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Series Code: MTS
Program Code: MTS002002B
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00:11 Welcome back to Buenos Aires.
00:13 Behind me is La Casa Rosada, 00:16 which is the seat of the executive branch 00:18 of the Argentinean government. 00:20 Next up, Uncle Homer tells a story 00:23 of a science teacher 00:24 working in a very sensitive area 00:26 of the world. 00:30 I'm a biology major, not a theology major, 00:35 but I've never used the biology 00:37 that I took in college, except for twice. 00:40 Once when I was a principal of a small 10-grade school 00:43 where I also had to teach history and math 00:46 and Bible and PE and everything else. 00:49 And once when I needed a visa to a country 00:52 that wouldn't allow people with a theology major in 00:55 because I had a biology major, 00:57 I was able to get a visa, and go in, 00:59 they thought surely a biology major 01:01 would be no problem. 01:03 But I have a friend, in 01:05 fact, many friends 01:07 but one I want to tell you about 01:08 I'm going to call him John. 01:10 John is also a science major. 01:13 And John, I'm amazed at the way that God is using his science, 01:18 as part of the way to share the gospel. 01:22 John has been hired as a science teacher 01:25 in a Muslim country. 01:27 It's a country that doesn't allow 01:29 church workers to come in. 01:31 In fact, this country regularly expels people 01:36 who they think are missionaries or working for the church. 01:41 But John has been hired by the government 01:43 to teach science at a public school, 01:45 at a public high school. 01:48 He teaches from a creationist perspective. 01:51 And that's thrilling to the Muslim parents, 01:53 they are amazed that there's a Christian 01:56 who believes that God created the world. 01:59 He also teaches health, 02:01 and many of the health principles 02:03 that he's teaching to the students, 02:05 they're also amazed at. 02:06 They thought all Christians drank alcohol 02:09 and ate pork. 02:10 And here's one that doesn't even smoke, 02:13 and he's teaching them that God wants their bodies 02:16 to be healthy and they have a responsibility 02:18 to keep them healthy. 02:20 Those students are going home 02:21 and telling their parents what they're learning 02:23 and the parents are thrilled to have this teacher there. 02:27 Many of the parents and students 02:30 have began to ask John deep serious questions. 02:34 All they start with questions like, 02:36 "Why don't you yell at us like the other teachers do? 02:39 Or why are you a vegetarian? 02:42 I want to be a vegetarian." 02:44 But they also ask questions like, 02:46 "What happens when somebody dies? 02:49 Or do you believe in the judgment?" 02:52 And little by little, 02:53 just by being his happy friendly, 02:55 loving self, 02:57 John is making an impact in that community. 03:00 Many of John's fellow teachers and other workers 03:04 there at the school 03:05 have become interested in this guy. 03:07 He's different than they are. 03:09 He's learned their language, he's teaching in Arabic, 03:14 but he also is different, 03:16 and they want to get to know him 03:17 and they invite him to go to eat with them. 03:19 Oh, that's quite a compliment in a culture 03:22 where going to eat with someone 03:23 is one of the best things you can do. 03:27 They want to get to know John. 03:29 They want to see what it is 03:30 that makes him different from everyone else. 03:33 You know, I'm thankful for your tithes 03:35 and mission offerings 03:37 that help to give John his training 03:40 as a scientist 03:42 that he can now use as a way 03:44 to impact people in this country. 03:47 John is a tentmaker like the Apostle Paul. 03:50 Oh, he doesn't make tents out of canvas, 03:54 he teaches science, 03:55 but John is using his science teaching 03:58 as a way to impact the lives 04:01 of his students and fellow workers. 04:03 If you're interested in learning more about 04:06 being a tentmaker, 04:07 go to te.AdventistMission.org. 04:11 Next up, let's travel to Northern Asia 04:13 and see an animated mission story 04:16 from that region. 04:18 If you really pray, God will answer your prayer. 04:26 Ival is a 10-year-old boy who lives in Mongolia. 04:29 When he was five years old, 04:31 he moved from Mongolia to the Philippines, 04:33 his father needed to study in an Adventist University 04:36 in the Philippines, 04:37 Ival, also needed to study, 04:39 so his parents sent him to the first grade. 04:42 School was very difficult for him. 04:44 The teacher and all the other children 04:46 spoke in English. 04:47 Ival understood very little English. 04:50 After school, the boys teased him 04:52 as he waited for his ride home. 04:54 "You can't do anything," one boy said. 04:57 "You can't even write," said another boy. 05:00 "Go to kindergarten." 05:02 When he heard these hurtful words 05:04 Ival ran back into the school 05:06 and hid behind the door of his classroom. 05:08 He didn't want to cry in front of the other children. 05:11 That night, when Ival went to bed, 05:13 he wanted to kneel and pray to God for help, 05:15 but he was afraid 05:17 that if his mother saw him praying, 05:18 she would ask him what he was praying about. 05:21 Ival didn't want his mother to worry, 05:23 so he woke up in the middle of the night 05:25 when his parents were sound asleep 05:28 and quietly prayed to God. 05:30 "Please let me go to another school 05:32 and make friends," he prayed. 05:35 Ival prayed nearly every night for several months, 05:38 then his parents suddenly decided to send him 05:41 to a different school. 05:45 The children at his new school were kind. 05:48 They helped him learn to speak English. 05:50 When he hurt his leg playing soccer, 05:53 the other boys helped him walk home. 05:55 Ival was so happy 05:56 that God had answered his prayer 05:58 about going to a new school. 06:01 Before he prayed about his school troubles, 06:03 Ival had never asked God for anything. 06:06 He had even wondered whether God really exists. 06:09 Ival went to church every Sabbath, 06:12 but he wondered how God could create the world 06:14 with just His words. 06:16 But ever since his prayers were answered, 06:18 he believes that God is real. 06:21 Ival is now in the fifth grade, 06:24 and he lives back in his home country 06:26 of Mongolia, 06:27 but he has never forgotten 06:28 how God answered his prayers. 06:31 Ival has many friends in Mongolia 06:34 that many of them come from families 06:36 who don't know about God. 06:38 Please pray for the only Adventist school 06:40 in Mongolia, 06:41 your mission offerings have helped this school grow, 06:45 and teach more and more students 06:47 about God. 07:20 God maker of heaven and earth 07:30 Maker of the universe 07:37 You are everlasting 07:47 God 07:50 Keeper of time and space 07:56 Keeper of the human race 08:03 You are everlasting 08:15 You took upon yourself 08:27 To die for what you've made 08:39 Wonderful savior 08:45 Oh mighty creator 08:52 Merciful healer 08:57 You are everlasting 09:05 Perfect and splendor 09:12 Yet humble the nature 09:18 Your kingdom forever 09:23 You are everlasting 09:32 God 09:35 Healer of all human hurt 09:42 Healer and tell the new earth 09:48 You are everlasting 10:00 You took upon yourself 10:12 To die for what you've made 10:24 Wonderful savior 10:31 Oh mighty creator 10:38 Merciful healer 10:43 You are everlasting 10:51 Perfect and splendor 10:57 Yet humble the nature 11:03 Your kingdom forever 11:09 You are everlasting 11:53 Well, thanks so much for joining us today 11:54 on Mission 360, 11:56 and I hope that you've been inspired 11:58 and challenged by what you've seen and heard. 12:01 And I want to thank you personally 12:03 for the way that you are involved 12:05 with Adventist Mission. 12:07 Every time that you pray for missionaries, 12:09 for Global Mission pioneers, for ministry in the cities, 12:13 for Centers of Influence, 12:15 you are making a difference. 12:16 Every time you give your mission offerings, 12:18 every time you give a donation to Global Mission, 12:20 you are making a difference. 12:22 And every time you become personally involved in mission, 12:25 you're making a difference. 12:26 So thank you so much. 12:28 And if you'd like to share 12:29 some of the excitement of mission 12:31 with your children or with your grandchildren 12:33 or with neighbors, 12:35 why don't you accept this free gift 12:37 of a Mission 360 magazine 12:40 that is full of stories and pictures 12:42 designed especially for children. 12:44 We would love to send that to you. 12:46 Well, for Adventist Mission, I'm Gary Krause, 12:49 and I hope that you can join me next time 12:51 right here on Mission 360. |
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