I want to spend my life
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mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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mending broken people
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Hello and welcome to another
3ABN Today program. Thank
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you for joining us as
you do each and every day.
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So happy to have Ms.
Yvonne here with me today. - I'm
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so happy to be here! -
And we have the privilege of-
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I don't want to say hosting-
just talking to our sister
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in the Lord.. - Yes. -
...sharing about Jesus.
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We have Sister Julia
Outkina all the way from Russia-
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Nizhny Novgorod-and we're
so happy, Julia, that you're
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here! - Yeah! I'm as
happy as can be. You know, I
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haven't been here for a
year and a half because we were
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celebrating our
25th anniversary. You,
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Danny and Yvonne and the
beautiful group from 3ABN
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came to us, and the camp
meeting and our celebration
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were back-to-back; so
Danny said it's okay if I don't
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come to 3ABN. Of course,
all those programs were on the
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air of 3ABN, so people could
watch us from Russia. So now,
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I'm here after a year and a
half since that camp meeting.
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You know, it feels so good.
Yeah, we often say it's like
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coming back home, but it's
not just saying-it's feeling
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it! It's just having it
all around you, your family in
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Christ worldwide! So, I
praise the Lord for being
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here, for all the inspiration,
for all the visions that I
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see, for all the perspectives,
and for all the wide horizons
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that the Lord is opening
to 3ABN. - Yvonne told me that
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her first time here-she
had never been here before-she
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experienced a feeling. Tell
us about that. What happened?
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- When I first came to
3ABN? Oh! Well, Pastor CA Murray
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and his wife Irma picked
me up from the airport and
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brought me here, and I
had- in St. Louis airport. It's
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about a two-hour ride,
and I had fallen asleep. If
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anybody knows me, they
know I fall asleep in the car at
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the drop of a hat. So I
fell asleep in the back seat,
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and I remember being awakened
by this feeling. I said to
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Pastor CA and Irma- I
said, "Where are we?" He said,
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"We're just pulling into
3ABN," and I felt the Holy
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Spirit's presence so strongly
that it woke me up! I just
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felt His presence. You
know, when we sing at our camp
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meetings, "We're Standing
on Holy Ground"? This really
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is holy ground. But I wanted
to tell you, Sister Julia,
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that- you know, it's so
interesting. You say it's
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like, when you come here,
it's like coming home. But
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when we go to Russia,
it's like coming home to our
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family in Russia! And
the way you open your hearts
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and your homes and your
lives to us, it's just- it
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makes you just well up with
this feeling of love, because
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it comes from the Lord!
You are our family in the Lord,
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and it transcends culture;
it transcends language; it
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transcends all of that.
It is- we are family under
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God. It's- you know, so whether
we come there or whether you
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come here, we're- it's
just a beautiful thing. - For
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some people, it might be
hard to understand, but I
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feel like I travel 5,000
or 6,000 air miles just to go
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home.-Mmm.-So you go
there and it's like you're
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traveling away from where
you live to go home..-Right!
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- ...when it's in Russia.
When I was a kid growing up
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in the Cold War, you know,
in the '50s and '60s, that is
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nothing you would ever dream
of doing, let alone working
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together and ministering
together and seeing Russia
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being so open for the gospel,
and we're going to be talking
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about that in a little
bit. But first of all, want to
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talk about Mom-your
mom, right?-Our mom!-Okay,
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there you go.-Yes, that's
right!-Since Yvonne visited
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3ABN Russia for the 25th
anniversary, she's my sister,
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and Danny has been my brother-
even before that; and we have
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my mom as the most precious
mom in the world. We were
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so honored that it was a
very busy schedule. You came
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for this visit for several
days longer than usual, and
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still it was too short.
So much was happening, and
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still, you found time;
you said, "Oh, we want to go
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and see your mom!" She
knows you; she has known you for
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25+ year- like over 20-
we're coming to our 26th year
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very soon. She has known
you all these years. She has
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tremendous respect for you
as a person. Unfortunately-
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and I pray to the Lord
that I- I just wish so much that
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all viewers pray for that,
too-that she openly accepts
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the Lord-just confessing;
proclaiming. but I believe
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that she is a godly
woman because otherwise, she
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wouldn't be able to understand
the significance of the 3ABN
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ministry. She wouldn't
be so impressed by what 3ABN
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Russia does. At this
time, when you came, we were so
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honored-and she came to
meet you. It was her request
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that she meets you. She
wanted to go down to meet
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you at the entrance to
our apartment house where we
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live, and we have a
little video where- which shows
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how that happened. - Oh,
good. - See, Danny is talking to
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Mom. He even offered to
pray and- oh, see? Just hugging!
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This is Yvonne, and that was-
well, it's a short video, but
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you know that hug-when
Yvonne came with such an
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open heart with her beautiful,
just- heartfelt smile, my mom
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said, "What is her
name?" I said, "Yvonne," and my
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mom says, "Yvonnichka."
Yvonnichka- it's like "chka"-
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it is a gentle name of calling
a dear person. - Ohh! Okay.
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- So, you have been Yvonnichka
for my mom since then! Yeah.
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- Oh, no, finish and
then I'll tell you.-I was just
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telling Danny that my mom
is not easy to convince to
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watch TV. Well, she's,
you know- she's 90, and it's
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not easy for her, but I
said, "Mom, why don't you watch
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3ABN? You'll probably see
Yvonnichka." Then she watched
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3ABN! [laughter]
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- You know, I fell in
love with your mom. It's the-
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sometimes you connect
with people and sometimes you
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don't, and I instantly felt
this connection to your mom.
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I just hugged her and she
hugged me back, and I just-
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I'm like, "Okay, I've adopted
her! She's my mom, too," so..
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- Yeah, and she immediately
knew that you're a good person.
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- Aww, praise the Lord. -
Yeah, she knew that you're
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a good person. She said you're
gorgeous and very, very nice.
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That was her impression. - Her
mother is a doctor. You know?
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- Yes! Brilliant woman. -
For many, many years; and very
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strong! I would say that's
where Julia- I didn't know her
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father, but I can tell
from her mother she got a lot
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of that-the strength, the
fortitude, and what it takes
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to go forward and to
stand up against all odds. As
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your brother Boris and
them saw- when we first met, of
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course, he was governor.
God knew that before the
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foundation of the world.
So he's used your mother, AND
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your father, of course, to
create people that would be
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used for His honor and glory.
Her brother, when we first
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met, was governor of
Nizhny Novgorod, and the first
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meeting I had with him
didn't seem like it was going
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to turn out too well, but
it did. He was talking to John
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Carter and I wasn't
happy that 2,532 Russians were
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baptized into the Lord
and joined the Seventh-Day
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Adventist church, but
then Elder Carter read a letter
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that Julia had written
'cause he asked a question.
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"What can YOU bring our
people that the Russians
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don't already have-the
Orthodox Church can't have?"
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So, he read her letter and
I don't remember all of it-
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several pages-but she
said, "You brought me out of
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darkness into marvelous
light that's truth," and they
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listened. And soon as
they were through, Elder Carter
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said, "Let's see-this
was written by Julia Outkina,
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and the governor's- her
brother said in English,
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"Let me see that letter.
That's my sister," he said.
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He said, "That's my sister."
So then he told the archbishop
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and all of us-he said, "The
media's outside; they're going
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to come in, so you join hands
together," and I don't think
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the archbishop was too
happy at the time that he said,
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"You join hands together.
We have a greater enemy
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than each other, and
that's communism, so we're going
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to allow the Adventist to stay,"
which was a- God used that.
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And then of course, through
the building of this whole
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facility, God used your
brother, too. So, it's very
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strong and a lot of that
comes, of course, from your
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mother because she has
that strong personality. So, hi
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Mom, if you're watching;
we love you!-Hugs, hugs!
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- Okay. All
right, we have a lot-
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- How about- excuse me.
When I lost my brother-he was
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my younger brother; 6
years younger than myself-Danny
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said, "You lost your
younger brother but now you have
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your big brother, and that's
me." It's- it is just very,
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very deep for me. - Oh,
well, and it's- you know, her
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brother was assassinated
and most of you probably saw
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it on the news-CNN-every
network carried it, and what
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a terrible shame because
he was a fighter and he would
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always stand up for what
he believed in. That's what
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I'm talking about-that
strong constitution. He
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basically gave his life
for what he thought was truth
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and what he believed
in. So, should each of us be
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willing to have that
commitment to whatever
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it is that we believe in?
In this case, as Christians,
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to be able to give our
lives if necessary for the
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cause of God. So, building
this entire facility- when we
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went there, of course, there
was- no one owned property,
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so Julia's brother allowed
that. He opened up where-
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the first in Russia governor-
to open up to privatizing
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property that foreign
businesses could come and
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actually purchase. So,
we purchased like 8 acres of
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property. There was an
old facility that had been
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started but was a long ways
from being done. It was huge.
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I mean, this was many-
I don't know; at the time,
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probably 50,000 square
feet- we've added so much we
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ended up- we probably-
250,000- we don't know.
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It's hard to measure.
Some parts are 6 stories high.
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Huge facility. But we literally,
by faith, said, "What are we
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going to do-" the church asked
us! "What are we going to do
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with all these people?"
It's good news and bad news; our
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church only holds 225 people."
So, we said, "Well, let's pray
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about it. The Lord will
provide." So I met with the
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church leaders to find out what
can we do. I said, "Can you buy
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property? Is there a building
already built?" "Oh, it costs
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too much money." Elder Basil
Stolyar and also Alexander-
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they were there and they
said, "Oh, this'll be too
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much money," and I said,
"Well, give me an idea what
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it costs; what- would we
need to purchase something?"
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They said, "This
will be probably $100,000
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or more," and to me, that
was- "What? Are you kidding
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me? That's such a-
our dollar was about 7,000
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to 1 at the time, and
I thought- I said, "Well,
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sometimes, when you're
in ministry for a number of
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years," and I had been
already- Julia, you kind of
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think you know-and I don't
know why we do this-"What's
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going to happen?" So I
said to them, "You know what,
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I'll go back to our
viewers. I know our viewers who
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supported the Carter campaign
and provided the money. I
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said, "They will come up
with this money that's needed,
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and I'm sure we can raise
100,000." Well, I had a man
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sitting beside me I had
never met-Manny Trevs-from
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California. He said he just
heard about it on television,
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flew to Russia on his
own, and said, "I just want to
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help be an usher." So
he was there-73 or 74 years
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old at the time-through Russia
-being an usher. So, he said
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to me, "Hey, I'd like
to interview you. I have a
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little tape recorder. Can
I interview you about 3ABN?"
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I said, "Well, I can't
now; I have people coming from
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the church; we're-" so...
He said, "Well, when you're
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through," so then the
church leaders came in. So I
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said, "Well, Manny, why don't
you come to sit down with us?"
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He said, "Me? Oh, I
don't know." I said, "No! You
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might as well sit
down." We sit down and as they
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begin to describe all the
stuff, I was told that those
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folk: "Well, we'll be able
to raise the money." I just
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looked over at Manny and he
went like this-he just went:
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And he said:
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And I looked at him and
I said, "What?" And then
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he goes, "Yeah, I think we
know where the money's going
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to come from." And I was
thinking I'd have to go back.
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He said, "Now I know
why the Lord sent me here,"
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and HE gave that first
$100,000. - From one person.
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- From one person right
there that I'd never met
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was- and the whole time I
was there a couple of weeks,
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I hadn't even met him
then; and here we met 15 minutes
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before we're meeting with
the church officials to decide,
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"What do we do with
this great problem?" of 2,532
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new members, and then he
wants to interview me and
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I tell him no, then I
say, "Well, sit down with us."
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And- "No, I-" I
said, "No! Go ahead. You
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know? Everything's open;
we're not hiding anything."
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You know? So, he did.
And right then- so the Lord
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sent him. He said, "Now I
know why I came to Russia."
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So that was the beginning
of it. We purchased the
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property. And then of
course, the building process-
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we put a- two or three
made; I'm not sure how much
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over the years-but
has it ever been worth it?
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Now we're reaching- tell
us a little bit about the
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outreach of Russian 3ABN
now. - You know, it is amazing;
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we started as a little
television station in Russia.
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Danny said, "Here is a
little Hi8 camera. Why don't you
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star-" it was just in
1992. "Why don't you start doing
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your own production in
any way you can? Then we will
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test out the local stations,
how they accept- it was in
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parallel-the reconstruction
of that building; or rather,
00:16:06.06\00:16:09.16
mostly construction-you
of most of it, and taping
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those programs with one
little Hi8 camera. We did
00:16:15.07\00:16:18.54
those little interviews with-
I don't know- with cooks, we
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did pastors' sermons, and
we even managed to do music
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from different angles
using just one camera. You know,
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the Lord gave the vision
of how to do that. Then, we
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taped all the materials.
You invited me here the first
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time-it was in 1992-to put
together those programs, edit
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them-it was a miracle in
itself because the programs
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were in Russian and I had
to work with the editor, Bobby
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Davis; I had to work with
the production crew and none of
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them knew any Russian.
Hope program is in Russian,
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but never once we stopped
for a second because of the
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language barrier. Everyone
on the studio was happening
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and what needed to be done,
so we put together the first
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13 programs and I brought
them back to Nizhny. Only
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one little station dared
to take Protestant programming
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because Russian Orthodox was
mainstream and Protestant was
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so new there in Russia.
So, they took it. They started
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receiving up to 1,000
letters a week because Danny was
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impressed to see the
situation in Russia in
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general. He was impressed
that we offered them a free
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Bible if they asked for one.
You know, the hunger of people
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was so big. I don't think
they just wanted to get the
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Bible and put it on the
shelf. They wanted to read it;
00:17:51.73\00:17:55.00
they really needed it.
So, you know, we just started
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getting about 1,000
letters a week-or over-and the
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station was so much impressed.
They said, "We are becoming
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more popular than any other
channel." So then, we just-
00:18:04.78\00:18:11.09
y'know, just following Danny's
vision- his vision has always
00:18:11.22\00:18:15.89
been big. We just thought,
"We should try to expand,"
00:18:16.02\00:18:20.23
and we started marketing
activities, trying to see how
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other stations will take
us, and more and more stations
00:18:24.00\00:18:27.30
were taking us-it was in
the '90s. Then, 3ABN had the
00:18:27.34\00:18:33.14
vision of giving us satellite,
money... So first, it was
00:18:33.17\00:18:40.22
Israeli satellite. Now, it
is Russian satellite, and you
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would think, "How does society
accept what 3ABN Russia is
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doing?" You know,
people, I'm sure no matter how-
00:18:53.06\00:18:59.80
Russia is more materialistic
now than it used to be in
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the '90s. It is much better
off now, but still, the hunger
00:19:02.64\00:19:08.58
for these eternal
truths is in everyone's heart.
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You know, being my
brother's sister, I have been to
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companies of very
high-ranking people and I
00:19:16.55\00:19:20.59
could see that they have
the same sufferings as anyone
00:19:20.62\00:19:25.76
else-only, you know, on a
bigger scale, because they
00:19:25.79\00:19:30.57
had more influence, so
some of them had more money
00:19:30.60\00:19:33.74
or something. But they
had the same problems-envy,
00:19:33.77\00:19:38.97
distrust, and all those
problems that anyone may
00:19:39.01\00:19:43.81
have in this life, because
the devil is- unfortunately,
00:19:43.85\00:19:48.78
we are sold to sin-it
was the choice of mankind-in
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Adam and Eve. So, what
I'm saying is, people know the
00:19:53.36\00:20:02.73
truth from the light. They
can tell-the cable companies,
00:20:02.76\00:20:07.34
too. So, today, before we
watch our video- it's a good
00:20:07.37\00:20:12.31
video with a very thorough
report on what has happened
00:20:12.37\00:20:17.91
in Russia during the
one-and-a-half years since
00:20:17.95\00:20:21.92
I haven't been here. It
basically concentrates on our
00:20:21.95\00:20:24.99
25 years. You know, in
Russia, 25-a quarter of a
00:20:25.02\00:20:29.39
century-it's a big thing.
We wanted to emphasize the
00:20:29.42\00:20:33.23
25 years, so you'll see
it in that video. But before
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we go to that, I want to
tell you that more and more
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cable companies are taking
our programming. It's not an
00:20:41.00\00:20:45.54
easy thing! You may think,
"Oh, they're looking for new
00:20:45.57\00:20:49.51
content." No! It's not
that easy. We have to work
00:20:49.54\00:20:53.88
and ask for God's wisdom.
We need it in every little
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step. Just to give you
a short, brief report, in
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January 2018, we were on
101 stations-cable companies.
00:21:10.13\00:21:16.60
- Isn't that amazing? - Yeah;
101. - In May 2018, we were
00:21:16.64\00:21:21.34
on 122 stations. - Wow,
praise the Lord. - God is
00:21:21.38\00:21:27.32
telling us, "Ask for big
things. I'm capable of doing
00:21:27.35\00:21:30.42
that. I'm limitless!" -
Yeah, that's beautiful. - That's
00:21:30.45\00:21:35.56
right. - Well, when we go back-
and we're kind of reminiscing
00:21:35.59\00:21:38.33
some things today, but-for
those watching, and maybe
00:21:38.36\00:21:40.86
especially the young people,
God has a plan for you-has
00:21:40.90\00:21:44.40
a plan for your life, and
He says in Jeremiah that it's
00:21:44.43\00:21:48.10
planned that we would prosper;
that we do well. I was talking
00:21:48.14\00:21:53.58
in worship this morning about
Julia. Never could she have
00:21:53.61\00:21:58.01
dreamed- she's old enough
to have grown up in communism,
00:21:58.08\00:22:01.68
so she has seen the effects
of communism. Would you have
00:22:01.75\00:22:07.12
ever thought that, there
in the country, growing up the
00:22:07.16\00:22:11.29
way you grew up, to think-
I mean, even into your late
00:22:11.33\00:22:15.06
30s- to think that someday,
you would be able to preach
00:22:15.10\00:22:18.90
the gospel openly to millions
of people in the Russian
00:22:18.93\00:22:21.54
language. - Oh, you
know, Danny, you would know.
00:22:21.57\00:22:24.04
I just don't believe
that it's me. It's something
00:22:24.07\00:22:27.31
amazing that the Lord is
doing through us. Most of
00:22:27.34\00:22:34.08
the time, we are willing
because we have given our
00:22:34.12\00:22:37.49
hearts to the Lord; we have
given everything to the Lord.
00:22:37.52\00:22:41.69
But sometimes, because of
human witness, we are even
00:22:41.72\00:22:44.93
unwilling. We show weaknesses,
and it happens, unfortunately-
00:22:44.96\00:22:51.23
but it's not us. It's
not us at all, except for our
00:22:51.27\00:22:57.71
willingness. What IS important
to God is our willingness
00:22:57.74\00:23:01.78
to go with Him to serve
Him. He- it is important
00:23:01.81\00:23:07.45
for God that we want to
be with Him. Then, when we
00:23:07.48\00:23:11.25
do, He just- I'm convinced
that every single person whom
00:23:11.32\00:23:16.66
He has given life on this
planet earth can be and could
00:23:16.69\00:23:21.60
be saved. This is the
only reason we are given the
00:23:21.63\00:23:26.57
privilege of living through
all these hardships that we
00:23:26.60\00:23:29.47
live through, because He
wants us-everyone-to make
00:23:29.50\00:23:35.28
a choice in His favor.
He does EVERYTHING. He's
00:23:35.31\00:23:39.55
omnipotent. He does
everything for everyone
00:23:39.58\00:23:42.08
to be able to do that to
accept Him. - Amen. When I first
00:23:42.18\00:23:46.15
met Julia, we were
talking about her mother and the
00:23:46.19\00:23:50.13
strength, and I- literally,
it's an amazing thing; I
00:23:50.16\00:23:54.60
knew immediately I could
trust her. And at that time,
00:23:54.63\00:23:58.03
you didn't know who
you could trust and who you
00:23:58.07\00:24:00.17
didn't. When you were
dealing in business or
00:24:00.20\00:24:02.94
whatever-maybe $1,000
in business to an American
00:24:03.00\00:24:07.51
wouldn't be that much, but
to a Russian, that could be
00:24:07.54\00:24:09.98
two or three-years'
salary. - Right, right. - So, we
00:24:10.05\00:24:13.45
had to deal with
people- and people handle money-
00:24:13.48\00:24:16.25
where do you find people
you can trust? I mean, I even
00:24:16.28\00:24:20.66
had heard of stories
where some pastors there that
00:24:20.69\00:24:24.16
had gotten money to
transfer from say, Moscow to
00:24:24.19\00:24:26.66
somewhere else and you
never saw them again because
00:24:26.70\00:24:29.66
the temptation was so big.
After communism fell, people
00:24:29.70\00:24:33.50
didn't know what they
were going to do and everything
00:24:33.54\00:24:35.44
was chaos; and then I
met Julia-she was a professor
00:24:35.47\00:24:40.04
of English there at the
school in Nizhny Novgorod-
00:24:40.08\00:24:43.95
and I asked if she would
be the translator. I guess
00:24:43.98\00:24:47.75
that someone else was
supposed to- when I met with the
00:24:47.78\00:24:50.12
conference, someone else
was supposed to actually be a
00:24:50.15\00:24:53.39
translator, and they asked Julia
to come. So that meeting, I knew
00:24:53.46\00:24:59.66
as she was translating, it was
like the Lord said, "That's the
00:24:59.69\00:25:03.23
woman. You can trust her." So
literally, 3ABN was built around
00:25:03.26\00:25:08.60
Julia. Had I not met Julia
Outkina-I say this before God-
00:25:08.64\00:25:12.47
had I not met Julia or someone
just like her, there would
00:25:12.51\00:25:17.21
probably be no 3ABN Russia
there today, because it was a
00:25:17.25\00:25:21.42
huge undertaking to go to
a foreign country. Sometimes
00:25:21.45\00:25:25.09
we have 100 Russian
workers. John Canter married my
00:25:25.12\00:25:30.36
cousin Janice, agreed to
go over- I asked him if he'd
00:25:30.39\00:25:33.06
go for 3 months and it
was years, literally. Turned
00:25:33.09\00:25:35.90
out to be a great- what an
incredible work that he and
00:25:35.96\00:25:39.30
Janice and Pat and Jane
and some of the other family
00:25:39.33\00:25:41.70
members went over to
work. But I would've never gone
00:25:41.77\00:25:45.61
forward because I just
didn't know who I could
00:25:45.67\00:25:50.18
trust and who- it's
like the Lord said, "You can
00:25:50.28\00:25:53.01
trust her." So, that's why
we hired her as a translator
00:25:53.05\00:25:57.09
first, so even in the
cold, cold weather, and John-
00:25:57.12\00:26:00.52
I don't know anybody tougher
than John Canter in my whole
00:26:00.56\00:26:03.96
life-he didn't care what
the weather was. He was out
00:26:03.99\00:26:06.80
working. So- I mean, it
was TERRIBLE-the weather, and
00:26:06.83\00:26:10.40
Julia would be dressed up,
walking beside him every day,
00:26:10.43\00:26:13.90
translating, and
whatever he did, she did. If he
00:26:13.94\00:26:17.31
climbed a ladder, she
climbed a ladder. I mean, I
00:26:17.34\00:26:20.68
watched her and I said,
"D'you know, that's amazing."
00:26:20.78\00:26:22.84
She was a professor and
got to teach inside and now,
00:26:22.91\00:26:26.15
she takes a job as a
translator for us, and so I
00:26:26.21\00:26:29.98
offered her more money
than she was making because I
00:26:30.02\00:26:33.66
thought she was paid way
too little, and she wouldn't
00:26:33.72\00:26:36.02
accept it. She said, "I
won't take more money to
00:26:36.06\00:26:38.86
work for the Lord." You
know? So I wouldn't. I told our
00:26:38.89\00:26:43.47
group this morning- we
used to make sure when she came
00:26:43.50\00:26:46.63
here, we'd buy her new
clothes and things 'cause
00:26:46.67\00:26:48.87
she doesn't want to take
anything. I was surprised
00:26:48.90\00:26:51.87
when she readily said,
"Okay, I'll-" so we said, "Well,
00:26:51.91\00:26:55.08
there's something we can
do to help her. She won't
00:26:55.11\00:26:56.88
take much money." Then
we'd go over to Russia later and
00:26:56.91\00:26:59.68
her female workers were
wearing the clothes. That
00:26:59.71\00:27:05.92
really got to me. I
said, "Look at the sacrifices."
00:27:05.95\00:27:09.32
So things we gave her,
she wasn't really keeping.
00:27:09.36\00:27:11.89
I've never been upset with
her-and I probably shouldn't
00:27:12.03\00:27:14.76
say this on international
television-except not
00:27:14.83\00:27:18.43
too long ago when I found
out- 'cause I thought we'd been
00:27:18.53\00:27:21.90
giving her raises for the la- a
raise for the last 10 years and
00:27:21.94\00:27:25.04
I found out she wasn't
keeping the raise but she
00:27:25.11\00:27:27.74
was giving it to workers.
- Wow. - That's the only
00:27:27.78\00:27:31.61
time; but then I said,
"You know what-she's doing what
00:27:31.68\00:27:33.82
God impressed her to do."
So, it's okay; it's alright
00:27:33.85\00:27:37.22
you did it. But that's-
I'm just telling you that- not
00:27:37.25\00:27:40.42
to uplift Julia, but
the Jesus in her that she's
00:27:40.46\00:27:43.12
not here- she didn't
make this huge transition for
00:27:43.16\00:27:46.63
money; she made it
because she found Jesus at the
00:27:46.66\00:27:52.47
Carter meetings and she found
truths that the Seventh-Day
00:27:52.50\00:27:56.17
Adventist Church teaches,
the three angels' messages.
00:27:56.20\00:27:59.81
She says- y'know, by her
actions, "This is what I was
00:27:59.91\00:28:03.91
created to do." So, many
sacrifices. The devil has hit
00:28:03.95\00:28:07.72
you every way possible. After
losing your brother, then you
00:28:07.75\00:28:11.99
lost your husband in
a drowning. And how long
00:28:12.05\00:28:15.59
afterwards? - In 5 months.
- 5 months. Then she lost
00:28:15.72\00:28:19.49
her brother, her only brother,
and her husband-and both in
00:28:19.53\00:28:23.80
ways they should've
never, never died. And yet, she
00:28:23.83\00:28:28.00
continues to go forward.
She continues to give God the
00:28:28.04\00:28:30.84
credit. - Praise the
Lord. I praise the Lord for Him,
00:28:30.87\00:28:35.38
because if you cannot live
through things like that in
00:28:35.41\00:28:39.51
your life unless you have the
Lord. It isn't possible. Now,
00:28:39.55\00:28:45.05
unfortunately, this world
is sold to the devil and the
00:28:45.09\00:28:49.26
devil is the prince of this
world. This is what the Bible
00:28:49.29\00:28:52.26
tells us. He's a hater. He
hates us. He does the worst
00:28:52.29\00:28:56.23
things to us. When there
is the question, "Where's the
00:28:56.26\00:29:01.84
Lord during all this?"
the answer is, when you are
00:29:01.97\00:29:06.64
with the Lord, the devil
as Danny likes to say we have
00:29:06.68\00:29:10.11
read the end of the
book. He's a defeated foe. He
00:29:10.15\00:29:13.21
cannot hurt us. He cannot
do harm to us. I know- you
00:29:13.25\00:29:17.45
know, my brother never
professed to be a believer.
00:29:17.49\00:29:21.82
My husband never professed
to be a believer, but my
00:29:21.86\00:29:24.29
conviction is that there have
been moments in their lives,
00:29:24.33\00:29:28.26
and I was a witness, when
they acknowledged God. They
00:29:28.30\00:29:33.07
were not anti-God. I have
all my confidence in God that He
00:29:33.13\00:29:39.87
would do the best for them.
If it is best for them- and
00:29:39.91\00:29:43.81
of course, we all want for
all our dear, near ones to be
00:29:43.85\00:29:46.45
saved. But it probably
wouldn't be the best for
00:29:46.48\00:29:49.18
some of them, so I'll
never question Him whatever His
00:29:49.25\00:29:52.69
decision is. But I know that
the best that can be done for
00:29:52.72\00:29:56.42
anyone is done by the Lord
for everyone. I don't question
00:29:56.49\00:30:01.30
why He loves this or
that. I just know He had to go
00:30:01.33\00:30:07.90
through the hardest way to
provide salvation for mankind.
00:30:07.94\00:30:15.31
We can't just go through
a bed of roses after that
00:30:15.34\00:30:20.02
because it's still that
terrible, old sinful world.
00:30:20.05\00:30:24.92
We have to learn a lot while
we live in it. So, I praise
00:30:24.95\00:30:29.66
the Lord. - You know, I
think a lot of people think that
00:30:29.72\00:30:33.76
once you're a Christian,
everything's going to be
00:30:33.80\00:30:37.80
just a bed of roses, or
since you're in media, you
00:30:37.87\00:30:42.07
know, everything's just
going to be easy, and it's not!
00:30:42.10\00:30:45.97
We have the same trials
and tribulations that everybody
00:30:46.04\00:30:49.84
else has. The difference
is that we don't walk through
00:30:49.88\00:30:52.88
them alone-that God has
promised that He will be
00:30:52.91\00:30:55.75
with us through everything.
Through the waters, through
00:30:55.78\00:30:59.55
the rivers, and through
the fires, He will be with us.
00:30:59.59\00:31:02.69
So, what we're hearing you
say is that, yes, you've had
00:31:02.72\00:31:06.59
some trials and you've
had some hard times, but God
00:31:06.63\00:31:09.80
has held you up and brought
you through, and that strength
00:31:09.83\00:31:13.07
that Danny was talking
about before that your mom has,
00:31:13.13\00:31:16.14
you have, God has given
you strength to make it through
00:31:16.20\00:31:21.51
and to lead out with 3ABN
Russia. What would you say
00:31:21.54\00:31:25.81
have been some of the greatest
challenges that you faced
00:31:25.85\00:31:29.78
with heading up 3ABN Russia?
- Well, my personal biggest
00:31:29.82\00:31:35.36
challenge is that I'm not an
administrator. I mean, I have
00:31:35.39\00:31:39.46
that kind of personality; I'm
melancholic; I'm very slow in
00:31:39.49\00:31:43.40
my reactions, I'm a peacemaker-
I just want peace-and at
00:31:43.43\00:31:48.60
the same time, I'm very
detailed. I'm very particular
00:31:48.70\00:31:53.68
about everything. I'm
obstinate! You were talking
00:31:53.71\00:31:59.41
about my mom's character.
I'm obstinate when it comes to
00:31:59.48\00:32:02.85
a certain shadow, the way
they have lit this set, or
00:32:02.88\00:32:07.39
when it comes to certain
graphics that they have done,
00:32:07.42\00:32:11.59
to some super or
anything, so this is a big
00:32:11.63\00:32:14.70
conflict that I'm sure
that I know how it should be
00:32:14.73\00:32:19.30
done right, and at the
same time I'm a peacemaker and
00:32:19.33\00:32:22.50
I don't want anyone to get
upset, so this is hard for me.
00:32:22.54\00:32:26.71
You know, still, the
Lord brings us through it all.
00:32:26.74\00:32:30.85
He just teaches us that we
should- it's not just the words,
00:32:30.88\00:32:34.25
"Pray unceasingly." When I try
to do it on my own-fight with
00:32:34.32\00:32:37.69
those shadows-once I always
face these or something else
00:32:37.79\00:32:41.39
that- yeah, it's hard. But then
I just say, "Oh, why didn't you
00:32:41.49\00:32:46.36
remember to pray? Don't you
think that you should pray?"
00:32:46.39\00:32:49.13
And then I pray, and it
somehow settles and they're
00:32:49.16\00:32:52.97
happy and I'm happy, so yeah.
I would say this is the biggest
00:32:53.00\00:32:57.34
challenge. Otherwise, it's
all a blessing-a blessing from
00:32:57.37\00:33:01.51
every, every, every direction.
Just makes me happy to be
00:33:01.54\00:33:07.35
witnessing what is going
on through the ministry. The
00:33:07.38\00:33:12.02
new stations, the new people,
the letters that we read in
00:33:12.05\00:33:15.62
the morning at our morning
worship every day. You know,
00:33:15.69\00:33:18.93
it's all worth it when you
read those letters. It is a
00:33:18.99\00:33:23.93
miracle that the Lord
does through us in spite of us-
00:33:23.97\00:33:28.27
in spite of our incapabilities,
of our weaknesses, but due
00:33:28.30\00:33:32.07
to our willingness. I'm
convinced that He cannot
00:33:32.11\00:33:35.21
do it through just
anyone. He can do it through the
00:33:35.24\00:33:38.11
willing people who have
given their heart to Him.
00:33:38.15\00:33:41.52
- Absolutely. Julia and I
will both give all the credit to
00:33:41.58\00:33:45.22
God but, "My vision," she
says- "I have big vision, but I
00:33:45.25\00:33:49.16
could've never envisioned where
3ABN Russia is today," and 3ABN
00:33:49.19\00:33:57.63
here, you know, parent. I
just had to take it one day at a
00:33:57.73\00:34:02.07
time; in other words, you just
start what the Lord said and
00:34:02.17\00:34:05.27
you just go forward and watch
Him do it. But the same type
00:34:05.34\00:34:08.98
of miracles for 3ABN
when we started here 33 years
00:34:09.11\00:34:12.91
ago, we've seen in Russia.
I mean, timing, everything-
00:34:13.01\00:34:16.99
finances, just when you need
it. And I mean, God provides
00:34:17.05\00:34:20.62
every need when we do
what He's called us to do and
00:34:20.66\00:34:25.03
that's to take this great
gospel of the kingdom into
00:34:25.09\00:34:27.76
all the world. Now, we have
a video that's going to explain
00:34:27.80\00:34:30.67
quite a bit to us. It cost
a lot of money on satellite-
00:34:30.70\00:34:34.77
about how much is it a
month now? - $9,000 a month.
00:34:34.87\00:34:37.21
- And that's much less
than it used to be. - Oh, yes.
00:34:37.31\00:34:40.11
- But for $9,000 a month,
that can reach potentially
00:34:40.21\00:34:42.78
all of these stations
that we're talking about 'cause
00:34:42.88\00:34:45.58
they need to get your- from
the cable companies and reach
00:34:45.71\00:34:48.05
how many people do you think?
- You will see a map of these
00:34:48.15\00:34:51.32
two satellites that we
have now. They cover the whole
00:34:51.42\00:34:54.79
of Russia and they cover
the nearby countries. Russia, I
00:34:54.89\00:35:01.26
believe, is about 120 million
people-something like that-
00:35:01.36\00:35:06.63
plus the surrounding countries..
I would say 150 million people.
00:35:06.74\00:35:13.71
All of them are
Russian-speaking these-
00:35:13.81\00:35:16.31
- That's amazing. - So all
their- the main Russian-speaking
00:35:16.41\00:35:20.95
part of the world- all of
them can watch 3ABN Russia.
00:35:21.05\00:35:25.15
- Amen. Well, we have
that video. What do you say we
00:35:25.29\00:35:27.39
go to it now? -
Yes! Let's go to it.
00:35:27.49\00:35:30.39
Throughout almost 34
years of the ministry of 3ABN,
00:36:23.01\00:36:26.78
the Lord has been performing
numerous miracles. The one
00:36:26.88\00:36:29.98
that is so important for about
300 million Russian-speaking
00:36:30.09\00:36:33.49
people living around the
globe, it's the miracle of
00:36:33.59\00:36:36.52
the ministry of 3ABN Russia.
Today, we're happy to update
00:36:36.62\00:36:40.20
you on what has happened
since we reported to you
00:36:40.26\00:36:43.20
at 3ABN camp meeting last
time. Only in eternity will we
00:36:43.26\00:36:47.87
know how many precious
souls have found their salvation
00:36:47.97\00:36:51.17
during the 25 years of
the ministry of 3ABN Russia.
00:36:51.27\00:36:55.04
25 years-a quarter of
a century-proclaiming the
00:36:55.11\00:36:59.15
three angels' messages
in Russia. What a mighty
00:36:59.25\00:37:01.68
movement of God's power.
To celebrate our anniversary,
00:37:01.78\00:37:05.52
we had the founder of 3ABN
in 3ABN Russia, Danny Shelton,
00:37:05.62\00:37:09.46
come to Nizhny last
October with a group of our dear
00:37:09.56\00:37:12.69
friends, colleagues,
and family in Christ. Yvonne
00:37:12.79\00:37:15.63
Lewis-Shelton, Greg and
Jill Morikone, Reggie and Ladye
00:37:15.73\00:37:19.07
Love Smith, Tim Parton,
Brad Walker, Rodney Laney, Jean
00:37:19.20\00:37:23.47
and Pat McClintock. The
celebration began on Friday,
00:37:23.54\00:37:27.11
October 6 with a wonderful
concert of American and
00:37:27.21\00:37:30.41
Russian singers. On Sabbath,
October 7, we had a joint
00:37:30.55\00:37:33.92
worship service of all
Nizhny Novgorod churches. Church
00:37:34.02\00:37:37.65
members were so happy to
greet 3ABN leadership and
00:37:37.75\00:37:41.09
our dear guest, Pastor
John Carter, who came for our
00:37:41.16\00:37:44.86
25th anniversary to preach
in Russia again. When during
00:37:44.96\00:37:48.80
Sabbath school class we
asked those people who had been
00:37:48.90\00:37:52.27
baptized during Pastor
Carter's evangelistic programs
00:37:52.37\00:37:54.94
to stand up, practically
the whole audience rose to their
00:37:55.00\00:37:58.67
feet. No wonder that a quarter
of a century before in 1992,
00:37:58.77\00:38:03.51
Nizhny Novgorod newspapers
had called Pastor Carter
00:38:03.61\00:38:07.18
"John the Baptist" and the
Volga River the Jordan River.
00:38:07.28\00:38:10.95
Indeed, such a massive baptism
had never taken place since
00:38:10.99\00:38:15.02
the baptism of Russia
into Christianity in the 10th
00:38:15.09\00:38:18.23
century. When Pastor Carter
held that huge evangelistic
00:38:18.36\00:38:22.00
campaign in our city and
3ABN was a part of this program,
00:38:22.10\00:38:26.03
more than 2,500 people
were baptized. That was when God
00:38:26.13\00:38:31.14
inspired Danny Shelton
to purchase an unfinished
00:38:31.24\00:38:34.51
construction and rebuild it
into the outstanding facility
00:38:34.58\00:38:38.71
of 3ABN Russia's evangelism
center and to start 3ABN
00:38:38.81\00:38:42.88
Russia's TV and other media
production. During our 25th
00:38:42.95\00:38:47.22
anniversary celebration,
we were very pleased to hear
00:38:47.32\00:38:50.49
the words of gratitude,
appreciation, and support
00:38:50.56\00:38:53.13
from the leaders of
the Russian church. The
00:38:53.19\00:38:55.86
representative of
Euro-Asia Division, Ivan
00:38:55.96\00:38:59.03
Ostrovsky, handed
Danny Shelton a commemorative
00:38:59.13\00:39:02.04
plaque from the president
of Euro-Asia Division, Mikhail
00:39:02.14\00:39:05.27
Kaminskiy, for the dedication
and invaluable contribution
00:39:05.37\00:39:08.81
to the buildup of
Christian television and radio
00:39:08.91\00:39:11.85
broadcasting in Russia.
And later, we were so happy to
00:39:11.95\00:39:15.68
hear the words of gratitude
for our 25 years of ministry
00:39:15.75\00:39:19.69
from the president of
the General Conference, Elder
00:39:19.75\00:39:22.56
Ted Wilson. - First of
all, let me express deep
00:39:22.62\00:39:26.26
appreciation for what 3ABN
in Russia has been doing. It
00:39:26.36\00:39:29.86
started just about the
time when I first came to Russia
00:39:29.96\00:39:33.67
to work here, and we praise
God for the preaching of the
00:39:33.74\00:39:36.94
Word through 3ABN. I want
to encourage you to continue
00:39:37.04\00:39:40.81
to proclaim your very name,
the three angels of Revelation
00:39:40.88\00:39:45.48
14, turning people back to
the true worship of God with
00:39:45.58\00:39:48.98
the righteousness of
Jesus Christ at the very core of
00:39:49.08\00:39:52.19
those three angels.
Thank you for what you've done.
00:39:52.25\00:39:54.56
All the major events of our
25th anniversary celebration
00:40:00.40\00:40:03.67
were on the air of 3ABN
as well as a new evangelistic
00:40:03.73\00:40:08.14
campaign that Pastor
Carter held at 3ABN Russia's
00:40:08.24\00:40:11.64
evangelism center after
our celebration from October 14
00:40:11.71\00:40:16.18
till October 28. Our
main concern in prayers were
00:40:16.24\00:40:20.68
about Pastor John and his
team getting special visits
00:40:20.78\00:40:24.25
from missionary activities.
The answer from the Lord
00:40:24.39\00:40:27.26
and His blessing was that
Pastor Carter and his whole
00:40:27.36\00:40:31.03
team got missionary visa's,
and the evangelistic series in
00:40:31.13\00:40:35.26
Nizhny Novgorod took
place. Daily, hundreds of people
00:40:35.36\00:40:39.87
attended these meetings. At
the end of the program, those
00:40:39.97\00:40:43.27
who responded to Pastor
Carter's call to give their
00:40:43.37\00:40:46.68
hearts to Jesus Christ were
baptized-but these evangelistic
00:40:46.74\00:40:51.18
meetings didn't end after
those two weeks. Even now,
00:40:51.25\00:40:54.92
they continue in the homes
of the Russian people. You'll
00:40:54.98\00:40:58.15
ask, "How?" Pastor Carter
asked 3ABN Russia to produce
00:40:58.22\00:41:02.39
2000 DVD sets with all
the meetings and beautiful
00:41:02.49\00:41:06.06
musical performances. At
his request, we have delivered
00:41:06.16\00:41:09.56
1,500 sets to the West
Russian Union for their further
00:41:09.63\00:41:13.64
distribution to local
conferences and churches.
00:41:13.74\00:41:16.60
All the 25 years, 3ABN Russia
has been working very closely
00:41:16.64\00:41:21.41
with our beloved church.
Our purpose is to inspire and
00:41:21.51\00:41:25.71
activate church members for
their involvement and support
00:41:25.81\00:41:28.85
of God's cause through media
evangelism. Here is how West
00:41:28.92\00:41:33.22
Russian Union president,
Ivan Velgosha, thanks 3ABN
00:41:33.32\00:41:37.06
and Pastor John Carter for
their evangelistic outreach.
00:41:37.13\00:41:41.00
Dear friends: warmest
greetings from your Russian
00:41:43.06\00:41:46.67
brothers and sisters in
Christ. I'm very excited for
00:41:46.74\00:41:51.51
the opportunity to
express our gratitude for your
00:41:51.61\00:41:55.54
prayers and a tremendous
help in sharing the gospel
00:41:55.64\00:41:59.38
and reaching your hearts.
Today, we got the new DVDs
00:41:59.45\00:42:06.39
with John Carter's
series. We believe and hope that
00:42:06.49\00:42:11.73
spreading these DVDs will
help thousands of people to
00:42:11.83\00:42:16.20
meet Jesus Christ and
see the beauty of scripture.
00:42:16.26\00:42:20.84
I have an old cassette in
my hand which actually has
00:42:22.17\00:42:26.11
Pastor Carter's old program.
It was recorded many years
00:42:26.21\00:42:31.31
ago here in Russia. I was
a young pastor at the time
00:42:31.41\00:42:35.75
and I know that lots
of people listen to these
00:42:35.85\00:42:39.75
cassettes and came to
Christ. I would like to read the
00:42:39.89\00:42:44.43
verse from the Bible that
inspires us to evangelistic
00:42:44.53\00:42:47.66
ministry. "And this
gospel of the kingdom shall be
00:42:47.76\00:42:51.70
preached in all the
world for a witness and to all
00:42:51.80\00:42:55.07
nations, and then shall
the end come." May the Lord
00:42:55.17\00:42:59.57
bless abundantly the
work you do, your families and
00:42:59.64\00:43:03.78
churches, and your
ministry in serving the Lord and
00:43:03.88\00:43:08.58
reaching your
hearts for His kingdom.
00:43:08.65\00:43:12.15
Praise the Lord for the
amazing opportunities of
00:43:17.09\00:43:19.29
public and personal evangelism,
numerously multiplied by
00:43:19.36\00:43:22.93
more than technologies.
We're convinced that this
00:43:22.96\00:43:25.97
is the purpose for which
the Lord has raised up 3ABN and
00:43:26.10\00:43:30.21
3ABN Russia. Through
these technologies, the coverage
00:43:30.34\00:43:34.44
of our programs increases
tremendously. We uplink our
00:43:34.54\00:43:38.28
signal from 3ABN Russia
Evangelism Center to two
00:43:38.41\00:43:41.68
Russian satellites and
they cover the whole territory
00:43:41.75\00:43:45.09
of Russia and the nearby
countries. What an amazing
00:43:45.19\00:43:48.42
miracle of God!
Satellite broadcasting of 3ABN
00:43:48.52\00:43:52.16
Russia began at the end
of 2013. From January 2014
00:43:52.26\00:43:57.63
to January 2016, putting
a lot of prayer and effort
00:43:57.73\00:44:01.90
into it, we concluded
contracts with 42 cable
00:44:02.00\00:44:05.34
operators which aired
us around the globe in 141
00:44:05.44\00:44:08.74
Russian cities. We continue
to pray and earnestly look
00:44:08.84\00:44:13.28
for new opportunities.
This was when we invited you to
00:44:13.35\00:44:16.95
join us in prayer that
by the end of 2017, our
00:44:17.02\00:44:21.16
partnership would be no
less than 100 cable companies.
00:44:21.26\00:44:25.26
This was about prayer
and the Lord answered it. By
00:44:25.33\00:44:29.56
the end of 2017, He
gave us 101 cable operators,
00:44:29.60\00:44:35.04
rebroadcasting all
around the globe, signal to 371
00:44:35.14\00:44:40.18
Russian cities. Glory be
to our Almighty God for these
00:44:40.28\00:44:44.51
amazing results. Thank
YOU, our dear viewers, for
00:44:44.58\00:44:48.88
uplifting 3ABN Russia in
your prayers. Thank you for
00:44:48.98\00:44:52.69
being God's prayer warriors.
Now, we invite you to join
00:44:52.75\00:44:57.96
us in prayer for even
further spreading of the three
00:44:58.06\00:45:00.73
angels' messages in
Russia. Lord, please, make it
00:45:00.80\00:45:04.43
possible according to
Your will, that by the end of
00:45:04.50\00:45:07.97
this year, we have no
less than 150 cable partners.
00:45:08.04\00:45:13.14
For our satellite channel,
we need to pay about $9,000
00:45:13.24\00:45:17.98
a month and we're so
thankful for your sacrifice and
00:45:18.05\00:45:21.78
dedication due to which
the Word of God in its full
00:45:21.85\00:45:25.75
truth is proclaimed over
the former Soviet Union around
00:45:25.85\00:45:29.66
the globe. We have free
coverage through 5 other
00:45:29.76\00:45:33.66
satellite TV channels
that air some of our programs
00:45:33.80\00:45:37.03
for several hours a week
and also through 54 regional
00:45:37.13\00:45:41.87
TV companies that broadcast
certain programs from 10
00:45:41.97\00:45:45.81
minutes to 2 hours a
week. 30 regional radio stations
00:45:45.97\00:45:49.94
and 2 satellite radio channels
broadcast our radio programs.
00:45:50.05\00:45:53.92
Also, we have 24/7 internet,
video, and radio streaming.
00:45:54.02\00:45:58.72
An amazing testimony of
God's power has been how He uses
00:46:03.53\00:46:07.30
different people from secular,
high-ranking officials to the
00:46:07.36\00:46:10.67
representatives of different
religions to promote His cause
00:46:10.73\00:46:14.17
accomplished through 3ABN
Russia. At the celebration
00:46:14.27\00:46:17.64
of 500 years of Protestant
Reformation, at Russia's
00:46:17.67\00:46:21.41
Religious Freedom Association
meeting, at the national
00:46:21.51\00:46:25.08
prayer breakfast, all of
which were held in Moscow under
00:46:25.18\00:46:28.68
the auspices of the Russian
government. The Lord provided
00:46:28.75\00:46:32.02
for our participation as
mass media that allowed us
00:46:32.09\00:46:36.29
to tape interviews
and to record the words of
00:46:36.36\00:46:39.06
encouragement concerning
Protestantism in general
00:46:39.09\00:46:42.06
and 3ABN Russia in particular.
Based on them, we've created
00:46:42.13\00:46:46.17
promo videos for cable
operators and this undoubtedly
00:46:46.23\00:46:50.01
increases the number of our
partners. Using the interviews
00:46:50.07\00:46:53.61
with these well-known people,
including a deputy head of
00:46:53.68\00:46:57.01
the administration of
the president of Russian
00:46:57.08\00:46:59.28
federation, where they talk
about religious freedom, God,
00:46:59.38\00:47:02.82
and prayer, we make
short to air the videos between
00:47:02.88\00:47:07.16
our programs. The Lord
has given us this amazing
00:47:07.19\00:47:10.23
opportunity which will
undoubtedly attract new
00:47:10.33\00:47:13.56
people to watch our channel.
Now you can see the amount of
00:47:13.66\00:47:17.10
TV and radio programs
produced by 3ABN Russia
00:47:17.17\00:47:20.14
since we reported to you
a year and a half ago. In
00:47:20.24\00:47:23.74
addition, the following
new series are being developed:
00:47:23.81\00:47:26.41
Blessings for
Every Day, Fancy That,
00:47:26.51\00:47:29.24
Contemporary Russian Poetry;
a big inspirational series,
00:47:29.34\00:47:33.11
The Bible;
television evangelistic series,
00:47:33.18\00:47:35.85
Learning the
Truth; a new youth series,
00:47:35.95\00:47:38.25
Speaking Point-Blank.
We praise the Lord for all
00:47:38.35\00:47:41.96
the talent and ideas.
They are all His and for Him.
00:47:42.06\00:47:45.99
We receive lots of letters
from our viewers and send
00:47:46.13\00:47:49.76
thousands of copies of
spiritual literature and Bible
00:47:49.83\00:47:52.73
studies. On the screen,
you can see the statistics of
00:47:52.83\00:47:55.97
our call center.
00:47:56.04\00:47:57.51
We never stop thanking the
Lord for what happened almost
00:48:02.61\00:48:06.45
26 years ago when Danny
Shelton, for the sick or the
00:48:06.51\00:48:11.09
eternal salvation of the
Russian people, responded to
00:48:11.15\00:48:14.19
God's calling to build
3ABN Russia's evangelism center
00:48:14.26\00:48:17.99
that, with your help, our
dear viewers and supporters,
00:48:18.03\00:48:22.03
has turned into the beautiful
facility that carries the
00:48:22.10\00:48:25.83
light to the world. We're
so thankful that the new 3ABN
00:48:25.90\00:48:29.87
general vice president
and general manager, our dear
00:48:30.01\00:48:33.27
friends Greg and Jill
Morikone, shared the same
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vision. They have been awed at
the scale of our center. We're
00:48:37.08\00:48:41.48
apart from 3ABN Russia's
studios, we have the largest
00:48:41.58\00:48:45.35
Adventist church in
Nizhny Novgorod. The offices of
00:48:45.45\00:48:48.26
Volga Conference,
a Christian school,
00:48:48.32\00:48:50.59
an ABC store, healthy
food store, and many other
00:48:50.66\00:48:54.20
entities that hold
numerous outreach events serving
00:48:54.30\00:48:57.73
for the benefit of the
community of Nizhny Novgorod
00:48:57.83\00:49:00.84
church members, bringing
them to the knowledge of who God
00:49:00.90\00:49:04.27
really is. During the
period under report, we have
00:49:04.34\00:49:08.38
renovated the facade of the
building, replaced the windows,
00:49:08.44\00:49:11.61
repaired the roof and
several rooms, fixed part of the
00:49:11.68\00:49:15.62
heating system. We
praise the Lord for all these
00:49:15.68\00:49:19.22
so-much needed repairs
and will continue as the means
00:49:19.29\00:49:23.19
allow. Thank you, our
dear viewers, for your vision
00:49:23.29\00:49:27.33
and heartfelt support
of God's work accomplished
00:49:27.40\00:49:30.80
by 3ABN around the world,
including Russia. Only due
00:49:30.90\00:49:35.04
to you, our ministry exists,
develops, and brings more and
00:49:35.14\00:49:39.27
more Russian people to
the salvation in Jesus Christ.
00:49:39.37\00:49:42.44
May the Lord abundantly bless
you and prosper you in health,
00:49:42.54\00:49:47.18
wisdom, and hold your
circumstances according to
00:49:47.28\00:49:50.75
His riches. Unto Him be
the glory in the church and in
00:49:50.85\00:49:55.79
Christ Jesus, unto all
generations forever and ever.
00:49:55.89\00:50:00.00
Amen.
00:50:00.06\00:50:01.40
Amen. Wow. What a great,
great video. Really helps you
00:50:06.47\00:50:10.67
get a picture of what's going
on in the outreach of 3ABN.
00:50:10.77\00:50:14.78
What we want to ask you
to do, though, is we want you
00:50:14.91\00:50:17.91
to pray about something.
The satellite is about $9,000 a
00:50:17.98\00:50:21.78
month-that's in order to feed
all of these TV stations and
00:50:21.88\00:50:25.02
radio stations that are
picking up throughout the
00:50:25.09\00:50:28.22
two satellites-throughout
all the X.O.- Russia and the
00:50:28.32\00:50:32.59
surrounding countries around,
and so that's a lot of money.
00:50:32.66\00:50:36.63
For some time, we had a
sponsor but I'm not sure
00:50:38.17\00:50:41.70
what's going to happen this
coming year; we have so many
00:50:41.74\00:50:44.11
expenses. We're going to
ask you, if the Holy Spirit's
00:50:44.21\00:50:46.91
impressing, if you like to
be one of those sponsors. Would
00:50:46.98\00:50:50.15
make any difference if
it's $100 or $1,000. If you
00:50:50.21\00:50:54.02
want to do it a month,
$50 or you want to do $1,000-
00:50:54.08\00:50:56.48
whatever the Lord impresses
you. But as you pray and you
00:50:56.52\00:51:00.89
ask God what He would
have you to do- so that Russia
00:51:00.96\00:51:03.79
can continue-the
gospel can continue to go out.
00:51:03.86\00:51:07.76
Streams of light all over the
country. 150 million potential
00:51:07.86\00:51:11.83
people just in Russia alone,
not including all the areas out-
00:51:11.93\00:51:17.01
not including the other
150 million Russian-speaking
00:51:17.11\00:51:20.31
people around the
world. So, what an opportunity-
00:51:20.41\00:51:23.85
something we don't want to
lose. We want to be able to
00:51:23.95\00:51:26.41
continue to be on these
satellites, so we're going to
00:51:26.48\00:51:30.09
ask you to help us with
that $9,000 a month. Now, that's
00:51:30.12\00:51:33.72
just satellite-that's not the
upkeep; that's not the workers;
00:51:33.79\00:51:36.73
that's not the overhead for
that huge facility. That's not
00:51:36.83\00:51:39.83
any of those things, but
this is what's important right
00:51:39.89\00:51:42.13
now, so we're going to ask
you to pray and ask the Holy
00:51:42.20\00:51:44.93
Spirit what He would have
you to do in support of this
00:51:45.03\00:51:47.70
ministry. If you'd like to
support, you may do so here
00:51:47.77\00:51:51.24
at the following address:
00:51:51.31\00:51:52.67
Your support can help keep
3ABN Russia on satellite and
00:51:57.75\00:52:01.42
on cable as they reach millions
of Russian-speaking viewers
00:52:01.48\00:52:04.29
and listeners all over that
vast continent. Satellites not
00:52:04.35\00:52:07.79
only bring the gospel to
home satellite dishes, but
00:52:07.89\00:52:10.59
also to the 122 cable
companies that we broadcast
00:52:10.69\00:52:14.63
our signal. If you would
like to support 3ABN Russia,
00:52:14.70\00:52:18.17
visit 3abn.tv or call us
at (618) 627-4651. You may
00:52:18.23\00:52:25.37
also write to 3ABN
Russia Post Office (PO) Box 220
00:52:25.47\00:52:29.21
West Frankfort,
Illinois (IL) 62896.
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