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00:10 and welcome back to 3ABN Behind the Scenes program. 00:13 We're so glad that you've joined us this evening. 00:15 You know Jill, it seems like the first hour and every hour always 00:18 seems like it goes much faster than about 60 minutes, but I know time 00:21 doesn't speed up or slow down, but it's always exciting when we talk 00:25 about evangelism, about what the Lord is doing, and it's just great. 00:28 We mentioned it at the beginning of the first hour, but thank you for 00:31 being a part of the 3ABN family and again for your support of this 00:35 ministry, for your prayers. 00:37 We hear from so many of you every single day here at 3ABN about for 00:41 your prayers and your support of the ministry. 00:43 Thank you very much because without you and of course without the Lord 00:46 Jesus Christ, 3ABN would not be able to reach the entire world. 00:51 And what an incredible message 3ABN has to share and that message is 00:56 from the Word of God. 00:58 And so 3ABN, like we were talking in the first hour, it's all about 01:02 the message and the message hasn't changed. 01:04 God's Word always stays the same, right? 01:07 God doesn't change either. 01:09 It's just maybe the methods we're talking about AI and how it was 01:12 originally satellite, how we sent the signal out. 01:14 Now it's through the internet in many other ways. 01:17 So what a blessing to be alive at this moment in our history. 01:19 What great means we have is spreading the Gospel. 01:22 Absolutely, and I was thinking as we look into the Word of God, we 01:24 discover new nuances, not that there's new truth, but there's 01:29 growth in our understanding and our knowledge of truth. 01:32 And speaking of that, we have some of my favorite people on the set 01:36 today, Pastor John Lomacane and his beautiful wife, Angela. 01:40 And Pastor John, I just love it because you are one of my, I can 01:45 just say, I can say this, I can say this. 01:47 You are one of my heroes. 01:49 Just your knowledge of the Word of God and the gifts that God has 01:54 given to you to share the Word and to preach the Word and to be 02:00 faithful to share that Word. 02:02 And the growth and understanding that God gives you with the Word, 02:05 thank you. 02:10 you're here tonight. 02:11 Praise God. 02:12 And you know, praise the Lord. 02:16 I give them all the glory for that. 02:18 You guys have been the senior pastor here, of course, the 02:20 Thompsonville Seventh Adventist Church for over 20 years. 02:23 Yes, I can't believe it's been that long. 02:25 The only evidence is the color of my hair. 02:29 I decided somewhere along the way to stop coloring it. 02:33 It's distinguished. 02:35 One of our church youth actually, one Sabbath, one of the 16 year old 02:40 young lady, she said, Pastor, stop coloring it here. 02:43 Did you know the Bible says the glory of the old man is as great 02:46 here? 02:52 So I decided to free everybody else that was coloring their hair and we 02:55 had a lot of people that followed that suit, but time should be an 03:00 opportunity to learn more of God's Word. 03:02 It is true, the Word of God is revelatory. 03:05 You know, Jesus said to the disciples, I have many things to 03:08 say to you now, but you cannot bear it. 03:10 And earlier in our growth, we could look at the Word of God through the 03:14 window of where we were and understand it this way. 03:18 But all of a sudden the Lord chooses the time to say, I want to 03:23 show you that, but you will not have the season where you could 03:27 receive it. 03:28 So I give God the glory for the season. 03:30 We're seasoned and His Word is so sweet. 03:33 And I would say to Angie, I said, repeating sermons to me is like old 03:37 food. 03:42 And even sermons that I've preached, I look back on it and 03:44 said, there's so much I left out. 03:46 I told her that the other day, there's so much I left out, but 03:49 then that was 11 years ago. 03:51 Praise God for that. 03:52 Amen, absolutely. 03:53 Coming around the table, here's some more of our favorite people, 03:57 Jason and Francine Bergman. 03:58 We love working with both of you, work closely with you, of course, 04:01 Jason in administration as our CFO and Francine being our Kids Network 04:07 General Manager. 04:08 So thank you both so much for being here tonight. 04:10 Well, it's good to be here after being at ASI in the Camp Ruins. 04:15 So it's good to get back into the trenches again. 04:17 It is, it's been a busy summer. 04:19 It has been. 04:20 It's spring into summer. 04:21 It has. 04:22 For sure. 04:25 Re and ASI and all of that. 04:27 God is doing again great things and it's neat to see the work of God 04:30 expanding and growing around the world. 04:33 At the end of the first hour, we talked just a little bit about camp 04:36 meeting, but we want to talk a little bit more about 3ABN's 04:39 homecoming camp meeting. 04:40 But before we do, we want to go to a roll right now that talks about 04:43 3ABN's camp meeting. 04:49 Let's hear from you. 04:50 Are you excited to be here at 3ABN Camp Meeting? 04:52 Yeah. 04:59 So when I come here, I just feel the presence of the Lord and I meet 05:03 a lot of amazing people here and I'm just so grateful for this 05:06 opportunity to come to 3ABN. 05:09 We've loved every message that we've heard. 05:12 Every presenter that has come on, we've said, oh, is this one going 05:14 to be better than the last? 05:16 And everyone just keeps on getting better and better. 05:18 We're preaching the Word of God, uplifting the Lord Jesus Christ. 05:21 What can be better? 05:23 It's also been like a big family. 05:25 You could just talk to anyone that you walk by and say hi and you're 05:27 getting smiles back and love back and you feel like this is my sister 05:30 here and this is my brother here. 05:32 So that's been awesome. 05:36 Join us for 3ABN's homecoming camp meeting, Revival of Righteousness, 05:41 September 26th through 28th. 05:46 Wow, camp meeting is always so fun, isn't it? 05:48 Yay, I can't wait. 05:49 We cannot wait for you to be here. 05:51 You are part of our 3ABN family. 05:53 We love it when you come on down to Southern Illinois and we have that 05:58 opportunity to fellowship together and have spiritual renewal with the 06:02 meetings. 06:03 What an incredible blessing camp meeting is. 06:04 I was just thinking, come on down, come on up, come on over, east, 06:08 south, north, south, east, west, whatever, just come on to 3ABN. 06:11 We're having an in-person camp meeting right here at 3ABN. 06:15 If you've never been before, great time to come here because we give 06:18 tours of the facilities. 06:20 We also have, what do we call it with plan giving? 06:23 Plan giving trust services. 06:24 Yes, plan giving trust services. 06:26 They have a workshop. 06:27 We don't like to call it a seminar. 06:29 It's actually a workshop, which is great. 06:31 We've got kids' meetings, Francine. 06:33 Absolutely. 06:34 And free meals. 06:35 Yep, free meals. 06:36 Yeah, it's a fun time, the kids love it. 06:38 So even though there's school in session, we'd love to have the 06:40 kids, so bring them on. 06:41 I'm really excited about this, right? 06:43 This is behind the scenes. 06:44 We're not going to tell anybody but you, okay? 06:46 So we've just about finished the hay wagon, right? 06:49 So the carpenters in our shop have been working on rebuilding the hay 06:52 wagon. 06:56 Well, the whole structure was falling apart, so it's almost done. 06:59 It's going to be ready in time for fall camp. 07:01 We have hay rides with a real tractor, a real hay or straw, I 07:05 should say, in there. 07:06 And it's going to be giving you a ride up and down. 07:09 Sabbath night, Lord willing, that the weather's perfect. 07:11 We have a bonfire out there. 07:13 You can enjoy all the spiritual feasts, foods, physical food, like 07:17 Jason was mentioning. 07:17 The food is free. 07:19 But then there's some fun time for the family as well here. 07:21 We're at the Thribians on a beautiful campus that God has given 07:23 to us. 07:24 A lot of acres to spread out. 07:26 It was so fun at the summer camp and to see the kids and the 07:28 families with picnics and all that spread out across Thribian. 07:32 Fun, fun time. 07:33 You've been to many camp meetings before, Pastor. 07:34 Oh yes, the children of Israel. 07:36 Thank the Lord he held the bad weather back. 07:40 You didn't have much to do with it. 07:42 No, yeah. 07:42 Camp meeting is always a blessing. 07:43 What sticks out to you is really a blessing about camp. 07:46 I mean, we talk about fellowship. 07:47 Anything sticks out in particular? 07:49 So, you know, just a fellowship. 07:50 I remember camp meeting as a kid in Garden State Academy in New Jersey 07:56 and sitting around with all your friends, having a meal, just 08:02 getting to know and just socializing and talking about how 08:07 great the meetings were and how as we grow we see the Lord in just a 08:12 new light. 08:13 You know, that is true. 08:16 meeting because you can discuss the messages that you've just heard. 08:19 And I love the kids, Francine. 08:20 And I'm thinking about summer camp meeting. 08:22 You were packed. 08:23 I mean, the classrooms were like overflowing. 08:25 It was a wonderful situation to deal with because the kids had a 08:30 wonderful attitude and all of them. 08:32 You know, the biggest thing that you see is some of them come from 08:35 non -admetist families or, you know, from the public school and 08:39 you see them wanting to give their heart to Christ and they want to 08:43 follow up when they get back home and they're telling their friends. 08:46 And so, to me, that's the big thing that stands out is that it's 08:49 encouraging one another because maybe they don't have the same 08:53 group of friends or it's just nice that they see each other again and 08:57 they come back again. 08:59 So, to me, that stands out with the kids, you know, wanting to give 09:03 their heart to Christ. 09:04 No, that's a beautiful thing. 09:05 What about you, Angie? 09:06 What stands out for you in camp meeting? 09:08 Well, I grew up going to camp meeting, you know, from Victory 09:11 Lake camp meeting. 09:12 That was upstate New York. 09:15 And just the people we meet here, I just love meeting people. 09:20 I'm a people person. 09:21 So, I love meeting people because we're all a part of the family of 09:24 God. 09:29 But I love meeting people and getting to know them, not just 09:34 meeting them, getting to know them about their life and praying with 09:38 them. 09:41 To me, I love that. 09:43 Yeah, what about you? 09:45 I love that you mentioned the prayer time because we have a 09:47 prayer time early in the morning and at our camp meetings. 09:51 And you can watch on TV, you can watch online, which is an 09:55 incredible thing to do if you cannot come and be here in person. 09:58 But if you can be here in person, what a spiritual feast to join that 10:01 early morning prayer time and to see the Holy Spirit be poured out 10:06 and to see what God is doing. 10:08 So, that's incredible. 10:09 Sorry, Pastor John, I know we're coming to you. 10:11 So, what about you? 10:12 You know, camp meeting reminds me that our work is not in vain. 10:15 You know, when you see people that are willing to come and some people 10:19 are, they look forward to camp meeting. 10:22 They say, see you in the fall, see you in the spring. 10:25 And it's kind of funny. 10:27 It's almost a rhetorical thing. 10:28 We've heard it because the Spirit of God does something different 10:31 every camp meeting and it's almost becoming customary to people say, 10:35 this one was better than the last one. 10:37 This one was better than the last one. 10:39 Well, this one was better than the last one. 10:40 The Lord always gives different flavor and the reason why coming to 10:45 camp meeting, if you can make it come physically here because I 10:49 would say to people, you might enjoy it on television. 10:51 But then again, which one would you prefer, watching Thanksgiving or 10:55 enjoying the meal? 10:56 Enjoying the actual food, you're right. 10:58 So, it reminds me that the work of 3ABN, the work of reaching out to 11:02 people is not in vain because when they pull you aside and say, two 11:07 years ago, I had no clue until I heard that message or that sermon 11:13 and they mentioned numbers of speakers and sometimes they 11:15 mentioned me also and they say, thank you for being the difference 11:19 between where I was and where I am. 11:21 It's like, wow, sometimes as one pastor said to me, he was down here 11:24 and said, the reason why pastors like cutting grass is because 11:28 that's the only time they get immediate results. 11:31 But camp meeting reminds us, keep cutting grass because there are 11:35 people that are part of that beautiful grooming of God's grace. 11:40 So I love camp meeting for that reason. 11:42 Amen, absolutely. 11:44 Just reference some of the, we talked about the speakers. 11:47 Of course, Pastor C.A. 11:48 Murray is going to be in here as well as Elder Mark Finley. 11:51 So we'll have both of them and our internal speakers as well. 11:55 But I just want to read our theme is revival of righteousness. 11:58 We talked the first hour quite a bit about the theme of 12:01 righteousness by faith as evidenced in Shelly's new book, Spotless the 12:05 Everlasting Covenant. 12:11 of God and the knowledge and understanding that Christ's 12:16 righteousness can cover me. 12:19 And so as we go through this theme, we're looking at the true gospel, 12:22 repentance and confession, consecration, prayer, growing up 12:27 into Christ, discipleship, staying on course, keeping our mind fixed 12:32 on Jesus. 12:33 Of course, our Sabbath School panel and church with Danny Shelton. 12:37 Then though the heavens fall, building our faith and how you and 12:41 I are to release doubt, the joy of the Lord and standing for Christ. 12:47 Now some of these topics might seem a little familiar to you and that's 12:51 because we patterned it after the book steps to Christ. 12:54 So took that theme of that book steps to Christ, which is just so 12:59 important for us as Christians to grow in grace and grow in Jesus and 13:03 patterned it after that. 13:04 But it's all about revival of righteousness. 13:06 So we invite you to come on down and we would love to spend that 13:10 camp meeting together. 13:11 So those dates again are September 26 through 28 here at 3ABN. 13:18 And again, like Jill mentioned, if you cannot be here in person, you 13:22 can always watch on 3ABN. 13:23 Of course, it's on 3ABN radio as well. 13:25 Angie, right, you work in radio. 13:27 We want to encourage you to call the call center tonight if you're 13:30 bringing an RV, that's really important. 13:32 So the call center is open tonight. 13:33 And the reason you need to call the call center if you're bringing an 13:36 RV is because that's registration. 13:38 There's no fee at all. 13:39 Everything is complimentary as Jason was mentioning, which is a 13:41 great blessing. 13:44 meeting. 13:48 meeting. 13:50 That way we can have a spot for you. 13:52 Your name will be right there on a little tag. 13:54 So that way when you come, you know exactly where to go. 13:56 So if you're planning on bringing an RV, there are a few spots left 13:59 right there by the worship center, which is kind of the primary. 14:01 It's really close to the eating, to the main meetings, to the bath 14:04 house. 14:10 you're coming to 3ABN's fall homecoming camp meeting. 14:14 Great time of fellowship. 14:14 Looking forward to it. 14:15 Amen. 14:16 Absolutely. 14:19 night. 14:21 So tell us quickly about that in case someone is in that area and 14:23 want to come. 14:24 We're doing a radio rally. 14:25 Okay. 14:25 Where at? 14:26 In Cookeville, Tennessee. 14:27 All right. 14:32 You're going to be blessed. 14:33 And who are we working with, hon? 14:36 Well, Tameesa Ondap is the person who's managing the radio station. 14:41 Angie's been in communication with her. 14:43 3ABN radio. 14:44 3ABN radio. 14:46 Absolutely. 14:46 3ABN radio. 14:47 3ABN radio affiliate. 14:48 WOCG. 14:53 that was in Alabama. 14:55 So when she mentioned that, we're going to Alabama now, but this is 14:58 in Tennessee. 14:59 And so if you're going to be in the area, come on out and join with us. 15:03 It's going to be an exciting time. 15:04 They have free lunch for you all. 15:06 And we're going to have free giveaways. 15:09 It's going to be really nice. 15:10 Radio rally. 15:11 Radio rally. 15:12 So some music, testimony. 15:14 Yeah, yeah. 15:14 And pictures about... 15:16 Radio is the, what do you call it? 15:20 Theater of the mind. 15:21 I don't want to take her thunder there. 15:22 It is, because it comes from the era when you hear those and the 15:29 movie comes alive in each person's mind differently. 15:32 So thank you for being a part of radio. 15:34 I love radio. 15:35 So is this Friday night Sabbath? 15:37 When does this event start? 15:38 Well, it's going to be Sabbath morning for church. 15:41 Church begins at 10.50. 15:43 I have the program. 15:44 And that's right there at Cookville, Seventh-day Adventist 15:45 Church. 15:47 And it's near Livingston people. 15:49 The tower is in Livingston, Tennessee. 15:52 So those in the Livingston area, you come on out. 15:55 It's going to be, we're going to be blessed. 15:56 So you don't necessarily have to be just involved in radio. 15:58 They can come out to talk to you all, interact. 16:01 Yeah, you'll be speaking Sabbath morning. 16:04 And yeah, and the afternoon rally begins at 3 o'clock. 16:07 Can you be sharing some facts about the history of 3ABN radio? 16:12 Some amazing stories because being in radio, she also does a program 16:16 called Crossroads. 16:19 It's a testimony program. 16:20 We were in Australia once I got to tell the story. 16:22 We were in Australia at one of the churches there. 16:25 Sydney. 16:27 In Sydney and somebody said, oh, he came down in Angi. 16:30 I said, well, here's my husband. 16:31 He said, no, I want to meet you. 16:32 I was shocked. 16:33 I listened to you all the time on radio. 16:37 And he sat next to her the whole sermon. 16:38 He leaned on me. 16:40 I said, if he wasn't an older man, I'd be a little jealous. 16:44 He just sat with me. 16:44 Oh, you know, I love your voice. 16:46 I'd listen to you all the time. 16:47 I'm thinking, man, like, okay, I'm trying to concentrate on my sermon, 16:51 but he's all over my mind. 16:53 Yeah, he was like this. 16:53 He was excited about the impact. 16:56 Blessed by the ministry. 16:56 He was blessed. 16:57 And I recognize your voice anywhere. 17:00 And that happens around the world. 17:02 He said, oh, you're the one on radio. 17:05 So 3ABN radio is another part. 17:08 It's the imaginative part of 3ABN. 17:13 So I'm just looking here at my cell phone here. 17:14 So those dates, because this is Thursday night. 17:16 So Sabbath is the 24th of August. 17:18 There you go. 17:19 24th of August, Amen. 17:21 Sabbath morning. 17:22 That's great. 17:23 So if you're in the area, come on over. 17:25 That'd be great. 17:26 Yes. 17:26 Praise the Lord. 17:28 So we just came from ASI. 17:30 We did. 17:31 Fun time at ASI, right? 17:32 In Orlando, Florida. 17:34 You know, it's always a blessing again to see God at work in the 17:38 marketplace, so to speak. 17:39 All these ministries and businesses, they're excited about 17:42 sharing Jesus Christ, of course, in their sphere of influence. 17:45 And of course, 3ABN has been broadcasting this event for many, 17:48 many, many years. 17:49 So we bring our trucks there and we set up our cameras and set up the 17:53 lights. 17:57 And it's just a great time of, again, fellowshiping with our 18:00 brothers and sisters. 18:01 Should we go to that role and talk about that? 18:04 We have a little role here that we're going to talk over is that 18:06 we're sharing some of what happened there at ASI. 18:09 That's Dr. Andy Hunsaker, the president of ASI, and Pastor Philip 18:13 Baptiste. 18:14 Executive secretary. 18:15 And treasurer. 18:17 3ABN was blessed with some music there for the program. 18:21 Debbie Young and Dan Houghton, they do a great job, very much a part of 18:24 ASI for a long time. 18:25 Of course, you're there, too. 18:26 You hosted a couple of ministries. 18:28 Just did some interviews, ministries. 18:30 We did some interviews with some of the ministries there at ASI. 18:32 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 18:35 Dr. Tom. 18:36 Yes, Tom. 18:38 Child Impact. 18:40 And you can see there's a good audience there, too. 18:42 Oh, Elder Wilson. 18:43 Elder Wilson's message was very good. 18:44 It was very good. 18:46 Really good music. 18:47 I like that about ASI, too. 18:48 A lot of academies. 18:49 Involve the young people. 18:51 Oh, for sure. 18:53 Beautiful. 18:54 Oh, Boonstra. 18:55 He did a great job with that message. 18:57 Yes, he did. 18:58 He was very relatable. 19:00 I've yet to see him with his shoes off. 19:03 Of course, Francine, all the kids, right? 19:04 That's always fun. 19:05 Pastor Doug Batchelor again. 19:07 Amazing facts. 19:07 Jem in the prayer room. 19:09 He does a great job, Jem Caster. 19:12 Elder Mark Finley there. 19:14 Having an appeal. 19:15 He was a good test. 19:19 there. 19:20 So, yeah, great time at ASI. 19:22 What sticks out to you all about ASI? 19:24 Anything special that you appreciate or enjoy? 19:26 The messages, the workshops that they have. 19:30 It's an international marketing event. 19:35 We tend to, you know, 3ABN, many of the ministries that are at ASI are 19:39 often seen through the window of 3ABN, heard on 3ABN radio and seen 19:42 on 3ABN television. 19:44 But it's really exciting because when you get there and you see them 19:48 putting up their booths, it's just an energy about it. 19:53 We get to rub shoulders with one another. 19:56 And Orlando is a really good location because a lot of people, 19:59 the church is very prevalent in Orlando, a lot of people. 20:02 So the very first night when the booths open up, it's quite a 20:06 wonderful attendance. 20:08 And just to meet people and see that each of the ministries has a 20:12 different mission, but then we're all a part of the one Matthew 24, 20:17 14, a Gospel going through all the different facets. 20:21 Anywhere from a new Bible study or remnant, you got a new remnant 20:25 Bible there, the Platinum edition. 20:29 And so you have... 20:29 And then you have amazing facts. 20:33 It is written. 20:35 It's just a helicopter you see there, an airplane. 20:39 Did you see the airplane? 20:40 I think it was Oklahoma Academy, was it? 20:42 It was the airplane, but the age of one was the helicopter. 20:44 And then the other thing you get to see is what I liked, what I really 20:48 want, one of my high points is, we know that people, and I'm going to 20:52 just kind of be candid about it, we have a certain age bracket audience 20:56 generally speaking, but some teenagers came up to me and said, 21:00 can we take a picture with you? 21:01 We watch your sermons all the time. 21:05 They're from the academy, 19, 20 years old. 21:07 I said, praise God, there's a future for me. 21:13 And they said, because I thought they wanted to just kind of see it 21:17 with you. 21:17 We love the sermons, praise God. 21:20 We watch your sermons, listen to your sermons all the time. 21:22 I said, praise God, we're meeting also the needs of the young. 21:25 And I've often said, and I know that Ebeon is really on the 21:28 forefront here, the ministry that really creates more content for a 21:33 younger audience will increase its longevity. 21:36 Because the church of tomorrow is the young people of today. 21:40 And we have to make sure that we are remembering that, hey, they're 21:43 listening too. 21:44 It's the evolution of ministry. 21:46 But yeah, ASI is this event we all look forward to in Orlando. 21:51 The contrast, hot outside, cool inside. 21:56 I think one thing that stands out for me is some of those young 22:00 people that you're talking about, these young adults, they're coming 22:03 in and they want tools to be able to witness in their business world. 22:07 And so I think that's some of the biggest conversations we've had is 22:12 usually they want to say, okay, what can I give them? 22:15 How can I give them Bible study? 22:17 How can I reach them? 22:18 And so we have all these resources at our booth. 22:21 And I think that's a big testimony that we have resources for them 22:25 that they can say, yes, this is a tool that they can use back in 22:28 their community because they're thriving. 22:31 They want to be able to share in their workplace or people that they 22:36 come in contact with and I think that's the powerful how the Holy 22:41 Spirit already works ahead of us. 22:43 And I think part of all this is just a networking. 22:48 Everyone has their little niche. 22:51 And not one institution can do it all. 22:54 But 3BAN is great. 22:56 We interview different programs and different ministries. 23:01 And it's great meeting them and understanding what they do and to 23:06 highlight those because we can't be everywhere at the same time, but 23:11 it's great that we can work together. 23:13 And I think as the body of Christ, that's what it's all about. 23:16 And I think ASI is kind of like that foundation that we can get 23:20 together. 23:23 And basically, as you were saying, Pastor John, just networking with 23:27 people and getting to know them. 23:28 And it's kind of interesting. 23:30 Some of the people that I've met, I went to school at Andrews 23:33 University and we see them and we're like, wow, we look about the 23:36 same. 23:42 Wow, yeah, you guys look good. 23:45 So it's good to have those type of reunions as well. 23:48 It is. 23:49 No, that's a good point. 23:50 Anything for you, Angie? 23:52 No, children. 23:53 I love children. 23:58 books and their little frisbees. 24:01 Yeah, it was so much fun. 24:04 The other thing that's funny about ASI, I always laugh at this part. 24:08 You know, at the end, all the ministries take a ton of material. 24:12 You know, everybody is type A when it comes to are we going to have 24:17 enough? 24:18 And I love it at the very end. 24:19 Everybody wants to unload. 24:20 Do you want an extra shirt? 24:21 Do you want some extra magazines? 24:23 Please take some. 24:24 Take a box. 24:25 Take a box. 24:27 So I wait kind of like toward the end and I go over the amazing 24:29 packages. 24:30 Do you have a box of sanctuary magazines? 24:33 Yeah, please take the whole thing. 24:35 And I'm getting all this material. 24:37 So if you ever go to an ASI convention, you might benefit from 24:40 that at the end. 24:42 Last day of Sabbath night. 24:43 Sabbath night. 24:46 they're pin collectors, which is interesting that we have that. 24:49 They come and say, do you have any more new pins at 3ABN? 24:53 Oh, you know, even updated kids? 24:55 And they walk around, they're the collectors. 24:58 I buy little foods. 24:59 I buy the foods also. 25:00 Because they always have good deals on the booths. 25:03 Amanda used to call it shopping. 25:06 That's kind of shopping because it's the free things that are at 25:08 these booths. 25:10 And you're helping to promote them too. 25:13 This year at the end we send quite a few products and boxes to a 25:18 woman's ministry conference in Florida. 25:20 So the woman's ministry director was there and she came by the booth 25:23 and she said, can I take some? 25:25 And this way I can share. 25:26 Yes, with a woman. 25:28 So what a blessing because we had a little leftover and we said, we can 25:31 send you some boxes. 25:32 And that way the blessing and the evangelism of 3ABN is extended 25:37 because it goes then into this new avenue and all the women who attend 25:40 the retreat can be blessed by that. 25:42 So praise the Lord for that. 25:44 And one other thing, sometimes we see what another ministry is doing 25:47 and they see what we're doing. 25:48 And we say, that's a great idea. 25:50 That's right. 25:51 You know, we learn from each other. 25:52 We do networking. 25:53 We'll say, how come we didn't think about that? 25:56 And they'll say, how come we didn't think about that? 25:58 And so we all learn from each other. 25:59 And how beautiful it is, as Jason said, we can't all do the same 26:02 thing. 26:08 short and righteousness. 26:09 But thank you for being a part of our 3ABN family where we could 26:13 partner together and recognize doing the interviews. 26:17 Angie says, oh, I need more radio interviews. 26:19 So she goes for radio interviews. 26:22 She scouts for radio interviews. 26:23 I got quite a bit. 26:24 Quite a bit of radio interviews. 26:26 You know, I like also, you know, there's so much intellectual 26:29 property there and there's all these, you know, people that have a 26:32 new idea on something. 26:34 And as we're talking, that you're getting these ideas and you're 26:38 looking at ways that we could praise the Lord and glorify His 26:42 name and increase His Kingdom. 26:43 Yeah, that's what it's all about. 26:44 And that's what it's all about. 26:45 No, that's true. 26:46 So you may have never attended an ASI. 26:49 You've watched ASI on 3ABN. 26:52 But 3ABN has a lot of resources here. 26:54 You may have a business or even a ministry in your church. 26:57 Well, we have a lot of resources here at 3ABN at our call center. 27:01 And our call center, you knew exactly what I was going to be 27:03 talking about. 27:04 So yeah, we're husband and wife. 27:08 So we have a lot of resources. 27:10 The call center is open this evening from Bible study guides, 27:14 from little pamphlets. 27:15 Pastor John, you've written the one on three angels and other stuff. 27:18 The messages and summaries. 27:19 The Focus on Truth series. 27:21 We've got kids materials. 27:22 We have a lot of shirts, too. 27:24 The rest t-shirt, God gave you permission. 27:27 This is on the Sabbath. 27:27 That's right, yes. 27:29 To be an evangelist. 27:31 So you can be basically an influence for Jesus Christ from 27:35 your home, from your church, from your business. 27:37 A lot of people, too, this is kind of neat, too. 27:39 A lot of people have what you call maybe like a closed circuit 27:42 television in their office. 27:43 Let's say they have an auto shop. 27:44 They've got a little TV there. 27:48 have 3ABN playing in their waiting room. 27:50 So we will help you with that as well. 27:52 So again, call the call center. 27:54 We'll put you in contact with our marketing department. 27:56 A lot more people are doing that, creating 3ABN in their offices, in 27:59 their waiting rooms. 28:00 We're happy to help you. 28:01 3ABN is all about evangelism. 28:03 All these materials here were about sharing Jesus Christ. 28:05 So we're talking about ASI and what they're doing as an organization. 28:09 But you can also be an evangelist right where you're at and located. 28:12 I was thinking with this t-shirt, I just want to reference quickly. 28:15 You get this little card. 28:16 It says rest and on the back it has a QR code. 28:19 Takes you directly to 3ABN's website where it has information 28:24 about the Sabbath. 28:25 It's our BibleAnswers.com 3ABN, BibleAnswers.com website. 28:28 And it gives you videos and questions and answers about the 28:32 Sabbath. 28:37 and a lady came up to me and she said, she had just seen the back. 28:40 God gives you permission. 28:42 That's all she had seen. 28:43 And then she came up to me. 28:44 She said, what's the front say? 28:46 And I turned around and she said, I was wondering what God gave me 28:49 permission to do. 28:50 And I said, he gives us permission to rest and he gives us a weekly 28:55 Sabbath rest. 28:57 So it gives you opportunity to wear your witness and to evangelize. 29:02 We also have little cards. 29:03 I don't have them here, but if you call the call center, we have them. 29:06 We have 3ABN evangelism cards, which has a QR code. 29:12 And when you scan that QR code, it takes you, you can download all 29:16 these Bible studies for free. 29:17 You can download all of Aunt Francine's, Children's Detectors of 29:22 Truth Bible studies for free. 29:24 And you can also access the website. 29:27 We have another card that's called the 3ABN Connection Card. 29:31 You scan that QR code and you get immediate access to 3ABN Plus. 29:37 So you can download it. 29:39 Our app, our free 3ABN app, and it has the hyperlink for an Apple 29:44 phone or an Android phone. 29:46 So you can immediately download the app. 29:48 You can go to our website or you can donate. 29:51 So any of that is right there, easily accessible. 29:55 So, and we actually send these cards out free. 29:58 So you can call and say, I want 100 cards. 30:00 I want 500 cards. 30:02 I want to be able to pass these out in my community. 30:04 And it's a great way to raise awareness. 30:06 So, yeah, Jill, you know, we need to put on that shirt. 30:08 This will also extend your life because aren't there studies that 30:12 if you worship on Saturday and take a day off and rest that you can add 30:17 like 7 to 10 years of life? 30:19 Science packs that up right through us. 30:20 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 30:21 So there you go. 30:22 Very good. 30:28 with his congregation. 30:29 He says, I met this group of people. 30:31 And he goes through that whole thing. 30:32 He says, okay, let's go ahead and calculate it. 30:34 He said, they actually live. 30:36 If you count all the Sabbath they keep in the course of this period, 30:38 it actually adds up to seven more years longer than we live. 30:42 Isn't that amazing? 30:43 He said, think about it. 30:45 He calculated the whole thing and I thought, wow, and he's not a 30:47 Sabbath keeper. 30:51 my life? 30:52 Yes. 30:53 And you know what's great? 30:53 You don't have to take a pill either. 30:55 No, I know. 30:56 I don't like taking pills. 30:57 So let's talk about, we talked about ASI, but the Pathfinder 31:01 Camperee in Gillette, Wyoming. 31:04 We had a wonderful time. 31:05 Yes. 31:06 That is a busy time. 31:08 Oh, a lot of people there. 31:09 So it was. 31:10 So in 2019 they had, they were expecting 55,000. 31:14 And on this particular one, they were expecting 60,000 young people. 31:19 Now that's a lot of people to bring in one community. 31:23 Which was, the community was what, 33,000? 31:26 About 33,000. 31:27 So you can see that that just brought a whole bunch more of a 31:32 great multitude of people. 31:35 And I know that in 1999, they were expecting that that brought in 25 31:40 million economic growth for that community. 31:44 So you can see that that really impacts that community of Gillette. 31:48 But there was a lot of planning for all these kids. 31:51 But the biggest thing that they love doing, and I don't know for 31:57 some of you, I'm gonna try to show some of these up and maybe you can 31:59 hold the other one, Jason. 32:01 But for them, it's pin trading. 32:04 For those of you that don't know, these are little lapel pins. 32:08 And this is a big deal for these kids. 32:10 They like, and I'm noticing that over the years they're growing, 32:15 they grow. 32:17 We gave the little lapel pins free, and then we had a little treasure 32:21 hunt that we had young people fill in the treasure hunt and answer 32:25 some questions. 32:26 And then they got some stickers in the back. 32:28 And then they got a special spinner pin. 32:33 So for them, it's trying to collect as many pins as they can. 32:39 And it's kind of, at first I was like, oh, this is frivolous. 32:42 But in reality, a lot of ministries are giving these pins free, like we 32:49 did for 3ABN. 32:50 But it gives the kids an opportunity to talk with other 32:54 young people. 32:54 It does, from around the world. 32:56 Around the world. 32:57 And there's over a hundred countries that came to Gillette. 33:01 And it's amazing to see, and it helps them talk with other people. 33:06 So I know a lot of communities or conferences gave like three pins. 33:09 So two to trade, one for you to keep. 33:11 And so that way they could help collect more pins. 33:15 And I thought, wow, this is a way to have the kids talk with other 33:20 cultures, other young people, and communicate. 33:23 And I think it's, you know, I see why they do it now, you know? 33:28 And the other highlight is honors and activities. 33:31 And they even went out witnessing in the community. 33:35 Some of them did. 33:36 But it is a big growth. 33:38 But I think the biggest impact for me was seeing so many young people 33:43 excited in spite of what was happening. 33:45 Because I don't know if some of you knew, but there was a storm. 33:48 There was a couple of storms. 33:49 Yes, we heard about that. 33:59 of weather. 34:00 And in spite of that, the kids were phenomenal. 34:02 They just, I'm like, so do you still want to go? 34:05 I mean, there's some challenges that happen with that many people. 34:08 And all the kids are like, yes, we want to come back. 34:11 But the biggest highlight to me is I believe that there was at least 34:16 over a thousand baptism. 34:17 They were forecasting a thousand, two hundred baptisms. 34:21 Now, if you can only imagine, there's like simultaneously two of 34:25 them, two or three going at a time, baptizing. 34:29 And then they tried to do it earlier, tried to, because they 34:32 knew that they were closing down earlier. 34:34 And so they were trying to get those baptisms in. 34:37 And it's just, you know, and we have a little B-roll. 34:41 Let me show you the B-roll and then we'll talk a little bit more about 34:43 it. 35:28 Path by No Camperias. 35:30 My favorite part was pin trading and I got a pin from Japan. 35:36 I went to the Nathan Green Studio. 35:39 I really liked it. 35:40 I liked all the colors. 35:41 I liked his paintings. 35:42 He was just a very good artist. 35:45 And last night we had a great storm, but the best part at the end 35:48 was what? 35:49 A rainbow. 35:51 We saw a wonderful rainbow and we see God's promises all around us. 35:54 So believe in that promise. 35:56 We'll see you in the next vlog. 35:59 Bye. 36:29 Something happened special last night. 36:31 Natalie, can you tell us about it? 36:33 I got baptized. 36:34 She got baptized and you wanted to give your heart to Jesus, didn't 36:37 you? 36:38 Yeah. 36:42 Because it's special to have my friend and family and I want to 36:46 have a testimony for others. 36:48 And that is a good testimony because we want everyone to give 36:52 their hearts to Jesus. 36:53 And unfortunately, this is the last evening program due to weather, but 36:57 we hope that you, too, commit your life with Jesus because we can all 37:01 believe in the promise of God. 37:12 Wow, amen. 37:13 That was amazing. 37:16 Jesus and the little girl said she wanted to have a testimony, right? 37:20 To others, that's beautiful. 37:22 Good job, too, Francine, on those vlogs and the team, Ben and Pam, 37:25 great job. 37:26 That's what I was going to say. 37:27 We had a 3BM booth there and we did a daily vlog. 37:30 Correct, correct. 37:31 And the theme was believe the promise. 37:34 And so the children were believing the promise and you saw that by 37:38 that rainbow. 37:42 We just need to put our trust in him. 37:44 And these children, I mean, really wanted to give their hearts to 37:48 Christ. 37:54 so convenient. 37:55 But the kids, no, they wanted this. 37:58 And to have that many giving their hearts to Christ, having, you know, 38:03 a little pen trading, that was great. 38:06 But no, it was... 38:07 And it reminds me, if I may, Joshua 23, 14, and I'm going to read it 38:13 from the NIV version. 38:17 Now I am about to go the way of the earth. 38:20 This is Joshua saying that he's about to die. 38:23 And you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good 38:27 promises of the Lord your God gave you has failed. 38:30 Every promise has been fulfilled. 38:32 Not one has failed. 38:34 And like you said earlier, God's Word doesn't change. 38:38 He's always there. 38:39 His promises are there for each of us. 38:41 And we can proclaim that daily. 38:44 You know, being there was quite amazing to see all of these kids in 38:49 one place. 38:51 You imagine, at least, there were some adults, but at least 40,000 to 38:55 50,000 kids in one place. 38:58 Wow. 38:59 You know, and I thought of Psalms 117. 39:02 Okay. 39:03 And it reads, Praise the Lord all ye nations, praise him all ye 39:08 people, for his merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth 39:13 of the Lord endures forever. 39:15 Praise ye the Lord. 39:17 Just seeing all these kids and seeing that they are getting a 39:20 better understanding of Jesus and how awesome that is that we can see 39:25 that, giving their lives to Christ and being a part of this and 39:29 together just worshiping God and praising him. 39:33 It's an amazing event. 39:35 I would encourage you to go sometime. 39:38 My first time going to Campari was in 1985, 39 years ago, and it was a 39:46 great time. 39:47 You know, I still have great memories from that as a kid. 39:50 And now that I'm older, helping with Francine at the booth and just 39:54 doing whatever, it's been an amazing event to just see and 40:00 experience and network with the people. 40:02 It's a busy time, but what I really want to mention, though, it reminds 40:08 me a little bit about the Passover in Jesus' time. 40:13 And you know, for me, I'm like, that many people in one place? 40:17 But when I did some research a little bit, it seemed like there 40:20 were 250,000 people going to Jerusalem for the Passover. 40:27 I mean, I don't know if I'm right, but if that's the case, that's even 40:31 bigger than what we're dealing with here. 40:33 And just to see that magnitude of how great God is. 40:37 And He does want us to come together. 40:39 And in the future, when we're talking about heaven, what a 40:43 reunion that's going to be. 40:44 What a great day, that would be for sure. 40:46 You know, I think one of the things that stands out to me about 40:48 Pathfinder Campari GC Session is the international reach of the 40:53 Seventh -Day Adventist Church around the world and the reach of 40:56 3ABN, too, the impact that it's making around the world. 41:00 And talking about the different aspects of 3ABN, one of those is 41:03 3ABN Australia, right? 41:06 We talk about 3ABN Russia, 3ABN Australia is another, what would we 41:10 call it? 41:11 It's a network of 3ABN, 3ABN International. 41:14 They're doing a great job there, John Rosemary Malkovich. 41:18 And the Loma Cans are going to Australia, New Zealand. 41:21 Jill and I are going to impart here coming up shortly. 41:24 Those dates are, babe, one of those coming up. 41:26 It's in October, November. 41:27 So, absolutely. 41:28 We're going to New Zealand first. 41:29 So, we'll be at the Hamilton Central Seventh-Day Adventist 41:34 Church. 41:38 So, we would love to see you there. 41:41 I know at ASI, we met some people from New Zealand who said they were 41:44 coming. 41:45 And at Gillette, we met some people. 41:48 I met some people from Australia who said, oh, we're coming to the 41:51 3ABN Rally. 41:51 We can't wait till you come. 41:53 So, we will be October 30th. 41:55 We'll be there in New Zealand. 41:56 And then November 1st and 2nd, that's a Friday night and a 41:59 Sabbath. 42:00 We have Friday night and all day on Sabbath. 42:03 We'll be at the Bunbury Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 42:06 This is Western Australia. 42:09 There, maybe an hour and a half from Perth. 42:12 Then, on November 3rd, that's the next day. 42:14 On Sunday night, we're flying to Adelaide, South Australia. 42:18 And we'll be at the Adelaide City Seventh-Day Adventist Church there 42:22 in South Australia. 42:24 And then, on November 5th, we will be at the Hamilton Seventh-Day 42:28 Adventist Church in New South Wales. 42:30 This is Justin and Sharissa's Terosian's Church. 42:36 At the Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 42:38 So, we are looking forward to that. 42:39 And then, that coming weekend, I'm speaking at the Greater Sydney 42:42 Conference Women's Retreat. 42:45 And looking forward to that. 42:46 That's November 8th through 10th. 42:48 So, and you have to register for that event. 42:50 But the rest of the 3ABN Rally is just your 3ABN family there. 42:53 And we want to meet you. 42:54 We want to see you. 42:55 You are part of the 3ABN family. 42:58 Of course, John and Rosemary Malkovich, Executive Director and 43:02 Assistant, will be there as well. 43:04 So, we're just looking forward to that time of fellowship. 43:06 Amen. 43:09 Thank you both for being at the Pathfinder Camp Reef for the whole 43:12 time there. 43:16 but the reach of the Adventist Church, the young people from 43:18 around the world. 43:22 And so, thank you for being there and representing 3ABN in the Lord. 43:25 And the whole team that was there with you. 43:28 Absolutely. 43:29 Ben and Kim and Angela and Jonathan. 43:32 We were only there the one day, but you all worked so hard. 43:35 There's so many people at the booth just to see what's going on. 43:39 And just how much you love on people and how much you connect 43:42 with the people who come by the booth. 43:44 So, you all did an amazing job. 43:45 There has to be some kind of special gift for people to be in 43:49 the middle of 50,000 kids. 43:53 It wasn't all at once. 43:54 But I thought about the rain. 43:56 I thought about the rain. 43:57 And some children just love puddles. 44:00 That must have been great for the kids, the kids that love running in 44:03 puddles. 44:04 And then the weather, cool down. 44:07 I had a chance to reach out to our Pathfinders when I heard the storm 44:10 had gone through. 44:11 I called them and talked to them through the phone. 44:13 The whole group got together and assured me that everybody was well. 44:18 And I prayed with them on the phone. 44:20 And Jason, we appreciate our Pathfinder leaders. 44:23 Jason Babb and his entire team. 44:27 And it was a long way. 44:29 Some people came from, when I just heard, Japan. 44:32 Japan, China. 44:34 China, it's a world event. 44:36 It's a children's GC. 44:38 They love 3ABN. 44:40 We met people from all over the world who just kept saying, 3ABN, I 44:45 love 3ABN. 44:51 students that, you know, they spent maybe $4,000 to come. 44:56 You know, that's a lot of money. 44:57 And then they buy the equipment, like the tents, their sleeping 45:00 bags. 45:00 And then that storm came. 45:03 And some of their tents were the ones that were demolished. 45:06 And yet the spirit of them and their leaders were just like, nope, 45:10 we're going to make this work. 45:11 And, you know, other conferences were helping and rallying around 45:16 them to try to support them. 45:18 Which is beautiful to see, wasn't it? 45:19 And that was. 45:20 And, you know, in spite of... 45:21 It's like God's family. 45:26 There was one honor that Jason Babb, I had to laugh when he told 45:29 me, he said, you know, we were able to get the lightning honor. 45:35 That's it. 45:36 That's great. 45:37 Who would thought of the lightning honor? 45:38 I don't even want to know about that. 45:40 You know, how do you get the lightning honor? 45:42 Do you get struck? 45:43 How do you survive? 45:44 How do you get the lightning honor? 45:45 You got to observe the lightning in the sky. 45:47 You were able to give out the lightning honor. 45:49 That's creative. 45:51 So behind the scenes, a great, great program here. 45:54 We're talking about again what God is doing through the ministry of 45:56 3ABN, the different reach of 3ABN around the world. 45:59 And we talked about John and Rosemary Malkovich, 3ABN Australia. 46:03 We often don't hear a report from them, but they put together a nice, 46:06 about a 9-minute video of what's happening there at 3ABN Australia. 46:10 They went to PNG, Papua New Guinea. 46:12 So we're going to get a report now from John and Rosemary Malkovich. 46:14 They're from 3ABN Australia. 46:16 Hi, I'm Rosemary Malkovich and I'm here with my husband John to tell 46:20 you about PNG for Christ 2024. 46:25 3ABN Australia was very excited to be part of this wonderful Papua New 46:31 Guinea evangelistic effort. 46:33 And there were over 2,000 preaching sites across the country. 46:37 We both had preaching sites of our own near the town of Poppendetta in 46:43 the northern Milne Bay mission area. 46:46 Nine others flew with us into Poppendetta, but five of them went 46:52 to other places by speedboat, by four-wheel drive to get to their 46:58 sites where they were looked after for 16 days and nights. 47:02 When we arrived in Port Moresby, we were immediately recognised as 47:06 being part of 3ABN. 47:08 Many people were happy to have 3ABN represented in Papua New Guinea. 47:12 It's a very popular channel and we even found it on the TV system in 47:16 our hotel where we stayed in Port Moresby for one night. 47:20 3ABN has brought many people into the church in Papua New Guinea and 47:25 continues to be a blessing in proclaiming the truth of the Bible 47:29 to the people there. 47:34 Adventists and Pastor C.A. 47:36 Murray who had been working for 3ABN was there also. 47:39 And we were so privileged to be involved in that program. 47:43 The series was based on Pastor Mark Finley's Revelations, Ancient 47:48 Discoveries. 47:50 It was renamed Revelation of Hope for the series in Papua New Guinea 47:54 and it was exciting to be able to preach such powerful truths from 47:59 the Bible, messages for 16 nights and seeing people's lives touched, 48:06 their hearts, the change that came over them as they heard the 48:11 wonderful truth of God. 48:12 And over 300,000 people were baptised throughout PNG as a 48:18 result. 48:19 It was good to see so many Adventists from around the world 48:23 taking part. 48:24 But the local people did an amazing job of both preparing souls and 48:30 preaching at many of the sites. 48:33 Well, I want to tell you about my site. 48:35 My site was at a palm oil refinery town called Siroga. 48:39 It was exciting to see people come every night despite the rain and 48:44 there was some howling winds too and storms. 48:46 There were over 300 people baptised from my site. 48:50 I had the privilege of baptising some of them personally and you 48:54 know what? 49:01 their lives to follow Jesus. 49:03 And one of the exciting things that I observed was that there are so 49:07 many young people that were wanting to know the truth. 49:11 That's right. 49:13 And at my site, we were about 45 minutes drive further on from 49:18 John's site and we would take him to his site and then go on to mine. 49:24 So it was a long drive on quite a bumpy road and it was on the road 49:29 to Kokoda. 49:32 The place was called Siho. 49:34 We saw that the two pastors in our sites, John had Pastor Chris, I had 49:40 Pastor Donald. 49:42 They would visit people by walking everywhere. 49:46 And so we decided to buy them a bicycle each. 49:51 These had to be mountain bikes because they had to be able to go 49:54 on rough pathways and roads. 49:57 But when we gave them their bikes, they were overwhelmed. 50:02 I'll tell the story of my Pastor Donald. 50:06 When we presented him with his bicycle, he told me that the 50:13 amazing story that he had been praying to God for three months. 50:21 Please, God, give me a bicycle. 50:23 Somehow give me a bicycle. 50:26 And we presented him with one and he was overwhelmed. 50:30 It was just the most amazing thing for him that God had answered his 50:34 prayer in that way. 50:36 Let me share with you the story of how we presented the bikes. 50:39 We bought them a bike. 50:41 We bought them a fluro vest and a chain with a padlock. 50:45 And so when we arrived at the church, we would sneak the bike in 50:50 the back without the pastors seeing him. 50:52 And then we had the church there gathered together to see what we 50:56 were going to do. 51:01 And they looked at that and thought, well, what's that for? 51:03 Well, we said, when you're out visiting your church members and 51:07 they see you coming, they'll know it's you. 51:10 So they'll behave very properly. 51:12 And the other thing was then we gave him the chain. 51:15 And he said, you know, what do I need a chain for? 51:19 So, well, when the church members are misbehaving or there's a 51:21 problem in the church, you can lock them to the to the pew so they 51:25 won't be able to get away. 51:26 So there was a smiling response that was very happy. 51:30 And they wondered, what are these people doing? 51:33 We don't understand. 51:34 Then we bought the bike out and the bike was the explanation for the 51:40 vest because they need it when they ride on at night on the roads. 51:44 And the chain was to be able to lock it when they're visiting 51:47 someone so someone wouldn't steal it. 51:49 And your pastor, Chris, he had wanted to take a mountain bike with 51:54 him to his site there at Double Cross Church, but he couldn't 51:59 afford to take it. 52:00 And the mission couldn't afford it because the bike wasn't worth the 52:04 money. 52:05 And so he had to leave his bike behind where he used to live. 52:09 And so now he's got another bike. 52:10 And he was very excited. 52:12 It was such a joy to be able to just simply provide a bike. 52:16 We drive around in cars, but they have to walk. 52:20 And the bike was a real blessing for them. 52:23 In fact, I remember when we went to Rosemary site, the pastor had come 52:27 at ear to bike from one of the village people from his church. 52:31 And I can remember when he saw that the pastor had his new bike. 52:35 He was riding the bike around through the village, really excited 52:38 because he's got his bike back at last. 52:40 It was a really good experience. 52:42 Some of the church members at my site were actually amazed to see 52:47 people come forward at the altar calls whom they'd never believed 52:51 would come. 52:56 overwhelmed. 52:57 And so was his children. 52:58 So, the power of the Holy Spirit was working there and people were 53:02 making decisions for Jesus. 53:04 That's right. 53:12 his home and the meetings every single day. 53:16 And he carried a machete for protection for when he walked home 53:21 at night. 53:22 That was dedication. 53:24 And he wanted to be baptized and to become a Seventh-day Adventist 53:28 because he knew he was hearing the truth. 53:31 I spoke to many ex-Seventh-day Adventists who said after hearing 53:36 what I was preaching from the Bible that they wanted to be rebaptized 53:42 and come back to the true church. 53:44 It was exciting. 53:45 It was. 53:47 Since PNG for Christ, there is a great deal of work that needs to be 53:51 done to confirm these new members in the truth of the Bible. 53:54 3AB in Australia has sent 400 interlaced boxes and over 30,000 54:00 insight tracts to PNG to help with the follow-up work. 54:05 It was indeed a privilege to be part of this incredible 54:09 evangelistic reaping campaign. 54:12 If you ever have the opportunity to be part of something like this, my 54:17 message is, and I'm sure John will say the same, step out in faith and 54:21 go. 54:27 accept and follow it and to have them come and tell you that what 54:32 you have preached has changed their lives. 54:35 What you have preached is the truth, is so exciting and 54:40 encouraging. 54:41 Let me say something else, if I may. 54:43 There's a great need for Bibles and books because these people are 54:49 hungry for the Word of God. 54:50 And the Bibles are one of the most needed things there. 54:54 Also, we had the opportunity of finding out that the church 54:58 members, the churches swelled so much, they were taking the pews out 55:02 of the churches so more people could come in and it still wasn't 55:05 enough room. 55:10 listening in. 55:11 So there's great need for churches. 55:14 There's great needs for Bibles. 55:16 There's such a need. 55:17 And most of all, they are actually running programs teaching elders to 55:22 look after these new groups of people. 55:25 And that's exciting because they have a plan and it's working. 55:29 And the wonderful thing is too that the church in Papua New Guinea 55:33 doubled its membership in just a few days. 55:37 That is amazing. 55:40 Let me say too, Rosemary, we're going back next year, God willing, 55:44 to help to grow and minister to the churches. 55:48 So 3ABN is being active and we want to continue doing the same thing. 55:53 That's right. 55:54 May God richly bless you as you bless 3ABN in being able to reach 55:58 the world. 55:59 God bless. 56:00 Amen. 56:01 Praise the Lord. 56:02 Thank you for that great report. 56:03 It's neat to see what God is doing. 56:04 They're amazing. 56:08 provide more room for people to stand inside the church. 56:11 There's so many people attending. 56:12 Incredible what God is doing. 56:13 Amen. 56:13 We love John and Rosemary. 56:14 So grateful for you both. 56:16 Jason, your heart for evangelism, your heart for the ministry of 3ABN 56:21 and spreading this gospel message. 56:23 So proud of you Rosemary too, preaching your own evangelistic 56:26 series. 56:27 And you too, John. 56:28 So we're looking forward to coming down under in just a couple of 56:31 months and spending that time with you. 56:33 And Pastor John and Angie and Jason and Aunt Francine, thank you for 56:37 being part of the family. 56:38 Love working with you all. 56:40 Thank you for what you bring to the ministry. 56:43 So thank you for being here tonight. 56:45 And we thank you for joining us at home as well. 56:48 Thank you for being part of the 3ABN family. 56:52 We love you. 56:53 We pray for you. 56:54 We know that you are facing challenges in your home and you're 56:57 in your lives, but keep your eyes on Jesus. 57:00 He is the author and finisher of our faith. 57:03 Bye bye. |
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