Hi, I'm Hilary Macias
with the Maranatha Minute.
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In January, a team
of Maranatha Volunteers
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gathered in Cote
d'Ivoire to build
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the Abbebroukoi
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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With only 18 people,
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the volunteer team
was on the smaller side.
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But the group persevered
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and finished the
block work on the building,
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leaving Abbebroukoi
a new place of worship.
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The Abbebroukoi congregation
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formerly met in an
unfinished structure
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that resembled a patio.
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The poor meeting space
drew negative attention
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and made
evangelism more challenging,
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especially considering the
community is not Christian.
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The new church
will not only offer
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an inviting place for worship,
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it will also provide credibility
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for the members
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who are eager to
share their faith.
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The
congregation is also starting
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a primary
school on the property,
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as there are no
kindergarten programs
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in the area.
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Watch a video
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about the
mission in Cote d'Ivoire
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on your phone or tablet
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by downloading the
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available in the App
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This is the Boa Entrada's
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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in the country of
Sao Tome and Principe.
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For years,
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this growing
congregation of believers
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have met in the
basement of a housing complex.
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But without a real church
worship could be excruciating.
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Yet this is the
state of many congregations
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in Sao Tome.
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According to church leaders,
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80% of the
congregations in Sao Tome
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do not have a
proper place of worship.
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Sao Tome and Principe is
a small country of islands
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located off the west
coast of Central Africa.
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At one time,
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they were one of the world's
leading exporters of cocoa.
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But they have been
in an economic decline
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and 50% of the population
lives below the poverty line.
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The financial
situation is no less true
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for the Seventh-day
Adventist membership.
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Members live in humble dwellings
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and generally don't
have disposable income.
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So the idea of building churches
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felt like an impossible dream.
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With limited financial resources
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they needed outside help.
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But Sao Tome and Principe
is not a well-known place
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and it's one of
the smallest countries
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in Africa.
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Who would be
willing to help a country
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they had never heard of?
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Finding assistance
would take a miracle.
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So the church leaders
started with an organization
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that has
witnessed plenty of miracles
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over the years.
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After visiting the
island to assess the need,
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Maranatha committed
to building churches
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and school classrooms
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around the
capital city of Sao Tome.
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A little over two years later,
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eight congregations
have a new place of worship.
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One of the
congregation's with a new church
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is Agua Marcal.
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More than a decade ago,
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this was the start of a new home
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for Manuel Frota and his family.
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But when the
construction materials
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were stolen,
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Manuel's meager
salary as a shoe cobbler
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could not afford more wood.
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Then a couple years later,
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Manuel, a Seventh-day Adventist
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began hosting Bible
studies on his property.
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Soon the meetings grew
into actual Sabbath worships
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and the Agua Marcal congregation
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was born.
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It was so impossible
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that they almost
didn't believe it
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when they heard Maranatha
was coming to Sao Tome.
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Pastor Bonfim admits
that people were apprehensive
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and even asked,
"Could it be true?"
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Then Maranatha arrived
and built them a church.
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Once hidden behind a
wall in Manuel's private yard,
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the new church is on a busy road
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across the street
from the taxi stop
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which allows for
plenty of visibility
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in the community.
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The new church is
just around the corner
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from Manuel's house.
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Every Sabbath
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instead of walking
across his yard to church,
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he walks out his front
gate and down the street.
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When asked if he misses
having church in his yard,
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he says, "After so many years
it was a little sad at first."
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When we come back,
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we'll visit more
churches and the school campus
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where your support has
helped to answer prayers.
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Anyone can build a church,
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simply give just $10 each month
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and your donation along
with thousands of others
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will fund a new place of worship
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every month.
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The potential for
change is all around you.
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All you have to do is look.
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Sao Tome and Principe
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is Africa's
second smallest country
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at about a third the size
of the state of Rhode Island.
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Most of the world seems unaware
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of this beautiful
tropical destination
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and its 200,000 residents.
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Here on these obscure islands
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there is a growing membership
of Seventh-day Adventist.
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Yet the Adventist
Church in Sao Tome
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has been unable to keep up
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with infrastructure
to support the growth.
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There is story after story
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of how congregations
are struggling to find
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a decent place to worship.
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In the town of Angolares
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missionaries brought
the Adventist message
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to the community in 1995.
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A small group was formed
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and today there are
nearly 70 baptized members,
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but they had no church
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and met in this
space below a house.
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During the rainy season,
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water would pool and
make the ground muddy.
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At Madalena a
group of Adventists
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met in a makeshift structure
built in a woman's yard.
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This space works
nicely most of the time,
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except when the
neighbors crank up their stereos
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or when the rains turn the floor
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into a muddy stream.
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In Folha Fede
more than 100 people
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packed into this basement.
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It was crowded.
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The rocky floor made it
painful to kneel for prayer
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and the homeowners
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weren't always the
friendliest landlords.
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All three of these congregations
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were in need of real churches.
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But without
sufficient funds to build,
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all they could do was pray.
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Then Maranatha arrived
and things began to change.
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On a Sabbath morning in January,
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the Folha Fede congregation
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is gathered in
their basement church
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for the last time.
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Today is the
dedication of their new church
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located just down the street.
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This congregation
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has only been
meeting since 2017,
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but they are an
active group of young people
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who worked hard to purchase
and prepare the property
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for Maranatha to
build them a church.
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One of the members
called the new sanctuary
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a dream come true.
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In Angolares a dream came true
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with the help of an unexpected
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and unlikely community member.
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Julian Deuledier
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lives in the
community of Angolares.
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Well, not an Adventist,
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he was familiar with the church.
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He used to see
the members gathering
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in the dark muddy
space under a house.
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He eventually became friends
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with one of the
church members Paulino.
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One day Paulino
made a special request.
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Julian had long respect
of the kindness and faith
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of the church members,
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so he agreed to sell
the prime piece of property
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located just below
his home on one condition.
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True to his word
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after Maranatha built a
new church in Angolares,
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Julian was baptized on
the day of the dedication.
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What's more, he and his friends
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have a beautiful
place to worship.
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Churches aren't the only way
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Maranatha has made
an impact on the island.
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Schools are a key
part of evangelism
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in Sao Tome and Principe.
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Yet there is only
one Adventist campus
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in the country.
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The Cosme Mota Adventist School
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is located on the
outskirts of the capital city.
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It opened a few years ago
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and it was the
first Adventist school
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to open in nearly 50 years.
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In the 1960s and 1970s,
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all private schools were closed
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by the Portuguese
communist government
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which had colonized
Sao Tome and Principe.
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This included
the Adventist school.
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Independence
finally came in the 1970s,
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but the Adventist
school never reopened.
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Then in 2006,
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the government gave
the Adventist Church
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a piece of land
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and invited them
to start a school.
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But building a school
from scratch was no easy task.
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Sao Tome is
struggling economically,
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as is the Adventist
Church in the country.
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It took nine
years for the church
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to raise enough funds
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to build
classrooms and find teachers.
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The Adventist
Church managed to build
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a small but nice campus.
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Today, there are
200 students enrolled,
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70 to 80% are not
members of the Adventist Church,
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yet parents from
all over the island
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send their
children to Cosme Mota
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because of the quality teaching
and strong moral values.
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The school became so popular
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that the student population
soon outgrew their space.
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With limited space,
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the school could only
offer up to fourth grade.
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After that
children had to transfer
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to government schools.
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Years ago, the government gave
additional land to the school
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to expand the campus,
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but without money
to build classrooms,
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the lot sat empty.
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Then a few years ago,
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the government
made an ultimatum,
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"Build now or
return the property."
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That's when the Adventist Church
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in Sao Tome
reached out to Maranatha.
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And in 2018,
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volunteers and crews
began building the expansion.
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Today there are
eight new classrooms
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and three bathrooms,
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thanks to the generosity
of Maranatha supporters.
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The bright new buildings
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mean that
students don't have to be
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crammed into classrooms
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and there are more grade levels
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for children to
continue their education
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at a Christ
centered institution.
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When we come back,
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we'll go back to Boa Entrada
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the church in the dank
basement of the housing complex.
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We'll hear the
story of one member
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who spent years
praying for a church
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then forgot about
her special request.
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Are you an adult
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who still wants
to go to summer camp?
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Well, here's your chance.
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From May 12-19,
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Maranatha is
looking for volunteers
00:18:31.17\00:18:33.07
to help with renovations
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at Leoni Meadows
Camp and Retreat Center
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in California.
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From construction to carpentry,
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to painting and landscaping,
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there are a number
of ways for you to help.
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While there, you can also
enjoy the beautiful landscape
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of the Sierra foothills,
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and maybe even take a
ride on the camp train.
00:18:47.86\00:18:50.66
As with all
projects in North America,
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your food and
lodging is provided
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in exchange for your service.
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If you're a teenager
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looking for the
ultimate summer camp experience,
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check out this
year's Ultimate Workout.
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We're headed to
Peru from July 16 to 26.
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And we need volunteers
to help with construction,
00:19:05.44\00:19:07.98
medical and dental clinics
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and community outreach programs.
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This project is only
for high school students
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ages 14-18.
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So if you qualify,
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be sure to register and join us
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for our 30th year
of mission adventure.
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Learn more about these projects
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on our website.
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Boa Entrada is a settlement
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located in the northern
part of Sao Tome Island.
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This area used
to be a plantation
00:19:33.57\00:19:35.37
when Portugal
occupied the country.
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Now mansions
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that once belonged
to wealthy landowners
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had become a rickety rentals.
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Other buildings
at the plantation
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are also serving as housing.
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Life here is simple.
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Most of the people are poor.
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This area is a
distance from the city
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and jobs are scarce.
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Ezelda Samedo has lived in
Boa Entrada her entire life.
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She is a colporteur
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for the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and spends many
days training and walking
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from door-to-door
to share the gospel.
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But Ezelda wasn't
always an Adventist.
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Ezelda began
watching Novo Tempo,
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the Portuguese language
version of the Hope Channel
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which was
available on the island
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through an antenna.
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That's where she began
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watching Maranatha
Historias de Missao.
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The episodes were so inspiring
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that Ezelda used to cry
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and pray after each program.
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Ezelda used to
pray for Maranatha
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and for all the people in need.
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But she would also make
one more request for herself.
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Her church met in
the dank basement space
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of a large housing complex.
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It was dirty, smelly and noisy,
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hardly a space
worthy of the Lord.
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But every Sabbath
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more than 60 people
gathered for worship.
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They needed a real church.
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But the group of young people
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could barely afford
the poultry rent as it was.
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So Ezelda
continue to watch and pray
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until one day her antenna broke
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and she could no
longer watch television.
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Eventually, she
forgot all about Maranatha.
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Later when Maranatha returned,
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Ezelda was still skeptical
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as to why they
were at her church.
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Then at a pastor's house
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she saw an issue
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of Maranatha's
volunteer magazine
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with a story
about Sao Tome inside.
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The Boa Entrada
Church was the first church
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Maranatha completed in Sao Tome.
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Today the new church
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is not hidden away in a basement
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but along the main road.
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Everyone coming in
and out of Boa Entrada
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will see the
beautiful sanctuary.
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For Ezelda, there
is an added benefit.
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The new church is
located just 100 yards
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from her home.
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She can be at
worship or Bible study
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in just a couple minutes.
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It's a great bonus
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but Ezelda is just thrilled
to have an actual church.
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The first Sabbath the
group worship in the church
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was a special day for Ezelda.
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This is been the theme
of the work in Sao Tome.
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Over and over people have said
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that the new churches
have been an answer to prayer,
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a dream come true,
a miracle from God.
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After all, it does seem unlikely
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that people would choose
to travel to a remote island
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to help strangers in need.
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But the people of Sao
Tome were patient and diligent
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in their prayers.
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They believed
that God would provide
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in their time of need.
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Today there are
eight new churches
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in Sao Tome and
eight new classrooms.
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It won't fulfill all the
needs for the Adventist Church
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in Sao Tome, but it's a start.
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And each congregation is
eager to share their space
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and the gospel message
with friends and neighbors.
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Already they are
making a big difference
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in their communities.
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Some of these
projects still need funding.
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If you are
willing to help sponsor
00:27:31.75\00:27:33.28
the cost of
construction in Sao Tome,
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contact the
number on your screen
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or visit our website to
make an online donation.
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Every dollar makes a difference
00:27:40.62\00:27:42.49
in supporting the
mission of Maranatha.
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And if you can't help now,
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please pray
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as we have seen from
our brothers and sisters
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in Sao Tome,
every prayer is heard.
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The Lord never forgets.
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And in time He will answer.
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