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00:05 Hello, and welcome to another iSITE and Review.
00:08 It's another beautiful day. 00:09 It actually has a little chance of rain. 00:11 There's a few clouds in the sky, 00:13 but it is another gorgeous day. 00:14 And Jill and I are standing here 00:16 in London in downtown or Central London. 00:18 Downtown. 00:20 Central London I think is what they call it, 00:21 at a busy street corner. 00:23 You can see just down here all the tour buses, etcetera. 00:26 Now this city, 00:28 I have to be honest with you, is confusing. 00:30 There are so many twists and turns, 00:32 and the streets are not necessarily always 00:34 like set in square, 00:36 so there's a lot of twists and turns. 00:38 And I have here in my pocket what we call our oyster card. 00:42 Now this gets us access to the trains, etcetera, 00:45 all the trains and buses. 00:47 But inside of here, you pull this out, it is a map. 00:52 And I'm very thankful, I consider myself... 00:55 I can figure out a map pretty well. 00:56 He's good with directions. He knows... 00:58 You're pretty good. 00:59 This is north, this is south, east, west, 01:01 you know, this is the way we're going and stuff. 01:02 Yeah, that's true. 01:04 But I am very thankful for a map here 01:05 because in London, boy, it is really, really confusing. 01:08 I've actually gotten lost a few times, 01:09 but praise the Lord for the map, we've made it. 01:11 And I think of the great map. 01:13 What map do we have as Christians? 01:14 Amen. The roadmap is the Bible. 01:15 That's right. 01:17 You know, and you think about in London, so many people... 01:20 We were down just a couple days ago 01:21 on Westminster Bridge, and as you walk past that, 01:23 you can hardly get through. 01:25 It's just choked with humanity. With people. 01:27 With the people. 01:29 And you'd think, if we don't know the map, 01:32 we can have the map, but not open it up and read it. 01:34 If we don't read God's Word, 01:35 if we don't know the way to salvation, 01:38 it's just like we're part of the masses passing by 01:41 without any knowledge of Jesus. 01:43 So that is why 3ABN is here in London to bring 01:48 the Word of God, 01:50 to bring light into a dark place. 01:52 I love that scripture, "For God who commanded 01:54 the light to shine out of darkness 01:56 has shined in our hearts." 01:58 And each one of the sites 02:00 that we're going to be going to today, 02:01 each one of those iSITE Review evangelistic sites 02:05 are going to share a little piece 02:06 of what God is doing to bring light, 02:09 to bring the map, the Word of God, 02:11 into their church. 02:12 Yeah, you're absolutely correct. 02:14 And there's a tremendous testimony 02:15 that we're getting ready to go to North Wembley. 02:17 That's right. 02:18 And, you know, again, 02:20 you think about how God's Word is being shared 02:21 each and every day. 02:23 We need to pray for the pastors as they're delivering. 02:25 You know that Satan will be pushed back. 02:27 We need to pray for their health, 02:29 clarity of mind, 02:30 and that as they speak, you know, these guys, 02:33 these ministers, 02:34 they're not just guys, they're pastors, 02:35 they're servants of the Lord that God will be able to speak 02:38 through them to the people. 02:40 And that is absolutely critical. 02:43 And it's a way for us to participate, 02:44 you at home to participate is to pray for them 02:47 that God's Word will be playing 02:49 'cause that is the roadmap for us 02:52 as human beings on this earth. 02:53 It's God's word, 02:55 and what a precious gift that we have. 02:56 But anyway, we're going to North Wembley. 02:57 We're going to North Wembley church, 02:59 and we have a wonderful 3ABN testimony for you now. 03:06 Hello, everybody, on 3ABN! 03:09 I'm Pastor Phil, and I'm here with my good friend, Andrew. 03:13 I met him last night, and we know 03:16 that he was impacted by the Word. 03:18 Andrew, we're so glad that you're with us. 03:21 Say hi to everybody. 03:22 Hey, how's it going, everyone? Alright, good. 03:25 Now listen, Andrew has a powerful testimony. 03:27 Andrew, could you just tell us 03:28 a little bit about your testimony, 03:30 your journey with God? 03:34 Well, it started about two years ago, 03:36 and it actually started 03:40 through 3ABN. 03:43 One of the parts of my testimony, 03:46 my antie and uncle who are Adventists, 03:49 and I used to go to their house, 03:51 and 3ABN would be on, and I'd just get glued to it. 03:54 And there was a particular program, 03:57 I think it was Back to Eden. 03:59 And I watched that, and I just couldn't believe 04:00 how amazing God was in making, 04:05 growing vegetables so simple. 04:08 So that's all hooked me, 04:10 and then I just started watching 04:11 more and more of the programs on 3ABN. 04:15 But my testimony, I guess, 04:19 Cheri Peters as well. 04:22 I met her in Australia. 04:24 I don't really read as well, 04:26 and I'm Dyslexic, 04:30 so I struggle to read, I fall asleep. 04:31 And my auntie also gave me her book. 04:34 Hey, listen, even people 04:35 who aren't struggle with studying, 04:36 you know what I mean? 04:38 But she gave me a book, and I read it cover to cover. 04:41 And then she turned up in Australia a month later, 04:44 and I did her celebrating in... 04:47 Celebrating... 04:48 I can't remember now what it's called now. 04:51 It's Celebrating Life in Recovery. 04:53 That's it! Praise God! 04:55 Andrew, you've been a blessing just being here. 05:00 How are you enjoying the program 05:01 that's been going on so far? 05:05 I wasn't sure what to expect, 05:06 but I guess that was a blessing in itself. 05:09 I was going to go to one of the other churches, 05:12 but I thought, "No, I'll just come here," 05:14 'cause on the way home, 05:15 and there was a guy 05:17 who sat next to me who I've met on the train, 05:20 and I was having a hard time, and he started singing, 05:24 and it brought tears to my eyes, 05:27 and I haven't seen him since. 05:29 And I saw him about two months later, 05:32 and then your message yesterday about change, 05:37 that's where I'm at. 05:38 I've been baptized, 05:40 but I've fallen back into some of my old ways 05:43 and struggles and complaining a lot. 05:45 And your message yesterday, 05:48 it was just hit me right where it needed to hit me. 05:51 And, yeah, I know I can do it. 05:53 If the young king can do it, then I can do it. 05:57 So, yeah, so hopefully, 06:00 this is a start of new things to come. 06:04 Andrew, I believe that this is definitely a start 06:07 of great things to come 06:08 because God has a purpose in your life. 06:10 And we want to see that purpose grow and blossom 06:14 to something awesome and something great. 06:16 So we thank you for joining us 06:18 on this telecast right here on 3ABN. 06:21 God bless you. 06:24 That's an incredible testimony 06:25 we just heard from Phillip Wesley there 06:27 at the North Wembley Church. 06:29 Absolutely. What a blessing! 06:31 The ministry of 3ABN is touching hearts 06:33 and lives all over the world. 06:35 I know he said he was especially blessed 06:36 by Cheri Peters. 06:37 We are outside one of these telephone booths here 06:40 on the street corner. 06:42 And Praise the Lord 06:43 that any time we want to talk to God, 06:47 we don't have to climb in the red booths. 06:48 That's right. You're absolutely correct. 06:50 We can call on Him at any time of day or night, He hears us. 06:53 I remember that when I was dating or courting Jill, 06:56 that was before I had a cell phone, 06:58 and when we were on a trip. 06:59 I would be looking for phone booths. 07:01 Not in London, of course, it was in the United States. 07:03 And I'd find a phone booth, 07:04 and I'd dial you up and talk to you. 07:05 There aren't many of these left, 07:07 but it's pretty neat. 07:08 We came across one of these in Central London. 07:10 But again, a great reminder that God is always available 07:14 to talk to you, not via phone but just a short prayer. 07:17 And I think the message of 3ABN goes out over 07:19 the airwaves 24/7. 07:21 What a blessing for that. 07:23 We're going next to the Brixton Seventh-day Adventist Church. 07:26 Pastor Gamal Alexander is over there, 07:28 and he has an interview with, I think it's... 07:30 They're young. They're fairly young. 07:32 But they call them a host and a hostess at their church. 07:35 And it's a wonderful thing at... 07:37 I know at the Croydon church 07:38 and at the other churches as well, people are involved, 07:42 the local church members are involved in helping 07:44 the visitors, in accommodating them, 07:47 and being a host and a hostess, 07:49 so we want to go to that interview at this time. 07:55 Would you introduce yourselves? 07:57 Just let folks know who you are, 07:59 and what your role is in the campaign. 08:02 So my name is Leslie Dixon, and... 08:04 That's Leslie Dixon? Yes. 08:06 All right. So, I'm Leslie Dixon. 08:08 I'm a part of Brixton church. 08:09 And my work in the campaign is the host, the main host. 08:13 Yeah, Leslie is the main host. 08:15 Well, and who is this lovely young lady here with you? 08:18 I'm Chantay. Chantay? 08:20 I'm the main hostess. 08:23 It's the main hostess because we have a main host. 08:25 We've got to have a main hostess. 08:27 That's right. Okay. 08:29 And our role is to welcome everybody 08:31 to evenings and some mornings as well. 08:34 To make them feel welcomed 08:37 like into the meetings, program, 08:40 and also give them a brief understanding 08:43 of what the evening will consist of 08:46 and what they may have missed 08:47 if they weren't there for previous London. 08:50 Wonderful! 08:51 Now Leslie and Chantay have been 08:54 an exceptionally important part of our program. 08:57 They make sure that things run smoothly 08:59 from night to night. 09:00 We couldn't do this without them. 09:02 They are just one example of the many components 09:05 that it takes to make a campaign run successfully. 09:09 And we appreciate... 09:11 I appreciate everything you're doing, 09:13 and I wanted to let everybody else know 09:15 who you were. 09:17 So from Brixton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 09:19 this is Leslie, this is Chantay, signing out. 09:24 Thank you, Pastor Gamal, and thank you to the host 09:26 and hostesses of all the churches 09:29 and all those that work behind the scenes, 09:31 so to speak, to make this campaign 09:33 of London 2016 run smoothly. 09:36 It's definitely a team work, 3ABN with the SEC, 09:39 and then all of the local churches, 09:41 and it just keeps branching out from there. 09:44 Now Jill and I are standing in... 09:46 It feels like we're in a circle. 09:48 And we've got vehicles going all the way around us, 09:50 and I think here they call them a rotor, a rotor. 09:52 I call them a roundabout. Or a rotary. 09:54 A rotary is another term as well. 09:57 But they're confusing 'cause when you come around, 09:59 the way I think you'd be going off is different 10:01 because we're on the wrong side of the road. 10:03 Oh, yeah, I would definitely, if I were driving here, 10:05 I'd be in an accident very quickly, I'm sure of that. 10:08 But anyway, around this circle 10:10 and then other many streets here in London, 10:12 there are beautiful baskets of flowers 10:15 that are hanging from these light posts. 10:18 And I noticed underneath them there's like a little wet spot. 10:21 So somebody is watering these probably very early 10:25 in the morning every day I would say, 10:27 most like they're doing their job. 10:29 And it's interesting, we don't even see them. 10:31 I don't even know who they are, 10:32 but yet we get to see the beautiful flowers 10:34 that they continue to water every day. 10:36 And so, therefore, none of our jobs are insignificant. 10:39 Whatever it is, you and your local church, 10:41 I would say 3ABN, all these people, 10:44 but then maybe if we considered behind the scenes, 10:46 we all have to work together 10:47 because if somebody didn't do it, 10:49 the flowers wouldn't be blooming as they are. 10:50 They would die. Aren't they beautiful? 10:52 They would die. 10:53 So all of our jobs are important, 10:55 but we don't do it for man's praise, 10:57 we do it for God and for Him alone. 11:01 God calls each one, and I love that 11:02 because we're each called individually 11:05 as part of the body of Christ to build up the church 11:08 and to do the job that God has called us to do. 11:10 And that young man and lady 11:11 in that church did it wonderfully well. 11:13 We're going next to Tottenham West Green Road Church. 11:17 And this is Pastor CA Murray's church. 11:19 He and his wife, Irma, are there. 11:21 And Pastor CA is going to bring us an interview 11:24 from a young woman, 15 years old, 11:27 that stood up to give her heart and life to Jesus Christ. 11:30 Incredible. 11:32 Let's check out that testimony now. 11:37 Sena, tell me how old you are. Fifteen. 11:41 Fifteen years? Yup. 11:43 You look a lot older. 11:46 And you're almost my, you're almost my height. 11:48 Yep, 5'9". Bless your heart. 11:51 Do you play any sports? 11:52 Yes, I do, volleyball, a bit of football. 11:56 I do athletics a little bit, not too much though. 11:58 So football, by football you mean soccer? 12:00 Soccer. What we call soccer. 12:02 Yes, indeed. 12:04 Alright, have you been coming to the meetings every night? 12:07 Yes, I have, from the start, day five. 12:10 Praise the Lord! 12:11 And last night, you chose to stand up for the Lord 12:14 for baptism. 12:15 Why did you do that? 12:17 Well, there was something I just felt 12:19 when I was sitting down, 12:20 and especially after that sermon. 12:22 There was just something that I felt from within me 12:24 that just told me to stand up. 12:25 And it was just... 12:26 Like it was just the gut of a feeling, 12:28 like I've never felt it before. 12:29 And especially after, you know, through my stages, 12:32 I've made a mistake. 12:33 And it's something that I keep thinking, 12:35 and I keep like reminiscing, 12:36 it's just coming back to my mind, 12:38 and it was a hard decision to make, but I stood up. 12:41 And after I did, it's just like 12:42 the weight off my shoulder was like, it was gone. 12:44 And it felt so good to come 12:46 to the front like nothing before, 12:47 like words can't even explain. 12:49 It feels really good. 12:50 And it hasn't even begun, 12:52 like I haven't even been baptized yet, 12:53 and I already feel good, so I can't wait! 12:55 I can't wait to learn more about God and to finally, like, 12:58 walk with Him and not, you know, the other way 13:00 as you said earlier on today. 13:02 Amen, amen, and we praise the Lord for that. 13:04 Now you grew up in an Adventist home. 13:06 I did, I did, yep, both my dad and my mom are both Adventists. 13:10 And they were born and raised in Ethiopia, 13:13 and then came here and raised the kids. 13:15 There's four of us. 13:16 So growing up in an Adventist home 13:18 does not insulate you from making good decisions, 13:20 from bad decisions. 13:22 Yeah, exactly, that's... 13:24 It was just something like... 13:28 Being born in an Adventist home was obviously manipulated, 13:31 and it was kind of... 13:33 It kind of triggered 'cause, you know, 13:34 you're restricted if I could say. 13:36 And it's kind of like decisions were being made, 13:39 and it was really hard to do things 13:42 I couldn't do, you know? 13:43 'Cause you're told not to do this 13:45 and you're told to do that 13:46 and you're told to do certain things, 13:47 and that's not what you want. 13:49 So you're kind of tempted to do the wrong thing. 13:52 And that's kind of what happened. 13:54 And, yeah, God spoke to me. 13:56 Okay, so you know and understand now 13:58 that even though you make mistakes, 14:00 that doesn't shut you out 14:02 from Christ and that Christ can accept you. 14:04 And now you've made that turn 14:05 that we talked about being converted, 14:06 making that U-turn in your life, 14:08 so you've made that U-Turn, haven't you? 14:09 I have, absolutely. 14:10 And it feels so good, like nothing before, 14:12 like words can't even explain, 14:14 and finally making a U-turn, just wow. 14:17 This is amazing! 14:19 I just can't... 14:20 I don't know how to explain it in words. 14:22 I really can't. Praise the Lord! 14:23 And we are so happy for you. 14:25 You see, this is what coming to Christ does. 14:27 Even though you've made some mistakes in your past, 14:29 Christ doesn't care about that, and we, as Christians, 14:31 don't care about that, 14:33 what we care about is the future 14:34 that you have in Jesus. 14:36 And at 15 years of age, 14:38 somebody's got a weight off of her shoulders now 14:41 that will never return 14:43 as long as she's in Christ Jesus. 14:44 And we want to thank you for your testimony. 14:46 Thank you so much. Thank you. 14:48 Thank you so much, Pastor Murray. 14:49 He's at the Tottenham Seventh-day Adventist Church. 14:51 And that's a little ways north 14:53 of where we are here in downtown 14:54 or Central London as they call it. 14:57 And our church at Croydon is a little ways south, 15:00 quite a ways south of downtown here in Central London. 15:03 It's amazing. 15:04 London is a sprawling city, you know? 15:06 It's a metropolis surely, and it's sprawling. 15:10 The churches are a quite a bit spread out. 15:12 But that was an incredible testimony 15:14 of the young woman who made a stand, 15:17 chose to accept Jesus, 15:19 and that's what this 15:20 evangelistic campaign is all about. 15:23 It's a good point. 15:24 You know, I've heard different numbers mentioned, 15:25 I don't know exactly where these lines are drawn 15:28 in London, but they say about eight million, 15:31 maybe downtown or central, but I think all of London, 15:33 somebody told me yesterday, over twenty million people. 15:37 So you see this one young lady is just one of many. 15:40 But it's just one by one is how we make the impact, 15:43 and then it spreads. 15:44 Amen! That's right. 15:46 And we're standing here 15:47 in a busy street corner or roundabout. 15:48 I can hear some motorcycles. Yeah, and the busses. 15:51 The buses, they have 15:52 a lot of tour busses here in London. 15:54 The double-decker red bus is kind of your London bus, 15:57 you would think of, 15:58 but they have a lot of tour busses. 16:00 People come on it and take tours. 16:01 Yeah, you're absolutely correct. 16:02 Now we're getting ready to go and see Shelley Quinn's church. 16:05 Is that correct? That's right. 16:06 And then as soon as that is done, 16:08 we'll be back in Croydon. 16:09 We're going to make our fast trip back 16:11 to the Croydon Seventh-day Adventist Church there. 16:13 Take the fast train back. That's right. 16:15 And yeah, and it's been, 16:17 and again, a wonderful day here in London. 16:19 They say it's cloudy here most of the time with rain. 16:22 We haven't experienced much rain. 16:23 We have not, and the weather's been good. 16:25 Yeah, but we have experienced some of the clouds. 16:27 You know, it's interesting, as I look around 16:28 at some of these buildings, 16:29 I see some of the country flags that are flying, 16:32 like I see the Canadian one over here 16:33 and some of the other ones. 16:35 There's Malaysia over here. Yup, very good. 16:39 But we want the flag of Jesus Christ 16:40 to be flying above each one of our own lives, 16:43 our own hearts, our own houses 16:46 because we want Christ to be the one 16:47 that we represent. 16:49 We want to be the right representation 16:51 of that heavenly kingdom. 16:52 Amen! That's right. 16:53 Let's go to that interview over at Stoke Newington just now. 17:00 We are both members 17:02 of the Seventh-day Adventist church. 17:04 This is my daughter, Nadine, and I'm her mother of course. 17:08 And I am proud 17:11 that my daughter still attends church. 17:13 She's been coming since I think she was, I think, 17:16 about five years old, and she's never stopped. 17:21 And she's so involved in the church now, 17:23 and it makes me so happy to know 17:25 that God has guided her and protected her. 17:31 Absolutely! 17:33 We've been attending Stoke Newington Adventist Church 17:37 for a very long time. 17:38 And, you know, God works in mysterious ways. 17:41 And I've always said nothing before it's time. 17:44 So although we've been attending this long, 17:46 I would probably say 17:47 that we've certainly been putting our hand 17:49 to the plow in the most recent years. 17:52 So there's always a chance for God 17:54 to work in anyone's life that attends. 17:57 And, as my mother said, 17:59 I'm actually very much involved in the church now. 18:03 I am stepping up 18:04 into the youth leader role in 2017. 18:09 And, again, I'm just hoping that I can be an inspiration 18:13 for the youngsters of today to try to share the work 18:18 with them in new creative ways for them 18:22 where we can hopefully bring them back in. 18:24 So I'm just very grateful that my mother sent my sister 18:29 and myself to church with my grandparents, 18:32 and that now we are a part of one body, 18:35 and we are a family bound together fellowshipping 18:39 and worshipping 18:40 in the Seventh-day Adventist church. 18:42 Especially, as there's so many people, 18:45 so many church brothers and sisters 18:49 whose children no longer come to church, 18:51 we've always continue to pray for them, 18:55 and that they will return one day. 18:57 It's so important to have people in our church. 19:01 But right now, Jesus is our Savior, 19:06 and we look to Him for guidance, for protection, 19:11 and He just brings joy to our hearts. 19:16 Oh yeah, I can't express how much He's done for me. 19:21 I have been looking for Jesus for a long time. 19:24 And on reflection, looking back over my life, 19:27 I've actually seen the blessings. 19:31 And I just didn't realize at the time 19:32 because probably at that time my faith 19:36 for understanding was slightly weak, 19:39 whereas now because I'm growing each day, 19:43 spending more and more time with God's people, 19:46 with the family of God 19:47 and reading and studying His words, 19:50 it's just amazing in terms of what He's doing, 19:53 opening up my eyes to the Word, and seeing Him very simply, 19:57 very clearly, so I can make the changes that I need 20:01 through His grace and mercy to become better. 20:05 So at the moment, 20:07 there's no where I'd rather be but in the church. 20:10 Amen! 20:12 As a young person, which is great, 20:15 so I'm happy, and I'm home. 20:22 I'm a member of this church, 20:24 Stoke Newington in North London. 20:26 And I'm so happy that 3ABN has chosen this church 20:31 to be one of the many venues to host 3ABN 20:36 One Life series of speakers. 20:40 And we've got Shelley Quinn 20:42 who's doing such a marvelous and fantastic job. 20:45 And I'm learning lots of things. 20:49 Some of the things I knew before, 20:50 but it's so good to refresh your memory 20:54 and to add in more information on some. 20:56 I'm so pleased. 20:57 I'm so happy that the venue's being held here. 21:02 It's very easy for me to get here. 21:04 I just live five minutes away, 21:05 so I just walk here every evening. 21:10 I've been a member of this church for 17 years. 21:13 I've been baptized since 1999. 21:16 But I have been coming here since I was a child. 21:19 My aunt used to bring me here when I was a child. 21:21 And I'm so happy that, as I said, 21:26 this venue is being used 21:28 to host the two-week 21:33 campaign here. 21:35 I'm also officer of the church. 21:40 And the office I hold 21:41 is I'm the religious liberty coordinator, 21:46 which is a very important office 21:51 to hold simply because as we all know 21:55 that prophecy is being fulfilled daily. 21:58 We're living in the small print or the details of the prophecy. 22:03 And I'm sure many people, 22:05 many of the prophets in the Bible 22:07 who prophesied about what's going to happen now 22:11 would have loved to live when we're living in. 22:13 Thank you Shelley and JD Quinn and the Stoke Newington church, 22:16 and again, all of the churches that are involved in the 2016 22:20 London evangelistic campaign. 22:21 It's a blessing to be a part of it, isn't it? 22:23 It is. 22:24 And we have made it from Central London. 22:26 We took the train back here 22:27 to the Croydon Seventh-day Adventist Church. 22:29 Beautiful weather, too. It is, it's perfect. 22:32 And we are sitting on the steps here 22:34 with Pastor Richard Daly. 22:36 And he is the pastor here 22:37 at the Croydon Seventh-day Adventist Church. 22:40 And he and his team have done 22:43 an incredible job 22:44 of hosting us here at the church. 22:46 Incredible! 22:48 Done everything they can to make us feel welcome. 22:49 And we've had a wonderful time 22:51 working with the team. We have. 22:52 I tell you, just the tremendous support 22:53 that you have shown for this campaign, 22:55 for 3ABN coming in and sort of not taking 22:58 over your church, but we've sort of done 23:00 some rearranging of some things 23:01 and such, etcetera, you and your team... 23:03 It's all been good. It's all been good. 23:05 But we appreciate it. Thank you so very much. 23:07 We are truly blessed, and, yeah, 23:09 you and your team, again, are a tremendous blessing. 23:11 Well, as I've often said throughout the meetings, 23:14 we're working together in partnership. 23:16 That's right. 23:17 It's not about any one individual 23:19 or group of individuals. 23:21 It's about combining together for one common cause. 23:24 And that is really to share 23:28 the love of Jesus Christ to everyone. 23:30 And we know the gospel commission 23:32 is for everyone, 23:33 and you have resources which we don't have, 23:36 and we have some resources... 23:38 And you have resources that we don't have? 23:39 Yeah, so we link together. 23:42 And I think it's a wonderful way 23:45 that the church can move forward 23:46 rather than everybody doing their own thing. 23:49 We work together for a common cause. 23:51 You know, I know some of the times, 23:52 I would be so thinking about the technical part, pastor, 23:55 you know, this is before we came here 23:56 and actually met face to face, and you would say, 23:58 "Greg, don't forget, it's about souls. 24:01 It's about souls." 24:02 And I appreciate that because that is, pastor, 24:03 what it's all about. 24:05 And I appreciate your desire for souls, 24:07 you know, to win souls to Jesus Christ. 24:09 And in a few moments, up these steps will come those 24:12 that are attending this evenings meeting. 24:13 And we need to remember them in prayer. 24:15 But, pastor, 24:16 before iSITE Review wraps up, 24:18 tell us how long you've been here, 24:20 maybe your family, and your church family here. 24:22 Sure. 24:23 I've been pastoring here now for 6.5 years from 2010. 24:28 Well, you've been pastoring for a number of years. 24:30 Yes, I've been pastoring for about 23 years now. 24:34 You look young. 24:35 I started young, I started young. 24:37 I didn't play around with the call. 24:39 I just said, "Yes, Lord, You've got me." 24:40 Okay. Amen. 24:42 But it's been fantastic. 24:43 I've been pastoring outside of London 24:46 in what we call the provinces and also in London as well. 24:50 So I've had a taste of the two different types 24:53 of tempos of the church experiences. 24:57 Pastoring here in London has been a wonderful experience 25:00 and just a wonderful privilege 25:02 to pastor here in Croydon church. 25:06 You know, when in one of my previous churches I... 25:11 When I first turned up for that church, 25:13 there were three members of that congregation. 25:14 Wow! 25:16 And the Lord taught me to be faithful 25:20 with just three people, just present the table, 25:23 minister to them to the best of your ability. 25:26 Now the Lord has brought me here, 25:27 it's is a lot larger church, but, and I think that... 25:29 Definitely, more than three. 25:31 But the groundwork has been done to... 25:33 How many members here at the Croydon church? 25:37 We have about 700-odd members here. 25:39 And we have a lot of prayerful members, 25:42 but the average attendance is about 400 every week. 25:47 And it's packed. 25:48 I mean, obviously, you know, the church services 25:50 that we've been here because of the campaign, 25:51 they're probably extra packed, 25:52 but, boy, there is like standing room only here 25:54 and a tremendous church family. 25:56 Tell us how the campaign... 25:58 We just have a few moments left, 25:59 how the campaign has been from your perspective 26:01 with the members coming in and with the church here? 26:04 I think it's been going really well. 26:06 You can tell the effectiveness of a campaign 26:09 based on the midweek attendance 26:11 because the weekends are well supported. 26:15 But we've been having full churches every night. 26:17 Monday night was the first working week, 26:21 students going back to school. 26:23 But it's been full. 26:24 Tuesday night was very well attended. 26:26 So we're really pleased about that, 26:28 and not just that, but we've been hearing that 26:31 because of through the networks 26:33 you have, people around the world 26:34 are watching as well. 26:36 So that's great. Amen. 26:37 Amen. Amen. 26:38 Praise the Lord. 26:40 Well, we definitely appreciate you, pastor, 26:41 and your team and your support. 26:42 I know here we've just got a few seconds left, 26:44 but as soon as this campaign is done, 26:45 the Lord has called you onto a new responsibility, 26:48 and that's actually working for the union, the Seventh... 26:50 The Union... 26:51 The British Union Conference. That's alright. 26:53 It is the British Union Conference. 26:54 Yes, I'm to be 26:56 the Communications and Media Director, 26:57 so that's another good reason to link up with you guys 27:00 because I'm learning a lot from you as well. 27:02 Well, it's a blessing. 27:03 And we appreciate 27:05 you joining us at home with your prayers, 27:07 and again, your financial support 27:08 of the ministry of 3ABN. 27:10 And this campaign here in London, it's winning souls. 27:13 Amen! Yes. 27:14 And you can't go wrong 27:15 with winning souls for Jesus Christ. 27:17 So don't forget to pray for these people 27:18 that have stood up 27:20 and actually given their lives to Jesus Christ, 27:22 not only here at the Croydon Seventh-day Adventist Church 27:24 but others here in this conference. 27:26 So again, thank you for your prayers and support. 27:28 And may God richly bless you in a mighty way. 27:31 Have a great evening. |
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