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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000159S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now" 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and my husband Jon is here with me today. 00:27 Hello, love. 00:28 - Hi, darling. How are you? 00:29 - Good, good. - Awesome. 00:31 - I'm excited about today's show 00:32 because today we're going to schools. 00:36 - Yeah. 00:37 Actually, one of them isn't quite a school yet. 00:40 - No, it's a dream. 00:42 It's a need and it's an opportunity. 00:44 - The other thing we have the privilege of doing today 00:46 is meeting a Bible worker. 00:47 - Yeah, yeah. 00:49 This is a Bible worker up in the same state 00:51 that the new school is in. 00:54 It's in the northeast corner near Assam, 00:58 where we went to recently. 01:00 - Okay. 01:01 So our first school is actually located in Bangladesh. 01:03 - [Jon] That's right. 01:04 - It started a few years ago 01:06 when some friends of ours actually went to Bangladesh 01:09 and met this young man and heard his burden for the school. 01:12 And so we started helping. 01:14 - That's right. 01:15 And we built the school, 01:16 and they started with a few children. 01:18 It started growing and growing, 01:20 and now it's quite a thriving little place. 01:23 And the kids are loving it. 01:25 - Awesome. Awesome. 01:26 Well, we have some video. 01:28 So let's go ahead and watch the first one now. 01:29 - [Jon] Okay. 01:31 (gentle piano music) 01:43 - [Interpreter] I wanted to open a school 01:44 because in our area, all of the people are Hindu and Muslim. 01:50 In the past, there were many Christian families, 01:52 but when the churches closed 15 years ago, 01:55 they went back to their old religion. 01:57 We built a school because if we teach the kids first, 02:00 they will help us to share our God's message 02:02 with their parents. 02:04 If we share things with the children's parents, 02:06 they don't listen. 02:08 If they listen, 02:09 they forget it when they get back to their houses. 02:13 But we will teach the children, 02:15 and they will help to teach their parents. 02:17 In our area, most of the people are needy and poor, 02:21 but if we give them instruction and some food, 02:24 maybe someday they will make good leaders. 02:27 If they do not come to school here regularly, 02:30 maybe the parents will send their children 02:33 to the fields to work. 02:34 That's why we made a plan to build a school. 02:37 (gentle piano music) 02:45 The students are coming from Christian families, 02:47 Hindu families, and Muslim families. 02:50 Most are from Hindu families. 02:53 At first, when we taught them, 02:54 they did not listen to our stories about Jesus. 02:57 Their minds were in another place. 03:00 But we teach them many stories about Jesus, 03:03 and little by little, they are changing their minds. 03:06 And now they are listening to our stories about Jesus, 03:10 and they are reading the Bible. 03:12 Also, they share what they are learning with their parents. 03:16 A few days ago, eight students accepted our Jesus, 03:21 and their parents also accepted our Jesus. 03:23 (inspiring music) 03:29 Here in our area, 03:30 they know that missionary schools give good education. 03:34 That's why all the people want to send their kids 03:36 to our school. 03:37 Our government also wants to send them here, 03:40 so they are helping us. 03:43 We have some problems, too, though. 03:45 Sometimes the Muslim families do not accept 03:48 our Christianity. 03:50 Most of the children come to listen 03:51 to our Bible study and prayers, 03:54 but the Muslim families stay separate 03:56 from us during that time. 03:59 We are praying that, God willing, that will be solved. 04:01 (inspiring music) 04:06 All of the teachers are happy to work with us. 04:09 Most of the teachers and staff are Christian. 04:12 And a few days ago, 04:13 we had one teacher willingly accept our Jesus. 04:17 But four of the teachers haven't accepted our Jesus. 04:20 However, they join us every morning for worship and prayer 04:24 and on Sabbath. 04:26 Maybe they will accept our Jesus. 04:29 We are praying for them. 04:31 (inspiring music) 04:40 - Wow, that's really nice. 04:42 - Yeah. 04:43 Yeah, you notice it says evening school, 04:44 but it's actually a day school. 04:46 We wanted to start out with an evening school, 04:48 but they figured that the kids don't have a day school 04:51 that they go to. 04:53 Like, the evening schools that we have in India, 04:54 they go to a regular school during the day. 04:56 In the evening it's like, tutoring, really helping them, 04:58 and also doing character training and things like that. 05:01 So when we tried to start the evening school up here, 05:04 the name stuck, 05:05 but they have the evening school in the morning. 05:08 And then the Muslim kids wanted to, 05:10 or the Muslim families wanted to have their kids 05:12 in the school also, 05:14 so they started an afternoon program for them. 05:15 But they all joined together for the free lunch. 05:18 And this is in a very poor area. 05:20 So this really helps with their malnutrition issues 05:23 that they have. 05:25 So we started this school in 2019, 05:27 and at the very beginning, there was nothing there. 05:29 - So we had a couple ladies go to India a couple years ago 05:33 for the grand opening for this school. 05:35 And so there's a plaque there with their names on it 05:39 that they were there for the grand opening. 05:41 And it was really neat for them to go and see 05:44 'cause they love the children also. 05:46 And so they really enjoyed having the opportunity 05:49 to be there for the grand opening. 05:50 - Right. All right, well, let's watch that video now. 05:52 - [Natalie] Okay. 05:53 (upbeat music) 06:08 - [Interpreter] Jinoir JFA Evening School has 130 students 06:12 and 15 workers. 06:14 There's one school van driver, three cooks, 06:17 and I am the school facilitator. 06:19 And the other 10 are the school teachers, 06:21 the principal, and one office manager. 06:24 And there are six grades: 06:26 kindergarten, grade one, grade two, 06:28 grade three, grade four, and grade five. 06:32 In the beginning, we opened with only three grades, 06:35 but last year we requested help from JFA to have six grades. 06:39 In the past, we taught only three grades 06:41 because we had three rooms. 06:43 And at that time, we had fewer teachers. 06:46 When we made the request to have another three grades 06:48 and more teachers, JFA granted our request. 06:53 Our school has two sessions each day. 06:56 Grades three, four, and five come in the morning. 07:00 They study from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. 07:03 And the other three grades, 07:05 kindergarten, grade one, and grade two, 07:08 come and study from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. 07:10 (gentle music) 07:14 - [Interpreter] In our school, 07:15 we are teaching our students 07:16 according to our government system, 07:19 and we are trying to teach them 07:20 according to our Christianity also. 07:23 But for the most part, 07:24 we are teaching them from the government system. 07:28 On Fridays, we are teaching them extra curriculum, 07:31 such as Bible study, cultural songs and dances, and drawing. 07:35 Basically, whatever they learn in the government school, 07:38 we are teaching them in private and tutoring them 07:41 to help the children become better developed 07:42 in their education. 07:45 When our students took their exams, all of them did well. 07:48 And then when they appeared 07:50 for the exams in the government school, 07:52 the students from our school got better scores 07:54 than the others. 07:55 (gentle music) 08:07 I am very happy because I am working here. 08:09 I was working in another denomination before, 08:12 but I had gone to the Christian school called SAMS, 08:14 so I knew the doctrines of Seventh-day Adventists. 08:18 So when I was working in various positions 08:20 in the other denomination, I was not satisfied 08:22 because they denied the Sabbath and other truths also. 08:27 I also like working here 08:29 because I am working with children, 08:30 and working with children is my favorite. 08:33 I have seen that our children are different 08:35 from other children. 08:36 They come to know our Jesus and eagerly receive everything, 08:39 and they learn how to live their lives as Christians. 08:42 (gentle music) 08:55 - It's just really neat how they've had a heart 08:58 for these kids and, you know, wanted to expand, 09:01 and that we had the funds available to let them do that, 09:06 to enable them to do that. 09:07 - Is this an expensive thing to do? 09:08 Is it expensive to send these kids to this school? 09:11 - It's about $20 per month per child. 09:14 - So that includes the training, 09:17 the education, and the free meal. 09:19 - Right. 09:19 - $20 a month per child. 09:21 - Yep. 09:22 - That's a good deal. 09:22 - Yes, it is. 09:24 And one of the things that's grown out of this is that, 09:27 and I think we've talked about it in another show, 09:30 is that some of the young people wanna be able to continue 09:33 and take sixth grade on up. 09:35 And so what we've been able to do 09:36 is provide sponsorship funds to send them 09:40 to that same school he was talking about, SAMS- 09:43 - Oh. I see. - For the next grades. 09:45 - So they can continue on with their education 09:47 as far as they want to go. 09:48 - Right. 09:49 - In some parts of India, 09:51 we've seen that the young ladies, 09:53 if they don't get an education, 09:55 then they get married at the age of 12 or 13 09:58 and are on their third child by the time they turn 16. 10:02 And so this is more than just providing them an education. 10:05 It's giving them a new lease on life. 10:08 - Right. Options for a future. 10:09 - Exactly. 10:10 And some people will say, "Well, 10:12 we should put our money into evangelism, 10:14 not just schooling." 10:16 But the truth is that evangelism might happen for a week, 10:19 but schooling is every day for years. 10:22 - It's a long-term investment into the future generations. 10:26 - Yeah. This school is also paired with a local church. 10:30 And so there's a bible worker that cares for that church. 10:32 And since these videos were shot, 10:35 there's been another baptism 10:37 where they baptized almost 50 people. 10:39 It was a very high day for them. They were so excited. 10:42 - Okay. Well, we do have one more video. 10:44 So let's go ahead and watch that now. 10:46 - [Jon] Okay. 10:46 (gentle upbeat music) 10:54 - [Interpreter] We have selected eight students 10:55 to go to SAMS. 10:57 SAMS started in 1993. 11:00 The school can handle about 1,000 students. 11:03 The students all stay in the dorms, 11:05 and I think there are about 54 staff on the campus. 11:08 The students can study there up to 12th grade, 11:11 and after that, they can go 11:13 to the Bangladesh Adventist Seminary and College. 11:16 SAMS is a very disciplined place 11:19 where children can learn very well, 11:21 and for children to go there, 11:22 they will need around 3,600 taka per month. 11:27 All of the students that we want to send live in poverty, 11:30 their parents are very poor, 11:32 and they are eager to send them to SAMS. 11:34 (gentle upbeat music) 11:43 (student speaking in foreign language) 11:46 - [Interpreter] When I was in public school, 11:47 I could not read or learn. 11:48 But after coming to this school, 11:50 I learned how to read and write. 11:52 I was a Hindu, but this school changed my life. 11:55 When I came to know about Jesus, I thought, 11:57 "This is better than our religion." 12:00 (student speaking in foreign language) 12:01 - [Interpreter] I studied here and learned about Jesus. 12:04 Then I got baptized and accepted Jesus Christ. 12:07 At first, I was a very naughty boy, 12:09 but after hearing about Jesus Christ, now I'm changed. 12:12 I learned how to control myself, and now I'm very quiet. 12:15 (gentle upbeat music) 12:23 We are so poor, but I want to go to SAMS to study more. 12:26 And after my studies, I will work for the Lord. 12:30 (student speaking in foreign language) 12:32 - [Interpreter] If I stay here at home, 12:33 I'll need to go to work, and that will hamper my studies. 12:36 That's why I'm going to SAMS to get a better education. 12:40 Because we are very poor, 12:42 I know that if I do not go to SAMS, 12:44 my studies will not be continued. 12:46 That's why I want to go there, 12:47 and I will learn more about Jesus. 12:49 (gentle upbeat music) 12:56 I want to be a teacher. 13:00 (student speaking in foreign language) 13:01 - [Interpreter] I want to be a preacher of the gospel. 13:04 - Teacher. 13:08 (student speaking in foreign language) 13:09 - [Interpreter] I want to be a teacher. 13:11 I want to work for Jesus Christ. 13:15 - Teacher. 13:17 - Doctor. 13:19 - [Interpreter] I want to serve the people. 13:21 - I'm a nurse. (speaking in foreign language) 13:24 - [Interpreter] I want to be a nurse to serve the people, 13:27 and I want to give the good message about Jesus. 13:31 (gentle upbeat music) 13:35 - [Interpreter] I think SAMS is the best place 13:36 where they can learn about Jesus Christ, 13:38 and they will become very good Christians in SAMS. 13:42 And when they come back from SAMS, 13:44 after completing their education, 13:46 I think they will be leaders and missionaries. 13:48 (gentle upbeat music) 13:54 - I love how they all wanna be teachers and doctors 13:57 and to work for God. 13:59 I just love that. That's so neat. 14:01 They see possibility, they see opportunity, 14:04 and they wanna focus on serving, so many of them. 14:07 - Yeah. 14:08 - Now, I know they do have another request. 14:10 And what is that? 14:12 - So what's happened is with the Muslim community, 14:13 the Muslim kids that were coming to school, 14:15 originally, they didn't wanna associate with Christians. 14:17 But after a year of seeing how the school ran, 14:20 they were really asked and begged 14:22 that their children could come. 14:23 'Cause their children wanted to come too. 14:25 And so they've been coming for a couple years, 14:27 but unfortunately, the community is somewhat nomadic. 14:31 And so they've moved farther away. 14:33 I think the government moved them farther away. 14:35 And so they're asking for a vehicle 14:38 that they can bring those children every morning 14:41 and take them back every evening. 14:43 And we told them we didn't have the money for that vehicle. 14:45 So we're praying that that request can be granted 14:48 so those kids can join the school again. 14:50 - We're gonna leave Bangladesh now and go to India. 14:53 And we're going to the northeastern state of Tripura. 14:56 We have a special connection to this young man 14:58 that we're gonna see in the next video. 15:00 - Okay. 15:01 - A friend of my mother's, 15:02 their family was friends of our family 15:04 as we were growing up. 15:05 And she and her husband started going to India, 15:07 and while they were visiting there, 15:09 they met this young man. 15:11 And he shared with them his dream of having a school 15:13 in this area of Tripura. 15:15 - Recently, Jonathan and Hannah, 15:16 our foreign correspondents over there, 15:18 were able to go and visit him 15:19 and get a little bit of insight 15:20 into his background, his life, and his dream. 15:23 - Okay, we only have one video from this place 15:26 because it's not anything really yet 15:28 except a piece of land and a young man with a dream. 15:31 So let's meet Gabriel now. 15:33 - Okay. 15:34 (graceful piano music) 15:39 - I grew up in West Tripura, 15:41 which is in the Capital District. 15:42 My father is a daily wages laborer. 15:45 My mom is a housewife. 15:47 And so I did not go to school in my early childhood 15:51 because my parents were too poor to send me to school. 15:55 So as a child, 15:56 I have never been to school until the age of 11 16:00 when we converted to Seventh-day Adventist 16:03 and when I was given a sponsor through ACI programs, 16:07 Adventist Child of India. 16:09 So that's when I went to Adventist boarding school. 16:14 Since I have never been to a school in my early life, 16:18 I would question, "Why, Lord, 16:21 I am not able to go to school like the other students go?" 16:24 So I can understand how it is feel like to stay at home 16:30 than going to school. 16:31 And I see here we have so many advantage. 16:33 They're just trying to survive. 16:35 They don't go to school who live in the mountains, hills. 16:39 So my vision for this school 16:40 is to give education to everyone. 16:43 (gentle graceful music) 16:48 The land was found by one of our church members. 16:50 And this is about 18 kilometers from our state capital, 16:54 and from my home, 16:56 it's about 35 minutes of drive by motorcycle. 17:00 And here, there was not even a single Adventist 17:02 in this locality. 17:04 So I'm surprised to know last week 17:06 that we have church members near my village, 17:11 and his wife is from this village. 17:13 And so we are trying to get contact with her 17:16 so it could be easier to approach, 17:18 because this is a completely new to us, this place. 17:21 (inspiring music) 17:24 I want through school, the first and foremost thing 17:26 is to reach out the community, 17:29 the gospel of Jesus Christ. 17:31 And to train them spiritually, physically, mentally 17:34 in the knowledge of Christ 17:35 so that we can prepare them 17:37 in coming of our Lord, Savior Jesus Christ. 17:41 We want to have till high school, class 12, 17:43 but right now, it may not be possible. 17:47 But we wanna start from maybe nursery to class four, 17:52 and then year by year, we step up, up, up. 17:55 (inspiring music) 18:00 I pray that this school will grow into a big tree 18:04 where many fruits will be here, 18:06 and the people of Tripura could eat this fruit 18:08 and then will be blessed. 18:10 (gentle music) 18:17 - He's got a great vision, 18:18 - Right. Right. - Yeah. 18:20 - And to think of the opportunities and the possibilities. 18:22 - Now, he mentioned ACI, Adventist Child India. 18:25 That's an organization at the division level 18:28 that finds sponsorship to send children 18:31 to Adventist schools, 18:32 so that the Adventist children can get 18:34 an Adventist education. 18:36 And the majority of our Adventist children can't afford 18:39 an Adventist education. 18:40 - Right. 18:41 - So this is a fantastic ministry 18:42 that has been operating for quite a while, 18:44 and we're seeing a lot of fruit from that. 18:47 - Mm-hmm. 18:49 Now we're gonna meet one of the Bible workers from Tripura. 18:51 He's one of six there, 18:54 and his name is Brother Samundra. 18:56 (warm string music) 19:03 - [Interpreter] My father told me that in the past, 19:05 my family was Roman Catholic. 19:07 Then I don't know what the problem was, 19:09 but they came out from Catholicism and became Hindus again. 19:13 Then in 2006, some pastors came from Jharkhand, 19:16 and they preached and they told us 19:18 about the gospel from the Bible. 19:21 After that, our family decided to accept Christ. 19:24 I was the first to get baptized, and after that, 19:26 my father and the rest of my family all accepted Christ. 19:30 I studied in Spicer Adventist University 19:33 and got my bachelor's in theology. 19:35 In 2019, I completed my studies. 19:38 And after that I came back, 19:40 and in 2020 I joined this work and became a JFA worker. 19:44 (cheerful music) 19:51 Mainly, I'm working in the Samaritive Church. 19:54 We have about 30 members in this church. 19:56 Most of the people here are Hindu, 19:58 but I'm sharing with them without any problems. 20:01 They are not opposing me. 20:03 Whether or not they will accept it, 20:05 I am sharing with them. 20:07 They know that I am living here and that I'm the evangelist, 20:09 but they don't oppose me. 20:11 And I'm not working alone. 20:12 I'm taking people from my group with me, 20:14 and we work together. 20:16 (gentle hopeful music) 20:23 There are some new areas that we have entered. 20:25 One is Julaisura. 20:27 There are five families there, 20:29 and they are worshiping in a house. 20:31 They've only been meeting for eight or nine months, 20:33 so they're a new group and don't have a church building yet. 20:36 I ended up going to that village 20:37 because they asked me to come. 20:39 Usually we go to them first, but this time they called us, 20:42 so we got the opportunity to go and visit them 20:44 and to share the good news from the Bible. 20:47 After that, we held meetings there. 20:49 We preached in the evenings for two to three weeks. 20:51 Then after that, they accepted Christ. 20:53 (gentle hopeful music) 21:03 - Isn't that neat to see a young man 21:05 and all the people that are hungry for the truth responding? 21:08 And without him, those churches might not be able to exist 21:12 because there's just not that many pastors available, 21:15 and they don't have the funds 21:16 to really hire more pastors. 21:18 And so the Bible workers are carrying 21:20 a lot of responsibility. 21:22 - Right. 21:23 And I like how he said he takes people from his group 21:25 with him when he goes visiting. 21:27 So he's trying to share that service, that love for- 21:31 - Yeah, disciple making. 21:32 - Yes. - Absolutely. 21:33 - All right, we have another video from him as well. 21:35 - [Jon] Okay. 21:36 (bright music) 21:40 - [Interpreter] There is another village that we visited 21:42 where most of the people were Hindu. 21:44 Only one Christian family was there, 21:46 and everyone else was Hindu. 21:48 And because the Christian family was our relatives, 21:50 we went there often to visit them. 21:53 Because we came so often, 21:54 there was a man who realized that we were Christians. 21:58 Then we found out 21:59 that he was the second highest Hindu priest in the village. 22:02 (priest speaking in foreign language) 22:05 - [Interpreter] My health was not very good at that time, 22:07 but one of the villagers' families here 22:08 was already Christian, and their lives looked good to me. 22:11 So I asked him, "How is your family?" 22:14 And he said that they were all doing well. 22:17 Because of that, 22:18 I started to think about becoming a Christian myself. 22:22 - [Interpreter] Then when he called us 22:23 and we went to his house, 22:24 we introduced ourselves as Christians 22:26 and told him that we are sharing God's Word 22:28 and we are preaching for God. 22:30 We told him that if there was any problem to tell us, 22:33 but if not, then it's okay. 22:36 Then he said, "It is no problem. Just preach. 22:39 Tell us about the good news from the Bible. 22:41 Tell us what is good. We have to listen." 22:44 Then we said, "Okay, no problem. We'll do it." 22:48 - [Interpreter] At that time, I was like a mad man. 22:50 I didn't roam in the jungle, 22:52 but I roamed around in the city. 22:53 I just roamed around not knowing where to go or what to do. 22:57 My parents had taught me 22:58 how to do the ritual Hindu services, 23:00 but I think I didn't do things the proper way, 23:02 so the Hindu gods made me mad. 23:05 It was not a good life. 23:06 (gentle uplifting music) 23:11 - [Interpreter] So we gave him Bible studies. 23:13 Then he said, "That is true. That is right. 23:17 I haven't known what I am doing. 23:19 So whether the people in my village like it or not, 23:21 I want to be a Christian." 23:23 When he accepted Christ, though, 23:25 the village people didn't say anything. 23:28 They didn't oppose him 23:29 because he is the elder for the village. 23:31 He told them, "I want to become a Christian. 23:34 If you want to come later on, then that is your decision. 23:37 I will become a Christian now. 23:40 I have to go first and follow what I have heard 23:42 and learned from the Bible." 23:44 (priest speaking in foreign language) 23:46 - [Interpreter] Then they helped to take all of my pictures 23:48 of Hindu goddesses and the idols out of my house 23:50 and threw them into the river. 23:53 - [Interpreter] So for one or two weeks 23:54 we did ministry there. 23:56 We gave Bible studies. 23:58 And after that, he got baptized 24:00 and his life continued changing, little by little. 24:03 - [Interpreter] Now I am feeling better. 24:04 I don't roam around in the cities anymore. 24:06 I can stay at home peacefully. 24:08 I am free after meeting Jesus. 24:10 I believe that Jesus Christ is the true God. 24:13 I think he is the most powerful God 24:15 because he is the one that healed me. 24:17 When I was a Hindu, I was poor, 24:19 because if I wanted healing, 24:20 I had to sacrifice an animal to the gods. 24:23 But even then, I still didn't have a good life. 24:26 So I left all those things, 24:27 and now Jesus is the one who heals me. 24:30 If I or someone in my family is sick, 24:32 we don't need to sacrifice an animal. 24:35 That is why I will hold onto Jesus as long as I live. 24:37 (gentle upbeat music) 24:42 - [Interpreter] When others saw that he was going 24:43 on a good path, two families also accepted Christ. 24:46 So now three Christian families are there. 24:48 And this man, what is his condition now? 24:51 He is totally changed. 24:52 (gentle upbeat music) 24:58 - You know, you hear about statistics, 25:00 so many baptism stuff, 25:01 but to see the life of somebody that gets changed by Jesus. 25:05 - Right. 25:06 It's so neat because he's like, 25:08 "We don't have to sacrifice 25:10 because Jesus is the one who has the ability to heal us." 25:14 And that freedom from just roaming around angrily. 25:18 You know, just, that's so beautiful. 25:20 - Yeah. 25:21 And those evil spirits that he was worshiping before, 25:24 they do mess with the mind, 25:26 and they can really, you know, mess people up. 25:29 And that's what was affecting him. 25:31 And now Jesus is giving him that freedom. 25:33 And he's one of the elders of the village, 25:35 so others are starting to follow. 25:37 Very beautiful. 25:39 - Okay. We have one more video with Brother Samundra. 25:42 - Okay. 25:43 (uplifting music) 25:50 - [Interpreter] This Mariduke Church has been here 25:51 since 2008, and we are worshiping in this mud-wall building. 25:56 Before that, people used to live in it, 25:58 but then it became empty. 26:00 Then we said, "Okay. 26:02 Since we don't have a church yet, 26:04 let's come to worship here." 26:06 So until now, we are worshiping here. 26:08 (uplifting music) 26:13 The members are increasing more and more, 26:14 and we feel that if we can get help from somewhere 26:17 to build a church, it will be better. 26:19 I think that because we don't have a church, 26:21 people don't think it's a church when they see it. 26:24 So many people are asking us, "Where is your church?" 26:27 It is inside the village, 26:28 and people are not seeing it as a church 26:30 because it looks like a house. 26:32 Church members also are asking when we will get a church. 26:35 They're expecting to get a church. 26:37 We tell them, "Yes, but what shall we do?" 26:40 We have a problem. Let's wait and see. 26:42 Maybe God will provide resources from somewhere else. 26:45 (gentle music) 26:52 Then there is another group that has been worshiping 26:54 for two or three years already, 26:56 and they still don't have a church. 26:58 So they are waiting and hoping for a church building. 27:02 And then Julaisura is new. 27:04 Five families are there, but they don't have a church yet. 27:07 They are worshiping in a house also. 27:09 That is three churches that need a church building, 27:12 and there are others also. 27:14 (gentle music) 27:31 - So they're asking for three churches, 27:34 - And there are others 27:35 that need church buildings also, he said. 27:37 - Amazing. 27:39 - If you would like to learn more about building churches, 27:41 sponsoring Bible workers, building a school, 27:44 or helping to sponsor children 27:46 at any of the schools that we've talked about, 27:48 please contact us at Jesus for Asia, PO Box 1221, 27:54 Collegedale, Tennessee 37315. 27:57 Call us at 423-413-7321, 28:01 or visit our website at jesus4asia.org. 28:05 May God richly bless you 28:06 until we see you next time on "Jesus for Asia Now." 28:09 (inspiring music) |
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