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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:39 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 01:07 Hello and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:09 My name is CA Murray. 01:10 And thank you for sharing your day with us. 01:12 This is a very special program 01:14 as we open up our ASI portfolio. 01:18 Just recently 3ABN was at the 2017 ASI meetings 01:23 in Houston, Texas, 01:26 and we changed things up just a little bit this year. 01:28 Rather than bringing the ministries 01:30 to our booth for recording, 01:31 we took our cameras on the road as it were 01:35 and we went to the different booths 01:37 to interview the different ministries 01:40 to give you a little sense of the booth, 01:42 but not only the booth but of the ministry itself. 01:45 And so this year Pastor John Lomacang 01:47 was our roving ambassador and interviewer, 01:50 and went to several different booths 01:52 to just hear what they had to say 01:54 and what God was doing for these various ministries. 01:56 We've got three in our first segment here. 01:58 Our first interview 02:00 is with Adventist Frontier Missions. 02:03 The guest was John Baxter who was the HR Director 02:06 for Adventist Frontier Missions. 02:09 He was interviewed by John Lomacang. 02:11 That will be followed by an interview 02:13 for Your Best Pathway to Health. 02:16 Our good friend Dr. Lela Lewis is now the CEO 02:20 for Your Best Pathway to Health. 02:22 I happen to be a member of that board. 02:25 And this is a wonderful interview 02:26 as these medical professionals go around, 02:30 really the country to deliver free medical care. 02:33 And she's going to be talking about 02:34 the big meeting coming up in Phoenix. 02:37 And then the last in this particular segment 02:40 will be Mafgia Ministries. 02:44 The guest is Antionette Duck. 02:46 She is founder and speaker of Mafgia Ministries. 02:50 Mafgia is the Hebrew word for intercessor, 02:52 and you'll hear more about that. 02:53 They are committed to interceding 02:55 for the sanctity of human life at every level 02:59 from conception to death, 03:01 and Antoinette will talk a little bit more about that 03:05 as she is interviewed by Pastor John Lomacang. 03:09 You'll enjoy all three of these interviews. 03:14 Hello, this is John Lomacang at ASI, 2017, 03:17 and I'm standing here 03:19 at Adventist Frontier Missions booth 03:21 with John Baxter. 03:22 Good to have you here today. 03:23 Thanks, good to be here. Thanks, John. 03:25 Tell us what your position is 03:26 with Adventist Frontier Missions? 03:28 I work with AFM as the Human Resource Director, 03:31 and I do some recruiting, 03:32 and then I mentor student missionaries. 03:34 For those that may have not heard about 03:36 Adventist Frontier Missions, 03:37 and I can imagine who hasn't. 03:39 Tell us what actually 03:40 the function of Adventist Frontier Missions is? 03:42 So we go to the places where the churches not. 03:46 So we're sharing the gospel in the tough places 03:49 amongst the Hindus, the Buddhists, 03:50 Animists, Muslims, 03:53 to secular places too as well 03:55 so trying to finish the Gospel Commission 03:58 in this generation. 04:00 I know years ago I've heard it referred to as the 680 corridor 04:03 where Jesus is probably the last name 04:05 or very, very rarely mentioned. 04:08 Tell us what's unique about Adventist Frontier Missions 04:10 to reach such a challenging people group? 04:12 So there are about 1.7-1.8 billion people 04:16 who have never heard the gospel before. 04:18 And so, you know, 04:19 if you're introducing people to Jesus, 04:21 and they've already heard Jesus, 04:22 maybe they're familiar with some of the Bible stories, 04:24 you have a foundation to build on. 04:26 We're going to places 04:28 where either they haven't heard of Jesus, 04:30 or they don't like what they've heard about Jesus. 04:33 So you have to overcome a lot of prejudice. 04:35 And our approach is to try to... 04:39 All of our missionaries, 04:40 long-term missionaries have to learn the language, 04:43 develop resources in those languages 04:45 to reach those people groups. 04:47 So instead of just giving them the gospel, 04:49 do you take care some of their daily needs 04:52 to soften their hearts towards the gospel? 04:54 Yeah, so each of our projects 04:56 is built around the gifts 04:58 that God has given to the missionaries to go out. 05:00 So well, we have some English language schools, 05:04 we have regular schools, we have clinics, 05:07 again trying to meet the needs of the people 05:10 as well as sharing the gospel with them. 05:12 So countries like China, Iran, Afghanistan 05:15 are some of the frontiers that you go to? 05:18 Some of those countries you just named, we go to. 05:21 I won't say definitively where, 05:23 but yes, we do go to some of those countries. 05:25 And how long has 05:26 Adventist Frontier Missions been around? 05:28 We've been around for 32 years. 05:30 And in the course of that time, 05:34 we've probably had about 350 student missionaries, 05:38 and about almost a 100 career missionaries. 05:42 And to be part of this mission frontier 05:45 or Adventist Frontier Missions, 05:46 tell us some of the ways that people can get involved 05:48 in Adventist Frontier Missions? 05:50 So there are three ways, pray, give and go. 05:54 Not everyone can go, but everyone can pray, 05:57 and whether you're an old person, or a child, 06:00 everyone can pray for missionaries, 06:02 and for the people that are trying to reach. 06:04 People can give, 06:05 and we are depended upon the faithful, 06:08 sacrificial giving of God's people. 06:10 And then people can go, and we really are praying 06:13 that God will send out laborers into the harvest here so... 06:17 So very quickly, what kind of training 06:18 if a person wants to go to the field, 06:20 what kind of training precedes there 06:23 being appointed to a particular location? 06:25 So all of our career missionaries 06:27 will go through three months of training 06:28 before they launch that will equip them 06:30 to actually deal with being in the mission field. 06:33 At the end of three years, they come back for furlough, 06:35 then we give them another months of training 06:37 on how to develop resources, mentor leadership. 06:40 And then another three years later, 06:42 typically three years sometimes too. 06:44 We have another month of training 06:46 which will give, teach them 06:47 how to transition the leadership 06:50 to local leadership, 06:51 and actually start to pull away from the project. 06:53 And if somebody want to find out more about 06:54 Adventist Frontier Missions, 06:56 what's the website they can go to? 06:57 www.afmonline.org. 07:01 AFM online is all together. 07:03 And if you give a ten second, 07:04 what's the challenge you'll give 07:06 to our listeners and viewers? 07:08 We have a lot of people still to reach. 07:10 I believe Jesus wants to come and could come in our lifetime. 07:14 But we have to reach these difficult to reach places, 07:17 go to these people groups. 07:18 Please, please join us. 07:20 Well, thank you so much, John. Thank you, John. 07:21 You know, the commission is 07:23 "Go, ye therefore into all the world" 07:24 not just to preach, 07:25 but to touch lives through the many needs 07:27 that Adventist Frontier Missions 07:28 is participating in. 07:29 I'm privileged to be sitting here 07:32 with the director and founder of Pathway to Health, 07:35 Dr Lela Lewis. 07:36 So good to have you here today. 07:37 Thank you so much. So nice to be here as well. 07:40 I've heard about Pathway to Health, 07:41 but tell our viewers and listeners 07:43 where the dream came from since you are the founder 07:46 and director of Pathway to Health? 07:48 Well, I believe the dream came from God 07:50 to be very honest. 07:51 And in 2014, actually it was 2013, 07:54 we were given an inspiration sermonette if you will, 07:57 and it basically said, 07:58 Adventists, it's so wonderful that you get together, 08:01 and you have these wonderful conferences for yourselves, 08:03 but why don't you do something for the community around you? 08:05 And out of that came Pathway to Health. 08:09 And what exactly is Pathway to Health? 08:11 Pathway to Health is a Free "Mega-Clinic". 08:13 It's actually a department 08:14 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 08:15 within North America, and we provide free medical, 08:18 dental, eye care, and surgical services 08:20 to uninsured and underinsured populations 08:22 on a mass scale. 08:24 And the people that participate in Pathway to Health, 08:27 tell me of the range of those who participate 08:29 since it's a health, is it like a mega health expo? 08:32 It's not a health expo, it's like a hospital on wheels. 08:35 I mean, if you imagine a hospital, 08:37 and you imagine the thing being temporarily set up 08:39 in a gigantic building. 08:41 That is exactly what it is. 08:43 So as far as that volunteer spectrum, 08:46 everyone is welcome. 08:47 I mean, we need electricians, 08:49 we need plumbers to run the dental, 08:51 plumbing department. 08:52 We need individuals to set the facility up, 08:55 people to obviously be physicians, and dentists, 08:58 and various specialists, physical therapists, 09:01 anything and everything is needed. 09:02 In fact, our oldest volunteer I believe was 98 years old. 09:06 And what are some of the cities where these health expos, 09:10 and I once again these mega clinics have been held? 09:13 So we've done San Francisco, Oakland, San Antonio, Texas, 09:18 Spokane, Washington, Los Angeles, 09:20 Beckley, West Virginia, 09:22 and we're gearing up for another big one. 09:25 Now I've heard the phrase, 09:27 people don't know how much you care, 09:29 people don't know how much you care until they... 09:31 How's that go again? 09:33 Until you actually show them Jesus' love. 09:35 It's so true. It is so true. 09:37 And you know, the patients come by, 09:39 literally by the thousands. 09:41 We've been able to service just under 30,000 patients 09:44 in two and a half years worth over... 09:46 just under $90 million in free health care. 09:49 And they come by the hoards, 09:50 but what touches them so much is that 09:52 we would give of ourselves to show Jesus' love, 09:56 and that just draws them enormously to God. 09:59 I got the cliché. 10:00 They don't care how much you know 10:02 until they know how much you care. 10:03 And I've seen... Good. 10:05 I've seen some of the health mega clinics, 10:06 I've seen people coming in, 10:08 and people from all walks of life, 10:10 they see this massive set-up, and they come and they say, 10:13 "Is this really free?" 10:15 Now how much is the cost? 10:16 Well, to the patient, it's completely free. 10:19 Obviously, there's a budget that has to, you know, 10:21 we have to get donations to cover the cost. 10:23 It costs about on average a $100 per patient, 10:27 but everything is completely free to the patients. 10:30 So when a person walks in, for example, 10:32 they'll get eye care, dental care... 10:34 Dental care, surgeries 10:36 we do surgical procedures on the floor. 10:38 I mean, we've taken out football sized lipomas. 10:40 These are benign tumors off of the backs of patients 10:43 under local anesthesia, 10:45 and amazing, amazing things taking place. 10:47 And I'm a gynecologist. 10:48 So we have amazing women's procedures there as well. 10:51 It's a lot of fun, 10:53 and it's just a great experience. 10:55 So from the time a person comes in 10:57 until the time they leave, 10:58 what are some of the things that they experience? 11:00 I know this is not just medical, 11:01 but what are some of other procedures? 11:03 We also offer haircuts, beautician, and barber services 11:06 which is an amazing opportunity. 11:08 We have an entire clothing department 11:10 where men can actually get brand new men suits. 11:12 Many of these men have never had a suit in their life. 11:15 You know, you think of such as something so small, 11:17 but it really is a very big difference. 11:19 We have legal services. 11:20 Our attorney services are providing various 11:23 free forms of legal clientele information. 11:26 And obviously, every spectrum of medicine, 11:28 we have an entire pharmacy department, 11:30 patients can get three months free worth of medication 11:34 and a full laboratory services. 11:36 The list goes on, and on, and on. 11:37 And if a person want to participate as a volunteer, 11:40 how can they do so? 11:41 What is the website? 11:43 So go to pathway to health volunteer.org, 11:46 pathway to health volunteer.org, and you can... 11:50 It will change your entire life. 11:52 Well, thank you, Dr. Lewis so much 11:54 for participating in this short interview. 11:55 Thank you. 11:56 And for those of you watching the program and listening, 11:58 anyone can be involved. 12:00 The Lord calls whatever your qualification, 12:02 Pathway to Health may be the way 12:05 that the Lord wants you to reach out 12:06 and touch someone else's life. 12:07 I'm sitting here 12:09 with Antionette Duck of Mafgia Ministries. 12:11 Antionette good to have you here today. 12:12 Thank you. 12:14 You know, that name is so unique. 12:15 Tell us what it means, 12:16 and where you got the inspiration from? 12:19 And then tell us about what your ministry is? 12:20 Sure. 12:22 "Mafgia" is a Hebrew word for intercessor, 12:24 and it comes from the verse Isaiah 59:16, 12:27 where the Lord is speaking, and He said, 12:28 He wondered that there was no intercessor. 12:31 And so the Lord Himself stepped in as the intercessor. 12:34 Our desire is to intercede for the sanctity, 12:38 the value of human life from conception, 12:41 from its very beginning until natural death. 12:44 But we're also committed, 12:45 equally committed to interceding 12:46 for reconciliation and redemption 12:48 for women and men 12:50 who have experienced the tragedy of an abortion. 12:52 Wow. 12:53 Tell me where this inspiration came from? 12:55 Because I've spoken to you a few times before, 12:57 and I can see this is very much a hard issue with you. 12:59 Tell me where the idea and the push came from? 13:02 Sure. Well, I myself was rescued from abortion. 13:05 And it was people 13:07 who value not just my life but the life of my mother. 13:11 They wanted to preserve not just my life 13:13 but my mother's life, her spiritual soundness. 13:17 And they were willing to go to uncomfortable places 13:20 to intervene, intercede to help set someone free. 13:25 Now in being invited to go from one location, 13:27 one venue to the other, what is your message? 13:30 And what do you tell to the audience that's there? 13:33 We really seek... 13:34 The Mafgia is two tiered in the sense that... 13:39 We believe that abortion is a symptom 13:40 of a much deeper problem. 13:42 We believe we've forgotten what it means to be made 13:44 in the image of the Lord. 13:45 And we often define our value by how much money we have, 13:48 or how wealthy we are, or the influence that we have, 13:52 when in reality we're valuable because the Lord says so. 13:55 He established that through creation. 13:57 He established that through the cross. 13:59 And He says, 14:00 "I made you, I redeemed you, I established your value." 14:02 And that at our crux is what we want people 14:05 to embrace for themselves. 14:07 And many people think that life only begins 14:09 after a baby is born, but the Bible says to Jeremiah, 14:12 "I knew you when you were in your mother's womb." 14:14 And so I'm also a benefactor of my mom 14:16 making the right decision to keep me 14:18 even though she was not married. 14:21 And so when we talk about impacting lives, 14:24 how have you seen the impact of this ministry? 14:26 It has been tremendous. 14:29 The number of people in our church 14:30 who are post or boarded, the number is staggering, 14:33 the way it's affected our men, our women generationally 14:36 within family units. 14:38 The need is so huge, and beyond that as a people 14:43 as defining ourselves by the Lord standard. 14:46 It's an unshakable standard 14:48 that can never be diminished or destroyed. 14:51 And so, we've seen people throughout the United States 14:54 just respond so well to this message. 14:57 Now do you have materials that people can access? 14:59 And how can they get access to these materials? 15:01 We do, we do, we have my partner in ministry, 15:04 Diane Wagner is not here today. 15:06 She has a tremendous, tremendous story. 15:08 She is post abortive, 15:10 and experience the Lord's healing 15:11 and redemption from that. 15:13 She has a booklet. 15:14 I have a booklet that I've created 15:15 that really talks about 15:17 the various aspects of this issue. 15:19 Our website www.mafgia.com. 15:23 They can certainly contact us there, 15:25 or at our email address, info@mafgia.com. 15:29 And spell Mafgia for us? 15:31 Sure. It's M-A-F-G-I-A. Okay. 15:34 And if you were to tell someone watching, 15:36 or listening to this interview 15:38 or that may be on the pivotal point of deciding, 15:40 what would you say? 15:41 Wow. 15:43 I would want them to understand how valuable they are, 15:46 not simply talking to them about the value of their child, 15:49 but for someone to say, do you understand 15:53 that the Lord of Glory brought you into existence? 15:56 That His fingers crafted you, you were his idea, 15:59 and He loves you so much. 16:00 He values you so much as He values your child, 16:05 would they embrace the value of both? 16:07 Wow. Well, thank you so much, Antionette. 16:09 I appreciate you so much in your ministry. 16:10 May God continue blessing you. Thank you. 16:12 And on behalf of ASI, 2017 and 3ABN. 16:16 This is John Lomacang. 16:18 And amen. 16:20 Three very different ministries fulfilling 16:22 three very different, 16:23 but important roles in the cause of Christ. 16:26 In this segment, we take a look at now 16:29 Adventist Help 16:31 which is a wonderful organization 16:33 that I was not familiar with before this sitting, 16:36 but Michael Von Horsten 16:39 is the coordinating physician for Adventist Help 16:44 followed by AMEN, 16:46 the Adventist Medical Evangelism Network, 16:49 another medical ministry. 16:51 Our guest is Vintrin. He's the COO of Amen. 16:56 I had a chance to work with him in Haiti several years ago 16:59 after the big earthquake there. 17:01 AMEN does a fabulous job. 17:03 And then John Lomacang 17:05 was able to talk with Kyle Fiess, 17:08 vice president for projects for our dear friends 17:12 at Maranatha Volunteers International. 17:15 Three again, very unique ministries 17:18 doing a great work for the Lord. 17:21 Hello, I'm John Lomacang, here at ASI, 2017, 17:24 in Houston, Texas. 17:25 And I'm standing here with Michael-John Von Horsten. 17:28 I included your middle name with Adventist Help. 17:32 Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity this afternoon. 17:34 Tell us what is Adventist Help? 17:36 So Adventist Help 17:38 is a medical humanitarian initiative set-up in 2015 17:40 by ASI in Europe. 17:42 It was set-up in response to the refugee crisis 17:44 from the Middle East. 17:45 There was a large influx of refugees 17:47 coming into Eastern Europe, and into Greece, 17:50 and we set-up this organization 17:52 in response to that to provide medical services 17:55 to this population of people coming into Europe. 17:58 And what is your capacity with Adventist Help? 18:01 So I'm coordinating physician for Adventist Help. 18:03 I've been working with them for the past two years 18:05 running the medical program, 18:06 the medical side of the program. 18:08 And that accent gives you away you're from South Africa? 18:10 Yes, from Cape town. Yes. Okay. 18:11 Tell me what Adventist Help does on a broader scale 18:15 because you've mentioned, it was started with ASI, 18:18 but give us some of the instances 18:20 of where the outposts are where they operate? 18:22 Okay, so we started working Lesbos, 18:23 on the island of Lesbos. 18:25 I'm sure many of you have seen in the media, 18:27 Lesbos was one of the main arrival points of refugees 18:29 coming on boats from Turkey. 18:31 What... Oh, from Turkey? From Turkey. 18:33 So the Lesbos Island is east, eastern Greece. 18:35 It was a very intense place to work. 18:38 I mean, lots of people were drowning in these boats 18:40 that are overcrowded, 18:42 and boats that were supposed to carry 18:43 10-15 people would carry 60 people. 18:46 I mean, everyday bodies 18:47 would be washing up on the beaches. 18:48 And we decided to put together 18:50 an emergency unit. 18:52 The field emergency units provide emergency services 18:54 for this population. 18:55 And from there, our project 18:56 just launched into something much bigger. 18:58 Wow. 19:00 So what impact have you seen through Adventist Help? 19:02 And you also are not just an independent, 19:04 not just started by ASI, 19:05 but you also partner 19:07 with another aspect of Adventist ministries? 19:09 So currently we are... Our main operation is in Iraq. 19:12 And there we've partnered with ADRA Kurdistan 19:15 who already on the ground to build a 45 bed hospital. 19:20 This hospital is 25 kilometers east of the city of Mosul 19:24 which is modern day Nineveh. 19:26 So it's really Bible country. 19:28 The Prophet Joel is buried on a mountain 19:29 just north of us, it's... 19:31 We really... 19:32 We're on the plains of Nineveh where Jonah was. 19:33 And this area as you know from media 19:36 is an area that has been actually ravaged by ISIS. 19:40 And there was a liberation process 19:42 that's been underway for the past four, five months 19:45 with many, many thousands of people 19:47 displaced from their homes. 19:49 Many people have been killed in the process. 19:51 It's an area that's really, really messed up. 19:54 And so we are the only facility providing emergency, 19:58 and in-patient facilities for 100,000 people. 20:01 They're all in camps, and called the zone-1, 20:04 east of Mosul, 20:06 the people that have fled from ISIS, 20,000 children. 20:09 Now how could someone listening to this program and thinking, 20:13 "Wow, how do you reach out in the Middle East? 20:15 How do you find yourself in such a challenging area?" 20:17 How can people get involved? 20:19 So right now, it's a 45 bed hospital. 20:22 So we're quite out of our depth 20:26 because it's the population of 100,000 people 20:28 that we are trying to cover. 20:29 And so we're right now appealing 20:30 for people to get involved, 20:32 in particular medical practitioners. 20:35 So we're looking for emergency doctors, nurses, 20:37 paramedics, physician assistants. 20:39 We're trying to open a dental program as well 20:41 over the next few weeks, or dentists, dental... 20:44 oral hygienists. 20:46 And we also had a mental health program 20:47 that we're working on. 20:48 And as you can imagine a population 20:50 that has been living under ISIS occupation for three years 20:53 have seen the most horrendous atrocities. 20:56 We're dealing with people who have lost their children, 20:58 who've seen their family members decapitated, 21:00 who've had family members crucified, 21:02 who've had people thrown off buildings, 21:04 people have been raped, you know, kept as slaves. 21:07 And that's what we're dealing within a day-to-day basis. 21:09 We've even seen children that have been tortured, 21:11 have physical scars of being electrocuted by ISIS. 21:14 So serious mental health issues and serious medical issues. 21:17 Now, how can somebody find out more about it? 21:19 Is there a particular website? 21:20 Yes, so, I mean, you can visit our website 21:22 www.adventisthelp.org. 21:25 Or also www.adra.org, our partner organization. 21:29 Well, Michael John Von Horsten, thank you so much. 21:32 I appreciate so much for what you do for the Lord. 21:34 I'm standing with the COO of AMEN Ministries, Vintrin. 21:39 Vin, so good to meet you today. 21:41 Tell us a little bit about your ministry. 21:43 First of all, beginning by, how did AMEN get started? 21:47 And what does AMEN mean? 21:48 AMEN originally started 13 years ago 21:51 as a way for our physicians 21:53 to interact with their patient in the secular world. 21:56 Four years ago, we started the AMEN Clinic 22:00 pretty much to help ministries in the health field. 22:04 And now we've grown pretty much after four years 22:09 to a very large mobile clinic. 22:11 AMEN actually stands for 22:13 Adventist Medical Evangelistic Network. 22:15 Okay. 22:17 And how have you seen 22:20 AMEN impact other people's lives? 22:23 Especially one for those who are non-Adventist, 22:25 they come and they need help. 22:27 We are the supplement to affordable care act, 22:29 but they see the loving attitude 22:32 that we come to these clinics in helping 22:34 and they're more open to the idea of, "Why we do it?" 22:37 They don't have that attachment of what is free. 22:41 So they come and they are so thankful, 22:44 but then they seek 22:45 other services within the church, 22:47 and they become part of the family. 22:49 And that's the most rewarding part of it all. 22:50 In essence how did AMEN get started? 22:52 You told me before, but I want our viewers 22:54 and listeners to know about that. 22:55 How did this ministry get off the ground? 22:57 It started actually with Mark Finley, 23:00 and a couple of dentists 23:02 and physicians actually decided, 23:04 how are we going to grow in terms of just evangelism 23:07 through the health field, and following Ellen G. White. 23:09 And basically, from afterward, 23:12 they came with a concept of just a mobile clinic. 23:15 Okay. 23:16 And I notice you have some tools, 23:17 you have some dental tools that I was looking at. 23:19 And thankfully I didn't need any of them today, 23:22 but when you use these dental tools, 23:24 you talked about the Clinic-in-a-Box. 23:27 So describe that for us? 23:28 So the Clinic-in-a-Box is really the idea that 23:31 what we want to do is serve small churches. 23:35 These large mobile clinics are very expensive to run, 23:39 and it's a small churches can't afford that, 23:41 especially when those are new or they're struggling, 23:43 they really need someone to kind of get the hook 23:45 to help with the community. 23:47 And the Clinic-in-a-Box is really the model behind it 23:49 is take the church out of the shadow 23:51 of the community, and put a spotlight on them. 23:53 What we're offering is a complete dental unit, 23:56 viable one, and arbitrary or visionally 23:59 in a really compact style 24:01 so that they can serve their community 24:04 in a very small rural area. 24:06 Okay. So it's pretty affordable then. 24:07 Is there any cost behind it? 24:09 Absolutely, every church charge a fee, 24:11 but it's the cost of that it's very minimal 24:14 compared to our 26 foot truck. 24:16 Okay, so the truck travels in a... 24:18 Is it just in the United States, 24:19 or around the world? 24:21 So typically, the Clinic-in-a-Box 24:22 in a large truck does travel all 48 states, 24:26 but we do two international. 24:29 We've been to Greece, 24:30 and we're preparing to go to Iraq. 24:31 Wow, Iraq. 24:33 That's a challenging field, 24:34 but then you've seen what the Lord has done. 24:37 And if people want to get involved, 24:38 what website do they go to? 24:40 Well, we want you to definitely involve, 24:41 please, go to amenfreeclinic.org. 24:44 And check out all our clinics, and be able to volunteer, 24:48 or even donate, 24:49 or however they want to send us a message. 24:51 Okay. 24:52 And about how many people are working 24:53 with AMEN Ministries right now? 24:55 Typically, right now, 24:56 we have about nine full staff employees 24:58 that runs 40 clinics. 25:00 Now are they volunteers or are they on salary? 25:02 They're full salaried staff employees. 25:03 Okay. 25:05 And if you want to challenge someone 25:06 in getting involved in ministry, 25:08 what would you say to them today? 25:10 Just go out and do it. 25:12 All right, well, you heard it from Vintrin, 25:15 the only person I know 25:16 that has only two syllables in his entire name, 25:19 but the Lord is abiding in his heart, 25:20 and also in his ministries. 25:22 And I'm here with Kyle Fiess of Maranatha Volunteers. 25:25 Kyle, so good to see you. Thank you. 25:26 Matter of fact, I know you. That's right. 25:28 So I'm just glad to be able to partner with you today 25:30 to kind of bring your ministry to the forefront, 25:32 and let those who may not have heard about Maranatha, 25:35 find out about it today. 25:36 Tell us what capacity you're in, 25:38 and what Maranatha is? 25:39 John, I work for Maranatha Volunteers International 25:42 as the vice president of projects, 25:44 and that really focuses on both volunteers 25:46 and getting projects done around the world. 25:49 Okay. And what does Maranatha mean? 25:50 We've heard the term, 25:52 and as a pastor I know what it means, 25:53 but I'd like you to interpret 25:54 that for our viewers and listeners. 25:56 So Maranatha comes from the Aramaic, 25:59 "Lord Jesus come quickly". 26:01 And it reflects our belief that Jesus is coming quickly, 26:04 and we need to do everything we can to make that happen. 26:08 And how old is Maranatha? How long is it been around? 26:10 Maranatha started in 1969 26:12 as a way to get people involved in service, 26:16 and it really has grown from there to something 26:18 where we mobilize about 2,500 people every year 26:21 to go on mission trips. 26:23 And Maranatha is in about how many countries? 26:25 Right now, we're working in 15 countries around the world. 26:27 15, 16. 26:29 I've heard of Maranatha building churches, 26:31 but they've expanded that 26:32 to some other very important projects. 26:34 Tell us about that? 26:35 Well, we build churches, we build schools, 26:37 we build clinics, hospitals, 26:41 really what the church needs in different parts of the world 26:44 in the terms of infrastructure, 26:46 if we can do it, we try to help. 26:48 And you've also become very efficient 26:49 in a project called "One-Day Church". 26:51 Tell us about that? 26:52 So the One-Day Church concept helps 26:54 provide churches and schools, and places 26:56 where it's really difficult to build. 26:58 And so Maranatha has been able to be part of that program, 27:01 and we've built thousands of those churches 27:04 and school classrooms around the world. 27:06 I've had the privilege of going to Zimbabwe and Zambia. 27:08 But tell us about Haiti, 27:09 and the impact of Maranatha in Haiti 27:11 following that major earthquake a few years ago? 27:13 We got a call from the church to respond to the earthquake 27:17 that happened in Haiti by building structures 27:19 that could be used as places 27:21 where people could stay after the earthquake. 27:23 And then those buildings got turned 27:25 into school classrooms and churches later, 27:27 but Maranatha was able to mobilize 27:29 and build over 100 classrooms in Haiti, 27:31 and really helped to provide some very quick response 27:36 to what happened there. 27:37 How do people that have these needs get involved? 27:40 And how do these projects get chosen? 27:42 So the projects get chosen by the church 27:46 asking us to help. 27:48 So we're responsive organization, 27:49 we don't go anywhere 27:51 where the church doesn't ask us to help. 27:52 And then we present those needs to people, 27:55 volunteers around the world, 27:56 and say, hey, would you like to get involved? 27:58 And so the opportunities might be in Kenya, 28:01 or in India, or in Brazil. 28:03 And then we provided a way for people 28:05 to actually go and work on those projects 28:07 and be short term missionaries for about two weeks or so. 28:10 Is there any age limit to the participants 28:12 to get involved in Maranatha? 28:14 Last week, I was on a project in Kenya. 28:16 We had a two-year-old and a 93-year-old. 28:19 So there you go. 28:20 I was on one of the projects where they were... 28:21 I think a pair of sisters, they were in their 80s, 28:23 and I said, "What are you doing here?" 28:25 And she said, 28:26 "My only other choice is to sit home on the couch, 28:27 and I'm done with that." 28:29 But Maranatha has made a difference around the world. 28:31 How can people 28:32 who are hearing about this maybe for the first time 28:34 get involved in being a Maranatha Volunteer? 28:37 Anybody can get involved. 28:38 And so we encourage people to go to our website 28:40 maranatha.org, 28:41 and learn about how they can get involved, 28:43 and also all the different locations 28:45 from here in the United States 28:47 to many different countries around the world. 28:49 So the church is not just in one location. 28:51 You can put the church by God's grace 28:53 in any location that the request has come? 28:55 That's right. 28:56 And on behalf of those who are working in the fields, 28:59 what would you say to a person who'd say, 29:00 "Well, I don't really have any ministry. 29:02 How can I really help the Lord come soon?" 29:05 So anybody can get involved. 29:07 And there's always ways, we welcome anybody, 29:10 any skill level, 29:12 and we'll make sure we'll put you to work, 29:13 and we'll make you feel like that you're super productive. 29:16 Okay. Well, Kyle, thank you so much. 29:17 I appreciate talking with you again, 29:19 and for those of you listening in on behalf of ASI, 2017, 29:23 here in Houston, Texas, and 3ABN. 29:26 This is John Lomacang. 29:27 And amen. 29:29 I hope you're getting an idea of the various ministries 29:32 that we're featuring here on our 3ABN Today portfolio. 29:39 One of the things that is exciting 29:41 when we go to the different booths 29:42 is to see the vast array of ministries. 29:45 And of course, as we bring them to you 29:48 there might be one that particularly touches, 29:50 you're fancying that you want to support, 29:52 you want to pray for, 29:54 they all deserve your prayers and support. 29:55 But there may be one that you maybe want to be a part of, 29:58 and you can make contact with them, 30:00 or contact us here at 3ABN. 30:03 We've got four more ministries in our last segment. 30:05 The first one is Eyes For India, 30:08 this is another medical ministry. 30:10 The guest is Jacob Prabhakar, he is a physician. 30:16 And John had a chance to talk with him 30:18 doing a wonderful work there in India. 30:21 That will be followed by Uplifting Him, 30:26 the guest is Kathy Hartman. 30:29 She is the field representative for Uplifting Him. 30:32 It's a Ministry that supports people of Mongolian heritage. 30:36 So it is targeted particularly to the Mongolian people. 30:41 That will be followed by our friend's Christmas Behind Bars. 30:45 This is Lemuel and Donna Vega, part of a wonderful ministry, 30:49 part of our show Free Indeed 30:51 that it was my pleasure along with Brad Walker, 30:53 and Lemuel Vega to co-create that particular program. 30:56 Christmas Behind Bars began 21 years ago, 31:00 and brings hope to the incarcerated. 31:03 And last, but certainly not least 31:05 is Three Angels Deaf Ministries. 31:09 Our guest is Esther Doss. 31:11 She is the public relations officer 31:14 for Three Angels Deaf Ministries, 31:17 and Pastor John had a chance to spend 31:19 just a little time 31:20 with all four of these very wonderful ministries. 31:26 Hello, this is John Lomacang here at ASI, 31:28 2017 in Houston, Texas. 31:30 And I'm with Dr Jacob Prabhakar. 31:33 Am I saying that correctly? Yes. 31:34 Pretty close. Very close. 31:36 And he is with Eyes For India ministry. 31:39 Good to have you here today. 31:40 Good to see you again. Good to see you, Pastor. 31:41 Now for those who are watching maybe for the first time, 31:44 tell us what Eyes For India is all about? 31:46 Eyes For India is a ministry to the people of India. 31:50 India has the population of 1.3 billion, 31:53 and 15 million of them are blind. 31:56 Eyes For India goes to the people where they are, 31:58 just like the method of Jesus, going to the people, 32:01 meeting their physical needs, 32:03 and also not only opening the physical eyes, 32:06 but opening the spiritual eyes of the people. 32:08 Our ministry is in the Hindu temples, 32:10 and Sikh temples, 32:12 and Muslim communities across India 32:14 into the interior parts 32:15 where there is no help, there is no health care, 32:17 and we go to the people, help them, 32:20 and give them a Steps to Christ booklet, or a Bible, 32:23 or a Great Controversy, 32:24 and then tell them to follow Jesus. 32:27 Now how did Eyes For India get started? 32:30 Eyes For India was born in 2012 32:32 when we were looking for sponsors, 32:34 and people who could help us. 32:35 In 2012, a rich person came forward to help us, 32:40 and since then there's been a tremendous impact, 32:42 and we are helping more than 32:44 10,000 to 12,000 people across India in a year, 32:47 and this is going in such a big way. 32:50 And many people not only 32:51 opening the eyes of the blind people, 32:53 but opening the spiritual eyes along with the physical eyes. 32:56 So not only are they getting physical help, 32:59 but it's also helping their spiritual life. 33:00 Is that correct? Right. Yes, yes. 33:02 We along with the opening the eyes, we... 33:05 After surgery, we pray with them, 33:07 we talk to them about Jesus, and share the love of Jesus, 33:11 and give them a Steps to Christ booklet and a Help booklet 33:13 and see, and to know that, 33:16 you know, at the end of surgery, 33:17 these people or patients go back excited, 33:19 praising the name of Jesus. 33:20 Now it's amazing to me. 33:22 I know a little bit about Eyes For India, 33:23 but how large is the medical staff 33:25 for Eyes of India? 33:27 In other words, how many doctors are doing 33:28 the eye surgeries? 33:29 Our team is a small team about eight to ten people. 33:32 We travel across in a bus into the interiors as far as 33:36 two to three days of traveling in a bus, 33:38 and go to the interiors and help them. 33:40 But we take the help of a lot of volunteers, locals, 33:43 wherein we take their help 33:44 and help all the patients around. 33:47 How do you find your patients? We go to the people. 33:49 We identify patients in villages, and gather them, 33:52 and bring them, bring them to the nearest hospital, 33:54 and we operate them. 33:56 On a single day, we meet about... 33:59 We screen about 1,500 patients. 34:01 We gather about 250 patients, 34:03 operate them in about six to eight hours 34:07 our surgeries would finish. 34:08 And how long does a removal of a cataract take, 34:11 at least, for you? 34:12 We devised a small procedure 34:14 that finishes in less than two minutes. 34:16 One minute to two minutes, 30, 35 surgeries in one hour, 34:19 about 465 surgeries we could do in a day, 34:23 and about 2,400 surgeries in one week. 34:25 Wow, that's a lot. 34:26 And so I've been looking at your record. 34:28 How many surgeries have you done so far? 34:31 We praise God 34:32 for these numbers, these numbers. 34:34 The credit goes to Jesus because it's doctor Jesus 34:36 who's helping us to do these surgeries. 34:38 We have done, I've done personally 34:39 about more than 120,000 surgeries. 34:41 Wow. 34:42 So when the Bible says, opening the eyes of the blind. 34:44 That's not only spiritual but that's also literal. 34:47 How can people watching and listening to the program 34:49 get involved? 34:52 One cataract surgery causes less than, 34:54 you know, it just cost about $75. 34:56 It's not even a cell phone bill in a month. 34:59 If you're willing to help us, and help the people see 35:03 not only physically and spiritually, 35:04 you could go to website, rnmh, rnmhospital.org, 35:10 or it is written.org or Eyes For India. 35:13 You will be able to find ways and means to help 35:18 Eyes For India so that we could reach 35:20 into the many, many parts of the country 35:23 and help many people. 35:25 That's rnm hospital... 35:27 .org. .org. 35:29 I'm with Kathy Hartman of Uplifting Him Ministries. 35:32 Kathy, good to be with you today. 35:34 Tell us about Uplifting Him Ministries? 35:37 Uplifting Him Ministries began in 2007 35:40 when I saw the great need 35:42 that of Mongolians not knowing Jesus Christ. 35:45 We were teaching English in a close country. 35:48 And they were people there who had never... 35:50 Mongolians there who had never heard of Jesus Christ. 35:53 And one dear girl said, 35:55 "I have never heard of Jesus Christ. 35:57 My family has never heard of Him. 35:59 And no one in my village has heard of Him." 36:02 And God put the burden on our heart 36:04 that the Mongolian Christians, 36:07 Adventists in Mongolia could come to other places, 36:10 and reach these people 36:12 with a good news of Jesus Christ. 36:13 Now how did you get to choose Mongolia? 36:15 Well, back in 1991, God led my late husband Brad Charlie 36:19 and myself to Mongolia, 36:21 and there was no Seventh-day Adventist 36:22 to meet us there at that time. 36:25 And what does your ministry entailing? 36:27 What is the ministry, what do you do for the people? 36:29 We want to reach Jesus, 36:31 reach Mongolians for Jesus Christ. 36:34 Now are there any service oriented? 36:36 I mean, you share the gospel, you tell them about Jesus. 36:39 But are there any service oriented things 36:41 that reach their daily lives? 36:44 Well, we have several projects of trying to reach children 36:48 because almost half the population 36:49 are children and young people. 36:51 And so there's many different children's ministries things 36:54 we could do to reach children, 36:55 reaching one to strengthen the members, 36:58 we want to reach families. 37:00 We have many different projects, 37:02 but our current biggest project is Gateway 37:05 which is establishing a Seventh-day Adventist Academy 37:08 so that the young people can continue 37:10 with the Adventist education. 37:13 Now personally what are they holding school, 37:15 and since you talk about an Adventist Academy 37:17 as far as a future project, 37:19 where they're holding school now? 37:21 Well, right now, there is an elementary school 37:23 in one of the churches in the capital city. 37:27 But there's... 37:28 They need something that they can go beyond that. 37:32 And so with the Gateway School, there will be a health reach, 37:36 have health center, have occasional training, 37:38 agriculture as well as recreation center. 37:42 And how can people that are watching, 37:44 or listening to the program say, 37:46 "Hey, I want to get involved. 37:47 I want to be able to finance that. 37:48 I want to be a part of that, maybe a volunteer. 37:50 How can they get involved? 37:51 They can go to our website, upliftinghim.org. 37:55 They can also go straight to the Gateway website, 37:59 gatewayiec.org. 38:01 Okay. Now how many people are involved in this ministry? 38:04 I know you are one, but do you have a large staff? 38:07 Or do people just come and volunteer 38:09 from the United States or other parts of the world? 38:11 Well, this, the Gateway program 38:13 is with this Seventh-day Adventist Mission 38:17 in Mongolia and Uplifting Him, 38:19 and we're doing a joint project for this to try to help people 38:22 be aware of the great need there. 38:25 So people can come and volunteer 38:27 six months or a year, or how does that work? 38:30 Right now, we're in the building process, 38:32 so we can take volunteers to come 38:34 and help with the building. 38:35 And also once that the school is going, 38:37 we need all the staff, and so there's a lot of needs. 38:41 So you cover many different topics 38:43 like maths, religion, science, 38:46 all those different types of things? 38:47 Yes, the academy will be in English. 38:50 And we're doing cooperation with Griggs University. 38:52 And so it... Wow. 38:54 The students will get a US High School diploma. 38:58 Oh, wonderful, wonderful. 38:59 Now is this any cost 39:01 to the people that go to the school? 39:02 Or is the cost being shouldered by the people that donate? 39:07 The students will pay to go to the school. 39:09 Okay. Yes. 39:10 But fairly minimal, since it's in a community 39:12 where they can't afford very much. 39:14 Right, there are three international schools 39:16 already in Mongolia. 39:18 And so it's appealing to the wealthier class, 39:21 and then with the scholarships with that be enable to send 39:24 the Adventist young people. 39:26 Wow, wow. 39:27 Kathy, this is such a worthy project. 39:29 We know that the Lord is going to bless tremendously 39:30 as He puts together the academy, send the finances, 39:34 and also those people that will uplift Jesus, 39:36 and lead others to get to know who He is. 39:38 Well, I tell you, 39:40 we pray that you'll participate in one way 39:41 either by your prayers, or your financial support. 39:45 Hello, I'm John Lomacang here in Houston, Texas at ASI, 39:48 2017 with the founder and CEO 39:51 and director of Christmas Behind Bars. 39:53 Lemuel Vega. Lemuel, so good to see you. 39:55 I know you are really... We are really good friends. 39:58 You've been so involved in 3ABN, 40:00 but there's somebody watching this program 40:02 that may not know what Christmas Behind Bars is, 40:05 since Christmas comes once a year. 40:06 That's right. 40:07 Christmas Behind Bars started about 21 years ago 40:09 making some simple gift packages 40:11 to take to the folk that are in jail. 40:12 Because when you're incarcerated, 40:14 Christmas is long this time of the year. 40:17 And so how did you get up? 40:19 How did you come up 40:20 with a concept of Christmas Behind Bars? 40:22 John, when I was in prison, 40:23 there were people that came to visit me 40:25 to read and study the Bible, 40:26 and bring some things from the outside world 40:29 that we didn't have and it impacted my life. 40:31 And when I gave my heart to Christ, 40:34 then He orchestrated a prison ministry, 40:37 and it got called Christmas Behind Bars. 40:39 And so you're from the inside out, 40:43 now from the outside in. 40:45 If I could use it, 40:46 how have you seen Christmas Behind Bars impact lives? 40:49 You know, they say that about 98% of the prison population 40:52 come out to these programs 40:54 so there's all face denominations in walks of life. 40:57 There's hurting people in a place 40:58 that they don't want to be, 41:00 and we see them living with hope, the Bible studies, 41:02 the book request, there's been baptisms. 41:06 We're just sowing seeds for the kingdom. 41:07 We don't have numbers 41:09 of how many people have given their heart to Christ, 41:11 but we're just sowing seeds for the kingdom. 41:13 And having been involved in Christmas Behind Bars, 41:15 I remember getting together 41:16 putting all the baskets together, 41:18 and all the boxes and the cereal, 41:20 and the magazines, and the chips, 41:22 and all the things 41:24 that people are looking forward to. 41:25 But when you go behind bars, 41:26 you're not just changing their lives 41:28 with the things you give to them, 41:29 but inside that packet 41:30 is something else that's even more eternal. 41:33 What is that? 41:34 Ironically, John, you probably helped 41:35 put one of those packages together 41:37 for a young man named David, 41:38 and he received the Desire of Ages, 41:40 and he gave his life to Christ, 41:41 and he was just baptized months ago. 41:43 So the food will long be gone, 41:44 but it's the books, the Bible studies, 41:46 it's the handshakes, and the smiles, 41:48 and the gift of love to let them know 41:49 that God loves them, and they're not forgotten. 41:51 So Christmas Behind Bars is a year around ministry 41:53 to bring hope to the incarcerated. 41:55 And is it just for male prisons or female prisons? 41:57 Tell me about that? 41:59 Juveniles, men, women, people on death row, 42:01 people who are on suicide watches, 42:03 for every inmate that's incarcerated, 42:05 wherever they are if we can get in. 42:06 So when Jesus said, 42:07 He came to set the captive free. 42:09 That means, you could be behind bars serving time 42:10 even on death row and still find eternal life? 42:13 Internally, we can be free, 42:15 and have a purpose in this life unto everlasting life. 42:18 Now what keeps you going? 42:19 Because you know, you said, 21 years, 42:21 you're still out there. 42:22 What keeps you and your family going? 42:24 It's a love of God. 42:25 It inspires us to and energizes us day-after-day. 42:29 And then it's the volunteers and sponsors that help 42:31 make this ministry possible because it's not us. 42:34 Now how can people get involved because it's financial, 42:36 I mean, the financial burden is tremendous, I know that. 42:39 How can people get involved financially? 42:40 They can contact us at christmasbehindbars.org. 42:43 We do need, there are some things we need, 42:46 some equipment and different things, 42:47 but we need their love, and their prayers, 42:49 and the devotional materials are what keeps on giving. 42:52 Now can people also go to the prisons with you? 42:54 Absolutely, yeah, they can contact us. 42:56 We'll be visiting a prison in Arkansas next week. 43:00 We just got back from South Carolina 43:01 a couple weeks ago, September be Alabama. 43:03 So yeah, if they'd like 43:04 to get their prison ministry team involved, 43:07 or invite us to one of their prisons 43:08 that they're already actively involved in, 43:10 that would be phenomenal. 43:11 That's how it grows. 43:13 And you'll never know the impact 43:14 until eternity rolls? 43:15 That's right. 43:17 So this is your passion? Absolutely. 43:18 And you're looking forward to not only giving people gifts, 43:20 but introducing them to the gift of eternal life? 43:22 And that's the gift of 3ABN. 43:24 And we thank them for what they're doing 43:25 there this across the world. 43:26 Thank you. 43:28 Now somebody might say, "I don't have a gift." 43:29 What do you say to them? They can pray. 43:31 Keep us in their prayers. Okay. 43:32 Well, Lemuel, thank you so much 43:34 for all you do for the kingdom of God. 43:36 And once again, that website... 43:37 christmasbehindbars.org 43:39 Okay, thank you. 43:40 I'm with Esther Doss today, Three Angels Deaf Ministries. 43:44 Esther, good to have you here today. 43:45 Yes. 43:47 Tell me, what, and why, and how? 43:49 Let's begin with the why? 43:50 Why does Three Angels Deaf Ministries exist? 43:53 We're here 43:54 because there are two million deaf people 43:56 in North America, 43:57 and we find that only 2% to 4% of them 43:59 go to church anywhere. 44:01 So 98%, 96% of deaf people 44:03 all over the United States and Canada don't go anywhere. 44:06 They don't have a really close relationship with Jesus. 44:09 And we also found that 44:10 there are just about 300 or more Adventists. 44:13 And so the work here is great. 44:15 What was the impetus behind getting this ministry started? 44:20 Well, actually the church had organized work 44:22 with Christian Record Services, 44:24 they had a deaf service department. 44:27 However, in 1997, they closed that department, 44:29 and then there wasn't anything organized 44:31 for the deaf ministry. 44:32 And so what we did is we started this ministry, 44:36 it is organized by deaf people themselves, 44:38 and it's meeting the needs 44:40 not only of those that are members, 44:42 but also to do evangelistic work. 44:44 Okay, now your field of outreach 44:45 is it just the United States or the world at large? 44:48 Primarily, it is in the United States, 44:50 but we also try to minister to other places 44:53 around the world as we can. 44:55 American Sign Language is not a universal language, 44:57 it's not used all around the world, 44:58 but places where they are, 45:00 we try to help those areas as well. 45:01 What are some of the materials that you use 45:03 to accomplish your mission? 45:05 We use a lot of DVDs, 45:06 and that's because American Sign Language 45:08 is the primary language for deaf people, 45:11 it's non English. 45:12 And so that's why, books and closed captioning 45:14 might be helpful, 45:16 but it is sign language that will reach the deaf. 45:19 Now, there are a lot of television ministries 45:20 that are Adventist geared, Christian geared, 45:22 what can they do to be able to facilitate helping the deaf? 45:26 I appreciate that question. 45:28 The main thing would be to put closed captioning 45:29 on their programming. 45:31 And perhaps if that doesn't work, 45:32 or if they could also incorporate interpreter, 45:34 that would be wonderful. 45:35 Now the reason I mentioned those 45:37 because 3ABN is actively taking the role 45:39 in putting closed captioning. 45:41 What about physical materials that could help the deaf also? 45:44 What are some of the things that we can help produce? 45:46 Well, I really... 45:47 First of all, I want to say thank you to 3ABN 45:48 for putting closed captioning on there. 45:50 Many deaf members themselves had told to me 45:51 how blessed they are by that. 45:53 As far as other things, 45:55 you know, the sign language is the primary thing. 45:57 Anything that we can do in sign language, 45:59 whether it be interpretation, or on DVD, or programming, 46:02 whether it be online, or whatever it may be, 46:05 sign language is important. 46:07 And how is the organization supported? 46:10 It is primarily donor supported. 46:12 We do receive some funding 46:13 from the North American division 46:15 because we are their resource for deaf ministries. 46:17 So they do supply some of our funds that we need, 46:21 but we also are very dependent on donors. 46:23 And how do you reach out to the churches? 46:24 I mean, is there a staff that you have, 46:26 and how do you get to the local churches? 46:28 Our staff is very, very small. 46:30 And so we go to venues like this at ASI 46:32 where we can try to network with people in churches. 46:35 We do work with local churches, we work with a new organ... 46:39 You know, North American Division 46:40 now has deaf ministries coordinators, 46:42 and we're working with them to try to get out 46:43 to the conferences, and unions, and churches. 46:45 How can people get involved in? 46:47 If you have a website, 46:48 how can we get in touch with you 46:49 through that website? 46:51 Okay. Our website is 3adm.org. 46:53 I'll say it again 3adm.org. 46:57 And... 46:59 You can reach us through the website, 47:00 we have all of our contact information there. 47:02 If a person want to get involved 47:04 as far as a volunteer, how will they do it? 47:06 Well, we could always use some volunteers. 47:08 You know, primarily we need people to pray. 47:10 And of course, we can always use donors. 47:12 I don't know any organization that doesn't. 47:14 But we need people on the ground 47:17 that are willing to make friends with deaf people, 47:18 that are willing to go out there 47:20 and just be a friend, be a family member 47:22 in their local churches. 47:24 Well, Esther, thank you so much for bringing to our attention 47:26 the important need for getting the gospel to everyone, 47:30 those who can hear, those who cannot hear, 47:31 those who can see 47:33 because only then will the gospel be finished. 47:35 Well, as you've heard, 47:36 there's a great need for the deaf ministry. 47:38 So on behalf of ASI, 2017 in Houston, Texas, and 3ABN, 47:41 this is John Lomacang. 47:44 We've been pleased to give you a window into ten 47:48 very, very wonderful ministries 47:51 that are really ministries for the end time 47:54 because of their pragmatic way of dealing 47:59 with the problems of today. 48:00 These are not just preaching ministries, 48:02 these are hands on the wheel, 48:05 rubber meets the road ministries 48:06 that are touching and meeting felt needs. 48:10 We had Adventist Frontier Missions, 48:12 1.7 billion people, 48:14 they're trying to reach for Christ. 48:16 Your Best Pathway to Health 48:19 making a great difference in cities. 48:21 Mafgia, a very specialized ministry. 48:24 Adventist Help begun in 2015 by ASI, Europe. 48:27 Adventist Medical Evangelism Network 48:29 started by Mark Finley, some 13 years ago. 48:32 Maranatha Volunteers begun in 1969. 48:36 Eyes For India, a new ministry. 48:38 Uplifting Him targeting Mongolia. 48:41 Christmas Behind Bars, some 21 years old. 48:45 And Three Angels Deaf Ministries, 48:47 all of these are wonderful ministries 48:50 that are doing a great work for the Lord. 48:52 Remember them in your prayers and with your support. 48:55 Our time has fast slipped into eternity. 48:57 Allow me now on closing to wish you 48:58 both grace and peace 49:00 through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 49:01 We'll see again soon. 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