Hi, I'm Dustin Comm
with the Maranatha Minute.
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Maranatha has been
drilling water wells
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in India since 2019,
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where half the
population doesn't have access
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to clean water.
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Recently, we started drilling
in the Sunderban Islands,
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a delta system on
the Bay of Bengal.
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Traditional large
drilling rigs aren't available
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to reach the islands,
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so materials are
transported by boat.
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Although a small machine is used
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in the drilling process,
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much of the
work is done by hand.
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Each length of pipe
must be inserted manually
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with a worker at the
top of a temporary tower
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guiding it into the hole.
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From here
workers drill down slowly
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to make sure the
soft clay doesn't cave in.
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This process can
take five to six days.
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Currently Maranatha
has nine wells in process
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in the Sunderban Islands,
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bringing clean water to
hundreds of Indians in need.
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Learn more about the work
Maranatha is doing in India
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at our upcoming
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virtual
convention Mission Maranatha
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on September 19.
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For more info,
visit our website.
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Education is one of
the most powerful ways
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over the long term
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to grow the church
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and make it
really solid and strong.
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Kids are coming every day.
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They're hearing about
Jesus, they're singing songs,
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they go home, they
take it into their families,
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into their communities.
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That becomes blended
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and the families
become more involved
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and the church grows and
become strong in the area.
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So I really like
the education side
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of what we do.
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To me it touches my heart
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maybe even more than
building the churches.
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Over the five
decades of our history,
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Maranatha has become synonymous
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with providing urgently
needed places of worship
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around the world.
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But in addition to
constructing churches,
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Maranatha helps
to provide schools
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for thousands of children.
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Today, we'll take a
look at several places
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where Maranatha is
making a difference
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in the lives of
children now and for eternity.
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Quality education
requires quality structures,
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something that is
lacking in many schools
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around the world.
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Dedicated school
staff do their best
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to create environments
conducive for learning.
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But their efforts
are often hampered
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by deplorable
learning conditions.
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It's hard to explain
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how bad some of
the buildings are
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in some of the
places that we work
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or currently looking to work.
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I can't even imagine
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how the young
people exist there.
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On day school campus,
it's maybe not as pronounced,
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although the
campuses can be dark and dingy
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in the classrooms
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and it's not good,
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for lighting
ventilation might be bad.
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It's good to a boarding campus.
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It's terrible.
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Frankly, I don't know
why the kids go there.
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You get into
issues of sanitation,
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food preparation,
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before you can
learn, you have to live.
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And they're not living very good
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when you're crammed 107
kids into a very small dormitory
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with maybe a blanket
over a piece of plywood.
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Are you going to sleep well?
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Probably not.
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The roof might leak.
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So does infrastructure
make a difference?
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Oh, it's huge.
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And these kids deserve
better than what they've had
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for so many years,
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so it's exciting to be
able to be a part of it.
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For more than 20 years,
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Maranatha has
been actively working
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in the vast country of India.
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Our work started
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in the northern
part of the country
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with a small
project at a school campus
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in the town Roorkee.
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Over the next two decades,
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the effort would spread
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to result in large
evangelism meetings
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and the construction of
more than 1,500 churches.
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Despite obstacles
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for the more traditional
means of spreading the gospel,
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Adventist members in
India are finding other ways
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to share God's love.
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It has been tough in
the past couple of years
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that the Word of God
cannot be spread the way
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it used to be spread.
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But, you know,
when one door closes,
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another door opens,
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you know, and the Word
of God cannot be stopped.
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And one of the ways of
spreading the Word of God
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is education.
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Adventist schools up and
down the country of India
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are respected by members
of all faith communities.
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Their high standards of
education and dedication
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to instilling values in students
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draws families of
many different backgrounds.
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This creates
opportunities to share Christ.
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One key educational institution
is the Khunti Adventist School
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in the state of Jharkhand.
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Established in
1937, eight decades later,
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the school is
thriving with an enrollment
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of more than 1,300 students.
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High academic standards,
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an empathetic and caring staff
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and a welcoming
spiritual environment
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draw families to the campus.
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But the infrastructure
left much to be desired.
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Elementary students
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studied in broken down buildings
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that were hot during the summer
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and leaked
during the rainy season.
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The learning
conditions were less than ideal.
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So they're not able to study
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as much they're
supposed to study
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and concentrate.
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At the same time
morale of the teachers
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also that, they don't have.
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The school also
lacked a proper space
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for assemblies and worships.
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Children used to
meet in the cafeteria,
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but there wasn't enough
space for everyone to sit
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and some were forced
to stand in the back.
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When they used to have
church in the cafeteria,
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they used to feel like,
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"We have not come to
the church or to worship."
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But always they'll be thinking
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when the food will
be served for them.
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In 2018, Maranatha committed
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to building a large
elementary education center
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on the Khunti campus.
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In mere months,
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an empty plot on the campus
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was transformed into
a beautiful structure
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and the building was ready
to welcome hundreds of students
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Students are very happy.
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And when they come to class,
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when they come to
school now they are so excited
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because they want to get
inside the classroom and sit
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because of the benches,
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benches are new and
nice and classroom is nice.
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So they are also very excited
to come to school nowadays.
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And in their faces we
can see that they are happy.
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New classroom
helps me study better,
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because there
is new whiteboards,
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desk, switchboards, windows,
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everything new, flooring.
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That's why I want to
study in the new building.
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The beautiful new structure
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provides more
than bright classrooms
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and a spacious place for
the student body to meet.
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It is a tool the school is using
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to share God's love
with as many as they can.
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When this building came up,
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it gave us a
morale boost that yes,
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now we can have more
students, more field,
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and we can tell the
love of God to the people
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through this building.
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Educate them for eternity,
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which is the main
focus of our goal.
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Indeed, it has done a great job.
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After completion
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of a large school
building at Khunti,
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it was time for
Maranatha to move on and help
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another school
community in need.
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Set in the rolling
hills of Northeast India
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the Jingshai
Mihngi Adventist School
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offers K to 10th grade education
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for nearly 500 students.
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Though the
Jingshai Mihngi School
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has a great
reputation with the community
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and is
overflowing with students,
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it is merely surviving
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when it comes to
the desperate condition
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of the physical facilities.
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Students study in leaky
dark and congested classrooms.
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The buildings are
sinking and often flood.
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The deficiencies
make learning challenging.
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These conditions are
inadequate on their own.
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But to make matters worse,
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an open sewer lines
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sits directly
next to the classrooms
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making teaching and
learning nearly impossible.
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In 2019, the school
reached out to Maranatha.
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We agreed to
construct a new campus
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for the Jingshai
Mihngi Adventist School.
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The property is
five minutes away
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and sits atop a
hill covered in trees
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with views into a
green valley below.
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When I heard that
the news that Maranatha
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and it was God's people
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will come and
helped to build a school.
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I'm so thankful to God.
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And then I feel that God works
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in a very mysterious way
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on the right time
and the right moment.
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In February of 2020,
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a group of volunteers
came and began construction
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on the new school.
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After the
volunteers departed for home,
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local crews continued
construction on the campus
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until work was halted
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eager to continue
building the school,
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the workers chose
to shelter in place
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on the construction site
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and ask the
local town leadership
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for permission to keep working.
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Their sacrifice and diligence
has resulted in major progress
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and the campus is
nearing completion.
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This new campus
will not only give relief
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to the horrendous conditions,
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but improve the school's ability
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to radiate the
gospel in its community.
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Jingshai Mihngi in our language
is mean that is a light.
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And then I can
say that our school
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it is really live up to that,
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to the name, Jingshai Mihngi.
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When we come back,
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travel to the
continent of Africa
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and see how schools
are making a huge impact
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for Christ.
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Mark your calendar,
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September 19 is
Mission Maranatha,
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a television broadcast event.
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Beginning at 2 pm Pacific,
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you will discover firsthand
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how Maranatha
Volunteers international
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has advanced
the mission in 2020.
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At 4:30 pm Pacific,
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the doors will open to
a virtual meet and greet,
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a time for you to see
your Maranatha friends,
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a time to find out
how you can get involved.
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Mission Maranatha will
bring you fresh reports
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from India, Kenya,
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Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Brazil, and North America.
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You'll witness
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the remarkable
stories of volunteers
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and answered prayer
as the world courses
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through rapid change.
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Mission Maranatha,
September 19 at 2 pm Pacific
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on the Maranatha
channel, 3ABN and Hope channel.
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And be sure to register
for our 4:30 pm virtual lobby.
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The mission is calling.
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The mission is Maranatha.
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The city of Kabwe
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sits in the
central province of Zambia.
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It was founded as a mining town,
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but the real jewel of the city
is the Kabwe Adventist School.
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Over the last decade,
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the Kabwe Adventist
School has set itself apart
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in the sea of
education choices in town.
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Local Adventist
families aren't the only one
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sending their
children to study here.
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Currently 65% of
the student population
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is non-Adventist.
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The local community at large
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has discovered the
high-quality education
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offered on campus.
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Because now we also have
a challenge of enrollment.
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Because many people are coming.
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They have realized
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that Adventist
education is sweet.
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They want to
taste that sweetness.
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And every time we just say,
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"No. there's no space."
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There were more
than 500 students
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meeting in a space
designed for far less capacity.
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And there was a
long waiting list
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for admission.
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The campus needed to grow,
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but they had no
resources to do so.
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Plus, the current
school is landlocked
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with no
physical space to expand.
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Local church leaders
identified a large plot of land
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and Maranatha
quickly began construction
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on a 12-classroom
elementary campus.
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On March 3rd 2020,
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students flooded
on to the new campus
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eager to learn in
their bright new school.
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But the school administration
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sees the buildings
as more than classrooms.
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They've been
given more opportunities
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to share Christ.
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Most of them will
never have an opportunity
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to get to a church building
00:14:08.71\00:14:10.05
to actually
listen to the Gospel.
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But when they come
to Christian school,
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that's the one
opportunity they have.
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So you actually have
more of an opportunity
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to minister to them, and
to share Christ with them.
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So it's beautiful when we see
the campus growing that much.
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We have more spaces open
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to actually preach
the Gospel to them.
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Now that the Kabwe
campus is complete,
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Maranatha has begun work
at another school in Zambia.
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The Emmanuel
Adventist secondary school
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opened in 2011.
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And over the years
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enrollment has
grown to 300 students.
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The original
buildings on campus were built
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through the
sacrifice of many people
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who desired
children in this area
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to have a quality
Christian education.
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But as the school has grown,
the space is now inadequate.
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Maranatha
responded to their need
00:14:57.83\00:14:59.66
by building a
block of three classrooms
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and a girls' dormitory,
00:15:01.76\00:15:03.33
and not even a global
pandemic could stop the work.
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Maranatha crews
sheltered in place on the campus
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to work on the buildings.
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When complete,
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these structures
will help the school
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expand their reach.
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Zambia isn't the only
place on the African continent
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where new school structures
are making an immense impact.
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The Adventist Church
in Kenya sees schools
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as a major component
to spreading the gospel
00:15:25.69\00:15:28.29
all across their country.
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School campuses not only teach
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the usual subjects
of reading and math,
00:15:32.33\00:15:34.63
but help students to
develop relationships with God.
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The Kiutine Adventist
School is one such place.
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The campus is home
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to more than 200
high school students
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all hungry for the opportunity
to receive a quality education
00:15:45.94\00:15:49.54
despite the deplorable condition
00:15:49.58\00:15:51.51
of the campus.
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The school is
very humble indeed,
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but it is humble with Jesus.
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Yeah.
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We have the teachers
who are very helpful to us,
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who are ready to
listen to us at any point.
00:16:02.66\00:16:05.69
Whenever we have, we need them,
00:16:05.73\00:16:07.86
they are ready to listen to us.
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We have our neighbors
who takes care of us, yeah,
00:16:09.66\00:16:14.24
and the school runs very nice
and that impressed me so much
00:16:14.27\00:16:17.14
and I feel I'm comfortable
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although the
condition is not favorable.
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I thank God for everything.
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Humble is an understatement.
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This is where the girls slept.
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And this is their shower area.
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Meals were both prepared
and consumed in the open.
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And I walked through
there and my thought was,
00:16:44.77\00:16:48.20
man, this place
is going to close.
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It's terrible.
00:16:50.21\00:16:52.07
No parent would even
allow their kid to come here,
00:16:52.11\00:16:56.41
let alone child staying there.
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They'd say,
hey, I'm out of here.
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But they're so committed
to getting an education
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and a Christian
education specifically,
00:17:03.02\00:17:05.45
that they've put up
with those conditions.
00:17:05.49\00:17:08.02
But you know, it's surprising
how well they've done.
00:17:08.06\00:17:12.89
But I don't say
that's good enough.
00:17:12.93\00:17:14.76
In my mind, I
say, "What could it be?
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What should it be?
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And what can we do?"
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And Kiutine specifically
has touched a lot of our hearts
00:17:21.57\00:17:25.24
as we go there
00:17:25.27\00:17:26.61
because you can
absolutely see the potential.
00:17:26.64\00:17:29.34
The kids are great.
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They're wonderful,
00:17:30.85\00:17:32.18
but you know
that they can be more.
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Maranatha immediately
began putting together
00:17:34.82\00:17:37.29
an extensive master
plan for the Kiutine campus.
00:17:37.32\00:17:42.12
Groups of Maranatha Volunteers
00:17:42.16\00:17:43.79
began
constructing new dormitories,
00:17:43.83\00:17:45.93
classrooms, bathrooms,
00:17:45.96\00:17:47.76
a kitchen and a cafeteria.
00:17:47.80\00:17:52.03
A water well was
drilled on campus
00:17:52.07\00:17:54.00
solving the school's
major water supply issue.
00:17:54.04\00:17:59.44
And beautiful landscaping
has transformed the campus
00:17:59.47\00:18:02.81
into an educational oasis.
00:18:02.84\00:18:07.32
The inauguration
of the new buildings
00:18:07.35\00:18:09.15
was an exuberant experience
00:18:09.18\00:18:11.05
as students expressed
their joy and gratitude
00:18:11.09\00:18:13.56
for completely
transforming their home.
00:18:13.59\00:18:17.73
May God bless you
for the wonderful work
00:18:17.76\00:18:20.10
that you have
done into our school.
00:18:20.13\00:18:21.50
If it was not for you,
00:18:21.53\00:18:22.86
we don't know where we could be.
00:18:22.90\00:18:24.27
You have really
transformed this school.
00:18:24.30\00:18:27.00
We can't express
the gratitude we have
00:18:27.04\00:18:29.30
because you've
been really good to us.
00:18:29.34\00:18:31.81
You've really helped
us come from the situation
00:18:31.84\00:18:34.78
that we were in until now.
00:18:34.81\00:18:36.88
It's great.
00:18:36.91\00:18:38.31
May God bless you.
00:18:38.35\00:18:40.35
The Kiutine School is
not the only campus in Kenya
00:18:40.38\00:18:43.08
that has received
a Maranatha overhaul.
00:18:43.12\00:18:46.55
For nearly 20 years,
00:18:46.59\00:18:47.92
the Kajiado Adventist
School and Rescue Center
00:18:47.96\00:18:50.69
has served as a
haven for Maasai girls
00:18:50.73\00:18:52.79
who were running
away from child marriages
00:18:52.83\00:18:55.10
and a traditional
female circumcision
00:18:55.13\00:18:57.33
known as FGM.
00:18:57.37\00:18:59.50
The school is
helping set these girls
00:18:59.53\00:19:01.27
on a bright path
00:19:01.30\00:19:02.64
towards a future of opportunity.
00:19:02.67\00:19:05.37
They're providing a
home to those who have none,
00:19:05.41\00:19:08.71
yet the
facilities are inadequate.
00:19:08.74\00:19:11.51
Now here we are crowded,
00:19:11.55\00:19:13.28
because they're
sleeping two-two,
00:19:13.31\00:19:15.25
and see the beds are small.
00:19:15.28\00:19:16.99
But still we thank God
00:19:17.02\00:19:18.59
because there are so many
00:19:18.62\00:19:19.95
who don't have a place to sleep.
00:19:19.99\00:19:24.96
But I think it is also
good to build a bigger one
00:19:24.99\00:19:28.53
so that many other
girls can come and join us.
00:19:28.56\00:19:32.73
I have cases of 46
girls who wanted to come in,
00:19:32.77\00:19:36.20
but I don't have
the space, honestly.
00:19:36.24\00:19:39.07
I just gave promises that
00:19:39.11\00:19:41.14
"Just give me some more time.
00:19:41.18\00:19:43.65
But in case of any danger
please consult us, let us know.
00:19:43.68\00:19:48.38
But we don't have the space."
00:19:48.42\00:19:52.49
In 2018,
Maranatha agreed to provide
00:19:52.52\00:19:55.49
the Kajiado School
00:19:55.52\00:19:56.86
with a number of new structures
00:19:56.89\00:19:58.43
including two girls'
dorms with showers and toilets.
00:19:58.46\00:20:03.43
A boys' dorm for the
45 boys who also attend
00:20:03.47\00:20:06.80
and an administrative office.
00:20:06.84\00:20:09.10
Maranatha also
drilled a new well on campus
00:20:09.14\00:20:12.01
to replace an old one
00:20:12.04\00:20:13.38
that was not
providing enough water.
00:20:13.41\00:20:16.41
And new secondary
school dormitories
00:20:16.44\00:20:18.75
and classrooms
00:20:18.78\00:20:20.12
mean students can
further their education
00:20:20.15\00:20:22.02
and stay on the campus
that has become their home.
00:20:22.05\00:20:25.89
Though they are mere buildings,
00:20:25.92\00:20:27.82
this new
infrastructure is changing life
00:20:27.86\00:20:30.69
for hundreds of children,
00:20:30.73\00:20:32.39
giving them an opportunity
for a future and space
00:20:32.43\00:20:35.70
to learn about Jesus.
00:20:35.73\00:20:37.17
When we come back,
00:20:41.50\00:20:42.84
transformation continues
as we visit more schools
00:20:42.87\00:20:45.84
Maranatha is helping.
00:20:45.87\00:20:47.21
Normally
September means a gathering
00:21:01.79\00:21:03.49
of up to 2,000
Maranatha Volunteers
00:21:03.53\00:21:05.69
at our annual convention.
00:21:05.73\00:21:07.46
Due to COVID-19,
00:21:07.50\00:21:08.83
this year's event
will be held virtually
00:21:08.86\00:21:10.50
and there are a number
of ways you can participate.
00:21:10.53\00:21:13.13
One is to connect
with fellow volunteers
00:21:13.17\00:21:15.07
and talk directly
with Maranatha staff
00:21:15.10\00:21:17.01
from around the world
00:21:17.04\00:21:18.37
during an online
meet and greet on Zoom.
00:21:18.41\00:21:21.04
This virtual lobby will
take place on September 19
00:21:21.08\00:21:23.85
at 4:30 pm Pacific
00:21:23.88\00:21:25.65
after our two-hour
television broadcast event
00:21:25.68\00:21:27.95
Mission Maranatha.
00:21:27.98\00:21:29.65
Similar to the lobby at
our physical convention,
00:21:29.68\00:21:31.92
this virtual lobby
will allow you to talk
00:21:31.95\00:21:34.12
to mission trip friends
00:21:34.16\00:21:35.49
and Maranatha
staff out in the field.
00:21:35.52\00:21:38.03
Make sure to
register for a breakout room
00:21:38.06\00:21:39.93
focused on a specific
country where you have served.
00:21:39.96\00:21:42.63
From here you'll be able to talk
00:21:42.66\00:21:44.07
to volunteers who
have also served there,
00:21:44.10\00:21:46.20
and Maranatha's
director for that country.
00:21:46.23\00:21:48.70
To learn more about
the convention weekend
00:21:48.74\00:21:50.67
and register for
the virtual lobby,
00:21:50.71\00:21:52.71
visit
maranatha.org/missionmaranatha.
00:21:52.74\00:21:55.94
Adventism came
00:22:03.99\00:22:05.32
to the West African nation
of Cote d'Ivoire 100 years ago.
00:22:05.35\00:22:09.96
But despite the long history,
00:22:09.99\00:22:11.63
membership is small
at less than 10,000.
00:22:11.66\00:22:17.00
Church leaders see
Adventist education
00:22:17.03\00:22:19.27
as an important
part of their plan
00:22:19.30\00:22:20.90
to reach more of
Cote d'Ivoire for Christ.
00:22:20.94\00:22:23.51
In 2020, Maranatha
began work in Cote d'Ivoire
00:22:59.57\00:23:02.68
to construct
schools and churches.
00:23:02.71\00:23:06.38
For years, the
Abbebroukoi congregation
00:23:06.41\00:23:08.98
met on a patio.
00:23:09.02\00:23:11.05
Maranatha crews
have been putting
00:23:11.09\00:23:12.55
the final
touches on a new church
00:23:12.59\00:23:14.46
and school
classrooms for the group.
00:23:14.49\00:23:17.49
The new church and school
00:23:17.53\00:23:18.86
will provide a
quality place of worship
00:23:18.89\00:23:21.03
and the only
Christian school in the area.
00:23:21.06\00:23:24.97
Maranatha is also
building a secondary school
00:23:25.00\00:23:27.64
grade 6-12 on the property
00:23:27.67\00:23:29.67
of the Niangon
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:23:29.70\00:23:33.64
This area has
plenty of primary schools,
00:23:33.68\00:23:36.01
but there are a few
options for secondary students.
00:23:36.04\00:23:39.48
A new Adventist high school
will provide for an urgent need
00:23:39.51\00:23:42.38
while introducing
people to the gospel.
00:23:42.42\00:23:46.62
For the Adventist
Church in Cote d'Ivoire,
00:23:46.65\00:23:48.62
schools have opened the door
to new communities and hearts
00:23:48.66\00:23:52.43
providing a welcoming space
00:23:52.46\00:23:54.03
where children and
young people can be educated
00:23:54.06\00:23:56.73
and learn about
the love of Jesus.
00:23:56.77\00:23:58.77
The power of proper
places to worship and learn
00:24:04.07\00:24:07.31
is something familiar
00:24:07.34\00:24:08.68
to the Adventist Church in Peru.
00:24:08.71\00:24:11.91
Between 2004 and 2006,
00:24:11.95\00:24:14.45
Maranatha completed
00:24:14.48\00:24:15.82
nearly 100 church
and school projects
00:24:15.85\00:24:18.12
throughout the country.
00:24:18.15\00:24:20.42
And in 2019,
00:24:20.46\00:24:22.02
Maranatha agreed to
return and begin the work
00:24:22.06\00:24:24.69
of a major effort in Peru.
00:24:24.73\00:24:28.86
The town of Los Aquijes
00:24:28.90\00:24:30.43
sits on the
outskirts of the city of Ica.
00:24:30.47\00:24:34.27
Tourists visit the region
to see the oasis in Huacachina
00:24:34.30\00:24:40.24
or the mysterious Nazca Lines.
00:24:40.28\00:24:42.31
This community has had
00:24:45.85\00:24:47.18
an Adventist
presence since 1970.
00:24:47.22\00:24:49.58
And in 1975,
00:24:49.62\00:24:51.12
the group was
given a piece of land
00:24:51.15\00:24:52.75
on which to build a church.
00:24:52.79\00:24:56.16
But for the last 40 years,
00:24:56.19\00:24:57.66
the congregation and
community have dreamed
00:24:57.69\00:24:59.93
of starting a school.
00:24:59.96\00:25:03.03
In October of 2019,
00:25:03.06\00:25:05.00
the congregation
demolished their church
00:25:05.03\00:25:07.17
and Maranatha began construction
00:25:07.20\00:25:09.00
of a large education
and evangelism center.
00:25:09.04\00:25:12.84
Construction has been paused
due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
00:25:12.87\00:25:16.24
but when complete,
00:25:16.28\00:25:17.61
it will join the seven
other similar structures
00:25:17.65\00:25:19.88
that have been
making an immense impact
00:25:19.91\00:25:21.98
all over Peru.
00:25:22.02\00:25:23.35
From India, to
Africa, to South America,
00:25:29.56\00:25:35.90
Maranatha is making a difference
00:25:35.93\00:25:37.87
in the lives of
thousands of families
00:25:37.90\00:25:39.93
through the
construction of schools.
00:25:39.97\00:25:44.21
Building simple bush classrooms
00:25:44.24\00:25:48.18
or large campuses
00:25:48.21\00:25:50.45
is more than erecting formations
00:25:50.48\00:25:52.58
of block and steel.
00:25:52.61\00:25:56.08
It's about instilling
change in the lives of others.
00:25:56.12\00:26:00.22
God has led Maranatha to build
00:26:00.26\00:26:02.16
more than 3,000
classrooms all over the world,
00:26:02.19\00:26:06.80
serving more
than 100,000 students.
00:26:06.83\00:26:12.13
But our work cannot continue
without your generous support.
00:26:12.17\00:26:17.37
Will you give to
this important mission?
00:26:17.41\00:26:21.54
Give so that children
no longer have to live
00:26:21.58\00:26:24.08
and learn in
shameful circumstances.
00:26:24.11\00:26:28.35
Give to help a new generation
become a force for good
00:26:28.38\00:26:31.65
in their world.
00:26:31.69\00:26:34.69
Give because
without your support,
00:26:34.72\00:26:37.33
we risk children
losing the opportunity
00:26:37.36\00:26:40.00
to meet Jesus.
00:26:40.03\00:26:41.66
You know, the easy
thing is to sit back and say
00:26:41.70\00:26:45.93
this isn't really
my responsibility.
00:26:45.97\00:26:48.40
What's this got to do with me?
00:26:48.44\00:26:50.61
Yeah, these
people have it tough.
00:26:50.64\00:26:52.14
But yeah, I've got my
challenges in my life.
00:26:52.17\00:26:55.31
And we all do.
00:26:55.34\00:26:56.98
One of the things that happens
00:26:57.01\00:26:58.41
is when you start
helping somebody else,
00:26:58.45\00:27:01.52
your own life starts to change.
00:27:01.55\00:27:03.89
And, you know,
happiness comes by the joy
00:27:03.92\00:27:06.79
of impacting
helping someone else's life
00:27:06.82\00:27:10.69
with meaningful involvement.
00:27:10.73\00:27:13.56
And if you do nothing,
you lose all that personally.
00:27:13.60\00:27:19.17
The church doesn't grow,
00:27:19.20\00:27:21.34
people there are in
whatever country it is,
00:27:21.37\00:27:24.41
they don't hear about
the God of the universe
00:27:24.44\00:27:27.64
who loves them,
00:27:27.68\00:27:29.01
and wants them in His Kingdom.
00:27:29.04\00:27:31.71
So the loss is huge,
00:27:31.75\00:27:33.55
especially when
you consider the fact
00:27:33.58\00:27:35.02
that each individual
soul is so valuable to God.
00:27:35.05\00:27:39.12
So the loss is
it's beyond words.
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You can't put a number on it
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but as you get involved,
the positive side of that,
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there's the people
being in the kingdom.
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