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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000184S
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00:00 (light inspiring music)
00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now." 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood 00:25 and I have my husband Jon here with me today. 00:27 Hello, love. 00:28 - Hi darling. How are you? 00:29 - I'm doing very well, thank you. 00:31 - Awesome. 00:32 - So where is our trip to today? 00:34 - We're going to India. - Okay. 00:35 - To the central, western part of India. 00:38 - Okay. - Where it's very hot. 00:40 It's kind of in a desert area. 00:41 I've been there several times. 00:43 Wonderful people. 00:44 One interesting thing about this place 00:46 is we stopped on the side of the road one time 00:49 to get some sugar cane juice. 00:51 And the way that they made the sugar cane juice 00:53 is they had these sugar canes and they had this metal thing. 00:59 - Like a funnel thing? 01:00 - No, it was like a press. - Oh. 01:02 - And they put it in, put the sugar cane in, 01:05 and then they had a cow tied to the arm 01:09 that went around and that- 01:12 - Pressed the juice. - Pressed the juice 01:13 and then you drink it. 01:15 - Wow. - Best sugar cane juice ever. 01:18 - Very fresh. - It's very fresh. 01:21 - So what are we going to India to see? 01:23 What are we going to this area of India to see? 01:25 - So there's a lot of churches 01:27 that we're discovering in India 01:28 that are either completely neglected 01:30 or just falling into disrepair. 01:32 And the main key to opening these churches 01:35 and keeping them open is assigning a Bible worker. 01:39 Hiring a Bible worker- 01:40 - For that place. - For that place, 01:42 'cause a lot of times the local section or conference 01:46 just can't afford to support the number of churches 01:49 that they have in their region. 01:51 - Yeah, so this is a key thing 01:52 that we've discovered in recent years. 01:55 - Yes. 01:56 - There's a lot of churches, 01:57 not just in this area, but all over India. 01:59 - [Josh] Yes. 02:00 - That are in the same situation. 02:01 - Absolutely. 02:02 And some of them are more expensive, 02:03 some of them are less expensive to reopen. 02:06 Some basically a complete rebuild. 02:08 Some of 'em are just a little bit of paint and touch-ups 02:11 and we're good to go. 02:13 I find it very frustrating 02:14 to see some assets in God's kingdom 02:17 just sitting idle and not being utilized. 02:19 - Right. 02:20 I mean, you think of the people 02:22 that worshiped in that church when it was first built. 02:23 - Yeah. - And why it was built. 02:25 And you think of the donors that gave for it 02:27 to be built and whoever, 02:29 whatever organization it was that helped them build it. 02:31 - Yes. - All this hope 02:32 that was put into this place. 02:34 - [Josh] Right. 02:35 - And then to see it neglected 02:36 is really, really disheartening. 02:38 - Yeah. - And so, we have a video, 02:40 we have a number of videos today. 02:42 And the first one is talking about a lady, 02:44 one of our Bible workers 02:46 that found a church that was closed 02:48 and the process of reopening it. 02:50 - [Jon] Yes. 02:51 (soft music) 03:00 (speaking in foreign language) 03:03 - [Interpreter] I don't know personally how long it's been, 03:06 but people around here say 03:07 that this church was closed for 22 years. 03:10 Before I started working here, 03:12 I was actually jealous 03:13 that there was a church building here, 03:15 because the group that I was worshiping with 03:16 didn't have a church building. 03:19 Here there was a church building, 03:20 but no people and no one taking care of it. 03:23 That really burdened me 03:25 so I prayed earnestly that God would do something. 03:29 When I got here, there was garbage all around the church 03:32 and inside there were cows, sheep, cats, dogs, 03:36 and birds that had built nests. 03:38 We didn't have any equipment to clean it with, 03:40 so we cleaned it by hand, little by little. 03:44 The fact that there was a building gave me hope though, 03:46 and I trusted that God would bring the people. 03:49 When we reopened the church eight months ago, 03:51 only one lady came to worship. 03:54 Now we've gotten acquainted with at least 25 families 03:57 and there are about 20 people that come to church each week. 04:01 (group singing in foreign language) 04:07 We didn't invite people to church right away. 04:10 For the first three months that we worked here, 04:12 my husband and I just visited people. 04:14 Then we started inviting them to church 04:16 and many of them accepted. 04:18 There was one lady who had a stomach ulcer 04:21 that she had suffered from for a long time. 04:23 It was so bad that she couldn't even walk. 04:26 So I visited her for quite a while 04:28 and God answered my prayer. 04:30 She is healed. 04:31 And now that she is getting her strength back 04:33 and walking again, she is coming to church. 04:37 (speaking in foreign language) 04:40 The reason I do this work 04:41 is that I want others to know Jesus. 04:44 I want them to know that salvation comes through Him. 04:47 (soft music) 04:54 - So even though that church has been reopened, 04:57 it's very obviously in need of repairs as well. 05:00 - Yeah. 05:01 - And so- - It's a functional church, 05:02 but you know, 05:03 it could really use some plaster on the outside 05:05 and cleaning things up and just bringing things up- 05:08 - Repainting, just making it nice again. 05:10 And so there's not a possibility of any further damage. 05:13 - Yeah, and the blessings 05:15 that have already come to that village 05:17 from her just going and reopening the church 05:19 that was sitting there neglected. 05:21 - Yes, it's awesome. 05:23 - Yeah, and there's many more like this. 05:24 And the key, as you saw in this video, is the personnel. 05:29 - Right. - Putting the people there 05:31 with a heart for Christ to go in 05:33 and do the work and reopen the church 05:35 and start meeting with people and bringing them 05:37 and doing regular worship together. 05:39 - Yeah. 05:40 I liked, you know, 05:41 I liked how she said, "We didn't invite people 05:43 to come to church right away." 05:44 It's like they took time to get to know people. 05:47 - Yes. - And she even said, 05:48 "We're working with 25 families." 05:50 - Yes. - But she said, 05:51 "20 are coming to church." 05:53 So obviously, there's more that they're befriending 05:55 and doing study with and praying with 05:57 and all of those things. 05:58 - Well, this is how the Gospel commission works 06:00 is you plant a seed and then it grows up 06:04 and it bears more seeds. 06:05 So here's a Bible worker that's planting seeds, 06:08 and in the future there's gonna be more Bible workers 06:10 coming out of this village. 06:12 - That's one of the neat things 06:14 that we've found with our Bible Worker Program. 06:15 - Yes. - The Bible workers 06:16 win someone to Christ and they're so excited, 06:19 they're like, "Can I be a Bible worker too?" 06:21 - Yes. - Because they see 06:23 these Bible workers are simple people. 06:25 You know, most of them are not highly educated. 06:27 - Yes. - All they know is the Bible 06:29 and their experience with God. 06:31 And so it's really neat to see 06:33 how God lights the fire in the next person's heart 06:36 to also become a Bible worker. 06:38 - Absolutely. 06:39 In fact, I just got a message a few days ago 06:41 from a Bible worker that was converted 06:45 along with his family back in 2007 06:48 when we did evangelism in a city. 06:50 In fact, he told his wife 06:52 not to come to the evangelistic series. 06:54 - Right. - But she snuck out 06:56 and then she begged him, 06:57 and then he relented and he came too. 06:59 And he's been in charge of our evening school program 07:02 in that area for many years, 07:04 now he's become a regular pastor. 07:06 There's a large church there 07:07 where there was no church before. 07:09 - Yeah, he's pastoring the church 07:10 in the town where he was converted. 07:12 - Right, and he sent me a message saying, 07:14 "Thank you, thank you. 07:15 Thank you so much for having the vision to come 07:18 and share the truth with my family." 07:20 - Wow. All right. 07:21 Well, we do have more video. 07:22 - Okay. - So we wanna keep moving. 07:24 We've got a video of another Bible worker 07:27 and a church where she's working. 07:28 - Okay. 07:29 (light music) 07:34 We are in a very historical spot. 07:35 We're in the state of Maharashtra, 07:38 and a man came, he's not Adventist. 07:40 He came here as a missionary, 07:42 found a piece of literature 07:44 talking about the Adventist truth. 07:46 He accepted that, became an Adventist, 07:48 he came to this town square 07:49 and started preaching like he was preaching to 1,000 people. 07:53 Only one man came to listen to him. 07:55 He was lame, but he still preached 07:58 like he was preaching to 1,000 people. 07:59 And at the end of his sermon, 08:01 he asked if anybody would be willing to accept Jesus. 08:04 That one lame man accepted Jesus. 08:07 And that was the beginning of the church 08:09 in the state of Maharashtra. 08:12 (light music continues) 08:18 They built this church in 2002, 08:20 but there was a conflict and dispute over the property. 08:23 So it sat in disrepair, 08:25 and now they've settled that dispute, 08:27 and we have the opportunity of rebuilding this church. 08:30 They need to raise the roof, put a new roof on. 08:32 You can see we have a little bit of a leak, 08:34 a little leaky roof, 08:36 put a new roof on, and restart this church. 08:39 We have a Bible worker here 08:40 that's dedicated here for long term. 08:43 (speaking in foreign language) 08:50 - [Interpreter] When I was first assigned to this village, 08:53 I started with the children. 08:55 I would gather them and tell them moral stories. 08:58 After a while, 08:59 the parents noticed that their children 09:01 were really drawn to me. 09:02 And so they started asking, 09:04 "Who are you, who sent you here?" 09:06 I told them that I'm a Bible worker 09:08 sent by the North Maharashtra section. 09:11 Also that the church building in the village 09:13 belongs to the section. 09:15 Then some of them said, "We are part of that church." 09:18 So I identified those people, 09:20 and now I go to their houses and pray with them often. 09:23 Right now, there are about 12 to 13 families 09:26 in this village that I visit. 09:29 (light music continues) 09:31 I am encouraging the people and giving them hope 09:34 that soon Christ will answer our prayers 09:37 for our church building to be restored. 09:39 My dream is to see this church come to life again. 09:44 - So please, if you would consider 09:45 helping us restart this church in Toka Maharashtra. 09:51 (group singing in foreign language) 10:12 So you notice that church has a little leak in the roof. 10:15 - A little leak. 10:17 It's like, what roof? 10:18 It's like the entire leak is the whole entire roof. 10:22 - Right, there is no roof. 10:24 - Right. - But that one 10:25 has some more challenges too, 10:26 because since they built that church, 10:28 the road was put in behind the church 10:30 and getting to the front of the church where the door is, 10:33 is very difficult. 10:34 And so they needed to raise the entire floor 10:36 to match the level of the road, put in a new door, 10:40 close in the old door, 10:41 and then raise the ceiling- 10:43 - And put the new roof on. - And put the new roof on. 10:45 Yeah. - Wow. 10:46 That sounds challenging. 10:48 - Yeah, now this has a happy ending, 10:50 which we'll show later in the program today. 10:53 - All right. 10:54 Well, we do have another video 10:56 from that same village. 10:57 - [Jon] Okay. 10:58 (soft music) 11:04 (speaking in foreign language) 11:07 - [Interpreter] When I was a child, 11:08 I became very sick with a fever. 11:10 I was not eating properly, and I grew very weak. 11:13 My parents were ready to take me to the hospital, 11:16 but one of my uncles who was a pastor 11:18 asked if he could pray for me 11:20 before they took me to the hospital. 11:22 My family was Hindu, 11:24 but my parents gave permission for my uncle to pray for me. 11:27 In answer to his prayer, 11:29 God showed His miracle working power and my sickness left. 11:32 After that miracle, 11:33 my whole family got baptized 11:35 into a Sunday-keeping Christian Church. 11:38 It was at Sunday school that I started to learn about Jesus. 11:42 I learned that He died on the cross for our sins 11:44 and all the other things that He has done for us. 11:47 It sparked an interest in me to read the Bible for myself. 11:54 After finishing 12th grade, I started working. 11:57 I still went to church on Sundays, 11:59 but I was living as a nominal Christian. 12:01 I didn't really think about my salvation 12:03 or spiritual things. 12:05 I was just going through the motions, going to church, 12:08 because my family and friends went to church. 12:10 There wasn't really a personal commitment to Christ. 12:16 When my parents started looking for a husband for me, 12:19 the uncle who had prayed for me as a child 12:21 recommended a young pastor that he had crossed paths with. 12:25 After the usual formalities, 12:27 we exchanged contact information 12:29 and that's when things really began 12:31 to change in my spiritual journey. 12:34 This young pastor was a Seventh Day Adventist, 12:37 and after we started talking, he gave me a Bible study. 12:41 I asked him, "99% of Christians go to church on Sunday. 12:45 Why do you go to church on Saturday?" 12:47 He explained that they were part of the remnant church, 12:50 and one of the signs of the remnant 12:52 is keeping all of God's commandments, 12:54 including the Sabbath. 12:56 He showed me many biblical proofs 12:57 that the seventh day is indeed the Sabbath. 13:00 After studying and praying, 13:01 I realized that this was the truth. 13:04 So before we got married, 13:06 I accepted the truth and became a Seventh Day Adventist. 13:10 Now our family has grown 13:11 and we have two boys aged 11 and eight. 13:16 (speaking in foreign language) 13:19 As a pastor's wife, 13:20 I noticed that some women in the church 13:22 weren't always comfortable 13:23 approaching the pastor with personal matters. 13:26 Instead, they would come to me for help. 13:29 So I cared for these women 13:30 and tended to their spiritual needs as a shepherdess. 13:33 I also started taking a group of women with me 13:36 to do in-home worships. 13:38 This experience really inspired me to take initiative 13:40 and broaden my ministry work. 13:42 So about two years ago, I became a JFA Bible Worker. 13:46 The North Maharashtra section 13:48 assigned me two villages to work. 13:50 (soft music continues) 14:06 - Isn't that beautiful? - It is, I love it. 14:09 - And this shows the power of the local Bible worker. 14:12 - Right. - You know, for $100 a month 14:15 you can sponsor somebody that already knows the language, 14:17 doesn't need an airplane ticket. 14:19 - Yeah. - Already knows the culture 14:21 and is living there 14:22 and comfortable in living in that environment. 14:25 - Right. - Yeah. 14:26 - I think it was important to note also what she said there, 14:28 that they've hired her to be a Bible worker 14:30 and they've assigned her two villages. 14:32 Now, most of our Bible workers 14:34 are assigned multiple villages. 14:36 - That's true. - And so, it's not like 14:38 it's a single church thing. 14:40 It's a district of some kind. - Yes. 14:43 - And it depends on how far apart the churches are, 14:45 how many Bible workers there are in that area, 14:47 all of this stuff. 14:48 - Yes. 14:50 I visited one Bible worker several years ago 14:52 that had 1,300 church members 14:54 scattered around 20 churches or so, 14:58 and they had five song books. 15:00 And I asked him, "What do you do on a Sabbath? 15:02 You've got 1,300 church members, they're in 20." 15:06 He's like, "Oh, I'm so sorry, 15:07 I can only visit five or six churches on the Sabbath." 15:10 And I'm thinking- 15:11 - And so every month he's working himself 15:13 trying to get to every church. 15:15 - Yeah, and he goes to a church, 15:16 he hands out the five song books, they sing, 15:19 and he gathers them up and goes to the next church. 15:22 And most of those people, they don't have the Bible. 15:25 They don't have song books. 15:26 And so that's how they learn is they sing the songs 15:29 and that's how, 15:30 and they have songs that have the gospel 15:32 and the doctrines in the songs. 15:35 And so, throughout the week, 15:35 they're singing their songs 15:36 and remembering the Bible texts 15:40 that are built into those songs. 15:42 - Yeah. 15:43 So it's not easy for them out there. 15:45 - No, it's a challenge. 15:46 But the work is growing. 15:47 - Yeah. - Yeah, 15:48 because people are hungry. 15:49 - Right, and the need is so great. 15:51 - Oh, it's huge. - Yeah. 15:52 - That's huge. 15:53 We could hire another 400,000 Bible workers tomorrow. 15:56 - Yeah. 15:58 - There's not that many there to hire, 15:59 but there's- 16:00 - [Natalie] There's that much need. 16:01 - There's that many villages. 16:03 Of course, if each Bible worker had two villages, 16:06 then we'd only have to hire 200,000. 16:08 - Right, right. 16:09 So we do have another video from her other village. 16:13 So let's watch that now. 16:14 - [Jon] Okay. 16:16 (soft music) 16:25 (speaking in foreign language) 16:31 - [Interpreter] When the (indistinct) church 16:32 was founded in 2005, 16:34 it was a beautiful church. 16:36 Mr. Shuram enjoyed coming to the church 16:38 and his brother was a leader in the church. 16:41 But after his brother died, 16:43 he witnessed the church starting to deteriorate. 16:45 The section office wasn't able to send a pastor 16:48 or Bible worker to open the church on Sabbath 16:51 for worship services, 16:52 so the people started going to Sunday churches in the area. 16:56 Mr. Shuram was really sad 16:58 because the church was no longer functioning, 17:00 and so he started praying 17:02 and asking God to send someone to reopen the church. 17:08 No one seemed to care about the church except for him. 17:12 He would often go to the front of the church door 17:14 and pray, "God, please send someone 17:16 who can really take care of this small congregation." 17:19 And he committed to God 17:21 that if someone came to lead the church, 17:24 he would help gather the people to come back to church. 17:27 Because of this man's earnest, persistent prayer, 17:30 God led the North Maharashtra section 17:33 to assign me to the (indistinct) church. 17:35 (group clapping) 17:41 There are a lot of children in (indistinct) 17:43 so I started by focusing on the kids. 17:47 I would gather them and teach them songs 17:49 and tell them stories and do activities with them. 17:52 Then the children would go home and tell their parents 17:55 that they have a very good teacher at the Adventist church. 17:59 So then the people started to come back to church. 18:03 (singing in foreign language) 18:07 Mr. Shuram also took me to the houses of the people 18:10 who used to come to church. 18:12 For a few weeks, 18:13 we went together until I knew all the houses. 18:16 And now I continue going to visit the people, 18:19 inviting them to church, praying with them, 18:22 and asking if they have any family issues 18:25 or prayer requests that I can pray for. 18:27 I write those prayer requests down 18:30 and we pray over them in my women's prayer group 18:32 at the church my husband pastors. 18:35 So that is how the congregation 18:37 is slowly starting to grow again. 18:40 (soft music continues) 18:42 My heart is filled with so much gratitude and happiness, 18:45 realizing that Mr. Shuram prayed earnestly 18:48 for a Bible worker to come, 18:50 and in answer to his prayer, God sent me. 18:56 I often use the example of Mr. Shuram 18:59 when I teach people about prayer, 19:01 we need to pray until our prayers are answered. 19:05 (soft inspiring music) 19:14 - But so you can see the difference that one person, 19:16 one Bible worker can make in two villages. 19:20 - Right. - And in the lives 19:21 of those people and those kids, you know, 19:23 they're gonna grow up with the knowledge of Christ. 19:25 - Right. - They're gonna grow up 19:26 with hope for eternal life. 19:27 - Yeah. 19:28 And how encouraging it is, you know, 19:30 for Mr. Shuram, you know, for example, 19:33 he's just the one in that village. 19:34 But to see the answer to their prayers 19:37 and to have, you know, after year after year after year 19:40 without a church to worship in. 19:42 - Right. - To have a church 19:43 and to have people coming that he can worship together with. 19:46 - That's beautiful. - Such a blessing. 19:47 - Yes, yes, yes, yes. 19:49 - So we have another video with the same Bible worker. 19:51 - Okay. - And this is a testimony. 19:53 - [Jon] Awesome. 19:54 (light piano music) 20:03 (speaking in foreign language) 20:06 - [Interpreter] I grew up in an Adventist family, 20:08 but when I went to school, 20:09 they taught the theory of evolution. 20:12 It seemed to me that when the pastor came to our house 20:15 and taught us about creation, 20:16 his presentation wasn't nearly as convincing as evolution. 20:20 I wasn't satisfied with the pastor's answers about creation 20:24 so I was inclined towards science instead of religion. 20:27 And I eventually decided to be an atheist. 20:29 After I graduated from college and started working, 20:31 I really thought that money was the most important thing. 20:34 If you have money, you have people, you have power, 20:37 and you can fight against the negativity surrounding you. 20:40 But I've since realized that I was sort of trying 20:42 to work out a salvation for myself. 20:44 And I saw that as hard as I try in human strength, 20:48 it is impossible. 20:50 My father would always tell me before he died, 20:53 "Jesus is the answer to all your questions, 20:55 and Jesus is the only one that can give you 20:56 what you are searching for." 20:59 One time when we were at my parents' house for vacation, 21:02 Pastor Kishor and Sister Alka came by to visit it. 21:05 (light music) 21:13 (speaking in foreign language) 21:15 - [Interpreter] As we visited together, 21:17 they said, "We don't need God, we are perfectly fine. 21:20 We don't do any bad things, so we don't need God." 21:23 I then shared with them Romans 3:23, 21:26 which says that, "All have sinned 21:27 and fallen short of the glory of God." 21:31 We discussed how sin entered the world 21:33 and how we all need a savior. 21:35 He really was convicted that he needed a savior. 21:38 I pointed them to Jesus 21:40 as the only one who can forgive and pardon us, 21:43 and that we need to confess our sins to Him. 21:46 (speaking in foreign language) 21:54 - [Interpreter] I was attracted very quickly to Jesus, 21:57 but my husband really has to research and study 22:00 to know what is truth 22:02 before he's going to believe. 22:05 Otherwise, just simply believing will be blind faith. 22:09 - [Interpreter] One day I had a very strange dream. 22:11 I was really struggling with my work at the time. 22:13 I was working in the financial sector 22:16 and was struggling with some graphics. 22:18 In my dream, I saw a very bright light 22:20 containing the cross of Jesus. 22:22 And then I heard a voice that said, 22:25 "Don't fear, just follow me." 22:27 The next time I was working on those graphics, 22:29 I saw crosses in the graphics, 22:31 but I didn't understand what it meant. 22:33 I asked other people to look at the graphics, 22:36 but they didn't see the crosses like I did. 22:39 This really encouraged me to have faith in Jesus. 22:41 So I finally decided to surrender everything to Jesus. 22:46 And since I accepted Jesus into my heart, 22:49 now I have his power in my life 22:51 that helps me overcome the negativity around me. 22:54 Both my wife and I have been baptized 22:56 and we have peace in our hearts, 22:57 but I'm still searching out the truth. 23:01 - [Interpret] Their hearts are filled with happiness 23:04 and joy now. 23:05 They were living in darkness 23:07 and now they cannot imagine going back to that darkness. 23:10 (light music continues) 23:26 - Isn't that beautiful? - It is, I love it. 23:28 - You notice how God gave them the dream, 23:31 but then He connected them with his workers. 23:33 - Yeah. - That is why we here, 23:36 no matter what country we're in, 23:38 need to pray for the unreached. 23:40 - Yeah. - 'Cause that opens the door 23:41 for God to do miracles, 23:43 like giving dreams to people. 23:44 - Right. - But at the same time, 23:46 we need workers to connect and, like, for instance, 23:49 God gave the dream to Cornelius. 23:52 - Right. - To go and get Peter. 23:54 - And so he had the dream. 23:56 God could have told him the gospel. 23:58 - What it meant- - But He connected him 23:59 with his church. - Right. 24:01 - Connected him with his people. 24:02 And so Peter came and then explained the gospel 24:04 and then they received it. 24:05 And so- - Right, so both are needed. 24:07 - Yes, exactly. 24:08 - So in our next video, 24:10 we'll go back to the church with the giant leak. 24:13 - Okay. - And we were able to partner 24:15 with the section there, 24:17 and they have rebuilt the church. 24:20 (soft music) 24:26 - So this church six months ago didn't have a roof. 24:33 It was broken down and no one was coming to the church. 24:35 You weren't able to meet here at the church. 24:38 So JFA funded the work to renovate the church 24:44 and today it is a beautiful sanctuary for God. 24:48 We had a celebration and a dedication for the church, 24:53 and many people attended, probably 40 to 50 people. 24:59 I know that all heaven rejoiced with us, 25:03 it was a very happy occasion. 25:06 (soft music) 25:21 It is truly an exciting day here and in heaven. 25:25 (people applauding) 25:33 (people applauding) 25:54 (people applauding) 25:56 (speaking in foreign language) 26:00 - [Interpreter] The church members in this village 26:02 were really longing for someone to come forward 26:04 to renovate the church building 26:06 so that we have a place to worship the Lord together. 26:09 We are all so happy 26:10 that JFA came forward to help financially. 26:13 Since the church was rebuilt, 26:15 there are about 50 to 60 people coming to worship now. 26:19 I'm so happy that the congregation is increasing. 26:23 - Thank you. 26:25 (soft music) 26:28 - This isn't just a result for here on Earth 26:32 for the short term, but it's for all eternity. 26:39 So in the past four weeks, 26:41 I have visited six states in India, 26:45 and there are more than 150 closed churches 26:48 that if any one of them were open, 26:51 we would immediately have 20 to 30, 26:53 even more people who come across India 26:57 is such a tremendous work that can be done. 27:00 If the funding was there, 27:01 God's work could move very quickly. 27:05 There are many districts with millions of people 27:08 who have never heard the name of Jesus. 27:10 Some of the districts have a church that has been abandoned. 27:14 If we could renovate, put a Bible worker there, 27:17 we would see wonderful results for the kingdom of God. 27:22 And it is my prayer that His work 27:24 move at a much faster pace than it has in the past. 27:29 (soft piano music) 27:43 - If you would like to learn more 27:44 about the Bible Worker Program, 27:46 about the Church Building Program, 27:48 please contact us at Jesus for Asia PO Box 1221 27:52 Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:56 Call us at 423-413-7321 27:59 or visit our website at jesus4asia.org. 28:03 May God richly bless you 28:05 until we see you next time on "Jesus for Asia Now." 28:08 (soft inspiring music) |
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