It's been a privilege
to have Jean Boonstra,
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associate speaker for
the Voice of Prophecy,
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with us today talking
about Discovery Mountain,
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this incredible
radio program for kids.
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Now tell me, Jean,
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why did you decide to make it
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in a radio format
instead of television?
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Ah, that's a good question.
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Well, for a
couple of reasons really.
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In 2013, when Shawn and I began
with the Voice of Prophecy,
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we thought about the
legacy of Voice of Prophecy.
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You know, starting
as a radio ministry
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with H.M.S. Richards,
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and we thought about
some of the other audio things
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that other ministries were doing
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that are not
Seventh-day Adventist.
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And we thought,
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"We should really
be doing something."
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And as we researched,
and we prayed about it,
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we thought that audio
was really the way to go
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for a couple of reasons.
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First of all, I think when you
have an audio story and stories
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as we've already
discussed are timeless.
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Jesus spoke in parables,
you know, for a reason.
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It speaks to us
throughout the ages.
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But when you're
looking at programming,
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particularly
for kids, generally,
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it's the pictures or
the images that feel dated.
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It's not the
content, it's not the story.
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So audio kind of solves that.
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And also Shawn
and I both love audio.
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He is a huge radio listener.
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He loves 3ABN Radio.
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And I love audio books.
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I have a whole list of
podcasts that I really enjoy.
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And so it just felt
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like the right fit for
this type of programming.
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Amen.
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It's an incredible program,
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and I'm so glad we
had this opportunity
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to feature Discovery Mountain,
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to show our viewers at
home what God is doing in
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and through the
Voice of Prophecy,
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specifically with
this program for kids.
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So thank you, Jean.
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Thank you. Thank you for coming.
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Thank you for your heart for God
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and your heart for young
people and for this ministry.
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And we're so
privileged to have you here.
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We're so glad that
you joined us as well,
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and we want to encourage you
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to check out Discovery Mountain.
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And know that at 3ABN,
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we stand with the
Voice of Prophecy,
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we are delighted what God
is doing in and through them.
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We'll see you again. Bye-bye.
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