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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000169S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now." 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and my husband, John, 00:25 is here in the studio with me today. 00:27 Hello, love. 00:28 So honey, where are we going today? 00:30 - We're going all the way to the other side of the world, 00:33 to India. 00:34 - Okay 00:35 - And in India this time we're going up 00:36 to the northeast part of India, 00:38 which is basically east on the other side of Bangladesh, 00:42 all the way over to the eastern most part 00:44 to a state called Manipur. 00:47 - Manipur. Okay. 00:48 Now, Manipur is currently in a state of war. 00:51 - Yes, it is. 00:52 - And most of the videos and pictures 00:54 that we're gonna share today 00:55 were shot before that war started. 00:57 And thankfully, the project that we're talking about 01:00 is continuing in spite of war, 01:02 in spite of a huge number of challenges 01:05 that they're having because of the war. 01:06 - Yes. And actually this school is saving lives 01:09 because if the school wasn't running, 01:12 a lot of these little kids would be conscripted 01:13 into fighting, carrying guns and going into the war. 01:18 As it is, the parents are having a really hard time 01:21 providing the funds to feed these kids, 01:24 because cost of food is way up 01:27 and jobs are almost impossible to find. 01:31 And a lot of the families in that state right now 01:33 are fleeing from their homes. 01:36 And the area that the school is in, thankfully, 01:39 is an area of relative peace. 01:42 So the war has come close to this school 01:45 but it hasn't overrun the school. 01:48 Praise the Lord for that. 01:49 - Yeah. Yeah. So when did this school start? 01:51 - This school is over 50 years old. 01:54 It started way back with some elders, 01:57 some village elders. 01:59 There's three churches, 02:00 three Adventist churches in this village. 02:02 And they all got together and said, 02:04 "Hey, we need a way to train our kids 02:06 "to grow up to be believers." 02:08 And so they all rallied together, 02:10 pooled their meager resources and began the school. 02:12 - Wow. Okay. 02:14 So this is a continuation of their vision then? 02:17 - Yes, it is. 02:18 - So how did we get involved in this school? 02:21 - Well, we have some friends that have been coming 02:23 to Faith Camp from the beginning almost. 02:25 And I'll never forget Dennis riding up on his motorcycle 02:29 to the first Faith Camp, which was on a piece of property 02:33 out in the middle of nowhere in Idaho. 02:35 And he just got excited. 02:37 And he says that he paints during the summer 02:40 and makes money. 02:41 And then in the winter time he goes out 02:42 and does projects in the foreign mission field. 02:45 Been doing a lot of work in South America 02:47 and then he decided he wanted to go to India. 02:50 So over the years, they just kept doing it, 02:52 work in the summer and go overseas in the winter. 02:55 And one year he came to us and says, 02:57 one of the kids that we've sponsored through college, 03:00 actually part of his high school, 03:01 because his parents disowned him 03:02 when he became a Christian, Seventh Adventist. 03:05 - Right. He is Nepali. 03:07 So he's from Nepal, from a Buddhist background. 03:09 - Right. Yes. 03:10 And his parents had come to Meghalaya, 03:13 which is another state in Northeast India, 03:17 to get a job in a coal field, coal mine. 03:21 And so they had been told that an excellent education 03:25 could be gotten at the local Adventist school. 03:28 And so he sent his son there. 03:30 His son became Adventist, so the family was very upset 03:35 and basically disowned him, stopped supporting him. 03:38 So Dennis meets this guy, starts to sponsor him, 03:41 gets him through the rest of his schooling 03:43 and then on a vacation or a trip Pasang, 03:47 the current principal of the school 03:50 went to visit the school 03:51 and he saw, "Wow, there's a school here 03:53 "that's doing a great job, 03:54 "but they're in such desperate need. 03:56 "I think I'll stay and take up the burden 03:59 "of leading this school." 04:01 - Yeah. 04:02 - And so then Dennis followed him to that school 04:04 and started telling us stories. 04:06 "Hey, there's this amazing school up in the mountains. 04:09 "We went there to paint and this is what they're doing, 04:11 "and this is how many kids they have. 04:12 "And this is the terrible state 04:14 "of their dormitories and their classrooms, 04:16 "they got nothing and it's just." 04:18 - Yeah. It was broken and rusting and 04:20 - Yeah. - And yeah. 04:23 Multiple kids to a bed. 04:25 - Right. - And it just, 04:26 it was very, very sad shape, but it was what they had 04:29 and they were using it to the fullest potential possible. 04:32 - Right. And there's several other schools in the area 04:34 that are very well funded from like Catholic schools 04:37 that have computers and buses taking their kids there. 04:41 And so our Adventist school was kind of at the point, 04:44 whereas if it didn't grow and have some influx, 04:47 then it would probably be, well it should be closed down. 04:51 Yeah. 04:52 - Well, we have a video of Dennis and Judy 04:54 telling how they met Pasang, the young man. 04:56 - Okay. 04:57 (soft music) 05:09 - So I am a painter in the summer, 05:11 in the winter we're gone for five months 05:13 and we've been doing mission work 05:15 throughout South America and this and that. 05:18 And the last couple years has been here in India, Nepal. 05:22 - Our first trip to India was 05:25 I think like eight years ago, nine years ago. 05:28 And we never thought we would want to come to India. 05:30 It was not at all on our list. 05:32 But we wanted to visit a project 05:35 that we have sponsored through Lemon Ministries. 05:37 And from that point on, we love coming to India. 05:41 It's part of our family. 05:43 As we pack and I pack ahead of time 05:45 full month ahead of time, 05:47 and I bring a tablet because we're concerned 05:50 about weight all the time, 05:51 'cause we're gone for four, five, six months. 05:53 She brings a bible, I bring a tablet 05:55 that has all Ellen White stuff and the Bible. 05:58 So that's what I have. 06:00 So we just happened to buy a Ellen White study Bible. 06:04 So I put it aside 06:07 and the voice told in the head says, 06:10 "Pack your Bible." 06:13 And I paid no attention to it because I have my tablet 06:18 and we've done this for years. 06:20 And, "Bring your Bible," I heard it again. 06:23 And I argued with my mind, 06:27 my thoughts saying, 06:28 "Well, I don't need it, I have this." 06:30 "Bring your Bible." 06:31 So I brought the Bible. 06:33 So as we were traveling and finally got into Nagaland, 06:36 Maranatha finished the project. 06:39 I'm sitting in the courtyard, the yard 06:41 and they're dedicating the school. 06:43 So I saw there's one young man come up. 06:46 So I said, "Well, sit down and tell me your story." 06:47 And he told me he came from a Buddhist family, 06:51 and he just got baptized 06:52 in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. 06:55 And I say, "Well, you need anything?" 06:56 He says, "Yes, I do." 06:58 - And he said, "I need a Bible with study helps in it." 07:02 Ellen White study helps. 07:04 - And I said, "Well, once we go to the next ministry, 07:07 "I'll get one and send it." 07:09 And all of a sudden, pooh! 07:10 I realized I brought it. 07:11 And so I went into the room, I picked it up, 07:14 gave it to him, tears in his eyes, 07:16 it was exactly what he wanted. 07:18 So we look at that as a divine appointment. 07:21 And that's Pasang we're talking about now. 07:24 And we helped him all the way through finish high school 07:26 and Spicer. 07:28 - And he's become like our son over the years 07:32 we've known him now it's been like eight years. 07:36 And watched how the Lord has prepared him 07:40 step by step for things that he would not normally 07:44 have the skills for. 07:45 (soft music) 07:48 - If I was too busy and didn't bring the Bible, 07:50 didn't listen to the Holy Spirit, 07:53 how much of this would be here? 07:55 He wouldn't be here. 07:56 The Holy Spirit can just open up avenues 08:00 and this was one of the avenues 08:04 that God orchestrated 08:07 and me being inspired with the Bible, this is happening. 08:12 I'm not taking credit for it. 08:13 It was just that we need to be in tuned with the Holy Spirit 08:17 so things can happen that God wants. 08:21 And at the end time, we really need to be in tune. 08:26 So it's humbling to know that Pasang is here 08:30 because we listen to the Holy Spirit 08:34 and what he is doing here. 08:36 This whole valley loves him. 08:38 They love the school. 08:39 They love to have their kids in this school. 08:41 (soft music) (kids laughing) 08:52 - Isn't that beautiful? 08:53 - It is. I love how God works. 08:56 You know, and when people listen 08:58 and obey His voice, it's so beautiful. 09:02 If he had just said, "No, I'm taking my tablet." 09:04 And just insisted on that, 09:05 then they wouldn't have this testimony. 09:09 And like he said, it wouldn't be like that. 09:12 - Yeah. Yeah. And so he listened to the voice 09:15 in spite of his own mind, 09:17 his rational thinking. 09:18 And obeyed and then I thought it was so cool 09:21 that he's sitting there and the guy asked for a bible, 09:23 Pasang asked for a Bible. 09:24 And then it's like, "Oh, I'll get you one next 09:27 "when I go to the next mission." 09:29 Then he is like, "Oh wait, I brought one." 09:30 (John laughs) 09:32 - Yeah. Yeah. 09:34 - And so Dennis and Judy started going up to that school. 09:36 Well after they sponsored him through Spicer. 09:38 Spicer's the college in India, 09:41 the Adventist College in India. 09:43 And after he got through that, 09:44 then he went up and started helping in that school. 09:47 And Dennis and Judy started going up there 09:48 and helping him there and that's when they found out 09:50 all about this school, started telling us about it. 09:53 We saw the good work they were doing. 09:55 And he says, "Yeah, we'd like to be involved." 09:57 - Yeah. I think one of the first things we did, 09:59 it cracks me up every time I think about it, 10:01 was that we helped them get a cement mixer. 10:04 And so they painted it 10:05 and then painted, Jesus for Asia, on it. 10:08 It just cracks me up. 10:09 (both laughing) 10:10 We bought a cement mixer. 10:12 - Yeah. So he has- 10:13 - It was a huge help to them too 10:14 because they've done so much building 10:16 - [John] By hand. - By hand. 10:18 - Yeah. And Pasang has a big vision for this school. 10:21 He wants to build a big 10:23 complex - [Natalie] School building. 10:23 - School building. Yeah. 10:25 - We've got pictures of that coming up. 10:26 - [John] Yeah. - But we have the history 10:27 of the school first. 10:28 And then we have the vision. 10:29 - But instead of waiting for all the money to come, 10:32 they just started using this, 10:34 they just took this one cement mixer 10:36 and started going forward by faith. 10:38 Which means they'd go to the mountain 10:40 and they'd pull out dirt and they'd move it 10:43 and they'd put it where it needs to be. 10:44 And they'd start digging where it needs to be digging. 10:46 And they start breaking rock 10:48 by hand - [Natalie] By hand 10:50 - With hammers into smaller pieces to put in the foundation. 10:53 So they started stepping forward 10:55 even before they had any kind of hope 10:57 that they could build what they're wanting to build. 11:00 - Yeah. Which is amazing. - [John] It is. 11:02 - So we have some pictures from the history of the school. 11:04 - [John] Okay. - The first couple 11:06 are from the valley. 11:07 So let's go through some of those now. 11:08 - [John] Okay. 11:09 - [Natalie] This one is picked 11:10 just looking out over the valley. 11:12 And this one also, this is looking actually over the school 11:15 and down the valley from there. 11:18 - [John] You can see the foundation 11:19 of the building that they wanna build. 11:21 - [Natalie] Right. 11:22 - [John] With the rebar sticking up. 11:23 - So then we have some pictures of the classrooms. 11:26 This is the original classroom building 11:29 with all the children there lined up for roll call. 11:32 And then we have children studying 11:34 in one of the old classrooms. 11:36 You can see that they were doing 11:38 what they could with what they had. 11:41 And it was challenging for them. 11:42 It was very crowded in many places, in many areas. 11:45 - [John] Yeah. With those metal roofs, 11:47 it gets really hot there in the summer. 11:49 - [Natalie] Yeah. Hot. And then if it's raining, 11:51 it's really loud. 11:52 - [John] Yeah. 11:52 (both laughing) 11:53 This is true. 11:55 - And you can see in this particular picture 11:56 that there's a temporary wall between, 11:57 so there's not gonna be silence between classrooms. 12:00 They're gonna overhear each other. 12:02 - [John] Exactly. 12:03 - So the children really have to focus 12:04 and the teachers really have to focus 12:06 and it makes a lot harder to study. 12:08 - Yeah. And these teachers, you know, 12:10 they're really dedicated. 12:11 They can make two or three or four times 12:14 more salary in another school than in this school. 12:18 But they know that if they leave this school, 12:20 who's gonna teach their children. 12:21 - [Natalie] Right. 12:22 - Now, this is their dining hall, 12:24 this is their cafeteria. 12:27 They actually have to move some of the benches 12:28 out of the classroom into the veranda, 12:31 into the porch so they can eat their food. 12:34 And in this culture, this is very demeaning. 12:37 And especially eating on the floor is very demeaning. 12:40 And so they're very embarrassed about this. 12:42 - So now we have pictures of the dormitories. 12:44 - [John] Yes. 12:46 - And you can see this is the girls' dorm. 12:47 - [John] Yes. 12:49 - [Natalie] And you can see there's two young ladies per bed 12:51 in some of these bunks. 12:52 - [John] Yeah. - [Natalie] And that's- 12:54 - Now these bunks were built by Pasang and his students, 12:57 because they didn't even have these bunks before. 13:00 And they were begging for a few hundred dollars 13:04 to buy the wood and the paint to make these bunks. 13:07 And during school break, 13:09 they built all these bunks themselves. 13:11 But even after building bunks, 13:14 they still didn't have enough room 13:15 for all the kids that wanted to come. 13:17 And Pasang kept saying, "Oh, we have to turn 13:19 "so many people away from the school, 13:22 "even though it's not the best school in the valley 13:23 "as far as facilities and computers and stuff like that. 13:26 "The parents know that when they send their kids here, 13:28 "the kids come back with a better character." 13:31 - The teachers don't smoke and drink and, 13:33 yeah, here's some more, here's the boys dorm, you can see. 13:37 Dennis and Judy saw this and they're like, 13:38 "Man, we gotta do something." 13:40 - So we have another video from Dennis and Judy 13:42 talking about when they first were introduced to the school. 13:45 - [John] Okay. - And introducing it to us. 13:47 - Okay. 13:48 (slow music) (car engine revving) 13:51 - [Narrator] In 2018, Dennis and Judy Scandunus 13:54 had the opportunity to visit the English Boarding School. 13:57 - It was in sad shape, very sad. 13:59 Dirt floors, bamboo siding. 14:02 We met the elders 14:05 that went to school 40 some years ago. 14:08 And they've been praying for this project 14:10 to get bigger and better for the community. 14:13 - So we were seated here 14:16 and then they were all in a semicircle 14:19 and they each spoke different things. 14:21 But this one man wearing red got up. 14:24 And as he shared, he said since 1972, he's been praying, 14:30 praying that there would be a school 14:32 that could be a witness in this valley for the Lord. 14:35 (soft music) 14:52 - As a Buddhist boy, when I went to an Adventist school, 14:54 I encountered Jesus and found a new belief and purpose. 14:58 My vision for this school is that like me, 15:00 many non-Christian and non Adventist students 15:02 will come to study here. 15:04 By welcoming them, we have the opportunity 15:06 to introduce them to Jesus, teach them about the Bible, 15:10 the Sabbath and clean and unclean foods. 15:13 (soft music) 15:16 - Friday night we went to the church here 15:19 where they're involved. 15:21 The church is always asking the school to be involved 15:24 with some of the stuff. 15:26 The kids are outstanding. 15:30 So they sang there at the church, 15:31 the big church down the road. 15:33 But last Friday, they were here around the campfire, 15:38 the headmaster had a story. 15:42 They know their Bible. 15:43 The testimonies were outstanding by these little kids. 15:49 And very impressed. 15:50 - It was a prayer meeting, 15:51 unlike I've ever experienced, honestly. 15:54 Just the Holy Spirit was there. 15:57 They sing the songs with their whole hearts. 16:00 It's obvious the Lord is preparing them for mission work. 16:04 Pasang has them go on mission trips 16:07 into surrounding villages. 16:08 (soft music) 16:09 - We have also taken our students to remote areas 16:12 for ministry work, where they actively participate 16:14 in Sabbath school divine service, 16:16 and even learn how to preach at a young age. 16:19 People have started to appreciate 16:21 and encourage these children 16:22 referring to them as little missionaries. 16:25 The children are enthusiastic and eager 16:27 to know when our next mission trip will be. 16:30 (soft music) 16:34 During the rainy season, 16:35 water will often drip through the roof into the classroom. 16:38 This really disrupts the classes. 16:40 Also, the old buildings make a lot of noise 16:42 when it rains or when the wind blows a lot. 16:44 Because of this, we are actively working 16:46 to construct new buildings to ensure the safety 16:48 and comfort of our students. 16:50 (soft music) 17:05 Our goal is to complete this new building soon, 17:08 providing us with 12 classrooms on each of the five floors. 17:12 This foundation is designed 17:14 to support a five story building in total, 17:16 meaning we will have a total of 60 classrooms 17:18 once the construction is finished. 17:20 With these new facilities, 17:21 we anticipate welcoming three to 5,000 students. 17:25 (soft music) 17:26 - And this is the only school 17:28 that focuses on English 17:31 to learn English. 17:32 The other ones touch on English, 17:33 but here they focus on English. 17:35 So it's really demanding here. 17:38 And he's got more kids than he can handle. 17:43 So he has to put a stop to it 17:44 until the building continues. 17:47 - [Pasang] Thanks to the addition of these six new rooms, 17:50 we expect to enroll 300 students in the next academic year. 17:54 (soft music) 17:58 Last year, seven students dedicated their lives to Jesus 18:02 and were baptized. 18:03 (soft music) 18:06 - None of 'em wanna go home, they love it here. 18:08 They start at 5:30 in the morning 18:10 till eight o'clock at night. 18:12 They love it here. 18:13 And they have homes. 18:14 And some homes are pretty rough, 18:16 that's why they choose to stay here. 18:18 But it's a family to 'em. 18:19 And they're learning. 18:21 It's just so touching to see the little ones 18:26 all excited about Jesus. 18:28 And they talk about Him and they know scripture. 18:30 I was surprised. 18:32 (soft music) 18:53 - Isn't that beautiful? 18:54 - It is, it's so neat to see the children 18:56 and see the improvements. 18:58 We built the classrooms there that we saw there. 19:02 And that's the beginning of the new building 19:04 that he wants to build. 19:06 But do you remember how much the classrooms cost 19:09 that we've- 19:10 - Somewhere around $70,000 to build- 19:11 - Depending on the exchange rate. 19:13 - Yeah. That was six classrooms. 19:15 So we estimate about $12,000 per classroom. 19:18 But those six classrooms are the beginning 19:21 of the dream that Pasang has. 19:23 And to me, the dream is like huge. 19:26 - But you know, all things are possible with God, right? 19:29 - Right, right. 19:31 So we have a picture of what his dream is. 19:34 - [John] Yeah. 19:35 - So you can see he wants a five storey building, 19:37 he was talking about that. 19:38 - [John] Right. 19:39 - [Natalie] And it's- - [John] Massive. 19:41 - [Natalie] Yes. It is. 19:42 - Yeah. But there's other schools in the area 19:44 that have buildings like this. 19:46 So he's just going off what he sees. 19:48 And what he hopes and dreams and prays for his school there. 19:51 - Right. And he knows that more parents are asking them 19:55 to take their children 19:56 than they can take in. 19:58 I mean, they have the boarding school, 20:00 they also have local students, 20:01 'cause it was talking about the students going home. 20:04 There are local students that walk in, 20:06 but it's the mountains. 20:08 So there are students that live too far away 20:11 to walk every day or to get a ride every day. 20:13 And since the school doesn't have a bus, 20:16 they don't have a lot of choice. 20:17 - Yeah. He keeps begging us for a bus. 20:19 You know, he says these little, 20:21 five and 6-year-old kids are walking one or two kilometers 20:24 and when it rains, that's all muddy 20:26 and they get to school wet and muddy and stuff. 20:28 And he's begging us for a bus. 20:30 And it's like, "Wow, that sounds like a really good idea." 20:36 - Yeah. 20:37 - They have the bus. 20:38 - It's just kind of, didn't they price one out? 20:39 And they were asking like, 40, $50,000. 20:42 - It depends on the size of the bus, 20:43 but like a bus that he's hoping for 20:45 that can fit a lot of kids is yeah, $40,000. 20:49 - Wow. - Yeah. 20:50 But what's happened since they started 20:52 building this building, they've got six classrooms 20:55 and that has just ignited a fire with the people saying, 20:59 "Wow, this school is coming up. 21:00 "It's really, it's doing better, we've got hope." 21:04 And they started sending more kids to the school. 21:06 (John chuckles) 21:07 - Yeah. So when they replaced the old classrooms, 21:09 they started using some of that space for dormitory space 21:12 and some of it for dining room space. 21:16 But still they need more room. 21:18 - Yeah, exactly. So as we add more classrooms, 21:22 more students come, more students have access 21:25 to a good Christ-centered education. 21:29 And the greater need or the need grows 21:31 for continuing with the building, 21:33 continuing adding more classrooms. 21:35 - Right. 21:36 - So this school is gonna eventually 21:38 become a strong force in the entire area. 21:41 - So our next video is from the 50th year jubilee 21:44 for the school. 21:45 The celebration that they had. 21:46 - Yes. 21:47 (soft music) 21:54 - [Narrator] On the 5th of December, 2022, 21:56 in the heart of the picturesque Cow Parm Valley, 21:59 a remarkable milestone was commemorated 22:02 a jubilee celebration of 50 years 22:04 since the inception of the English Boarding School. 22:07 - It is not just a building, it is not just education, 22:10 not just making good citizens and good people, 22:12 but it's preparing people for the kingdom of heaven. 22:16 And that is why we want to praise God. 22:18 (soft music) 22:40 - As we read the history of this place, 22:43 what a miracle it is that this is happening. 22:47 - It was great to see it and saw all the old timers here, 22:50 happy as can be to see their 22:55 long-term prayers being answered. 22:59 - We human beings wants everything 23:01 to be in progress in within a time. 23:05 But God has His own time. 23:09 EBS English Boarding School 23:11 has come a very long way. 23:14 And I thank God and Brother Pasang 23:17 for fulfilling our long cherished dreams 23:21 of making this school a Christ centered school. 23:26 (soft music) 23:45 - Isn't that amazing? 23:46 - That's so beautiful. 23:47 - 50 years. 23:49 - Wow. That's so neat. 23:51 It just, it brings tears to my eyes 23:53 thinking about those children. 23:55 Having opportunity where they didn't before. 23:58 And such a huge blessing to that area. 24:02 And I know that after they finished 24:04 the first six classrooms, 24:05 enrollments started going up like you were saying, 24:07 people were like, "I want my kids to go to this school." 24:10 You know, all of that and it started- 24:12 - The whole morale just lifted. 24:14 - [Natalie] Yeah. - Yeah. 24:15 - So the next video is talking about 24:17 sponsoring the children. 24:18 - [John] Okay. 24:20 (soft music) 24:32 - The parents in this area really want their kids 24:34 to attend EBS because they recognize 24:37 that the teachers are good examples for the kids. 24:40 Some other Christian schools in the area 24:42 have teachers that drink and smoke and chew tobacco. 24:45 So even the non Adventist parents 24:46 would rather send their children to school here. 24:49 (soft music) 24:52 Even though we have boarding students 24:53 from different denominations, 24:55 we teach them all to live as a Seventh Day Adventist. 24:59 And even when they go home on break, 25:00 they still live the same lifestyle as here at school. 25:03 (soft music) 25:06 The main occupation in this area is farming. 25:09 The people here work very hard, 25:10 but they still sometimes struggle to make a living. 25:13 Those working on farms usually earn 2 to $3 per day. 25:17 The monthly fee for boarding students is $50. 25:20 So you can imagine how difficult it is 25:22 for the parents to pay that, 25:24 especially if they have multiple children in the school. 25:27 (fire crackling) 25:30 When it comes time to pay for the fees, 25:32 we can't really force the parents, 25:34 we just tell them to do the best they can. 25:37 But what this means is that often we don't have enough money 25:39 to pay the teachers their full salary. 25:41 So some months the teachers only receive a half salary. 25:44 So our staff and teachers really sacrifice a lot 25:47 so these kids can get an education. 25:49 (soft music) 26:01 Even after only one year of coming to school, 26:02 we have had parents come and tell us, 26:04 "After I put my children in this school, 26:06 "I can see a lot of changes in his behavior 26:08 "and in his habits. 26:09 "The way he talks, especially the way he speaks 26:12 "to the elderly people." 26:14 (soft music) 26:27 - [John] Yeah. So you can see. 26:28 - For 40 bucks a month for each one of those children. 26:30 - Yeah. When parents were able to pay 26:32 for some of their kids' tuition, 26:34 a lot of times their parents would pay in bags of rice 26:38 or potatoes or something that they had, 26:40 they're just farmers and poor people 26:43 and very difficult to make those kind of payments. 26:47 And so now during the war, 26:48 the parents are struggling to survive themselves. 26:51 - Right. They've lost their jobs, 26:53 in most cases. 26:54 - And we were thinking, well, you know, 26:56 maybe have the kids go back to their homes during the war 27:00 and when the war is over, 27:02 then the kids can come back to school. 27:04 But they were saying that if the kids go back, 27:06 there's a good chance that many of them will be conscripted 27:10 and end up having to carry guns and fight in the army. 27:13 And we're not really- 27:15 - No. Not an option. 27:17 - No. Exactly. - Not an option. 27:18 Well, I know I've enjoyed 27:20 seeing these beautiful children today 27:22 and thinking about what God is doing there, 27:24 what He's done in the past, 27:26 how He's answered the elder's prayers of the last 50 years, 27:30 and what His plan is in the future. 27:33 I'm so thankful that the Lord has protected 27:35 the school from the war. 27:37 And given an option for those children 27:39 not to be conscripted into the fighting. 27:41 - Yes. - I would like to invite you 27:43 to pray for this school. 27:44 And if you would like to sponsor a child, 27:46 please contact us at Jesus for Asia 27:49 PO Box 1221, Collegedale TN 37315. 27:55 Call us at (423) 413-7321 27:59 or visit our website at Jesus4asia.org. 28:03 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:06 on "Jesus for Asia Now." 28:08 (soft music) |
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