A Moldovan bar becomes an
urban center of influence,
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a high ranking military official
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is baptized in Spain,
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and a Global Mission
pioneer ministers in Ethiopia,
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coming up next.
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Hello and
welcome to Mission 360.
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I'm Gary Krause.
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Today's program is
coming from Santiago, Chile.
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And this is a bustling
city and this is a winter's day
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but plenty of sunshine
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and here in the Plaza de Armas,
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we see hundreds of people
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coming together and
the city chess club meets
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here on the corner of the plaza,
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and these public spaces
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are very common
in colonial cities
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in South America.
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On today's program,
we'll be looking at mission
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right here in Santiago,
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but we'll also be
travelling around the globe.
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But first up,
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let's visit a center
of influence in Moldova
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that formerly was a bar.
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This building
used to be a noisy bar.
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But then the Adventist Church
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had kingdom
focused plans for it.
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The bar has
since been transformed
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into an urban
center of influence
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or UCI in the heart
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of Moldova's
capital city Chisinau.
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Your generous giving
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to Global Mission
helps support this UCI,
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which offers life
changing opportunities
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to the community.
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The bar has been disruptive
to the neighborhood atmosphere,
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but today the community members
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appreciate the holistic programs
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and medical
services available here
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and get involved regularly.
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At the front of the building,
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you'll find
volunteers distributing
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and selling books on
health and spirituality.
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They greet passersby,
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and welcome them to
join a variety of classes
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and events throughout the week.
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Most of the volunteers
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are from different
religious backgrounds,
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but they fully believe
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in the work the local Adventists
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are doing in this neighborhood.
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Some days they even walk
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around to the
nearby apartment buildings,
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inviting the residents
to join the week's programs.
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Today, Global
Mission pioneer Svetlana
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is conducting an
exercise class outside.
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People are constantly coming
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by to enjoy the center's
many different activities,
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such as natural
cosmetics on Sundays,
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and singing groups on Thursdays.
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After stretching and exercising,
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visitors make their way inside
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to join another group
learning about healthy eating.
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They taste different foods
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and talk about the
benefits of a balanced diet.
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As they learn,
they also have a chance
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to befriend others
who live in the area.
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During the day, this
building also operates
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as a doctor's
office and a dental clinic.
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Vyacheslav is the medical doctor
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serving this office.
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When he was younger,
he was addicted to drugs,
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and nobody believed
he had any potential.
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But one day he met an Adventist
who wanted to be his friend.
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This new friend made
Vyacheslav feel cared for
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and encouraged
him to read the Bible.
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Taking his friends advice,
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Vyacheslav sat in the corner
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of a bar night after
night and read the Bible.
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He enjoyed the stories
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and over time he realized,
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he didn't want
that lifestyle anymore.
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Vyacheslav
accepted Jesus in his heart
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and began to
attend medical school.
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Despite many challenges,
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he passed at
the top of his class
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and now works
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in the Global
Mission Urban Center
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of Influence during the week.
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On Sabbath, he is
also the church pastor.
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Vyacheslav
frequently invites his patients
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to take part in the
center's activities,
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including the
regular Bible studies,
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and many of them do.
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Some visitors who come for
the center's other programs
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also want to come back
to learn about the Bible.
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Because of Svetlana's
and Vyacheslav's efforts,
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the dedication of
the center's staff,
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and volunteers,
and your support,
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the church's
congregation has grown.
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Church members in Moldova
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thank you for
supporting Global Mission.
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Please continue to pray for
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and give to Global
Mission projects like these.
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I'm in a center of
influence in Santiago, Chile.
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And my guest is Dr. Francisco
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who lives in this neighborhood
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and actually made connection
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to the Adventist Church
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through this
center of influence.
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Dr. Francisco,
thank you very much
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for talking with me.
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Thank you.
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Describe what you do
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and how long
you have lived here?
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So when you came to this centre
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describe what happened?
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So, Doctor, you
are a philosopher,
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did you ask this young
man some difficult questions?
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Yeah, yeah.
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So, Dr.
Francisco, you and your wife
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started coming to
some classes here.
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How did it affect your
life coming to the center?
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Now what about your
wife and your family?
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How have they been involved?
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You were
baptized a few months ago.
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Describe how it
felt to be baptized?
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Wonderful. Gracias, Doctor.
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Thank you for
sharing with us today.
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Thank you very much. Thank you.
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And please pray for centers
of influence here in Chile,
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throughout South
America, and around the globe.
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In large cities of the
world they are touching lives
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following Christ'
method of ministry,
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reaching people from
all different backgrounds,
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all different walks of life.
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We'll be back with
more Adventist Mission
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right after this break.
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