As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
today's special program.
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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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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're so glad
that you've joined us.
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Why?
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Because you're
part of our family.
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And it's always fun to
get together with family.
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So maybe you're joining us
sitting on your front porch
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with your cell
phone in your hand
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tuning into 3ABN
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or maybe in your living room
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via the satellite dish
watching a satellite dish
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or maybe listening in
your car via 3ABN Radio,
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wherever you're from,
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we're so glad that
you're here with us today.
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And we just
want to say thank you
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for your prayers
and financial support
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for the ministry,
your ministry, 3ABN,
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you know, it's
touching lives around the world.
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And the commission
that God gave to Danny
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35, 36 years ago
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was to go ye into all the world.
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And so we have relied upon
you in the Lord Jesus Christ
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to make that happen.
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And again, today,
we're going around
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to different parts
of the world, aren't we?
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On a mission trip,
can we say mission trips?
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Mission experiences?
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I'm not sure how we
would want to describe that.
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But it's going to
be a fun day today.
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We have six different
roles to share with you today.
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And I'm very excited about them.
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Yes, I was here fairly recently,
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and we had our
international convention
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and they were willing to share
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some of the interviews
that they have with some,
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they call members in action.
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But this is the
different ministries part
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of ASI.
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And of course,
3ABN is a part of ASI.
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And we're grateful for
the partnership with ASI
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throughout so
many of these years,
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we're blessed by that.
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Amen.
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And as Greg
mentioned, these specific roles,
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they're focused on mission.
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Now mission can be
your next-door neighbor,
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but mission is also
going around the world,
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being the hands
and feet of Jesus.
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And there's a verse that
before we go to those roles,
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I think about is in
Isaiah, Isaiah chapter 58.
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And of course, you
know that scripture.
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Isaiah 58, we're
going to start in verse 6,
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"Is this not the
fast that I have chosen
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to loose the
bonds of wickedness,
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to undo the heavy burdens,
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to let the oppressed go
free that you break every yoke."
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That is what we are called to do
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as Seventh-day
Adventist Christians.
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"Is it not to share
your bread with the hungry,
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you bring to your house,
the poor that are cast out.
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When you see the
naked you cover him
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and do not hide
yourself from your own flesh.
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Then your light
shall break forth
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like the morning
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and your healing will
spring forth speedily."
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So these
ministries in particular
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practice, you could
say, Isaiah Chapter 58.
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Yeah, amen.
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You know, God's
given the commission,
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they're going forward and doing
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what God's put
before them to do.
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Our first rule,
we're going to Cuba,
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is that right?
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We are. This is Donna McNeilus.
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And of course, we
love the McNeilus family.
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Donna and her husband Denzil.
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Just integral part of ASI.
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She was an ASI
president in the past
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and so integrally involved,
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she did the
interview with Henry Stubbs.
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And we're going to Cuba.
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All right, let's go
to that role right now.
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Hello, Henry.
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And welcome to ASI.
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We're so happy you joined us.
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When I see you,
I think about Cuba.
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Please share with us
what is going on in Cuba.
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Thank you, Donna.
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It's really good to be with
you and with the ASI family.
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I wish it was real
time, but praise the Lord.
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The gospel is
advancing in Cuba, Donna.
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New villages,
new towns, new cities
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are being entered
for the first time
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for Jesus Christ.
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And all under the bridge
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that banner of
the practical gospel
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of caring about
people, relieving suffering,
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medical missionary work.
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Now we've come to a time, Donna,
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when every member of the church
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was written in
Seven Testimonies page 62
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should take hold of the
medical missionary work.
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So like how is
this coming about?
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Let me tell you a little bit,
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only by the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
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You know, the four pillars
that God gave us in Cuba,
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we're trying to be faithful,
number one, is to train.
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We use a
modified light curriculum
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and training Cubans,
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especially youth
in medical missionary,
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practical gospel.
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Number two, we send
them, we interview, hire,
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and send them
out to work full time
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in unreached cities
and frontiers of Cuba.
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Number three, we harvest
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by bringing down
schools and church groups
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and youth from North America
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to hold harvest
campaigns in these cities,
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and we buy homes in the cities
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and we stay and
nurture those flock.
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So they're not only
recognized companies
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but organize Seventh-day
Adventist churches under it.
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So kind of how
do our people work?
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We want to tell you
a little bit about that
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as well as a couple
stories and what's happening.
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What are these workers do
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to raise up new
followers for Jesus,
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for Jesus Christ
is so interesting.
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All of them do
something different, Donna.
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Some of them are more
medical professionals,
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have a medical background,
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but anything you do
to release suffering,
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to relieve burden
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and just to
relieve the issues of life
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that people deal with to
genuinely care about people
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is Christ's method
for opening up new work.
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I want to tell you
about somebody a week ago
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we sent recently,
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we sent Verdelio and
Noriski to a new city.
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And last week we
heard this story.
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They went to a
town called Jicotea,
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we bought a house in that town.
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There's a picture of them,
they moved into that house.
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And they were
wondering, "Lord, what to do, "
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the house was
on the main street,
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very close to the bus station.
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And they felt impressed.
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We need to do something
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all these people
are at the bus station,
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they come there
to find their work
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in the morning.
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"What do we do there?"
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Well, they went
to the bus station
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and looked around
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and the bathrooms
were just intolerable.
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It's a place you
don't want to go in Cuba
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and these are the
only public restrooms
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in that city there
at the bus station.
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And you just don't
want to go in there.
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A lot of times, they don't work.
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They're dark, they're
filthy, they're just nasty.
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It's a place
that we always avoid
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and most people
avoid unless emergency.
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Well, our medical
missionaries prayed,
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"Lord, how do we,
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how do we
minister those people?"
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And they felt like the
answer came, bathrooms.
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So Verdelio and
Noriski, on their own accord,
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they bought disinfectants
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with their little
salary of $25 a month,
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they went out and
bought disinfectants,
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they scrubbed every
inch of those bathrooms,
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even the walls.
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And they placed sweet
smelling scents in there.
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And immediately the
people begin to ask the lady,
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the uniformed officer
that's there in charge
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of kind of directing
traffic in the morning
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and helping people find the work
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and the transportation to
work and those kind of things.
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And they said,
"What's going on here?
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Why are these
bathrooms so clean?"
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And this official in uniform,
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this woman she would point
to the house across the street.
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And she said, "That's
the new church in town.
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And that's the
pastor and his wife
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that are in
charge of the church.
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And they do that."
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And so they're
doing this every week,
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and I just praise
the Lord last week.
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We found out already
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they have six
people ready for baptism.
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Amen. Thanks, Donna.
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Henry, six
people ready for baptism
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because they were
cleaning bathrooms!
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Isn't God amazing?
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That's medical
missionary work, Donna.
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That is medical missionary work.
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Yes.
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And so the results across Cuba,
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we just wanted to
say praise the Lord
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we have greater than 100 workers
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medical missionaries
working now in 55 cities.
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And we have 55
churches that are growing up,
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8 of these have
already been organized
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and 47 are coming up.
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And we got another story
just a couple of days ago
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from one of our
workers sent these pictures.
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This is a lady, Yipsy
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that lost part
of one of her feet.
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And the other
foot is deteriorating.
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Yipsy was very disappointed,
very discouraged, down and out.
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She just didn't
want to live anymore.
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She couldn't play
with her grandchildren,
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she couldn't do housework.
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She lost a foot, she
was just down and out.
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And our medical
missionary in her town
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Dian Less came and
just ministered her,
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cleaned her house,
washed her clothes.
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And Yipsy was like so
amazed, so truly grateful.
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She said, "You
know, before you came,
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I wanted to end my life.
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I had decided I'm
gonna kill myself."
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But with tears in
her eyes, she said,
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"Now I know that
there is a Savior
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and that He loves me.
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And I want to
give myself to Christ."
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And it's just
another conversion,
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but everybody worked
on it in a different way.
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Praise the Lord.
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Praise the Lord.
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You know, God
is working in Cuba.
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And I know that
part of the offering
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is going to be
helping your projects in Cuba.
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And we only have
a few seconds left.
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But how is that
offering going to help quickly.
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Praise the Lord.
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Next to the seminary,
Donna, adjacent to the seminary,
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God has given us a farm
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and some
beautiful, beautiful property.
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And we've already
built through ASI's help
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a lovely, lovely building.
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It's a multi-purpose building,
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it was originally
meant to be a girl's dorm,
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but we use it for everything.
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And now we need
desperately new classrooms,
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for a place for class,
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some cafeteria and bathrooms
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in this facility
to train our workers.
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In the past,
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we've been able
to use the seminary
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but now with their
master's degree program,
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they're so full,
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we have not been able
to take over their campus
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for a month and do
a light curriculum,
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and we need our own space.
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So this offering is
really $170,000 project,
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but about half that
is being asked by ASI.
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And it's going to
make it possible for us
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to train new workers.
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We have 500 cities
in Cuba to go, Donna,
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and we want to reach
every city for Christ.
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Amen. Thank you, Henry.
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Thank you, Donna and Henry.
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What an incredible
ministry there in Cuba.
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And I had the opportunity
to go with 3ABN to Cuba
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back in the year 2000 or so.
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So Cuba has always been
a very special in my heart.
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And I like here it
says these young people,
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they're there to
relieve the suffering,
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the burdens and issues of
life that people deal with,
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you know, and I
think about Christ.
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That's how He ministered
was to their physical needs
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and then of course,
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the spiritual is
right in there too.
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Amen.
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I love the
three-pronged approach
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that they took
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as far as using that
modified light curriculum
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to train the locals,
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especially the youth in
medical missionary work.
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Then, of course,
they interviewed and hired
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and sent them out full time
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in the cities in
frontiers of Cuba,
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and then bringing the harvest,
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bringing down
schools or churches
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or youth groups
from North America
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to do that harvest.
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So what an incredible ministry.
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The next ministry
is just as amazing.
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This is ASAP,
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Advocates for South
East Asia and the Persecuted.
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Julia O'Carey,
she's a woman of God.
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She's a woman of prayer.
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She has been here to 3ABN
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before talking
about what they do,
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specifically for the
poor, the persecuted,
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and the unreached refugees,
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and the schools and the ministry
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that they do
overseas is amazing.
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Yeah, it's amazing.
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What we're going to hear
in this role that's coming up
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is that they
reached over 80 schools
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in what they
call the 1040 window.
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That's a lot of
support for the schools.
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Let's go to this
exciting role right now.
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Well, it's really nice to
have Julia and Curtis with us.
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And, Julia,
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you're the
Executive Director for ASAP
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and we'll hear a
little bit more about that
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in a minute.
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And Curtis Letniak, a
businessman from Canada,
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who also serves
on the ASAP board.
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We're so happy to have
both of you here today.
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Julia, tell us first,
what does ASAP stand for?
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And what's the
broad brush on the mission
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and purpose of ASAP?
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ASAP stands for
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Advocates for Southeast
Asians and the Persecuted.
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And ASAP is about
multiplying disciples
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among the poor, the persecuted,
unreached, and refugees.
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And we do that
through a holistic way.
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So we have clean
water well projects,
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we have church plants,
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we support over 80
schools among the 1040 window.
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You know, one of the things
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I've really
appreciated Debbie about
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the way ASAP
works in these countries
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is the ethnic
missionaries that are used,
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that are trained and
equipped and then sent out
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to the people
in these countries.
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And it creates a
very effective way.
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People that know the
language and know the culture
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are able to work so effectively
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among people in these
countries in Southeast Asia.
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Well, I tell you, ASI
has been so privileged
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to be a part of that outreach
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and to be able to
work with ASAP in ministry,
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support through the offerings,
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but it's more than
just through the offerings.
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There are other
things that happen at ASI
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that provide
support to ministries.
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You know, it's so true.
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I love ASI
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because when you go,
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there are so many
divine appointments that happen
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and the networking
and the people you meet,
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like for
example, how I met Curtis,
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Denzil McNeilus,
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who's on our
board also he told me,
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"Julia, you need to
meet a friend of mine
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who's really into
missions and loves Cambodia."
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And then just minutes
later at the ASAP booth,
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Curtis shows up.
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And so I said, "Curtis,
I hear you love Cambodia.
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So if you're ever
in Cambodia again,
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I'd love you to visit
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some of our
projects and schools."
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Julia, it's so
true how, how God,
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you know, has used ASI
to make those connections.
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And that was really
where our interest started
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with Cambodia was through ASI
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and hearing about
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some of the work
that's being done there.
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Our family had gone to visit
Cambodia a couple of times.
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And then once we made
the connection with Julia,
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Julia extended this invitation,
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and our family then
began a series of trips,
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I believe we have a picture here
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to show our family in Cambodia.
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As a family, we've
traveled, I think, 6 times
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and I've been there
10 times to Cambodia.
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During our visit with ASAP
to Cambodia that first time,
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we have another
picture here that shows
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one of this literacy schools
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and one of the ASAP
literacy schools there
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that just touched our hearts,
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you'll notice the
school in the background there.
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One thing you'll also notice
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is the average age of
these are the teachers,
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these aren't the
students in this picture,
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14 to 16 years old,
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these young people volunteering
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to teach these kids,
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200 kids in that small school
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that were just being
blessed by the Ministry of ASAP.
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And it just touched our hearts
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with the need that
exists for training
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for these young people
that were so willing to serve.
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And so then the
next picture shows
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one of the largest trainings
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that we worked
with ASAP in cooperation
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with some other
ASI ministries as well
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for training
teachers and church planters,
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medical
missionaries in the schools,
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and throughout the countries
and particularly Cambodia.
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It was such a blessing.
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And that is where I found ASI
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and the
connections that you make
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with these ministries.
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The blessing that you
gain from that goes far beyond
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what we maybe give in terms of
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you know, financial
support or things like that.
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It's been for our family,
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the opportunity to be
involved with our time
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and to just share the blessings
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that God's given us with
connections that we have.
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Canada currently doesn't
have an ASAP presence really.
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And so, you know,
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connections that
we have in Canada,
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where we're from,
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to be able to
share it at camp meetings
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and also to raise
the ability for donations
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to be made in Canada as well
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is something that
we've been working
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recently with ASAP on as well.
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Wow, I tell you it sounds like
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connections is
the real word here.
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Exactly. That's great.
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So tell us about the
project for this year.
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How will offerings
provide support to ASAP?
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Well, ASAP has a
missionary tentmaker program.
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And what that is,
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is where we train
young people to do a trade,
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like become a barber
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but also train
them to be missionaries.
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And we support
them along the way.
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And we're so
excited about this project,
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it seems like such a perfect fit
00:17:44.79\00:17:46.29
with ASI
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because it's like
missions and ministry
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right in the marketplace.
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Oh, that's wonderful.
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So if that's something
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that you really are excited
about, then, huh, Curtis?
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Absolutely.
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As a business
owner, we love to see
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where projects can
be self-sustaining,
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where they can...
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People can be equipped,
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and then they can go
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and be able to
support themselves.
00:18:04.58\00:18:06.18
And so that's
very exciting to see
00:18:06.21\00:18:08.98
this project move forward
00:18:09.02\00:18:10.35
where these Bible
workers are able to go
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into their communities
00:18:13.25\00:18:14.59
and share Christ
in their marketplace,
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trade like barber or different,
you know, repairing skills,
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different things like that,
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where they can go and create
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their own way to
support themselves
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and then share Christ.
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You know, I think
it's pretty amazing
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that we hear lots of stories
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about the impact on
people around the world.
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But what you've
shared with me, Curtis,
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tells me that being
involved changes you.
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Absolutely.
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So it's more than
just what you give
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just in the offering plate
is what you give personally.
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So that's really fantastic.
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Julia, you were
gonna say something.
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Yes, about the
project that we're doing.
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One reason why it's so important
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is because in
these close countries
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that we work in,
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a lot of missionaries
can't go into a village
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and say, "Oh, I'm a missionary.
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And I want to
tell you about Jesus"
00:19:02.10\00:19:04.77
because of communism or Buddhism
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or different reasons.
00:19:07.38\00:19:08.71
And so this project,
00:19:08.74\00:19:10.21
having them have a
trade really helps.
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And also, just to emphasize,
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we ASAP has been so
blessed by the Letniak family
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and so we just
love the volunteers
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and the help in
the mission trips.
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And so we just want to encourage
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more people to get involved.
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Amen, amen.
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Thank you very
much, Julia and Curtis,
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for your
contribution to our program.
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Amen. What an amazing interview.
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And of course, Debbie
Young conducted that interview.
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We love Debbie
Young and her husband Ray.
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She also was a
past president of ASI.
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And she's a great interviewer.
00:19:45.35\00:19:47.72
She and Donna
both. Oh, absolutely.
00:19:47.75\00:19:49.55
I'm always encouraged
to be around the staff.
00:19:49.58\00:19:51.82
Of course, of ASI,
their heart for leadership
00:19:51.85\00:19:54.32
and for
evangelism is so evident.
00:19:54.36\00:19:58.33
I'm always just encouraged
00:19:58.36\00:19:59.69
'cause we have the
opportunity of being with them
00:19:59.73\00:20:01.10
as they came here
00:20:01.13\00:20:02.46
for the virtual ASI
International Convention here,
00:20:02.50\00:20:05.03
right at 3ABN
00:20:05.07\00:20:06.80
and just to see
their love for Jesus
00:20:06.84\00:20:08.50
is always encouraging.
00:20:08.54\00:20:09.87
Amen.
00:20:09.90\00:20:11.24
And I neglected to say we
saw Curtis Letniak as well
00:20:11.27\00:20:13.91
on that interview
00:20:13.94\00:20:15.28
and he's a man of prayer
00:20:15.31\00:20:17.31
and as well a
wonderful leader there with ASI.
00:20:17.35\00:20:20.52
And we're grateful
for that interview.
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The next ministry
we're going to is FARM STEW.
00:20:23.18\00:20:26.82
Now you might say what
in the world is FARM STEW,
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it is an acronym
led out the ministry
00:20:29.69\00:20:34.06
led out by Joy Kauffman,
00:20:34.10\00:20:35.43
she's also the
president of ASI here locally,
00:20:35.46\00:20:39.97
our local chapter
here for the Lake Union.
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But FARM STEW
does an amazing work
00:20:42.84\00:20:46.04
in Uganda,
Zimbabwe, Cuba, Rwanda.
00:20:46.07\00:20:50.91
And it's amazing
the FARM STEW trainers
00:20:50.95\00:20:53.72
had trained people
how to cultivate the soil,
00:20:53.75\00:20:56.25
they trained over 14,000 people,
00:20:56.28\00:21:00.86
which is amazing.
00:21:00.89\00:21:02.22
Oh, it's a phenomenal number.
00:21:02.26\00:21:03.59
And, you know, I like FARM STEW
00:21:03.63\00:21:04.96
because they're
really reaching the people
00:21:04.99\00:21:07.16
at their basic needs,
00:21:07.20\00:21:08.66
at the level of
their basic needs,
00:21:08.70\00:21:10.03
such as food, you know,
we take food for granted,
00:21:10.07\00:21:12.20
we go to the grocery store,
00:21:12.23\00:21:13.90
or our refrigerator at
home and food is there,
00:21:13.94\00:21:16.91
you know, turn on the
faucet, clean water is there,
00:21:16.94\00:21:19.31
but they're teaching the
people there in those countries
00:21:19.34\00:21:21.34
that you mentioned
in parts of the world,
00:21:21.38\00:21:23.08
how to grow their own
food, how to be resourceful,
00:21:23.11\00:21:25.25
preserve and things like that.
00:21:25.28\00:21:26.61
It's an amazing ministry.
00:21:26.65\00:21:27.98
So let's go to
that role right now.
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Joy, so glad to have you here
00:21:32.12\00:21:33.89
to tell us a little
bit about FARM STEW.
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Now FARM STEW was a recipient
of last year's ASI offering.
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And I'd like you to
share with us a report
00:21:40.13\00:21:41.96
of what happened as
a result of that gift.
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Well, it's been an
amazing year, Debbie.
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And we're so
thankful to the ASI family
00:21:46.07\00:21:48.54
for their support.
00:21:48.57\00:21:50.11
Now the support
actually went directly
00:21:50.14\00:21:52.07
to the refugee outreach
team that's in northern Uganda.
00:21:52.11\00:21:55.91
And during this past
year, thanks to the many gifts,
00:21:55.94\00:21:59.31
we've been able
to double our team.
00:21:59.35\00:22:01.15
So we had five trainers,
now we have ten trainers,
00:22:01.18\00:22:03.62
and they're divided
00:22:03.65\00:22:04.99
into two different refugee camps
00:22:05.02\00:22:06.55
across the northern border.
00:22:06.59\00:22:09.19
So now I understand
that we have a video,
00:22:09.22\00:22:11.33
is that going to share
some information for us?
00:22:11.36\00:22:13.50
Yeah, it tells a fabulous story
00:22:13.53\00:22:15.00
of what's going
on with FARM STEW
00:22:15.03\00:22:16.80
but I want to tell you
I have a pop quiz for us.
00:22:16.83\00:22:19.13
Is that for me?
00:22:19.17\00:22:20.50
It's for you.
Okay, I'll be ready.
00:22:20.54\00:22:21.87
So you got to make sure
you're paying attention.
00:22:21.90\00:22:23.24
Okay.
00:22:23.27\00:22:24.61
So I want you to notice
what are some of the problems
00:22:24.64\00:22:25.97
that people are
facing in these communities
00:22:26.01\00:22:27.61
where we serve
00:22:27.64\00:22:28.98
and then we'll talk
about the solutions as well.
00:22:29.01\00:22:30.38
Okay, very good.
00:22:30.41\00:22:31.75
Let's look at that video.
00:22:31.78\00:22:33.11
I want to tell you a story.
00:22:36.48\00:22:39.42
There was once a village
00:22:39.45\00:22:40.79
deep in the
heart of East Africa,
00:22:40.82\00:22:42.56
passing by, one can see there
00:22:42.59\00:22:44.26
were lots of
children and laughter,
00:22:44.29\00:22:46.66
farms that stretch for miles
00:22:46.70\00:22:48.33
and everyone beam huge
grins as people drove by.
00:22:48.36\00:22:52.50
Many passed and wave
to the friendly villagers,
00:22:52.53\00:22:55.10
but there were
things that lay hidden
00:22:55.14\00:22:56.47
beyond the sight of
a passing car window.
00:22:56.50\00:22:59.61
No one saw the
villagers scavenging in trees
00:22:59.64\00:23:02.31
looking for leaves to eat.
00:23:02.34\00:23:03.91
No one seemed to understand
00:23:03.95\00:23:05.45
that no matter
how hard they tried,
00:23:05.48\00:23:07.52
those miles of farmland
00:23:07.55\00:23:08.95
had stopped
producing food years ago,
00:23:08.98\00:23:11.52
their soil was dying.
00:23:11.55\00:23:13.05
And the village's drinking water
00:23:13.09\00:23:14.46
was contaminated with
feces and roadside chemicals.
00:23:14.49\00:23:18.06
No one knew that
the village's children
00:23:18.09\00:23:19.89
were hungry.
00:23:19.93\00:23:21.26
Things were getting worse.
00:23:21.30\00:23:22.63
Children were dying now.
00:23:22.66\00:23:24.00
It didn't used to be this way.
00:23:24.03\00:23:26.50
FARM STEW is an acronym
00:23:26.53\00:23:28.37
for a recipe to
an abundant life.
00:23:28.40\00:23:32.04
The ingredients are
farming, attitude, rest, meals,
00:23:32.07\00:23:38.61
sanitation, temperance,
enterprise, and water.
00:23:38.65\00:23:44.22
The ingredients encourage change
00:23:44.25\00:23:46.19
using education
to improve the health
00:23:46.22\00:23:48.62
and well-being of poor
families and vulnerable people.
00:23:48.66\00:23:52.89
I saw FARM STEW demonstrate
00:23:52.93\00:23:55.03
and how to
effectively repair the soil
00:23:55.06\00:23:57.23
and grow
nutritionally sensitive crops
00:23:57.27\00:23:59.23
like soy and fruit trees.
00:23:59.27\00:24:01.34
I witnessed the
first farmer field school
00:24:01.37\00:24:04.01
being used to teach a community
how to grow their own food.
00:24:04.04\00:24:08.31
Six brand new
wells were installed
00:24:08.34\00:24:10.71
in our communities.
00:24:10.75\00:24:12.11
Clean sparkling water
00:24:12.15\00:24:13.52
flowed out to all who needed it.
00:24:13.55\00:24:15.92
I watched FARM
STEW make soy milk,
00:24:15.95\00:24:18.05
whole grain porches
and teach how to collect
00:24:18.09\00:24:20.42
nutritious greens
growing wild in the field
00:24:20.46\00:24:24.09
that children of
these communities
00:24:24.13\00:24:25.76
were not going to starve.
00:24:25.79\00:24:27.40
FARM STEW is a tool
to meet people's needs
00:24:27.43\00:24:29.86
and bring the love of Jesus
to the works of this church.
00:24:29.90\00:24:34.60
Okay, so let's see
00:24:34.64\00:24:35.97
how well you
were paying attention.
00:24:36.00\00:24:37.34
Okay.
00:24:37.37\00:24:38.71
What were some of the
problems you saw they faced?
00:24:38.74\00:24:40.11
Well, what I noticed first
00:24:40.14\00:24:41.84
is that kids were climbing
00:24:41.88\00:24:43.24
into the trees looking for food.
00:24:43.28\00:24:45.58
Then I noticed
00:24:45.61\00:24:46.95
that they don't
have clean water.
00:24:46.98\00:24:49.88
The third was their farm
fields are depleted of nutrients
00:24:49.92\00:24:53.76
so they don't produce good food.
00:24:53.79\00:24:56.12
And the last which
really touched my heart,
00:24:56.16\00:24:58.33
Joy, was that
children are actually dying,
00:24:58.36\00:25:01.06
because they
don't have food to eat.
00:25:01.10\00:25:03.30
Oh, wow, you
paid close attention.
00:25:03.33\00:25:05.77
And in fact, 9
million people die every year
00:25:05.80\00:25:09.24
of hunger related diseases.
00:25:09.27\00:25:10.81
Can you
imagine? That's terrible.
00:25:10.84\00:25:12.84
Now I did say
00:25:12.87\00:25:14.21
that they were
talking about solutions.
00:25:14.24\00:25:15.58
So my question to you, Joy,
00:25:15.61\00:25:16.95
is what do the
refugee outreach teams
00:25:16.98\00:25:22.28
have to do with the solutions?
00:25:22.32\00:25:24.09
How are they
affecting those in that area?
00:25:24.12\00:25:25.95
So our trainers
are teaching people
00:25:25.99\00:25:28.12
how to cultivate the soil
that makes it grow amazingly.
00:25:28.16\00:25:31.09
And I want to show you a
picture of a soybean field
00:25:31.13\00:25:33.70
and a vegetable garden.
00:25:33.73\00:25:35.33
Now Amon is one of
the trainers there,
00:25:35.36\00:25:37.43
he's with the green mask.
00:25:37.47\00:25:39.20
Amon was a teacher.
00:25:39.23\00:25:40.70
And when he learned
about the FARM STEW message,
00:25:40.74\00:25:43.64
he said, "I want
to teach my people
00:25:43.67\00:25:45.54
the recipe of FARM STEW."
00:25:45.57\00:25:47.11
So you can see
they're doing mods,
00:25:47.14\00:25:48.78
they're doing composts,
they're doing nutrition,
00:25:48.81\00:25:51.25
sensitive agriculture.
00:25:51.28\00:25:52.61
So we're making sure
that people get the foods
00:25:52.65\00:25:54.38
that they need,
00:25:54.42\00:25:55.75
not just enough
to fill the belly
00:25:55.78\00:25:57.65
but enough to nourish the blood.
00:25:57.69\00:25:59.42
You know, the Bible
says the life of the flesh
00:25:59.45\00:26:01.39
is in the blood.
00:26:01.42\00:26:02.76
And that makes
all the difference.
00:26:02.79\00:26:04.13
Wow.
00:26:04.16\00:26:05.49
So they're really
making a difference to people
00:26:05.53\00:26:07.23
all over the areas
where they're living.
00:26:07.26\00:26:08.60
Yeah.
00:26:08.63\00:26:09.96
And the refugee
outreach team since it began,
00:26:10.00\00:26:11.83
since ASI began supporting us,
00:26:11.87\00:26:13.87
we have trained
over 14,000 participants
00:26:13.90\00:26:17.07
with just that team alone
in over 1,000 training events.
00:26:17.11\00:26:21.34
So tell me when you
say 14,000 participants,
00:26:21.38\00:26:24.01
what does that mean exactly?
00:26:24.05\00:26:25.38
So what that means is
00:26:25.41\00:26:26.75
we want people to
come back again and again.
00:26:26.78\00:26:28.42
It's like a
discipleship program.
00:26:28.45\00:26:30.12
Really, our curriculum
is based on the Bible,
00:26:30.15\00:26:31.95
inspired by the
Spirit of Prophecy
00:26:31.99\00:26:33.89
but also infused
with sound science.
00:26:33.92\00:26:36.42
So my training
is in public health.
00:26:36.46\00:26:38.29
And so it's a very holistic look
00:26:38.33\00:26:40.20
at what do
people need to thrive.
00:26:40.23\00:26:41.90
So they come
back again and again,
00:26:41.93\00:26:43.87
they sign in every time
00:26:43.90\00:26:45.23
and we have a
tremendous database.
00:26:45.27\00:26:47.90
So there's real accountability,
00:26:47.94\00:26:49.40
and we're auditing
00:26:49.44\00:26:50.77
all of our
organizations and everything.
00:26:50.81\00:26:52.14
So there's real
accountability for every dollar
00:26:52.17\00:26:53.91
that an ASI member gives.
00:26:53.94\00:26:55.78
In what countries
is FARM STEW presently?
00:26:55.81\00:26:58.18
So we're in Uganda,
00:26:58.21\00:26:59.55
then we were invited
00:26:59.58\00:27:00.92
by the president of the church
in South Sudan to come there.
00:27:00.95\00:27:03.72
We're in Zimbabwe,
we've just launched in Cuba.
00:27:03.75\00:27:07.02
And we are going
to launch in Rwanda.
00:27:07.06\00:27:10.06
COVID slowed us down a bit,
but it's not going to stop us.
00:27:10.09\00:27:12.86
So is FARM STEW just
for third world countries?
00:27:12.89\00:27:15.40
No, we are so excited
00:27:15.43\00:27:16.93
because this
recipe of abundant life
00:27:16.97\00:27:19.23
really applies to all of us.
00:27:19.27\00:27:20.74
And if you go to our
website, farmstew.org,
00:27:20.77\00:27:24.34
you will wait
just maybe 10 seconds,
00:27:24.37\00:27:26.34
and there'll be a pop up.
00:27:26.37\00:27:27.71
And you can get your
own FARM STEW wellness guide
00:27:27.74\00:27:30.18
that goes through
each letter of the acronym
00:27:30.21\00:27:32.15
and shows how you
can apply it to your life
00:27:32.18\00:27:34.75
to improve your health
and well-being as well.
00:27:34.78\00:27:36.82
Wow, that's fantastic.
00:27:36.85\00:27:38.32
Thank you so much for
sharing what FARM STEW has done,
00:27:38.35\00:27:41.36
how ASI has helped,
00:27:41.39\00:27:42.86
and what FARM STEW is
doing to make a difference
00:27:42.89\00:27:44.76
to people in
various countries in Africa.
00:27:44.79\00:27:47.00
Thank you, Joy. Amen.
00:27:47.03\00:27:48.36
And we love being
part of the ASI family
00:27:48.40\00:27:50.27
and just partnering
with the other ministries
00:27:50.30\00:27:51.87
and coming together
and getting this job done
00:27:51.90\00:27:54.17
so Jesus can come back
and we can all go home.
00:27:54.20\00:27:56.81
Wonderful.
00:27:56.84\00:27:58.17
Thank you very much, Joy. Amen.
00:27:58.21\00:27:59.64
Thank you.
00:27:59.67\00:28:03.04
Thank you, Debbie and Joy,
for that amazing interview.
00:28:03.08\00:28:06.51
We're going next
to Jesus for Asia.
00:28:06.55\00:28:10.19
Now Jesus for Asia
is an amazing ministry
00:28:10.22\00:28:14.29
led out by John
and Natalie Wood.
00:28:14.32\00:28:16.16
And we feel a little affinity
00:28:16.19\00:28:18.29
you could say to
John and Natalie Wood
00:28:18.33\00:28:20.00
because they used
to work here at 3ABN.
00:28:20.03\00:28:22.30
And we always say,
00:28:22.33\00:28:23.67
once you're part
of the 3ABN family,
00:28:23.70\00:28:25.40
you're always part
of the 3ABN family.
00:28:25.43\00:28:28.84
And Jesus for Asia,
00:28:28.87\00:28:30.31
this role specifically focuses
on their work in Cambodia.
00:28:30.34\00:28:34.34
Yeah, really,
it's an amazing story.
00:28:34.38\00:28:36.71
And Julia O'Carey
had the opportunity,
00:28:36.75\00:28:38.48
sitting down with
John and Natalie Wood
00:28:38.51\00:28:40.85
and then a
special, I want to say,
00:28:40.88\00:28:43.72
testimony from Miranda as
well, an incredible story.
00:28:43.75\00:28:47.66
We know that
you'll enjoy this role.
00:28:47.69\00:28:49.82
So let's go to that right now.
00:28:49.86\00:28:51.73
Cambodia is a Buddhist country,
00:29:01.80\00:29:04.54
95% of the
population are Buddhists.
00:29:04.57\00:29:07.98
So there's no question
00:29:08.01\00:29:09.54
that this
country needs the gospel.
00:29:09.58\00:29:14.88
Cambodia has
about 18 million people.
00:29:14.92\00:29:17.55
And I think
about 3% are Christian.
00:29:17.59\00:29:22.52
And currently we have
00:29:22.56\00:29:23.99
around about 3000 active
00:29:24.03\00:29:25.89
Seventh-day
Adventist Church members
00:29:25.93\00:29:27.50
in the country.
00:29:27.53\00:29:28.86
So you can see
there's this huge need.
00:29:28.90\00:29:31.50
In this whole big country,
00:29:31.53\00:29:33.34
I think we have
about seven pastors.
00:29:33.37\00:29:36.74
Imagine the whole
country has seven pastors.
00:29:36.77\00:29:39.24
We need to create an environment
00:29:39.27\00:29:42.18
where people will
be open to the gospel.
00:29:42.21\00:29:46.18
One way of doing it
is to open up schools.
00:29:46.21\00:29:50.69
Battambang is the
second largest city
00:29:50.72\00:29:53.05
as well as province in Cambodia
00:29:53.09\00:29:55.42
and we do not
have any school at all.
00:29:55.46\00:29:58.79
Our mission is a small mission,
00:30:02.36\00:30:04.30
and tithe per
capita is only $34.
00:30:04.33\00:30:09.80
So it would be impossible
00:30:09.84\00:30:13.38
for a small mission
like Cambodia Mission
00:30:13.41\00:30:16.44
to be able to have the funding
00:30:16.48\00:30:20.62
needed to start a school.
00:30:20.65\00:30:26.09
The idea was
written down in 2015
00:30:26.12\00:30:32.66
when the
Cambodia Adventist Mission
00:30:32.69\00:30:34.53
had a strategic planning
for the next five years.
00:30:34.56\00:30:37.40
And so it's been on
the books since then.
00:30:37.43\00:30:41.50
And when Miranda came along,
00:30:41.54\00:30:43.91
saying, "I want
to build a school,"
00:30:43.94\00:30:45.71
I said, "Miranda, I've
got a perfect project for you.
00:30:45.74\00:30:48.28
Go and see the mission president
00:30:48.31\00:30:49.64
and tell him
what you want to do."
00:30:49.68\00:30:51.01
It's great to see you,
John, Natalie and Miranda.
00:30:54.18\00:30:57.65
It's extra special and fun
that I get to interview friends
00:30:57.69\00:31:02.12
and especially
since it's about a project
00:31:02.16\00:31:04.46
that is so close to our hearts.
00:31:04.49\00:31:07.30
So, Miranda,
you've been instrumental,
00:31:07.33\00:31:09.80
God has used you in
developing this project.
00:31:09.83\00:31:13.64
And I know it all
started with a literal dream.
00:31:13.67\00:31:16.50
Can you tell us a
little bit about it?
00:31:16.54\00:31:19.01
Yes.
00:31:19.04\00:31:20.38
So when I was 15 years old,
00:31:20.41\00:31:22.94
I was really praying for God
00:31:22.98\00:31:25.45
to show me what
He had for my life.
00:31:25.48\00:31:27.58
And He gave me a dream
00:31:27.62\00:31:30.09
where I was walking
along a path towards my house,
00:31:30.12\00:31:33.79
and a tall, shiny man
stood there and told me
00:31:33.82\00:31:36.83
to find a
missionary organization
00:31:36.86\00:31:39.03
in Tennessee and a
man named Elder Wood.
00:31:39.06\00:31:42.13
And it took about five
years for me to find them
00:31:42.16\00:31:44.93
and learned about them
00:31:44.97\00:31:46.30
through a faith
camp that they put on.
00:31:46.33\00:31:48.27
And at that
time, when I met them,
00:31:48.30\00:31:49.77
I was already signed up
to go as a student missionary
00:31:49.80\00:31:51.97
for a year
00:31:52.01\00:31:53.34
with Adventist
frontier missions.
00:31:53.38\00:31:55.24
And while I was
over there for that year,
00:31:55.28\00:31:56.95
that's when Tim
introduced the project to me.
00:31:56.98\00:31:59.98
Wow.
00:32:00.02\00:32:01.35
And I think at the same time,
00:32:01.38\00:32:02.72
you were praying for somebody
00:32:02.75\00:32:04.65
that had a master's in
education, right, John?
00:32:04.69\00:32:08.66
That's correct.
00:32:08.69\00:32:10.03
2011, I saw a huge need
for someone to open schools
00:32:10.06\00:32:15.26
and in that area,
00:32:15.30\00:32:17.10
and we needed somebody
with master's in education.
00:32:17.13\00:32:19.60
So I prayed,
00:32:19.63\00:32:20.97
thinking and all
this is impossible
00:32:21.00\00:32:22.34
and not knowing that
God was preparing somebody
00:32:22.37\00:32:25.17
at that very point in time.
00:32:25.21\00:32:26.57
And what's really
cool is that now recently,
00:32:26.61\00:32:30.28
another couple, another family
has joined us and Natalie,
00:32:30.31\00:32:34.12
the lady of that family
00:32:34.15\00:32:35.48
has also a
master's in education.
00:32:35.52\00:32:38.09
Not me.
00:32:38.12\00:32:39.45
Another Natalie. Yes, yes.
00:32:39.49\00:32:41.92
I think we have a
picture of them too to show.
00:32:41.96\00:32:44.93
That's correct.
00:32:44.96\00:32:46.29
Yeah, there they are.
00:32:46.33\00:32:48.80
Danielle is behind that person,
00:32:48.83\00:32:50.67
but she has a
master's in education.
00:32:50.70\00:32:53.20
And then Lloyd will be looking
00:32:53.23\00:32:54.94
over the
construction of the project.
00:32:54.97\00:32:56.74
Wow.
00:32:56.77\00:32:58.11
Well, Miranda, give us
a little progress update
00:32:58.14\00:33:00.21
on this school.
00:33:00.24\00:33:04.01
Okay, so we're hoping
to build a boarding academy
00:33:04.05\00:33:08.62
that's for 7th
through 12th grade.
00:33:08.65\00:33:11.52
And the goal is
that in this area,
00:33:11.55\00:33:14.16
we will be able to
share Jesus with our students
00:33:14.19\00:33:17.33
but also with
the local community
00:33:17.36\00:33:18.79
because there's not a
lot of Adventist presence
00:33:18.83\00:33:21.10
in that area,
00:33:21.13\00:33:22.60
even churches or
workers in that direct location.
00:33:22.63\00:33:26.07
So we're really hoping that
that will be what we can do.
00:33:26.10\00:33:29.70
And they're also right now...
00:33:29.74\00:33:32.44
We're working on
clearing the land
00:33:32.47\00:33:36.68
is what they're
just finishing up,
00:33:36.71\00:33:38.05
they got to go
ahead to clear land
00:33:38.08\00:33:40.75
after we checked for land mines.
00:33:40.78\00:33:42.78
And so we would have built
already except that COVID hit,
00:33:42.82\00:33:48.16
we would have
built our first building,
00:33:48.19\00:33:49.52
but hopefully that
will come very soon.
00:33:49.56\00:33:51.66
Yeah.
00:33:51.69\00:33:53.03
So what has been going on
during the COVID time, John?
00:33:53.06\00:33:57.10
Have you just
been sitting around?
00:33:57.13\00:33:59.20
I doubt it.
00:33:59.23\00:34:01.07
No, God's been
expanding in so many ways.
00:34:01.10\00:34:03.74
We saw some real needs there,
00:34:03.77\00:34:05.57
a lot of families are struggling
00:34:05.61\00:34:07.61
with getting enough
nutrition during this time.
00:34:07.64\00:34:10.38
And so we've been providing
about 48 families in the area
00:34:10.41\00:34:15.45
with some nutrition
packs to help them keep going,
00:34:15.48\00:34:18.49
which is a really great way
00:34:18.52\00:34:19.85
to connect with
the local community.
00:34:19.89\00:34:23.19
That's so beautiful.
00:34:23.22\00:34:25.26
Thank you so much for sharing.
00:34:25.29\00:34:27.63
What is a website or a way
00:34:27.66\00:34:29.66
that we can stay
updated on this project
00:34:29.70\00:34:31.77
'cause it's so important,
00:34:31.80\00:34:33.13
I really see the need for it
00:34:33.17\00:34:34.77
'cause Cambodia
needs schools like this.
00:34:34.80\00:34:37.91
So how can people
keep in touch with that?
00:34:37.94\00:34:43.04
We can go to Jesus4Asia.org.
00:34:43.08\00:34:46.72
And all of our
projects are there
00:34:46.75\00:34:48.78
and this is a big one.
00:34:48.82\00:34:50.72
And so Jesus4Asia.org.
00:34:50.75\00:34:53.52
Okay, well, good.
00:34:53.56\00:34:55.99
And I do want to say
congratulations, Miranda,
00:34:56.02\00:34:59.03
for your engagement.
00:34:59.06\00:35:00.70
That's very exciting.
00:35:00.73\00:35:02.56
And it's actually
special that you're engaged
00:35:02.60\00:35:04.93
to John and Natalie's son.
00:35:04.97\00:35:06.67
So that is so cool.
00:35:06.70\00:35:08.90
Well, God bless you.
00:35:08.94\00:35:10.57
And this project will be praying
00:35:10.61\00:35:12.94
and we just know
that God is going to do
00:35:12.97\00:35:14.94
amazing things through it.
00:35:14.98\00:35:16.71
Thank you so much
for sharing with ASI.
00:35:16.75\00:35:19.68
Thank you. Thank you.
00:35:19.71\00:35:21.05
I love to hear testimonies.
00:35:24.42\00:35:25.95
I love to hear what God is doing
00:35:25.99\00:35:28.39
in and through
ministries around the world.
00:35:28.42\00:35:30.76
You know what
really touched my heart?
00:35:30.79\00:35:32.13
What's that?
00:35:32.16\00:35:33.50
Was, of course we know Cambodia,
00:35:33.53\00:35:35.26
as they mentioned,
as a Buddhist country.
00:35:35.30\00:35:37.00
95% of the
population is Buddhists.
00:35:37.03\00:35:39.63
It's amazing.
00:35:39.67\00:35:41.00
Only 3% Christians, and
yet in that entire country,
00:35:41.04\00:35:46.78
3% of the people are Christians,
00:35:46.81\00:35:48.71
there are only 7 pastors,
00:35:48.74\00:35:51.25
what an amazing pastors
00:35:51.28\00:35:53.92
within the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
00:35:53.95\00:35:55.28
what an amazing mission field.
00:35:55.32\00:35:58.39
So God calls us
to do mission work,
00:35:58.42\00:36:00.62
God calls us to
support mission work,
00:36:00.66\00:36:03.49
to get out of our own selves,
you could say in those needs,
00:36:03.53\00:36:08.26
and to look into the
needs of other people,
00:36:08.30\00:36:10.27
people who are
lost and alone and dying
00:36:10.30\00:36:13.07
without knowledge of Jesus.
00:36:13.10\00:36:14.87
And that is what
Jesus for Asia is doing.
00:36:14.90\00:36:17.81
Didn't you enjoy the
story also of Miranda?
00:36:17.84\00:36:19.71
You know, and how God gave
her a dream as a young person
00:36:19.74\00:36:22.74
about helping a
ministry in Tennessee,
00:36:22.78\00:36:25.45
and look where God
has placed her now.
00:36:25.48\00:36:27.35
I mean, it's just incredible.
00:36:27.38\00:36:29.42
We want to encourage you
that God is alive and well.
00:36:29.45\00:36:32.72
Amen.
00:36:32.75\00:36:34.09
Just make Him
first in your life.
00:36:34.12\00:36:35.89
And, man, God would
just incredibly bless you.
00:36:35.92\00:36:39.89
What ministry
are we going to next?
00:36:39.93\00:36:41.43
We're going to
Adventist World Radio.
00:36:41.46\00:36:43.57
All right, that's a big one.
00:36:43.60\00:36:44.93
They have been here many times
00:36:44.97\00:36:46.63
of course, Dwayne
McKee is the president.
00:36:46.67\00:36:48.80
And if anyone does evangelism,
00:36:48.84\00:36:50.77
Adventist World
Radio does evangelism.
00:36:50.81\00:36:54.28
Debbie Young had the opportunity
00:36:54.31\00:36:56.04
to interview Kyle Allen,
00:36:56.08\00:36:57.71
who was the vice
president there at AWR.
00:36:57.75\00:37:00.32
One of the
things they talked about
00:37:00.35\00:37:01.85
was the unlocking
Bible Prophecy series
00:37:01.88\00:37:04.32
that virtually
streamed with Cami Oetman,
00:37:04.35\00:37:07.06
she's a precious woman of God,
00:37:07.09\00:37:08.96
they had over 2 million
people watch this series.
00:37:08.99\00:37:13.86
They're working with
10,000 digital missionaries,
00:37:13.90\00:37:16.43
and I think
there's quite a bit more.
00:37:16.46\00:37:18.23
So let's go to
that role and listen in.
00:37:18.27\00:37:20.84
That sounds good.
00:37:20.87\00:37:23.00
Hi, Kyle.
00:37:23.04\00:37:24.37
It's so good to
have you here with us,
00:37:24.41\00:37:26.37
from Adventist World Radio
as one of the vice presidents.
00:37:26.41\00:37:29.21
Why don't you
tell us a little bit
00:37:29.24\00:37:30.58
about Adventist World Radio,
00:37:30.61\00:37:31.95
some of the countries
where it is ministering
00:37:31.98\00:37:35.78
and some of the ways
00:37:35.82\00:37:37.15
that Adventist World
Radio was ministering to people?
00:37:37.19\00:37:40.19
Amen.
00:37:40.22\00:37:41.56
Thank you, Debbie.
It's great to see you.
00:37:41.59\00:37:43.12
And good to be
with you here at ASI.
00:37:43.16\00:37:45.39
You know, AWR is
an incredible ministry
00:37:45.43\00:37:48.20
that I'm really
privileged to serve in.
00:37:48.23\00:37:49.90
And it has been
for over 50 years,
00:37:49.93\00:37:52.83
almost 50 years,
00:37:52.87\00:37:54.20
broadcasting the
Adventist message
00:37:54.24\00:37:56.20
to the world, to the places
00:37:56.24\00:37:58.37
where it's
hardest to reach even,
00:37:58.41\00:37:59.74
our motto, no walls,
no borders, no limits.
00:37:59.77\00:38:02.44
The radio waves and
the digital waves now
00:38:02.48\00:38:05.41
it can reach into areas
00:38:05.45\00:38:06.82
that missionaries can't even go.
00:38:06.85\00:38:08.68
So in over 130
languages, Debbie,
00:38:08.72\00:38:10.89
on over 1,000 stations worldwide
00:38:10.92\00:38:13.25
through FM, AM,
digital shortwave
00:38:13.29\00:38:16.09
and now through social media,
00:38:16.12\00:38:17.93
the internet
podcasts, God pods, you name it,
00:38:17.96\00:38:21.10
whatever medium we can use
00:38:21.13\00:38:23.63
to get the gospel to the world
00:38:23.67\00:38:25.67
is what we're all about
00:38:25.70\00:38:27.04
because we believe
Jesus is coming soon.
00:38:27.07\00:38:29.14
And He has called us to proclaim
00:38:29.17\00:38:30.51
the three angels'
messages to the world.
00:38:30.54\00:38:32.44
Amen.
00:38:32.47\00:38:33.81
So then tell me
with all these ways
00:38:33.84\00:38:35.54
that you're able to
proclaim the gospel,
00:38:35.58\00:38:37.65
what kind of impact
has the pandemic had
00:38:37.68\00:38:40.75
on AWR's outreach?
00:38:40.78\00:38:43.22
Well, you know, that's
a good question, Debbie.
00:38:43.25\00:38:45.99
The pandemic, of
course, slowed us down,
00:38:46.02\00:38:48.09
we've not been
able to travel as much
00:38:48.12\00:38:49.96
and go to the places
to help build up the work.
00:38:49.99\00:38:52.99
But in an unusual way,
00:38:53.03\00:38:55.00
it's given us even
bigger opportunities
00:38:55.03\00:38:57.70
that we never
would have dreamed of,
00:38:57.73\00:38:59.07
at the beginning of this year.
00:38:59.10\00:39:00.67
Like a lot of ministries,
00:39:00.70\00:39:02.04
we had to shift a
lot of our focus online.
00:39:02.07\00:39:04.31
And so through the
Unlocking Bible Prophecy series
00:39:04.34\00:39:07.84
with Cami Oetman in
which you'll hear about
00:39:07.88\00:39:09.98
a little bit later this weekend,
00:39:10.01\00:39:12.08
God blessed in a tremendous way.
00:39:12.11\00:39:13.92
And through social media,
through YouTube, Facebook,
00:39:13.95\00:39:17.15
we were able to
reach over 2 million people
00:39:17.19\00:39:19.55
who have viewed the content
of Unlocking Bible Prophecies,
00:39:19.59\00:39:23.16
thousands of people
requesting Bible studies.
00:39:23.19\00:39:25.99
And still today, Debbie,
00:39:26.03\00:39:27.36
over 30,000 new viewers per day
00:39:27.40\00:39:29.23
are watching her
series on YouTube.
00:39:29.26\00:39:31.43
So God is really blessing
00:39:31.47\00:39:33.23
through the Unlocking
Bible Prophecy series.
00:39:33.27\00:39:35.97
In addition,
00:39:36.00\00:39:37.34
we've been able to work
00:39:37.37\00:39:38.71
with over 10,000
digital missionaries,
00:39:38.74\00:39:40.41
some of whom are just
posting on their Facebook,
00:39:40.44\00:39:42.68
sharing the content,
00:39:42.71\00:39:44.05
some of whom are
actually answering
00:39:44.08\00:39:45.41
Bible questions
and praying with people
00:39:45.45\00:39:47.95
but engaging lay people
00:39:47.98\00:39:49.48
in the work of
responding to the interest
00:39:49.52\00:39:51.89
in these prophetic meetings.
00:39:51.92\00:39:53.32
But you know,
00:39:53.36\00:39:54.69
that's during the pandemic time,
00:39:54.72\00:39:56.06
you know, I could
say so many other things
00:39:56.09\00:39:58.39
about the work of AWR.
00:39:58.43\00:39:59.89
Of course, we
talked about radio,
00:39:59.93\00:40:01.60
which is actually still
happening now, of course,
00:40:01.63\00:40:03.80
even though the pandemic is bad,
00:40:03.83\00:40:05.97
people are stuck in their homes.
00:40:06.00\00:40:07.54
One example,
Debbie, in the Philippines,
00:40:07.57\00:40:09.94
the island of Mindoro,
where just three years ago,
00:40:09.97\00:40:12.54
we didn't have Adventist
Radio practically on the island.
00:40:12.57\00:40:16.08
Now by God's grace,
we have 12 stations,
00:40:16.11\00:40:19.18
over 131 villages
00:40:19.21\00:40:21.72
that are listening
to Adventist World Radio
00:40:21.75\00:40:23.75
and just got the
numbers in yesterday
00:40:23.79\00:40:25.55
over 10,000 have been baptized,
00:40:25.59\00:40:27.92
including some communist rebels
00:40:27.96\00:40:30.36
who live in the
mountains of this island.
00:40:30.39\00:40:33.36
And all because of radio.
00:40:33.40\00:40:35.63
It's incredible
what God is doing
00:40:35.66\00:40:37.40
in an undisclosed country.
00:40:37.43\00:40:39.50
In Asia, Debbie,
00:40:39.53\00:40:41.17
we have over 80 believers now
00:40:41.20\00:40:43.00
who are listening to
the Adventist message
00:40:43.04\00:40:44.77
through AWR
00:40:44.81\00:40:46.14
because they heard
it on shortwave radio.
00:40:46.17\00:40:48.61
And their lives are
threatened by, you know,
00:40:48.64\00:40:50.75
the Muslim
authorities in the area,
00:40:50.78\00:40:52.11
but they have heard the truth,
00:40:52.15\00:40:54.05
and they are
faithfully listening now
00:40:54.08\00:40:56.05
and wanting to be baptized.
00:40:56.08\00:40:57.49
So just a couple of examples,
of course, Papua New Guinea,
00:40:57.52\00:41:01.42
we've got radio there as well.
00:41:01.46\00:41:03.32
And before the pandemic,
00:41:03.36\00:41:05.16
you know, we had
planned to go there
00:41:05.19\00:41:06.53
and do a series of
evangelistic meetings,
00:41:06.56\00:41:09.36
they had a goal
of 100,000, baptisms.
00:41:09.40\00:41:11.80
But now, during the
pandemic, now they're saying,
00:41:11.83\00:41:15.34
because people are listening
to those radio broadcasts,
00:41:15.37\00:41:18.04
now their goal
is 200,000 baptisms
00:41:18.07\00:41:21.78
in Papua New
Guinea by God's grace,
00:41:21.81\00:41:24.28
as we look to the 2021.
00:41:24.31\00:41:25.91
Just a few examples, Debbie,
00:41:25.95\00:41:27.52
so many more around the world
of how God is blessing through
00:41:27.55\00:41:31.05
getting the
message out through AWR
00:41:31.09\00:41:32.85
even during the pandemic time.
00:41:32.89\00:41:34.22
Wow, that's really exciting.
00:41:34.26\00:41:36.46
So for our
offering lineup this year,
00:41:36.49\00:41:41.26
AWR is on and to do
something really interesting,
00:41:41.30\00:41:44.47
reaching into
the country of Iraq,
00:41:44.50\00:41:46.67
tell us about that.
00:41:46.70\00:41:48.40
Well, thank you, Debbie.
00:41:48.44\00:41:49.77
Yes, so we have a
very unique opportunity
00:41:49.80\00:41:52.17
in partnership
00:41:52.21\00:41:53.54
with the Middle
East North Africa union,
00:41:53.58\00:41:54.98
that's MENA,
00:41:55.01\00:41:56.34
of putting radio
in northern Iraq.
00:41:56.38\00:41:59.11
Now this is a region
called the Sulaymaniyah region
00:41:59.15\00:42:01.52
where the Kurdish people live.
00:42:01.55\00:42:03.92
The Kurds are, of
course, they're Muslim,
00:42:03.95\00:42:06.35
but they are an ethnic minority.
00:42:06.39\00:42:07.72
And they've been
persecuted for many centuries.
00:42:07.76\00:42:10.89
As a result,
00:42:10.93\00:42:12.26
they are often more
open to Christianity.
00:42:12.29\00:42:14.50
And so other churches
have actually been able to go
00:42:14.53\00:42:16.60
into this region and start work,
00:42:16.63\00:42:18.03
the Adventist Church has
not been able to break in.
00:42:18.07\00:42:20.77
But by God's grace, we
see an opportunity here
00:42:20.80\00:42:22.94
to have a radio station, Debbie,
00:42:22.97\00:42:24.87
that can reach
millions of people
00:42:24.91\00:42:26.98
in the northern border
region of Iraq, even into Iran,
00:42:27.01\00:42:30.68
and places like that.
00:42:30.71\00:42:32.05
There are over 30 million Kurds
that live in Iraq, in Iran,
00:42:32.08\00:42:36.22
in Turkey and Syria,
across the Middle East.
00:42:36.25\00:42:38.82
And we believe by
having this radio station
00:42:38.85\00:42:41.12
and by producing
content in Turkish,
00:42:41.16\00:42:43.49
we can actually reach
them not only through radio
00:42:43.53\00:42:45.66
but through social media,
00:42:45.69\00:42:47.03
and through other
avenues to help them understand
00:42:47.06\00:42:49.73
that there is a
God who loves them,
00:42:49.76\00:42:51.37
and that the Bible is true.
00:42:51.40\00:42:53.03
Well, it is certainly
true that through technology,
00:42:53.07\00:42:56.71
we can reach
the world for Jesus.
00:42:56.74\00:42:58.64
Thank you so much, Kyle.
00:42:58.67\00:43:00.38
And is there anything...
00:43:00.41\00:43:01.74
We have just a few seconds left,
00:43:01.78\00:43:03.11
is there another testimony
00:43:03.14\00:43:04.48
that you might be able to
share about the impact of AWR?
00:43:04.51\00:43:06.98
Absolutely.
00:43:07.02\00:43:08.35
So just as another
testimony, you know, in China.
00:43:08.38\00:43:11.09
China's a huge area
where we need to reach.
00:43:11.12\00:43:14.26
There's a billion people there.
00:43:14.29\00:43:16.29
And radio is difficult
to get a license in China.
00:43:16.32\00:43:18.89
But we've been
training young people, Debbie,
00:43:18.93\00:43:21.06
young adults who are
using their cell phones
00:43:21.10\00:43:24.10
to preach the gospel
through their cell phones.
00:43:24.13\00:43:26.74
Literally, we have one young man
00:43:26.77\00:43:28.10
that's been
preaching to 30,000 people
00:43:28.14\00:43:30.11
through his cell phone.
00:43:30.14\00:43:31.47
We have a young lady there
00:43:31.51\00:43:32.84
who has been
preaching over her cell phone
00:43:32.87\00:43:34.94
and she has 30 people
who are ready to be baptized
00:43:34.98\00:43:37.71
as soon as the
pandemic gets better
00:43:37.75\00:43:40.68
and things open up.
00:43:40.72\00:43:42.05
It's incredible
what God is doing
00:43:42.08\00:43:43.42
through our young
adults around the world,
00:43:43.45\00:43:45.02
preaching the gospel
through social media.
00:43:45.05\00:43:46.39
Well, thank you.
00:43:46.42\00:43:47.76
I'm glad I hung on
for that exciting report.
00:43:47.79\00:43:49.79
Thank you so much, Kyle.
And God bless you with AWR.
00:43:49.82\00:43:53.09
God bless you,
Debbie. Thank you.
00:43:53.13\00:43:56.46
Thank you, Debbie and Kyle.
00:43:56.50\00:43:58.13
It's incredible AWR is doing,
00:43:58.17\00:44:00.07
that God is just
blessing them abundantly.
00:44:00.10\00:44:01.77
It's amazing
also the opportunities
00:44:01.80\00:44:03.14
they're having in China.
00:44:03.17\00:44:04.51
Yeah.
00:44:04.54\00:44:05.87
God is just opening
doors around the world.
00:44:05.91\00:44:07.91
I believe that
we're in the last days.
00:44:07.94\00:44:09.74
Absolutely.
00:44:09.78\00:44:11.11
And this gospel message
00:44:11.15\00:44:12.61
needs to be
preached into all the world.
00:44:12.65\00:44:15.12
The last role we
have for you today
00:44:15.15\00:44:17.72
is Water for Life.
00:44:17.75\00:44:20.16
Debbie Young had the opportunity
00:44:20.19\00:44:21.69
to sit down with
Gary Bartholomew.
00:44:21.72\00:44:23.93
He's vice president and
founder of Water for Life.
00:44:23.96\00:44:27.43
And they
particularly drill wells,
00:44:27.46\00:44:29.96
specifically in Guatemala.
00:44:30.00\00:44:31.67
And they've drilled
over 150 wells so far,
00:44:31.70\00:44:35.67
which is amazing
00:44:35.70\00:44:37.47
to think people who
didn't have clean water
00:44:37.51\00:44:39.47
and people who
had no access to that,
00:44:39.51\00:44:41.68
now have access to water.
00:44:41.71\00:44:43.58
You know, clean
water's everything.
00:44:43.61\00:44:45.05
You know, people die if
you don't have clean water,
00:44:45.08\00:44:46.75
so it's amazing.
00:44:46.78\00:44:48.12
Even with COVID going
on well, you know what,
00:44:48.15\00:44:51.12
we'll actually let
you listen to this roll
00:44:51.15\00:44:52.85
because we don't
want to spill everything.
00:44:52.89\00:44:54.26
It's amazing what God is doing
even in the midst of COVID.
00:44:54.29\00:44:56.69
Let's go to that roll right now.
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Imagine having to walk miles
every day just to find water,
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and not clean water
bubbling from a natural spring
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but contaminated water
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and dipped from a
muddy cattle pond.
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Not a pretty picture, is it?
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But did you know
approximately 12 million people
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in the country
of Guatemala alone
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live this way right now?
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They have for years with no hope
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of ever working
their way out of it.
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Water for Life
is giving that hope
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and bringing it to reality.
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Over the past few years,
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Water for Life has
drilled over 150 wells
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in northeast Guatemala.
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And that number
is rising quickly.
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Each well brings
safe, clean water
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to countless
numbers of grateful people.
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Recently, I had the
privilege of spending four weeks
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working with Water
for Life in Guatemala
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and I can honestly say
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that was one of
the richest experiences
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of my life.
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Before going down,
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I had wondered
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what keeps volunteers
coming back year after year,
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I can tell you I've
experienced it firsthand.
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A volunteer's
efforts are more than repaid
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when one of the
mothers from a village
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comes up and says,
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"Thank you for the well
you drilled for us last year.
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This has been the first year
none of our babies have died."
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Where Water for
Life provides wells,
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mortality drops.
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Within a few months,
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villagers are
noticeably healthier,
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living a vivacious life
free from waterborne illness
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and parasites.
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Water for Life
is not only giving
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life saving water
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but also a life saving message.
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When we meet
people's basic human need,
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we're building a friendship,
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a relationship that
becomes a wide open door
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for sharing the
message of God and His love.
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These people
are not just thirsty
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for clean water,
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because of the relationship,
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they are eager to hear
about God and His Word.
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If you would like to volunteer
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or contribute to Water for Life,
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visit www.H2OFORLIFE.org
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where you will also
find more information
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about past and
current projects in Guatemala.
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Friend, thank you
for doing what you can
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to share the
gift of Water for Life
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while at the same
time sharing the hope
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of the true Water of Life.
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Gary, so good to hear
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that you are still
drilling wells in Guatemala.
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That's just exciting.
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You know, the
question comes to my mind
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what is
happening in Guatemala now
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with the COVID situation?
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Well, Water for Life
has turned a big corner.
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And it's a good corner.
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We've been training
nationals down there
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for the last three years.
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And we've also sent the
driller off to Nicaragua
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for some drilling school,
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because of COVID
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and having to
stay down there longer,
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it gave us more
quality time, training time,
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just to polish off.
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And let me tell you now,
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since all the North Americans
have been able to come home,
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our crew down there
has drilled four wells.
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They're excited, and we are too.
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Well, that
sounds really exciting.
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So it actually
gave an opportunity
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for you to solidify
the work there in Guatemala
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using local resources.
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Yes, it certainly did.
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And that's a big thing
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because they'll drill
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occasionally
throughout the year now,
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Debbie, and not just wintertime
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when we go down as volunteers.
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So tell us
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how are they
receiving these wells,
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we see your background
shows a dedication of a well,
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and a woman that's just
kind of washing her hands
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and we appreciate
you being in character
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informed for this interview,
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how are they
receiving the blessing
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of having pure clean water?
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It's always an exciting day
when the water starts flowing.
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And that's what this was here,
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they actually plan
the well dedication,
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which is a time when
we as Water for Life,
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introduce our Bible
workers and give out Bibles.
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And this was the big party.
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And so everybody jumped in.
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They throw water at each other,
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they drink water.
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Sometimes they're
a little hesitant,
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but we have the
water tested, we drank it.
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Once we started
drinking it, they jump right in.
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It's an exciting time.
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So what will the
funding from ASI help to advance
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Water for Life's
efforts in Guatemala?
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Well, our
infrastructure's in place now,
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our shop, our apartments,
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our kitchen, our
vehicles, all of that.
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So now, we will get more
bang for our buck, so to speak,
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because any funding
will drill more wells
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in the villages
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and provide more
Bibles for the Bible workers.
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And that's
another corner we turned,
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we've hired full
time Bible workers,
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not just on occasion
when some guests come down
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and want to do some work.
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They're full time
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and working in
these remote villages
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that may be two
or three hours away.
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And they're being
received just in an awesome way.
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We have many Bible studies
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going right
here at this village,
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pictured behind me.
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So there's a lot of
things that are happening
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not just for people
getting fresh, clean water
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but the Water of Life,
hearing about Jesus Christ.
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That's right.
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They're destitute people,
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when you hear statistics
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about people in the
world live on $2 a day,
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these are the people
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and they're so happy to
hear there's a better place,
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and the offering will
go to advance that work.
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Once we help those people,
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we have an awesome
relationship with them.
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And then the next
step is very simple,
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to introduce
them and to the Bible,
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give them Bible studies.
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And we've seen
hundreds of baptisms
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through the years,
Debbie, and that will increase.
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Amen.
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Well, Gary, thank you very much
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for the efforts
of Water for Life
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and keep drilling.
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God bless.
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Thank you so
much, Debbie and Gary,
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for that amazing interview.
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I hope today your soul,
your heart has been inspired,
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as you've seen what God is using
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average people, lay
people, church people,
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every person to become
involved in evangelism.
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If you would like to support
any one of these ministries
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that we've featured
today, encourage you,
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I know the websites were listed.
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But if you didn't get
that contact information,
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you can always
contact us here at 3ABN,
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and we'd love to put
you in touch with them.
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Amen.
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And I agree with Jill, you know,
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what an
opportunity we have today
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to participate in mission work
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and make a difference
in someone else's life.
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We're going to
go to a quick break.
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We'll be right back.
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