Welcome back to
Frankfurt, Germany.
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And more specifically, to
the old center of Frankfurt.
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There are buildings here that
date back to the 14th century.
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Of course, many were destroyed
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during the Second
World War and rebuilt.
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And the name of this
area is called Romerberg,
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which refers back to
the Roman settlements,
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the original
settlements in this area.
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In fact, there are still
remains till this very day.
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Next up, we travel to Moscow
to a unique mission project.
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It is a walking project.
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With mission to the cities,
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that is Christ's
invitation for all of us
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as believers
and followers of Him
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to engage and
to use every talent
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or imagination to
then impact urban areas.
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I'm here with Mikhail Kaminskiy,
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and he is the
president of Euro-Asia division.
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Thanks for being with us today.
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Thank you for inviting.
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I was just interested
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that one of your largest
cities is Moscow, Russia.
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And so, how large is that city?
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We estimate that it has
around 18 millions population,
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because officially we have 14,
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we have official
two millions immigrants,
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and I think who is
known official people
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who just come and leave
without any registration
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that we have from
16 to 18 million people
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who is living everyday there.
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Yeah.
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And so, this is
thrilling to hear that
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you told me a
story of one young adult,
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and how she was
doing something amazing
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taking a hobby that she had,
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and to organize the
church family there in Russia.
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Tell us about that story?
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Now woman understand
why Ellen G. White said
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that the work of the Lord will
be finished by young people.
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They dream a lot
and beside of that,
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they have enough strength
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to fulfill their
dreams like this young lady.
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When she heard a
call of the pastor
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to do something
for the Lord, she said,
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"Why not to do what I
like to do for myself?"
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And her hobby, as you
said is Nordic walking
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or is known
Scandinavian walking.
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This is the same like skiing at
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or during the winter time,
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but without the skis,
but still using their sticks.
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Right, the ski poles, right?
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Ski poles.
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It's provide
people now stability,
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very easily to walk
and in the same time
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to have the healthy nourishment
of their bodies because,
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while they are
walking, all of their muscles,
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they start to work.
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And because in
Russia for example,
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and also in
Ukraine, and other countries
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of our Union
Western part of our division
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has from six to
eight months of winter.
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They used to use a
skiing for their exercising
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during the winter.
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Therefore, when
winter is finished,
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they continue to use
the same style of life.
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Well, that's thrilling
of how this young adult
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is using her hobby
of a Nordic walking
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or this cross-country
skiing to impact her city.
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But how has she organized that?
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Because it's one
thing just to, you know,
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I'm just one member,
this is one young adult.
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And you know, I'd
love to do exercise
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and I'd love to do my hobbies,
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but how did she organize it
to impact the city of Moscow?
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Yeah, it was one moment in her,
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I think the prime moment
when she come to the idea,
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and after that she
shared to his pastor,
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that she would like to go
out only from the church walls.
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And to organize the
groups over the Nordic walking
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in each park over the Moscow.
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Now, how many
parks does Moscow have?
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Because Moscow is very big city,
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and we have only five
international airports,
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can imagine how many parks.
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A hundreds of parks.
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Hundreds of
park, and her idea is
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to establish a interesting
groups of the Nordic walking
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in each park over the city.
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And her approach is
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that she is
coming to the church,
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and she is announcing her ideas.
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And in every congregation,
there is a group of the people
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who is very interesting
in such of the activities.
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It's very easy,
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it's not require any
theological background.
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And they're gathering
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one day a week in the location.
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They appointing,
inviting their friends,
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and they start to walk.
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Thank you so much,
Pastor Mikhail Kaminskiy.
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It's been thrilling to hear
how one young adult in Moscow
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in taking her
talent and her passion,
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and her hobby of Nordic walking
has started these walking clubs
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to then transform her city
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there in Moscow, Russia
and bring the gospel there.
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You know, this just reminds
me the story of the power
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that each one of us that
God has given in our hearts,
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the power of imagination,
the power of creativity.
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And when God gives
those things to us,
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and we're able to use
those and share with others,
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we can actually
transform not only our lives,
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but also our
neighborhoods and even cities.
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And so this is thrilling.
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So, Gary, I'm just so
happy to hear this report
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here from Moscow, Russia.
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Now, back to you.
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I hope you are enjoying
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our tour of
mission around the world.
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Next up, the Nine Mile
Church in Papua New Guinea.
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Located nine miles
from the center of the city,
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the Nine Mile
district was known as
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one of the worst
areas in Port Moresby,
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Papua New Guinea.
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But if you look closely,
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you'll catch a
glimpse of change,
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progression and hope.
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In this neighborhood,
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a new
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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has brought a sense of pride
to the Nine Mile Community.
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This place has been
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one of the worst
places in the city.
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Nobody liked to come here.
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When they hear
the name Nine Mile,
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the feel wasn't
going to their hearts.
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But then, we as a leaders,
we have to come together,
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we have to pray.
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And then, you know, those times,
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our wives and children,
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girls should, they
never walked freely,
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come to church to.
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Even sometimes,
they had stepped here.
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Some people arrive
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and kill in our own
church and ground too.
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But this has changed.
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And that way, God
has blessed us a lot.
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Now, we can see
our wives and children,
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they walk freely
for nightly programs.
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The current
Adventist Church is overflowing
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and cannot fit more people.
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Church leaders like Vincent
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have a heart
for the people here.
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Vincent is a
successful real estate agent,
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who is very involved in
the church's activities.
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As the new Nine Mile
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Seventh-day Adventist
Church is constructed,
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church leaders like
Vincent go into the community
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to get to know the
people who live here.
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He talks with the people,
gives them Bible studies,
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and finds out what
needs they might have.
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There are many, very,
many poor people around here.
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Even though our country is rich,
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but we have many
poor people around here.
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So we need to go
out and many people,
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they don't know about Jesus.
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Although many of the
church members have low incomes,
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they work hard and save to give
to the church building project.
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The new church's presence
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has already attracted
the members of the community
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to ask questions
about the Adventist faith.
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When we build a
church, a big church like this,
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in the center of our
settlement like this,
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we know that we
will reach out to them.
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And tell the truth 'cause
Jesus will come very soon.
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This new church will
hold more than 1,000 people.
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One of the people
who will be attending
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this new church is Jack.
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Not long ago, Jack's
brother was very sick.
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He had been studying
the Bible with Adventist,
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and decided he
wanted to be baptized.
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Jack's brother was too
sick to go to the church.
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So, the members rolled
a water tank to his house.
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Jack had been thinking about
the Sabbath issue for sometime.
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As he saw his
brother being baptized,
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he decided he also
wanted to become an Adventist.
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Jack was baptized in this
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portable water tank
outside of his home,
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and he is contributing greatly
to the new building project.
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The Nine Mile
Church has already made
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a huge splash in this
community through their actions.
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When the new
building is completed,
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it will be able to
accommodate every one
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who wants to worship
with them on Sabbath.
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Please pray for construction
of this new church building.
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And pray for the
members of this church
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as they continue to
share God's beautiful message.
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Big problem in New Guinea,
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they really need to
know more about Jesus.
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That's why we want to
ask the world to pray for us,
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so that all our
neighboring communities here
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will know about Jesus.
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Well, that's about
it for today's program
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and I hope that you've
been challenged and inspired
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by what you've seen and heard.
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As we have seen
mission in action
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in various parts of the world,
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from big cities such as
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Moscow to Frankfurt
to more remote areas,
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Papua New Guinea and the Amazon.
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The light of God's love
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is being shown in
practical ways by men and women,
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who've taken the
gospel commission seriously
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and are working on
the frontlines of mission.
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I want to thank you so
much for your continuing support
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of Adventist mission
through your prayers,
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through your financial support
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and through your
personal involvement.
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Before we go, I would like
to offer you a small free gift.
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It's a Adventist
Mission carry bag, a tote bag.
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And as you carry
this for your shopping,
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carrying your books, whatever,
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just a little reminder
about the importance of mission.
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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
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right here on Mission 360.
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