Welcome back to Vancouver.
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Next stop, we travel
to the country of Myanmar,
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where Rick Kajiura
visits a centre of influence,
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in the capital city Yangon.
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Rick.
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Thank you.
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We are here in Yangon, Myanmar.
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And I'm in a brand
new center of influence
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and with me is Dr. Trele,
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who is a medical doctor
here and you are instrumental
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in getting this
center set up here.
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Tell us a little bit about
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what are you doing
here in this center?
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All right, we call it
Newstart Lifestyle Center,
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and then we based on
the Newstart principles
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that we want to
promote and prevent diseases,
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especially the lifestyle
diseases like diabetes,
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hypertension,
heart disease, obesity,
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you know that kind
of lifestyle diseases.
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So, because in
Yangon, I believe,
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the relevance and incidence
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of these lifestyle
diseases are increasing
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because the lifestyle in Yangon,
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you know, in Myanmar,
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it's like imitate to
the western lifestyle.
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So, so these are the
burden that I saw in Myanmar.
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So that, this lifestyle
center will prevent or promote,
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you know, prevent the disease
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and promote the health
of the community around.
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So these lifestyle
diseases as we called them
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like diabetes,
hypertension things like that,
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because people are
living in the big cities,
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their lifestyle has changed.
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They drive cars, they eat more
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and so they're
affected more by these diseases.
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And so, this is a new center.
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How long has the
center been here?
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Okay, this was
open just yesterday.
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Yesterday? Officially.
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Yeah, but we have
been running this center
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with the low profile basis
within the church community,
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it's three years ago.
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Okay. Yeah.
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So when you talk about some
of these lifestyle diseases,
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what are the
things that you are doing
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or teaching to help
people learn how to,
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how to deal with them.
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I know one thing
we have right here is,
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some exercise machines,
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but can you tell me a
little bit about that?
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Sure.
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As I said you before,
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we are based on a
Newstart principle.
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So we focus on
the Newstart things.
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So, for
nutrition we encourage them
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to eat the more
vegetables and fruits.
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For nutrition?
Yeah, nutrition, exercise.
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You know,
exercise. Exercise. Right.
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And then water,
drinks enough mineral water.
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Yeah, and exposed to
the sunlight for a bit.
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And then two is the temperance,
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so we let them to
avoid the harmful things.
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And then we do, to
follow the things that do,
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that is good moderately.
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So, this is temperance.
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So temperance is, so
that is things like stopping?
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Like, they have
to avoid the coffees,
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you know, alcohol, smoking.
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Alcohol and smoking. Yes.
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So, do you help
them stop smoking
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if they have a problem?
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Yes, we have a breathe
free smoking cessation center.
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A breathe free
smoking suggestion center.
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Yeah, yeah,
yes. Wonderful, okay.
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So temperance and then--
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A fresh air, fresh air. Air.
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And so fresh air, we let them,
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let them do the deep
breathing exercise daily
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and then we
encourage them to make,
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you know, to, we
educate them to get a fresh air.
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How they can get the fresh air,
you know, through ventilation.
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Yeah, and, rest, proper
rest. Yeah, proper rest.
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Proper rest, that
include, you know, everything
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and deliberate and
also the, also the sleep,
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you know, how to, how
they can get the sound sleep.
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And then weekly
rest, and the annual rest.
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So, we encourage them to
follow these rest principles.
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So I know some of the
things that you are doing is,
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we had some soy milk,
so what are the things
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that you are
doing like soy milk,
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what else are you doing?
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Yeah, we encourage
the, to produce our own food
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like a soy milk.
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And then we order
the same brown rice
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and also, we, how
to say, brown bread.
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Okay. Yeah.
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And also, even though we
can produce the organic food
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yet we do collect
things that organically grown.
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Yeah, the fruits and
vegetables, we bought it.
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Okay, now you
only opened yesterday,
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but are you hearing from people
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that there is an
interest in the center yet?
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Yes, yes. Okay, so
what are they saying?
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Especially, yesterday program,
we saw people are coming,
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especially the
middle class and high class.
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So they know about health,
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they are more
aware of the health.
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So they want to know the,
how to prevent the disease,
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you know, how to get
well soon, so, that they are,
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they are educated, at this area.
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People living
around here are educated,
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so they, yeah they're
very interested to our program.
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Wonderful. Yeah.
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If people around the world
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could pray for
something for this center,
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what would you
ask them to pray for?
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Yes, please.
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I would like to request
to pray for this center,
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especially, we
have just started.
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So we need to do,
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we need to develop
things to be neat and tidy
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and to extend the program
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so that it would become
the center of influence.
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So that people will seek
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that our program
will influence them
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and so then we
can influence them
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and then through
this center of influence,
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we get to know people more
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and then we can
share the love of God more.
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Now, you have some dreams
for the future for this place.
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What are your hopes
and dreams for this place?
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Yeah, we have a
problem beside this area.
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We are planning to
set up a food store
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and a physiotherapy department
and vegetarian restaurant.
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Because vegetarian restaurant,
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we have the Chinese
vegetarian restaurant here,
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but they are not healthy.
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Very oily and they
look, use a lot of MSG.
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So we want a really
healthy vegetarian restaurant.
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So when you open the
vegetarian restaurant
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let me know, I
have to come back.
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Sure, please come. Welcome.
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Oh, it's really wonderful
to see what you are doing here,
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you know, you know, the
city has grown tremendously
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and like cities
all over the world.
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You know, centers of influence
can make a tremendous impact.
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Dr. Trele, thank you very much
for joining us and back to you.
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Next stop, we travel to
the capital city of Uruguay,
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where a center of influence
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works closely
with the radio station.
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Located in South America,
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Uruguay has one of the
largest urban populations
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on the planet with
more than 75 percent
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of Uruguayan's living in cities.
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When it comes to religion,
Uruguay is widely considered
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the most secular
nation in the region.
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Yet people in Uruguay
enjoy a stable government
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and the lowest level
of crime in South America
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making this nation, a
bit of heaven on earth.
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After many years of decline,
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the Adventist Church in Uruguay
is experiencing sizable growth.
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Thanks to church
planting, centers of influence
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and a local radio station
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that broadcast over a
large portion of the country.
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Nuevo Tiempo radio
station at 101.3 FM,
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plays a major outreach role
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in the secular
country of Uruguay.
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This station is
well-known and respected
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for providing
outstanding programming
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in the areas of
health and wellness,
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marriage and family,
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biblical study and
practical Christianity.
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Throughout this
country, the Nuevo Tiempo brand
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is visible at every
Seventh-day Adventist church
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and center of
influence through large signs,
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featuring the radio
station's name and logo.
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This connection between
the local Adventist churches
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and the radio station
has made a positive impact
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on church attendance,
baptisms and retention.
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As listeners hear
the beautiful music
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and thoughtful devotionals,
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they are invited to
contact the radio station
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for Bible studies
and a personal follow up.
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From Matias
Vigil, the personal touch
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is an essential part of serving
people and making friends.
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Matias was recently baptized
and he is already making plans
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to become a pastor.
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In the mean time,
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he manages the
center of influence
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on a busy street in Montevideo.
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This facility like
other centers in the city
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is known as Nuevo
Tiempo's Center of Influence,
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a center that supports and
compliments the radio work.
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Here, listeners find a place
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to learn more about the
topics they hear on the radio.
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And the atmosphere is
welcoming and friendly.
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The center offers the
wide variety of free courses,
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like stress management tutoring,
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music lessons, health
and wellness seminars,
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Bible studies or
simply a caring ear to listen.
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I believe there is a
place for everything.
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The church has an
important role to nourish people
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who come near the church family.
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But there are people
who see a simple sign
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that says church,
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and they would never come close.
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Nonetheless, this
group also has needs,
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and we ought to reach them
with the hope of salvation.
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For this group of people,
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a centre of influence
like, this is perfect.
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It's perfect to get near those
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who have a
prejudice against religion.
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People who shun ceremony
and the rigid structure.
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So, we seek to meet needs,
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to provide them the
things that interest them.
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They become our
friends and we can show them
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the love of God.
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There are
countless stories of people
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who found hope and Jesus
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because of this
center of influence.
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Now it's coming to arrive
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and find people
studying the Bible
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or receiving counseling.
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Tonight, friends of this center
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are learning to
speak Portuguese.
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Uruguay borders the
southern part of Brazil,
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a Portuguese speaking nation,
making this a popular class
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and giving the perfect
opportunity to meet people
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who might never come
near a traditional church.
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Some of the people tonight
are already studying the Bible
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and now they are
making positive connections
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with new visitors.
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The potential of this
center is simply unmeasurable.
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I believe it aligns
with the plans of God
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to establish
centers of influence.
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Ellen G. White
speaks clearly on this topic
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saying that it is
important to reach the people
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who had not
stepped into a church.
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Centers of influence
are the answer to this need.
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They connect people with God.
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Part of your 13th
Sabbath Offering this quarter
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will help build and
operate centers of influence
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and new churches in too densely
populated areas of Montevideo.
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These locations have
little or no Adventist presence.
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Please pray for the
people of Montevideo.
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Also pray for
missionaries like Matias,
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who are engaging people in
urban centers of our world.
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Thank you for
supporting mission offerings
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and centers of influence
like this in Montevideo.
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Well, that's about
it for today's program.
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I hope that you've been inspired
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and challenged by
what you've seen and heard.
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From cities such as Vancouver,
to the more remote area
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such as the school
in the Amazon river
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and also to centers of influence
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such as we've seen in Uruguay.
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People all around the world
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are sharing the
light of God's love.
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And I want to thank you
for your continuing support
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of mission around the
world through your prayers,
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through your
personal involvement,
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and through your finances.
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Speaking of which, I
like to send you this small,
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I guess it's
called the money book,
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it says 13th Sabbath
Mission Offering money box.
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You can use, use
this in Sabbath schools,
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you can use it in your
home, to teach your children
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the importance of
supporting mission.
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Just, there's a
hole in the top here
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and you just put your
coins in or your dollars in here
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whatever you have,
and collect the money
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that will support
mission around the world.
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Well, until next
time, I'm Gary Krause
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for Global Mission Snapshots,
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and I hope you can join me
right here on this program.
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