I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello and welcome to
another 3ABN Today program.
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We are so grateful that
you have joined us today.
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I don't know how
your day is going
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but here are 3ABN
the Lord is blessing,
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things are happening,
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and we're so thankful
that you take the time out of,
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we know your busy
schedule to join us.
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Especially if
you're a longtime viewer,
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listener of 3ABN, I don't
know how often you pay attention
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to the theme song
that's just played
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as the open was rolling
and you saw the videography
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and some of the
still photography.
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I don't know if
there was actually
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any still photography,
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all the
videography that was there
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and sometimes you
can just take for granted
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the words that are being sung,
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and Mr. Danny has sung
that for the theme song,
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for the Today open
for many, many years.
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But as I was
sitting here in my chair,
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just thinking about the
words to that song, you know,
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we all want to spend our
lives mending broken people.
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And I don't know where you're at
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in your walk today or you,
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maybe you're a
little discouraged
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or something like,
"What can I do for God?"
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I want to just encourage you,
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maybe you're
driving down the road,
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you're sitting at home maybe,
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and not sure
how God can use you.
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He can because the
words that you say,
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as the song was saying,
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I want my words to
heal a heart that hurts.
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You can be at Walmart,
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as we have number of Walmart's
here in the United States
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or you can be at the gas station
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and you see
someone, you can just say,
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"How's your day going?"
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And just give them a
little word of encouragement
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or maybe if you're stuck at home
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and you don't get to
talk too many people,
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you can write a little note
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of encouragement
to someone today,
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but God can use any of us
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no matter what part of the world
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any language that is spoken.
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God can use all of us
to mend a heart that hurts.
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And we just
want to say thank you
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because many of you
have stood with 3ABN
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from the very beginning.
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And 3ABN is all about
mending broken people.
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And so your financial support,
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your prayers for
the ministry of 3ABN
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are making a difference,
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not only for the
eternal part but also the...
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I believe people
that are just hurting
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and in need of a Savior.
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And talking about
language and around the world
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and we have our family
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from 3ABN Russia
here with us today.
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Yay!
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I'm always
excited when the family
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from 3ABN Russia comes
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because they are
truly part of the family
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and you are part of
the family at home as well,
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so we count you as
part of that family.
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And we have with us,
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our precious
sister, Dr. Julia Outkina,
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who's the executive
director of 3ABN Russia.
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And we always love
it when you come here,
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when you spend time.
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I know in Russian,
you're doing many programs,
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but here you get to come
and do programs in English.
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So it's a joy to
have you here, Sis.
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Oh, yes.
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When Greg was speaking,
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I just thought
3ABN makes a difference
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around the world.
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It's not just
Walmart in the United States,
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it is, you know,
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we are across
the whole of Russia.
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We're on two satellites there.
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Who would think about
that in 1992 when, you know,
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Pastor John
Carter and Danny Shelton,
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3ABN had the boldness of coming
to the post-communist Russia
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just after the
fall of communism,
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and amazing
things are happening.
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And, yes, we have participated
in several programs here.
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And since I have to do
the translation all the time,
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and then the guys start
speaking English themselves,
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and I think this
is the gift of tongues
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they have taken, see.
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Amen and amen.
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You know, and
you all understand,
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though you may not want to speak
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in English or whatever,
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but still you
understand English very well
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'cause we're
communicating here at 3ABN.
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It's so fun to
have them here with us
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spending usually
a number of weeks,
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for two, three
weeks just depends.
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It's so fun to have
the crew here with us.
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Yeah. It is.
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You know, I just think Julia
is always a mentor for me...
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Yeah, I agree.
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Personally for
Greg and I, both of us.
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True.
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She just is an
incredible woman of God,
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a woman of faith.
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And she just
pours into the lives
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of the people that she meets
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and she definitely
pours into my life.
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And we love it
when she can be here
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and she brought part
of the team with her.
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Greg and I had the privilege
of going to 3ABN Russia
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at 3ABN Russian
Evangelism Center
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there in Nizhny
Novgorod couple years ago
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and we're going again very soon.
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And it's just a thrill to see
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what God does at
the facility there
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with the people
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and your heart for
ministry, so thank you.
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I know sitting next to
Julia, we have Vadim Trusyuk.
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Yes.
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And you are production
manager for 3ABN Russia.
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Yeah.
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So how many times
have you been here?
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Fourteen years ago, I
came to work at 3ABN Russia.
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This is my fourth
time at 3ABN parent.
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And I'm always amazed at
the fact that coming here
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on the other
side of the globe...
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to a different country
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to seemingly like
a different place.
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We just come to our family
wherever we feel part of it.
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That's great.
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This is a proof of
how God unites His people
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around the world.
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And we are so honored to be able
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to do this amazing work
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of mending broken
people together with you.
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Amen.
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Well, we feel the same, Vadim,
and when and Julia, of course,
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when we come to 3ABN Russia,
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it's just like
being part of the family.
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It's just wonderful.
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And that's exciting, I
look forward to heaven.
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Won't that be amazing?
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Yep, to be with all
of God's family for sure.
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Sitting next to
Vadim, we want to make sure
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we introduced the rest
of the family is Daniil
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and he's video
production manager.
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Yeah.
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But I'm not going to
pronounce your last name.
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I apologize.
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You wanna...
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Patsukevich.
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Patsukevich. Yes.
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Yes. Yay!
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At first time. Yay!
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All right. And on TV too.
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So tell us how long
you've been at 3ABN Russia?
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It will be 10 years soon...
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That's great.
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Yeah, that I have
been with 3ABN Russia.
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And this is my
second time at 3ABN parent.
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And the country
is my second visit
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and the country
doesn't seem new to me anymore.
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And I feel like at
3ABN like I have come
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to a place close to my heart.
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And I'm so happy
to see those people
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whom I met four years ago
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when I was here the
first time to see new people
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and to see how much on fire
for the Lord everyone is here,
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very, very inspiring.
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Yeah.
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Amen.
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We can say being young people
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that we have grown up at 3ABN.
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Yeah.
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I was kind of thinking that
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'cause if you think
Daniil was 10 years,
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well, he looks maybe 20,
so you started very early.
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I was 17 when I
came to 3ABN Russia
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and my purpose was
that I earned my living
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and I can pay for my school.
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My plans for life
were such that I would work
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for about three
years at 3ABN Russia.
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Because the
curriculum of my university
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where I started presupposed
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that I moved to
Moscow in later year.
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And as a result
I made up my mind
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that I would rather
continue in ministry
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than continue my school, so
I stayed in Nizhny Novgorod.
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And with me it was
the other way around,
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the other way round.
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Me being a pastor's child
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and Daniil is a
pastor child also,
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pastor's kid.
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So when our parents
came for pastors' meeting
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at 3ABN Russia Facility,
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then we being little children
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would run in all
of those, you know,
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corners of that huge building.
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And the studio
itself was always locked.
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And we were so curious to
know what is going on there
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behind those locked doors.
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And I thought, oh,
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if I could find
myself someday there.
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Isn't that amazing?
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So several years passed by
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and I found myself
there working for the Lord.
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And the steps that I made there,
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I was a cleaning person,
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I was a driver, I
was a camera person
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and then the Lord put me
in administration position,
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so praise the Lord.
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Amen. Amen.
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I think the key is to be willing
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to whatever direction
God wants to take your life.
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When we were here some time ago,
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probably it was my first visit.
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My heart was deeply touched
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with the words that Mollie said.
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Mollie said my position here
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is the next one
after Danny Shelton,
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but when there is
need and the toilet clogs,
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then I go and clean it.
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I can flush.
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I remember it for all my life
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and still stick
to that principle.
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Amen.
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We have not introduced Angie,
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so let's make
sure we do that too.
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Angela Buzina,
and she is an editor
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as well as photographer
there at 3ABN Russia.
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And tell us how
long you've been there?
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Soon there will be three years.
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Wow!
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And my story also
begins in my childhood...
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because I
participated as a little kid
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when they taped
children's programs.
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Oh, I didn't know that.
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And my mom when I
grew up a little...
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she had the dream
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that I someday
work at 3ABN Russia.
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Before coming to
work at 3ABN Russia,
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I worked in several places.
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And God blessed me...
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in those places, but
a breaking point came...
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and in a very unusual
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and unexplainable way to myself,
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I found myself at 3ABN Russia.
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Oh, wow!
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So I didn't know how
God arranged it all...
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because I didn't have
any education further.
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And now I'm with 3ABN
Russia and I'm very happy.
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And when I came to America...
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I felt that the
ministry that we do in Russia,
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it is much bigger.
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It covers the whole world.
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Yeah, and that's right.
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It's not our little team
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that works
there to cover Russia,
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but it is an amazing ministry
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that covers the
whole world, and Vadim adds
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that we are
just one small member
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of the beautiful body of Christ,
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which is 3ABN can be
considered the body of Christ
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because it has its own
eyes, it has its own ears,
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it has its own
feet and everything.
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And when I read the
Bible, I think, I see there,
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but it's not just the
church that is a body of Christ,
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but a ministry
is a body of Christ.
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Amen. I like that. It's good.
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Yeah, so this is what...
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Yeah, it's an honor for us.
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Well, we believe that God
has brought each one of you
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and I know you're
a part of the team.
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There's some more that
are still in 3ABN Russia
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that were not
able to make the trip,
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but we thank you
for your contribution.
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And I tell our crew
here to our production crew,
00:15:32.56\00:15:35.96
it's just amazing, Julia,
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because, you know,
even as we sleep at night,
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the gospel is
going around the world
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and no matter what language,
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whether it's Russia,
or English, or Spanish,
00:15:42.57\00:15:44.51
or French, you
know, isn't that...
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I mean, to me,
that's just powerful.
00:15:46.34\00:15:47.68
So the work that we do,
00:15:47.71\00:15:49.04
whether it's
plunging a toilet like
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you were mentioning or
in front of the camera,
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behind the camera,
it's making a difference.
00:15:52.71\00:15:54.42
Yeah.
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And I want to say this to Julia,
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I think these
programs are really,
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they're very dear
to many people's heart
00:15:58.69\00:16:00.66
that are watching
today 'cause many people,
00:16:00.69\00:16:03.26
I remember myself and
my sister back in early 90s
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were watching the
program of like, "Oh, wow!
00:16:06.73\00:16:09.03
Danny Shelton's
going over to Russia
00:16:09.06\00:16:10.60
and this is
amazing opportunity."
00:16:10.67\00:16:12.17
The building they
found, the miracles
00:16:12.20\00:16:13.74
that are taking place there.
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So many people have stood
with supporting 3ABN Russia
00:16:15.34\00:16:18.61
has seen it grow now.
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Well, it's well over 25 years
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and today we want to
just give you some updates.
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There are some
amazing statistics
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of how 3ABN Russia
is continuing to grow
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to reach many more people.
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We also want to appeal
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to you as well and say thank you
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for your support of 3ABN Russia.
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As we said many
of you have stood
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through the years of supporting
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'cause it does cost some money
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to spread the
gospel throughout Russia.
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But in case you haven't
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and you're just
feeling today like,
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oh, the Holy
Spirit is impressing you
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to give something,
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we'll give you
that contact information
00:16:50.21\00:16:51.54
at the end of this
program and how you can do that.
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But, Julia, share
some of the exciting news
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that is going on.
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Do you want say something?
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Can I say something real quick?
Yeah, that's good. Thank you.
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We have our little
gift for you at home.
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Any of you who would
like to support the ministry
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of the 3ABN Russia specifically.
00:17:06.39\00:17:08.76
And as Greg mentioned,
00:17:08.79\00:17:10.13
we'll put up that
contact information.
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These are Matryoshka dolls,
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and I'm not
pronouncing that very well.
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Oh, look at that.
Yeah, that's cute.
00:17:16.13\00:17:17.93
I remember we
went to a little...
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I call it the doll factory,
00:17:20.37\00:17:21.70
but it was like
an open air market
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with a whole bunch
of the different dolls
00:17:24.01\00:17:25.94
that they would
sell when we were there.
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And these are key
chains, adorable little dolls
00:17:27.71\00:17:30.85
and we will send you at home
00:17:30.88\00:17:33.18
for any size
gift for 3ABN Russia.
00:17:33.21\00:17:35.82
We have some right
now in the call center.
00:17:35.85\00:17:38.55
And as we mentioned earlier,
00:17:38.59\00:17:40.39
we're making
another trip to Russia soon
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and we will bring more back.
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As you mentioned, Greg, this,
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whatever you do to
support the work in Russia,
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it spreads the gospel
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over the former Soviet
Union and I think about,
00:17:52.10\00:17:54.70
since you've been on
satellite talk to us a bit.
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Greg was mentioning
those statistics about...
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Oh, it's exciting the growth.
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The cable
companies that now carry
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and the cities
that now have access
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to hear the gospel.
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Before we talk about statistics,
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we have been
visiting with Joe O'Brien,
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who is in the
pastoral department
00:18:10.82\00:18:12.19
here at 3ABN.
00:18:12.22\00:18:13.56
Beautiful work your
pastoral department does.
00:18:13.59\00:18:15.86
Praise the Lord.
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And you know, he
has a map on the wall.
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And we were talking about
the signs of the end times
00:18:19.16\00:18:22.50
because he's very much
interested in those things.
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He collects the, you know,
the information about this.
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And then he
said, look at that map.
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And we looked at it,
and then the guy said,
00:18:31.87\00:18:34.41
"Oh, 3ABN Russia
satellites are not there."
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So, you know,
that map was in 2000.
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It was from a
magazine and it was 2011.
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So in 20113ABN Russia
was still not on satellite.
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We got on satellite,
00:18:50.96\00:18:52.29
we were broadcast
by some companies,
00:18:52.33\00:18:54.56
but never 24/7.
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And then since November 2013,
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they started testing
from Israel on satellite
00:19:00.07\00:19:05.17
that was reached from Israel.
00:19:05.21\00:19:07.18
And so starting from that time,
00:19:07.21\00:19:11.11
we have continued first
on that foreign satellite
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and now we're on
two Russian satellites
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covering the full
territory of Russia.
00:19:16.72\00:19:18.89
So we told Joe, "Joe,
we need to update you."
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Yes. We'll do that.
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Your map.
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And, you know, the
prophecy is being fulfilled
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just in front
of our eyes as 3ABN
00:19:28.33\00:19:31.20
with three angels'
messages reaches, you know,
00:19:31.23\00:19:34.37
the very recently
uncovered territories.
00:19:34.40\00:19:37.11
I mean in 2011 and
12, like Russia, Siberia,
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those huge
territories was still uncovered.
00:19:42.58\00:19:45.31
So these
prophecies are real unfolding
00:19:45.35\00:19:47.42
in front of our eyes.
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Wow!
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Yeah.
00:19:51.45\00:19:52.79
We just immediately
said, "Joe, we need a marker."
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Let us...
00:19:55.12\00:19:56.46
There you go. Yeah.
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Let us draw on your map.
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But then they
sent him, you know,
00:20:00.40\00:20:02.50
more presentable
information from our sources.
00:20:02.53\00:20:06.84
And Joe said the
very interesting thing
00:20:13.98\00:20:16.08
when everyone in
America goes to bed...
00:20:16.11\00:20:18.11
then Russia wakes up.
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And thus, you know,
the message never stops.
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It keeps being preached.
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Amen.
00:20:29.19\00:20:30.53
So what are some of the
statistics of the growth
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'cause this is just a
phenomenal, so encouraging?
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Yeah, we participated
00:20:40.74\00:20:42.07
in family worship with you guys.
00:20:42.10\00:20:43.84
Thank you for
inviting us to participate
00:20:43.91\00:20:45.87
in American 3ABN program.
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That was fun.
00:20:47.31\00:20:50.35
And our topic was
God's miracles in our life.
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When we talked
and discuss this topic
00:21:02.16\00:21:06.26
a very strong thought,
00:21:06.29\00:21:08.46
a very big idea
got into my mind.
00:21:08.50\00:21:11.50
And that idea was
what a miracle it is
00:21:17.71\00:21:20.08
that a small group, a
little bit over 20 people...
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do such work
under God's guidance.
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That the whole of Russia,
00:21:41.76\00:21:43.47
the whole former
Soviet Union Republics
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and through the internet
00:21:46.40\00:21:47.74
the whole Russian speaking world
00:21:47.77\00:21:49.67
is covered with the
three angels' messages
00:21:49.70\00:21:51.37
preached in Russia.
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Praise God. Amen.
00:21:52.77\00:21:54.11
This would be impossible
00:21:57.35\00:21:58.91
without God's
will for it to happen,
00:21:58.95\00:22:01.82
without 3ABN willing
to fulfill God's will,
00:22:01.85\00:22:05.42
and without the viewers of 3ABN,
00:22:05.45\00:22:07.69
the friends and
the family of 3ABN
00:22:07.72\00:22:10.63
who support this
ministry in its outreach.
00:22:10.66\00:22:14.20
He's lovable God. Yeah.
00:22:14.23\00:22:16.77
Praise God.
00:22:16.80\00:22:18.13
Praise the Lord.
00:22:18.17\00:22:19.50
As we speak, there
are 170 cable companies
00:22:23.81\00:22:28.51
re-broadcasting
our satellite signal
00:22:28.54\00:22:30.68
24/7 around the clock.
00:22:30.75\00:22:32.21
One hundred and seventy?
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One hundred and seventy.
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That's incredible.
00:22:35.32\00:22:36.69
This is 526 cities of Russia.
00:22:40.39\00:22:46.36
And these are the
ones that we know about
00:22:46.39\00:22:49.83
because there are many
who may pick up our signal
00:22:49.86\00:22:53.03
from satellite without
us even knowing about that
00:22:53.07\00:22:56.27
and, you know, we don't mind.
00:22:56.30\00:22:58.47
Not exactly.
00:22:58.51\00:22:59.84
You know what's amazing to me
'cause if I remember correctly,
00:22:59.87\00:23:01.61
your last report was a
little over 400 cities.
00:23:01.64\00:23:04.88
And now here the
next report is 526.
00:23:04.91\00:23:08.52
Yeah. So it's just...
00:23:08.55\00:23:09.88
I mean, this is quick growth.
00:23:09.92\00:23:11.75
It's amazing.
00:23:11.79\00:23:13.12
Yeah. Praise the Lord.
00:23:13.15\00:23:14.49
Amen.
00:23:14.52\00:23:16.86
And there were
118 cable companies
00:23:16.93\00:23:21.93
taking our signal.
00:23:21.96\00:23:23.47
Now it is 170.
00:23:23.50\00:23:25.47
Such a growth during one year.
00:23:25.50\00:23:27.47
Then there are 45
regional free-to-air stations,
00:23:31.44\00:23:34.91
they take some of our program.
00:23:34.94\00:23:38.01
We have five satellite channels.
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Some of them are
of other denominations
00:23:40.35\00:23:42.82
and some of them are secular
00:23:42.85\00:23:44.19
that takes some of our
or part of our programs.
00:23:44.22\00:23:49.39
And at this time,
00:23:49.42\00:23:50.76
we are on six internet platforms
00:23:50.83\00:23:54.76
that are also around the clock.
00:23:54.80\00:23:56.56
And with the Lord's
help, it just keeps growing,
00:24:00.14\00:24:03.27
the doors keep being open.
00:24:03.30\00:24:05.14
Praise the Lord.
00:24:05.17\00:24:07.88
Amen. What a miracle.
00:24:07.91\00:24:09.44
Yeah, you know, and the doors
may not be open all the time.
00:24:09.48\00:24:14.05
It is very favorable time.
00:24:14.12\00:24:17.79
We say these things often.
00:24:17.82\00:24:20.36
It's very favorable time.
00:24:20.39\00:24:21.89
The doors are
still open, but you know,
00:24:21.92\00:24:24.56
we are witnesses of
things being closed,
00:24:24.59\00:24:28.90
being not available anymore,
00:24:28.93\00:24:31.43
as far as religious
freedom so far it is available,
00:24:31.47\00:24:35.34
and so far the doors are open,
00:24:35.37\00:24:38.14
and we are so appreciative
of 3ABN understanding it
00:24:38.17\00:24:41.78
because 3ABN has so many tasks.
00:24:41.81\00:24:43.95
It has so many
areas where you can reach,
00:24:43.98\00:24:46.72
but you realize that
the doors are open in Russia
00:24:46.75\00:24:50.42
and you want to
encourage the people
00:24:50.49\00:24:53.46
who view us, who support 3ABN
00:24:53.49\00:24:56.52
just to keep
helping 3ABN Russia.
00:24:56.56\00:24:59.26
Thank you so much.
00:24:59.29\00:25:00.63
Formerly evangelistic programs
00:25:07.80\00:25:10.41
in some stadiums, sports arenas,
00:25:10.44\00:25:14.31
they would
collect or they would...
00:25:14.34\00:25:17.25
I mean bring
thousands of people.
00:25:17.28\00:25:20.52
Now television and
the internet are...
00:25:29.39\00:25:32.76
This is how it
used to be in Russia.
00:25:32.79\00:25:34.56
And now television and
internet is practically,
00:25:34.60\00:25:36.97
maybe practically the only
way to get to people's homes.
00:25:37.00\00:25:39.77
Yes. Yeah. Very true.
00:25:39.80\00:25:41.50
Just people are more closed,
the doors closed and, you know,
00:25:41.54\00:25:45.31
this is a way that you can go,
00:25:45.34\00:25:46.78
the gospel goes
right into people's homes,
00:25:46.81\00:25:48.91
which is amazing.
00:25:48.94\00:25:51.05
Talk to us a moment
about some of the programming
00:25:51.08\00:25:53.92
that you all produce?
00:25:53.95\00:25:55.28
I know we're talking
about the reach of 3ABN Russia
00:25:55.32\00:25:59.12
and who can access it,
but what about the programs?
00:25:59.15\00:26:01.79
What type of
programs do you produce?
00:26:01.82\00:26:03.19
And I just want
to say something too
00:26:09.83\00:26:11.17
'cause I get to monitor
all the different channels
00:26:11.20\00:26:13.47
that 3ABN has in my office.
00:26:13.54\00:26:14.97
Yeah. And I can see them all.
00:26:15.00\00:26:16.34
And I get to see
00:26:16.37\00:26:17.81
some of the
Russian programming there
00:26:17.84\00:26:19.17
and it looks really good.
00:26:19.21\00:26:21.08
You know, God has
just done amazing things.
00:26:21.11\00:26:22.44
You guys do a great job.
00:26:22.48\00:26:24.28
And you said a small crew,
00:26:24.31\00:26:25.75
but it's just
phenomenal quality.
00:26:25.78\00:26:28.28
And I wish I
understood the language
00:26:28.32\00:26:30.72
because some of the
programs I see like,
00:26:30.79\00:26:32.45
oh, I want to know
what they're saying.
00:26:32.49\00:26:34.62
So I need to get my
little translator thing out,
00:26:34.66\00:26:36.59
but what a blessing.
00:26:36.62\00:26:37.96
So yeah, speak to us on
some of the programming?
00:26:37.99\00:26:39.33
Yeah.
00:26:39.36\00:26:40.70
Before I believe
Daniil will speak about that.
00:26:40.73\00:26:42.06
Okay. Yes.
00:26:42.10\00:26:43.47
But I just
wanted to say, you know,
00:26:43.50\00:26:45.30
I mean, God brings
simple people to the ministry,
00:26:45.33\00:26:49.10
but they are willing
and then He equips them
00:26:49.14\00:26:52.74
how to serve in the
ministry in the capacity
00:26:52.77\00:26:55.71
that is really needed for it.
00:26:55.74\00:26:57.78
He gives talents, we
are witnesses of that.
00:26:57.81\00:27:00.72
A person comes and
we're not quite sure
00:27:00.75\00:27:03.28
what the person
will be capable of doing
00:27:03.32\00:27:05.49
and then you know
the talents needed
00:27:05.52\00:27:07.79
for God's ministry.
00:27:07.82\00:27:09.16
He gives willing people
what they can do for Him.
00:27:09.19\00:27:13.26
Amen. Amen.
00:27:13.29\00:27:14.63
Good.
00:27:14.66\00:27:16.00
We try to cover and
reach all the age groups.
00:27:21.14\00:27:25.54
There is a new program
that has just been developed
00:27:31.25\00:27:34.85
and is only
starting, it is called...
00:27:34.88\00:27:38.52
Well, I have to think
00:27:38.55\00:27:39.95
of how to translate
that idiom into English.
00:27:39.99\00:27:43.43
It's something
you won't believe it
00:27:43.46\00:27:45.26
or something like that.
00:27:45.29\00:27:46.73
Okay.
00:27:46.80\00:27:48.13
For the youth, we
make new programs.
00:27:54.47\00:27:58.04
One of them is Pit Stop,
one of them is Find Your Way,
00:27:58.07\00:28:01.81
one of them are
small social videos.
00:28:01.84\00:28:07.12
For like social media?
00:28:07.15\00:28:08.65
No. Social videos is...
00:28:08.68\00:28:11.29
I don't know some topic like
00:28:11.32\00:28:12.89
relations between
parents and children
00:28:12.92\00:28:15.82
and we call that social topics.
00:28:15.86\00:28:18.06
It's just how it's called there.
00:28:18.09\00:28:19.43
That makes sense.
00:28:19.46\00:28:20.80
Relationships, how to
get along with people, yeah.
00:28:20.83\00:28:22.16
Yeah. That's right.
00:28:22.20\00:28:23.57
That's good.
00:28:23.60\00:28:24.93
And for older generation
we develop new programs about,
00:28:30.11\00:28:34.28
you know, on
the Bible and so on.
00:28:34.31\00:28:37.91
Yeah.
00:28:37.95\00:28:39.28
Angela works on
editing a new series of program
00:28:43.15\00:28:46.86
that's called The Bible.
00:28:46.89\00:28:48.39
It's very, very interesting.
00:28:48.42\00:28:50.13
It is for those people
00:28:55.43\00:28:56.77
who want to learn
more about the Bible,
00:28:56.80\00:28:58.77
about its history,
about its translations,
00:28:58.80\00:29:03.81
about how it covers
Russia and ex-Soviet Union,
00:29:03.84\00:29:07.74
about the organizations
00:29:07.78\00:29:09.41
that work on the translations
and spreading of the Bibles.
00:29:09.44\00:29:13.92
Very, very interesting program.
00:29:13.95\00:29:15.78
This is so manifold...
00:29:23.73\00:29:28.06
as manifold.
00:29:28.10\00:29:30.87
I don't know, quiz,
how to call the topic
00:29:30.90\00:29:33.87
that there will be
many, many more series
00:29:33.94\00:29:36.81
and, yeah, it's good.
00:29:36.84\00:29:38.31
It just...
00:29:38.34\00:29:39.67
We have their
stories from the Bible,
00:29:39.71\00:29:43.65
we have their
poetry based on the Bible.
00:29:43.68\00:29:47.15
Wow!
00:29:47.22\00:29:48.55
So it consists
of several segments.
00:29:48.58\00:29:49.92
Different facets.
00:29:49.95\00:29:51.29
Yeah.
00:29:51.32\00:29:54.42
And all of this
is being presented
00:29:54.46\00:29:56.32
to us by specialists.
00:29:56.36\00:29:57.99
For example, by translators,
by the workers of those,
00:29:58.03\00:30:03.13
you know, Bible
Translation Institutes.
00:30:03.16\00:30:05.97
And that's good.
00:30:06.00\00:30:07.97
Not all of them are Adventists,
00:30:08.00\00:30:09.67
but there are so
many people in the world
00:30:09.70\00:30:11.74
who want to study the Bible.
00:30:11.77\00:30:13.38
And now and who
do study the Bible,
00:30:13.41\00:30:16.14
and now for a series of programs
00:30:16.18\00:30:18.75
to come from the
Adventist point of view
00:30:18.78\00:30:21.18
and then giving this
series to them, to those people
00:30:21.22\00:30:24.69
who are from
other denominations.
00:30:24.72\00:30:26.79
It may help a lot, you know,
00:30:26.86\00:30:29.02
to deepen their
knowledge of the Bible.
00:30:29.06\00:30:30.83
We also renovate our
program that we used to have,
00:30:47.18\00:30:52.11
it's always been
very popular in Russia.
00:30:52.15\00:30:54.15
It's on gardening.
00:30:54.22\00:30:55.55
It is on Mittleiders,
if you have heard about
00:30:55.58\00:30:57.75
that Mittleider's
method of gardening with tall,
00:30:57.79\00:31:01.62
I know you make
those... Raised beds.
00:31:01.66\00:31:03.53
Yeah. Raised beds.
00:31:03.56\00:31:04.89
Yeah. Okay.
00:31:04.93\00:31:06.26
And now we have taped.
00:31:06.29\00:31:08.96
We are remaking them.
00:31:09.00\00:31:10.40
We have taped
the same host in you
00:31:10.47\00:31:13.00
and we're doing it
with very close connection
00:31:13.03\00:31:15.07
with the Russian
union, with the church,
00:31:15.10\00:31:19.97
so yeah, it's another series
that Angela is working on.
00:31:20.01\00:31:24.05
Nice. Well, you're busy.
00:31:24.08\00:31:26.11
Lots of editing.
00:31:26.15\00:31:27.52
And from our most recent ideas
00:31:36.56\00:31:39.79
is we know there are...
00:31:39.83\00:31:43.97
God gives all those talents.
00:31:44.00\00:31:46.00
And there are
people who, you know,
00:31:46.03\00:31:47.77
who are so good in poetry
in, you know, in songwriting
00:31:47.80\00:31:51.94
and we have decided
to have a special series
00:31:51.97\00:31:54.81
which is called
the Author's Poetry.
00:31:54.84\00:31:58.61
And so we just invite
people who have gifts in that,
00:31:58.65\00:32:02.02
who have their own poetry
00:32:02.05\00:32:03.49
and we're
developing a set for that,
00:32:03.52\00:32:05.12
we are not
finished with that yet.
00:32:05.15\00:32:06.62
Are they going to recite
poetry or actually sing as in...
00:32:06.65\00:32:10.23
They are going to recite poetry.
00:32:10.26\00:32:12.33
Yeah, it...
00:32:12.36\00:32:16.67
It is only a little part
of different kinds of program.
00:32:16.70\00:32:20.57
On the...
00:32:37.22\00:32:39.42
the total we have 135
series of different programs
00:32:39.45\00:32:43.29
that are on the air.
00:32:43.32\00:32:44.66
Wow! It's amazing.
00:32:44.69\00:32:46.03
And this year we
have been taping...
00:32:46.06\00:32:48.43
And this year
we have been taping
00:32:52.50\00:32:53.94
in 23 series of programs
00:32:53.97\00:32:56.81
and have taped
about 300 programs.
00:32:56.84\00:32:59.91
Amen.
00:32:59.94\00:33:01.28
That's a lot of work. Oh, yes.
00:33:01.31\00:33:02.64
This year we have
made 400 radio programs.
00:33:02.68\00:33:05.58
And we have a little anniversary
00:33:11.69\00:33:16.39
because a little
double anniversary
00:33:16.42\00:33:20.00
because we have taped
our 10,000th video program
00:33:20.03\00:33:25.90
and we have recorded
our 10,000th radio program.
00:33:25.93\00:33:27.97
Wow! Praise the Lord.
00:33:28.00\00:33:32.14
So, and we have
passed 10,000 programs.
00:33:32.17\00:33:34.61
Oh, yeah. Praise the Lord.
00:33:34.64\00:33:36.44
That's a huge accomplishment.
00:33:36.48\00:33:38.01
You know I think
about, you know, here the...
00:33:38.05\00:33:39.88
I want to say the young people
00:33:39.91\00:33:41.25
and even adults
here in United States
00:33:41.28\00:33:44.09
and I can say I'm sure
all parts of the world,
00:33:44.12\00:33:45.79
you know, there's a
lot of distractions.
00:33:45.82\00:33:47.16
Yeah.
00:33:47.19\00:33:48.52
So how is it there in Russia's,
00:33:48.56\00:33:50.43
I'm going to just to
speak to young people
00:33:50.46\00:33:51.93
then far as the young people
00:33:51.96\00:33:53.29
are there a lot of
distractions for them?
00:33:53.33\00:33:55.16
But are you...
00:33:55.20\00:33:56.53
I'm sure there are,
but you can answer that.
00:33:56.56\00:33:58.13
But then also are you
hearing from any of them
00:33:58.17\00:34:01.44
as 3ABN Russia making an
impact to the young people
00:34:01.47\00:34:04.77
there in Russia
through the programming.
00:34:04.81\00:34:06.14
We understand that
00:34:40.18\00:34:42.68
we shouldn't only develop
our video programs for youth,
00:34:42.71\00:34:47.85
but we also want to be
very active in social media.
00:34:47.88\00:34:50.99
That's good.
00:34:51.02\00:34:52.35
And the main
feedback that we get
00:34:55.89\00:34:58.13
is through the internet.
00:34:58.16\00:35:00.20
Yeah, for the young
people, from the young people.
00:35:00.23\00:35:01.56
Yes, from the young people.
00:35:01.60\00:35:03.16
And in most cases
that feedback doesn't come
00:35:08.87\00:35:12.31
from the church members,
00:35:12.34\00:35:13.68
it comes from
people who are not into...
00:35:13.71\00:35:16.38
Outside... Yeah.
00:35:16.41\00:35:17.75
So you have secular people
00:35:17.78\00:35:19.25
who are watching and
listening to the program.
00:35:19.28\00:35:20.92
Yeah.
00:35:20.95\00:35:22.28
Because we try to
orient our program or to...
00:35:30.86\00:35:36.77
How's it called?
00:35:36.80\00:35:38.13
We just want to reach
people who don't know about God.
00:35:38.17\00:35:41.80
Yes.
00:35:41.84\00:35:43.17
So our main, our intention
is for the young people
00:35:47.84\00:35:51.85
who don't know God
yet, who are not in church.
00:35:51.88\00:35:55.58
Well, that's great.
00:35:55.62\00:35:56.99
Social media is a
powerful tool as well.
00:35:57.02\00:35:58.35
Yes.
00:35:58.39\00:35:59.72
Yeah.
00:36:02.96\00:36:04.33
Social media is where
the youth is all the time.
00:36:04.36\00:36:07.20
Probably young people
00:36:15.17\00:36:16.84
don't watch just
regular television
00:36:16.91\00:36:19.74
because they want to
choose what they want to see
00:36:19.77\00:36:22.58
and they want to
be able to correspond,
00:36:22.61\00:36:27.32
to respond to what they see,
00:36:27.35\00:36:28.88
to hear feedback,
like to hear some answers.
00:36:28.92\00:36:33.69
And this is why we try
to develop social media
00:36:33.76\00:36:36.49
for their sake.
00:36:36.52\00:36:37.86
It's so important.
00:36:37.89\00:36:39.23
You know, you think about
00:36:39.26\00:36:40.60
the impact 3ABN
Russia has on the people.
00:36:40.63\00:36:42.33
The young people,
and the middle aged,
00:36:42.36\00:36:44.70
and the older who hear it,
00:36:44.73\00:36:46.30
but what about the impact
it's made in your own lives?
00:36:46.33\00:36:49.84
How has working at 3ABN
Russia maybe changed you?
00:36:49.87\00:36:54.28
Or how has it grown you
in your own relationship
00:36:54.31\00:36:57.81
and walk with God?
00:36:57.85\00:36:59.18
Let's start with Angie.
00:36:59.21\00:37:00.55
Before I started
working at 3ABN...
00:37:16.67\00:37:18.40
I was involved in the church
00:37:22.87\00:37:26.51
as in the church ministry.
00:37:26.54\00:37:28.38
And the time came when
it was too hard for me,
00:37:36.62\00:37:39.92
you know, to be involved
in the church activities.
00:37:39.95\00:37:44.03
Because even when you're active,
00:37:47.66\00:37:49.86
the church members
are not active enough.
00:37:49.90\00:37:51.93
There is too little
support from the church
00:37:51.97\00:37:54.87
in what you are doing.
00:37:54.90\00:37:57.87
When I came to
work at 3ABN Russia...
00:37:57.91\00:38:01.58
When I saw how people
interact with one another...
00:38:01.61\00:38:07.55
It inspired me
00:38:07.62\00:38:09.62
how they are on
fire for the Lord.
00:38:09.65\00:38:12.05
It inspired me very much.
00:38:12.09\00:38:16.36
I can read and we do
it at morning worship,
00:38:16.39\00:38:19.69
we try to share
00:38:19.73\00:38:21.06
the good
comments that people send
00:38:21.10\00:38:22.43
because it motivates us so much.
00:38:22.46\00:38:23.80
Oh, yes.
00:38:23.87\00:38:25.73
Yeah, when we read
the letters on a...
00:38:25.77\00:38:28.07
And we see there that
people watch our programs
00:38:34.91\00:38:39.78
that people are excited
00:38:39.81\00:38:41.48
that their hearts are
reached with our programs.
00:38:41.52\00:38:45.45
And we see that
they look for God.
00:38:45.49\00:38:47.66
And I can see that
by my ministry at 3ABN
00:38:57.50\00:39:01.97
and I continue to minister
00:39:02.00\00:39:04.94
in church as a layperson.
00:39:04.97\00:39:08.08
I can see that I
can give something
00:39:08.11\00:39:10.05
to the people that
they are really need of.
00:39:10.08\00:39:12.18
Several years ago
probably 10 or 7 years ago...
00:39:19.12\00:39:23.22
I was a very introverted person.
00:39:23.26\00:39:27.03
I was very home person.
00:39:27.10\00:39:28.80
I only did children's
pages in church, nothing else.
00:39:34.34\00:39:37.61
And I felt sad, having been born
00:39:44.15\00:39:46.85
into an Adventist
family, I felt sad
00:39:46.92\00:39:49.32
that I'm not
involved in ministry.
00:39:49.35\00:39:50.89
Wow!
00:39:50.92\00:39:53.59
And I didn't, but I was scared
to get out of my comfort zone.
00:39:53.66\00:39:58.46
And Daniil helped
me because he knew
00:40:07.14\00:40:10.61
that I was
interested in photography
00:40:10.64\00:40:12.84
and he helped me get out
00:40:12.87\00:40:14.68
of that familiar
circle of activities
00:40:14.71\00:40:17.75
into something bigger.
00:40:17.78\00:40:19.11
And so I started
being more active in church
00:40:27.06\00:40:29.62
and I'm very
active at 3ABN Russia,
00:40:29.66\00:40:32.63
so yeah, my life has changed.
00:40:32.66\00:40:35.20
I'm happy now
00:40:43.81\00:40:45.51
that I'm filled with life now
00:40:45.54\00:40:49.61
because
something, you know, boils,
00:40:49.64\00:40:52.28
something like boils in me.
00:40:52.31\00:40:54.02
And there's a purpose too.
00:40:54.05\00:40:55.38
And I think we all
need purpose in life too,
00:40:55.42\00:40:57.52
there's a real purpose.
00:40:57.59\00:40:58.92
Yeah. Wow! Praise God.
00:40:58.95\00:41:00.46
That is a powerful testimony.
00:41:00.49\00:41:01.82
Amen.
00:41:01.86\00:41:04.69
How about you Daniil?
00:41:04.73\00:41:06.06
My way to God is rather lengthy.
00:41:14.24\00:41:16.57
I'm a pastor's kid
00:41:20.58\00:41:22.04
and I was
baptized when I was 15.
00:41:22.08\00:41:24.31
That was my personal conviction.
00:41:30.29\00:41:34.16
But I was always
supervised by my family.
00:41:34.19\00:41:37.33
And there was a
period in my life,
00:41:50.34\00:41:53.38
I was already
working at 3ABN Russia
00:41:53.41\00:41:55.98
when I kind of
cowed towards church,
00:41:56.01\00:42:00.92
I was not
impressed to attend it to,
00:42:00.95\00:42:05.29
you know, to be involved in it.
00:42:05.32\00:42:07.46
And when I
worked at 3ABN Russia,
00:42:17.67\00:42:20.74
being technical,
00:42:20.77\00:42:22.14
one of the
pastors from one church
00:42:22.17\00:42:23.81
gave me a
certain technical task.
00:42:23.84\00:42:25.77
I realized that
I have a potential
00:42:43.83\00:42:46.16
that I could be helpful,
00:42:46.19\00:42:47.53
at the time I was
not a video director,
00:42:47.60\00:42:49.93
I was a camera person.
00:42:49.96\00:42:51.30
And I didn't even dream
of becoming a video director.
00:42:56.00\00:43:01.18
I thought of myself
just of a technical person.
00:43:01.21\00:43:03.65
And then having been
given that task from a pastor,
00:43:18.66\00:43:21.93
I realized that God
00:43:21.96\00:43:23.30
is expecting something from me
00:43:23.37\00:43:25.23
that He has a purpose for me
00:43:25.27\00:43:27.04
and that I can be
helpful that I'm needed.
00:43:27.07\00:43:30.61
Yeah, after a
certain period of time,
00:43:36.34\00:43:39.15
I started being
responsible for broadcast,
00:43:39.18\00:43:41.88
for live
broadcasting of church services.
00:43:41.92\00:43:44.19
Now I help with broadcasting
from one more church.
00:43:50.73\00:43:54.96
And the fact that
I'm able to help churches
00:44:05.14\00:44:09.01
is because I'm
inspired by my work at 3ABN.
00:44:09.04\00:44:12.35
I have got a lot
of expertise at 3ABN
00:44:12.38\00:44:15.15
and I have got a
lot of inspiration,
00:44:15.18\00:44:18.22
a lot of purpose at 3ABN
00:44:18.25\00:44:20.56
to be able to
involve in the churches.
00:44:20.59\00:44:22.99
So now my
ministry is the week...
00:44:31.80\00:44:35.34
the working week I
work at 3ABN Russia
00:44:35.37\00:44:37.34
and then the weekend I help...
00:44:37.41\00:44:40.08
The church.
00:44:40.11\00:44:41.44
Yeah, I help the
church with broadcasting.
00:44:41.48\00:44:43.85
Wow.
00:44:43.88\00:44:45.21
It is not just some
part of my life activities.
00:44:55.29\00:45:01.13
I get so many
blessings from them.
00:45:01.16\00:45:03.06
Amen.
00:45:03.10\00:45:04.43
So the Lord has put me
into kind of a position
00:45:34.80\00:45:37.93
when I'm both at
3ABN and in church,
00:45:37.97\00:45:41.10
and when I deal with
the people in church,
00:45:41.14\00:45:43.30
I tell them about 3ABN.
00:45:43.34\00:45:45.14
When I go travel to
places, I tell them about 3ABN.
00:45:45.17\00:45:48.28
Then some of them
come to tape as guests,
00:45:48.31\00:45:52.98
some of them come just
to see what 3ABN is doing.
00:45:53.01\00:45:55.78
So this is a certain position
where the Lord has put him.
00:45:55.82\00:45:58.12
Amen.
00:45:58.15\00:45:59.49
And whenever
church asks me to go
00:46:10.67\00:46:13.44
to tape something somewhere,
00:46:13.47\00:46:14.87
I always have in mind
that I may use that material
00:46:14.90\00:46:19.04
in certain 3ABN programs.
00:46:19.07\00:46:23.95
So my main ministry is 3ABN.
00:46:23.98\00:46:26.35
Amen.
00:46:26.38\00:46:27.85
But God uses both.
00:46:27.88\00:46:29.22
I mean, you know
3ABN and the church
00:46:29.25\00:46:30.99
and you're able to
minister them both.
00:46:31.02\00:46:32.35
What about you, Vadim?
00:46:32.39\00:46:33.72
I know we're getting
toward the end of the program,
00:46:33.76\00:46:35.09
but what about you?
00:46:35.12\00:46:38.73
3ABN is my life.
00:46:38.76\00:46:40.20
I cannot imagine my
life without working at 3ABN.
00:46:45.50\00:46:51.74
What we do is God's work.
00:46:51.77\00:46:56.08
It needs to
continue and continue.
00:46:56.11\00:46:58.15
And we have this opportunity
to talk to people about God,
00:47:06.09\00:47:10.96
and this is the
task that is given to us
00:47:10.99\00:47:12.89
to tell people about God.
00:47:12.93\00:47:17.00
So I want to work with
you as long as, you know,
00:47:17.07\00:47:22.47
until the Lord comes.
00:47:22.50\00:47:23.84
Well, the same here.
00:47:23.91\00:47:25.24
Oh, we want to work
with you all too as much.
00:47:25.27\00:47:27.51
And can we ask Julia?
00:47:27.58\00:47:29.38
I know you're
translating a good deal here,
00:47:29.41\00:47:31.38
but how has
working at 3ABN Russia,
00:47:31.41\00:47:35.18
how has that changed your life?
00:47:35.22\00:47:37.79
You know,
00:47:37.82\00:47:40.59
3ABN is
nurturing me in such a way
00:47:40.66\00:47:44.56
that I get to know
God deeper and deeper.
00:47:44.59\00:47:48.46
It is through 3ABN's programming
00:47:48.50\00:47:50.67
that I love, it is through...
00:47:50.70\00:47:52.40
I love to watch that
in Russia, in English.
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And it is through 3ABN's hosts,
00:47:55.20\00:47:58.57
it is through
3ABN's administration,
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it is sincere
Christian leadership
00:48:01.88\00:48:06.15
of Danny, of Mollie.
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She's retired now.
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Of Greg and Jill, you guys now.
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You know, of
such wonderful people.
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You don't say one things,
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none of you say one
things on the camera
00:48:18.19\00:48:20.70
and then lead a different
life outside of the studio.
00:48:20.73\00:48:26.17
No, you are all for real.
00:48:26.20\00:48:27.67
And you're an example to me.
00:48:27.70\00:48:29.24
Jill said that I'm her mentor
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probably it is
because of my age.
00:48:30.64\00:48:32.91
But I'm learning from you.
00:48:32.94\00:48:34.58
I get enthusiasm from you,
00:48:34.61\00:48:37.55
I get encouragement from you
00:48:37.58\00:48:39.68
for my
leadership there in Russia.
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I know that this
ministry helps me
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to grow in Jesus.
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Amen.
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We appreciate your leadership.
00:48:49.12\00:48:50.93
You know, I know that
life hasn't been easy.
00:48:50.96\00:48:54.80
You know, as you lead out there,
00:48:54.83\00:48:56.46
you've had some
tragedies, you know,
00:48:56.50\00:48:57.83
happen in your
personal life and things,
00:48:57.87\00:48:59.47
but God has been
there by your side,
00:48:59.50\00:49:01.74
and you're a testimony,
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a testament to
someone such as yourself
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that has hung on to God
even in the tough times.
00:49:06.91\00:49:09.51
Do you have a word
for someone at home
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that maybe is in the
midst of a tough time right now,
00:49:11.41\00:49:13.82
a struggle of
wilderness, a desert experience?
00:49:13.85\00:49:17.19
You know, my
testimony is trust the Lord,
00:49:17.22\00:49:21.89
no matter what
happens in your life.
00:49:21.92\00:49:25.16
There is not a
single thing that God allows
00:49:25.19\00:49:29.16
to happen in our lives
00:49:29.20\00:49:31.40
that won't be for our good.
00:49:31.43\00:49:33.67
Even though temporarily
00:49:33.74\00:49:35.67
it may seem
painful, it may seem unfair,
00:49:35.70\00:49:41.44
it may seem strange, you know,
00:49:41.48\00:49:44.41
when we start
seeing the huge picture,
00:49:44.45\00:49:47.02
the big picture that God sees
00:49:47.05\00:49:49.08
and that God is in control of,
00:49:49.12\00:49:53.36
then I'm sure that
this parable is true
00:49:53.39\00:49:56.73
that when we
meet God face to face
00:49:56.76\00:49:58.99
and when He shows
us all the other ways
00:49:59.03\00:50:02.03
that we could have taken,
00:50:02.06\00:50:04.27
and He would lead us
through all those ways,
00:50:04.30\00:50:07.04
He would be by our
side no matter where we go,
00:50:07.07\00:50:09.94
but we will tell Him,
00:50:10.01\00:50:11.34
"Thank you, Lord,
for leading me this way.
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Thank you, Lord, for
taking me all the way through."
00:50:13.88\00:50:16.68
Isn't that amazing? Yeah.
00:50:16.75\00:50:18.08
Yeah, well said.
00:50:18.11\00:50:20.32
We are always
inspired and encouraged
00:50:20.35\00:50:22.95
as we see what God is
doing in and through 3ABN Russia
00:50:22.98\00:50:26.42
and we hope that it's
encouraged your faith...
00:50:26.45\00:50:28.19
That's right.
00:50:28.22\00:50:29.56
That God can use you at home.
00:50:29.59\00:50:32.46
None of us are perfect,
00:50:32.49\00:50:33.83
but as we commit
and submit our lives
00:50:33.90\00:50:36.20
to Jesus Christ as
Danny Shawn always says.
00:50:36.23\00:50:38.97
He will work in and through us
00:50:39.00\00:50:40.94
and He will do
amazing and powerful
00:50:40.97\00:50:43.07
and wonderful things.
00:50:43.10\00:50:44.61
We want to put up
the contact information
00:50:44.64\00:50:47.28
if you would like
to support 3ABN Russia.
00:50:47.31\00:50:50.18
I want to put up
the graphic again
00:50:50.25\00:50:52.48
for these Matryoshka dolls.
00:50:52.51\00:50:53.85
I'm looking at mine here.
00:50:53.92\00:50:55.25
The key chains are adorable
00:50:55.28\00:50:57.32
and we want to
send you a key chain
00:50:57.39\00:50:59.39
for any size
gift for 3ABN Russia.
00:50:59.42\00:51:03.32
Just make sure on your check
00:51:03.36\00:51:05.19
or when you call in or whatever,
00:51:05.23\00:51:06.90
you need to notate
this is for 3ABN Russia,
00:51:06.93\00:51:09.96
so we know the
funds go for that.
00:51:10.00\00:51:11.83
Specifically,
we're looking for funds
00:51:11.87\00:51:13.97
for not just
operations of 3ABN Russia
00:51:14.04\00:51:17.14
but for the
broadcast cost for satellite.
00:51:17.21\00:51:20.88
It's $9,000 a month
00:51:20.91\00:51:24.41
for the broadcast
for the two satellites.
00:51:24.45\00:51:26.61
That reaches the
entirety of Russia.
00:51:26.65\00:51:28.15
Oh, yeah. It's a huge country.
00:51:28.18\00:51:29.95
It is a huge country.
00:51:29.98\00:51:31.32
And think of so many cities
00:51:31.35\00:51:33.22
and so many homes who
are hearing the gospel.
00:51:33.25\00:51:36.16
So for $9,000 a month,
00:51:36.19\00:51:39.43
the gospel can go to
the former ex-Soviet Union,
00:51:39.46\00:51:42.50
so here's the
contact information for you
00:51:42.53\00:51:45.23
and we encourage you
to pray for 3ABN Russia
00:51:45.27\00:51:48.24
and to support it.
00:51:48.27\00:51:51.71
To find out more about
00:51:51.74\00:51:53.07
3ABN Russia's
programming and projects,
00:51:53.11\00:51:56.01
please visit
their English website,
00:51:56.04\00:51:58.35
english.3angels.ru.
00:51:58.38\00:52:01.55
That's English dot,
00:52:01.58\00:52:03.18
the number three angels dot R-U.
00:52:03.22\00:52:06.25
We want to thank you
00:52:06.29\00:52:07.66
for your faithful
prayers and financial support
00:52:07.69\00:52:09.59
that keep 3ABN
Russia's ministry on the air.
00:52:09.62\00:52:12.66
And if you would like
to support 3ABN Russia
00:52:12.69\00:52:15.13
by giving to
their satellite cost,
00:52:15.16\00:52:17.27
you may donate online at 3abn.tv
00:52:17.30\00:52:20.54
or mail your tax deductible gift
00:52:20.57\00:52:22.80
to 3ABN Russia, PO Box 220,
00:52:22.84\00:52:26.24
West Frankfort, Illinois 62896.
00:52:26.27\00:52:29.78