Around the world there are many
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who have never
heard of Jesus before.
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Adventist World
Radio is sharing the truth
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where missionaries cannot go.
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Join me as we
travel throughout Africa
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and the Philippines
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to see what God is
doing to reach those
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who are hungry for the gospel.
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With arid landscapes
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and natives
dressed in bright colors,
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this country has
many thirsting for Jesus.
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Watch how AWR
plants the seed of music
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in the heart of a young woman.
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I am Cami Oetman
and we are in Tanzania.
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This is AWR360°
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Music has a unique way
of ministering to the soul.
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It uplifts hearts and
draws people to our Savior.
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Meet Remmy, a young woman
who developed a passion to sing
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as a young child.
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She's a beloved
member of her church choir
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and she praises God
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for His miraculous
leading in her life.
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From a very young age,
I always loved to sing.
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Being raised in
a Masonic culture,
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it is not customary for women
to receive a formal education.
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Most cannot read or write,
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and this is why the
radio is so important
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in these remote areas.
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But by God's grace,
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I was chosen to be given
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an education at
a private school.
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She faithfully
studied hard and graduated.
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Then she was
chosen by the government
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to teach in a
nearby secondary school.
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This is when her
journey to know Christ began.
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I was new in town
and I felt very alone.
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For a company, she
turned on her radio
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and found that
there was only one channel
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that came in clear.
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It was Adventist World Radio.
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This station gave me comfort
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and I enjoyed hearing the songs.
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A few days later, at
the end of a radio program,
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a beautiful song filled the air.
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It deeply touched her
and she began to sing along.
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As I listened, I had
to know which choir sung
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so I could join them in
the church they attended.
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As the days passed,
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she never once heard
the name of that choir,
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yet always enjoyed
listening to their music.
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It was at this time
that she made the decision
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to move to another
province hundreds of miles away.
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Only days after arriving,
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while looking
for a place to live,
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she met a young man who
is familiar with the area.
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I asked him if he could help,
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and he said he
would be available
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that very day.
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He had plans for that evening
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but would be happy
to help me till then.
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Since he had just finished work,
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he needed to return
home to drop off his tools.
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As they arrived at his house,
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he played a DVD for her to watch
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while he put away his things,
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but then she was surprised
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by what happened next.
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The DVD played the very song
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I had come to love on the radio.
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Immediately she
raised to ask him,
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"What is the name of this choir
and where is their church?"
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To her surprise, he replied,
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"It is here in this very city,
and I am one of their singers."
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In fact, he was headed to church
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that very evening
for choir practice.
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Remmy begged to go with him.
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She could not
believe what was happening.
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As they walked into the church,
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she recognized
the familiar sound
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that warmed her
heart for so long.
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A beautiful smile
spread across her face
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as she was fully
immersed in that moment.
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She quietly
started to sing along.
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Many of the choir
members noticed her singing
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and invited her
to join in with them.
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I felt peace, love, and joy.
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After studying,
she was soon baptized
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and joined the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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I thank God for his direction
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and for AWR for
turning my life to Jesus.
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Friends all across the globe,
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AWR broadcasters
are reaching the people
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of the world in
their own languages.
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But we cannot do this alone.
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We need your fervent
prayers and financial support.
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With your help,
others around the globe
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will be singing songs of
Jesus love just like Remmy.
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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'd play in a field,
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when we got through,
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we'd always kneel
down there and pray.
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We've done our part,
now the Lord will do his,
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and He always come 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 is
not going to hear.
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And that's what 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
gonna be a blessing
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to those others
around the world.
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The radio has
reached many in Tanzania.
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Our next stop
brings us to Zambia
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for a story of love,
dreams, and miracles.
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I am here in Zambia,
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hearing stories of lives
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transform through the
work of Adventist World Radio
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in this country.
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Broadcasting in
the local language,
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a team of dedicated volunteers
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work tirelessly
to bring the Gospel
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to these beautiful people.
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Messages of hope
air every single day
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sharing the truth about health,
family life, and the Bible.
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And as a result
many precious souls
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have been baptized.
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There are so many
wonderful stories,
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but the following one
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immediately
captured my attention.
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Love, dreams, and
miracles cannot be topped.
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I was young
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and so nothing
wrong with dating Tabo.
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His charm swept me
away and I fell in love.
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He wasn't an SDA but
assured me it was no problem.
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We could happily
attend different churches.
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Lulu soon married Tabo
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and looked forward to
happy future together.
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But sadly, her
world quickly caved in.
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Upon receiving what he desired,
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Tabo demanded that
she attend church with him
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and give up her strange beliefs.
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Lulu refused and
the beatings began.
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Once the apple of his eye,
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she became a
subject of constant abuse.
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Fearing for my life,
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friends and church
members encouraged me
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to stop going to
church on Sabbath
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and follow my husband.
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After many beatings,
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I decided to heed
through a council.
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I hated going to
church with him though,
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and my heart
remained with the SDAs.
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One night while sleeping,
Lulu dreamed a strange dream.
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And in it, she
saw a small radio.
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To her surprise,
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she dreamed the same dream again
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and saw the same little radio.
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When morning dawned,
Lulu brushed off the dreams
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and went on with
her day's activities,
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not telling her
husband of the experience.
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Returning home
from work the same day,
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Tabo walked into
their home carrying a bag.
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Lulu gasped in astonishment
when she saw its contents.
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It was the same
radio in her dreams.
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Together they sat down
and turned the radio on.
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The station playing
was Adventist World Radio.
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They listened, then
switched the channel.
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AWR still played.
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They switched
to another channel.
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Exasperated, he tried
several more channels.
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But despite
tuning in each direction,
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it continued to play
Adventist World Radio.
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Tabo shut it off and
jumped up frustrated.
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Well, Lulu
continued to sit there
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amazed at what God had done.
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As the days passed,
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Tabo continued
to act uninterested,
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but as Lulu listened
to the AWR broadcasts,
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soaking up the words of
truth and encouragement,
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Tabo began secretly
listening from a distance.
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One day my husband called me in
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and said he had
something to tell me.
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"I have a confession to
make," He began, my mind raced,
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it must be something
serious to call me in like this.
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To my complete surprise,
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he told me he had been listening
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to Adventist World Radio
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and realized he had
made a terrible mistake.
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Secretly listening to the radio,
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Tabo had come to
believe all the doctrines
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Checking them with his Bible,
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despite what he once thought
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he found his wife had
been right and he wrong.
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My husband apologized
for the way he had treated me
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and encouraged me
to go back to my church
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saying he would follow me there.
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Tabo made good on his promise
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and followed Lulu to
church that very next Sabbath.
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Together they studied
and soon Tabo was baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Tabo does not beat her anymore
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and peace has
returned to Lulu's home.
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As together, they look forward
to the Soon Coming of Jesus.
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Will you join us in
sharing this message
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of hope and peace?
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Many other homes like
Lulu and Tabo's are broken
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and they need to hear
about the salvation in Jesus.
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Please pray for the
work of Adventist World Radio
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and consider donating today.
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I grew up a farm
boy in North Dakota
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till I went
away to Union College
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and met and
married this young lady.
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And two weeks before
our fourth child was born,
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we started medical school
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and moved up here
to this delightful
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Ooltewah, Tennessee
area and so we love it here.
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When we went to the rally
here and saw what AWR is doing
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and how they
could get into areas
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where, as far as I know,
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no other ministries can reach.
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And some of the stories
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that were given
with Cami and places
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they've gone and Dwayne,
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that really
impressed me and I said
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this is a
really worthy ministry.
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I met Jeff Wilson,
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who said he could do
our will and trust here.
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It was painless.
It went smoothly.
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Jeff took care of it all and...
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To get the trust
without any out of pocket costs
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was way beyond what I expected.
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Join me as we
trace a remarkable story
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from the Philippines
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of how a whole
village has come to Christ.
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With its stunning natural beauty
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and incredible wildlife,
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the Philippines is
a traveler's paradise.
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These islands have
one of the highest rates
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of new animal species.
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This is mainly due
to virgin jungle areas
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scattering more
than 7,000 islands
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that comprise the Philippines.
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Many of these
areas are inhabited
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only by indigenous people
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who live off the land
and lead simple lives.
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Surrounded by lush vegetation
and thick rain forests
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the people on this
island live steeped
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in superstition
and spiritualism.
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But in some of these villages,
a privileged few own a radio
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and that is how
AWR is reaching them.
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In 2017, AWR began broadcasting
the Adventist message
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on the island of
Mindoro, Philippines.
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Many doubted this would work,
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but God's spirit
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entered the hearts of the people
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and they listened earnestly.
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They were hungry to
know more about a God
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who loved them
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and they eagerly
listened to the programs.
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We are now on our
way to remote village
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at the top of the mountain.
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After many hours of
driving, we finally arrived.
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I am greeted by
Perfecto, the village chief.
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Then we head to
a villagers house
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for a Sabbath service.
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Everyone joins in for
the songs and Bible lessons.
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Then Perfecto
shows me the future site
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for their church.
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He personally donated this land
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and construction
has already started.
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But how did this
former pagan chief
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hear about Jesus?
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Spiritualism and local
law was my way of life.
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Others would visit the village
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and try to convert
him to Christianity,
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but what they said
was always different
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from what they practiced.
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And the confusion annoyed him.
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He would tell them to go away.
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Then he would find comfort
in his prized possession,
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his radio.
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Even though he could
pick up a few stations,
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he only listened to one.
00:16:13.23\00:16:15.17
It always played
the music he liked.
00:16:15.20\00:16:17.87
But one day after
his favorite song ended,
00:16:17.91\00:16:20.41
a new program came on.
00:16:20.44\00:16:22.34
It began with trumpet
music that caught his attention.
00:16:22.38\00:16:25.31
Then a speaker
talked about the Sabbath
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being the true day of rest.
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As Perfecto
listened, he became very happy.
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Now he had a way to annoy
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the Sunday
keepers in his village
00:16:34.16\00:16:35.86
and show them they were wrong,
00:16:35.89\00:16:38.09
then they would
stop bothering him
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once and for all.
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But he was surprised
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when they showed a real interest
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in what they heard.
00:16:44.53\00:16:46.53
So we called the whole village
to listen to the presentation.
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To his surprise,
everyone loved the program.
00:16:50.44\00:16:54.18
But when it was over,
00:16:54.21\00:16:55.54
they weren't sure
if it would return.
00:16:55.58\00:16:57.91
So they waited
anxiously the next day.
00:16:57.95\00:17:01.48
And sure enough they cheered
00:17:01.52\00:17:03.18
when they heard
the trumpets again.
00:17:03.22\00:17:05.25
Perfecto was satisfied
00:17:05.29\00:17:06.89
that he had proven
the villagers wrong
00:17:06.92\00:17:09.12
on their day of rest.
00:17:09.16\00:17:10.66
But what he hadn't counted on
was a change in his own heart.
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God's Spirit had impressed him
00:17:15.20\00:17:17.47
and he was convinced
00:17:17.50\00:17:18.87
that what he was
hearing was the truth.
00:17:18.90\00:17:22.44
He decided he must meet
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with the speaker of the program.
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Our broadcasting
team was surprised
00:17:26.17\00:17:27.88
by this man and his words.
00:17:27.91\00:17:29.58
He declared, "My whole
village wants to be baptized."
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Bible workers
were immediately sent,
00:17:34.18\00:17:36.22
but the villagers had a need,
00:17:36.25\00:17:38.59
a need the Lord
00:17:38.62\00:17:39.95
had already
made a provision for.
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Meanwhile, in the
town of Nampa, Idaho,
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a children's
Sabbath school class
00:17:45.33\00:17:46.73
became inspired to
choose an AWR project.
00:17:46.76\00:17:51.27
I did a project to
help raise money for Bibles.
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I gave almost all
of my birthday money.
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I did a bake sale
at the Pacific Press
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with my friends.
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And we sold cookies...
00:18:02.18\00:18:04.48
Chicken eggs. Otter
Pops at a yard sale.
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My sister Magdalene and me
00:18:07.45\00:18:09.92
and for mom too,
Adventist World Radio.
00:18:09.95\00:18:13.49
And one man, he just came
00:18:13.52\00:18:16.76
and gave us our $100 bill
00:18:16.79\00:18:19.56
for the donation.
00:18:19.59\00:18:23.57
The money for
the Bibles was raised
00:18:23.60\00:18:25.30
and there was exactly
enough for the entire village.
00:18:25.33\00:18:30.51
What a mighty God we serve.
00:18:30.54\00:18:32.31
Soon the entire village
headed down the mountain.
00:18:35.34\00:18:39.71
All 77 people
from Perfecto's village
00:18:39.75\00:18:43.05
had made the
decision to accept Jesus
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and be baptized.
00:18:45.65\00:18:47.82
And on that
beautiful Sabbath day,
00:18:47.86\00:18:49.96
I had the privilege
of watching Perfecto
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being baptized
00:18:52.63\00:18:54.00
by AWR's own
president Duane McKey.
00:18:54.03\00:18:58.73
Many others
followed him into the ocean
00:18:58.77\00:19:01.44
to join him in baptism.
00:19:01.47\00:19:03.74
I praise God for AWR
00:19:03.77\00:19:06.27
and how they are broadcasting
the truth to the world.
00:19:06.31\00:19:10.05
Back in Idaho,
00:19:10.08\00:19:11.41
we were able to meet
the children face to face.
00:19:11.45\00:19:13.45
We also had a question for them.
00:19:13.48\00:19:15.58
Did God at the same
time that this whole village
00:19:15.62\00:19:18.05
was coming to Jesus orchestrate,
00:19:18.09\00:19:20.76
put together
some precious children
00:19:20.79\00:19:23.63
across the other
side of the world
00:19:23.66\00:19:25.89
to raise money for
Bibles at the same time?
00:19:25.93\00:19:29.16
What do you think? Yeah.
00:19:29.20\00:19:31.30
Yeah, He did.
00:19:31.33\00:19:33.30
Amen.
00:19:33.34\00:19:34.90
This is the God thing.
00:19:34.94\00:19:37.81
This is the God thing.
00:19:37.84\00:19:39.81
Amen.
00:19:39.84\00:19:41.44
And there's a picture
of the Bibles arriving,
00:19:41.48\00:19:44.05
there's your Bibles
arriving at the village.
00:19:44.08\00:19:45.98
These are your Bibles.
00:19:46.01\00:19:47.35
Those children now
have a Bible because of you.
00:19:47.38\00:19:51.09
When I saw the
kids getting the Bibles,
00:19:51.12\00:19:53.86
I felt really good
00:19:53.89\00:19:55.22
that I did
something for someone else.
00:19:55.26\00:19:57.59
I felt really happy.
00:19:57.63\00:19:59.36
I felt really proud.
00:19:59.39\00:20:02.13
We should give Bibles
because we want everyone
00:20:02.16\00:20:07.84
to go to heaven with us.
00:20:07.87\00:20:09.70
That Jesus is coming soon
00:20:09.74\00:20:12.24
and I hope you
all are getting ready.
00:20:12.27\00:20:15.54
Please do what we did.
00:20:15.58\00:20:18.11
And maybe you'll see
someone who have them
00:20:18.15\00:20:20.18
and they'll say, "I'm
in heaven because of you."
00:20:20.22\00:20:22.58
As Christians, our
family is much larger
00:20:32.69\00:20:35.26
than our
immediate biological family.
00:20:35.30\00:20:37.40
In fact, we have
brothers and sisters
00:20:37.43\00:20:39.03
that live in more
than 200 countries
00:20:39.07\00:20:40.87
all around the world.
00:20:40.90\00:20:44.67
We want to remember
them in our estate plan.
00:20:44.71\00:20:47.71
We can help you
with that process.
00:20:47.74\00:20:49.31
Just log on to awr.org
00:20:49.34\00:20:52.68
As the thief hung on the cross,
00:20:58.35\00:20:59.95
he must have
thought about his life,
00:20:59.99\00:21:01.96
the choices he had made.
00:21:01.99\00:21:03.69
He knew that his crimes
00:21:03.73\00:21:05.06
were deserving
of this punishment,
00:21:05.09\00:21:07.20
yet the man next to him
was so peaceful and kind.
00:21:07.23\00:21:11.00
He even prayed
for his persecutors.
00:21:11.03\00:21:13.44
The thief was convinced.
00:21:13.47\00:21:15.00
This man was the son of God.
00:21:15.04\00:21:17.24
In his last act, He
only asked to be remembered.
00:21:17.27\00:21:20.84
Jesus assured the thief
that he would be redeemed.
00:21:20.88\00:21:24.41
From that moment on,
00:21:24.45\00:21:25.78
He died with the
hope of salvation.
00:21:25.81\00:21:28.25
Today, there are many in prison
00:21:28.28\00:21:29.78
awaiting their
final punishment of death,
00:21:29.82\00:21:32.32
yet like the thief on the cross,
00:21:32.35\00:21:34.22
hope still remains.
00:21:34.26\00:21:36.12
Miraculously,
00:21:36.16\00:21:37.53
Adventist World
Radio just visited Zambia's
00:21:37.56\00:21:40.60
highest Maximum Security Prison.
00:21:40.63\00:21:43.30
This is unprecedented.
00:21:43.33\00:21:45.37
No other media
has ever been allowed
00:21:45.40\00:21:47.80
besides
presidents and dignitaries.
00:21:47.84\00:21:50.57
However, God made a way.
00:21:50.61\00:21:53.11
Out of 250 death row prisoners
more than 50 have been baptized
00:21:53.14\00:21:57.91
into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:21:57.95\00:21:59.91
Over 800 inmates
have become Adventists,
00:21:59.95\00:22:03.28
largely due to hearing
our gospel radio messages.
00:22:03.32\00:22:06.79
As our video team
entered their worship service,
00:22:06.82\00:22:09.36
we were overwhelmed with joy.
00:22:09.39\00:22:11.76
Only a portion of the
inmates were attending that day
00:22:11.79\00:22:14.76
and they're happy,
smiling faces said it all.
00:22:14.80\00:22:18.00
They have the hope of Jesus.
00:22:18.03\00:22:20.04
Our last stop brings us
to the island of Madagascar
00:22:30.81\00:22:33.92
to hear how one man was
reached through the radio
00:22:33.95\00:22:36.79
and now is
reaching out to others.
00:22:36.82\00:22:39.22
An island nation
located off the coast of Africa,
00:22:46.16\00:22:49.60
this biodiverse land is home
to thousands of animal species,
00:22:49.63\00:22:54.37
rainforests, beautiful
beaches, and towering boababs.
00:22:54.40\00:23:00.18
Join Ray Allen and
myself as we discover
00:23:00.21\00:23:02.98
how God is using the
radio to transform lives.
00:23:03.01\00:23:07.88
We are in
Madagascar and this is AWR360°.
00:23:07.92\00:23:13.25
My name is Armand.
00:23:18.66\00:23:20.73
My wife Clarice and I live
in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
00:23:20.76\00:23:25.70
Every day for a week,
00:23:25.73\00:23:27.07
I ride my bike from shop to shop
00:23:27.10\00:23:29.07
selling various products.
00:23:29.10\00:23:31.27
I enjoy my job.
00:23:35.04\00:23:38.45
When this story began,
00:23:38.48\00:23:39.88
Armand and Clarice
were living far away
00:23:39.91\00:23:42.52
from the city in a
remote mountain village.
00:23:42.55\00:23:46.65
One day Armand's brother
shared that he and their father
00:23:46.69\00:23:49.89
were daily listening
00:23:49.92\00:23:51.26
to a very interesting
Christian radio broadcast.
00:23:51.29\00:23:54.33
Later that day,
00:23:54.36\00:23:55.70
when Armand and
Clarice visited the family,
00:23:55.73\00:23:57.67
they heard the program.
00:23:57.70\00:23:59.03
Armand was interested,
but Clarice was unhappy.
00:24:01.84\00:24:06.31
I was a devout Catholic
00:24:13.21\00:24:14.78
and believed what I
had heard on the radio
00:24:14.82\00:24:16.85
was speaking
wrongly against my church.
00:24:16.89\00:24:21.39
But though Clarice did
not like the AWR program,
00:24:21.42\00:24:24.53
her conscience
began bothering her.
00:24:24.56\00:24:26.86
And the only way to quiet it
00:24:26.90\00:24:28.66
was listening to
the very radio program
00:24:28.70\00:24:30.77
she despised.
00:24:30.80\00:24:32.13
As Armand daily
listened to the radio,
00:24:38.14\00:24:40.34
he became convinced
by the words he heard,
00:24:40.38\00:24:43.45
unbeknownst to him
00:24:43.48\00:24:44.81
the Lord was working
on Clarice's heart as well
00:24:44.85\00:24:47.48
and she too was being convicted.
00:24:47.52\00:24:51.65
My husband finally
came to me and said,
00:24:51.69\00:24:54.89
"We have to find the church
00:24:54.92\00:24:56.36
that preaches the
truth on the radio."
00:24:56.39\00:24:59.49
I happily agreed.
00:24:59.53\00:25:02.63
We searched and searched,
00:25:02.66\00:25:04.60
but the only one we
heard about was far away,
00:25:04.63\00:25:08.50
too far to attend.
00:25:08.54\00:25:11.84
Then one day someone told Armand
00:25:11.87\00:25:13.58
about a church
in a nearby village.
00:25:13.61\00:25:16.98
They went to check it out
00:25:17.01\00:25:18.35
and found a group
meeting on Saturday,
00:25:18.38\00:25:19.98
just like the
radio talked about.
00:25:20.02\00:25:23.42
Soon the whole
family was attending church
00:25:23.45\00:25:25.99
every Sabbath morning
00:25:26.02\00:25:27.52
and together they were baptized
00:25:27.56\00:25:29.19
into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:25:29.22\00:25:32.29
Sometime later
Armand and Clarice
00:25:32.33\00:25:34.23
moved to Antananarivo.
00:25:34.26\00:25:36.06
And one day
Armand happened to meet
00:25:36.10\00:25:38.00
one of our AWR
radio broadcasters.
00:25:38.03\00:25:40.84
When the
broadcaster introduced himself,
00:25:40.87\00:25:43.20
Armand got all excited.
00:25:43.24\00:25:45.24
This was the voice
00:25:45.27\00:25:46.61
he had listened
to for over 20 years.
00:25:46.64\00:25:49.78
The two embraced
and Armand shared
00:25:49.81\00:25:51.75
that he and Clarice had named
one of their sons after him
00:25:51.78\00:25:56.12
because of the
impact his radio program
00:25:56.15\00:25:58.49
had on their lives.
00:25:58.52\00:26:00.62
Some people think an Adventist
came to teach us in person,
00:26:00.66\00:26:05.69
but no, everything we know
00:26:05.73\00:26:08.96
we learn it from the radio.
00:26:09.00\00:26:12.03
We are grateful to God
for Adventist World Radio.
00:26:12.07\00:26:15.64
Today Armand is a
faithful missionary
00:26:18.67\00:26:21.21
sharing the good news of
Jesus and AWR wherever he goes.
00:26:21.24\00:26:25.88
He witnesses to
his community weekly
00:26:30.35\00:26:32.99
preaching and
distributing Bible lessons
00:26:33.02\00:26:35.89
in the open markets of his town.
00:26:35.92\00:26:38.59
He is known as pastor here
00:26:38.63\00:26:40.30
and the vendors are
always happy to see him.
00:26:40.33\00:26:43.30
To Armand's joy,
00:26:43.33\00:26:44.67
many have requested
further Bible studies
00:26:44.70\00:26:47.44
and are interested in baptism.
00:26:47.47\00:26:50.91
Together Armand and Clarice
00:26:50.94\00:26:52.57
are doing their part
00:26:52.61\00:26:54.04
to hasten the
soon coming of Jesus.
00:26:54.08\00:26:56.71
There are many more
stories like Armand and Clarice
00:27:00.02\00:27:02.88
still to be discovered.
00:27:02.92\00:27:04.49
God is at work in this land.
00:27:04.52\00:27:06.35
And we're excited to
be partnering with Him
00:27:06.39\00:27:08.69
in spreading the
three angels' messages.
00:27:08.72\00:27:12.16
And together we are making waves
00:27:12.19\00:27:14.76
from broadcast to
baptism, this is AWR360°.
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