Around the globe
Adventist World Radio
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is penetrating
into many difficult
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to reach places.
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Let's go see how the
Lord is changing lives
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through the airwaves.
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We will travel
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from the delightful
country of Argentina
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to the secular
nation of the Ukraine.
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Then, follow me
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to the bustling cities of Africa
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and to the beautiful Island
of Palawan in the Philippines,
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to see how God
is using the radio
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to reach people
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that are
searching for the truth.
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Hi, I'm Cami and this is AWR360.
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On the evening
of August 27, 1920,
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Sociedad Radio aired a
live musical performance
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from this city,
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and it became
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one of the world's
very first radio broadcasts.
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Their listening
audience, only 20 people.
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Nearly 100 years later,
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more than 24
million radio receivers
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are being used in this country,
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making it the ideal setting
for Adventist World Radio
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to touch countless
lives through the airwaves.
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Today, we are in the
city of Cordoba, Argentina.
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This is Argentina's
main educational center,
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with six major universities
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attracting well
over 100,000 students.
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On the surface, it is
a hip, youthful scene.
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But as in every culture,
there are many hurting people.
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I am heading to the
outskirts of the city
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to meet Jorge Liendo,
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a local salesman
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specializing in
signs and posters.
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He welcomes me into his home
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and we sit down
to hear his story.
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As Jorge begins,
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I started to catch a glimpse
into the life he once lived.
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I was in the midst
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of one of the
darkest moments of my life.
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Enslaved to
addictions and spiritually dead,
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I didn't even care
about the ones I loved most.
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My heart
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was full of
selfishness and greed.
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Due to my own
mistakes, my wife left me,
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and we were soon divorced.
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It was an extremely
painful time for me.
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I felt even deeper
into despair than before.
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I felt that my life was over.
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One day Jorge arrived home
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to find a flyer
stuck in his gate.
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It was an advertisement
for the Nuevo Tiempo Radio,
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the name for
Adventist World Radio
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in Argentina.
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He stepped inside and
tuned the radio to 92.9.
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The voice of Pastor
Ponce filled the room
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and Jorge listened as
an invitation was extended
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for listeners to sign
up for free Bible studies.
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For some reason,
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I felt that I needed to respond.
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Even though I
had only just begun
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listening to the station.
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Jorge sat there in
the valley of decision,
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should he really sign up.
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It did not take him
long to make up his mind.
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He reached for his cell phone
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and quickly texted the
number provided by the station.
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Although Jorge did not
realize it at the time,
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he had just sent
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the most pivotal
text message of his life.
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He received a
response that same day,
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and soon began his
new Bible study lessons
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from Nuevo Tiempo Radio.
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As I went through those lessons
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and learned
more about the Bible,
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the darkness that
had once surrounded me,
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began to lift.
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My doubts disappeared,
peace filled my soul.
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I was becoming a
whole person again.
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Adventist World
Radio continues to play
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an important role in
Jorge's spiritual walk.
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He says that hearing
someone explain the Bible
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helps to deepen its
impression on his heart.
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I want to thank
Adventist World Radio
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for giving me the opportunity
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to know more about
Jesus and the truth.
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They gave me my first Bible
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and sent me free Bible studies.
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It is my prayer that
Adventist World Radio
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will continue
to change the lives
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just as mine has been changed.
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One year after signing up
for the AWR Bible studies,
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Jorge Liendo was baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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He is very active
in his local church,
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teaching Sabbath School
and serving as a deacon.
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He faithfully brings
his two lovely children
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each Sabbath so they
too can learn about Jesus.
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Come with me as I
discover how a self-tuning radio
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divinely corded
a suicide attempt
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right here in Argentina.
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Today, I am in the
western part of Argentina
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in the city of Mendoza.
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Situated at the base
of the Andes Mountains,
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this peaceful place is home
to just over 100,000 people.
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The many streets are
lined with lovely trees,
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offering shade to passersby,
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and those who stopped
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to enjoy them many
colorful shops and cafes.
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Outside of town
lies sprawling vineyards
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surrounded by
majestic mountains.
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It's a beautiful place,
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but I'm not here
only to enjoy the sights.
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I'm here to meet Ruben
and hear his conversion story.
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I find Ruben in town,
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and I am struck
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by his
contagious laugh and smile.
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Ruben grew up in
a Christian home,
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learning about
God from his parents.
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But as he grew older,
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he began to trust
more in himself than God.
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I worked hard pursuing my dreams
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and soon became a
successful businessman.
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There were ups and
downs economically,
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but always I
would look at myself
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and proudly say,
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thanks to me, I'm
getting back up again.
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But then, something happened
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that would
challenge Rubens ability
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to get back up again
and alter his life forever.
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One day on his
way home from work,
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Ruben stretched out his arm
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trying to flag
down an oncoming bus.
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For some reason, though,
the bus driver did not see him.
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The next thing he remembers
is waking up in the hospital.
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Both of his legs were broken,
and he had a collapsed lung,
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along with other injuries.
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This terrible accident
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and the
complications that ensued
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would take Ruben two
long years to recover from.
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But God was at work.
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While I was in ICU,
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drifting in and
out of consciousness,
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I felt a peace
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that I had never
experienced before.
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And I heard a voice
telling me that I was not alone,
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that I would
make it through alive.
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After four
months in the hospital,
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Ruben returned home, alone.
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Unable to do the
activities he once enjoyed,
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depression set in.
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I was a terrible mess.
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People would look at me
strange and then start to cry.
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I was no longer
the man I used to be.
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I had lost my job, my money,
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my prestige as a businessman
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and professor, everything.
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My life was one of anguish.
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I didn't want to live anymore
and decided to kill myself.
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On the day Ruben had
decided to commit suicide.
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Something strange
and miraculous happened.
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While listening to his radio,
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it suddenly changed
stations on its own.
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Ruben recognized the
voice on the other end.
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It was the voice he
had heard in the hospital,
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and the same feeling
of peace washed over him.
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Unbeknownst to Ruben,
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what he had heard was
the first test broadcast
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for the new
Adventist World Radio Station,
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called Nuevo Tiempo.
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I anxiously listened to
Nuevo Tiempo day after day
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and the words touched my heart.
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I wanted to know
who is the man speaking
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and who are
Seventh-day Adventists.
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To find answers,
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Ruben went to the phonebook
and searched for Adventist.
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He called the number he found
and a sweet voice answered.
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It was the wife of
the local church pastor,
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and she invited him to
attend church that Sabbath.
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The only problem was the church
was 1.5 mile from his home,
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and he had no transportation.
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I felt God telling me to walk.
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Walk?
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I can't walk with
my legs like this.
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But God gave me the strength,
and I walked the whole way.
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When I got there,
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the members
welcomed me so warmly.
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And when I
walked into the church,
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the same feeling of
peace flooded myself.
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While at the church
he met the local pastor
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who recognized
his talent in sales
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and encouraged Ruben to
attend call porter school.
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This he did, and when finished,
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he was invited to
the conference office.
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He went at the appointed time,
not knowing what to expect,
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and was ushered into a
room and given a briefcase,
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books and a call porter jacket.
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I was so excited to
become a call porter.
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I knew in my heart
that this was truth,
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and I wanted to
share it with others.
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After completing Bible studies,
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Ruben was baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Today, he's very
active in a local church,
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serving as a deacon,
leading out in prayer meetings,
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and a small group study.
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He goes door to door,
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daily sharing the
saving gospel of Jesus
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through the books he sells.
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Ruben has been
healed completely.
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You would never know
he once could not walk.
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I have not seen God,
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but I feel like I hear His voice
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through the messages and
music of Adventist World Radio.
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Jesus truly does exist.
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He is real.
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And I know this
because of the radio.
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To me, it's a
spring of living water.
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I owe my life to the
work of Adventist World Radio.
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Across the globe,
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there are millions living
in difficult to reach places
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where missionaries cannot go.
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North Africa, the Middle East,
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China, North
Korea, and many more.
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It is into these very
countries that AWR's broadcasts
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are penetrating every single day
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from our strategic
network of shortwave, AM, FM,
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and Internet stations.
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As Christians,
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our family is much larger
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than our
immediate biological family.
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In fact, we have
brothers and sisters
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that live in more
than 200 countries
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all around the world.
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We want to remember
them in our estate plan,
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we can help you
with that process.
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Just log on to awr.org.
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As I am leaving Argentina,
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I am reminded once again
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of how God uses our broadcast
to save lives for eternity.
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Our next stop brings us
halfway around the world
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to hear the story of
Adventist World Radio
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in the Ukraine.
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Here in this
beautiful country of Ukraine,
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God is at work in a big way.
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In the last two years
the work here in Ukraine
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has been revived
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because of a group of
dedicated young people.
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AWR became the first
Christian FM radio station
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in all of Ukraine,
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and is currently touching
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the lives of
over 800,000 people.
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We're here in the
beautiful brand-new studio
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of Adventist World
Radio in Kiev, Ukraine.
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In Ukraine,
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a lot of wonderful
things are happening.
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We have eight stations
across this beautiful country,
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and seven in those seven cities
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were the only
radio station there
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and so when
people listen to radio,
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when they turn their radio on
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in any one of
those seven cities,
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the only station there
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is the Adventist
World Radio Station.
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One gentleman,
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he was known to be
a very rough character
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and people kind of feared him
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because he was so
angry all the time.
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He used terrible language
and he decided to buy a radio.
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He bought a radio, turned it on,
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the only station he could get
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was the Adventist
World Radio station,
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so he started listening to that,
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started to listen to music,
the sermons, changed his life,
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and the people started saying,
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"What's happened to you?"
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Oh, he said, "I'm listening
to Adventist World Radio,
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it's changed my life.
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I don't feel like
being mad anymore."
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It has changed his
heart, touched his life.
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And so that's what
happens here in Ukraine
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when people listen
to the beautiful music,
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the beautiful
messages right here
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at Adventist
World Radio in Kiev.
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Beside the 24/7
radio broadcasting,
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three apps have been developed.
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Through the Internet,
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we now have potential
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at reaching even
a broader audience.
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We know that people
all the way up in Russia
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are listening via the Internet
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and are writing
us for Bible studies.
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Thanks to the
generous donations,
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the radio program
that we have in Kiev,
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actually is
broadcasting a live program
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each morning called Wake Up.
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Last year God gave a vision
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in understanding what to do
here in radio and praise God,
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almost one week ago
we began live programs.
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These live programs
have become very popular,
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and we hope to have
more of the live programs
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as funds become available.
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We also have a daily
program on prayer in Ukraine,
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where people can call in
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and they leave
their prayer requests.
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And during that
45-minute program,
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they often have
more than 90 people
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calling them
with prayer requests.
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We have a wonderful Bible school
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there in Kiev
that's kept very busy,
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just readying the
lessons and sitting in the back
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and making comments
and calling people by phone
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and encouraging them
and praying with them.
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Over the last 25
years, over 85,000 people
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have written in
for Bible studies
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and completed the courses.
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Many lives are being touched
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by the work of
Adventist World Radio
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in Ukraine,
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but we want to
reach more for Jesus.
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We have wonderful
young people in Kiev,
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but they need your help.
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They have limited
space, they have competition,
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and they need your help,
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financial help to
make it happen in Ukraine.
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Please prayerfully
consider giving to help the work
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of AWR advance here in Ukraine
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so the message of
Jesus can be broadcast
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all across this
great city of Kiev,
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and across the
country of Ukraine.
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I grew up in Indiana,
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and I've been a
farmer all my life.
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My father, every
time we plant a field,
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when we got through,
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we'd always kneel
down and have prayers.
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We've done our part,
now the Lord will do His.
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And He always comes through.
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After praying about it,
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my wife and I
decided to do a gift annuity
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through Adventist World Radio.
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It goes to people
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that normally
are not going to hear
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and that's what
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our Three Angels'
Message is all about
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to every nation,
kindred, tongue and people.
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When you're a farmer,
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you don't have
a retirement plan.
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It was a good way to
supplement our retirement.
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It's been a blessing to us.
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And I know it's
going to be a blessing
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to those others
around the world.
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I am heading to
the continent of Africa
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to see for myself
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how the Lord is
using dedicated workers
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to reach the people
here through AWR airwaves.
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Welcome to Zambia, a
land of smiling faces,
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impressive waterfalls,
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wide expanses, and wild animals.
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I'm here to document the
work of Adventist World Radio
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and how the Lord
is using our broadcast
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to touch the
lives of people here.
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In preparing for the
Zambia for Christ campaign,
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and the 1,000
meetings to be held
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here in Lusaka, Zambia,
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Adventist World
Radio began airing
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a special one-hour
program every morning.
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Partnering with a high-powered
radio station here in Lusaka,
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AWR was able to
reach even more listeners.
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For three months
before the speakers arrived,
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and the
evangelistic campaigns begin,
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the people were being
prepared by the radio.
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The program started with
a practical health nugget
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and transitioned
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to a Bible based
doctrinal sermon.
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This was to
ignite their curiosity
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and encourage them to attend
one of the upcoming meetings.
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After the sermon,
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a question of the day was posed
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based on the message given
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and people could
call in with their answers
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or further questions.
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Many listeners responded,
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but one particular
man caught the attention
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of the radio producer,
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his name was Mr. Wicker.
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This man called in
almost every single day
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for three months.
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I couldn't understand
how he would have the time
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to be listening
and calling in so much.
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I wondered what he did.
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Was he retired or what?
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Mr. Wicker often
had the correct answer
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to the daily questions,
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and sometimes even called
off air with further inquiries.
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There was something
unusual about this man,
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and Nalu is determined
to find out what it was.
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Upon further questioning,
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Nalu and the
team of AWR volunteers
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found out more about Mr. Wicker,
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and in turn, I was able to
hear the exciting story as well.
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As it turns out, Mr.
Wicker wife is an Adventist
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and has long
prayed for her husband
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to know Bible truth.
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Every Sabbath Mr. Wicker wife
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and their four
beautiful daughters
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walk to church alone,
wishing that he would come too.
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Mr. Wicker owns his own business
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here in Lusaka.
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He is a woodworker,
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building and
repairing sofas, chairs,
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bed frames and other furniture.
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The business is growing
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and he has hired
several others to work for him.
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One morning while at work,
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Mr. Wicker stumbled across
an unfamiliar radio program.
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He listened
attentively, not knowing
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that this was one of the
first daily AWR broadcasts
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airing in preparation
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for the evangelistic
campaigns coming to Lusaka.
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The word spoken
touched Mr. Wicker heart,
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and he decided his
workers needed to hear as well.
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What followed,
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quickly became
a daily tradition.
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For three months,
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Mr. Wicker gathered
his employees together
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around the radio every morning
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for one hour to
hear the AWR broadcast.
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They listened intently
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and would only start work
after the program had ended.
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And even then,
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they carried the
words they heard with them
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throughout their day.
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When we aired the last program
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before the Zambia for
Christ campaign began,
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Mr. Wicker called in dejected.
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"What are we going to do
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without your radio
program every morning?"
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He almost cried.
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Inspired by the new
truths he has learned
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Mr. Wicker has started bringing
his family together daily
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for Bible reading.
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His wife and
daughters are encouraged
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by the change they see in
him and hope one day soon,
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he will also
attend church with them.
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If funding was available,
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we would have loved to
continue airing this program
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because the
impact has been massive.
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And people are still yearning
for more just like Mr. Wicker.
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With your support to
Adventist World Radio program,
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you can make Zambia
for Christ radio program
00:23:02.98\00:23:06.82
continue to minister
to millions of people.
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Come with me to
the island of Palawan
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to discover how ice cream
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and the perseverance
of one man on the radio
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have led to multiple
baptisms in the Philippines.
00:23:22.20\00:23:25.37
Hundreds of
evangelistic meetings
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are being held
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across the
beautiful island of Palawan,
00:23:35.04\00:23:37.15
many of those
attending the meetings
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heard about the
events on AWR broadcasts,
00:23:39.05\00:23:42.12
and a major
portion of the success
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is due to the
devotion of the layman.
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These wonderful men and
women volunteer their time
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and talents to
spreading the Word of God.
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We are on our way
00:23:52.13\00:23:53.46
to meet one of
these dedicated men.
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The scenic drive
showcase God's creative beauty
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here in the Philippines.
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Jun lives in the city of Narra,
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which is known as the
primary producer of rice
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in this province.
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As we arrived, Jun is
busy making ice cream.
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It is fascinating
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to see the
various steps he takes
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to create his famous flavors.
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As we sit down to chat,
he offers me a delicious cup,
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which I'm happy to accept.
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He begins to
share his testimony.
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One day Pastor
Robert approached me
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asking if I would
host the radio program.
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Over the past year,
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AWR broadcasts have
had tremendous success
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in reaching many
precious Filipinos.
00:24:46.51\00:24:49.02
With the
increase in broadcasting
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and with the upcoming meetings,
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the local AWR crew
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needed assistance
to meet the demands.
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Jun was asked
by our AWR producer
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to volunteer his time
as a radio broadcaster.
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My immediate thoughts were,
00:25:05.57\00:25:07.57
"I can't do that.
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This is a job for someone else."
00:25:09.27\00:25:13.04
Jun initially refused,
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feeling doubtful
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that he could
ever do such a thing.
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But as the days passed,
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he felt the Lord
was impressing him
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to be on the radio,
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so he committed
to giving it a try.
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After listening
to AWR on the radio,
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I was impressed
00:25:28.76\00:25:30.09
that I too needed
to do my part for God.
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His first day
was very challenging.
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I thought that I was doing well,
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but then I discovered
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that I had forgotten
the most important step.
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It wasn't until after
his radio presentation
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that he realized
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that his microphone
had not been turned on.
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It was such a
disappointing first day,
00:25:49.84\00:25:51.61
the enemy impressed
him to give up and quit.
00:25:51.65\00:25:56.02
I felt such
shame and embarrassment
00:25:56.05\00:25:58.92
that all I
wanted to do was quit.
00:25:58.95\00:26:02.56
It was during
this troubling time
00:26:02.59\00:26:04.03
that Jun purchased
a cup of ice cream.
00:26:04.06\00:26:06.56
In this moment, a
creative idea came to him.
00:26:06.59\00:26:12.10
I still felt impressed
00:26:12.13\00:26:13.84
that God led me
here to reach the people.
00:26:13.87\00:26:16.81
And the thought came to me,
00:26:16.84\00:26:18.27
I can offer ice cream
in addition to the studies.
00:26:18.31\00:26:23.04
He would ask a Bible
question on the radio,
00:26:23.08\00:26:25.71
and those who would
call in with a correct answer
00:26:25.75\00:26:28.32
would receive a free
cup of homemade ice cream.
00:26:28.35\00:26:31.45
God bless this simple idea.
00:26:31.49\00:26:33.56
As more and more
listeners studied their Bibles
00:26:33.59\00:26:36.52
harder in hopes of
answering Jun's daily question,
00:26:36.56\00:26:40.10
each hoping to call in first.
00:26:40.13\00:26:43.53
As they came for the ice cream,
00:26:43.57\00:26:45.50
we would continue to
discuss the sweetness of Jesus.
00:26:45.53\00:26:49.60
As the
evangelistic meetings began,
00:26:49.64\00:26:51.97
those same
non-Adventist listeners
00:26:52.01\00:26:54.24
started attending
the nightly meetings,
00:26:54.28\00:26:56.64
and many were baptized.
00:26:56.68\00:26:59.65
Jun could have said
no to the call of God.
00:26:59.68\00:27:02.35
He could have quit
at his first failure.
00:27:02.38\00:27:05.22
But he used his talent.
00:27:05.25\00:27:07.19
And now because
of his ice cream,
00:27:07.22\00:27:09.32
more souls will be in
the kingdom of heaven.
00:27:09.36\00:27:12.29
God is calling you to
be a servant for the Lord.
00:27:12.33\00:27:15.56
He will take you as you are,
00:27:15.60\00:27:17.47
and bless
whatever talent you have.
00:27:17.50\00:27:20.04
All He needs is a willing heart.
00:27:20.07\00:27:22.30
Won't you join AWR
00:27:22.34\00:27:23.91
in spreading the
sweet news of the gospel
00:27:23.94\00:27:26.71
from broadcast to baptism?
00:27:26.74\00:27:28.91
This is AWR360.
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