Welcome back to Guatemala.
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And behind me you can see
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the Antigua Guatemala Cathedral.
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Next up, we'll hear the
story of Pastor Lynn Barnard,
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a childhood hero of mine,
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who was a pioneer
medical missionary
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in Papua New Guinea.
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Our guest today
is Dr. Barry Oliver
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from the South Pacific Division.
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In fact, he was
the division president
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there for eight years.
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Dr. Oliver,
welcome to Mission 360.
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Thank you Laurie,
it's nice to be with you.
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Today you're
going to tell us a story
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about a missionary
who served for many years
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in your division,
Pastor Len Barnard?
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Yes I am.
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I actually knew
Pastor Bernard personally.
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He is one of the real characters
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of our division.
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He was a New
Zealander originally,
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and he joined up
with the armed forces
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during World War II.
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He was a medic
in Papua New Guinea.
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And I guess it was
while he was a medic
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that he got a real
feel for the country,
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especially for the people.
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He used to see the
planes in operation
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while he was there as
a medic during the war.
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And when he finished
his time in the services,
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he went back to New Zealand,
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and he trained to be a pilot.
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He had this
burning in his bones.
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He returned to New Guinea
after the war, not as a pilot,
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although he was trained,
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and he worked
for just a short time
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in the government office.
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But it wasn't long
before he expressed his interest
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to being employed by the church
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because he even
then wanted to see
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the church utilizing planes.
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But he was also
trained as a medic.
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And so he went very
early to one of our Hansenide
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or leper colonies
up near Mount Hagen.
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And for a number of years
he and his family worked there
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at the Mount
Hagen Hansenide colony
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or Togoba
Hospital as it's known.
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And while there they experienced
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the highs and the lows I
guess of mission service.
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So it's not easy
working with people
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who have a terribly
debilitating disease.
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They moved around a little.
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Well, more than a little,
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they went to quite a
few places in their service.
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All the time,
Len saw these planes
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flying overhead, and he said,
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"We've got to have
one of those planes.
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He had experiences
such as walking into
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the Karamui cannibal country
in the highlands of New Guinea.
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It took him 48 days, I
kid you not 48 days of hard,
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hard walking, to get
from his base of operations
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into to where the people...
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Seeing the planes operating.
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And he would see the planes
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of some of the other
missions going over head.
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So the church had no
planes at all at that point?
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We are pre 1964.
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This is the 50s. This is a 60s.
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I don't think we
actually had planes
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anywhere in the
world at that time.
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The earliest planes that we had
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were both the experiences
I'm telling you about.
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And I think in
South America also,
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someone will
probably prove me wrong.
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But Len saw these planes
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and he went to the
Union Mission leaders
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and made a case.
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And they providentially
thought it was a very good idea.
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And so, after negotiations,
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a plane was accessed
and Pastor Len Barnard
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traveled down to
Sydney, Australia,
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where the plane was dedicated.
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And I think I've got this right,
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June 27, 1964,
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the division
president dedicated the plane.
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Len was there and
then he flew the plane
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back to the
highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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And I remember reading,
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he was telling the
story as he was coming across
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the Gulf of Papua
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and beginning to go up into the,
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to the highlands
which 12, 14, 16,000
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feet above sea level.
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There was a huge bank of clouds
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is that just about
always is up there.
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And he wondered how in the world
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he was going to get
this little, little Cessna,
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180 Cessna into
the Kopiago airstrip.
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Providentially
again, the clouds opened,
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and he was able to,
to go right through,
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and I remember him
telling many stories
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time and time again of
how the clouds just opened.
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And these little planes
were able to get through
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and he used to tell stories
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about the three
angels flying on the wings
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of the plane.
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This was quite
something, he had that story.
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So the plane is dedicated
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and began
operations on June 30, 1964
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and all of a sudden,
the mission work opened up,
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Len was able to
operate the plane.
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He had a good
friend and colleague,
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Pastor Colin
Winch, who at the time
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was living down
the coast of Madang,
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and together, they
pioneered Adventist Aviation
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in Papua New Guinea and
the South Pacific Division
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and pretty much
in the world apart
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from probably some
others, well, who I'm sure
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their stories will be also told.
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Len and Colin flew the plane,
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delivered medical supplies,
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took evangelistic opportunities
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and really opened
to begin to open up,
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of course,
there weren't all that
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many airstrips at that time
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and so gradually
airstrips were being built.
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And they would fly
into very remote places
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in the highlands on
the coast of that country.
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Two years after
the operation started,
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there was almost
a tragic accident.
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Well, it was an
accident, it was almost tragic.
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Len was trying to test
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the compression of the compeller
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rather get the propeller.
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And as he was turning
it, suddenly it gave way
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and it's pretty
much sliced his leg.
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It was almost literally hanging
by a piece of skin, his leg.
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Right through the
bone and everything.
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What was that?
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Right through
the bone, everything
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and they said he
will never walk again.
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How we're going to take it off.
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But again, providentially after,
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I think it was eight months,
he was able to walk again.
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And before long,
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he was back in Papua New Guinea,
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flying the planes once again.
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So tremendous commitment.
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This is a story
of great commitment,
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of great vision.
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He was just an ordinary guy...
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He doesn't sound like it.
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But he was something,
he was an incredible person
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and so were all
the others, you know.
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The story of Adventist
Aviation in Papua New Guinea
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is we've had about
66 pilots, 30 engineers
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just in that country,
then the Solomon Islands,
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and Len was instrumental
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in founding
Adventist Aviation in Australia
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where people would go out
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into the outback
to remote places.
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Just an incredible
story of Adventist mission.
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You know, we have so
much in our history...
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Yeah, we do.
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That often we don't realize,
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but he's rich and he
is really inspirational.
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I take my head off
too Pastor Len Barnard.
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He is a man I
wish I could have met.
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Thank you, Dr.
Oliver, for sharing his story.
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It's my pleasure, Laurie.
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I'm Laurie Falvo
for Mission 360 TV.
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Next up, we traveled to Uruguay
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to see how your
13th Sabbath offerings
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have helped
plant a church there.
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We are planting new
churches in strategic locations.
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In places we
haven't worked for years.
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Many people here
thought it was impossible
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to start new
groups of believers.
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But people like Nestor
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are demonstrating
that this is possible.
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Nestor is a former businessman
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and retired taxi
driver in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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He is also a
talented guitar player
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who used his gifts
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to do something
difficult in the city,
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Nestor decided to plant a
new Adventist Church here.
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Up until recently,
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there were few Adventist
congregations in Montevideo.
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Certain parts of the city
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were completely untouched
by the Adventist message.
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It seemed impossible
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to reach people in
this highly secular society
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with little
interest in religion.
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But it was here that
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the Adventist
Church of Goes started.
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Nestor and the
other missionaries
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working with him
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wanted to use Christ
method to reach the community.
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So they mingled with the
people and met their needs
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by starting an
urban center of influence.
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We had a lot to
offer the community,
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the smoking cessation courses,
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healthy cooking
classes, guitar lessons
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and spiritual counseling.
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We served food to the homeless,
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we offered them Guiso, a
traditional dish in Uruguay
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made of lentils and rice.
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We invited them to
spiritual activities too.
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And we saw that God led
and brought people to us.
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Many people who were reached
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by the missionaries
began to study the Bible,
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and in just the first year
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of activities of
the Goes church plant,
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five people were baptized.
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The number of
visitors kept growing
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and the newly
formed congregation
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started to pray
for a bigger building.
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In 2016, God
answered their prayers
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through your contribution
to the 13th Sabbath offering.
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Adventist members
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around the world
supported this project
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and a building was purchased
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in a busy street
between many shops.
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Since then, the Church of Goes
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has met in a large hall.
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Approximately 40
people attend Sabbath worships
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and welcome visitors
from the surrounding region.
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Goes is practically a family.
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I always feel
welcome in this church.
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Here I learned the true faith.
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I learned who the true Jesus is,
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and the true Church of God.
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Because of this,
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I felt confident to
become an Adventist,
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and follow the
commandments as Jesus asked us.
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The world moves very fast.
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There's time for nothing.
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And when you find a place,
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a refuge like this house of God,
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the people feel
good and feel satisfied,
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and decide to take part.
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Through the new Church of Goes,
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God is blessing
the city of Montevideo.
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Nestor is thrilled to see
this congregation growing,
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but there are
other areas of the city
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that need to be reached.
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So Nestor and
the local leadership
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have planned a church plant
in the La Guate neighborhood
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where more than
200,000 people live.
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God wants us to open new
paths and conquer new lands.
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Just as the heroes of
our faith in the past,
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we must continue to
conquer because time is short.
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And Jesus is soon returning.
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The challenge is
similar around the world
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until every member
becomes involved in mission,
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the world may
remain largely unreached.
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Please pray for more
people to allow God to use them
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like Nestor did.
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Pray also for the
millions of people
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living in the cities
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that they may
desire to know Christ,
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and thanks for your support
of the 13th Sabbath offering.
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Well, thanks so
much for joining us
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on today's program.
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And I hope that
you've enjoyed our 360 degree
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view of mission
around the world.
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We've been to
Thailand, we've been to Uruguay,
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we've been to here in Guatemala.
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And as you can
see cultures change,
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people's change, but
the needs remain the same
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and people need to know
the good news about Jesus.
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And I want to thank you
for everything that you do
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to make
Adventist Mission possible.
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I want to thank
you for your donations
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to Global Mission,
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your mission
offerings, your prayers,
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and also your
personal involvement.
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It does make a difference.
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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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Amazing Grace
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How sweet
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The sound
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That saved
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A wretch
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Like me
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I once was lost
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But now
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Am found
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Was blind
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But now
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I see
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Through many
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Dangers
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Toils and snares
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I have
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Already come
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Was Grace
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That brought
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Me safe
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Thus far
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And Grace
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Will lead me home
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