An Argentinean couple
serve as missionaries in Cyprus,
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a center of influence
serves the sick in Hungary,
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and a Global Mission pioneer
plants churches in Nigeria,
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all this and much
more 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 to you
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from Dublin in Ireland.
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This is a city of more
than one million people.
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And it's a very
historic city obviously,
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but it's also a young city
because it's estimated that
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some 50% of the
people living in this city
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are actually under age 25.
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There's a very
strong drinking culture,
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a lot of pubs, I
read somewhere that
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there was more than
1,000 pubs in this city.
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I also read
somewhere that there were 666,
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which may be more appropriate
but we'll be looking at
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the challenge of
mission here in Ireland,
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and around the
world, but first up,
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let's travel to Hungary to visit
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a mobile urban
center of influence.
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When doctors told
Resta he had type 2 diabetes,
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he didn't know
exactly what to do.
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He was immediately
put on three medications
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and none of them seem to help.
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Eventually, Resta visited
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a nearby
Adventist healthcare clinic.
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At the clinic, they taught
me how to change my lifestyle.
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And since then I
don't take any medication.
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I eat a vegan diet
and I work out a lot.
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Resta's health transformation
inspired him to attend
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the Adventist
University in Hungary
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to get certified in
Lifestyle Consultation.
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Because I have
diabetes, I really want to help
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other people with this disease.
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That's my motivation.
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Today, Resta is the
coordinator of a Global Mission
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Urban Center of
Influence in Debrecen,
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the second
largest city in Hungary.
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This center provides
a number of services,
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including a salt
room, therapeutic massage,
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medical advice for
asthma and lung problems,
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and grief and
addiction counseling.
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From the first
moment they come here,
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we tell them everything
is based on Christianity.
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Our base is the Bible.
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The Christian care
and professional services
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visitors receive encourage them
to return for other programs.
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We are very lucky
because God gave us six doctors
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who are church members,
and also more than 10 members
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who are working in
the healthcare field.
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I think it's a good opportunity
for us to help people
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and work together for people.
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I think it's a
very important place.
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Because in church,
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we can treat the
spiritual health of people,
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and here, we can treat the body
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and give them
advice about the body.
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I think this
place is like a bridge
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between the people of
the city and the church.
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This Urban Center of
Influence started through
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total member involvement,
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when Anna-Maria decided
to open a small bookstore
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where people
could relax, socialize,
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and browse faith based books.
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People don't have
proper connections
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with each other,
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they're just
rushing all the time.
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We were trying to
reach out to those people
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who didn't have proper
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and pure
connections with others.
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We wanted to pray
with them and for them.
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Through this ministry,
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several people
have come to know Jesus.
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There's a woman who
had several problems
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and came into the store.
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I was able to recommend
some books and support.
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We talked, and I
invited her to church.
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And she became a church member.
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It was like a miracle
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how much of a loving
atmosphere there was.
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They were very kind to me.
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They offered for me to
sit down and talk with them.
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I'm very
thankful for the center,
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and I'm thankful I
can share my new beliefs
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and love with others.
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Another way
Adventist spread love
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is through their annual event
called Reach out with Flowers.
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Each year, one of
the church members
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grows thousands of
daffodils on his land
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and donates them for
all the church members
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to give out
freely in the community.
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Many people ask
"Why we do this?"
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The answer is simple.
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Just because we
want to show love
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and be a blessing
to people in the city.
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Adventists in Debrecen are
trying to connect with people
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in creative ways.
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Whether it's
through medical services
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or partnering in city events,
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they want to be
involved in the community.
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Please pray that
their outreach efforts
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continue to spread the
love of Jesus to the people
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of this large city.
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Thank you for
supporting Global Mission,
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which supports
projects like these
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in cities around the world.
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My guest is
Hannah, who is a One Year
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In Mission
Volunteer here in Dublin.
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Hannah, thanks so
much for joining us.
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Now you are from Australia,
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so I can
understand you when you speak.
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And I appreciate that.
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What made you decide to become
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a One Year In Mission Volunteer?
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So I heard about the
One Year Mission program,
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I was at a Global Youth Leader
Congress last year in Germany,
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and they were
promoting it so I thought,
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"Oh, that sounds
really interesting."
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And I wanted to do
some kind of mission work
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so yeah, I ended up
talking to a few people
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and they pointed me towards it.
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And yeah, I ended
up here in Ireland.
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Wonderful. Now
what were you doing?
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So previously, I was working
for three years as a chaplain
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and associate
pastor at a school.
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We had a campus
church as well so yeah,
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I spent three years at
the school doing ministry,
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but I thought I wanted to, yeah,
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just have a go at
doing mission work
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and working with the community
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and I found out
about the Cuisle Centre.
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Wonderful, now what is it
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that attracted you to
a center of influence?
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I think it's just, I guess,
yeah, reaching the community,
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that's something that
I've always wanted to do.
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I heard someone say once,
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"If the church
was to cease existing,
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would the community realize that
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that's a reality?"
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And so I thought, yeah,
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I want to do more
work with the community.
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And when I look at
how Jesus ministered,
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He always touched lives,
in whole villages and cities
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and I thought, you
know, that's what ministry is,
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and I wanted to do
that kind of ministry.
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Terrific, now you're working
as a chaplain at a school
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there in Melbourne.
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How...
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In what ways is it different
working here in Dublin?
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I think well,
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because with the
center of influence,
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it is really outward focus.
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So you're working with
people from the community
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and just people
in the neighborhood.
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So, I mean, with a
school we do similar
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because all the kids
come from the same area.
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But I think here it's yeah,
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more broad, I
think the scope for...
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with the center of influence.
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Now tell me about the concept
of a center of influence.
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How do you see that?
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How do you see it functioning?
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I guess, well,
what we've been doing
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so far is just running
different types of activities,
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and just finding ways
to connect with people.
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We have the knitting
class, we have cooking classes.
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So all these
different ways to just find ways
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to connect with people,
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I think, yeah, we're
just trying to do that
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to reach people in that way.
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Yeah.
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Because from the
office of Adventist Mission,
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we see this as
one of the key ways
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of being able to start
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new groups of
believers in cities
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because that's
putting Christ's method
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of ministry into practice.
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Yeah, definitely.
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You actually got a
hands on experience here.
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Yes.
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Now, there must be
some challenges you face,
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what are some of
the challenges you face?
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Challenges?
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I guess, you know,
it's always hard to reach,
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I guess the younger generation
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'cause they're more
skeptical of religion
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and they are very busy as
well so it's always harder
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to get that age group
to come and get involved,
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but also being a volunteer,
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being away from families
is a bit difficult as well.
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But I thought, you
know, it's a, you know,
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a small sacrifice to
pay to get more experience
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and to get more understanding
of how this ministry runs.
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Yeah.
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So was it a hard
decision to give up a paying job
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to 12 months to
come to a non-paying job?
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Yeah, it was, I kind of
battled with it for a while.
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And I thought, you know,
it is a big risk to take.
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But I thought the
outcome of what I can get
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from being
involved in this ministry
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would outweigh
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just letting go of a stable job.
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So yeah, I'm not sure
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what God's plan
is for the future
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but I think this
is going to help with,
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I think where He's
trying to lead me as well.
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So you went to Avondale College
and you studied theology there,
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but now you are
getting the education
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of hands on experience
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where you're getting
cross cultural as well,
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because you're coming
to a different country.
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Yeah, definitely. Yeah.
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What are the rewards
that you have found so far?
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What has been the
most exciting thing
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of what you're doing?
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I think just seeing the
way that the programs we run
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and the activities we have,
how they're touching lives.
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There was one lady who
came, she moved from the country
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and she said
that her husband died,
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she wanted to be
somewhere closer to hospitals
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and other services.
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And she found
out about our center
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because she lives nearby.
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And yeah, she started coming
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and she started
getting involved and yeah,
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really enjoys the friendship
that she's built here.
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So that's been inspiring
for me to see that, you know,
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it really is working.
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Yes. Yeah, Terrific.
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Now if somebody is watching
this program and thinking,
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half thinking, "Maybe
I could be a volunteer,"
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what would you say to them?
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I say, "Go for it."
It is a big step to take.
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But at the same time,
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I think the
reward is much greater.
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And they can really get a feel
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for what this
kind of ministry is.
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And, you know, if
they have a chance
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to oversee they can
bring it back to their country
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and apply what they've
learnt to where they are.
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Terrific.
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Hannah, thanks so much
for sharing with us today.
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I appreciate it. Thank you.
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Please pray for Hannah,
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pray for the center of influence
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right here in
the heart of Dublin.
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Because we know that centers
of influence as platforms
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for putting Christ's
method of ministry into practice
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will bring results
in building bridges
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to the community
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and leading
people to Jesus Christ
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who loves them so much.
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We'll be right
back after this break.
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