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. I'm Jill
Morikone, and we're so glad that
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you've taken time
from your day to join us.
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And I don't know if you
caught on that wide shot,
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but we have some incredible
guests today who are dressed
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in some fantastic
garb. We're gonna talk about
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some of the countries
that they have been in
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for mission work.
I'm speaking of AWR, or
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Adventist World
Radio. We have featured them
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many times here at 3ABN
before. They have a program
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on 3ABN, and we are
delighted to partner
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together with
helping to spread the gospel.
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We want to bring them
in today to share an update
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with you-the
countries that they've been, the
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lives that've been changed,
the baptisms that are taking
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place-and they have some
incredible stories today,
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so I don't want to
waste any more time. We want
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to introduce them to you
now. We have Duane McKey,
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Elder Duane McKey is
the president of AWR and the
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assistant to the
General Conference president for
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TMI. Did I get that
right? - That's correct,
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yeah. - We're so glad
to have you here. - Great
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to be here. Thank
you, 3ABN, and thank you
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so much, Jill. This is
a real privilege; thank
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you. - It's a
privilege to have you here. How
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long have you
been president of AWR?
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- Oh, I'd say two-and-a-half
years. - Two-and-a-half
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years. Okay. All
right. And sitting next to you
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is your beautiful
wife, Kathy McKey. You are
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the social media
and outreach coordinator
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for the General Conference
president. Is that right?
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- That's right. - Aww.
- It's a privilege. - So
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what does that entail?
- Well, I do some writing
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for social media, and
specifically Facebook and
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Twitter for Elder
Wilson, and then social media,
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all these TMI
projects, I'm involved in. - So,
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tell us right off
before we introduce the rest
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of our guests. What
is TMI? Does that mean
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"too much information"?
- No-no, no, "too many
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people in Indianapolis".
[laughter] - So, tell
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us what Total Member
Involvement is. - Yeah.
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Mrs. White makes it
very clear the work won't be
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finished until the
pastors and the laypeople work
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together, join hands,
administrators, and then
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as we work together
the work will be finished.
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And so, we're very passionate
about that. Elder Wilson's
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very passionate about
it, and so I'm his assistant
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for that. But to kind
of put it together; we call
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it AWR360° Broadcast to
Baptism. So, that's AWR, the
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broadcasting, plus
the Broadcast to Baptism.
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The 360 brings Total
Member Involvement together with
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AWR. - Amen!
That's wonderful. So, AWR
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combining with that
Total Member Involvement
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with the broadcast with
the evangelism and baptism.
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- Right. - Oh, praise
the Lord! Okay! And then we
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have Kyle Allen who
is the vice president for
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AWR, and we're so glad
to have you here. - It's
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great to be back to
3ABN. - Absolutely. How long
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have you been with AWR?
- Oh... What, a year and a
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half, about roughly? -
Yeah. - It's just like that.
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I mean, so much is
going on, you don't
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even know a year and
a half passed, but yeah.
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[laughter] It's been a
blessing. - It's a privilege
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to have you here. I
know we've worked together
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many years with ASI, as
well, and you're a pastor,
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and we're just glad
to have you here. - Thank
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you, Jill. - And
sitting next to you is Cami
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Oetman. And Cami, you
are the AWR vice president
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for advancement. -
Yes. And it is an honor and
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privilege. I love what
I get to do for the Lord
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through AWR. - Amen!
Amen. So, tell us just
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a moment, before we
jump into why we're dressed
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this way and what
country you just came back from,
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tell us about AWR-Adventist
World Radio. - Well, our focus
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is the world, of
course. We want to communicate
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the gospel on every
media possible. Social media,
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AM/FM, shortwave broadcast
radio...anything we can do
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to broadcast the news
that Jesus is coming back
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soon-the good news.
And so, that's what we're
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about: sharing Jesus
with the world. And of
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course, like Cami says,
I think that we go where...
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- We go wherever air
goes. - Ooh! - When you think
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about that, that's the
truth. Radio, the broadcast
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waves, can go wherever
air goes, and it's just
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such a powerful
message. - There's no walls, no
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borders, no limits. -
Yeah, that's right! Exactly!
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And what I love is that
we do not just broadcast
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but Broadcast to Baptism.
- Amen. - That's AWR360's
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motto, because we
are not only broadcasting
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through the airwaves,
but we have boots on the
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ground, so we're doing
the work of the front lines,
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evangelism, and it's
very high-touch, is what we
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call it, ministry. -
High-tech to high-touch. - Yes!
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[laughter] Sorry! - No,
it's fine. [laughter continues]
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- Exactly. - 'Cause
for a long time, we've been
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broadcasting around the
world, and that's great.
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But just to broadcast
is one thing, but then
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to help complete that
circle to lead people to
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make a decision to
follow Christ and to become a
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part of the church, that's
kind of the vision of AWR360.
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- Yes; connecting
them to a church family.
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- We're even using cell phones.
- Nice. - So, we're connecting-
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we don't know for
sure- 200,000-300,000 people
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around the world
every week. We're connecting
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with them through the
cell phone-evangelistic
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sermons. - Amen! So
these are podcasts? These are
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that people can
download and watch or listen to,
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or...? - Oh, no; we're on
the cell phones. We share the
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numbers through WhatsApp.
- Through WhatsApp, Facebook
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Messenger-sending Bible
studies, basically, through
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these different messaging
services. People receive
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the Bible studies; they
get audio and they listen
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to the sermons right
there on their phones.
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- Yes. - This is
direct digital evangelism
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is what we're talking
about. - It is. Very powerful.
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- Yes! - I believe
it's going to be a big part
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of how the Lord finishes
the work, because everyone
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has a cell phone-the
majority of the world.
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- And we're using in
our radio stations, radio
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stations broadcasting,
and then directing people
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to study the Bible through
their cell phones, finding
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people on Facebook...
It's just the whole cycle
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just using all these different
forms of media to reach
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people's hearts. -
Amen. - So do you have a team
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of people who will
help answer these as far as
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the social media and
the Facebook and the cell
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phones? And you have
people locally in different
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countries, or how do you
work that? - It's growing.
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We have what we
call a center for digital
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evangelism. The first
one is in the Philippines.
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- Yes. - A college
working with that. You got a lot
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of information you
can share. - We're very
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excited. We're getting
young people involved in
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becoming digital evangelists.
If you can imagine like a
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call center where
they're not only answering calls
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but responding to Facebook
posts, WhatsApp messages,
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reaching people, praying
for them, studying the Bible
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with them... That's our
vision. We've just started
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in the Philippines.
We're hoping to expand in other
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places around the
world, as well. - Amen! That's
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exciting. I mean, wow.
It just makes your head
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spin, almost. You know,
every project you're involved
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in... - We could spend
a whole hour talking about
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that. [laughter] -
Well, we'll do that sometime.
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[laughter continues]
But we want to talk about...
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You all are dressed
in some fantastic- it's
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beautiful, your
outfits. And they come from the
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Maasai, so tell us
where you just came back from.
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- Yes, the
traditional Maasai! - Okay. - We
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were in Tanzania. And so,
we did so much in Tanzania,
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and we're excited to
share about that. We started,
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actually, with entering
a village of the Maasai,
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our video crew, so we
could learn about their
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traditions, their
culture... And so, there's a few
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photos that we'd like to
share with you. Of course,
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the Maasai are known for
their jumping. That's how
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they- it's
incredible how high these men
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can jump. As you can
see, our video crew attempted
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to do that with them.
- Oh, that's great! - It
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was an absolute ball;
they loved that we joined
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in with them, and it's
a bonding thing, really.
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[laughter] And then
we actually learned about
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how they live. They
use every part of the cow.
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The cow is very
important to them, and they herd
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hundreds and hundreds
of cows, which we have an
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incredible story
coming up about that. But if
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you show the next picture,
you can see even we carried
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their... - The one with
the baby on your back? - Yeah,
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did you show that?
Okay. - I just saw that. Let's
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put that up again. That
was a great picture. - It
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was so sweet. We were invited
into their huts, of course.
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They're very simple,
but just such loving people,
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and they're hungry for
the Word of God. And so, we
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went into- their
huts are made out of even
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cow dung, and... I
mean, they use EVERY part...
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- Literally. - Yeah. It
was like 100 degrees or more
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in there. But anyhow...
[laughs] And bless their
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hearts; they're
just the sweetest people,
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and it was a privilege
to spend time with them.
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And one of our incredible
stories came out of the
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Maasai village, and
I know Duane- this is
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a favorite story, and
it's about Abraham. - Kathy
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and I grew up on a
farm. - Okay. - North Dakota
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and Oklahoma. They had
wheat and grain and things;
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we had cows. And as I
remember back for, oh,
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50 years and my parents
had cows, first beef and
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then dairy cows, I can
only remember a one set
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of twins. - Okay. -
Cows have one baby. - Right.
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- Nine months, like
people; one baby. [laughs]
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Sheep and goats have
one or two; never three.
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And so, Abraham became
an Adventist, went to series
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of meetings, was out in
the field... He's much like
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a chief; has lots
of cows-hundreds and
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hundreds of cows.
He's very wealthy. And he's
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listening to his
radio, and he's listening to
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AWR, and he hears
about tithing. So, he decides
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he's going to tithe. -
Oh, wow. - And so, he brings
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his cows in, gets
them all in a huge pen, and
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he counts them out.
One, two, three, four, five,
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six, seven, eight,
nine, tithe. [laughter] One,
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two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine,
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tithe. His neighbors
come and they start watching.
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They're non-Christian
neighbors, and they
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start laughing.
"Abraham has lost his mind. No
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Maasai in his right
mind would give away a cow."
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Sometimes, the bull
is more important than
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the kid. I mean,
they're very special to them.
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They don't give away
their cows. And they're
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saying, "Abraham is
crazy; he's lost his mind." No,
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he just keeps
counting: one, two, three, four,
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five, six, seven,
eight, nine, tithe! [laughter]
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And so they take the
cows away, and he gives,
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I think that day- was
it... - He gave $30,000 worth
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of cows away. - Oh,
wow! - He had called in the
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conference and to
come and receive these cows
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for tithe. That's
right. It was amazing. - And so
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the weeks start going
by, and his cows, nine months
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later, start having
babies. But instead of one, they
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start having two. -
Did they have twins? - Yes!
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All the cows. - Twins.
Unheard of. - All of the
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cows? - All of the
cows. - And the sheep, instead
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of having one,
they're having two and three.
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Two and three! - Wow.
- And so, the neighbors
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are so impressed,
they go to the conference.
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And they said, "We want
to pay tithe." [laughter]
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But they said, "You're
not Adventist." "We don't
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care! We want Abraham's
blessings! We want to pay
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tithe!" [further laughter]
- That's right. And here's
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another thing: if
people, thieves, came to steal
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their cows, Abraham's
cows, they would always
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come back. - The
cows return on their own.
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- The cows would like
having a homing device.
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- Yes. - Yeah, that's
right. And so finally,
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the word went out with the
thieves: don't steal Abraham's
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cows. It's no use, because
they'll go back home. [laughs]
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- You know, it's the promise
of Malachi. - Amen. - You
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know you return that
to God, and He will open
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up the windows of
heaven and pour out a blessing,
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but there's not
even room to receive it.
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- You can't- like we
say on the farm, that
00:12:40.36\00:12:42.92
God's scoop shovel is
bigger than ours. [laughs]
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You can't out give
God. - Amen. - That's right.
00:12:46.43\00:12:49.16
- What a witness! And
that happened before you all
00:12:49.23\00:12:51.93
came in. - That's
right. - And they told you the
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story. - That's
right. - But we met Abraham
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and...yeah. - Oh,
yeah. - Yes, there's a few
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photos of that. And
what's so great is that while we
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were there in Tanzania...
- Is this Abraham? - Yes,
00:13:02.44\00:13:04.85
this is Abraham listening
to AWR Radio. - Aww. - That's
00:13:04.91\00:13:08.75
right. - That's wonderful.
Praise the Lord. - And
00:13:08.88\00:13:12.39
then there's... This
is actually a shot from
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when we actually recreated
his story for a video, so
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be looking for that. Awesome,
awesome story to have on
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video. So, there I am
in the middle of hundreds
00:13:21.26\00:13:23.50
of cows. [laughter]
...stampede, but I learned
00:13:23.60\00:13:26.13
how to, like, guide
them with a stick, and it was
00:13:26.17\00:13:28.04
pretty fun, yeah! -
With a stick. - With a stick,
00:13:28.10\00:13:29.84
yes. - And she learned how
to walk. - That's impressive!
00:13:29.90\00:13:32.41
- You know, they kind of
really direct, but I couldn't;
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I just kind of lightly
tapped, and they listened!
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You know, I can't...you
know. Whip or anything,
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but anyway, you know-
and it was just fun to
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be out there, be
with them...so yeah. But
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you know, many amazing
things happened while we
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were there in Tanzania.
See, the radio broadcasters
00:13:45.82\00:13:48.96
there, we let
everyone know that we were
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coming before. We had
our evangelistic series.
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And in doing that, the
evangelistic series, they
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would invite people to
the evangelistic series,
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and then they would give
a Bible question of the day
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on the radio. - Ah!
- And then, you know,
00:14:00.84\00:14:03.81
they talk about a
certain topic, and the next day,
00:14:03.87\00:14:05.54
people would call
in and answer the Bible
00:14:05.61\00:14:07.41
question of the day,
and they would win a radio.
00:14:07.51\00:14:09.34
But what was so
awesome that they thought of is
00:14:09.44\00:14:11.75
that you come to pick
up the radio at church on
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Sabbath. - What a great
idea! - Isn't that a good
00:14:14.78\00:14:17.45
idea? - Yeah! - So
we were there in church,
00:14:17.55\00:14:19.69
and they came to pick
them up, and Kathy, this
00:14:19.79\00:14:22.76
one... - This one was
a blind young man, and
00:14:22.86\00:14:26.73
he had listened
intently to the radio to get the
00:14:26.80\00:14:30.90
answer to the question
of the day right. And so,
00:14:31.00\00:14:36.40
he won that radio. - And
actually, he knew the answers
00:14:36.50\00:14:38.97
better than anyone
else, because he learned to
00:14:39.07\00:14:40.61
listen. He was blind, and
he learned to listen well.
00:14:40.71\00:14:43.45
- Wow. Amen, amen. -
And here was another young
00:14:43.51\00:14:45.85
man. He listened to
the radio, and he memorized
00:14:45.95\00:14:50.75
1,000 memory verses. - Wow!
- 1,000! - 1,000 memory verses.
00:14:50.85\00:14:56.93
- In under a year. -
That's amazing. - Yes. - Amen.
00:14:57.03\00:15:00.40
- So we were there,
and they gave the radio as
00:15:00.50\00:15:01.83
they came out. We took
pictures of it... - Yeah.
00:15:01.86\00:15:03.47
It was wonderful. - Exciting.
Yeah. - What a blessing.
00:15:03.57\00:15:07.07
- It was. - So you had
the evangelistic series?
00:15:07.17\00:15:09.37
Did you have
several evangelistic series?
00:15:09.47\00:15:11.37
- Oh, yeah. Yeah. -
How many? Do you remember?
00:15:11.44\00:15:12.87
- I think over 90,
wasn't it? - Yeah, we had 89 of
00:15:12.97\00:15:15.54
our broadcasters giving
the series, but we'd love
00:15:15.64\00:15:20.15
to share that after the
video. We'll show one of
00:15:20.25\00:15:21.62
our protection from
the pigs video now. - Ooh,
00:15:21.72\00:15:25.25
exciting! I want to see
this. Protection from the
00:15:25.32\00:15:28.02
pigs in Tanzania. Let's
take a look at that video
00:15:28.12\00:15:30.33
now. - Yes.
00:15:30.43\00:15:31.79
- Welcome to a
country shared by thousands of
00:15:36.53\00:15:39.37
animals, over 120 different
travel groups, and home to
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some of Africa's most
famous national parks.
00:15:46.84\00:15:49.64
- I'm in Tanzania, and
this is AWR360. [cheering]
00:15:49.78\00:15:57.05
- My name is Michael,
and I live in the northern
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part of Tanzania. I have
a beautiful wife and family
00:16:13.54\00:16:19.14
and grow vegetables to
sell. - As a teenager, Michael
00:16:19.94\00:16:25.25
had embraced the Seventh-day
Adventist message. But as
00:16:25.31\00:16:28.38
the years passed by, he
laid aside his faith and
00:16:28.45\00:16:31.69
slowly forgot about God. [music]
00:16:31.79\00:16:35.79
Michael settled
down, married, and began to
00:16:35.89\00:16:38.46
put all his time
and energy into growing
00:16:38.56\00:16:40.80
vegetables for sale. He
took pride in his beautiful
00:16:40.86\00:16:45.03
garden and always kept
it neat. Then, one day,
00:16:45.13\00:16:49.70
something happened that
would disrupt their peaceful,
00:16:49.80\00:16:53.17
quiet lives, and
ruin Michael's garden.
00:16:53.31\00:16:56.78
- I started having
terrible problems. Wild pigs
00:17:10.33\00:17:13.70
would come into my
garden at night, destroying my
00:17:13.80\00:17:17.13
plants and eating
my vegetables. In order
00:17:17.23\00:17:23.17
to protect the crops,
I began staying up all
00:17:23.27\00:17:26.14
night to keep watch. [music]
00:17:26.21\00:17:29.94
- One evening as he
kindled a fire and prepared for
00:17:39.12\00:17:41.99
another long night,
Michael switched on his
00:17:42.09\00:17:45.16
radio. The station
playing was new to him, but
00:17:45.29\00:17:48.43
the words sounded strangely
familiar. It had been so
00:17:48.50\00:17:51.60
many years since he
had heard anything about
00:17:51.70\00:17:54.24
Jesus. It was all
such a distant memory. The
00:17:54.30\00:17:58.07
night passed more quickly
this time, and when morning
00:17:58.17\00:18:01.54
broke, Michael's
little radio was still playing
00:18:01.61\00:18:04.35
the station he would
later learn was Adventist World
00:18:04.45\00:18:07.98
Radio. The second
night, Michael again turned
00:18:08.05\00:18:12.35
his radio to AWR, and
this time invited 5 of
00:18:12.49\00:18:16.49
his neighbors to
come listen, as well.
00:18:16.62\00:18:18.89
- On the third
night, a message about faith
00:18:19.03\00:18:21.96
was presented on the
radio. My heart was touched,
00:18:22.06\00:18:25.93
and I say to my
friends, "If there is a God big
00:18:26.07\00:18:29.47
enough to protect our
crops, why are we staying
00:18:29.54\00:18:32.61
up the whole
night?" - Michael decided he
00:18:32.71\00:18:37.31
would give God a
second chance. In an effort to
00:18:37.45\00:18:42.88
test and see if God
was real, Michael remained
00:18:42.98\00:18:46.09
home the next night instead
of going out and watching
00:18:46.15\00:18:49.32
over his crops.
Before bed, he gathered his
00:18:49.46\00:18:53.80
family together to
listen to AWR and pray for
00:18:53.93\00:18:57.60
God's
protection. [uplifting music]
00:18:57.70\00:19:04.47
The next morning,
Michael went outside to survey
00:19:04.57\00:19:07.28
his crops.
Amazingly, there was no damage!
00:19:07.34\00:19:13.15
- I was so excited,
and when running back to
00:19:16.05\00:19:18.19
share the good news
with my family, for the first
00:19:18.29\00:19:22.09
time in my life, I
realized that God was real and
00:19:22.22\00:19:26.63
cared for me. -
Night after night,
00:19:26.76\00:19:31.10
Michael returned
home, listened to his radio,
00:19:31.23\00:19:34.24
and once again prayed
for God's protection before
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peacefully
sleeping. Michael's neighbors
00:19:37.47\00:19:42.01
began to ask questions.
They had watched as the
00:19:42.11\00:19:44.98
pigs passed by Michael's
fields, only to eat THEIR
00:19:45.11\00:19:48.32
surrounding crops.
The neighbors felt sure it
00:19:48.38\00:19:51.52
was witchcraft...but
Michael gladly explained
00:19:51.62\00:19:54.96
about the radio and
a God who would even
00:19:55.06\00:19:57.86
protect vegetables
from pigs. - Several of my
00:19:57.93\00:20:02.63
neighbors decided to
test God, too, and listened to
00:20:02.73\00:20:06.07
AWR at home instead of
guarding their crops at
00:20:06.17\00:20:09.50
night, and the pigs
no longer bothered their
00:20:09.64\00:20:12.24
vegetables, either!
- Before long, Michael,
00:20:12.31\00:20:17.91
his family, and 30
other people from his village
00:20:18.01\00:20:21.88
decided to give their
lives to Jesus through
00:20:22.02\00:20:25.15
baptism.
00:20:25.25\00:20:27.89
- We are so thankful
for Adventist World Radio.
00:20:33.40\00:20:36.03
If we had not heard it,
we would still be out in
00:20:36.13\00:20:40.24
the dark, guarding
our crops from pigs and
00:20:40.37\00:20:43.20
would've missed
hearing about Jesus. - Three
00:20:43.30\00:20:47.78
years later,
Michael's garden continues to
00:20:47.88\00:20:50.75
grow well, and the wild
pigs have never returned.
00:20:50.88\00:20:54.48
Michael loves to
tell everyone about Jesus,
00:20:54.62\00:20:57.82
and with a big smile,
shared with us that he
00:20:57.95\00:21:00.86
is a missionary now.
His love for Jesus and
00:21:00.96\00:21:05.33
the Seventh-day Adventist
church has been rekindled,
00:21:05.43\00:21:08.70
and he has a passion born
from a personal experience
00:21:08.80\00:21:12.00
of faith and trust...
and all of this is the
00:21:12.10\00:21:16.20
simple result of a
radio broadcast and a God
00:21:16.27\00:21:19.61
big enough to answer prayer.
00:21:19.71\00:21:22.91
Thank you for your
generous support of
00:21:25.95\00:21:27.85
Adventist World
Radio. Through it, lives are
00:21:27.95\00:21:30.59
being touched and transformed
for eternity. From Broadcast
00:21:30.69\00:21:34.09
to Baptism, this is AWR360.
00:21:34.19\00:21:38.36
- Amen. What an incredible
story. You know, as I was
00:21:55.28\00:21:58.88
listening to that and
watching that, it reminded
00:21:58.98\00:22:01.62
me that we read the
stories in the Bible of
00:22:01.72\00:22:03.89
Jesus walking and
healing the lame and raising the
00:22:03.99\00:22:07.49
dead, and we think,
"Okay, that happened in Bible
00:22:07.59\00:22:09.36
times." But our God is
just as alive and powerful
00:22:09.46\00:22:13.29
today! [Amen.
That's right.] And to make
00:22:13.43\00:22:16.60
miracles. That is
a miracle. That's an
00:22:16.67\00:22:19.03
incredible testimony.
- For three years now.
00:22:19.13\00:22:21.50
[Go ahead.] - It
reminds me of that verse that
00:22:21.60\00:22:25.74
says the battle is the
Lord's, right? Sometimes, we try
00:22:25.84\00:22:29.28
to fight for
ourselves. But when we trust in
00:22:29.38\00:22:31.45
God and have faith, pray,
the battle is His! And when
00:22:31.51\00:22:35.88
we seek Him first, all
these other things will be added
00:22:36.05\00:22:38.02
to us. - Amen. -
So, you know, he sought
00:22:38.12\00:22:40.59
the Lord, he listened
to AWR and God protected
00:22:40.69\00:22:43.12
his vegetables from
those pigs. - Yes! And 30 other
00:22:43.22\00:22:46.03
people were
baptized, right? Wasn't it 30
00:22:46.16\00:22:47.96
other people? -
Yeah! Yeah. - Amen! - And
00:22:48.06\00:22:50.03
there'll be more. There'll
be more. He's a missionary
00:22:50.13\00:22:52.20
now. - Amen. Amen. So,
you went to Tanzania and
00:22:52.27\00:22:55.80
did all of these evangelistic
series there? - Mhm.
00:22:55.94\00:22:58.44
- Yeah. Actually, we
had 89-actually, more, I
00:22:58.51\00:23:00.98
think-but our producers
come in. Now, Kathy and
00:23:01.08\00:23:03.51
I spent 10 years with
missionaries in Africa,
00:23:03.58\00:23:05.31
so we know Africa, and
I thought perhaps having
00:23:05.45\00:23:08.78
the producers come
and preach, they would be
00:23:08.88\00:23:11.32
experienced
evangelists. Most of them hadn't
00:23:11.42\00:23:14.02
preached before. One
lady was so scared to death,
00:23:14.12\00:23:16.93
she said, "I can't do
this. I cannot do this."
00:23:17.03\00:23:18.76
[laughter] But all
of them preached. They
00:23:18.86\00:23:21.60
had life-changing experiences.
00:23:21.70\00:23:23.53
So excited about Broadcast
to Baptism. It was life-changing
00:23:23.67\00:23:27.37
for our producers to
learn to be better producers,
00:23:27.50\00:23:30.34
and also to learn that
they can be evangelists on the
00:23:30.44\00:23:32.71
radios as they broadcast
the messages about Jesus.
00:23:32.81\00:23:36.88
- Amen! Amen. - Yes.
It's exciting that they
00:23:36.98\00:23:39.61
are embracing-
we've heard reports across
00:23:39.71\00:23:41.58
Africa of how, really,
our producers are loving
00:23:41.68\00:23:43.89
this Broadcast to Baptism
motto, our theme, because
00:23:44.02\00:23:48.32
it's just making it
so plain and practical,
00:23:48.42\00:23:51.13
and that's what we're
doing. We're soul winners.
00:23:51.23\00:23:53.29
That's what Jesus
wants us to be: soul winners!
00:23:53.36\00:23:55.66
- And I think the important
thing is, you know, we're
00:23:55.76\00:23:57.83
not just creating radio
programs to give information
00:23:57.93\00:24:00.64
good information. It's
nice to give good information
00:24:00.74\00:24:04.14
about health or...
You could even give good
00:24:04.27\00:24:06.41
information about the
Bible. But as radio producers,
00:24:06.51\00:24:09.31
we want them to be
soul winners. - Amen. - We
00:24:09.41\00:24:11.71
want them to call people
to make decisions to follow
00:24:11.81\00:24:14.12
the Lord and to follow
His truth. And so, that's why
00:24:14.22\00:24:16.52
this powerful combination
of bringing them to do
00:24:16.65\00:24:18.82
evangelism, AWR360°,
showing them the cycle,
00:24:18.89\00:24:22.06
and then sending them
back to their countries where
00:24:22.16\00:24:24.26
they're now going to
implement that in their
00:24:24.36\00:24:26.13
local context, in
their language, to help win
00:24:26.23\00:24:28.50
more souls for Christ. -
Amen. What an incredible motto.
00:24:28.60\00:24:31.57
- Yes. There's nothing
quite like experiencing
00:24:31.60\00:24:33.54
it for yourself,
having the Holy Spirit use
00:24:33.64\00:24:35.94
you, speak through
you, to win people's souls.
00:24:36.04\00:24:39.21
And when you have caught
that fire inside, it just...
00:24:39.27\00:24:43.24
- Yeah, it's a
fire. - Yeah, it is. Then
00:24:43.31\00:24:44.75
when they go back,
it's gonna come through the
00:24:44.85\00:24:46.61
radio broadcast. It's
gonna come through the
00:24:46.68\00:24:48.48
communities and
their churches, and it just
00:24:48.55\00:24:49.88
spreads. - Amen. -
Like a wildfire. - It does,
00:24:49.92\00:24:51.75
amen. - Actually,
one of our producers that
00:24:51.85\00:24:53.79
was there with us had
come from a different country,
00:24:53.89\00:24:56.96
and he shared his story.
It's absolutely incredible,
00:24:57.06\00:24:59.96
Cami. - Yes. You know,
God really protects our
00:25:00.10\00:25:02.73
precious producers
around the world. And this story
00:25:02.80\00:25:05.63
that we're about to
show you on video is just one
00:25:05.73\00:25:08.27
of the stories, and
it's powerful. I tell you-
00:25:08.37\00:25:10.74
let's please keep our
radio producers in our
00:25:10.84\00:25:13.81
prayers. They need it,
because their lives are
00:25:13.91\00:25:16.08
at stake in many of the
countries that they broadcast
00:25:16.18\00:25:18.21
in. - Oh, wow... - And
this is one of those stories.
00:25:18.31\00:25:20.88
- Let's take a look
at that story now. Before
00:25:21.85\00:25:23.75
we go to that video,
though, tell me how many
00:25:23.79\00:25:25.92
producers do you
have? Do you even know...
00:25:25.99\00:25:28.62
- We have 120 in
Africa, about. We have 89 of
00:25:28.72\00:25:32.23
them that came for
the special event. Some of
00:25:32.33\00:25:35.66
the rest had other conflicting
schedules, and they said,
00:25:35.80\00:25:38.53
"Please, do it again!
Or next year! We want to
00:25:38.60\00:25:41.47
go to Papua New
Guinea with you!" [laughter]
00:25:41.57\00:25:44.01
- Okay! This is a picture-
- That is. That was a picture
00:25:44.11\00:25:45.97
of the producers that
came to Tanzania and actually
00:25:46.07\00:25:48.64
did their own evangelistic
series. - Okay. So the video
00:25:48.74\00:25:51.61
we're going to see now
is one of the producers
00:25:51.75\00:25:53.52
here from that 120. Let's
take a look at that video now.
00:25:53.62\00:25:56.72
- Come with me to the
continent of Africa where
00:26:00.16\00:26:02.46
one of our
faithful radio producers has
00:26:02.56\00:26:04.99
sacrificed so much to
reach his fellow countrymen
00:26:05.09\00:26:07.90
for Jesus. Hi, I'm
Cami, and this is AWR360°.
00:26:08.00\00:26:13.37
- It was late one afternoon
as I closed the door to my
00:26:37.19\00:26:39.86
office at the AWR station. I
would be gone for several days.
00:26:39.96\00:26:43.77
- As Assad boarded
the bus, nothing seemed
00:26:55.48\00:26:57.91
unusual. It was like
any other day-only today,
00:26:58.01\00:27:02.22
he was traveling farther-
this time, returning home
00:27:02.32\00:27:05.85
for a short visit.
Despite religious persecution in
00:27:05.95\00:27:10.19
his country of birth,
Assad longed for his people to
00:27:10.29\00:27:13.43
know Jesus...and
this spurred him on. All
00:27:13.53\00:27:18.10
of a sudden,
Assad's thoughts were
00:27:18.17\00:27:20.04
interrupted. [suspenseful music]
00:27:20.14\00:27:27.78
- I cringed as they
reached for me, too, and then
00:27:38.52\00:27:41.26
to my horror,
yelled, "This is the man we
00:27:41.36\00:27:43.93
are looking for!"
00:27:43.99\00:27:46.29
They said they knew
of my work with the radio
00:27:49.53\00:27:51.27
and wanted my contracts.
Unsatisfied with the answers
00:27:51.37\00:27:55.87
I gave, they threw me
into a large, empty container.
00:27:55.97\00:27:59.04
- Shut out from
fresh air and sunshine, he
00:28:07.82\00:28:10.82
sat in darkness. His
socks, shoes, and jacket
00:28:10.92\00:28:14.52
were taken, and Assad
suffered from the extreme
00:28:14.62\00:28:17.59
conditions. As the
sun beat down in the day,
00:28:17.66\00:28:21.26
the metal container intensified
the heat...while at night,
00:28:21.40\00:28:26.20
a sharp chill sat in.
00:28:26.80\00:28:29.70
Without food or water,
Assad soon fell very sick.
00:28:32.37\00:28:36.64
- As I sat in the dark
isolation of the container,
00:28:38.68\00:28:41.25
my mind went back
to my childhood. Scenes
00:28:41.35\00:28:45.79
of my village being raided
by night flashed before me.
00:28:45.89\00:28:49.42
Those men had worn masks, too.
00:28:56.70\00:28:59.63
[screaming]
00:29:01.94\00:29:03.34
Somehow, I escaped, though,
and I ran with all my might.
00:29:03.64\00:29:06.57
Alone in the
darkness, I wondered for the
00:29:09.41\00:29:11.51
first time, "What
would become of me?"
00:29:11.61\00:29:14.15
- Assad's mind
lingers on the memories. It
00:29:18.85\00:29:22.12
was the orphanage he was
taken to and the boys that
00:29:22.22\00:29:24.99
introduced him to Adventist
World Radio. They huddled
00:29:25.09\00:29:29.60
together, listening, knowing
that if caught, punishment
00:29:29.70\00:29:33.44
would ensue. Christianity
was not allowed here...
00:29:33.50\00:29:38.27
but this only made them
long all the more for the
00:29:38.41\00:29:41.48
truth.
00:29:41.54\00:29:43.71
Then there was that day
when the orphanage director
00:29:45.21\00:29:47.75
had called him into
her office. Assad was old
00:29:47.85\00:29:51.69
enough now, and he
must leave the orphanage.
00:29:51.79\00:29:55.02
His heart ached as
he walked away, never to
00:30:03.43\00:30:06.27
return. Again, he wondered,
"What will become of me?"
00:30:06.40\00:30:10.54
Now, he sat alone in a
metal shipping container,
00:30:12.87\00:30:15.94
pondering this same question
he had as a lonely child and
00:30:16.04\00:30:19.61
dejected orphan. Assad closed
his eyes and thought about
00:30:19.75\00:30:24.02
his work with Adventist
World Radio. Since escaping
00:30:24.15\00:30:27.89
his home country, Assad
had been producing Adventist
00:30:28.02\00:30:31.13
Radio programs in his native
tongue for his people back
00:30:31.23\00:30:34.06
home. Christianity was
forbidden in his country-
00:30:34.20\00:30:37.53
but the radio could carry
the message that missionaries
00:30:37.63\00:30:41.70
could not.
00:30:41.80\00:30:43.34
- I wondered, "What would
become of my radio program
00:30:52.21\00:30:55.02
now? Who would carry
on the work if I didn't
00:30:55.12\00:30:58.39
return?" - The
days and weeks passed.
00:30:58.49\00:31:03.36
Assad was released from
the container, but the inhumane
00:31:03.69\00:31:07.23
conditions
remained. Starved, beaten, and
00:31:07.30\00:31:10.63
even electrocuted,
he had endured more than
00:31:10.70\00:31:14.14
any human should.
- One day, without
00:31:14.24\00:31:19.17
notice, my hands were
unbound, and I was told
00:31:19.31\00:31:22.68
I could return home.
I could hardly believe
00:31:22.78\00:31:26.61
it! I was free! I
was praising the Lord as
00:31:26.72\00:31:30.75
I boarded a bus
again, this time headed home
00:31:30.85\00:31:34.26
to my family and my
work at the radio station.
00:31:34.36\00:31:36.99
- Despite the? experience
Assad has been through,
00:31:40.20\00:31:43.00
he faithfully continues
his work with AWR, producing
00:31:43.10\00:31:47.27
messages of hope and
truth for his home country.
00:31:47.37\00:31:50.41
Assad trusts the Lord
to keep him safe and knows
00:31:51.11\00:31:54.54
that as long as God
wants him to be producing these
00:31:54.64\00:31:57.21
programs, nothing can stop him.
00:31:57.31\00:32:00.15
- There are many
others like Assad who have
00:32:05.29\00:32:07.09
suffered great persecution
to share their faith, and
00:32:07.22\00:32:10.63
yet there are many more
who still need to hear about
00:32:10.73\00:32:13.23
Jesus. Please pray for
these precious souls, and
00:32:13.33\00:32:16.36
consider helping to further
the work of Adventist World
00:32:16.46\00:32:19.10
Radio around the world
by donating today. Together,
00:32:19.20\00:32:22.87
from Broadcast to
Baptism, this is AWR360°.
00:32:22.94\00:32:27.88
- Wow. That's an amazing
story. His faithfulness to
00:32:44.49\00:32:49.06
God even under persecution.
So, I know Assad is not his
00:32:49.16\00:32:53.94
real name, and I saw
the little disclaimer at the
00:32:54.04\00:32:56.81
beginning that the
pictures we saw and the people,
00:32:57.01\00:33:00.74
the reenactment of
it- none of those have any
00:33:00.88\00:33:03.24
relation to him, 'cause
you're trying to protect
00:33:03.31\00:33:04.65
his identity. - That is
correct. - But did he go
00:33:04.71\00:33:06.82
to another country afterward,
or...? - Yes, yes. - To try to
00:33:06.92\00:33:10.09
protect himself? - Yes,
and they've tried to kill
00:33:10.19\00:33:12.02
him two other times since
then. - Even recently. So,
00:33:12.12\00:33:15.22
we protect his identity.
- He's very careful. - Oh,
00:33:15.32\00:33:19.56
wow. I just want to say
to you at home: let's join
00:33:19.66\00:33:21.53
AWR and the team here
in praying for Assad. The
00:33:21.63\00:33:25.43
Lord knows his name, the
Lord has it engraven on the
00:33:25.53\00:33:28.27
palm of His hand, and the
Lord can put His protection
00:33:28.37\00:33:31.54
over him. And not just
Assad, but I imagine there's
00:33:31.61\00:33:34.21
a lot of people who are
enduring that persecution
00:33:34.31\00:33:37.45
or trying to spread the
gospel in closed countries,
00:33:37.51\00:33:40.42
so we want to pray
for them. Yeah. Now, let's
00:33:40.55\00:33:43.59
move from Tanzania to Zambia!
You all have done work in
00:33:43.69\00:33:48.22
Zambia. Tell us about
that. - Oh, my. Zambia's
00:33:48.32\00:33:50.03
been such a thrilling
experience. The videos
00:33:50.09\00:33:52.96
that you will see
that are coming up are
00:33:53.09\00:33:55.30
absolutely incredible.
There are thousands of
00:33:55.43\00:33:58.67
people that were baptized.
Just a year ago, we went
00:33:58.73\00:34:01.30
there, and we were
told we came the wrong time
00:34:01.40\00:34:03.20
of the year. Nobody
would be baptized because it's
00:34:03.30\00:34:05.64
cold. Actually, it WAS cold.
- Was it cold? - Kyle preached,
00:34:05.74\00:34:09.78
so Cami did the video
and we were there, all of
00:34:09.91\00:34:12.65
us were there...
We would go to these
00:34:12.75\00:34:14.25
meetings, and they would
get the little... What are
00:34:14.32\00:34:16.62
they called,? -
Well, that's what we
00:34:16.72\00:34:18.49
call them in?. - Yeah,
they're little charcoal
00:34:18.59\00:34:20.56
burners, and little
families would get around
00:34:20.62\00:34:22.12
the charcoal burners to
stay warm and say, "Listen
00:34:22.22\00:34:24.13
to the sermon." [laughter]
It was kind of amusing,
00:34:24.23\00:34:26.70
but they were so committed
to keep coming and coming.
00:34:26.80\00:34:29.43
We'd broadcast and broadcast
and broadcast three months
00:34:29.53\00:34:32.83
before, then we continued
afterwards, and then we
00:34:32.93\00:34:35.20
had all these people.
I think we said...is it
00:34:35.30\00:34:38.01
80%? - 80%. 80%? - From
the radio. - Of the people that
00:34:38.11\00:34:42.21
came was from the radio.
And you know, the amazing
00:34:42.31\00:34:44.08
thing was x2, they were
talking about how it was
00:34:44.15\00:34:46.25
too cold and all this. But
as the meetings progressed,
00:34:46.38\00:34:48.58
more people came! They
just- more people came!
00:34:48.68\00:34:51.65
And they came in their
big jackets and blankets
00:34:51.75\00:34:53.22
'cause it was cold,
but they were being warmed
00:34:53.36\00:34:56.83
by the Word of God. -
Amen. - And then the result was
00:34:56.93\00:35:00.10
just tremendous what
God did. - That's right.
00:35:00.23\00:35:02.13
And actually, we have a
visual of the results, which
00:35:02.20\00:35:05.17
is pretty
incredible. We want to show you
00:35:05.27\00:35:06.87
so that your eyes can take
it in. It's actually rather
00:35:06.97\00:35:09.64
shocking, the results
of that final day. - It's
00:35:09.74\00:35:14.48
not shocking; it's
unbelievable. - I know,
00:35:14.61\00:35:16.64
right!? Well, it's a
miracle! - Miraculous.
00:35:16.75\00:35:19.01
- Miraculous. I like
that. - Here's the thing that
00:35:19.11\00:35:21.35
the union officers
said to us. We said that
00:35:21.45\00:35:26.09
June was too cold. But
they said, "We know now
00:35:26.19\00:35:30.86
that God is a god of
all seasons. He will work
00:35:30.96\00:35:34.06
cold, warm-whenever."
So they said, "You come
00:35:34.20\00:35:39.33
any time of the year."
[laughter] - And I will
00:35:39.43\00:35:42.50
tell you, I have never
been so cold as standing
00:35:42.60\00:35:44.64
in that pool (which
you'll see in a moment). Two
00:35:44.74\00:35:47.21
hours-Duane-two hours
in the waters, baptizing.
00:35:47.34\00:35:50.55
And we're not- this
isn't a long, lengthy, each
00:35:50.68\00:35:52.28
person... We're
talking, you know, 15-20 seconds
00:35:52.38\00:35:54.85
each person... 30-something
pastors, and they're baptizing
00:35:54.95\00:35:57.52
for two hours. I was
shaking, I was so cold!
00:35:57.59\00:36:00.26
But it was so exc-
I've never been so excited,
00:36:00.36\00:36:02.19
and all the people
were so happy. You will be
00:36:02.26\00:36:04.49
excited as you see
are the pictures of that
00:36:04.59\00:36:07.13
baptism. - So we're
talking a lot of baptisms here!
00:36:07.23\00:36:09.36
[agreement] Okay. - And
the water went from blue
00:36:09.46\00:36:11.03
to dark brown. - Oh, yeah.
[laughter] - 'Cause so many
00:36:11.17\00:36:15.04
people were getting baptized.
- Okay. Well, let's take a
00:36:15.14\00:36:17.41
look at that video
here, and then we can talk
00:36:17.51\00:36:19.34
about it a bit more. - Yes.
00:36:19.41\00:36:20.91
Welcome to Zambia, a
land filled with rugged
00:36:23.81\00:36:26.38
mountains, abundant
wildlife, and many people
00:36:26.48\00:36:29.62
searching for Christ.
God is at work in this
00:36:29.72\00:36:32.49
land, and we are excited
to see how lives are being
00:36:32.55\00:36:35.92
transformed through the
radio. 1,070 evangelistic
00:36:35.99\00:36:40.66
campaigns have been
held across Zambia and the
00:36:40.76\00:36:43.40
surrounding region. God
blessed, and it was a huge
00:36:43.50\00:36:46.70
success. People came by
the thousands. After the
00:36:46.80\00:36:50.71
meetings, almost 18,000
people were baptized, and
00:36:50.81\00:36:54.08
more than 80% of those
baptisms came from listening
00:36:54.21\00:36:57.68
to Adventist World
Radio. Hi. I'm Cami, and this is
00:36:57.78\00:37:02.08
AWR360°.
00:37:02.18\00:37:05.09
- We're here in
Lusaka, Zambia for the Zambia
00:37:18.60\00:37:20.57
for Christ 2018 meetings,
and we have an incredible
00:37:20.67\00:37:24.34
team of evangelists that
have come from all over the
00:37:24.44\00:37:28.21
world, really. United States-
and then particularly, Europe.
00:37:28.34\00:37:31.78
We have a lot of
people that have come from
00:37:31.88\00:37:33.62
the European continent
who have come to Africa
00:37:33.72\00:37:37.25
because they want to
share the love of Christ
00:37:37.35\00:37:40.36
with the people here.
- Adventist World Radio
00:37:40.46\00:37:42.89
has been broadcasting
in Zambia since 2004. But
00:37:42.99\00:37:46.93
just before the evangelistic
series, we began a special
00:37:47.03\00:37:50.33
emphasis. - Three
months before we got here, we
00:37:50.43\00:37:54.00
started broadcasting
on a daily basis the
00:37:54.07\00:37:56.44
prophetic message-the
same message that we're
00:37:56.57\00:37:58.94
presenting night
after night here on our
00:37:59.04\00:38:01.48
evangelistic crusades.
The results are showing,
00:38:01.58\00:38:04.88
because we're finding
people who have listened
00:38:04.98\00:38:06.98
to the radio and
they're coming to our meetings,
00:38:07.08\00:38:09.25
and they're
accepting Jesus because of it.
00:38:09.35\00:38:12.25
- Just over a year ago,
I was in Lusaka with Bob,
00:38:12.35\00:38:14.89
Peck, and Kathy, and
we were talking together-
00:38:14.99\00:38:17.49
talking with all the pastors
in the city of Lusaka. They
00:38:17.59\00:38:20.93
said to me, "We listened
to a thousand meetings!"
00:38:21.03\00:38:23.26
[chuckles] So, a thousand
evangelistic meetings all
00:38:23.37\00:38:25.97
in one city all at one
time. That's the first;
00:38:26.07\00:38:29.24
that's the first
time in the history of the
00:38:29.34\00:38:31.27
Adventist church
that so many meetings will
00:38:31.34\00:38:32.97
be held and that
have been held now.
00:38:33.07\00:38:34.94
- Before Zambia
for Christ began, AWR
00:38:37.55\00:38:40.38
broadcasters would ask
the listeners a question
00:38:40.48\00:38:43.08
of the day. This
was based on the message
00:38:43.15\00:38:45.59
that was presented
the day before. Every day,
00:38:45.65\00:38:48.26
one man named Mr. Wika
would call in with an answer
00:38:48.36\00:38:51.86
or to ask a question
of his own. We found out
00:38:51.93\00:38:55.46
more about this man,
and it turns out that
00:38:55.56\00:38:57.90
he runs a small business
repairing furniture. And
00:38:58.00\00:39:00.97
every day, he stops his
work early so his employees
00:39:01.07\00:39:04.04
can listen to the
AWR message. AWR has not
00:39:04.14\00:39:08.78
only reached the countryside
but has also penetrated
00:39:08.91\00:39:11.95
through prison walls.
After listening to AWR
00:39:12.05\00:39:15.42
on the radio, nearly
900 inmates in Zambia's
00:39:15.52\00:39:19.55
maximum security
prison have been baptized.
00:39:19.65\00:39:23.02
In a nearby town,
a lady had a dream-
00:39:30.10\00:39:32.70
and in this dream, she
saw a small radio. Later
00:39:33.20\00:39:36.87
that very day, her
husband brought home the same
00:39:36.97\00:39:39.77
radio she had seen
in her dream! When they
00:39:39.87\00:39:42.84
turned it on, AWR
was the only channel that
00:39:42.98\00:39:46.01
they could tune in
no matter where they set
00:39:46.15\00:39:48.32
the dial! As they
listened, God's love transformed
00:39:48.42\00:39:51.95
their home-and
today, they are both members
00:39:52.05\00:39:55.29
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:39:55.39\00:39:57.66
The speakers here are
becoming part of stories
00:40:00.46\00:40:02.66
like these on a
daily basis. The Lord is
00:40:02.76\00:40:05.60
using them in a
mighty and powerful way.
00:40:05.70\00:40:08.47
- I was struggling
to give the sermon about
00:40:09.84\00:40:13.41
health on Sabbath,
because I thought the people I'm
00:40:13.51\00:40:17.98
approaching, they
know everything. So I spoke
00:40:18.08\00:40:20.68
about tobacco, I
spoke about alcohol, I spoke
00:40:20.78\00:40:23.05
about clean and unclean...
And when I did a baptism
00:40:23.15\00:40:25.25
call, the first person
who came up was known by
00:40:25.35\00:40:28.86
the community as being someone
who was really addicted to
00:40:28.96\00:40:32.19
tobacco and had a huge
alcohol problem. - There
00:40:32.29\00:40:36.10
is a surprising,
amazing lesson I've learned in
00:40:36.23\00:40:39.23
Zambia, and that is when
I return home and wherever
00:40:39.30\00:40:43.27
I'm gonna go to preach,
I will end all my sermons
00:40:43.34\00:40:46.34
with an appeal.
There are many people that
00:40:46.44\00:40:48.44
want to give their
life to Jesus, but somebody
00:40:48.54\00:40:50.38
has to challenge them
to do so. - On the fourth
00:40:50.51\00:40:52.81
evening of our
meetings, an old lady came. She
00:40:52.91\00:40:56.45
said to me, "I had a dream
before the crusade started.
00:40:56.58\00:41:00.66
I had a dream-and in
my dream, I heard a voice
00:41:00.76\00:41:03.19
calling me. Now, I
didn't see the face, but I could
00:41:03.29\00:41:05.86
hear it was a
lady's voice." And when she
00:41:05.93\00:41:08.33
came on the crusade
and she heard me, she said,
00:41:08.43\00:41:11.77
"This is the voice!" She
recognized the voice from
00:41:11.87\00:41:14.40
her dream. So she
said, "I know that God has
00:41:14.50\00:41:16.57
called me to the meetings."
- When I see people putting
00:41:16.67\00:41:20.41
up their hands or giving
their lives or wanting to
00:41:20.51\00:41:23.41
give their lives to Christ,
it gives you a feeling that
00:41:23.48\00:41:26.68
is literally undescribable.
It's an amazing feeling.
00:41:26.75\00:41:30.75
And you know, it's
not necessarily you-it's
00:41:31.15\00:41:33.76
Christ working through
you. And that feeling of Christ
00:41:33.86\00:41:37.03
working through you is amazing.
00:41:37.09\00:41:38.93
- On the last Sabbath,
all of the meeting sites
00:41:40.76\00:41:42.10
converged together for
one mass baptism. 17,968
00:41:42.13\00:41:49.47
people, giving
their lives to the Lord,
00:41:49.60\00:41:51.47
walking into the depths
of the water, and coming
00:41:51.54\00:41:53.64
out new. We are told
that 80% of those being
00:41:53.71\00:41:57.45
baptized here today came
from listening to Adventist
00:41:57.55\00:42:00.98
World Radio.
00:42:01.08\00:42:02.42
- We really need
your help to help us keep
00:42:06.45\00:42:08.79
the radio broadcasting
after these meetings,
00:42:08.86\00:42:11.69
whether it's in
Rwanda or Romania or here in
00:42:11.83\00:42:13.90
Zambia because-you
see- the members came to the
00:42:14.00\00:42:17.57
meetings because they'd
heard the message on the
00:42:17.67\00:42:19.63
radio! They got excited
about the health messages,
00:42:19.73\00:42:22.07
about the Adventist prophetic
messages. And then, after
00:42:22.17\00:42:24.94
they're baptized, they
go back to their houses,
00:42:25.07\00:42:27.08
and they still have
their radios! And so, we still
00:42:27.14\00:42:29.54
need to continue
to broadcast. It's not
00:42:29.64\00:42:31.51
cheap; it does cost a
lot of money, but we need
00:42:31.61\00:42:34.28
to keep the
broadcast going so that they'll
00:42:34.35\00:42:36.69
listen to the
message over and over again.
00:42:36.79\00:42:38.89
Thank you so much for
your support for Adventist
00:42:38.99\00:42:41.02
World Radio, AWR360°
Broadcast to Baptism,
00:42:41.09\00:42:45.26
as we continue to broadcast,
connecting people with Jesus,
00:42:45.36\00:42:48.33
training them through
the AWR360° Total Member
00:42:48.46\00:42:51.37
Involvement concept to
witness for Jesus, live
00:42:51.47\00:42:54.77
for Jesus, listen
and learn and study as
00:42:54.84\00:42:57.34
they share the good
news of Christ's soon return
00:42:57.41\00:43:00.58
with their friends
and neighbors so this work
00:43:00.64\00:43:01.98
can be finished
and Jesus will come.
00:43:02.01\00:43:03.68
- Amen! As we say
here, that is a two-hander!
00:43:32.21\00:43:35.78
Praise the Lord for
almost 18,000 baptisms! And what
00:43:35.88\00:43:41.28
I loved as I watched
that was not only the people's
00:43:41.38\00:43:43.35
lives who were impacted,
who came to the meetings,
00:43:43.45\00:43:46.05
but the people who
preached were impacted,
00:43:46.15\00:43:49.06
as well. It works
both ways! What an amazing
00:43:49.16\00:43:51.69
experience. - Yeah,
we brought a number of
00:43:51.79\00:43:53.13
Europeans. The European
ASI president and others came-
00:43:53.16\00:43:56.20
pastors and laypeople and
young people... - And they go
00:43:56.30\00:44:00.14
back on fire!-because
our message is so beautiful-
00:44:00.24\00:44:03.04
the Adventist message.
It just... You can't help
00:44:03.10\00:44:05.94
but share it because
it's so wonderful. - Yeah,
00:44:06.04\00:44:08.74
it really does
change our lives. We've had
00:44:08.84\00:44:10.18
several occasions where
a young person has come,
00:44:10.25\00:44:12.25
maybe unsure of their
faith or unsure of, you
00:44:12.35\00:44:14.62
know, what they truly
believe in, and then they
00:44:14.78\00:44:17.45
preach the message
of hope and salvation in
00:44:17.55\00:44:20.56
Jesus and all of our
Seventh-day Adventist
00:44:20.66\00:44:22.66
end time message,
and they just become so
00:44:22.72\00:44:25.96
committed and say afterwards,
"This changed my life."
00:44:26.06\00:44:28.73
So, this is happening in
young and old; it doesn't
00:44:28.86\00:44:31.67
matter. - Even people
who thought they could
00:44:31.73\00:44:33.90
never speak, by
God's grace, they had an
00:44:34.00\00:44:36.20
opportunity to speak-
changed their life. They
00:44:36.30\00:44:38.44
saw God... - Deepens
your faith. - Yes. They
00:44:38.54\00:44:40.44
saw God use them, and
then it's just a miracle
00:44:40.51\00:44:43.04
what God can do. -
All of our AWR staff-all
00:44:43.14\00:44:45.51
of these-had done
evangelistic meetings
00:44:45.61\00:44:47.88
like this. They had this
life-changing experience.
00:44:47.98\00:44:50.19
Most of our staff. And
actually, if somebody's
00:44:50.29\00:44:54.06
from 3ABN, Jill,
would want to come and join
00:44:54.12\00:44:56.22
us in Papua New Guinea
next year, you're welcome!
00:44:56.29\00:44:58.79
[laughter] - Amen! -
Thank you! I would love to come
00:44:58.89\00:45:02.06
preach for a series.
I mean, that would just
00:45:02.16\00:45:04.37
be life-changing,
you know? But thank you
00:45:04.47\00:45:06.84
for the invitation.
- The emphasis will be
00:45:06.90\00:45:08.67
on PNG next year. In
May 1, meetings begin,
00:45:08.80\00:45:14.48
and they go for two weeks.
- This is 2020 we're talking
00:45:14.58\00:45:17.55
about. - Uh-huh! - 2020.
- Yup. - That's the emphasis
00:45:17.65\00:45:20.55
of the General Conference.
- Yes. - And AWR. - That's
00:45:20.62\00:45:23.79
right. So if you're
interested, go to AWR.org
00:45:23.95\00:45:26.35
to keep up with
the information that we
00:45:26.45\00:45:27.89
will be releasing about
how you can get involved.
00:45:27.99\00:45:30.63
- We would love to
have you come and preach...
00:45:30.73\00:45:32.79
And you may not think
yourself a preacher, but
00:45:32.89\00:45:35.03
Kathy, we've seen a lot
of people...right? - I mean,
00:45:35.13\00:45:38.97
thousands of people whose
lives are totally changed.
00:45:39.10\00:45:43.61
It takes you up out
of your comfort zone,
00:45:43.67\00:45:46.91
and you realize that
it's not about you, but it's
00:45:47.01\00:45:50.78
about God. He can
work in and through you and
00:45:50.91\00:45:53.05
expand your territory.
Yeah. - Amen. - So come
00:45:53.15\00:45:58.49
to Papua New
Guinea, preach, be a part of
00:45:58.55\00:46:00.06
our AWR360° Medical Clinic.
- That'll be before. - Yes.
00:46:00.16\00:46:04.89
They are so excited
there. We have a few pictures of
00:46:04.99\00:46:07.03
the crowds that
gather when Duane and Kathy
00:46:07.16\00:46:08.93
and Sue and Ray went to
go and... - Oh, wow. - It
00:46:09.00\00:46:13.54
was phenomenal. -
The back of those shirts
00:46:13.67\00:46:15.60
says, "Soul-willing
is our business." - Amen!
00:46:15.70\00:46:18.81
already in a baptismal
00:46:20.24\00:46:23.48
class. - Wow. - In PNG.
- In PNG. - Yeah. They'll
00:46:23.58\00:46:27.35
have 3,000 evangelistic
meetings, and they are
00:46:27.45\00:46:30.55
praying. And in
Rwanda, the Lord blessed in a
00:46:30.69\00:46:33.09
marvelous way with
100,000 baptisms with that TMI
00:46:33.15\00:46:36.56
project and AWR there.
- Wow. - In Rwanda. Now
00:46:36.66\00:46:40.10
they're saying, "If Rwanda
did it, we can, with God's
00:46:40.20\00:46:43.03
blessings"... They're
praying for... - Well, more than
00:46:43.13\00:46:47.87
100,000... - More
than 200,000 baptisms. And
00:46:47.97\00:46:51.71
we said, "This is
never gonna happen." I said,
00:46:51.81\00:46:53.31
"Yeah, but it's never
gonna happen." And then they
00:46:53.41\00:46:55.14
said... - Those are
dangerous words to say,
00:46:55.24\00:46:56.58
Duane. - That's
right! With God, nothing is
00:46:56.61\00:46:59.01
impossible. [laughter]
- And then they told us,
00:46:59.11\00:47:01.58
"Well, we already have
10,000 people in a baptismal
00:47:01.72\00:47:03.65
class." And they each
one, before they can be
00:47:03.75\00:47:06.49
baptized next year-
they're holding them
00:47:06.55\00:47:08.42
over-before they can
be baptized, they have
00:47:08.52\00:47:10.66
to win 5-7 people themselves.
- So, 10,000 times...
00:47:10.76\00:47:18.30
- This is incredible.
We have one more video
00:47:18.40\00:47:20.54
roll I want to make
sure we get in before our
00:47:20.60\00:47:22.14
time is up. So, let's
take a look at that now.
00:47:22.24\00:47:24.81
- Madagascar is one
of the poorest countries
00:47:26.74\00:47:29.04
in Southern Africa.
But despite this, in 1996,
00:47:29.14\00:47:33.42
church leaders managed
to step out in faith to
00:47:33.52\00:47:36.92
establish one of the very first
first Seventh-day Adventist
00:47:37.02\00:47:40.26
FM stations in
Africa. Today, there are more
00:47:40.36\00:47:43.56
than 22 FM
stations covering the urban
00:47:43.63\00:47:46.56
areas-and this
combined with two hours of daily
00:47:46.66\00:47:49.80
shortwave broadcasts
to the more remote parts
00:47:49.90\00:47:52.27
of Madagascar has triggered
the birth of over 40 churches.
00:47:52.33\00:47:56.24
With just a handful of
paid staff and hundreds
00:47:56.97\00:47:59.21
of committed volunteers,
God is using AWR in a
00:47:59.31\00:48:03.01
mighty way to proclaim
the good news of Jesus'
00:48:03.08\00:48:05.78
love and His soon coming.
00:48:05.88\00:48:08.22
- I am in
Madagascar, and this is AWR360°.
00:48:10.59\00:48:15.39
I used to hate the Adventists.
00:48:33.11\00:48:35.68
If they had evangelistic
series, I would throw
00:48:37.91\00:48:39.75
stones on the roof.
00:48:39.88\00:48:42.25
- One day, Cihalavo?
watched as many beautiful
00:48:53.73\00:48:56.46
young ladies walked
into the Adventist meetings.
00:48:56.56\00:48:59.13
An idea popped
into his head. "I need a
00:48:59.23\00:49:02.37
good wife," he thought.
"Maybe I can find one here."
00:49:02.50\00:49:06.04
He entered the meeting,
and sitting in the back,
00:49:11.31\00:49:13.38
surveyed his options.
One girl stood out to him.
00:49:13.52\00:49:16.72
And after the
meeting, he introduced himself.
00:49:16.85\00:49:19.35
[speaking in native tongue]
- I didn't tell her about
00:49:19.49\00:49:22.19
my bad past, and I
started praying to impress her.
00:49:22.29\00:49:26.16
We were married soon
after. But instead of
00:49:26.29\00:49:29.46
marriage and a beautiful
wife fixing my problems,
00:49:29.56\00:49:32.53
things got worse. -
Cihalavo? had a criminal
00:49:32.60\00:49:36.14
record which caught up
to him, and after being
00:49:36.24\00:49:39.44
found guilty of
murder he was placed on the
00:49:39.54\00:49:42.44
Most Wanted list.
Realizing his situation,
00:49:42.54\00:49:46.48
Cihalavo? fled
to a remote forest.
00:49:46.58\00:49:50.32
He lived here for four years.
00:49:56.09\00:49:58.39
I was living like
an animal in the woods.
00:50:01.60\00:50:03.80
I had made a mess of my
life and felt like there
00:50:04.20\00:50:07.37
was no hope for me.
- Like the prodigal son
00:50:07.47\00:50:13.14
who realized he had nothing
to lose, Cihalavo? ventured
00:50:13.21\00:50:16.81
out of the
forest. Knowing his family
00:50:16.91\00:50:18.95
had surely
abandoned him, he went to the
00:50:19.05\00:50:21.78
Seventh-day
Adventist Church. An elder met
00:50:21.88\00:50:24.35
him and assured?
that his place was
00:50:24.45\00:50:26.86
in the church and
he was always welcome.
00:50:26.92\00:50:29.69
These words brought a
glimmer of hope to his
00:50:29.82\00:50:32.39
heart. - Though the
church elder was very
00:50:32.49\00:50:36.06
welcoming, the
other members avoided me.
00:50:36.16\00:50:39.10
My past began to
haunt me again, and in fear
00:50:39.20\00:50:43.10
I returned to the woods.
- But this time, Cihalavo?
00:50:43.17\00:50:53.01
took something with
him to the woods-a radio.
00:50:53.11\00:50:57.45
This was his only connection
to the outside world, and
00:50:59.95\00:51:02.79
he listened eagerly
to different programs.
00:51:02.89\00:51:04.99
One day, he stumbled
across an AWR broadcast.
00:51:15.04\00:51:17.87
The words stirred
his soul, and he began to
00:51:19.91\00:51:22.74
fall in love with
the Jesus who would
00:51:22.84\00:51:24.48
forgive a sinner like
him. Excited about his new
00:51:24.58\00:51:32.22
friend Jesus, Cihalavo?
began inviting other thieves
00:51:32.29\00:51:35.52
and criminals in the
area to come and hear
00:51:35.59\00:51:37.66
the AWR programs, too.
Convinced of their salvation
00:51:37.76\00:51:42.70
through the blood of
Jesus, Cihalavo? and 15 other
00:51:42.80\00:51:47.07
ex-criminals came
out of the woods and were
00:51:47.20\00:51:50.11
baptized into the
Seventh-day Adventist
00:51:50.17\00:51:52.14
Church. - Together
with my friends who
00:51:52.21\00:51:57.01
were once thieves,
we built a church where
00:51:57.11\00:52:00.42
we'd all worship
together on Sabbath. - Today,
00:52:00.55\00:52:07.46
Cihalavo? also leads
out in a small group study
00:52:07.56\00:52:10.53
where they listen to AWR
programs and pray together.
00:52:10.63\00:52:14.23
Cihalavo? preaches like
John the Baptist wherever
00:52:18.43\00:52:21.40
he goes and is
often called "Apostle" by
00:52:21.50\00:52:24.51
those who know him.
- AWR changed my life.
00:52:24.61\00:52:30.11
Through it, I found
forgiveness and hope.
00:52:30.61\00:52:33.52
- Thank you so
much for your support of
00:52:37.92\00:52:39.69
Adventist World Radio.
Truly, great things are
00:52:39.75\00:52:42.89
happening even in
the remotest parts of the
00:52:42.99\00:52:45.13
earth. - And
together, we are making waves
00:52:45.19\00:52:47.70
from broadcast to baptism.
[Together:] This is AWR360°.
00:52:47.80\00:52:54.20
- Amen. What an incredible
story of people who are
00:53:11.82\00:53:15.89
outcast by society,
but the Lord Jesus reached
00:53:15.99\00:53:18.96
their hearts through
the ministry of AWR. - Wow.
00:53:19.03\00:53:21.36
Amen. [Amen.] - And
that happened in Madagascar.
00:53:21.46\00:53:23.26
- That's in
Madagascar, yes. And that's just
00:53:23.37\00:53:25.77
one of the stories
that came out of Madagascar.
00:53:25.83\00:53:28.70
We have several including
a witch who was dedicated
00:53:28.80\00:53:32.77
as a child and was brought
up in witchcraft, and she
00:53:32.87\00:53:36.08
became supremely
powerful across all of
00:53:36.18\00:53:39.11
Madagascar; became
very wealthy. She would be
00:53:39.21\00:53:41.48
paid by different
groups to protect their cows,
00:53:41.55\00:53:45.75
because of the
thieves, cow thieves would come,
00:53:45.85\00:53:48.42
and she could even stop
their bullets in midair-
00:53:48.52\00:53:51.36
yeah. To protect-
it's crazy stuff. Yes.
00:53:51.43\00:53:54.13
And we met with all of
her and the church members
00:53:54.23\00:53:57.33
that have witnessed her
change, because she would
00:53:57.43\00:54:00.87
even dive down to
the bottom of the sea to
00:54:00.97\00:54:02.97
commune with the devil.
I mean, things like this.
00:54:03.07\00:54:05.27
So now, she listens
to AWR; her whole life's
00:54:05.37\00:54:07.31
changing. Now, she's a
missionary for Madagascar
00:54:07.41\00:54:08.88
and has many churches that
she... - Amen! Amen. - Yes!
00:54:08.94\00:54:11.28
Amen. There's many stories
like that. - Amen. What we
00:54:11.35\00:54:13.88
want to do right now
is put up the contact
00:54:13.95\00:54:15.35
information for
AWR. We encourage you to
00:54:15.45\00:54:18.62
pray for this ministry
to financially support it.
00:54:18.69\00:54:22.09
They send out-if you
like these videos-they
00:54:22.19\00:54:24.86
send out weekly
emails with news and updates
00:54:24.93\00:54:27.36
and reports. You can
like them on Facebook,
00:54:27.46\00:54:29.83
you can visit their
social media sites-you can go
00:54:29.93\00:54:32.23
to PNG and get involved!
Here's how you can do just that.
00:54:32.33\00:54:36.57
- Amen! This has been
a power-packed interview
00:55:25.42\00:55:27.69
with the stories of
lives that have been changed
00:55:27.76\00:55:29.92
for eternity through
the ministry of AWR. We just
00:55:29.99\00:55:34.26
have a couple
moments left in this program.
00:55:34.33\00:55:36.40
Cami, you want to give us
a final thought or appeal?
00:55:36.46\00:55:38.63
- Yes, I would love to.
You know, God is coming-
00:55:38.73\00:55:42.77
He's coming soon,
and we see His miracles
00:55:42.87\00:55:45.27
happening all over
this world through AWR. And
00:55:45.37\00:55:48.84
just as we've shared the
stories today of faith and
00:55:48.94\00:55:51.65
protection and provision
that God does give each
00:55:51.75\00:55:55.48
one of His children
that ask, those that believe
00:55:55.62\00:55:58.42
in Jesus, have salvation
just there ready for them,
00:55:58.52\00:56:02.49
and the world needs to
know this. They're hungering
00:56:02.59\00:56:03.96
for this truth. And
with AWR, we can share that
00:56:04.06\00:56:06.53
through so many
venues. Through, obviously, our
00:56:06.63\00:56:09.93
AM/FM, but shortwave,
and we have our social
00:56:10.03\00:56:13.23
media. And we have
stories that come in every week!
00:56:13.34\00:56:16.87
And if you liked
these videos and you want to
00:56:16.97\00:56:19.64
share them-perhaps you
want to use them for, like,
00:56:19.74\00:56:21.54
your family worship.
Maybe you want to use
00:56:21.64\00:56:23.35
it as a mission spotlight
in your church or Pathfinder
00:56:23.41\00:56:25.41
group. Just sign up
on awr.org for our weekly
00:56:25.51\00:56:30.22
newsletter, and every
Friday it will come into
00:56:30.29\00:56:32.72
your email and you
will have a new video to
00:56:32.79\00:56:34.46
share with others
of God's supremacy and
00:56:34.56\00:56:38.13
what He's doing
around the world right now.
00:56:38.19\00:56:40.50
Just like the
pioneers and just like the Old
00:56:40.93\00:56:42.53
Testament and New
Testament- you know,
00:56:42.60\00:56:44.93
we see all these incredible
Bible characters. Well,
00:56:45.03\00:56:46.70
God is still writing
the Bible, so to speak,
00:56:46.84\00:56:49.50
right now because
all of these characters
00:56:49.57\00:56:50.94
are still carrying
the message and doing the
00:56:51.04\00:56:52.74
end time work! And
so, if you want to partner
00:56:52.84\00:56:55.71
with us and be involved
with that and stay up-to-date
00:56:55.81\00:56:59.15
on what we're
doing, please contact us on
00:56:59.21\00:57:00.98
all our social
media- Facebook, YouTube-
00:57:01.05\00:57:04.05
and we are excited
to share this with you.
00:57:04.15\00:57:06.86
Please, stay in
touch with us, keep us in
00:57:06.96\00:57:09.16
your prayers, and
support with us. - Thank you so
00:57:09.26\00:57:12.39
much, Cami.
Appreciate it. Thank you, Pastor
00:57:12.46\00:57:14.86
Kyle; thank you, Kathy;
thank you, Pastor Duane.
00:57:14.93\00:57:17.70
What a privilege to
have you here. And we
00:57:17.80\00:57:20.04
are so glad that
you joined us today for
00:57:20.14\00:57:22.47
this program! We want
to encourage you to get out
00:57:22.57\00:57:24.91
of yourself and get
involved in evangelism.
00:57:25.01\00:57:27.61
- Amen. -
Bye-bye. - Thank you, Jill.
00:57:27.88\00:57:29.38