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>> hello, friends. Welcome to
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weeks. So, yeah, we were on
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Northern California conference.
Yes, we conducting the awesome
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Evangelistic series. We thank
you for taking the time to tune
in and we pray that you are
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blessed. Wasn't that I loved it.
I love I love evangelism. Seeing
people come to the Lord. A lot
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of work. But hey, we were it's
worth it. When we see people
give their lives to the Lord.
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And that's what tonight's
program is all about. giving
lives to the Lord. Not just
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here in America, but all over
the world. You know, the
commission that the 24 14 and
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this gospel of the kingdom shall
be preached in all the world as
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a witness to all nations and
then the end will tonight. We're
talking about creative ways to
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reach around the world. Some
people are in areas where the
name of Jesus Christ hardly
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known. They're all this watch
affected by the Post Christian
era, very secular mindset. How
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do we reach people that have
that challenge? And then urban
centers that are being packed
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the day by day. The challenge of
technology and the things that
are coming at us. But
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tonight we're going to talk
about that and then the dive
right into the program with
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our guests know music tonight.
We have so much to cover a lot
of videos. You don't want to
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turn and you're going to be
inspired by this program. Sony
introduce our guests tonight,
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start to my right and milder. I
good to have you here to my good
to be here. Yes. Tell our
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viewers and listeners where you
are from and what you do right
now. Well, right now, I
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live in Colorado, but I am the
assistant to the president
General Conference. I try to
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retire, they asked me to come
back now in OK thing to have you
here and you can not a
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stranger to 3 of, you know, no
help. Always good to have used
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to have. >> this program and a
matter of fact, way back when
Shirley Burton didn't news
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program like, wow, That stating
Me. Haha. Wow. And to your
right, Rick, could you're a good
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to have you here? Wonderful to
be here. And you also tell the
audience what you do and where
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you're from. Yeah, I am the
communications director for the
office of the General
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Conference case. We produce a
lot of the mission details that
are shown in the church
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is >> I'm originally from
Canada, but I in Maryland, but I
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also used to come the way back
when I can share the burden
right. All right. So now so I
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had early days of Fabian. So,
3ABN dust on you. >> Actually,
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from studio, you definitely is
welcome. Good to have you back
here. And Gary Krouse, not me
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not come on television. We say
another episode from where we
carry us right now. Well, good
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have you here. Thank you very
much. was unborn when these guys
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back in 50's. But >> And the
Australian missionary to the
United I love it was Rick and of
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course, Mike was the first
director of global mission. And
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I followed in his footsteps,
huh? family and I live
Washington, D.C., a wow. We want
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one of our favorite programs as
is global missions. >> night was
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kind of we try to guess where
you are. When we look with bulls
are somewhat small he was Yeah,
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we're here tonight to talk about
a number of very interesting
things. But before we go on his
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birthday, so we want half day on
the right. that's right. We
pleasure to be here. We want
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to tell your viewing audience
that I'm guess that. That's
right. Believe Happy birthday.
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Thank you. And you Lourdes good.
Yes. You've been serving the
Lord faithfully. Praise
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God for your input. And you
affect the general conference
level and wherever you go, we
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appreciate stability in the
chairman. And thank you for
that. Well, tonight, we're
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talking about. A number of
things will start with a global
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mission. Mission refocus cannot
do that to you. Carrie, tell us
what is that? You know, this
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>> times when we need to look
where we're at and we would not
and given stretches down
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the various times in its history
back when it first started in
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North America, it sold. Its
mission was on the North.
America had no concept of
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reaching well, the world, they
said, look at all these
immigrants coming into America,
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we can reach them. We can
fulfill the great commission so
they need emission, refocus.
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Okay. Then in the 1980's leaders
came together. They look at the
world map. They saw this place
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is with the church is strong.
Other parts of the world that
doesn't even exist. Mike, you
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a part of this process went and
they came together, prayed
together. And said we need to
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refocus. We need to not just aim
for of the Christian
denominations. We need to.
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good news with people from other
religions, for people, groups
from other world views.
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And so we started thinking in
terms of people, groups all over
the world to stop new
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groups believe and now 30
something years since going
mission began. It's time for
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us to gain. are we putting
resources where we putting our
money out? Personnel? And so
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to not going to be talking about
some of those areas, 10, 40
window of an areas and the
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secular growing west of
POWs, Christianity. >> by one,
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anything to the well, just, you
know, like a few years ago, we
did did an analysis on the
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city's. There were 1 million or
more well and it just seems like
I don't know. 5 years went by
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and that number has gone up by a
3rd. and it's what, 500 and 80
some cities now that are more
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than a million. Of course, some
of those are 25 Million. Wow.
And that's probably the biggest
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change that we've seen. And of
course, when you stop to analyze
where Adventist are
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and where they are, not. At
area. We are weak. So new
mission field it. But there's
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so many effects in the urban
centers that, you know, we went
from we were raised in
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New York. My wife is
from England. But >> whenever
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whenever we go to a large city,
we just pause and say how I
we're going to reach these
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people. >> And you look your
city or some of those cities not
say how do we reach this many
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people There are some cities in
the world that really there no
ad than us. Well, the
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subsidies of 3 to 5 million
people know that no at >> Wow.
Wow. really that's a
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challenge. You know what? As we
talk about mission refocus, I
want to just run this video
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right now. are our viewing
audience. An overview mission
refocused and why it's
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necessary as we go down to
trajectory of time to just say,
let's look at this again.
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Here's the video. ¤ ¤
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>> The 7th Day Adventist
Commission flame was lit more
than 150 years ago. A handful
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of rule towns and villages in
Northeast America. Soon that
flame was spreading around the
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world. But it only happened
because dedicated 7th Day
Adventist look beyond their
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own needs. Who will world
indeed. Because of 7th Day
Adventist who said I will go,
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I will go beyond my home my
country. Beyond my language,
beyond my own people to light
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the flame. Among those who have
never Many of those faithful
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missionaries gave their lives
for the salvation of They never
came home. >> The 7th Day
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Adventist Church was founded on
sacrifice. It grew through
sacrifice and will only
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continue to grow through
sacrifice. The selfless
sacrifice of those who still
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believe that this gospel of the
kingdom must be preached in all
the world as a witness
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to all nations. 33 years ago,
the General Conference annual
council voted to document
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entitled Global Strategy of the
7th Day Adventist Church. That
document explored the
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mission challenge still facing
the church. It opens with these
words. The figures are
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start unrelenting world
population. 5.3 billion, 7th Day
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Adventist World membership. More
than 6 Million. The document
outlined a strategy.
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>> To refocus the church's
mission. >> To refocus on an
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reached territories and an
reached people. Groups to
refocus people and funds to
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reach the on reached with hope
and plant new groups of
Beliebers on new mission from 2
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years. That the focus was voted
the following at the General
Conference session in
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Indianapolis. The refocus this
call. >> Global mission. >> I
don't think we have ever
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said that. To discuss the
subject of great and important.
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That global mission. mission
stressed. of the care of the
message, God's love, the saving
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grace of Christ and the soon
living nation in a global
mission. The global strategy
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which extends from continent to
continent, country to country,
City, to city group, the group
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and ultimately person. >> Today
as we look at our mission
challenge more than 30
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years later, the figures are
still start on relenting. We
rejoice to see new groups of
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believers planted in the pen for
the window in the city. Among
other religious groups
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among the secular and post
Christian. But the time has come
for another mission.
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Refocus a time for aligning our
hearts and minds. Our people,
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our resources. >> Our budget
to reach the ¤ >> You know, when
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you look at that video, just
throw this generally, what do
you feel like? What do you
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think? I know. Anyone well as
just the encouraging to see all
the wonderful things that have
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happened. But you still see that
there's billion more people on
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planet and they were. >> In
1990, vote of the mission
started. Well, so. We
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just have to humble ourselves
before God and say you have a
plan. We want to participate
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with you use invited We need to
say I will gun. We will do it.
And that that initiative
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Mike. >> Yeah, no, I I couldn't
more. You know, we have a lot
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more capacity today to reach
people. be Example of we we all
types of media internet
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and we can talk about those
things. But if we really want to
be serious. About the
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counsel given by Ellen White. It
is also extremely important that
each 7th Day Adventist
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member realize that their
involvement is essential. That's
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right. Yes, every member
involvement am I? >> That's
right, Rick, you had anything to
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that? Maybe had a question. >>
know. Why did they start this
global mission? Why was
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it started? Well, I see why. But
haha. >> Well, I I I you know,
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obviously was just the scenario
that Gary painted, we looked at
the world and we had
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asked a question. where do we
still face the challenge of
placing a lighthouse? you know
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that the text says in Matthew.
>> That she says isn't coming.
Until the cost that gospel
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goes to every nation can't jump,
you know. And so when you look
at that, every nation
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cantor tongue in people, that's
pretty specific. Well day, I
think they just looked
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at it and there was a a man who
deserves a lot of the credit.
Charles Taylor doctor
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Charles Taylor, and he did a lot
of the original research. you
year remember him? I do
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well. he just used to say we we
have gone too many places and we
just plow into these
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different cultures and world
religions. And we try to use the
same methods at that. We
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use largely in North America and
he said, why don't we go over
there? Find out what the
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combination on the lock us.
Well, I for we go over the area
and and I I just think he
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saying that song and little by
little by little Gary. I think
it is. It is caught on. That's
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why we run those studies
centers. That's right. >> And
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before goodwill mission, we tend
to defeat mine in terms of
geography and on into country or
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region. But but the mission
helped stop thinking more in
terms of people, groups, which
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is a very important missing
logical concept because you can
have a church in a country for
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100 years and it's still in the
region. 2% of the population
because it's ignoring the
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majority people group. That's so
true because you you look at
these and as you talk about
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that, the exponential growth.
And nowadays, we can't go to one
city and say, well,
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everyone in that city is from
the same culture. Exactly. >>
Like an America where a
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melting pot of gold so alike
that expression news, find out
the combination to the lock in
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because we're answering
questions maybe not being asked
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And that makes a difference in
the co 2 emissions, OK? Yes, I
think part of the mission
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refocused who is looking at and
I we've all grown up thinking
this is where the mission field
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Part of this mission. Refocuses.
>> As you know, where is it
today and has that changed?
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You know, is it places are as
people? >> Yeah, I always like
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to to a a think of global
mission. There's always good
news to report. But there's also
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concern to report. >> We it will
give examples today of taking
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this message to too many places
in the world. >> But there are
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multiple. >> Times that number
of places that we haven't been
hit. That shows you how many
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countries we have been well
tuned in how many probably
around 2.40, yes, 8 or something
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like that. Countries now is the
How many countries are we in?
Well, probably a presence. Some
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type of the president's right to
tonight. I think, yeah, probably
something like that
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where we're still about. A 17 to
20 off. It depends. It depends
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on what they the United Nations
counts. political Hey, we're
talking He that's another thing.
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And if we look at the list, I
think about 21 to 24. But they
do countries and areas that
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her from the territories. >>
That's why was interesting at
the last General Conference
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session. It was so sobering at
the very end when they had all
the flags on the stage and
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people said no, why did they
come up last and is that these
are the places that we still
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have not entered and some people
misunderstood and reacted to
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that is why don't they have a
flag from the Vatican? There was
that there are people, as Paul
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said, create the Saints in Rome.
You know, there are people all
over the world that need to
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know Christ. was interesting. We
are in Rome on we at church. Do
we have? yes, we do
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to OK, not invented in city It's
not OK. >> That's how spot the
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long necks. But what what who
wants to tell us what all the
long Rick kicks b***. Haha.
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>> Well, this is a tribal group
and this is classic example of
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when you look at where people
think the mission field is it is
there. But you're talking fairly
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small groups of When you look at
some of these people or groups
that are millions in or some
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of these people curse in certain
countries that are millions that
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are still under aged. But along
this is what we all think of us
as the classic mission
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>> Where in the world is along
that located. They're in the
border of of Thailand and
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Burma. Myanmar. Well, that's
because today we see that and
Africa along that. So I think
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that people can agree this Okay.
That's interesting. We would be
with NBA and part of
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the place that you mentioned.
What specific, what makes them a
challenge to reach our? We
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are actually able to reach I
think there a cultural interest
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because they still maintain some
of that. Although some people
say that. Tourism perpetuates
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that practice So but we are
reaching some of these groups.
I'm one of the things in
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country like Thailand is we
reach sometimes these small
groups, but we're not touching
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the majority population through
OK, let's look at this video
about the long I think
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that would give us some more
insight and to what this name
means and how it applies to
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the people that we're talking
about. >> Myanmar is rich in
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culture, resources and people
also known as Burma. Myanmar has
a population of almost
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54 million, 90% of whom are
Buddhist. Some of the hardest to
reach people. Groups here
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are tribal groups. Let's journey
to the north to see how
education at a dedicated
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global mission pioneer are
sparking hope among tribal group
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called the Canyon. >> don't mean
to have sonam is my I'm
satellite thing. I'm 35 years
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old and I'm working as a global
mission pioneer in pulled out
alive. These please don't ask on
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top was of people here are
tribal people and the tribes
known ask Kenya, has >>
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Traditional ways of sharing the
gospel are rarely effective in
these communities, perhaps
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that's why Chris focused on
people and their needs first.
This is the example saliva
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follows. >> It's not difficult
for me to approach I simply make
a visitation that house to visit
00:20:03.10\00:20:07.77
to the people and talk to them
and also make friends with them.
00:20:07.77\00:20:14.81
>> So lies wife Cook has a
nursing background together.
They teach the children of
00:20:14.81\00:20:18.88
this village and also look after
the sick. In an area such as
this education is one
00:20:18.88\00:20:25.05
of the best ways to introduce
Christ principles and teachings.
00:20:25.05\00:20:32.16
With the teaching aids that I
have I surf the children. I
share with them basic education
00:20:32.16\00:20:38.27
in this area, too. In the canyon
tried. It's not easy to convince
parents to send their children
00:20:38.27\00:20:45.14
to school because they need
their children to help work. The
fields after some line cost 10
00:20:45.14\00:20:51.05
time earning their trust and
explaining the benefits of
education for their children's
00:20:51.05\00:20:55.45
future. The parents allow their
children to attend school. The
00:20:55.45\00:21:00.46
couple knew they would need to
nurture their relationships with
00:21:00.46\00:21:05.89
these parents. >> Right now my
wife teaches to preschool. As we
render the service of the people
00:21:05.89\00:21:13.97
that we continue to build their
confidence and their trust in in
00:21:13.97\00:21:19.37
what we are doing. >> This
involves listening to the
community's concerns and being
00:21:19.37\00:21:24.51
aware of their feelings since
enrollment cost can be
challenging to pay for the
00:21:24.51\00:21:29.08
global mission. Pioneer couple.
Make sure education is available
for everyone. Parents appreciate
00:21:29.08\00:21:34.49
this and begin to notice that
their children returned home
with much better attitudes. Over
00:21:34.49\00:21:41.10
time. A number of parents help
wanted to know more about the
power that lies behind this
00:21:41.10\00:21:45.13
amazing life. Changing school.
One such parent is Mo. The
reason I want to do the common
00:21:45.13\00:21:55.04
advantageous because of the many
good things I learned from my
children, the admin to
00:21:55.04\00:22:01.88
school, part of the fans alike.
The truth of scripture and the
00:22:01.88\00:22:05.29
love of God. As I learned from
my children, I became convinced
that I should common at and T's
00:22:05.29\00:22:11.86
like him. And now I >> Seemingly
small. But finally, important
00:22:11.86\00:22:19.20
beginnings like this, encouraged
to lie and other global mission.
Pioneers like him to continue
00:22:19.20\00:22:21.70
their work. >> only reason I'm
here is to share with them the
00:22:21.70\00:22:29.08
love of God and the truth about
God. >> We'll time out. >>
Police prefer the holy
00:22:29.08\00:22:38.49
spirit to touch their So their
hearts will become stopped asked
to come close to And as
00:22:38.49\00:22:45.46
we will push them the truth as
we know see that thank you so
much for supporting here in
00:22:45.46\00:22:57.37
town, the >> For more
information about how you can
00:22:57.37\00:23:04.75
make an impact go to www dot
global Dash mission Dot org. >>
00:23:04.75\00:23:11.69
Well, that's very interesting.
We recognize one of the school's
OK then that we were able But
00:23:11.69\00:23:16.42
interesting to see that to. >>
How? What about the it? You're
not tempted to use.
00:23:16.42\00:23:26.37
>> all those missionaries COVID
Global mission Piney isn't. The
00:23:26.37\00:23:31.97
church plant is so they lay
people. >> Who dedicate a year 2
years, 5 years would have it
00:23:31.97\00:23:37.78
too. Go to a new area and you
people group to start anew that
00:23:37.78\00:23:43.08
believes in. The principals, all
they need to be as close as
possible to the cultural group
00:23:43.08\00:23:48.62
that tried to reach. So as much
as possible, they come from that
culture. know that they speak
00:23:48.62\00:23:52.43
the language. They know what to
say. What not to say. But the
same food they did, they would
00:23:52.43\00:23:56.20
live at the same socioeconomic
level and they receive a small
living stipend. And they just
00:23:56.20\00:24:02.54
have one go start a new group
of believers. >> Well, that's
00:24:02.54\00:24:06.71
interesting. Yeah. I mean,
that's when you think about
missions. We. We think will
00:24:06.71\00:24:11.91
who's being trained to learn the
language, but how much more
effective it is. That's somebody
00:24:11.91\00:24:16.85
who was raised in the culture
that, you know, it's a perfect
example. This video of what we
00:24:16.85\00:24:23.59
were talking about earlier. >> I
don't know how many of you ever
00:24:23.59\00:24:27.93
heard Eri b hair? Yes, ever hear
him to Yeah. Well, when you
finish listening to Eric B here,
00:24:27.93\00:24:34.24
you would think that the work in
Burma was almost finished
because he would tell mission
00:24:34.24\00:24:38.91
stories and whatever and what
have. Well, you know, the real
the real facts are that Eric
00:24:38.91\00:24:44.11
be here work for tribal groups
that were per Ifill to the real
central Burma Valley. And
00:24:44.11\00:24:49.05
so what happened? We came here
at all the camp meetings,
people. Well, the work's going
00:24:49.05\00:24:55.36
well for almost finished in
Burma. 90% of the people live in
the central Burma Valley
00:24:55.36\00:25:01.90
come out of it completely
different world religion we we
had a lot of very big
00:25:01.90\00:25:08.27
challenges remain well, you
know, when you mention that
there was a statue there and
00:25:08.27\00:25:14.41
one of the schools in law in are
that tolls, it tells a story
about Eric be here on in
00:25:14.41\00:25:18.28
the city and for that. >> But
it's very interesting when you
go over that you're
00:25:18.28\00:25:21.92
driving through the country,
just getting to some of these
locations. You see such
00:25:21.92\00:25:25.89
diversity from the city to the
country it's it's a project.
tell us not by my strength
00:25:25.89\00:25:34.60
because that's something that we
think about how going to be
completed. like to address
00:25:34.60\00:25:36.70
that. >> This is >>
global mission pioneer and
00:25:36.70\00:25:47.48
these are the people that go in
and work in the they live among
the people. When you
00:25:47.48\00:25:51.38
talk about Christ method, the
first step is mingling. That's
right. And and when confidence
00:25:51.38\00:25:57.22
meeting needs. And so that's of
the mission pioneers that's
that's the beauty of the
00:25:57.22\00:26:00.82
piney. And because they're
following Jesus in calm ocean
omission, living among those
00:26:00.82\00:26:06.49
people playing soccer with the
kids working in the rice fields.
00:26:06.49\00:26:12.03
Just making those connections,
camaraderie, building a
camaraderie there in a so that
00:26:12.03\00:26:16.04
they could say, well, these are
not people that are coming in
here trying to direct us to
00:26:16.04\00:26:20.01
their cultural believe very He
mingles with the much sun. >>
Anything would have to
00:26:20.01\00:26:23.95
that? Yeah, no, I and the way
have been have a concept in
global mission from very early
00:26:23.95\00:26:32.85
on. Mike started the program in
1993, was just but it's it's
thought that well, as
00:26:32.85\00:26:39.89
just based on the the fact that
you want to try to reduce. The
00:26:39.89\00:26:47.60
barriers that. That you have to
overcome to communicate. Yeah.
Well, language and culture and
00:26:47.60\00:26:53.54
where you're from and how you
look in it it eliminates a lot
of those. So you have to refocus
00:26:53.54\00:26:59.28
the Exactly. Is now focus now,
when we think about not by my
strengths, I'm my mind comes
00:26:59.28\00:27:08.52
to Zachariah, not. no. By
pounding on my spirit. >> And we
00:27:08.52\00:27:12.29
have a small video that talks
about that. How that impact, how
people are not relying on to
00:27:12.29\00:27:17.83
strength alone, but not only
their cultural connection, but
the presence of powerful Lord.
00:27:17.83\00:27:22.34
Yes. Watch this video. ¤
>> We have would weighing in
00:27:22.34\00:27:34.15
the community. Nor their needs.
What made them? What would that
00:27:34.15\00:27:41.29
IDs? Diaz them? Word is opinion.
What is your cards? So we have
the right thing. All guard
00:27:41.29\00:27:46.49
included exhibition. ¤ >>
It's my passion and team do
00:27:46.49\00:27:56.94
lot of product I have seen an
arm signifies of could eyes to
died for us. And he get with
00:27:56.94\00:28:05.48
that much 20's and this. That's
why I decided have 5 years to
00:28:05.48\00:28:11.05
his. >> County. ¤ >>
And this is the plays we
00:28:11.05\00:28:18.79
had a lot of was not completed.
That wind is messes a wasn't it
00:28:18.79\00:28:24.50
started. So I decided to come to
this because that them that is
no one is who can do that he and
00:28:24.50\00:28:32.74
MS is. And I see the new dog
this up. I decided to is tied to
Just coming them mid
00:28:32.74\00:28:40.28
friendship with them there
and we have the right to down
00:28:40.28\00:28:45.19
farther. >> Not unknown. So like
maize be have make said come And
when people this seeing all
00:28:45.19\00:28:48.69
these communities and the the
they want to appreciate us, they
want to join with us.
00:28:48.69\00:28:55.30
They want to she can have
decided to can for these people.
00:28:55.30\00:29:00.80
And now we have
getting people. ¤ ¤
00:29:00.80\00:29:14.72
¤ So the Plains, have bride from
longtime give us a friend in
00:29:14.72\00:29:26.83
the D this evening's students.
People coming from. just for
this business to get done on
00:29:26.83\00:29:34.14
its and they just money just on
the busy conformation. So this
bill is cent of want to
00:29:34.14\00:29:43.35
many people who the added by the
city. So we're it, the radical
only for the locks,
00:29:43.35\00:29:49.95
not for the money, not for other
things. So people they have seen
the genuine. I love
00:29:49.95\00:29:55.96
the gender, the and the of So
that's why they like it. the
naked than they like the
00:29:55.96\00:30:02.93
getting was we had pitching and
pitching the life. So many
people. I have seen that. It's
00:30:02.93\00:30:10.74
not me or to my my eye on as
planned. It's the holy speed.
That's the God. a king in
00:30:10.74\00:30:16.51
behind and friend all heist. So
I pretty much excited and happy
00:30:16.51\00:30:26.45
and I want to take ¤ ¤ ¤
00:30:26.45\00:30:40.84
¤ >> You know, not by my
strength. I heard him say that
00:30:40.84\00:30:48.24
I could see what's happening.
It's not just by my effort, by
the work of the homes near
00:30:48.24\00:30:53.05
yes, for the word of the Lord is
group of L Zachariah for 6.
That's interesting because now
00:30:53.05\00:30:58.79
what location? But the speed
with envy. Much of that was just
high tide was an Indian
00:30:58.79\00:31:04.69
or than in the northern and
That's why they haven't sweat It
will ask you thinking about
00:31:04.69\00:31:10.90
that because the weather
generally in India's hot the
different regions in the end,
00:31:10.90\00:31:14.20
it cold. Tell us about the 10.
41 do it. You know, years ago I
heard about that will move
00:31:14.20\00:31:21.34
you itself. A new conference. We
had a missionary. Yeah. Scott,
Chris got drizzle. A
00:31:21.34\00:31:26.95
Northern California conference
was one of the younger past as
he and his wife went to
00:31:26.95\00:31:31.15
participate in the mission is in
the 10. 41 don't just talk about
that. The changes that
00:31:31.15\00:31:33.62
take took place over the years.
There. >> Yes, the 10. 41 the is
00:31:33.62\00:31:38.06
a is a description of the region
that stretches from North West
Africa through the Middle East
00:31:38.06\00:31:43.43
Asia. So it's like 10 degrees
north of the equator at the
bottom 40 degrees north of the
00:31:43.43\00:31:50.97
top. And a way to summarize this
region because in this
relatively small geographical
00:31:50.97\00:31:55.44
area, 60% of the world's
population lives James to 60's,
the says and most of
00:31:55.44\00:32:01.75
those people have not even heard
the name of Jesus. So when
you're talking about
00:32:01.75\00:32:06.82
mission challenges, this has to
be right up there. Among the top
level because in that
00:32:06.82\00:32:11.69
window you have extreme poverty.
You also have extreme wealth.
You have come in this
00:32:11.69\00:32:17.37
country's you have different
democratic countries. You have a
range of people, but this is
00:32:17.37\00:32:21.77
also the home of the major will
religions who historically we as
00:32:21.77\00:32:27.38
at Venice have not connected
with. So that's why it's a
challenge. And some of those
00:32:27.38\00:32:30.48
religions will be what is to put
this What is known in do resume
is long and it was and you just
00:32:30.48\00:32:36.12
that. And it that? I don't think
that. yeah, it's kind of it's a
religion where looking
00:32:36.12\00:32:48.10
to the spirit world, you wake up
in the morning and your task is
00:32:48.10\00:32:52.77
to keep the good spirits The bad
spirits have keep the good
spirits happy and you live your
00:32:52.77\00:32:57.34
life accordingly. Part hardly.
>> Any thing you do all day. His
is said and without
00:32:57.34\00:33:05.41
thinking of that, live in their
house, they walk down the
ladder. You walk down a
00:33:05.41\00:33:12.02
certain way. You hold your
silverware, certain whale, you
work in the fields a certain
00:33:12.02\00:33:16.26
way in front of your house. You
have 2 bowls. One has chicken
00:33:16.26\00:33:21.30
blood. One has dog blood. One of
peace is good spirits. One up,
he says the evil spirits and
00:33:21.30\00:33:28.24
their whole life is lived in
fear. Can you imagine when they
find out how about And there
00:33:28.24\00:33:35.74
they realize there is no half
the world to communicate to
freedom. I mean, you can imagine
00:33:35.74\00:33:42.22
that. Wow. >> about taking
Christ to the island What is
00:33:42.22\00:33:45.69
that taking Christ to the
island? Because we have a video
about >> So this is another of
00:33:45.69\00:33:53.76
mission pioneer. You know, when
we're talking about the 10 for
00:33:53.76\00:33:55.73
the window, we're talking about
a lot of very, very places
mountain villages, but also
00:33:55.73\00:34:01.57
major cities and also out the
islands. And so we'll go out on
the water with them, OK, let's
00:34:01.57\00:34:05.67
go to the water. Still, it. >>
Larry is a cheerful person. This
pile of hospitality help
00:34:05.67\00:34:13.48
him make friends and mingle with
people. Got called to serve as a
00:34:13.48\00:34:19.19
global mission. Play new and
village in the not too This
district is considered entered
00:34:19.19\00:34:24.46
area for the 7th Day Adventist
Church and many people are
hungry for the Larry received
00:34:24.46\00:34:31.40
approval from government
officials and the village
leaders to work here. The first
00:34:31.40\00:34:35.80
thing he did it was visit every
family in the community to
become friends with them. As
00:34:35.80\00:34:41.94
with many other small islands.
Most people here work as Fisher.
>> Larry loves to be out on
00:34:41.94\00:34:46.35
the water with the fisherman
helping them feed their
families. He has found that by
00:34:46.35\00:34:51.55
implementing Christ method of
ministry people allow him into
their daily lives. Planting
00:34:51.55\00:34:58.26
fruits and vegetables is not
common practice in this area.
Larry saw this as an
00:34:58.26\00:35:02.16
opportunity to meet people's
needs. He created a to teach the
community how to start
00:35:02.16\00:35:09.24
small gardens or farms around
their houses. >> The goal was to
00:35:09.24\00:35:13.88
provide some of their
vegetables, chiles and other
daily foods. Larry always starts
00:35:13.88\00:35:18.61
the programs with worship and
prayer. But the farmers group is
just one of his methods
00:35:18.61\00:35:25.22
about he also helps the
community by distributing news
close to that, which makes the
00:35:25.22\00:35:27.76
variant. Since this island is so
remote and far from the main
act, medical care is hard
00:35:27.76\00:35:34.76
to access. Malaria is a threat
here. High blood pressure and
cholesterol are some of the
00:35:34.76\00:35:41.10
common health challenges. >>
Larry helps out by providing
free health checkups
00:35:41.10\00:35:46.74
and basic medical treatment to
community members. People are so
grateful for what he's
00:35:46.74\00:35:50.61
doing for One day, one of the
farmers group members were He's
one of the members who
00:35:50.61\00:35:58.69
came regularly to worship
discussions and group interested
00:35:58.69\00:36:03.43
in the Larry to care until he
was fully recovered. The family
raised the Lord because of his
00:36:03.43\00:36:11.77
kinds. This family has asked
Larry to continue visiting them
to pray and share more about the
00:36:11.77\00:36:14.80
truth, especially more about
this out. Please pray for the
work that Larry is doing in
00:36:14.80\00:36:20.58
this newly entered area in
Tunisia, pray that more people
will open their hearts and
00:36:20.58\00:36:25.88
being ready for the second
coming of Jesus. Thank you for
supporting global mission
00:36:25.88\00:36:31.92
efforts to send pioneers like
Larry into an entered areas of
00:36:31.92\00:36:36.22
the work. ¤ >> You know, the
more we watch these videos, we
00:36:36.22\00:36:45.10
begin to say how how big the
world is, how small it is taking
a technologically. It's small.
00:36:45.10\00:36:50.21
But reaching into the different
people hopes to I mean, I see
00:36:50.21\00:36:53.58
that. But let's talk about we
just kind of hinted to the idea
with the plans come from to
00:36:53.58\00:37:00.18
reach into the lives of the
people at the local level. Yeah.
>> So the goodwill Mission
00:37:00.18\00:37:03.95
Pine, church planting projects.
We do. It said that the general
00:37:03.95\00:37:10.03
conference in the boardroom and
discuss what projects they
should be and we should do this
00:37:10.03\00:37:14.83
than that of a and this is a
principle that Mike started when
he was the first comissioner And
00:37:14.83\00:37:19.07
that is that every project comes
from the cross So the local
field sees we need to plant. A
00:37:19.07\00:37:25.87
group of believe is here. This
is how we're going to do it.
They put a plan together. Then
00:37:25.87\00:37:31.48
it's approved by the various
levels of the church is not
something he's just approved of
00:37:31.48\00:37:35.18
the general conference and then.
The funding for that project is
should. But the general
00:37:35.18\00:37:41.22
conference by the division, the
region of the world that takes
of aside from that area
00:37:41.22\00:37:46.76
and then the union and the
conference. So everyone is
invested in that sense not to
00:37:46.76\00:37:50.90
to General conference project,
something we're all invested in
together. So it starts with
00:37:50.90\00:37:56.04
the individual So just going to
be for you. Started. Mike always
used to say he's never
00:37:56.04\00:38:01.14
received a complaint about a
global mission project. And I
haven't because it's not a
00:38:01.14\00:38:08.12
projects. I like that. They made
the most of I was just going to
save the reality is
00:38:08.12\00:38:11.69
of the money goes to the General
conference. But the money comes
00:38:11.69\00:38:17.49
from the people who want to see
mission happen. >> And the 10
00:38:17.49\00:38:22.06
for the window who want to see
Comission pioneers going time
raise people, groups and
00:38:22.06\00:38:24.80
starting group. Some flavors.
And those are the faithful
people who make all of this
00:38:24.80\00:38:29.14
happened. every cent comes from
church members. That's what
stuff I we did in our churches
00:38:29.14\00:38:37.18
showed it starts with you right
into the blessing. Begins here
in blessing. Expands out with a
00:38:37.18\00:38:39.85
pebble in the pond. >> Yeah. But
every ripple represents another
00:38:39.85\00:38:44.32
level of the church. The
conference, the Union to
division and then the global
00:38:44.32\00:38:47.89
work. But it's appreciative to
hear that the plans. I mean, how
do we plan for people that we
00:38:47.89\00:38:54.66
don't know, right? People plans
the world change? Yes, and that
was in a very I would say God
00:38:54.66\00:38:59.70
lead incentive. it. >> You know,
it's a it's program that. People
00:38:59.70\00:39:06.71
cannot take credit for caught
because when you go to some of
these places, it is a huge
00:39:06.71\00:39:16.52
challenge. And you put a global
mission pioneer out there and
you think let's see
00:39:16.52\00:39:21.02
now he didn't. He doesn't have a
PhD from Anders. he, you know,
and start down the list
00:39:21.02\00:39:25.33
of all the think she's not
qualified to. Do you blink your
eyes and they they have a
00:39:25.33\00:39:30.33
church out there. Look at that
and not by my if you don't but
it's not not his skill, not my
00:39:30.33\00:39:36.94
skill, but the Holy Spirit
prepares territory and I've seen
it where it will just
00:39:36.94\00:39:43.24
take the first step. Don't worry
about it and it will happen like
00:39:43.24\00:39:50.45
the what do you have in your
hand? You know, the little fish,
the loaves and fishes, God
00:39:50.45\00:39:54.96
multiplies those blessings. >>
But now there are always
challenges. We know that this
00:39:54.96\00:39:58.23
work is not going forward
without hindrance cross. There's
a story Satan couldn't
00:39:58.23\00:40:03.23
touch her. Talk about how that
challenges confronted and how
was overcome. It was a speech
00:40:03.23\00:40:09.37
Rick. >> As of this is another
story about a global mission
00:40:09.37\00:40:14.84
pioneer and her experiences and
some of the hardships of said
overcome them. The devil tried
00:40:14.84\00:40:19.61
it to stop the work, how God
prevailed in man. Look at this
00:40:19.61\00:40:26.35
story. >> When Sarah's husband
left her for years ago, she knew
she had to find a way to
00:40:26.35\00:40:30.23
support herself. But she didn't
know where to look for a chop.
00:40:30.23\00:40:35.83
She prayed for direction and got
him pressed her to share his
word with the people living
00:40:35.83\00:40:40.54
around her. Sarah began visiting
her neighbors and their homes.
>> But I prayed for the sick
00:40:40.54\00:40:45.74
and they got well, I prayed for
those evil spirits and the
spirit one away. I prayed for
00:40:45.74\00:40:52.31
those who couldn't have children
and they were able to start a
00:40:52.31\00:40:57.09
family. >> Some people were
happy when Sarah visit them. But
others didn't like it. One day,
00:40:57.09\00:41:02.82
Sarah visited a family who was
worshipping an idol. They
demanded that she worship with
00:41:02.82\00:41:07.03
them, but she refused. One young
woman angrily plunged Sarah's
00:41:07.03\00:41:13.00
hand into a pot of boiling oil.
>> Number I prayed and when I
removed my hand from the oil,
00:41:13.00\00:41:19.41
it wasn't burned at all. >> The
next day, the young woman's
father called Sarah to
00:41:19.41\00:41:24.95
apologize. He asked her to pray
for his family. Sarah was happy
to uplift this family
00:41:24.95\00:41:30.59
impressed. >> Now they're
changed. They have accepted God
00:41:30.59\00:41:35.92
and they worship with us. >> 5
families witnessed Sarah escape
serious injury that
00:41:35.92\00:41:41.40
day. They were amazed and they,
too, have asked her to pray for
them. With the local
00:41:41.40\00:41:48.17
Adventist pastor learned about
Sarahs miraculous experience. He
told her you need to work
00:41:48.17\00:41:52.01
for God. He offered her position
as a global mission pioneer and
00:41:52.01\00:41:57.65
Sarah eagerly accepted it. 4
years later, she still visits
families in her community. She
00:41:57.65\00:42:06.05
prays with them and shares
literature about Jesus. On she
invites a group of women to
00:42:06.05\00:42:10.99
worship in her home. Every
Wednesday she hosts a Bible
study. There are many widows and
00:42:10.99\00:42:18.33
orphans in her city. And Sarah
does all she can to meet their
spiritual and physical needs
00:42:18.33\00:42:24.17
shop and buys the women saris or
food for their families. >> As a
pioneer, it's not only
00:42:24.17\00:42:28.94
about prayer, we're just going
to their houses. If I have extra
clothes, I want to close
00:42:28.94\00:42:35.25
them. If they need food, I will
feed them. It's my duty. >>
Sarah is no longer sad that
00:42:35.25\00:42:41.06
her husband abandoned her. After
he left. God has given me more
strength so that I can
00:42:41.06\00:42:48.86
preach the gospel and tell
people that he coming soon. So
he is taking care of me.
00:42:48.86\00:42:55.47
>> Sarah asks you to pray for
the people of her city. >> I
want them to be ready for
00:42:55.47\00:43:00.21
the second coming. I also want
to appeal to everyone to be an
example to others and served
00:43:00.21\00:43:07.18
them wholeheartedly. >> Sarah
has found her greatest joy in
00:43:07.18\00:43:12.69
being a global mission. Pioneer.
>> I'm happy and I'm willing to
serve God as long as I'm
00:43:12.69\00:43:18.89
alive. Please pray for Sarah. >>
And all our global mission,
pioneers around the world
00:43:18.89\00:43:27.04
airing the good news of Jesus.
Love and soon return. >> You to
00:43:27.04\00:43:35.38
follow. This is a modern Hebrews
and the fiery furnace that some
hot So that's not something that
00:43:35.38\00:43:43.02
not not burned. That's amazing
how God. And then the result of
that, she became a global So
00:43:43.02\00:43:50.56
the obstacles of oh, boy,
there's so much to cover. What
about is it tow killed
00:43:50.56\00:43:57.27
mission? A new mission? >> Yeah.
Usual. A few years ago we looked
00:43:57.27\00:44:05.54
at. Again much of the world map
and we saw areas of the both of
big challenge, one of the
00:44:05.54\00:44:09.44
challenges, Japan with the
church to be candid. >> Is It's
00:44:09.44\00:44:15.55
facing big challenges. And so. A
concerted was put together with
00:44:15.55\00:44:22.89
a plan to send missionaries to
have global mission, pioneers to
start centers of influence, too.
00:44:22.89\00:44:24.89
Make. I Mission unusual
initiative for Tokyo to start a
church planting initiative.
00:44:24.89\00:44:33.37
that's next videos of them.
>> What's risk for some major
00:44:33.37\00:44:39.37
religion in Japan? >> Major
religion is not just up Many
places that make your religion
00:44:39.37\00:44:53.29
is pen is very fast pace. People
let is back on his boot is yes.
should tell to shut the mom, but
00:44:53.29\00:44:59.36
I do more and more becoming
secular, especially large well,
it's not somebody recently said
00:44:59.36\00:45:05.30
I want to go to Japan, but they
didn't say to go to be a
mission. They know to go play
00:45:05.30\00:45:07.77
video games. Yeah. So let's see
what the Lord is doing in this
unusual place. Very calm
00:45:07.77\00:45:14.88
and very populous
city called Tokyo K. ¤
00:45:14.88\00:45:21.12
Cities throughout Northern Asia
like Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, and
00:45:21.12\00:45:27.52
Mamba tar are home to millions
of people who have not heard the
gospel message. >> Reaching
00:45:27.52\00:45:33.26
these vast cities seems daunting
and the work insensitive
territories is even more
00:45:33.26\00:45:37.13
difficult to measure. Not even
one percent of the 230 million
people in the northern Asia
00:45:37.13\00:45:41.87
Pacific region are 7th day
Adventists. Despite the
challenges had been a spray for
00:45:41.87\00:45:47.71
opportunities to share the life
of Jesus and his territory. ¤
00:45:47.71\00:45:53.72
The Adventist Church in Japan
invited the General conference
and the Northern Asia Pacific
00:45:53.72\00:45:58.92
Division to partner with them to
create mission unusual. A
massive church planting and
00:45:58.92\00:46:04.99
disciple making movement. Since
Tokyo is the world's largest
city. This movement is
00:46:04.99\00:46:10.63
an ambitious effort working
closely with local Japanese
church leaders, a team of
00:46:10.63\00:46:16.64
church planting missionaries is
on the ground, learning the
language and deciding how best
00:46:16.64\00:46:21.51
to share Jesus with the
Japanese. The 3 missionary
couple spent hours each day
00:46:21.51\00:46:27.88
preparing themselves for the
work with in central Tokyo. It's
not just population size
00:46:27.88\00:46:32.69
that makes outreach heart. There
are many barriers to religion
00:46:32.69\00:46:38.09
too. The Japanese society is
largely secular. And many people
it here to eastern philosophy.
00:46:38.09\00:46:44.67
Another challenge is overcoming
the isolation of the older
generation witching out to
00:46:44.67\00:46:49.04
them and showing them compassion
can be tricky. Missionaries like
00:46:49.04\00:46:54.71
Yuri and Lice have been creating
connections with their
neighbors. Simple tasks like
00:46:54.71\00:47:00.78
shopping, visiting the local
park and practicing their
growing Japanese vocabulary
00:47:00.78\00:47:03.22
with strangers on the street are
all opportunities to connect the
00:47:03.22\00:47:09.12
missionary team gathers each
Sabbath to pray, study cots,
word, eat laugh, shared
00:47:09.12\00:47:15.60
challenges and seek the Holy
Spirit together. is a great
example of a local church member
00:47:15.60\00:47:21.90
who has taken the spirit of
Mission unusual to heart. She
uses her home is a place of
00:47:21.90\00:47:26.57
ministry, especially for parents
and kids. Some have been
introduced to the Bible for
00:47:26.57\00:47:30.91
the first time in her living
room. Others have even requested
00:47:30.91\00:47:35.15
prayer for their families.
Amazing things are happening in
Tokyo with time. The ministry
00:47:35.15\00:47:41.69
team will grow as plans are made
to bring in global mission.
Pioneers, urban centers of
00:47:41.69\00:47:46.39
influence, volunteers and 10
makers in the future. The
challenge of ministering to the
00:47:46.39\00:47:52.63
world's largest city can
sometimes seem like too much but
God's power can overcome all
00:47:52.63\00:47:55.87
barriers. We ask that you
continue to pray for the
mission. Unusual church
00:47:55.87\00:48:01.58
planting and disciple making
movement. pray that the
advantage here. We'll continue
00:48:01.58\00:48:06.38
to develop new creative ways to
build connections with those
around them. Thank you
00:48:06.38\00:48:10.19
for supporting the mission,
offering, which fuels work like
00:48:10.19\00:48:18.73
this. >> Loud chip pan Japan, I
think of technology I think of
all the things that are
00:48:18.73\00:48:24.33
eventually coming to American
some kind of electronic packet
member made in Japan made
00:48:24.33\00:48:27.20
Japan. talk to that. What one
percent? Why is the challenge so
00:48:27.20\00:48:38.21
great? >> The one percent was
referring to that whole Northern
00:48:38.21\00:48:43.79
region. Number of reasons, one
is they just have a totally
different world view will views
00:48:43.79\00:48:48.79
to what we here in North
America. And so the traditional
ways that we approach. Mission.
00:48:48.79\00:48:57.27
When we present that to those,
is coming from a different
perspective. It's meaningless.
00:48:57.27\00:49:02.14
Well, it doesn't connect
concert. That's why cross method
00:49:02.14\00:49:07.31
of ministries. So important that
we need to take time to listen.
We need to to make friends. We
00:49:07.31\00:49:11.91
need to take time to understand
before we speak. But because of
those challenges, the cultural
00:49:11.91\00:49:19.25
challenges, language,
challenges, historical
challenges. For to to take
00:49:19.25\00:49:25.49
seed to it, to grow its just
it's just people that I think a
lot of it too, is that Japan
00:49:25.49\00:49:33.23
takes a look at Christianity. >>
Obviously they're observing how
it is exercised and how it
00:49:33.23\00:49:42.94
expresses itself. Yes, and I
think it's a little bit like a
You know, he had when asked
00:49:42.94\00:49:49.22
whether he wanted to become a
Christian, he was why would mind
being one except for the
00:49:49.22\00:49:52.29
way they live? And I think your
pan looks they go well for is
this a good trade? You
00:49:52.29\00:50:01.63
know? But when you stop, you
know, who was homer to Carton
presentation one time he was
00:50:01.63\00:50:09.37
showing, you know, like the
challenge he see go down to Papa
New Guinea and you have
00:50:09.37\00:50:15.14
one person walk past. You every
second. You only have to let 6
seconds go by and one of
00:50:15.14\00:50:21.78
them will be an Adventist. Wow.
Wow. I believe that at that time
00:50:21.78\00:50:27.59
when he did the research, they
were something like if you're in
Japan, Tokyo and they walked by
00:50:27.59\00:50:34.46
one every second. It will be 3
and a half years or something
before you would have had been
00:50:34.46\00:50:38.07
us walk by. That is Now we have
to refer to Rick Little because
it put because of the
00:50:38.07\00:50:45.67
cultural maybe. >> Could you
talk in depth? And there's might
00:50:45.67\00:50:52.95
probably knows more than Jen?
Yes. There is in Canada. 3rd
generation cancer born in
00:50:52.95\00:51:03.32
Canada as well. But it was
interesting going to Japan, you
00:51:03.32\00:51:05.09
know, and >> and learning more
about what some of the
challenges are. And I think
00:51:05.09\00:51:10.17
culturally Japanese do not
criticize other people
necessarily. You don't. Because
00:51:10.17\00:51:17.37
it's a shame in on the culture.
So when we do and we want to
talk about our religion, we need
00:51:17.37\00:51:24.38
to give great examples, not
criticize necessarily. Theirs is
a start because it's not going
00:51:24.38\00:51:28.82
to open that door for you,
right? We want to be
complimentary >> I like what
00:51:28.82\00:51:36.16
you're talking about, Condi.
That was a very interesting
story. Why he chose not to
00:51:36.16\00:51:38.19
Christian. They want to see that
religion in action. They want to
see Christianity in action like
00:51:38.19\00:51:43.33
you said, following cross month
alone. And then I think it's
finding common areas that
00:51:43.33\00:51:49.14
you can relate on like family.
>> Her health or things like
that. One of the things
00:51:49.14\00:51:55.51
mentioned there is is the
increasing loneliness of the And
so, you know, we all as
00:51:55.51\00:52:00.68
people have times and really
lonely, if we can minister to
them and help them through
00:52:00.68\00:52:04.99
those times. That's the
connection. That right makes it
00:52:04.99\00:52:09.96
different. >> Let's talk about
church in a year. That very that
I had not heard a year.
00:52:09.96\00:52:18.20
>> One of the challenges when
you're going into new areas and
starting new groups of
00:52:18.20\00:52:23.20
believers is where you worship
and very often that it's in the
home many times. You can't
00:52:23.20\00:52:26.44
just. Find a ready Bill. Kristen
style of church. So you're going
00:52:26.44\00:52:34.42
to Mongolia. They found an
interesting solution as to where
to worship, OK, let's look at
00:52:34.42\00:52:38.12
that. How do they worship in
Mongolia? say this and you'll
find out what a year is a church
00:52:38.12\00:52:45.16
in a year. ¤ >> The hills and
the Tar Mongolia are covered in
00:52:45.16\00:52:51.80
Pride, Lee colored houses and
traditional yurts among goian
year is a type of elaborate
00:52:51.80\00:52:56.17
semipermanent tents. The concept
has been used for many
generations assembling and
00:52:56.17\00:53:02.98
disassembling. Yurt takes only a
few hours. They may not seem
like they would be very
00:53:02.98\00:53:07.68
sturdy, but can withstand even
the worst storms and some areas
of Mongolia. Your tsar
00:53:07.68\00:53:12.75
used as places of worship. It's
a perfect space to keep warm
during the cold winter
00:53:12.75\00:53:17.09
months. But now is a goalie as
chief accountant. She uses her
your home to host Mongolia's
00:53:17.09\00:53:26.03
only Pathfinder club and a small
congregation. But no and her
husband Bouchon plan to
00:53:26.03\00:53:34.11
this church has global mission
pioneer several years ago. They
wanted to create a better
00:53:34.11\00:53:39.55
community for their own kids
among the neighborhood children.
00:53:39.55\00:53:42.98
But no started a Bible story.
Time which quickly became
popular with both the children
00:53:42.98\00:53:48.12
and the adults because of her
enthusiasm, creativity and
wonderful storytelling. They
00:53:48.12\00:53:54.10
used to attend the Main
Adventist Church in the city. As
the neighborhood children
00:53:54.10\00:53:57.43
became more involved in their
lives. But no and took them
along. That soon became a
00:53:57.43\00:54:04.04
problem because the car could
only fit so many children. The
solution, they decided was to
00:54:04.04\00:54:09.84
start the 7th school in there.
You're tall. The weekly services
00:54:09.84\00:54:14.78
were well attended with parents
often accompanying their
children. This led to a growing
00:54:14.78\00:54:18.29
Pathfinder clock. And then to
church services. They are a
model church planting team
00:54:18.29\00:54:25.16
connecting with their community
in positive ways meeting
people's needs. And
00:54:25.16\00:54:29.90
then inviting them to accept
Jesus as their savior. The
people are responding and the
00:54:29.90\00:54:35.30
church is growing in Mongolia
since they started church
00:54:35.30\00:54:40.01
planting in their neighborhood.
Dozens of community members have
accepted Jesus into their
00:54:40.01\00:54:42.98
hearts and at the baptized.
¤ Please pray for the work in
00:54:42.98\00:54:50.39
this country. In the 10, 40
window pray for global mission.
00:54:50.39\00:54:56.19
Pioneers like Bono and Bouchon
to connect with their
communities in creative ways and
00:54:56.19\00:55:01.16
share a message of hope you can
support the work of global
mission. Pioneers by donating on
00:55:01.16\00:55:06.00
the Global mission website.
Thank you for supporting
00:55:06.00\00:55:15.68
mission. ¤ I make >> Now you
know what a year it is. And it
00:55:15.68\00:55:22.75
looks warm. Yeah, looks it looks
cozy. Looks comfortable. >> You
know, cement They said
00:55:22.75\00:55:27.22
that if it withstands many a
strong, I mean. >> What's the
00:55:27.22\00:55:32.76
general have you been in the
year before? Many times? >> He
has won at But this is
00:55:32.76\00:55:41.70
so interesting. We talk about
the work of refocusing. >>
That's just highlight. Look
00:55:41.70\00:55:46.27
at what we talked about the
first out because we have
another hour to go with a lot
00:55:46.27\00:55:50.41
more information videos. But
let's just highlight that again.
The need to refocus our
00:55:50.41\00:55:54.05
mission for those who may have
just joined us. Yeah. What's the
need to refocus on mission
00:55:54.05\00:55:58.45
and why do we see that is an
imperative? It's just pure
social mudgee that any
00:55:58.45\00:56:05.53
organization, Lou can move into
maintenance mode. >> Where you
00:56:05.53\00:56:09.50
maintain what you already have
and you tend to stop them
looking a little bit Inwood
00:56:09.50\00:56:13.97
looking. It can happen to the
local church. You can happen
with the denominations are from
00:56:13.97\00:56:17.81
time to time. We need to get on
on these. We need to come
together. We need to play
00:56:17.81\00:56:20.61
together. We need to plan to
give them. You need to say what
around maybe priorities. we
00:56:20.61\00:56:26.88
putting our resources toward
those priorities. So my kids up
the strategic planning group for
00:56:26.88\00:56:34.49
the 7th Adventist Church, which
is I will go and it actually has
kpi key performance indicators
00:56:34.49\00:56:37.49
just so we can keep. We still on
track. And so with the mission
we still on we still focused
00:56:37.49\00:56:45.20
on reaching a new age. so that's
why we're thinking in terms of
00:56:45.20\00:56:52.54
secular 10. 41, though, those
are a big mission. We need to
refocus to make sure that with.
00:56:52.54\00:56:57.45
With focused on reaching those
people. >> 30 seconds before we
00:56:57.45\00:57:01.78
end the hour, Mike, just tell us
about that 10. 41 to one more
time. Well, the 10, 40 window.
00:57:01.78\00:57:07.59
Dominated by world religions and
cultures. That traditionally 7th
00:57:07.59\00:57:13.66
Day Adventist difficulty are
leading to an establishing
presence or and it's 10
00:57:13.66\00:57:21.77
degrees north of the equator. 40
degrees north and it stretches
00:57:21.77\00:57:25.84
from the Strait of Gibraltar,
Spain and Morocco all the way to
the eastern Shore, Japan, how
00:57:25.84\00:57:32.15
well and in that window lives
more than 60% of the world. But
I find out what that means in
00:57:32.15\00:57:37.22
just a moment. Don't go. We're
going to talk about how to reach
the post Christian all our
00:57:37.22\00:57:41.02
generation ministry in the urban
centers. Don't go away. We'll be
00:57:41.02\00:57:45.83
right back. ¤ ¤
00:57:45.83\00:58:05.88