(upbeat music)
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- Hello and welcome
to "Jesus for Asia Now."
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I'm Natalie Wood, and I
have my husband Jon here
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with me in the studio today.
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Hello, love.
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- Hi, darling. How are you?
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- I'm doing well, thank you.
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And where are we going today?
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- We're going back in
time to the Stone Age.
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- Okay. - Yeah.
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We're going up
to a mountain tribe
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of an island in the Philippines.
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- Okay. - The island is Mindoro.
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It's the
western side of Mindoro.
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And we're going
back to see people
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that are still gripped by fear,
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fear of the
spirits of the forest.
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So how did we get acquainted
with this area of need?
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- Well, back in
2011, we did a faith camp,
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which is a camp meeting
focused on mission and outreach
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and taking the gospel to
places that are completely dark.
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And there was an
uncle of one of our friends
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that attended that camp meeting.
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He was a
government school teacher,
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and he lived in an area
that was in the flatlands
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right next to the mountains.
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And he had such a burden
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because nobody was
going up into the mountains
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to reach those tribes.
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- Mm. - And so he came
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and shared his burden,
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asked for some funds,
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and we were able
to scrape together
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like $230 in cash like nothing.
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And I didn't hear from
him for like two, three years.
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And then we got
back in touch with them,
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found out they were
establishing schools,
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and they were funding their work
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by making and selling soy milk.
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And so a few years later,
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we just felt the impression
of God to partner with them
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and support the
work that they're doing.
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- Right.
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So when they started
sending the school teachers
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to the schools, they
called them missionaries?
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- Yes. - And they trained them
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that they were
to be missionaries.
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And so one of the first stories
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that came from there is
on our first video actually.
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- Yes. - And this is called
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"Angel in a G-string."
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- [Jon] Yeah. No.
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What is a G-string?
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- It's a loin
cloth. - Okay. (laughing)
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- It's what they wear up there.
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(Abar speaking
in foreign language)
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- When we told them about Jesus,
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the leaders
didn't want to listen.
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(Pedro speaking
in foreign language)
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- When we first
started in Kinale,
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there had been an
agreement to give education,
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but no religion.
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But after three years,
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there were already
candidates for baptism.
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Because our
students saw the difference
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of having Jesus in our lives.
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So they decided to be
baptized in the lowlands.
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17 children left
the village at 3:00 AM
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to go down to the
lowlands to get baptized.
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After baptism, they went
back home to the village.
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But when the
chieftain and other leaders
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learned about the
baptism, they became furious.
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According to their culture,
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whoever violates any of
their beliefs will be punished.
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Their feet would be
tied up with two logs,
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and they will have
to stay there for hours
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until they recant their faith.
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But if they don't recant,
the logs will be raised higher
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until they are
hanging upside down.
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So every couple of hours,
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they're asked if they
will recant their faith.
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If they refuse, they
will be hung upside down
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for up to 24 hours.
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(Abar speaking
in foreign language)
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- Pengow is a very
serious punishment.
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So I told Dandy and
the rest of the children,
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"Let's hold fast to God.
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No matter what happens to us."
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One of the
children that got baptized
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is the chieftain's son.
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So we knew that the
punishment would be severe.
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(interviewer
speaking in foreign language)
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- [Interviewer] Were you
afraid when they told you
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that they would punish you?
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- No, I wasn't afraid at all
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because we heard that even Jesus
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also went through something
like this, and so did Paul.
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We were prepared to be
punished for getting baptized
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if that was God's will for us.
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(Pedro speaking
in foreign language)
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- While the students
were at Abar's house,
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the furious village elders
were at the chieftain's house,
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getting things
ready for the punishment.
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But then God interceded.
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(upbeat music)
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A very old man
came into the village.
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They had never seen this
old man before in Kinale.
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His G-string was old and filthy,
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and he passed through the
village center going to the
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river. Then he turned back
and talked to the chieftain
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He told the
chieftain, "Don't punish them.
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They did nothing wrong."
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After saying that, the
old man went on his way.
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They waited for him to
come back, but he never did.
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They were terrified
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because they have a
high respect for elders.
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So they stopped the punishment
for the baptized students
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(interviewer
speaking in foreign language)
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- [Interviewer]
When they told you
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that you will be punished,
how did you feel about that?
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(Tuwayne speaking
in foreign language)
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- I wasn't afraid.
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- [Interviewer]
Why weren't you afraid?
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(Tuwayne speaking
in foreign language)
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- Because God is with me.
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(Pedro speaking
in foreign language)
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- We believe that the old man
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who appeared from nowhere
was an angel in disguise.
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Because if that was just a
human from a far off mountain,
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how did he know about
all the issues in Kinale?
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That experience
gave us so much joy
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to stay fervent in
doing service in God's work.
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- Wow. Praise the Lord.
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- Isn't that an amazing story?
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- It is so beautiful
how God protected them.
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- And we got to go there
and stand in that very courtyard
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where that angel came through.
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- Yes.
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- And so now Abar has married.
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- Right. He married Mercy.
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- Yes. Another one
of our Bible workers.
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One of the early believers.
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- Right. - Strong believer.
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- Yes. - But she has some
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physical challenges as well.
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- So recently Abar has
been losing his eyesight.
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He has glaucoma.
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And so this next video is
talking about that struggle.
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- Yes. - That they deal with.
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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- It has been about six years
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since his
eyesight started to fail.
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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(soft music)
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(Abar speaking
in foreign language)
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- This left eye
can no longer see,
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and this right
eye at your distance,
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I cannot see you anymore,
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but I can feel
someone is in front of me.
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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- The doctor said it
could not be medicated,
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he needed surgery and
glasses wouldn't work.
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- Since the natives had
no ability to get surgery,
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they just advised me
to be careful with food
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and not to have excessive work.
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(people chattering
in foreign language)
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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- When he started
losing his vision,
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I worked more and hiked down
to the town to get supplies.
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I am the one who goes
further up the mountain
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to the people
who we are reaching.
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If they don't have salt or
soap or if they want noodles,
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even though I have an
illness, I will endure.
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(Mercy sobbing)
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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I endured
because my husband said,
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"I'm having
difficulties going down to town.
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I can't do it anymore,
especially crossing the
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highway." (Mercy sobbing)
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(Abar speaking
in foreign language)
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- I owe so much to the Lord
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and to those who are helping us,
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please don't think
about my situation anymore.
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(soft music)
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We should move forward
because there are still a lot
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of people who
need help more than us.
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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- Actually, before I depended
on him because I was weak.
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Even climbing the
stairs to our hut,
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I got tired,
easily gasping for breath.
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So I told the Lord,
"You know our situation.
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So I leave the fate of
me and my husband to you."
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(Mercy speaking in
foreign language and sobbing)
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- Whatever may happen
in our lives, we are okay
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as long as the Lord is
with us until the day we die.
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- That heartbreaking? - Mm-hm.
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- But his spirit is so pure.
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- Yeah. He,
"Don't think about me."
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- Yeah. - He's
very concerned about
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the people that don't know.
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- Yeah, I've been
talking with my team over there
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and saying, "Hey, we need
to get some help for him."
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And he says,
"There's other people
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that have worse
needs than I do."
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- Yeah. - He
says, "I know the Lord,
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and I'm happy
and I'm willing to do
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whatever God calls me to do.
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Please take help
to those people."
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- Yeah.
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That spirit of Christ, for sure.
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- Yes.
Absolutely. - So beautiful.
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- Yeah, and Mercy, you
know, she's been having trouble
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with her health
for many, many years,
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and you can see her
heart beating in her neck.
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- Yes. - And we've always been
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concerned about her health.
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- Yes. - But now
the load is on her,
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and so we're trying to
find ways that we can help them.
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I believe that God can
heal Abar's eyesight completely
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and Mercy's
health, restore her back
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to better than
what she was before.
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So I think if we
all join together
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and pray for Abar and Mercy,
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then God can
come in and heal them.
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- Yes. Yes.
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That's definitely a prayer need.
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- Yes. (both laughing)
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- So our next video is
talking about Abar and Mercy
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and their ministry
and how influential it is.
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- Okay.
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(soft music)
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(Jessica speaking
in foreign language)
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- The influence of
Abar and Mercy is extensive,
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and they have
been very inspirational
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to many people in the mountains.
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Up in the
mountains, fear of evil spirits
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has a strong grip on the people
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and keeps everyone in bondage.
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They believe that if
anyone defies the spirit gods,
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then something bad will happen
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and they would be
cursed and someone could die.
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This fear of evil spirits keeps
many from having the courage
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to defy the gods of the forest.
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But Abar has
ignored all the fears
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that his culture has
lived with for centuries.
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Instead, he follows God fully.
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In order to do that, he
had to go against the demands
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and expectations of the culture
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and the tradition of the elders.
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(interviewer
speaking in foreign language)
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- [Interviewer] Are
there people in the village
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other than you that
engage in spreading the gospel?
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(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
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- No, no one except me
and my husband. (sobbing)
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Only the two of us
dare to climb the mountain
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and share the truth and no
Mangyan has ever followed us.
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Only us.
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(Jessica speaking
in foreign language)
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- This is the
only couple that dares
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to stand up
against the culture of fear
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that permeates the village.
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They're the only ones willing
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to face the elders on
whatever issue confronts them.
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Faith and belief
in the God of heaven
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are not part of
the village culture.
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And Abar is the
only person brave enough
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to stand his ground in
the face of the elders.
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He is the only
Mangyan who has the courage
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to share the gospel with them.
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(soft music)
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- And so we really
need to pray for them.
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- Yeah. - And I think if we can
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all pray together, definitely
God will hear our prayers.
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- Yes, for sure.
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- And we have the Bible
text in Matthew 18;19 that says,
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"If two on Earth",
and we're on earth, right?
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- Mm-hm. (Jon chuckles)
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- "Agree concerning anything,
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they shall have what they ask."
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- Yes. - What a tremendous
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promise that is - Yes.
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- So if we all ask the
Father for the restoration
00:12:23.97\00:12:26.61
of their health, God
will certainly do it.
00:12:26.61\00:12:29.44
- Yes, he sure will.
00:12:29.44\00:12:31.61
- Unless he can be
more glorified through their
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sickness. - But I would tend
to think that this is an attack
00:12:34.62\00:12:36.85
of the enemy to
reduce their usefulness.
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- Effectiveness.
Yeah. - Yes. Exactly.
00:12:39.15\00:12:40.89
- So our next video,
00:12:40.89\00:12:42.72
we turn to a
slightly different subject.
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- Okay. - But it's still about
00:12:47.66\00:12:49.43
Abar and Mercy because
this has affected them as well.
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- Oh, yes.
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- So this video is
about the children.
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We start learning about the
plight of the children up there.
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- Yes.
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(soft music)
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(mother speaking
in foreign language)
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- The young ones, even if
they are still very young,
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they want to get married.
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Sometimes they're only 15 or 14,
00:13:06.08\00:13:09.05
but they go
ahead and get married.
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Their parents force
them to get married,
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so they will have a family.
00:13:13.12\00:13:14.46
(resident speaking
in foreign language)
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- They have around
eight or 10 children.
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Others neglect their children.
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When you go to their homes,
you will find their children
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just lying in the
corner unattended to.
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It's hard to care
for and raise kids
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because they have to go to work.
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They think of
where to find food.
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(baby crying)
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- No, no, no. (baby coughing)
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(resident speaking
in foreign language)
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- The parents have a
hard time finding enough food
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growing in the
jungle for all the children.
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(resident speaking
in foreign language)
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- Some parents try to
get their children adopted
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when they cannot
feed and care for them.
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But the mothers
continue to have children
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until they have more
than they can take care of.
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The lack of care makes
it easy for the children
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to get sick, and often they die.
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Some are adopted,
others are taken care of,
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and still others die
of hunger or sickness.
00:14:19.29\00:14:21.72
(soft music continues)
00:14:23.19\00:14:26.49
(baby crying) - Melissa.
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- Heartbreaking.
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And so this leads
into the next part,
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one of the biggest challenges
00:14:36.64\00:14:37.91
that they have is
just basic hunger.
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People say that,
"Just leave them alone.
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They have their own religion."
00:14:43.28\00:14:44.78
But this is one of
the very clear ways
00:14:44.78\00:14:48.52
in which what you
believe affects so many people
00:14:48.52\00:14:52.19
because they believe
that the evil spirits,
00:14:52.19\00:14:56.76
if somebody dies in
a house, for instance,
00:14:56.76\00:14:59.29
they have to tear down
that house and leave that day
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and can't spend the night there,
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otherwise, the evil spirit
will come back and eat them.
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- In fact, the village
00:15:08.74\00:15:09.87
where we first met
Abar and Mercy has moved.
00:15:09.87\00:15:13.31
- Yeah. - Probably because
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of that situation.
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- And so because of that belief,
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they do very little farming.
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- Right. - In addition to that,
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the soil's not very good.
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- Right. - But they don't stay
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in one place long enough
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to plant a crop and grow a crop.
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And so they-
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- And increase the soil value.
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- Yeah. - Yeah.
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- And so they end up
just forging in the jungle
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for whatever they can find.
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And so how can
you find enough food
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just forging in the jungle?
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- No. - And so this next video
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talks about that. - Okay.
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(soft music)
00:15:41.80\00:15:44.27
(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
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- Their health is
the first concern I saw.
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The children are malnourished,
and not only the children,
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but even from the
oldest folk to the babies,
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many are just malnourished.
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(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
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They plant root
crops and bananas
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but with the heat
like this in this village,
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plants will not survive.
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It is too hot here.
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Root crops like sweet
potato and taro are now gone.
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Right now the people
are harvesting the fruits
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of the banana plant, even
though they are not yet ripe
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because they
have no more to eat.
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(interviewer
speaking in foreign language)
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- Are you done
eating? - Not Yet.
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- What's your food? - Nothing.
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- [Interviewer]
Don't you have any food?
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What are they eating?
00:16:36.32\00:16:37.46
- [Resident] Bitter root.
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(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
00:16:42.56\00:16:44.17
- Right now, the people
are eating nami, a local food.
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Last month some people
experienced food poisoning
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because they ate nami that
was not yet at the edible stage.
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People vomited
because of the poisoning.
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And we praise God no one died.
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When they can't find food,
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they just drink water
to fill their stomach.
00:17:04.29\00:17:06.45
They pick mango
fruit and eat it.
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Even if it is
still only this size
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because of the scarcity of food.
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The small fruit, just
after budding is already picked
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and eaten by
whoever finds it first.
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That is why the only way
they ever get a good meal
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is when we buy and bring food
for them from the flatlands.
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(wind rustling)
(people chattering)
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- That's rough.
00:17:31.65\00:17:33.08
- Yeah, and you know, she
was talking about the food there
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and the situation with
people getting food poisoning.
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And that's because the nami
00:17:38.99\00:17:41.52
that she was talking
about has to be processed
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because it is
poisonous. - Mm-hm.
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- It has to be soaked for
three days and then dried,
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and then they can
use it for cooking.
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But if they're starving,
they might eat it too soon
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or they might not have
washed it correctly or whatever
00:17:54.47\00:17:57.37
and it still had
some of the poison in it,
00:17:57.37\00:17:59.14
and thankfully no one died.
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- [Jon] Yeah. This
time. - So it's really,
00:18:01.28\00:18:03.78
and because it's foraging,
00:18:03.78\00:18:05.88
the parents will leave
at 5:00 in the morning,
00:18:05.88\00:18:08.38
soon as the light
begins to come up,
00:18:08.38\00:18:10.55
and they'll leave the little
ones with their older siblings,
00:18:10.55\00:18:14.19
which are babies.
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I mean, they're
leaving the children
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to take care of children.
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- So a four year-old
taking care of a two year-old.
00:18:18.63\00:18:20.80
- Yeah. - Or a six month old.
00:18:20.80\00:18:22.86
- Yeah. - And there are things
00:18:22.86\00:18:24.60
that we can do to help.
00:18:24.60\00:18:26.23
- Yes. This next video
is extremely heartbreaking.
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It's talking about what
happens to unwanted babies.
00:18:29.77\00:18:32.47
(soft music)
00:18:33.64\00:18:35.81
(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
00:18:35.81\00:18:38.38
- In their culture,
00:18:38.38\00:18:39.65
they have babies they
are not able to care for.
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Take, for
instance, a season comes
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where they have a
good and fruitful harvest.
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If a baby is born, they
will take care of it to survive.
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But if a baby is born
in a hot season like this,
00:18:48.42\00:18:50.76
and no one is
willing to adopt the baby,
00:18:50.76\00:18:52.86
either they kill
the baby by strangling
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or leave the baby alone to die
00:18:54.86\00:18:56.73
because they don't have
anything to feed the baby anyway
00:18:56.73\00:18:59.73
so they will just
leave the baby alone.
00:18:59.73\00:19:02.20
(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
00:19:03.30\00:19:06.04
They will wait
five to seven days.
00:19:06.04\00:19:07.88
But if no one adopts the baby,
00:19:07.88\00:19:09.64
then they will kill that baby.
00:19:09.64\00:19:11.21
Many mothers do not
have milk on their breasts
00:19:13.21\00:19:15.32
because of malnourishment.
00:19:15.32\00:19:16.95
They will cook porridge of
any root crop or even nami.
00:19:16.95\00:19:20.99
They will pound
the crop to soften it
00:19:20.99\00:19:22.69
and then make porridge.
00:19:22.69\00:19:24.43
(Renalyn speaking
in foreign language)
00:19:24.43\00:19:28.86
The last story I
heard that a baby was killed
00:19:28.86\00:19:30.73
because of
hunger was a year ago.
00:19:30.73\00:19:32.57
As a human being,
it makes me angry.
00:19:33.64\00:19:35.50
But when you look
at their situation,
00:19:35.50\00:19:37.21
dying babies is
nothing new to them.
00:19:37.21\00:19:39.21
Still, I feel so
much pain inside.
00:19:39.21\00:19:41.58
To think that that
many innocent babies die
00:19:42.91\00:19:45.65
just because of poverty.
00:19:45.65\00:19:46.98
Each time I see a
baby that is malnourished,
00:19:48.65\00:19:50.95
I immediately come
down to help the baby
00:19:50.95\00:19:53.56
because the thought
may cross their minds
00:19:53.56\00:19:55.32
to do the horrible act
00:19:55.32\00:19:56.93
or to lose another
innocent life again.
00:19:56.93\00:19:58.96
- I'm so thankful for
our Filipino missionaries.
00:20:05.83\00:20:08.27
- Yes. - You know,
00:20:08.27\00:20:09.40
these Filipino
missionaries come from much,
00:20:09.40\00:20:12.17
well, compared to the
Mangyans, a very affluent life.
00:20:12.17\00:20:14.64
- Right. - And they sacrifice
00:20:14.64\00:20:16.38
a lot to go up to
live in the mountains.
00:20:16.38\00:20:18.51
And many times
they suffer hunger,
00:20:18.51\00:20:20.68
like when they can't
get down to the flatlands
00:20:20.68\00:20:22.85
to get some food to
the village to buy food.
00:20:22.85\00:20:25.85
We've had some of our
Filipino missionaries say,
00:20:25.85\00:20:27.86
"I just drink
water and go sleep it off
00:20:27.86\00:20:29.92
when I feel that
hunger pain." - Yeah.
00:20:29.92\00:20:31.63
So Abar and Mercy were asked
to take one of these babies
00:20:31.63\00:20:36.67
ad they took
her, this is a girl.
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This is a picture of
their first one, the girl,
00:20:39.53\00:20:42.30
and then they recently
were asked to take another one.
00:20:42.30\00:20:45.84
- Yes.
00:20:45.84\00:20:47.08
(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
00:20:47.08\00:20:50.65
(soft music)
00:20:50.65\00:20:52.85
- If they no
longer want the baby,
00:20:52.85\00:20:54.98
they will just leave it there
to get sick without any care.
00:20:54.98\00:20:57.92
(birds chirping)
00:20:59.05\00:21:01.82
If they no longer want the baby,
00:21:01.82\00:21:04.16
they will leave it there to die.
00:21:04.16\00:21:05.83
Our mother told us our
neighbor had given birth
00:21:07.50\00:21:09.93
and gave the baby to me,
00:21:09.93\00:21:11.43
help me to provide milk for him.
00:21:11.43\00:21:13.23
I told her, "I still don't
know if we will be able to."
00:21:14.60\00:21:18.04
I told my husband about it.
00:21:18.04\00:21:20.21
I said, "We will help,
00:21:20.21\00:21:22.41
but it is hard, so we will
not be taking care of the baby."
00:21:22.41\00:21:25.31
(baby crying)
00:21:25.31\00:21:28.48
About a week passed
and our mother told us,
00:21:28.48\00:21:30.89
"I can no longer
support this baby.
00:21:30.89\00:21:33.36
I will give Moises
for you to take care of."
00:21:33.36\00:21:35.66
My husband asked me if
you can still take care
00:21:36.83\00:21:39.39
and endure late nights
like how you did with Shandy.
00:21:39.39\00:21:42.10
I answered, "If it is
God's will for my life then."
00:21:43.47\00:21:47.27
Though it is hard
due to the culture
00:21:47.27\00:21:49.04
that the family will
not take care of the baby,
00:21:49.04\00:21:51.61
then we will take
him and take care of him.
00:21:51.61\00:21:53.74
The mother said about Moises,
00:21:56.98\00:21:59.38
"It's good that he is with them.
00:21:59.38\00:22:01.42
They go to church
and they know God."
00:22:01.42\00:22:04.52
When it comes to Moises,
it was a little hard for us
00:22:04.52\00:22:07.42
because we didn't receive help.
00:22:07.42\00:22:09.46
It was all on us to
support and buy milk.
00:22:09.46\00:22:12.49
But with the help of
God, we were able to provide.
00:22:12.49\00:22:15.80
So whenever we
receive a blessing,
00:22:15.80\00:22:18.03
we will make the
children understand that milk
00:22:18.03\00:22:20.00
for Moises is the
priority that he may strive
00:22:20.00\00:22:22.67
and live for God.
00:22:22.67\00:22:24.24
(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
00:22:24.24\00:22:28.61
It's pitiful if we
didn't take the baby.
00:22:28.61\00:22:31.18
Though it is hard for us,
00:22:32.15\00:22:34.02
we give it all unto God's hands.
00:22:34.02\00:22:36.38
We will only trust in him
00:22:36.38\00:22:38.39
just to save the
life of this baby.
00:22:38.39\00:22:40.49
(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
00:22:43.83\00:22:46.63
We have one desire
for these two children,
00:22:46.63\00:22:49.20
that is to be in
mission, to become a missionary.
00:22:49.20\00:22:52.27
We want them to grow up
00:22:53.17\00:22:54.57
and go back to their
families as missionaries,
00:22:54.57\00:22:57.54
to show them the
character of Jesus,
00:22:57.54\00:22:59.11
that their parents
will also know God.
00:22:59.11\00:23:00.98
(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
00:23:02.21\00:23:06.72
With the help of
God, they will grow
00:23:07.72\00:23:09.35
and learn to speak
and be independent.
00:23:09.35\00:23:12.32
This is what we are
always telling them,
00:23:12.32\00:23:14.86
that they will someday go
back to where they came from
00:23:14.86\00:23:17.33
for them to be an
example for Jesus.
00:23:17.33\00:23:20.06
(Mercy speaking
in foreign language)
00:23:20.06\00:23:24.53
- Isn't that
precious? - That is so sweet.
00:23:30.64\00:23:32.44
(Jon laughing)
00:23:32.44\00:23:34.28
What a beautiful family
and what a beautiful goal.
00:23:34.28\00:23:37.01
You know, as parents,
they want their kids to go back
00:23:37.01\00:23:39.38
to their
families as missionaries.
00:23:39.38\00:23:40.98
- Yes.
00:23:40.98\00:23:42.28
I'm sure there's people
watching right now that said,
00:23:42.28\00:23:43.45
"I would love to
adopt some of those kids."
00:23:43.45\00:23:45.19
- Yeah. - But the best thing
00:23:45.19\00:23:46.32
we can do is
just provide for them
00:23:46.32\00:23:49.66
to be able to
take care of these kids
00:23:49.66\00:23:52.49
there in the mountains.
00:23:52.49\00:23:53.53
- Yes. - And
train them to go back
00:23:53.53\00:23:55.13
to their families like
Abar and Mercy are doing.
00:23:55.13\00:23:58.53
- Missionaries
creating missionaries.
00:23:58.53\00:24:00.27
- Absolutely.
00:24:00.27\00:24:01.60
- Recently, some good
friends of ours went to visit,
00:24:01.60\00:24:03.94
and this is what
the wife had to say.
00:24:03.94\00:24:05.94
- [Jon] Yes.
00:24:05.94\00:24:06.84
(soft music)
00:24:06.84\00:24:09.68
- We've traveled numerous
places around the world,
00:24:09.68\00:24:12.75
and this is by far
00:24:12.75\00:24:15.15
one of the poorest and
one of the greatest needs.
00:24:16.42\00:24:20.79
You see children that
they maybe get one meal a day,
00:24:20.79\00:24:24.29
families that aren't eating.
00:24:24.29\00:24:26.16
Forget about the
animals getting food.
00:24:27.20\00:24:29.53
It's just extremely poor.
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But you see the
physical poorness
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and even more so
is the spiritual.
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They just, they
don't know Jesus.
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They don't even know who he is.
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And they don't even
know that they need him.
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So that's something that's
really struck me with being
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here, is just the
ignorance of the people,
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of not knowing who Jesus is,
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but also all of
the superstitions
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and things that they believe
and how fearful they are.
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They need everything.
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They don't have mosquito nets,
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they don't have clothes,
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or necessarily what
they do have for clothing
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is very, very
worn, very, very dirty,
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and it just has
holes all over in it.
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They need food, they
need medical attention,
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they need everything.
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They really don't
have, they don't have things
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and they don't have a
knowledge of how to farm
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or how to take
care of themselves.
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It's a lot of
just the superstitions
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and things of that
nature that aren't even true
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that dictate their lives.
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So what can I,
as an American do?
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I can come and do
short term things.
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I can help support
the workers that are here.
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And I can also help by
doing different church projects
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where we can give them things
that they need, clothes, food.
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So I can help facilitate
the worker that's here.
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But for me to practically
come and be the worker,
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that doesn't
make a lot of sense.
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That's not where I can be used.
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I think Jesus
really wants to come soon
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and he's going to come soon.
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But we have a
work to do that we are,
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at this point, most of us not
doing, we're too comfortable.
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And there's one way to
get people uncomfortable.
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You may think that
the whole world is reached
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and you're completely wrong.
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Go to these villages.
They do not know who Jesus is.
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They've never even heard of him,
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much less know his character
and know anything about him.
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It hasn't gone
to the whole world.
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And when you see
these different villages,
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the need is overwhelming.
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But the realization that
our work is so not complete,
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it's so lacking in labor,
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it's lacking in funds,
it's lacking in everything.
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We've really neglected it
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and we need to get
back to being a movement
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and doing what
Jesus has asked us to do.
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We have a choice to make of how
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we're going to finish this work,
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but it's going to be finished
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and I wanna be a part of that.
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I wanna see Jesus come.
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- And so to arrange our entire
life around that, you know,
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that one burning need
to tell people about Jesus.
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- Yeah, it is
definitely a huge call.
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- Yes.
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- If you would like
to assist in ministry
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to these precious people,
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please contact us
at Jesus For Asia,
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PO Box 1221
Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315.
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Call us at (423) 413-7321
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or visit our
website at jesusforasia.org.
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Make God richly bless you
until we see you next time
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on "Jesus for Asia Now."
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(upbeat music)
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