Participants: Jim Ayer
Series Code: MW
Program Code: MW000055
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00:01 We traveled for hours to get to this village.
00:03 Not only are they listening to the radio 00:05 but they're broadcasting it. 00:06 You've go to stay tuned 00:08 for the rest of the story. 00:45 What am I looking at here, I mean mountains 00:48 and I can hear that waterfall in the 00:50 background. What's this area called? 00:52 We are now upon top of the edge 00:55 of the Rift Valley and down below 00:58 we are looking at Lake Manyara national park 01:03 between the Rift Valley and the lake 01:04 that is where the Lake Manyara 01:06 National Park is. You said Rift Valley, 01:09 the Rift Valley goes what, 3000 miles long. 01:12 In fact, for the people who have 01:14 been up on the moon. They say that 01:16 clearly two things have been 01:18 spotted from the moon and that is the 01:19 great Rift Valley and the great wall 01:22 of china, of course. 01:25 The great Rift Valley is a name 01:27 given to the continuous geographic 01:28 trench approximately 3700 miles in link 01:32 that runs from Northern Sierra 01:34 in Southwest Asia to Central Mozambique 01:37 in East Africa. The Rift Valley escarpment 01:40 forms a noteworthy landmark and 01:42 provides a spectacular backdrop to 01:44 Lake Manyara. From the escarpment 01:46 of the crater highlands looking down 01:48 on the lake you can see the giraffes 01:50 and elephants eating the lush vegetation. 01:52 The lake provides great opportunities 01:54 for ornithologists keen on viewing and 01:57 observing over 300 migratory birds 01:59 including Flamingo. Just out of curiosity, 02:05 in your safari all the years you've done 02:06 safari, is there one story that really 02:10 sticks out in your mind as being 02:11 a really wild story about people on safari 02:16 or. Yeah, a lot of things are happening, 02:19 a lot of dangers are happening. 02:22 There was a woman, which by the time 02:24 of rainy season get attacked by a lion 02:27 here in this park, because their car 02:30 did get stuck, so she moved out of the car 02:33 following the river, sitting some where, 02:36 where she has been attacked, fortunately 02:38 the drivers have been brave enough and 02:41 they took a shovel and hit the lion, 02:46 they break the shovel, but they manage 02:48 to save the woman, and the lion went away. 02:50 Are you ready do that for us, 02:52 you're gonna protect. Well you don't 02:53 have to worry, I'll really take care 02:55 of you and that's why I'm your guide. Alright 03:00 Safaris have been popularized 03:02 in film and literature through grand 03:04 tales of adventure, romance and thrills. 03:06 But what was it really like to go on 03:09 safari a hundred years ago. 03:12 The word safari comes from the word 03:14 'Safar', which is an Arabic verb 03:16 roughly translated 'to make a journey.' 03:18 What is missing from the origin of the word 03:21 is the connotations of tents, 03:23 backpacks, hiking and hunting. 03:25 The earliest safaris recorded were 03:29 those of the trade between Arabic and 03:31 African cultures. Many prized items 03:33 were sold and traded including slaves. 03:38 Eventually the safari changed from 03:39 a journey for trade purposes for one of 03:42 adventure and exploration. 03:45 In late 19th and early 20th century 03:48 people like William Burchell, Thomas 03:50 Ayres and Gustav Fischer helped redefine 03:53 the purpose of the safari, and were 03:55 instrumental in identifying several 03:57 species of animals. 04:04 Every year we receive well over 04:06 a hundred thousand emails, letters 04:08 and phone calls from listeners all over 04:10 the world. Every one is absolutely 04:12 exciting and from time to time our 04:14 AWR team wants to get out there 04:16 and see where these people are, to meet 04:17 them in personal on the ground, 04:19 to understand their needs, 04:21 to understand what touches their lives. 04:23 Well today we're traveling to a village 04:26 that is so far out there. I mean we 04:27 traveled for hours literally on goat paths 04:30 and almost no trail, no roads, certainly 04:33 no road at all. But it's been very exciting 04:36 to get here, because the airways get here 04:39 a lot faster than we do. I understand we're 04:41 going to find a whole group of listeners, 04:43 who started out just simply listening and 04:45 now their whole lives have been 04:46 changed, changed because 04:48 of the airways of the AWR. 05:02 Is he the one that the AWR person came 05:07 clear Adventist village and said you 05:09 should listen to the radio. 05:10 He is among the people that our 05:13 church members came to introduce our 05:16 programs. Some of them listen to these 05:18 programs while they're at home, 05:20 and some of them come close by. 05:22 And how often do they do this, 05:24 how often does he hook it up? 05:25 Foreign Language . 05:33 They are tuning to AWR programs everyday. 05:37 Now how long, how long ago did they 05:39 start doing this? Putting these programs 05:42 through the mega phone. 05:43 They started doing it last year. 05:47 Does everybody like the program now? 05:49 Foreign Language . 05:55 They say they like them so much. 05:57 Which, which program did everyone 06:00 like the best that, the family or the Bible 06:02 or what touches them the most? 06:07 We really enjoy the programs that 06:09 help us understand the word of God. 06:11 We also enjoy the programs on livestock 06:14 keeping and religious music. 06:16 So they get everything from the AWR 06:19 Ngorongoro programs. How to keep livestock, 06:21 family programs, the Bible, a little of 06:25 everything. How has it affected other 06:27 people in the village? How is it, does 06:29 he see changes in other people lives? 06:31 Foreign Language . 06:35 The people in this village are very moved 06:37 by the AWR program. When it plays 06:40 they move closer so they can hear. 06:43 And how many, how many people sometimes 06:45 will gather to listen to the program together? 06:50 The amount of people, who got here to listen 06:52 to the AWR program usually which is 40-50 06:56 people. Very good, very good and now I, 06:59 would you mind can I, I knew he was talking, 07:02 I could hear him saying some things, 07:04 he was trying to help him out. 07:05 Foreign Language . 07:16 People here have been blessed and excited 07:18 about the programs. People, who didn't know 07:21 the word of God, now know because of the 07:24 AWR programs. Yeah so, it was a lot easier 07:27 I'm sure for the radio waves to get here 07:29 then for us today. 07:30 You live a long ways out here. 07:35 Foreign Language . 07:39 We are very grateful for your response. 07:42 We're happy to come out here with you. 07:43 It's nice to find AWR listeners. 07:48 As you can see AWR is frontline mission radio. 07:51 Our first priority is to travel where 07:53 missionaries cannot go. We broadcast thousands 07:57 of hours each day in seventy major languages 08:00 of the world. AWR has the capability 08:03 and capacity of blanketing almost 80 08:05 percent of the world's population. 08:07 Not only do we broadcast via shortwave radio, 08:10 but our signal is on over 1000 FM and AM 08:14 stations around the world as well. 08:16 Our podcast subscribers, Internet users, 08:19 satellite downlinks are growing rapidly, 08:22 evidenced by the hundred thousand plus e-mails, 08:25 letters and phone calls we receive each 08:28 and every year. Yes, AWR is your 08:31 mission radio. No walls and no borders. 08:34 For AWR that means changed lives 08:36 and changed hearts around the world, 08:38 because God is using the airways 08:41 of AWR to reach people everywhere. 08:47 Through the radio waves of AWR God 08:49 is reaching people around the world, 08:53 we'd like to offer you an edition of 08:54 Making Waves. It's four of our episodes 08:56 brought to you from around the world. 08:59 God speaking to hearts, the hearts 09:01 of the listeners of AWR, exciting stories; 09:03 we hope that you'll share those experiences 09:05 with neighbors, acquaintances, 09:07 anyone you come in contact with. 09:08 Join us to Make Waves, It's completely free, 09:11 right now the information 09:13 is on your screen. 09:15 For your free no obligation DVD write 09:18 to Adventist World Radio, 12501, 09:21 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, 09:24 MD 20904. Or call 1-866-503-3531 09:31 or log on to www.awr.org/MWDVD. 09:38 Be sure to request offer number 10, 09:41 that number again is 1-866-503-3531. 09:50 Immanuel, people who live out in these 09:51 areas really seem like they know 09:53 how to use nature to their best benefit. 09:57 You're gonna show something on this tree. 09:58 Where are we? What is it? The name of 10:00 this tree is Commiphora Africana. 10:03 It's one of the indigenous tree found in Africa. 10:07 Is it oil here. If you plug a little bit here. 10:13 So it's a sap, the tree. Yeah of course. 10:15 And what you do with the sap? 10:17 We use that as a medicine, 10:20 like if you get problem with skin like 10:24 eczema or something like that, 10:26 you can apply on the skin like this. Okay. 10:30 When we try to take a lot of this, 10:34 they say no, you can't do this, 10:35 you have to wait, take it a little bit. 10:38 If you try to touch more it can work. 10:42 Patience and slowly. Yeah. Some of us 10:45 in the western world don't have patience see, 10:47 it's good to hear these things. 10:54 Today the safari is used by tourist 10:56 who hunt for big game with a wide variety 10:59 of cameras and binoculars. 11:01 The African safari has changed from 11:03 a true hunt to the observation of the 11:05 widest variety of wild life in the world. 11:07 One of the best places in the world 11:10 for this type of observation is the 11:12 Ngorongoro Conservation area, located 11:15 in Northern Tanzania, west of Mount 11:17 Kilimanjaro and east of Lake Victoria 11:19 in the Serengeti National Park. 11:23 Land in the conservation area is multiple use. 11:25 It is unique in Tanzania, as the only 11:28 area providing protection status for 11:30 wild life, while allowing human 11:32 habitation. Land use is controlled to 11:35 prevent negative affects in the wild 11:37 life population. To the south and west 11:40 lie volcanic islands, including the famous 11:42 Ngorongoro crater, to the northwest it 11:45 adjoins the Serengeti National Park and it's 11:47 contiguous with the southern plains, 11:49 which are kept open to wild life. 11:52 The annual migration passes through 11:53 in Ngorongoro with wildebeest and zebras 11:56 moving south of the area in December 11:58 and moving north in June. 11:59 This movement changes seasonal with the rains, 12:03 but the migration will reverse almost 12:04 the entire plains in search of food. 12:06 In summer enormous numbers of 12:09 Serengeti migrants pass through the 12:11 plains of the reserve, including 1.7 million 12:14 wildebeest, 260000 zebra, 12:17 and 470000 gazelles. 12:27 For thousands of years a succession of 12:29 cattle herding people moved into the area, 12:32 lived here for a time and then moved on. 12:34 Sometimes forced out by other tribes. 12:39 And Ngorongoro conservation area aims 12:41 to maintain the historic balance of people 12:43 and nature in a way which has not been 12:46 possible in many parts of Africa. 12:49 About 200 years ago the Maasai arrived 12:52 and had since colonized the area in 12:54 substantial numbers. Their traditional way 12:56 of life allowing them to live in harmony 12:58 with the wild life and the environment. 13:01 Today there are some 42,000 Maasai 13:04 pastoralists living in the Ngorongoro conservation 13:07 area with their cattle, 13:08 donkeys, goats and sheep. 13:11 During the rains they move out on to 13:12 the open plains; in the dry season 13:15 they move onto the adjacent 13:16 woodlands and mountain slopes. 13:18 Foreign Language . 13:41 Oh here we bring her greetings from 13:42 Adventist World Radio around the world. 13:46 Does she listen to the program? 13:48 Adventist World Radio. She is listening to them. 13:52 She is listening, yeah. Praise the Lord. 13:53 You may be one of our oldest listeners. 13:56 And the elders believe she is a 110 years old. 13:59 Yeah. Wow, tell her it's a real 14:02 privilege to meet her. 14:04 Okay what is your name 14:08 Foreign Language . 14:11 My name is Garnisi Garnisi, Garnisi, 14:12 Garnisi, Garnisi. Could you ask her 14:16 if she, she listens to the program 14:18 we heard. Does she enjoys the program? 14:20 Foreign Language . 14:29 She enjoys the program. Very good, 14:30 very good. Well, tell her thank you 14:33 so much that she's allowed us 14:34 come into her home. I'm not sure 14:37 there was a way to positively identify her 14:40 age but it was a privilege to meet this 14:42 lady of ancient cultural history. 14:44 But, as we toured her village. 14:46 I imagine that things have not actually 14:48 changed much in the last one hundred 14:50 plus years until now. Praise God that 14:53 the Holy Spirit has gained entrance 14:55 to not only the village but the 14:57 hearts and lives of the Maasai people. 15:03 AWR has a unique ministry that reaches 15:05 deep into the heart of Africa. 15:07 In these remote areas anyone 15:09 who can afford a radio has one, 15:11 which maybe their only contact with the 15:14 outside world. So often, we hear of 15:17 people who accidentally find AWR programs. 15:20 Broadcasting over 80 languages, 15:23 AWR is in a unique position to reach 15:26 people that would never hear the 15:28 Gospel any other way. 15:30 As they tune their radio listening 15:32 for any program in their language, 15:34 when they hear a familiar sound, 15:36 they stop. The Holy Spirit guides 15:38 their hand and ear to hear the voice of hope. 15:41 Without Christ they're in dire 15:43 need of hope. And when hear the 15:45 message of someone who loves them. 15:47 Their interest grows and they make it 15:49 a point to listen daily. How wonderful 15:53 it is to know that tens of thousands 15:55 of people have heard and accepted 15:57 Jesus Christ. But in that moment in time, 16:00 when they hear for the first time 16:02 that Jesus loves them they make a 16:05 personal connection and the angels 16:07 rejoice for that one individual. 16:09 But it doesn't stop there. 16:10 They immediately share with friends 16:12 and families and soon their whole 16:14 village is listening to the word of God. 16:16 Entire church is spring up often before 16:19 they even make contact with a Pastor. 16:21 This is the real story of AWR. 16:25 Many such stories may 16:26 never be known in this world. 16:35 Immanuel, how many years have 16:36 you been a safari guide? 16:37 Now, 8 years. What is some 16:43 of the most memorable things that 16:44 you know of in this guide community 16:46 that's happened in that time. 16:51 Last year I was in Serengeti. 16:55 I saw four lions, four female lions 17:00 fighting a leopard. Really? Yes, 17:04 and the leopard was killed. 17:07 So four females killed it. Yeah, 17:10 it was like this, the lions were hunting 17:13 a baby zebra. So the leopard was 17:17 between the lion and the zebras. 17:21 And then the lion was crawling, 17:24 a little bit crawling and then laid down 17:26 and the leopard began to step, 17:30 so the leopard gets up. 17:32 That's when the lion find out at 17:35 the same place there is the leopard. 17:37 Instead of going towards the zebra. 17:40 The loins run to the leopard. 17:43 And when the leopard looks back like this. 17:47 So they are facing, leopard and lion. 17:50 And leopard begin to roaring like that. 17:53 But the loin jumped right on the face 17:56 of the leopard. The leopard was 17:58 severely injured, just one lion paw, 18:02 just one shot, one shot in the face, 18:05 leopard was really, really injured. 18:08 And the leopard was bleeding in the face. 18:11 So the ranger came and tried to 18:13 scare the loins away. 18:18 The leopard is most easily recognized 18:20 by its rosette pattern coat and 18:22 extremely long, darker tail. Once, 18:25 the leopard's habitat including China, 18:27 Korea, India, Pakistan and all the way 18:31 to South Africa. Now they are almost 18:34 exclusively found in Sub-Saharan Africa. 18:38 The leopard has relatively short legs 18:40 and a long body, with a large skull. 18:43 It resembles the jaguar, although it is 18:45 smaller and of slighter built. 18:47 The leopard is a versatile hunter and 18:51 generally nocturnal in its pursuit of prey. 18:58 They can move at speeds of 36 miles 19:00 per hour and will consume almost any 19:02 animal it can hunt down and catch. 19:04 When hungry most carnivores 19:06 don't get picky about what they eat. 19:09 The key is survival. Over the years 19:15 it never ceases to amaze me. 19:16 No matter where we travel and 19:18 how difficult the terrain. We find that 19:21 our radio waves get to the hardest 19:22 to reach places on earth much easier 19:25 than we do. No matter how difficult 19:27 the journey. When we arrive we find 19:29 listeners whose lives have dramatically 19:32 changed for eternity. What we've 19:34 been discovering is that we are not going 19:36 to know the full impact of AWR until 19:39 we get to heaven. Entire groups of 19:41 listeners are just popping up, 19:43 just like wheat, every where. 19:44 They have no pastor and no support 19:47 except for the daily radio message 19:49 and when we find these listeners groups. 19:52 They usually have 30-100 hundreds 19:54 of people in there. Oh yes, 19:56 we will need to wait till heaven 19:58 to see all of the fruit. I understand 20:04 you've been listening to AWR for sometime. 20:07 How long have you been listening? 20:10 We have been listening to Adventist 20:11 World Radio for about eight months. 20:14 Both of you've been listening for eight 20:16 months? Yes, I've also been listening 20:19 to AWR for eight months. 20:21 And may I ask you, why do you listen 20:24 to the program? We listen because it's 20:28 a religious radio program that 20:30 teaches us about God. You're going to 20:33 say something too, please share what 20:34 you're going to say? 20:35 Foreign Language . 20:41 We are very grateful for the radio program, 20:43 because it has shown us the word of God 20:46 that is why we are planning to began 20:48 a school here, where we will teach 20:51 what we've learned also we are grateful 20:54 for the radio that you gave us, because 20:56 it has helped us hear your programs. 20:59 We are very excited to know that the 21:02 programs have connected us with people 21:04 from the other side of the world. 21:09 Here is another story of hope 21:11 from Adventist World Radio. 21:14 My name is Benjamin Schoun and 21:15 I'm the president of Adventist World Radio. 21:17 Let me tell you about our work in Vietnam. 21:20 The communist country, where Christianity 21:22 is severally controlled and public 21:24 evangelism is outlawed. 21:26 However programs broadcast by 21:28 Adventist World Radio effortlessly reach 21:31 Vietnam and large numbers of people 21:33 listen secretly to our message of hope. 21:36 Many of these people risk arrest 21:38 and severe punishment to gather 21:40 in small house churches to listen to 21:42 the programs called 'peace and happiness.' 21:44 These groups continually send us 21:47 letters asking how to bring others to Christ. 21:49 Time and again we are encouraged 21:52 by making contact with another group 21:54 of believers brought to Christ through 21:56 the radio. Adventist World Radio shares 22:00 the hope of Christ with millions of 22:03 people everyday. For more information visit awr.org. 22:10 Here is another story of hope 22:11 from Adventist World Radio. 22:14 Kalu Ram was a poor field laborer 22:16 near Gujarat in India. Finding his work 22:19 tedious. Kalu purchased a small radio 22:21 to relieve the boredom. One day he came 22:24 across a program talking about Jesus. 22:26 It was from Adventist World Radio. 22:28 After listening for a few days Kalu looked 22:31 for a pastor, who could tell him more 22:33 about Christ, soon convinced of the 22:35 Christian truth proof. Kalu was baptized 22:37 and became an outreach leader in his 22:40 hometown and the surrounding area. 22:42 Witnessing in predominately Hindu 22:44 towns is not always safe and Kalu 22:47 was once attacked when approaching 22:49 a town to preach. However through 22:51 efforts of Kalu and the volunteers 22:53 he has trained, nearly one thousand 22:55 people have accepted Christ. 22:59 Adventist World Radio shares the hope 23:01 of Christ with millions of people everyday. 23:04 For more information visit awr.org. 23:12 May I ask you what your lives were 23:13 like before you heard AWR? 23:18 Formerly we were in the dark. 23:20 So we're grateful to AWR, because it 23:24 has brought us the light that comes 23:25 from the gospel of Jesus Christ. 23:28 And it's okay if you don't want to 23:29 tell me, but may I ask you when you 23:31 say you were in the dark, can you tell me 23:34 a little more about that 23:35 what that really means? 23:41 Before hearing AWR we were Christians. 23:44 But our faith was not very strong. 23:46 After hearing the program we have 23:50 come closer to God. Now we can't 23:52 eat or sleep without praying. 23:54 Now our faith has become very strong 23:57 because of the programs. 24:00 Are you sharing your faith with others now? 24:03 We share our faith with others by inviting 24:06 them to listen to the radio programs. 24:09 Some of these people have joined 24:11 our church choir. So your group is 24:14 growing and getting larger all the time. 24:19 Yes, we are increasing as we testify 24:21 about our faith to others. 24:24 What do you tell people when you 24:25 say come, come listen, how do you 24:28 tell them or what do you tell them? 24:31 We tell them to come and please come 24:33 and listen to the word of God through 24:36 the programs, so that you become 24:38 more enlightened and intellectual and that 24:41 you may receive more peace of mind. 24:44 Ladies again, thank you so very much 24:46 for meeting with us and sharing with us. 24:49 And when we go home, we're going to 24:51 share with everyone about your village 24:54 and your worship services and how 24:56 all of you are coming together, 24:57 and we certainly will remember you in prayer. 24:59 We are also very grateful to meet 25:04 with people like you. We are so excited 25:07 and we think this is such a great 25:09 privilege to meet and interact with 25:12 you today. So again, thank you so much. 25:22 In Maasai we say, Ashe, that 25:24 means very, we are very 25:26 grateful. Ashe, Ashe, Ashe. 25:31 The Maasai are such a proud people. 25:32 Now they are both a proud people 25:35 and happy in Christ. One lady told me 25:38 that within eight months after hearing 25:40 the gospel message, they wanted 25:41 to learn how to read and write. 25:43 So they could study the Bible 25:45 on their own. Just imagine, 25:47 that's the power of the gospel. 25:49 This is why we continue to supply 25:51 solar powered crank generated radios 25:54 to villages like this one in many parts 25:57 of the world. They become 25:58 the conduit to eternal life. 26:03 Here is another example or village out 26:06 in the country. You should have 26:08 seen the roads we had to drive 26:10 on to get here, very narrow, 26:12 very muddy. We needed the 26:13 four-wheel driver and yet one 26:15 person from a church in town 26:18 came out to these people, brought a 26:20 radio and through that radio these people 26:23 developed an enthusiasm for God's word. 26:25 They told me they love to listen to the Bible 26:29 and learn about the word of God. 26:32 From that development, they were 26:34 able to form a study group in this area. 26:37 Their lives began to be changed and 26:39 they're in the process of growing more and more. 26:42 Did you see that megaphone that was 26:44 used here, so that the whole village 26:47 area could hear the program. 26:49 Just one radio and yet the whole wide 26:51 spread village is able to hear the program. 26:54 Well, all of this reminds me of another 26:56 text in the book of Isaiah that tells 26:58 about people coming to the Lord. 27:01 It says many people will come and say, 27:04 "let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, 27:06 To the house of the God of Jacob; 27:08 He will teach us His ways, so that we may 27:12 walk in His paths." That's the kind of 27:14 thing we want to see happening all over 27:17 this country and all over the world. 27:19 Please join us at Adventist World Radio 27:22 and pray for these people and support 27:25 the work we're doing, so that many 27:27 other villages can also hear the gospel 27:31 of Jesus Christ through radio. 27:33 If you want to reach more villages 27:35 like this, join us, give us a call 27:37 1-866-503-3531, or write us at 12501 Old, 27:43 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland 27:45 20904 or log on to our web site: 27:48 www.awr.org. Thank you for watching, 27:54 please join us again for another exciting 27:55 gospel adventure, because around 27:57 the world AWR is Making Waves. |
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