Welcome back to Jakarta.
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And behind me,
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you can see the
Independence Mosque,
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which is the largest
mosque in Southeast Asia.
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Next up, we traveled to Botswana
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to visit a Global
Mission pioneer's mother.
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We're here in the
North Botswana Conference
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near the town of Francis town,
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which is the
biggest close town to us.
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And we're gonna be
visiting in the area
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where Global
Mission pioneers working,
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but this time,
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we're not actually
gonna visit with a pioneer,
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we're gonna have a fresh
perspective into his life
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and the importance of
his work here in this area,
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through the mother.
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She's the lady that's
been caring for everybody
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opening the doors of her house
for the work that's done here.
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And we're gonna find
out a little more about her.
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And I understand that
your story started in 2002,
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when there's an
evangelistic series,
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and you were baptized,
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and from then on,
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you have been
caring for your own church
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and for your neighbors
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so that a church
would exist in this area,
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or a small
church, a group church.
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Can you share with me
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what some of the
activities were like,
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after you had gotten baptized
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and until you received
a Global Mission pioneer?
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How did you keep your faith
up in the faith of your children
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and in the
people here around you?
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The pioneer came this year,
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but before he came,
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my younger brother would help us
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by teaching us the Word,
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praying together.
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And that's what
helped keep our faith strong.
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After all these
years family worship.
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So you got baptized in 2002.
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Since then,
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you've been
strengthen your faith
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through the help of others,
and by your efforts as well.
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What is it like now
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that a Global Mission pioneer
has come to your village?
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My brother is an entrepreneur.
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He goes from place to place.
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And so he's not always here,
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but the coming of the pioneer
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has made a steady
growth in our spiritual lives.
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We're able to know the Word
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and we're able to pray together.
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And the warmth of the believers
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as we meet and gather
together is keeping us strong.
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And then, in your personal life,
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how has that changed for you?
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Have you become closer to
God because the pioneer is here
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or how has that change?
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My life has changed
tremendously and impeccably
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because of the
presence of the pioneer
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foster's spirituality.
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We're inspired to
participate in prayer sessions,
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and Bible study,
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and to have
fellowship with one another.
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I now realize that
there is only one path,
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the path of God.
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And when we choose
to follow this path,
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we forget about the
world and we focus on God.
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That's a beautiful answer.
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How have you seen
the work of the pioneer
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change people in the
community around you?
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The work of the pioneer
has produced positive results,
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even though he just started.
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There is evidence of
people seeing the light.
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That is why now
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community members
are starting to join us
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in Sabbath worship.
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That to me is a milestone.
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I'm happy that the pioneer
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is able to reach
out in simple ways,
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like visitations and
interacting with people,
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which I think is
his greatest strength
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that will help people
hear and know the truth.
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It is such a positive
thing to have the community come
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and worship with you on Sabbath,
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but I understand
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you don't have a church
structure to worship in.
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Where do you worship?
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There has been
no church structure
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since we got baptized.
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That forced us to
have an arrangement
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where the church
members would take turns,
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and we would have
Sabbath worship in our homes.
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But since the pioneer came,
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I have opened my
house for worship.
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The people may
worship here in my house,
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even if that means I
would live in the place
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where I keep my cattle,
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I would open my house so
that the church may go on.
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That's a very beautiful
thing that you're doing,
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opening your doors for
people to have worship.
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And I understand
that one of the goals
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for the Global Mission pioneer
and probably yourself here
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is to have a church
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so that there
will be a statement
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for the community,
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and also a place for
people to come and worship,
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but what other goals
do you have in your heart
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for the community here?
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My desire is for the gospel
to be heard in this village,
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that people may
know God for themselves
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because when you have
God, you have everything.
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Without God, we
can't do anything.
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I would love to see
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all of the homes
here keeping the Sabbath,
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enjoying the Word of
God, having peace of mind.
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And I'm praying that
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there would be
a church structure
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here in this place.
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Thank you so much
for sharing with us.
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It's a beautiful story.
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And I hope your home
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are encouraged by the
story that you've heard.
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And I hope that you will pray
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for the work of the
Global Mission pioneer.
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It's a privilege
for them to have one
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to be able to be
grown in a church now.
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And we ask that
you specially pray
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that they get a
church structure,
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a place where
they can worship in
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and continue to
grow in this community.
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Next up, we traveled
back to Southern Asia to visit
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another 13
Sabbath Offering Project.
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Gabriel approached
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this remote Indian
village for the first time.
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He didn't know
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what he was
getting himself into,
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but he had heard a still,
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small voice
impressing him to go.
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Gabriel had
taken a year off school
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because of health issues,
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but a friend told him
about a mountain village
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where people had
never heard of Jesus.
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Even though his
health was getting worse,
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Gabriel felt compelled to go.
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I told God,
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"Since you have sent me here,
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You have to make me all right,
You have to take care of me.
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I'm completely
focusing and depending on You
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with all my health issues."
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After arriving in the village,
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Gabriel rested
and prayed for a week.
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Then he had to
travel a long distance
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to see a doctor.
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A blood test revealed that
his health had been restored.
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His prayer answered,
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Gabriel returned
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ready to put all his energy
into serving this community,
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but he quickly realized
the challenges facing him.
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The high altitude made it cold,
he had to hike to get water,
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and the villagers knew nothing
about basic health principles.
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See, we see a child,
the face is so dirty,
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and he's playing in the mud.
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And here we see a lot of wounds.
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I don't know how I'm
gonna support him with medicine.
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He's feeling so
cold, it is so cold here.
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Although Gabriel had
permission from village leaders,
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many opposed his presence,
but the children loved him.
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There was no
school in the village,
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so Gabriel turned his
home into a classroom.
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Here now most of them,
they're beginning to write.
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They are writing,
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they know how to
write already ABCD,
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and also know how to
read, and now they're writing,
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some of them are writing
1 to 100 and also spelling.
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It was very difficult
for them to accept me,
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and it took almost four months
to become friends with them.
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So when they finally accepted me
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as part of their village
that makes me very happy.
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The villagers
started inviting Gabriel
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to spend time with them.
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He is cutting provision banana.
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We are going to eat
the banana flower tonight.
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We are running short on
money and out of vegetables,
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so we're going
to eat the banana.
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Soon, Gabriel was
having conversations
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about health principles.
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Sometimes they
even talked about faith.
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When they began to ask me,
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"What do you have in your
life that makes you so happy?"
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Then I began to share
the love of Jesus Christ.
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The villagers enjoyed
hearing about his hope in Jesus.
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It was a liberating concept
they had never heard before.
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Many accepted Jesus
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and started meeting
together on Sabbath.
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Wonderful doors were opening,
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but Gabriel still
got discouraged at times.
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He felt lonely.
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One outlet was to
visit a market nearby
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from time to time,
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but even this
came with challenges.
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They are smoking, this old lady.
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I can't bear the smell anymore,
but I just have to adjust.
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I don't know,
sometimes I get confused
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why God sent me to such a place.
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This is the place
of my mission field.
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But Gabriel never gave up.
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He began hiking to
other nearby villages,
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as far as he could
walk, to spread the good news.
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Even I'm feeling
tired, but I won't give up.
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I'll go and meet and tell
them about the love of Jesus.
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After this year of ministry,
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Gabriel knew that he
only wanted one thing,
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to follow God's
will for his life.
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His desire to delve
deeper into the Bible
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led him to enroll in
the School of Theology
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at Spicer Adventist University.
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When I went to the village,
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I knew that my
health was very poor
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and I might possibly even die,
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but I have
passions to reach the gospel
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to the place
where it's unreached.
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Today, Gabriel is happy
to be studying at Spicer,
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a school dedicated to
teaching and training students
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for a higher purpose.
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His dream is to become a
full-time church planter.
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And thanks to a
missionary family
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sponsoring his studies,
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that dream is set
to become a reality.
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Not far from the Spicer campus,
a community had no school.
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Just like Gabriel
taught his village children,
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the university has reached
out and opened a classroom.
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The gratitude of parents
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shows that so
much more is needed.
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This quarter,
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a portion of your
13th Sabbath Offering
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will help build a
new school building
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for this needy community.
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Please pray for this opportunity
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near Spicer
Adventist University.
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Pray that more people
will find hope in Jesus,
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just like the
villagers Gabriel ministered to.
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Thank you for supporting
the 13th Sabbath Offering
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and the mission
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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around the world.
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Well, thank you so much
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for joining us
on today's program.
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And I hope that you have enjoyed
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our 360 degree view of
mission around the world.
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We're seeing
many exciting things
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that make us praise God,
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but we still see that
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there are many
remaining challenges.
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I mean, I'm
here right in Jakarta
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in the heart of the 10/40 Window
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where 60% of the
world's population
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live in this region
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and most have never
even heard the name of Jesus.
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So thank you
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for your continuing
prayers for mission.
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Thank you for your
donations to Global Mission
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to help fund
Global Mission Pioneers
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and Urban Centers of
Influence and so much more
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and thank you for
your personal involvement.
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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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What is this
kingdom that you speak of?
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What is this
faith you say I need?
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Is it really worth the fight
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To keep standing in the light?
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Oh it is, my
friend, His way, His life
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Seek God, seek life
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Keep up the fight,
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our eternal life is in sight
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Seek God, seek life
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I have sought You first
Let me give You worthy cries
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When will I
finally have the victory?
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When will my faith
shine forth as sight?
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