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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000172S
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00:22 - Hello and welcome to Jesus for Asia Now. 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and my husband John 00:26 is here in the studio with me today. 00:28 Hello, love. - Hi, darling. How are you? 00:30 - I'm doing well, I'm doing well. 00:32 - Good. 00:33 - I'm looking forward to our learning today 00:35 and the stories that we have to share. 00:36 - Yeah, for sure. 00:37 - So what are we talking about today? 00:39 - We're going to visit a couple of Bible workers. 00:42 - Okay. 00:43 - And these are Bible workers in India. 00:45 - [Natalie] Okay. 00:46 - Now, Jesus for Asia started out as Jesus for India, 00:49 and our very first project was Bible workers. 00:52 - Right. 00:53 - And I remember saying, we're gonna do one thing. 00:56 As a ministry, we're just gonna do one thing, 00:58 and that's Bible workers. 01:00 And the Bible worker program came about from you. 01:03 You had found a book. Do you remember? 01:06 - Yeah, I found a book and it was talking about 01:08 the effectiveness of the local worker. 01:10 How, you know, you don't have to buy them a plane ticket, 01:12 they don't have to learn the language, 01:14 there's no cross-cultural issues, you know, they live there, 01:18 they know how to speak, they know the culture, 01:21 so they're not gonna just randomly go and willy-nilly- 01:24 - Making social faux pas. - Offending people, yeah. So- 01:27 - That was the fall of 2004. 01:29 - Yep. 01:31 - And I was praying that, Lord, we wanna serve you, 01:34 we wanna work for you full time. 01:36 - Yep. 01:37 - And that fall, that winter, December, 01:39 God started to move, and following spring, 01:42 and so that was our one project, 01:44 is sponsoring Bible workers in India. 01:47 - Yep. 01:48 - [Jon] And then- 01:49 - And then, yeah, and then, and then, and then. 01:51 - The Lord kind of changed that plan. 01:54 - Yeah. 01:55 - So now we have over 70 different projects, 01:57 - Which is a little bit intimidating. 01:59 - But still, the Bible worker program 02:01 is the core of what Jesus for Asia is and does. 02:04 - Yeah. 02:06 - We believe in them, we've seen their effectiveness, 02:09 and they just keep going. 02:10 They just keep doing what they're doing 02:12 and they serve the Lord and they bring people in, 02:15 and we have no idea how many people these Bible workers 02:19 have brought to the Lord in the last almost 20 years. 02:22 - Yeah, we do get reports of baptisms and things like that, 02:26 but we don't focus on that, can you tell me why? 02:29 - It's not that we don't value baptisms, 02:32 but that we understand baptism 02:34 as a step on the road towards heaven. 02:37 - Right. 02:38 - Eternal life in Christ at the Second Coming. 02:40 So we really wanna put the focus back on nurturing 02:43 and growing churches that are already existing, as well 02:47 as taking the gospel to places that don't know Christ. 02:50 - Right. - Yeah. 02:51 - Right, so it's really a neat opportunity that we've had 02:55 to tell the leadership that it's important, 02:59 it's very important to us that they understand the gospel, 03:02 that they know who Jesus is. 03:04 - [Jon] Right. 03:05 - And when they choose to be baptized 03:06 because they understand what they're doing, 03:08 that's, we love it, it's wonderful. 03:11 - [Jon] Yes. 03:12 - It's just that we wanna make sure 03:13 that people are knowing Jesus. 03:15 - Right, and it's easy to give people a holy bath. 03:19 - Yeah, yeah, we've had stories of that before, 03:23 and we don't wanna facilitate that either. 03:26 - No. 03:27 So, but at the same time, 03:28 we want the gospel to get out there, 03:29 we want people to learn about Christ, 03:31 and we want people to learn about the requirements 03:35 of walking with Christ, what that looks like 03:38 and what that entails and who Christ is. 03:40 And it's more than just, he's more than just a ritual, 03:44 he's more than just a statue. 03:47 He's a real God with real power 03:49 and really cares about people. 03:51 And that's what's beautiful about this first testimony, 03:54 is that we get to see a Bible worker in action. 03:59 - Okay. 04:00 - Bringing a caring God into the problems 04:02 of the people in that culture. 04:05 Now, the problem that she's gonna be talking about 04:08 is something that I wouldn't clue into very easily. 04:12 It's not something that I would see as a real issue, 04:16 a real problem to solve. 04:19 And you'll understand what I'm talking about 04:21 when you see the video. 04:22 - Now, this one is in South India, 04:24 right? - Yes. 04:25 - Okay. - Yeah. 04:26 - [Natalie] All right, let's watch the video. 04:27 - Okay. 04:28 (calm instrumental music) 04:41 (woman speaking foreign language) 04:43 - Though I was born in a Hindu family, my husband's side, 04:47 they are very strong Lutheran members. 04:51 They came to my house. They asked me. 04:54 My parents all said, "Okay, though you are Christian, 04:58 we have no objection. 04:59 You can get married to this young girl, 05:01 and you can take her to your home." 05:04 After I came to this house, my husband's house, 05:08 slowly, I came to know about Jesus. 05:11 Before that, I even don't know the name of Jesus. 05:15 (woman speaking foreign language) 05:19 My husband's elder brother was working 05:22 in Seventh-day Adventist as a church pastor. 05:25 So many times, he compelled us, "This is the truth. 05:29 This is the truth." 05:30 But we rejected so many times. 05:32 He begged us, "Kindly, read the Bible, read the Bible." 05:36 (calm instrumental music) 05:40 For 13 years, I was a barren woman. 05:43 Those who around us used to make 05:46 so many unwanted things on me. 05:49 So my husband's brother told me often, 05:55 "Unless you accept this Sabbath truth, 05:57 unless you accept Jesus from the depth of your heart, 06:01 you will not have any blessing from the Lord." 06:04 Then I decided, okay, 06:06 Bible also tells this Sabbath Saturday. 06:09 So I accepted this Sabbath truth. 06:12 Then finally, God blessed me with a boy first, 06:16 second with a girl. 06:18 From the depth of my heart, I am telling you all, 06:21 because of the Sabbath truth, we got the children. 06:25 If we have not known this truth, Sabbath truth, 06:29 I would have been a lady having no children 06:33 throughout my life. 06:34 So every day, I thank my Lord for this Sabbath truth 06:38 through which I was blessed with the two children. 06:46 Since I went through all this pain and affliction 06:50 and humiliation in this society, 06:53 I heard a vision in my heart. 06:55 I have to do the ministry for those who are like me. 06:59 So I have approached so many people. 07:02 I have prayed so many people. There are so many witnesses. 07:06 God has given a child to the people. 07:11 God has blessed them with a female and male. 07:14 In some family, if they do not have the male children, 07:18 that will be the great humiliation in this society. 07:20 Many people have come to me and cried unto me, 07:23 "Esther, I have two female children, 07:28 but my husband wants to have a male child 07:32 or else he will divorce me." 07:34 Then I have offered a sincere prayer. God has blessed them. 07:38 Now they are having children, 07:40 so I want to thank the Lord for that. 07:45 When I was invited to join the JFA, 07:49 I was so happy because I can go around and do this ministry. 07:53 I can have a personal gift from the Lord so that I can pray 07:58 and people will get their child. 08:05 - Wow, that's precious. That's really sweet. 08:08 That she saw the gift of God in her own life, 08:10 and she sees other people need that same gift. 08:14 - Right, yeah. And it's amazing. 08:16 You can see why I like wouldn't probably take that on myself 08:20 if I was a missionary in her place. 08:22 I wouldn't understand the importance 08:24 of having a child in that society. 08:26 - Yeah. 08:28 And it's so beautiful, how God is answering her prayers. 08:30 It's just so neat. 08:32 - Yeah. 08:33 Now, there are some places where the foreign missionary 08:35 is important. 08:37 Where would that be? 08:38 - Well, that would be in a place 08:39 where there aren't local workers that can be Bible workers. 08:42 That would be in places where there's no believers- 08:44 - Exactly. - At all. 08:46 - So we're not saying that there's no place 08:47 for foreign missionaries, cross-cultural missionaries. 08:50 - Right. - It's just in some countries, 08:52 the local missionary is so powerful. 08:55 - Yeah. 08:56 - But we can collaborate, we can unite together 08:58 and partner together to take the gospel forward. 09:01 - Yeah. Well, we have another video. 09:03 And it's more testimonies of her work. 09:05 - Okay. Excellent. 09:07 (calm instrumental music) 09:23 (man speaking foreign language) 09:29 (woman speaking foreign language) 09:32 - That is a lady living right in front 09:35 of our house in my own village. 09:39 They belong to the Lutheran church. 09:42 They don't believe in Sabbath, 09:44 but they know that we are doing ministry. 09:47 One day, a small child of that family got affected 09:52 with some kind of tumor around the navel 09:55 as well as in the male organ. 09:57 It was getting bigger every day. 10:00 The boy was crying out of pain. 10:03 They took the baby to the hospital, 10:05 and the doctors told, "You go for operation. 10:08 Unless we operate, there will not be any solution for it." 10:12 They had no money. They were crying and crying. 10:15 The mother of that child came and cried, 10:17 "This is the condition of my child. 10:20 Can you pray to the Lord? 10:21 If Lord answers, we will be very happy. 10:24 We are ready to accept Seventh-day Adventist truth." 10:29 My husband and myself told her, "In the name of Jesus, 10:35 I am telling you, take this oil and apply it. 10:38 Take this water and drink a bit. 10:40 God will do the miracle in the life of your child." 10:45 For our surprise, I am telling you, 10:48 the very next day, everything become normal. 10:51 There was no sign of that tumor on that small boy, 10:58 and now they strongly believe 10:59 in Seventh-day Adventist truth. 11:01 They never went to doctor after that for that treatment. 11:04 And they didn't do even any home remedies for that purpose. 11:10 But that boy is all right. 11:12 They come to church and offer some offering. 11:15 Now they are happy. I want to thank the Lord for that. 11:24 She visited some higher caste Hindus. 11:27 Here, this lady wants to share that witness with us. 11:31 (woman speaking foreign language) 11:34 There is a lady in my own village. She's the tailor. 11:41 I used to go and stitch all my blouses with her only. 11:44 As usual, I went to give a blouse for stitching. 11:49 When I went there, there was some problem. 11:52 Fight was going on between her mother-in-law and herself. 11:57 As she was crying and standing there, 12:00 I didn't know anything. 12:02 I asked her, "What's the problem? 12:04 Why you are fighting with your mother-in-law?" 12:06 Then she explained to me, 12:08 "Last 16 years, there was no child. What shall I do? 12:14 My mother-in-laws is, every day, insulting me, 12:18 making fun on me. 12:19 She's ready to divorce myself 12:22 and get another marriage for her son." 12:25 Then I felt my pain. 12:26 I told her, "Don't worry. Jesus loves you. 12:30 I also had no issues for 13-14 years. 12:35 God gave me two children. So I will pray for you. 12:38 God will bless you with a child." 12:42 She also said, "Okay, you pray for me." 12:45 Then I put my hand on her belly, 12:47 on her stomach, and offered a sincere prayer. 12:51 I came home. 12:52 (calm instrumental music) 12:55 I started continuously praying for that lady. 12:59 After near two months of time, when I went there, 13:02 she welcomed me with tears of happiness 13:06 and told me, "I am now pregnant." 13:10 (woman speaking foreign language) 13:13 Now just a month back, she gave birth to a female child. 13:18 Now she's very happy. 13:19 She phoned me from Chennai and told me, 13:22 "God has given me a good child in my hand. 13:25 When I come to my husband's house, 13:28 I will come to your church. I will come with my child." 13:31 (woman speaking foreign language) 13:34 She made it very clear, "Unless God send you 13:37 to my tailoring shop on that particular day, 13:40 I would have lost this blessing. 13:42 I would have not known who is Jesus." 13:53 (man speaking foreign language) 13:59 - Isn't that amazing? - Wow, yeah. 14:01 - Two full miracles. - Two amazing stories, yeah. 14:04 - Absolute miracles. 14:05 - And he can make impossible things like infertility, 14:09 you know, he can reverse them. 14:11 And who more extreme than Abraham and Sarah? 14:14 But, you know, God did it. - Right, yeah. 14:16 - So we know that he can do anything. 14:18 - That's right. 14:19 I love how they go door-to-door, and the people come out 14:22 and they stand there and they read the Bible. 14:25 - Yeah. 14:26 - And then they pray for them, and people love it. 14:29 It's so beautiful. 14:30 - Yeah, and I like how they told the lady in the first story 14:34 with the little boy, here's the oil. 14:36 You know, apply this oil and pray. 14:38 That's really a neat application of the Bible. 14:42 - Yeah. 14:43 - [Natalie] Telling us to anoint them with oil. 14:44 - Yeah, and the fact that he got well, 14:46 the tumor just disappeared overnight, that's a miracle. 14:49 - Yeah. It's so inspiring. 14:51 We know that we can pray for people, 14:52 we can intercede for people. 14:54 But it's really inspiring to see these stories 14:57 where God actually did something obvious, 15:01 you know, as a result of prayer. 15:02 Many times, he changes hearts, and it takes time, 15:05 it's not as obvious but, you know, overnight healing, 15:09 so obvious and it's, God is so good. 15:12 - That's the thing about this program, 15:13 I'm so thankful for our Bible workers, 15:15 'cause they inspire our faith. 15:18 They go into prayer expecting God to do a miracle. 15:22 - Yep. - And he does. 15:23 - Yep. 15:24 - And I wanna have that kind of faith. 15:26 - Yeah. 15:27 - I wanna be able to pray like that. 15:28 And that's one thing I love when we visit them in the field, 15:31 is to listen to them pray. 15:33 - [Natalie] Yeah. 15:34 - We don't understand what they're saying. 15:35 - Yeah, but they mean it. - Yes. 15:37 - It's beautiful. - Right. 15:39 - You can feel the Holy Spirit 15:40 even if you can't understand the words. 15:42 - [Jon] Right. 15:43 - You know, and sometimes, it gives you the gift of tongues 15:45 so you can kind of get the gist of what they're saying, 15:47 even if you don't understand a word. 15:48 - Maybe you. 15:51 - Maybe sometimes. 15:52 He doesn't always give that gift but sometimes, he does. 15:54 - But you have the gift of language, and I not so much. 16:01 - That's a story for a different show. 16:02 - Yes. 16:03 - Or maybe never. But anyway, let's move on. 16:05 Where's our next Bible worker from? 16:07 - We're going up to Mumbai, formerly Bombay, 16:10 and which is farther north, about halfway up India, 16:13 a little over halfway and all the way to the west coast. 16:16 - Okay. 16:17 - And this is a lady that works inland 16:19 from the big city of Bombay, and her name is Mamta. 16:24 - Mamta, okay. 16:25 - And she's been with JFA for many years. 16:27 A really strong, you can tell when she gets up 16:29 and tells stories, even though I don't know 16:30 what she's saying, I think she speaks Marathi language. 16:35 But you can tell that her heart's in it, 16:36 and she's 100% engaged with God's work. 16:41 - Okay, well, let's watch the video now. 16:43 - Yes. 16:44 (calm piano music) 16:52 (woman speaks foreign language) 16:55 - [Translator] I was not born a Christian, 16:57 and I struggled in my life. 16:59 Then one day, a lady came and told me about Jesus. 17:03 She said, "Just come for worship once, 17:06 and if you feel good, then you can come again." 17:09 This sister helped me and told me about Jesus 17:12 about 14 years ago, and it was nine years ago 17:15 that I began working as a Bible worker. 17:18 Just like I used to struggle, 17:19 there are other people struggling too. 17:22 That's why I am sharing with them. 17:24 Jesus gave me peace and solutions to my problems. 17:28 That is why I am leading other people to believe on Jesus. 17:32 (calm instrumental music) 17:41 (woman speaking foreign language) 17:43 My main goal is to tell about Jesus to the poor people. 17:46 I want them to understand how great Jesus is. 17:50 My husband and I are working in eight different villages. 17:53 In this village where we are now, 17:55 not a single person knew about Jesus before I came. 17:59 It was four months ago that I came 18:00 and started giving them Bible studies, 18:03 but I wasn't just roaming around telling about Jesus. 18:06 I got to know one person. 18:08 And then I gradually started to talk 18:10 to others in the village as well. 18:13 There are only a few people who give me trouble by asking, 18:16 "Why are you coming here? 18:17 You're just here to change people's religion." 18:20 But there aren't many people who say that, 18:22 and no one stops me from working. 18:25 Each year, there are people who want to get baptized, 18:28 and this year, there are already 14 people 18:30 who want to get baptized. 18:32 (woman singing in foreign language) 18:35 In the different villages that I work in, 18:38 there are people who are facing problems and struggles. 18:41 I pray for them, and Jesus is healing people. 18:45 Then more people come to ask for prayer. 18:48 I get calls from all over for me 18:50 and my husband to come pray for people. 18:52 So we pray for them, and Jesus helps them. 18:56 There is one lady that I met who had cancer. 18:59 Because of that, she had tried to commit suicide 19:02 and had burned her foot. 19:04 Then the foot got infected and was full of worms, 19:07 and the doctor said that her leg would need to be amputated. 19:11 When I visited her, I prayed for her, 19:14 and not only was her foot healed, 19:16 her cancer went away as well. 19:19 Now she is healthy, and as a result of all this, 19:23 she got baptized and she comes to church each week. 19:26 She also asks me to come to her house to study with her. 19:35 Even though I'm working in so many villages, 19:37 I don't have an actual church where people 19:39 can gather and worship together. 19:42 With so many villages and the time that it takes to get 19:45 to them, I can't usually get to all of them in one day. 19:48 So I would really like to have a church 19:50 so that people can join together and worship. 19:53 (calm instrumental music) 19:56 Because of the peace that I have, 19:58 I want to share the joy and the love of Jesus. 20:01 That's why I keep doing this work, 20:04 and that's why I don't do other work. 20:07 I give all of my time to sharing the gospel. 20:11 There are so many people that I meet who don't know Jesus, 20:14 and there isn't enough time to help them all. 20:16 But I am so happy that Jesus has chosen me 20:19 to spread the gospel. 20:21 He is the one who helps me in my work, 20:23 and when I pray for people, he listens to me 20:26 and heals people. 20:31 - That's beautiful. - Isn't that amazing? 20:33 - Yeah. 20:35 - And to think that we can sponsor a person like that 20:37 for just $100 a month. 20:39 - [Natalie] Yeah. 20:40 - Incredible. 20:42 - Yeah, the testimonies and how she talked about how she got 20:44 to know one person in the village and then she slowly 20:47 would start reaching out to other people. 20:49 I think that's really a neat way to do it, 20:51 because you start with one, you know, you don't go in 20:55 and expect the entire village to listen to you 20:57 at the beginning, you just start with the one 20:59 that God leads you to first and then expect him 21:01 to keep leading you to the people that need to know. 21:04 - Right, and then this year, she's got 14 ready for baptism. 21:07 - I know, wow, yeah, that's really neat. So exciting. 21:11 - And that story about the leg being healed. 21:14 You know, I really- - And the cancer. 21:16 - Yeah, they're gonna have to amputate the leg, 21:19 and the wound was healed and the cancer left, 21:22 all through prayer. 21:23 - Yeah. 21:24 - It's like, I think that we should like dwell 21:27 on those kinds of things, the works of the Lord, 21:28 considering the works of God, you know, 21:31 encourage our own faith and encourage our own desire 21:35 to serve God. 21:36 - With God, all things are possible. 21:38 - [Jon] Yes. 21:39 - That's what it says. - That's right. 21:40 - So we should believe it. 21:41 - [Jon] Absolutely. Yes. 21:43 - All right, well, I know that we here at Jesus for Asia 21:47 have been practicing faith, but we can learn a lot 21:50 from our Bible workers, and we say that often. 21:52 - These guys inspire me to go way beyond 21:55 what I thought was possible. 21:57 - Yeah, for sure. - Yeah. 22:00 - We have another video testimony from Mamta. 22:02 - Okay. 22:03 (calm instrumental music) 22:11 (woman speaking foreign language) 22:15 - I'm Sunita. I want to give witness about Jesus. 22:19 - [Translator] My son is three months old now. 22:21 For about two months, he suffered from fits. 22:24 We took him to a private hospital, 22:26 but his sickness continued. 22:28 Then we tried taking him to the Hindu temple, 22:30 but he still didn't get well. 22:33 He had very high fevers and he was in a coma 22:35 for a long time. 22:37 (calm piano music) 22:40 Then someone gave me Sister Mamta's number and I called her. 22:43 Sister Mamta came and prayed for our son, and he was healed. 22:48 He wasn't healed immediately, but as she prayed, 22:51 he gradually got better. 22:54 I thank God for giving health to my son. 22:56 (man speaking foreign language) 22:58 - [Translator] The Lord has healed our child, 23:00 and we wanna give thanks to the almighty God. 23:09 - Did you notice that God healed the child 23:11 while they were still Hindu, 23:13 even before they became Christian? 23:15 God is no respecter of persons. 23:18 And he loves them because they're his children. 23:20 - Yes. And they started learning more and more about him. 23:23 - Yeah. 23:24 Remember in the previous video, 23:25 she talked about having eight churches. 23:27 - I know, and needing to have one church 23:29 somewhere centrally located so everyone could go 23:31 and meet together on Sabbath, 'cause there's no way 23:33 to get to eight churches on a Sabbath, 23:35 that's just impossible. 23:36 And she didn't have any transportation at that time, 23:39 which is the next thing we get to talk about. 23:41 - Yes, yes. 23:43 - Because she was having to take public transportation 23:45 or walk, and it's a long way between villages, 23:49 it can be a very long way. 23:50 - Right, yeah. 23:52 So the president of the section that she works in, 23:54 the Mumbai metro section, saw that she had a need. 23:58 So he applied for funding for her transportation. 24:01 And praise the Lord, we have a Bicycles 24:03 for Bible Workers fund, which is known also 24:06 to provide motorcycles. 24:08 Now, 'cause we called all the donors 24:09 and asked them if that was okay, and they said, 24:11 "Yes, of course, whatever they need." 24:12 And so because of that fund, because of the donations, 24:17 we were able to get her a motorcycle, 24:18 and I just got this image, this little short video, 24:21 just a couple days ago, of Mamta with her new motorbike. 24:25 - Okay. 24:26 (calm piano music) 24:29 - Now, Indian people are not super expressive. 24:32 - Right. 24:33 - So that little smirk that you saw on her face, 24:34 that is a big, bright smile. 24:37 - Yeah. 24:37 - Of course, it's not as exciting 24:39 as seeing a soul come to Jesus, 24:41 you saw the big smile she had when she talked about 24:43 the people that were healed and came to Jesus, 24:45 but the motorcycle is gonna be a tool for her. 24:48 - Right, definitely. 24:50 - This reminds me of a Bible worker up in Uttar Pradesh. 24:53 He had 1300 church members scattered 24:57 among 23 different villages. 24:59 And I asked him, how in the world do you get 25:01 to all those churches on a Sabbath? 25:04 'Cause those were actually 23 churches. 25:07 And he says, "Oh, I'm so sorry, 25:09 I can only get to five or six churches on a Sabbath." 25:11 I'm thinking, "Man, most of us are lucky to get to one." 25:14 - Yeah, so I can't imagine having to go 25:17 to eight churches on a Sabbath, 25:19 I can't imagine having to go to three or even two, really. 25:23 But it just shows how much these people care, 25:26 these Bible workers, they really care 25:28 about the church members that they've been, 25:30 most of them, they've brought in to the truth. 25:33 - Yes. - Many of them. 25:34 - Yes. - It's just really neat to see 25:36 and to think about what would I do if it was me 25:39 in their situation, I'd probably throw up my hands 25:42 and say, "Okay, I'm just going to one church 'cause, 25:44 you know, it's too much stress to try to get across town 25:47 or over to the next village or wherever." 25:50 But these people are so dedicated, these Bible workers. 25:52 I just, I love them, I love to hang out with them, 25:55 even if we can't speak the same language, 25:57 because the spirit of God is there and they really, 26:00 really care for the people that are around them 26:04 to know Jesus, and it doesn't matter if, you know, 26:07 they're called, I don't know where the lady was 26:09 with the sick boy, but it's like, 26:11 was she in a totally different village 26:12 aside from those eight? 26:13 She might've been, but Mamta would've gone anyway. 26:16 - [Jon] Yeah. 26:18 - You know, because they care and they, it doesn't matter 26:20 where the person's located, they're gonna go. 26:22 - [Jon] Right. 26:23 - And it's just beautiful, it's just so beautiful. 26:25 And I love the Bible worker program. 26:28 And it is challenging because we have 26:30 over 700 Bible workers in different areas, 26:34 India, Bangladesh, Philippines, you know, other areas. 26:37 But it's an immense amount of money every month, 26:41 to be frank, and it just, we are constantly praying 26:44 for funds for the Bible workers 26:46 because they need to keep going because the people 26:49 that they're serving are so important to God. 26:51 - Right. - And therefore, to us. 26:54 - [Jon] Right. 26:55 - And so it's just, it's a challenge. 26:57 It's a faith challenge. And we constantly pray for them. 27:00 - So if somebody donates $100 to a Bible worker, 27:03 how much of that $100 gets to India? 27:07 - The only thing we take out for is bank fees, 27:09 transfer fees coming in, transfer fees going out. 27:12 - So why do we do it that way? 27:13 Why do we send 100% of people's donations 27:16 for Bible workers to the Bible workers? 27:19 - Because we want them to keep working. 27:21 We want the gospel to go to every nation, 27:23 kindred, tongue, and people, we want it to go to everybody. 27:27 And as many people as possible before the Second Coming. 27:30 We don't want anybody to be left out 27:32 that could possibly be saved. 27:34 And so I would like to invite you to pray 27:37 for these Bible workers, pray for the people 27:39 that they're reaching out to, and praise the Lord with us 27:42 for these testimonies that we've had the privilege 27:44 of hearing today. 27:45 And if you would like to learn more 27:46 about our Bible worker program, please contact us 27:49 at Jesus for Asia, PO Box 1221, Collegedale, Tennessee, 27:55 37315, call us at (423) 413-7321, 28:00 or visit our website at jesusforasia.org. 28:04 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:07 on Jesus for Asia Now. 28:08 (triumphant music) |
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