The radio is a platform
that goes wherever air goes.
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I'm traveling to
hear the stories of lives
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transformed through the airwaves
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of Adventist World Radio.
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We will journey from
the country of Madagascar,
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to the beautiful island of
Palawan in the Philippines.
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Then we will travel
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to the charming
country of Argentina.
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Follow along on
this exciting adventure
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to see how God
is changing hearts
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and transforming
lives around the globe.
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In a country
steeped with tradition,
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storytelling and oral learning
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remain an integral
part of the culture.
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This makes radio an ideal avenue
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to reach the people.
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And I'm excited to hear
how God is touching lives
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through the airwaves.
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I'm in Madagascar
and this is AWR360A°.
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My name is Fidy and I am blind.
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My mother was also
blind and we live together.
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She passed away recently.
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Fidy lives in the
hill country of Madagascar,
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four hours from the capital city
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of Antananarivo.
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The landscape is bare
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except for mud
huts and green gardens
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that dot the dry hills.
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Despite being blind,
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Fidy's mother did fine
embroidery and crocheting
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while Fidy worked in the fields
growing vegetables to sell.
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Fidy was not always blind,
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and as a child he
loved listening to the radio.
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He came across an AWR
broadcast those many years ago,
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but it was not
interesting to him at that time.
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When he became
blind at the age of 18,
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this Christian radio program
came back to his remembrance
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and in the darkness,
the words now comforted him.
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I especially like
the Bible programs,
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and also the one
with helpful farming tips.
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I put into
practice everything I heard.
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Fidy's mother also
listen to the AWR broadcast.
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And together they were convicted
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by the truths they heard.
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We didn't want to keep
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what we heard on
the radio to ourselves,
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and began sharing with
friends and neighbors as well,
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inviting them to join us
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in listening to
the AWR broadcasts.
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Then one special day a
team from the General Conference
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came and picked up
Fidy and his mother.
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They were brought to a church
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and during a
gathering to celebrate the work
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of AWR in Madagascar,
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this precious mother
son duo were baptized.
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His mother has sadly passed away
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and Fidy now lives alone,
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but he continues to listen daily
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to his favorite radio station.
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His life is simple, yet complex
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for someone that cannot see.
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Fidy makes his own
meals, washes his clothes,
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and keeps his mud hut tidy.
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He earns a meager living
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by helping a
neighbor pan for gold
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in a nearby stream.
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Recently, Fidy began the process
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of building a new home,
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and he made all
the bricks himself
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using a technique he
learned on the radio program.
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Fidy is the only known Adventist
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within many miles of his home
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and he worships
alone every Sabbath,
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but thanks to AWR,
he has a church family.
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I am blind,
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but AWR is my
light in the darkness.
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Through it I can see.
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This story
reminds me of the verse
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in Isaiah 42 that says,
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"I will bring the blind
by a way they did not know.
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I will lead them in
paths they have not known,
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and I will make
darkness light before them
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and crooked places straight.
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These things I will do for
them and not forsake them."
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Thank you for your support
of Adventist World Radio.
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The Lord is using it
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to pierce the
darkness of this world,
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bringing light to all people.
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Together we are making waves,
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from broadcast to
baptism, this is AWR 360°.
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As Christians, 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 call 800-337-4279 toll free
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or log on to awr.org
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Follow me from Madagascar,
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halfway around the world
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to hear how the Lord is
using Adventist World Radio
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in Palawan in the Philippines.
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Home to some of
the happiest people
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on the planet,
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the Philippines
consist of 7,107 Islands,
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making it the second largest
archipelago in the world.
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Unlike their
Southeast Asian neighbors
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who practice Buddhism
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90% of Filipinos
consider themselves Christians,
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making it the only Asian country
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that is predominantly Christian,
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but because of its
Spanish colonial influence
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80% of the population
claim the Roman Catholic faith,
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along with its
manmade traditions and dogmas.
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Come with me as I discover
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how God is using
radios and willing hands
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to tear down the
traditions of men
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and transform lives.
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The island of
Palawan has been my home
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for the past two weeks,
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named one of the top
islands in the world,
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thanks to jaw
dropping natural beauty.
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It boasts
incredible white sand beaches,
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and one of the
largest underground rivers
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in the world.
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The beauty of nature
and the precious people here
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make it an easy place to love.
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But even more
beautiful is the way God
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is using Adventist
World Radio on this island.
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Nearly 20 years ago,
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a pastor tried his
hand at radio broadcasting.
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The project didn't last long,
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and it was cast
aside as a failure.
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What changed?
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One year ago,
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AWR came here bringing a vision
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far greater than radio alone.
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Bible based doctrinal
messages would be preached
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and the listeners
connected with local churches.
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Evangelistic meetings
will be held and follow up
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and discipleship take place.
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The radio would be the platform,
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the springboard for
something much bigger.
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The local
leaders and lay members
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were excited about the plan.
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And soon seven
humble stations were born
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with 18 volunteers
coming together to help.
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Untrained yet with willing hands
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to be used in
service for the Lord,
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these dedicated
people gave up their time
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and resources to
spread the message.
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As I traveled around
to the different stations
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and met these
faithful volunteers,
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my heart was touched
with a self sacrifice I saw.
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One family has a
spindly makeshift radio tower
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in their front yard.
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Next to it a more permanent
one stands half built aside,
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waiting on funds for completion.
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For them it's a family ministry
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and the wife
tears up as she tells us
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how she and her husband
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come out and pray
for hours at the tower.
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They had no previous
training in radio broadcasting,
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and at times the
work is daunting.
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But together with
their three daughters
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and neighborhood friend,
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they devote
countless hours a day
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to creating and
broadcasting messages of hope.
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Even the littlest one
uses her precious voice
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to sing praises to Jesus.
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From their humble
tower and home studio,
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this family has seen
50 precious souls baptized
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and that is after
only one year of operation.
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Another volunteer broadcaster
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is winning souls
through ice cream.
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Every day before
heading to the radio station,
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June completes a
laborious three hour process
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to make his
delicious dessert by hand.
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Not only does he sell it
in front of the radio station,
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but as a prize
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for answering the
question of the day correctly.
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He gives away free ice cream
to the first three callers.
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He too is a self
taught radio broadcaster
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and is
sacrificing much of his time
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and means to the work of God.
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But the reward is
sweeter than ice cream
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and June smiles
big as he introduces us
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to souls won for the kingdom
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through the witness
of his radio programs.
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After one year of
daily broadcasting
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Bible based programs,
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a reaping event called
Palawan for Christ was planned.
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This would start
with a free health clinic
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in Puerto Princesa
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and nightly
evangelistic meetings to follow.
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In preparation,
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AWR began
promoting the health clinic
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and inviting the listeners
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to attend one of
the many meetings
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to be held over the island.
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The response was phenomenal.
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And the clinic,
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a bigger success
than anticipated.
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At the mega clinic,
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we served in three days
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over 8,000 patients.
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It was incredible.
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There was only 300 volunteers.
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We had doctors
and medical people
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from across the world
really, that came to serve.
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We were giving
out literature to them
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and inviting them to come
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to the Palawan for
Christ evangelistic meetings.
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So many other religions
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and so many other
spiritual concepts in the world
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and belief systems leave
people with more confusion
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than they do
provide them answers
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for their questions in life.
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And I just feel like
our gospel is so practical,
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and so real and
so understandable.
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And I just,
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I'm so much more attracted to it
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after having
preached this series
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than I even was before.
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I have been questioning
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whether God
actually wanted me to be here
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up until about three
days ago or two days ago.
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I preached on
the topic of baptism.
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At the end of that sermon,
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I made a call to baptism,
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and three people
put their hands up.
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And it's awesome to
know that God can use me,
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somebody that's never
spoken on the front before ever.
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And I was able to,
through God's help,
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help people to make a
decision to live for Him.
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I guess, yeah, for me
coming on this experience
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in preaching these messages.
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It's been two main
things really exciting.
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Just seeing God use me
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and I feel very
honored in a sense,
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but at the same
time, it's very humbling.
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This trip will
probably inspire me
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to just recognize
and not take for granted
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all the blessings
that I do have in my life
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and certainly with
personal visitation
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and then listening to AWR,
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there's a number of people
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who've made a
decision for baptism.
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A poor family living
on the outskirts of town
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had heard about
the upcoming events
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on the radio.
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Their home had been a
place of fighting and unrest,
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and a pastor was sent to visit.
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Through prayer,
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a sweet time of
reconciliation was had
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and peace returned
to their humble home
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after many years of discord.
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This pastor again invited
them to the health clinic
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and upcoming
evangelistic meetings.
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And a few days later,
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the crippled father
was one of the thousands
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seen at the clinic.
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With tears in her eyes,
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one of the daughters expressed
her heartfelt gratitude
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for the help her
father received at the clinic
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and also for AWR
and the messages of hope
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that have changed their home.
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This dear family
has been attending
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one of the nightly
evangelistic meetings
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and has decided to be baptized.
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And that is the
circle we long to see
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from broadcast to baptism.
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For two weeks all
across this beautiful island,
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evangelistic meetings
have been taking place,
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conducted
primarily by the lay people
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from the US and Australia.
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These brave
evangelists are testaments
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to the powerful concept
that God can use anyone.
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It's been
really exciting to work
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with each of our speakers.
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And I found out that
over half of our speakers
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actually had never
done any evangelism before.
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And so this was something
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that was very
terrifying for them.
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But I'm so proud of them
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because they've
worked really hard.
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They've studied every day,
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they've been out
there preaching every night,
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and I have seen
their lives transformed.
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So when we preach on baptism,
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it actually was six
people that came up.
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And I was thinking,
"Wow, Lord, six people,"
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and I was thinking
00:15:14.21\00:15:15.54
it would be
perfect if it was seven.
00:15:15.58\00:15:16.95
And, you know, as
the program ended,
00:15:16.98\00:15:18.71
God was really
convicting my heart,
00:15:18.75\00:15:20.92
that maybe I should
think about rebaptism.
00:15:20.95\00:15:23.28
And as it started to
rain after the program,
00:15:23.32\00:15:25.42
I realized that I'm
probably that seventh person
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that God is calling for baptism.
00:15:28.42\00:15:30.79
And now I'm really just revived
00:15:30.83\00:15:32.63
and really want to go back
and study the Word even more,
00:15:32.66\00:15:35.60
and really go into more detail
00:15:35.63\00:15:37.00
of the things
that I've shared here
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and see where God
can open up opportunities
00:15:39.23\00:15:41.44
to share with
people back home now.
00:15:41.47\00:15:44.01
One of the things
that excites me most
00:15:44.04\00:15:45.47
about this event
00:15:45.51\00:15:46.84
has been in the
lives of the speakers.
00:15:46.88\00:15:48.64
While we're here to preach
00:15:48.68\00:15:50.15
and outreach to the
people in this area,
00:15:50.18\00:15:53.28
God works through us
00:15:53.31\00:15:54.68
and He's changing
our hearts as well.
00:15:54.72\00:15:56.62
I believe Adventist World Radio
programming here in Palawan
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is going to be really vital
00:16:04.49\00:16:06.06
at nurturing these new members
00:16:06.09\00:16:08.16
and continuing to
reaffirm these doctrinal truths
00:16:08.20\00:16:11.83
that they have learned,
00:16:11.87\00:16:13.30
nurturing them in
their relationships
00:16:13.34\00:16:15.67
and this new way of life
that they are now experiencing.
00:16:15.70\00:16:20.34
An ingenious thing
being done here in Palawan
00:16:20.38\00:16:23.51
is modifying radios to
only receive one channel,
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AWR.
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We witnessed this procedure
take place at a little shop
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by the side of the road.
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Once equipped
with just one channel,
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these radios are
given to families in need.
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The radio here in Palawan,
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we have found out
has been so successful.
00:16:41.20\00:16:45.13
Just since January of this year,
00:16:45.17\00:16:47.74
there has been
over 1,000 baptisms,
00:16:47.77\00:16:51.11
just from the radio.
00:16:51.14\00:16:54.18
As I prepare to head home,
00:16:54.21\00:16:55.81
I can't help but think
00:16:55.84\00:16:57.18
of the eternal
impact the radio is having
00:16:57.21\00:16:59.78
and of all the precious souls
00:16:59.81\00:17:01.38
who committed
their lives to Christ
00:17:01.42\00:17:03.08
through baptism this weekend.
00:17:03.12\00:17:04.89
There are many more
00:17:04.92\00:17:06.25
who still need to hear
our Bible based programs.
00:17:06.29\00:17:08.82
And AWR has plans
00:17:08.86\00:17:10.96
to open seven
more radio stations,
00:17:10.99\00:17:13.43
enabling our
message to cover more
00:17:13.46\00:17:15.60
of this beautiful island.
00:17:15.63\00:17:17.70
Please pray for
the many volunteers
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who are working tirelessly
00:17:19.80\00:17:21.44
to make these radio
broadcasts a success.
00:17:21.47\00:17:24.21
Thank you for
your generous support
00:17:27.34\00:17:28.98
of Adventist World Radio.
00:17:29.01\00:17:31.21
Through your
heartfelt prayers and donations,
00:17:31.25\00:17:33.92
our brothers and sisters
00:17:33.95\00:17:35.32
can keep that fire
of evangelism going
00:17:35.35\00:17:37.85
here in Palawan.
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I grew up in Indiana,
00:17:57.41\00:17:58.74
and I've been a
farmer all my life.
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My father, every
time we'd plant a field,
00:18:01.78\00:18:04.41
when we got through,
00:18:04.45\00:18:06.25
we'd always kneel
down and have prayer.
00:18:06.28\00:18:08.35
We'd done our part,
now the Lord would do His,
00:18:08.38\00:18:11.32
and He always come through.
00:18:11.35\00:18:13.25
After praying about it,
00:18:17.06\00:18:18.39
my wife and I
decided to do a gift annuity
00:18:18.43\00:18:21.13
through Adventist World Radio.
00:18:21.16\00:18:23.37
It goes to people that
normally is not going to hear.
00:18:23.40\00:18:27.57
And that's what our
three angels' message
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is all about, to every nation,
00:18:30.57\00:18:32.87
kindred, tongue and people.
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When you're a farmer,
00:18:35.94\00:18:37.28
you don't have
a retirement plan.
00:18:37.31\00:18:39.75
It was a good way to
supplement our retirement.
00:18:39.78\00:18:43.12
It's been a blessing to us.
00:18:43.15\00:18:44.95
And I know it's
gonna be a blessing
00:18:44.99\00:18:46.32
to those others
around the world.
00:18:46.35\00:18:48.22
Join us on
Mount Carmel in Israel
00:18:57.80\00:19:00.44
for a powerful
reminder of who we serve.
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Hi, I'm Cami with AWR 360°.
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I'm on the top of Mount Carmel,
00:19:20.49\00:19:22.72
where God showed His power
through Elijah's faithfulness,
00:19:22.76\00:19:27.03
as an example to all of us,
00:19:27.06\00:19:29.30
outnumber, hunted and
blamed for the drought.
00:19:29.33\00:19:33.17
This is where
Elijah stood firm for God.
00:19:33.20\00:19:36.47
Who do you serve he asked?
00:19:36.50\00:19:38.44
As the priests danced
00:19:38.47\00:19:39.81
and tried to start
the fire themselves,
00:19:39.84\00:19:41.74
they were left in shame,
00:19:41.78\00:19:43.41
for their gods were
made of sticks and stones.
00:19:43.45\00:19:46.25
All eyes were on Elijah
00:19:46.28\00:19:48.02
as he poured water
onto the stones, wet stones.
00:19:48.05\00:19:52.49
Only God could set fire to that.
00:19:52.52\00:19:55.09
As Elijah prayed
his humble prayer,
00:19:55.12\00:19:57.26
it was answered
with such a sight
00:19:57.29\00:19:59.09
that all were impressed.
00:19:59.13\00:20:01.00
Who do you serve?
00:20:01.03\00:20:02.66
We serve a risen Savior.
00:20:02.70\00:20:04.77
But what are we
doing for our Lord?
00:20:04.80\00:20:06.94
If we stay silent,
00:20:06.97\00:20:08.50
many will never hear the
wonderful news of our God.
00:20:08.54\00:20:11.71
We here at AWR invite you
to stand with us for the Lord.
00:20:11.74\00:20:16.04
Adventist World Radio
is reaching the unreached.
00:20:16.08\00:20:18.61
And with your support
00:20:18.65\00:20:19.98
there's no limit
to where it can go.
00:20:20.02\00:20:22.45
Because truly there
are no walls, no borders,
00:20:22.48\00:20:26.05
and no limits with AWR 360°.
00:20:26.09\00:20:29.16
Join me as I'm leaving Israel
00:20:39.63\00:20:41.70
to head halfway around the world
00:20:41.74\00:20:43.57
to hear how God is
working in Argentina.
00:20:43.61\00:20:46.11
More time is spent listening
to the radio in this country
00:20:52.68\00:20:55.95
than any other
country in the world.
00:20:55.98\00:20:57.95
Come with me to Argentina
00:21:01.76\00:21:03.76
as I discover how
Adventist World Radio
00:21:03.79\00:21:06.36
is touching lives with
the everlasting gospel.
00:21:06.39\00:21:09.13
The city of Cordoba, Argentina
00:21:13.60\00:21:15.90
is full of rich
colonial heritage,
00:21:15.94\00:21:18.87
towering Gothic cathedrals,
00:21:18.91\00:21:20.94
and quaint streets
line with shops and cafes.
00:21:20.98\00:21:23.95
1.3 million Argentineans
call this city home,
00:21:23.98\00:21:27.55
making it the second largest
urban center in the country.
00:21:27.58\00:21:31.12
Today I have come
to meet Andres Cory,
00:21:31.15\00:21:34.06
who lives just
outside the heart of town.
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Andres lives in a modest home
00:21:39.09\00:21:40.86
and even owns a
small shop next door,
00:21:40.90\00:21:43.60
where he sells basic goods
00:21:43.63\00:21:44.97
and food items
to the neighborhood.
00:21:45.00\00:21:48.40
He may live a seemingly
happy and peaceful life today.
00:21:48.44\00:21:52.04
But as he begins
to tell me his story,
00:21:52.07\00:21:54.88
I realize that this
was not always the case.
00:21:54.91\00:21:58.05
My life was falling apart,
00:22:01.62\00:22:04.42
cigarettes and alcohol
consumed my days and my wallet.
00:22:04.45\00:22:10.23
I would awake every
morning craving alcohol.
00:22:10.26\00:22:13.96
My hands would be
shaking until I get a drink.
00:22:14.00\00:22:19.20
My wife couldn't stand
my drinking and smoking.
00:22:19.23\00:22:23.34
She wouldn't have
anything to do with me.
00:22:23.37\00:22:26.74
I would tell myself,
00:22:26.78\00:22:28.34
when my son is born, I
will not smoke anymore.
00:22:28.38\00:22:32.25
I will change my life.
00:22:32.28\00:22:35.28
But no matter how much I try,
00:22:35.32\00:22:37.39
I simply could not change
00:22:37.42\00:22:39.95
even after our son was born.
00:22:39.99\00:22:44.36
Sometimes when
Andres was responsible
00:22:44.39\00:22:46.76
for buying
groceries, he would come home
00:22:46.80\00:22:49.23
with only packs of
cigarettes for himself.
00:22:49.26\00:22:51.53
My life continued to get worse.
00:22:56.30\00:22:59.84
I was now smoking up
to 60 cigarettes a day.
00:22:59.87\00:23:03.81
Things got so bad that I began
to contemplate ending my life.
00:23:03.85\00:23:08.82
One day, Andres
confided in a friend
00:23:13.69\00:23:15.62
about his need for change.
00:23:15.66\00:23:17.73
The friend gave him a radio
00:23:17.76\00:23:19.13
as suggested he listened to
a certain Christian station.
00:23:19.16\00:23:22.70
Andres gratefully
accepted the radio
00:23:22.73\00:23:24.80
and excitedly began to
listen to the broadcast.
00:23:24.83\00:23:28.84
But it wasn't long
before he became bored
00:23:28.87\00:23:31.97
and began looking for a
more interesting channel.
00:23:32.01\00:23:35.41
He tried many different ones,
00:23:35.44\00:23:37.28
but when he came to 92.9,
00:23:37.31\00:23:39.38
something caused him to stop.
00:23:39.41\00:23:41.72
It was the
Adventist World Radio station
00:23:41.75\00:23:44.55
called Nuevo Tiempo.
00:23:44.59\00:23:45.99
I was immediately captivated
00:23:49.72\00:23:51.19
by the voice I would later learn
00:23:51.23\00:23:52.96
was Pastor Ponce.
00:23:52.99\00:23:54.56
He spoke words
that filled my soul.
00:23:54.60\00:23:58.03
My heart was touched
by the Bible messages.
00:23:58.07\00:24:00.84
A few days later,
00:24:00.87\00:24:02.24
as I was again
listening to the radio station,
00:24:02.27\00:24:05.41
they announced that Nuevo Tiempo
00:24:05.44\00:24:07.04
was providing free Bible studies
00:24:07.08\00:24:08.78
for their listeners.
00:24:08.81\00:24:10.45
I decided I wanted to do that.
00:24:10.48\00:24:13.31
Little did he
know that this decision
00:24:13.35\00:24:15.35
would forever change his life.
00:24:15.38\00:24:20.69
Once Andres received the lessons
00:24:20.72\00:24:22.42
and began to study the Bible,
00:24:22.46\00:24:24.16
the sense of peace
he had never experienced
00:24:24.19\00:24:26.59
before came over him.
00:24:26.63\00:24:28.83
God was slowly working a
transformation in his life.
00:24:28.86\00:24:32.53
But this was only the beginning.
00:24:32.57\00:24:36.71
One day, Andres
heard announcement
00:24:36.74\00:24:38.54
for a free five day
stop smoking course.
00:24:38.57\00:24:41.54
Even though he had tried
on several occasions to quit,
00:24:41.58\00:24:44.98
he had not yet been able
to give up his smoking habit.
00:24:45.01\00:24:48.32
Perhaps this was his chance.
00:24:48.35\00:24:51.79
He followed the
program perfectly.
00:24:51.82\00:24:54.06
Drinking lots of water
00:24:54.09\00:24:55.69
and eating only
fruits and vegetables
00:24:55.72\00:24:57.76
to help his body
detox from the nicotine.
00:24:57.79\00:25:01.46
By God's grace,
00:25:01.50\00:25:02.83
not only did I
stopped smoking the first day,
00:25:02.86\00:25:05.40
but I never took a
drink of alcohol ever again.
00:25:05.43\00:25:09.54
But God wasn't
through with Andres yet.
00:25:09.57\00:25:11.97
He was convicted
00:25:12.01\00:25:13.34
that God wanted
him to make changes
00:25:13.38\00:25:15.11
in his business as well.
00:25:15.14\00:25:17.28
His friends thought he was crazy
00:25:17.31\00:25:19.21
when he shared his plan
00:25:19.25\00:25:20.58
to stop selling cigarettes
and alcohol in his shop.
00:25:20.62\00:25:23.79
But Andres believes God
has blessed his business
00:25:23.82\00:25:27.02
in a special way
since making this change.
00:25:27.06\00:25:30.86
He has even begun to
share Adventist literature
00:25:30.89\00:25:33.93
with his customers.
00:25:33.96\00:25:37.93
To say it simply,
00:25:37.97\00:25:39.53
Nuevo Tiempo
Radio saved my life.
00:25:39.57\00:25:43.14
Through its messages, I
found peace and happiness.
00:25:43.17\00:25:46.57
I found a family of believers.
00:25:46.61\00:25:48.31
Everything about me has changed.
00:25:52.55\00:25:54.65
My way of thinking,
00:25:54.68\00:25:56.05
my way of
dressing, my way of living.
00:25:56.08\00:25:59.35
Thanks to Adventist World Radio,
00:25:59.39\00:26:01.96
I am a new man in Christ.
00:26:01.99\00:26:04.53
As I listened to Andres story,
00:26:04.56\00:26:06.56
I cannot help but think
00:26:06.59\00:26:07.93
of how heaven is
rejoicing over this home.
00:26:07.96\00:26:10.90
We say our
goodbyes and part ways,
00:26:10.93\00:26:13.23
realizing we may never
meet again on this earth.
00:26:13.27\00:26:16.27
But yet I rejoice in the hope
00:26:16.30\00:26:17.91
that one day soon we
will again meet Andres
00:26:17.94\00:26:21.01
and the thousands
of other listeners
00:26:21.04\00:26:22.71
around the world whose
hearts have been touched
00:26:22.74\00:26:25.05
by the work of
Adventist World Radio.
00:26:25.08\00:26:27.78
Across the globe,
there are millions living
00:26:31.29\00:26:33.86
in difficult to reach places
where missionaries cannot go.
00:26:33.89\00:26:37.99
North Africa, the Middle East,
00:26:38.03\00:26:40.33
China, North
Korea and many more.
00:26:40.36\00:26:43.67
It is into these very countries
00:26:43.70\00:26:45.50
that AWR's broadcasts
00:26:45.53\00:26:47.27
are penetrating every single day
00:26:47.30\00:26:50.14
from our strategic
network of shortwave,
00:26:50.17\00:26:52.71
AM, FM and internet stations.
00:26:52.74\00:26:57.91
So how can you
help spread the gospel
00:26:57.95\00:26:59.75
in these
difficult to reach places?
00:26:59.78\00:27:01.72
Here are two practical ways.
00:27:01.75\00:27:03.92
First, pray.
00:27:03.95\00:27:05.42
Prayer is the key
and the hand of faith
00:27:05.45\00:27:07.42
that can unlock
heaven storehouse.
00:27:07.46\00:27:09.96
And second, visit awr.org
00:27:09.99\00:27:12.96
where you can help
to expand the reach
00:27:12.99\00:27:14.70
of AWR's broadcast by
your generous donations.
00:27:14.73\00:27:18.63
Thank you for joining us
00:27:18.67\00:27:20.00
and hastening Jesus' soon coming
00:27:20.04\00:27:22.04
by your needed
prayers and support.
00:27:22.07\00:27:24.57
Until next time,
this is AWR 360°.
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