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 outposts 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 Adventist
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World Aviation does, both
internationally 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.
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And that is just what they
are doing here in Palawan today.
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Adventist World Aviation has
assembled an evangelistic team
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and traveled to the
Philippine Island of Palawan.
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The group of 7 evangelists have
traveled far to come to Palawan
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to hold evangelistic
meetings for the next few weeks.
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The meetings will be conducted
simultaneously, every evening
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in different site locations
scattered around the island.
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Each evangelist is assigned
to a local church and is also
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partnered with Bible
workers to translate for them.
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The goal of Adventist World
Aviation is always to reach
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the unreached.
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Here in the Palawan Islands,
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the evangelists
aim to do just that.
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To reach new souls
for the kingdom of Heaven.
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Adventist World aviation's
primary focus is to reach the
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unreached in this
world with the love of God
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and the gospel message.
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One of the many ways they do
this is by holding evangelistic
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meetings both
domestic and international.
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On today's episode of "Off
the Grid", we travel with an AWA
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evangelistic team to the
Philippine island of Palawan.
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For the past few months,
Adventist World Aviation has
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been working closely with local
pastors in Palawan to prepare
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for this large
evangelistic crusade.
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Each location site was assigned
an evangelist, as well as
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a translator to help
assist the international team.
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The AWA team that traveled
to the Philippines has within it
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a wide range of
evangelism experience.
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Some of the evangelists have
been preaching for over 20 years
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while for some, this is their
very first time holding meetings
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Regardless of their experience
level, all the team members
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are excited to
beginning their meetings.
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Before they begin preaching
however, the entire group
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comes together for a meeting
with the local church leaders.
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The mission president
and Adventist World Aviation
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leadership.
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They are briefed on some vital
cultural information and given
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helpful advice when
interacting with new interests.
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They are given a few last words
of encouragement, before they
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meet their translators and head
out to visit their sites for the
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very first time.
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Each of the evangelists are
assigned a translator to assist
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them over the next few weeks.
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Introductions are
made and it seems,
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instantly
friendship bonds are created.
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The translators and other
local church workers have been
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working tirelessly to
prepare for these meetings.
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For months they have been
working with the local people
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and "preparing the
ground" for the gospel message.
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They have gone out into
the community and worked with
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the people, and
invited them to the meetings.
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As the time arrives they are all
anxious to begin their meetings.
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Each evangelist settles into
their site location and begins
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working with the people and
sharing the good news of the
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gospel with their
audience each evening.
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My name is Charlene West,
I am from Colton California.
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I am the director of project
development and evangelism
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for Adventist World Aviation.
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My son Aaron and Melissa and
I had been at the Urduja church
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It's actually in the
village of Princess Urduja
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We have an amazing
group of church members there
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that are coming. Very active.
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They each been going out to
the village to talk to people.
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To invite people
to come to the church.
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Our church
structure is basically 4 walls
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that are concrete
blocks and the roof.
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It's a very simple church,
but it's a very happy and,
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lively church.
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People are still welcoming there
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They just make you feel at home.
It doesn't matter if the site
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has concrete, or drywall, or if
it's paved, or unpaved it's just
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they make you feel welcome.
They make you feel happy there.
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The people at the Urduja
church are very receptive
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to the messages
they are hearing.
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Both young and old come and
listen to Charlene and Aaron
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West present the gospel.
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The people are curious and
hungry for more Bible knowledge.
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It seems that the local Bible
workers have done a great job
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working with the local
people and preparing the ground
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for a great harvest.
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They planted seeds in the
community in faith that their
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efforts would be
blessed and grow.
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The audience listens
attentively night after night.
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After each meeting, they go
home and invite their neighbors
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to join them.
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The simple church structure is
packed full of people each night
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The Wests are graciously
accepted into the community.
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The meetings grow each night.
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The audience literally
sits on the edge of their seats
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and listen eagerly to the
words coming from the pulpit.
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Like a sponge, they
soak in all the messages,
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always thirsty for more.
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I am getting a lot of people,
that are sitting in their pews
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and they are
leaning against their pews,
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trying to get as
close as they can.
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A lot of people
nodding, a lot of smiling faces,
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when we're talking about
the love of Jesus Christ.
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The look on their faces goes
from hopeless to full of hope.
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That right there
is life changing.
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We're in an area of people,
that are looking for GOD,
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or trying to have a
relationship with God.
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And so they opened
up their hearts to us.
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To be able to learn the Bible
principles and wanting to become
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part of the church,
that does study the Bible.
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The church
members when they come,
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they love to hear about Jesus.
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They love to bring
people from the community
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into our meetings each night.
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The West's want to be a
good example to these people
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and teach them how to
share Jesus with others.
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When we go home, our goal is
for the people here in Palawan
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those, who have come to our
meetings, those who have made
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decisions to be baptized and
even the current church members.
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We want them to have a new love
and understanding of the Bible.
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We want them to fall in
love with Jesus all over again.
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Or even for the first time.
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But not only that,
we're hoping, that they have
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learned to become disciples.
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And to be able to go out
and duplicate what we have done.
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As we are preaching to them at
night, we're giving them tools.
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We are giving them the Scripture
materials for them to go out
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and share that information
with their family and friends,
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who may have not wanted to
participate during the time
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that we were there.
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When Jesus gave us
the great commission,
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to go into all the
world and preach the Gospel.
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That's what we are
wanting to teach them to do,
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during our meetings.
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We're here doing that.
Now when we leave we want them
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to continue doing that
among their own people.
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Everyone here at the Urduja
site has a passion and love for
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the work they are doing here.
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My name is Delmar Austin and I
am ministerial director for the
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Illinois conference.
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Delmar is another evangelist
that has traveled to Palawan
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to share Jesus in this area.
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His meeting location is in
the central church of Narra.
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Pastor Delmar has been in
ministry for many years now.
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He is a seasoned evangelist
and is continually looking for
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opportunities where he can
use his gift of evangelism.
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We have the privilege of
working with the Narra church.
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The church that is
downtown in the town of Narra.
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We had good
attendance, from church members
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and interest alike. We probably
had 70 to 80 people, who were
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coming on a regular
basis to our meetings.
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The people seem to be very open
and responsive to the preaching
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of each Bible presentation. The
laymen in the church of Narra
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they just did an outstanding
job a spectacular job of working
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with the people there.
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I was really blessed
to be in the Narra Church.
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Pastor Delmar
has Mar to help him
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preach the message each night.
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The 2 work together seamlessly
as they present the gospel
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to the people here in Narra.
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And the people respond
positively to the messages
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they are hearing.
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Pastor Delmar and Mar
are both honored and pleased
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to see what God Is
doing through them.
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As they preach each
night, they see people accepting
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the messages and make
decisions to follow Christ.
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Pastor Delmar takes
time every day to interact
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with the congregation and create
important friendship bonds.
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He knows that this is an
important part of his work here.
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It's the work that God called
us to. To try to reach others.
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And to tell them of
the goodness of God.
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We do evangelism in
many different ways.
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Evangelism of course is
not just public evangelism.
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Evangelism is
witnessing to people around us.
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It's showing them God's love.
It's ministering to the needs
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of the people and then
it's taking the opportunity
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to bid them to
follow Jesus Christ.
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We do that when we preach
and teach the word of God.
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Here in Palawan we had the
opportunity of doing evangelism,
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public evangelism. We've
had the opportunity every night
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of preaching Biblical messages
and making calls and seeing
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people respond to the
bidding of the Holy Spirit.
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And we've been very
pleased with the results that
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we've seen from that.
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But evangelism has to do
with the whole way that we live.
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It has to do with the
way that we relate to people.
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We need to have the Spirit of
Jesus in everything that we do.
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And we need to be
concerned about the world
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and about reaching out to
them and connecting with them
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in practical and helpful ways.
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Evangelism is not just
preaching certain doctrines.
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It is coming close to people.
Relating to people. Caring about
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their needs. Understanding
them. And by doing that,
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having the opportunity
of leading them to Jesus.
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showing them what Jesus is
like. I think we had the chance
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to do that. We've taken
time almost every day to go out
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to someone's home and to sit
down there. Sit down with them
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talk with them. Open the Bible
with them. And of course pray
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with them. Just these
short times that we had together
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with them has helped to
create a very important bond.
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Pastor Delmar has reached not
only the people in the audience,
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but the messages he preaches
each night have had an impact
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on his partner as well.
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I feel that we've had in
a special way an opportunity
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to come and be fishers
of men here in Palawan.
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And to be part of the
harvest that's taking place.
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We've had the opportunity
of visiting men and women.
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We've had the opportunity
of talking to them about Jesus.
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We've had the opportunity
of giving them calls.
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Surrender their lives to
Christ and to be baptized.
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We've just rejoiced at the
numbers that have responded.
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And of the large harvest
that we see that's taking place.
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So we just praise the Lord that
God called us here to Palawan
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to be a part of His work.
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David Tice is one of the
evangelists joining Adventist
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World Aviation in Palawan.
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This is his first time holding
evangelistic meetings, and he is
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very excited about the
opportunity to share God's love.
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My name is David Tice. I am from
Charles city Iowa, in the States
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I am visiting
Narra, in the Philippines.
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David is stationed at the
Malatgao Seventh-day Adventist
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Church near the village of Narra
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He instantly falls in love
with his church and the people
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that begin attending.
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This is my first
overseas evangelistic series.
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I can't believe the excitement,
that I am having where the Lord
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is now working in
me and through me and
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the Holy Spirit coming down and
He is giving me the words to say
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The message that I'll be
giving to them for 18 sessions
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will be a message of hope.
Most of them are poor people.
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Who live very basic
lives, very simple lives.
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It's nice to see their
expression to have hope.
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Find something to grab a hold
to and find hope in the Lord.
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In the Lord's coming. Every
night I felt the spirit in me.
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I felt this power into
the words that I can speak.
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I actually felt I was
speaking to their hearts.
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Every night we've had people,
who decided to be baptized
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and come to Christ.
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There is no doubt about it,
David has a passion for these
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people, and for sharing
the word of God with them.
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The power that I could
feel with the Lord working.
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It wasn't me but it was the Lord
working in me and through me
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the Holy Spirit. I can't explain
the joy - it is to stand up
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and have the
Spirit speak through you.
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There is no greater joy in
this world that I can define.
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then speaking
the Word of the Lord
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But than, when the Holy Spirit
kicks in, and you are saying
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things that you believe
in, but than you can't even
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conceive that you've thought
of. And the words are coming out
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out of your mouth. There is
no greater blessing than that.
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And than to see the reaction
of the people as they're sitting
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back there. Very
tired from working all day.
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And they lean forward to listen
to every word that comes out
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of your mouth about Jesus.
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There is no doubt about
it, the Lord is touching souls
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in the Malatgao church.
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Night after night new people
make the decision to give their
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lives to Jesus Christ.
00:19:52.15\00:19:53.86
The messages from David
and the Holy Spirit working
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on hearts, urge them to
make the commitment for baptism.
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The entire church is
revitalized. This small church
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has now doubled in size as
a result of these meetings.
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But it was not from the
workings of man, but rather,
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the outpouring from God.
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This trip is very inspiring. And
I found out that like everybody
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has told me before I've ever
started. When you make a trip
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like this for the Lord.
You come back a new person.
00:20:24.09\00:20:27.52
There is no way you come
back the same way like you were
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right before you left. And the
feeling is out of this world.
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There is nothing I can say
that can match the feeling that
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you get for the Spirit
working in you and through you.
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To bring the Word to them.
I found out this isn't my work
00:20:47.51\00:20:52.95
I am just a pawn, somebody's
servant, that the Lord is using
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to work.
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The privilege I got,
was to do it through AWA.
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They are the ones that
gave me the privilege to
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making this experience. To
come here to the Philippines
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and to experience a
joy. It was truly exciting,
00:21:17.64\00:21:23.91
but it isn't what I did,
that is the most exciting part
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it's what God did.
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God used somebody like
me, who's very first mission
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outside the United States.
00:21:32.02\00:21:33.86
and He could speak through me
and to me. In such an exciting
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way that I can put
this message to the people.
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I think maybe that's the
most exciting of the whole trip
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and even working with AWA
is the way the Lord can work
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through them and through me
to make this a better world,
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to prepare this world for
His Second Coming, because
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He doesn't want to loose
one person. That's our job
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Our job is humans, Christians.
We are to go out and take care
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of the world. Not just ourselves
we are to go out and take care
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of others. I believe it
is beyond our local towns.
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We go out, the Lord opens the
doors to the people of the world
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and take care of them.
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Belinda Munez is another
member of the evangelistic team.
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She is also new to evangelism.
This is her first time holding
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meetings on her own. Belinda
however feels right at home.
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She herself is Pilipino, so she
is bringing the gospel message
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to her own people.
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My name is Belinda,
I am from Huston Texas.
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I had the passion for evangelism
I believe it is one of my gifts.
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And I don't want to waste
that particular gift that God
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has given me, so I can
invest it for His Kingdom.
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Belinda is stationed
at the Sandoval Church.
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For the past few weeks,
the church members have been
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busy preparing for
the meetings and inviting
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their neighbors to attend.
00:23:29.67\00:23:31.01
The entire community is
excited and anxious to hear
00:23:31.21\00:23:34.18
the messages that Belinda
will be presenting to them.
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When the meetings begin, the
church is filled to capacity.
00:23:38.91\00:23:42.05
Young and old file into the
small bamboo church and listen
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with anticipation.
00:23:45.85\00:23:47.36
The messages captivate them,
as they contemplate new ideas
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that they have
never been taught before.
00:23:51.53\00:23:53.66
The very first night that I
preached, I preached with the
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knowing that God was with
me. And the people were so moved
00:23:58.93\00:24:02.47
They had about 47 people
there. They were really excited
00:24:02.50\00:24:06.61
about the whole thing. But
the news, the good news about
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our Lord Jesus Christ, most
of the people do not know yet.
00:24:09.08\00:24:12.08
We ended up having a get
together with the people.
00:24:14.38\00:24:18.69
The children were so exited with
the projects. And the people
00:24:18.72\00:24:22.32
still really wanted
to know more about God.
00:24:22.36\00:24:24.66
Evangelism is preaching
the Gospel, the message of our
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Lord Jesus Christ every tongue
nation and kindred. To every man
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women and children, so that
we could preach God's Gospel.
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In that we continue
to share it with others.
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Belinda delivers the message
each evening with the help
00:24:42.54\00:24:45.78
of her translator, Bong.
00:24:45.81\00:24:47.68
They both have a deep
desire to see lives changed
00:24:47.72\00:24:51.19
here in Sandoval.
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I want to win souls for God in
Heaven. To bring glory to Him,
00:25:10.04\00:25:14.84
because this is my mission also.
And to help my brothers and
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sisters to know Christ.
Just as I came to know Christ.
00:25:20.18\00:25:23.28
To give them salvation
and to free them to know Jesus
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with their relationship
to put their heart on Jesus.
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Belinda is confident that she is
here in Palawan for a purpose.
00:25:30.66\00:25:34.86
She felt God call her here,
and she knows that He is with
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her always.
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When you preach the Gospel,
the Lord will be with you.
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And give you strength to do it.
A double portion of His strength
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I think the people, who
are coming night after night
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is because they are
hungry for the Word of God.
00:25:49.21\00:25:50.91
This particular church site,
where I am, although there are
00:25:50.95\00:25:54.32
not very many people.
There are only about 6 families.
00:25:54.35\00:25:58.62
They continue to invite their
friends and their relatives
00:25:58.65\00:26:02.82
and those who are around
them to share the gospel.
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But I do believe that the reason
why they come night after night
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because they are
hungry for the word of God.
00:26:08.70\00:26:11.33
They know that we are living
in the last days and so they
00:26:12.77\00:26:16.10
tell their brethren, what
Jesus has done for their lives.
00:26:16.14\00:26:19.44
That what Jesus has done for
their lives, is what Jesus is
00:26:19.47\00:26:21.48
going to do for their lives
if they knew Jesus and His love
00:26:21.51\00:26:26.38
and His message of love to them.
00:26:26.41\00:26:28.15
There is no doubt about
it, the messages are making
00:26:28.55\00:26:31.19
a deep impact on
all those that listen.
00:26:31.22\00:26:33.89
Each evening, the crowd grows
with new faces; all curious to
00:26:34.29\00:26:38.89
find out what their
neighbors are so excited about.
00:26:38.93\00:26:41.56
The children's program
swells beyond capacity.
00:26:41.60\00:26:44.90
Each night, well over 80
children swarm the small church.
00:26:45.23\00:26:49.64
They sing, they color, and
they learn about their savior.
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90% of these children are not
Adventist or even Christians.
00:26:54.31\00:26:58.95
This is such an amazing
opportunity to share Jesus
00:26:58.98\00:27:02.62
with so many at an early age.
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It's overwhelming for me,
because they have accepted to
00:27:05.89\00:27:11.59
the point Who Jesus was and I
was able to share my life story.
00:27:11.69\00:27:15.43
How I met Jesus.
00:27:15.46\00:27:16.87
So I believe that when
we go by the Word of God,
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when we know that we have
Christ in our heart and we have
00:27:20.07\00:27:22.70
the hunger to preach His
gospel And no one can stop us.
00:27:22.74\00:27:25.91
I believe that where ever
I go and I do that the Lord
00:27:25.94\00:27:30.35
will always be with me and
He will always walk with me
00:27:30.38\00:27:33.01
before me and by me.
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I believe that I was sent
here by God to preach His Word.
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So I know that where ever
I am, God is with me as well.
00:27:39.39\00:27:42.79
That He will protect me,
that He will always defend me,
00:27:42.82\00:27:45.39
because He is my
refuge and strength.
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Gene Porter, a rancher
from Oregon felt impressed
00:27:58.17\00:28:01.71
to respond to Adventist World
Aviation's call for evangelists.
00:28:01.74\00:28:05.71
About 3 years ago my wife
died and I thought, you know
00:28:05.91\00:28:13.15
one of the ways I can get
back at the devil... I am not
00:28:13.19\00:28:16.62
strong enough to get back at
Him, but one of the ways I can
00:28:16.66\00:28:20.06
get back at him is to do
more of God's work. So this is
00:28:20.10\00:28:23.63
the second mission trip that
I've been on since she has died.
00:28:23.67\00:28:26.87
I hope to do many
more, not just mission trips,
00:28:26.90\00:28:30.27
but helping out in my
own local church also.
00:28:30.31\00:28:33.68
Holding this crusade is
very meaningful to Gene.
00:28:33.98\00:28:36.98
He truly wants to make
an impact here in this area
00:28:37.01\00:28:40.28
and grow the church.
00:28:40.32\00:28:41.82
Evangelism is important to
me, because I want the Lord
00:28:41.85\00:28:47.49
to come back. One of the
things that He is waiting on
00:28:47.52\00:28:52.13
to come back, is to get this
Gospel spread to the whole world
00:28:52.16\00:28:55.43
so that everybody has a
chance to make their decision
00:28:55.46\00:28:59.03
for or against Him.
00:28:59.07\00:29:00.40
Since the current
church building is so small,
00:29:00.44\00:29:02.84
the meetings in Sagpangan
are scheduled to be held
00:29:02.87\00:29:06.07
in the town plaza,
under the open sky.
00:29:06.11\00:29:08.31
The site where we were
at, was called the town plaza.
00:29:08.71\00:29:13.48
There was a basketball
court and some bleachers there,
00:29:13.52\00:29:18.82
a stage and Sue sat upon the
stage. And set chairs out on the
00:29:18.85\00:29:23.96
basketball court for the people
to be able to watch and then
00:29:23.99\00:29:27.70
there were people
in the bleachers also.
00:29:27.73\00:29:29.56
We were told that if we
held meetings in the town plaza
00:29:29.60\00:29:33.03
that there would be many
more people that would come.
00:29:33.07\00:29:35.37
And that is holding true and
I think the church has really
00:29:35.40\00:29:40.41
supported and helped
bring people to these meetings.
00:29:40.44\00:29:44.35
For the next few weeks
Gene preaches every night,
00:29:44.45\00:29:47.95
and the community
responds to his messages.
00:29:47.98\00:29:50.72
Hundreds of people, both
children and adults are curious
00:29:50.75\00:29:54.29
to hear the message of God's
love that Gene presents to them.
00:29:54.32\00:29:57.96
I would like the people
from my meetings to know that
00:29:57.99\00:30:01.93
Jesus Christ loves them so much,
that He gave up all of Heaven
00:30:01.96\00:30:06.27
and He came to this earth
and He died to pay the penalty
00:30:06.30\00:30:09.94
for each one of our
sins. And that there is nothing
00:30:09.97\00:30:12.47
that we can do to
make Him love us more.
00:30:12.51\00:30:14.98
I hope the people here
can see that there is hope
00:30:15.01\00:30:19.68
no matter what they are faced
with and that they realize,
00:30:19.71\00:30:24.59
that hope is in Jesus Christ.
00:30:24.62\00:30:26.59
While Gene is holding
his meetings in Sagpangan,
00:30:39.63\00:30:42.60
a short distance away
in the Bagong Sikat area
00:30:42.64\00:30:45.84
Joseph and Jimmie Story are
also working hard to share Jesus
00:30:45.87\00:30:49.84
to the Pilipino people.
00:30:49.88\00:30:51.51
The Storys are retired ministers
that also have a desire to make
00:30:51.55\00:30:56.02
an impact in this
region in Palawan.
00:30:56.05\00:30:58.62
They have spent their
entire lives serving the Lord
00:30:58.65\00:31:01.49
and want to continue to
do so in their retirement.
00:31:01.52\00:31:04.39
I am a retired pastor,
from the Dakota conference,
00:31:05.39\00:31:08.53
We're from Hot Springs South
Dakota. This is my wife Jimmie.
00:31:08.56\00:31:13.64
We've been working in
the village of Bagong Sikat.
00:31:13.67\00:31:19.37
on the island of Palawan. We've
been working with the church.
00:31:19.41\00:31:23.95
Their Seventh-day Adventist
Church, had a retired pastor
00:31:23.98\00:31:28.22
working with us and we've been
reaching out to people there
00:31:28.25\00:31:33.09
in that village. The pastor that
I am working with has proved
00:31:33.12\00:31:36.83
to be a very fine man. I just
really enjoyed working with him.
00:31:36.86\00:31:40.90
Soul winning is Adventist
World Aviation's main objective.
00:32:15.96\00:32:19.63
Aircraft and aviation are tools
used to expand their reach.
00:32:19.67\00:32:24.24
Reaching people with the
good news of the gospel message
00:32:24.57\00:32:27.64
is always the primary focus.
00:32:27.68\00:32:29.78
Here in Palawan, the evangelists
are able to do just that.
00:32:29.81\00:32:34.32
And the people are responding
to the Biblical messages
00:32:34.35\00:32:37.79
they hear each night.
00:32:37.82\00:32:39.15
We've had decisions for Christ.
We've had decisions for baptism.
00:32:39.19\00:32:47.73
We have people, who are
in the valley of decision.
00:32:47.76\00:32:50.80
It's been a very exciting time.
The winning souls is what it's
00:32:50.83\00:32:56.34
about. What God has called me to
do, because I like to see people
00:32:56.37\00:33:00.88
come to the Lord to be baptized
and get ready to meet Him.
00:33:00.91\00:33:04.55
I guess I just have to say that
something that I really enjoy
00:33:04.58\00:33:09.18
seeing happen.
00:33:09.22\00:33:10.55
Both my wife and I are
really enjoying the fellowship
00:33:10.59\00:33:17.03
with these people. The
biggest thing I find that
00:33:17.09\00:33:20.63
people everywhere. Even
through cultures are different,
00:33:20.66\00:33:23.97
people still respond to love,
they respond to the message
00:33:24.00\00:33:29.90
of the Bible and
the soon coming Savior.
00:33:29.94\00:33:32.57
I would like
everyone to remember Jesus.
00:33:32.61\00:33:39.41
He is our hope, He is our
salvation. He is why we are here
00:33:39.45\00:33:43.85
This evangelistic crusade
has left a mark on both the
00:33:45.29\00:33:48.69
attendees as well as
the presenters themselves.
00:33:48.72\00:33:51.89
Not only was the audience
impacted, but the local Bible
00:33:51.93\00:33:55.96
workers and translators
were deeply moved as well.
00:33:56.00\00:33:59.53
The Bible unmistakably has a
transformative power that was
00:34:41.64\00:34:45.41
at work here in Palawan.
00:34:45.45\00:34:47.38
At the end of the 2 weeks,
all 7 meetings come to a close
00:34:47.42\00:34:52.09
all across the island.
00:34:52.12\00:34:53.72
The evangelists are all
incredibly happy with the work
00:34:53.76\00:34:57.29
God has done through them.
00:34:57.33\00:34:59.03
As a result of the meetings,
over 150 souls were won for
00:34:59.23\00:35:03.90
the kingdom and baptized into
fellowship with Jesus Christ.
00:35:03.93\00:35:08.37
On the last Sabbath in Palawan,
all the evangelists and the
00:35:09.40\00:35:12.91
people they have been
working with the past few weeks,
00:35:12.94\00:35:15.88
come together to
worship and celebrate
00:35:15.91\00:35:17.98
all the decisions for baptism.
00:35:18.01\00:35:19.98
They all come
together at the Narra Church.
00:35:20.02\00:35:22.72
The church is overflowing
with excitement and joy.
00:35:22.75\00:35:26.05
Before the service begins,
each of the evangelists meet
00:35:26.45\00:35:30.09
with their baptismal candidates
and give them last words
00:35:30.13\00:35:33.06
of
encouragement and preparation.
00:35:33.09\00:35:35.23
These people are
not strangers anymore.
00:35:35.26\00:35:38.17
The evangelists have come to
know them as personal friends,
00:35:38.20\00:35:41.50
and they are overjoyed
to have one last opportunity
00:35:41.54\00:35:44.77
to minister to them.
00:35:44.81\00:35:46.61
The Narra church
is filled to capacity.
00:35:52.88\00:35:55.15
So many come out to
support and celebrate
00:35:55.18\00:35:57.92
the new members of
their church family.
00:35:57.95\00:35:59.95
The evangelists are given
the opportunity to see just how
00:36:00.16\00:36:04.16
many lives they have
touched over the past few weeks.
00:36:04.19\00:36:07.20
Hundreds of people
cram into the church.
00:36:07.23\00:36:10.30
Even the over flow areas
are filled beyond capacity.
00:36:20.78\00:36:23.98
People bring anything they can
sit on and find a spot to sit
00:36:24.01\00:36:28.28
outside the church
windows, so they can be
00:36:28.32\00:36:30.52
a part of the service.
00:36:30.55\00:36:32.02
Undoubtedly, this is
a joyous celebration.
00:36:32.05\00:36:35.32
The family of God is
growing here in Palawan.
00:36:35.36\00:36:38.56
Pastor Ric Swaningson,
president of AWA, has the
00:36:46.53\00:36:50.31
honor of sharing one last
message with the congregation.
00:36:50.34\00:36:53.64
He unpacks the
Bible and shares with them
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.81
the opportunity to join into an
eternal relationship with Christ
00:36:56.85\00:37:00.72
The message is powerful.
The Holy Spirit moved many.
00:37:00.92\00:37:05.79
Pastor Ric gives one last
appeal to accept salvation.
00:37:05.82\00:37:09.62
Without hesitation, almost every
hand raises to accept the call.
00:37:10.76\00:37:15.43
The church comes alive
with people who are excited
00:37:15.46\00:37:18.20
to join God's family!
00:37:18.23\00:37:19.93
As the people come forward,
Pastor Ric and the local mission
00:37:28.34\00:37:31.95
president pray over the people.
00:37:31.98\00:37:34.02
What a powerful
response to the Word of God.
00:37:34.05\00:37:37.02
Hundreds of people stand
as they accept Jesus Christ
00:37:37.52\00:37:40.86
as their Lord.
00:37:40.89\00:37:42.22
The evangelists look
out over the sanctuary
00:37:42.26\00:37:45.16
and are moved to tears.
00:37:45.19\00:37:46.76
They are so honored to
have had a part in this work
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here in Palawan.
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They know God has used
them, as powerful instruments
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to accomplish His work.
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After the service, everyone
piles into the buses to head
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towards the water for baptism.
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It takes 6 bus loads, of people
piled in, to transport everyone
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to the baptismal site.
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No one gets left
behind. The baptism is held
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at a local spring
just a few miles away.
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People encircle the entire pool
area excited to be a part of the
00:38:25.97\00:38:30.24
baptismal celebrations.
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It was wonderful, it was
existing. The day was perfect.
00:38:32.37\00:38:39.55
The sky was shining, the
clouds were just rolling past.
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It couldn't have
been a more beautiful day.
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The people came in excitement.
I could hear the little girls
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and little boys as they ran
past the pool just so excited
00:38:51.23\00:38:54.30
jumping up and down.
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The pool, the water of the pool
just glisten and I could see
00:38:55.70\00:39:00.17
the reflection of the Adventist
World Aviation sign which was
00:39:00.20\00:39:05.47
fun and exiting to see that.
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8 pastors get in the
water and together begin
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baptizing the crowd.
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Pastor Ric, Joseph Story and
Delmar Austin are all ordained
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ministers, so they join 5
local pastors in the water.
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Crowds of people enter the
water to become born again.
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They are watching the
people to get into the pool
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and seeing them when they came
out of the water. The look of
00:39:28.93\00:39:32.63
excitement. It's just like
they knew what they had just
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participated in. They
were following Jesus' example.
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They knew the beauty of it,
they knew the importance of it.
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And then hearing in the
distance you can hear the song
00:39:46.01\00:39:48.42
"Surrender all to Jesus"
Just kind of floated through the
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crowd as they sang. And when
they come up, it didn't matter
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who is being baptized, but
just because there was somebody,
00:39:57.33\00:40:00.63
that was giving their
heart to Jesus. They came up
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out of the water. The crowd just
cheered and clapped for joy.
00:40:03.30\00:40:08.44
Because more people have
become part of God's kingdom.
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It's an amazing moment to
see somebody make that decision.
00:40:16.75\00:40:23.59
Especially when you know
that some of the people being
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baptized where people
that came to your meetings.
00:40:26.45\00:40:29.22
That you watched them
night after night as they were
00:40:29.26\00:40:33.70
listening to the Bible doctrines
being preached. And you could
00:40:33.73\00:40:36.56
see on some of the peoples faces
that they weren't sure about
00:40:36.60\00:40:41.50
that particular doctrine.
But they still came back
00:40:41.54\00:40:44.61
the next night. Though Sabbath.
The sermon that we did on the
00:40:44.64\00:40:49.58
Sabbath, there was a number
of people that were really
00:40:49.61\00:40:54.02
questioning that. Weren't sure
if they could give up, what they
00:40:54.05\00:40:56.65
their whole lifestyle for that.
But they came back the next
00:40:56.69\00:40:59.69
night, but than on top
of that they were here and
00:40:59.72\00:41:02.59
they were baptized.
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Some of the people that
were baptized were actually
00:41:04.56\00:41:07.13
church member's children.
And it's fun to see when...
00:41:07.16\00:41:13.97
As a church member to see
your own child - doesn't matter
00:41:14.00\00:41:17.94
the age - being
baptized. It's amazing!
00:41:17.97\00:41:21.18
As the evangelists watch,
they can't help but be moved.
00:41:21.41\00:41:25.71
It made me feel wonderful.
I even started getting
00:41:25.75\00:41:29.05
a little teary eyed. Especially
with one of the baptisms.
00:41:29.08\00:41:32.52
She is an elderly lady,
who we went and visited.
00:41:32.55\00:41:37.83
She made her decision for
it. We were just teary eyed,
00:41:37.86\00:41:44.83
best feeling you
can possibly imagine.
00:41:44.87\00:41:46.94
The baptism today was
an extra wonderful event.
00:41:48.34\00:41:54.01
We call it... today was a high
Sabbath. For we had baptisms
00:41:54.61\00:41:59.38
come from all the churches.
00:41:59.41\00:42:01.02
Our church I know, we had 35
baptisms out of the church that
00:42:03.59\00:42:09.79
I was at. It was very
existing to see people here,
00:42:09.82\00:42:16.30
how their lives
now became changed.
00:42:17.33\00:42:19.57
as they came into the
water and came out new.
00:42:19.60\00:42:22.44
It's exciting to see the
Lord working. It wasn't our work
00:42:23.27\00:42:28.24
It was the Lord's
work that was done today.
00:42:28.28\00:42:30.95
I've never had a chance
myself personally to be involved
00:42:32.28\00:42:37.79
in so many baptisms at one
time. Where we had 8 pastors
00:42:37.82\00:42:42.49
all in the water.
Baptizing 8 people at the time.
00:42:42.52\00:42:46.70
I lost count as far as how
many people went through there.
00:42:47.00\00:42:55.17
There were special people
from the church I was at. I was
00:42:56.87\00:42:59.97
very happy to see those make
the commitment to follow Jesus.
00:43:00.01\00:43:06.11
And it was very exciting to
see them go in and cleansed and
00:43:06.15\00:43:11.29
come out of the
water a new person.
00:43:11.32\00:43:13.09
You can't help, but change one's
life. As I told them good by,
00:43:14.52\00:43:19.73
I told them that their coming in
my heart they'll be part of me
00:43:19.76\00:43:26.57
for the rest of my life
for what I've experienced here.
00:43:26.60\00:43:30.61
This is why we are
here is to bring them into
00:43:30.64\00:43:32.91
the kingdom of God.
00:43:32.94\00:43:34.28
Yes, when these people, that
I'd been working with would come
00:43:35.98\00:43:39.81
to me and I put them under the
water... that was really special
00:43:39.85\00:43:44.29
That was special!
00:43:44.32\00:43:45.65
That was a very
rewarding experience
00:43:45.69\00:43:48.92
to see people that you've
been working with for 2 weeks.
00:43:48.96\00:43:53.06
They have made a decision
for Christ, than to see them
00:43:54.66\00:43:58.57
be baptized. Have the
opportunity to be baptizing
00:43:58.60\00:44:01.84
some of them.
That's just very exciting.
00:44:01.87\00:44:04.84
You get connected with people.
you personally get to know them.
00:44:04.87\00:44:12.21
As you're preaching every
night you're preaching to them.
00:44:12.25\00:44:16.22
You're looking at their faces,
you're talking to them and
00:44:16.25\00:44:20.46
to see them responsive and to
see them make those decisions.
00:44:20.49\00:44:26.49
It's very important, because
they are more than just faces
00:44:26.53\00:44:30.13
out there. They're friends now.
You've stayed at their home.
00:44:30.17\00:44:34.24
You've stopped in their
home. You've visited with them,
00:44:34.27\00:44:37.31
you've prayed with them.
00:44:37.34\00:44:38.67
And you feel a real bond with
them. So it's just with a lot
00:44:38.71\00:44:44.01
excitement that you had
a chance to baptize them.
00:44:44.05\00:44:46.18
We spend so much time with
these people and we visit them.
00:44:46.58\00:44:50.19
We hear their stories and hear
their pain hear their difficulty
00:44:50.22\00:44:53.69
And we see them come up out
of the water with so much joy
00:44:53.72\00:44:57.06
in their face. And it's just a
feeling that can't be described.
00:44:57.09\00:45:01.43
And they were people coming
to your meetings you realize
00:45:01.46\00:45:04.20
one of these days when you
all get to heaven, we're there
00:45:04.23\00:45:07.37
together in Heaven. These are
people that you are going to sit
00:45:07.40\00:45:11.37
under the tree of life.
Talk together and maybe even
00:45:11.41\00:45:16.18
reminisce about being
in Narra on Palawan island.
00:45:16.21\00:45:21.02
It's an amazing thing!
00:45:21.05\00:45:22.82
Each of the people that
were baptized received a Bible
00:45:23.92\00:45:26.69
in their native tongue.
00:45:26.72\00:45:28.06
The entire crowd
was overcome with joy.
00:45:28.09\00:45:31.06
This event could not
have happened without the
00:45:31.19\00:45:33.46
dedicated work of
the translators and local
00:45:33.50\00:45:36.23
Bible workers.
00:45:36.26\00:45:37.73
Their passion to serve God
was an intricate part of making
00:45:37.77\00:45:41.50
today's baptism a reality.
00:45:41.54\00:45:43.81
These evangelistic meetings
here in Palawan undoubtedly
00:46:41.00\00:46:44.30
have left an
everlasting impression.
00:46:44.33\00:46:46.94
God's church
family has grown again.
00:46:46.97\00:46:49.64
Even though the meetings are
over and the evangelists will
00:47:53.64\00:47:56.71
return home, the new members
of the Palawan Seventh-day
00:47:56.74\00:48:00.38
Adventist church
are not left here alone.
00:48:00.41\00:48:03.98
So you wonder, what's going
to happen to the new re-baptized
00:48:05.31\00:48:08.58
church members here on Palawan
island. The Bible workers and
00:48:08.62\00:48:12.92
the lay workers will
continue working with them.
00:48:12.95\00:48:16.02
And will disciple them
and help them to become part
00:48:16.06\00:48:19.86
of each of the churches
that they became introduced to.
00:48:19.89\00:48:24.77
So that will create a
longing, lasting relationship
00:48:24.80\00:48:29.47
with the church members and
we'll help them in their growth
00:48:29.50\00:48:33.21
through Jesus Christ.
00:48:33.24\00:48:34.71
Jesus said in the great gospel
commission of Matthew 28:19-20
00:48:35.71\00:48:41.65
that we are to go
into all the world.
00:48:41.68\00:48:43.79
Well, Adventist World Aviation
is dedicated to doing just that.
00:48:43.82\00:48:48.32
There are now over 7 billion
people that live on planet earth
00:48:48.62\00:48:52.59
And 2 billion of them have
never heard of Jesus Christ.
00:48:52.93\00:48:56.26
Out of that 2
billion, 800 million of them
00:48:56.30\00:49:00.37
are only accessible
by means like aircraft,
00:49:00.40\00:49:03.47
or through aviation support.
00:49:03.51\00:49:05.37
Adventist World Aviation
goes into those unreached areas
00:49:05.41\00:49:09.18
of the world, bringing
the good news of Jesus Christ.
00:49:09.21\00:49:12.51
Through aviation we are
able to bring health, hope
00:49:13.62\00:49:17.25
and life eternal.
00:49:17.29\00:49:18.82
Through aviation we can
spread the Gospel message
00:49:19.22\00:49:22.52
to the far corners of the world.
To show them the love of Jesus.
00:49:22.56\00:49:26.29
The message that we
bring them is absolute hope.
00:49:26.33\00:49:30.07
We do not do this alone.
00:49:30.10\00:49:32.10
Jesus calls everyone of us
to be part of this great work
00:49:32.13\00:49:35.97
of reaching the
unreached of this world.
00:49:36.00\00:49:38.17
We desperately
need your prayers!
00:49:38.21\00:49:40.78
If you would like to get
involved, or find out more
00:49:40.81\00:49:44.38
information about
Adventist World Aviation
00:49:44.41\00:49:46.68
Please call Three
Angels Broadcasting Network
00:49:46.72\00:49:49.92
and ask for
Adventist World Aviation!
00:49:49.95\00:49:53.89