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Series Code: MTS
Program Code: MTS002106A
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00:09 A pastor in Kenya becomes a Global Mission pioneer,
00:13 a pioneer in India starts a clinic 00:15 and a church in his own home, 00:17 and pioneers in Guyana win hearts through their love, 00:21 coming up next. 00:46 Hello and welcome to Mission 360°, 00:48 I'm Gary Krause. 00:50 Today's program is coming to you from Estonia 00:53 and I'm in the capital city Tallinn and in the old town, 00:57 and in this beautifully preserved 00:59 old town square 01:00 and you can see the old Town Hall behind me. 01:03 Construction began 01:04 on this building back in the 13th century. 01:08 And on today's program 01:09 we'll be looking at the challenge 01:11 of mission right here in Estonia. 01:13 And we'll be traveling all around the world 01:15 to see frontline mission in action. 01:18 But first up, let's travel to Guyana, 01:20 and visit with some Global Mission pioneers. 01:28 Most people would turn around 01:30 if they saw a sign that read "Beware, bad dog. 01:33 Do not enter." 01:34 But Rudolph and Annette aren't afraid of the sign. 01:38 As Global Mission pioneers, 01:40 they've built a relationship with the owners of the house. 01:43 Here in Guyana, Rudolph and Annette 01:46 visit people every day in their homes. 01:48 When they first arrived in this community, 01:50 they began offering basic medical exams for free. 01:54 Diseases such as diabetes are common in this region. 01:57 So as word of the free exam spread, 01:59 the number of calls 02:01 they've received steadily increased. 02:03 Today, Rudolph and Annette 02:05 are regularly asked to visit people's houses 02:07 to share this special service. 02:11 As the pioneers spend time with their patients, 02:13 it opens the door for them 02:15 to share their beliefs and pray together. 02:17 When we finish with them, they ask, 02:20 "Will you check us again?" 02:22 And we'll say, "Yes, we will check him up again." 02:24 So that is one of the doors that we have form, 02:26 open for us which we keep going 02:29 progressively to them. 02:32 Not far away, Azzes, 02:34 also works as a Global Mission pioneer. 02:37 Here he serves people of various faiths. 02:40 The flags around the house 02:41 often indicate the religion of each family. 02:45 As Azzes walks under the hot sun 02:46 with his Bible, 02:48 he trusts that God will open the doors 02:50 and hearts of his neighbors. 02:52 I start doing health checks, diabetes, hypertension, 02:57 and from that people want to know about health. 03:03 And so we have an opportunity to be with them, 03:05 to be their friends. 03:07 With time and affection, 03:09 the pioneer has become friends with many of his neighbors. 03:12 He visits this family frequently, 03:14 and they soak in everything Azzes teaches. 03:17 Whenever he comes, 03:19 he normally speaks to the family. 03:22 We will do prayer devotions, 03:24 and I appreciate it because he cares. 03:27 So I appreciate Pastor Azzes 03:29 because I see that he's a man of belief, 03:33 and he knows his work. 03:36 He knows what he has to do. He takes good care of stuff. 03:39 And He's a very nice person. 03:42 When you share and the relatives see 03:44 what you are doing, 03:45 they will share with other relatives, 03:46 and they also invite you into their homes. 03:49 But there's a lot of praying to get into these homes. 03:52 It's not easy but you have to pray 03:54 and ask the Lord to open doors for you. 03:55 And the Lord is doing that for us here. 03:57 There was no Adventist presence in this community 04:00 before Azzes came, but with his help, 04:03 a church was planted. 04:05 Many members of this congregation 04:07 have recently given their hearts to Jesus. 04:10 Despite the challenges he faces, 04:12 Azzes is committed to continue sharing this hopeful message. 04:17 Thanks to the work of Global Mission pioneers, 04:19 several churches are being planted 04:21 in some of the most challenging neighborhoods of Guyana. 04:25 Please pray for these pioneers and the lives 04:28 that can still be touched with your support. 04:31 We're in Tallinn, 04:32 which is the capital of Estonia. 04:34 And my guest is Angelika 04:36 who has had a vision for some time 04:39 for starting a particular type 04:41 of center of influence here in the city. 04:43 Angelika, thank you for joining us. 04:45 So we're here in this store, 04:48 this shop, when did it first open? 04:51 It was opened on the fifth of June this year. 04:54 Okay, so it's very new. Yeah, it is. 04:57 Now you've had this vision for some time to start this, 05:00 what were your plans? 05:02 What was in your mind? 05:04 It was in the year of 2003 actually, 05:07 quite a long time ago when I just got the idea 05:10 that we should have a secondhand shop 05:13 where people could come in not just to buy clothes, 05:17 but to sit down, chat, have a cup of tea, 05:23 read some Christian books, 05:26 write down their prayer requests, 05:29 so just a little place to have a relaxing time. 05:34 Wonderful. 05:35 And so you had this idea, 05:38 how did it finally come to happen? 05:41 When our conference 05:43 started talking about this influence center, 05:46 then I thought now 05:48 it's a good idea to make it like together 05:51 so that that center and the shop could be 05:54 in one house 05:55 and we can support each other 05:56 and we can work together. 05:59 Wonderful. So... Yeah. 06:00 So this is one part of a larger center. 06:03 So let's have a look at this shop. 06:05 We're on a very busy street here leading into the city 06:08 and describe what we're seeing here? 06:13 So, and back of the store is sofa corner. 06:19 Sofa corner? Sofa corner. 06:21 So this is the place where people can sit down, 06:26 they can have a cup of tea. 06:28 We have some Christian books back there. 06:33 So this is the place where people can just sit down, 06:38 have a little chat, cup of tea and relax. 06:42 That's very nice. Yeah. 06:44 So it's not just rush in 06:45 and buy something and go out again. 06:47 Yeah, exactly. 06:48 And I noticed you have an environment here, 06:51 which is a very welcoming environment, 06:53 there's nice music playing and... 06:55 Yes. Yeah. 06:56 Now how do you staff the shop? 07:00 I know you come here and volunteer, 07:02 who else helps you? 07:04 We have quite a good company like, the team. 07:08 We have most of them, they are just volunteers. 07:13 Yes. 07:14 And so sometimes I am here and sometimes other people, 07:17 and so we are working together and it's a nice team. 07:21 Yeah, it's very good. 07:25 Around the corner. Yes. Let's have a look here. 07:27 This is the box of prayer requests. 07:32 Okay, so you write your prayer request here and put. 07:33 Here and put it in there, yes. 07:36 This is the sign if you want us to pray for you, 07:39 please write it here and put into the box. 07:43 And people are really using it. 07:45 Is that right? They are really... 07:47 And those prayer requests, they are not just simple. 07:50 Sometimes these problems are so deep and serious. 07:54 And so our team, 07:56 we are praying for those people and that's nice. 07:59 It's interesting because Estonia 08:02 is a very secular society. 08:03 People don't go to church very much. 08:06 But it seems that deep down, 08:08 there's still some spiritual needs that people have. 08:11 That's why it is center and this shop is a good idea, 08:14 because if they don't want to go to church 08:17 but they still come here, 08:19 and then if we get friends with them, 08:21 and slowly we can start talking about deeper things. 08:27 Yes. 08:29 Well, that's Christ' method of ministering, isn't it? 08:30 Yeah, exactly. 08:31 And people come into the shop here 08:34 who would never walk into a church building. 08:36 Yeah, yeah, exactly. 08:38 And actually, we already have some regular customers. 08:41 All of them are like, they are working around here 08:44 because there are many offices 08:46 so they do come like every week 08:49 and every time they're welcomed. 08:53 Yeah, this is nice. 08:55 This is new experience for me 08:56 and it's actually, it's working. 08:58 Yeah, that's wonderful. 08:59 Now the beauty of something like this too, 09:02 it's not just attracting people who want cheaper things, 09:06 it's also attracting people 09:07 who believe in the environment 09:09 and they like to see recycled clothes 09:12 so that we are caring for the environment, right? 09:15 Yeah, yeah, this is true. 09:17 Many people they do say that, "Oh, this is nice. 09:21 Why should I go to a real shop and buy something 09:24 if I can get from here something. 09:27 Yeah. Yeah. 09:28 This is good. 09:30 Well, it's amazing that 09:31 you've only been open for a couple of months, 09:32 but already you're getting regular clients here. 09:35 Yes. We don't have many of them. 09:38 Now they're starting. 09:39 But you don't even have any signage up here so... 09:40 Yeah, exactly. So it's very early days. 09:43 I think this is going to be wonderful. 09:45 Yeah, we just need to hope... 09:48 And pray, yeah. Yes. 09:50 So this is the center here 09:51 where we have the secondhand store, 09:54 then as we go through here, 09:55 we get to the rest of the center. 09:57 Can you guide us through here? Yeah. 10:01 So here we have rooms 10:04 where our psychotherapists can meet people. 10:08 For counseling? Counseling, yes. 10:11 We have like, 10:13 individual counseling and family, 10:15 and for children. 10:19 Very nice. And this room... 10:22 Yeah, another room for counseling 10:25 if we really get busy so we need two rooms. 10:29 Okay, it's good. Excellent. 10:34 And physical therapy. 10:40 For massage and for exercises. 10:44 We have also exercise class. Good. 10:49 So while our physical therapists, 10:51 he can lead people to have some exercises and... 10:56 Excellent. 10:57 And then you've got a larger space in... 10:59 And this is a large room. 11:00 Here we are going to have 11:02 all kinds of different activities. 11:05 And on 24th of September 11:07 we are going to have Filipinos cooking day, 11:11 so we invite people, they're our customers. 11:14 Hopefully they're coming. 11:16 Wonderful. Yeah. 11:17 Angelika, this is just wonderful 11:19 to see the center of influence. 11:21 And thank you for your vision and what you're doing here. 11:23 Thank you. 11:25 And viewers at home, centers of influence 11:27 are a God ordained method for putting Christ's method 11:31 into practice in urban areas 11:33 where we actually connect 11:35 with people at the level of their needs. 11:37 We serve them in Jesus name, and we win their confidence 11:41 and then we invite them to follow Jesus. 11:43 So pray for this center here in Estonia, 11:46 and also pray for urban centers of influence 11:48 all around the world. 11:49 We'll be right back 11:51 with more Adventist Mission right after this break. |
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