You know, this is
such an important ministry.
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And I just kind, we
have a few minutes left.
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I wanted to get
some closing thoughts.
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But, Leah, let me come to you.
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If you could tell
the people at home,
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who are watching or
listening to this program.
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One thing, what would
you want to say to them?
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I would just say that,
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I wish that they
could be impressed
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and move to help and
support programs like these,
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that help people who
are so in need of help,
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and so in need of
guidance and family.
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And with the opportunities
that I have been given,
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I think that,
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it's made me such a
stronger person in my faith,
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and such a stronger
person in my education
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and in my determination
to make something of myself.
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And I feel like
without these opportunities,
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I wouldn't be here today.
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And it would be very
hard to get to the places
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that I want to get to.
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And so there is,
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if there's a way
that you can reach out
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to immigrants and new immigrants
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in your
communities with children
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who have so much to give,
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you know, to the
church and to the world.
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I would just say, you know,
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just go out there and find them.
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Amen.
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And then help
them out and lead them.
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And it was a
life changing for you,
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life changing for your family.
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But there's
that, for every action,
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there is an equal reaction.
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And then we see how
it's impacting the church.
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Very briefly,
Karma, final thought?
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It's just...
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This is a
wonderful evangelistic tool.
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Amen.
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You're reaching young people.
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And when you reach young people,
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you're gonna reach the families.
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And when you reach the families,
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you've already
built your church.
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Amen.
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So this is one of the
best evangelistic tools
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you could ever use to
reach people for Jesus.
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And they're just everywhere.
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That's what
surprised me is to find out
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how many refugees are
throughout the 50 states.
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Julie, final thought?
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Well, I just encourage
others to reach out support.
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It may be prayer,
it maybe financial,
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but it may be
just a loving hand,
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a kind word, built friendships,
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because you'll be blessed by it.
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Amen. Amen.
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So we come down to
Joe, you get the final word.
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Final thought.
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Well, I, you know,
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I have the privilege of
visiting all the schools,
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and I don't get the opportunity
to interact with the refugees
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or other children
on a day to day basis.
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But when I do
interact with them,
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whether it's at our programs,
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special programs or
in their classrooms,
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it's been impactful to me.
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And how the Lord has lead them
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and stories like
Leah and her family,
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and there's many
of those out there.
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But we have set a course
that we will not turn back.
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Our commitment is to the
refugees in our conference,
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whether they be
Adventist Christians,
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or not Christians,
or in whatever faith,
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we just want to
be a help to them,
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because we feel
as I shared earlier,
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as Jesus talked to the sheep,
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as we do these to the least
we are doing it as to Jesus.
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Amen, and amen.
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And this is something
that as we focus on others,
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and get the focus
off ourselves, that's...
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We're to be a
channel of blessing.
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We're to minister
to the least of these
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is what Jesus calls us to do.
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And you know, the amazing
thing is when you do that,
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how good you
begin to feel inside,
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you feel good
about yourself, isn't it?
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When you allow God to use
you, you're gonna find out,
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you get...
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Your blessing to someone else,
but you get doubly blessed.
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Amen? Amen. Yes.
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Well, we just want to
thank each one of you.
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Leah, any idea
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what you want to
do as you graduate?
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I definitely
want to go to college.
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I plan to become a doctor.
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That's one of my ultimate goals.
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That does not surprise me.
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You're a stellar
individual though.
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Thank you so
much for being here.
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Karma, we thank you,
Julie. And Joe, thank you.
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I know that you woke up
with a little bit of frog
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in your voice this
morning, didn't you?
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So as I say, my husband says
"Woke up with my man voice on."
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Me too.
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We're so glad
that you joined us,
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and I hope you will...
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We're kind of
laying down the challenge,
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I hope you look to see
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how many refugees
are in my own community
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and how can I help?
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But our prayer for you is
that the grace of our Lord
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and Savior Jesus
Christ, the love of the Father,
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and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit
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will be with you always.
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