Welcome back to Dublin, Ireland.
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And I'm standing on
the McConnell Bridge.
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Now many people
believe this bridge
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is actually a perfect
square, as long as it is wide.
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But people who have
measured it telling me that
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it's actually five
meters wider than it is long,
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16 feet wider than it is long.
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And so it has the distinction
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of being the
only bridge in Europe
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that is actually
wider than it's long,
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just a little bit
of trivia for you.
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Next up, we traveled to Nigeria
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to visit a
Global Mission pioneer.
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I am here at Babcock
University with Victor.
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Victor is a
Global Mission pioneer
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not too far away from here.
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Victor became a
Seventh-day Adventist
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when he was 19 years old.
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Victor, tell me the
story. Tell me what happened.
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How did you meet
Seventh-day Adventists?
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How did that
happen? I'm proud to that.
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I had never had
any personal contact
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with any Seventh-day Adventist
or anything of that literature.
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So by God, by His
providence saved me.
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I visit my cousins once in
a while during my holidays,
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I saw this Amazing
Fact Bible study software
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by Doug Batchelor,
whom I hope to meet someday.
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And I studied 24 lessons,
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which is own personal story,
with his own personal story.
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And I can tell you, I
needed no other evidence.
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And that same week,
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I worshiped with the Seventh-day
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Adventist Church.
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That was, I believe
their own fellowship
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on campus right there.
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Interesting.
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So how did you become
a Global Mission pioneer?
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Yeah. That was last year, 2017.
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Okay. I had
resigned from my job.
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I was working at a bank,
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and I was being
pressed to do Saturday duties.
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So I decided to leave.
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I left and I was
working in a school.
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Before one of our
elders in the church,
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who works with the
conference here decided
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and started to
encourage me to apply
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for the open
pioneering position.
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So that was how I became
a Global Mission pioneer.
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Okay. Which I
really love so much.
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I really love Global... Okay.
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Excellent. Excellent.
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Now you are working
not too far from here.
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This is a project that has been
going on for a little while.
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But you came,
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I think, you said a
year ago, last year.
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September, September 2017.
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Tell me... You're
starting a new church.
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Tell me what does
your day look like?
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What do you do when
you wake up in the morning
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and what does a
Global Mission pioneer,
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at least in your case,
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do during the day
and during the week?
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It sounds like you have a
fairly structured program.
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Yes.
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We start our day by 6:00
we have devotionals together.
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And you said we,
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so there are
four of you working?
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Yeah, there are four of us.
Four of you working as a team?
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Four of us as a team.
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We could woke up before that
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to have your
personal devotionals,
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but by 6:10
everybody would assemble
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at the sitting room then by 9:30
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we go out for
visitations and Bible studies,
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then also by
3:30 in the evening,
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we have
visitations and Bible studies.
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Okay.
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When you say visitation,
tell me what happens.
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You go to a door,
you knock on the door,
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how does this work?
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For a new contact,
someone whom we never had
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any previous contact,
we start with prayers.
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Africans love
prayers. Let's pray with you.
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Let's pray for business.
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You see them
saying, amen, amen, amen.
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Okay.
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So as time goes on, we
introduce Bible Studies.
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Okay.
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Then later we will ask them,
why don't you worship with us.
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We have these prayer
meetings on Wednesdays.
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You can come and
pray as well or Fridays...
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About how long before
you invite them like this?
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It varies.
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For some they are
like the loamy soil.
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Yeah. They easily grab the...
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Yes, understand. I understand.
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So it could be
two weeks or one month
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or there're some we're actually
trying to invite right now
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to the church.
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Okay. Okay, good.
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So then you invite
them? Yes, we invite them in.
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Presently now we have
about 46 in average attendance.
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Oh, okay.
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That's a quite a
jump for this project.
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Yes.
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'Cause they were
quite a bit fewer than that.
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18.5 as of January. Okay.
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Then July...
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This July we're having
46 as average attendance.
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Wow. Okay.
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And so that's on a weekly basis.
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That's on Sabbath,
yeah? Yeah, it's on Sabbath.
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On Sabbath, yes. Wow. Okay.
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Now there are some
other things that you do.
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You told me about
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what happens on
Wednesdays for you.
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What happens on Wednesdays?
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On Wednesdays, we
use that day to rest.
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You know, Jesus told disciples,
"Tired and you rest a while."
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Okay.
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Sometimes out of zillions
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or out of z we forget
our bodies, our health.
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We forget that our
health is important.
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So we use
Wednesdays to fast and pray.
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Okay. And rest simultaneously.
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Pray for these souls,
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pray for the
progress of the church,
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praying for our leaders,
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the conference
workers who employed us here.
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Very good. And then
Fridays what happens?
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On Fridays, we
have Bible studies
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in the evenings.
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But in the daytime,
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we use that day
time to reach out
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to the younger to the students.
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That's where I'm
so passionate about
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because I never
had the privilege
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of someone
bringing the message to me.
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I got converted at 19,
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which I will say
is too late that was
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I would have had
many years of experience
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if I had gotten
the message back then.
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So I got when I'm
19, I said, I want each,
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every use and contact needs,
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not to have the
kind of experience I had.
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I see.
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Global Mission pioneers
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are funded by
people who make donations.
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They make gifts to send,
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to help to pay
Global Mission pioneers.
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If you are going to say
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something to the
people that help you
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to be a Global Mission
pioneer by their funding,
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what would you
like to say to them?
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Well, see, they have
done one of the best is to me
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because of the
experiences I'm having,
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the kind of
experiences that Paul had,
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I'm having and I
feel so privileged.
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I feel overwhelmed
to be in this position.
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So I will say thank you so much.
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Thank you to the sponsors
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and those who will
contribute to these projects
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because I know so
many had contribution
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as you said.
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May God bless them.
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Their efforts
are being multiplied
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in many forms.
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And if they could pray for you,
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what would be the best way
that they could pray for you?
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I would ask that
let many embrace,
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many of our members to
embrace TMI in Nigeria.
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We're having 300,000
Adventists, just had,
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over 300,000
missionaries in Nigeria,
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thing we're having
a lesson that's about,
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there'll be TMI
in the coming years.
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I want as many as
possible to catch this visual,
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to go at self supporting
evangelists, missionaries,
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let go lift up we're asking.
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Of course, laborers are
plenty, harvest are few,
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because harvest is
plenty, but laborers are few.
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Thank you, Victor.
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It was privileged spending
this time with you here today.
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It's just wonderful to
meet the Global Mission pioneers
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when I get a chance to do that.
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There are so many that
I never even get to meet.
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So it's a real privilege
for me to be able to do that.
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So thank you for your work,
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thank you for the
dedication that you're showing.
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And I just, I pray that
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God is going to
bless what you are doing.
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Thank you so much
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for spending this
time with us today.
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Thank you for praying for Victor
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and his three other teammates
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as they're planting this church
that the Lord would bless them
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that the Holy
Spirit would be close.
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I'm Jeff Scoggins
from Mission 360°.
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Next up, we traveled to Cyprus
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to visit with two
Adventist volunteers.
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We want to make
Jesus famous here.
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This is our goal.
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We want the
people to see this place
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as a place of refuge,
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as a place where
they can find a family,
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as a place where
they can find Jesus
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or a peace in the
midst of their storm.
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See you.
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Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
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Elias and Melina left
their home in Argentina
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and moved to the
Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
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They became Adventist volunteers
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and now manage a
Global Mission urban center
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of influence
called Meeting Point.
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When you are in Christ,
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you are born as a
missionary as well.
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So that's why we
decided to take this challenge
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of being a missionary.
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We're trying to give
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all we have
learned to serve others.
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I think it's important to have
the same method that Jesus had.
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First, He related to the person,
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saw their needs
and then preached.
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It's basically
what we're trying to do,
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use this method.
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Following Christ
method of ministry,
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Elias and Melina go door to door
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to find out
what kind of programs
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their neighbors
are interested in,
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then they can tailor their work
to the needs of the community.
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After just a few
months in Cyprus,
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the volunteers have started
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a variety of
programs at Meeting Point.
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I give nutritional
advice, therapeutic massages,
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facial treatments,
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and things to help me grow
a little closer to the people.
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These health
programs give Elias and Melina
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the opportunity to
connect with people
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who otherwise
probably wouldn't walk
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into an Adventist Church.
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Although, many people on
the island speak English,
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Greek is even
more widely spoken.
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The greatest
challenge here is the language.
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That's why we
are looking forward
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to learn Greek as
quickly as possible
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in order to
communicate better with people.
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They found
creative ways to communicate
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with the Greek
speaking visitors,
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like using
translation apps on their phones
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or learning
common Greek phrases.
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When someone
comes to Meeting Point,
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they are greeted
by a warm atmosphere,
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refreshments, and
books as they wait
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for their health assessment.
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After the assessment,
visitors receive an evaluation
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with lifestyle suggestions
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and are
encouraged to visit again
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to follow up on their progress.
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Meeting Point is
also a place kids love.
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Elias and Melina host
a fun activity each week
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and plan to expand the programs.
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There will be a program for kids
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where they will make crafts.
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We will make
crafts, follow recipes,
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and playing games.
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There's a fun part in a
part where they learn something.
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Today's activity involves
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painting positive
messages onto stones.
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The kids love
doing crafts like this.
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But the real fun comes
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when they give
their creations away
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to strangers on the street.
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People love
receiving these precious gifts.
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The kids go home knowing that
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they've spread some
joy in the community.
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But we are sure that God
is blessing this activity
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because we see the
happiness in their faces
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and we are sure that with time
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and patience and love
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and trying to
show Jesus to them,
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we will see many results.
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Many people
saved by this activity,
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so this is something
that makes us really happy.
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Each Sabbath Elias and Melina
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lead the worship
service for the church plant
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that gathers in Meeting Point.
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Some of the people
here attend regularly,
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while others are just visiting.
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Your prayers and
mission offerings
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have played a key
role in making this happen.
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I want to give our gratitude
to the worldwide church
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because by your support,
by your help, by your tithes,
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by your offerings,
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we are making
the difference here.
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Thank you for supporting
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the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and helping Adventist volunteers
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like Elias and Melina
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spread the love of
Jesus to the world.
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Well, thank you so much
for joining us on Mission 360°.
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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 saw Global
Mission in action in Hungary.
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and in Nigeria, we
stopped off in Cyprus
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and of course, we saw
the challenge of mission
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right here in Ireland.
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And it's so encouraging
to see good things happening,
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but of course, many
challenges still remain.
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And I want to thank you
for your continuing support
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of mission through
your generous donations
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to Global Mission,
through your prayers,
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through your
personal participation.
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It does make a difference
and things are happening.
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Centers of
influence are being started
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in large urban areas.
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New groups of
believers are being planted.
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And please continue
to pray for mission.
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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 the sound
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That saved 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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I am found
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Was blind but now
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I see
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Through many dangers
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Toils
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And snares
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I have
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Already
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Come
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T'was Grace
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That brought 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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