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Greg: 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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Music...
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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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music...
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Shelley: Hello, and
welcome to 3ABN Live.
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Oh boy! this is fun...
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it's always fun
when it's a live program.
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Shelley: We feel a
little lonesome out here
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because we're the
only two in the Studio
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but we've got three
wonderful guests tonight
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and an inspiring program.
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JD Quinn: Amen.
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Shelley: It's been a busy week.
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JD Quinn: It's
been a real busy week.
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Shelley: Have you
had some good calls?
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JD Quinn: Oh my goodness!
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You know, when I
first started working here,
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they were talking about...
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we get calls from
all over the world.
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When I first started, I thought,
"Well, that probably means
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we're getting
calls from California...
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Florida... maybe Indiana...
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but that wasn't what they
were talking about, Shelley,
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and this is going to incorporate
what we're talking about
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tonight...
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we were getting
calls from Australia...
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we were getting
calls from Germany...
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from Romania...
from the Caribbean...
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I mean... around the world.
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Shelley: Amen... amen.
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JD Quinn: And we're going
to build off of that tonight.
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Shelley: Yes, we
are... yes, we are
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and sometimes when they call,
he can't understand their accent
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quite often they
can't understand his.
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JD Quinn: Yeah,
we're working on that.
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Shelley: You know, the
thought struck me today
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that God's
missionary heart and His purpose
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is seen throughout
the entire Bible...
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right in the Garden of
Eden when Adam and Eve sinned
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God introduced the idea
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that He was
going to send someone
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who would be born of a woman
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who would be Messiah...
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who would do away
with the works of the devil
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and we see that God is... I
mean, when He called Abraham,
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He said, "All the nations
will be blessed through you. "
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He sent the Savior to
be a light to Gentiles,
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not just to restore Israel
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but to be a
light to the Gentiles.
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JD Quinn: Amen.
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Shelley: And, of course,
tonight we will be talking
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about carrying
out God's purpose...
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about having this
missionary heart...
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Jesus said in Matthew
28 verses 18 through 20,
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He said, "All
authority has been unto Me
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therefore... because
I've got this authority,
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you go... go
into all the world...
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baptize... making disciples... "
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in other words,
not just converts,
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you don't just
have them converted...
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He says, "teach them everything
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that I have commanded you... "
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and that's what
our guests tonight do.
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This is going to be
an inspiring program,
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we have lots of video...
it's going to be lots of fun,
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so, let me go ahead
and introduce our guests.
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First we have Gary Krause
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and Gary is the
Director for Adventist Mission
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at the General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists Church,
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Gary, hi...
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Gary: Good evening,
nice to see you again.
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Shelley: It is so
good to see you, my Friend,
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and we love your Texas accent.
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Guests: Oh yeah... laughing...
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Shelley: Somebody...
one of the camera men said,
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"Boy, I don't know what
time it is for this guy,
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he's down in
Australia or something... "
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but, you're
joining us from Maryland
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and we're so glad
that you're joining us
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and then, we have Mike Ryan...
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Mike, you're up
there in Colorado...
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he is the Assistant to the
General Conference President.
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We're so glad you could join us.
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Pause...
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Mike: I am very
pleased to be here this evening
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and thank you
for the invitation.
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Shelley: Yes, have the
fires gotten close to you
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up there in Colorado?
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Pause...
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Mike: Ah, well, they've
been to the north of us...
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we really haven't had too much
of it, in our immediate area.
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Shelley: Praise
the Lord for that,
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we've been praying for you guys
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and then we've got our
dear friend, Rick Kajiura,
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did I say it right?
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Rick: You said the way I said it
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so, as far as I am
concerned, you said it right.
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Shelley: Wonderful... and Rick
is the Communications Director
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for Adventist Missions
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at the General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Boy, you guys have long
titles... it's something else...
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JD Quinn: Can I bring
up one thing, Shelley,
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so that our
Viewing audience will...
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we're doing this via Skype.
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Shelley: That's...
that's... you know,
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we live in a world
of remote access...
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praise God for the access
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but we are sorry they
couldn't be with us here tonight
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but we're not going
to notice the difference
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because we get to see them
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it's like sitting down
across the table from them.
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JD Quinn: Yes, I
was noticing with Mike
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because we just ask the question
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and about another second
or two then he was answering
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and so, there is that delay
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but the good news is
that we're all together.
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Shelley: Amen.
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JD Quinn: I mean,
it's absolutely amazing...
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I was doing a devotional,
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when I was taking a devotional
back I think the 1949,
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heaven forbid, we had the
old ring phones on the wall
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and here we're able to go
across just wherever we want to
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by Skype... you know...
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just by these unwritten lines
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it's just amazing.
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Shelley: It is
exciting the world we live in
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and things are
happening so quickly
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but please don't get your
mind in a negative place...
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what we have to do as Christians
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is not worry about who's
in charge in our country...
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what we need to worry about
is who's in charge in the...
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in the kingdom which we belong
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and we want to do His
will to reach the unreached
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because that's what God does.
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We are Live tonight...
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but it's tv dot tv...
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so, let's have a quick
song and we got to get with it,
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we got lots of good stuff.
JD Quinn: I know... I know...
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I'm going to try my
best to pronounce this right
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but it's: Paulo Torres
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and he's going to be
singing "The Love of God. "
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Shelley: Amen.
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Music...
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The love of God
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is greater far
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Than tongue or pen
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can ever tell;
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It goes beyond
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the highest star,
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And reaches to
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the lowest hell;
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Music
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O love of God,
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how rich and pure!
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How measureless
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and strong!
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It shall forevermore
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endure
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the saints' and angels' song.
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When years of time
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shall pass away,
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And earthly thrones
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and kingdoms fall,
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When those on hills
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and mountains call,
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God's love so sure,
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shall still endure,
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All measureless and strong;
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Redeeming grace
to Adam's race...
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The saints' and angels' song...
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The love of God
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how rich and pure...
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The saints' and angels'
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song...
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Music...
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Could we with ink
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the ocean fill,
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and were the skies
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of parchment made,
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Were every stalk
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on earth a quill,
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and everyone
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a scribe by trade,
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To write the love of God
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above,
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would drain the ocean
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dry.
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Nor could the scroll...
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contain the whole...
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though stretched from sky
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to sky...
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Music...
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O love of God,
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how rich and pure...
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how measureless and strong!
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It shall forevermore endure,
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the saints' and angels' song.
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Music...
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O love of God,
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how rich and pure...
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how measureless
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and strong!
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It shall forevermore
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endure,
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the saints' and angels' song.
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Music...
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O love of God,
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how rich and pure...
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how measureless
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and strong!
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It shall forevermore
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endure,
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the saints' and angels' song...
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the saints
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and angels'
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song.
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Pause...
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JD Quinn: Obviously what I
should have said a while ago,
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Shelley, and what
I really meant was,
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"He can certainly
make that violin sing... "
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Shelley: He can make that violin
sing... that was beautiful.
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Well, if you're
just now joining us
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tonight we are... we
have three man servants of God
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who are going to
share inspiring stories
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and these are wonderful videos
that we're going to show you,
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great stories tonight
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but let's just go
ahead and get started
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because we've got a lot...
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Gary, we want to ask you first
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because I know...
since I've known you,
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it have...
there's... it's been decades...
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what three decades that
Global Missions has been around,
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tell us how it
started and for what purpose.
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Gary: Yeah,
well, thanks Shelley,
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yeah, this is the 30th
Anniversary of Global Mission
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and so, we're commemorating
it but we're not celebrating it
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but we're not celebrating it
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and what I mean by that is
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we realize that for
the past three decades,
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God has been leading
with new groups of believers
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being planted around the world
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as a result of this new
focus that was started in 1990,
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where church members and
church leaders came together
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and they prayed and they planned
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and they looked at
the world map and they...
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they looked at where the
Adventist church was active
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and where it wasn't
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and they decided, "We have
to have an intentional plan here
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to start new
groups of believers... "
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so, we celebrate the fact that
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back then there were six
million church members...
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today we have far
more than 20 million...
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we've seen the growth as
a result of global mission
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but we're sorry
because we're still here...
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we're still on Planet Earth
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so, we would
like to commemorate it
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and it's appropriate
that we have Elder Ryan
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here this evening
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because he, of course, was the
first Director of Global Mission
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he got the whole thing started
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from absolutely nothing...
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there was no Global
Mission Pioneer Program...
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there were no Urban
Centers of Influence...
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there was no focus as we know it
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on reaching
unreached people groups
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so, Mike can tell the
story of those beginnings
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much better than I can.
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Shelley: Mike... Mike...
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Pause...
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Mike: Well, you did
a pretty good job Gary,
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I'll tell you the
most important thing
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I believe that we did here...
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we had a vison for mission
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and we had a
passion for mission...
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as the world
leaders came together
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and it came to
them, they realized
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that we had many
places still to go
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and
particularly, they focused on
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four major areas...
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the former territory
of the Soviet Union...
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China...
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India...
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and then across the Middle East
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and, of course, the
reason they selected these areas
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is because we were
very late on the ground.
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Now, we commonly refer
to that territory today
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as the 10/40 Window
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and I think the other
kind of a... the church has had
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is sensitivity...
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and that is the
area of Urban Mission
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and Urban Mission
doesn't come to us
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just in that 10/40 Window
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even though there
are massive cities there,
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but it comes to
us around the world
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and those three days
were very interesting...
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but there were good
people... praying people...
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people with a vision
and they were determined
00:16:38.76\00:16:41.83
that if we were
really going to follow
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what is the Church's mission
recorded in Matthew 28:19 to 20,
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Revelation 14...
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there's many places that
we can reference that mission.
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If we were really
going to follow that,
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we needed to go about it with
a little more intentionality
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and I believe that's what really
gave birth to Global Mission.
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Shelley: And I have to tell you
00:17:05.05\00:17:06.49
that one of the things
that impressed me so much
00:17:06.52\00:17:08.62
when I first started watching
3ABN was Global Mission.
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When I realized that this church
00:17:13.90\00:17:16.16
really was reaching the
unreached around the world,
00:17:16.20\00:17:20.37
that was something...
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it was very convincing to know
00:17:22.30\00:17:24.57
that the church had that kind
of heart and compassion of Jesus
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and right now,
what we'd like to do...
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you've got a little video
clip, 30 years of Global Mission
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and this would be a
good time for us to see that.
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Music...
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Thirty years ago,
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the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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embarked on a
global mission focus
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that would totally
change the face of the church.
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Church leaders
identified key areas
00:17:56.14\00:17:58.27
where the
mission was struggling.
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Although the
church was growing rapidly
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in certain parts of the world,
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many areas and people groups
remained totally unreached.
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The church will continue working
in areas where it was doing well
00:18:08.32\00:18:12.22
but something needed to change
00:18:12.25\00:18:14.39
if we were going to be
faithful to the great commission
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to go to all peoples.
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At the General
Conference Session in 1990,
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Delegates voted the
global strategy document
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and Global Mission became
an urgent new mission focus.
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There were two key objectives:
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1. To alert church members
00:18:30.31\00:18:32.81
to the large number of
unreached people groups
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and 2: To plant new groups
of believers among those groups.
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Since 1990, the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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has nearly quadrupled in size.
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Millions of new believers
have found life in Jesus
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and have joined
the Adventist family.
00:18:50.36\00:18:52.89
They've come from
new territories...
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new people groups...
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different cultures.
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They've brought joy to heaven
and strength to God's church.
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We praise God for the 1,000s
of new groups of believers
00:19:03.81\00:19:07.71
that have been planted
00:19:07.74\00:19:09.54
and yet, we're still here.
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Mothers still sit and
beg beside busy city streets.
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Many still wake each morning
in fear of the spirit world.
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Millions in the 10/40 Window
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have never even
heard of the name "Jesus. "
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Only one-third of the
people on earth are Christian...
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two-thirds follow
other world religions
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and a growing number
claim no religion at all
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and still there are cities
of more than one million people
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with no recorded visit by
even one Seventh-day Adventist.
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We so long for Jesus to come.
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That's why Global
Mission continues to focus
00:19:45.88\00:19:49.28
on unreached people
in the 10/40 Window...
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the cities...
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in the secular postmodern west.
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Global Mission sends out 1,000s
of Global Mission pioneers
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to start new groups of
believers among the unreached.
00:20:01.46\00:20:04.37
That's why it
supports Tentmakers
00:20:04.40\00:20:06.94
in the world's
most challenging regions
00:20:06.97\00:20:09.04
and that's why Global
Mission is helping to start
00:20:09.07\00:20:12.67
100s of Urban
Centers of Influence
00:20:12.71\00:20:14.48
in cities across the globe.
00:20:14.54\00:20:16.14
Today, six
Global Mission Centers
00:20:16.18\00:20:18.68
focus on the most effective ways
00:20:18.71\00:20:20.62
to share the
good news with people
00:20:20.68\00:20:22.48
from non-Christian backgrounds.
00:20:22.52\00:20:24.29
These Centers find the
best ways to build bridges
00:20:24.32\00:20:27.82
of understanding
00:20:27.86\00:20:29.19
and help prepare resource
materials... methods and models.
00:20:29.22\00:20:32.23
Their goal is to remove barriers
00:20:32.29\00:20:34.86
that make it difficult
for people to understand
00:20:34.90\00:20:37.20
and accept the gospel.
00:20:37.23\00:20:38.57
We praise God for the millions
00:20:38.60\00:20:41.44
who have found
hope and peace in Jesus
00:20:41.47\00:20:43.57
since Global Mission began
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but we need more
Global Mission pioneers...
00:20:45.61\00:20:48.74
we need more Urban
Centers of Influence...
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and we need more prayer.
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Thirty years ago,
Adventist Church Leaders
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cast a bold vision for mission.
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That vision still burns strong
to reach unreached people...
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to reach teeming cities...
00:21:04.79\00:21:06.53
to reach those who
feel no need of religion.
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Today, we still need people
to answer the call to mission...
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to reach the
unreached with hope...
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to share the
good news about Jesus.
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We need people who
will answer the call
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that still
echoes after 30 years...
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we need people who
will say, "I will go... "
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Music...
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Shelley: That's so exciting...
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now, tell us how
does somebody become
00:21:39.36\00:21:41.66
a Global Mission Pioneer?
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Pause...
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Gary: You know, the beauty
of a Global Mission Pioneer,
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Shelley, as you know is that
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he or she usually
comes from the local area
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where they are working
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so, they already
know the language...
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they know the culture...
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they know the people
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and they live at the
same socio-economic level
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as the people that
they're trying to reach
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and so, Global Mission Pioneers
receive a small living stipend
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but nobody gets rich as
a Global Mission Pioneer.
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It's a sacrificial position
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and they are recruited
by the local Divisions...
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the local regional
offices of the world church
00:22:20.67\00:22:24.47
and the local leaders
find promising people...
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usually younger
people... often students...
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people who are willing to say,
00:22:30.61\00:22:32.68
"Yeah, choose me and I'm willing
to go for at least a year
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or two years... three years...
maybe five years to serve...
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to start a new
group of believers... "
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so, they are
recruited locally...
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we don't sit in the offices
in the General Conference
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and choose the people...
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they... they come
from the ground...
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the ground... the grassroots.
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Shelley: And so, what
we'd like to do is show...
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we have several videos here
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but they're kind of...
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is it accurate to say
a Global Mission Pioneer
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is a Church Planter...
would that be an equivalent?
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Rick: Yes, Global Mission
Pioneer is a Church Planter
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working in those regions
00:23:12.29\00:23:13.89
but just one thing
when they said earlier
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that Global Mission
Pioneers work where there are
00:23:17.26\00:23:20.63
very few Adventists,
00:23:20.66\00:23:22.00
it's also very
true that generally
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there are very few
Christians in those regions.
00:23:24.53\00:23:26.57
Shelley: Yes... yes...
makes it very difficult.
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Well, let's look at a video
called: Deep in the Valley...
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this is in Malaysia.
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Music...
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Deep in the Malaysian jungle
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a small village is tucked
away in a beautiful valley.
00:23:47.16\00:23:50.16
To get here from
the nearest city,
00:23:50.19\00:23:52.19
you have to drive for
hours on treacherous terrain
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and winding mountain roads.
00:23:55.00\00:23:56.46
Music...
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During the rainy season,
00:24:02.57\00:24:03.91
flooding makes
it nearly impossible
00:24:03.94\00:24:05.57
to drive in and
out of this village.
00:24:05.61\00:24:07.94
Boats become the
only means of travel.
00:24:07.98\00:24:10.25
The village sits next to a river
00:24:10.28\00:24:12.55
that is used for fishing
and transportation year around.
00:24:12.58\00:24:14.98
Alvin is a
Global Mission Pioneer
00:24:15.02\00:24:17.75
serving this remote village.
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When he was young,
00:24:19.49\00:24:21.02
Alvin's family learned
about Jesus for the first time
00:24:21.06\00:24:23.69
and became Adventists.
00:24:23.73\00:24:25.19
Since then, he
knew he wanted to share
00:24:25.23\00:24:28.13
this special message with others
00:24:28.16\00:24:29.90
so, he became a pioneer.
00:24:29.93\00:24:31.80
Music...
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When he first
came to the village,
00:24:36.54\00:24:37.87
it reminded him
of where he grew up.
00:24:37.91\00:24:39.24
The mountainous
landscape felt like home.
00:24:39.27\00:24:42.11
There was already one
Adventist family here,
00:24:42.14\00:24:45.18
but no church
building to worship in
00:24:45.21\00:24:47.32
so, Alvin immediately
began getting to know people
00:24:47.35\00:24:50.39
and spending time with them.
00:24:50.45\00:24:52.12
He assists them with their work
00:24:52.15\00:24:53.76
and teaches them
basic English phrases.
00:24:53.79\00:24:55.99
He often prays with
them before visiting others.
00:24:56.02\00:24:59.03
Music...
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Alvin has a special place
in his heart for the children.
00:25:02.43\00:25:05.10
He loves teaching them and
doing fun activities together.
00:25:05.13\00:25:07.77
Marching and
drilling is a popular activity
00:25:07.80\00:25:10.64
for children in the
villages in this region.
00:25:10.67\00:25:13.61
Sometimes, children
from surrounding villages
00:25:13.64\00:25:16.54
will come
together to demonstrate
00:25:16.61\00:25:18.05
new marches they have learned.
00:25:18.11\00:25:19.48
Recently the
children in Alvin's village
00:25:19.51\00:25:22.28
earned first
place in a competition
00:25:22.35\00:25:24.35
between seven of the
region's local schools.
00:25:24.39\00:25:26.55
They are thankful for everything
Alvin has taught them.
00:25:26.59\00:25:29.86
Since Alvin began his ministry,
00:25:29.89\00:25:32.79
a small Adventist church
has been built on the hill
00:25:32.83\00:25:36.03
overlooking the village.
00:25:36.06\00:25:37.73
He spends a lot of time here
with the children and his family
00:25:37.77\00:25:40.90
teaching, singing and praying.
00:25:40.94\00:25:43.04
Song...
00:25:43.07\00:25:51.05
Now, multiple
families in the village
00:25:51.08\00:25:52.88
are getting to know
Jesus thanks to Alvin.
00:25:52.91\00:25:55.75
More than 20 people
attend church on Sabbath
00:25:55.78\00:25:58.55
and the numbers keep growing.
00:25:58.62\00:26:00.26
Alvin asks that you say a
special prayer for his village.
00:26:00.32\00:26:04.39
One thing I ask you to pray for
00:26:04.43\00:26:08.76
is the joy and happiness of
the families in this village.
00:26:08.80\00:26:12.23
I would also like to
ask that you pray for them
00:26:12.27\00:26:15.60
to always love one another
00:26:15.64\00:26:17.71
but above all, to love God.
00:26:17.74\00:26:19.71
Thank you for
supporting the work
00:26:19.74\00:26:24.95
of Global Mission
Pioneers like Alvin.
00:26:24.98\00:26:27.65
Music...
00:26:27.68\00:26:35.49
Shelley: So, we've got
these Global Mission Pioneers
00:26:35.52\00:26:39.33
that are working
all around the world
00:26:39.36\00:26:42.50
and would like to go
now to our next video
00:26:42.53\00:26:45.57
which is a work that
is going on in Cyprus
00:26:45.60\00:26:48.50
and it is entitled:
Befriending a Shoe Shiner.
00:26:48.54\00:26:54.08
Yulian could barely feed
himself from the money he earned
00:26:54.11\00:27:00.65
shining shoes.
00:27:00.72\00:27:02.32
He set up every day
along a busy walking street
00:27:02.35\00:27:05.55
in Nicosia, Cyprus.
00:27:05.62\00:27:07.16
Most of his money went to
buy cigarettes and alcohol.
00:27:07.19\00:27:11.13
A decade earlier,
Yulian had immigrated to Cyprus
00:27:11.16\00:27:15.06
from Bulgaria to look for a job.
00:27:15.10\00:27:16.93
One day, Philip... a
Global Mission Pioneer
00:27:16.97\00:27:20.74
also from Bulgaria
walked by and greeted Yulian
00:27:20.77\00:27:24.47
asking if he needed any help.
00:27:24.51\00:27:26.91
Yulian was surprised...
00:27:26.94\00:27:29.01
no one had asked him such
a question in a long time.
00:27:29.04\00:27:32.45
It was nice to hear someone
talking an interest in him
00:27:32.48\00:27:35.85
and speaking his native language
00:27:35.88\00:27:37.49
but Yulian didn't
answer the question
00:27:37.52\00:27:39.72
and just
offered him a shoeshine.
00:27:39.75\00:27:42.26
While Yulian shined his shoes,
00:27:42.29\00:27:44.73
Philip told him that
Jesus loves each one of us
00:27:44.79\00:27:48.03
no matter what
situation we're in.
00:27:48.06\00:27:49.90
The mention of Jesus
grabbed Yulian's attention.
00:27:49.93\00:27:53.80
The next day, Philip returned
00:27:53.84\00:27:56.60
and asked again if
Yulian needed any help.
00:27:56.64\00:27:58.74
Yulian was surprised that
the stranger had returned.
00:27:58.77\00:28:01.94
This time, Philip
didn't need a shoeshine
00:28:01.98\00:28:04.88
so they just talked for awhile
00:28:04.91\00:28:06.68
and looked through
the books that he brought.
00:28:06.72\00:28:08.78
This became a routine.
00:28:08.82\00:28:10.92
Sometimes, Philip
read the Bible to Yulian
00:28:10.95\00:28:13.92
and eventually, the
shoe shiner opened up
00:28:13.96\00:28:16.26
about how he'd
worked in construction
00:28:16.29\00:28:18.33
after arriving with
his family in Cyprus.
00:28:18.36\00:28:20.33
He lost his job and was kicked
out of his home for drinking.
00:28:20.36\00:28:24.37
His family and
friends had rejected him.
00:28:24.40\00:28:27.17
One day, Yulian
led his new friend
00:28:27.20\00:28:30.41
to the abandoned
building where he slept.
00:28:30.44\00:28:32.17
His bed was a hard floor.
00:28:32.24\00:28:34.54
The sight brought
tears to Philip's eyes
00:28:34.58\00:28:37.38
and they prayed
together on the street.
00:28:37.41\00:28:41.18
Yulian felt valued
and felt God's love
00:28:41.22\00:28:44.95
through the Pioneer's actions.
00:28:44.99\00:28:46.32
It was at that point
that he gave his life to God.
00:28:46.35\00:28:50.23
Although he'd drunk and
smoked heavily for 35 years,
00:28:50.29\00:28:54.36
Yulian decided to give up
alcohol and tobacco that day.
00:28:54.40\00:28:58.43
His family
welcomed him back home
00:28:58.50\00:29:01.30
and now he tells
everyone who will listen
00:29:01.34\00:29:03.74
about his love for God.
00:29:03.77\00:29:05.41
Philip regularly leads a
Bulgarian-language Bible Study.
00:29:05.44\00:29:09.41
Over three years, eight
people had been baptized
00:29:09.44\00:29:12.61
through Philip's work.
00:29:12.65\00:29:13.98
A significant
number for a country
00:29:14.02\00:29:16.12
where the Adventist Church
has only about 100 members
00:29:16.18\00:29:18.82
in a population of
more than one million.
00:29:18.85\00:29:21.36
He often spends his
time mingling with people...
00:29:21.39\00:29:24.53
getting to know
them where they are.
00:29:24.56\00:29:27.03
Please pray for
pioneers like Philip
00:29:27.06\00:29:29.43
who are sharing a message
of hope with their communities.
00:29:29.46\00:29:32.17
Thank you for
supporting Global Mission.
00:29:32.23\00:29:34.54
Music...
00:29:34.57\00:29:40.44
Shelley: Now,
that's true ministry.
00:29:40.48\00:29:42.74
JD Quinn: It's
absolutely amazing,
00:29:42.78\00:29:44.11
I mean, it gives a whole
new definition of dedication.
00:29:44.15\00:29:46.85
Shelley: And... and it's
the way Jesus ministered.
00:29:46.88\00:29:49.68
Rick, how many... do
you get the opportunity
00:29:49.72\00:29:52.92
to meet some of these
Global Mission Pioneers?
00:29:52.95\00:29:56.06
Rick: We do get an opportunity
to meet some of these
00:29:56.12\00:29:59.96
Global Mission Pioneers.
00:30:00.00\00:30:01.33
In fact, we have a video
that's coming up next from Kenya
00:30:01.36\00:30:05.37
where I was there and visited
00:30:05.43\00:30:08.30
and was there with
the guys who were filming.
00:30:08.34\00:30:11.04
Just a little side story we
got a flat tire on the way there
00:30:11.07\00:30:15.08
but that's all
part of the adventure
00:30:15.11\00:30:16.64
of going out to the
front lines of missions.
00:30:16.68\00:30:19.61
Shelley: Yeah, and it
must be so inspiring...
00:30:19.65\00:30:22.52
I think this would be wonderful
so let's look at this video
00:30:22.55\00:30:26.22
called: Living Water in Kenya.
00:30:26.25\00:30:28.76
Music...
00:30:28.79\00:30:34.36
For many of us
00:30:34.40\00:30:35.80
getting a drink of water is as
simple as turning on the faucet,
00:30:35.83\00:30:38.90
but here in Northern Kenya,
00:30:38.93\00:30:40.84
getting water
is a lot more work.
00:30:40.87\00:30:43.10
For most of the
year rain is nothing more
00:30:43.14\00:30:46.34
than a distant memory.
00:30:46.37\00:30:47.71
In the dry
months, streambeds dry up
00:30:47.74\00:30:50.08
and finding water
becomes the challenge.
00:30:50.11\00:30:52.05
Digging under the sand
like this is the only way
00:30:52.08\00:30:55.68
to get a simple
drink around here.
00:30:55.72\00:30:57.65
Music...
00:30:57.69\00:31:15.50
Julius is a
Global Mission Pioneer
00:31:15.54\00:31:17.34
working in this part of Kenya.
00:31:17.37\00:31:19.21
He came here to
share the gospel message
00:31:19.24\00:31:21.61
with this remote group.
00:31:21.64\00:31:23.24
Through Christ's method,
00:31:23.28\00:31:24.78
Julius has developed real
relationships with the villagers
00:31:24.81\00:31:27.92
and many of them have accepted
Jesus into their hearts.
00:31:27.98\00:31:31.22
Sadly, these new believers
don't have a church building
00:31:31.25\00:31:34.46
of their own to worship in.
00:31:34.49\00:31:35.82
They meet regularly inside
this humble mud-walled building.
00:31:35.86\00:31:40.23
This space is a public
facility owned by the area chief
00:31:40.26\00:31:44.70
and he allows
them to gather here.
00:31:44.73\00:31:47.17
The villagers hope to have
an Adventist Church building
00:31:47.20\00:31:50.77
someday.
00:31:50.81\00:31:52.14
They trust that God
will provide for them
00:31:52.17\00:31:54.28
and are grateful
for the temporary space
00:31:54.31\00:31:56.48
they worship in now.
00:31:56.51\00:31:58.05
This has been the location
of countless Bible studies
00:31:58.08\00:32:00.72
prayer meetings
and singing sessions.
00:32:00.75\00:32:02.65
Julius loves discussing
new topics with the villagers
00:32:02.68\00:32:05.99
and they are
eager to learn more.
00:32:06.02\00:32:07.92
Music...
00:32:07.96\00:32:11.26
Joseph and Peninnah are married
00:32:11.29\00:32:12.63
and they've been
studying the Bible with Julius
00:32:12.66\00:32:14.76
for quite some time now.
00:32:14.80\00:32:16.13
They have committed
their lives to Jesus
00:32:16.16\00:32:18.43
but haven't had the
opportunity to be baptized yet.
00:32:18.47\00:32:21.34
Joseph and Peninnah have
been waiting about a year
00:32:21.37\00:32:24.21
for enough rain
to come to this area
00:32:24.24\00:32:26.01
so they can get baptized.
00:32:26.04\00:32:27.38
It is so dry that it isn't
possible without a good rain.
00:32:27.41\00:32:31.31
Until then, they wait patiently
00:32:31.35\00:32:34.18
and continue studying
and learning with Julius.
00:32:34.22\00:32:36.58
Despite the challenges,
00:32:36.62\00:32:39.79
God is doing amazing
things in villages like this
00:32:39.82\00:32:42.96
through the work of
Global Mission Pioneers.
00:32:42.99\00:32:45.39
Julius and other
pioneers in Kenya
00:32:45.43\00:32:47.96
ask for your prayers.
00:32:48.00\00:32:49.46
Advancing the work
can be difficult here
00:32:49.53\00:32:51.90
but God's faithful servants
are eager to share His message.
00:32:51.93\00:32:55.37
Please pray for
Pioneers around the globe
00:32:55.40\00:32:58.07
and consider how
you can support them.
00:32:58.11\00:33:00.74
Thank you for
supporting mission.
00:33:00.78\00:33:03.08
Music...
00:33:03.11\00:33:10.29
Shelley: I'll tell you,
that makes us understand
00:33:10.32\00:33:12.25
how truly blessed we are
00:33:12.29\00:33:14.72
but what wonderful
dedication these people have.
00:33:14.76\00:33:17.43
Gary, there's a
question that I want to ask you
00:33:17.46\00:33:20.13
because I know
in the 10/40 Window,
00:33:20.16\00:33:22.33
many of the governments either
officially or unofficially
00:33:22.36\00:33:28.10
oppose any Christian work...
00:33:28.17\00:33:31.47
any access of
Christianity in their country,
00:33:31.54\00:33:36.48
what do you do then?
00:33:36.54\00:33:37.88
Gary: Good question Shelley,
00:33:37.91\00:33:40.42
there are a number of things.
00:33:40.45\00:33:42.88
First of all,
it's a whole lot easier
00:33:42.92\00:33:45.95
for someone who is actually
living in the cultural context
00:33:45.99\00:33:51.43
to be a witness than for a
western missionary, for example,
00:33:51.46\00:33:56.87
to come over into that country
00:33:56.90\00:33:58.63
because as you see often,
00:33:58.67\00:34:00.14
you can't even get a
visa to come in there
00:34:00.17\00:34:02.10
so, local
Global Mission Pioneers
00:34:02.14\00:34:05.34
working closely and sensitively
00:34:05.37\00:34:08.41
and doing it in a holistic way
00:34:08.44\00:34:11.41
so that they're actually
contributing to the community
00:34:11.45\00:34:14.62
rather than just being seen as
people coming in and preaching,
00:34:14.68\00:34:18.45
they can do
some... some low-key work.
00:34:18.52\00:34:21.92
We also have what
we call "Tentmakers"
00:34:21.96\00:34:25.33
and Tentmakers are people
00:34:25.36\00:34:27.66
who like the
Apostle Paul have a trade...
00:34:27.70\00:34:30.77
they may have a profession
00:34:30.80\00:34:32.13
and so, they will go
to a challenging area
00:34:32.17\00:34:36.40
where outright
"witnessing" is not allowed
00:34:36.44\00:34:39.57
and they will go
and they will find a job
00:34:39.61\00:34:42.24
as an Engineer or a
Teacher or as a Nurse
00:34:42.28\00:34:44.88
or a Doctor et cetera,
00:34:44.91\00:34:46.31
and while they are there,
00:34:46.35\00:34:47.72
they will put
Christ's method into practice
00:34:47.75\00:34:49.58
and they will be a witness
in a quiet way as they can
00:34:49.62\00:34:53.05
and then we continue to
pray that God will open up
00:34:53.09\00:34:56.46
opportunities for... for witness
00:34:56.49\00:34:58.59
and we see that
happening in many places
00:34:58.63\00:35:01.43
where sometimes
officially this is not allowed
00:35:01.46\00:35:05.97
but local
government officials...
00:35:06.00\00:35:07.54
when they see the good
00:35:07.57\00:35:08.90
that a Global
Mission Pioneer is doing,
00:35:08.94\00:35:11.14
they will allow
them to do their work.
00:35:11.17\00:35:13.44
So, we see different avenues
open up from time to time.
00:35:13.48\00:35:16.61
Shelley: Amen... that's...
00:35:16.64\00:35:18.31
it's an amazing
thing to think about
00:35:18.35\00:35:20.28
people who do take this
kind of risk to go and minister
00:35:20.32\00:35:25.89
but you have...
there's a time...
00:35:25.92\00:35:28.06
Mike: Shelley,
I'd... Shelley: Yes...
00:35:28.09\00:35:30.19
Mike: Shelley,
I'd like to also, say
00:35:30.23\00:35:33.50
that we quickly recognize
00:35:33.53\00:35:36.13
that the entire
Global Mission Program
00:35:36.16\00:35:39.53
is really a partnership...
00:35:39.57\00:35:42.30
you have certain people
at the General Conference
00:35:42.34\00:35:45.67
that deal with research
on these un-entered areas...
00:35:45.71\00:35:49.01
we have others that
are developing materials...
00:35:49.04\00:35:51.35
you have people in the local
area recruiting and training.
00:35:51.41\00:35:55.05
You have people
watching this Program
00:35:55.08\00:35:57.72
that are impressed that
they should support this effort
00:35:57.75\00:36:01.66
to take the three angel's
message to the end of the world,
00:36:01.69\00:36:05.59
and they donate...
provide resources...
00:36:05.63\00:36:08.10
but I think that
we need to recognize
00:36:08.13\00:36:10.53
that the really heart
in this is the Holy Spirit
00:36:10.57\00:36:14.14
because it seems impossible
00:36:14.20\00:36:18.17
when you look at these
Global Mission Pioneers
00:36:18.21\00:36:21.38
many of them did not
have Ph. D.s and other...
00:36:21.41\00:36:25.51
and you look and you say,
"How are they going to do this?"
00:36:25.55\00:36:29.35
And I'll tell you...
00:36:29.38\00:36:30.72
it is though the
power of the Holy Spirit
00:36:30.75\00:36:33.99
that 1,000s and
1,000s of new congregations
00:36:34.02\00:36:37.23
have been established
00:36:37.26\00:36:38.59
in some of the most
difficult areas of the world.
00:36:38.63\00:36:41.46
Shelley: Well spoken
and we can do nothing
00:36:41.50\00:36:46.03
without the Holy Spirit
00:36:46.07\00:36:47.50
that's something we
all need to remember
00:36:47.54\00:36:50.27
and that's God's plan
00:36:50.31\00:36:51.67
because His plan is that we
be totally depended upon Him.
00:36:51.71\00:36:55.74
Well, we have one of
your videos I believe
00:36:55.78\00:36:58.58
this is from one of
the veiled countries...
00:36:58.61\00:37:01.38
we won't give the
name of this country
00:37:01.42\00:37:03.95
because this is closed access
00:37:03.99\00:37:06.59
but it is titled:
Twenty Days of Torture.
00:37:06.62\00:37:11.23
Video...
00:37:11.26\00:37:18.90
I was tortured for 20 days...
00:37:18.93\00:37:21.47
they wanted me to
reject Christianity
00:37:21.50\00:37:24.51
but I wouldn't do it.
00:37:24.54\00:37:26.91
I grew up looking for God,
00:37:26.94\00:37:29.94
I wasn't always a Christian...
00:37:29.98\00:37:32.91
I learned about Jesus
from one of my neighbors
00:37:32.98\00:37:36.38
who shared the Bible with me.
00:37:36.42\00:37:37.89
In my country
in the Middle East,
00:37:37.92\00:37:40.46
being a Christian is dangerous
00:37:40.52\00:37:43.16
but once I
discovered the gospel,
00:37:43.19\00:37:45.76
there was no way I
would ever give it up.
00:37:45.79\00:37:48.66
Somehow the government
learned I was a Christian
00:37:48.70\00:37:53.87
and captured me.
00:37:53.90\00:37:55.77
They tortured me with hopes
00:37:55.80\00:37:57.17
that I would
turn my back on Jesus
00:37:57.21\00:37:59.64
but God
protected me from the pain
00:37:59.67\00:38:02.04
and I felt peace like
I have never felt before.
00:38:02.08\00:38:05.55
I knew they planned
to kill me eventually
00:38:05.58\00:38:08.25
so, I managed to
escape and fled with my family
00:38:08.28\00:38:11.72
out of the country.
00:38:11.75\00:38:13.09
We live in another country now
due to the turbulence at home.
00:38:13.12\00:38:17.43
My experience has led me to
dedicate my life to God's work
00:38:17.46\00:38:21.86
and now, I am working as
a Global Mission Pioneer...
00:38:21.90\00:38:25.70
building a new
congregation of believers
00:38:25.73\00:38:28.30
in my city.
00:38:28.37\00:38:31.11
Music...
00:38:31.17\00:38:33.84
We meet for Bible Study
and fellowship each weekend.
00:38:33.88\00:38:37.91
Sometimes we go to a local park
00:38:37.95\00:38:40.45
when we can't
fit inside my home.
00:38:40.48\00:38:43.18
We always share a meal together.
00:38:43.22\00:38:45.85
Most of the people
who come are refugees too.
00:38:45.89\00:38:49.82
We all have that in common
00:38:49.86\00:38:52.09
so we can relate to
being in a new country
00:38:52.13\00:38:55.30
and we have formed good
friendships with each other.
00:38:55.33\00:38:58.63
During the week, I teach Bible
to people at my home every day.
00:38:58.67\00:39:04.61
Sometimes I even give lessons to
people back in my home country
00:39:04.64\00:39:09.38
through online video chat.
00:39:09.41\00:39:11.68
God is blessing my work
as a Global Mission Pioneer
00:39:11.71\00:39:16.08
and He's
preparing people's hearts
00:39:16.12\00:39:18.62
to be transformed by Him.
00:39:18.65\00:39:20.96
He spared my life because
I know He had plans for me
00:39:20.99\00:39:24.69
to share the gospel message
with the people I meet here.
00:39:24.73\00:39:28.36
Pause...
00:39:28.40\00:39:31.20
Please pray for the Middle East.
00:39:31.23\00:39:33.54
Pray that the gospel can spread
00:39:33.57\00:39:35.84
throughout this
challenging territory.
00:39:35.87\00:39:37.67
Thank you for supporting the
work of Global Mission Pioneers
00:39:37.71\00:39:41.74
like me... so that we
can teach others about Jesus.
00:39:41.78\00:39:45.15
Music...
00:39:45.18\00:39:51.09
Shelley: That's amazing.
00:39:51.12\00:39:53.22
JD Quinn: Mike, this is
just absolutely amazing,
00:39:53.25\00:39:55.26
let me ask you this, Mike,
00:39:55.29\00:39:57.26
it must be very
satisfying to see in 1990
00:39:57.29\00:40:01.70
just a project that the
Holy Spirit puts on your heart
00:40:01.73\00:40:05.50
and then you just dedicate
yourself along with your team
00:40:05.53\00:40:09.24
and then, 30 years later, we
begin to see this type of fruit.
00:40:09.27\00:40:13.34
Pause...
00:40:13.38\00:40:19.15
Mike: Absolutely, it
is tremendously satisfying
00:40:19.18\00:40:22.48
pause...
00:40:22.52\00:40:24.49
we just need to recognize again
00:40:24.52\00:40:29.32
it is not our clever
planning... the Lord is in this
00:40:29.36\00:40:33.96
and I think that when
we ask Him to bless it,
00:40:34.00\00:40:37.47
it's His work... not ours...
00:40:37.50\00:40:39.03
it goes forward.
00:40:39.07\00:40:40.40
Amen.
00:40:40.44\00:40:41.77
Shelley: You
know, my thought was
00:40:41.80\00:40:43.57
as I was watching this last one
00:40:43.61\00:40:45.17
was how many people
are reticent to give a...
00:40:45.21\00:40:51.28
here in the United States even,
00:40:51.31\00:40:52.85
they're reticent to
give a Bible Study...
00:40:52.88\00:40:55.22
they don't feel prepared or
adequate to give a Bible Study
00:40:55.25\00:40:59.35
because they aren't
relying on the Holy Spirit
00:40:59.39\00:41:02.42
but to see people
like this last gentleman
00:41:02.46\00:41:05.36
is something
that is amazing to me.
00:41:05.39\00:41:08.10
So, let's talk about...
00:41:08.13\00:41:10.97
this is the Global
Pioneer Mission work,
00:41:11.00\00:41:14.74
what about your
Centers of Influence?
00:41:14.80\00:41:18.47
Kind of go into that a little.
00:41:18.54\00:41:20.28
Gary: Yes, Centers
of Influence, Shelley,
00:41:20.31\00:41:24.48
is a concept that was
raised by Ellen White,
00:41:24.51\00:41:27.72
Co-Founder of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:41:27.75\00:41:30.92
more than a 100 years ago
00:41:30.95\00:41:32.45
and she talked
about Centers of Influence
00:41:32.52\00:41:36.39
in different context...
00:41:36.42\00:41:37.76
she talked about people
being a Center of Influence...
00:41:37.79\00:41:40.80
she talked about Jesus
being a Center of Influence...
00:41:40.83\00:41:43.90
in fact, she even
talked about Satan
00:41:43.93\00:41:46.20
being a Center of Influence
of negativity, of course,
00:41:46.23\00:41:48.77
but she also talked about cities
being Centers of Influence
00:41:48.80\00:41:52.74
and she had this
vision that in every city
00:41:52.77\00:41:56.58
throughout the world,
00:41:56.61\00:41:58.15
there would be
small Centers of Influence
00:41:58.18\00:42:01.25
that would be platforms
00:42:01.28\00:42:02.98
for putting Christ's method
of ministry into practice...
00:42:03.02\00:42:06.65
places that
would be springboards
00:42:06.69\00:42:10.19
where we could mingle
with people... show sympathy...
00:42:10.23\00:42:13.23
minister to their needs...
00:42:13.29\00:42:14.73
win their confidence and
then bid them to follow...
00:42:14.76\00:42:17.63
follow Jesus...
00:42:17.67\00:42:19.00
and so, she talked about things
such as Medical Treatment Rooms,
00:42:19.03\00:42:23.61
Lifestyle Health Centers...
00:42:23.64\00:42:25.74
Cafés... Restaurants...
00:42:25.77\00:42:28.44
various small institutions
00:42:28.48\00:42:31.05
that could help us connect
with the needs of the community
00:42:31.08\00:42:35.42
in a holistic way,
00:42:35.48\00:42:36.82
so, she didn't see a
vision of people coming in
00:42:36.85\00:42:40.76
and just
preaching to the people...
00:42:40.79\00:42:42.29
she saw people like
Jesus embedding themselves
00:42:42.32\00:42:46.19
in the urban community
00:42:46.23\00:42:47.66
and then showing
the love of Jesus...
00:42:47.70\00:42:50.13
the compassion of Jesus
00:42:50.17\00:42:51.50
and reaching out to
people in a holistic way
00:42:51.53\00:42:54.34
so... so when we
have Centers of Influence,
00:42:54.40\00:42:57.14
that we support from the
office of Global Mission...
00:42:57.17\00:43:01.14
we are looking
at Centers in cities
00:43:01.18\00:43:04.68
that will minister to
the needs of the community
00:43:04.71\00:43:08.78
but have a goal... and that is
to start new spiritual groups...
00:43:08.82\00:43:13.96
new groups of
believers out of these Centers
00:43:13.99\00:43:16.49
and these Centers can
be... can be almost anything
00:43:16.52\00:43:21.10
as long as they're connecting
with the needs of the community
00:43:21.13\00:43:24.33
it could be a
Center that teaches English
00:43:24.37\00:43:26.90
as a Second Language...
00:43:26.94\00:43:28.77
it could be a Bicycle Shop...
00:43:28.80\00:43:30.47
it could be a Musical Store...
00:43:30.51\00:43:32.94
it could be a
Second-hand Thrift Store...
00:43:32.97\00:43:36.38
it can be a Vegetarian Café...
00:43:36.41\00:43:37.95
it doesn't matter what it is
00:43:37.98\00:43:39.45
as long as it has
that holistic goal
00:43:39.48\00:43:42.25
to put Christ's method
of ministry into practice.
00:43:42.28\00:43:44.52
Shelley: You know
when you think about it
00:43:44.55\00:43:46.65
in the 10/40 Window,
00:43:46.69\00:43:48.19
two-thirds of the world's
population lives in that area
00:43:48.22\00:43:53.76
and they're
Buddhists... they're Animists...
00:43:53.80\00:43:57.10
they're Hindu...
they're Muslim...
00:43:57.13\00:44:00.24
so, it makes sense
that you just can't walk in
00:44:00.27\00:44:03.97
and start preaching
00:44:04.01\00:44:05.34
because they're
going to totally reject you
00:44:05.37\00:44:07.31
but if you can show them
Jesus through your actions...
00:44:07.38\00:44:12.55
what a great concept...
00:44:12.58\00:44:14.22
so, let's look at one of
the Centers of Influence,
00:44:14.25\00:44:19.32
I believe this is a secular
Center of Influence in Albania
00:44:19.35\00:44:23.93
and you've brought a video
called: Mission Changed Us.
00:44:23.96\00:44:28.46
Music...
00:44:28.50\00:44:36.94
A missionary
family packs their bags
00:44:36.97\00:44:38.77
and prepared for new
adventure in Albania.
00:44:38.81\00:44:41.48
God called Delmar,
Natie and three-year-old Clara
00:44:41.54\00:44:45.98
to serve in the 10/40 Window.
00:44:46.01\00:44:47.62
Natie: We are
both from Brazil...
00:44:47.65\00:44:49.85
I think God placed in our hearts
00:44:49.88\00:44:52.02
the desire to serve
in a different place...
00:44:52.05\00:44:55.29
in a different environment...
00:44:55.32\00:44:57.23
in a place where we wouldn't
be, like, comfortable...
00:44:57.26\00:45:00.46
something that will
challenge both our ministries.
00:45:00.50\00:45:03.63
Delmar: And we realized
very soon some of the challenge
00:45:03.67\00:45:06.63
that we would face
preaching the gospel...
00:45:06.67\00:45:08.74
bringing the gospel
here to this country.
00:45:08.77\00:45:10.77
Narrator: For years, Albania
was a Communist territory
00:45:10.81\00:45:14.28
banning religion and
declaring it the world's first
00:45:14.31\00:45:17.25
and only Atheist State.
00:45:17.28\00:45:18.68
Communism collapsed in 1990
00:45:18.71\00:45:21.58
but even today, religion
doesn't seem to be a priority
00:45:21.62\00:45:24.19
for most people.
00:45:24.22\00:45:26.25
There are only
about 120 Adventists
00:45:26.29\00:45:28.49
out of nearly three million
people living in Albania.
00:45:28.52\00:45:31.76
Delmar, Natie, and Clara
00:45:31.79\00:45:34.76
are assigned to
serve in the city of Korça
00:45:34.80\00:45:38.10
at the country's first
Adventist church built-in 1994.
00:45:38.13\00:45:41.97
The first year was
especially difficult.
00:45:42.00\00:45:44.51
Despite their efforts,
there wasn't a single baptism
00:45:44.54\00:45:47.91
or anyone
interested in Bible Studies.
00:45:47.94\00:45:50.01
Delmar: In the end of my first
year, I was really discouraged
00:45:50.05\00:45:53.72
because I couldn't see anything
really big happen in the church,
00:45:53.75\00:45:57.39
you know, I couldn't see
anything really even changing
00:45:57.42\00:46:00.16
in the church.
00:46:00.19\00:46:01.52
We associate big
things with good numbers...
00:46:01.56\00:46:04.99
big numbers...
00:46:05.03\00:46:06.59
so, in my first year, I
was trying to do my best...
00:46:06.66\00:46:09.26
I was working a
lot to do something big
00:46:09.30\00:46:11.63
or something important
according to my understanding.
00:46:11.67\00:46:14.54
Narrator: At the
peak Delmar's frustration,
00:46:14.57\00:46:16.91
he received a call to
pastor a large church in Brazil.
00:46:16.94\00:46:20.41
This offer seemed to
come at the perfect time
00:46:20.44\00:46:23.38
and he shared the
exciting news with his wife.
00:46:23.41\00:46:26.31
Delmar: I came
and talked to my wife,
00:46:26.35\00:46:28.15
"You know, we got a
call to go back to Brazil...
00:46:28.18\00:46:30.59
what do you think?
00:46:30.62\00:46:32.09
We're not doing
anything here anyway,
00:46:32.12\00:46:33.96
why we don't accept
that and we just leave...
00:46:33.99\00:46:36.42
and that's it. "
00:46:36.46\00:46:37.79
She looked to me, she said,
00:46:37.83\00:46:39.36
"Do you think that we
did everything that we could
00:46:39.39\00:46:42.53
here in Albania?"
00:46:42.56\00:46:43.90
"Do you... do you really
think that it's time for us
00:46:43.93\00:46:46.37
to leave this place?"
00:46:46.40\00:46:47.74
She said, "I personally
think that we should stay...
00:46:47.77\00:46:50.91
the Lord has
something prepared for us here
00:46:50.94\00:46:53.78
and maybe He wants to
teach us something here
00:46:53.81\00:46:56.64
and He still wants to use us. "
00:46:56.68\00:46:58.48
So, they declined
the opportunity of Brazil
00:46:58.51\00:47:01.22
and prayed about
how God could use them
00:47:01.28\00:47:03.52
in this
challenging part of the world.
00:47:03.55\00:47:05.75
Delmar and Natie noticed
that there were a lot of kids
00:47:05.79\00:47:09.36
in their neighborhood,
00:47:09.42\00:47:10.83
maybe this was a
good place to start.
00:47:10.86\00:47:12.46
Delmar: And
then we also realized
00:47:12.49\00:47:14.53
that Clara could be a
good missionary for them
00:47:14.56\00:47:18.43
because every time that
we were coming to our home
00:47:18.47\00:47:21.77
or leaving our home
00:47:21.80\00:47:23.27
and the kids... they saw Clara
00:47:23.30\00:47:25.37
so, they started
saying, "Hey, Clara... Clara...
00:47:25.41\00:47:27.88
let's play... let's do
this... let's do that. "
00:47:27.91\00:47:30.45
We prepared like a
place to play volleyball
00:47:30.51\00:47:32.98
and then we said to them,
"Come, let's play together... "
00:47:33.01\00:47:35.78
and this just
happened naturally...
00:47:35.82\00:47:38.22
and the kids
started coming to church
00:47:38.25\00:47:40.59
and they started
coming every week to church...
00:47:40.62\00:47:42.56
like, two times a week playing
volleyball... playing with us,
00:47:42.62\00:47:45.03
and in a few weeks,
they knew me as a Pastor,
00:47:45.06\00:47:47.96
they knew Natie...
they knew, very well, Clara,
00:47:48.00\00:47:50.60
and we were so excited because
now, the church was full.
00:47:50.63\00:47:55.17
Narrator: They recruited help
00:47:55.20\00:47:56.81
in the form of two Adventist
volunteers from Brazil,
00:47:56.84\00:47:59.24
and community volunteers.
00:47:59.27\00:48:00.98
One of the members, Angela,
brought her friend, Fatiome,
00:48:01.01\00:48:05.05
to church with
her every few months.
00:48:05.08\00:48:07.08
Delmar: Fatiome and I...
we just connect as a friend
00:48:07.12\00:48:09.58
and we start
talking about God...
00:48:09.62\00:48:12.35
we started studying
the Bible together...
00:48:12.39\00:48:14.66
I invite him to
be part of our group
00:48:14.69\00:48:16.93
and he just was excited...
00:48:16.96\00:48:19.23
he was really engaged with us
00:48:19.26\00:48:21.46
and he said, "You
know, that's what I want,
00:48:21.50\00:48:24.20
I want to participate...
00:48:24.27\00:48:25.60
I want to help these kids...
I want to serve this community"
00:48:25.63\00:48:27.70
and in just a few weeks,
00:48:27.74\00:48:30.07
he was already
helping us with the kids
00:48:30.11\00:48:32.61
and the kids also loved him
00:48:32.67\00:48:34.54
all these activities
just brought us together
00:48:34.58\00:48:37.98
and I have the
privilege to baptize Fatiome
00:48:38.01\00:48:41.38
as my first
baptism here in Albania
00:48:41.42\00:48:44.09
and I was so happy to see
that the Lord was answering
00:48:44.12\00:48:49.19
to our prayers.
00:48:49.22\00:48:50.56
Narrator: The love of
Jesus touched Fatiome's heart
00:48:50.59\00:48:53.63
and he now
shares this with others.
00:48:53.66\00:48:56.26
Fatiome: When we
follow this Jesus' methods
00:48:56.30\00:49:00.24
in other peoples
in the community,
00:49:00.30\00:49:02.80
I pray for their
hearts to get to warm
00:49:02.84\00:49:07.68
and to follow Jesus.
00:49:07.71\00:49:09.78
Narrator: This church
has seen many new faces
00:49:09.81\00:49:13.38
in the past few months.
00:49:13.42\00:49:14.82
Church members are
connecting with the community
00:49:14.85\00:49:16.72
through a Global Mission
Urban Center of Influence.
00:49:16.79\00:49:19.05
Natie uses her gift of music
to teach classes to the kids.
00:49:19.09\00:49:24.69
They love learning
to play the violin.
00:49:24.73\00:49:27.50
The Center also offers language
courses and a health club
00:49:27.53\00:49:31.00
with plans to branch
out with more programs.
00:49:31.03\00:49:34.07
Natie: So, when
you try something new
00:49:34.10\00:49:36.50
and then you see
that it's working...
00:49:36.54\00:49:38.77
it already give
you, like, more hope
00:49:38.81\00:49:41.44
and then this
also gave us motivation
00:49:41.48\00:49:44.08
to try different things
not just... not one approach.
00:49:44.11\00:49:47.98
Narrator: Please
pray for this ministry
00:49:48.02\00:49:50.12
as it continues to grow and
integrate into the community
00:49:50.15\00:49:53.12
and pray for missionary families
like Delmar, Natie and Clara
00:49:53.15\00:49:57.39
who are serving on the
front lines of mission.
00:49:57.43\00:50:00.10
Delmar: When we were
called to come as a missionary,
00:50:00.13\00:50:02.70
I thought that I was
ready to change the world
00:50:02.73\00:50:06.77
but it took, maybe, one year
00:50:06.84\00:50:09.24
to realize that
before I do anything,
00:50:09.27\00:50:11.84
the Lord was
trying to change me.
00:50:11.87\00:50:14.41
Narrator: Thank you
for supporting the mission
00:50:14.44\00:50:17.41
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:50:17.45\00:50:20.28
Natie: Okay, so,
do you like Albania?
00:50:20.32\00:50:23.08
Clara: Yes.
00:50:23.12\00:50:27.92
Music...
00:50:27.96\00:50:32.73
Shelley: That is
exciting to think that something
00:50:32.76\00:50:37.97
as simple as volley ball
game can be this... the seed
00:50:38.00\00:50:43.17
or touch the nerve
in someone's heart.
00:50:43.20\00:50:45.04
Now, the reality is that
this particular video right here
00:50:45.07\00:50:50.35
touches many people's hearts
00:50:50.38\00:50:51.71
because they
wonder what can they do
00:50:51.78\00:50:54.18
to make a different
in people's lives...
00:50:54.22\00:50:56.58
I had a call today with Dave
00:50:56.62\00:50:58.22
and he was saying,
"How can I be used?
00:50:58.25\00:51:00.72
Where do I need to go?"
00:51:00.76\00:51:02.09
It was kind of like, he wanted
to be struck with lightning
00:51:02.12\00:51:05.96
to catch his attention.
00:51:05.99\00:51:07.33
I said, "Well, maybe
if you just turn around
00:51:07.36\00:51:09.46
and allow the Lord to
use you where you are... "
00:51:09.50\00:51:11.60
and that's exactly
what happened there.
00:51:11.63\00:51:13.94
What a... I mean, this is very,
very touching... these videos,
00:51:13.97\00:51:17.54
Rick...
00:51:17.57\00:51:19.57
Shelley: And so, Rick,
this is your Department, right?
00:51:19.61\00:51:22.01
As the Communications
Director for Global...
00:51:22.04\00:51:24.81
or Adventist Mission... is
this your Department that...
00:51:24.85\00:51:28.15
Rick: This is what we do
is... produce these videos
00:51:28.18\00:51:31.42
and I just want to say
about that particular video
00:51:31.45\00:51:34.59
that, you know,
sometimes I think,
00:51:34.62\00:51:36.29
people think... Mission is easy
00:51:36.32\00:51:37.93
or they think Mission should
be done one specific way...
00:51:37.96\00:51:41.03
and yet, when you look at
what they're doing here...
00:51:41.06\00:51:44.13
we had somebody write
to our office and say,
00:51:44.17\00:51:46.10
"Why am I... you know,
00:51:46.13\00:51:48.10
I don't want my money to
support people to play soccer
00:51:48.14\00:51:51.14
or volleyball... "
00:51:51.17\00:51:52.51
and yet, that is
one of the best ways
00:51:52.54\00:51:55.74
to start engaging with people
00:51:55.78\00:51:57.78
and getting to know
them where you can share
00:51:57.81\00:52:00.15
where they may not
have been open before.
00:52:00.18\00:52:02.42
If you don't mind though
I'd like to go to the next video
00:52:02.45\00:52:06.59
which is... well I guess
we're coming into a break soon
00:52:06.62\00:52:10.69
so, yeah... maybe we'll
wait after the first hour?
00:52:10.73\00:52:13.96
Shelley: Yeah, let's
wait till we have our break
00:52:14.00\00:52:17.17
and come back but
let me ask you this,
00:52:17.20\00:52:19.53
"How many
Centers of Influence...
00:52:19.57\00:52:22.30
do you have an estimate of
how many Centers of Influence
00:52:22.34\00:52:24.87
you have set up?"
00:52:24.91\00:52:26.71
Rick: Well,
Gary, you can go ahead.
00:52:26.74\00:52:29.94
Gary: I'm aware of several
hundreds Centers of Influence
00:52:29.98\00:52:34.52
around the world.
00:52:34.55\00:52:35.88
Now, not all of them have
been funded from our office
00:52:35.92\00:52:39.35
and my favorite ones are
the ones that we did not fund
00:52:39.39\00:52:43.02
because local people have
caught the initiative themselves
00:52:43.06\00:52:50.57
and seen the vision
and they've set it up
00:52:50.60\00:52:52.77
and said, "This is
important enough...
00:52:52.80\00:52:54.90
we're going to do it... "
00:52:54.94\00:52:56.27
and so, that's very encouraging
for me to see that happening.
00:52:56.30\00:52:59.67
I know one Center in
Bulgaria... a wonderful Café...
00:52:59.71\00:53:03.21
they had never even heard of the
concept "Center of Influence"
00:53:03.24\00:53:07.08
but they had heard of
Christ's method of ministry
00:53:07.12\00:53:10.29
and they set up
this Café themselves
00:53:10.32\00:53:12.92
and after they
started doing it...
00:53:12.95\00:53:15.19
then they learned
about the concept...
00:53:15.22\00:53:17.43
"Centers of Influence. "
00:53:17.46\00:53:18.79
Shelley: And you know that it
is Christ's method of ministry
00:53:18.83\00:53:22.00
indeed because
that's what He did...
00:53:22.03\00:53:24.57
was... went among the
people and met their needs...
00:53:24.63\00:53:27.80
made friends and
showed Himself friendly.
00:53:27.84\00:53:30.31
Why don't you
tell people once again
00:53:30.34\00:53:33.44
you know, this is a live Program
00:53:33.48\00:53:36.51
and if you would like to
either send in a prayer request,
00:53:36.54\00:53:40.55
we might not get
to them all tonight
00:53:40.58\00:53:42.62
but the Pastoral
Department will go over those
00:53:42.65\00:53:45.85
every day next week.
00:53:45.89\00:53:47.49
We'll pray for them
each and every day next week
00:53:47.52\00:53:49.52
and you may have
a specific question,
00:53:49.56\00:53:51.99
perhaps for Rick, Gary, or Mike
00:53:52.03\00:53:56.20
and if that's the
case, you can text us
00:53:56.23\00:53:58.73
at 618-228-3975
00:53:58.77\00:54:04.71
now, those that are
interested in texting...
00:54:04.74\00:54:06.98
there's a lot of
texters out there: 618-228-3975
00:54:07.01\00:54:12.98
or you may want to
e-mail us at: live@3abn. tv
00:54:13.01\00:54:18.92
once again,
that's: live@3abn. tv
00:54:18.95\00:54:22.92
We love hearing from you
and we'll take care of it,
00:54:22.96\00:54:26.93
I'm sure these
gentlemen right here...
00:54:26.96\00:54:28.60
now... I... go back to Mike...
00:54:28.63\00:54:31.77
I mean, obviously lots
have happened in 30 years
00:54:31.80\00:54:37.11
but it just has to... it
has to just make you feel
00:54:37.14\00:54:42.38
very good about
seeing how Jesus is working.
00:54:42.41\00:54:46.45
This has nothing
to do with Mike...
00:54:46.48\00:54:48.05
I has nothing to do
with Gary or Rick...
00:54:48.08\00:54:49.98
it has nothing to do with us,
00:54:50.02\00:54:51.35
it's the power of the
Holy Spirit that comes in...
00:54:51.39\00:54:53.86
that opens up these avenues.
00:54:53.92\00:54:56.12
What you're looking for is that
00:54:56.16\00:54:58.29
you're looking for
those new groups of believers
00:54:58.33\00:55:01.00
who are willing to step
out of their comfort zone
00:55:01.03\00:55:03.60
and allow the Holy
Spirit to work in their lives
00:55:03.63\00:55:06.17
and see the
miracles that follow.
00:55:06.20\00:55:08.94
I'm assuming
that that's right...
00:55:08.97\00:55:11.64
I know that in our
world that's the way it is.
00:55:11.67\00:55:14.58
Shelley: Amen... amen and amen
00:55:14.61\00:55:16.54
and you know what
I would like to do
00:55:16.58\00:55:18.35
because are just
coming to the close...
00:55:18.38\00:55:21.45
to the top of the hour...
00:55:21.48\00:55:22.82
and you may not be
able to stay with us
00:55:22.85\00:55:25.09
for the second hour
00:55:25.12\00:55:26.45
so, I wanted to
give you an opportunity
00:55:26.49\00:55:29.16
to know how you can
support Global Missions.
00:55:29.19\00:55:33.46
You can call 3ABN
and that number is:
00:55:33.50\00:55:37.50
618-627-4651
00:55:37.53\00:55:44.11
and you can
donate over the phone
00:55:44.14\00:55:47.34
we have... just make sure we
know it's for Global Mission...
00:55:47.38\00:55:51.48
we have a fund set up for them
00:55:51.51\00:55:55.48
and I just have to remind us all
00:55:55.52\00:55:59.42
the great commission
applies to every Christian.
00:55:59.45\00:56:03.83
Jesus said,
00:56:03.89\00:56:05.79
"Come, follow me... "
00:56:05.86\00:56:08.63
we come to the
foot of the cross...
00:56:08.66\00:56:10.73
we commit and
submit our life to Him
00:56:10.77\00:56:13.74
but then, He gives us
this commission of "Go... "
00:56:13.77\00:56:18.51
and not everybody can go
00:56:18.54\00:56:21.81
but we can either be those who
are sending out those "Goers"
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and "Doers... "
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sending those people out
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or we can go ourself
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but it is so
important because Paul said,
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"How beautiful are the feet... "
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actually, it came
from... where? Isaiah...
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my mind is blank right now...
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Cameraman: Isaiah.
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Shelley: Isaiah...
that's what I thought.
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"How beautiful are the feet
of those who carry the gospel"
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but how can somebody
believe if they don't hear?
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How can anyone
know that Jesus Christ
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is the Savior of the world
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if they've never
even heard His name
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and all are sinners...
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all are condemned
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unless they
understand the grace of God.
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Well, we are just
coming right up on top of that
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but let me give you
that number one more time,
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if you want to support,
you can call: 618-627-4651
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and we will make
sure that you tell us
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it's for Global Mission.
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Well, stay tuned because
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we've got the
second hour coming up live
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with lots more
wonderful inspirational stories.
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Music...
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