Participants: Gary Krause (Host), Joe Watts, Rick Kajiara
Series Code: GMS
Program Code: GMS000030
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00:01 Touching hearts and changing lives
00:02 in Cambodia and North America 00:05 coming up next on "Global Mission Snapshots." 00:18 Just before He went up to heaven, 00:21 Jesus gave us a command. 00:24 He gave us a mission. 00:27 Jesus said, go. 00:29 "Go unto all the world telling them of His love." 00:34 This is our mission, this is our "Global Mission." 00:43 Hello and welcome 00:45 to Global Mission Snapshots, I'm Gary Krause. 00:48 On today's program we will be visiting Cambodia 00:51 where we will meet a Global Mission Pioneer and his wife 00:54 who relies on his motorbike 00:56 to carry the gospel to remote villages. 00:59 We will also meet a family who stepped out in faith 01:02 and answered God's call to serve in mission. 01:05 Over the years they have touched countless lives in Cambodia. 01:10 We'll also be talking with Joe Watts, 01:12 the Disaster Response Coordinator 01:14 for Adventist Community Services 01:16 here in North America and we will find out 01:18 how they impacting the lives of people touched by disaster. 01:23 But first up, let's look at one of 01:25 Adventist Mission's classic videos, 01:27 which shows what happened when an Adventist pastor 01:30 in British Columbia, Canada 01:33 handed out $100 notes to members in his shocked congregation. 01:40 My name is David Jamison and I'm the lead pastor 01:43 at the Aldergrove Adventist church 01:45 in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada. 01:47 And so, we just want to thank you so very much 01:50 for being a part of the Aldergrove Adventist church 01:53 and for being a part of sharing the Christ 01:56 who cares together with people all around us 01:58 in Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey, and beyond. 02:02 The philosophy for this ministry basically comes from 02:04 Ministry of Healing, page 143 Christ method alone. 02:09 Jesus method was to mingle with people, 02:13 to minister to their needs, sympathize with them, 02:18 do whatever He could to help then He made them follow me. 02:22 We often pray the Lord's prayer, 02:24 "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 02:28 Thy kingdom come. 02:30 Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." 02:33 We decided that we were going to do that. 02:35 We wanted to bring the kingdom of God down to this earth. 02:39 And so we had the opportunity 02:44 of preaching on the parable of the talents. 02:46 And we decided to give away 50 one hundred dollar bills 02:50 to our congregation with a challenge 02:52 that individuals would come forward, 02:54 receive one of these one hundred dollar bills 02:57 and with in 90 days, they would pray over 03:00 this 100 dollar bill multiplied appropriately 03:04 and doing active kindness for someone outside the walls 03:07 of our congregation anywhere locally or in the world. 03:13 And people responded wonderfully 03:16 to that 50 one hundred dollar bills were handed out 03:20 and now the multiplication has taken place 03:24 and those funds have been multiplied over 75,000 dollars 03:29 and 40 projects that have happened locally and brought. 03:33 When Pastor David got up and challenged everybody 03:38 and we had participated in some of the one's last year 03:40 but haven't taken one on ourselves. 03:44 So we decided to take one on ourselves 03:47 and do it in that manner, had one project. 03:51 It's called the minivan for moms 03:53 and this one member just said you know, I wanted to do this 03:56 and he is got some connections and the-- 03:59 he is got to know one of the single moms from our old church 04:04 and he says, she needs a new van I'm gonna start that ministry. 04:07 And her old car was just found apart, 04:09 it was gonna need a bunch of work, 04:11 more work I think then the car was even worth. 04:13 So, it was just nice to give her a hand up at the right time. 04:17 I got a phone call and they told me 04:22 that they are considering upgrading me to a van 04:26 because I have really rundown old vehicle and I said yes 04:31 and then I went to church and they gave me the keys. 04:34 Well, of course we invited her to church 04:35 the day that we presented her with the key 04:38 and here the next Sabbath, 04:40 she came to Sabbath school we had invited her 04:43 and she said yeah, I'm gonna be there and I talked to her again. 04:45 She said yeah, I'm gonna be there and I'm like okay, 04:48 she was there at 9:30 in the morning 04:51 and we just talked to her again. 04:53 And she is talking about coming again 04:55 to the Sabbath school because she has a little girl. 04:58 Even she told her grandma and grandma's like, 05:01 oh, they are letting you use it for a while type thing, 05:04 she says, no, no they are giving it to me 05:06 and I suppose there was some unbelief there. 05:11 And she just seems quite happy 05:15 that she is in something that respectable. 05:20 I just felt very blessed and it's just unbelievable 05:24 that people can be as kind 05:26 and reach out to others that need help. 05:29 I feel like I should be giving something back 05:30 so we being coming to church and just praying 05:34 and thanking God and thanking everything 05:37 for what they have done. 05:39 By allowing our membership to develop, 05:41 relationships with their neighbors, 05:43 with business owners who want to support acts of kindness 05:47 then they ask you they want to know 05:49 why do you do what you do 05:51 and then we have a chance to share ourfaith. 05:53 And to share what Jesus Christ has done for us. 05:56 People in our society want to see Christ 05:59 before they are willing to listen 06:01 to someone sharing Christ. 06:04 People don't care how much you know 06:07 until they know how much you care. 06:30 I'm delighted that Pastor Joe Watts has joined us today. 06:34 Joe is an associate director 06:36 for Adventist Community Services in North America. 06:39 Welcome, Joe. Thank you. 06:40 Now, what particular areas do you over see? 06:43 The three of the areas, disaster response, 06:47 youth empowered to serve and also, crisis care, 06:51 Now, these are very focused ministries on the community 06:55 and it seems to me that when we look at Adventist Churches 06:57 and many Christian churches in general 07:00 that we can easily get into the mode of focusing 07:03 on our own needs keeping the church members happy. 07:05 You are talking about an outward focused, 07:08 tell us about the philosophy of ACS. 07:10 Well, the philosophy is to get the salt out of the shaker 07:13 and get it out and make a difference in the community. 07:17 And I always felt like that as when I was pasturing 07:21 that if I could get my people focused outward 07:25 that then they wouldn't be fighting 07:27 and focusing on attacking me as a pastor. 07:30 So it worked, it worked. Good strategy. 07:31 Good strategy. Yeah. 07:33 So Joe, give me an example, 07:35 give me a recent example of how Adventist Community Services 07:39 has been able to help people in the community? 07:41 Well, you know, Hurricane Sandy was a big event 07:44 called the super storm and we had four conferences, 07:48 the Greater New York Conference, the Northeastern, 07:50 the New Jersey and Allegheny East 07:53 along with some of the Tsunami conferences even supported them 07:55 because that's what we do we support each other. 07:58 And in disaster and in time of disaster we don't stand alone 08:02 and they did tremendous things 08:04 and then the tragedy in Newtown happened. 08:07 And of course they called us, 08:09 they had over 60,000 teddy bears that were donated. 08:12 People said, well those are the people, 08:14 those kids need teddy bear 08:15 and so there is a emendation of teddy bear and toys 08:19 and I mean like we have got 3,600 boxes of stuffed toys. 08:26 We have got school supply 08:28 of 500 to 600 boxes of school supplies, 08:33 got teachers in there to organize and by age level. 08:38 And it has really helped the town 08:40 so that they don't have to deal with that tragedy 08:42 on the top of the tremendous tragedy 08:44 that happened in their town. 08:46 Now, Joe, what about somebody who might say, 08:50 we have organizations such as a Salvation Army 08:52 that are doing a terrific job. 08:54 The job of the Seventh-day Adventist church 08:55 is to preach the gospel. 08:57 Why are we wasting our time doing this one, 08:58 there are so many other organizations. 09:00 Well, you know the thing is selfishly we need it. 09:05 You know to be honest we need to have an outward focus. 09:10 Christ was concerned about the compassion of people. 09:13 He was concerned about what compassion 09:15 we would have for others. 09:17 He knows in our human nature and our human makeup 09:19 we need to think outside ourselves. 09:21 And yes, there are good organizations 09:23 and they are doing a good work 09:24 but Adventist community services has a real notch 09:27 and donations management is one of the areas 09:30 or is the area that we are known 09:32 for completely across all the states, 09:35 all United States of North America 09:37 and so we deal in that donations management 09:43 we do others things too. 09:44 So Joe, what is donations management? 09:47 Okay, donations management-- 09:49 all organization deal in donations 09:51 but donations management is 09:53 taking the undesignated donated goods, 09:55 things that people send after disaster, 09:58 they empty their closets or just whatever 10:01 and taking those things and making organizing them 10:03 making sense and then getting them back to organizations 10:06 that can use them and get them to the people that need help. 10:10 And that's a tremendous asset in the in all 10:13 both taking care of those donated goods that pile up 10:17 and then getting some good things 10:21 to the people that need it. 10:23 Now, Adventist Community Services, how is it funded? 10:27 Funded it by donation, its basically the only way 10:30 that we have to have funding is by the-- 10:33 the North American division members 10:35 who in a outpouring a lot of times 10:38 they are very, very generous 10:39 and we really, really appreciate that. 10:41 Along with some people that are not 10:43 Seventh-day Adventist call our, call AM, call the number 10:47 and give a donation and so it really helps. 10:51 So, you can go to the Adventist Community Services website 10:56 at communityservices.org can you donate there online? 11:00 Yes, you can and it's really kind of fun, 11:02 as moving stuff over into shopping cart 11:05 and it's a great way to great thing. 11:07 All above like a video game. 11:10 Fantastic, now, when you find that in a disaster 11:14 that people are responding 11:19 they know that you are there to help. 11:22 What happens when you don't have enough-- 11:24 enough to help, what do you do? 11:26 You don't have enough goods, you don't have enough food? 11:29 Well, yeah, right exactly. 11:33 One of the things that we have-- we have the VOAD, 11:36 which is Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 11:39 and that is 52 different organizations nationally 11:43 that have worked together. 11:44 Adventist Community Services 11:46 is charter member of that organization 11:49 and we have partnership that we develop 11:51 that help each other and so that really is-- 11:54 is kind of what happens as we get another organization 11:57 involved a partner helping and we-- you put out needs 12:00 and say hey, we got-- we need this and have 12:03 so that's that really is what takes place. 12:06 So you team together. We team together. 12:08 Wonderful, now, how many Adventist community sites 12:11 are there in North America? 12:13 There is 1250 community services centers 12:15 although I found a lot of churches are doing 12:18 community service activities but not accounting as a centre. 12:22 Right, and so your goal would be for every church to be involved. 12:26 Every church needs to be doing something 12:28 needs to pick something and be doing in their community. 12:31 Now, are you available or any of your team 12:33 to help churches get started? 12:35 Absolutely, and a lot of times we have events 12:38 where we bring in conference of events, 12:40 that usually we try to bring more than one church together. 12:43 How many work--how many work at the head office in this area? 12:48 Elder Kwon and Wynelle and that's it. 12:52 And then we have each of their ministries 12:54 that we Tutoring and Mentoring, Sandra Brown, 12:57 Crisis Care, Steve Wilson, Marty Feldbush 13:00 and the others each ministry has a director that's a volunteer. 13:05 So you could have the guilty of being top heavy. 13:07 Right, exactly. Thanks for joining us, Joe. 13:09 You bet. We appreciate it. 13:11 Viewers are at home, what an important ministry this is, 13:13 Adventist Community Services. 13:15 To find out how you can be involved, how you can help 13:18 go to communityservices.org. 14:09 My guest is Rick Kajiura 14:11 the Communication Director for Adventist Mission 14:13 and he will be taking us to South-East Asia to Cambodia. 14:17 Rick, thanks for joining us. 14:19 It's very good to be here, Gary. 14:21 Now Cambodia, tell us a little bit about the country. 14:25 Cambodia is a country in South-East Asia 14:27 and it was one of those countries that went 14:29 through a very difficult time, during Pope Hart's time. 14:34 You know millions of people were killed there 14:38 and so the country has a real struggle coming back. 14:41 In the most recent visit you see 14:43 that there's been tremendous changes, 14:46 they are much more open to tourism now. 14:48 People are coming in, people's life are improving. 14:52 So Cambodia is a country that's been a very high interest to us 14:57 in Global Mission for many years. 15:00 And we have seen Global Mission Pioneers 15:01 have started many groups not only in rural areas 15:04 but in the capital Phnom Penh. 15:06 In the capital Phnom Penh they had a number of churches 15:08 that have been started and several years ago 15:10 we visited and went out to some of the areas 15:13 around Phnom Penh including some churches that are out in-- 15:16 in houseboats types of situations 15:20 and I remember being in the one where all we had was tarp 15:24 you know blue tarp over their heads 15:26 and a tarp on the ground because the field is muddy underneath 15:29 and we sort of you know tiptoed our way through to that tarp 15:33 and then took out our shoes and sat in the tarp. 15:35 But wasn't great for pictures because it makes 15:37 everybody look very blue with the blue tarp over there. 15:40 Yes, sorry about that. 15:42 But we still have a chance. 15:44 Now, we are gonna out to see and reap 15:46 where there is a Adventist missionary family living there, 15:50 tell us about them the family there. 15:53 Yeah, Tim and Wendy Maddocks 15:54 are Australians who are living there 15:57 and they have been living there for a number of years 15:59 and they are working there with the humanitarian agency 16:03 and they decided, God had a different call for them, 16:05 they wanted to do some other things 16:07 so they gave up their jobs and they moved out into an area 16:11 and they managed to find some land out there 16:14 and they brought this land 16:16 and they have started many things over the years. 16:18 They have started a-- an orphanage and a school 16:22 and they got a beautiful church and over the years 16:24 they have made a tremendous contribution 16:27 to what Global Mission does 16:28 because they had a training centre 16:30 for the Global Mission Pioneers there. 16:32 But what I found fascinating was they showed us pictures 16:36 of when they first went out there 16:38 and the little house they lived 16:39 and it was just a little tiny house 16:41 there were no trees, you look at the campus now, 16:44 there are beautiful trees giving shade. 16:46 When they started there was virtually nothing there 16:48 and they turned this little house 16:50 with no electricity under the hot sun 16:53 and that dedication you know, people who are willing 16:57 to go out there and give their 17:00 turn their lives over to God basically and so Lord you know, 17:03 what do you want us to do and we will do it. 17:06 And the interesting one of the interesting things 17:08 about them is that, they are supported by faith 17:13 so they don't receive a wage 17:14 from the Seventh-day Adventist church. 17:16 They help the Adventist church the Adventist church 17:18 is not supporting them financially in any way. 17:21 And that property you said that they bought, 17:25 they bought it many years ago for a few thousand dollars 17:28 today it's valued a several million. 17:30 They donated that to the church. They don't own it. 17:33 Yeah, they as Tim said, when he was talking he said 17:38 you know we started with nothing. 17:40 People have been supporting us over many years 17:43 and we expect when we are done if we don't die here 17:47 and have our grace here in Cambodian soil 17:49 if we leave we will go with just our suitcases. 17:51 Yeah, he said if God calls us to leave here, 17:54 it will have to be with a very loud voice. 17:57 Yeah, you know, they are-- 17:59 I think they are Cambodian through and through now. 18:02 You know, both their boys are living with them 18:04 have gone to school outside but have comeback. 18:06 Their hearts are in Cambodia. 18:08 And we visited their home and you know they built 18:11 most recently they built a television studio there. 18:14 They are starting to prepare programs 18:15 for the Cambodian people, 18:16 health programs things like that. 18:19 We went to their home and it's a wooden building 18:22 that's been there for many, many years 18:24 and the termites have gotten into the wood 18:27 and they are still living there and they are saying 18:29 you know this is our home someday we may have 18:32 to build a new one but right now this is our home. 18:36 Also you mentioned that they live on faith, 18:39 you know that's one thing that really impressed me is, 18:41 is they don't ask to supporters for specific things. 18:47 They say God knows what we need, He will supply our needs. 18:52 And that's a kind of faith that we all should have. 18:55 You know, I was talking with him and he expressed surprise 18:59 that how the church operates and we have budgets, et cetera 19:02 and he says we don't have those sort of things we just-- 19:04 God provides us with what we need. 19:06 You know, I was talking to some, 19:08 some people who were in the finance area of the church 19:11 and we are talking about that very thing and he said you know, 19:14 if the church leadership would operate that way, 19:19 they would be criticized on the one hand 19:21 for not planning and yet they are criticized 19:24 for lack of faith in the other hand. 19:25 So seems like sometimes they can't win. 19:27 Well, the other thing is that's true because we need 19:30 all types of people with different callings 19:34 and Tim and Wendy have certainly showed 19:37 that their priority is other people of Cambodia. 19:41 Yeah, they really have and I mean just watching 19:44 the children as they come into church and Sabbath school 19:47 and how eagerly they come and sit in the front rows 19:50 and listen it's just in tent and then you know leaving. 19:55 You know, go to their Sabbath schools 19:56 they followed them down the path way 19:59 and the enthusiasm with which they sing in that classroom 20:02 is just it warms your heart. 20:05 Now, tell us about the church, the church building. 20:08 The church building it's-- 20:11 there is a beautiful building it got these open windows, 20:14 white top floor and the children just come in 20:18 and sit on the white top floor 20:20 the whole congregation sits on the floors. 20:22 Because it's not a western church building, 20:24 designed specifically for the Cambodian people. 20:27 Right because in the western build 20:28 we have the pews and we may have an organ and a piano. 20:31 And they don't have that they have a lower table upfront 20:34 and they just sit on the floor and you know, 20:37 when you come into that church 20:39 all the shoes are taken off at the front door 20:41 and I always love seeing those shoes 20:44 because you are entering holy ground. 20:46 That's right, they represent people who are inside. 20:48 Yeah. Thanks for joining us, Rick. 20:50 Thank you, it's good to be here. 20:51 And viewers at home, please remember Tim and Wendy 20:55 and their two boys and their ministry there in Cambodia 20:58 a missionary serving all around the world, 21:00 often in very challenging very difficult circumstances. 21:13 My name is Kai Sophal and I work 21:16 as a Global Mission Pioneer in the country of Cambodia. 21:20 Together with my wife, we travel to small villages 21:23 on the outskirts of the capital city of Phnom Penh, 21:26 sharing the truths of the Gospel with everyone we meet. 21:30 Our little bike has lots of kilometers on it 21:32 and we sometimes will visit villages 21:34 that are more than 30 kilometers away. 21:46 The hardest part is when you spend time 21:47 sharing the Gospel with people and they don't choose 21:50 to believe what you have shared with them. 21:53 Our greatest desires for them to believe in Jesus 21:56 and when they don't it can be difficult to take. 22:00 One of the ways to reach out is go speak one to one with people, 22:04 share the gospel with them that way. 22:06 Another way is to use the new beginning DVD program 22:09 to preach the gospel, another is to pass out tracks 22:12 and explain to people what track is talking about. 22:16 The track talks about two roads of life, 22:19 the road to life, the road to death. 22:22 It tells about the life of Jesus, 22:24 the reason why He came, His death and resurrection 22:28 going to heaven and coming back again. 22:32 When I go and visit villages and share the gospel 22:34 I find that people don't reject the message right away 22:38 but it is only a handful that fully accept 22:40 and receive the message into their hearts. 22:43 Most of society feels that religion is for old people, 22:47 they want to work and make money when they are young. 22:49 They don't have time for God. 22:52 But the ones that find God are true to Him 22:54 and their lives are really changed. 22:57 You can see it on their faces when they read the Bible 22:59 and really understand what it says. 23:02 When they pray, they have a peaceful look 23:04 that reflects the love that they have for God. 23:07 This is what brings me joy. 23:10 This is why I became a Global Mission Pioneer. 23:16 Because I wanted to be able to have 23:17 as many people as possible hear the gospel 23:21 so that they too could receive salvation. 23:25 My hope for the membership of the Adventist Church 23:27 in Cambodia is that they will take our message of truth 23:31 and the word of God to those who don't know 23:34 and share with them so that the church can grow 23:37 and the truth can be spread through out Cambodia. 23:49 I love to hear about how Global Mission Pioneers 23:53 are starting new congregations in new areas. 23:56 If you are like me and would like 23:57 to receive a monthly newsletter, 23:59 packed with stories and information 24:01 about Global Mission Pioneers 24:03 and their work all around the world, 24:06 then simply call us or visit our website 24:08 and ask for Frontline edition or if it's easy to remember 24:13 ask for offer number 301. 24:16 Please clearly state your name, your mailing address 24:19 and be sure to mention Frontline edition or offer 301. 24:24 Well, I hope you've been challenged and inspired 24:27 by what you've seen on today's program. 24:29 If you are a Seventh-day Adventist, please remember 24:32 to support the mission offerings in your local church. 24:35 But anybody can give online at anytime by simply visiting 24:38 our website at www.adventistmission.org 24:44 Thanks for joining us on today's program. 24:46 Until then next time, I am Gary Krause, 24:48 wishing you God's richest blessings 24:50 and I hope you can join us next time 24:52 here on "Global Mission Snapshots." 25:13 Oh the sweetness of being 25:17 here with You All of the day, 25:22 Oh I pray Help this wandering heart 25:26 to remain In You 25:30 I am blessed In You 25:34 so content Guide my feet Cause them to keep 25:41 Walking in Your perfect way 25:47 Your perfect way Your loving selfless way 26:01 Let me not negotiate With the old man 26:07 that I now hate Let him be nothing else but dead 26:13 That I might exist as alive Only in Christ 26:19 I am free Only in Christ 26:23 so happy Refining fire, healing my mind 26:30 Mould me into the image of Love 26:36 The image of Love 26:40 Beautiful image of You 26:45 Who is Love 27:07 Here is the life That I longed for 27:11 Here is the place that I adore 27:15 I'm not in prison anymore 27:20 For you've brought me out into Your marvelous light 27:24 Come my friend let me remind you again 27:32 Forget the dark places you've been 27:36 For now you are a child of His 27:42 A child of His 27:46 A recreated child of His |
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