Participants: Pr. John Carter
Series Code: CR
Program Code: CR001508A
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00:08 "The Carter Report" presents,
00:10 The Living Word around the world. 00:16 Hello, friend, I'm John Carter. 00:19 Welcome today to the Carter Report. 00:21 The topic is "The Inside Story." 00:26 We've had the privilege of traveling the world, 00:28 preaching the gospel. 00:30 We've seen hundreds of thousands of people 00:34 steeped in darkness, superstition, heathenism, 00:38 come to the knowledge of Christ, 00:40 come to the knowledge of the light. 00:42 We've got two team members here with us today, 00:45 Susan Piraino and Alan De Leon. 00:48 They've got some tremendous stories, 00:51 hot from the heart of God to share with you today. 00:54 Welcome, my friend, to the Carter Report. 01:13 You can have all the silver 01:18 You can have all the gold 01:21 Just give me Jesus 01:27 You can have all the wisdom 01:32 This earth can hold 01:35 Just give me Jesus 01:38 Give me Jesus when I'm lonely 01:42 And I've nowhere to go 01:45 Give me Jesus 01:46 He's the only One who loves me so 01:51 Give me Jesus 01:54 Because Jesus is all I need 02:07 You can have all the spotlights 02:10 You can have all the fame 02:14 Just give me Jesus 02:20 You can have all the success 02:24 Have your well-known name 02:28 Just give me Jesus 02:31 Give me Jesus, Jesus When I'm lonely 02:34 And I've nowhere to go 02:38 Give me Jesus He's the only 02:42 One who loves me so Give me Jesus 02:47 because Jesus is all I need 02:54 He's been my closest friend when no one seemed to care 03:00 Hi, friend, I'm John Carter. 03:02 Welcome today to the Carter Report. 03:04 Two special guests are with me today 03:07 here in the Carter Report Studio. 03:09 Susan Piraino, welcome today, Susan. 03:12 Thank you, Pastor Carter. 03:13 Alan De Leon, welcome today, Alan. 03:16 Thank you so much, Pastor Carter. 03:18 You're two super team members and we love you to death 03:21 and you've made a great contribution 03:22 to the cause of God. 03:24 You've traveled with me now overseas. 03:27 Alan, recently you went down to where? 03:30 El Salvador. 03:31 We were setting up in the stadium, 03:33 the Cuscatlan Stadium. 03:34 This is the largest venue that they do have 03:36 available in El Salvador. 03:37 Did you know, it's the largest one in Inter America? 03:40 Yes, as well. 03:42 Yes, I mean, we're talking here about a big stadium. 03:46 And of course, Susan, we only had a few people come. 03:49 We had a packed house. 03:51 Praise God. Yeah. 03:52 And it was wonderful to see-- 03:54 Bigger than the crowds often for football matches. 03:56 That's correct and, you know, I-- at the same time 03:58 they were having some big concert across the nation, 04:02 but it didn't-- 04:03 I never knew this. 04:05 It didn't seem to affect us at all 04:06 because we were to capacity so... 04:09 Why did people come in El Salvador, Alan, 04:13 to the biggest football stadium in Central America? 04:16 What was the pulling power? Tell me, please. 04:19 I definitely feel like it was the Holy Spirit at work. 04:22 Just through all the small 04:23 sponsored Carter Report campaigns 04:26 that were-- 04:27 that took place throughout the country 04:28 in the months before, the anticipation was building 04:32 and the venue itself just drew all of these people here. 04:36 But the organization of all the members there, 04:39 the local churches, all the pastors as well, 04:41 they did a tremendous job, just to drag all of the people, 04:44 not necessarily drag, but they enticed them to come, 04:48 because the Holy Spirit 04:49 really was working in all of these areas. 04:50 Yeah, they were just breaking their necks 04:52 to get in, these people. 04:53 Right. 04:55 You know, they wanted to be there, 04:56 because this was something. 04:57 Susan, what impressed you the most? 04:59 You were there. Yes. 05:01 Yes, we were there and we were able to meet 05:04 with a lot of the local people. 05:05 We were able to talk to them. 05:07 We were able to mix a bit, as you might think, 05:10 because before we can't, 05:11 because there were language barriers. 05:12 But this time we were able to meet 05:14 and people were just telling us that they were so excited 05:16 because they never realized 05:18 that the-- the gospel or the message of Christ 05:21 would attract so many people and this stadium would be full. 05:25 And usually the stadium-- 05:27 a lot of people didn't have an opportunity to go there, 05:29 they couldn't afford to enter the stadium. 05:31 So... 05:33 Now tell me about the vice-president who came. 05:36 The vice-president, the young lady, I don't know. 05:38 Were you able to see her? Very charming. 05:39 Yes, very. 05:41 She had some of her family. Yes. 05:43 And she came and she was up in the special boxes 05:46 that they have, private boxes and she was up there 05:50 and she just was eating up everything 05:53 that she was hearing about the gospel and the Bible. 05:56 Well, I met a party 05:58 and that included the Mayor of San Salvador. 06:01 Correct. 06:02 And she was the-- 06:03 a person who'd serve the country 06:05 as the vice-president for a number of years. 06:07 She said this, 06:08 "I want to thank you and your team for coming, 06:11 because these messages are just 06:14 what our nation needs at this time." 06:16 And it's what's needed around the world at this time. 06:19 And she said, "We need to hear the gospel." 06:21 Think of the suffering, my friends, 06:24 that this country has gone through. 06:26 You know, the tens of thousands of people who've been murdered. 06:30 Right. 06:31 Now, think of the gangs 06:32 and then think of the natural disasters, 06:34 the earthquakes and-- 06:35 Oh, right. And the terrible famines. 06:37 Even volcanoes. And the volcanoes. 06:39 There was a lot of negativity 06:41 surrounding the area at that time, 06:42 and I believe that we were able to go and provide relief 06:45 and much needed love to the people. 06:49 Alan, when we drove around the city, though, 06:51 did you see people with guns? 06:53 Yes. Lot of guns? 06:55 There was definitely a lot of people who had guns. 06:56 Shotguns. Yeah, that's right. 06:58 Yes, very big guns. 06:59 Everywhere you went. 07:00 Yes, it did seem like that. 07:02 A lot of people had some type of firearm with them. 07:06 Obviously, the security team that we had with us also, 07:09 but there was never really a sense that 07:11 we were gonna be attacked. 07:13 We never felt unsafe 07:15 and we just felt this calming sense 07:18 that we could go and get the work done 07:19 and not feel nervous at all. 07:22 And what was amazing, 07:24 in the meeting, it seemed so peaceful. 07:25 Right. 07:27 You know, I'd walk out there every night, 07:29 a huge crowd of people. 07:30 Sometimes walk out in 07:31 pitch blackness with spotlights. 07:33 Yeah. 07:34 I was in the safest place in the world. 07:36 That's right. You know why? 07:38 'Cause the Lord had His hands over you. 07:40 God wanted us to be there. That's right. 07:42 And none of us were in a place 07:44 where we were afraid for one moment. 07:47 I mean, where do you go in a stadium 07:49 where there's 55,000-60,000 people 07:50 and there's not some kind of problem? 07:52 You know, where there's 07:54 fighting breaking out or anything 07:55 and we never had any sort of news of any problems 07:58 within the stadium. 08:00 The Bible tells us this that the gospel 08:02 is the power of God unto salvation 08:05 to everyone who believes, 08:07 to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 08:10 So the gospel is the power of God. 08:12 And if you have the gospel in your heart, 08:15 you got the power of God and you don't have to be afraid 08:19 because Jesus said, 08:21 "I'll never leave you nor forsake you." 08:22 Amen. That's correct. 08:24 Now we specialize in going to dangerous places. 08:27 We sure have. 08:29 Susan, you didn't go at that time, 08:31 Alan, because you've only 08:33 just been with us for a short time. 08:34 Yes. 08:36 Tell me about PNG and Port Moresby. 08:39 Yeah, I wish Alan would've been able to be with us then 08:41 because that was a different experience 08:43 in terms of the people. 08:45 And as you said, I think it's listed 08:48 as one of the most dangerous places in the world. 08:50 It's supposed to be the most dangerous city. 08:52 Right and-- Port Moresby. 08:54 But, you know, once again, I never felt afraid. 08:58 I never felt that I needed to be worried about my safety. 09:02 There always seemed to be a sense of calm and just-- 09:07 there was nothing to be worried about 09:08 while you were in the stadium. 09:11 Now some nights 09:12 and as we got towards the close of the meetings, 09:15 how many people were sitting out there in the stadium? 09:18 Goodness, I think we had over 150,000 people. 09:22 And you're right, and have you heard that there were-- 09:26 Other, other venues. Yes. 09:28 I think there were two other venues 09:29 outside of the stadium itself. 09:31 Yes. 09:32 Because obviously we couldn't see. 09:33 It is kind of far away, 09:35 but there were two separate areas 09:37 where the people were also congregating 09:39 because they could hear the message from there. 09:42 It's amazing. 09:43 And they said a lot of these groups 09:44 were a lot of the gangs 09:46 and the, and the different gangs 09:48 and lot of different groups and gangs in PNG 09:51 and so the gangs kind of were in their area together 09:54 but they were all listening to the gospel, 09:56 which was pretty amazing if you think about it. 09:58 Alan, today you're going to discover this 10:02 that some of the biggest opposition we get, 10:04 to this work, is not out there in the wicked bad world, 10:08 it's inside the church. 10:11 And people come to me-- 10:12 some of my peers come to me and they say, 10:14 "John, don't you realize that this is out of date? 10:19 We don't do it any more." 10:21 I have a message for them. 10:23 Listen, my friend, the church in the western world, 10:27 the best church growth, experts say, is a dying church. 10:33 And you know why they don't do it? 10:34 Because it's a lot of hard work. 10:36 It's terrible lot of hard work and it costs a lot of money. 10:40 Right. Exactly. 10:41 But we do it and I would tell the people out there 10:44 who are watching the television program, 10:46 I'll tell you why we do it. 10:47 We do it because the Bible commands it. 10:49 That's right. 10:50 You say, "No, no, no, you got it wrong, 10:52 the Bible doesn't command it." 10:54 Jesus said something like this, 10:55 "Go into all the world, and do this and do that." 11:00 He said, "Preach." 11:01 What did he say, Susie? 11:03 He said, "Go into all the world 11:04 and preach the everlasting gospel." 11:05 Yes. And so what does that mean? 11:07 Does that mean we stay home 11:08 and we just go to church and talk to each other? 11:10 No. It says, "Go out." 11:12 So it means sometimes 11:14 you got to leave your comfort zone. 11:15 And we all have that responsibility 11:17 as Christians to be able to do that 11:18 to any capacity that we have. 11:21 Susie, tell the people about the night of the white dove. 11:25 Because the white dove came on, I'm told, on three occasions. 11:29 Correct. 11:31 And a person who was up there 11:32 sent me a little video that he took with his iPhone. 11:37 Yeah, that was amazing. 11:38 Tell us about that. 11:40 Well, he wrote in, just recently actually-- 11:41 Yes, he did. 11:43 And said that he would come and he had his iPhone on, 11:47 because he wanted to record the music. 11:49 So it was going on. He just left it on. 11:52 And unbeknownst to him, 11:54 it was on when he heard the crowd sort of roar, 11:56 because when it flew over the stadium, 11:58 the crowd sort of roared 12:00 and he actually captured it on his phone 12:02 and he sent us the link to the little video 12:06 that he actually recorded of the dove, 12:08 which was pretty amazing. 12:09 Did you know the dove came at the time of the baptism, 12:14 out in the ocean 12:16 when thousands of people were baptized out in the ocean. 12:19 It came on two different nights to the meetings. 12:21 Correct. 12:23 Alan, the amazing thing is this, 12:25 listen to this. 12:26 All of the locals say, 12:28 they had never seen that white dove before 12:31 in the history of PNG. 12:34 Which made it all the more impressive 12:35 that it was there. 12:37 They believed that this was a visitation of God 12:41 to tell them that surely 12:42 the presence of the Lord is in this place. 12:45 And it was an impressive email, even to read. 12:47 I remember receiving that 12:49 and going through all the information, 12:50 clicking on the link 12:52 and watching the video for myself. 12:54 It was just amazing to see that 12:56 that one person who decided to write to us 12:59 that information actually had all the video, 13:03 and you could see it, plain and clear, 13:06 and I just had to bring it to you. 13:07 It was actually really exciting to see. 13:08 So we believe, it's in our souls 13:12 that we are living in the day of God's power. 13:14 Definitely. 13:16 We believe that the power of the gospel 13:18 is unequalled in the world. 13:20 The problem is we hold on to it ourselves 13:23 and we don't let it go into the world. 13:25 That's right. 13:26 But when the gospel is preached 13:27 with the presence of the Holy Spirit, 13:30 the white dove comes. 13:32 You know, that's a powerful thing to know 13:34 that, you know, here God is, you know, showing us His power 13:39 and saying, you know, "Here I am. 13:42 You've stepped out. You've gone. 13:43 You've done what I've asked you to do 13:44 and now I'll show you that I'm there with you." 13:46 And that's what the pow-- the dove showed to us, 13:49 and He was there. 13:51 You're watching the Carter Report, 13:52 I'm John Carter. 13:54 Stay with us, we'll back in just a moment 13:57 with other stories from the inside. 14:03 God has His time and His place for everything. 14:08 And the time and the place now is Latin America, 14:13 including Cuba. 14:15 Time Magazine talks about 14:17 the Second Protestant Reformation 14:20 and describes how hundreds of thousands, 14:24 even millions of Latinos are coming to the gospel of Christ. 14:30 I'm not an armchair theologian. 14:33 I'm speaking according to experience. 14:36 I've seen it with my own eyes. 14:39 Recently we went down to El Salvador. 14:43 There I spoke in the largest football stadium 14:47 in Central America with the biggest crowd 14:50 that that football stadium had ever, ever seen. 14:53 They came, not to see a football match, 14:56 but to hear about the blood of Christ. 15:00 Millions are coming to a knowledge of God 15:04 in Latin America. 15:06 Doors are opening in Cuba. 15:09 Who knows? We may be going to Cuba soon. 15:13 As the doors open by the grace of God, 15:16 we are going to step through those doors 15:19 and we want you to step through those doors with us 15:24 and be part of our team for such a time as this. 15:28 Please write to me, friend, don't put it off. 15:31 Write to me, John Carter, Post Office Box 1900, 15:35 Thousand Oaks, California, 91358. 15:39 In Australia, write to me at Terrigal, New South Wales. 15:45 Be part of the Second Reformation. 15:48 Join us and see the miracles of God. 15:53 Amen. 16:03 You're watching the Carter Report. 16:05 I'm John Carter. 16:07 Welcome back to this great program, 16:09 The Inside Story. 16:11 Susie? Yes. 16:12 Some people think we're sort of crazy, 16:15 because we do evangelism. 16:17 Alan, you're a new member of the team. 16:19 You've been with us to El Salvador. 16:22 We hope that soon we'll be going to where? 16:25 Cuba. Cuba. 16:26 Cuba, yes. Hear that, my friend? Cuba. 16:30 We've got our eyes on Cuba. 16:33 Cuba is opening up. 16:35 We like going to new places. 16:37 That's right. And tough places. 16:38 That's right and that would be tough. 16:40 I would be waiting. Don't you think? 16:41 Oh, it's gonna be amazing going to Cuba. 16:43 Yeah, it's gonna be amazing. 16:45 We're gonna see the power of God in Cuba. 16:47 Praise God. 16:48 I feel like the people are ready. 16:50 Absolutely. 16:51 Susie, why do you do this work? 16:53 Why do I do it? 16:54 Yeah, 'cause people say, "Why do evangelism? 16:56 Nobody does evangelism anymore." 16:59 People will write to me, "Why do evangelism?" 17:00 Why do you do it? 17:01 Because I love the Lord 17:03 and I've seen what He can do in my life personally 17:05 and I would love to see that, 17:08 give that opportunity to everybody out there. 17:10 Now here's a tough one. 17:12 What's the biblical basis for public evangelism? 17:17 Well, it's God's word and it's the great commission. 17:20 You know, in Mathew I think it's 28, where He says, 17:22 "Go into all the world and preach." 17:25 I mean, it's pretty plain, isn't it? 17:26 Preach. 17:28 He doesn't say, "Go into the world and make friends 17:29 or go into the world and, you know, 17:31 share that-- share something." 17:33 But he says, "Preach." 17:34 And when you preach, what does that do? 17:36 It allows God's word to be spread among His people 17:39 and it's not a responsibility that falls on a select few, 17:42 but everyone. 17:43 Do you believe, Alan, 17:45 that there is a biblical-theological basis 17:49 for public and private evangelism? 17:53 Definitely. 17:54 It allows your life to be influenced by God 17:56 in a very serious and very personal way 17:59 and in turn that allows you 18:01 to affect others for God's greater purpose 18:03 and it allows you to be a light, 18:06 a beacon of reflecting Jesus' personality 18:10 in all things that you do. 18:11 And it allows you to affect others 18:14 and I believe that's just an amazing thing to experience. 18:16 Alan, Susan, let me share with you a little heresy. 18:21 It's a heresy in the eyes of the unbelieving. 18:25 Not only the unbelieving, but sincere, good people 18:29 who do not really understand the truth of the Bible. 18:33 The Bible teaches that without Christ we're lost. 18:38 That's right. 18:39 I believe that with all my heart. 18:40 You believe that? Yes, indeed. 18:42 Why would you believe such a heresy? 18:44 Because I hear some preachers who tell me, 18:46 "All you've got to do is be sincere." 18:50 Well, if that were the case 18:52 then why would be bothered to preach the gospel? 18:54 If we're just good people and just go around-- 18:56 Well, that's what they say, 18:57 they say, "There's no need to preach the gospel." 18:59 Then there was no need for Jesus to die on the cross, 19:01 was there? 19:03 Can you think of any text in the Bible that tells me 19:06 that we're lost without Christ, Jesus Christ? 19:10 There's a text that says that exactly, 19:13 "We're lost without Christ." 19:15 I can't think of the particular-- 19:16 You're thinking of Ephesians 2. Yes. 19:20 I think it says-- 19:21 It says that pretty much straightforward. 19:23 It says-- We are-- 19:26 "Without hope and without God in the world." 19:28 That's right. That's Ephesians 2. 19:31 And isn't that-- that's as plain as can be, 19:33 "Without hope and without God in the world." 19:35 That's Ephesians 2. Did you hear that, friend? 19:37 That's Ephesians 2. 19:39 You may not get that on the church manual, 19:41 but you'll get it in the Bible. 19:42 I think the church manual would support it too. 19:44 Ephesians 2 says 19:46 that people without Christ are without God 19:50 and without hope in the world 19:52 and that is why we go into all the world to preach the gospel. 19:55 Don't believe the heresy 19:58 that every person is saved without Christ. 20:01 No. 20:03 Can you think of what Jesus said, Alan? 20:05 You know, I'm putting you folks on the spot. 20:07 Oh, well, I would say 20:09 it's to go out into the world and preach, preach His gospel 20:12 and that's just the great commission 20:13 as you mentioned before. 20:15 It's something that all of us have the ability to do. 20:18 There are only select people 20:19 that us as Christians have the ability to reach 20:22 through our personal interactions with them, 20:24 through relationships 20:25 and it's our responsibility to teach 20:28 as many people as possible about the love of God 20:31 and it's not so much to advance but it's to help and improve 20:35 the lives of others that we come across. 20:37 You know, Jesus said, these are His words. 20:40 Jesus said, "I am the way. 20:42 I am the truth. 20:44 I am the life." 20:46 Not the religion of some other person, 20:49 not some other prophet. 20:51 No, Jesus is the way, the truth-- 20:55 And the life. And the life. 20:56 That's the end of case. 20:57 Can I tell you a little story? 21:00 I went out to Australia 21:01 some time ago back to my homeland. 21:04 I was picked up at the airport by a taxi driver 21:07 who started to tell me 21:09 the good news about the Islamic faith. 21:13 I got it all the way to my hotel. 21:15 He did it engagingly, lovingly, he said, 21:19 "I want to see you in the kingdom of God." 21:22 He said, "I believe in one God and Mohammad is his prophet." 21:27 Then he gave me CDs, DVDs. 21:30 He hugged me. 21:33 I never met a single Christian in Australia 21:37 who tried to win me to Christ. 21:39 That's an unfortunate-- 21:40 And that is why the Muslim faith is roaring ahead 21:43 and the Christian church, 21:45 my friend, in the western world is marching backwards 21:49 and that is why there needs to be a change in our thinking. 21:53 Definitely. Right. Don't you think? 21:55 He obviously had a passion, didn't he? 21:56 Yeah, he had a passion. 21:57 Because he believed that he was onto something. 22:00 Now, Susie and Alan, 22:06 you both went to El Salvador. 22:09 Alan, you've just joined our team. 22:10 You're gonna go to other places. 22:12 We hope Cuba. 22:13 Yes, certainly, and we're excited 22:15 and we're really hoping that God opens the doors for us 22:17 to go there. 22:18 But think of the toughness of the place we went to, 22:20 the land of more than a billion souls 22:23 and a hundred million gods. 22:25 India. India. India. 22:27 What happened in India? 22:28 That was a different place altogether. 22:30 I mean, talk about lots of gods 22:32 and the worship of many, many gods 22:35 and boy, confusion and just people that-- 22:38 and people are looking to worship something. 22:40 And, you know, 22:42 when you're presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ 22:44 then there's no need for other gods. 22:46 You have the only God you need 22:48 and we saw the impact that this ministry 22:52 that the Carter Report made in India 22:54 in sharing the gospel 22:55 and thousands upon thousands coming night after night, 22:58 and once again we heard it's not gonna work here 23:00 and people won't come. 23:01 No, impossible. 23:02 It can't be done. Won't be done. 23:04 No one's gonna come. No, no, no. 23:05 And we saw the opposite. 23:07 We've seen that every single time. 23:08 So we know that God has His hand upon the work 23:10 that we're doing here. 23:12 The tough question towards you, Alan, now. 23:14 These campaigns costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. 23:16 People say that's too much. 23:18 That's a terrible thing to say. 23:20 Definitely. 23:21 How much is a soul worth? 23:22 But who pays the bills for these campaigns? 23:24 El Salvador, India, where David goes to work. 23:27 David has a passion for India, Papua New Guinea, The Solomon. 23:31 Who pays the bills? Well, we do. 23:35 Being able to work here and see firsthand 23:37 everything that moves in and out of this ministry, 23:40 you'd be surprised to witness all the money 23:42 that we do have to spend on these types of things. 23:46 A lot of people seem to see the final product of what we do 23:50 and they think it just kind of all comes together magically. 23:53 But there is a lot of work 23:55 and a lot of time and a lot of money 23:56 that goes into putting all of this together 23:58 and having it done professionally, 24:00 which is very important and I believe that 24:03 that all culminates into winning souls for Christ. 24:06 Now, Alan and Susan, when you went to El Salvador, 24:12 and, Susan, when you went to Russia and India 24:15 and David was in charge of the preparation. 24:19 Preparing for the meetings, 24:20 is that a big deal or is it easy? 24:22 Tell me about that. 24:23 It's a lot of work that goes unseen. 24:26 You arrive and you expect 24:28 a certain amount of work to be done 24:30 and you expect your progress to be smooth 24:32 or you're hoping it's smooth. 24:34 But there are many challenges 24:36 and a lot of things that you can't prepare for. 24:37 What would you compare it unto? 24:40 Any big rock concert, any big stadium show, 24:43 anything that involves a lot of moving pieces 24:46 'cause that's exactly what happens. 24:47 Now more people come to these campaigns 24:49 than go to a general conference. 24:51 Yes, and there's-- Many, many times. 24:53 And there's thousands of people there and you want to make sure 24:55 that the program is delivered in a way 24:57 that attracts them and engages them as well. 25:01 How many people, often, at the meeting, Susan? 25:04 Oh, in El Salvador we had every night it was packed. 25:08 So and every place we've been to-- 25:10 Now we're talking about tens of thousands 25:12 or hundreds of thousands of people. 25:13 Exactly. 25:14 And a tremendous job 25:16 that my team does with local people, 25:20 building a huge stage. 25:21 Building the stage, the sound, 25:23 everything, the whole environment, 25:25 the entire setup 25:26 and normally we have three days to do this in. 25:29 So you're looking at a huge setup, 25:31 which is-- it means round the clock working 25:33 for teams of people to be able 25:35 to have this done in a timely manner. 25:37 Why do people do this and why do people support us 25:41 and why do they send offerings? 25:42 Why do people do this? 25:43 Because they see the difference that we're making, 25:45 I see. 25:47 Yeah, they can see in the work that we're doing 25:48 that we're affecting lives. 25:50 And if it wasn't productive, I believe that those stadiums 25:53 wouldn't be as full as they were. 25:55 They're packed to the rafters with people who're just hungry 25:57 to hear the gospel. 25:59 And seeing souls saved and we've seen it in Australia 26:04 at the Opera House, The Dallas Brooks. 26:06 We've seen it downtown at the Shrine. 26:09 We've seen it in Africa. We've seen it in India. 26:13 We've seen it in Russia and Ukraine 26:15 and the isles of the sea. 26:17 So nobody tell me it doesn't work. 26:20 If it doesn't work, it's because you and I don't work. 26:23 But it's time for us to work. 26:24 That's right. 26:26 We have a big job to do still 26:27 and God is opening the doors for us 26:29 and we're praying now that he's opened the doors for us 26:31 to go to Cuba. 26:32 Time is running out. Tell me about Cuba, fast. 26:34 Well, Cuba, as you know, has been closed 26:36 and campaigns have not existed there. 26:39 I preached there, though. You preached at a church. 26:41 But this time we hope to go to a public venue. 26:43 Yes. 26:44 And open to the general public. Yes. 26:46 And that I think would have 26:48 such a dramatic impact on the population there, 26:50 it would be incredible. 26:52 All the people are there waiting 26:53 and I believe that we can have a tremendous effect 26:55 just because of the isolation 26:57 that they've experienced for so many years. 26:58 Okay, I've got to wind this up. 26:59 Tell me quickly, Alan, are you pleased, 27:02 are you glad that you're a part of an organization 27:05 that believes in evangelism? 27:06 Tremendously. 27:08 I believe that it affects my life personally 27:09 and by allowing me to affect others 27:11 and it's a great blessing. 27:12 I'm just so thankful to be able to do that. 27:14 Susan, you've been with me now for 22 years. 27:19 As I said, I didn't know you're 22 years, okay, 27:21 but has it been a blessing to you? 27:23 The biggest blessing in my life 27:24 and God has turned my life around through this ministry 27:27 and I'm eternally grateful and I pray that 27:29 we can give that opportunity to many others. 27:31 Thank you. 27:32 You've been two super really good guests. 27:35 And I want to thank you 27:36 for being a part of our program today. 27:38 You've been watching the Carter Report 27:40 with Susan Piraino, Alan De Leon. 27:44 We believe in Christ. 27:45 We believe in the preaching of the gospel. 27:48 We believe in the Word of God. 27:50 This is in our souls. 27:53 And we ask you in the name of Jesus 27:56 support the preaching of Christ. 27:59 This is not a secondary work. 28:01 This is the most important work in all of the world. 28:05 Stand with us. 28:06 Write to me please. 28:08 John Carter, Post Office Box 1900, 28:10 Thousand Oaks, California. 28:12 In Australia write to me, Terrigal. 28:14 You can contact us online. 28:17 But remember that Jesus said, 28:19 "Go into all the world, preach the gospel. 28:23 He who believes and is baptized will be saved." 28:27 Believe it. 28:29 It is the Word of God. 28:30 God bless you. |
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