Hello and
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welcome to another
episode of Destination 10/40.
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In the last episode
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we were in the
country of Nepal, but today
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we are hopping on a plane and
we're headed to a new country.
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May I have your
attention please.
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Welcome to Kolkata, thank you.
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In the country of India,
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no modes of transportation
are off the table.
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From three wheeled autos
to rickshaws, planes, trains,
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motorcycles, automobiles,
and even the occasional oxcart.
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I can honestly say travel
is a very unique experience
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in this country.
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we've made it to India.
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Welcome to India.
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Everything
within this country runs
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at a completely different speed
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than we're used to
in the Western world,
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which oftentimes can be
very frustrating for us.
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But the kind and generous people
that you meet here completely
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makes up for any of
those cultural differences.
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We're going to be here
in India for three weeks
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and we are
going to be meeting up
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with some of our Bible workers
who are using very unique
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methods of
ministry to reach people.
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So the first time I visited
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India was back in 2017,
and since then I've been here
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five times.
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This is actually my sixth
time visiting this country.
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What's up buddy?
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This is Joy. Joy. Hello.
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What do you do?
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Oh, I am a missionary.
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I do internet
ministry. Wonderful. Wonderful.
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We're going to be
working with Joy over the next
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three weeks here in India.
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This is Nirobindu Das,
and for the last five years,
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he has been the Gospel Outreach
coordinator for West Bengal
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here in India. One of
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the villages that we're
going to go is my birthplace.
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Oh, it's your birthplace? Yeah.
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All right, so for those of you
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who don't really
know much about India,
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I just want to
talk to you briefly
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about the state of West Bengal.
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So this state is in the
eastern portion of India,
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situated along
the Bay of Bengal,
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which is the largest bay
in the world, covering around
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839,000 square miles. Despite
being one of the smallest states
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in India, it is
one of the largest
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in population,
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with over 91 million
people living in this state.
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Let me just tell you,
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when I learned about this,
I was absolutely blown away.
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And here's why.
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The state of West
Bengal is about the same
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geographical size as
Louisiana in the United States,
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but Louisiana's
population is only 4.6 million.
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However, if you were to
take the population of New York
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State, California and
Florida, put them all together
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in West Bengal, they
would still be 7 million
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short of the number of
people living in this state.
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Now, let's bring this
into perspective here.
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Can you guess how
many of those 91 million
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people are Christians?
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If you don't pull out your
phone and start researching this
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I'm going to give the
answer in just a minute.
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But I want to first mention
that this number and numbers
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like it
throughout different states
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in India is why
Gospel Outreach has over 1200
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Bible workers being
supported in this country.
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Again, listen to this.
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Out of the roughly 2300
Bible workers being supported
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throughout 39
countries by Gospel Outreach,
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1200 of those
workers are in India.
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And it's because
there's a great need.
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So the number of
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Christians. Out
of 91 million people,
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only roughly
660,000 are Christians.
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Let that sink in.
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Both Nirobindu and his
wife Rita are passionate
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about spreading the
Gospel to the people of India
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and have devoted their
lives to missionary work.
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Their humble spirit for the work
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they are doing and
their true love for people
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was a beautiful
thing to witness.
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How long does
something like this last?
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It can't last too
long. It lasts long.
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Oh, does it?
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Yes, It's more than 40 years.
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Really?
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For 40 years? Yes.
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This one looks dangerous.
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It is very yummy.
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That's a very yummy chili.
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Joy, you are a part time Gospel
Outreach worker yourself. Yes.
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I wanted to talk
to you a little bit
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about your
ministry, what you do.
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Actually, I'm serving God
through internet ministry.
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I make videos, sermons,
testimonies, some songs,
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and we upload in YouTube,
Facebook for around two years.
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I'm doing it.
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And the Lord's continued to grow
your ministry up, hasn't he?
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Yes. At first, when
I started around four
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or five people, ten
people, used to watch,
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but I was happy for that
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because I can share the
good news to 5 to 10 people,
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but now around 100, 200,
sometimes thousand people
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watch our videos.
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So you're not the
only one that does this.
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Your wife does
this as well. Yes.
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So you do the
videos in one language
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and she does the
videos in another?
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Yeah, she does it
in her mother tongue.
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I do it in my mother tongue.
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And they're both two YouTube
channels. Separate channels.
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People see your videos
and then you have your contact
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information in the video, right?
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Yeah.
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My target is like the
person who doesn't know.
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And what I think is it's my
duty to share the good news,
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share the everlasting
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Gospel. And Holy Spirit
will work in their heart
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and they will give
their life to Christ.
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I'm sure it would be very
easy to become discouraged,
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but in my mind
it's more important
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to have maybe 20 or 100
people watching your video
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who really need to see it
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then to have
millions and millions of views
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because we are out there just
looking for that one person.
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It's nice to be in India.
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I love this
country. I love the people.
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And yeah, the sights,
the smells, the sounds
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all too familiar.
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Also, people like
to use their horns here
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a lot more than Nepal. And
we're about ready to leave.
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And we're out of here.
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Today.
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We will be
visiting a Bible worker
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who has successfully
started three home churches
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throughout her area
within the last few years.
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But first, breakfast.
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Hello, Joy. Hello, sir.
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How are you?
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I'm good.
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Boiled green beans.
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And is this potato? Yes potato
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and I don't know
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what they call in English,
but this is a vegetable like.
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Yeah.
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And, of course, chapati.
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My name is Manju Santra,
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and I'm a dedicated, full
time sponsored Bible worker
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with a deep passion
for spreading the teachings
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of the Bible and the
love of Jesus to others.
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So I think it's really important
for people to understand that
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Gospel Outreach
doesn't only stipend men,
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they also stipend women as well.
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And there's a really
important reason why that is.
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Men have a very important role
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to play when it
comes to leadership,
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when it comes to
reaching out to men.
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But when it comes
to reaching women,
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a man cannot just go
into a woman's house and
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and speak to her
about the Gospel.
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Your lunch!
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That is cow dung cake.
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Yeah.
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in a country like India
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friendship
evangelism is really going to be
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one of the most effective
ways that you can reach out
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to your neighbors.
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And the Bible worker
that we're talking to today
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that's what she does.
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She helps people in their fields
when they need an extra hand.
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She takes people to the hospital
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when they need to go to the
hospital. And she does this all
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just to be a friend to
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to her neighbors,
which is really, really cool.
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Women in these countries
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are oftentimes abused,
both physically and mentally.
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Many times
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they have no idea what it means
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to have any
self-worth or confidence.
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But when Gospel
Outreach stipends
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a woman, trains her and
equips her to work for the Lord,
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it gives her so much
confidence and self-worth
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and in turn,
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she is able to help other women
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who have been
neglected and mistreated.
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There's not really a lot
of churches in this area,
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are there? Around 70 kilometers
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there is not even
single church, only house
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churches. Wow!
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So we encourage our workers
in this area to just start home
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churches. Yes.
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And that's what they've done.
And it's been very effective.
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We are following
the New Testament style.
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this little boy was
born with a disability
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and oftentimes when
someone in India is born
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this way,
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it is believed that
they were cursed by the gods
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and their
family is very ashamed.
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Our Bible worker has
taken a special interest
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in this little
boy and his family
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and has been able
to help them realize
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that he is
accepted and loved by Jesus.
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poor people will
 come and collect
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this. They will
clean and they'll make rice
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this will be
their food.  In India.
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The poor people that can't own
fields and don't have money to
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buy food,
they'll come and pick up
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the rice that has been left
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over after harvest,
which if you remember, is
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just like the story
of Ruth, where she went
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into the fields and harvested
and gleaned the barley.
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It's just a tad warm.
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And this is the
cooler time of year here.
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Yes, this is winter.
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Apparently,
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agriculture dominates
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both the landscape and
the economy of West Bengal.
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Its proportion of agriculture
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land is among the highest
of all the Indian states.
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Rice, which requires extensive
irrigation, is the leading
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crop in nearly every area,
despite its relative small size.
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West Bengal produces
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a significant percentage
of India's rice harvest.
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Working as a rice paddy
farmer is very hard work,
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even more so in a
country like India, where
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a large majority of the
process is all done by hand.
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So everywhere you go
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in this area, you see
this on all of the walls.
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And I want to ask our
friend Joy, what is this
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and what do they use it for?
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This is cow dung biscuits.
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It is made out of cow dung
and they use it for cooking.
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Yeah, they burn
it and they cook.
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Not for eating.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Being used in the Lord's
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service has been an honor
and a blessing in my life.
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The opportunity of
being sponsored in my work
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has been far
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beyond what I could have ever
seen myself doing in this life.
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I'm truly blessed.
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Is it a good day?
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That sun looks good.
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The sun does look good.
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So does the joy.
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Yes, it looks pretty good too.
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The influence
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that I've been able to
have on so many young mothers
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and elderly
women in my community
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has been far greater
than I will ever realize.
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I've seen so many lives
dramatically changed through
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Jesus, making my faith
even stronger as a result. I
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Please continue to pray
for my work here in India
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and for all those souls
who have yet to be introduced
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to the hope of Jesus.
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Good morning.
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So back in 2013,
one of the Gospel
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Outreach Bible workers
started a small home church.
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And as it continued to grow,
there just wasn't enough room
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for the people
to meet in the home.
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And they wanted a church,
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but they didn't
have the money for it.
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So what did they do?
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They built a church
out of bamboo and plastic.
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Well in 2020 that
church was completely
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taken out by a typhoon.
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So this is where the church was?
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Yes, it is.
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You can see some of the
pillars are still there.
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There was a plastic
church and now it's no more.
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So I've seen photos of the
plastic church in the past,
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but I did not realize
just how small this area is,
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where the plastic
church used to be.
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Now, the new plastic church
is built on our Bible worker's
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property, and I believe this
plastic church is even bigger
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than than the one that was here.
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So this location was never
an ideal place for a church.
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As you can see, there's a road
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right next to where
the church used to be,
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and there's tons of
traffic that comes through here
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all the time.
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So not the most ideal place,
but they did what they needed to
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and they did what they could.
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And the people loved this church
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until it was taken
away by that typhoon.
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You can see now
somebody has built
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a little storefront
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right there where they
sell different food items.
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This is one of our
local Bible workers
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Uttam Routh. Both
he and his wife Uma
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are Gospel Outreach
sponsored Bible workers.
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Through working
together as a husband and wife
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team, helping people
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with both their
spiritual and physical needs.
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They've been able to
build quite a strong connection
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and reputation
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in many different
communities in the area.
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because of
their local influence,
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many people will
travel over 30 minutes
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to come to the
plastic church every Sabbath.
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He is paralyzed.
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She's a believer, our
Adventist church member.
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So he could not even
drink water by himself.
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She needs to be here.
So she goes to church,
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she comes back and
takes care of everyone.
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And in that way they
are going. Our health worker
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they come and
give massages also.
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So one of the ministries
that our Gospel Outreach
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Bible worker here has
started is a goat ministry.
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Well, what is a goat ministry?
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Well, someone donated a couple
of goats to the Bible worker
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and he gave those
goats to someone in need.
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And this woman is
taking care of these goats.
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And as these goats
continue to multiply,
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they're giving the
goats away to other people
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so that they can make money off
of those goats. Along with that
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they also are
utilizing this as a way
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to be able to give tithes
and offerings to the church.
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So this is a really
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effective ministry
in a country like India.
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Hello.
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What are we saying?
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I don't know what
we're going to say.
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We're going to say something.
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Okay. Uh,
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you know,
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???
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I'm really
excited when we travel
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to these different countries
and we find Bible workers
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with unique stories
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like this one, unique ministries
and ways to reach people.
00:19:26.19\00:19:29.30
A goat ministry may not work
in a different part of India,
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but here it's
really working out.
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And the Lord is blessing.
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And I, you know, I would
just say that I don't know
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what I'm trying to say.
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Hi, you're very cute.
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So in front of me
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here, we have a stove.
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I know this doesn't
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look like an ordinary stove
that you would see back home.
00:19:52.69\00:19:55.62
They make this hole in
the ground and they take clay
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and let it dry.
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They feed the fire
through this hole and
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put the pots on top
here and cook it up here.
00:20:03.70\00:20:07.17
Both sides at once.
Yeah, both sides at once.
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And they also use the cow dung
patties here to, to cook with.
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They have an abundance
of this so that's a great
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fuel source for them.
00:20:16.88\00:20:17.98
Today, our Gospel
Outreach Bible worker
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has coordinated a free clinic
inside of the plastic church.
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Free checkups, glasses and
reduced prices on surgeries
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for anybody who
comes to the clinic today.
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Okay, this is Mrs.
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Pampa Burman,
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and she is a member
of this plastic church.
00:20:43.64\00:20:48.44
she spoke to her supervisor.
00:20:50.48\00:20:52.91
She said it will be very
nice a lot of people come here
00:20:52.95\00:20:55.92
and if he can bring his
team and have eye camp here.
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Then he spoke to the
local Gospel Outreach volunteer
00:21:02.02\00:21:05.36
Uttam Routh.
After contacting them
00:21:06.53\00:21:09.10
this was brought here.
00:21:09.13\00:21:10.60
Through loudspeaker,
they went around the villages
00:21:10.63\00:21:14.10
and announced about
this particular camp.
00:21:14.30\00:21:17.37
As a medical professional,
watching these tools
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get reused again and again
without cleaning them shows
00:21:20.58\00:21:23.91
once again the great
need in this country,
00:21:23.95\00:21:26.01
even within a medical
setting. With her own interest
00:21:26.05\00:21:29.22
she spoke to the supervisor
and brought the team here
00:21:29.25\00:21:32.65
and then
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many people are blessed here.
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Your people are
so kind, so generous.
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The food is really, really good.
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But most importantly,
the chilies are excellent.
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So it's Sabbath morning
here at the plastic church.
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I woke up at 630 this morning
to the sound of Christian Music
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playing on a loudspeaker outside
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and the Muslim call to
worship in the background
00:22:38.25\00:22:41.56
as well. Two contrasting things
00:22:41.59\00:22:43.49
that I thought
was very interesting.
00:22:43.53\00:22:45.36
They're not playing
Christian music anymore
00:22:45.39\00:22:47.00
because they're doing their
00:22:47.03\00:22:48.20
daily zoom call. Every single
morning Here in West Bengal,
00:22:48.23\00:22:52.60
there are at
least two Zoom meetings
00:22:52.83\00:22:55.64
going on where people,
anybody is invited to join,
00:22:55.67\00:22:59.11
and they're just
like a morning worship
00:22:59.14\00:23:01.01
for the Bible
workers and for other people
00:23:01.04\00:23:04.15
to be able to come
on and be a part of.
00:23:04.18\00:23:07.22
Yeah, I know I'm not mom am I.
00:23:07.58\00:23:10.62
Did she cry when
you held her? No!
00:23:10.65\00:23:12.75
Ohhh,
00:23:14.19\00:23:17.26
She's angry.
00:23:18.19\00:23:21.23
Now they are quite literally
00:24:06.24\00:24:07.58
running out of room
in this church behind me.
00:24:07.61\00:24:09.68
And that's a
good problem to have.
00:24:09.71\00:24:11.51
But the exciting
thing about this story is
00:24:11.55\00:24:14.32
the Lord has
blessed someone donated.
00:24:14.35\00:24:16.85
And so right behind the
plastic church is a new church
00:24:16.89\00:24:20.96
that's being
built for the believers.
00:24:20.99\00:24:23.36
God has put a deep burden
00:24:44.51\00:24:45.85
in the hearts of our workers
around the world for people.
00:24:45.88\00:24:48.95
And as we worship
with these like minded
00:24:49.22\00:24:50.79
Christians, I
can't help but wonder
00:24:50.82\00:24:52.52
if I have that
same burden within me.
00:24:52.55\00:24:55.62
As someone who has lived in our
western culture my whole life
00:24:55.76\00:24:59.06
I know all too
well of the distractions
00:24:59.26\00:25:01.23
that plague our
society on a daily basis.
00:25:01.26\00:25:04.33
It seems as if we have designed
00:25:04.37\00:25:05.83
a culture around distraction,
entertainment and comfort.
00:25:05.87\00:25:09.10
It's easy to say that
00:25:09.67\00:25:10.67
we all have a love for
others, but do we really?
00:25:10.71\00:25:13.71
What would we be
willing to sacrifice
00:25:13.74\00:25:15.34
in our personal lives to
work in the service of Jesus?
00:25:15.38\00:25:18.58
You know, I have met
many of our Gospel Outreach
00:25:19.15\00:25:21.22
sponsored Bible
workers who are well-educated.
00:25:21.25\00:25:24.32
They could
00:25:24.35\00:25:25.59
choose to do many other things
in life, to make way more money.
00:25:25.62\00:25:28.19
They could be living in a
mansion instead of a mud hut.
00:25:28.62\00:25:31.69
But through their
conversion experience
00:25:32.13\00:25:34.23
and through seeing what
Jesus has done in their life,
00:25:34.30\00:25:37.27
they have made the
decision to serve the master.
00:25:37.30\00:25:40.37
So I ask again,
00:25:40.67\00:25:41.87
Are we ready to lay it
all on the line for Jesus?
00:25:41.90\00:25:44.97
Are we prepared to lay
down our lives for a friend?
00:25:45.27\00:25:49.48
Coming up next time
00:26:01.36\00:26:02.39
on Destination 10/40.
00:26:02.42\00:26:05.49
Lord we want to thank you that
you have given us this privilege
00:26:13.54\00:26:16.60
here now through the
Gospel Outreach ministry.
00:26:16.77\00:26:19.84
They will have a stronger
building and the light from
00:26:20.11\00:26:25.05
this place will shine
throughout this place.
00:26:25.08\00:26:28.48
Are you washing the clothes
from the water in this pond?
00:26:29.12\00:26:31.92
I am.
00:26:31.95\00:26:35.02
So this is the ferry
that's going to be taking us
00:26:35.29\00:26:37.69
about an hour ride to an island
where we're going to spend two
00:26:37.73\00:26:41.40
or three days.
00:26:41.43\00:26:44.50
Another challenge that
we're running into here
00:26:48.10\00:26:50.01
and I'm just going to be
00:26:50.04\00:26:51.01
brutally honest with
you, the devil is working
00:26:51.04\00:26:53.78
really, really hard right
now in my life, in Lexi's life.
00:26:53.91\00:26:57.81
You know, we're
00:26:58.38\00:26:59.45
running into a lot of
challenges for both spiritually
00:26:59.48\00:27:02.28
and even maybe
somewhat physically.
00:27:02.78\00:27:05.12
And so we
definitely need prayers.
00:27:05.15\00:27:08.59
You know, as Christians, we
00:27:15.86\00:27:17.07
are supposed to be a
different kind of people
00:27:17.10\00:27:19.60
when we go out
into the communities
00:27:19.63\00:27:21.50
here in India and
we mingle with Hindus
00:27:21.54\00:27:23.81
and with the Muslims,
00:27:23.84\00:27:25.14
they recognize that
our Christian brothers
00:27:25.17\00:27:27.84
and sisters are different.
00:27:27.88\00:27:29.31
They can see that.
00:27:29.34\00:27:32.38
This is the most
effective discipleship
00:27:40.82\00:27:43.16
method of all, is
living a life that reflects
00:27:43.19\00:27:46.26
Christ.
00:27:46.29\00:27:49.33
Well,
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you made it to
the end of episode
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five of Destination
10/40 and for that I do
00:27:52.80\00:27:56.04
thank you.
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