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>>John Bradshaw:
This is It Is Written.
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I'm John Bradshaw.
Thanks for joining me.
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"And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached
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in all the world for a
witness unto all nations;
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and then shall the end come."
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Matthew 24:14.
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"Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations,
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baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son
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and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to
observe all things
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that I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always,
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even to the end
of the age. Amen."
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That's Matthew 28:19-20.
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"But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit
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has come upon you;
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and you shall be
witnesses to me in Jerusalem,
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and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the end of the earth."
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Acts 1:8.
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At the end of 2018,
the population of the world
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was closing in
on 8 billion people.
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At the same time, the Christian
population of the world
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was said to be
around 2.5 billion.
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Now, you don't have to be
a mathematician of any note
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to work out that
that's 5.5 billion people
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living in the world who do
not have faith in Jesus Christ.
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While you're familiar
with the It Is Written
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television program, I
wanna invite you on a journey
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to understand more about
what It Is Written is doing
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to impact some of these numbers
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and to take the gospel of
Jesus Christ to the world.
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It might sometimes
seem like a hopeless task,
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a mission impossible.
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Except that it
isn't. It cannot be.
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This is mission
possible because Jesus said,
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"This gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached
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in all the world."
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In fact, He said
the end won't come
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until the gospel has
been preached to the world.
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And in Revelation chapter
14, there's a remarkable picture
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of the gospel
going to the whole world:
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Three angels flying
in the midst of heaven,
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having what the Bible
calls "the everlasting gospel"
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to preach to the world,
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to "every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people."
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That's everyone.
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And the angels cry
out with a loud voice,
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a loud voice to be heard.
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Now, the Greek for
that phrase "loud voice"
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is literally "mega
phoné"-- megaphone.
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Their message will
be heard by the world.
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It Is Written is committed to
sharing Christ around the world.
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Not only are our programs
viewed in the United States
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and all around the planet,
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but It Is Written
mission teams regularly visit
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parts of the world where
the need for Jesus is great.
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If you can't go there yourself,
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you can be there
with It Is Written.
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I want to take
you several places.
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We're going to visit
India, Mongolia, Guatemala,
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and we'll talk about work
being done in South Africa,
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Moldova, Zimbabwe, the
Philippines, and more--
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work made possible by
It Is Written missions.
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For several years,
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It Is Written has
been ministering in India
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through a powerful,
life-changing program
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we call Eyes for India.
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Working with
local medical teams,
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generous donors make it possible
for It Is Written to provide
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absolutely transformational
cataract surgery
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that literally
gives the gift of sight.
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People who cannot see or who
have severe vision impairment
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are ministered to by
our Eyes for India team,
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and they
experience the touch of Jesus.
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I've seen it
myself. I've been there.
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I've seen people being led
into surgery completely blind,
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and then I've visited them
days later when they are beaming
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because their
life has been changed.
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They can see.
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And for me, a big
feature of Eyes for India
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is that this
medical work opens doors
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that otherwise would not open.
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While Eyes for India
gives the gift of sight,
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it also gives people the
opportunity to be blessed
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by believers in Jesus,
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a Jesus they otherwise
might never even hear of.
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Eyes for India has
ministered in Hindu temples,
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Sikh temples, in mosques,
opening eyes to see the world
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and opening hearts to
experience the love of God.
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And it's your support that
makes Eyes for India possible.
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If you are sighted, imagine
for a moment being blind.
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And then imagine
receiving your sight.
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Life-changing!
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And over the past few years,
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It Is Written viewers
have given the gift of sight
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to literally tens
of thousands of people.
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It takes just $75 to
open eyes for Christ.
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For less than the
vast majority of people pay
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for a month's cell service.
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Just $75--and that provides
for not only the eye surgery
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but follow-up medical
care, medical supplies,
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Christian
literature, and a lot more.
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There are still 15
million blind people in India--
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a number that's being
reduced, but not rapidly enough.
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So thank you for your
support of Eyes for India,
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a life-changing initiative
of It Is Written missions.
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Your contribution to
It Is Written missions
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makes that all possible.
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>>John: Thank
you for remembering
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that It Is Written exists
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because of the kindness
of people just like you.
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To support this international
life-changing ministry,
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please call us
now at 800-253-3000.
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You can send your
tax-deductible gift
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to the address on your screen,
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or you can visit us
online at itiswritten.com.
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Thank you for your prayers
and for your financial support.
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Our number
again is 800-253-3000,
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or you can visit us
online at itiswritten.com.
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>>John Bradshaw: Thanks for
joining me on It Is Written.
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I'm John Bradshaw.
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In addition to meeting with you
right here on a regular basis,
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our work at It Is Written
sees us taking the gospel
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of Jesus Christ to the world,
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a broken world in
desperate need of good news.
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The vast majority of people
on this planet are not believers
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in Jesus, which means that
from a Christian perspective,
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the vast majority
of people in the world
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are not looking
forward to everlasting life.
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So what can we do about that?
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As well as sharing hope through
programming and resources
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on TV and online,
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It Is Written has for
years been taking the gospel
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to the ends of the earth,
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not only preaching and teaching,
but healing and serving.
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In 2018, Volcán de Fuego,
a 12,000-feet-tall volcano
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40 miles from
Guatemala's Pacific coast,
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sent a pyroclastic flow--
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a mixture of
ash, rock, and gas--
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into the town of
San Miguel Los Lotes.
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An It Is Written mission
team traveled to the area
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and ministered to
thousands of people.
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We were met by
utter devastation.
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There'd been a town
where we were standing,
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with a population of between
12,000 and 15,000 people.
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Three weeks after the eruption,
the town was covered over.
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The ground was still warm.
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People were still
trying to dig out loved ones
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they knew were
buried in the rock and ash.
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Rosa Chacón volunteered
with the government's
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disaster preparedness program.
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[Rosa speaking in Spanish]
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>>Rosa Chacón: We had been
doing simulations for two months
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before this situation,
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so we were already preparing
ourselves for another eruption,
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but we didn't think
that the eruption would be
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as big as it was.
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When 11:00 in the morning
came, we heard a very loud boom,
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and I started running
from one community to another,
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warning people, alerting
them to prepare themselves.
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It is very difficult for me...
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because I lived at the
epicenter of that place--
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in the very place where
that big monster was coming.
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It came crashing,
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and when we saw that
it gained speed, we ran.
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We ran. We ran
to save ourselves.
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We continued in a
car, and we were yelling,
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"Come! Come! That
thing is coming over!"
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I lived through an experience.
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>>John: So the
people who've been through
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something like this...
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How do you understand
their attitude towards God?
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Has that been
affected one way or another?
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>>Rosa: Today, all the
people have come closer to God,
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seeking God,
especially if we pray with them.
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They may have come
from different churches,
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but today when you
approach someone and tell them,
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"We want to pray for you,"
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they cry, they repent,
and they come close to God.
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That is the attitude
that the people now have.
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>>John: So what do you
do when disaster strikes?
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For the It Is
Written mission team,
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the answer was obvious.
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>>Pastor Robert
Costa: Today is special day.
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We are here in Guatemala
with Brother Danny Garcia.
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Tell us what you are
doing in this part of the world.
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>>Danny Garcia: We brought 61
people from the United States,
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a basic mission trip but with
a little bit more of a vision.
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So far this week, we've served
over 3,000 to 4,000 people.
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We've bought
several barrels of medicine,
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3,000 pairs of glasses, and for
this particular community here,
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we're going to be
donating 100 barrels of water
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with the partnership that we
established with It Is Written.
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>>Maggie Reed: It Is Written has
provided a huge blessing for us.
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I mean, it's just amazing
how with that we've been able
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to buy medications locally here.
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They can get seen by the doctors
and get seen by the eye clinic
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and everything.
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>>Danny: You know, we
planned this about a year ago,
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and, uh, during
that year, as you know,
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the volcano erupted just
a couple of miles from here,
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and that changed
our plans completely.
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>>Dr. Omar Chavez: I thought
they were going to cancel
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the trip, but I talked to the
leader of the group, and I say,
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"What are we going to do?"
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And he say, "Well,
actually, the need is greater.
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They need, they need us more."
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So I am excited because we
found a new, uh, motivation
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to help people, and
it has been exciting.
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>>Maggie: The experience is
like nothing you'll ever have.
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To be able to go to a
country and help people in, at--
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when they are at
their greatest need--
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you're being the hands and
feet of Jesus to these people.
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So I would highly
recommend it to anybody
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who gets the
opportunity to do it.
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>>John: San Miguel Los
Lotes has been designated
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a national cemetery by
the government of Guatemala.
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There are people in the
area who experienced the touch
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of the love of God,
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and they were assisted in
putting their shattered lives
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back together.
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For several years, It Is Written
missions has been working
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in the country of Mongolia.
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North of China
and south of Siberia,
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Mongolia is a vast country
with a population of around,
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or maybe just over, 3 million.
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A little over 2 percent
of Mongolians are Christian.
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To minister to the
people of Mongolia,
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It Is Written mission
teams have not only shared
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the good news of the gospel,
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the good news of the Bible
with the people of Mongolia,
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but medical teams have
brought health and healing
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to many people in
need of medical care.
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>>Dr. Gordon Guild:
I've been going to Mongolia
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since 2015 with It Is Written,
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and it's just fun to
treat their medical needs.
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So we see
everything from hypertension
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to a lot of eye problems, skin
problems, uh--you just name it.
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>>Sonia Bain: It's challenging,
but it's rewarding, you know,
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'cause you know that
people really need it.
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It's not readily available like
it is to us in the States, so.
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>>Dr. Bradford Emde: Here we
are in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,
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and this is the vision clinic.
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We brought about 2,000
pairs of eyeglasses with us
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in a variety of prescriptions,
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and we are happy to serve
these people in this community
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that need vision
care desperately.
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>>Elizabeth Chung: My goal here
is to share the love of Jesus
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while helping to
fill their physical needs,
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show them that people do care,
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and we are
motivated by the love of God.
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>>Enkhe Mishigdorj: It Is
Written medical mission team,
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when they serve
to the community,
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it gives a big difference
because people start thinking,
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"Oh, they are not
bombarding us with, uh, Bible,
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and they're serving us."
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And this is the way, as
I can see, that Jesus made,
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that first He
mingled with the people,
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and after, He said, "Follow me."
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>>Dr. Guild: It's in line
with what Jesus set up for us,
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and that's where He took care
of the patients' physical needs,
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and then their emotional needs,
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and then their, uh,
their spiritual needs.
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>>Pastor Darkhanbaatar:
We are so thankful that
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It Is Written team is
here in our community.
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Our people so blessed
with the medical service,
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and this ministry is a
great blessing to the people.
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>>John: The work of
It Is Written missions
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has seen hundreds of people come
to faith in Christ in Mongolia.
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>>Dr. Guild: When
Pastor Bradshaw was there,
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and they were winding
up their, their series
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at the convention center,
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someone tapped me on
the shoulder and said,
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"Would you make
a, uh, house call?"
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So we arrived at this
very, very poor part of town
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and went up to her apartment,
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and there she was, this
young mother, 28 years of age,
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laying in bed there with
these massive tumors bulging
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from each side of her
neck and oozing blood.
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Terminal cancer.
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I examined her,
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and I just assured her
that there wasn't anything more
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that we could do for her.
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She needed at this point
comfort care and pain relief.
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And so I took
that little Bible out,
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and I gave her what I
call my 5-minute sermon,
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from Genesis to the cross,
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and explained to her
that Jesus died for her,
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and if she would accept Him,
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everything
would be well for her.
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I handed her the
little Bible, and I said,
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"Would you like to accept
Jesus as your personal Savior?"
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And in perfect
English, she said,
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"I accept Jesus Christ
as my personal Savior."
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[chokes back tears]
Wow. That was golden.
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That was the icing on the cake.
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But the whipped cream
and the cherry followed that.
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Her 3-year-old daughter got down
and came over to me and says,
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"Dr. Guild," in perfect English,
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"thank you for
praying for my mother."
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I mean, I had tears
running down my eyes.
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[starts to cry] It was,
it was, it was fantastic.
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>>John: It Is Written
missions is made possible
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by It Is Written
viewers who wanna see the gospel
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go to the world.
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I want to ask you to be
part of this life-changing work.
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Eyes for India continues; people
are receiving the gift of sight.
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It Is Written
continues to serve in Mongolia.
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In Zimbabwe, thousands of
people have heard the Bible
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being proclaimed,
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and hundreds and hundreds
have come to accept Jesus
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as their Lord and Savior
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through the work of
It Is Written missions.
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The same is true
for the Philippines,
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where thousands of
people surrendered their lives
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to Jesus Christ as
a result of the work
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of It Is Written missions.
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Now, they live in
the hope of eternal life.
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Thank you for
making that possible.
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To support the life-changing
work of It Is Written missions,
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please call to
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to bring Christ to
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Or you can visit us online
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Every penny, every dollar
you contribute to the work
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of It Is Written
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around the world.
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It's a vast work,
it's a vast world,
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but Jesus said, "Go."
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And we're going,
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through the work of
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I'll be back with
more in just a moment.
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>>Announcer: It Is Written's
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>>John Bradshaw: In
Guatemala, Central America,
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a volcano had been erupting
on and off for many years.
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In June of 2018, everything
changed for the people
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living beneath it.
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"Danger on the
Doorstep" from It Is Written
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takes you to Volcán de
Fuego, the "Volcano of Fire,"
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in Guatemala.
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We speak to survivors
of the devastating eruption
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and join heartbroken people
looking for their families
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in the aftermath.
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Join It Is Written
on location in Guatemala
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for "Danger on the Doorstep."
00:18:10.35\00:18:12.35
As we visit those
rebuilding their lives
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after they'd lost
their homes, possessions,
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and even their families.
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And could it be
that you're living
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with danger on your doorstep?
00:18:19.79\00:18:21.70
The Bible speaks of
the spiritual danger
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confronting our world
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and helps us to take concrete
steps to be spiritually safe.
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"Danger on the Doorstep,"
brought to you by It Is Written.
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Watch now on It Is Written TV.
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Go to www.itiswritten.tv.
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That's itiswritten.tv.
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>>John Bradshaw: Thanks for
joining me on It Is Written.
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Jesus identified a significant
challenge for the church
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in Luke 10:2--
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"The harvest truly is
great, but the laborers are few;
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therefore pray the
Lord of the harvest
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to send out
laborers into His harvest."
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Big harvest, few laborers
to bring in the harvest.
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There are people all over
the world who must be reached
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with the good news, with
the hope of the return of Jesus,
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with the reality of forgiveness
of sin and of removing guilt,
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and of God's promise
to give people a new heart
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and a new life.
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Our time on this
earth is incredibly short.
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It was James who said that
our life was simply a vapor
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that appears for a
moment and then vanishes away.
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We are here,
and then we're gone.
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If there's no eternity,
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life on earth seems
pitifully inadequate.
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A loving God wants to see as
many of His children as possible
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saved into His eternal kingdom,
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which is why you're seeing
this It Is Written program.
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I wanna encourage you
to know the God of heaven
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and to follow Him,
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to love Him who has
done so much to save you.
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And every day there are people
going down to Christ-less graves
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who've never had the
chance to hear about Jesus.
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You know, there isn't a single
person who can't do something
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to encourage someone to know
God and to know eternal life.
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There are many
unlikely heroes in the Bible.
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A little boy gave
Jesus his meager lunch.
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Jesus turned it into
a feast for thousands.
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A captive young servant
girl in Syria told Naaman's wife
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that if Naaman wanted
to be healed of leprosy,
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he should see the
prophet in Israel.
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Naaman went, and he was
healed because of the witness
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of a little girl who'd
been taken from her country
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and forced into
slavery in a foreign land.
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It's like the parable
Jesus quoted in Luke 19.
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The question on
the minds of the people
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was the coming of the Messiah.
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Luke 19:12-13 says,
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"He said therefore,
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'A certain nobleman
went into a far country
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to receive for himself
a kingdom, and to return.
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And he called his ten servants,
and delivered them ten pounds,
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and said unto them,
"Occupy till I come."'"
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Now, this is a clear
reference to the return of Jesus
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to this world.
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He gave his
servants pounds--money--
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and told them to
occupy until He returned.
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The amount of money
differed from person to person.
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One was given
five, the story tells us,
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another two, and another one.
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And Jesus says,
"Occupy until I return."
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One version says,
"Do business with these."
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Another says,
"Trade with these."
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The point is clear:
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"I've entrusted
something to you,
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and I want a
return on my investment.
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Grow this.
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When I come back,
I'm wanting to see more."
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God has given us pounds--
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talents, capabilities.
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And while there are many
ways that we can honor Him,
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what He asks all of us
to do is to do something
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to reach someone.
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There are people in
your sphere of influence
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that you can introduce to Jesus,
00:21:42.36\00:21:44.77
and then there are
others that you might never see,
00:21:44.80\00:21:46.97
but you can reach them
through It Is Written missions.
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The work of It Is
Written missions in South Africa
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saw physicians and other
health care professionals
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ministering in AIDS clinics,
ministering in public places,
00:21:55.98\00:21:59.35
working
alongside gospel ministers
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who shared hope from the Bible.
00:22:01.65\00:22:04.15
One young lady visited one
of our team in an AIDS clinic,
00:22:04.19\00:22:07.32
knowing that the news
that she was about to get
00:22:07.36\00:22:10.06
was not going to be good.
00:22:10.09\00:22:12.49
She looked into the eyes of
one of our team, and she said,
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"I need God in my life.
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Would you help me to know God?"
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And yes, we could.
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When it comes to
sharing Christ with others,
00:22:24.01\00:22:26.01
not only are those
we minister to blessed,
00:22:26.04\00:22:28.81
but those who do the
ministering are blessed as well.
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It Is Written missions
travels each year to Moldova,
00:22:31.81\00:22:36.65
a small country between
Romania and the Ukraine,
00:22:36.69\00:22:40.32
and there we share the
good news of Jesus Christ
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in a variety of ways.
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>>Dr. Emde: When we went
to Mongolia with Yves Monnier,
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my wife, who is a
teacher at the local high school
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here at Greeneville
Adventist Academy, she says,
00:22:52.67\00:22:54.80
"We'd love to take
our high school students
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on a mission trip."
00:22:56.34\00:22:57.21
And Yves is like,
"You know, Moldova,
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we've been working there,
and that's a perfect spot."
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>>Angela Emde: After
months of planning with Yves,
00:23:03.11\00:23:05.08
we came up with a
very all-encompassing plan
00:23:05.11\00:23:07.98
for our students.
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>>Katie Jane Emde: I
worked in the vision clinic,
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where we saw 787 patients and
dispensed 767 pairs of glasses.
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>>Judah Brass: We also
did some community service
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in the local communities.
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We shoveled snow
and cleaned houses.
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>>Kiran Finley: We went
and delivered food to people
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who are shut in,
or they were poor.
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They were so happy to see us.
00:23:26.97\00:23:27.97
They were like, "You
know, no one loves me.
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My children, they
don't visit me anymore."
00:23:29.84\00:23:31.84
Just seeing the love from
you guys made them so happy,
00:23:31.87\00:23:35.51
and they didn't
want us to leave.
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>>Angela: So the final
service that we were there,
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Pastor Alex gave an altar call.
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At first, no one came up.
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And then, all of
a sudden, whoosh.
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A whole bunch of kids came up--
I bet 30 or 40 kids or more.
00:23:47.86\00:23:52.19
These were the kids
that we had worked with
00:23:52.23\00:23:55.13
in Vacation Bible
School all week long,
00:23:55.16\00:23:58.20
and these kids had gone up
to commit their lives to Jesus.
00:23:58.23\00:24:03.71
And I kept thinking to myself,
00:24:03.74\00:24:05.34
"We made a difference. We
really made a difference."
00:24:05.37\00:24:09.31
>>John: It Is Written missions
is taking Christ to the world.
00:24:09.34\00:24:12.31
Look around you.
00:24:12.35\00:24:13.65
You'll see it's a
dying world, a hurting world.
00:24:13.68\00:24:16.62
And what the
world needs is hope,
00:24:16.65\00:24:18.99
the hope of the gospel.
00:24:19.02\00:24:20.56
I was in South Africa recently.
00:24:20.59\00:24:22.19
A man came to one
gospel presentation.
00:24:22.22\00:24:24.53
He said, "Thank you,
It Is Written, so much."
00:24:24.56\00:24:27.66
His life had been
in a downward spiral.
00:24:27.66\00:24:30.17
He said, "I can leave this
place tonight having hope."
00:24:30.20\00:24:34.14
He found hope
in the Word of God.
00:24:34.17\00:24:36.50
The hope offered
by Jesus in India,
00:24:36.54\00:24:39.64
where people are
receiving the gift of sight,
00:24:39.67\00:24:41.64
sees lives being
completely changed.
00:24:41.68\00:24:44.88
And that's because of
people like you who are saying,
00:24:44.91\00:24:47.32
"I want to be part of giving the
most incredible gift to someone
00:24:47.35\00:24:50.32
who won't get that
gift without my help."
00:24:50.35\00:24:54.49
And as you give
someone the gift of sight
00:24:54.52\00:24:56.09
through It Is
Written's Eyes for India,
00:24:56.12\00:24:58.43
you're giving someone
the opportunity to see Jesus.
00:24:58.46\00:25:02.06
In Zimbabwe, South
Africa, Ethiopia, Zambia,
00:25:02.10\00:25:05.73
Peru, Australia, in many
countries around the world,
00:25:05.77\00:25:10.54
people are
hearing the good news,
00:25:10.57\00:25:12.71
and their lives are
being impacted by people
00:25:12.74\00:25:14.98
who share Jesus in
words and in actions.
00:25:15.01\00:25:19.48
I'd be so grateful if
you'd be part of the work
00:25:19.51\00:25:21.32
of It Is Written missions.
00:25:21.35\00:25:23.18
Please call us to donate, to
invest in souls for eternity.
00:25:23.22\00:25:28.09
Call 800-253-3000.
00:25:28.12\00:25:30.93
That's 800-253-3000.
00:25:30.96\00:25:34.30
Or donate online at
www.itiswritten.com/missions.
00:25:34.36\00:25:40.00
Your gift will enable mission
teams to reach the unreached,
00:25:40.04\00:25:44.31
to take hope
where there isn't hope,
00:25:44.34\00:25:46.71
to share the gospel with people
00:25:46.74\00:25:47.98
you might never
meet on this earth,
00:25:48.01\00:25:50.08
but people you'll meet in heaven
because they learned about Jesus
00:25:50.11\00:25:53.48
through your kindness.
00:25:53.52\00:25:55.42
Just call 800-253-3000,
00:25:55.45\00:25:58.05
800-253-3000.
00:25:58.09\00:26:00.06
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or visit us online at
itiswritten.com/missions.
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Your support will change lives.
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Your support will save lives.
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On behalf of the thousands
and thousands of people
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who are being and
who will be reached
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by the work of It Is
Written missions, thank you.
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Thank you, and God bless you.
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>>Announcer: It Is Written's
life-changing mission work
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in countries like India,
the Philippines, South Africa,
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and many more is bringing
people to Jesus every day.
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Your gift to support
It Is Written missions
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will make a profound
difference in the lives of many
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who may otherwise
never hear the gospel.
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For a limited time,
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we will send you this
beautiful It Is Written Bible
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in genuine black leather for
your donation of $100 or more.
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To receive this
Bible and support
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It Is Written's
mission work around the world,
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call 800-253-3000.
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>>John Bradshaw:
Let's pray together now.
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Our Father in heaven,
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in the beginning God
created a wonderful world.
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He placed two holy
people in a perfect garden.
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And then sin came.
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And Jesus said,
"Go, therefore..."
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Thank you, Lord, for the
work of It Is Written missions
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and for those who are
making this work possible.
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Our Father, bless our teams.
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Bless Your work
around the world,
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and as You work
through It Is Written missions.
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Lord, we pray,
continue to do a great thing
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and bless those who
give that many, many lives,
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more than we could ask or think,
will be touched for eternity.
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Bless us and keep us as we
together work in this great work
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of reaching a
lost world for Jesus.
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In Jesus' name we pray.
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Amen.
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Thanks so much for joining me.
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I'm looking forward to
seeing you again next time.
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Until then, remember:
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"It is written, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone,
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but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.'"
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