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.
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I'm Greg and Jill- well,
WE'RE Greg and Jill Morikone
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and we are so glad that
you have joined us today from-
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I don't know-somewhere in
the world-maybe here in the
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United States. It's amazing
with technology how it can
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go around the world via
satellite, internet, radio,
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even, and you are part
of the family! We just want
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to say a big, great thank-you
for your support of the
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ministry-maybe financially;
through your prayers, of
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course, they mean so very
much to us and it's making
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a difference around the world!
So, we count you as family.
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We've met some of you
here at our camp meetings or
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different events; maybe
you've come through on a
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tour or something or
we've been to a church. So now,
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when we look into this
glass, we're not just seeing a
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camera lens. We're
actually being able to put faces
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with you. We look forward
to heaven, don't we?-where the
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great big family in heaven
we'll be able to meet someday
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for faithful to the Lord
Jesus Christ. And talking
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about world family, we have
some of our family here from
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Russia. Jill and I have the
privilege of going last year
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to Russia-first time-for
the 25th anniversary of 3ABN
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Russia. To see what God
has done, it has opened my
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eyes and I know yours,
as well, because- well, I
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may be talking too much
here, but anyway-when I was
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small and when 3ABN
Russia, for those of you
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that have been following
on 3ABN for many years, my
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sister and I- I was just a
young man at the time. They
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were raising funds for
3ABN Russia, so my sister and I-
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I don't remember what we
supported with financially,
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but to actually be
able to go there and see the
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facility, to see what God
has done there just brought
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tears to my eyes. To
meet our family there...wow.
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I think it's a taste
of what heaven's going to
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be like. It actually tears
me up right now just thinking
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about it. It was just a
moving emotional experience
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but in a positive way because
it's just neat to see how
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God has worked to do
such amazing things-through
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you, too. Thank you for
your support of 3ABN Russia.
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- Amen. That's right; it
was an incredible experience to
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go there, because I felt
like I went halfway around
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the world to meet family
that I never knew I had until
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that very moment. - Oh,
I know. - So, thank YOU for
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standing with the ministry
of 3ABN and the ministry
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of 3ABN Russia. Because
of what you have done, many,
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many people are coming
to a knowledge of Jesus. So,
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we want to introduce our
family to you at this time.
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They came from Russia to
here at 3ABN and we're so
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excited to have each one
of you here. We have Julia
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Outkina-you are the executive
director of 3ABN Russia, my
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sister in Jesus, and a mentor
to us, and we thank you for
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being here. - Oh, praise
the Lord. Praise the Lord. Our
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mentor is the Lord and
we mentor one another and
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support one another in
the Lord. We are one in
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Him. I learned so much
from you. During this visit-
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it is our second visit
together. You will introduce
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the guys just in a
minute. We are learning so much.
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You are introducing
such wonderful things here,
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so praise the Lord for all
of us together. - You know,
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sister Julia, I think God
has given you many gifts...
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- Yes. - ...and many talents.
But I'm always, you know-
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this is, again, talking
about the electronics and
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the age we live in. We
can send an email and you get
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it pretty quick! Isn't
that amazing? I don't know-it
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just goes thousands and
thousands of miles. But God
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has given you a gift in
being able to give wise counsel.
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When you send emails, Jill
will email you, and Jill will
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read the emails that you
send back. God has given you
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a tremendous gift and we
thank you for being willing
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to share those gifts that
God has given to you. You've
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blessed, I know Jill
and myself, and of course,
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many people there in
Russia, too. What a blessing.
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- It is an encouragement
from the Lord. Thank you.
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You're so busy here,
Greg. We don't have very much
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time to say such
things to one another and it
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really warms my heart
when you say this to me. Praise
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the Lord. - Thank you
for your diligence and for
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fulfilling the calling
that God has for your life. I
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think we're talking
about heaven, but in eternity,
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you'll know the full
impact of your hard work and
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effort. - It just- I know all
the crowns will go to Christ.
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- That's right. But how precious
He is that He's dealing with us,
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He's- I mean, He's surrounding
us with His love, with His
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grace... The ministry
that we are privileged to be
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involved in-3ABN,
3ABN Russia-we can say to
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other people how precious
God is, so I praise the Lord
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for these opportunities.
- Amen. Absolutely. I just
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think that Julia is such
an incredible blessing. She's
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a woman of God, she's a
woman of prayer, a woman
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of faith, and I just- Greg
is right. When she sends those
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emails, she has great
insight into people, into
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situations, and great wisdom.
I know God has called you
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for such a time as
this, you know?-to be involved
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in the beginning of
3ABN Russia and as executive
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director for so many
years, and sitting next to you,
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we could say is your
right-hand man. Alexsei
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Britov is the general
manager of 3ABN Russia, and the
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Lord has brought him in
to stand in the gap and fill
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a lot of those responsibilities
for you. - Yes, that's
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right. Alexsei's truly
my right hand... You know,
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no-just sitting here to my
right. [laughter] You know,
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the Lord puts people together
to complement one another
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in the ministry.
Alexsei complements me so much.
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We have different personalities
but we both love the
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Lord; we want to serve
Him, and we just serve Him
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together. Praise the Lord
for that. - We can actually
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call you, Alexsei,
Pastor. Right? 'Cause God's-
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you're a pastor and I think
you still do some preaching;
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is that right? How many
years were you a pastor?
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[speaks in Russian]
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After he graduated from
Zaoksky Theological Seminary,
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he was a pastor for six
years. [speaks more Russian]
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"I'm a head elder in
our church." [more Russian]
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He preaches in the churches
very often and, of course,
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he loves preaching at 3ABN
Russia through the programs.
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[Russian]
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The conference invites
him to preach in different
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churches, so he's sometimes,
several Sabbaths, running;
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visits different places;
he preaches the Word of God
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and he always promotes
the cause of 3ABN Russia in
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those places. - Amen. [Russian]
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Sometimes he preaches in
our church; sometimes, he
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does the communion
service for the congregation.
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- Amen. - Thank you for
your service. We appreciate it-
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- Praise the Lord. - And yeah,
for your role at 3ABN Russia.
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- And Alexsei is a joy.
You know, when we were there in
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Russia this last fall, he has
wonderful humor; you can tell
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that the employees relate
with him and enjoy him-and he
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was our translator! We
had such a wonderful time, so
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it's a privilege to have
you here, Alexsei. - Thank you.
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- And sitting next to you
is Vadim...Trusyuk. I hope
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I got that right. [laughter]
- Jill has learned it!
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- Good job, baby! - Yeah!
It took her a while. She is
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so quick at catching
new names, new last names;
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she was amazing, how
she remembered people there
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in Russia and their relatives
and the relations between
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them. But for some reason,
Vadim's name was difficult
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for Jill to remember his
last name-probably because
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the emphasis goes on the
last syllable, "Troo-SOOK."
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- Right. And that was
hard. I always wanted to say,
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"TROO-sook" instead
of "Troo-SOOK." Yes.
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- So, you have learned
it. [Vadim speaks in Russian]
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No wonder it's been
hard for you to remember my
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name-many people in
Russia pronounce my name in a
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very weird way
there. - So they don't even
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pronounce it right...there. -
I f- I feel better. Thank you.
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[laughter]
[Alexsei speaks in Russian]
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- This is a Ukrainian
name. - Oh! And Vadim is
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production manager at 3ABN
Russia and does an incredible
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job with his team there.
We were so blessed by our
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time there and watching
you work with your team.
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- Yeah. He does a great
job. Praise the Lord for him-
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very dedicated, very
open to- it is easy to work
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with him as a team. He
listens and he wants to
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accomplish and he wants
his personnel that are under
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his responsibility
to accomplish, so praise
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the Lord for Vadim. - Amen.
You were mentioning earlier,
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Julia, about coming here
and learning from the 3ABN
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team, but you know we
took Rodney and Brad, who are
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our senior directors
here- been here a long time.
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They were back in
Russia in 1992-hadn't been back
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in 25 years, so we took
them on the trip; we all
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went together, and they
were just commenting on what
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we were able to learn and
glean from your staff that
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work in production
and everywhere else there.
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So, it was a blessing, I
think, both ways. You come
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here, we go there, and
it's a blessing. - Yeah, that's
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right. - Yeah,
for sure. Now, we-
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- You know- excuse me-
- Go ahead. - When Danny
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and Mollie were in
Russia one day and we were in
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the Red Square and Mollie
saw St. Basil's Cathedral-
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so beautiful-and- you have
seen it; you were impressed
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also. You searched-I mean,
you went through everything
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there. You searched all
the sites. When Danny and
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Mollie were there, Mollie
said, "If the Russian crew
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master skills, artistic
talents, we're combined with an
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American organization...
What great results that would
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bring!" And Danny
said, "And we're a witness to
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them! This is 3ABN
Russia! We're- you know, the
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artistic skills of the
Russian people are combined
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with an American organization."
So praise the Lord for
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3ABN Russia and for 3ABN.
- Amen. Yep. It's definitely
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a team effort for
sure, so we've actually been
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given a little intro
here to our program for today;
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there's going to be some
video rolls-I think we have
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like 6 or 7 of them-quite
a few. We're going to go
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to what's, really, an
update of what's going on at
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3ABN Russia. A couple of
other neat little tidbits
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will come out and we are
going to go to some music
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here shortly-I know you
have a scripture-but our
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music today is
actually Tim Parton, and HE was
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able to go on that
trip along with others. I
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know that it was a blessing
for him, as well. You have
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a scripture; maybe we
should go to that and then
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we'll go to the music.
- Sure! This scripture is
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Matthew 24-I'm sure
you can quote it at home-
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Matthew 24 verse 14. "And
this gospel of the kingdom
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will be preached in
all the world as a witness
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to all the nations, and
then the end will come."
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Why does that mean something
to you all with 3ABN Russia-
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that scripture? -
Alexsei said before the program,
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when we were talking about
the scripture- he said that
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there- [speaks in Russian]
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In Russia-just in the
country of Russia-there
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are 190 nations which
means there are different ethnic
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groups with their own
traditions; many of them
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have their own
languages but all of them speak
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Russian. So when 3ABN
reaches Russia, it reaches 190
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nations. And, you know,
the same thing's with the
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other countries of the
world! They also have many
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nations, so when the
Lord asked us to preach to-
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He just gives us this commission
to go and preach to every
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kindred, tongue,
and nation. In Russia,
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190 are reached. - Wow.
- Praise the Lord. Gospel
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to the world; that's
for sure. - There, we talk
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about the former
Soviet Union-it is much more.
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They all speak Russian
very well. - Wow. Praise
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the Lord. The gospel-
it's going, and that's
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what we're going to
talk about today: what God is
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doing in and through 3ABN
Russia-on satellite, many,
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many cable companies
have picked up the signal and
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many people in Russia and
around the world who speak
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Russian are able to learn
about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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So, we're very
excited about that. - That's
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right! Let's go to our
music. Tim Parton has put
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a wonderful
rendition together on the piano
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entitled, "A Shelter
in the Time of Storm."
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Amen. - Amen. Wow. -
Jesus makes us happy,
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doesn't He? - Absolutely.
He does. - Yeah, we hear
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this; it's
just... - Yup. - Uh-huh?
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- Tim has a wonderful
touch, doesn't he, with
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the piano? Boy, it just
makes you wanna...be happy!
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Yeah! In the Lord,
just like you mentioned.
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"A Shelter in the Time
of Storm." What a powerful
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rendition-thank you
so much, Tim. And in case
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you're just joining
us, we're almost halfway
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through this hour already.
It seems like it's gone by
00:18:08.82\00:18:11.39
so fast. We have
sister Julia Outkina from 3ABN
00:18:11.42\00:18:14.49
Russia. You're the
director there of 3ABN Russia.
00:18:14.52\00:18:17.59
How many years? I know
since the very beginning,
00:18:17.63\00:18:19.09
but how many years?
- 25. - Wow. - Praise
00:18:19.13\00:18:22.06
the Lord. - You know,
3ABN Russia has its birthday
00:18:22.10\00:18:25.50
on different dates
because this May was when the
00:18:25.53\00:18:29.34
evangelistic campaign
took place in 1992, then the
00:18:29.37\00:18:32.41
construction took place
in August-September, then...
00:18:32.44\00:18:35.94
- Yeah, so you can just
pick any of those months.
00:18:35.98\00:18:38.25
- That's right. - We thank
you for your dedication and
00:18:38.35\00:18:40.68
for catching the
vision that Danny Shelton cast
00:18:40.72\00:18:42.82
all those years ago.
- Praise the Lord for
00:18:42.85\00:18:45.95
Danny Shelton, for 3ABN,
and for the wonderful vision.
00:18:46.05\00:18:49.62
Amen. - And sitting
next to you is Pastor Alexei-
00:18:49.69\00:18:52.96
you're the general manager
of 3ABN Russia and you've
00:18:53.03\00:18:55.70
been part of 3ABN
Russia how many years?
00:18:55.76\00:18:57.47
[speaks in Russian]
00:18:58.47\00:19:02.40
- We have been related
in this way or other to
00:19:02.47\00:19:04.94
3ABN Russia for more
than 20 years. - Okay.
00:19:05.01\00:19:07.28
Incredible. [more Russian]
00:19:07.34\00:19:10.15
We go to the same
church with Dr. Julia. - Sure.
00:19:10.21\00:19:12.48
[Russian]
00:19:12.98\00:19:20.02
And participated
together in many evangelistic
00:19:20.12\00:19:22.32
programs; for example,
3ABN Russia shared their
00:19:22.42\00:19:25.69
equipment with us
when we held evangelistic
00:19:25.79\00:19:28.16
campaigns in the conference.
[speaks more Russian]
00:19:28.26\00:19:35.80
On the other hand,
we helped when Jean and
00:19:35.90\00:19:38.77
Patricia McClintock
came to Russia to hold their
00:19:38.87\00:19:41.31
evangelistic
campaigns. [Russian]
00:19:41.38\00:19:51.05
After I was a pastor for
6 years, I was in business
00:19:54.36\00:19:57.76
for 9 years. During
those years, when the Lord gave
00:19:57.86\00:20:05.03
me an opportunity to
financially support 3ABN
00:20:05.13\00:20:08.67
Russia, I always did it
with all my heart. - So, you've
00:20:08.70\00:20:12.64
been associated with
3ABN Russia for many years-
00:20:12.67\00:20:14.78
with support and all
of that. That's great.
00:20:14.84\00:20:17.01
[Russian]
00:20:17.08\00:20:20.05
I was a general manager
for over 2 years. - Okay. You
00:20:20.32\00:20:23.79
guys there at 3ABN Russia. Amen.
And then Vadim... How do you say
00:20:23.85\00:20:27.06
his last name? - Troo-SOOK.
- Boy, I tell you. I didn't
00:20:27.16\00:20:29.56
attempt it 'cause she's
just nailing it! Good job.
00:20:29.62\00:20:32.66
But you're the production
manager at 3ABN Russia
00:20:32.73\00:20:35.10
and have been a part
of 3ABN Russia how many
00:20:35.16\00:20:37.13
years for you?
[speaks in Russian]
00:20:37.27\00:20:41.50
September will be
12 years that I am
00:20:41.60\00:20:43.37
with 3ABN. - Wow. -
I didn't know... [Vadim
00:20:43.41\00:20:46.14
speaks more Russian]
00:20:46.21\00:20:51.21
I came to 3ABN having
just graduated from grade
00:20:51.28\00:20:54.98
school and started
college. [more Russian]
00:20:55.02\00:21:03.73
And I'm thankful to
3ABN and I'm thankful to the
00:21:03.76\00:21:07.00
Lord that I grew up
to be a mature person at
00:21:07.03\00:21:10.90
3ABN. [Russian]
00:21:10.93\00:21:16.54
I went through different-
I climbed up a ladder-
00:21:16.60\00:21:21.54
as far as my professional
career. I started just
00:21:21.61\00:21:24.31
as a cameraman. [more Russian]
00:21:24.38\00:21:31.65
And then the Lord
brought me to a position of
00:21:31.69\00:21:34.76
production manager,
and I praise the Lord for
00:21:34.82\00:21:37.63
that. - Amen.. -
Well, you and your team do a
00:21:37.69\00:21:39.53
great job. You do
very high quality work-and
00:21:39.59\00:21:42.40
it's nice because we
may talk about that a little
00:21:42.46\00:21:43.93
later-but the government
even- Russia's recognized
00:21:43.97\00:21:46.37
3ABN Russia for the
quality of programs that
00:21:46.47\00:21:48.84
have come out. Well, we
have a number of videos,
00:21:48.90\00:21:50.91
so sister Julia, why
don't you set one of these up
00:21:50.97\00:21:53.58
up for us? - Yeah. You
know, Greg and Jill have,
00:21:53.64\00:21:58.98
as I said- they wanted
to know everything about the
00:21:59.05\00:22:02.78
sights of Russia that
they could visit; but much
00:22:02.85\00:22:05.22
more than that, they
wanted to know everything
00:22:05.32\00:22:07.46
about 3ABN Russia.
Oh, I mean, they went to
00:22:07.56\00:22:10.66
every place. - It was
fun. - They went to every
00:22:10.73\00:22:14.36
office. They met every
person. They asked about-
00:22:14.40\00:22:19.33
I don't know, even the
families of these people,
00:22:21.04\00:22:24.51
and they still remember
that. So, we have prepared
00:22:24.54\00:22:26.88
several videos. One of
them is Greg, Jill, and the
00:22:26.91\00:22:33.35
3ABN team-the wonderful
group that came for our
00:22:33.38\00:22:38.92
25th celebration- 25th
anniversary celebration.
00:22:38.99\00:22:42.72
I know that 3ABN
has covered that in your
00:22:42.76\00:22:47.00
program 3ABN Today,
but the footage that we are
00:22:47.06\00:22:49.80
going to show our
dear viewers today is made
00:22:49.86\00:22:52.63
by 3ABN Russia. -
Ooh, so this is different!
00:22:52.73\00:22:56.44
- So, if you recognize
some places or something, you
00:22:56.50\00:22:58.71
may comment on that.
- Should we roll it now?
00:22:58.77\00:23:03.24
- Yes! - Okay; all right.
Let's roll that video now.
00:23:03.31\00:23:06.28
This is the first
time for us to see-
00:23:06.31\00:23:08.05
- Yeah, your entry... -
Oh, nice! This is coming
00:23:08.15\00:23:09.72
in! - Yeah. - This was
the welcome! - Oh, that
00:23:09.78\00:23:13.36
was amazing. - I loved
that! - You can see me with
00:23:13.42\00:23:15.76
my cell phone. [laughter]
This is in your studio. A
00:23:15.86\00:23:21.56
dedication there. Wow.
Yeah, it's just amazing
00:23:21.66\00:23:24.40
what God has done. There's
Mr. Danny. - We went with
00:23:24.50\00:23:27.54
Danny and Yvonne.
This was in the conference-
00:23:27.60\00:23:30.71
is that in the conference
office? - Yup. That was
00:23:30.81\00:23:33.48
a nice gathering of
the workers there. We were
00:23:33.58\00:23:35.94
so blessed. - That was
incredible. - It was our
00:23:35.98\00:23:38.05
conference room for 3ABN
Russia. - Yes, thank you.
00:23:38.11\00:23:40.38
- There's- Brad
Walker was there. Yes. - Brad
00:23:40.45\00:23:41.88
and Rodney, and-
- And I see... - Oh,
00:23:41.95\00:23:43.62
what a blessing. -
Amen. Reggie and Ladye Love
00:23:43.72\00:23:45.25
Smith. - Some of the
tour. Just beautiful. - Nice.
00:23:45.32\00:23:48.09
- Oh, this was (Greg and
Jill together:) the school!
00:23:48.19\00:23:50.29
- That was wonderful. -
That's with the conference
00:23:50.36\00:23:52.93
staff there. Yup, the
president of the conference.
00:23:52.99\00:23:57.37
It's amazing how big
the building is-3ABN Russia.
00:23:57.43\00:23:59.63
You can have the
school. These are some of the
00:23:59.70\00:24:03.00
offices. - There's
Anna. - There's outside. - In
00:24:03.10\00:24:06.54
front of the building.
Aw! That's like walking on
00:24:06.61\00:24:09.71
memory lane! - Good
job! Yes, absolutely. - You
00:24:09.78\00:24:12.18
know, you were there
only one time so far, and
00:24:12.21\00:24:16.28
you still say that it's
like home. - It is. - Did
00:24:16.32\00:24:19.02
it feel like home when
you watched that? - Oh my,
00:24:19.05\00:24:20.96
great memories. Oh, yes.
Yep. I liked how you said,
00:24:21.02\00:24:23.99
"So far." That means
we'll make another trip over
00:24:24.06\00:24:25.59
there, yes. [laughter]
- Oh, yes. We look forward
00:24:25.69\00:24:27.73
to that! [Alexsei
begins speaking in Russian]
00:24:27.80\00:24:31.97
- America is as far
from Russia as Russia is from
00:24:32.17\00:24:34.67
America. [laughter]
- That's true. It's the
00:24:34.74\00:24:37.37
same distance, isn't it.
- Yeah, that is right. So,
00:24:37.47\00:24:39.64
probably what he
means to say is, "If we can
00:24:39.74\00:24:41.84
travel here..." -
We can travel there.
00:24:41.94\00:24:44.05
That's right. What a
wonderful trip, though.
00:24:44.15\00:24:46.38
We were- it's amazing
to see, actually- 'cause we
00:24:46.45\00:24:48.68
showed shots of the
school, 'cause the school is in
00:24:48.78\00:24:50.45
the building. - Yes! -
The same building as the
00:24:50.52\00:24:53.02
studios, as the conference
office, as all the other
00:24:53.12\00:24:56.46
production offices...
- As the church, as the
00:24:56.56\00:24:58.26
apartments... - That's
true. - Which just really
00:24:58.36\00:25:00.20
touched my heart. From
the moment we got there-we
00:25:00.30\00:25:02.90
got off the plane-here
was Julia; here was Alexsei
00:25:02.96\00:25:06.53
and here was everyone
else just greeting us- as
00:25:06.60\00:25:09.17
soon as we came through
customs- we came through
00:25:09.30\00:25:11.57
customs and they were
there. We rented the bus
00:25:11.67\00:25:14.61
and we went through-
we did a tour with so many
00:25:14.68\00:25:17.78
sights. But what
touched my heart the most was
00:25:17.88\00:25:20.82
the sacrifice of the
Russian people and the
00:25:20.92\00:25:24.05
love of the people, you
know? The food that they
00:25:24.15\00:25:28.46
provided; and the hugs and
the smiles and- the ministry
00:25:28.56\00:25:31.86
that takes place there is
just incredible. - Oh, it is.
00:25:31.96\00:25:35.00
- It ministered to my
heart being there. - Makes you
00:25:35.06\00:25:37.63
feel very welcomed and
just well taken care of.
00:25:37.73\00:25:41.44
What a great trip. -
You mentioned at your
00:25:41.54\00:25:44.41
introduction to this
program about how you
00:25:44.47\00:25:47.34
sacrifi- how you
donated money-how you sacrificed
00:25:47.48\00:25:49.98
your finances- -
Oh, many people did.
00:25:50.05\00:25:51.98
- Yeah, for the sake of
3ABN Russia, and when we
00:25:52.01\00:25:56.25
had that meeting in the
conference office that you
00:25:56.32\00:25:58.55
saw there, Greg was
so very moved when he met
00:25:58.62\00:26:06.70
the conference
president. Because when Greg was
00:26:06.76\00:26:09.43
donating the money-the
conference president who
00:26:09.53\00:26:11.77
is a young guy- -
We're the same age,
00:26:11.90\00:26:14.00
actually; born in the same
year. - Yeah, the same age!
00:26:14.10\00:26:16.40
His heart was converted
and given to Jesus, and so
00:26:16.50\00:26:19.94
now these two people
meet: the one who gave
00:26:20.01\00:26:22.51
and the one who received
the blessing through that
00:26:22.54\00:26:25.31
donation. - And here he
is-the conference president.
00:26:25.35\00:26:27.68
It's just neat. It's
neat; you just never know.
00:26:27.78\00:26:30.22
You just put it out
there and say, "God, what
00:26:30.29\00:26:31.75
would you have me do?"
and you put it out there
00:26:31.82\00:26:34.16
and let God do the
multiplying. - Yeah.
00:26:34.22\00:26:36.02
Isn't that amazing. -
So, we have some more videos.
00:26:36.06\00:26:38.63
- Oh, yes. Alexsei's
going to introduce the second
00:26:38.73\00:26:41.46
one. - Okay!
[Alexsei speaks in Russian]
00:26:41.56\00:26:47.50
The impressions? that
we are going to have just
00:26:47.54\00:26:49.14
shared about how
they felt in Russia...
00:26:49.20\00:26:52.01
[more Russian]
00:26:52.11\00:26:55.98
We would like to let
our dear viewers see what
00:26:56.04\00:27:00.72
Greg and Jill saw
there- just opening the curtain
00:27:00.78\00:27:02.82
a little bit. -
Oh, good! [Russian]
00:27:02.88\00:27:07.69
So, what you will
see- what the viewers will
00:27:07.72\00:27:10.53
see-is what Greg and
Jill saw there, so we'll try
00:27:10.56\00:27:13.96
to comment on that for our
viewers. -Okay! Good; all right.
00:27:14.06\00:27:16.67
Let's put our- yeah,
roll that roll right now.
00:27:16.70\00:27:19.63
Okay. - This was the
25th celebration and our
00:27:21.34\00:27:26.91
production crew working
among the audience. Here
00:27:27.04\00:27:30.58
is Alexsei hosting a program,
our control room, Daniel
00:27:30.65\00:27:35.15
teaching a new
cameraman. - This is the program
00:27:35.22\00:27:38.52
you host! - Yes,
that's right. Visiting with
00:27:38.55\00:27:41.16
3ABN Russia. Yeah, I love
this program. - Excellent.
00:27:41.29\00:27:45.49
- It's a beautiful set.
- It's really nice. This
00:27:45.56\00:27:49.03
is your control room?
- Control room, Alexsei
00:27:49.13\00:27:51.33
hosting another
theological program.
00:27:51.40\00:27:53.54
Misha, cameraman.
These are the newsbreaks.
00:27:55.10\00:27:59.11
This is the
children's program at the school
00:28:01.11\00:28:04.31
of health for tiny tots.
Alexsei, video director...
00:28:04.35\00:28:09.42
Alex and myself are
hosting a new year program.
00:28:10.95\00:28:13.96
- This is a
wonderful group of young people
00:28:14.06\00:28:17.36
from the south of Russia.
This is the cooking program.
00:28:17.39\00:28:22.43
Here, what they are
doing with the preparing-
00:28:22.50\00:28:26.23
- That's the stage. -
Yes, that's the stage.
00:28:26.30\00:28:28.97
This was our
preparation for Calvin Taylor's
00:28:29.04\00:28:31.57
concert. This is
another part of our new year
00:28:31.61\00:28:35.84
program when we went
outside. We taped all
00:28:35.88\00:28:39.31
that-it was cold,
but it was so nice. We
00:28:39.35\00:28:41.82
greeted the
viewers from the outside.
00:28:41.92\00:28:46.12
Other programs...
These are the youth programs.
00:28:46.22\00:28:50.76
All this is possible due
to joining hands together,
00:28:50.83\00:28:55.33
discussing what is in
our hearts so that we can
00:28:55.43\00:28:59.60
bring more and more of
God's plans through the
00:28:59.67\00:29:04.34
programs. Here are
the new programs which you
00:29:04.41\00:29:08.44
haven't seen, and some
of them you have already
00:29:08.54\00:29:10.31
seen before. We are
looking forward to the
00:29:10.38\00:29:14.25
time when we can talk
more about all the new
00:29:14.35\00:29:17.35
programs that we have
created in the past few
00:29:17.42\00:29:21.02
years. They are really,
very interesting. People
00:29:21.12\00:29:24.19
are creative, they produce
a lot of good, interesting
00:29:24.29\00:29:28.76
programming. - Yeah.
Amen. A wide variety.
00:29:28.86\00:29:32.20
- Yeah. - Very nice.
So we saw some of those
00:29:32.30\00:29:36.07
shots with the snow.
That was not fake snow.
00:29:36.10\00:29:39.24
- No! That was- -
Real Russian snow.
00:29:39.31\00:29:41.61
It looks very cold.
When we were there, there
00:29:41.68\00:29:45.55
was just a few little
bit of snowflakes-I think
00:29:45.61\00:29:47.42
when we were in Red
Square, was it?-just the
00:29:47.48\00:29:49.25
one evening, and that
was only- we were there in
00:29:49.35\00:29:52.49
October. - We were. -
So I can only imagine the
00:29:52.55\00:29:54.46
middle of winter. But,
just beautiful programming.
00:29:54.52\00:29:56.66
Just great quality,
again, and I know many people
00:29:56.73\00:29:59.66
are being blessed. -
Uh-huh. - How many programs-
00:29:59.76\00:30:01.83
I don't know who wants
to answer this-how many
00:30:01.90\00:30:03.53
programs do you
produce a year? And do you do
00:30:03.57\00:30:07.77
a series? Like here at
3ABN, we would do 13-part
00:30:07.84\00:30:10.87
series or
26-part. [Julia translates]
00:30:10.94\00:30:20.72
We do about 20 hours
of programming a month.
00:30:21.88\00:30:26.49
This is what we can
say, so we may multiply by
00:30:26.55\00:30:29.39
12. - Amen! [speaks in Russian]
00:30:29.49\00:30:35.10
- Yeah, sometimes 22,
23 programs a month. I mean
00:30:35.16\00:30:38.60
hours! Hours. -
Amen. - Yeah, fantastic.
00:30:38.67\00:30:43.44
- Yeah. We try- of
course, we want new programming
00:30:43.51\00:30:48.11
on the air all the
time, but we rerun the old
00:30:48.18\00:30:51.21
programs a lot and-
well, developing our
00:30:51.28\00:30:54.95
programming as much
as we can. There are some
00:30:54.98\00:30:56.69
programs that need
more time to produce them.
00:30:56.75\00:30:59.75
There are some
programs that need less time to
00:30:59.82\00:31:02.19
produce them, but
I'm so happy for the new
00:31:02.22\00:31:04.89
programming. When
Alexsei became the
00:31:04.93\00:31:07.60
general manager of
3ABN Russia, the new series
00:31:07.70\00:31:12.33
just flourished. We
have many, many new series.
00:31:12.43\00:31:15.87
Some of them are in
the same and previous sets,
00:31:15.97\00:31:19.41
and some of them are in
completely new sets with
00:31:19.54\00:31:22.51
completely new
graphics. So, this is a bigger
00:31:22.61\00:31:26.21
accomplishment of
working with Alexsei-he inspires
00:31:26.31\00:31:28.75
people; people are
enthusiastic; their
00:31:28.85\00:31:32.22
talents are all-
they're willing to serve the
00:31:32.29\00:31:37.89
Lord with their
talents, so, praise the Lord
00:31:37.99\00:31:40.06
for these programs.
[Alexsei speaks in Russian]
00:31:40.10\00:31:49.87
- And the Lord has
blessed us with new workers,
00:31:49.94\00:31:52.44
with new talents,
new people-He just has
00:31:52.47\00:31:55.91
brought the right
people so that we can make
00:31:55.94\00:31:59.71
new programs.
[speaks more Russian]
00:31:59.78\00:32:09.52
- Alexsei emphasizes
that I'm very detailed as far
00:32:26.17\00:32:29.48
as the sets, as far
as graphics, as far as
00:32:29.54\00:32:32.41
the style of taping is
concerned, so he's saying
00:32:32.51\00:32:36.18
whatever new set you
see, whatever new graphics
00:32:36.25\00:32:40.36
you see, all this
has gone through Julia.
00:32:40.46\00:32:43.49
That's right-sometimes
it's hard for me when
00:32:43.59\00:32:46.63
I have one vision
and other workers have a
00:32:46.73\00:32:49.63
different vision,
but I still have it on my
00:32:49.73\00:32:53.47
heart that I won't-
for the programs to look
00:32:53.57\00:32:56.91
the best, to be the
funnest, and I personally
00:32:56.97\00:33:00.38
wouldn't be able to
create anything. I mean, I'm not
00:33:00.44\00:33:02.98
a creator. I'm a
critique. This what I would say,
00:33:03.08\00:33:06.31
but we have such
wonderful personnel,
00:33:06.41\00:33:09.05
such talented
people in graphics,?
00:33:09.18\00:33:13.32
in program development,
00:33:13.39\00:33:16.66
Well, a lot of new
people. It was wrong to
00:33:16.73\00:33:21.60
start mentioning names
because I should mention
00:33:21.70\00:33:24.53
ALL of them-each one
of them in their own area.
00:33:24.63\00:33:28.17
So, yeah. We are a
great team. Praise the Lord.
00:33:28.27\00:33:32.14
- We're creating and
Dr. Julia makes it more and
00:33:32.21\00:33:36.21
more perfect. [laughter]
00:33:36.34\00:33:38.45
- I don't know if
they're all happy about- I
00:33:38.55\00:33:43.02
mean, if they're
always happy about that... But
00:33:43.12\00:33:45.49
we work together and
we reach good standards.
00:33:45.62\00:33:48.62
- Amen. That's
good. You know, Vadim, I
00:33:48.72\00:33:50.06
noticed in the last
footage- the roll that we
00:33:50.13\00:33:53.60
showed, I saw that you
were doing more camerawork
00:33:53.70\00:33:57.27
outside, which is
different, because we
00:33:57.33\00:33:59.93
have these studio
cameras that I'm looking into
00:34:00.04\00:34:02.60
right here, but then
you're taking some cameras
00:34:02.67\00:34:04.84
outside for your New
Years. Are you trying
00:34:04.94\00:34:08.78
to do more remote
shooting? [Julia translates]
00:34:08.88\00:34:13.95
- Yeah. I would say
that we don't feel like we
00:34:14.52\00:34:17.09
do enough of that.
We want to do more-
00:34:17.15\00:34:19.69
[speaks in
Russian] - Yeah. You started
00:34:19.75\00:34:25.36
talking to Vadim and
Vadim wanted to introduce
00:34:25.43\00:34:27.93
one more video which
shows a different aspect
00:34:27.96\00:34:30.67
of our life there.
- Yes, Vadim; what is
00:34:30.73\00:34:32.57
that? [Vadim speaks in Russian]
00:34:32.63\00:34:39.87
- Today, we are not
talking only about how
00:34:39.91\00:34:41.24
we produce video and radio
programs. [Vadim continues]
00:34:41.28\00:34:45.45
- Not only how we
spread them and distribute
00:34:45.51\00:34:47.72
them. [continues
some more] - We also want
00:34:47.78\00:34:53.25
to tell you that
when a certain time comes,
00:34:53.32\00:34:55.09
our workers, no matter
what position they're in,
00:34:57.43\00:34:59.79
they change their
clothes, take the construction
00:34:59.89\00:35:05.83
instruments, and
become painters and carpenters
00:35:05.93\00:35:09.27
and builders and bricklayers.
This is what our next
00:35:09.34\00:35:13.98
video is about.
00:35:14.04\00:35:15.94
- So, we don't have
people-professionals-
00:35:22.42\00:35:24.92
we don't have to pay
much money for that; we
00:35:25.09\00:35:28.12
just do it with
our own strength. Vadim
00:35:28.22\00:35:30.89
also says that the
second part of the video will be
00:35:30.96\00:35:33.66
a little funny. We
sped it up. You'll see how
00:35:33.73\00:35:38.87
we build new sets.
- Okay. So let's go to
00:35:39.00\00:35:41.90
that footage now.
I believe this one is
00:35:41.97\00:35:43.51
full audio. Let's go to that.
00:35:43.61\00:35:44.97
- Wow. That is
impressive. I like the
00:37:21.77\00:37:24.37
time-lapse, as well.
I mean, just amazing.
00:37:24.47\00:37:26.57
And like you said,
Vadim, it's just that you
00:37:26.68\00:37:29.71
can wear your suit and
tie, and then change your
00:37:29.78\00:37:33.78
clothes, and be building
a set. I think that's neat,
00:37:33.92\00:37:36.79
because what that does
is building teamwork, isn't
00:37:36.85\00:37:38.89
it? Everyone gets in
there and does the project
00:37:38.95\00:37:40.76
together as a group.
Beautifully well-done.
00:37:40.86\00:37:43.29
- Yes. That's right!
So, as I was saying- I
00:37:43.36\00:37:47.00
always keep saying
that God brings all the
00:37:47.10\00:37:49.76
necessary talents
into His ministry. When
00:37:49.83\00:37:52.67
something is missing,
then he brings a person
00:37:52.77\00:37:55.44
with those talents. If
a person doesn't want to
00:37:55.50\00:37:59.14
use the talents,
then the person goes to
00:37:59.21\00:38:01.64
other places. Well,
this is how it happens.
00:38:01.71\00:38:05.71
I would say that
Alexsei is one of those
00:38:05.85\00:38:08.88
examples how the Lord
brings the right talents.
00:38:08.98\00:38:12.05
As he has mentioned,
he used to be a pastor
00:38:12.15\00:38:15.76
for a long time.
His talent of promoting
00:38:15.89\00:38:21.60
things grew as he was
a businessman. So, in the
00:38:21.76\00:38:29.07
next roll- he's going
to talk more about the
00:38:29.14\00:38:31.44
next roll. It's kind
of a surprise roll, so
00:38:31.54\00:38:34.51
I will let Alexsei
talk about that. [speaks in
00:38:34.61\00:38:37.65
Russian] - When I was a young
00:38:37.85\00:38:43.28
pastor...
[continues] I understood that
00:38:43.35\00:38:48.16
Russia is such a
country where the constitution
00:38:48.29\00:38:53.93
guarantees the
freedom of conscience and the
00:38:54.06\00:38:56.00
freedom of speech.
But I also understood
00:38:56.10\00:39:00.27
that it needs to
be fought for, because
00:39:00.37\00:39:07.54
there are such
forces- there are certain
00:39:07.68\00:39:09.78
religious organizations-
that claim that they
00:39:09.88\00:39:13.88
are exclusive. And
smaller denominations-
00:39:13.98\00:39:21.92
and there are not
as many Adventists in
00:39:22.02\00:39:23.73
Russia-could have
their word among the
00:39:23.83\00:39:29.76
people. They need to
stand for their rights.
00:39:29.83\00:39:32.00
And I found out
that there is such an
00:39:36.47\00:39:38.14
international organization-
International Association
00:39:38.17\00:39:41.01
for Religious
Freedom. I was 24 years of age
00:39:41.11\00:39:49.45
at that time, and this
organization was started
00:39:49.52\00:39:52.55
by Seventh-Day Adventists
worldwide. So I thought,
00:39:52.65\00:39:55.36
why not open a
chapter of this organization
00:39:55.42\00:39:59.43
in Nizhny
Novgorod? I got a provision
00:39:59.49\00:40:06.60
from Euro-Asia Division
that I tried to organize
00:40:06.67\00:40:09.97
a chapter of that
organization. And then
00:40:10.07\00:40:17.75
for a year and a half,
I worked with different
00:40:17.81\00:40:19.91
denominations of Nizhny
Novgorod, trying to unite
00:40:19.98\00:40:22.88
them into that
chapter, letting them know that
00:40:22.95\00:40:32.79
if we are just
separate, we cannot be a
00:40:32.89\00:40:39.90
success, fighting
for religious freedom; we
00:40:40.00\00:40:42.70
should be together.
So, if we work together
00:40:42.77\00:40:50.18
standing for the values
of religious freedom, then
00:40:50.25\00:40:55.78
it will be effective.
The Lord knows the end
00:40:57.49\00:41:05.96
from the beginning and
He took care of it that this
00:41:06.06\00:41:09.50
chapter was organized
in Nizhny Novgorod. - Amen.
00:41:09.56\00:41:13.87
- Because only 2-3
months after this chapter of the
00:41:17.84\00:41:21.94
International Association
of Religious Freedom was
00:41:22.04\00:41:24.55
organized in Nizhny
Novgorod. Some religious
00:41:24.58\00:41:30.52
forces that were
against freedom for other
00:41:30.59\00:41:33.52
denominations decided
to adopt a law on the local
00:41:33.66\00:41:41.23
level, restricting
religious freedom for
00:41:41.33\00:41:49.10
Protestant churches,
including Seventh-Day
00:41:49.20\00:41:54.44
Adventists. At that
time, our chapter was
00:41:54.51\00:42:00.38
registered already
and we responded very
00:42:00.45\00:42:08.96
quickly as that
chapter was newly organized.
00:42:09.06\00:42:11.46
We invited mass
media and presented our
00:42:11.53\00:42:15.76
position on what we
think about the Seventh-Day
00:42:15.86\00:42:20.14
Adventist Church
being called to tell?
00:42:20.24\00:42:22.54
that those forces
tried to do as well as other
00:42:22.67\00:42:25.54
Protestant organizations.
00:42:25.64\00:42:27.08
I was head of that
chapter in Nizhny Novgorod, and
00:42:39.92\00:42:46.29
we invited mass media
to our city. Then, what you
00:42:46.39\00:42:52.50
will see in the first
part of the next video is
00:42:52.57\00:42:55.04
news on a secular
channel in Nizhny Novgorod
00:42:55.10\00:43:00.71
where they very
favorably presented our position
00:43:00.78\00:43:05.28
on what is really
constitutional and what is
00:43:05.38\00:43:08.75
against the law.
00:43:08.82\00:43:10.39
We wrote an open letter
to the administration of
00:43:18.19\00:43:21.26
the city and
their attempt of those
00:43:21.33\00:43:23.23
forces, and those
forces were significant. That
00:43:23.30\00:43:27.40
was a police
academy of Nizhny Novgorod.
00:43:27.50\00:43:31.04
The police academy
was influenced by some
00:43:31.11\00:43:33.84
churches there
to recognize every
00:43:33.94\00:43:36.38
Protestant church at
00:43:36.48\00:43:39.15
So we wrote an open
letter, we sent it to the
00:43:39.21\00:43:41.38
administration of
Nizhny Novgorod-and as a result
00:43:41.45\00:43:45.19
of that, the administration
ignored all those previous
00:43:45.29\00:43:49.39
decisions of that
police academy and of those
00:43:49.49\00:43:51.96
forces who were
against religious freedom. So,
00:43:52.09\00:43:56.03
Alexsei has presented
the first part of that video,
00:43:56.13\00:43:58.13
and the second part of
that video shows how 3ABN
00:43:58.23\00:44:01.60
Russia today works for
promoting religious freedom
00:44:01.70\00:44:08.64
for our sake so that
more companies can take our
00:44:08.71\00:44:12.65
programs. This needs
to be proclaimed. People
00:44:12.71\00:44:15.95
need to hear that we're
about good things; we're
00:44:16.02\00:44:20.86
about improving the
society. The cable companies
00:44:20.96\00:44:24.83
respond positively to it.
- Amen. So, should we go to
00:44:24.89\00:44:28.13
that footage now? -
Yeah. - Okay, let's roll that
00:44:28.20\00:44:30.33
footage now regarding
religious freedom. - This is
00:44:30.40\00:44:33.60
the beginning of
that video roll. This is a
00:44:33.64\00:44:36.20
sitting of that
chapter of the International
00:44:36.30\00:44:40.84
Association of Religious
Freedom. These are parts
00:44:40.91\00:44:43.45
of the police academy
meeting. This is the open
00:44:43.55\00:44:49.32
letter that they wrote.
- And that's you, Alexsei.
00:44:49.42\00:44:52.39
- Yes! And that's
Alexsei! And this is today-our
00:44:52.49\00:44:56.79
current situation. We
participate as mass media
00:44:56.86\00:45:00.46
in different events,
like 500 years of Protestant
00:45:00.56\00:45:05.13
Reformation, Prayer
Breakfast on the country
00:45:05.20\00:45:10.97
level. And others-
you saw Alexsei taking
00:45:11.07\00:45:14.21
interviews from the prominent
people-representatives of
00:45:14.28\00:45:17.21
different religions as
well as, for example, first
00:45:17.28\00:45:20.52
deputy head of the
administration of the
00:45:20.62\00:45:23.22
president of Russia,
a reverend on internal
00:45:23.32\00:45:26.49
affairs to the president
of Russia, head cardiac
00:45:26.59\00:45:35.66
surgeon of the whole
country. Then, we put
00:45:35.76\00:45:38.80
these interviews
together, we put them on our
00:45:38.90\00:45:41.70
programming so that
people are more favorable
00:45:41.77\00:45:45.04
in the non-mainstream
Seventh-Day Adventist
00:45:45.11\00:45:47.91
programming, then we
put promos for the cable
00:45:48.01\00:45:52.51
companies, and the
cable companies are much more
00:45:52.61\00:45:56.15
open to taking us for
rebroadcasting. - Wow.
00:45:56.22\00:46:00.89
Praise the Lord. You
know, God's timing is perfect,
00:46:00.99\00:46:03.02
isn't it? So, yes, go
ahead. [speaks in Russian]
00:46:03.09\00:46:10.53
We are doing this
not to promote ecumenical
00:46:10.60\00:46:13.10
ideas; not trying
to play games-trying to
00:46:13.20\00:46:18.57
unite with the state- not
at all. [Alexsei continues]
00:46:18.64\00:46:25.95
We do it for the sake
of cable companies, that
00:46:26.05\00:46:28.98
they take our
programs; that they see that we
00:46:29.08\00:46:32.19
are recognized on high
levels. So, this is our
00:46:32.25\00:46:36.52
own purpose, and it
works. We have anchors in the
00:46:36.62\00:46:40.63
cable companies. Well,
we have a few more minutes
00:46:40.73\00:46:44.00
left-so sorry about
that! Let us have a quick
00:46:44.10\00:46:51.04
look at how the
Russian workers greet you.
00:46:51.11\00:46:54.84
- Oh, wonderful. I want
to see if I can recognize
00:46:54.94\00:46:59.21
their na- this is Tatiana!
- Right! Marketing, and-
00:46:59.31\00:47:02.58
- And Olga! - Another
marketing! - Wonderful.
00:47:02.68\00:47:06.32
This is control
room. And Andrei. - That's
00:47:06.45\00:47:09.22
right. Websites and
graphics. - And this is Natasha!
00:47:09.36\00:47:13.86
- Yes! That's
Natasha, learning to be a video
00:47:13.96\00:47:16.23
produ- video
director. - And Mikhail! Oh, we
00:47:16.33\00:47:19.47
know Mikhail. - Yes!
Your favorite Mikhail, the
00:47:19.53\00:47:21.24
graphics editing. -
And Angie! - Yes! This is
00:47:21.34\00:47:23.97
Angie! She took all
those beautiful pictures. - And
00:47:24.07\00:47:27.08
Bogdan. - That's
right! - Sasha and Olga! This
00:47:27.18\00:47:30.75
is nice. - You are
correct! Jill, she remembers
00:47:30.81\00:47:33.05
all. - Velina,
program developer. - Valery?
00:47:33.15\00:47:36.99
- Valery. - And
Alexsei. - Engineer. - And Max!
00:47:37.09\00:47:40.42
- Max, cameraman and
duplicates video disks.
00:47:40.56\00:47:45.19
- Tatiana. I am sorry,
she is not- I'll say it later.
00:47:47.63\00:47:52.43
- Lina and
Mikhail. Julia...and Julia.
00:47:52.53\00:47:57.17
Really great
producer. - And Lina and Lina.
00:47:57.27\00:48:00.48
- Accounting. - Angie.
Olga. - Satellite department.
00:48:00.54\00:48:04.11
- Yes, and Irene.
Alexsei and Irene. - Irene is
00:48:04.21\00:48:09.25
sound producer. -
Wow. - Praise the Lord.
00:48:09.35\00:48:11.72
- I cannot believe you
know- no wonder she's general
00:48:11.85\00:48:15.46
manager of 3ABN here!
She remembers everything!
00:48:15.56\00:48:19.69
- They helped coach me a
little bit, but I do remember
00:48:19.79\00:48:22.80
faces. It's just so
incredible to see the
00:48:22.86\00:48:26.07
team that you have the
privilege of working with.
00:48:26.13\00:48:28.84
Incredible people. - Jill
didn't make a single mistake
00:48:28.94\00:48:33.04
and I made a mistake- I
said Tatiana was in marketing
00:48:33.11\00:48:36.21
but Tatiana is not
in marketing. She's in
00:48:36.34\00:48:37.98
video programming. [laughter]
- But again, it seems like
00:48:38.01\00:48:42.75
your staff wear multiple
hats. There are many things,
00:48:42.82\00:48:45.99
and what a great
privilege- good to see
00:48:46.05\00:48:47.62
them all again,
right? - Yes! - Want to go to
00:48:47.72\00:48:50.49
something else? - Yes!
There is the final video
00:48:50.59\00:48:53.13
of the map of our
accomplishments and
00:48:53.26\00:48:55.43
you may probably want
to talk about 3ABN Russia
00:48:55.53\00:48:57.40
in general while we
show- - Should we go to that
00:48:57.50\00:49:00.77
now? - Yep. Look at what
you see. This is the coverage
00:49:00.84\00:49:05.51
of our satellites. They
cover the whole of ex-Soviet
00:49:05.61\00:49:08.84
Union! And see? We are
now on 118 cable companies
00:49:08.94\00:49:14.95
rebroadcasting our 24/7
signal. - Wow, all those
00:49:15.05\00:49:17.39
little red dots? - Yes!
All the red dots. - In 402
00:49:17.49\00:49:20.99
Russian cities- this is
the accomplishment of the
00:49:21.06\00:49:25.56
Lord. We wouldn't be
able to do that, but He
00:49:25.66\00:49:28.13
does it. As we're
bringing people like
00:49:28.20\00:49:30.37
Alexsei who helps
promote 3ABN Russia
00:49:30.47\00:49:33.27
through those different
cable companies, bringing
00:49:33.37\00:49:35.87
people like Vadim who
organizes processes there
00:49:35.97\00:49:39.31
on an excellent level,
bringing all those artists,
00:49:39.41\00:49:42.68
and the creative people
who do the super programming
00:49:42.78\00:49:45.65
for the glory of God. -
Amen. - And it continues
00:49:45.71\00:49:48.95
to grow. I mean, that
is just amazing what God
00:49:49.05\00:49:51.52
is doing. I mean,
every time we get a report
00:49:51.62\00:49:53.39
from sister Julia and
what's going on there, it's
00:49:53.46\00:49:55.22
just amazing because doors
are opening in unbelievable
00:49:55.32\00:49:58.16
ways, and you just have
to say, "Praise be to the
00:49:58.23\00:50:01.26
Lord," because we
don't know who these people
00:50:01.36\00:50:04.27
are in these homes
and these cities that are
00:50:04.37\00:50:05.90
getting reached by the
gospel of Jesus Christ.
00:50:05.93\00:50:08.30
I know all this, though,
costs money, so I think we
00:50:08.40\00:50:11.27
want to talk a little
bit about that, as well.
00:50:11.37\00:50:13.11
- When did 3ABN Russia
launch on satellite? I know
00:50:13.24\00:50:17.61
it's $9,000 a month
for 3ABN Russia to be
00:50:17.68\00:50:21.78
on satellite, and
then, of course, the cable
00:50:21.88\00:50:24.09
companies can take
that signal. But when did we
00:50:24.19\00:50:26.79
launch- how long
was it? - We launched at
00:50:26.89\00:50:28.39
the end of 2013. At
that time, it was $12,000.
00:50:28.52\00:50:32.49
Then, another of
Alexsei's achievements-
00:50:32.59\00:50:35.46
we negotiated to
$9,000 and got on two
00:50:35.56\00:50:39.03
Russian satellites.
It is amazing what the
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Lord is doing. But
now we need $9,000 a month
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to keep on
satellite, and I know that 3ABN
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doesn't have that money
available. [Alexsei speaks]
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And $9,000 for two
satellites is not a high
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price. - It's not at
all. I agree with you, 'cause
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I know we deal with
satellites here. What
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we want to do is put
up the address for 3ABN
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Russia. As we just
mentioned, it is $9,000
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a month for the gospel
to be able to be spread all
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over the ex-Soviet
Union for people to hear the
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gospel in their own
language. So, if the
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Lord puts on your
heart to support, maybe you
00:51:19.47\00:51:21.84
can give a whole
month's worth. Maybe you say, "I
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can give $10 a month."
That will make an incredible
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difference. Just mark
your gift "3ABN Russia"
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and we're also going
to put up their contact
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information. If you
want to support what they're
00:51:34.06\00:51:36.42
doing there-not only
the satellite-but what's
00:51:36.56\00:51:38.76
taking place there in
Russia, here is how you
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can do just that.
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Your support can
help keep 3ABN Russia on
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satellite and on cable
as they reach millions of
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Russian-speaking viewers
and listeners all over that vast
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continent. Satellites not
only bring the gospel to home
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satellite dishes but also
to the 122 cable companies that
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rebroadcast our signal.
If you would like to support
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3ABN Russia, visit 3ABN.tv
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or call us at (618) 627-4651
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You may also write to
3ABN Russia Post Office
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Box 220 West
Frankfort, Illinois 62896.
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