AWR began in 1971 with a mission
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to spread the gospel message
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too hard to reach places.
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Nearly 50 years later,
this is still our mission.
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Broadcasting from
strategic locations
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around the globe,
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AWR can be heard
in over 100 languages
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via shortwave radio
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with a special
focus on the 10/40 Window.
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Our network also includes
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over 1,000 FM/AM/DAB
and internet stations.
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AWR is expanding
to all media platforms
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such as Facebook Audio, YouTube,
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and AWR Cell Phone Evangelism.
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Our motto, no walls,
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no borders, no limits.
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Follow along as we
travel around the world
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to catch a
glimpse into the impact
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that Adventist
World Radio is making.
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Rena grew up in a
small rural village,
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helping her mother
cook for their family
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and caring for
her younger siblings.
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It was a simple and
often hard existence,
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and Rena started
to feel discontent.
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There must be a better,
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more exciting
life for her elsewhere.
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She had heard stories of
people going to the big city
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to find jobs and
making lots of money.
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They would come
back with glowing stories
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that only left Rena wanting
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to experience the
big city for herself.
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Maybe she would
find happiness there.
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Maybe she could
earn enough money
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to help her family back home.
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Rena knew what she had to do.
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She packed a small bag
with all her belongings
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and set off for the big city.
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I had never
been to a city before
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and rarely ventured
outside my tiny village.
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So the thrilling
newness of this adventure
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got me with excitement.
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When I finally arrived
and stepped down from the bus,
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my heart froze as the reality
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of what lay before
me started to sink in.
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She had no contacts here,
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no place to stay,
no job and no friends.
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Part of her wanted to
jump right back on that bus.
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But she had spent her
last coins for that ride.
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I had to be brave
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and with renewed confidence
walked down the street.
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If I could just find a job,
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I would soon be able to
help my family back home.
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One afternoon a
man approached Rena.
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He had a kind demeanor
and offered Rena a job.
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He promised she
would make lots of money,
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and would have plenty
to send back to her family.
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This sounded like
a dream come true.
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And Rena was anxious to begin.
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She followed
the man down streets
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that narrowed and got darker.
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Unbeknownst to her,
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she was selling her
freedom and her body.
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What followed would
bring my worst fears
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and nightmares to reality.
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I was betrayed by a kind
man, who is now my cruel boss.
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I was trapped.
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And as the dark days
passed, hopelessness filled me.
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My boss did not fulfill
even one of his promises,
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and I was paid so little,
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that I often went hungry
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and lacked the
basic necessitie of life.
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One day when her boss arrived
with her meager weekly earning,
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he coldly informed her
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that he had no money to pay her
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and tossed a
small shortwave radio
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onto her bed.
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This is your payment
today he said gruffly.
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Rena wasn't happy
with this arrangement.
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She was hungry,
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and the radio wasn't
going to fill her empty stomach.
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But she knew there
was no point in arguing.
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Rena had never
used a radio before,
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and out of curiosity
started pushing buttons,
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and turning the knobs.
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Soon the sound of sweet
music filled her dark room.
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Then a man started
talking about Jesus,
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His great love for us.
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How we can call on Him in
our darkest times of life.
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And has promised
to be by our side.
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She stopped to
listen to these words
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feeling like they were
directed straight to her heart.
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Up until this point in my life,
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I had never heard
the name of Jesus.
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But a longing was born
in my soul to know more.
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I felt like a
dirty, worthless human.
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But in that moment, a
glimmer of hope appeared.
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I wanted to experience
this unconditional love
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the man talked about.
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Rena didn't realize it then.
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But what she was listening to
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was broadcast from
Adventist World Radio.
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She eagerly turned the
little radio on every day,
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as the words of truth began
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to set her imprisoned soul free.
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With every
broadcast there was an offer
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given for free Bible studies
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and Rena finally mustered
up the courage to call in.
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The kind lady at the AWR office,
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not only signed
her up for the studies,
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but gave her the address
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of the nearest
Seventh-day Adventist church.
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I desperately wanted
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to leave this lifestyle
I had been forced into.
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But when my boss caught
wind of my religious activities,
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he was very angry
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and threatened to
kill me if I left.
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I now had Jesus
by my side though,
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and I wasn't afraid.
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One day Rena escaped
her dark little room,
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never to return again.
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She timidly made her way
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to the only safe place she knew,
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the local
Seventh-day Adventist church.
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The members
welcomed her so warmly.
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They didn't shun
her but offered to help
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and open their arms
to her in protection.
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Just a few short months later,
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Rena was baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
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I now live a life of
freedom and joy in Jesus.
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Thanks to the unlikely
gift in Adventist World Radio.
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This is AWR's mission
to set the captives free.
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Will you join us
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in spreading the
message of salvation
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and the
unconditional love of Jesus
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to others like Rena.
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Your prayers and
donations are changing lives.
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Without your generous support
of Adventist World Radio,
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stories like this would
never have been possible.
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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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Our video crew is
in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Adventist World Radio is holding
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over 1,000 evangelistic meetings
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across this country
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titled The
Zambia for Christ event.
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Many volunteer
speakers have come
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from various parts of Europe
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to preach the message of hope
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to the precious Zambian people.
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Many times when men and
women stand up as missionaries
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to be mouthpieces for God,
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the devil will actively attempt
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to discourage
and intimidate them.
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But Jesus says in the
Bible, "Fear not" 365 times,
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one for every day of the year,
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because God is always
with those who do His will.
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Mira's motive
to travel to Zambia
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was to be there for her husband,
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who is preaching one of
the evangelistic series.
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I came to Zambia only
to support my husband.
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Admittedly being a shy person,
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she had no desire or intention
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to ever be up front
proclaiming Bible messages.
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But as Jeremiah 29:11 promises,
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God has His own plans for her.
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Interestingly,
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one of the location
sites needed a preacher.
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So AWR leader, Pastor Kent Sharp
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asked Mira to
fill in this open spot
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and preach the
series of sermons.
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Immediately, I felt so nervous,
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but Kent asked
me to pray about it.
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So that's what I did.
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And on the next day,
I couldn't believe it.
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When I saw him, I just
said, "Yes, I will do it."
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Mira preached her
very first sermon.
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This is the most
unbelievable thing
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I have ever done.
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And even though I was shaking,
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even crying,
God helped me do it.
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By God's grace she preached
the full gospel message,
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and the people
listened intently.
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However, an intense
battle was about to take place.
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As she fell asleep one night,
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Mira began to dream of
a most troubling image.
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The enemy was
seeking to frighten
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and thereby discourage her.
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I do not wish to
reveal the scary details
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from the dream.
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But it was definitely
an attack from the devil.
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Next, with unseen hands,
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the TV turned itself on and off.
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The great controversy
was happening right there
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in her hotel room.
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A voice
repeatedly instructed her
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to stop preaching, to go home.
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All that I was capable
of doing at that moment
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was just to cry out,
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Jesus, please come.
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Her husband Michael woke
up and without any words,
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sensed a spiritual
battle is being fought.
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He immediately began
reading the Bible out loud.
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You see, Michael
had his own experience
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and God had prepared
him for this challenge.
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While preaching a sermon,
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a man whose eyes proved
that his mind was not his own
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approached the stage.
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During my first meeting,
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as I was making the call,
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a man came from nowhere
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and headed
straight to the pulpit
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and he looked straight at me,
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and he stood in front of
me and he was staring at me.
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As Michael looked down,
he knew something was wrong.
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Later on, I realized
that he was demon possessed.
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After the
sermon, the man revealed
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that his dead
relatives conversed with him.
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And I did pray for him.
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And I didn't know how to do it.
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So I just prayed my
normal conventional prayer.
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After the meetings,
Michael wanted to know
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how to properly deal
with such a situation.
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He talked to
Pastor Kent about it.
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He told me I have
to keep on reading
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from the Bible and call all,
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the head deacon
and all the deacons
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and never stop praying.
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Don't stop praying
until the demon goes out.
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The very next night,
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another possessed
man came to Michael.
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And he told me he
had a terrible headache
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for about six years.
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I asked Mali to
tell me everything
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about his problem,
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because if I
know only part of it,
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I would pray the wrong prayer.
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Expressing that
his father is a shaman,
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and repeatedly
becomes demon possessed.
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In fact, his whole family
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has daily battles with
demons fighting to control them.
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Being more prepared,
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Michael
immediately opened his Bible
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and studied with him.
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Then I got the
full picture and I said,
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"Okay, this is a
very serious thing."
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And, Mali,
firstly, you need to decide,
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do you want to...
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You have to
confess all your sins.
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Before Jesus kills you,
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you have to
confess all your sins.
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I cannot pray for you
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unless you personally
don't pray to Jesus first
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and confess your sins.
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And secondly,
you need to believe
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that Jesus can do it.
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Because I can pray for
you but if you don't believe,
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you just can't
do it if he comes.
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Then he invited the
deacons to surround the man
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as they prayed
fervently together.
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And we prayed.
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And we prayed in
the name of Jesus,
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in the name of Jesus.
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And I said, "Father, if
you brought this man to me,
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this means that You
want me to be able to..."
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Before that I was doubting
that and that was my mistake.
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That doesn't mean pride.
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You need to believe
that God is using you
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as a tool right
now, don't doubt that.
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And I really, during the prayer,
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my faith grew,
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and I let the
Lord flow through me.
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And at the end,
the man was healed.
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We never stopped
praying and he was healed.
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And he accepted Jesus.
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In fact, he brought
his sister to be freed
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from the demons as well.
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Amazingly, a few nights later,
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another demon
possessed man came forward
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seeking the
healing power of Christ.
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I'm like, "Lord,
are you joking with me?
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Are you serious?"
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Surrounded by the deacons,
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they prayed for the man
in like manner as before.
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He prayed, he gave all his sins,
00:17:24.61\00:17:26.51
and I said, "Are you ready
to give your life to Jesus.
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No more sin, no more sin."
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And he prayed,
00:17:30.58\00:17:31.91
he gave his life to
Jesus, he was crying.
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And now I can tell anyone,
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anyone can do it as
long as you believe.
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As long as you believe
that Jesus wants to use you,
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and as long as you
have given your life
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completely to Jesus.
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Because of these events,
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he saw the
spiritual warfare taking place
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and connected what was happening
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with his wife
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was actually a battle.
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The only answer to this
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could be read
the Bible and pray.
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And that's what we did.
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Mira felt God's
Spirit through the words.
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It was the first time
she felt the power of Jesus.
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I was shaking so badly
that I couldn't even speak.
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But he says, "We must pray."
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Together they sought
the Lord in earnest prayer.
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Minutes slip by, then hours.
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The peaceful Spirit of God
casts out the enemy's presence.
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Mira fell asleep
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as her husband
continued to pray by her side.
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When I woke up, we
prayed together again,
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thanking God
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for everything
He has done for us.
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And now I know God
has something very special
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for me, for my life.
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And I will never, never forget
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experiencing
the power of prayer.
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Thanks to the
devotion of Mira, Michael
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and all those
who stood to preach,
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18,000 made the
decision to be baptized.
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Yes, that's 18,000 new lives
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that have the hope of salvation.
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Because laymen
chose to step forward
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and put their faith in
Jesus, the devil was defeated.
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Many claimed the promise,
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with Jesus I can do this.
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As we commit and are
faithful to God's will,
00:19:27.96\00:19:31.17
yes, we may draw
the devil's attention.
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But let us not forget,
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we worship the
King of the universe.
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Jesus will sustain us
00:19:37.67\00:19:39.01
no matter what
battle we find ourselves in.
00:19:39.04\00:19:41.34
He is our
Protector and our Redeemer,
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just like Mira call on Him.
00:19:43.88\00:19:45.88
I grew up in Indiana,
00:19:55.76\00:19:57.09
and I've been a
farmer all my life.
00:19:57.13\00:20:00.20
My father, every
time we'd plant a field,
00:20:00.23\00:20:03.63
when we got through,
00:20:03.67\00:20:05.00
we'd always kneel
down and have prayer.
00:20:05.03\00:20:06.70
We'd done our part,
now the Lord would do His,
00:20:06.74\00:20:09.84
and He always come through.
00:20:09.87\00:20:11.61
After praying about it,
00:20:15.38\00:20:16.85
my wife and I
decided to do a gift annuity
00:20:16.88\00:20:19.55
through Adventist World Radio.
00:20:19.58\00:20:21.95
It goes to people that
normally is not going to hear.
00:20:21.98\00:20:25.99
And that's what our
three angels' message
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is all about,
00:20:28.86\00:20:30.19
to every nation,
kindred, tongue and people.
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When you're a farmer,
00:20:34.40\00:20:35.73
you don't have
a retirement plan.
00:20:35.76\00:20:38.13
It was a good way to
supplement our retirement.
00:20:38.17\00:20:41.67
It's been a blessing to us.
00:20:41.70\00:20:43.41
And I know it's
gonna be a blessing
00:20:43.44\00:20:44.77
to those others
around the world.
00:20:44.81\00:20:46.68
Come with us from Zambia
00:20:54.12\00:20:55.65
as we travel to see how
God's work is progressing
00:20:55.68\00:20:59.19
in the country of Madagascar.
00:20:59.22\00:21:01.02
Sometimes called
the eighth continent
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of the world,
00:21:17.47\00:21:18.81
Madagascar is a diverse land
00:21:18.84\00:21:20.74
ranging from coastal plains,
00:21:20.78\00:21:22.88
plateaus and mountains.
00:21:22.91\00:21:25.05
We are in Madagascar
and this is AWR 360°.
00:21:28.32\00:21:33.62
I am traveling with Ray Allen,
one of AWR's vice presidents.
00:21:41.90\00:21:45.77
And together we
are hearing stories
00:21:45.80\00:21:47.84
and meeting people
00:21:47.87\00:21:49.20
whose lives have been
transformed by the radio.
00:21:49.24\00:21:53.14
Today we are in
the city of Toamasina
00:21:53.17\00:21:55.54
to meet a dear
couple and hear their story.
00:21:55.58\00:21:58.25
My name is Bobby Sowa.
00:22:02.95\00:22:04.95
But some people
just call me Mama Cisit.
00:22:04.99\00:22:09.59
I live in
Analanjirofo, Madagascar
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with my husband who
is a retired seaman.
00:22:12.19\00:22:14.46
I enjoy gardening and
tending to my flowers.
00:22:18.27\00:22:21.74
But most of all,
I love spending time
00:22:21.77\00:22:23.87
with my children
and grandchildren.
00:22:23.91\00:22:26.04
Mama Cisit is full of life
00:22:31.28\00:22:33.28
and I can't help
but smile as we sit down
00:22:33.31\00:22:36.02
and she shares her
story in a most animated way.
00:22:36.05\00:22:39.52
She tells me they
were once active members
00:22:43.73\00:22:45.63
in a Sunday keeping church,
00:22:45.66\00:22:47.30
but after some problems arose,
their family stopped attending.
00:22:47.33\00:22:51.83
One morning Mama Cisit's husband
00:22:51.87\00:22:53.90
turned on the radio.
00:22:53.94\00:22:55.27
He heard a voice
talking about the Sabbath,
00:23:01.61\00:23:04.28
confused and intrigued
he continued listening.
00:23:04.31\00:23:07.85
At the end of the
broadcast, the speaker announced
00:23:07.88\00:23:10.59
that he will be presenting
the same message that night.
00:23:10.62\00:23:15.32
My husband excitedly found me
00:23:15.36\00:23:17.29
and asked me to
listen to the radio
00:23:17.33\00:23:19.46
with him that night.
00:23:19.49\00:23:21.10
We sat together and
he took careful notes.
00:23:21.13\00:23:24.93
Convicted by the
words they heard,
00:23:24.97\00:23:26.80
Mama Cisit and her husband
00:23:26.84\00:23:28.17
began searching for a church
that kept the Bible Sabbath.
00:23:28.20\00:23:31.77
They walked to
different villages
00:23:31.81\00:23:33.21
asking those
they met if they knew
00:23:33.24\00:23:35.34
of a Seventh-day
Adventist church.
00:23:35.38\00:23:38.21
But always the answer was no.
00:23:38.25\00:23:41.58
Finally someone
suggested they go to Toamasina
00:23:41.62\00:23:44.39
saying there might
be one in the big city.
00:23:44.42\00:23:47.06
This was 45
miles from their home.
00:23:47.09\00:23:50.66
But in desperation
they set out on foot.
00:23:50.69\00:23:54.76
After days of walking,
00:24:13.55\00:24:15.62
they found a
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:24:15.65\00:24:17.79
and attended on
Saturday for the first time.
00:24:17.82\00:24:22.42
Mama Cisit and her
husband met the pastor,
00:24:22.46\00:24:24.96
and he told them about a
church closer to their village.
00:24:24.99\00:24:28.83
Though it was closer
00:24:28.86\00:24:30.30
this church lay
over a mountain range,
00:24:30.33\00:24:33.60
the journey was very difficult,
00:24:33.64\00:24:36.00
and it often took
them two days of walking
00:24:36.04\00:24:38.97
just to get to church.
00:24:39.01\00:24:40.34
After making this
trip several times,
00:24:44.81\00:24:47.12
Mama Cisit and
her family decided
00:24:47.15\00:24:49.25
to have church at home instead.
00:24:49.28\00:24:52.65
Our neighbors made fun
of us having church at home.
00:24:52.69\00:24:56.29
We didn't know any SDA songs
00:24:56.32\00:24:59.26
or the proper order of service,
00:24:59.29\00:25:01.50
but we did our best.
00:25:01.53\00:25:02.86
After some time, a
Seventh-day Adventist
00:25:08.20\00:25:10.57
passed through their village.
00:25:10.61\00:25:12.37
He studied the Bible with them
00:25:12.41\00:25:13.88
and explained
more of our beliefs.
00:25:13.91\00:25:16.41
This strengthened
their faith further
00:25:16.44\00:25:18.68
and a longing was placed
00:25:18.71\00:25:20.05
in Mama Cisit's heart to share
00:25:20.08\00:25:21.85
what they were
learning with others.
00:25:21.88\00:25:25.15
I don't have much education
and can't read the Bible well,
00:25:25.19\00:25:29.69
but I was impressed
that my talent is prayer.
00:25:29.72\00:25:33.60
This I can do for others
and teach them how to pray.
00:25:33.63\00:25:37.33
Mama Cisit has seen God
work through her prayers
00:25:37.37\00:25:40.84
and miracles have taken place.
00:25:40.87\00:25:45.34
Several sick
people have been healed
00:25:45.37\00:25:48.11
and a dying boy
restored to health,
00:25:48.14\00:25:50.38
thanks to her fervent prayers.
00:25:50.41\00:25:54.05
Neighbors and family witnessed
these answers to prayers
00:25:54.08\00:25:56.79
and soon others joined in
their home church services.
00:25:56.82\00:25:59.85
Their numbers have
grown over the years
00:26:03.83\00:26:05.49
and three churches were built
to hold all the new members.
00:26:05.53\00:26:09.73
Mama Cisit and her husband
00:26:13.13\00:26:14.47
continue to
lead down in the work
00:26:14.50\00:26:16.27
and are excited to
see how God is blessing.
00:26:16.30\00:26:22.14
We love Adventist World Radio,
00:26:22.18\00:26:25.21
it has changed our lives.
00:26:25.25\00:26:27.42
Can you imagine walking two days
00:26:45.13\00:26:47.57
over a mountain
just to go to church?
00:26:47.60\00:26:50.14
And what would happen
if your life and testimony
00:26:50.17\00:26:52.77
brought so many souls to Jesus
00:26:52.81\00:26:54.91
that you had to
build three churches
00:26:54.94\00:26:56.54
to hold them all?
00:26:56.58\00:26:58.01
And what if miracles happened
because of your prayers.
00:26:58.05\00:27:01.85
God is working mightily
00:27:01.88\00:27:03.25
through this couple and others
00:27:03.28\00:27:04.82
who have dedicated
their lives to His service,
00:27:04.85\00:27:07.36
and He wants to
do the same for us.
00:27:07.39\00:27:12.49
Thank you so
much for your support
00:27:12.53\00:27:14.23
of Adventist World Radio.
00:27:14.26\00:27:16.06
Truly great things are happening
00:27:16.10\00:27:18.00
even in the
remotest parts of the earth.
00:27:18.03\00:27:20.40
And together, we
are making waves,
00:27:20.44\00:27:22.87
from broadcast to baptism,
00:27:22.90\00:27:25.44
this is AWR 360°.
00:27:25.47\00:27:28.64