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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000043A
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00:21 Hello and welcome to Jesus for Asia Now.
00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and I'm here with my husband Jon 00:27 to talk some more about Mindoro and the amazing miracles 00:30 that we've seen there. 00:32 Welcome to the show, dear. 00:33 Hi, darling, I'm looking forward 00:35 to another show on Mindoro. 00:36 Right. 00:37 There's a lot of amazing stories to share. 00:39 Some real miracle stories. Right. 00:41 And this just came in. Right. 00:43 So this is happening, I mean, this just happened. 00:46 Shall we play the video? Yes. 00:47 All right, here we go. 00:51 Three weeks ago. 01:01 Lord, this is your farm. 01:03 May Your name be great in this farm. 01:51 So we prayed for a farm... 02:03 So 15 kilometers from here. 02:05 Eventually, praise the Lord 02:18 Lord, this is your farm. 02:20 May Your name be great in this farm 02:23 that the people around will see 02:25 that there's a God in Your servant. 02:37 Imagine, three weeks ago... 02:59 And when I visited the farm, lo and behold... 04:39 You are a living God. 04:40 You answer Your people's prayer. 04:47 Those who work with Christ are allied with the One 04:50 Who knows no failure. 05:38 Isn't that an amazing miracle? 05:40 That is amazing. Wow! 05:42 God is so God and it's because the rice is for giving away. 05:46 Yeah. 05:47 But it's so clear, I mean, flatten field, 05:49 standing straight up, 05:50 they're right next to each other. 05:52 Yeah. That's a God thing. 05:54 Yeah, and on the drone shots, you could see it 05:56 was like it was surrounded by flatten fields. 05:58 Yeah. 06:00 And their fields stood straight. 06:01 Yeah. 06:02 I mean, you hear about this stuff 06:03 and like missionary story books... 06:04 Old books, yeah. 06:06 This is amazing. Yeah. 06:08 And so we can't praise God enough. 06:10 I mean, you know, to exalt God when things like this happen, 06:14 it's a picture into who God is 06:17 and it's a picture into His power 06:18 and this should be set up as a memorial. 06:21 God did this. Right. 06:23 Yeah. God is awesome. 06:24 He really is. 06:26 And that encourages not only us but encourages Pete and Jessica 06:30 and all the people around him, and it creates an interest 06:33 in the other farmers I'm sure. 06:35 Right. 06:36 To find out who is this God that you serve. 06:38 Right. 06:39 What's the difference between 06:40 your God and the God that I serve? 06:43 'Cause of those people are Catholic, 06:45 many people in the Philippians are Catholic. 06:46 Right. It's like 90% Catholic. 06:48 Yes, absolutely. Praise the Lord. 06:50 What a testimony through the power of God 06:52 and His personal interest in our lives. 06:53 Yes. 06:55 All right, in the next story that we have to share 06:57 is about one of the missionaries. 07:00 And his name is Macdong, and he's got a neat testimony. 07:05 Absolutely. 07:06 So let's play the video now. Okay. 07:08 You are my soul 07:12 You are my soul 07:16 You are the reason 07:20 I sing to You 07:36 A laid back 30 year old mountaineer, 07:38 who calls Mountain View College in Valencia Bukidnon his home. 07:44 He is a welder, but he proved to be more than that. 07:49 For when there was a call for missionaries 07:51 to the Mangyan people in Mindoro. 07:53 He readily responded. 07:57 In May 2014, during a Youth Congress 08:01 at Mountain View College, 08:03 Macdong met Pete and Jessica Barolo. 08:07 After hearing their testimonies 08:09 of God's providential grace he was impressed 08:13 to join them in ministering to the Mangyan tribe. 09:00 So, bringing along 60 kilos (132 lbs) of luggage, 09:04 he traveled to Mindoro on his bicycle. 09:21 Yes, you heard that right. 09:24 For 8 days he rode his bike, 09:28 covering a distance of 1,238 kilometers 09:33 all the way from Southern Philippines, Mindanao. 10:13 With nothing else to offer but himself, 10:16 Macdong trusted that God 10:18 would make use of his abilities. 10:21 He did everything he could to help in God's mission field. 10:25 From making tofu, to patiently teaching 10:28 the Mangyans at the mission school. 10:32 Today, there are five volunteer teachers assigned 10:36 in different mountain villages. 10:39 They bravely face obstacles, 10:42 often climbing different terrains 10:44 in order to reach these Mangyan friends. 10:47 Only in the Lord, do they find their strength. 10:52 But as they see their sacrifices bear fruit, 10:55 they experience joy in His service. 11:00 There are so many villages longing for education, 11:05 and many have not heard of God's saving grace. 11:09 But who will go? 11:13 Just like Macdong it can be you! 11:19 Amazing story, huh? 11:21 Yeah, and beautiful 11:22 because it was just his heart was right there. 11:25 Yeah. 11:26 And he packed himself up and headed off. 11:28 Recently, we've heard that he goes 11:30 and he mortgages his bicycle to buy tools 11:33 to teach the Mangyans to work their gardens. 11:36 Right. 11:37 Trying to get them to farm so that they don't have 11:40 to carry in all the food that they eat, 11:42 and they don't have to find food like 11:44 we're going to see in our next video. 14:13 So that's what it takes for them to get some food. 14:16 Right. 14:17 So there's no pick it today, eat it today. 14:19 Right. 14:20 They have to pick it today and prepare it, 14:22 and prepare it, and prepare it. 14:23 It's a three-day process of soaking, and then rinsing, 14:28 and then drying for three days, and then they can cook it. 14:32 Yeah. And it's starts out poisonous. 14:35 I mean, we want to bring that out 14:37 because he said it a little bit there 14:39 but you have to wash your hands afterward, 14:41 but if when they work with this, it's poisonous, 14:44 and it makes them dizzy or they can feel sick 14:47 because of the poison in that. 14:49 Yeah, so it's just this plant, like, 14:52 a little plant at the top, 14:53 but it's got this big bulbous under the ground, 14:55 you have to dig it out and then do all this processing 14:59 before they can eat it. 15:00 And that's there main staple, I mean, it doesn't look like 15:02 there's a lot of nutrition in that. 15:03 No, it doesn't. 15:05 So you can imagine why they have the malnutrition 15:07 and the kids have the big tummies 15:08 and all that kind of stuff. 15:10 Wow. Yeah. 15:11 Yeah, and why it's so important to supply them 15:13 with rice and vegetables. 15:16 Yes, and teach them then how to... 15:18 Once they learn that Jesus is bigger 15:20 than the demon spirits 15:22 and they can stay in one place longer, 15:25 then they can start growing their vegetables, 15:27 growing their own crops, and massive change, I mean, 15:32 to live in fear of the Bukaw when you actually hear, 15:35 and we're going to... 15:37 In the next video, he's going to talk about 15:38 what that's like to live in this kind of fear 15:41 where you can actually hear the evil spirit 15:44 moving around the village. 15:45 Yeah. It's not... 15:47 I mean, for people that... 15:48 It's not pretend, it's not something we just make up 15:51 or something, it's very, very real. 15:53 Right. 15:54 And for people that don't believe 15:55 in the supernatural, you know, there's places in the world 15:59 where you don't have to believe in it 16:00 'cause it's there. 16:01 It just is a reality. Yeah. 16:04 And find Jesus who is stronger and who cares, 16:10 what a break through. 16:11 Yeah. What a change of life. That's awesome. That's awesome. 16:15 All right, let's run that video now. 16:16 Okay. 16:17 When it's dark, the Mungyan would shout: 16:20 A Bukaw, there's Bukaw. 16:22 They will shout so... 16:24 children don't leave the house, stay home! 16:28 And they will call the teachers, 16:29 "Sir, please come, there's Bukaw, 16:32 "the Bukaw will eat you!" 16:35 Do they see it or they just know. 16:37 They hear it flying. 16:39 Oh, wow. I heard it myself. 16:41 Really? Yeah. 16:43 Yeah, we heard it there. Just the wind going by? 16:46 You know, the strong flapping of wings. 16:49 Sounds like wings. Yes. 16:50 Like that. 16:51 You can't see because it's dark. 16:53 Right. 16:54 But sometimes it changes sound like big woman 16:57 or old man something like that 16:59 sometimes it's big sometimes small, you know... 17:03 Yeah, they know this Bukaw. 17:05 They know it's an evil spirit. They know that's evil spirit. 17:08 Wow. Yeah. 17:09 So, what can you do if you're a missionary 17:11 in the middle of this... 17:13 Yeah. You're alone and so sad... 17:16 He was alone during that time. 17:19 Had it not been for Jesus, we would not be here. 17:21 It's because of Jesus, we're here. 17:23 So, you know, the missionary, instead of getting afraid 17:27 got his small guitar and started singing hymns. 17:32 It's not the worldly music, it's singing hymns. 17:36 "Upon a hill far away..." 17:39 something like that and then after that, 17:41 he had this assurance that Jesus was with him, prayed. 17:47 And then, he did not go to the houses of the Mungyans 17:52 though he was alone and he has the conviction 17:55 that the angels are with him so he staying in the cottage, 17:58 the school. 17:59 The following night, the same story! 18:02 The same story. It happened for almost a month. 18:06 But, you know, something in him, 18:09 the missionary got stronger, his faith is getting stronger, 18:12 he noticed that when he is singing, 18:13 the monster cannot come near. 18:17 So instead of the... 18:19 Because since the monster cannot come to him, 18:23 he is approaching the monster now 18:25 with his guitar, he is walking, "Oh, where is that sound? 18:27 Okay, I'll go there. 18:28 O Jesus, I have promised..." 18:31 It sounds like that. 18:33 And when he goes there, the monster flies away. 18:36 Wow. 18:39 It really happened for almost a month. 18:42 And that they noticed, the Mungyans here noticed that, 18:45 "Really, your Jesus is stronger than the Bukaws." 18:49 You are not afraid. 18:50 They started believing that Jesus somebody. 18:54 That Jesus is stronger than their fears. 18:58 So that's why we have the fruits here, the children. 19:01 Yeah. We have the church here now. 19:03 Yeah. It's because of a firm belief. 19:09 Yes. 19:10 That our God is mightier than anyone else. 19:13 Yeah, spoken in their language. 19:15 Yes, spoken in their language. 19:17 That they can see. Yes. 19:18 Praise the Lord. 19:21 Ain't that amazing? 19:22 Yeah, you know, it's so neat to hear the stories 19:24 while you're standing right there 19:26 where that happened. 19:27 Yeah. 19:28 You know, and to think about... 19:29 Now there was one section in there where he said 19:32 that he didn't go to their huts was that because 19:35 he was staying away from them because he didn't like them 19:38 or what was the deal there? 19:40 You know, he was singing in his hut 19:41 and praying in his hut and what means is that 19:44 if you hear a Bukaw, if the villagers hear a Bukaw, 19:47 they all gather together, huddle together. 19:49 If one person is out alone, that's really scary 19:51 and dangerous actually. 19:52 Right. 19:53 'Cause the monster will more likely attack 19:55 an individual than a group 19:57 and so they all huddle together. 19:59 And so for him to stay out there 20:00 all by himself in his own house, 20:02 it was really scary. 20:03 And it was act of faith because he sung, and he prayed, 20:07 and he believed Christ was with Him 20:09 and he had that confidence to stay out by himself. 20:12 There's another story that's not in this 20:13 where he went and chopped down a spirit tree 20:17 and he didn't do it all in one day 20:19 'cause he would pray 20:20 and he would get confidence and... 20:21 And then the spirit tree... 20:23 they thought it was a spirit because it's a tree 20:25 that all the fireflies like. 20:27 And so he'd have to like chop it down a little bit 20:30 and he gets sacred, and he go back and play, pray, 20:32 and Lord will give him more strength, 20:34 and he go do little bit more. 20:35 And finally, he chopped it down. 20:36 All the villagers thought he was going to die for sure, 20:39 but he didn't. 20:40 And so this is how they are beginning 20:43 to have confidence, 20:44 "Oh, your Jesus is stronger than the demon spirits, 20:48 the monsters, the man-eating monsters." 20:50 And so they're starting to have faith in their own way 20:55 and starting to believe in Jesus Christ. 20:57 God is working in ways that they understand. 20:59 Yeah. 21:00 And things that affect them directly. 21:01 And this is the thing, 21:03 if you come into a village like this 21:04 and do an evangelistic series and you know, 21:07 tell them about Jesus... 21:09 They don't have anything to relate to, you know. 21:11 Exactly. 21:12 But when they see, you know, their fear, 21:14 their biggest fear... 21:16 The spirits are the ones that are in charge, okay? 21:20 Right. 21:21 And when a being comes in that cares for them, 21:24 that loves them, that is good and is stronger 21:27 than the evil spirits, that talks. 21:29 Right. 21:31 And God is so good He's working in ways that they understand. 21:34 Yes. 21:35 And speaking into their lives and it's real. 21:37 Very, very real. 21:39 Now one side is that our churches done... 21:42 In fact, the Christian Faith is done very well 21:45 among the animist tribes because there's really 21:50 nothing there but fear to replace it. 21:52 It struggles when you come to try our people groups 21:56 that are more sophisticated that have a religion, 22:00 that have materialism, material wealth, 22:03 our church struggles in those areas. 22:06 But I think there is still as much a need in those areas 22:09 as there is in places where you can physically see 22:12 there is a need. 22:14 Right. 22:15 I mean, you go Downtown, Bangkok and they have, 22:17 you know, shopping malls with Rolls-Royce dealerships 22:21 on the fourth floor, you know? 22:22 Yeah. 22:24 It looks like they are doing fine, 22:26 but in actuality, there may be the need in the soul, 22:29 there is the need in the soul 22:31 just as much as with people like this. 22:35 Right. Right. 22:36 It's just harder to see it, 22:37 and it's harder to visualize it. 22:39 Right. Yeah. 22:40 And many times, it's harder to reach them. 22:42 Yes. 22:43 You have to be very, very intentional. 22:45 Yes, but as in this situation where it took miracles 22:48 with Jesus actually showing Himself, 22:51 the same thing, He does the same thing 22:53 with the upper class people, you know? 22:56 Right. 22:57 It is not irrespective of persons. 22:58 Absolutely not. 22:59 The wealth, their wealth doesn't frighten them, 23:02 like, it does to me. 23:03 Right, he's afraid in God. 23:06 Yeah. Right. 23:07 He is not selfish, and He goes in, 23:11 and He moves into their lives, and He helps them 23:12 in where they have concerns and where they have worries, 23:15 and fears, and something like that. 23:17 He helps them, He touches their heart, 23:18 gives them that warmth, fills their soul 23:21 even the people that have so much, 23:24 they're empty. 23:25 Lot of times, they just have this barrenness of soul 23:28 and all the things of the world doesn't fill that soul hunger 23:33 that they... 23:34 And many of them recognize that and they're looking. 23:36 Yeah. 23:37 It's hard for us to see that, but they're looking and so. 23:40 We love the mission work into the unreached 23:43 as far as the really poor and the animists, 23:48 but we also love the work 23:50 that reaches the different class. 23:52 Yeah, the unreached of wealthier classes too. 23:55 Exactly. 23:56 But you do notice that it took people living there. 24:00 Right. Okay. 24:01 And it took them intentionally being willing to go there. 24:04 Yes. 24:05 So it wasn't an accident, it wasn't just the people 24:09 that needed came to them, they had to go there. 24:13 And it wasn't flier. 24:15 In some places, the fliers do amazing work, 24:18 but in this case, it took somebody who living there. 24:20 It took a life. 24:21 And I think that in most cases, it takes someone living there. 24:26 There's other ways to reach them, 24:27 but it takes somebody to live there for them 24:30 to actually see it. 24:31 Yeah. 24:33 God is so good. Amen. 24:34 So this last video, we're going to be sharing in neat. 24:37 Okay. Pete's talking about a request. 24:41 So a request for prayer and a request for help. 24:45 There's other villages still that have... 24:46 Yes! 24:48 That believe is everywhere among this culture. 24:52 How many other villages are there out there? 24:54 Oh, we had aerial survey and I lost count 24:58 at 30, 30 more villages like this. 25:03 Wow. 25:04 So the work is so big. Yeah. 25:06 So after getting from the plane, 25:08 I am sadder than before. 25:10 I thought I would be happy to see the villages 25:12 and the villagers, 25:13 but that thing was really different. 25:16 I was sad, really sad. 25:18 "Lord, we have done nothing yet." 25:19 What is 3 villages in 30 more? 25:23 But who will go up there? 25:26 We cannot go because we're wearing clothes. 25:29 They will not accept missionaries 25:31 wearing clothes. 25:32 Only Macdong can do that. 25:34 We're praying that we'll send more missionaries 25:39 like brother Abar. 25:41 Mungyans. 25:43 Sent to their fellow Mungyans to reach them. 25:45 Amen. But it's so hard to develop. 25:49 Unless we take another bigger plan, 25:52 unless we take another step of faith 25:56 and that is building a Mungyan school 25:58 where our children can be there, 26:00 can be taught to be a missionary, 26:02 and can be sent. 26:03 Yes. Like an academy. 26:05 Yeah, an academy. 26:06 We are praying for that actually 26:07 because unless we do that, you know, 26:11 Mungyan will still languish in sin. 26:13 They will be terrorized by that belief of Bukaw. 26:16 They will be afraid of their death. 26:18 These people now, they're no longer 26:20 afraid of their death. 26:22 Somebody died there and they did not leave. 26:25 You know why? 26:26 Because they know Jesus. Praise the Lord. 26:31 Well, we need to pray for school then. 26:33 Yes. Yes. 26:35 We have to pray for school. 26:37 So I think understand his vision to train up 26:43 the ones in the villages that they're working in 26:46 to go deeper into the mountains. 26:49 Right. 26:50 To all those 30 and plus villages 26:52 that we're not entering in 26:53 and we're not able to really enter in 26:55 because what he's saying, "Who will go?" 26:59 He is talking about the majority tribe 27:01 that the Tagalogs or the Filipinos 27:04 who is willing to give up their life 27:06 to go deeply into the mountains that far in, 27:09 you know, we're talking about 27:11 maybe days worth of travel on foot. 27:14 Right. 27:15 You know, how do they come out and how do they get their rice? 27:18 So they would... 27:20 It would take their own kind, the Mungyan people 27:24 that know the gospel, that have that confidence, 27:26 and enough of them to start penetrating 27:29 deeply into that territory. 27:31 It's been really good to hear the stories and see the needs. 27:34 Yeah, to see the miracles. Yeah. 27:36 I would like to invite you to please prayerfully consider 27:39 how the Lord may be calling you to help move forward this work, 27:43 reaching these amazing sons and daughters of God 27:46 that are living in such primitive conditions. 27:48 You can send your tax deductible love gift 27:51 to Jesus for Asia, PO Box 1221, Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:58 Call us at (423) 413-7321, 28:02 or visit our website at Jesus4Asia.org. 28:06 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:09 on Jesus for Asia Now. |
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