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Series Code: JFAN
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00:21 - Hello, and welcome to Jesus for Asia Now. 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and today we have the privilege 00:26 of learning more about 00:28 a powerful TV ministry in South India. 00:30 Here in the studio with me is my husband, John. 00:33 Hello, love. - Hi, darling, how are you? 00:35 - I'm doing well. 00:37 I'm really excited about this show 00:38 because I love this ministry. - Amen. 00:41 - It's such an amazing thing when we get to hear the stories 00:45 and we get to hear a couple of stories of what God's doing. 00:48 - Some miracle-inspiring stories. 00:50 - Right, so first of all, tell us where this ministry is 00:53 and what, just kind of summarize what it's doing. 00:56 - So this is a television broadcasting ministry. 00:58 - Does it go full-time? 01:00 - No, it's got a half-hour slot in primetime every morning. 01:04 - Okay. 01:05 - And which is strange that primetime would be in morning, 01:08 but most people are waking up 01:09 and they wanna get some inspiration, 01:11 so they'll turn on the television 01:12 and that's when this show comes on. 01:14 - Okay, so it's a morning show. 01:16 - Yes, and it's on a national television channel 01:19 which covers, it's like an accepted, 01:20 like what a main channel in the Tamil language. 01:24 - Okay. 01:25 - And so it's very popular and a lot of people watch it 01:27 and a lot of people call in 01:29 and a lot of people are in church because of it. 01:31 - Wow, that's a blessing. 01:33 - Yes. 01:34 - All right, well, I know the first video that we have 01:36 is kind of an introduction to the TV ministry 01:39 from our director in India, Israel Prasad. 01:41 - Yes. 01:42 - Let's watch that now. 01:43 - Okay. - Okay. 01:44 (gentle music) 01:51 Just recently, I visited a church. 01:55 After the sermon, I came out, 01:57 there was this lady, she came and hold my hands very tight 02:00 and she said, "I was been watching your TV program. 02:04 "I've come today because of the TV program. 02:07 "The prayer warriors guided me to the church 02:10 "and I've come here." 02:11 She had two sons. 02:13 One son was, he met with an accident, he passed away. 02:17 The other son was imprisoned because of the wrong deed. 02:21 Someone else did and it was on him 02:24 and her husband is a drunkard. 02:27 She would always fear every night 02:29 when her husband comes after the work 02:31 because sometimes he even wanted to kill her. 02:34 This was the time when she saw this wonderful TV program 02:38 and that message was consoling her, 02:41 saying that you don't worry, 02:43 there is someone for you who is Jesus Christ. 02:45 If you believe Him, if you pray to Him, 02:48 He will answer your prayers. 02:49 He's there with you, never give up. 02:51 So this lady, she started calling to that number 02:55 and these people started praying with her, 02:57 consoling her and encouraging her also to pray. 03:01 Her son was released from the jail. 03:04 She was so happy and she said, 03:07 "Now my son is going and working outside. 03:10 "We have a peaceful life 03:12 "and now my son is telling me, 03:14 "you go to church, never miss the church. 03:16 "You go to God, you pray for me more 03:19 "because I need to change more." 03:21 And moreover, her husband, God touched her husband. 03:24 He gave up on his drinking habit. 03:26 Now the family is complete. 03:29 They are so happy, she's so happy. 03:31 When I heard that, oh wow, I was so thrilled. 03:38 This particular TV program is a half an hour slot. 03:41 It's a morning, everyday program. 03:44 This particular TV, which is called Tamil TV, 03:47 it's a national wide TV 03:49 and it is also broadcasted in many other parts of the world 03:54 like Dubai, Sri Lanka and some other countries in Asia. 04:00 It was when I was invited to preach in a TV program, 04:04 I was just waiting after my sermon, 04:06 I was waiting in the studio. 04:08 There was this call from Sri Lanka. 04:11 A lady called and I answered the call 04:13 because there was no other worker there. 04:15 And she started crying. 04:17 I asked her, "What is your problem?" 04:19 She said, "I was been watching this particular channel 04:22 "and I was so blessed to hear this message 04:25 "saying that there is someone 04:27 "who can really take care of the problem. 04:29 "That is why I rang up to you this number for prayer. 04:33 "Would you please pray for me?" 04:35 That was when the Holy Spirit spoke to me. 04:37 There are so many people who are there dying 04:40 without knowing Jesus Christ. 04:43 (gentle music) 04:45 God has really put together a beautiful, 04:48 amazing prayer warrior team 04:50 through which there are so many people being blessed. 04:53 In this team, we have got two elderly people, old people. 04:58 One is aging more than 70 04:59 and other one is about to go to the 70 years of age. 05:04 And now, since there is so many prayer requests, 05:08 now we have added one more person 05:09 in our prayer warrior team. 05:11 She's also aged more than 70, 05:15 but when they come, when they pray, 05:18 when they talk to people, 05:19 they are more active than a young person. 05:22 And they are busy the whole day 05:26 because there are so many phone calls, 05:28 new phone calls coming in 05:30 and they have got the old members 05:32 who have been added in their prayer list. 05:34 They keep praying for them, answering them 05:37 and teaching them about Jesus Christ. 05:39 And through this wonderful prayer warrior team, 05:42 there are so many people who have been attending 05:45 Seventh-day Adventist Church 05:47 for the first time in their life. 05:49 And they have been introduced to the local pastors. 05:52 The pastors go, meet them personally, 05:54 encourage them to come to church. 05:56 And there have been numbers of baptism 05:59 accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior 06:02 through this TV program. 06:04 (upbeat music) 06:08 What more joy can we have than these things in the world? 06:13 People saying that I have accepted Jesus 06:15 through your TV program. 06:17 That is the joyous thing I have. 06:20 (upbeat music) 06:27 - Wow. - Isn't that awesome? 06:29 - It is, I really love it. 06:31 - Yeah. 06:32 - The stories are amazing. 06:33 You know, people's lives totally changed. 06:36 - And this is what's so beautiful 06:37 is that as we travel around Tamil Nadu, 06:41 we go to different churches 06:42 and we find people who have been baptized 06:43 and people in there says, yeah, we joined the church 06:45 because we heard about this on television. 06:47 And we called and we talked to the sweet old lady 06:51 and she told us about the Bible 06:52 and she told us about the truth. 06:54 And now we're here today. 06:55 - That's one thing I love about this TV studio that we have 06:58 is the prayer warriors. 07:00 - Yes. 07:01 - 'Cause these ladies are so dedicated. 07:03 It's amazing. 07:04 - That is, yes. 07:06 - They have up to like 80 studies going each sometimes. 07:09 - Yes. - Each one of them. 07:11 - Right, per week, 80 studies per week. 07:13 - Yeah. 07:14 And they're not young ladies. 07:16 And many times they do go to the studio 07:19 and sit there and take calls, 07:20 but they also take them at home. 07:22 And in the middle of the night, whenever the phone rings. 07:26 And I know we've talked about them before, 07:28 but I just love these ladies. 07:30 And Israel's mother, Israel, our director was on there. 07:33 His mother is one of the ladies, 07:35 which we saw in the video. 07:36 - Yes. - And she just inspires me. 07:39 They inspire me so much. 07:41 And we're gonna meet one of the other ones. 07:43 She's one of the original prayer warriors. 07:45 Today, her name is Sister Kamala. 07:47 And so we've got a couple of stories from her. 07:50 - Yes. 07:51 - Let's watch that video now. 07:52 - Okay. 07:54 (upbeat music) 07:58 - I am here with Sister Kamala. 08:01 This is her house. 08:02 She has been working with Jesus for Asia, 08:05 especially with the TV ministry 08:08 for the past five to six years. 08:10 From the beginning of this ministry, 08:12 she has been a great support, 08:14 giving Bible studies to many hundreds of people 08:18 who have not heard about Jesus Christ. 08:21 This is the notebook she uses 08:24 and she has got all the details. 08:27 And even what Bible study she's giving, 08:30 what is the prayer request for what they have called. 08:33 The whole notebook is full of these contacts. 08:40 This is the family whom she gave Bible study recently 08:45 and they took baptism. 08:48 God blessed this wonderful family 08:52 and they accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior. 08:57 (gentle music) 09:04 (speaks in foreign language) 09:06 - [Translator] This TV ministry is reaching 09:08 not only the people in the cities, 09:10 it is also reaching people who are in very remote areas. 09:14 I get calls even from people who are not civilized, 09:17 but when those people call me, God gives me understanding. 09:21 He teaches me how to talk and how to pray for them 09:25 and also reveals to me what kind of pain they are in 09:27 and what they are calling about even before they call me. 09:31 When I tell them, 09:32 "I'm going to pray for you for this purpose," 09:35 they're surprised and they ask me, 09:37 "How did you know about this?" 09:40 And then I tell them, 09:41 "It is Jesus Christ, the living God, 09:44 "that showed me how to pray for you and your problems." 09:47 There was one lady who had a big problem with her leg. 09:50 Her leg was twisted and bent in seven places, 09:53 but the doctors could not diagnose the cause. 09:56 This lady was a Seventh-day Adventist, 09:59 but she gave up on God and cursed him. 10:02 She said, "Why should I be a Seventh-day Adventist 10:05 "when God is not answering my prayers? 10:08 "He's always leaving me in sickness. 10:10 "Why should I follow this God?" 10:13 That was when she called to ask me to pray for her. 10:16 She said, "This is the last time. 10:19 "I'm going to let you pray for me, 10:20 "but after this, 10:22 "I'm not going to be a Seventh-day Adventist anymore. 10:25 "I am going to give up all these prayers 10:27 "and faith in everything, 10:29 "but if you pray for me this last time, 10:31 "I will pray with you." 10:32 So I prayed for her, 10:35 and that night God sent a light 10:36 and the light came and touched her leg. 10:39 God performed a miracle, 10:40 and the seven bends in her leg were released. 10:43 She used to depend completely on a walking stick, 10:46 but now she can walk and only uses the stick 10:50 if she is about to fall. 10:51 And because of what God did that night, 10:54 her faith in God has also been restored. 10:57 She told me, "I was so stupid to curse God, 11:01 "but see how God answered your prayer for me. 11:04 "Now we have become prayer partners. 11:06 "We pray for each other and God is really blessing. 11:10 "And today I talked to the pastor 11:11 "and asked the pastor to go to that lady's house 11:14 "and take her to the church tomorrow. 11:16 "She is going to go to the church again after a long time." 11:22 I get calls from Sri Lanka, Dubai, 11:24 Andaman, Mumbai, and Karnataka, 11:27 and from other parts of India and other countries. 11:30 The majority of the people who call are Hindus. 11:33 They come from very strong Hindu backgrounds. 11:37 I am so delighted that through this TV ministry, 11:41 I can reach many people and share the love of God with them. 11:44 I can encourage them to pray, 11:46 encourage them to look to Jesus, the living God, 11:49 not to idols or any other beliefs, 11:51 but to believe on Jesus Christ. 11:53 (gentle music) 12:01 - So the studio where this is located is where? 12:05 - It's in Chennai. 12:06 - Okay. 12:07 - Yeah, it's up on top of a church. 12:09 - On top of a church? 12:10 - Yes. 12:10 The way that it started is that 12:12 this other TV show that Israel was called 12:14 to be a preacher in for one episode, 12:19 they decided to pull out. 12:20 They decided to stop broadcast. 12:22 And so the station, the television channel, 12:24 actually asked Israel, 12:25 "Can you come and take over their time slot?" 12:28 - Wow. 12:30 - So we didn't have a studio, we didn't have cameras, 12:31 and so the channel actually loaned them space 12:35 and loaned them cameras at the beginning. 12:37 And then we were able to get a couple of cameras 12:40 and they filmed it in the church. 12:42 So every day that they would go to film, 12:45 they'd pull the pews back 12:46 and they'd put the green screen up on the windows 12:49 and they'd set up the lights and the camera 12:51 and they'd shoot their shows and they'd put it all away 12:53 and then they'd have church that Sabbath. 12:55 - We know what that's like, 12:56 having to rearrange everything in order to have church. 12:59 - Yes. - Or to shoot. 13:00 - Yeah, definitely. 13:01 So then we started looking for land for a studio. 13:04 And land's so expensive in the city. 13:07 And then he talked with a church that he's a member of 13:10 and they offered him the roof. 13:13 And so for just $20,000, we built a whole TV studio, 13:16 but not just a TV studio, an English church also, 13:20 because there's a number of English speaking people 13:22 in that city that would love to meet. 13:24 And so now there's a church, a studio, 13:26 a control and editing room, 13:28 all on the top floor of the church. 13:30 - Right, and the Tamil church still meets downstairs. 13:33 - Yes, yeah. 13:34 But the thing about it is, you mentioned earlier 13:36 that it was expensive to run the TV channel 13:38 and it is on a single item basis. 13:41 But if you look at the cost of reaching people, 13:44 it's actually one of the cheapest methods per person 13:47 of any method that there is. 13:49 The channel can reach millions of people every day. 13:53 Whereas a Bible worker in a year 13:56 might be able to reach a couple thousand 14:00 if they're very active. 14:01 And so per person reached, the television is much cheaper. 14:06 - Yeah, so in that video, 14:07 there was a shot looking out over a tea plantation. 14:11 That's in the city of Valparai, 14:13 which is up in the mountains 14:14 and it's actually a tiger preserve. 14:17 So some of the kids that watch may remember, 14:20 we have some stories from there about leopards. 14:22 - That's right. 14:23 - But we also have stories of conversion from up there. 14:25 But there's another channel that runs one hour a day 14:31 programs and then the people can call to those same numbers 14:35 to get Prayer Warriors. 14:36 So it's been a huge blessing up there also. 14:39 The church there has expanded a huge amount 14:41 from the TV programs. 14:43 - Yeah, and that is one hour a day, 14:45 every day for an entire month for only $120 14:48 for the entire month. 14:50 The problem that that creates 14:52 is now they're asking for a bigger church 14:54 - Yeah. 14:55 - Because the church is bursting at the seams. 14:57 - Yeah, so we need to pray for that, 14:58 for a bigger church for them. 15:00 - Definitely. 15:01 - Because that reach is not gonna stop 15:03 as long as we can keep funding it. 15:04 - That's right. 15:05 - So in speaking of funding, 15:06 before we get to our next story, 15:08 which is an amazing story from Mrs. Kamala herself. 15:12 And that is the total for all the airtime 15:17 for both the Chennai airtime, 15:18 the Tamilan TV airtime and the Valparai airtime 15:21 and all the workers that work there 15:24 and giving a small stipend to the prayer warriors. 15:27 The total is about 3,600 a month. 15:29 - Yeah. 15:30 - Which is really nothing compared to 15:32 what it could be for broadcasting. 15:34 - Right, or what it would cost here in America. 15:36 - Right, that's very true. 15:38 - Yeah. 15:39 - And we're just amazed by what God is doing. 15:41 - Yeah, and it's a beautiful combination 15:44 because we have the air force, 15:47 the television that goes out 15:48 and then people get interested in it 15:51 and then we can send our Bible workers. 15:53 - Right. 15:54 - Or they'll call in and pray 15:55 and they'll put us, put them in touch 15:56 with the local Bible worker, the local church. 15:59 And so you've got- - The local pastor. 16:00 - Local Bible workers that are then going to warm calls. 16:04 You know, they're making calls on people 16:06 that are already interested, that are already warm, 16:08 that already know the message and the truth and stuff 16:10 that's shared on the television channel. 16:13 - Yeah, and it's such a huge blessing. 16:15 - Yes. 16:16 - Like you said at the beginning, we've had people, 16:18 you know, we go to different churches, 16:19 Israel goes to different churches 16:20 and people say, I come to the church 16:23 because of the TV program. 16:25 - Yes, yes. 16:26 - And so even if they never call in, 16:28 they still are finding the churches. 16:30 - Yeah, one of my favorite stories is when this young man 16:33 was getting ready to take his life. 16:37 He was very depressed, very suicidal 16:39 and he turned on the television 16:41 to cover the noise of his act 16:45 and happened to turn it on right about the time 16:48 that this program was airing. 16:50 And Israel was saying, don't give up, 16:53 God has a plan for your life. 16:55 At that very moment, caught the young man's attention, 16:58 that young man called in and said, 17:00 hey, you know, I'm at this place in my life, 17:04 can you please pray with me? 17:05 Can you give me hope? 17:07 And started Bible studies with Israel's mom. 17:11 And he says the worst time of the day for him emotionally 17:15 was 3:30 in the morning. 17:17 And so Israel's mom would call him up at 3.30 every morning, 17:20 she'd wake up herself, call him and give him a Bible study. 17:25 - So we got a call in the office asking us to pray 17:27 for Mrs. Kamala because she had cancer. 17:30 And this is her telling her side of the story. 17:34 - Yes. 17:35 (gentle music) 17:43 (speaks in foreign language) 17:45 - [Translator] I was feeling normal and healthy 17:47 and going to the church every day to answer calls 17:50 coming in from the JFA TV program 17:52 when suddenly I was diagnosed with cancer. 17:56 I had been having some internal bleeding, 17:58 but I didn't have pain or any other symptoms. 18:01 When the doctors did a scan and saw the results, 18:04 they were very surprised. 18:06 They said, how are you still alive? 18:08 How are you able to walk? 18:10 You should be in bed and hardly able to move. 18:13 After that, when I went for treatments, 18:15 my daughters would go with me. 18:17 I would walk and climb the stairs quickly, 18:20 but my daughters would climb the stairs so slowly 18:22 that the doctor would ask, who is the patient? 18:25 You or your daughters? 18:27 You look so healthy. 18:29 They were surprised to know that I was the patient 18:31 and that I had fourth stage cancer already. 18:36 The other patients who came in for radiation treatments 18:38 were very scared. 18:39 So I would encourage them by saying, 18:42 don't worry, don't worry. 18:44 I am here because I have left everything 18:46 in the hands of the living God, Jesus Christ. 18:50 Then I would tell them about the love of Jesus. 18:53 Then while I was having my radiation treatments, 18:56 I would pray. 18:58 I had 28 radiation treatments 19:00 and five chemotherapy treatments as well. 19:03 When they gave me the chemotherapy treatments, 19:06 it felt like my whole body was on fire. 19:08 It was very, very painful. 19:11 I would pray, Lord, 19:14 please don't even let my enemies get this disease. 19:17 It's so painful. 19:19 For 45 days, I didn't eat anything. 19:22 I only drank coconut milk and pomegranate juice. 19:25 Prayer is what really sustained me 19:27 through all the pain and vomiting. 19:32 Because of the chemo, 19:33 my skin started to peel off like fish scales. 19:36 I also lost some of my hair 19:39 but God kept me from losing all of it. 19:42 Then they had me come for a treatment 19:43 that would last for 24 hours. 19:46 While I was waiting, 19:47 the doctor told me about the treatment 19:49 and said that it would be very painful 19:50 so I should mentally prepare myself. 19:53 Then I started wrestling with the Lord 19:55 and I told the doctor that I 19:56 wasn't going to do the treatment 19:58 but the doctor said, "This is the last treatment. 20:02 "You won't be fully cured unless you go through it. 20:05 "It's up to you though." 20:07 Then I prayed, "Lord, if it is your will, 20:10 "please keep me alive and help me to do your work. 20:13 "If not, you can take me. 20:15 "I'm ready to die 20:17 "but I don't wanna go through this terrible, 20:19 "painful treatment." 20:20 So I made up my mind and I left the hospital. 20:23 When I left the hospital, 20:25 I didn't have permission from the doctor. 20:27 The doctor had told me 20:28 that if I didn't do the last treatment, 20:30 I couldn't go back to that hospital. 20:33 So I just said, "Lord, you take care of me. 20:36 "I'm not going to do this treatment." 20:38 When I got back home, 20:40 I continued my work of praying for people. 20:43 Then early one morning, 20:45 I felt a sensation go through my abdomen 20:47 where the cancer was. 20:49 I felt it two times. 20:51 After that, I started to feel stronger 20:53 and have more energy. 20:55 I had been having trouble urinating 20:56 because it felt like something was blocking my urine 20:59 but that problem also went away 21:01 and my pain was gone. 21:04 I believe that God completely cured me. 21:06 Now I only have pain in my spine 21:08 if I travel for a long time. 21:10 Other than that, I feel fine. 21:12 I can cook for myself and my husband 21:14 and for my daughter and her family who live downstairs. 21:18 But the other people who took the chemo treatments, 21:21 even though they were younger than me, 21:23 not one of them is alive today. 21:25 (phone ringing) 21:33 (speaks in foreign language) 21:36 After my radiation and chemo treatments, 21:38 I used to lie on my bed, unable to move. 21:42 I couldn't stand because it was so painful 21:44 and I was very weak. 21:46 But even then, I would get calls from the TV program 21:49 and I would still answer and pray for the people who called. 21:52 My daughters would say, "You're about to die 21:55 "but you're still holding onto that phone 21:57 "and holding onto your faith? 21:58 "You're still giving Bible studies? 22:00 "No, put the phone away, throw it away." 22:04 But I said, "If I die, I will die doing God's work 22:08 "rather than die doing what I want to do. 22:10 "If it is God's will, let Him take my life 22:13 "but as long as I am alive, I will do God's work." 22:18 The doctor who first diagnosed me tested my urine again 22:21 and said, "Oh, you don't have that problem anymore." 22:25 I said, "Do you know why? 22:27 "It's because I am doing God's work." 22:30 That doctor is a Hindu but she said, 22:33 "Yes, it is your God that has saved you. 22:36 "I hope that someday I can have another checkup 22:39 "so that the other doctors can see 22:40 "that Jesus Christ is the only true God." 22:44 (gentle music) 22:52 - So what are the next steps? 22:54 Are we going to try to do TV programs like this 22:57 in other languages? 22:58 - Yes, we have an offer for building 23:01 on the top of a building in Punjab. 23:05 So that will be Punjabi and Hindi language 23:08 and we have an offer for a room 23:10 in the offices in downtown Mumbai. 23:14 So that'll be Marathi and Hindi languages 23:16 very near the center of Bollywood. 23:21 And so we're praying for funds that we can go ahead 23:24 and build those two places. 23:27 And then of course, there's lots of places 23:29 in different languages. 23:31 There's the Northeast, there's a central part of India. 23:35 There's just a lot of opportunities 23:36 and this is becoming more and more important. 23:40 Now that India has become the most populous country 23:43 in the world. 23:44 India has finally surpassed China. 23:47 - Wow. - With 1.4 billion people. 23:51 1.4 billion. 23:52 - Wow. 23:53 - So one out of every six people on the planet 23:57 lives in India. 23:57 - Wow. 24:00 That's intimidating. 24:00 - That's a lot of people. 24:01 - But it's not a lot for God. 24:03 - No, but we need to use these mass communication tools 24:07 to reach the people. 24:08 - Yeah, we've seen in so many places, 24:11 there's apartment complexes, high-rises. 24:14 You can't get into those places, 24:16 but the TV goes there and then they can call. 24:19 - Yes. - And that's really, 24:21 really important. - Yes. 24:22 So we're praying desperately that the Lord 24:24 will bring the right people to run the programs 24:28 and the funding that'll allow us to move forward 24:30 with going into these different languages. 24:33 - Yeah, now funding's always a challenge for broadcasting. 24:37 At least for broadcasting in other languages 24:40 other than English. 24:42 Because we can watch it, but it doesn't mean anything. 24:45 - Right. 24:46 - Because we don't understand what they're saying. 24:47 - Right, so it doesn't really bless us. 24:49 - Right. 24:51 It's like watching some of the videos that we share 24:52 without the subtitles or without the voiceovers. 24:56 - Right. 24:57 - It would just be somebody talking a language 24:59 we couldn't understand. 25:00 - Right. 25:01 - And so it's not gonna reach our hearts, 25:02 but when we think about the value that God has put 25:06 upon the people out there, it's just, 25:08 we want this to keep going. 25:09 - Yeah, this is an opportunity 25:10 where you can give selflessly. 25:13 - Yeah. 25:14 - When you give to the local church budget, 25:15 which you should, you know, that keeps the light on 25:18 and it keeps it comfortable for us. 25:20 But when you give to, or when you give to a ministry 25:24 that speaks in English, then that ministers to us, 25:27 which you should do. 25:28 But let's not forget those that don't speak English. 25:31 Those that don't live in America. 25:34 - Right. 25:35 - Those that still also are desperate to hear, 25:38 is there a God out there that loves me? 25:40 - Right. 25:41 - Is there somebody out there that cares? 25:44 - Right, and the sad reality is there are so few, 25:48 so far fewer resources in these other languages. 25:53 Some of them don't have a very good translation 25:55 of the Bible even. 25:56 - Right. 25:57 - Or they don't have the whole Bible in their language. 25:59 - That's right. - Some of them 26:00 only have portions. 26:02 Some of them don't have... 26:03 they don't have the Ellen White books 26:05 that we find so much value in. 26:07 Even Steps to Christ, which is a relatively small one. 26:10 - Right. 26:11 - And they don't have television programs in their language. 26:16 They don't have indexes and Bible commentaries 26:18 and Bible concordances and all of these things 26:21 that we take for granted, actually. 26:24 And so it's such a privilege to be able to provide 26:27 a little something for at least some of them 26:29 and that's why we're seeking the Lord to provide 26:33 so we can have for more of them. 26:35 - Absolutely. 26:36 And there's still so many towns and villages 26:38 that have never heard the name of Jesus. 26:41 And, but you go to these, 26:43 you go to a little grass hut or a rock stone hut 26:48 with a thatched roof and there's a satellite dish. 26:51 (laughing) 26:53 Or the television inside. - Or if nothing else, 26:53 they've got a TV inside. 26:54 Yeah, they've got a TV. 26:55 It's like- 26:56 - And so everybody's connected. 26:57 The government has really worked 26:59 to get everybody connected into television. 27:01 And so we have to use these means 27:03 to reach those that we can't reach otherwise. 27:06 But what's so beautiful is you've got the air force 27:09 and you've got the ground force. 27:11 So the television ministry and the Bible worker ministry 27:16 have both of those together. 27:17 It's a win-win. 27:18 - And it feeds into the local churches. 27:20 - Yes. - And it's such a blessing. 27:22 - Definitely. - And we are so grateful 27:24 to the Lord for the lives 27:25 that have been eternally changed. 27:27 - Praise God. 27:28 - Because of this television program 27:29 and these beautiful prayer warriors. 27:31 - Yes. - Like Sister Kamala. 27:33 - That inspire us. 27:35 - Yes, definitely. 27:36 And I would like to invite you to pray 27:38 for these television programs, 27:40 for the people who call in for prayer 27:42 and for Bible studies. 27:44 And if you would like to learn more 27:45 about our television programs, 27:47 please contact us at Jesus for Asia, 27:50 P.O. Box 1221, 27:52 Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:55 Call us at 423-413-7321 28:00 or visit our website at jesusforasia.org. 28:04 May God richly bless you 28:05 until we see you next time on Jesus for Asia Now. 28:08 (majestic music) |
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