Trying to get in
shape for my trip to India.
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Christ said to go into all
the world and preach the gospel
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to every creature.
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The problem is we
have no idea who they are.
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How are we supposed to
effectively communicate
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the gospel to a people we know
nothing about; how they think,
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what kind of pressures
they have in their daily lives.
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Come with me and let's
meet India Face to Face.
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Welcome to Madras, probably
one of the nicest, least crowded
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cities in India.
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It's November and we're in
the middle of the rainy season.
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But even though I'm getting
wet it's about 85% outside,
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and I'm loving it.
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There are a lot of
people living here in India.
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For a country less than
half the size of the U. S.,
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there are over three times the
population, and many of these
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people aren't just open to the
gospel, they're eager for it.
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As a matter of fact, if the
whole country was exposed to
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Jesus in a positive way,
we would see a new church born
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whose membership would
equal the entire population
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of the United States.
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How are we going to reach
all of these people scattered
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throughout the 400,000
towns and villages of India?
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There just aren't enough
missionaries willing to go from
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the Western countries to get the
job done, and there isn't enough
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money to send them.
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Time for a new approach.
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The seed that was planted years
ago in blood, sweat, and tears
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is ready to be enabled to do a
work we have not been willing or
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able to do ourselves.
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And today we'll have the
privilege of getting a little
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taste of what the indigenous
missionary can do through Christ
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and this
partnership made in heaven.
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Beautiful, beautiful!
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This is a new shed.
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It protects from rain at least.
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So how long has
this shed been here?
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It's just a newly
built shed within the last
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twenty days time.
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How much did the shed cost?
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This cost about $400.00,
I'm sorry, $400.00 of course.
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That's about a
little over 20,000 rupees.
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Uh huh.
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So this can hold about
fifty to sixty people here,
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along with the children,
for every Sabbath worship.
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And it's raining like crazy
outside, and we can still meet.
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Yeah, it's raining, and still
we have a good time inside.
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Yeah.
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When I saw this hut, I was
amazed at the wisdom of the
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local missionary.
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Here was a structure that
met the people where they were,
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and could be
duplicated all over India in any
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small town or village.
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I would never have thought of
building a structure like this.
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I'm used to air conditioning,
padded pews, and nice sound
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systems, unlike this rented
sound system with the speaker
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out in the rain that has
to be moved in so it doesn't
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get ruined.
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I really miss
these church services.
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I was here ten months
ago during the dry season.
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We had no problem at that
time worshipping under the
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shade of a tree.
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But as you can see, now
that it's raining, it would be
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impossible to hold a
worship service outside.
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Hallelujah!
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Imagine little houses of prayer
like this throughout all of
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India, with faithful worshippers
gathering every week to learn
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about Jesus.
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And on weekdays teachers
coming to teach the children
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how to read, write, and pray.
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This is an excellent place for
this prayer house because right
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outside is the neighborhood
water supply where everyone
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gathers to discuss the
days events, and watch the rich
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foreigner drive away.
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Where are we going now?
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We are going to the next spot;
a place called Chambrabockum.
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Actually, these people
are all not preached to.
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They have not been
reached by our gospel yet.
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So they are Hindus who are
willing to listen to the word of
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God and fall in
love with Jesus Christ.
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The prayer house we're going to
now is actually the home of the
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local missionary.
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The main purpose for my
being there is to build up the
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credibility of the
local missionary in the
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eyes of the people.
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They can do all the work
very well, but a white person
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can draw a crowd.
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And they'll be more likely
to accept the message if a white
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person is saying the same thing.
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We are delighted to
have Elder John Wood with us,
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and our church is
indeed privileged to have here.
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And it is our great
privilege to have him here.
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And as an Indian tradition,
we want to welcome him
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on behalf of our church, and
we give this bonito to him also.
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This gift is a symbol
of love and acceptance,
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and they're hoping to hear how
to have a better life in Jesus.
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And when you see their
eyes, you know their souls are
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drinking in the message.
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So the Lord unites our
hearts all over the world.
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And it is wonderful to be part
of the Seventh-day Adventist
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Jesus for India
Christian family.
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Jesus for India
is all about Jesus.
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Hallelujah!
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What a wonderful group here!
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Yeah, thank you.
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So how long have you
been working with this group?
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Ah, from February.
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Okay, alright!
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So what do you teach them about?
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What do you instruct them?
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Uh huh.
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So I've started
telling them that.
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So if we built a big
church then it would be filled?
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Of course!
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I have no doubt about it!
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It will be filled.
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Praise the Lord!
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That girl wants
a special prayer.
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Here's the girl.
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Charmela is her name.
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Father in Heaven, you are
the God, you are the creator of
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the entire universe.
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Thank you for that.
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Thank you.
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God bless you.
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Father God, I pray for
Your healing upon this man.
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May he hide his life
and his thoughts in You.
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Does he have a Bible?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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He needs to spend at least three
hours a day reading from it.
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And fill your
mind with the promises.
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That is bringing
Christ into your life.
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And He will drive out
all of those other problems.
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It works, trust me.
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Praise God!
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Jesus is more
powerful than Satan.
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Jesus will flush Satan out.
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Praise God!
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Amen, Hallelujah!
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Hallelujah!
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As I was leaving, I realized
that none of this ministry
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could have taken place
without the local Bible worker.
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He was the one
that gathered the group.
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He'll be there after I leave.
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He'll nurture them and
lead them into all the teachings
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of Christ.
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Every day a hundred
thousand people in India die
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without hope.
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Yet there are hundreds and
thousands of people like the
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one you met today that are
willing to be sent to their own
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people to present a
sin pardoning Savior.
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And all it takes is a couple
of dollars a day to send them.
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When we support them, and
encourage them, they bring an
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average of two to three
souls to Christ every month.
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It's a
partnership made in heaven.
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This generation of believers
that you and I are a part of
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is responsible for reaching
this generation of people
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around the world today.
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God has provided the tools
and He's provided the means
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to accomplish this task.
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All it takes is
our decision to obey.
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