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
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program. We are so
thankful that you have
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joined us today!
Thank you for letting us
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come into your home
as you do each and every
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day; maybe you're
listening on the radio.
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Thank you for tuning
in! Television, internet...
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So many ways that
3ABN can be- even the app.
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Don't wanna to
forget that, YouTube... Many
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different ways that
you can access 3ABN; but we
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just want to say
thank you for your financial
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support of this
ministry and other ministries
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that we bring before
you on a daily basis.
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Today's going to be a
fun day. You maybe saw
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in the wide shot (which
is our jib shot, that moving
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shot as we come
right out of the open). You
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saw some pictures and
stuff here, a distinguished
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group of men to my
right... This is going
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to be a blessing,
because again, today, we have
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the opportunity of
participating with an
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amazing missionary
project. I think what's
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really exciting is
that, here at 3ABN, as we
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present stuff to you
at home, that you get
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excited about
mission and the vision that
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God has placed upon
one of us the burden
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to spread His Word
to others. Sometimes, I
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guess maybe I should
say we should ALL have
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the burden-maybe we
don't-but we need to
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pray that the Holy
Spirit gives us that
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burden to spread
the gospel around the
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world. I like the song
that is our theme song.
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As the open is playing,
"I want to spend my life
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mending broken
people," and that should be all
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of our vision to do
that. So, today, we're going
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to find out ways we
can. - That's right.
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3ABN has long enjoyed
a partnership with ASI;
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that's Adventist-laymen's
Services & Industries.
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They have a
passion, laypeople, business
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people, connecting with
the church, joining hands
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with the church to
share the gospel in
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the marketplace. We
have broadcast the ASI
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conventions for many
years; I don't even know
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how many years. Over
20-would you say that's
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accurate? 25?
Many years. It's been a
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wonderful
partnership. And today, we have
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some of the ASI
leadership with us here in the
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studio with a
wonderful, new way that we can
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connect financially,
prayerfully, or even
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travel and share
the gospel around the
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world. So, we have
the president of ASI North
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American Division,
Steve Dickman. We're
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so glad to have
you here, Steve. - It's
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good to be here with
you this morning. Praise
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God. - You've been
ASI president of North
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American Division
for how many years now?
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- Well, it'll be four
years in August. - And
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you and your wife,
Brenda, are a powerful
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team for the
gospel, and I know you have
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other roles beside
ASI, so tell us what else
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you're involved in. - Well,
I'm serving as the president
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for Harbert Hills
Academy in Savannah, Tennessee.
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We have a school
there, and we believe that
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God's plan of education
is wonderful and we try
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to follow that plan of
holistic education: the
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academic, the
physical, vocational aspects of
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education, the
spiritual mission aspects of
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education and put
all that together in a
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package for God's
work. - You've been there a
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number of years,
haven't you? -27 years now.
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- Wow! - Adds up
after a while. [laughter]
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- Education is
powerful because you're making
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an impact on young
people's lives, and
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then they, in turn,
make the ripple grow...
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- That's right. -
...as they make an impact.
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- That's exactly
right. - Amen. And sitting
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next to you is
Pastor Philip Baptiste and-
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I hope I pronounced
your last name right-
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you're the secretary
treasurer for ASI North
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American Division, and
it's a privilege to have
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you here, as well. -
It's a privilege to be here!
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I'm excited about
what ASI is doing and being
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a part of this
awesome opportunity to engage
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in sharing Christ in
the marketplace. - Amen.
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Now, I know you're
fairly new in your role there
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at ASI with secretary
treasurer, 'cause I met
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him just this last
ASI. You're passionate about
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what God has called
you to do there. Have you
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been involved with
ASI a long time and then
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just transitioned into
leadership, or...? - Yes!
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Yes. I was serving- my
wife and I were General
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Conference missionaries
in the East-Central Africa
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Division in Nairobi,
Kenya for four years,
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and in that role, I
was asked to serve as the
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secretary treasurer
for ASI for that division.
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Steve Dickman and
Kyle Allen came, and they
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helped us launch ASI
in Africa in that part
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of the world. So
because of my work with ASI in
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the East-Central
Africa Division, I was called
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to work here in
North America. I'm excited
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to be working with
Steve and this dynamic team
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here in the NAD. -
Amen! - And you're also the
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pastor...or you have
that title as pastor,
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so you've pastored,
whether or not- I don't
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know if you're doing it
now. - Not doing it now;
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full-time as departmental
director of North American
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Division and
secretary treasurer of ASI, but
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I've been a pastor
for over 20 years in the
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Adventist church. I'm
originally from Canada,
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and my dad's been a
pastor for 40 years in
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the Adventist
church. Just what a joy it is
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to be in God's service. -
Yes. I agree. - Absolutely.
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And sitting next to you
is Rodney Bowes. You are
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the vice president
for logistics of the ASI
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North American Division.
Tell us how long you've
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been involved with ASI.
- Well, I've been involved
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very recently in
that particular position,
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actually...just a
little over a month, but I've
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been involved in ASI
in the Light Ministry
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since 2008. Before that,
I was at Wildwood Lifestyle
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Center & Hospital.
So, I've been involved
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in ASI activities for
quite a while. - Amen.
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And we appreciate Light
Ministry and what they do.
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You coordinate
with Light Ministry; you
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still work for them,
right? - Yeah, I'm the
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divisional director
for Africa and East Asia
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for Light, and then I
also serve as the president
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for Health Expo
Resources. - Wow. - So, I wanted
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to just ask because,
I mean... See, we have
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president-I think we
kind of understand that
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role-secretary treasurer,
but logistics. What does
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that mean? What is your
role for ASI on logistics?
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- I'm still finding
out all of the things that
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I'm going to be doing,
but... - Making logical
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decisions. [laughter]
- Making sure everything
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is planned well for
the convention and that
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when we get
there, there's meals and
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there's all the technical
details of a convention
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like that or taking
care of it. It's a huge
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responsibility. -
Oh, it is. Yeah, a lot of
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moving parts and pieces
always to come together.
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Thank you, gentlemen,
I tell you, I appreciate
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what ASI means to
3ABN, and I know to the
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world. I know you have
a scripture you want to
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go to, but you were
just talking about the
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description of what ASI
is. It's basically people
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in the marketplace.
Maybe give us a synopsis
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of what that
means, because some people
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may be tuning in,
they haven't watched an ASI
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program that 3ABN's
aired the first time,
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they're like, "ASI?"
Marketplace. What does
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that mean? - ASI
stands for Adventist-layman's
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Services & Industries.
So, it's laypeople who
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come together to
accomplish mission for
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the church. -
Laypeople, meaning? - Laypeople-
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they're not paid by
the church, so there's a
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distinction. We call
it the Adventist yearbook
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where an organization
is owned and operated
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by the church. If
people are in that yearbook
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or their
organization they work for is in
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that yearbook, they
don't qualify for being
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ASI members.
However, 3ABN is not in that
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yearbook; they
have a separate board of
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directors,
operated separately from the
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organization of the
church but in support
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of the work of the
church. - Oh, we support
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it 100%. - And so
that is the unique key to
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being an ASI member is
that you are supporting
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the work of the
church but not necessarily
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owned or paid by the
church. So, the church
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needs that. You know,
the resources are limited;
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there's not enough
pastors to finish the
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work. We love
Philip and Rodney; pastors
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are with us, but
there's not enough of them to
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just go out and finish
the work. This is going
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to require the engagement
of the laypeople. ASI-
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our vision is that
if we could engage every
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single layperson
that is a business or
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professional person,
100% behind the mission
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of the church, we
believe the wheels would turn
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quickly and this job of
getting the gospel to the world
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can be finished
and we can go home to
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heaven. - Amen. -
And I like that, sharing
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Jesus in the
marketplace, because that's what
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your every sphere of
influence is. I think
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it's a wonderful mission
and vision of ASI. - It's
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really an idea of
total member involvement of
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every single member
getting actively involved
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in the life and
mission of the church and
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saying, "Wherever
you are, whatever station
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you are in life, God
has a work for you to
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do." - That's excellent.
- So, that's the mission
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of ASI. - Praise the
Lord. - Amen! - Excellent.
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- Well, there's a
scripture here. We're
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going to read
Romans 10 verses 14 and 15.
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I think this is one of
my favorite scriptures.
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Romans is one of my
favorite books, but I
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love this
scripture. Romans 10:14 and 15.
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"How then shall
they call on Him in Whom
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they have not
believed? And how shall they
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believe in Him of
Whom they have not heard?
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And how shall they
hear without a preacher?
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And how shall they
preach unless they are
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sent? As it is
written, how beautiful are the
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feet of those who
preach the gospel of peace,
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who bring glad
tidings of good things." And
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that's what we're
talking about here
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today is preaching the
gospel of peace, sharing
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the everlasting gospel
in fresh and innovative
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ways. So, tell us
about the New Beginnings
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picture roll. - So,
this project was born
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out of need. In
Rwanda, they were holding a
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series of thousands of
meetings all across the
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country of Rwanda.
Many of those sites, they
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ended up in remote
areas without electricity.
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Philip, you were
there in East-Central Africa
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at that time. What
was your experience in
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watching that happen
and some of the needs
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that evolved out of
that? - Well, Steve,
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even in Rwanda, we
baptized over 100,000
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people in Rwanda, and
we were there preaching.
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Our world church
president was there, Ted Wilson
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and Nancy Wilson.
Nancy Wilson was in one those
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sites; she was on
a hill. And she ended
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up baptizing a
thousand people in her series of
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meetings - her first
time preaching, which
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shows that
laypeople can do the work. But
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she had PowerPoint
and a video projector
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that was supposed
to work, and the power
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just went out. It
never worked. So, she ended
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up having to
preach from script in the
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dark. And so, the
idea for this picture roll
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project was born
from situations like that.
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There were many more
people where there was
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supposed to be
electricity and there wasn't
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electricity. As a
missionary in Africa
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for over four
years, I can tell you the
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electricity doesn't
work many of the times, so...
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- So it's not very
stable there. - It's not very
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stable, and so having
something that you can
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just- that's waterproof,
that's rainproof, that
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you can just roll
and stand on a hill or be
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under a mango tree
and show people the good
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news of the Adventist
message. It's powerful.
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That's where the idea
for the tool came from.
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- You know, it's
interesting, because
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this day and age, we're
so used to our electronic
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gadgets. I have my
phone tucked right by my
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side, but even in
other parts of the world,
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a projector you
said, computer, and I guess
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a generator
must've been used in some
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places; but if stuff's
not reliable and you're
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relying on it, makes
it difficult. So going
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to these picture
rolls is a brilliant idea.
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- So what happened
was, when we heard that
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story of hundreds of
sites where there was
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no electricity, and
the only tool they had
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was to read the
script, Rodney and I and Chuck
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Cleveland were
sitting around a table in...
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We were just talking
about this thing. You
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know, "What can we do?
How can we do something
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for this?" And the idea
was born. The old picture
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rolls for Sabbath school...
- Of course! - We said,
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"What if we did
an evangelism picture
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roll where it was focused
on doing just what needed
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to be presented for the
evangelistic standpoint,
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the Bible lectures
and give some graphic
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support to this?" We
came up, we said, "Well,
00:13:01.51\00:13:04.15
let's move forward with
this and think about it."
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The project kind
of evolved from that.
00:13:06.85\00:13:09.05
- Amen. So, can we
back up for one moment? I
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was thinking I jumped
the gun with the picture
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roll, because some
people might be saying,
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"I'm not even familiar
with the New Beginnings
00:13:16.89\00:13:18.93
DVD project," and
the script that you're
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talking about the
people are reading from. So,
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the DVD project...
How many years has that
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been around? -
It's been around for 20
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years. New Beginnings
is like ASI's evangelism
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in a box. It's 26
sermons; Mark Finley wrote the
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sermons, and
they're designed to help a
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layperson or a church
member, a young person-
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we had a
12-year-old in Rwanda, just read
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the script and preach
the message in a beautiful
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way. So, the New Beginnings
evangelistic series was
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the tool that we
took and adapted it and
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created those
sermons into picture rolls so
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that people can preach
those. - Okay. Perfect.
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- And that series
has been translated into
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34 languages or so
and is available for our
00:14:03.91\00:14:07.18
lay members to get
on the ASI website. They
00:14:07.21\00:14:10.41
can just go to New Beginnings. -
ASIMinistries.org/NewBeginnings,
00:14:10.45\00:14:14.35
and it's right there to
download in any language.
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- Say that one more
time, 'cause someone
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said, "Oh! Let me get
my pen and paper!" and
00:14:18.15\00:14:19.65
then they missed
it. - It's available at
00:14:19.72\00:14:21.19
ASIMinistries.org/NewBeginnings.
- So that DVD series
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is still available
is what you're saying.
00:14:30.90\00:14:32.77
- Yes. - It is still
available. We hesitate
00:14:32.80\00:14:34.60
to call it DVD anymore
because it's all cloud-based,
00:14:34.64\00:14:37.71
and they can go and
download it from anywhere
00:14:37.77\00:14:40.61
in the world. It's all
available on PowerPoint,
00:14:40.64\00:14:44.05
PDF, whatever format
they need, and it gives
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them the full
script as well as the full
00:14:47.05\00:14:50.75
graphic support -
115, 125 slides or graphic
00:14:50.79\00:14:54.46
images per sermon.
It works wonderfully
00:14:54.49\00:14:59.39
where you can plug
in, have electricity, and
00:14:59.43\00:15:01.43
that kind of thing.
- Okay. - So, in this
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case, you're taking
the same script, the same
00:15:03.80\00:15:06.07
sermons, but you're
changing it with the
00:15:06.10\00:15:08.84
artwork with the
pictures so that it can be done
00:15:08.87\00:15:11.94
where there's no electricity.
- So, in reality, what
00:15:11.97\00:15:15.01
happened is we
also- we went through the
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scripts and we refined
those for a setting that
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is not first-world
setting. So in other
00:15:23.89\00:15:26.59
words, we shortened
them somewhat and put
00:15:26.62\00:15:28.96
them into a
format that's more easily
00:15:28.99\00:15:31.29
presented in a
remote setting. - Amen. - As
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we were working on
this project, it came to our
00:15:34.86\00:15:38.33
attention that
there might be some that
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would like
additional biblical support, so
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at the end of each
of the scripts, we added
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all of the verses
of scripture that would
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be associated with
that topic, and then
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we put together a
series of questions
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that would be like
small group discussion
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questions so that
someone presenting this to a
00:15:56.08\00:15:59.55
group of 40 or 50
people could say, "What did
00:15:59.59\00:16:03.06
you learn today
about this topic?" and give
00:16:03.09\00:16:06.06
them time to discuss
it, because you're in
00:16:06.09\00:16:08.96
a smaller group
setting, generally speaking, and
00:16:09.00\00:16:11.97
we felt that that
discussion was just part of the
00:16:12.00\00:16:14.94
learning process
that needed to take place.
00:16:14.97\00:16:18.21
- Yeah. Fantastic, and
I think we have a video.
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Maybe we should go to
that now and talk some
00:16:20.88\00:16:22.64
more. - Yeah, let's do
that! - Okay, all right.
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We'll go to the
video that talks more about
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the picture roll project.
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- In our busy
world, we often take for
00:16:28.22\00:16:30.35
granted that we
have access to so much
00:16:30.39\00:16:32.45
information right at
our fingertips through our
00:16:32.65\00:16:34.82
smartphones and
other devices. We don't
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realize that there
are still over 1 billion
00:16:39.53\00:16:41.66
people alive on
Earth today who have no
00:16:41.70\00:16:43.77
regular access to
electricity, much less
00:16:43.80\00:16:45.13
modern technology.
The New Beginnings picture
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roll project was
created just for them.
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26 Christ-centered
evangelistic presentations,
00:16:50.27\00:16:53.94
crafted into 7 beautiful
pictures for each message
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together with scripts,
small group Bible study
00:16:57.45\00:17:00.68
guides, plus one additional
image for each sermon,
00:17:00.72\00:17:03.92
focusing on a health topic.
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Over 100,000
evangelistic meetings have been
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held using the New
Beginnings materials
00:17:19.30\00:17:21.60
all over the world,
and our opportunity to
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bring the gospel to
the Third World is greatly
00:17:24.24\00:17:27.21
enhanced by bringing
pictures to them. - This
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is Kajiado
district or county, and this
00:17:30.18\00:17:33.65
area is Maasai
land. Now, the Maasais are
00:17:33.68\00:17:37.05
not prone to
reading or even listening to
00:17:37.09\00:17:40.06
the radio; they are
people who move from
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place to place,
seeking for pastures for the
00:17:43.12\00:17:46.09
animals; but I
think Maasais would be
00:17:46.13\00:17:49.40
greatly magnetized by
the picture rolls. - It
00:17:49.43\00:17:53.13
is awesome when you use a
picture roll in a movie center
00:17:53.17\00:17:59.07
to explain
biblical truth. Imagine, for
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somebody who has
never seen and imagined how
00:18:02.61\00:18:06.01
Jesus would come,
and then he sees for the
00:18:06.05\00:18:10.09
first time that
picture of Christ descending
00:18:10.15\00:18:13.76
with angels
surrounding his throne, and the
00:18:13.79\00:18:17.09
people looking up
towards that. Oh, it's just
00:18:17.13\00:18:20.63
an awesome revelation-
so convicting. It sends
00:18:20.66\00:18:24.10
the message powerfully
into the mind of the listener.
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We really believe that by
the time a person finishes
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this series, not just the
00:18:45.55\00:18:48.56
spiritual material, but
the health material will
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give them the ability
to live a healthful and a
00:18:51.99\00:18:55.30
long life. - Our
objective, of course,
00:18:55.33\00:18:57.97
is to provide a tool
for full-message evangelism
00:18:58.03\00:19:02.10
in the remote
corners of the world. And in
00:19:02.14\00:19:04.91
doing this, we've
pictured an audience
00:19:04.97\00:19:07.58
that includes a lot
of people who have had
00:19:07.61\00:19:10.35
little or no
exposure to the Bible or to
00:19:10.38\00:19:12.91
Christianity of
any kind. - Often, our
00:19:12.95\00:19:15.18
teams are sharing
the gospel and health
00:19:15.22\00:19:17.79
messages in
jungles and villages around
00:19:17.82\00:19:20.42
the world. Many
times, when we're telling a
00:19:20.46\00:19:23.12
story, we wish we had
a picture. These picture
00:19:23.16\00:19:25.76
rolls are just
what we need. - There's
00:19:25.79\00:19:28.83
nothing more important
to God than the salvation
00:19:28.86\00:19:31.77
of men and women.
That's why God used every way
00:19:31.83\00:19:34.87
possible, every means
available to save them.
00:19:34.90\00:19:38.21
I am so excited about
the picture roll project,
00:19:38.24\00:19:41.18
because it gives us
a tool - it gives us an
00:19:41.21\00:19:44.01
opportunity for God
to work. Think about it.
00:19:44.05\00:19:46.78
God is going to
use this project to win
00:19:46.82\00:19:50.02
tens and thousands for
His kingdom. - It's been
00:19:50.05\00:19:52.95
inspiring to see all
these beautiful works
00:19:52.99\00:19:56.52
of art produced by
some of the best Christian
00:19:56.56\00:20:00.33
artists on this
planet to become part of this
00:20:00.36\00:20:03.87
picture roll. - I
think what motivates me as
00:20:03.90\00:20:07.37
an artist to do
the type of art I do is
00:20:07.40\00:20:09.50
the awareness that
a painting can have a
00:20:09.54\00:20:11.57
profound impact on
people who see them.
00:20:11.61\00:20:13.58
Evangelists have
often used art and images to
00:20:13.61\00:20:16.95
help convey the
message of sharing the gospel.
00:20:16.98\00:20:20.25
To me, a painting can
be a very profound tool
00:20:20.28\00:20:23.32
of evangelism. We have
the opportunity to give
00:20:23.35\00:20:26.45
people positive
pictures- pictures of hope, of
00:20:26.49\00:20:29.52
truth, and if
possible, a picture of God.
00:20:29.59\00:20:33.50
When I first held
these picture rolls in
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my hands, I was grateful
to God for the fact that
00:20:48.04\00:20:51.31
ASI is doing this.
These picture rolls are
00:20:51.35\00:20:54.62
durable, they are very
descriptive, and I know
00:20:54.65\00:20:57.89
God will use them
to advance His kingdom.
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With over 120,000
series of meetings this
00:21:01.72\00:21:04.96
year, this tool is
invaluable in putting
00:21:04.99\00:21:08.13
it in the hands of
the laypeople to help them
00:21:08.16\00:21:10.93
with evangelism.
Many of those sites do not
00:21:10.97\00:21:14.17
have access to
electricity. They need a way to
00:21:14.20\00:21:17.37
share the gospel,
and to share it through
00:21:17.41\00:21:19.57
pictures is an
ideal way to help people
00:21:19.64\00:21:21.74
understand more about
the sacrifice that has
00:21:21.78\00:21:24.88
been made on their
behalf. - In our Christian
00:21:24.91\00:21:28.62
experience, the Word
of God is so vital to
00:21:28.68\00:21:31.95
all that we
experience with our Lord Jesus
00:21:31.99\00:21:34.86
Christ. And, many of us
who have the availability
00:21:34.89\00:21:38.23
of beautiful
pictures and being able to
00:21:38.26\00:21:40.96
access things
online or in some kind of
00:21:41.00\00:21:43.77
program...we have a
great advantage. However,
00:21:43.80\00:21:47.07
there are thousands-
yes, millions of people
00:21:47.10\00:21:50.37
who don't have
that advantage, and the
00:21:50.41\00:21:52.51
picture roll project
is just for them; it's
00:21:52.54\00:21:56.78
for people who
will take this precious
00:21:56.85\00:21:59.15
project and they will
use it in total member
00:21:59.18\00:22:02.55
involvement, sharing
Jesus with others. Be
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a part of it. [CHILDREN SING]
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Wow, that was powerful
and you can really see the
00:22:24.21\00:22:27.04
benefits of having
the New Beginnings picture
00:22:27.08\00:22:29.88
roll. It's just
amazing, too, and they were
00:22:30.85\00:22:32.91
saying that, Steve,
that many parts of the
00:22:32.95\00:22:34.98
world have very
sporadic electricity or none at
00:22:35.02\00:22:39.09
all. - Yeah. The
estimate right now is that 1.2
00:22:39.12\00:22:43.16
billion people on planet
Earth do not have regular
00:22:43.19\00:22:47.16
access or any access
at all to electricity.
00:22:47.20\00:22:51.00
- That's a
staggering number. - If you say
00:22:51.03\00:22:54.80
our population is 7
point something billion,
00:22:57.54\00:22:59.27
it's 1 out of every 7
people on planet Earth
00:22:59.31\00:23:02.44
that do not have
what we consider to be our
00:23:02.48\00:23:05.51
right. - Uh, yeah. - If
we don't have electricity,
00:23:05.55\00:23:08.68
we're making some
phone calls. Something is
00:23:08.72\00:23:11.45
wrong in the world,
and we think maybe the end
00:23:11.49\00:23:14.06
has come if we're out
of electricity for five
00:23:14.09\00:23:16.26
minutes. If it
stretches to a couple of days,
00:23:16.29\00:23:19.09
we really believe that
we've suffered; but most
00:23:19.13\00:23:22.06
of the world, you
know... I mean, 1.2 billion
00:23:22.10\00:23:24.97
people without
regular or good access to
00:23:25.03\00:23:28.74
electricity is
amazing. - I can't tell you many
00:23:28.77\00:23:30.97
places I've preached
in Africa where I've been
00:23:31.01\00:23:33.61
under a mango tree
or just outside, and the
00:23:33.64\00:23:36.14
people around there-
there's no electricity.
00:23:36.18\00:23:38.65
In some places, there's
no running water; there's
00:23:38.71\00:23:41.92
no access to it, so
this is all that they
00:23:41.95\00:23:44.32
have. So, you
can't bring a PowerPoint
00:23:44.35\00:23:46.65
presentation or use the
traditional New Beginnings;
00:23:46.69\00:23:49.49
the best you could
use is the New Beginnings
00:23:49.52\00:23:51.86
picture rolls,
which would really make a
00:23:51.89\00:23:53.90
difference. - I'm
so excited about this
00:23:53.93\00:23:56.20
project. And these,
right here, are hot off
00:23:56.26\00:23:58.03
the press, 'cause
they just came in; is that
00:23:58.07\00:24:00.04
right? - Yes. -
They're the first fruits. The
00:24:00.07\00:24:02.60
first fruits are
here; they've been shipped
00:24:02.64\00:24:04.74
directly from
China here to be here for
00:24:04.77\00:24:06.98
this program. So,
they're printed, though,
00:24:07.04\00:24:09.91
in China. We have
7,500 of these sets printed,
00:24:09.94\00:24:12.78
and we're preparing
to ship those around
00:24:12.81\00:24:15.68
the world to the divisions
that need them most and
00:24:15.72\00:24:19.15
to empower those
laypeople there. - And we have
00:24:19.19\00:24:22.56
Pastor Rodney
sitting back here by the
00:24:22.62\00:24:24.89
picture roll, and
we're going to actually take
00:24:24.93\00:24:26.83
a look at some of
the pictures here. - They
00:24:26.86\00:24:28.86
are so exciting to
see. There are two of them,
00:24:28.90\00:24:32.07
actually; there's
Book One and Book Two. Each
00:24:32.10\00:24:35.27
one has 13 sermons
that are fully scripted
00:24:35.30\00:24:38.44
here, so it's
very exciting. It's on
00:24:38.47\00:24:40.54
synthetic, waterproof,
tear-resistant paper,
00:24:40.58\00:24:43.78
so they're ready to
go into the jungles.
00:24:43.81\00:24:46.98
- I like that. So, if
I were crossing a stream
00:24:47.02\00:24:48.82
and it were to fall
into the creek, it's not
00:24:48.85\00:24:50.52
ruined. - No problem.
- And what did you say,
00:24:50.55\00:24:52.15
tear-proof? - Tear-resistant.
- That's right, okay. [laughter]
00:24:52.19\00:24:56.29
Going to give me a
challenge. And what
00:24:56.32\00:24:57.89
was the other
thing? You said waterproof,
00:24:57.96\00:24:59.93
tear-resistant,
and... there was one other
00:24:59.96\00:25:01.70
thing. Anyway... -
It's very durable. - Very
00:25:01.73\00:25:03.40
durable. - Yes. - Fantastic.
So, we're going to flip
00:25:03.43\00:25:06.43
through some of
these. - Yeah! We're going to
00:25:06.50\00:25:08.14
flip through a
few, and you can see the
00:25:08.17\00:25:10.34
covers-beautifully
designed covers-but
00:25:10.37\00:25:12.47
each of these 26 messages
includes two components:
00:25:12.51\00:25:17.08
there's the health
component, first of
00:25:17.15\00:25:19.55
all; and secondly
is the Bible component.
00:25:19.58\00:25:21.95
So, this being presented
on the frontlines, this
00:25:21.98\00:25:24.89
health component is an
extremely important part
00:25:24.92\00:25:27.52
of this, because it's
very practical for the
00:25:27.56\00:25:30.99
people. Rodney is
there. Rodney, you have the
00:25:31.03\00:25:34.53
image up of the
first health talk, which is
00:25:34.56\00:25:37.63
the one on water,
clean water, so important
00:25:37.67\00:25:40.44
around the world -
absolutely essential
00:25:40.47\00:25:43.10
for people that are
living in the third-world
00:25:43.14\00:25:45.07
environment to have
clean water. And so,
00:25:45.11\00:25:48.08
these health talks
were created specifically
00:25:48.11\00:25:51.05
for this
third-world environment. These
00:25:51.08\00:25:53.58
images were developed
and scripts written just
00:25:53.62\00:25:58.55
for this application.
So, clean water. Like the
00:25:58.62\00:26:02.12
small group discussion,
after they see that and
00:26:02.16\00:26:05.36
hear that talk, will
be, "So what could you do
00:26:05.39\00:26:08.56
this week that
would change your water
00:26:08.60\00:26:12.03
quality?" So, there are
tips: filtering, letting
00:26:12.07\00:26:16.20
the sun cleanse the
water for a period of
00:26:16.24\00:26:18.41
time; all of those
things are written.
00:26:18.44\00:26:20.58
We have a booklet
that has been designed and
00:26:20.61\00:26:23.48
written specifically
for this project, which is
00:26:23.55\00:26:26.45
the script booklet
for each of these talks.
00:26:26.48\00:26:29.95
So, the health
talks are here, the Bible
00:26:29.98\00:26:33.39
lectures are here,
the small group discussion
00:26:33.42\00:26:36.59
questions are here,
so anyone can take this
00:26:36.62\00:26:39.93
anywhere in the world
even without electricity
00:26:39.96\00:26:43.43
and present the
health and the Bible together
00:26:43.47\00:26:46.84
in a powerful combination
to help improve communities
00:26:46.87\00:26:50.84
and to win souls for
Christ. It's amazing.
00:26:50.87\00:26:53.31
We want to show you
just a few of the other
00:26:53.34\00:26:55.14
images. - Oh, that's
good. I was just going
00:26:55.18\00:26:56.95
to say the illustration's
just powerful on this.
00:26:56.98\00:26:58.75
Very...simple. I
don't mean simple in a bad
00:26:58.78\00:27:01.28
way, but it's very- you
understand. - It's clear.
00:27:01.35\00:27:03.32
- Very clear. Thank
you for that. - Right.
00:27:03.35\00:27:04.92
- I like it. - And
so, for instance, the
00:27:07.76\00:27:09.19
first lecture is
on Daniel 2. The Bible
00:27:09.22\00:27:10.59
lecture's on Daniel 2.
- Oh, that's beautiful!
00:27:10.63\00:27:13.23
- And the city of
Babylon. Maybe they had thought
00:27:13.26\00:27:15.66
about, "Actually,
there was a city that could
00:27:15.70\00:27:18.07
look like this;"
but this is an artist's
00:27:18.10\00:27:20.24
rendition of the
city of Babylon. It's a
00:27:20.27\00:27:22.10
beautiful image of
the city of Babylon and
00:27:22.14\00:27:24.87
the story there of
King Nebuchadnezzar and how
00:27:24.91\00:27:28.11
he was sleeping on his
bed. You know, they maybe
00:27:28.14\00:27:30.88
have never seen these
kinds of things before,
00:27:30.91\00:27:33.28
never thought of
what that might look like.
00:27:33.31\00:27:35.45
- Wow. - And he's dreaming
there. He's seeing this...
00:27:35.48\00:27:37.79
- And then you have the
image! - Image, in his dream
00:27:37.85\00:27:41.02
and then he is searching
for someone to interpret,
00:27:41.06\00:27:44.23
and he finds
Daniel who is a man of God
00:27:44.26\00:27:47.40
on his knees before
God, receives divine
00:27:47.43\00:27:50.47
enlightenment as to
what the dream means. Then,
00:27:50.50\00:27:54.00
he's able to stand
before the king and
00:27:54.04\00:27:55.77
actually interpret
the dreams; amazing story
00:27:55.80\00:27:58.47
we find in the Bible.
It builds the foundation
00:27:58.51\00:28:01.21
for the history of
the world, actually, and
00:28:01.24\00:28:04.25
what we believe.
And the final scene that
00:28:04.28\00:28:06.85
Nebuchadnezzar sees
as the stone that is
00:28:06.88\00:28:10.32
cut out without
hands and strikes the image
00:28:10.35\00:28:14.02
on its feet. And to
hear the world history, the
00:28:14.06\00:28:17.43
nations of Europe, and
how they... Even today,
00:28:17.46\00:28:20.40
I was listening to
the news just recently -
00:28:20.43\00:28:23.33
the whole issue
of European currency.
00:28:23.37\00:28:26.20
They're not going to
cling together, because
00:28:26.23\00:28:28.70
the Bible says they
won't. - That's right.
00:28:28.74\00:28:31.84
- It's prophetic!
And we stand today seeing
00:28:31.87\00:28:35.08
that happen. - Wow.
Yeah. - But you know, what
00:28:35.11\00:28:37.91
happens after the
stone hits the image? - Yes.
00:28:37.95\00:28:40.92
Christ will set up a
kingdom that will never
00:28:40.98\00:28:44.25
be destroyed. - This
coming of Christ! This
00:28:44.29\00:28:47.56
coming of Christ.
Maybe they've never seen this
00:28:47.59\00:28:50.16
kind of artwork representing
that story. But this is
00:28:50.19\00:28:54.46
an amazing opportunity
for us to really help
00:28:54.50\00:28:57.80
these people to get
a visual idea of what
00:28:57.83\00:29:00.47
that might be. We
have several of the images.
00:29:00.50\00:29:03.30
One of the ones I
just love is the one of
00:29:03.34\00:29:06.31
heaven and the image
of what it would be like
00:29:06.34\00:29:09.51
to be in the presence
of God in a world where...
00:29:09.54\00:29:12.68
- Oh, look at that.
- ...there's plenty of
00:29:12.71\00:29:14.78
water. - That's a
Nathan Greene, as well, right?
00:29:14.82\00:29:18.25
- The lion will lie with
the lamb and the children
00:29:18.29\00:29:21.62
will be there. And
for people that have-
00:29:21.66\00:29:25.33
you're trying to
imagine that just in your own
00:29:25.39\00:29:27.83
thinking is one
thing, but when you see an
00:29:27.86\00:29:30.23
artist having described
it with his paintbrush,
00:29:30.27\00:29:33.54
it's a beautiful
thing. It helps the mind to
00:29:33.57\00:29:36.71
actually grasp the
idea. - A picture's worth a
00:29:36.74\00:29:39.81
thousand words. - That's
right. - Yeah! - And here,
00:29:39.84\00:29:41.98
it gives people that
rendition of- of course,
00:29:42.01\00:29:45.31
it's an artist's conception.
I see several of these
00:29:45.35\00:29:47.28
paintings we looked
at were Nathan Greene.
00:29:47.32\00:29:49.38
I can see that, and
he's a fabulous artist.
00:29:49.42\00:29:52.75
But just to be able
to connect visually- you
00:29:52.79\00:29:56.09
know, I love that!
What an incredible concept-
00:29:56.12\00:29:59.13
a God-ordained
concept. I like that. - Pastor
00:29:59.16\00:30:01.93
Philip, the people's
reaction, when you're
00:30:01.96\00:30:04.10
out there, 'cause
you took the- you saw the
00:30:04.13\00:30:06.20
initial reaction to the,
what'd you say, the sample
00:30:06.23\00:30:07.70
one, or the...? -
Yes. - The mach up one.
00:30:07.74\00:30:09.97
That must be tremendous
cause- I mean, this is
00:30:10.01\00:30:11.91
just so vivid for
the- I mean, the people's
00:30:11.94\00:30:13.84
attention, what is it
like when they see this?
00:30:13.88\00:30:15.81
- I mean, it was
incredible, because many of them
00:30:15.84\00:30:17.75
are in rural
settings with no phones or no
00:30:17.78\00:30:21.18
internet, no TV...
And so, there were just
00:30:21.22\00:30:24.32
little children-
just gather around. They
00:30:24.35\00:30:27.42
just absolutely loved
it. And most importantly,
00:30:27.46\00:30:30.69
the message rang
through. The strength of the
00:30:30.73\00:30:34.30
New Beginnings is
that the message is able to
00:30:34.33\00:30:37.90
be carried by these
powerful images, and
00:30:37.93\00:30:40.20
the picture roll
project does the same thing.
00:30:40.24\00:30:42.60
- Yeah. It's
absolutely incredible. Go ahead;
00:30:42.64\00:30:44.71
you were going to
say something. - This is
00:30:44.74\00:30:46.74
the three angels'
messages put together in picture
00:30:46.78\00:30:50.21
form. It's the full
message; it's not just
00:30:50.25\00:30:53.08
part of it. It is
the full message that we
00:30:53.11\00:30:55.42
have as Seventh-day
Adventists. And it's
00:30:55.48\00:30:58.65
so exciting to think
of the potential that
00:30:58.69\00:31:01.79
this has to reach millions
of people that are living
00:31:01.82\00:31:05.33
in darkness. - Absolutely
incredible. And I noticed
00:31:05.36\00:31:10.17
as you're flipping them
over, 'cause some people-
00:31:10.20\00:31:11.90
you at home may have
noticed this, too- I see
00:31:11.93\00:31:13.57
pictures on the
backside. So you said there's 13
00:31:13.64\00:31:15.24
in each one, so do
you flip it around? - Yes.
00:31:15.27\00:31:17.41
You turn it around;
you flip it the other way.
00:31:17.47\00:31:19.57
So, in total,
there's 208 graphic images.
00:31:19.61\00:31:23.21
- Really!? - So,
there are 26 sermons. Each
00:31:23.24\00:31:26.72
sermon has 7 Bible
images and one health image.
00:31:26.75\00:31:30.22
So, they go in
order as you flip forward
00:31:30.25\00:31:32.55
in the chart, and
then you turn it around,
00:31:32.59\00:31:34.82
you flip backward,
and then you go to roll
00:31:34.89\00:31:37.09
#2 and repeat that. And
when you're done, you've
00:31:37.13\00:31:39.79
presented 26 topics
in their full complete
00:31:39.83\00:31:42.70
message. - Wow. -
And it's also nice, too,
00:31:42.76\00:31:44.80
'cause you have the
script book that goes
00:31:44.83\00:31:46.87
right along with
it, so this is just like
00:31:46.90\00:31:48.44
the New Beginnings is-
well, you mentioned DVD,
00:31:48.47\00:31:50.11
that's kind of out;
it's more cloud-based now
00:31:50.14\00:31:51.71
is what it is. But
you're just following
00:31:51.74\00:31:53.44
along, and like you
said, a layperson can
00:31:53.48\00:31:55.08
easily do this themselves.
- You just have to read
00:31:55.11\00:31:58.11
the script; that's
it! Yeah, it's just easy.
00:31:58.15\00:32:00.62
It's simple. - Do we
have more pictures to
00:32:00.65\00:32:02.72
look at, or can we
invite you to come sit
00:32:02.75\00:32:04.75
back down here,
Rodney? - We have lots and lots
00:32:04.79\00:32:07.69
of pictures to look at,
but I just want to bring
00:32:07.72\00:32:10.59
us back to the Second
Coming picture. This is
00:32:10.63\00:32:13.73
kind of the keynote
in that we just love
00:32:13.76\00:32:17.07
around the world. -
Amen. - Yeah. That image, when
00:32:17.13\00:32:21.94
you look at that...
I have one on the wall
00:32:21.97\00:32:24.84
right across from my
office in the hallway
00:32:24.87\00:32:27.14
there at the
school. It's a huge one that
00:32:27.18\00:32:29.38
was given to us. - We
have one at our school
00:32:29.41\00:32:31.85
here. - We do. - And
when I look at that and
00:32:31.88\00:32:34.08
people come in and
out the hallway, they stop
00:32:34.12\00:32:36.82
and they look at that.
You can kind of imagine
00:32:36.85\00:32:40.69
yourself in that
picture. The way that it was
00:32:40.72\00:32:44.53
painted by the
artist gives a very broad
00:32:44.56\00:32:48.30
spectrum of people. There's
the indigenous people and
00:32:48.36\00:32:51.97
the Caucasian people
and the different races
00:32:52.00\00:32:55.40
are represented there.
It's a powerful thing to
00:32:55.44\00:32:58.77
stand and think
about when Christ will come
00:32:58.81\00:33:02.84
and for us to have the
opportunity to be there
00:33:02.88\00:33:07.15
and to think that if
we don't go out and share
00:33:07.18\00:33:11.39
this good news with
people, they may not
00:33:11.42\00:33:13.79
have the opportunity
to be there. It's very
00:33:13.86\00:33:16.02
sobering. - Oh, it
is. - You know? And to say
00:33:16.06\00:33:18.16
we're going to
depend on whether we've got
00:33:18.19\00:33:20.70
gas in the generator
or the right technology
00:33:20.73\00:33:23.67
to do this, I think
we need both ends of the
00:33:23.70\00:33:26.63
spectrum. We need
the high-end technology,
00:33:26.67\00:33:28.97
because there's a
group of people in our world
00:33:29.00\00:33:30.77
that's the only
thing they're going to see
00:33:30.81\00:33:32.51
and listen to
today. But we also need to
00:33:32.54\00:33:35.48
understand that
there's a lot of people in the
00:33:35.51\00:33:37.71
world that need the
low-end of this technology.
00:33:37.75\00:33:40.52
- The highways and
the byways. - Yeah. I want
00:33:40.55\00:33:43.32
to ask Rodney just
briefly to talk about
00:33:43.35\00:33:45.85
his experience. He
was recently in Africa and
00:33:45.92\00:33:48.66
just returned
recently from there. Rodney,
00:33:48.69\00:33:51.39
just share with us
your experience of going out
00:33:51.43\00:33:53.26
to the frontline
villages and kind of what that
00:33:53.29\00:33:56.16
felt like. - It was
so amazing to go on this
00:33:56.20\00:33:59.37
trip to East Africa.
I was just visiting the
00:33:59.40\00:34:02.50
East-Central
Africa Division, and I had
00:34:02.54\00:34:05.31
the opportunity to go
to north-western Kenya.
00:34:05.34\00:34:08.31
It was very remote.
I spent a lot of time
00:34:08.34\00:34:11.21
traveling in Africa
over the last several years,
00:34:11.25\00:34:14.82
but this was a place
that really opened my
00:34:14.85\00:34:18.39
eyes to the need of
these picture rolls. We went to
00:34:18.42\00:34:21.62
visit one of the
villages that was there; it was
00:34:21.66\00:34:25.59
about an hour away by
driving to visit the Turkana
00:34:25.63\00:34:29.53
tribe. When we were
there visiting with these
00:34:29.56\00:34:32.87
people, it was
astounding to see the conditions
00:34:32.90\00:34:36.14
that they lived in.
Not only was there no
00:34:36.17\00:34:39.34
electricity; they
walk 10 miles one way to
00:34:39.37\00:34:42.48
get water. - 10 miles.
- 10 miles. - That's one
00:34:42.54\00:34:45.65
way. So 20 miles round-trip.
- Can you imagine that?
00:34:45.71\00:34:48.72
- And this is water for
drinking and for bathing
00:34:48.78\00:34:51.25
and... - This is
water for everything! - Wow.
00:34:51.29\00:34:53.76
- This is their
whole life. So when they
00:34:53.79\00:34:55.46
come back... You know,
you can only carry so much
00:34:55.49\00:34:58.36
water in one trip. When
they come back and they're
00:34:58.39\00:35:01.23
sharing the water, we
had a meeting, so they
00:35:01.26\00:35:04.07
were bringing the
water for the children and
00:35:04.10\00:35:06.70
people who were
thirsty. What did they use for
00:35:06.74\00:35:09.27
a cup? The little
lid on the top of the
00:35:09.30\00:35:13.14
container, which is
like a soda pop lid. - That's
00:35:13.17\00:35:16.48
not much water at all.
- Hardly at all. I really-
00:35:16.54\00:35:19.81
it was shocking to
me. I was speechless. I
00:35:19.85\00:35:23.02
mean, right now, I'm
just struggling to find
00:35:23.05\00:35:26.15
the words for the challenge
that these people lived
00:35:26.19\00:35:29.39
in. - And that much
water is for how much
00:35:29.42\00:35:33.29
time? I mean, is that
for an hour or two, or
00:35:33.33\00:35:36.73
are we talking a day?
- We're talking a day.
00:35:36.77\00:35:40.50
It's a very challenging
situation. The reason
00:35:40.54\00:35:44.14
that we were up there
is because Light is doing
00:35:44.21\00:35:47.44
a project, and we
wanted to see the feasibility
00:35:47.48\00:35:50.48
of reaching these
people with the gospel. These
00:35:50.51\00:35:53.38
picture rolls are
going to be perfect to reach
00:35:53.42\00:35:56.55
people like this.
There are so many villages,
00:35:56.58\00:35:59.62
as Philip was mentioning,
that are just like this!
00:35:59.65\00:36:03.96
They don't have electricity,
they don't have the water,
00:36:04.03\00:36:06.66
they don't have the
resources... We need
00:36:06.70\00:36:08.73
to bring them the
living water, and the need is
00:36:08.76\00:36:10.97
huge for this project!
We don't recognize, but
00:36:11.00\00:36:14.77
it's huge. - Wow. - So,
let's just talk a little
00:36:14.80\00:36:17.94
bit about that,
Rodney, as we're talking about
00:36:17.97\00:36:21.01
this-the need itself.
You were at the division
00:36:21.04\00:36:24.05
year-end meetings
in East-Central Africa.
00:36:24.08\00:36:26.95
We've been working
on this project now; the
00:36:26.98\00:36:29.75
final version is
about- it's taken us about two
00:36:29.78\00:36:32.45
years to get this
thing printed and ready to
00:36:32.49\00:36:35.12
ship. We're ready
to ship now. They're
00:36:35.16\00:36:37.66
requesting, now,
how many they need. What
00:36:37.69\00:36:40.66
was the result when
they were asking how many
00:36:40.70\00:36:43.73
they needed? - So, the
president of the division
00:36:43.77\00:36:47.37
asked the union
presidents there to submit their
00:36:47.40\00:36:50.77
request for how many
they would like. In each
00:36:50.81\00:36:53.94
container-we're
talking a shipping container-we
00:36:53.98\00:36:57.08
can put 1,500 sets
of these here. The next
00:36:57.11\00:37:02.28
day, I got an email from
the ministerial association
00:37:02.35\00:37:06.69
there, and they
said, "We would like 23
00:37:06.72\00:37:10.79
containers only
for East-Central Africa
00:37:10.83\00:37:14.83
Division." 23 containers!
- 34,000 sets of these
00:37:14.86\00:37:20.44
picture rolls...
That is amazing. - We feel
00:37:20.47\00:37:22.60
the need there. - We
only printed 7,500, so...
00:37:22.67\00:37:24.77
- That's what I was
going to say, right?
00:37:24.81\00:37:26.47
These are hot off the
press, and we have 7,500,
00:37:26.51\00:37:28.94
but yet, they
requested 34,000. - That's just
00:37:28.98\00:37:31.88
one of three divisions
in Africa! - So the need
00:37:31.91\00:37:35.35
is great. - The need
is huge, and the potential
00:37:35.38\00:37:38.75
to have the gospel
presented this way is
00:37:38.79\00:37:43.22
almost without measurement,
because people are so
00:37:43.26\00:37:46.96
thirsty in that
area- not just for physical
00:37:47.00\00:37:49.56
water, but for spiritual
light that I would believe
00:37:49.60\00:37:53.60
it would have a
huge impact to have this
00:37:53.64\00:37:56.71
kind of tool in the
hands of laypeople on the
00:37:56.74\00:38:00.04
frontlines. Now,
reality is, I would not survive
00:38:00.08\00:38:03.75
in sub-Saharan Africa
very long. I'm just too
00:38:03.78\00:38:08.08
used to the things
that we have here-to water.
00:38:08.12\00:38:12.39
I couldn't survive
on a teaspoon of water
00:38:12.42\00:38:14.96
every few hours...you
know? I drink bottles
00:38:14.99\00:38:18.33
at a time. So, the
fact that those people live
00:38:18.36\00:38:21.36
there and they can
be trained and empowered
00:38:21.43\00:38:25.23
with this tool to do
this work is huge. It's an
00:38:25.27\00:38:29.07
opportunity that we
don't really want to
00:38:29.10\00:38:31.64
miss. - So, talk to
us about how we can get
00:38:31.67\00:38:34.68
involved. I mean,
the need is incredible. I
00:38:34.74\00:38:38.08
just can't even
imagine people living in those
00:38:38.11\00:38:41.42
conditions; but the
biggest thing is not
00:38:41.45\00:38:44.12
only the physical
conditions but people perishing
00:38:44.19\00:38:46.42
because of lack of
knowledge of the gospel.
00:38:46.45\00:38:50.16
I mean, physically,
yes- we want to help, but
00:38:50.19\00:38:53.53
spiritually, they
don't know Jesus living in
00:38:53.56\00:38:57.53
that darkness. So, this
picture roll project can
00:38:57.57\00:39:01.10
bring the light of the
gospel of Jesus Christ,
00:39:01.14\00:39:04.77
connected with the
health message in some health
00:39:04.84\00:39:08.21
tips for them in
their community. So, tell us
00:39:08.24\00:39:11.51
how we can get involved
in this project. - Well,
00:39:11.58\00:39:15.18
$100 can give one
person on the frontlines a
00:39:15.22\00:39:18.15
picture roll, and
they can be empowered to
00:39:18.19\00:39:20.79
preach and to share
the good news of the
00:39:20.82\00:39:23.69
Adventist message-just
$100. - $100 for two
00:39:23.73\00:39:26.56
of these, then? -
Yeah. - Because the part one
00:39:26.59\00:39:28.50
and two-the set. -
The whole set comes in a
00:39:28.53\00:39:30.77
container that is
protected for them and
00:39:30.80\00:39:33.47
with the scripts and
with the picture rolls
00:39:33.50\00:39:36.10
and everything. So,
$100 empowers a layperson
00:39:36.17\00:39:38.97
on the frontlines to
do this, and we've set
00:39:39.01\00:39:41.64
up a website and
we'll giving that address in
00:39:41.68\00:39:44.38
a few minutes as far
as where they can go to
00:39:44.41\00:39:47.08
understand this. You
know, as I'm thinking
00:39:47.12\00:39:49.85
about this project,
and having been involved
00:39:49.88\00:39:52.59
with it for a couple of
years, and I'm thinking,
00:39:52.62\00:39:54.16
it's never going to happen,
it's taking way too long.
00:39:54.22\00:39:56.76
" People are
dying on the frontlines.
00:39:56.79\00:39:59.33
And if they die from
lack of physical water,
00:39:59.36\00:40:02.60
that's one thing; but
if they're dying for lack
00:40:02.63\00:40:06.60
of spiritual
nourishment and water, that's a
00:40:06.63\00:40:10.54
responsibility we
need to take very carefully
00:40:10.57\00:40:13.04
and consider what it means.
When we live in a situation,
00:40:13.07\00:40:17.65
oftentimes, where we
don't think about the
00:40:17.68\00:40:21.08
people that are living
in different situations
00:40:21.12\00:40:23.92
like that, we think
of our own selves. Many
00:40:23.95\00:40:26.45
times, we're
thinking, "How am I going to get
00:40:26.49\00:40:29.59
my next TV?" Not,
"How am I going to get a
00:40:29.62\00:40:32.66
cup of water?" You
know? This is a different
00:40:32.69\00:40:36.03
paradigm than we
live in. And to understand
00:40:36.06\00:40:39.33
that we can have impact
there through empowering
00:40:39.37\00:40:42.40
laypeople and
sharing the good news of the
00:40:42.44\00:40:44.64
gospel on the frontlines...
You know, Jesus said
00:40:44.67\00:40:47.74
to His disciples as
He was leaving, He said,
00:40:47.78\00:40:51.88
"Go therefore and
teach all nations." You know?
00:40:51.91\00:40:55.38
He didn't say, "Go
to just part of it," or,
00:40:55.42\00:40:58.75
"Go to where people to
where it's easy." - "Go
00:40:58.79\00:41:02.12
to where they have
electricity." - Go everywhere
00:41:02.16\00:41:04.06
and tell the good
news. So, you know, even
00:41:04.09\00:41:07.26
though we can't go,
we can empower people to
00:41:07.30\00:41:10.40
go. So this opportunity
to engage in this frontline
00:41:10.43\00:41:15.34
initiative is very
powerful; and what we
00:41:15.37\00:41:17.91
need at this point
is hundreds of people
00:41:17.94\00:41:20.38
that would step up and
sponsor one, two, five,
00:41:20.41\00:41:23.81
10... $1,000 for most
of us is not something
00:41:23.85\00:41:27.02
we couldn't do...you
know? That would be 10
00:41:27.05\00:41:30.19
picture rolls on the
frontline with souls in
00:41:30.22\00:41:33.05
the kingdom because
of it. - Yeah, I'm just
00:41:33.09\00:41:35.62
excited too,
because each set is reaching
00:41:35.66\00:41:38.13
who knows how many
lives, because these are so
00:41:38.16\00:41:40.46
durable; these
things are going to last, in
00:41:40.50\00:41:42.30
my opinion, for years.
So, this is just gonna-
00:41:42.33\00:41:44.67
the ripple effect,
and one set, $100...you
00:41:44.73\00:41:47.00
don't even know how
many souls this is going to
00:41:47.04\00:41:48.87
impact. And this is
what's exciting, 'cause
00:41:48.90\00:41:50.81
you can be at home,
saying, "Okay, frontline...
00:41:50.84\00:41:53.27
I can't get out, I can't
do this; there's no way."
00:41:53.31\00:41:55.71
But hey, we can! With
$100, we'll sponsor one
00:41:55.74\00:41:58.78
set of these, and then
the frontline missionaries
00:41:58.81\00:42:01.82
out there, sharing
the gospel to who knows
00:42:01.85\00:42:04.15
how many people. -
You know, there's another
00:42:04.19\00:42:06.49
group of people,
though, that I think we need to
00:42:06.52\00:42:08.86
recognize. - Okay! -
And there are some people,
00:42:08.89\00:42:11.23
even in the North
American area and other
00:42:11.26\00:42:14.90
areas that have intentions,
and God has given them a
00:42:14.93\00:42:18.80
burden to go themselves.
- Good. Thank you. - This
00:42:18.83\00:42:21.87
is a tool that they
can take to the frontlines.
00:42:21.90\00:42:24.94
They don't have to
go without a tool. They
00:42:24.97\00:42:28.04
can go now with a
tool. - So you're saying I
00:42:28.08\00:42:30.61
could actually go to
the website and purchase a
00:42:30.65\00:42:32.88
set myself that comes
with the script... - You
00:42:32.91\00:42:35.12
know, we're going
to need to put that up
00:42:35.15\00:42:36.58
there. I think
right now, it's just a
00:42:36.62\00:42:37.99
donate-where-you-can-sponsor
set, but that's a really
00:42:38.02\00:42:40.89
great idea where we
could put a link on there that
00:42:40.92\00:42:43.73
they could actually
go there and purchase a
00:42:43.79\00:42:46.56
set for themselves
where they could take it to
00:42:46.59\00:42:49.36
the frontlines
with them. - Amen. Amen.
00:42:49.40\00:42:51.23
- Rodney, you were
going to say something.
00:42:51.27\00:42:52.83
Go ahead. - I've done
a lot of mission trips,
00:42:52.87\00:42:55.40
and many times, when
we plan mission trips, we
00:42:55.47\00:42:58.41
take all of our
gadgets with us and we leave
00:42:58.47\00:43:01.48
with all of them. If
we do this, we can take
00:43:01.51\00:43:04.48
something that's
reproducible by the
00:43:04.51\00:43:06.95
people that were
evangelizing, and then they can
00:43:06.98\00:43:09.85
continue it on. If we
have a fancy projector
00:43:09.88\00:43:12.25
or whatever, it might
work for a little while,
00:43:12.29\00:43:15.26
but then a power
surge comes and that's the
00:43:15.29\00:43:18.19
end of it. So with
these picture rolls,
00:43:18.23\00:43:20.80
they really can
last a long time. Do you
00:43:20.83\00:43:23.37
remember the early
ASI picture rolls by any
00:43:23.40\00:43:25.43
chance? - I
remember the Sabbath School
00:43:25.47\00:43:27.47
rolls; I remember
that we would see it for
00:43:27.50\00:43:29.37
missionaries and
stuff, and I'd even have my
00:43:29.40\00:43:31.44
Sabbath School class
as a little kid. Those
00:43:31.47\00:43:33.24
were exciting to see
the pictures. - There are
00:43:33.27\00:43:35.44
still some of those
that have lasted all the test
00:43:35.48\00:43:37.58
of time. I see them
when I travel around
00:43:37.65\00:43:40.45
the world, and I
think that this is going to
00:43:40.48\00:43:42.95
be something that
is fresh; it's with our
00:43:42.98\00:43:46.02
most current
graphics and with the best
00:43:46.05\00:43:49.02
artists that we have
in the Adventist church,
00:43:49.06\00:43:51.13
and they're going
to make an indelible
00:43:51.16\00:43:53.56
impression upon people
for years to come. It's
00:43:53.60\00:43:57.17
going to be amazing.
- Pastor Philip, I mean,
00:43:57.20\00:43:58.53
I know you've
traveled. You mentioned earlier
00:43:58.57\00:44:00.00
and gave us some
experiences of traveling
00:44:00.04\00:44:01.50
or being in East
Africa- right?- yourself. The
00:44:01.54\00:44:05.41
need there is
tremendous. So, when you go and
00:44:05.44\00:44:08.61
have a series- do you
call these evangelistic
00:44:08.64\00:44:11.78
series? - Yes! Yes. -
Okay. How many people do
00:44:11.81\00:44:14.15
you think would come
out on average? - Probably
00:44:14.18\00:44:17.45
5,000. Yeah. I mean,
a lot of people. - Whoa.
00:44:17.49\00:44:19.99
- And sometimes,
they'll just be gathered around
00:44:20.02\00:44:22.52
the tree or outside
or under a small tent
00:44:22.56\00:44:26.39
with no
electricity. - And no microphone
00:44:26.46\00:44:29.70
or anything. It's
just so hard for us to?
00:44:29.73\00:44:32.23
- Put your
preaching voice on. "Jesus is
00:44:32.30\00:44:35.14
able to save you!"
[laughter] - And what's
00:44:35.20\00:44:37.54
so powerful to me and
so moving is that you'd
00:44:37.57\00:44:39.84
have young people from
the little ones all the way
00:44:39.87\00:44:42.64
to those that
have lived many years,
00:44:42.68\00:44:44.35
coming, and are just
soaking in the Word of
00:44:44.38\00:44:47.25
God. 'Cause not only, I
think, are they intrigued
00:44:47.28\00:44:49.85
by just the
graphics; it's what's being
00:44:49.88\00:44:51.72
presented. - Yes. -
It's the Word of God, and
00:44:51.75\00:44:54.26
it will not return
void. - The Adventist message.
00:44:54.29\00:44:56.12
- Yeah, that's right.
Go ahead; you had something
00:44:56.16\00:44:57.79
else you wanted to
share. - I was just going to say
00:44:57.83\00:44:59.43
that, you know, as we
look for instance that
00:44:59.49\00:45:03.00
the Second Coming image.
- Amen. It's so powerful.
00:45:03.03\00:45:06.33
- We ponder even ourselves
in that spot and we say,
00:45:06.37\00:45:09.60
"What could we
have done to bring more
00:45:09.64\00:45:11.31
people to that spot
where they would be ready when
00:45:11.34\00:45:14.98
Jesus comes?" And I
think that's the passion
00:45:15.01\00:45:17.61
we share as
Seventh-day Adventist Christians
00:45:17.65\00:45:20.22
and as, even, not Seventh-day
Adventist Christians.
00:45:20.25\00:45:23.18
Christians around
the world, we share this
00:45:23.22\00:45:24.55
passion to get the good
news to the whole world,
00:45:24.59\00:45:27.29
and we know that
what the Bible says, "When
00:45:27.32\00:45:29.82
this is done, then
Jesus will come." So, there's
00:45:29.86\00:45:33.06
this promise of His
return that, personally,
00:45:33.09\00:45:36.06
I'm looking forward
to and excited that it's
00:45:36.10\00:45:39.00
coming soon...but
we've got some work to do,
00:45:39.03\00:45:41.84
and this is an opportunity
for us to engage in doing
00:45:41.90\00:45:44.97
this together. - I
agree with that, and I think
00:45:45.01\00:45:47.34
what's also really
touching me is there's
00:45:47.38\00:45:49.31
a need out there;
there's a cry. - Yes. - "We want
00:45:49.34\00:45:52.71
this, we need this,
we want the gospel," and
00:45:52.75\00:45:54.58
I think it's our
responsibility to be
00:45:54.62\00:45:56.99
able to meet that need.
Again, hit those figures
00:45:57.02\00:45:59.32
right now, 'cause
this is just one region of
00:45:59.35\00:46:01.62
the world. So, give
us those figures one more
00:46:01.66\00:46:03.79
time, 'cause it's absolutely
powerful. Let's start, again,
00:46:03.83\00:46:05.49
with 1.25 billion without
electricity? - 1.2 billion.
00:46:05.53\00:46:09.33
- 1.2 billion is
the estimate that either
00:46:09.36\00:46:11.67
do not have any electricity
or very limited access to
00:46:11.73\00:46:15.40
electricity. -
Okay. And then the figures
00:46:15.44\00:46:17.11
then that were
just given... - From the
00:46:17.14\00:46:18.74
East-Central
Africa... - Division. - So, the
00:46:18.77\00:46:22.78
need there alone in
this one small geographic
00:46:22.81\00:46:27.98
area is 23 containers
of 1,500 picture rolls
00:46:28.02\00:46:33.09
each. - Which was
34,000. - Plus; yes. And that's
00:46:33.12\00:46:37.49
just one place. I
know that the need in the
00:46:37.53\00:46:41.96
rest of Africa and
many places in India are
00:46:42.00\00:46:46.00
still in need of a
tool like this; and in the
00:46:46.03\00:46:49.00
jungles, we have a
lot of people that still
00:46:49.04\00:46:51.91
live in jungles
that- they're not going to
00:46:51.94\00:46:54.78
see any electricity
coming any time soon;
00:46:54.81\00:46:57.71
I'll tell you that. -
So, how does the script
00:46:57.75\00:47:00.62
work for different
languages? So, obviously,
00:47:00.65\00:47:02.78
the person there,
they have to know English
00:47:02.82\00:47:04.85
and to read English then
translate it in their head
00:47:04.89\00:47:06.59
to the local
language, or do you print these
00:47:06.62\00:47:08.56
scripts in
different languages? - We have
00:47:08.59\00:47:10.73
not translated
the scripts into other
00:47:10.76\00:47:13.19
languages. We're
depending on the local
00:47:13.23\00:47:15.60
division to do the
translation for themselves.
00:47:15.63\00:47:19.30
It's relatively a
simple script and can be pretty
00:47:19.33\00:47:22.97
easily translated
so they would take this
00:47:23.00\00:47:24.97
document, translate it
into the local dialect,
00:47:25.01\00:47:27.91
and furnish it to
their people. - Okay. - The
00:47:27.94\00:47:30.48
other thing is that
probably many of those
00:47:30.51\00:47:32.98
people in that
situation that would be trained,
00:47:33.01\00:47:35.95
they may not be able
to read, but they have,
00:47:35.98\00:47:38.45
through their
lives... - I didn't think about
00:47:38.49\00:47:41.32
that; yes. - They
have learned how to tell
00:47:41.36\00:47:43.96
stories. It's the way
they pass their history;
00:47:43.99\00:47:46.93
it's the way they take
care of passing messages;
00:47:46.96\00:47:49.86
it's the way they
communicate. And if
00:47:49.90\00:47:52.43
they've heard the
story several times, I think
00:47:52.47\00:47:55.00
they'll be able to go
do it. I mean, when you
00:47:55.04\00:47:57.74
think of like, the
demoniac and he had a brief
00:47:57.77\00:48:00.41
contact with
Jesus...but Jesus says, "Now you
00:48:00.44\00:48:03.58
go and you share
your testimony." So, these
00:48:03.61\00:48:06.51
people, once they've
heard that story, have
00:48:06.55\00:48:08.98
bought into it
themselves, they'll be powerful
00:48:09.02\00:48:11.45
missionaries. - Oh,
amen. - So, do you have people
00:48:11.49\00:48:13.89
in place within
the different unions or
00:48:13.92\00:48:16.12
conferences to
train people as far as if
00:48:16.19\00:48:18.36
they're not able
to read the script and
00:48:18.39\00:48:20.33
to train them how to
implement this project?
00:48:20.36\00:48:23.13
- In January in South
Africa, we'll be doing
00:48:23.16\00:48:25.63
the initial training
with the Sabbath school
00:48:25.67\00:48:27.94
departments that will
be meeting from across
00:48:28.00\00:48:30.74
Africa and will be
there to train them on
00:48:30.81\00:48:33.48
this initial training.
We'll train the pastors
00:48:33.51\00:48:36.44
and the leaders that
come who will then go
00:48:36.48\00:48:38.95
home and train
their people. So, we're
00:48:38.98\00:48:41.38
rolling it out in that
way, and we've committed
00:48:41.42\00:48:44.72
ourselves to go.
If they're getting a
00:48:44.75\00:48:48.59
container in their
division, we're committed
00:48:48.62\00:48:51.29
to go and train and
to help them to get this
00:48:51.33\00:48:54.20
moving forward in a
way that will be a huge
00:48:54.23\00:48:57.07
blessing to them. -
Amen. - One thing I also wanted
00:48:57.10\00:48:59.70
to mention is that if
you look at the pictures,
00:48:59.73\00:49:02.40
you will see that
there are no words there.
00:49:02.44\00:49:05.27
- I noticed that. -
And that is because we
00:49:05.31\00:49:08.08
wanted to make it so
it is usable worldwide.
00:49:08.14\00:49:10.88
- That's great. -
So, the script is really
00:49:10.91\00:49:13.62
the only thing that
needs to be translated. We're
00:49:13.65\00:49:16.18
really excited,
because it doesn't take a lot
00:49:16.22\00:49:18.92
of work to translate
our script book. - And
00:49:18.95\00:49:21.59
since it's based on the
New Beginnings evangelistic
00:49:21.62\00:49:23.99
series, that's
already translated into 35
00:49:24.03\00:49:26.63
languages. - Good
point. - So you could download
00:49:26.70\00:49:28.86
the language of
your choice and use that,
00:49:28.90\00:49:32.00
because it's the same
script - same beautiful
00:49:32.03\00:49:35.00
message that shares
the whole of Jesus and the
00:49:35.04\00:49:38.17
Adventist message. -
Amen. The heartbeat of 3ABN
00:49:38.21\00:49:40.91
is evangelism. You
know, ever since God called
00:49:40.94\00:49:44.01
Danny Shelton 34 years
ago to launch a television
00:49:44.05\00:49:47.12
network that would
reach the world with
00:49:47.15\00:49:49.12
the undiluted three
angels' messages, one
00:49:49.15\00:49:51.52
that would
counteract the counterfeit, our
00:49:51.55\00:49:53.89
heartbeat has been
evangelism...and I know
00:49:53.92\00:49:57.06
the heartbeat of
ASI is evangelism and
00:49:57.13\00:50:00.20
sharing Christ in the
marketplace, the heartbeat
00:50:00.23\00:50:02.86
of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church is
00:50:02.90\00:50:05.60
evangelism - total
member involvement.
00:50:05.63\00:50:08.27
And I love to see the
entities, the ministries
00:50:08.30\00:50:11.67
coming together to
help spread the gospel, and
00:50:11.71\00:50:14.88
this is where you at
home can be involved.
00:50:14.91\00:50:18.61
You can join hands,
as it were, with us, with
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New Beginnings, the
picture roll project,
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and helping to
spread the gospel to those
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dark corners of
Africa or India...maybe the
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Pacific Islands. Maybe
some of the jungle areas.
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Is there any in
South America? - Yes; the
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Amazon Jungle is
huge. There's a huge need
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there in the
Amazon Jungle. - Okay. So,
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what we want to do
now is to put up contact
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information. We
encourage you at home; I know
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Greg and I- we haven't
even talked about this,
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but I know we want to
be involved and we want
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to support this project,
and we want to encourage
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you. Just $100 will
pay for the picture roll
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set-the part one
and part two, the entire
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series-and the script
for a local community.
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That's not just one
set that just goes to one
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person! That can go to
thousands of people who
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have not heard the
gospel before. Maybe
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you can give 100.
Maybe you can give 500. Maybe
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you can give 5,000
or 50,000. Right now,
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we're just calling
on you to pray what the
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Lord would have you
give. See what is in your
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hand, what is in
your purse or pocketbook,
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and how you can
support and help this gospel
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message go to those
corners of the earth.
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So, right now, let's go
to that contact information.
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- The ASI New Beginnings
picture roll project was
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especially designed
for the over 1 billion
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people who have
no access to regular
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electricity, much
less modern technology.
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These brilliant illustrations
capture the imagination
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of those who are
thirsting for spiritual
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answers. For more
information, please
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visit their
website, PictureRoll.org.
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That's PictureRoll.org.
You may also call them
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at (443) 391-7235
or write to ASI 9705
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Patuxent Woods Dr.
Columbia, Maryland 21046.
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