Adventist World Aviation
is an aviation based ministry
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with the mission of
reaching the unreached people
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all around the world.
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Currently they have
mission outpost in Guyana
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Alaska, and the Philippines.
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Today we travel to the
Philippine island of Palawan,
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where Adventist World
Aviation has an airbase.
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Adventist World Aviation
primarily focuses their efforts
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on aviation
operations and support.
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however they also do much more
to minister to the local people.
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Evangelism is an
important component of what
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Adventist World Aviation
does both internationally
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and domestically.
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That is, building the kingdom
of God in the hearts of people,
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is always the first and foremost
objective, and that is just what
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they are doing
here in Palawan today.
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Adventist World Aviation mission
is to reach the difficult
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to reach people of
this world. By bringing hope
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through the
message of Jesus Christ.
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Aviation and aircraft are
primarily the tools they employ
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to do this.
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Currently Adventist World
Aviation has mission outposts
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in Guyana, Alaska
and the Philippines.
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Although these mission
outposts are aviation focused,
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they also do far more
to help the local people,
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than just fly airplanes.
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Each of the projects have
missionaries on the ground,
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that serve the local
people in a number of ways.
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Adventist World Aviation
is a ministry that started out
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as a way of providing
mission aviation service
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to the missions
around the world.
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God's commission to the entire
world church, is evangelism.
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To win souls, to
bring people to Christ.
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Even though we are about mission
service through airplanes,
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we are still about evangelism
and bringing people to Christ.
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We are here in Palawan in
the Philippines. Where Adventist
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World Aviation does have an
airbase. This airbase has been
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here for a number of
years and a result of it,
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many souls are being
won. A church has been planted
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as a result of
Adventist World Aviation.
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And so we came here to continue
expanding the church here
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in Palawan through evangelism
which is what something that
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God has commissioned
each one of us to do.
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AWA Philippines Project is
based on the island of Palawan.
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They have an airbase
located centrally on the island,
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in the remote
village of Sagpangan.
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This outpost consists of
mission housing, an airbase,
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and an Adventist church.
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Adventist World Aviation has a
presence here in the Philippines
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since around 2003,
2004. We started entertaining
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what's going on here and
than later on, just a short year
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or so later. We sent a project
missionary to work down here
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to see what we could do
to develop a program here.
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Later on as time went forward,
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our project manager was able
to construct a beautiful home.
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The airbase is in a perfect
location for reaching the
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islands of Palawan here in this
area that are in need of support
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We have that history here,
that this is a perfect location
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for that. We also have
the Adventist Hospital, that's
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in Porta Princessa, that we can
med-evac patients to if needed.
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So we just got
nice presence here.
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Having the history of Adventist
World Aviation in this area
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has been beneficial. The
Philipino people already know
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who we are and appreciate some
of the work that we have done.
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Adventist World Aviation
is in the process of expanding
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their current
operations here in Palawan.
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They are making arrangements
to place a helicopter
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here in the Philippines.
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Traditionally, Adventist
World Aviation has focused
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on fixed winged aircraft.
But the terrain here in Palawan
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calls for a different solution.
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I am standing here with Jud
Wickwire, director of operations
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We're glad that Jud is part of
our team. Jud 's been here for
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last few weeks, scouting
the area, making sure that the
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ground work has been laid for
the work that Adventist World
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Aviation has been doing here.
Not only in evangelism, but
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the ongoing air operations,
that we have developed now
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and into the future looking
at things like helicopter.
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There is so much happening here
that has been sort of delayed
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over the last few years, but the
need for mission aviation here
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on the island is tremendous and
as we mentioned helicopter too
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which will reach
areas in the mountains
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where there simply
isn't anywhere to land.
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A Helicopter would be
the perfect fit to reach many
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more locations where a regular
airplane simply cannot go.
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A helicopter seems
to be the perfect fit
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for all this island's terrain.
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The Philippines are so diverse
and so vast. And so the need
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for aviation
support is unlimited really.
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It will take years to
develop different areas
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that we can reach. And it will
take a combination of airplanes
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and helicopters in
order to reach the places
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that need the help the most.
In one particular area you were
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looking at placing a helicopter
here in the island of Palawan.
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In an area there is simply isn't
anywhere to land an airplane.
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The only way to reach
the people and help expand
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the existing work that's being
done in those areas and reach
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farther out into the mountains.
is where the helicopter is
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the only possible way to reach
beyond the distances that people
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can walk.
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The need for aviation in
the Philippines is wide ranging.
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Of course there is a continuous
need to spread the Gospel
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To reach areas that can't
be reached by any other means.
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There is tremendous need
for medical care to be delivered
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to the people, who need it.
And of course with the locations
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in the Philippines and there are
natural disasters that occur.
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on a regular basis
throughout the year.
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And we would be in a
position to frontline support
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those disasters any
time. That will be a key place
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we can be positioned to do
the most, when the need rises.
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The Philippine islands often
get natural disasters, floods,
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storm surges and typhoons
frequently plague this region.
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With aircraft, Adventist World
Aviation can offer logistical
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support to disaster relief
organizations and bringing
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aid during these
devastating times.
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Here in the Philippines
one of the key activities that
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we want to be able to
do, is disaster relief.
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Of course  the Philippines
they're in the path of typhoons
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on a regular basis.
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They strike in
different parts of the country.
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The impact could be
severe. That's a good example of
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what we want to be prepared
for to act on immediately
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when those disasters occur.
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Recently of course
typhoon Haiyan came through
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and left a terrible, terrible
trail of disaster behind.
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Tocloban was the main part
the main news, but you know the
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northern part of Palawan. This
island that I am on right now.
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Northern part and the
island surrounding that section
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were hit very hard,
they were directly hit
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sparsely populated area
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never the less people lost their
homes, lost their livelihoods.
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Of course, disaster
response needs to be...
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You need to be prepared
for an immediate response to
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a natural disaster such as a
typhoon, which the Philippines
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are often struck directly
by the full force of typhoons.
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Recently of course
typhoon Haiyan was in the news
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in a major way and disasters
like those - if we are prepared
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and ready to go, we can be
on those sites within hours
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and meet the immediate needs
of the people after disaster.
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We are looking at ways to help
communities where their main
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source of income is from
the sea they are fisherman,
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they harvest seaweed.
They've lost their boats.
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We are acting there now to help
them get their livelihoods back.
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with boats and nets
for some of the people
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on some of those islands there.
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Most recently, Typhoon
Haiyan hit the Philippines and
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decimated part of the country.
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Thousands of people
lost everything they had,
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including their
homes and livelihood.
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Through donations, Adventist
World Aviation is able to be
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part of the recovery effort.
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A large population of
the people in this region of
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the Philippines make
their living as fishermen.
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The storm that swept
through the area completely
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demolished not only
homes, but also destroyed these
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people's income
source: their fishing boats.
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Through donations, Adventist
World Aviation was able to
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help restore this area
by supplying 6 fishing boats
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to the community.
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With these boats,
the natives can begin
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rebuilding their lives again.
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Adventist World Aviation
located here in the Philippines
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on the island of Palawan
in the city called Sagpangan.
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Is where our airbase is. We have
our main office, our corporate
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headquarters here in the
Philippines in Puerto Princesa
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and the main island of Palawan.
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Our airbase has been
here for quite a few years.
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We had an airplane here that was
operating for quite some time.
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Unfortunately it is down, un-
flyable at this point and time.
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It's requiring a great deal of
maintenance. In fact we probably
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looking in the neighborhood of
about $100,000 worth of damage
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that we need to
repair on the aircraft.
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The airplane here in Palawan
is in desperate need of some
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mechanical work.
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It simply cannot fly any longer
without undergoing refurbishment
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For this reason, Jud Wickwire
is disassembling the aircraft.
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The plan is to ship this
airplane back to the United
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States and replace it
with another aircraft.
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Our airplane here has been
in service for several years
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And it needs to be returned to
the US for repair and overhaul.
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So we have been dismantling
it in preparation for loading
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it in a container to send back
and for the soon replacement
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of another airplane is being
prepared in the US right now
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to replace it here for service.
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The replacement plane
scheduled for this airbase
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is much more safe and
equipped to fly in this terrain.
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Jud has worked on aircraft
the majority of his life.
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He is both a pilot as
well as an aircraft mechanic.
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His primary concern is
to make sure that all the
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Adventist World Aviation
planes are flying in optimal
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and safest conditions.
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It's really good that we
have Jud Wickwire, now as our
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director of operations. We
are just so pleased to have him.
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He is a great asset
to our organization.
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Being able to be boots on
the ground. Actually working
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the area little bit.
See what the needs are.
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And Jud has been not only
working with us in evangelism,
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here but while he is here we are
looking at maintenance issues
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on aircraft. Couple of vehicles,
actually couple of trucks here
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and some motorcycles that
are in constant need of support.
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So there is just
always something going on.
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Having a director of operations
like Jud Wickwire on our team
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is invaluable to us at
Adventist World Aviation.
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Although the planes in the
Philippines outpost is down
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for repairs. The work
and mission efforts are still
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very much in operation.
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AWA currently has a
well assembled team living in
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Palawan to carry on
the work and do evangelism;
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a very much needed
service in this area.
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We're standing here with our
board chair of Adventist World
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Aviation Philippines with Nemy
Marcelo and pastor Bautista.
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Where are our
operations physically located?
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Our airbase is located about
60 kilometers from the center
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of the city of Puerto Princesa.
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We are so happy that
it is centrally located.
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We also have a corporate
office here, if you will.
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Tell us about it, where is
our corporate office located at?
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Our corporate office is
located right in the city.
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We are renting a compound and
it's accessible to facilities.
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We have been blessed with a
group of dedicated Adventist
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believers in this area. Like
pastor Batista is our spiritual
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father figure here.
And of course Delta Marvie,
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she is a dentist and she has
connections. Of course we have
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Edgar. Edgar is our
care taker at the airbase.
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He has been trained, he
went to school for ministry.
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So he has the background, he has
the ability to share the Gospel
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effectively. And that is what
he is trying to do in the area.
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Christina has been with us since
the very start of the operation.
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She is our accountant. She
takes good care of our finances.
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Christine is a vital
member of the operation team
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here too in the islands.
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Not only is she an
exceptional accountant,
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but she is also
assisting in the projects.
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Her office is located in
the capital of Palawan so she is
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able to handle
important official business.
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She sacrifices greatly to be
a part of this mission and gives
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much of her private
time to make sure everything
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is running smoothly.
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She is a vital
part of this ministry.
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Serving God is more
important than earning money,
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that we have been educated in
school. The school of business.
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So it has been a blessing
to be able to do ministry.
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I intend to
continue on until I retire.
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When I accepted to work with AWA
I knew that the company will be
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moving to Palawan and that
means leaving family and friends
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and the place which I
call home. My comfort zone.
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And staying here all by myself
is really hard and the only
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reason why I keep on staying
with the organization is because
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I know this is where
God wants me right now.
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I cannot tell what the future
holds, but through prayers
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and constantly finding the
will of God, this is where I am
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supposed to be at this time.
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Both Pastor Bowteasta and
Namy are seasoned evangelists.
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They've been working
hard for years here in Palawan
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preaching the World
of God to remote areas
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in the Philippines.
Their passion is evangelism.
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We're standing here this morning
and this evangelistic training
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center with elder Bowteasta.
Elder Bowteasta was a pastor
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here in Palawan for many years.
He is now retired and we are
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proud to have him
as an AWA board member
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here in the Philippines
and he represents our ministry
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here locally.
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I thought of putting up
a small building like this
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and finish as it is
and train lay people.
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Without any budget
coming from anywhere else.
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It is a ministry of faith, so
this is what I am doing now here
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I am happy that the Lord is
giving me life to continue on
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training our lay
people equipping them,
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because there is so much need
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of lay evangelist in our
field here in the Philippines.
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Part of what we are doing
here in the Philippines with
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Adventist World Aviation is
meeting our mission objective
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of reaching the unreached.
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And there is just...
There is a trememndance amount
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folks here in the Philippines
that have not received
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the message.
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For years, Nemy has held
crusades throughout the island
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planting new churches.
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Pastor Bautista
currently has a self-supporting,
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lay-man's training center.
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Both men work in harmony with
the goals of Adventist World
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Aviation to reach the unreached.
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Their ministries,
although not aviation related,
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are an intricate part of what
AWA is doing here in Palawan.
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The talent is here, we are
about logistics. We are here
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to support the local talent.
Mainly what we do is we are
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about support of infrastructure.
Bringing ministry to the people.
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That can't be done without
the support like aviation.
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So that is what Adventist
World Aviation is all about.
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The work related to the
Adventist World Aviation
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we with brother Nemy and
Dr. Marvie we have been doing
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our part, because of
the mission that we have.
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We would like to reach out into
these places here, which are
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really unreached in regular
or normal way of reaching.
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We are happy that the Lord
has blessed our efforts here.
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despite the fact that we
are limited in our resources.
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There are many places here  in
Palawan, which are really rich.
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The number of workers we
have here in this mission is not
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capable enough to reach out
unless we train more lay people
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to work with the reaching out
to these different communities
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around which are still unreached
So this I believe only the
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Adventist World
Aviation can help us reach out
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to these different places.
There are places here that
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I believe only planes and
helicopters can only reach.
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Because there are still no roads
there and land communication
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or both and I think it only
the planes that can reach them.
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Dr. Marvie is a dentist working
in the capital, Puerto Princesa
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She joined Adventist
World Aviation a few years ago
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and has become a
board member of AWA.
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Her passion for
evangelism is unique.
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She uses her dental work as a
platform to spread the gospel.
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We are here in Dr. Marvie's
office. And Dr. Marvie is a
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dentist, practicing dentistry
here in Puerto Princesa.
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We asked Dr. Marvie to be
part of our board of directors
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here in the Philippines.
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In my practice I have lots of
patients. Most of them belongs
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to type A in this society. So I
am interested. I am thinking of
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how to give them, or
to disseminate to them the
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good news of salvation. So
first, I thought of giving them
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The Desire of Ages, the Great
Controversy and the rest of
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our religious books
written by E. G. White.
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And that's where I started.
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The Lord gave us
this opportunity.
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Our ministry is
everywhere, anywhere we are.
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What ever we are doing
is our field of ministry.
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Dr. Marvie's work here captured
our attention at Adventist World
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Aviation because in one sense
she is reaching the unreached
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here and her enthusiasm
towards aviation support
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captivated our interest.
She was introduced to us
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couple of years ago by Nemy
Marcelo and pastor Bautista.
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So we are just impressed
with Dr. Marvie's work here.
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What she does is in absolute
harmony with Adventist World
00:22:35.35\00:22:38.05
Aviation reaching the unreached.
And we do it in variety of ways.
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Airplanes are just a tool.
Dr. Marvie is using dentistry
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as a tool to reach the unreached
We felt that was in harmony with
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what Adventist World Aviation
was doing and we invited
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Dr. Marvie. And I want to thank
you for being part of our board
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of directors and
helping us make decisions here
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in the Philippines.
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It's exiting to see the ministry
that is transpiring right here.
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Even though right now
our plane is not in the air,
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but the ministry is continuing.
Reaching the unreached
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Using tools that you wouldn't
normally think as a tool
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to reach a soul for Christ.
One would not normally think
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an aircraft as a tool to
be used for reaching Christ.
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But as we fly in
medical supplies and as we fly
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Dr. Marvie in to locations
where you normally can't reach
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by normal means. So we
fly Dr. Marvie and a team of
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medical professionals into work
on the local indigenous people
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on their teeth, on
their health on their life.
00:23:34.64\00:23:37.61
They are interested in their
spiritual condition now as well.
00:23:37.65\00:23:41.28
We can reach them
through this type of thing.
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Like what Jesus did.
You have to give them
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the physical alleviation
and than the spiritual.
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Dr. Marvie uses
her talent of dentistry
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as a way to reach souls.
00:23:57.80\00:23:59.53
Her entire effort is
dedicated to ministry.
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She has religions
materials for people to read
00:24:03.27\00:24:06.71
and to take home with them.
00:24:06.74\00:24:08.34
She also gives them
Spirit of Prophecy books.
00:24:08.38\00:24:11.51
But most importantly,
she shares the love of God
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with all of her patients.
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I asked the Lord
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"Lord how am I going to
help You in my field ministry?"
00:24:21.29\00:24:25.49
I am not a pastor, I
am not a good teacher.
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When I look at my self, I
am not an eloquent speaker.
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"So how will I help You in Your
ministry?" And every now and
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than I would think of it.
Before I slept, after I woke up
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early in the morning. And than
I came to realize that my work
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is my field of ministry.
00:24:50.49\00:24:52.19
People come to me. They
come and go, they come and go.
00:24:52.22\00:24:55.29
and than encountered a lot
of people from different levels
00:24:55.32\00:24:59.36
of the community the society. So
I thought, this is my ministry
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The best thing that
we can do is to share
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the good news of
Salvation. And as we prepare and
00:25:08.70\00:25:12.64
as we are revived in
our spiritual condition,
00:25:12.67\00:25:15.18
others are also
being prepared and revived
00:25:15.21\00:25:17.95
for the coming of Jesus.
00:25:17.98\00:25:20.18
The Lord assembled a
strong team of mission minded
00:25:21.68\00:25:24.75
individuals to carry on the
work here in the Philippines.
00:25:24.79\00:25:27.82
Even though air operations
are currently on hold,
00:25:27.86\00:25:31.49
the team isn't deterred
from doing what they know
00:25:31.53\00:25:34.83
God has called them to do.
00:25:34.86\00:25:36.63
All the team members of
Adventist World Aviation
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are passionate
about sharing the gospel.
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Although the mission is focused
on aviation, airplanes are not
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the only strong component
at this Philippine outpost.
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Yes... Aviation is
important in this area.
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However, it is just a portion
of what AWA is able to do
00:25:54.65\00:25:58.95
here in Palawan.
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Jesus said in the great Gospel
commission of Matthew 28:19-20
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that we are to go
into all the world.
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Adventist World Aviation is
dedicated to doing just that.
00:26:14.74\00:26:19.17
There are now over 7 billion
people that live on planet earth
00:26:19.21\00:26:23.51
and 2 billion of them have
never heard of Jesus Christ.
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Out of that 2 billion,
800 million of them are only
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accessible my
means like aircraft,
00:26:32.05\00:26:34.39
or through aviation support.
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Adventist World Aviation
goes into those unreached areas
00:26:36.49\00:26:40.13
of the world. Bringing
the good news of Jesus Christ.
00:26:40.16\00:26:44.10
Through aviation we are
able to bring health, hope,
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and life eternal.
00:26:48.04\00:26:49.84
Through aviation we can
spread the Gospel message to the
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far corners of the world
and show them the love of Jesus.
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The message that we
bring them is absolute hope.
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For we do not do this alone.
Jesus calls every one of us
00:27:01.12\00:27:05.15
to be a part of this great
work of reaching the unreached
00:27:05.19\00:27:08.22
of this world. We
desperately need your prayers.
00:27:08.26\00:27:11.86
If you would like to
get involved, or find out
00:27:11.89\00:27:14.86
more information about
Adventist World Aviation
00:27:14.90\00:27:17.77
Please call Three
Angels Broadcasting Network
00:27:17.80\00:27:21.00
and ask for
ADVENTIST WORLD AVIATION.
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