Welcome back to Buenos Aires.
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Behind me is La Casa Rosada,
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which is the seat
of the executive branch
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of the Argentinean government.
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Next up, Uncle
Homer tells a story
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of a science teacher
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working in a very sensitive area
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of the world.
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I'm a biology major,
not a theology major,
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but I've never used the biology
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that I took in
college, except for twice.
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Once when I was a principal
of a small 10-grade school
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where I also had to
teach history and math
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and Bible and PE
and everything else.
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And once when I
needed a visa to a country
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that wouldn't allow
people with a theology major in
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because I had a biology major,
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I was able to get
a visa, and go in,
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they thought
surely a biology major
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would be no problem.
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But I have a friend, in
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fact, many friends
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but one I want to tell you about
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I'm going to call him John.
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John is also a science major.
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And John, I'm amazed at the way
that God is using his science,
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as part of the way
to share the gospel.
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John has been hired
as a science teacher
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in a Muslim country.
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It's a country
that doesn't allow
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church workers to come in.
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In fact, this country
regularly expels people
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who they think are missionaries
or working for the church.
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But John has been
hired by the government
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to teach science
at a public school,
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at a public high school.
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He teaches from a
creationist perspective.
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And that's thrilling
to the Muslim parents,
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they are amazed
that there's a Christian
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who believes that
God created the world.
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He also teaches health,
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and many of the
health principles
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that he's
teaching to the students,
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they're also amazed at.
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They thought all
Christians drank alcohol
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and ate pork.
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And here's one
that doesn't even smoke,
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and he's teaching them
that God wants their bodies
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to be healthy and
they have a responsibility
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to keep them healthy.
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Those students are going home
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and telling their
parents what they're learning
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and the parents are thrilled
to have this teacher there.
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Many of the parents and students
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have began to ask John
deep serious questions.
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All they start
with questions like,
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"Why don't you yell at us
like the other teachers do?
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Or why are you a vegetarian?
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I want to be a vegetarian."
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But they also
ask questions like,
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"What happens
when somebody dies?
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Or do you
believe in the judgment?"
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And little by little,
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just by being
his happy friendly,
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loving self,
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John is making an
impact in that community.
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Many of John's fellow
teachers and other workers
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there at the school
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have become
interested in this guy.
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He's different than they are.
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He's learned their language,
he's teaching in Arabic,
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but he also is different,
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and they want to get to know him
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and they invite him
to go to eat with them.
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Oh, that's quite a
compliment in a culture
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where going to eat with someone
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is one of the
best things you can do.
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They want to get to know John.
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They want to see what it is
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that makes him
different from everyone else.
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You know, I'm
thankful for your tithes
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and mission offerings
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that help to
give John his training
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as a scientist
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that he can now use as a way
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to impact
people in this country.
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John is a tentmaker
like the Apostle Paul.
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Oh, he doesn't make
tents out of canvas,
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he teaches science,
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but John is using
his science teaching
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as a way to impact the lives
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of his students
and fellow workers.
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If you're interested
in learning more about
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being a tentmaker,
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go to te.AdventistMission.org.
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Next up, let's
travel to Northern Asia
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and see an
animated mission story
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from that region.
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If you really pray, God
will answer your prayer.
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Ival is a 10-year-old
boy who lives in Mongolia.
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When he was five years old,
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he moved from
Mongolia to the Philippines,
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his father needed to
study in an Adventist University
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in the Philippines,
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Ival, also needed to study,
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so his parents sent
him to the first grade.
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School was very
difficult for him.
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The teacher and
all the other children
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spoke in English.
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Ival understood
very little English.
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After school,
the boys teased him
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as he waited for his ride home.
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"You can't do
anything," one boy said.
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"You can't even
write," said another boy.
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"Go to kindergarten."
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When he heard
these hurtful words
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Ival ran back into the school
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and hid behind the
door of his classroom.
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He didn't want to cry in
front of the other children.
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That night, when
Ival went to bed,
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he wanted to kneel
and pray to God for help,
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but he was afraid
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that if his
mother saw him praying,
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she would ask him
what he was praying about.
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Ival didn't want
his mother to worry,
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so he woke up in
the middle of the night
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when his parents
were sound asleep
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and quietly prayed to God.
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"Please let me
go to another school
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and make friends," he prayed.
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Ival prayed nearly every
night for several months,
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then his parents
suddenly decided to send him
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to a different school.
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The children at his
new school were kind.
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They helped him
learn to speak English.
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When he hurt his
leg playing soccer,
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the other boys
helped him walk home.
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Ival was so happy
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that God had answered his prayer
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about going to a new school.
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Before he prayed
about his school troubles,
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Ival had never
asked God for anything.
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He had even wondered
whether God really exists.
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Ival went to
church every Sabbath,
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but he wondered how
God could create the world
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with just His words.
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But ever since his
prayers were answered,
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he believes that God is real.
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Ival is now in the fifth grade,
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and he lives back
in his home country
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of Mongolia,
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but he has never forgotten
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how God answered his prayers.
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Ival has many
friends in Mongolia
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that many of them
come from families
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who don't know about God.
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Please pray for the
only Adventist school
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in Mongolia,
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your mission offerings
have helped this school grow,
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and teach more and more students
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about God.
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God maker of heaven and earth
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Maker of the universe
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You are everlasting
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God
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Keeper of time and space
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Keeper of the human race
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You are everlasting
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You took upon yourself
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To die for what you've made
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Wonderful savior
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Oh mighty creator
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Merciful healer
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You are everlasting
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Perfect and splendor
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Yet humble the nature
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Your kingdom forever
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You are everlasting
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God
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Healer of all human hurt
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Healer and tell the new earth
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You are everlasting
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You took upon yourself
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To die for what you've made
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Wonderful savior
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Oh mighty creator
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Merciful healer
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You are everlasting
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Perfect and splendor
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Yet humble the nature
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Your kingdom forever
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You are everlasting
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Well, thanks so
much for joining us today
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on Mission 360,
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and I hope that
you've been inspired
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and challenged by
what you've seen and heard.
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And I want to
thank you personally
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for the way
that you are involved
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with Adventist Mission.
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Every time that you
pray for missionaries,
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for Global Mission pioneers,
for ministry in the cities,
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for Centers of Influence,
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you are making a difference.
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Every time you give
your mission offerings,
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every time you give a
donation to Global Mission,
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you are making a difference.
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And every time you become
personally involved in mission,
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you're making a difference.
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So thank you so much.
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And if you'd like to share
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some of the
excitement of mission
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with your children or
with your grandchildren
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or with neighbors,
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why don't you
accept this free gift
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of a Mission 360 magazine
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that is full of
stories and pictures
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designed
especially for children.
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We would love to
send that to you.
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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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