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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000180S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now." 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and I have my husband Jon here 00:26 with me in the studio today. 00:28 Hello, love. 00:29 - Hi, darling. How are you? 00:30 - I'm doing well, thank you. 00:31 And where are we going today? 00:33 - We're going back in time to the Stone Age. 00:35 - Okay. - Yeah. 00:37 We're going up to a mountain tribe 00:39 of an island in the Philippines. 00:41 - Okay. - The island is Mindoro. 00:43 It's the western side of Mindoro. 00:45 And we're going back to see people 00:47 that are still gripped by fear, 00:50 fear of the spirits of the forest. 00:53 So how did we get acquainted with this area of need? 00:55 - Well, back in 2011, we did a faith camp, 00:58 which is a camp meeting focused on mission and outreach 01:02 and taking the gospel to places that are completely dark. 01:06 And there was an uncle of one of our friends 01:09 that attended that camp meeting. 01:10 He was a government school teacher, 01:13 and he lived in an area that was in the flatlands 01:16 right next to the mountains. 01:17 And he had such a burden 01:19 because nobody was going up into the mountains 01:21 to reach those tribes. 01:22 - Mm. - And so he came 01:24 and shared his burden, 01:25 asked for some funds, 01:27 and we were able to scrape together 01:29 like $230 in cash like nothing. 01:31 And I didn't hear from him for like two, three years. 01:34 And then we got back in touch with them, 01:37 found out they were establishing schools, 01:40 and they were funding their work 01:41 by making and selling soy milk. 01:44 And so a few years later, 01:46 we just felt the impression of God to partner with them 01:50 and support the work that they're doing. 01:52 - Right. 01:53 So when they started sending the school teachers 01:56 to the schools, they called them missionaries? 01:58 - Yes. - And they trained them 01:59 that they were to be missionaries. 02:01 And so one of the first stories 02:04 that came from there is on our first video actually. 02:07 - Yes. - And this is called 02:09 "Angel in a G-string." 02:10 - [Jon] Yeah. No. 02:11 What is a G-string? 02:12 - It's a loin cloth. - Okay. (laughing) 02:13 - It's what they wear up there. 02:16 (Abar speaking in foreign language) 02:19 - When we told them about Jesus, 02:25 the leaders didn't want to listen. 02:29 (Pedro speaking in foreign language) 02:32 - When we first started in Kinale, 02:33 there had been an agreement to give education, 02:35 but no religion. 02:38 But after three years, 02:40 there were already candidates for baptism. 02:43 Because our students saw the difference 02:45 of having Jesus in our lives. 02:47 So they decided to be baptized in the lowlands. 02:53 17 children left the village at 3:00 AM 02:56 to go down to the lowlands to get baptized. 03:02 After baptism, they went back home to the village. 03:06 But when the chieftain and other leaders 03:07 learned about the baptism, they became furious. 03:11 According to their culture, 03:12 whoever violates any of their beliefs will be punished. 03:15 Their feet would be tied up with two logs, 03:18 and they will have to stay there for hours 03:19 until they recant their faith. 03:21 But if they don't recant, the logs will be raised higher 03:24 until they are hanging upside down. 03:26 So every couple of hours, 03:27 they're asked if they will recant their faith. 03:31 If they refuse, they will be hung upside down 03:33 for up to 24 hours. 03:37 (Abar speaking in foreign language) 03:38 - Pengow is a very serious punishment. 03:42 So I told Dandy and the rest of the children, 03:44 "Let's hold fast to God. 03:47 No matter what happens to us." 03:51 One of the children that got baptized 03:53 is the chieftain's son. 03:55 So we knew that the punishment would be severe. 03:58 (interviewer speaking in foreign language) 04:00 - [Interviewer] Were you afraid when they told you 04:02 that they would punish you? 04:05 - No, I wasn't afraid at all 04:07 because we heard that even Jesus 04:09 also went through something like this, and so did Paul. 04:16 We were prepared to be punished for getting baptized 04:19 if that was God's will for us. 04:22 (Pedro speaking in foreign language) 04:24 - While the students were at Abar's house, 04:26 the furious village elders were at the chieftain's house, 04:29 getting things ready for the punishment. 04:31 But then God interceded. 04:36 (upbeat music) 04:37 A very old man came into the village. 04:41 They had never seen this old man before in Kinale. 04:45 His G-string was old and filthy, 04:48 and he passed through the village center going to the river. 04:53 Then he turned back and talked to the chieftain 04:58 He told the chieftain, "Don't punish them. 05:01 They did nothing wrong." 05:03 After saying that, the old man went on his way. 05:06 They waited for him to come back, but he never did. 05:10 They were terrified 05:11 because they have a high respect for elders. 05:15 So they stopped the punishment for the baptized students 05:18 (interviewer speaking in foreign language) 05:19 - [Interviewer] When they told you 05:21 that you will be punished, how did you feel about that? 05:23 (Tuwayne speaking in foreign language) 05:24 - I wasn't afraid. 05:25 - [Interviewer] Why weren't you afraid? 05:27 (Tuwayne speaking in foreign language) 05:29 - Because God is with me. 05:31 (Pedro speaking in foreign language) 05:32 - We believe that the old man 05:34 who appeared from nowhere was an angel in disguise. 05:39 Because if that was just a human from a far off mountain, 05:43 how did he know about all the issues in Kinale? 05:47 That experience gave us so much joy 05:50 to stay fervent in doing service in God's work. 05:56 - Wow. Praise the Lord. 05:57 - Isn't that an amazing story? 05:59 - It is so beautiful how God protected them. 06:02 - And we got to go there and stand in that very courtyard 06:06 where that angel came through. 06:08 - Yes. 06:09 - And so now Abar has married. 06:11 - Right. He married Mercy. 06:12 - Yes. Another one of our Bible workers. 06:14 One of the early believers. 06:15 - Right. - Strong believer. 06:17 - Yes. - But she has some 06:18 physical challenges as well. 06:20 - So recently Abar has been losing his eyesight. 06:23 He has glaucoma. 06:25 And so this next video is talking about that struggle. 06:29 - Yes. - That they deal with. 06:31 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 06:36 - It has been about six years 06:37 since his eyesight started to fail. 06:39 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 06:42 (soft music) 06:45 (Abar speaking in foreign language) 06:47 - This left eye can no longer see, 06:49 and this right eye at your distance, 06:51 I cannot see you anymore, 06:53 but I can feel someone is in front of me. 06:55 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 06:57 - The doctor said it could not be medicated, 07:00 he needed surgery and glasses wouldn't work. 07:04 - Since the natives had no ability to get surgery, 07:06 they just advised me to be careful with food 07:09 and not to have excessive work. 07:11 (people chattering in foreign language) 07:13 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 07:17 - When he started losing his vision, 07:19 I worked more and hiked down to the town to get supplies. 07:22 I am the one who goes further up the mountain 07:24 to the people who we are reaching. 07:28 If they don't have salt or soap or if they want noodles, 07:31 even though I have an illness, I will endure. 07:34 (Mercy sobbing) 07:37 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 07:41 I endured because my husband said, 07:44 "I'm having difficulties going down to town. 07:46 I can't do it anymore, especially crossing the highway." 07:50 (Mercy sobbing) 07:54 (Abar speaking in foreign language) 07:55 - I owe so much to the Lord 07:56 and to those who are helping us, 07:58 please don't think about my situation anymore. 08:02 (soft music) 08:14 We should move forward because there are still a lot 08:16 of people who need help more than us. 08:20 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 08:22 - Actually, before I depended on him because I was weak. 08:25 Even climbing the stairs to our hut, 08:27 I got tired, easily gasping for breath. 08:30 So I told the Lord, "You know our situation. 08:34 So I leave the fate of me and my husband to you." 08:36 (Mercy speaking in foreign language and sobbing) 08:39 - Whatever may happen in our lives, we are okay 08:42 as long as the Lord is with us until the day we die. 08:51 - That heartbreaking? - Mm-hm. 08:53 - But his spirit is so pure. 08:55 - Yeah. He, "Don't think about me." 08:58 - Yeah. - He's very concerned about 09:00 the people that don't know. 09:01 - Yeah, I've been talking with my team over there 09:04 and saying, "Hey, we need to get some help for him." 09:06 And he says, "There's other people 09:08 that have worse needs than I do." 09:10 - Yeah. - He says, "I know the Lord, 09:12 and I'm happy and I'm willing to do 09:14 whatever God calls me to do. 09:16 Please take help to those people." 09:19 - Yeah. 09:20 That spirit of Christ, for sure. 09:22 - Yes. Absolutely. - So beautiful. 09:24 - Yeah, and Mercy, you know, she's been having trouble 09:27 with her health for many, many years, 09:29 and you can see her heart beating in her neck. 09:33 - Yes. - And we've always been 09:35 concerned about her health. 09:36 - Yes. - But now the load is on her, 09:38 and so we're trying to find ways that we can help them. 09:41 I believe that God can heal Abar's eyesight completely 09:45 and Mercy's health, restore her back 09:48 to better than what she was before. 09:51 So I think if we all join together 09:53 and pray for Abar and Mercy, 09:55 then God can come in and heal them. 09:56 - Yes. Yes. 09:58 That's definitely a prayer need. 10:00 - Yes. (both laughing) 10:01 - So our next video is talking about Abar and Mercy 10:05 and their ministry and how influential it is. 10:07 - Okay. 10:09 (soft music) 10:12 (Jessica speaking in foreign language) 10:13 - The influence of Abar and Mercy is extensive, 10:16 and they have been very inspirational 10:18 to many people in the mountains. 10:23 Up in the mountains, fear of evil spirits 10:26 has a strong grip on the people 10:27 and keeps everyone in bondage. 10:30 They believe that if anyone defies the spirit gods, 10:32 then something bad will happen 10:35 and they would be cursed and someone could die. 10:39 This fear of evil spirits keeps many from having the courage 10:42 to defy the gods of the forest. 10:45 But Abar has ignored all the fears 10:46 that his culture has lived with for centuries. 10:49 Instead, he follows God fully. 10:52 In order to do that, he had to go against the demands 10:54 and expectations of the culture 10:56 and the tradition of the elders. 10:58 (interviewer speaking in foreign language) 10:59 - [Interviewer] Are there people in the village 11:01 other than you that engage in spreading the gospel? 11:05 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 11:06 - No, no one except me and my husband. (sobbing) 11:12 Only the two of us dare to climb the mountain 11:14 and share the truth and no Mangyan has ever followed us. 11:17 Only us. 11:21 (Jessica speaking in foreign language) 11:23 - This is the only couple that dares 11:25 to stand up against the culture of fear 11:27 that permeates the village. 11:28 They're the only ones willing 11:30 to face the elders on whatever issue confronts them. 11:36 Faith and belief in the God of heaven 11:37 are not part of the village culture. 11:39 And Abar is the only person brave enough 11:42 to stand his ground in the face of the elders. 11:45 He is the only Mangyan who has the courage 11:47 to share the gospel with them. 11:50 (soft music) 12:02 - And so we really need to pray for them. 12:03 - Yeah. - And I think if we can 12:04 all pray together, definitely God will hear our prayers. 12:09 - Yes, for sure. 12:10 - And we have the Bible text in Matthew 18;19 that says, 12:13 "If two on Earth", and we're on earth, right? 12:16 - Mm-hm. (Jon chuckles) 12:17 - "Agree concerning anything, 12:19 they shall have what they ask." 12:21 - Yes. - What a tremendous 12:22 promise that is - Yes. 12:23 - So if we all ask the Father for the restoration 12:26 of their health, God will certainly do it. 12:29 - Yes, he sure will. 12:31 - Unless he can be more glorified through their sickness. 12:34 - But I would tend to think that this is an attack 12:36 of the enemy to reduce their usefulness. 12:39 - Effectiveness. Yeah. - Yes. Exactly. 12:40 - So our next video, 12:42 we turn to a slightly different subject. 12:47 - Okay. - But it's still about 12:49 Abar and Mercy because this has affected them as well. 12:52 - Oh, yes. 12:53 - So this video is about the children. 12:56 We start learning about the plight of the children up there. 12:58 - Yes. 12:59 (soft music) 13:00 (mother speaking in foreign language) 13:02 - The young ones, even if they are still very young, 13:04 they want to get married. 13:06 Sometimes they're only 15 or 14, 13:09 but they go ahead and get married. 13:11 Their parents force them to get married, 13:13 so they will have a family. 13:14 (resident speaking in foreign language) 13:15 - They have around eight or 10 children. 13:18 Others neglect their children. 13:21 When you go to their homes, you will find their children 13:23 just lying in the corner unattended to. 13:31 It's hard to care for and raise kids 13:33 because they have to go to work. 13:35 They think of where to find food. 13:38 (baby crying) 13:45 - No, no, no. (baby coughing) 13:51 (resident speaking in foreign language) 13:52 - The parents have a hard time finding enough food 13:55 growing in the jungle for all the children. 14:00 (resident speaking in foreign language) 14:02 - Some parents try to get their children adopted 14:05 when they cannot feed and care for them. 14:07 But the mothers continue to have children 14:09 until they have more than they can take care of. 14:12 The lack of care makes it easy for the children 14:14 to get sick, and often they die. 14:16 Some are adopted, others are taken care of, 14:19 and still others die of hunger or sickness. 14:23 (soft music continues) 14:28 (baby crying) - Melissa. 14:33 - Heartbreaking. 14:35 And so this leads into the next part, 14:36 one of the biggest challenges 14:37 that they have is just basic hunger. 14:41 People say that, "Just leave them alone. 14:43 They have their own religion." 14:44 But this is one of the very clear ways 14:48 in which what you believe affects so many people 14:52 because they believe that the evil spirits, 14:56 if somebody dies in a house, for instance, 14:59 they have to tear down that house and leave that day 15:02 and can't spend the night there, 15:03 otherwise, the evil spirit will come back and eat them. 15:08 - In fact, the village 15:09 where we first met Abar and Mercy has moved. 15:13 - Yeah. - Probably because 15:14 of that situation. 15:15 - And so because of that belief, 15:17 they do very little farming. 15:19 - Right. - In addition to that, 15:20 the soil's not very good. 15:21 - Right. - But they don't stay 15:23 in one place long enough 15:24 to plant a crop and grow a crop. 15:26 And so they- 15:26 - And increase the soil value. 15:28 - Yeah. - Yeah. 15:29 - And so they end up just forging in the jungle 15:31 for whatever they can find. 15:33 And so how can you find enough food 15:36 just forging in the jungle? 15:38 - No. - And so this next video 15:39 talks about that. - Okay. 15:41 (soft music) 15:45 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 15:48 - Their health is the first concern I saw. 15:50 The children are malnourished, and not only the children, 15:53 but even from the oldest folk to the babies, 15:56 many are just malnourished. 15:59 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 16:06 They plant root crops and bananas 16:08 but with the heat like this in this village, 16:10 plants will not survive. 16:12 It is too hot here. 16:13 Root crops like sweet potato and taro are now gone. 16:16 Right now the people are harvesting the fruits 16:19 of the banana plant, even though they are not yet ripe 16:21 because they have no more to eat. 16:28 (interviewer speaking in foreign language) 16:29 - Are you done eating? - Not Yet. 16:31 - What's your food? - Nothing. 16:34 - [Interviewer] Don't you have any food? 16:36 What are they eating? 16:38 - [Resident] Bitter root. 16:42 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 16:44 - Right now, the people are eating nami, a local food. 16:48 Last month some people experienced food poisoning 16:50 because they ate nami that was not yet at the edible stage. 16:55 People vomited because of the poisoning. 16:57 And we praise God no one died. 17:03 When they can't find food, 17:04 they just drink water to fill their stomach. 17:06 They pick mango fruit and eat it. 17:08 Even if it is still only this size 17:10 because of the scarcity of food. 17:12 The small fruit, just after budding is already picked 17:14 and eaten by whoever finds it first. 17:16 That is why the only way they ever get a good meal 17:19 is when we buy and bring food for them from the flatlands. 17:26 (wind rustling) (people chattering) 17:31 - That's rough. 17:33 - Yeah, and you know, she was talking about the food there 17:36 and the situation with people getting food poisoning. 17:38 And that's because the nami 17:41 that she was talking about has to be processed 17:44 because it is poisonous. - Mm-hm. 17:45 - It has to be soaked for three days and then dried, 17:49 and then they can use it for cooking. 17:51 But if they're starving, they might eat it too soon 17:54 or they might not have washed it correctly or whatever 17:57 and it still had some of the poison in it, 17:59 and thankfully no one died. 18:01 - [Jon] Yeah. This time. - So it's really, 18:03 and because it's foraging, 18:05 the parents will leave at 5:00 in the morning, 18:08 soon as the light begins to come up, 18:10 and they'll leave the little ones with their older siblings, 18:14 which are babies. 18:15 I mean, they're leaving the children 18:17 to take care of children. 18:18 - So a four year-old taking care of a two year-old. 18:20 - Yeah. - Or a six month old. 18:22 - Yeah. - And there are things 18:24 that we can do to help. 18:26 - Yes. This next video is extremely heartbreaking. 18:29 It's talking about what happens to unwanted babies. 18:33 (soft music) 18:35 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 18:38 - In their culture, 18:39 they have babies they are not able to care for. 18:41 Take, for instance, a season comes 18:43 where they have a good and fruitful harvest. 18:45 If a baby is born, they will take care of it to survive. 18:48 But if a baby is born in a hot season like this, 18:50 and no one is willing to adopt the baby, 18:52 either they kill the baby by strangling 18:54 or leave the baby alone to die 18:56 because they don't have anything to feed the baby anyway 18:59 so they will just leave the baby alone. 19:03 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 19:06 They will wait five to seven days. 19:07 But if no one adopts the baby, 19:09 then they will kill that baby. 19:13 Many mothers do not have milk on their breasts 19:15 because of malnourishment. 19:16 They will cook porridge of any root crop or even nami. 19:20 They will pound the crop to soften it 19:22 and then make porridge. 19:24 (Renalyn speaking in foreign language) 19:28 The last story I heard that a baby was killed 19:30 because of hunger was a year ago. 19:33 As a human being, it makes me angry. 19:35 But when you look at their situation, 19:37 dying babies is nothing new to them. 19:39 Still, I feel so much pain inside. 19:42 To think that that many innocent babies die 19:45 just because of poverty. 19:48 Each time I see a baby that is malnourished, 19:50 I immediately come down to help the baby 19:53 because the thought may cross their minds 19:55 to do the horrible act 19:56 or to lose another innocent life again. 20:05 - I'm so thankful for our Filipino missionaries. 20:08 - Yes. - You know, 20:09 these Filipino missionaries come from much, 20:12 well, compared to the Mangyans, a very affluent life. 20:14 - Right. - And they sacrifice 20:16 a lot to go up to live in the mountains. 20:18 And many times they suffer hunger, 20:20 like when they can't get down to the flatlands 20:22 to get some food to the village to buy food. 20:25 We've had some of our Filipino missionaries say, 20:27 "I just drink water and go sleep it off 20:29 when I feel that hunger pain." - Yeah. 20:31 So Abar and Mercy were asked to take one of these babies 20:37 ad they took her, this is a girl. 20:39 This is a picture of their first one, the girl, 20:42 and then they recently were asked to take another one. 20:45 - Yes. 20:47 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 20:50 (soft music) 20:52 - If they no longer want the baby, 20:54 they will just leave it there to get sick without any care. 20:59 (birds chirping) 21:01 If they no longer want the baby, 21:04 they will leave it there to die. 21:07 Our mother told us our neighbor had given birth 21:09 and gave the baby to me, 21:11 help me to provide milk for him. 21:14 I told her, "I still don't know if we will be able to." 21:18 I told my husband about it. 21:20 I said, "We will help, 21:22 but it is hard, so we will not be taking care of the baby." 21:25 (baby crying) 21:28 About a week passed and our mother told us, 21:30 "I can no longer support this baby. 21:33 I will give Moises for you to take care of." 21:36 My husband asked me if you can still take care 21:39 and endure late nights like how you did with Shandy. 21:43 I answered, "If it is God's will for my life then." 21:47 Though it is hard due to the culture 21:49 that the family will not take care of the baby, 21:51 then we will take him and take care of him. 21:56 The mother said about Moises, 21:59 "It's good that he is with them. 22:01 They go to church and they know God." 22:04 When it comes to Moises, it was a little hard for us 22:07 because we didn't receive help. 22:09 It was all on us to support and buy milk. 22:12 But with the help of God, we were able to provide. 22:15 So whenever we receive a blessing, 22:18 we will make the children understand that milk 22:20 for Moises is the priority that he may strive 22:22 and live for God. 22:24 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 22:28 It's pitiful if we didn't take the baby. 22:32 Though it is hard for us, 22:34 we give it all unto God's hands. 22:36 We will only trust in him 22:38 just to save the life of this baby. 22:43 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 22:46 We have one desire for these two children, 22:49 that is to be in mission, to become a missionary. 22:53 We want them to grow up 22:54 and go back to their families as missionaries, 22:57 to show them the character of Jesus, 22:59 that their parents will also know God. 23:02 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 23:07 With the help of God, they will grow 23:09 and learn to speak and be independent. 23:12 This is what we are always telling them, 23:14 that they will someday go back to where they came from 23:17 for them to be an example for Jesus. 23:20 (Mercy speaking in foreign language) 23:30 - Isn't that precious? - That is so sweet. 23:32 (Jon laughing) 23:34 What a beautiful family and what a beautiful goal. 23:37 You know, as parents, they want their kids to go back 23:39 to their families as missionaries. 23:40 - Yes. 23:42 I'm sure there's people watching right now that said, 23:43 "I would love to adopt some of those kids." 23:45 - Yeah. - But the best thing 23:46 we can do is just provide for them 23:49 to be able to take care of these kids 23:52 there in the mountains. 23:53 - Yes. - And train them to go back 23:55 to their families like Abar and Mercy are doing. 23:58 - Missionaries creating missionaries. 24:00 - Absolutely. 24:01 - Recently, some good friends of ours went to visit, 24:03 and this is what the wife had to say. 24:05 - [Jon] Yes. 24:06 (soft music) 24:09 - We've traveled numerous places around the world, 24:12 and this is by far 24:16 one of the poorest and one of the greatest needs. 24:20 You see children that they maybe get one meal a day, 24:24 families that aren't eating. 24:27 Forget about the animals getting food. 24:29 It's just extremely poor. 24:31 But you see the physical poorness 24:34 and even more so is the spiritual. 24:38 They just, they don't know Jesus. 24:39 They don't even know who he is. 24:41 And they don't even know that they need him. 24:44 So that's something that's really struck me with being here, 24:48 is just the ignorance of the people, 24:53 of not knowing who Jesus is, 24:56 but also all of the superstitions 24:58 and things that they believe and how fearful they are. 25:02 They need everything. 25:04 They don't have mosquito nets, 25:07 they don't have clothes, 25:09 or necessarily what they do have for clothing 25:13 is very, very worn, very, very dirty, 25:17 and it just has holes all over in it. 25:20 They need food, they need medical attention, 25:24 they need everything. 25:26 They really don't have, they don't have things 25:30 and they don't have a knowledge of how to farm 25:34 or how to take care of themselves. 25:36 It's a lot of just the superstitions 25:39 and things of that nature that aren't even true 25:41 that dictate their lives. 25:44 So what can I, as an American do? 25:46 I can come and do short term things. 25:49 I can help support the workers that are here. 25:53 And I can also help by doing different church projects 25:57 where we can give them things that they need, clothes, food. 26:04 So I can help facilitate the worker that's here. 26:07 But for me to practically come and be the worker, 26:11 that doesn't make a lot of sense. 26:12 That's not where I can be used. 26:17 I think Jesus really wants to come soon 26:19 and he's going to come soon. 26:23 But we have a work to do that we are, 26:25 at this point, most of us not doing, we're too comfortable. 26:30 And there's one way to get people uncomfortable. 26:33 You may think that the whole world is reached 26:36 and you're completely wrong. 26:38 Go to these villages. They do not know who Jesus is. 26:41 They've never even heard of him, 26:43 much less know his character and know anything about him. 26:47 It hasn't gone to the whole world. 26:50 And when you see these different villages, 26:52 the need is overwhelming. 26:54 But the realization that our work is so not complete, 27:00 it's so lacking in labor, 27:01 it's lacking in funds, it's lacking in everything. 27:05 We've really neglected it 27:07 and we need to get back to being a movement 27:12 and doing what Jesus has asked us to do. 27:14 We have a choice to make of how 27:16 we're going to finish this work, 27:18 but it's going to be finished 27:20 and I wanna be a part of that. 27:21 I wanna see Jesus come. 27:29 - And so to arrange our entire life around that, you know, 27:34 that one burning need to tell people about Jesus. 27:38 - Yeah, it is definitely a huge call. 27:42 - Yes. 27:44 - If you would like to assist in ministry 27:46 to these precious people, 27:48 please contact us at Jesus For Asia, 27:51 PO Box 1221 Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:56 Call us at (423) 413-7321 28:00 or visit our website at jesusforasia.org. 28:03 Make God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:07 on "Jesus for Asia Now." 28:08 (upbeat music) |
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