Union College's school song
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may be about slinging
the ink and push in the pen.
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But this week is all
about swinging the hammer.
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About 90 Maranatha Volunteers
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are on campus in
Lincoln, Nebraska
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to renovate the
women's dormitory.
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The work includes demolition,
painting, and carpentry.
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The project will also
require much electrical work.
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And fortunately, this team
has plenty of skilled workers.
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Among the
volunteers is Larry Road Sr.
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He was the electrician
who wired this same dorm
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when it was first built.
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Now he is almost 90
years old and back to help.
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Another Maranatha
volunteer Mick Ray
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owns Empire Electric in Lincoln.
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He has encouraged his
staff of trained electricians
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to join the project for
as many days as possible.
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It's the
generosity of volunteers like
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Larry and Mick
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who make each
Maranatha mission trip
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a success and a
blessing to everyone involved.
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Hear more about our
projects in North America
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at our Annual
Mission Maranatha Event
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in Sacramento,
California, September 19 to 21.
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Check out our website.
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Every year Maranatha coordinates
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approximately 16 mission trips
for more than 2,000 volunteers.
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The goal of each project
is to fulfill a practical need
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in a local community,
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such as providing a
structure or critical outreach.
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Each project also aims
to create an experience
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that is transformative
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in the lives of
everyone involved.
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When it comes to this
goal, Maranatha has seen
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the biggest impact in
the youngest volunteers.
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Ultimate workout
is a mission trip
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specially designed for
teenagers in high school.
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You think the
basic living conditions
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and the challenging work
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would be a
deterrent for young people.
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But it is one of Maranatha's
most popular projects.
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Since 1990, more
than 3,800 volunteers
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have participated in
this mission experience.
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The summer of
2018 was no different,
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as nearly 100 teens
gathered in Entre Rios, Bolivia
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ready to tackle several projects
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in the community.
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One of their major focus areas
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was the Entre
Rios Adventist School.
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The school is well regarded,
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but has
outgrown their facilities
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and their existing classrooms
were in need of renovation.
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The team's worked to build
new classrooms for the school
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as well as helping to
update the existing ones.
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Another group focused on helping
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the Rio Blanco congregation.
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Each week 50 people
meet in this church.
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But the structure was showing
some exterior wear and tear.
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The teens attacked
the project with gusto,
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cleaning and repainting
the outside of the church
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as well as constructing
retaining wall on the property.
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Outside of
construction, finding other ways
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to make a
difference in the community
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was a large part of
the volunteers' work.
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Teens served in
a variety of ways
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including community
cleanup and children's programs.
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The medical team traveled
around the local community.
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This outreach
also enabled the teams
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to work alongside
medical professionals
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and gain invaluable experience.
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Yet the physical work is
only one part of the experience.
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Perhaps more than any
other Maranatha project,
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ultimate workout emphasizes
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spiritual growth
in its volunteers.
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Adult leaders are
carefully selected
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and a program is
prayerfully planned
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to nurture and
atmosphere holy focused
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on a closer walk with God.
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Pastor Brandon Westgate
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has served as the
spiritual coordinator
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for Ultimate
Workout for several years,
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leading the
teenagers through morning
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and evening worships.
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This year, he used
small group discussions
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to build trust
among the volunteers.
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He encouraged them to share
their stories with each other
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in the context of
faith and with the goal
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of strengthening
their relationship with God.
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The results were powerful.
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It's nice to know
that I'm not alone
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in those situations.
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And it's been really cool
how we've been able to bond
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and relate to each other
and help each other through it.
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And how we've been
able to develop trust enough
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with each other in
this short amount of time,
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in order to tell each
other things like this
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and trust the other person
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to not mock you but to help you.
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The whole
community idea has been
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overwhelming, honestly.
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For Noah Wenberg, the worships
didn't just grow his faith,
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it brought him back to God
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after a period of
disbelief and disconnect.
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When I was 12, I became atheist
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because of some stuff
that happened to my family
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and we lost my older brother
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and I didn't feel that right.
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Because everybody said God
was a loving God and caring
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and so I got angry at Him
and I threw it against Him.
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And I'd decided
it would be easier
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not to believe in Him at all.
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And I fell in a dark
path and coming here,
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as I saw the
community and the grace
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and the teens that
came and the staff,
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and it reminded me
and God showed me that
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He's there and He cares.
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I felt like I
was the only person
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that had that
struggle because everybody here
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is an Adventist
himself and I opened
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because when I got
to know my team better,
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I learned that I
wasn't the only one
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struggling with it.
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And I wasn't different
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and that people coming
back to Christ just like I was.
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This has got to
be the easiest place
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to build
relationship with people
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because you have
people who think like you,
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who believe like you,
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and even those who
don't believe like you
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start to believe
because of how close we got.
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I feel like now like
I'm part of like a community
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because there
is people of my age
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who felt the same way I
did when I first got here.
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And like we've all formed like
a connection like I feel like
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after this I'll
know so many more
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Adventist young
adults and young people
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and we only get
stronger from here.
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The whole group in general
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has been awesome with,
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you know, sharing experiences.
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It would be wonderful
to get together in heaven.
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But not all of the teams
arrive as willing participants.
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Last year, Josh Gayle's first
ultimate workout experience
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had a rocky start.
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I flew down to Panama and Dina
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was picking out the
participants that day
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and she picked me up.
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And the first
words I said to her was
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I don't want to be here
and my mom made me come here.
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And she looked at me and said,
well, you have two options,
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you can make this the
best two weeks of your life
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or the worst two
weeks of your life.
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It wasn't long before
Josh began making connections
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with other teams
during work and worship.
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Ten days later, not only
did he return home changed,
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but the positive experience
brought him back the next year
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to serve in Bolivia.
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Like many of the teams,
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worship is still
his favorite part
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of the project.
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I am on cloud nine.
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When I'm behind my instrument
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and everyone's
singing their heart out
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and like the spirit
moves with the music.
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And I feel that and I just like,
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I think I'm almost
cheered up while playing.
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It's such a powerful experience
being able to be about,
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I'd be behind
Isaac and beside all of,
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all my colleagues,
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we're making a
joyful noise together.
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It's a great thing.
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In Bolivia, by the
close of the project,
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the volunteers were able
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to help with quite a
bit of transformation
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in the local community.
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They successfully
built a classroom.
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Renovated a church.
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Served 550 patients
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and shared the love
of Jesus all around.
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Yet the biggest
change was within themselves.
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At the end of the project
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18 teams made the decision
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to commit or recommit
their lives to Christ.
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I think the part that's changed
my life the most was like
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seeing God again
in the small things
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and I had the
opportunity to get me baptized.
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I struggled most with Christ,
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a good eight
months before I got here.
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And so my heart
was still little hard.
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And throughout the
week, it just softened.
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And I had this like
mountaintop experience,
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where eventually I
was baptized this week
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which was just
an amazing decision
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and the best
decision of my life.
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And so it's just...
It's been incredible.
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This is the power of missions.
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When we answer
the call to grow faith
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and hope in each
other and in ourselves,
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there is no limit to
what God will provide.
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I think that being able to serve
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and impact other people really
helped me change my own life,
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and that's
something I'll never forget.
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Experience ultimate
workout next year in Kenya.
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Go to
maranatha.org to learn more.
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Next, we'll take a look
at how the actual buildings
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Maranatha constructs
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are making an impact
on young people in Angola.
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For more than a decade
Maranatha Mission Stories
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has taken you around the
world, showing you the need
00:11:58.31\00:12:01.42
and challenging
you to get involved.
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Now, we're introducing new
ways for you to stay informed
00:12:05.25\00:12:08.52
and inspired about the mission.
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Watch your favorite episode
of Maranatha Mission Stories
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as well as
other Maranatha videos
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on your Apple TV.
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Visit the App Store,
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and hit install.
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You'll have access to all
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Our content can also be viewed
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The Maranatha Channel
bringing mission adventures
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to your living room.
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In 1969, while we
send humans to the moon,
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a group of people
launched what is known today
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as Maranatha
Volunteers International.
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Flying private planes to
volunteer around the world
00:13:04.51\00:13:07.42
a community was formed.
00:13:07.45\00:13:09.98
Missionaries connected through
service who became like family.
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This fall, set a flight
plan for Sacramento, California.
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Join us at Mission Maranatha,
our annual convention event.
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September 19 to 21
celebrate 50 years of mission.
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Reconnect with old
friends and fellow volunteers
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as we remember the
projects, the places,
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and the people who
helped form Maranatha.
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Enjoy inspiring testimonies
from around the world,
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as well as music from
the acclaimed men's chorus
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Christian Edition.
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Admission is free,
but make sure to register
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at
maranatha.org/missionmaranatha.
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According to the United Nations,
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the fertility rate in
Angola is 5.7 births per woman.
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In rural areas,
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the number jumps to
eight children per woman.
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The result is a young population
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with almost half of the
country under the age of 14.
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As Angola emerges
from 27 years of civil war,
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the country is looking
to this younger generation
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to help rebuild the nation.
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A critical component
of the recovery process
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is education,
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but many of the schools
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were destroyed
during the conflict.
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And the country
lacks the infrastructure
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and resources to rebuild.
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So many people are in
need of a quality education.
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Where can they find
hope for a better future?
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With the help of Maranatha
Volunteers International
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the Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:14:42.21\00:14:43.75
is slowly rebuilding
its educational system,
00:14:43.78\00:14:47.45
providing an
alternative for families
00:14:47.48\00:14:49.32
who are seeking more than
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what is currently
offered in government schools.
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Recently, we
returned to Angola to see
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how the buildings
constructed by Maranatha
00:14:55.39\00:14:57.59
are affecting the
local communities.
00:14:57.63\00:14:59.39
Luanda, Angola's capital
has many of the trappings
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of a cutting edge metropolis.
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The city is
experiencing a renaissance
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as the discovery
of oil and diamonds
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has brought an influx
of money into the country.
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But much of the progress
is isolated to a select few.
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The landscape changes
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as you enter the
many neighborhoods
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that extend
beyond the city skyline.
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Pavement turns to
dirt and time slows.
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The neighborhood of
Alegria is west of the city.
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In Portuguese, the
language spoken in Angola,
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alegria means happiness.
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And in spite of
the many challenges
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people face,
happiness can be found,
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especially on the faces
of the children like Amelia.
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She moved to the
area four years ago
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when she was 12 years old.
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The unstable circumstances
of Amelia's home life
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left her struggling.
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One day she ended up
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on her aunt's
doorstep distraught.
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Her aunt, a
Seventh-day Adventist
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invited Amelia to live with her
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and immediately
found a way to place her
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in the Alegria Adventist School
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located a few
blocks from their home.
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The Alegria School
started in a pastor's yard
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and later moved
into the Alegria church.
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Little by little
members managed to build
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five classrooms.
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At the new school,
Amelia was learning many things.
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Yet the conditions
of the old buildings
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left much to be desired.
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And like many in Angola,
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Amelia's family
could barely afford
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to keep her in private school.
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The Alegria School charges
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between $5 and $10
per month per student.
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Even this is a struggle,
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as about half of the population
lives below the poverty line,
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earning around $3 a day.
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The life
conditions of people around
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in this community
is not that so good.
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Because of the social problems
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we have these kinds of problems
also within the church setting
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and the people here,
they are not that rich.
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And we really face a
lot of difficulties here
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and this difficulties
they are brought also
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within the church
because the church
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are made up of people
who made up the society,
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so we don't have that
much here in the church.
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And we tried to
do with what we have.
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Despite the poor
infrastructure of the school,
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and the financial
sacrifice required of parents,
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the quality Christian education
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had the school
operating above capacity.
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But expansion was out of
the realm of possibility.
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The school struggled to
build the existing classrooms
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and had no additional funding.
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When Maranatha began
working in Angola in 2013,
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new classrooms
for the Alegria School
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were a priority.
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In May 2017, Maranatha
cruise began pouring floors
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and assembling frames for 12
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one day school
classrooms at Alegria.
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Today, Amelia and
her fellow students
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are learning in
bright new classrooms.
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Alegria is just
one of the places
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where Maranatha
is promoting change.
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For years to come,
hundreds of churches,
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classrooms, and
a large education
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and evangelism
center will change
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not only the landscape,
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but the lives of
thousands of people in Angola.
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This mission is already
being fulfilled at Alegria.
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Amelia's journey is evidence
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of how a Christ
centered education
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can change your life
in more ways than one.
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When Amelia decided to come
to Luanda and find her family,
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she was just
looking for a better life.
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What God had in store
for her was much more.
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She found hope.
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Now, Amelia wants
to become a teacher
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and lead other
children to Christ.
00:22:31.51\00:22:33.21
Maranatha donors and volunteers
will forever have a place
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in the heart of
the people in Angola.
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Now, their desire is
that other parts of the world
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may also be blessed
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by the
construction of structures
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where the gospel can be taught
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and shared with
young people like Amelia.
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From July 19 to
28, join Maranatha
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in rural New York at
Union Springs Academy.
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We need your help in
renovating the boys' dorm.
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Work will include
removing old floors
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and installing new flooring,
replacing light fixtures,
00:24:20.29\00:24:23.09
refurbishing
furniture, landscaping and more.
00:24:23.12\00:24:26.49
Everyone is welcome to
join this mission experience
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and in exchange for your help,
00:24:29.03\00:24:30.63
you'll receive
free room and board,
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just be sure to register first.
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Then from October 16 to 27,
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we urgently need more volunteers
00:24:36.50\00:24:38.67
for our mission trip to Bolivia,
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where we'll be
constructing classrooms
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at the Entre Rios School.
00:24:42.04\00:24:43.81
We'll also need
help with roofing
00:24:43.85\00:24:45.25
and pouring sidewalks.
00:24:45.28\00:24:46.98
Depending on the size
of the volunteer team,
00:24:47.02\00:24:48.85
we may also
organize outreach activities
00:24:48.88\00:24:50.95
in the surrounding community.
00:24:50.99\00:24:52.65
The Entre Rios School
was once a thriving campus
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with more than 400 students.
00:24:55.02\00:24:56.89
Now, competition
from government schools
00:24:56.93\00:24:58.76
has caused
enrollment to decline.
00:24:58.79\00:25:00.83
Updated
facilities will go a long way
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in drawing more students
00:25:02.73\00:25:04.07
to the
Seventh-day Adventist campus.
00:25:04.10\00:25:05.63
Learn more about these projects
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and others by
visiting our website.
00:25:07.17\00:25:08.70
Bolivia,
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located in the
heart of South America
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is a captivating country
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brimming with
breathtaking landscapes,
00:25:20.85\00:25:24.29
colorful culture
and welcoming people.
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Here everyone is a missionary,
inviting neighbors to church
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and creating
community for people to belong.
00:25:32.46\00:25:35.60
Their primary
challenge, churches.
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There are not
enough churches in Bolivia
00:25:38.87\00:25:41.10
and people are
meeting in broken buildings,
00:25:41.14\00:25:43.47
people's homes and dusty sheds.
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Starting in 2018,
00:25:49.21\00:25:50.78
we'll be taking the
mission of Maranatha
00:25:50.81\00:25:52.81
to every part of Bolivia.
00:25:52.85\00:25:54.62
Join the
movement, make a donation
00:25:57.99\00:26:00.09
or volunteer on
an upcoming project.
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Maranatha Mission
trips make a broad impact
00:26:25.81\00:26:28.12
on everyone involved.
00:26:28.15\00:26:29.48
From the volunteer
taking the leap of faith,
00:26:35.72\00:26:40.76
to the recipient of
a brand new building,
00:26:40.80\00:26:45.70
to the donor who
makes it all possible.
00:26:45.73\00:26:47.87
Change overflows
and blesses many lives.
00:26:51.24\00:26:54.61
For the young people
affected by missions,
00:26:58.18\00:27:00.15
the impact occurs
at a pivotal time.
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A revelation of faith or
a solid education can alter
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the course of their
lives in significant ways.
00:27:06.55\00:27:09.02
For Makayla, Noah and others,
00:27:18.03\00:27:20.17
Ultimate Workout
revealed the courage, strength,
00:27:20.20\00:27:22.87
and grace found in community.
00:27:22.90\00:27:24.87
For Amelia, a classroom
created a second chance of life.
00:27:30.51\00:27:34.25
For all, the
mission's experience
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leaves them changed.
00:27:43.06\00:27:44.56