¤ ¤
00:00:05.83\00:00:36.03
I'm standing in Planet Earth's
engine room. Rain forests are
00:00:36.06\00:00:40.44
the world's power houses. One
of the most vital and important
00:00:40.47\00:00:44.31
places on earth. They're found
all over the world on every
00:00:44.34\00:00:49.41
continent across the earth
except Antarctica. They team
00:00:49.44\00:00:53.92
with life and are a sanctuary
for many species of earth's
00:00:53.95\00:00:57.62
wildlife. They are the lungs
of the planet. They send out our
00:00:57.65\00:01:01.39
fresh water. They are the
original source of much of our
00:01:01.42\00:01:05.56
food and they're the world's
largest pharmacy house providing
00:01:05.59\00:01:09.13
much of the medication we
use to ensure our health and
00:01:09.16\00:01:14.00
wellbeing. Rain forests are
planet earth's great store house
00:01:14.04\00:01:17.21
and importantly these rain
forests carry a special message
00:01:17.24\00:01:22.41
for us today. Join me on
a journey as we explore the
00:01:22.44\00:01:28.25
wonderful world of the
rain forest, the last paradise.
00:01:28.28\00:01:32.02
¤ ¤
00:01:32.05\00:01:42.66
Rain forests abound with life
and they're a storehouse of half
00:01:42.70\00:01:46.47
the world's species of animals,
plants and insects. They are the
00:01:46.50\00:01:51.21
richest environments on earth.
As many as 30 million species
00:01:51.24\00:01:56.18
live in rain forests including
one-third of the world's bird
00:01:56.21\00:02:01.15
species. Rain forests are the
lungs of our planet because they
00:02:01.18\00:02:06.45
are continuously recycling
carbon dioxide into oxygen.
00:02:06.49\00:02:12.33
Although they cover only about
six percent of earth's total
00:02:12.36\00:02:15.76
land surface rain forests
produce over a quarter of the
00:02:15.80\00:02:20.04
world's oxygen. They also
contain a quarter of the world's
00:02:20.07\00:02:24.37
fresh water. Rain forests have a
huge role to play in controlling
00:02:24.41\00:02:30.28
the global climate. They
act as the world's thermostat by
00:02:30.31\00:02:34.28
regulating temperatures and
weather patterns. These rain
00:02:34.32\00:02:38.22
forests are beautiful,
mysterious, enigmatic and
00:02:38.25\00:02:44.03
although they are home to half
of all the living species here
00:02:44.06\00:02:47.40
on earth, there's so much of the
rain forest's elaborate web of
00:02:47.43\00:02:52.37
life still waiting to be
discovered. But even more
00:02:52.40\00:02:55.70
mystifying are the forces that
work in the rain forests; forces
00:02:55.74\00:03:01.78
so powerful they occur right
around the world today. Rain
00:03:01.81\00:03:08.82
forests play an important role
in providing a refuge for many
00:03:08.85\00:03:12.79
forms of life on planet earth.
Not only do they safeguard the
00:03:12.82\00:03:17.93
abundance of wildlife here, but
we know now that they play an
00:03:17.96\00:03:22.30
important role in the
preservation of all that exists
00:03:22.33\00:03:27.44
here for future generations.
There are rain forests scattered
00:03:27.47\00:03:32.07
across the globe, even here
in Australia, one of the driest
00:03:32.11\00:03:35.84
continents on earth. Here on the
east coast, high on the slopes
00:03:35.88\00:03:40.92
of the giant extinct Mount
Warning volcano the complex rain
00:03:40.95\00:03:45.32
forest ecosystem has survived,
blissfully soaked by rain. Most
00:03:45.35\00:03:50.49
of the last remaining
rain forests are found
00:03:50.53\00:03:53.36
around the equator
00:03:53.40\00:03:54.73
and keep in motion a vast
life-giving cycle of sun, cloud
00:03:54.76\00:04:00.14
and rain and so life in the rain
forest falls in step with the
00:04:00.17\00:04:04.67
seasonal rhythms. This is a
reminder that a vast range of
00:04:04.71\00:04:09.74
critical factors combine to
produce the perfect fine-tuned
00:04:09.78\00:04:14.35
environment for the rain forest
and it's like to exist on planet
00:04:14.38\00:04:17.79
earth. These include earth's
orbit and its distance from the
00:04:17.82\00:04:24.13
sun. Earth is the third planet
from the sun in our solar system
00:04:24.16\00:04:28.00
Of all the planets, earth is the
perfect distance from the sun
00:04:28.03\00:04:32.37
to provide the right amount of
light, heat, and water for rain
00:04:32.40\00:04:36.27
forests to thrive. If the
earth were closer to the sun or
00:04:36.30\00:04:41.38
farther away from it
temperatures would be too hot or
00:04:41.41\00:04:45.31
too cold for rain forests
to survive. There's also the
00:04:45.35\00:04:50.39
earth's speed. If the earth
slowed down it would be pulled
00:04:50.42\00:04:54.96
toward the sun and scorched.
However, if the earth's orbital
00:04:54.99\00:04:59.76
speed were increased, it
would move farther away from the
00:04:59.79\00:05:03.33
sun and freeze. Earth's speed is
just perfect for rain forests to
00:05:03.37\00:05:10.64
thrive. Then there's earth tilt.
Our earth is tilted at an angle
00:05:10.67\00:05:15.51
of 23-1/2 degrees. This
tilt gives us our seasons and
00:05:15.54\00:05:21.88
maintains a balance in
temperature ranges that rain
00:05:21.92\00:05:25.65
forests require. There's also
earth's moon which is the ideal
00:05:25.69\00:05:30.96
size and perfectly situated to
keep earth's tilt stable and to
00:05:30.99\00:05:35.63
provide maximum benefit
throughout earth and its rain
00:05:35.66\00:05:40.77
forests. Next there's a spin
rate. Our earth spins or rotates
00:05:40.80\00:05:45.51
on its axis once every 24 hours.
This provides dark nights and
00:05:45.54\00:05:51.25
keeps temperatures consistent
which is important for rain
00:05:51.28\00:05:54.92
forest survival. There's also
the atmosphere that surrounds
00:05:54.95\00:06:00.19
the earth. It's just the right
thickness to keep out harmful
00:06:00.22\00:06:03.93
radiation rays from space but
allows in the sun's rays that
00:06:03.96\00:06:08.80
are so necessary for rain
forests to flourish. In addition
00:06:08.83\00:06:13.70
to this vast array of external
factors, there is a further
00:06:13.74\00:06:17.61
array of internal factors that
allow this stunning forests to
00:06:17.64\00:06:22.91
sustain itself and thrive with
all its majestic beauty. The
00:06:22.94\00:06:28.65
rain forest is a perfect
self- contained ecosystem of
00:06:28.68\00:06:33.32
staggering complexity.
High mountain rainfall and rich
00:06:33.36\00:06:38.29
volcanic soil combine to produce
a rain forest that is one of the
00:06:38.33\00:06:43.16
beautiful natural forests
in the world. The shaded forest
00:06:43.20\00:06:50.01
floor is nature's most
prolific feed bed. Young trees
00:06:50.04\00:06:54.34
take in nutrients from the
forest floor and reach for the
00:06:54.38\00:06:58.05
sun developing into rain forest
giants. By a remarkable process
00:06:58.08\00:07:04.02
called photosynthesis they
tap the power of the sun's rays
00:07:04.05\00:07:08.42
converting it into energy.
In time these giants fall to the
00:07:08.46\00:07:14.00
rain forest floor where,
together with leaf litter, they
00:07:14.03\00:07:19.40
are quickly attacked by an army
of small insects dedicated to
00:07:19.43\00:07:22.70
the breakdown of all vegetation
matter making nutrients
00:07:22.74\00:07:26.31
available for a new generation
of trees and plants. And so the
00:07:26.34\00:07:33.92
cycle continues. This amazing
set of circumstances produces an
00:07:33.95\00:07:39.49
ideal environment for a wide
diversity of life here in the
00:07:39.52\00:07:43.69
rain forest, including some very
unique species and right here at
00:07:43.73\00:07:49.50
this very spot one of
the world's most amazing bird
00:07:49.53\00:07:53.77
performances of song and
dance occurs. It's a captivating
00:07:53.80\00:07:58.37
display by the extremely rare
Albert's lyrebird found nowhere
00:07:58.41\00:08:04.18
else on earth. This master
showman displays from a platform
00:08:04.21\00:08:10.72
of collapsed vines to attract
a mate. This is one of his
00:08:10.75\00:08:15.02
favorite platforms. So if we
move away and quietly hide we
00:08:15.06\00:08:22.06
may be rewarded. Shh, here
he comes. He's arranging his
00:08:22.10\00:08:30.31
favorite display platform and
fanning his beautiful tail in
00:08:30.34\00:08:34.88
preparation for a master
performance. But first, he
00:08:34.91\00:08:41.45
begins with the mimicry of other
birds. The scold of a delicate
00:08:41.48\00:08:44.02
yellow robin, the alarm
cry of satin bowerbird and a
00:08:44.05\00:08:52.19
territorial call as well. It
looks as though he's spending a
00:08:52.23\00:08:57.00
lot of time perfecting his
imitation of satin bowerbirds.
00:08:57.03\00:09:02.04
He might even think it can
improve the display of the satin
00:09:02.07\00:09:06.57
bowerbird. His strong voice
floods the rain forest around
00:09:06.61\00:09:11.25
him as he imitates the loud
crack of a whip bird. His
repertoire even includes the
00:09:11.28\00:09:19.85
cackle of colorful crimson
rosellas. He turns and repeats
00:09:19.89\00:09:23.73
the ringing crack of the
whip bird once more. With his
00:09:23.76\00:09:29.20
tail held high he views the
surrounding rain forests to see
00:09:29.23\00:09:34.07
if he is attracting an audience.
But it's only a sleepy little
00:09:34.10\00:09:39.51
owlette disturbed from his
daytime rest. He is now ready
00:09:39.54\00:09:44.48
to perform an amazing display
unlike anything else in the
00:09:44.51\00:09:49.18
world of nature. He produces the
rhythmic sound and dance of an
00:09:49.22\00:09:55.32
aboriginal corroboree.
Everything is shaking and no
00:09:55.36\00:10:00.93
doubt he feels very important
in this rain forest world. One
00:10:00.96\00:10:07.37
last imitation of the satin
bowerbird and he shakes his rich
00:10:07.40\00:10:10.21
rufus feathers and runs off.
What a performance. That is one
00:10:10.24\00:10:16.44
of the most impressive bird
displays in the entire natural
00:10:16.48\00:10:21.02
world. It's rarely been seen and
this is the only occasion that
00:10:21.05\00:10:26.42
this amazing ritual has ever
been filmed. How does he mimic
00:10:26.45\00:10:31.76
all those rain forest sounds,
bird calls and other strange
00:10:31.79\00:10:35.06
noises that have such a dynamic
range? Unlike humans, birds have
00:10:35.10\00:10:41.64
a syrinx the equivalent of our
larynx or voice box. Air from
00:10:41.67\00:10:46.71
either lung passes over
membranes on the syrinx to
00:10:46.74\00:10:50.58
produce these sounds. It's
a marvel of the natural world.
00:10:50.61\00:10:55.78
These membranes are designed
so perfectly and are controlled
00:10:55.82\00:10:59.85
by a tiny muscle to produce
perfect pitch and volume.
00:10:59.89\00:11:03.96
Incredible! There isn't a
creature living here that is not
00:11:03.99\00:11:13.17
a potential meal for giant
carpet pythons. Pythons may grow
00:11:13.20\00:11:19.34
to over four meters in length
and are sleek and stealthy.
00:11:19.37\00:11:23.55
The birds all know their nests
are prime targets for predators.
00:11:23.58\00:11:27.75
They can be noisy and smelly.
Pythons locate their prey with a
00:11:27.78\00:11:33.59
highly trained sense of smell.
They taste the air by sticking
00:11:33.62\00:11:37.89
out their tongue. Down on the
ground the nest of noisy pitters
00:11:37.93\00:11:43.33
is especially vulnerable but the
parents rush to feed the chicks
00:11:43.37\00:11:47.67
in a race to get them
independent enough to leave the
00:11:47.70\00:11:51.61
nest. They do everything they
can to keep their babies safe.
00:11:51.64\00:11:58.08
They wick away the chicks
droppings in sealed fetal sacks
00:11:58.11\00:12:02.35
to prevent odors from drawing
attention to the nest. Although
00:12:02.38\00:12:06.86
the odds are not great,
this little fellow is one of the
00:12:06.89\00:12:10.56
lucky ones. Albert lyrebirds
usually nest close to the ground
00:12:10.59\00:12:17.70
but this female has learned
from bitter experience and has
00:12:17.73\00:12:22.64
built a nest high up in the
canopy. She has a beak full of
00:12:22.67\00:12:26.68
worms and insects to feed her
chick. Lyrebirds are not strong
00:12:26.71\00:12:31.25
flyers and she relies on her
strong legs to give her a boost
00:12:31.28\00:12:35.82
that will take her up to the
next level. She has made this
00:12:35.85\00:12:40.42
trip hundreds of times now, up
and up to a sky top apartment.
00:12:40.46\00:12:45.09
It's a quick feed for the chick
and then a graceful descent to
00:12:45.13\00:12:50.37
continue the endless search for
food hidden in the rain forest
00:12:50.40\00:12:54.24
litter. This female lyrebird
has chosen to nest close to the
00:12:54.27\00:12:59.71
ground where her chick is more
vulnerable. However, her single
00:12:59.74\00:13:04.01
chick hidden in the nest is
doing well and she keeps an eye
00:13:04.05\00:13:08.05
eye on him while continuing
her endless search for food. He
00:13:08.08\00:13:13.05
moves to the entrance to be
rewarded with another mouthful
00:13:13.09\00:13:16.49
of rain forest worms. This
is the only time the mother and
00:13:16.52\00:13:21.96
chick Albert's lyrebird have
ever been captured on film. The
00:13:22.00\00:13:28.74
chick is ready to fledge. A
well-used nest develops a scent
00:13:28.77\00:13:33.31
that could attract predators.
It's a dangerous place for a
00:13:33.34\00:13:37.35
young bird and his instincts
warn him to leave. He sees his
00:13:37.38\00:13:42.45
mother and embarks on the
first journey of his life. She's
00:13:42.48\00:13:47.92
alarmed by his fall and scolds
him as she returns. She leads
00:13:47.96\00:13:56.60
him into the undergrowth where
dense vine thickets offer some
00:13:56.63\00:14:00.87
protection for the dangers of
the rain forest floor. There are
00:14:00.90\00:14:12.51
other rare birds beside the
Albert's lyrebird in this rain
00:14:12.55\00:14:16.65
forest. The extremely rare rufus
scrub-bird remained undiscovered
00:14:16.69\00:14:21.96
until recently. It was so well
hidden deep in the dense rain
00:14:21.99\00:14:26.39
forest that for many years
it was referred to simply as the
00:14:26.43\00:14:31.67
mystery bird of Australia. This
is the only occasion it has ever
00:14:31.70\00:14:37.01
been caught on film. These
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are
00:14:37.04\00:14:44.58
new arrivals in the rain forest.
They're escaping the drought
00:14:44.61\00:14:48.42
far inland. In the warmer
seasons low pressure systems
00:14:48.45\00:14:53.46
drift down from the tropics and
dump tropical rain and it's in
00:14:53.49\00:14:58.49
the rain drops that we discover
why rain forests make a major
00:14:58.53\00:15:03.67
contribution to sustaining life
on our planet. For a rain drop
00:15:03.70\00:15:08.87
to fall the water needs a
nucleus around which it can take
00:15:08.90\00:15:13.07
shape. This can be dust from the
atmosphere or particle from the
00:15:13.11\00:15:18.41
ocean. But the scientific
discovery has revealed that rain
00:15:18.45\00:15:24.25
drops can form around a nucleus
of bacteria and these bacteria
00:15:24.29\00:15:28.02
are released in massive
quantities by the rain forest.
00:15:28.06\00:15:31.86
Broadleaf rain forest plants
discharge millions of these
00:15:31.89\00:15:38.13
aerobatic into our atmosphere.
These Aerobacter actually
00:15:38.17\00:15:45.04
promote the cloud seeding
process and it is this cloud
00:15:45.07\00:15:47.01
seeding that increases the rain
flow that nurtures our thirsty
00:15:47.04\00:15:51.38
world. Rain forests do more
than provide us with rain. Water
00:15:51.41\00:15:57.65
vapor transpiring from the
abundance of leaves creates a
00:15:57.69\00:16:00.76
cloud canopy giving us shade
and cooling the land. This cloud
00:16:00.79\00:16:06.33
cover also reflects much of the
sun's heat back out into space.
00:16:06.36\00:16:11.50
Without it we would be really
feeling the heat. Rain forests
00:16:11.53\00:16:17.61
work in unison with the ocean
and the air currents. Together
00:16:17.64\00:16:22.04
they function as a grand
global air conditioning system,
00:16:22.08\00:16:26.45
nature's way of regulating
the world's climate. Water has
00:16:26.48\00:16:32.02
sculptured much of the earth's
physical environment. Over time
00:16:32.05\00:16:36.49
this has eroded this ancient
volcanic dome to half its
00:16:36.52\00:16:40.73
original height carving
out hundreds of streams and
00:16:40.76\00:16:44.33
waterfalls. Water is everywhere
here. The misty breath of the
00:16:44.37\00:16:49.90
rain forest draws in carbon
dioxide and pumps out oxygen.
00:16:49.94\00:16:56.28
Brightly colored jewels emerge
from the damp undergrowth.
00:16:56.31\00:17:03.22
Fungi and the fruiting bodies of
a hidden web of mycelium, fine
00:17:03.25\00:17:07.52
fungal threads that feed
on decaying vegetation. This
00:17:07.56\00:17:12.79
subterranean network of
mycelium working symbiotically
00:17:12.83\00:17:16.46
with bacteria and invertebrates
are the foundation of a huge,
00:17:16.50\00:17:21.24
relentless recycling system.
Fungi have a series of ingenious
00:17:21.27\00:17:28.28
ways to disperse their spores.
This stinkhorn fungi has a real
00:17:28.31\00:17:33.55
pungent odor. It's irresistible
to flies and they unwittingly
00:17:33.58\00:17:38.92
carry the sticky spores away on
their feet. These puffball fungi
00:17:38.95\00:17:45.53
need a raindrop or two to
released a whole cloud of their
00:17:45.56\00:17:50.93
spores. Fruiting trees also need
ways to disperse their seed.
00:17:50.97\00:17:54.80
Foraging marsupials like this
timid little pygmy possum can do
00:17:54.84\00:18:00.41
the trick. But it is the winged
creatures that can really spread
00:18:00.44\00:18:05.95
the seeds far and wide.
Take these gregarious topknot
00:18:05.98\00:18:11.02
pigeons. Strong flyers, they
journey 100s of kilometers in
00:18:11.05\00:18:16.02
search of fruiting trees.
By comparison the brown cuckoo
00:18:16.06\00:18:21.36
doves are sedentary and they're
happy to feast on similar fruits
00:18:21.40\00:18:25.63
such as the bleeding heart tree.
The colorful wompoo pigeons are
00:18:25.67\00:18:31.01
more assertive and tuck
into wild figs. Like many of the
00:18:31.04\00:18:35.28
fruit-eating pigeons the wampoos
swallow the fruit whole and are
00:18:35.31\00:18:40.55
content to sit while they digest
the fruit and pass the seeds.
00:18:40.58\00:18:45.42
And so the cycle continues.
Birds spread the seed which
00:18:45.45\00:18:51.13
allows a new tree to
grow which seeds the clouds
00:18:51.16\00:18:55.53
that make the rain that cools
the climate so that life can go
00:18:55.56\00:18:58.80
on. This latice work is the
root system of a strangler fig.
00:18:58.83\00:19:05.57
These trees rely on birds to
spread the seed but in a most
00:19:05.61\00:19:10.08
unconventional way. They
don't leave the seed dropped
00:19:10.11\00:19:14.52
on the forest floor,
00:19:14.55\00:19:16.18
but rather high up in the
branches of the host trees. They
00:19:16.22\00:19:20.46
germinate up there where there
is more light and then send down
00:19:20.49\00:19:24.99
their long aerial roots. These
roots eventually thicken and
00:19:25.03\00:19:30.70
fuse together forming sturdy
trunks that smother the host
00:19:30.73\00:19:34.84
tree. The strangled host tree
dies and rots away leaving the
00:19:34.87\00:19:40.54
mighty and now hollow strangler
fig to grow in its place. But
00:19:40.58\00:19:45.51
these figs are an essential
food source to the many rain
00:19:45.55\00:19:49.35
forest birds like the rose
crowned fruit-dove sporting
00:19:49.38\00:19:53.46
feathers of soft rainbow colors,
stunning regent bowerbirds with
00:19:53.49\00:19:58.93
brilliant gold and velvet
black, colorful king parrots and
00:19:58.96\00:20:03.67
crimson rosellas display flashes
of red, crimson and blue. All
00:20:03.70\00:20:08.80
with their rich colors
and stunning beauty. They're a
00:20:08.84\00:20:13.71
reminder of the beauty and
wonder of the rain forest and
00:20:13.74\00:20:17.85
how vital they are to our
planet's future and wellbeing.
00:20:17.88\00:20:22.42
Sadly rain forests are
threatened today and their
00:20:22.45\00:20:24.95
future is uncertain. We've
already lost over half of them
00:20:24.99\00:20:29.12
to land clearing, logging
and exploitation. We are losing
00:20:29.16\00:20:34.50
earth's greatest biological
treasures just as we're
00:20:34.53\00:20:38.73
beginning to appreciate their
true value. Rain forests must be
00:20:38.77\00:20:42.90
preserved and protected at all
costs. We've seen that the rain
00:20:42.94\00:20:52.01
forests are packed with such
an abundance and variety of life
00:20:52.05\00:20:55.88
that it literally staggers
the imagination. There's life
00:20:55.92\00:21:00.26
everywhere here. We see it in
the brilliantly colored birds,
00:21:00.29\00:21:04.59
animals, the lush green plants,
the giant trees, the noisy
00:21:04.63\00:21:09.50
insects and the stealthy
reptiles. But how did it all
00:21:09.53\00:21:15.00
start? This rain forest and all
it's inhabitants, how did they
00:21:15.04\00:21:19.91
get here? Where did they come
from? Life, how did it begin?
00:21:19.94\00:21:27.22
Well there are really only two
options. All the life that we
00:21:27.25\00:21:30.95
see here in the rain forest
happened or got here either by
00:21:30.99\00:21:36.66
accident or by design. Now as I
walk through the rain forest and
00:21:36.69\00:21:41.53
consider the amazing and unique
set of circumstances, all the
00:21:41.56\00:21:45.67
incredible external and internal
factors that combine in order to
00:21:45.70\00:21:50.97
produce a rain forest, the
evidence is overwhelming that it
00:21:51.01\00:21:55.08
was designed that way. And I
can only conclude that it's the
00:21:55.11\00:21:59.35
outcome of intention rather than
chance. There's order, precision
00:21:59.38\00:22:04.72
balance and design here.
There had to be a plan. There is
00:22:04.75\00:22:10.33
obvious design. And if there is
design, then there has to be a
00:22:10.36\00:22:15.46
designer. Let me illustrate:
Imagine that I'm walking through
00:22:15.50\00:22:20.17
the rain forest and I stumble on
a rock. Now if you ask me where
00:22:20.20\00:22:28.08
this rock came from I'd probably
say well, it's just always been
00:22:28.11\00:22:34.12
there. But if during my
walk through the rain forest I
00:22:34.15\00:22:39.59
stumbled on a watch lying among
the plants and you ask me how it
00:22:39.62\00:22:44.39
got there, I'd give you a
completely different answer.
00:22:44.43\00:22:47.70
The watch is too intricate, too
precise. I have to say that the
00:22:47.73\00:22:54.17
watch just have a watch maker.
I'd have to say that the watch
00:22:54.20\00:22:58.74
is the work of a watch maker who
made it and designed it's use.
00:22:58.77\00:23:03.28
Well the rain forest is
infinitely more complex than any
00:23:03.31\00:23:08.78
watch. It provides overwhelming
evidence of purposeful design.
00:23:08.82\00:23:13.86
It's all part of a grand design,
the work of a master designer.
00:23:13.89\00:23:19.39
There just had to be an
intelligent designer. That's the
00:23:19.43\00:23:24.40
inescapable conclusion.
We're told that watches are the
00:23:24.43\00:23:29.64
product of genius, design and
hard work, but rain forests are
00:23:29.67\00:23:34.94
the product of accident and
chance. Impossible. The rain
00:23:34.98\00:23:39.88
forests tell us as forcefully
as anything can that a master
00:23:39.91\00:23:44.52
designer has been at work. His
fingerprints are all through the
00:23:44.55\00:23:50.29
rain forest. Yes the evidence
is here in the rain forest. The
00:23:50.33\00:23:55.10
ancient Hebrew writer was right
all along when he wrote about
00:23:55.13\00:23:58.87
beginnings, about how life
started and where it comes from.
00:23:58.90\00:24:03.51
He started like this
in the book of Genesis:
00:24:03.54\00:24:06.61
Ancient wisdom, but still just
as correct and relevant today
00:24:13.08\00:24:16.45
as it was when it was written
thousands of years ago. If you'd
00:24:16.48\00:24:22.62
like to acknowledge the Master
Designer and thank him for the
00:24:22.66\00:24:26.19
rain forests and for life,
please join me now as we pray.
00:24:26.23\00:24:32.13
Dear Heavenly Father, today
we want to recognize you as the
00:24:32.17\00:24:37.11
great Master Designer, the
Creator of heaven and earth.
00:24:37.14\00:24:40.51
We thank you for the amazing and
beautiful rain forests that you
00:24:40.54\00:24:45.18
have given us. May we recognize
their importance and do all we
00:24:45.21\00:24:50.09
can to protect and preserve them
And may we remember that not
00:24:50.12\00:24:55.46
only are you the Divine Master
Designer who created our planet,
00:24:55.49\00:24:58.89
but you're also our loving
heavenly Father who guides our
00:24:58.93\00:25:03.33
lives and promises us a new home
with you one day soon. Bless us
00:25:03.37\00:25:08.87
now we pray, in
Jesus' name, Amen.
00:25:08.90\00:25:15.54
Rain forests team with life.
These incredible places cover
00:25:15.58\00:25:22.05
only six percent of the earth's
surface, but yet they contain
00:25:22.08\00:25:25.15
more than half of the world's
plant and animal species. But
00:25:25.19\00:25:30.29
how did it all start? This rain
forest and all its inhabitants
00:25:30.33\00:25:35.90
just how did they get
here? Where did they come from?
00:25:35.93\00:25:39.67
Life. How did it begin?
Well there are really only two
00:25:39.70\00:25:45.41
options. All the life that
we see here in the rain forest
00:25:45.44\00:25:49.11
happened or got here either by
accident or by design. If you'd
00:25:49.14\00:25:55.58
like to take a look at
the evidence and consider this
00:25:55.62\00:25:58.29
question of how life originally
began and if you're looking for
00:25:58.32\00:26:03.89
hope and ways to find inner
peace and true happiness, then
00:26:03.93\00:26:06.90
I'd like to recommend a free
gift we have for all our viewers
00:26:06.93\00:26:10.87
today. It's the book The
Fingerprints of God. This book
00:26:10.90\00:26:16.30
is our gift to you and is
absolutely free. There are no
00:26:16.34\00:26:20.21
costs or obligations whatsoever.
So make the most of this
00:26:20.24\00:26:25.15
wonderful opportunity to receive
the gift we have for you today.
00:26:25.18\00:26:28.58
Here's the information
you need. Phone or text us at:
00:26:28.62\00:26:34.82
0436333555 in Australia or
0204222042 in New Zealand or
00:26:34.86\00:26:44.13
visit our website TiJ.tv to
request today's free offer and
00:26:44.17\00:26:49.84
we'll send it to you totally
free of charge and with no
00:26:49.87\00:26:53.21
obligation. Write to us at:
00:26:53.24\00:27:08.26
Don't delay.
Call or text us now.
00:27:08.29\00:27:10.79
The Incredible Journey and
Pastor Gary Kent with Pastor
00:27:10.83\00:27:14.56
Louis Torres and Carol Torres
as the principal trainers are
00:27:14.60\00:27:18.83
opening a Bible college in
Sydney in February of 2020. This
00:27:18.87\00:27:22.34
This 14-week program will give
you the skills you need to be an
00:27:22.37\00:27:26.24
effective colaborer with
Christ to carry the message of a
00:27:26.27\00:27:29.71
crucified, risen and soon coming
Savior to the whole world. For
00:27:29.74\00:27:34.35
more information and to register
phone or text us at 0481315101
00:27:34.38\00:27:41.16
Email us at info@tij.tv or visit
our website at TiJ.tv/events.
00:27:41.19\00:27:51.40
Until next week remember the
ultimate destination of life's
00:27:51.43\00:27:57.61
journey. Now I saw a new heaven
and a new earth. And God will
00:27:57.64\00:28:01.21
wipe away every tear from their
eyes. There shall be no more
00:28:01.24\00:28:04.88
death nor sorrow nor crying.
There shall be no more pain for
00:28:04.91\00:28:09.68
the former
things have passed away.
00:28:09.72\00:28:14.16
¤ ¤
00:28:14.19\00:28:24.43