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00:21 We wanna welcome you to ASI. 00:25 But I wanna welcome you 00:26 as the ASI Southern Union Chapter President 00:29 to ASI in the Southern Union. 00:32 So welcome. We're glad you're here. 00:33 Last year we were in Orlando, 00:35 so we get it two years in a row, 00:37 but here's the great part. 00:38 Do you know where we're gonna be 00:40 next year, Matthew? 00:41 Yes, sir. I do. Where? 00:42 We're gonna be in Orlando, Florida. 00:44 We're going back to Orlando. We love it there. 00:47 And so three years in the Southern Union. 00:49 So again, welcome to ASI in the Southern Union. 00:51 Matthew, introduce yourself. Tell us where you're from? 00:54 My name is Matthew Dewar. 00:55 And I am from Middle Tennessee 00:57 about two hours south of Nashville. 00:59 All right, and what do you do there? 01:00 What member are you associated with? 01:03 I am... I work with my... 01:05 I worked for my dad 01:07 at his office Three Oaks Wellness. 01:09 Three Oaks Wellness. 01:11 That sounds like there might be a story behind three Oaks. 01:14 Yes, the community that the office is in is called 01:18 the Community of Three Oaks. 01:19 Okay. 01:21 I was gonna go with the fact that 01:22 you have two brothers and you're one of the Oaks. 01:24 Oh! But you taught me something. 01:26 Very good. 01:27 So how many times have you been to ASI now? 01:30 This is actually my first time to ASI National. 01:33 Okay, well, would you like to say welcome to Matthew? 01:37 Amen. 01:38 But you've been to the ASI Southern Union 01:40 Chapter Meeting a couple of times I think. 01:42 Many times I've been there. Quite often. 01:45 His family helps lead our children's program 01:47 in the Southern Union. 01:48 Matthew, what is your favorite part 01:50 of ASI so far? 01:51 So far my favorite part 01:53 has been the Young Professionals Program. 01:55 Tell us about that? 01:57 So yesterday, 01:58 we had the Younger Professionals Program, 02:00 and it was awesome. 02:02 We heard a lot of great presenters, 02:04 but the two that stood out to me 02:05 was Gary Rainer and Jared Thurman. 02:11 They challenged us to be courageous with our beliefs, 02:17 transparent in our faith and business, 02:20 and to collaborate with our successes with others. 02:24 Okay. 02:27 It sounds like you had a good day yesterday. 02:28 Yes, sir. 02:30 So imagine that 02:31 this is a room full of young professionals. 02:32 Some of them are still coming in. 02:34 They might have slept a little later than some of us. 02:37 But imagine you had a room full, 02:38 you've got them watching on 3ABN broadcast right now. 02:43 Tell them why they should come and be a part of 02:44 the young professional track at ASI? 02:46 You should come to the Young Professionals 02:48 because it's a great time to network with others, 02:50 it's a great time to learn more about God 02:54 and why we're supposed to use business 02:56 for our missions. 02:58 All right. Let's have a word of prayer. 03:01 Father in heaven, 03:03 we are grateful and thankful for this day. 03:07 That wasn't just good, 03:08 wasn't just very good, but You called it holy. 03:13 We give You praise and honor during these hours. 03:15 We pray that nothing we say, nothing we do, nothing we sing, 03:18 nothing we preach, nothing would be 03:22 without holiness to You. 03:28 We pray Your blessing now this morning 03:29 as the program continues. 03:31 Let those who are here today in Louisville, 03:33 and those who are watching across the world 03:36 around the world on 3ABN, 03:38 let them be blessed with Your Spirit now. 03:40 In Jesus' precious name we pray. 03:42 Let God's people say, amen. 03:48 What a blessing it is that we have an opportunity 03:50 to hear another mission report. 03:53 This morning, I have the President 03:55 of God of Life International. 03:57 And we share a passion together of literature ministry. 04:02 How many of you believe in literature ministry? 04:04 It is so powerful, and I am excited that 04:07 we have the opportunity to be here. 04:10 Amjad is a lay evangelist with a passion 04:14 to share with the people of what country? 04:17 Pakistan. Pakistan. 04:19 Now a few weeks ago, he came to visit us 04:23 at our local church in Mentone, California. 04:25 And we have a few pictures. 04:27 I want to show you the work that is happening in Pakistan. 04:31 It is truly an amazing opportunity. 04:33 So the first picture that 04:35 we have shows the passion of this ministry, 04:39 which is literature distribution. 04:41 Tell us just a little bit about what literature 04:44 you're distributing in Pakistan? 04:46 We are distributing Bibles. 04:49 Bible is our main focus. 04:52 It's King James Version translated into Urdu language. 04:54 So here is the picture of these Bibles. 04:56 And also we distribute Conflict 04:58 of the Ages books of Sister Ellen G.White. 05:01 Fantastic. 05:02 Now, this is a picture shows a partnership 05:05 between God of Life International and Quiet Hour. 05:10 And Quiet Hour. 05:11 And I just want to say thank you to Quiet Hour 05:15 for supporting us from last five to six years. 05:19 Tell us a little bit about this picture 05:21 that we're seeing right now? 05:22 Here, you know, is one of our good Muslim man 05:26 who came to our meeting is not only one but many comes. 05:30 There are many Muslim brothers, those who are interested 05:34 to know the Christianity about Jesus. 05:39 So he came and asked for prayer. 05:41 We prayed for him. 05:42 I especially pray for him. And I gave him Bible. 05:45 And he really received it 05:46 with fully his heart and appreciated. 05:49 And I'm sure the Holy Spirit is working, you know, 05:53 not in him only but many others. 05:55 Now we need to make sure that 05:57 everyone understands the scope of the work in Pakistan. 06:02 How many people live in Pakistan? 06:05 We have over 200 million people live in Pakistan. 06:10 Country is overpopulated. 06:12 And 95% Muslim is Islamic country. 06:16 That's truly amazing. 06:18 Now it's not only for adults 06:20 that you're giving these Bibles and free literature too. 06:23 Who else is impacted by your ministry? 06:29 Bible stories for children, 06:31 I make special effort every year 06:33 and take the Bible stories. 06:35 Thanks to the people, those who are supporting 06:37 and donating and helping us giving these Bible story for us 06:41 to take it to Pakistan. 06:43 Now the next picture that we see shows 06:46 you praying with people. 06:48 Is prayer a very important aspect 06:50 of God of Life International Ministry? 06:52 Yes, sir. 06:53 Honestly, there's a lot of poverty, 06:55 third world country 06:56 and Pakistan suffer with that too. 06:58 And many people cannot afford even hospital, 07:01 and they look for Jesus, look for preachers to come, 07:04 when we go from here, 07:06 and the Holy Spirit anoint us, and when they especially come 07:09 and ask for prayer, wish they go, 07:12 many diseases are there wish they want us to pray for. 07:16 So you have seen with your own eyes 07:19 miraculous healings by praying for people. 07:22 I just want to tell you not only Christian but Muslim, 07:25 thousands and thousand people comes in our meeting, 07:28 they bring sometime their retarded children, 07:31 sick people, and all the credit and honor 07:34 and glory goes to the Lord Jesus Christ 07:36 and Holy Spirit. 07:38 When Holy Spirit moves, healing comes. 07:41 And people believe. 07:43 In Muslim people, they believe Jesus is a prophet, 07:47 but we Christian are evangelizing and telling 07:51 He's a Son of God, and He's sitting right side 07:54 of throne of God Almighty, 07:56 and He's coming soon on clouds of heaven to take us home. 07:59 Amen. 08:00 Now ASI family, do you believe in the power of prayer? 08:03 Do you believe that Jesus is alive 08:06 and doing amazing things? 08:07 Well, this ministry has seen it happen over and over again. 08:12 Now the last picture 08:13 we saw had the size of the crowds 08:17 that are coming to hear the gospel message. 08:19 How many people come to these kind of meetings? 08:22 It depends especially on the funds too. 08:25 And more funds we have, 08:26 the more arrangement we can have 08:28 and bigger arrangement for that edition. 08:29 So how many people are here? 08:30 There were over almost million people. 08:33 This was the biggest ground in Pakistan. 08:36 Guy, there's a Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 08:37 founder of Pakistan. 08:39 That's a ground, biggest ground they have. 08:41 I just wanted to say thank you to few people, 08:45 those who've been supporting Quiet Hour 08:49 and Samnad Ministry, Southern Northern division, 08:54 they are also working very hard. 08:55 God bless them. 08:57 And also personally people... 08:59 And I want to say thank you to Brother Rodney 09:01 and ASI especially giving me opportunity 09:03 every from last five years coming here 09:06 and spiritually boosting us, and all the people, 09:08 those who come to our booth and personally met 09:11 and gave this special help for Pakistan. 09:13 Pakistan need your prayers, 09:15 Pakistan need your special attention. 09:17 And I request Brother Rodney to go with us 09:20 in this next trip. 09:22 And I'm going in September. 09:23 Please cover me with the blood of Jesus Christ, 09:26 and also pray for us. 09:28 And the last picture that we have here 09:30 is the fruits of the labor. 09:32 Tell us a little bit about the people in this picture? 09:36 There you see women, 09:37 Pakistan is a male-dominated society. 09:40 And our new government Prime Minister Imran Khan 09:43 is making good connection with America, 09:46 with President Donald Trump. 09:47 And he's changing lot of things. 09:49 And this picture you see that, you know that women, 09:53 and they were 17 baptism came after our meeting, 09:57 you know, and we thank God 09:59 that people accept, you know, that Jesus. 10:01 I want to say, Brother Esau Samo, 10:05 the division president for supporting our ministry 10:08 to be working in Pakistan. 10:09 Amen. 10:11 We want to thank you again ASI for praying 10:13 for this ministry and the countless others 10:16 that are reaching people for Christ. 10:18 Thank you all. God bless you all. 10:19 Thank you so much. 10:21 Orphans International Helpline provides shelter, 10:25 food, clothing, medical care, 10:28 and Christian education to Haiti's orphans. 10:31 Our beautiful OIH Church is well attended each Sabbath. 10:36 After each school year, the children experience 10:39 a form of graduation, 10:41 which brings many families together 10:43 to celebrate. 10:45 John Peter, one of our orphans, loves the gospel, 10:50 and is studying diligently to be a pastor. 10:53 John is very thankful for the opportunity 10:56 OIH has given him. 10:59 We deliver and prepare food 11:01 through our collaborative project 11:03 with Feed My Starving Children. 11:06 Families and children are given three meals each day. 11:10 Construction is complete 11:12 on our new mission house in orphanage. 11:14 The orphanage will provide a home 11:16 for our expanding number of boarding students. 11:20 Our well drilling project has provided fresh clean water 11:24 to our campus, as well as several wells 11:27 for the village and other places. 11:30 Our OIH Hospital is being constructed 11:33 by Haitian workers and volunteers. 11:36 And it's the largest building on the OIH campus. 11:41 Volunteers and students from Andrews University 11:44 and Michigan State University 11:46 are participating in the OIH Hospital design 11:49 and construction. 11:51 Many needed components are designed 11:53 to be manufactured at OIH 11:56 to become a business solution to poverty. 12:00 Our Lansing, Michigan, SDA Church 12:02 is participating in this project 12:05 as they prepare to share technical 12:07 and spiritual training at OIH. 12:10 If you or your church wishes to participate 12:14 in this innovative mission project, 12:16 or if you would like to sponsor a child, 12:19 visit the OIH website. 12:22 God will bless you. 12:24 Good morning. 12:26 You know, it's a pleasure to be here 12:27 with Jhon from Orphans International Helpline. 12:30 John, we saw a little bit of what's going on, 12:32 but tell us more exactly where you are 12:34 and what you've been doing? 12:36 Well, as you all know, we serve a Mighty God. 12:39 Amen. 12:40 Nothing is too big or impossible for the Lord, 12:44 only belief. 12:46 I was born and raised in Haiti. 12:48 And I came here in 1992. 12:52 In 1999, I learned about the Seventh-day Adventists. 12:55 I was born and raised Baptist. 12:56 I came from a huge Baptist family. 12:58 And came here, I learn about the Adventist message. 13:02 And I want to go back to share this message with my people. 13:05 Amen. 13:06 And I came to Andrews University in 2001. 13:10 And while I was at Andrews, I went to Haiti, 13:12 to see where the Lord want me to share 13:16 this wonderful message I discovered, 13:18 especially this Sabbath I've never heard before. 13:21 And when I got to Haiti, I see children, 13:23 five, six-year-old walking the street, 13:25 holding plate begging for food to survive. 13:28 I felt that the Holy Spirit said, 13:30 this is where God wants you to start with the children. 13:33 And this is how we started this ministry in 2003. 13:36 Okay. 13:37 So tell us all the details of what are the things 13:40 that you have done so far 13:42 before we get into the things God's doing now? 13:44 Yes, since 2003, 13:46 the Lord had blessed us so much. 13:48 We purchase up to 40 acres of land 13:51 in a countryside far away from the main city 13:53 of which is a Port-au-Prince, 13:55 eight hours away from Port-au-Prince. 13:57 We establish an orphanage, we build a mission home. 14:01 We drill wells in different community, 14:03 provide clean water for people. 14:05 We built a church in the area. 14:08 We have picture of that church. 14:10 In 2015, the Haitian Union Conference 14:13 and also the conference, the union, 14:16 they all came down to dedicate this church to the Lord. 14:20 And the President even said, He went all over Haiti, 14:23 "This is the most beautiful church 14:25 they have in Haiti as an Adventist Church." 14:26 Amen. 14:27 You know, one of the things 14:29 when you're in ministry is people will come up to you 14:30 and they have big dreams. 14:31 And I'm all for big dreams. 14:33 But one of the things that I'm encouraged 14:35 about here is those dreams 14:37 have taken steps to become reality. 14:39 And you can see a track record 14:42 of God being faithful in the work there in Haiti. 14:45 So now tell us, 14:46 what is the next thing God's doing? 14:48 The next thing God doing in Haiti... 14:51 In 2016, after big hurricane destroyed Haiti so bad, 14:56 and we went to Haiti on a mission trip to... 14:58 We partnering with organization called 15:00 Feed My Starving Children. 15:02 And they give us food 15:03 to distribute to the communities. 15:05 And we went there, while we were there, 15:07 a lady, a pregnant women 15:10 died right in front of our campus. 15:12 And with twins, she lied on the ground 15:15 and her stomach is still kicking, 15:17 they're waiting to let for the baby to die 15:21 before they can bury that woman. 15:22 Can you imagine. We felt so bad about it. 15:25 We realized that there are, you know, this is God's people, 15:28 there is no hospital in the area 15:29 where they can have C-section to open her womb 15:33 to save the lives of the babies. 15:35 And we felt that God said, 15:37 "This is why I placed you guys over here. 15:39 You need to build a medical center 15:42 where at least we can save lives of the people." 15:45 So this is where we are right now. 15:47 So can you imagine being in a place 15:49 where you have no health care for hours and hours 15:53 and hours of driving in traffic, 15:56 and then you hope that you can get care that 15:57 will take care of you. 15:59 And so you're doing something about that. 16:00 Tell us what are you doing? 16:02 Well, we came back in and we start fundraising. 16:04 We got some money from donation here, 16:06 individual donors, we started the building. 16:10 Right now we finished with the foundation. 16:12 And we are putting the wall up right now. 16:15 But it's designed by a group of students 16:17 from Andrews University. 16:18 And we thank God with a teacher from Michigan State University. 16:22 They came down to Haiti with us, 16:24 and they organized and everything to help us 16:26 get this building up. 16:27 So tell us what is the total price 16:29 for this hospital? 16:30 The total price estimated to be 800,000. 16:33 So when we hear the term, the number 800,000, 16:36 you think of a hospital, you think, well, 16:37 that's a drop in the bucket, 16:38 but you realize it's a clinic, but it's a hospital in Haiti. 16:40 For Haiti. 16:42 Because there's not access to that kind of medical system. 16:44 Now, how much do you have left to raise for this hospital? 16:47 We raised up close to, up to $300,000. 16:50 Okay. 16:51 So they've raised almost half of that money, 16:53 and we're praying, 16:54 and we're confident that God is going to work 16:57 to finish what He begins 16:58 because that's the kind of God we serve. 17:00 If you're in the medical field, 17:02 get in touch with this man and get involved. 17:06 They will also be needing to fitted out 17:07 with medical equipment. 17:09 So some of you may be able to help him 17:10 in that department as well. 17:11 Tell us a little bit about 17:13 how they can get in touch with you? 17:14 Well, we have our booth here at 263. 17:17 If you stop by our booth, you can get more information 17:19 about our work, what we're doing over there. 17:22 And we also have mission trip going to Haiti 17:24 at least two, three times a year. 17:26 If you wanna do something for the Lord, 17:27 it is right time, right now. 17:29 There is no time to waste. 17:30 We know that Jesus is coming soon. 17:32 Whatever we can do, let's do it right now, 17:34 so Jesus can come. 17:36 Amen. 17:37 Let's encourage this man 17:38 who's taking action for the people of Haiti. 17:40 Amen. Amen. 17:42 Thank you so much. 17:45 So we're excited to have another group here with us 17:47 that's working for people who are underserved. 17:50 We've got Adventist Help here. 17:52 We've got a whole crew with us. We're excited to be here. 17:54 Kim, tell us a little bit about Adventist Help? 17:57 Back in 2015, ASI Europe was having 18:01 a convention in the city of Budapest. 18:03 And during that convention, 18:05 one of our ASI national members, 18:08 Dr. Naren James was there. 18:10 And as he went around that city, 18:13 and found 3,500 Syrian refugees sleeping in the train station, 18:17 he came to me. 18:18 Yep. And what was that about? 18:20 What did you come to me for? 18:22 Well, it began, actually in a prayer room 18:23 at General Conference session, I was impressed 18:25 that the refugees are coming 18:26 and somebody needs to do something about it. 18:28 Somebody needs to do something about it. 18:30 So he said, "Can you give me 10 minutes with the board?" 18:33 I said, "Sure." 18:34 After our board meeting, he presented the need. 18:36 He says, "I will make a significant donation, 18:39 contribution, 18:40 if you will do something 18:42 for the refugees fleeing Syria." 18:44 Amen. 18:45 That opened the door, an exploratory trip was done. 18:49 And we ended up in a place called Lesbos, Greece. 18:53 It was really amazing from that place. 18:55 You've seen the pictures four years ago of refugees 18:59 just pouring in on the beaches of the islands of Lesbos 19:02 and other Greek islands, and that's where we went to try 19:06 and meet these and help with medical needs 19:09 of these people and to really be the face of Jesus to them. 19:13 And I never forget when I went there. 19:16 I actually went there from LifeStyleTV 19:18 with a camera to document 19:19 some of what the volunteers were doing. 19:21 But as I'm standing there on the beach 19:24 with the camera interviewing one of the sweetest nurses 19:26 that was there, 19:28 and just seeing her in the middle of the interview, 19:30 just break down in tears and talk about the blue babies 19:34 he would pull out of the water dead 19:37 because they hadn't made that journey. 19:39 And yet, see, we talk about 19:40 the people that they had saved in the hospital 19:43 as the doctors that they were able to revive. 19:47 And you really felt that this was making a life 19:51 and death difference to people. 19:54 What have changed people's lives. 19:57 What happened was we ended up turning a bus 19:58 from Romania into a clinic and we appealed for volunteer, 20:03 medical volunteers to come. 20:05 And one of our volunteers that came is with us 20:08 Dr. Michael Von Horsten from South Africa, 20:11 and he has become our main physician 20:13 that has helped nurture 20:15 the work of Adventist Help forward. 20:17 Amen. 20:18 So tell us a little bit about what has happened 20:20 since the last time you were here at ASI? 20:22 Tell now, the project in Greece was completed? 20:24 You've moved on to Iraq. Tell us about Iraq? 20:26 Sure, we moved from Greece to Iraq. 20:31 We then partnered with ADRA Iraq 20:34 to start a new field hospital 20:36 right next to the city of Mosul. 20:38 So as many of you know, 20:39 that was the biblical city of Nineveh 20:42 and also the headquarters of ISIS. 20:45 And it was one of the most incredible experiences 20:47 of my medical career to actually be involved 20:50 in a process of setting up an Adventist field hospital 20:54 right in the middle of the 10/40 Window 20:56 probably as deep as it gets. 20:58 We partnered with ADRA. 20:59 And I can say again, 21:00 ADRA is an incredible organization. 21:03 It's been one of the greatest privileges 21:04 of our organization, 21:06 as Adventist Help to partner with a group so experienced 21:09 and so credible. 21:11 So that facility was able to treat 21:14 over 50,000 people. 21:16 And these are people that had fled 21:18 from the city of Mosul. 21:19 Many of them had experienced the most horrific atrocities. 21:23 And for us as Adventists to be able to reach out to them 21:25 was beautiful. 21:27 You heard that, that wasn't 5,000. 21:29 That was 50,000 people 21:32 in critical conditions being treated 21:35 through the work of ADRA and Adventist Help. 21:36 Amen. 21:37 Tell us a story about an experience 21:40 you had right there in Iraq? 21:41 Sure, I could tell you hundreds and just meeting the people 21:44 was, it changes your thinking. 21:47 I can think of one, I told us at the GC spring session, 21:50 a woman by the name of Fatimah. 21:52 She was about 35 years old. 21:54 She had a three-year-old baby. 21:56 She lived in the city of Mosul 21:58 in the Old City right in an area 22:00 with that ISIS occupation. 22:03 And her region of the city 22:04 was under siege for three to four months. 22:07 And they had no food to eat. 22:09 And she ended up having to feed her child 22:11 grass and cat meat. 22:13 Just imagine that. 22:15 And I remember her coming into our clinic. 22:17 She just arrived on the bus from the Old City. 22:21 And she brought in the skeleton of a child 22:24 in a semicomatose state. 22:26 And I remember the look in her eyes 22:29 was something I won't forget, 22:31 a look of utter despair and hopelessness. 22:34 And I was away for a few weeks after that, 22:37 I came back and I walked into the hospital 22:40 into the central courtyard. 22:42 And I saw this child playing in the courtyard. 22:46 And if any pediatricians in the audience, you'll know, 22:49 a child that's playing is a healthy child. 22:53 That's how that fattened up. 22:54 It was a happy kid 22:55 that was playing with a little toy car. 22:57 And the mother was working for ADRA, Adventist Held 23:01 as a cleaner and as a cook. 23:03 And I just remember her face. I can't forget it. 23:06 It was a face that expressed hope, 23:09 one that had dignity. 23:11 And that's what we're about. 23:13 We're about bringing people healing and giving them hope. 23:16 Amen. Amen. 23:17 Everyone deserves a chance at hope 23:19 and seeing that breathed 23:20 back into people is an amazing experience. 23:23 Claus, I think has a comment. 23:24 Well, I just wanna get onto, we went from Iraq, 23:26 and we are now in Africa and Uganda. 23:29 Tell us a little bit about 23:30 the update of what's happening 23:32 on the grounds in Uganda? 23:34 Sure, so we've... 23:35 The project in Iraq is completed. 23:37 And we've now moved to a new location, 23:41 one that is even got greater need. 23:44 And the country of Uganda is juxtaposed between 23:47 two war zones, South Sudan in the north, 23:50 and to the west lies the eastern regions 23:52 of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 23:55 And as many of you may know, 23:57 the eastern DRC is got some of the highest rates 24:00 of ethnic violence on the planet. 24:03 They dubbed the region, the rape capital of the world. 24:06 And basically militia groups, 24:08 many of them the same perpetrators 24:10 of the Rwanda genocide, move between villages, 24:13 just raping, murdering, and burning. 24:16 And that's how they operate. 24:17 And then you add to that 24:19 the additional burden of disease outbreaks. 24:21 They're facing the second biggest Ebola 24:23 outbreak in the history of the planet. 24:25 And it's an endemic malaria area, 24:27 and people have no access to health care. 24:30 And as a result, hundreds of thousands of people 24:32 are crossing the border into Uganda 24:34 to try find a place where they can be safe. 24:37 And that's where we located. 24:39 Our new project is a partnership 24:41 with ADRA once again. 24:42 We're really happy to be partnering 24:43 with ADRA Uganda 24:45 to build the first Adventist refugee hospital in the world. 24:49 It's going to be 24:50 in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlements 24:51 in Western Uganda, 24:53 quite close to the Congolese border. 24:55 And it's right at the main arrival points 24:57 for buses coming from the Congo. 24:59 And the people's stories, 25:01 they are even more horrific than Iraq, 25:03 most of the, 30% of people, 25:04 the women in our camp have been raped, 25:06 10% of the children have been raped, 25:08 and they've had no access to mental health 25:10 to women's health to pediatric care. 25:12 So that's our huge challenge we have ahead of us. 25:15 And we're looking forward to working with you all 25:17 on that project. 25:18 Just as we're closing, tell us a little bit 25:20 about the impact that Adventist Help has not just 25:24 on the immense need of the people you're serving, 25:27 but of the volunteers who go there. 25:29 Well, you know, that's part of the beauty 25:31 of it is that this man made an appeal. 25:36 We need to do something, come and help. 25:39 God bless his appeal and people responding. 25:42 When we're in Greece, Elder Ted Wilson heard 25:44 what we were doing with Adventist Help. 25:46 He says, "There are more refugees in Iraq 25:48 than there are in Greece." 25:50 Can someone come to Iraq and look at it and, you know, 25:52 nobody wanted to go to Iraq, 25:54 but to Iraq, God open the doors and we went. 25:57 Then the next appeal comes to go to Uganda. 26:00 Most of you are familiar 26:02 with a thing called ingathering. 26:04 Anybody remember ingathering from years gone by? 26:06 We invite people to share their resources. 26:09 Well, part of the beauty of Adventist Help is, 26:10 we invite people to share their hearts 26:12 and to share themselves. 26:14 And people from all over the world 26:16 come and join the work of Adventist Help. 26:19 They don't just bring their wallet, 26:21 they bring their compassion, 26:22 they bring their gifts, they bring their skills, 26:24 and as we mingled together in serving 26:27 the least of these our brethren, 26:29 we see miracles happen 26:30 in the hearts of those volunteers. 26:32 I hate to cut it short. 26:33 But on that note, 26:35 if you wanna bring your heart 26:36 and your wallet to Adventist Help, 26:37 how can they do that? 26:39 Come visit us at the LifeStyleTV booth. 26:41 We're partnering with them. 26:43 We'd love to visit with you right before coming up. 26:46 Patty Guthrie came and says, 26:48 "Hey, I got two daughters that are nurses. 26:50 I'd love for them to come." 26:51 We would love for more of our Adventist family 26:54 to come and join the work of Adventist Help. 26:56 What's the email they can get in touch with you? 26:58 Our email is Volunteers @AdventistHealth.org, 27:01 I guarantee you as health practitioners, 27:03 it will be a life-changing experience. 27:05 Volunteers@AdventistHealth.org. 27:08 Write them. Thank you. 27:10 Thank you so much. Thank you. 27:35 Why do I do what I do? 27:37 Because I had the courage to pray a radical prayer. 27:40 I found it in Luke Chapter 10, 27:42 giving the Lord of the harvest permission 27:44 to throw me out into His harvest work. 27:47 I've had the privilege of being involved 27:49 in many kinds of ministry, 27:50 but when you know the Lord of the harvest 27:52 has you where He wants you to be, 27:55 it's an amazing journey. 28:09 I must 28:10 Tell Jesus 28:17 All of 28:19 My trials 28:26 I cannot bear 28:32 These burdens alone 28:42 In my distress 28:48 He kindly will help 28:56 Me 28:59 He ever loves 29:03 And cares for 29:09 His own 29:17 You never leave me Nor forsake me 29:23 He's right there by my side 29:26 I'm never alone 29:29 Never alone, alone 29:34 My every need He supplies 29:39 My Father cares that's why 29:42 I don't 29:44 I don't have to worry I don't have to worry 29:51 If you have some problems 29:57 In your life 30:00 That you can't solve all 30:05 Just remember 30:09 The one who loves all 30:13 And he's right there 30:17 When you call 30:23 When you call 30:26 I must tell Jesus 30:34 All of my trials 30:43 I cannot bear 30:49 these burdens alone 30:59 In my distress 31:05 He kindly will help 31:13 Me 31:15 He ever loves 31:19 And cares for His own 31:27 He'll never leave Or forsake you 31:30 He's always right there 31:32 By your side 31:34 Your every need He supplies 31:38 The Father cares That's how I know 31:42 You don't have to worry, no 31:46 Your burdens You won't bear alone 31:50 Even in the darkest night 31:54 He's sure to be Your guiding light 31:58 He ever loves 32:02 and 32:06 He ever loves 32:10 And 32:14 He ever loves 32:18 And 32:23 Cares for His own 32:37 Good morning and happy Sabbath, ASI. 32:41 This is another offering in action segment, 32:43 very important to all of us. 32:45 We have heard a lot about picture rolls, Steve, 32:48 and we are so excited that they are ready 32:52 and moving out into the world. 32:55 And so are we done here? 32:57 No, Debbie, we are not done here. 33:00 This project is just an amazing project. 33:02 Over the last several years, we developed the product. 33:05 And this last year we shipped it to the field. 33:08 It's been amazing to watch 7,500 picture rolls, 33:12 going around the world, 33:13 container loads of picture rolls 33:15 to different divisions of the world. 33:17 And now they're actually in use. 33:20 That is just a phenomenal. 33:22 And it's really nice to know that 33:23 they're actually being used. 33:25 For those who may be unfamiliar with them. 33:27 Tell us exactly what they contain these rolls? 33:31 So you can see before you, there are two set... 33:34 There are two rolls in each set. 33:37 And each roll contains about 100 and something pictures, 33:42 about 104 or 105 pictures, 33:45 where they can see for instance, 33:47 the stoning of Stephen, 33:48 or they can see just visual images 33:52 that help them to connect with the gospel 33:54 and represent this, 33:56 and these are being used, the fall here. 33:58 Just amazing graphic images of the story of salvation 34:03 and they're being used in places 34:05 where people don't have access to these kinds of resources. 34:08 And so it's really helpful for them 34:11 to be able to see something, not just hear about it. 34:14 I wanna talk to Rodney for just a minute. 34:16 Rodney, you had been involved in this project 34:19 for a number of years now. 34:20 You help to get these things around the world. 34:24 Tell us, were there any logistical challenges 34:27 in getting these picture rolls shipped around the world? 34:30 As you can imagine, there was. 34:33 Especially, we were trying 34:34 to get them into Southeast Asia, 34:36 and we had quite a bit of challenge 34:39 because it was one of the largest shipments 34:42 of religious material ever to go into Cambodia. 34:46 And so we had a lot of challenges with this department 34:49 and that department and customs, 34:51 and it was definitely a matter of prayer. 34:54 But God answered our prayer. 34:56 And just a few weeks ago, 34:57 they finally were distributed there in Cambodia. 35:01 So the largest shipment of religious material 35:04 ever allowed into the country of Cambodia 35:07 is an ASI project of picture rolls. 35:09 Praise God. Amen. 35:11 Amen. 35:12 Now, Rodney, your involvement in this does not stop there. 35:16 I understand that you took a mission trip this year 35:19 and you went to certain place in the world 35:21 and used the picture roll, tell us about that? 35:24 Definitely, my wife and I had the opportunity to go 35:27 on a TMI project to Ethiopia. 35:30 And we had the opportunity 35:31 to put the picture rolls into use. 35:34 We were preaching at a couple of churches 35:36 and we went to one area 35:38 where they did not have any electricity. 35:40 Well, they had electricity for microphones, 35:43 but not enough for a projector or laptop or anything. 35:46 So these picture rolls were incredibly powerful, 35:49 not just for the preaching, 35:51 but my wife also used them for the children's programs. 35:54 Amen. So they're a dual purpose tool. 35:58 Thank you, Rodney, for sharing with us. 35:59 I wanna talk to Craig a little bit. 36:01 Craig, your day job is not 36:03 in the United States of America. 36:05 Where do you work? In Zambia in Southern Africa. 36:08 So Craig is the director there, 36:10 the president for Riverside Farms. 36:13 Now, Craig, we managed to get a shipment 36:16 of these into Riverside Farms for distribution there. 36:19 Tell us what did you do with these things anyway? 36:20 Sure. 36:22 Just a couple months ago, 36:23 we got over 600 picture rolls arrive. 36:25 And what we've been doing is putting them 36:27 in the hands of Bible workers 36:29 who are planting churches in areas 36:31 where there's no power. 36:32 And so if you imagine this today, 36:34 130 of these are on the back of bicycles, 36:37 and on the backs of people walking to places 36:40 that have nothing, they would come with a Bible, 36:43 no audio visual, nothing, no materials. 36:47 Instead, they're coming with picture rolls, 36:48 and they're praising Jesus for it. 36:50 And the rest will be out by the end of the year, 36:51 and we're excited to see that, but it's a drop in the bucket. 36:54 There are literally thousands of churches in Zambia alone 37:00 that don't have power and have zero materials. 37:02 These are a huge benefit. 37:04 People were so so excited to be using these. 37:08 I see a picture on the screen here 37:09 where you're equipping 37:11 your frontline missionaries there, 37:12 and you're giving them. 37:13 These are the boxes, and in these containers, 37:16 these boxes that 37:17 they're holding our picture rolls, 37:19 and they're getting ready to go to the frontlines 37:22 and use those. 37:23 Now you said something interesting, Craig, 37:25 you said in Zambia alone, there are what? 37:27 There are thousands of churches 37:29 without power and without resources, 37:32 that if these were there, 37:33 they would be the only visual materials 37:35 for them to use. 37:36 Thousands of churches in one country alone. 37:40 The need across the world is staggering for this. 37:43 We've been getting feedback 37:44 and reports from different parts of the world 37:46 where these have been started to be used. 37:49 And it's amazing that demand is going up 37:52 exponentially you might say. 37:55 If I were to say, "Come get picture rolls tomorrow." 37:59 All of the picture rolls would be gone in one day, 38:01 and there'd be a waiting line. 38:03 So I've been holding them back 38:04 and putting them in our pioneers 38:06 who are doing church plantings hands exclusively, 38:09 just because the demand is so high. 38:11 And I have to make sure that 38:12 they get into those guys hands first. 38:15 So this tool that ASI has helped to develop 38:19 is going to be an amazing boost to God's work around the world, 38:23 especially in places 38:25 where there is not access to power. 38:27 And the visual material 38:29 they have is very, very limited. 38:32 Debbie, this doesn't stop here because you asked 38:36 if this was the end of the project 38:38 in the final report. 38:39 No, it's not. 38:40 This year, we have the ASI picture roll project 38:43 is on our offering list. 38:45 But it's not just on the offering list. 38:47 It's on the overflow offering list. 38:49 And what I wanna talk about this morning for just a minute 38:53 is what we have the opportunity to do 38:57 to advance this project through the overflow offering. 39:01 Here's the numbers. 39:04 We need thousands of these picture rolls 39:06 around the world. 39:08 And it cost us about $100 per set. 39:12 By the time we get them 39:13 in the tube delivered to the frontlines 39:17 because there's a lot of logistical challenges 39:19 and the printing cost and this paper, by the way, 39:23 is I say nearly indestructible. 39:26 It's tear proof, waterproof, mildew proof, 39:31 and they come in a container that they can seal it up in. 39:34 So it's amazing product going to the field for just $100. 39:38 I said, "It's amazing that 39:39 we can do it for just that much." 39:42 A container load of those, there are 1,500 in a container. 39:47 Some of you here today could sponsor a container load. 39:51 Some of you might be able to just sponsor one 39:53 but how many people do we have here? 39:55 Maybe a couple of thousand. Couple of thousand. 39:57 Well, that would be a good start. 40:00 And $100 is in our economy today 40:03 is really not that much money, is it? 40:05 That maybe be a meal for your family 40:07 or something like that. 40:08 And so today, I want to just challenge you. 40:12 Think about what we need to do 40:15 with the overflow this year, 40:17 in addition to what we would normally do, 40:19 we need some overflow to help fund this project. 40:23 That would be incredible, just tremendous. 40:26 And if everyone just stretches a little bit more, 40:29 I know, Steve, even now I'm thinking, 40:32 "Oh, I guess I can do a little bit more. 40:34 A $100 a set. 40:35 How many sets could I send around the world?" 40:39 Amen. Thank you this morning. 40:41 God bless you. 40:42 And we will allow God to work on our hearts 40:47 as we go towards our offering time. 40:49 Amen. |
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