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Series Code: GMS
Program Code: GMS001004A
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00:11 When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses
00:14 to the church door in Wittenberg, 00:16 he came here to Heidelberg for a formal disputation. 00:21 There were hopes that he will be silenced. 00:23 But instead, he watered the seeds 00:25 for the Protestant Reformation. 00:27 On today's program, we'll walk the streets 00:30 that Martin Luther walked. 00:31 But more importantly, we will be seeing his message, 00:35 the gospel message spread throughout the world. 00:42 Just before He went up to heaven, 00:45 Jesus gave us a command. 00:48 He gave us a mission. 00:50 Jesus said "Go, 00:53 go unto all the world telling them of His love." 00:58 This is our mission. This is our Global Mission. 01:07 Hello, I'm Gary Krause, 01:09 and welcome to Global Mission Snapshots, 01:11 coming to you today from the historic 01:13 and the beautiful city of Heidelberg, Germany. 01:17 In this city, so many things 01:19 have happened through the years. 01:20 But my favorite story is the story of Martin Luther, 01:23 and of course the Protestant Reformation 01:26 that played an important role in this city. 01:29 Martin Luther was not a perfect man. 01:31 But he took God's words seriously 01:33 and he was prepared to lay his life 01:35 on the line because of it. 01:37 And today, the rays of truth 01:39 that spread from the Protestant Reformation 01:42 are still going out to the ends of the earth, 01:45 even to Papua New Guinea 01:47 where we're going next for our first story. 01:57 My biggest aim is to help people change their live 02:01 economically, socially, and spiritually 02:04 so they're ready when the Lord comes. 02:07 In Papua New Guinea, villagers depend on growing crops 02:11 and raising animals as a source of income. 02:13 They will often find 02:15 that there is not much income to live on. 02:17 A lot of the younger working generation 02:19 decide to move to the cities 02:20 to find better paying job opportunities 02:23 leaving the older generation to work in the villages. 02:27 Adventist church member, Brother John, 02:29 takes it upon himself to visit villages 02:32 and educate them on how they can thrive 02:34 in the village environment. 02:35 He studied agriculture 02:37 at a prestigious agricultural school in Japan. 02:41 He teaches them how to maximize their earnings 02:43 by sharing his formal education with them. 02:48 Some people get on me and say things like, 02:50 "You shouldn't give away a free service. 02:52 They should pay you for what you are giving them." 02:55 But when I hear that, I ask them, 02:57 "Did you pay for my school fee? 02:59 It is up to me how I use my knowledge to help others." 03:04 Brother John usually visits villages 03:06 with Adventist members as a gateway into the village. 03:09 And then welcomes everyone 03:11 in the village to join the lesson. 03:14 His visits begin with prayer and a short Bible lesson. 03:17 He teaches them practical skills 03:19 about how to do things 03:20 like how to make your own chicken feed, 03:22 or the best way to grow their crops. 03:28 The villagers get a hands-on demonstration 03:30 of how to perform the farming techniques. 03:41 These tangible skills allow the villagers 03:43 to earn more money 03:44 and improve the quality of their lives. 03:47 Brother John explains how their jobs 03:48 are very important to the country's economy. 03:52 With this knowledge, 03:53 the villagers feel more confident 03:55 and excited about doing their jobs. 03:58 That's why I am so happy that I can be involved 04:01 and go places to train others. 04:03 When they're satisfied, I'm satisfied. 04:06 Brother John's approach not only encourages 04:09 the church members in the village, 04:10 but also shows others that he cares about them. 04:13 He is doing his best to follow the example 04:16 Christ modeled for us when He was on the earth. 04:19 Through this ministry, 04:20 many people have felt the love of Jesus. 04:23 The churches are growing in the villages 04:25 that Brother John has visited. 04:27 Since the villagers are making more money 04:29 by using Brother John's farming techniques, 04:31 church members are also giving 04:33 more to support their church and mission offerings. 04:37 I have realized that the tithes 04:38 and offerings have gone up in all the districts. 04:42 Please pray for Brother John 04:44 as he continues to volunteer his time to share his knowledge 04:47 with the villagers of Papua New Guinea. 04:50 Pray that he can continue to model Christ method 04:52 and spread the message of Jesus. 04:55 Thank you for supporting mission. 05:03 My guest is Pastor Corrado Cozzi, 05:05 who is the communication director 05:07 for the Seventh-day Adventist Church 05:09 in the Inter-European region. 05:11 Corrado, thanks for joining us. 05:13 Prego. Okay, thank you. 05:14 You are from Italy originally and your area of influence 05:20 now is how many countries here in Europe? 05:23 We have particularly all the south of Europe, 05:26 part of the west, and part of the east. 05:29 So, from Bulgaria, that is in the east, 05:32 the Romania, Czech and Slovakia. 05:34 We have Germany, Austria, Switzerland, 05:38 Italy, France, Germany I say, and Spain, and Portugal, 05:42 and the islands here around. 05:44 So you have all these different territories 05:46 with different histories, 05:48 different languages, different cultures. 05:50 How do you put together a communication strategy 05:53 for such diverse region? 05:58 You see, which is my Italian name, my Italian language. 06:01 So, the challenge is the language. 06:04 We have to understand each other. 06:06 But really, today, to say that the language 06:08 is an obstacle is not correct 06:11 because all of us can speak English. 06:13 Maybe you can understand that my English is not correct, 06:16 but we try to do our best 06:18 just to be in contact each other. 06:20 So first obstacle could be the language, 06:23 and of course we can overcome this, trying to understand, 06:29 to learn also different languages. 06:30 You know, most of us speaks three, four languages 06:34 in order to be, to say understand 06:36 about these international context. 06:38 But the second is their culture. 06:40 Okay, we have to understand not only that word, 06:43 but also how to be with people that are living 06:46 in a different background, different culture. 06:49 They needs a different team leader 06:52 because we are in Europe, of course, but different 06:55 and we have to be ready to give an answer. 06:57 Yes, now, when you talk about spiritual things, 07:00 Christian things, Adventist things, 07:04 your audience come 07:06 is increasingly a secular audience, 07:08 a non-church attending audience. 07:11 How do you make the Christian message 07:15 understandable to these people? 07:17 You know, we have this good facilities 07:20 or good possibility or opportunity with the media. 07:23 Okay? 07:24 Website, application, internet is helping us 07:29 just to share the message in a way 07:33 that this could be understandable. 07:36 Today, the people don't listen with the ear, 07:40 they listen with their eyes, so they need the images. 07:43 So, we can share some messages that are really deep message 07:48 regarding the Bible, regarding Christianity, 07:51 regarding the spiritual things. 07:52 And then we can share 07:54 with the help of these tools that can, 07:57 and some times, simplify also the meaning of this message. 08:04 Of course, of course, we are in a place 08:08 that you have not only one kind of religion. 08:11 So, and you, you have to know 08:14 the different religion that where you are living. 08:16 So to be, to say tolerant, to be respectful, 08:23 to know the thinking of the others, 08:26 and to try to speak the same language. 08:28 Yes, yeah. 08:30 Now, you also have Hope channel here in Europe. 08:33 What sort of programming do you put on the Hope channel? 08:37 Normally, we have two big chain of channel. 08:42 So, we have German Hope channel and Romanian Hope channel 08:46 that are broadcasting daily. 08:48 And let's say, almost all the day. 08:51 So normally, the program that we are trying 08:54 to broadcast are linked or related with panel, 09:01 let's say discussion around a topic that is very important, 09:05 trying to understand what the society 09:07 would like to know regarding some topic 09:10 that is very hot potato, homosexuality, immigrants now, 09:16 the question of, of course the crisis, 09:18 the financial crisis. 09:20 So, and we try to give some answer, 09:22 trying to present our opinion, and mixing this opinion 09:27 with also some messages coming from the Bible, 09:30 which suggestion or which supports, 09:34 built a support that Bible can give today. 09:37 And we have to use the language of today, 09:39 but based on the Bible. 09:43 Right, so to show how the Bible 09:45 can be applied to practical situations. 09:47 Exactly, exactly. 09:49 Now, I understand that the Hope channel 09:50 in Romania is a very popular channel. 09:53 Can you describe the influence it has in Romania? 09:56 Yeah, as the statistic said that the Romanian Hope channel 10:00 is the fourth national rating channel or TV station 10:06 that they have in Romania. 10:07 Number four? Number four. 10:09 It's very popular, why? 10:11 Because they use to present, really to say, 10:17 the answer of the real need of the society. 10:19 So they call people on the studio, 10:24 people from the society, some political people, 10:28 or other people that come from different sectors 10:31 that can give an opinion, an answer, 10:35 sharing of course, this opinion, this answer 10:38 in the way that the people can understand really 10:42 what is the problem, how to solve the problem. 10:44 Of course, there are programs that are strictly linked 10:49 with spirituality message coming from the Bible. 10:52 And the Romania people like this, 10:54 they like this, they like to receive the truth. 10:57 So to be authentic when the message 11:00 or when the speech is presented, 11:02 to be authentic and they accept. 11:04 Wonderful, what are your hopes, 11:07 Corrado, for communication in this region? 11:11 As we said before, 11:13 we are in a very interesting region. 11:15 Europe is diversified, 11:17 is divided by culture, languages, 11:21 but united by the same goal, okay? 11:25 Where every people would like to receive 11:28 the same answer to their needs, their basic needs. 11:31 So, communication is trying to respect 11:36 the possibility to give this answer 11:39 using the best the tools that we have. 11:42 So, we cannot close the eyes before the new possibility. 11:46 So, it's not only TVs, it's not only radio, 11:49 it's internet, it's the application. 11:51 There is smart TV today. 11:53 Today, the people use the smart phone, for what? 11:56 For everything. 11:57 We should talk through the smart phone. 12:00 So we are trying to arrive to use this tools 12:03 that the people use it normally, 12:06 and to pass the message 12:08 or might be what we like to share with them 12:10 through this internet and a little tool. 12:13 Wonderful. 12:14 Corrado, thank you for sharing with us today. 12:16 Thank you very much. 12:17 And we will be right back straight after this break. |
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