Welcome back to San Jose
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and more specifically
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to the National
Museum of Costa Rica
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which is directly behind me.
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Next up,
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we go to the Mission 360 Kitchen
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to learn how to
make pistachio dipoles
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which sound
terrific and must be healthy
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or otherwise they
wouldn't be on this program.
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Welcome to our
Mission 360 Kitchen.
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We like to think of the
world as a global neighborhood
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and today we're
going to bring you
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a recipe from Iran.
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So, we're going
to try something that
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I think is going to
be a little bit different
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but it's again one of
those no fail recipes.
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One thing I learned about
Iran is that in ancient times,
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dates and
pistachios were in existence
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and so it's very possible
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that Queen
Esther might have served
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this particular
dish at her banquet.
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Really.
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So certainly royalty
would have enjoyed it.
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So, we'll give it a
try and see how we do.
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We're going to make
pistachio date balls.
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Sounds delicious.
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What are our ingredients, Kayla?
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We need one cup of dates. Okay.
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One cup of pistachios. Okay.
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Then up to half a
teaspoon of cardamom.
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Okay. So not
very many ingredients.
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And no added sugar
either. That's great.
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Now the dates that we have today
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they are were dried
dates, originally, very dry.
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So I kind of soaked them
in water for a little bit,
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so we'll see how they go.
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If they're too dry,
they're not going to blend up.
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If they're too wet,
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it could be a
different consistency.
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But otherwise, if you have dates
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that are quite
fresh or the latest crop,
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you might get away
with just chopping those
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and not adding
any liquid at all.
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Okay. So, let's see how we do.
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Let's start with the dates.
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And we're going to put
those in a food processor
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and just grind it up a bit
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because we want it to be smooth.
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These are
already a little sticky.
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Yeah.
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Which should
altogether, might come in handy.
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Yes.
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I think this is a recipe
that you could actually try
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other dried fruits with as well.
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But we're gonna
try to grind this up
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and make it fairly smooth first.
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Are you ready? Yes.
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So that looks
pretty good actually.
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Yeah. Let's just scrape it down.
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Shall I pulse
it again for a bit?
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Or do you want to add the nuts?
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I think we can
add the nuts actually,
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it's pretty smooth.
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Okay.
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So we're going to try that
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and we have a
small food processor.
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So, we hope that
we're going to be okay
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doing it this way.
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But you'll get
the idea anyway. Okay.
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Oh, let me add the cardamom.
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You don't have to add it all
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but it does add
some exotic flavor.
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So, I am going to add it all.
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It's a lovely
spice. I think so too.
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All right.
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Scrape down here.
Scrape it down a little.
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And this mixture is
going to be very thick.
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So that is
definitely going to happen
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when you make it.
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Okay.
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And we'll just
scrape it down again.
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This is a recipe that
you can also substitute
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a different kind
of nut if you wish.
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If you prefer
walnuts or almonds,
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I'd certainly give it a try.
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And I think you could also do it
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with something like apricots
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which is
another thing I believe.
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That would be different.
Was important in those days.
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So yes, be adventurous,
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but I really recommend
starting out with the dates
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because it's so good.
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So, it's getting thick
just as it's supposed to.
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Okay, I think one more
time is probably gonna be okay.
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Okay.
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It's very thick.
It is very stiff.
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It's gonna hold
together really well,
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Yes.
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So, you know,
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you're going to be pulsing
this or doing it several times
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and scraping down the whole,
that's the way it should be.
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Mm-hmm. Okay.
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Let's cooperate.
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Let's try that. Okay.
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Yeah, I think
it's fine and it's okay
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if it's a little bit
chunky, so that's good.
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We're gonna turn
that into this bowl.
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Okay.
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Let's see here.
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Try not to make
too much of a mess.
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I'll try to catch
anything that flies away.
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Thank you. Dates.
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Oh, it smells
good already. It does.
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I love the smell of cardamom,
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it smells like
the holidays to me.
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Yes.
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And this is another
one of those recipes
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that you can make in advance
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and if you have company
coming for the holidays,
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just make it and store it
in a, in an airtight container.
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So, it'll be nice and dry
but keep it in a cool place.
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Okay. That's okay.
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Okay, so we are
going to take these,
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take a little bit like
about a tablespoon size
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and we're both
going to work on this
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and we're going to roll
it up into little balls.
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Kayla's gonna
roll hers in coconut
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and I'm going to roll mine
in some chopped pistachios.
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And again, you can use
any kind of nut you want.
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But this is what
we're using today.
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Sounds good. So,
let's, let's do it.
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Actually, I think the
texture is what's right for us.
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Oh, it is, it is. It's
moist enough to have it.
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Yeah, it's actually
better than the last time
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that I made them.
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And that just depends
on the dates, doesn't it?
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I think I probably had
them a little too dry before,
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so this is better.
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Okay.
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So, see that looks
like something you'd pay
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a lot of money for.
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Yours is beautiful. I like it.
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It's really easy to make.
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They really are.
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And you can do some with coconut
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and pistachio if you want
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but it's sort of easier
to tell them apart this way.
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So people who have a preference
will be able to select easily.
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This is something
you can play around
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with the flavors quite a bit.
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Yes, I think so too.
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Could even have it
with honey or something.
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I don't know if
that make it too sticky.
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But I think it's worth a try.
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Definitely. Yeah.
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But definitely
you want the cardamom
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or if you don't
care for cardamom,
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maybe this, the
cinnamon or nutmeg,
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something like that.
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So, let me just
toss this around here
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and pressing them
into just a little.
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So there, that look good.
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Okay, one more each
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and then I think
we've got a taste it.
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That's torture to make
them, not get to try them.
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It sure is.
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But as you can see,
once you get the hang of it,
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the recipe
actually goes quite quickly.
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And again, if you are like me,
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when my company
arrives I get distracted.
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So I like all the
make hand type of recipes
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that I can come up with.
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So are we ready to try? Yes.
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Can I try one of yours? Yes.
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Okay. Thank you.
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I'll try one of
the coconut ones.
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Good. Okay.
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This is so easy. Delicious.
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And it's much better
than the last time I made it.
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So I hope everyone
enjoys the pistachio date balls.
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Feel free to vary
it any way you wish.
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And thank you for visiting
us at our Mission 360 Kitchen.
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Hope you enjoy it.
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In 2000, the Adventist
Church in Ploesti, Romania,
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cleared two rooms
to start kindergarten.
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Now the two rooms grew
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into two school buildings
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that soon will
house 200 students.
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It started when
a group of parents
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and teachers from the church
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dreamed of a
school to provide children
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a safe environment to grow.
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This desire led them to set up
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two private
kindergartens in Ploiesti
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in a space provided
by the Adventist church.
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Parents loved the idea
of an Adventist school.
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Both of my children were
enrolled in public school
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before coming here.
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It's difficult
when I teach my children
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about our faith at home
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and they encounter
conflicting beliefs at school.
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More and more
parents prayed for a school
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that would help
instill the principles
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist church
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in their children's hearts.
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And in 2015,
Excelsis School opened.
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It started with
only 22 students,
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but every year,
their numbers doubled.
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Today over 120 students
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from
kindergarten to eighth grade
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are enjoying
Christ-centered education
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at Excelsis School.
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Every morning
they start their day
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with a devotional and a prayer.
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My children are safe here,
physically and spiritually.
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Aside from learning subjects
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like math or
physics or chemistry,
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more importantly, they
learn about life and God.
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The school administrators
help to connect families
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who cannot pay tuition
with potential sponsors.
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As of today,
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they have over 20
sponsored students.
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Parents began hearing
about the quality education
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and the values
taught in Excelsis School.
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Some even send their
children a long way from home
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in order to study
in the environment
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that the school provides.
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Fifty-eight such
students live outside Ploiesti
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and some of them travel
up to 80 kilometers daily
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to go to school.
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I love that the
students here are very friendly
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and we have a lot of
extra-curricular activities.
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Our teachers don't
yell at the students,
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and they don't discriminate
against us on any basis.
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They're very nice
and they respect us,
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even if we're just kids.
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In this school,
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students prepare for
their classes every day.
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We teach them to
explore and discover new things,
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and we prepare them
for a better future.
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The students are not perfect,
neither are the teachers.
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But we try to understand them,
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and we learn that
behind every child
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there is a special story.
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The parents trust us.
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And together, the
teachers, students,
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and their parents are a family.
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The school
building is now working
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at full capacity.
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Staff rooms are used
as additional classrooms,
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and the archive room
is used as a library.
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To accommodate more students,
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the school has
started construction
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of a new building
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which will allow them to
enroll over 200 students.
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Soon Excelsis School
will expand its ministry
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to teach even more children
about the love of Jesus.
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This school answers
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the needs of
Christian families in Ploiesti
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because they want their children
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to learn good
values and principles.
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Our goal is to
present a beautiful God
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not only to the children
but also to their parents.
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Well, that's about
it for today's program.
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I hope that you've
been challenged and inspired
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by our 360
degree view of mission
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around the world.
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I hope you've enjoyed
the stories from Andorra
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and from Romania and
from here in Costa Rica.
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Sometimes we tend to
focus on the good stories,
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but of course,
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there are many challenges
that we are still facing.
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I think of the 10/40 Window,
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I think of the
growing cities of the world.
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I think also
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of the
increasing number of people
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who are secular and postmodern,
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so please continue
to pray for mission.
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And please
continue to support it
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with your mission offerings,
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and with your
donations to Global Mission
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and, of course, with
your personal involvement.
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We appreciate you being part
of our Adventist Mission team.
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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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