Welcome back to Tallinn, Estonia
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and one of the most
beautifully preserved
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old towns in all of Europe.
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Next up, we travel to
the continent of Africa
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and to the country of Kenya,
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where a Global Mission pioneer
is making a big difference
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in his community.
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Hello, I'm here in Kenya
with a Global Mission pioneer
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who started one of
the newest churches
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I've been into
because this church was built
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within the last week.
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But the group had
started a little bit sooner
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but he also has
an interesting story
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to share with us.
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So I'm here with Leenus. Yes.
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And you're a
Global Mission pioneer,
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but you haven't always
been a Seventh-day Adventist?
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Yeah.
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How did you become a
Seventh-day Adventist?
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I became a Seventh-day Adventist
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by hearing the
message when it was put forth,
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so I tried to convert myself,
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which message is being preached.
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Then after that I was directed
and I go there the VOP papers
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where they were giving,
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and I studied
with the VOP papers,
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I found that
there's a truth in it
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so I shared with
the other Christians.
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So when I shared
with my fellow Christians,
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"I said, "This is
the truth that we want."
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And they asked me,
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"How can we know
about the truth?"
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Then I started
giving them the papers,
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whereby went to the conference,
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and I was
assisted with the papers.
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So I gave them to
study, I told them,
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I shared with them
where there were challenges,
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where they could not understand.
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So I made them to
understand whereby,
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at least, we
registered 360 graduates,
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and they were all qualified
and they were all graduated.
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Three hundred and...
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Three hundred and
sixty. Three hundred and sixty.
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Yeah.
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You're a church pastor
of another denomination.
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Yeah.
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And then you found Voice
of Prophecy Bible study guides
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and became convinced that
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what you're
studying was the truth.
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And so you, you then went
and you shared with others.
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With the others.
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Yeah, I shared
with the members, 360.
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Yeah.
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Okay, so then what happened
because when you are a pastor
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and you change,
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then what
happened in your life then?
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Then after graduation,
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I told them this is
truth that they have to know.
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So as I am your pastor, so
let me lead you to the truth
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so that you may understand more.
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So we started
conducting Bible study.
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By then we had no
church, we had no house.
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I went to house
to house conducting,
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teaching them their Bible study,
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revising their papers
where they don't understand,
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then from there,
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a group of 15 people
accepted me, baptized.
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Then I told them,
"Okay, let me conduct..."
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Those ones that
gave me their VOP papers
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if they can accept, to baptize.
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So eventually they
said "We welcome you."
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So we went there
to the conference,
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we were baptized, and they said,
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"From there, you
lead this flock."
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So they attach me to a pastor
who is within the district,
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then as I was
ministering to them,
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they felt so wonderful,
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amazed with the message
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so as from there
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the conference
members visited us.
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After visiting they
said, "No, this church,
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let we attach to
the district church
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so that you may go
even to the interior
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so that you may
fetch more people."
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So they recognized that
you have been given a gift
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to share with other people
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and bring them in
so they sent you out
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as a Global Mission pioneer?
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Yeah.
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After going to the
conference then they told me,
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"You go to the interior
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and work as a
Global mission pioneer
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to bring more people
as you did to this group."
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So we need even those ones
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to understand
better this message.
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So they sent you to an
area. Yeah. They sent me to...
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There were no Seventh-day
Adventists there before.
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There was no
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Okay.
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So how did you begin your
work, then you're back here?
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No, you see from there now,
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we started moving
from door to door,
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telling about
the Adventist faith.
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So from there now,
the accepted one...
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One person accepted,
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after that one
person so I told him,
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"Now hold me the
hand, we reach others,
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so that others may also
understand these message.
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So we met at
that tremendous visit.
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And from there now they said,
"We need to hear from you."
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So we made an effort.
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So the few had and
say, "No, where is church."
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But by then there was nothing,
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then he said,
you worship in here.
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And I also said, "No, we can't,
we got to worship in the room.
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We will, we're from
the church into the room."
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That's quite impossible,
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then they remain just there
with a message now are waiting,
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"How is this
church going to develop?"
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Then from there
just from few people
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who are
volunteers, some said, "No,
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let purchase this
land, this land was...
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Okay, but before
you got this land...
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Yeah. You had the small room.
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It was a very small room, yeah.
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It was in a little shopping area
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and what was that
before you started building?
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The room was a
bar. The room was a bar.
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Yeah.
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After we going out,
they come and do their work.
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No, they said "No,
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these people maybe are mixed up.
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How can they
start from such a place?
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Wicked place but
God had intention.
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He wanted from that place
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so that he may use His own power
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and the people to
support and hold us their hands.
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But that's a
story of grace. Yeah.
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It doesn't
matter what your past,
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when you accept
Jesus, you can be changed.
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Yeah, of course.
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So then you started
building this church.
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And you said this
church has been here how long?
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Yeah, this
church is about a week.
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One week. Okay. One week.
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That's why the
concrete is still...
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The concrete is still wet, yeah.
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And we're standing here,
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but I hope it
doesn't damage the floor.
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But then how many members
do you have meeting here now?
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Now, up to this time
we have around 10 members.
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Around 10 members?
Yeah, around 10 members.
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Yeah, around 10 members.
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And what is your dream for
this church and this building?
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Actually, the vision that
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I have after the
building is finished.
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We try at least
to make an effort
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so that they may see
and know that we are here.
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The few people that are
over there in the market,
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they have to know somewhere
we are to come and worship.
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So they want to see.
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We continue, oh,
we're afraid to defend.
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So after seeing that
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you have
started doing something,
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now they come to realize
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"Oh, these are the
people that you had their shows,
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and now they have up to ace.
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So, you know, when
I revisit again sure,
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they will say
"These are the people,
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God is doing something to them."
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You can see
they're now being expanded
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and they are growing.
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Wonderful. Yeah.
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So now this church is a
light in this community.
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But it is reaching
beyond, do you have some people
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that come here
from further away?
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How far are people coming
to get here to the church?
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The farthest person I
can say around 12 kilometers.
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Twelve
kilometers? Twelve kilometers.
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Okay, I'm trying to
remember what that is in miles.
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We'll have to...
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you guys will have to do
the calculations out there.
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So 12 kilometer... Yeah.
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And they come to this
church? To come to church.
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So some point we need to
start a church out there,
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get another one
going, and another one,
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and another one.
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There are no
Adventists here a few years ago
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and you've come
here as a pioneer.
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Yes.
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We pray that God will
continue to bless your work
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and thank you so
much for sharing with us.
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Thank you very much.
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Next up, we travel to India
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and visit a
Global Mission pioneer
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who established a health
clinic and a church in his home.
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A boy rushes into the house,
hand covered in a white paste.
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This home remedy
hasn't resolved the pain
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in the boy's hand.
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His family behind him,
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he runs up to the
Global Mission pioneer
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who lives here
and asks for help.
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The pioneer takes a quick look
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and promises to do
more for him after lunch.
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Today is Sabbath
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and he has
other patients to help
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before starting church.
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A man then
brings in his sick wife
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who has been suffering
from severe stomach aches.
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Drawing from his
basic medical training,
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the pioneer
listens to the couple
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and counsels them in
his unusual living room.
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This unique space
has been transformed
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to welcome visitors in
need of medical attention.
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In this small town
in Uttar Pradesh, India,
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quality healthcare
and medical treatment
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are rare opportunities.
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The nearest
hospital is hours away.
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So pioneer Prem uses the talents
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God has given him to
serve the town's sick.
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This much needed service
is a lifeline for the people
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and they fill Prem's schedule
during the week and beyond.
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Prem's patients receive
more than just physical care,
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they learn about
a holistic lifestyle
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and the
importance of a healthy mind,
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body and spirit.
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They also receive love
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and compassion as
they speak with Prem.
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Many of the
treatments offered here
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are natural medicines,
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including herbs,
plants and charcoal pills.
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Prem gives this
couple medication
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and inspiring literature.
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And at the end of each visit,
he asked the heavenly physician
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to heal and bless his patients.
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Prem believes it's
his duty to tell others
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about the source of all healing.
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And the people appreciate
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learning about
the God who heals.
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Pioneer Prem has one
last patient this morning,
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a young boy who first came
here in a critical condition.
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After seeing many local healers,
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the family's only hope was Prem.
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He prayed for
and treated the boy
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and in time he was healed.
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Today the parents
believe it was Prem's God
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who healed their son and
they continue to see Prem
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for their medical needs.
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Pioneer Prem
finally gets a chance
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to finish getting
dressed for church.
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At last, he rushes upstairs
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where many of
his former patients
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await him.
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Even from the
bottom of the steps,
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he could hear their singing.
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They weren't
disturbed by the delay.
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The extra time has given
them an opportunity to praise
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the wonderful God of
healing they've come to know.
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Prem speaks to
the group about Jesus.
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It's easy for them to picture
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a heavenly physician who healed,
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preached and cared
for those around him.
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They've come to see a
glimpse of Jesus in Prem.
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This church plant
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is the only Seventh-day
Adventist congregation
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in the region.
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Before Prem arrived,
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this was
considered an un-entered area.
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Now the members pray
to officially establish
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the first Adventist Church here.
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They also gave financially
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to support the
mission here and abroad.
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They know their
humble tithes and offerings
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receive God's
blessing and are multiplied.
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Please pray for this church
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and for pioneers
all around the world
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who labor on the
frontlines of mission.
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I'm so glad that you
joined me today on mission 360°.
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And I hope that you
enjoyed our 360 degree view
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of mission around the world.
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We focused today on
Global Mission pioneers
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who are planting
new groups of believers
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in various parts of the world,
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often under very
challenging circumstances.
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And I want to thank you
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for your continuing
donations to Global Mission
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that make the work of
the pioneers possible,
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planting thousands
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of new
congregations around the world.
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And thank you for your prayers
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that sustain them in
their important ministry.
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As a small thank
you for your support
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and your involvement
in Adventist Mission.
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I'd like to send
you this free book,
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it's entitled True Believer.
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It's a stunning
story of a man's life
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that was changed.
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He was a diehard communist,
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then he found hope and
love through Jesus Christ.
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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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