Welcome back to the
city of London in England,
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and next stop, we
travel to the country of India
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in the city of
Poona with Rick McEdward.
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I'm here in the
beautiful country of India
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where everything
is colorful and spicy.
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I'm here with a
new friend of mine,
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Pradeep who is
here to share with us
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a little bit about the work
that he does in the community.
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And, Pradeep,
why don't you tell us
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what you're doing?
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I'm Pradeep from
India and I love my country,
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and I have seen many
things are happening nowadays
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and that will be
revealing God's love
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through every people in
the big country of India.
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And there are certain
people who changed their life
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by knowing the true love of
God and that is Jesus Christ.
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Very good, so you
like to share Christ's love
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but there are so
many people in India,
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how are we really able
to accomplish this task?
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I've met people who
are just going through
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the sorrows and painful life
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and they have so many
difficulties in their homes,
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so many problems.
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People they, sometimes
they don't have food to eat.
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Sometimes they
don't have home to sleep,
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but when I see the condition
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and I read in the
Scriptures Matthew Chapter 25
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that there is no
food for the people
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and God says if you
have done anything for this,
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you have done to me.
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So when you read that
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and you see the
condition of the people,
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have you been
able to get involved
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with some of the poor
people in your community?
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Yeah, where I'm staying
there I found a community
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where the poor children,
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the beggar
children, they were homeless.
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They don't have anything to eat
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and when I used to
cross everyday to their home,
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and I found that these children
are sleeping outside the road.
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And we have feel pity
on it and we have decided
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that we have to do
something for them.
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So you saw the
conditions of the kids,
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you felt sorry for them
and wanted to do something,
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so tell me a
little bit more about
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what you're actually doing?
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Actually recently this happened,
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the big city where I'm staying
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and the children
are some poor children
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almost 20 to 60 children,
everyday they are begging,
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they are begging for
the food and they have--
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they don't have any clothes
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and we have
started the CLC program,
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Children Literacy Program.
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And everyday I just
used to visit this family
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and I called these
children to come and sit
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and I'm just giving
the small literatures
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and just introduce them
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the love of
Christ through singing
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and through this
alphabetical education.
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So you're helping them
learn how to read and write
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and teaching them through song.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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So these children when they--
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they come to know about singing
and they know the song of Jesus
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and they learn the alphabets
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and they know how
to read and write,
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the parents, they feel proud
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and they know
who is that person.
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And that time we have
good time to share them
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that is the love
of true Jesus Christ.
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So how did you get
involved with this,
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is this just a
sense of compassion
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that you had in your heart?
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When I know about
Christ, I heard that one day
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and many years ago
Christ came to this world
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and He died for
everybody, for the whole nations
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and He gave everything
and I have decided why--
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how can I do
something for Christ?
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Why not I do something for Him?
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So that passion is infinite that
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through this people will
know the true love of Jesus.
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So still and I decided
I'm doing little bit for that
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so that Jesus will be
our savior for all of them.
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You know, Pastor Pradeep,
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I really
appreciate what you're doing
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and I wonder if you
have been able to share this
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with some of the
other church members
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or pastors to encourage
them to do something more also.
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Yeah, once in a week,
I used to ask them people
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if you have any old clothes,
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if you have old
things, you just bring it
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and we just want to share
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these old things to
these poor families.
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And there are
some people who came
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and they have
through financially,
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through their old clothes
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and some woollen
clothes they bring
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and we have distributed to
these all the poor families
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in the city where I'm staying
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and where I'm
working with this community.
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So that's people, this
way children will be educated
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and they will also be a part
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of our true
love of Jesus Christ.
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Wonderful, now, when
you minister to people,
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what is their response?
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People they used to
ask why you're doing,
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what benefit you're getting.
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There are so many
questions they used to ask me.
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And I said this is
nothing that is only the love
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where we receive the
creator of all things
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and that is only Jesus Christ
and He did everything for us.
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Now we're doing
something for Him.
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So sometimes
people are surprised
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that you're involved like this
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and they want to know
what's the real reason
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and it's just
because of God's love.
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So they want to see that
there are certain big people,
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political people they're never
trying to do anything like this
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but why this
people of this group
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are doing all these things
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so that we find that we
know the light of heavenly God
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and we're still working on it,
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so that many will
receive that same light
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and we are part of that kingdom.
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Well, Pastor Pradeep,
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I really appreciate
the time we spent together.
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Do you have just
one more thought that
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you would like to
share with our audience?
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Yeah, just I want to say that
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if you know the Christ
and Christ in within us
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and if you do something for Him,
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at least we will be not fail
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and he will reward
us with heavenly gift
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and that is eternal life
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and I hope you
all must help others
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that surround your community,
help them in small things
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and one day that will
thing only became a big thing
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and God will bless you for this
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and God will invite you
for His eternal kingdom.
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And I hope so that
everybody will be blessed.
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Well, I sure appreciate it
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and I just want to say
to our viewing audience,
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you know, Matthew
25 tells us a lot about
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how to share and connect
with the people around us,
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and may be we should just
reflect on that a little bit,
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take Pradeep's
example that example of Jesus
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and to share with out community.
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Back to you, Gary.
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Next up, a music
video and as you watch
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and listen to this video,
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please quietly pray, pray
for mission around the world,
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pray for people who're involved
in the frontlines of sharing
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the good news
about Jesus Christ,
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seeking to fulfill
the gospel commission
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for this gospel of the kingdom
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will be
preached in all the world
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as a witness to all nations
and then the end will come.
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Here's keep hope
alive with John Lucas.
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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When I look into your eyes
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I see the pain of
life glaring back at me
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Hidden behind
your constant smile
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You wear in your daily pantomime
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I want you to know
I've prayed for you
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God's message to
you is solid and true
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He said in spite
of the pains of life
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I love you
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And for you I've paid the price
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So even when it
doesn't seem that way
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Don't stop
believing, remember to pray
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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In this game of
life, adult children we
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Bruise each other dangerously
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With masks we
hide the endless tears
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That tell the tale of our fears
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I want you to know
I've prayed for you
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God's message to
you is solid and true
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He said keep joy in your heart
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And hope for a future where
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We'll never part.
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Remember when it
doesn't seem that way
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Don't stop
believing, remember to pray
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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God is good all the time
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All the time God is good
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Well, thanks
for joining us today
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on Global Mission Snapshots
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and I hope that
you've been challenged
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and inspired by what
you've seen and heard,
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and thank you so much
for your continuing support
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of mission around the world
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with your prayers, your finances
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and your personal involvement.
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If you live in North America,
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we love to send
you a small gift,
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a small thank you
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for what you do
to support mission.
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It's called "A Taste of Travel"
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and it's written by
Adventist Mission's Nancy Kyte
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and it features recipes
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from all over the
globe that you can try.
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Well, for Adventist
Mission, I'm Gary Krause
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and I hope that you
can join me next time here
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on Global Mission Snapshots.
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