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00:35 Their chains were fastened tight down at the jail that night.
00:43 Still Paul and Silas would not be dismayed. 00:49 They said, It's time to lift our voice 00:54 and sing praises to the Lord. 00:58 Let's prove that we can trust Him come what may. 01:06 God wants to hear you sing when the waves are crashing round you 01:13 when the fiery darts surround you, 01:16 when despair is all you see. 01:20 God wants to hear your voice when the wisest man has spoken. 01:27 He says your circumstance is as hopeless as can be. 01:34 That's when God wants to hear you sing. 01:50 He loves to hear our praise on our cheerful days when the 01:57 pleasant times outweigh the bad by far. 02:04 When suffering comes along and we still sing Him these songs 02:12 that is when we bless the Father's heart. 02:19 God wants to hear you sing when the waves are crashing round you 02:25 and when the fiery darts surround you, 02:29 when despair is all you see. 02:33 God wants to hear your voice when the wisest man has spoken. 02:40 He says your circumstance is as hopeless as can be. 02:47 That's when God wants to hear you sing. 02:54 God, God, God, God wants to hear you sing 03:01 when the waves are crashing round you, 03:04 and when the fiery darts surround you, 03:07 when despair is all you see. 03:12 God wants to hear your voice when the wisest man has spoken. 03:19 He says the circumstance is as hopeless as can be. 03:26 That's when God wants to hear you sing. 03:33 That's when God wants to hear you sing. You sing! 03:55 Good evening ASI! We're happy to see each one of you here this 04:00 evening, and we're looking forward to the blessing that 04:03 God is going to give us. 04:04 I have with me this evening Bill Knott, and he's the Executive 04:09 Editor of Adventist Review and Adventist World. 04:12 And I also have Jared Thurman with me who is Marketing 04:14 Director for Adventist Review, and Director of Strategy 04:17 and Animation for something called ARtv. 04:20 So we're going to find out a little bit more 04:22 of what all that's about. 04:23 And ASI enjoys a long relationship working together 04:27 with Adventist Review with Bill Knott, with Jared. 04:30 We're thankful for the privilege of having 04:32 them here this evening. 04:34 Well, you know, I know that things are getting 04:36 smaller these days. 04:37 You know, the Adventist Review went from a larger format 04:41 down to a smaller format, and then suddenly we just 04:44 have a little card. 04:45 Is this the new format for the Adventist Review? 04:47 No, there's no microchip buried in here, or in your hand. 04:51 This, in reality, this is just illustrating something about how 04:56 this ministry has been growing so rapidly 04:58 in the last two years. 05:00 We're a family of products now, not just one. 05:02 We're called Adventist Review Ministries, but we publish 05:06 Adventist World magazine, which all of you get in your homes, 05:09 Kids View, our product for kids. 05:11 We have large websites, social media options. 05:16 We are now a family that's the oldest thing in the church, 05:20 and also the newest thing in the church. 05:21 Okay, so what we can see then is that you're actually 05:25 partnering with all different other ministries as well. 05:29 I often tell our team we did not build this organization. 05:33 Tithe and the faithfulness of church members built 05:36 Adventist Review Ministries. 05:37 So it's our job to shine a spotlight on partner ministries 05:41 like ASI, and help other people discover what they're doing, 05:44 and how the Lord is working through them. 05:45 Okay, wonderful. Well, Jared, it seems like your title is 05:49 actually a little bit different than it was last year 05:51 when you were here. 05:52 Can you tell us what the changes are? 05:54 Yeah. Well, we've got something exciting, 05:57 and it's not just one thing. 05:59 It's really a thought of what does tomorrow look like? 06:02 And how do you serve the church, and those that we love around us 06:07 through the content of the Adventist Review 06:09 and all the things we're working on? 06:11 So I have the privilege and joy of agitating and rattling 06:16 Bill's cage, and finding ways in which we can better serve 06:21 our church and those around us. 06:23 So one of those things is ARtv. 06:25 Okay. ARtv is, I could say it's inspired somewhat by 06:31 Christ's Object Lessons. 06:33 Jesus says, or Ellen White says of Jesus in His day, 06:37 that the reason He spoke in parables was because it was 06:41 the most popular form of story telling, 06:43 especially with the Greeks. 06:46 Okay. Well, what we know from the data today is, 06:50 by the year 2020 eight out of ten people will be using the 06:54 Internet, and eight of those people, of the ten, 06:58 will be using it on their mobile device, watching a video called 07:03 Short Form Content. 07:04 So ARtv is really how do we deliver this timeless message 07:09 in video format, mobile first, and find ways in which we can 07:14 easily share it with those around us? 07:16 And we are very excited that that launch is this October. 07:21 Okay. That sounds exciting. 07:22 We're looking forward to it. 07:24 Why don't you tell us, Jared, a little bit about the booth 07:26 and why people should go by the Adventist Review booth. 07:29 Yeah. We've very excited. 07:30 We have recently finished a production and project with 07:34 ADRA, where we sent a team over there to film 07:37 in virtual reality. 07:39 And if you'll come by our booth, or you can go by ADRA's booth, 07:44 you'll be able to put some of these VR goggles on and immerse 07:48 yourself in the audio, and the visuals of a village drilling 07:54 a well, and being in that experience. 07:57 Virtual reality has an impact where they're finding 08:00 psychologically you actually believe you were there. 08:04 So I just want to invite you. 08:05 Come by our booth and experience what that's like. 08:08 Okay, sounds exciting. 08:10 Well, Bill, I know that we traditionally have thought of 08:13 Adventist Review, or Adventist World as being a way that we 08:17 get media out through print. 08:18 But could you tell us a little bit how Adventist Review is 08:22 changing, and how it's progressive? 08:23 You know, many times people think that if you're leaning 08:29 forward toward new technologies somehow you're leaning away 08:33 from Biblical truth. 08:35 We've taken it as a founding principle of what we're doing 08:38 that we're conservative when it comes to truth, 08:41 but we're progressive when it comes to methodology. 08:43 We've got to find the ways to deliver to audiences the 08:47 timeless truths of Scripture in a way that they will understand 08:50 and will change their thinking. 08:52 So we're not only print-centric now, 08:55 we're developing audio podcasts. 08:58 We're working, as Jared has said, 08:59 in short form on demand video. 09:02 Our social media program is exploding. 09:04 We continue to publish the most widely spread magazines in the 09:09 Adventist church, but it's a range of things; 09:11 it's a family of things. 09:12 Because our goal isn't just to reach readers, it's viewers, 09:16 readers, listeners, anyone who we can put the 09:19 good news in front of. 09:21 Amen! It's a blessing to be here every year with 09:24 Adventist Review in this partnership. 09:25 I know that we've had the privilege of partnering for 09:28 a number of years now. 09:29 And I'd like to ask you, Jared, Why do you come every year? 09:33 How is the ASI Convention a blessing to you 09:36 and to Adventist Review? 09:37 I have found over the last ten years coming to ASI, 09:41 and now with our Adventist Review team, 09:44 we come here for the best ideas. 09:46 We come here to inspire people, and we come here to be inspired. 09:51 What the seminars give us is a blessing. 09:54 What is done on this stage is a blessing. 09:57 But I often find it's those short conversations in the 10:00 halls, and at lunch, and at dinner that make me want to say, 10:04 I want to be an Adventist this week, this year. 10:08 I want to be on fire for the Lord, and I want to come back 10:10 next year and experience that again. 10:12 So that's why we come. 10:14 We get amazing stories from here; people walking the halls 10:17 who stop and say, Could I talk to you for a moment? 10:19 And suddenly unfolds a story that we want to 10:22 tell the world about. 10:23 It's a story of faith, or courage, sometimes challenge 10:27 with daunting circumstances. 10:29 Those are stories that inspire believers literally around the 10:32 world that come out of this convention every year. 10:34 And that's one of the big reasons we're here. 10:36 Amen! I want to thank both of you for partnering with ASI. 10:40 We're so happy for the relationship with Adventist 10:42 Review, Adventist World, and ARtv and everything 10:44 that's moving forward. 10:46 Thank you. God bless. 11:09 What this dying world could use is a willing man of God who 11:15 dares to go against the grain, and works without applause. 11:23 A man who'll raise the shield of faith protecting what is pure, 11:30 whose love is tough yet gentle; a man whose word is sure. 11:38 God doesn't need an orator who knows just what to say; 11:46 He doesn't need authorities to reason Him away; 11:53 He doesn't need an army to guarantee a win; 11:59 He just needs a few good men. 12:06 Men full of compassion, who laugh and love and cry- 12:13 Men who'll face eternity and aren't afraid to die- 12:20 Men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again- 12:27 He just needs a few good men. 12:33 He calls the broken derelict whose life has been renewed; 12:39 He calls the one who has the strength to stand up for the 12:47 truth. Enlistment lines are open and He wants you to come in- 12:54 He just needs a few good men. 13:01 Men full of compassion, who laugh and love and cry- 13:08 Men who'll face eternity and not afraid to die- 13:15 Men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again- 13:21 He just needs a few good men. 13:28 Men full of compassion, who laugh and love and cry- 13:34 Men who'll face eternity and aren't afraid to die- 13:43 Men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again- 13:50 He just needs a few good men. 13:57 He just needs a few good men. 14:19 Hello, ASI family members. 14:21 I love coming to ASI. 14:24 So many of us have amazing stories, don't we? 14:29 You go down through the exhibit hall; 14:30 it's one story after another. 14:32 And tonight is Members In Action. 14:36 We're going to hear some of those stories, and get to know 14:38 some of our wonderful ASI members. 14:40 And the closest one to me is Dr. Brian Schwartz, 14:44 who is from Dayton, Ohio. 14:46 He's a physician at Kettering Hospital. 14:49 I understand that you pray with all of your patients. 14:53 How in the world did you start doing that? 14:57 Well, thank you, Esther. 14:59 So that was a big change in my thinking. 15:02 So when I started off in medicine after going to an 15:06 Adventist medical school, I was not personally comfortable 15:09 praying with patients. 15:10 But around 2004, 2005 there was a group that formed one of the 15:15 ministries of ASI called AMEN, the Adventist Medical 15:18 Evangelism Network. 15:19 We were challenged by Pastor Mark Finley to just start having 15:23 a spiritual conversation with our patients. 15:25 And I came back from that meeting convicted, and changed, 15:30 and realized that I needed to start doing that. 15:32 And so I would pick out a patient here and there and start 15:34 praying with them, but I wasn't... 15:36 I was picking out the ones I thought would respond at first. 15:39 But after a while I become convinced that I needed to pray 15:42 with every single patient. 15:44 That is something we all can do, right? 15:46 No matter what it is, whether we're a physician, 15:49 or a fire chief, or a police officer, we can always 15:54 pray with somebody. 15:56 And so tell me... You were telling me about a fire chief, 15:59 and some prayers that you had with him. 16:01 So having started praying with my patients, 16:05 this just revolutionized my practice. 16:07 It used to be that I would go to work; that was where I worked. 16:12 I would do Sabbath School, and help out at church, 16:15 I'd go on mission trips. 16:16 But this has changed my practice into a ministry. 16:19 And I realized that I have people from all walks of life 16:22 that come to my office. 16:24 I don't have to go out there to pass out literature, 16:26 I don't have to go out there to meet them. 16:27 They're coming to me. 16:29 And so one of them is the Chief of the Fire Department 16:32 in one of our area cities. 16:34 He needed heart surgery. 16:36 And, as my habit is, we made the visit, 16:41 we got the right referrals. 16:42 And then I said, By the way, one of the things I offer to do 16:44 with all my patients is to have a prayer. 16:46 Would you like to have a prayer? 16:47 And he got tears in his eyes, and just held my hand, 16:49 and when we got done praying he said, Can you just 16:51 pray one more time? 16:53 And he just really was touched by it and appreciated that. 16:57 And then it seemed like that was it. 16:59 But what I'm convinced that this does is it opens the door for 17:03 them to realize that I am a safe person to have a 17:05 Spiritual conversation with. 17:07 And so two years later, after he's recovered from surgery 17:10 he comes in, he's got probably the third patient from the end, 17:14 and he's like, Doc, you're a spiritual person. 17:17 Can I ask you a question? 17:19 And all of a sudden he asked me, How do you know 17:21 that the Bible is true? 17:23 And that turned in from a 10 to 15 minute visit to a 17:26 45 minute visit, where my nurse had to come knock on the door, 17:29 and say, Doc, you've got a couple more patients to see. 17:31 And I prayed with him again, and he thanked me, 17:34 and he just had an interest in the Bible for the first time. 17:38 The next year he came back. 17:40 Doc, you're a smart person. 17:42 You believe in creation; tell me why. 17:44 And so it just opened the door for him to see that I was 17:48 somebody in the community that he could go to and ask those 17:51 kind of questions when he was searching in his own heart. 17:56 It's simple, isn't it? 17:57 Just gaining trust. 17:58 Now you pray with all of your patients? 18:01 Does that mean that you don't have any patients that are, 18:04 people who don't believe in God? 18:07 So, yeah, that's a very good question. 18:08 And so at first I selected a few. 18:12 Pretty soon I started offering to all my patients, 18:14 because if I missed one that I had prayed with before, 18:17 they got really upset the next time. 18:19 And literally in the last ten years I've had maybe a dozen 18:22 patients say, No, I don't want a prayer. 18:24 We'll make a little NP on the chart so I don't keep nagging 18:27 them over and over. 18:28 But I've prayed with a Jewish Rabbi. 18:34 In fact real quick I'll tell that story. 18:36 He needed a pacemaker. 18:38 He was in his 80's. 18:40 He decided, you know what, I'm not having any more 18:42 procedures; I'm just going to die. 18:44 Just let me go to hospice. 18:46 But my partner said, Well, just talk to Dr. Schwartz about it. 18:49 And I came in and talked to him about it. 18:50 He wasn't having it. 18:52 He was just like, No, I don't want to have 18:53 anything to do with it. 18:55 So I got done, I said, By the way, one of the things I offer 18:56 to do is have a prayer. 18:58 Would you mind if I had a prayer with you? 19:00 And I prayed the way I pray a Christian prayer. 19:03 And when he got all done he had tears in his eyes, 19:06 and he said, You know, I'll go ahead and have that pacemaker. 19:10 And we've gotten to be friends over the years, 19:12 and he then confided in my wife later that when I walked 19:15 in the room he's like, There's no way I'm 19:17 having that pacemaker. 19:19 When I prayed with him the thought that went through his 19:21 brain was, Praise God, I've found a doctor who 19:23 doesn't think he's God! 19:25 And it really transformed our relationship, and he was wide 19:29 open to having spiritual conversations. 19:32 Well, that's wonderful. 19:34 And there's another story you wanted to share. 19:36 We have a couple of minutes left, or less. 19:38 Would you like to tell us about a Muslim person that you... 19:41 Yeah, so this isn't directly related to Share Him with 19:44 patients, but at Kettering Medical Center we have a 19:46 fellowship program, so we train doctors who have finished their 19:50 residency in Internal Medicine, and then go on and 19:52 specialize in cardiology. 19:53 And then in an additional year past that is an 19:55 Interventional Cardiologist. 19:57 And I'm the Director of the Interventional 19:58 Cardiology Fellowship. 20:00 So my Fellows just see me interacting with 20:02 patients before every case. 20:04 Before a procedure I'll offer to pray with them. 20:06 Mohammed is Muslim, and very devout, very kindhearted. 20:11 And I just got to really appreciate him through the year. 20:14 But one of my partners, Dr. Hahn, and myself decided 20:17 part way through the year last year that we'd start 20:19 a Bible study group. 20:20 And we were going to show The Thunder in the Holy Land 20:22 video series, invite our patients to come to the 20:25 hospital, to a room that we had to do these. 20:27 And Mohammed, being just a really helpful guy, 20:30 saw me rolling the television and the video machine down to 20:34 the room, and he said, Oh, Dr. Schwartz, 20:35 let me get that for you. 20:37 Let me get that for you. 20:38 I'll set it up. And he didn't know what we were doing. 20:40 But he came and he set it up. 20:41 I just said, Oh, Mohammed, you're welcome to stay. 20:42 We're having a Bible study. 20:44 And he stayed, and he watched the video, 20:46 and then we talked about it. 20:47 And week, after week, after week he came; he sat it up. 20:51 Pretty soon it turned into a discussion where, This is what 20:54 we believe as Christians. 20:55 What do you think about that? 20:56 And we had this back and forth dialogue where he 20:58 was very, very open. 21:00 And I was able to give him a copy of the Great Controversy, 21:01 and he really appreciated it. 21:03 And by the time that he graduated a year later, 21:05 and he's now practicing in a nearby town, he said, 21:08 Dr. Schwartz, I just want to thank you 21:11 for sharing Jesus with me. 21:13 He said, I believe that Jesus is the Messiah, 21:16 that He is coming back soon. 21:17 And when He comes back I'm going to be ready. 21:19 And so just a few months ago... 21:22 He's off in a practice. 21:24 He's very respected in his community. 21:28 ...He sent me a check; blank in the line. 21:32 But he sent me a check for $3,000.00 and said, 21:34 Dr. Schwartz, please just send this to that ministry you talked 21:38 about where physicians go overseas and help people: 21:40 the Adventist Medical Evangelism Network. 21:42 And so he's funding our ministries. 21:44 He's been touched by just the fact that I took the time to 21:47 pray with patients, and then took the time to just almost 21:50 nonchalantly just share Jesus with him. 21:53 And it's had a huge impact. 21:54 Amen! Isn't that wonderful? 21:57 That's something that each one of us can do, is it not? 21:59 For just a few seconds, when you pray with somebody, 22:01 they are looking to God. 22:03 That's very powerful. 22:05 So we have this physician here. 22:06 We also have another couple of physicians. 22:09 Tell us a little bit about yourself. 22:10 Tell us your names. 22:12 I'm Carlos Irizarry. 22:14 This is my wife Kathy Irizarry. 22:16 We're both family practice physicians. 22:19 We worked in Puerto Rico in a mission term for about six 22:22 years, then moved to Minden, Louisiana where we 22:25 practiced private practice for almost twenty-five years. 22:29 And we retired recently in this past December. 22:33 Oh, you're retired. Ha ha! 22:36 That means you're picking up some new hobbies, 22:39 you're going on vacation, spending some time with 22:42 grandchildren, right? 22:43 Well, that's obviously what we were wondering about. 22:47 What are we going to do when we retire? 22:49 And there were two things that crossed our minds; 22:52 two considerations. 22:53 One was we wanted to be near an Adventist college to benefit 22:57 from the energy of the young people, and the programming 23:02 that they would have there. 23:03 Also we wanted to have a home that would have enough room 23:07 so that we could invite guests who were... 23:10 and accommodate guests who were interested in learning to 23:12 live a healthy lifestyle. 23:14 I need to define a healthy lifestyle. 23:18 Ellen White delineates that very well, the components of that 23:22 in her book, Ministry of Healing, Page 127, where she 23:26 says, Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, exercise, 23:32 rest, proper diet, water, trust in divine power. 23:36 These are the true remedies. 23:38 Now we've tried to teach these to our patients, and have been 23:42 extremely gratified to see significant benefits in those, 23:46 the relatively few who have listened, 23:49 and made changes in their lives. 23:51 Now we want to take this to the next level and invite people 23:56 into our home so that we can better help them to internalize 24:01 these concepts by actually putting them in... 24:04 getting their hands into it, so to speak. 24:07 So rather than just listening to lectures, we want to have 24:12 them actually practice shopping for the food. 24:15 They will prepare many of the meals, and they will learn 24:20 what it means to make time in their day for 24:22 exercise and devotionals. 24:24 Okay, so home? Ah Kathy, he's talking about inviting 24:29 people into your home? 24:30 What does that look like? 24:32 It looks like fun. Alright! 24:35 You know, it's really interesting. 24:37 Our home/Washita Healthy Living Center, it's just an 24:45 amazing thing that it's coming around, 24:47 and I don't know if it's not... 24:48 There it is on the screen. 24:49 This is a work of the Lord. 24:52 He planned our retirement. 24:54 He's given more than we could ask or think in providing for us 25:00 a place where we will live, and be able to also have this plan 25:07 of a Healthy Living Center. 25:09 It has been constructed, and is getting finished, with the 25:15 partnership of Washita Hills. 25:18 Many hours of labor go into the construction. 25:22 We've been in Louisiana for a good part of that time. 25:25 And it's just interesting to me, that so many hands 25:31 have been involved. 25:32 I think just about every academy student, every college student 25:37 has been involved in the building of this place. 25:40 And the staff; they've all been involved. 25:42 But not only that, Brother Steve Dickman, 25:46 brought a team of young people. 25:48 I think they represented several academies. 25:50 And they came and labored; put up sheetrock. 25:53 That was wonderful. 25:55 So we have this. Now it's located on property 25:59 belonging to Washita Hills. 26:01 And I think some people may not know what Washita Hills is. 26:04 So this is a school that has both an academy and college. 26:09 It's located in a beautiful spot in Arkansas, 26:15 close to Amity, Arkansas. 26:17 And you can look that up on your map. 26:19 So this is our plan. 26:21 And the Center, it's nearing completion, 26:23 but not quite there yet. 26:25 We want to have people living in the home with us. 26:29 We have a large common area. 26:31 The picture's down, but the large common area has very 26:35 ample kitchen counters and stuff. 26:38 So people can be really involved in a large open living 26:42 room where we can have instruction given. 26:45 So instead of going to a class where they learn about healthy 26:49 living, whether it be a cooking class, or just... 26:52 You know, there's a lot of different healthy living 26:54 programs that are out there right now. 26:56 So you're talking about putting people in a home setting, 26:58 so that way they can practice cooking, 27:00 they can practice sleeping. 27:02 For somebody like me that could be a 27:03 struggle; getting that rest. 27:05 But, you know, you're putting them outside. 27:07 And you mentioned that there was a garden in the backyard, 27:09 so they can go outside and get that sunshine, fresh air, 27:11 and a little exercise, and learn how to garden. 27:13 That garden is not there yet, but we want 27:17 there to be a garden. 27:18 And we hope to be able to include all of these phases 27:21 that will include the eight natural remedies, that they will 27:26 live that lifestyle with us for the time that they stay in our 27:30 home, which would be maybe a week session. 27:32 But I wanted to say one other thing. 27:34 In addition to being able to enjoy this opportunity in our 27:38 retirement, we will also be able to teach on the campus. 27:41 And that gives us more exposure to these wonderful young people. 27:44 which is just such a thrill, and enjoy all the 27:48 programs on the campus. 27:49 Right. So now when do you plan to have your first session? 27:53 You said it's not finished yet. 27:55 It's not quite finished yet. 27:57 It's getting there. 27:58 We also still have to give further work to 28:01 preparing for the sessions. 28:03 So right now our target date is to have our first session 28:07 somewhere in early 2018. 28:10 Okay, wonderful! So how can these people that are here, 28:14 or watching on 3ABN, how can they get more 28:17 information from you? 28:18 Just come to the Washita Hills booth. 28:22 That's number 706... It's number 607. 28:25 Excuse me, 607, 607. Washita Hills booth 607. 28:29 Okay, wonderful. You need to visit them and find out 28:32 a little bit more about it. 28:33 Now I want to go to Mindy. 28:35 Now we were just talking about opening up your home for, 28:38 you know, to do this healthy living instruction. 28:41 But what if there isn't a home? 28:43 What if you're living in a tent? 28:45 And so we're going to be hearing from Mindy Thygeson, 28:49 who is with Impact Hope. 28:51 And let's go ahead and play the video right now so they can 28:54 see what we're talking about. 28:55 My name is Lee Anne. 28:57 My parents go to Africa a lot. 28:59 There was a war that made people have to run away from their own 29:04 homes and live in another country. 29:06 People who have to leave their homes have been living in 29:13 Rwanda Refugee Camps for over twenty years. 29:18 They even have only enough money for one meal a day. 29:24 They have to climb to get water, and there are no lights, 29:31 and no showers. They can only go to school until ninth 29:35 grade in the camps. 29:39 When my Mom and Dad heard about these people they were sad, 29:44 because most of the people are Seventh-day Adventist's like us. 29:57 Can you raise your hand? 29:58 Ha ha, all of them! Most of them. 30:02 My Mom and Dad started something called Impacto. 30:06 They are trying to raise money to send kids to go to school on 30:10 so they can get jobs, so they can take care of their families. 30:45 There are a lots more kids who want to go to school. 30:49 Will you help us? 30:55 Okay, now we're talking about refugees from Congo, 31:01 and Rwanda, correct? 31:03 Okay, let me ask you, can... 31:05 The video talked about this, but how many people 31:07 are we talking about? 31:09 There's approximately 80,000 people who are living in the 31:13 Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda. 31:16 But the thing that got our attention is... Well, we knew 31:22 about the genocide that happened in Rwanda in 1994, but we didn't 31:26 realize what happened next. 31:28 So the genocide spilled over into neighboring countries, 31:31 including Zaire, which is now the Congo. 31:34 The perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda fled for their lives, 31:38 fearing that they, too, would be killed for what they had done. 31:42 And so they fled into Tanzania and Barundi. 31:45 But in Zaire, where they came, they came across a group of 31:49 people who were the same tribal system as those found in Rwanda. 31:52 And so when they saw the lush farmlands in the Congo, 31:59 and the herds of cattle, and these people were the ones who 32:03 were being killed in Rwanda, they began genocide again. 32:08 Well, this area that was targeted had been proselytized 32:12 by evangelists, Adventist evangelists in the early 1900's. 32:17 So this whole area was primarily Seventh-day 32:20 Adventist Christians. 32:22 So this led to an influx of refugees into Rwanda, 32:26 and at times there were around 100,000. 32:30 Currently there's 80,000 refugees, and around 80%, 32:35 and higher, and in some cases in some camps 100% of them 32:40 are Seventh-day Adventists. 32:41 So my husband and I, when we heard this we felt very 32:46 compelled to do something about it. 32:47 I'm a nurse and my husband's a businessman, but, you know, 32:52 we prayed to do something involving missions. 32:55 And we felt like God was calling us to take part in helping 33:00 in some way for these Adventist people, 33:03 our brothers and sisters. 33:04 Right. And then I think that that's a good point. 33:06 It's like, we're not talking about people. 33:09 We're talking about brothers and sisters. 33:12 And they're our family. 33:13 And when you were sharing the story with me, 33:15 it really touched my heart, because we are talking 33:17 about our brothers and sisters. 33:18 It could easily be any one of us here. 33:20 And so what are you doing? 33:24 Well, we found out, as we learned more about the 33:28 conditions in the camp, and the situations with the students, 33:31 and the young people, we found out that ADRA Rwanda is actually 33:35 in the camp, and they provide education up 33:37 through the ninth grade. 33:39 But after that there's no funding for further education. 33:42 And so my husband and I started an organization 33:46 called Impact Hope, and we're sending students from the camps 33:51 to grades ten through twelve, plus one year of technical 33:55 training to Adventist boarding schools in Rwanda. 33:58 So it's been a really great thing for the students, 34:03 and also to help the Adventist schools in Rwanda as well. 34:07 We have a picture up about this young lady with the mattress. 34:11 Can you tell us a little bit about that? 34:13 So for $600 a school year, we can take one refugee and put him 34:19 into an Adventist boarding school in Rwanda. 34:21 And they say you've taken us to Europe, because the contrast 34:25 between the camps and these humble Adventist boarding 34:28 schools is so extreme that they feel like they've really been 34:31 transported to a different country. 34:33 And we're just so happy because they have this confidence, 34:38 and they feel that their dreams have become true. 34:41 They dreamed that they never would have anticipated. 34:44 Actually, the fact that they're in an Adventist school 34:49 is especially great. 34:50 Well, the last picture that you saw was Aleene. 34:53 She is one of our shining stars, and she's in 34:56 technical school right now. 34:58 She graduated last year. 34:59 And now she's taking sewing. 35:01 And she sees a potential now. 35:03 She has a future, and she knows that she doesn't have to remain 35:07 in the refugee camps. 35:09 She doesn't have to continue this cycle. 35:11 And so she's just incredibly grateful for the opportunity 35:15 to earn money, to make a living, and to provide for not only 35:19 herself, but her future family. 35:22 So we're really excited about the impact, and I don't think 35:24 we'll really understand the full impact 35:27 until we go to heaven. 35:28 Absolutely, absolutely! 35:30 Because you're not giving them only hope, but you're also 35:32 helping them get a livelihood. 35:34 And you're putting them in the position where they can 35:37 actually do mission work. 35:38 And that's something that we need to remember, too. 35:40 Ah, so this has only been going on for about two years, 35:43 and you were telling me that about 410 students already have 35:47 been impacted. Is that correct? 35:48 That's right. We have 410 students, 35:51 and they're all sponsorship based. 35:52 So we're just, we would always encourage anyone who's 35:56 interested in taking part of this program, 35:59 and becoming a sponsor, to come to our booth at number 404. 36:05 It's called Impact Hope. 36:06 You can also find us on our website at Impact-Hope. org 36:11 and we'd love to grow the numbers, and help more of our 36:16 Adventist brothers and sisters for only $50 a month. 36:19 Thank you so much! 36:21 Thank you very much. 36:22 And so I really appreciate all of you sharing your stories 36:25 tonight, and I'm sure that many of us have been blessed. 36:27 And, hopefully, we can go home with some new ideas as to how 36:30 we can impact the community around us as well. 36:36 I remember when I went to my first ASI Convention. 36:39 I actually didn't have any idea what ASI even was. 36:44 I only went because I had a friend that was 36:46 going who invited me. 36:47 But when I went to ASI it opened my eyes to a world that I 36:53 didn't know existed. 36:54 To be honest, I didn't know that there were all these ministries, 36:58 all of these people just doing these different 37:00 things for the Lord. 37:02 And it made a strong impact on my life. 37:04 In fact I can trace my first desires to go into doing more 37:09 ministry for God to seeing that ASI. 37:13 And people that I met who were working with ASI, 37:16 working with the Youth for Jesus programs, and other things like 37:19 that that I would have had no idea about 37:22 had it not been for ASI. 37:25 I sense a need in our church for a way the people can come 37:31 together, for a place to belong in the church. 37:35 I feel like sometimes it gets portrayed like the epitome of 37:39 Adventism is going to church, and paying tithe, 37:42 and maybe participating in outreach sometime. 37:45 But in my personal experience it's so much more than that. 37:49 And there's so many of us that are striving in our daily lives 37:52 to do things for the Lord, but where do we fit? 37:55 Where do we come together? 37:56 I mean how do we get re-inspired, and networked, 38:00 and get the support that we need? 38:02 And I see that as a huge need. 38:06 I see that as something that if we could really form that 38:09 kind of network, and do this together, that all of us could 38:13 benefit, that all of us could grow and feel like 38:18 in the church; like we have a purpose, 38:20 we have a place in the church, and that God is going to really 38:25 be able to use, yeah, not just the pastors, 38:28 not just the elders, but those of us in everyday life 38:32 to do something for Him. 38:38 With me is Josh Marcoe. 38:40 He's the Technical Coordinator for the Ellen G. White Estate. 38:44 And, Joshua, we're glad to have you here this morning to help us 38:47 understand how our offerings are being used to spread the 38:50 love of God, and the gospel around the world. 38:52 First tell us, catch us up a little bit. 38:54 We know that funding has been received in the past to 38:58 help with translations. 39:00 Where are we with that, and what the project for this year? 39:03 I'll just give you a little recap of what we did last year. 39:06 To give you an idea, we put 48 books up on our website, 39:13 and in our apps, and they are in 15 different languages. 39:17 I'll just read you through a few: Bulgarian, Chinese, 39:20 Estonian, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, 39:25 and a number of others. 39:27 Well, that's wonderful! 39:28 So then this gives people an opportunity around the world 39:32 to actually access the writings of Ellen White. 39:34 Yeah, if you've appreciated reading books like 39:37 Great Controversy, or Steps to Christ, which actually this is 39:41 the 125th Anniversary of Steps to Christ, or other books like 39:45 that, you can appreciate that, but not everyone has those 39:49 books in their languages. 39:50 So this is what this offering is helping to do is take the 39:54 books that have been translated, put them into our apps, 39:58 on our website, and people around the world, 40:01 where ever they are; if they're in their home country, 40:03 or here in America, or somewhere else, they can get online, 40:07 and read those books in their language, and be blessed. 40:10 Amen! Amen! How many of you have your phone with you? 40:13 Do you have your phone? 40:15 Ah, I see lots of phones. 40:16 How many of you have the E. G. White app on your phone? 40:19 Ah, just as many! And the Bible. 40:22 So we've got the word of God, and the Spirit of Prophecy 40:25 right at our fingertips; literally to be able to 40:28 share the love of Jesus. 40:29 And so it's wonderful to know that other people around the 40:32 world can do the same. 40:34 So what kind of, what number of languages, or what kind of 40:37 languages are the target for this coming year? 40:40 Well, this coming year we've already accumulated enough books 40:44 to cover all the funding that ASI is going to give us. 40:48 So that's great! Amen! 40:49 And what we're concentrating on, not necessarily by design, 40:53 but just by what we have received, is primarily Central 40:57 Asia and also some in Central Africa. 41:00 So we're going to be doing books like in Tauch and Uzbek, 41:04 and Kazakh and Querkez, and some in Amharic, and Georgan, 41:09 Persian, or Farsi, Luo, Kenya, Urwanda, and Armenian. 41:15 Now did you say Kurgas? 41:16 Yes. Wow! Our next interviewees are actually from Kurdistan. 41:20 So then they will be able to access Ellen White writings 41:24 in their language, as a result of the offering for this year. 41:27 Absolutely! Ah, that's wonderful! 41:29 I'm sure that's really good news for them as well. Absolutely! 41:31 All right. Well, you know what? 41:33 Josh is there anything? 41:34 No, this is what I wanted to ask you. 41:36 In your mind why is this important? 41:38 Why is this important work? 41:40 This is a critical initiative for the Ellen White Estate. 41:43 Well, just something that just happened to me this week. 41:46 I was visiting with a friend, actually a relative of mine. 41:49 He speaks Malayalam. 41:51 He does not feel comfortable reading English. I'm sorry. 41:56 But he speaks Malayalam. 41:59 And we have books in Malayalam that are actually in the process 42:02 of being translated, and being put onto our website. 42:05 He will be able to read the Conflict of the Ages 42:07 series in his language. 42:09 That will be a blessing to him, and he may become an Adventist 42:12 as a result of that. 42:13 Amen! So it has personal resonance for you as well. 42:17 Great! Thank you very much Joshua. 42:18 We appreciate all that you, and the Ellen G. 42:20 White Estate is doing. 42:22 Thank you, and thank you ASI for your contribution and help. 42:25 And if you want more information, what booth should 42:27 they go to for... to know? 42:29 Come to booth 723. 42:31 723 for the E. G. White Estate. 42:33 Thank you very much Joshua. 42:35 Coming to join me at the podium now, as I mentioned before, 42:39 are individuals from Kurdistan. 42:41 They're from the Adventist school in Kurdistan. 42:44 And I'm really excited to have... 42:45 These are my new friends from Kurdistan. 42:48 I don't speak Russian, or any other language that they've got. 42:51 But I'm really happy that one of them at least speaks English. 42:54 So this is Christian Muller. 42:57 Christian Muller is the former Development 42:59 Director for the school. 43:00 And next to him is, I'll say Galina. 43:03 We'll just skip her last name. 43:06 She's a graduate from the school. 43:08 And coming from at the end is our President for the Adventist 43:12 school is Kurdistan. 43:14 So we want to learn a little bit more about Adventist school. 43:17 First of all tell us, Christian, where is it? 43:20 how many students? how many staff? 43:21 Give us kind of the lay of the land about the school. 43:24 Okay. Good morning ASI. 43:26 We are located in the 10/40 window in Kurdistan in the 43:31 Southern Union Mission in the Euro-Asia Division. 43:35 And the school has around 360 students right now, 43:40 and 70% of them are from Muslim families. 43:43 It is very interesting because even though the school name is 43:47 Christian school, their parents are bringing their kids because 43:52 of the high level of the location. 43:54 Oh, wonderful! Now I understand that this school has a very 43:59 interesting distinction in all of Central Asia. 44:02 Yes, actually it is the only Adventist school 44:04 in all Central Asia. 44:05 So some of the kids from the other stands that are having 44:10 problems with the Sabbath, and going to school on Sabbath, 44:14 because it's an obligation to do it, they are coming to our 44:17 school, to the boarding school so they can have a good 44:20 education and keep the Sabbath. 44:22 Now you said the other students from the other stands. 44:25 What are you talking about? 44:26 Well, the union, it's, the stands in the union are the 44:30 Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, 44:35 Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. 44:40 Okay, I'm impressed that you remember all of those stans! 44:42 The only Stan I know is Stan Smith. Oh, that's good. 44:45 But that's about it. 44:47 Okay, so what? Tell us a little bit about the curriculum. 44:51 And since this is a, you have mostly Muslim that are 44:55 attending the school, how do you infuse Christianity into 44:59 the life of the school there? 45:01 Yeah, even though we cannot put Bible as a part of the 45:05 curriculum, we have every day worship; 45:08 first with the teachers. 45:10 Not all of them are Christians, even Christians. 45:13 We have 30% around of them Adventist, 45:17 and the rest are Christians, and some of them are Muslims. 45:20 But anyways we get together, altogether, 45:22 to make worship every morning. 45:24 And every day also they have a worship with all the students. 45:29 As I was telling you, this morning part of the project, 45:32 and sorry I go in advance of that, it's the place where we 45:35 meet all together for worship every day. 45:37 Because we have a very small place, and for 360 students 45:42 we cannot gather them all. 45:43 So we do worship with first grade to fourth grade, 45:47 then to fifth to seventh. 45:48 And so we separate the classes so we can get 45:51 together for worship. 45:52 Okay. So then this project is to fund, or to help to fund 45:57 the raising up of a multi-purpose Center so that 46:01 you're able to do things like worship, and a variety 46:03 of other activities. 46:05 Yes, we have one big project in the school that is 46:07 Community Soccer School. 46:10 You know, I'm from Argentina, so we love soccer. 46:13 So we created Soccer School there with 120 46:16 kids that are coming. 46:18 We teach them values, not only sports. 46:21 But we mentor them, because kids are in the streets. 46:25 They play soccer, but without parents guard. 46:30 So we bring them together. 46:32 We take them to camp meetings, we teach them the Bible. 46:36 Now we have a small group with 20 of them studying the Bible; 46:39 kids from 15 to 16 years old. 46:41 Amen, Amen. Now you have some pictures that 46:43 you want to show us. 46:44 Yes, this is the multi-purpose building that we 46:48 already started in April. 46:51 And we hope to finish before the winter, because the biggest 46:55 problem there is the winter. 46:56 And we cannot the work with the kids during the winter. 47:00 So this is, we are constructing it right now. 47:04 And this is how we will finish the view. 47:07 How it will look. Wonderful! 47:08 And I think there are some pictures in advance of this 47:11 that showed a group of the children. 47:14 And tell us a little bit about... 47:16 Yes, it's very interesting because we have around 18 47:19 nationalities in our school. 47:22 So if you saw the pictures, you will see 47:25 different type of faces. 47:27 And it's very nice because we can reach many cultural people 47:35 that are already living in Kyrgyzstan. 47:37 So it's one nice part of this school. 47:39 And you will see also another picture of a building that 47:43 it's already done that is for 300 more kids. 47:46 Because we are rejecting around 40 to 50 kids per year, 47:50 because we don't have space for them. 47:52 So thanks to God, and the help of many people, and some of 47:57 them members of ASI, we were able to construct this building 48:02 for 300 more kids, and to expand the school to almost the amount 48:06 of members of the church in Kyrgyzstan. 48:08 We have 700 members in Kyrgyzstan; the whole country. 48:11 And if God's willing, we will fill up the new building. 48:14 We will reach almost 600 kids that will listen to the gospel. 48:18 So I just want to ask Constatine Campen, who's the President. 48:23 So I know that your English isn't good. 48:25 Well, my Russian's not good. 48:26 So we're good. So I, so let's see, so how does this work? 48:32 So if your English isn't very good, 48:33 and you rely on Christian to ah... 48:37 We divide our obligation. 48:40 She speaks, I work. 48:43 Okay, and so one of the things that you're wearing, 48:46 that you and Galina are wearing, is this common local dress in... 48:52 If you come on national holidays, you can see 48:56 people who wear this. 48:57 Okay, alright. So, and I understand that if you go to 48:59 their booth, you're able to actually take a picture with 49:02 them in their national garbs. 49:03 So that's wonderful. Welcome. 49:05 Okay, so let's talk to Galina a little bit. 49:09 Galina, so I understand that you're a graduate of 49:12 Adventist School Kyrgyzstan? Yes. 49:14 How is it that you came to go there? 49:16 Well, I started going there when I was outside of school, 49:20 in first grade, and my Mom put me there, not because it was 49:23 Christian, but because the school was the 49:25 best school in my town. 49:27 And public schools over there is like not really good, 49:32 because the teachers are not really caring about you. 49:34 They like just to caring if you give them presents, 49:36 or they give sometimes money, because like they are 49:39 not getting enough payment. 49:41 And also another reason my Mom put me there is that in 49:46 Kyrgyzstan it's really cold in the winter. 49:48 And in public schools in the winter, like inside of the 49:51 school it's really cold. 49:53 So all of the kids should wear like their coat and gloves, 49:56 and hat and everything. 49:57 So in my Adventist School it's warm inside in the winter. 50:01 So that's why my Mom put me there. 50:04 Safety and warmth first. Absolutely! 50:07 So how was it that you were introduced to 50:09 Jesus at the school? 50:11 Well, I was like kind of different from my family, 50:15 because I felt like I needed something. 50:17 I felt like it's something that I have to know, 50:20 like, but I didn't know what it was. 50:23 Then when I was in eighth grade I knew one, 50:28 actually it was Christian's sister, 50:30 she went there to be missionary, 50:34 and she gave us classes in English. 50:35 While there I got to know three other girls, and once I told 50:40 them, Hey, let's go to do something on Saturday. 50:42 Let's go to walk or something. 50:44 And they told me they can't do that, because they're going 50:47 to church on Saturday. 50:48 And for me it was like, if you want to think about, 50:52 and acting like excuse not to going with me, 50:53 to go like to work, because for me to going to 50:56 church, it's on Sunday. 50:58 And then they told me about the Adventist church. 51:01 And then I went there with them and I liked it. 51:04 Oh, that's wonderful! 51:06 So that, your introduction to Jesus, came from your 51:09 friends there at school. 51:10 Yeah, they actually weren't like school students, 51:14 but they were like just coming to an English class at 51:16 school, and this school. 51:18 Okay, wonderful, wonderful. 51:19 And we don't have a lot of time left, but tell me what it has 51:24 meant to actually have Jesus in your life as a result. 51:28 Well, as I knew Jesus, and I see like the, I finally found 51:32 what I was looking for like my life actually. 51:37 And I feel like there's nothing better than knowing Jesus, 51:42 and being in church. 51:43 And that everything I have now is because I know Jesus. 51:47 Amen! And now Galina is studying at Montemorelos. 51:50 She wants to become an English teacher. Amen! 51:53 Thank you very much. 51:54 Thank you for your offering, in advance, so that we can help 51:57 The Adventist School Kyrgyzstan teach others about Jesus. 52:01 Thank you. Amen! 52:07 Good to be at ASI, and to hear about what God is doing 52:09 around the world. Amen? 52:10 Well, not far from the country of Kyrgyzstan is an area of the 52:14 world that is a particular challenge for evangelism. 52:17 And just a few years ago the General Conference organized, 52:21 reorganized the twenty countries in the Middle East to form the 52:25 Middle East and North Africa Union. 52:27 With 545 million people, it is one of the most challenging 52:31 areas of the world for evangelism. 52:32 And with me here today is Rick McEdward, 52:35 the President of MENA. 52:36 And, Rick, tell us, you have a guest with you as well. 52:38 Yeah, thanks Kyle. Yes, with me is Michael Eckert. 52:41 He is our Publishing Ministries Director in the Middle East 52:45 North Africa Union. 52:46 And it's fun to be here with the ASI group. 52:49 We love the enthusiasm that everybody shares here. 52:51 Amen! So Rick, you have quite a challenge on 52:54 your hands with MENA. 52:56 I think that's fair to say. 52:58 We have 20 countries, as Kyle mentioned. 53:01 545 million people, but 95% of those people come from a large 53:08 non-Christian religion that we hear about in the 53:11 news almost every day. 53:13 In our Union we have one Adventist to every 53:18 167 thousand people. 53:21 In North America it's one Adventist for every 294. 53:27 So if every Adventist in the whole Union was faithful 53:32 to share the gospel once every single day, all those 3,700 53:39 members, it would take us 410 years to complete the simple 53:44 gospel commission that Christ has given us. 53:46 Wow! So, Rick, last year, in light of this incredible 53:55 challenge, ASI sponsored a project as a part of the 53:58 offering to do something very special in MENA. 54:02 Tell us a little bit about that project. 54:04 Well, I'll let Michael explain the project, and how it makes 54:10 an impact in our Union. 54:12 As I already mentioned, we have a tremendous challenge, 54:15 and our 20 countries, we have have more than 7 languages 54:19 that are spoken in these 20 countries. 54:21 And Arabic, Farsi, and Turkish alone; these three languages, 54:26 over 500 million, which is half a billion people on the planet, 54:31 speak that language. 54:32 And Arabic alone is the liturgical language for 54:37 1.6 billion Muslims on this planet: Arabic. 54:42 And so our goal was, last year, to produce the 54:47 Conflict of the Ages series, which are the five major books 54:50 of Ellen White, Patriarchs and Prophets, Prophets and Kings, 54:54 The Great Controversy, Acts of the Apostles, Desire of Ages, 54:57 in these three languages, and be partnered with the 55:00 General Conference, the Ellen White Estate, and with ASI 55:03 to make that project possible. 55:06 Can I just interject here, for a moment, in concert with this 55:11 project an experience that we had recently. 55:15 There was a young man from one of our countries. 55:18 The country, I will not disclose here. 55:21 But he had moved away from his home, and was in Europe. 55:25 And as he was there in Europe working, in the night he got 55:29 a strong impression from God: You must go back 55:32 to your home country! 55:33 Three times in the night: You must go back 55:36 to your home country! 55:37 And he's like, Why would I go? 55:38 It's winter there, it's raining, and there's no 55:41 reason for me to go back. 55:42 But he obeyed the impression that he got from God. 55:47 When he went back he was walking along the street corner in one 55:52 of our largest cities in the Middle East North Africa Union. 55:55 And I mean it's a massive city. 55:58 And as he was walking he just happened to be between a ferry 56:03 terminal and a university where we have a 56:07 congregation that meets. 56:08 And along the streets near where that congregation meets we have 56:12 a nice literature rack. 56:14 And that literature rack has several well-known titles 56:18 to Seventh-day Adventists; it has Bibles, it has other things. 56:21 And because it's on a busy thoroughfare, that particular 56:25 corner gets thousands and thousands of people walking 56:30 by every single week. 56:32 So this guy stopped, picked up a book, 56:36 and started reading it. 56:38 As he read it his attention was totally captured 56:44 by what he was reading. 56:45 And that book was The Great Controversy. Amen! 56:48 Now, after that he said, I can't stop. 56:51 This is addictive! He was addicted to reading 56:53 The Great Controversy. 56:55 He sat down and read it in one weekend. 56:56 I don't know how many of you've tried that, 56:58 but that's not an easy task. 57:00 How many of you have read it in one weekend? 57:01 Okay, incredible! I don't see any hands. 57:03 But the reality was he came back and he says, 57:07 What else do you have? 57:08 And they gave him some more books. 57:10 And then he went to our head office and he said, 57:12 There has to be more. 57:14 And so they gave him some in English, because he 57:15 could speak English. 57:17 And little by little he became so consumed with reading 57:22 Ellen White, and knowing the Jesus that she promotes... Amen! 57:28 ...that his life was changed. Amen! 57:30 And today he is back there in that large city, at that same 57:36 group, and he is manning the booth at the literature rack, 57:39 and drawing people as they walk by into a new 57:43 relationship with Jesus. 57:44 We are giving away 200 Bibles every single week, Kyle. 57:48 Praise the Lord! And we are giving away 70 Ellen White 57:52 titles, whether one of the ones that we're working on or others. 57:56 As a result of that connection that he had, 58:01 that impression that he followed, 58:02 God is using it now to reach out to many. 58:05 And we are seeing the impact of the Spirit of Prophecy 58:09 in real time in our Union, when people are willing to stop 58:13 and read what they see. 58:14 So, Rick, you're telling me that because of what some of our 58:17 members gave last year here at the ASI offering, 58:19 there are people in MENA who will be able to read the 58:23 Spirit of Prophecy for the first time. 58:24 Absolutely! Amen! 58:25 Amen. There's nothing better than that. 58:27 Rick, how can, finally, how can our ASI members, 58:30 and those watching us on 3ABN, get involved with what 58:33 you're doing in MENA? 58:34 Well, first of all, you know, everybody can be involved, 58:37 because everybody can pray. 58:39 And in the Middle East North Africa Union we believe that 58:42 God is moving mountains by prayer, so please pray for us. 58:45 But I want to mention something else. 58:47 There is so much to do, and we have major cities of over 58:54 a million people that do not have one Seventh-day Adventist. 58:57 And we need people with a business background, 59:00 we need people who are professionals, 59:01 we need supporting ministries to come into our territory 59:05 to establish a lighthouse for God's kingdom, and to work with 59:08 us on how to start new fellowship groups throughout 59:11 the Middle East and North Africa Union. |
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