to you a report
00:42:27.01\00:42:28.84
of what your offering... with
God's blessing and hard work
00:42:28.88\00:42:32.71
has accomplished this past year.
00:42:32.75\00:42:34.52
Are you excited yet?
00:42:34.58\00:42:36.55
happy laugh...
00:42:36.58\00:42:38.09
You may have
remembered me sharing with you
00:42:38.12\00:42:41.42
about our program
for vulnerable children.
00:42:41.49\00:42:44.76
These... this part...
00:42:44.79\00:42:46.76
sorry, I'm not
getting my slides to go...
00:42:46.80\00:42:50.30
pause...
00:42:50.37\00:42:52.23
this school was
started in partnership
00:42:52.27\00:42:55.30
with Reach Switzerland
00:42:55.34\00:42:56.67
to give young
children a second opportunity
00:42:56.71\00:42:59.87
to gain education
and become educated.
00:42:59.91\00:43:02.71
These young people have failed
00:43:02.74\00:43:05.11
or dropped out
of the school system
00:43:05.15\00:43:06.95
and they have...
00:43:06.98\00:43:08.38
due to poverty, they
have very few options left.
00:43:08.42\00:43:11.35
I'm sorry... let
me go back here...
00:43:11.39\00:43:13.52
there we are...
00:43:13.56\00:43:15.62
girls especially are vulnerable
and face unique challenges
00:43:15.66\00:43:20.86
that can be
potentially devastating
00:43:20.90\00:43:23.23
as they grow up
in extreme poverty
00:43:23.26\00:43:25.53
and at our school,
these last few years
00:43:25.57\00:43:27.97
we've had a challenge
where our male students
00:43:28.00\00:43:31.24
are slightly less in
number than our female students
00:43:31.27\00:43:33.81
and we didn't have
enough accommodations
00:43:33.88\00:43:36.01
to properly house the girls
00:43:36.04\00:43:37.68
and we needed to
build a new dormitory
00:43:37.71\00:43:39.91
and ASI chose this project
00:43:39.95\00:43:42.28
to be a part of the
2017 mission's offering.
00:43:42.32\00:43:45.62
Last year, I showed you the
blueprints for this dormitory
00:43:45.65\00:43:49.52
and I pointed out that we've
managed to pour the foundations
00:43:49.56\00:43:53.40
at the time of ASI,
00:43:53.43\00:43:55.03
ASI, the Lord
has blessed very much
00:43:55.06\00:43:58.07
and I'm very
excited to report to you
00:43:58.10\00:44:01.00
and to show you the new girls'
dormitory at Kibidula Mission
00:44:01.04\00:44:05.97
that will house
42 female students
00:44:06.01\00:44:09.24
who have not had the privilege
00:44:09.28\00:44:10.75
of obtaining basic
education before now.
00:44:10.78\00:44:14.18
The building is
almost 100% complete.
00:44:14.22\00:44:17.59
Isn't it beautiful?
00:44:17.62\00:44:19.12
Audience: Amen.
00:44:19.15\00:44:22.89
Audience clapping.
00:44:22.92\00:44:26.59
This dormitory is an
important part of our Program
00:44:26.63\00:44:30.53
to reach
vulnerable youth for Christ
00:44:30.57\00:44:32.63
and give them a few more years
of shelter and education...
00:44:32.67\00:44:36.57
before they have to
face life on their own
00:44:36.60\00:44:39.21
and if we have succeeded
in our mission to them,
00:44:39.24\00:44:42.04
they will know that they don't
have to face life on their own
00:44:42.08\00:44:45.71
but that's not all.
00:44:45.78\00:44:47.35
A donation from
ASI this past year
00:44:47.38\00:44:49.95
into our Publishing Department
00:44:49.98\00:44:51.32
has enabled us to get two
20-foot shipping containers
00:44:51.35\00:44:55.02
full of books from
"Springs of Life" in Poland
00:44:55.09\00:44:58.09
helping over 2,000
Literature Evangelists
00:44:58.13\00:45:01.30
to continue
spreading very important books
00:45:01.33\00:45:04.50
throughout Tanzania.
00:45:04.53\00:45:05.87
This money will come back to us
00:45:05.90\00:45:07.60
and enable us to buy more books
00:45:07.64\00:45:09.54
but with a 43% increase
00:45:09.57\00:45:12.27
and it's this increase
that should grow and strengthen
00:45:12.31\00:45:15.71
our publishing work
00:45:15.74\00:45:17.18
so that future profits
can go to support the mission.
00:45:17.21\00:45:21.25
You may also remember that
Kibidula has been a recipient
00:45:21.28\00:45:25.02
in the past of receiving
funding for an Avocado Farm
00:45:25.05\00:45:28.79
in an effort to
become self-supporting
00:45:28.82\00:45:31.09
and it's with much thanks
to the Lord and ASI members
00:45:31.13\00:45:34.73
that we report that the
Avocado project is doing well.
00:45:34.76\00:45:38.77
The new orchard of 8,000 trees
that I showed you last year
00:45:38.80\00:45:42.77
is bearing fruit
00:45:42.80\00:45:44.24
and our very first
harvest and export to Europe
00:45:44.27\00:45:47.78
is taking place
as I'm speaking...
00:45:47.81\00:45:49.98
super exciting for us.
00:45:50.01\00:45:52.11
In partnership with ASI Members,
00:45:52.15\00:45:55.22
we have spent this past
year putting in irrigation.
00:45:55.25\00:45:58.32
Kibidula has a
very long dry season
00:45:58.35\00:46:01.66
which makes irrigation
essential to successful farming.
00:46:01.69\00:46:05.76
This will water our both
existing and future orchards
00:46:05.79\00:46:10.33
and we thank ASI for business
leadership... for vision...
00:46:10.37\00:46:14.60
for a heart for missions that
have helped projects like us
00:46:14.67\00:46:18.87
to take a step like this
00:46:18.94\00:46:20.28
that we could only
dream of for years.
00:46:20.31\00:46:22.34
Part of the irrigation
system is a dam that was built
00:46:22.38\00:46:27.05
in the latter part of 2017...
00:46:27.08\00:46:29.68
the product of many hours
of hard work and expertise
00:46:29.75\00:46:34.06
by many different individuals...
00:46:34.09\00:46:35.89
not the least important
00:46:35.92\00:46:37.26
that of young volunteers
from different continents.
00:46:37.29\00:46:40.13
Thanks to a very
large solar-pump set-up,
00:46:40.16\00:46:43.26
the largest that we
know of in Tanzania,
00:46:43.30\00:46:46.33
water is being pumped uphill
into a big holding reservoir
00:46:46.37\00:46:51.97
and from there, water will flow
downhill through miles of pipe
00:46:52.01\00:46:56.08
to irrigate 52,000 trees.
00:46:56.11\00:46:59.78
What a busy and
productive year it has been
00:46:59.81\00:47:03.42
but it is not finished.
00:47:03.45\00:47:04.79
The rest of 2018 will see us
raise the wall of the dam higher
00:47:04.82\00:47:09.62
to capture more
water for irrigation
00:47:09.66\00:47:12.43
and building a
large packing facility
00:47:12.46\00:47:15.73
to process the
100s of tons of avocados
00:47:15.76\00:47:18.97
that are expected in
future harvests, God willing.
00:47:19.00\00:47:21.97
Praise God.
00:47:22.00\00:47:23.44
Audience: Amen.
00:47:23.47\00:47:24.84
You know, every
avocado that is grown and sold
00:47:24.87\00:47:28.64
is with a prayer
00:47:28.68\00:47:30.01
that souls will be
impacted for eternity because
00:47:30.05\00:47:33.11
each avocado that is sold
00:47:33.15\00:47:35.52
has the potential to
print a tract in our Print Shop
00:47:35.55\00:47:39.19
or help translate
and publish a book
00:47:39.22\00:47:41.82
in our Publishing Department
00:47:41.86\00:47:43.19
or bring restored health to
a guest at our Wellness Center,
00:47:43.22\00:47:46.86
or help us keep
students in one of our schools
00:47:46.90\00:47:49.96
where they have an
opportunity to meet Jesus
00:47:50.00\00:47:53.03
will keep a Bible
Worker on the front lines
00:47:53.07\00:47:56.07
of God's advancing troop.
00:47:56.10\00:47:58.17
Take Faraja for example,
00:47:58.21\00:48:00.18
growing up in a small
village in a home environment
00:48:00.21\00:48:04.41
that her father shared with his
two wives and their children,
00:48:04.45\00:48:08.12
Faraja knew the hardships
of a life of poverty first-hand
00:48:08.15\00:48:11.82
and when she failed to
progress in secondary school
00:48:11.85\00:48:14.79
and had to drop out,
00:48:14.82\00:48:16.16
she was left wondering what
she's going to do with her life
00:48:16.19\00:48:19.29
and she told me herself
00:48:19.33\00:48:20.80
that she did not
want to get married young.
00:48:20.83\00:48:23.03
When she heard about the
Kibidula Agriculture School,
00:48:23.06\00:48:26.60
hope revived that
she might be accepted
00:48:26.63\00:48:29.50
and be taught a trade.
00:48:29.54\00:48:30.87
Faraja did come to
our school, graduated
00:48:30.91\00:48:34.44
and is now a
fully self-supporting
00:48:34.48\00:48:36.85
20-something-year-old
00:48:36.88\00:48:38.31
she sews and sells
clothing to customers.
00:48:38.35\00:48:41.95
She sells produce from a field
00:48:41.98\00:48:45.92
that she had
hand-hoed and cultivated
00:48:45.95\00:48:48.26
a long distance
from her workplace
00:48:48.29\00:48:50.53
and she has
invested some of her profits
00:48:50.56\00:48:53.40
and bought a piece of land and
planted her own avocado orchard.
00:48:53.43\00:48:57.40
When I visited with Faraja,
something stood out to me.
00:48:57.43\00:49:02.60
She was more thankful for
having met Jesus at our school
00:49:02.64\00:49:07.78
than for the
success she is now enjoying
00:49:07.81\00:49:10.61
due to her education
00:49:10.65\00:49:12.45
and I asked her what she
would say to people like you
00:49:12.48\00:49:16.15
who have
invested into our Program.
00:49:16.18\00:49:18.35
"Was it worth it?"
00:49:18.39\00:49:19.72
And she said,
"Please tell them that I say,
00:49:19.75\00:49:22.22
'thank you... before
I came to this school,
00:49:22.26\00:49:24.76
I was not a
believer but now I am. '"
00:49:24.79\00:49:27.13
ASI... our mission is people
00:49:27.16\00:49:30.43
and it takes a global
network of God's people
00:49:30.47\00:49:33.94
inspired by love to
Him to reach people...
00:49:33.97\00:49:37.37
long pause...
00:49:37.41\00:49:41.71
did you hear me?
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Audience: Amen.
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It takes us... a
global network of God's people
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inspired by love to
Him to reach people.
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And building God's
kingdom in this fallen world,
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looks a lot
like growing avocados
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or building churches,
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or teaching or
building schools and hospitals
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and wellness centers,
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doing business and
building companies,
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translating,
publishing books, farming,
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and all that we
do can be relevant
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if we pray and if it's
anointed by God's Holy Spirit.
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My husband will forgive
me for taking an excerpt
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from a letter that
he wrote to a friend.
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"It is God's work
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and I want to
do my best each day
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to do God's work.
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And if some day,
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there are a few more
people in heaven as a result
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God's heart will be
filled with a little more joy.
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And you and I,
and everybody there,
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will be filled with
a little more happiness
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forever and ever and ever.
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And multiply that
by billions of years...
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that adds up to
a lot of happiness.
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I couldn't be
tempted here to spend my time
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doing anything else.
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May God help us
keep our priorities
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on serving Him until then. "
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Thank you ASI...
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Audience: Clapping.
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Wonderful stories aren't they?
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Do you believe
Jesus is coming soon?
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Do we have a message to tell?
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Let's stand together and
sing, "Christ is Coming. "
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Christ is coming...
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piano...
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song
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Let's pray together.
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"Our Father in heaven,
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we are so grateful
for the opportunity
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to tell others that
Jesus is coming soon.
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and we're thankful
that He is coming soon,
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we see this world falling apart
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and we sense, more than ever,
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our great need
of your Holy Spirit.
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of your direction day by day
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that we might speak
to others of the hope
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and the joy of
Jesus' soon return.
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We just pray that you
will bless us to that end
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bless us with your Spirit.
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Please continue to pour
out the messages of hope
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and healing upon the world
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and we pray that we
might have a part in that... "
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