Welcome back to Galilee
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and to the small
town of Capernaum.
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And back in
Jesus' time, of course,
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this was a small fishing village
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and for much of
Jesus' adult life,
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He used this as a base
for His Galilean ministry.
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And just over here,
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we can see the
remains of an early synagogue.
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And, of course, it
probably wasn't the one
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where Jesus began His ministry,
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but it is probably
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the site of
that first synagogue.
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And, of course,
Capernaum was the place
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where Jesus first
recruited His disciples.
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And it's the place
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where He began to
gain His reputation
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as the wonderful,
compassionate healer,
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and His voice and
His actions were seen
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and heard all around
villages around the lake here.
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Well, next up,
let's travel to India
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to see mission in action.
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There are many
types of missionaries
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in the world today.
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Some are sent by the church.
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Some are volunteers
and some are called by God.
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Because we know that
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pastors in churches,
they can't do all the work.
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It's the evolvement
of the church members
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who actually bring
the work to completion.
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And so, I wanna
introduce to you today, Janeesh.
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He's our brother from
here in South East India.
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He's from the
Trivandrum area of Kerala.
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And, Janeesh,
welcome. Thank you.
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I want to ask you,
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how did you get
interested in biblical matters?
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Thank you.
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I was not an
Adventist at that time,
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but some of my friends were,
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and it was my goal to
prove their faith is wrong.
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So I went to the church
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with them to debate
their Adventist pastor.
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After an intense discussion,
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I learned that
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the pastor's view
felt more correct.
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And were clearer to me
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than the views of my own church.
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I started to make an attempt
to learn more about the truth.
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Every Friday evening,
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I attended the Adventist Church,
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and after vespers
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I would sit with my
friends to study the Bible.
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This really helped me.
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And how did the
Sabbath changed your life?
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After the study,
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I went to my church
and shared the new truth.
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But everyone there said that
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these teachings were
unbiblical and wrong.
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They said that
the Sabbath keepers
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are a cursed people.
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But as I learned,
it became clearer.
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I confirmed that
the Sabbath was true.
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And that the Sabbath
worship is the true worship.
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Then I understood that
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the Bible never said
anything against the Sabbath,
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but instead supported it.
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And as you began
learning these new truths,
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you wanted to share
them with friends, I imagine?
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When you did that,
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when you shared with
your village friends,
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how did they react?
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After I studied the
Bible with my friends,
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I went around the
village and told them that
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the Sabbath is the
true day of worship.
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Along with my friends
I distributed Adventist
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literature in my village.
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We actually
bought the literature
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and distributed it all for free.
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After that, we handed
out all of the literature
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and then we conducted a meeting.
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Then with the help
of the Adventist pastor,
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we conducted an
even bigger meeting.
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Our village people have been
exposed to the truth before.
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The meeting did a
wonderful work there.
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And you faced
many, many challenges
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in many different
areas, threats, you know,
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the opposition
of different members
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in other denominations.
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And also two years ago
you were diagnosed with cancer
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and the doctor, I
understand the doctor said
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you had only six months to live,
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but you're still here.
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How does this new challenge,
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how do you face this
new challenge in your life?
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After I was baptized into
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the Seventh-day
Adventist Church,
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my friends and I
visited the village
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and held debates
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with other denomination pastors.
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After this incident, I
was diagnosed with cancer.
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All of the pastors and
members of my former church
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said that this
was a curse from God
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for joining the
Adventist Church.
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"Unless you
return to our church,
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you will not be
healed," they told me.
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But I was so
confident of the truth,
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I did not bother much.
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I stood firm in the faith.
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There were so many
people praying for me now.
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Doctors told me
that I would live
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for only six months,
but here I am two years
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after the given
time living by His grace.
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Wow.
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And where did you
find encouragement
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to keep moving forward
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and growing God's
Church with so many challenges?
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There were so many
challenges I had to face.
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The first was from my own home.
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So I decided to
teach my mother and sister.
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I taught them both
and to my surprise,
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they decided to be baptized.
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I was so glad
they became Adventist.
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After this, I was free
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to give Bible
studies to the villagers.
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Brother Janeesh, I understand
that in your community,
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there's also a
congregation that's growing.
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Can you share a
little bit about that?
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After we
conducted the big meetings,
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about 350 people
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from the village
came to hear the message.
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This was a new
experience for them.
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At this meetings,
eight people got baptized.
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Out of the
eight, six were younger,
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and two elderly people.
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Now there are about 25
people coming regularly
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to attend the worship services.
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There is no church.
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It's a Bible study center.
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Every Wednesdays and Fridays
we have Bible studies there.
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Many young people come
there and study the Bible.
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This place is
known as the youngsters'
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church in the village.
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This is because
many of the youth here
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live with lots of bad habits.
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But they come to
this congregation
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and their lives are changed.
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Thank you.
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Thank you so much
for sharing with us.
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And viewers at home,
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we want to encourage
you to take part in mission.
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This is God's work, and the more
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that you get involved,
the sooner Jesus will return.
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Thank you so much
for watching this story.
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I'm Earley Simon
reporting for Mission 360.
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Next up, let's travel
to Northern Asia Pacific,
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which takes in the
regions of China, Mongolia
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and Korea, with
many, many people
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and a tremendous
mission challenge.
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With more than
1.5 billion people,
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the Northern Asia
Pacific region faces
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some of the most
difficult mission challenges
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in the world.
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It is the most
populated territory
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in the Seventh-day
Adventist Church and includes
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some of the
world's largest cities.
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Metropolises such as Tokyo,
Seoul, Shanghai, and Beijing
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host millions of people
who have not been reached
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by the gospel message.
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Reaching these vast
cities seems daunting.
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And the work in
territories like North Korea
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is even more
difficult to measure.
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Despite these challenges,
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Seventh-day Adventist
Church members are working hard
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to share the light of
Jesus throughout this land.
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South Korea is a
rapidly growing country
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in the Northern
Asia Pacific region.
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As the population increases
so do the needs of the people.
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South Korea has
embraced the idea of opening
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urban centers of influence
to reach various communities,
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social classes, and age groups.
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The one church congregation
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has decided to reach
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the elderly
population in their city.
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Seniors are a
large demographic here,
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and church members want to
show them respect and care.
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Church members
are always looking
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for new ways to
interact with their community.
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They provide health
care and host events,
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such as senior
picnics, musical performances,
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exercise classes,
and special meals.
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One of their biggest
projects is repairing houses.
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They find people whose houses
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are in need of care and
do all the work for free.
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Through creative
forms of outreach,
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this group has been able
to share Jesus with hundreds,
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if not thousands of
people in their city.
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Just a few hours outside
of Seoul, Sejong is a city
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soon to be the new
center of Korean administration.
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Many government
agencies have moved here
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and others plan to relocate here
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over the next few years.
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With new construction
happening year round,
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this city is quickly growing.
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An Adventist congregation
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was established in
Sejong city about a year ago.
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Members have been
meeting in a space
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within a commercial building.
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Over the past 12
months, church membership
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has more than doubled.
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Church members know that
God is blessing their mission.
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Shin Yong Peom pastored
the church for the past year
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and recently accepted
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another position in
church administration.
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He has learned a lot
about the growing needs
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and challenges of Sejong city
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and has shared these
insights with the new pastor.
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The current church's location
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is difficult
for visitors to find
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and is not an ideal
layout for their needs.
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Church members in Sejong city
want to build a mission center
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to connect with their neighbors
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and serve the
needs in this area.
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In these days,
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the Korean
Adventist Church members
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are getting older and older,
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but there are so
many young people
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in the city.
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So we have a big mission
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to reach the young
people of the city.
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In that building,
we'll have many rooms
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and we can teach many things
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to our neighbors.
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For example, we
can teach them English,
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and we can share
them health message,
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and we can take
care of their children.
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Creating a mission center
like this is no easy task.
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Property and construction
costs are extremely high.
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To make this dream a reality,
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church members have
given a lot of money,
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and every pastor
in this conference
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has donated the equivalent
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to one month salary to
contribute to this mission.
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They look forward to the day
they can use the new building
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to build bridges
with the community.
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If we don't have
this church in this area,
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many people would
not have any chance
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to know our church and our God.
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To share our
truth of the gospel,
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we need to mingle
with the people around us.
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I hope that the new building
is the center of worship
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for our
Adventist Church members.
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But at the same time,
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I hope that the building
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will be a center
for people in this city
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to come and take rest in God
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and they will do many
things in that building.
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Please pray as faithful
members work in Sejong city.
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Pray that God will
bless them with a strength
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and understanding
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they need to reach
this growing urban area.
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Thank you for
supporting mission.
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Well, thanks so
much for joining us today
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on Mission 360.
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I hope that you've been inspired
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by today's program coming to you
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from Galilee, Israel.
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This is where Jesus walked
and it's because of His life,
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His ministry, His teachings
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that we have a
mission program today.
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And thank you so much
for your participation.
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It makes the
world of difference,
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and it's so encouraging
to global mission pioneers
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and to church planters
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and to missionaries to know that
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there is a world
church praying for them.
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And as a small thank you
for your support of mission,
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I'd like to send you
the Mission 360 magazine.
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This is the
Mission 360 TV programs
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accompanying magazine,
and it's full of stories
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and pictures just like you
see here on the TV program.
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Well, for Adventist
Mission, I'm Gary Krause.
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And I hope that you
can join me next time
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right here on Mission 360.
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