India is a diverse country
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with many types of
subcultures, beautiful landscape
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and it's the home
of many religions.
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On this trip we're
flying into New Delhi, India
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and then taking a flight
to the city of Baghdogra.
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Sandra Horner who leads out
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in the
Lifestyle Education Center
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in the mountainous Manku
region met us at the airport.
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There was one
quick stop we had to make
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before we headed out in the city
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and that was to pick
up some of the literature
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that had just been
printed in Nepali language.
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The press manager gave us
a quick tour of his company
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and demonstrated his
high speed collating system.
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We then loaded up
all the literature
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into an already
well over-packed jeep.
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Well, there was
one more quick pit stop
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we needed to make
and that was to get gas
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and some snacks
for along the way.
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Before along we were
maneuvering the narrow highways
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headed up into the
Himalaya Mountains.
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Here in Manku we're located
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in the Himalaya Mountains
coming down out of Nepal.
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So we're fairly high elevation
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and that's why we have
so much cloud and fog here.
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It's an interesting area
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because it's
strategically located
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right between Nepal to the
west and Bhutan to the east
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and then to the
south there's Bangladesh
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and straight to the north
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is the
autonomous region of Sikkim.
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Each one of these areas
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are between 30 to 50
miles from this place.
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So this is a very good
place to have a training center
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for Nepalese and
Bhutanese people.
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Sandra and her mother Terri
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rent the upper storey
of this spacious house
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for their
Lifestyle Education Center.
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The landlords
Mr. and Mrs. Blong,
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who are Buddhists are
strong supporters of the school.
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Now the Lifestyle
Education Center in Manku
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we have the privilege to
work with many young people
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especially Nepali
young people from Nepal
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and also from India
and some from Bhutan.
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These young
people we are training
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to go back to their villages
to be leaders in their villages
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to be able to give
natural treatment for disease,
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to be able to
help the leaders there,
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to help raise the
morality of the society.
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They know a little bit
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of what it
means to be a believer
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and so it's our
goal to be able to help
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teach many of these young people
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to get a deeper
understanding of the Bible
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so when they go home
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that they may help
lead out in their churches
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and to be able to share
the knowledge of the Lord
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with those in
their own home churches.
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I see the
recognition and the light
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in the eyes of
these young people.
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And the truth is
sinking home to their hearts.
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They have many
questions and many times
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the concepts of Christianity
are very new to them.
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And be able to meet
the questions and needs
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that they have
is just a real joy.
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Sandra's ability to speak Nepali
is a real asset to the school
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as most of the students
and people in this region
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speak the Nepali language.
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Now speaking of language,
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English is taught to
the advance students.
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Mr. Smith, a volunteer
helps with these classes.
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I really like the idea of
how each student is taught
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how to do public
speaking on various topics.
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Oh, by the way
the LE on the ties
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stands for Lifestyle Education.
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We have students
mostly from Nepali
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but also from Bhutan and India.
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Each year we have students
graduating from this center.
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They are also
taught practical skills
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so they can earn a livelihood
and support their education.
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Medical missionary work
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is a central
part of their training
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as well as going
into the remote villages
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in the surrounding
regions to hold seminars.
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Each student
does his or her part
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in helping the
school to operate.
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Frankston Sara one of
our bible workers from Nepal
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is here helping in the kitchen
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while Sandra folds tracks
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for an upcoming
community seminar.
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The house we are renting
provides a nice large kitchen
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which also
services a dining room.
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This has got to
be the ugliest fruit
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I've ever seen in my
life, it's called iscuse.
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And they say it's a fruit
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but really I think
it's more of a vegetable.
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And what they do is
they take this stuff
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and they peel off the skin
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and you can see here
its got little horns on it
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and they prepare it
pretty much like a potato.
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I wasn't really
impressed, it grows on a vine
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and some places if you look up
in trees here you will see that
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it's a growing
like a squash plant.
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This area is
located in high elevation.
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In the winter it
can become cold and damp
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and even gets
snow in some places.
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Make shift houses are prompt
up on the steep hillsides.
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And if you go around to
the front of these buildings,
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you will find out that
they're actually vendors
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in small wooden stores fronts
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who hope to make a sale
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while others operate
trades to make a living.
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Unemployment in this area runs
high making life very difficult.
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The diet and
lifestyle in this area is poor,
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making the
Health Education Center
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a real light in this community.
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Buildings now set
empty that were once used
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for drying the bark
from the cinchona trees
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which for decades was used
for the manufacturing of quinine
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modern synthetic process have
reduced the need of the bark,
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so a once thriving
industry here has died.
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I spent an
afternoon helping these men
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break these rocks
with a large sledgehammer,
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much of the work here is
done like this, the hard way.
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And by the way even
though these guys are small,
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these guys are really strong.
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This is the
local Buddhist temple.
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Buddhism's birth
place was in Nepal
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which is about 50
miles from this area.
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So it will only make sense
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that there's a
Buddhist influence here.
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The local priest has become
friends with Terri and Sandra.
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And she often shares her
health problem with them.
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She along with a
lot of other people
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in this area have
become very nervous
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when they have medical needs.
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Superstitions are also attached
to many of the illnesses.
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Even this neighbor
comes to the health center
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to receive
treatment after receiving
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this nasty dog bite on his hand.
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But why would they come to us
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rather than go to the
hospital, you may wonder.
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This is why. Welcome
to the local hospital.
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This is the place you
do not want to end up in,
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in the case of a
medical emergency.
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Daniel, one of our workers
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leads out in the
health awareness event
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for the local community
held at the lifestyle center.
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The focus is on temperance
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against the use of
drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
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The people listen
with intense interest
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as each has been affected
in some way by these wises.
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The idea shared here were
new to a lot of the people.
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Literature was also distributed
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to everyone attending
on the subjects presented.
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Oh, by the way
these meetings help
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these young people to
overcome their shyness.
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After the meetings, free
blood pressure test are given.
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Some had very
high blood pressure
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and shared with workers
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that they wanted to
stop drinking and smoking.
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The answer of course is
found in the living Savior
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who wants to give
them newness of life.
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While blood pressure
tests were being done
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the rest of the team was busy
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preparing free
meal for all who came.
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Not only was this
showing hospitality
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but it gave the
people a taste of food
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cooked in a healthy way.
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The people who attended
were mostly Buddhist or Hindu.
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The local chief of police
came by right after the meetings
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and expressed to me
how much he appreciated
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what the lifestyle center
was doing in his community.
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Two of the former students,
Hemen and Bernice were married
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and now are full time workers
sponsored by Laymen Ministries.
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They went back
to neighboring Nepal
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and started to
work in a remote area.
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At first the people
were hesitant to come
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as they held
meetings in a small room,
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two times a week.
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But soon a new
building was erected
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and a church was established,
each Sabbath attendance grows.
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Laymen
ministries workers in Nepal
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share literature with friends
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and hold Sabbath
services in their home.
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In each case
baptisms are taking place,
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sometimes it's our students,
sometimes it's those who
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our students have
been studying with.
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On our way to church.
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This small room is rented
for holding church services
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every Sabbath near
the lifestyle center.
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As I looked upon
these young people,
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it was apparent
that the Word of God
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was transforming their lives.
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Each would end up going
back to their own countries,
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workers among their own people.
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Even though I've been
involved in mission work before
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it was a big decision
to come here to India.
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But I'm very thankful that I did
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and any of us can go to
work in the Lord's vineyard
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at whatever age if they
have something to share.
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And so don't ever
think that you're too old,
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you're too young,
not educated enough,
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if the Lord calls you
He has a place for you.
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Our next destination
is to the city Chennai
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formally known as Madras.
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The cities of south India
in comparison to north India
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have many
similar characteristics,
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overcrowded, heavy traffic,
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noisy, polluted
and a lot of vendors.
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The countryside varies from arid
dry lands to tropical forests.
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Many products
are harvested by hand
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like these
ladies picking cotton.
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South India is rich in
agricultural resources,
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coconuts, rubber trees, rice
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and many other
agricultural products.
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You can find people of all ages
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putting in a
really hard day's work.
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Rocket dosa which is named
after its long shape and size
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is one of my
favorite south Indian foods
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which is made from a thin bread
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stuffed with potatoes
and curry and dipped in dall.
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These ladies are making twine
from the husk of a coconut.
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These fibers have to
dry before they are tied.
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Then these ladies use
large metal spinning wheel
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to spin the fiber into
spans and then later rope.
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These ladies make
probably around a dollar a day.
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The finished product is
something you might find
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even in your
local hardware store.
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Cultural Hindu dancing
is very popular in India,
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on TV, in the cinemas
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and even in live
performances such as this.
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Pastor Shadrach Samuel wanted
to take me to a special event.
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We traveled to one
of the highest hills
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on the edge of the city.
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From this
viewpoint one can overlook
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the whole city of Chennai
formally known as Madras.
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On the top of this
hill our ancient ruins
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of an old Muslim
mosque and a Christian church,
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both of which
played an instrumental part
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in the history of India.
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Once a week, some of
Laymen Ministries Bible workers
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meet on top of this hill to
pray for the city of Chennai.
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These dedicated
workers are fulltime
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in giving Bible studies
and visiting door to door.
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They are under the
direction of Pastor Johnson
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and are the ones instrumental
in doing the ground work
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and follow up for the
national evangelistic meetings
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held by Pastor Shadrach
Samuel and Pastor Johnson.
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Meetings such as these are
held for very little money.
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The good news is that those
who make their stand for Christ
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are grounded in the
truth as it is in Jesus
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and often become
workers in their local church
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or in the newly
established church in that area.
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This evangelism is
done by Indians for Indians.
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In the year 2004,
over a hundred souls
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made a solid
stand for Jesus Christ
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and the three angels messages.
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Think about it, gospel
programs in the Tamil language
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reaching almost 75
million potential viewers
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with 4 to 6
million regular viewers.
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Jaya TV holds the second highest
amount of viewers in India.
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With televisions being almost
as common as rickshaws in India,
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God's message of hope is
going where no man could go
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into the privacy
of people's homes.
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In the Jaya TV it is
very hard to get slot.
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But God has given
a very good timeslot
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still last three years
giving the same timeslot
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that is another
wonderful opportunity
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we are getting
from the TV station.
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We have plans to extend
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all our TV
ministry to other languages.
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Especially in
Hindi, in the north
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where there is a great demand,
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need to reach out for
millions and millions of people.
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As we go forward,
we realize that we need
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the power of the Holy Spirit.
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When we see the
condition of our own church,
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our own people and
the condition outside,
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all around us
there is a great need
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for the power
of the Holy Spirit.
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This young lady
explain how she was having
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a lot of problems at her home
and then she started watching
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the Saving Hands TV program
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and started calling the
prayer line for spiritual help.
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She is just now starting
to attend church services.
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This high caste Hindu family
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came all the way
from Bangalore, India
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to express their
thankfulness for the TV program.
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Saving Hands has a
prayer line at the church.
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They take not only requests
for prayer but for literature
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and get
addresses for visitations
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for the Bible workers.
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One of the big boost given
to the Saving Hands TV program
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happened when Pastor Johnson
started coming to the studio
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at Laymen Ministries to
produce some of the programs.
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Phone calls jumped dramatically
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when these high quality
programs started to air.
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Letters and calls
came in from France,
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Saudi Arabia and
other parts of the world.
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When God provided this high end
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TV production
facility at Laymen Ministries,
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it was dedicated
for the production
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of TV programs
for around the world.
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We are now producing Indian,
Russian and our own programs.
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We have several networks
both local and by satellite
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that have started broadcasting
these foreign programs.
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Please pray for these programs
as they go around the world.
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We thank the Lord
for the privilege we have
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of circulating video
CDs, sharing our message
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with many hundreds
and thousands of people
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in Madras and also in
other states in India.
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Thousands of CDs
are being circulated.
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One very special CD
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is Panorama of
Prophecy by Doug Batchelor.
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I have the
privilege of distributing this
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to many pastors also
of other denominations.
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And we are very
thankful to God for this.
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We are glad to have many
video CDs of our Bible subjects
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and Revelation
CDs by Mark Finley.
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We have another
set, New Beginnings
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which is also presenting
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our fundamental
doctrines of our church.
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The Next Millennium
Seminar by Elder Doug Batchelor
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is also 28 CDs.
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Once again I
want to thank everyone
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who is praying for this ministry
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and supporting this
ministry in so many ways.
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These are Great
Controversy books in Tamil
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that we have recently printed
here in Chennai, in India.
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We thank God for these books.
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Laymen Ministries helped
us to print these books here.
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We have being longing
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to get these books
in the local language.
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Our laymen person, our
pastors are very happy,
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they are extremely happy
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to have these books
in the local language.
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When the Great Controversy
books came off the press,
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both General Conference
president Elder Paulson
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and division president Ron Watts
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gave their
blessings upon the book.
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Late at night
Pastor Shadrach Samuel
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and myself went
to the train station.
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We were taking a train
from Chennai in Tamil Nadu state
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to the state Andhra
Pradesh to the city of Guntakal.
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This is in Andhra
Pradesh, we just got here,
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its 6 o' clock in the morning.
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It's been a whole
night on the train.
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This is what Pastor Shadrach
has been doing some training
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with the gospel outreach people.
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We're gonna spend some two
days here working with him.
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It looks better like
we're get to put in prison here.
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Get guards on the door.
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He is sure this is
not a prison though.
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From a long ways away we
could hear the Indian music
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as we headed over to the church
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where the training
classes are going to take place.
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Near was a
house he used to stay.
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He came on an occasion.
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Now that we're going
to introduce ourselves
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not like servants.
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We will be happy to
say I'm the chief minister,
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I'm the principal,
I'm the president, right?
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Verily I said unto you.
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Whosoever committed
sin is a servant of sin.
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Pastor Samuel once a month
trains all the Gospel Outreach
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and Gospel Mission
workers in this area.
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His straight forward
style comes home to the heart.
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He desires that these
workers understand the gospel
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and the three angels' messages
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and how to share with the
people that they work with.
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These workers are among
the most valuable workers
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in the grounding of the
hundreds of people in the truth
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that have recently been
baptized in this region.
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After the
meetings we were surprised
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on how they fast they
could serve up a good hot lunch.
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When we were there we
found that Ron Oliver,
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our regional ASI treasurer
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was holding a
series of meetings.
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It's always
exciting to see lay people
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that are willing to step out
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of their comfort zone
to do something for Christ.
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Speaking of stepping
out of comfort zones,
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the mission
president tried to prepare me
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for what was about to happen.
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We were driving
out to speak in a few
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of the newly organized churches
in some of the remote villages
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and we were greeted
by loud music and well,
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I guess you will see.
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Both Pastor Samuel and myself
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became quickly uncomfortable
with this hearty greeting.
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Stick dances persuaded us
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as they paraded us
through the village.
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We quickly found out that
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they would now
become really upset
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if you try to refuse
this unnecessary hospitality.
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To tell you the truth
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when we were
going into the church
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I almost felt like
we were getting married.
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In each church we
faithfully shared the truth
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as it is in Christ
with these new believers
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and we made a call
to dedicate their lives
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totally to Jesus Christ
and the three angels' messages.
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That they've seen the world
over It's poverty in strife
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We've got to go into the nations
with the good news of salvation
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We've got to go
and tell the world
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And share the gospel song
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It's everyone that's out there
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Is a soul that Jesus die for
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We've got to go
and tell the world
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The Lord is ready to come
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