3ABN Today

3ABN Russia

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Series Code: TDY

Program Code: TDY190038A


00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people
00:12 I want to spend my life
00:18 Removing pain
00:23 Lord, let my words
00:30 Heal a heart that hurts
00:34 I want to spend my life
00:40 Mending broken people
00:45 I want to spend my life
00:51 Mending broken people
01:09 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today program.
01:11 We are so grateful that you have joined us today.
01:14 I don't know how your day is going
01:16 but here are 3ABN the Lord is blessing,
01:18 things are happening,
01:19 and we're so thankful that you take the time out of,
01:22 we know your busy schedule to join us.
01:25 Especially if you're a longtime viewer,
01:27 listener of 3ABN, I don't know how often you pay attention
01:31 to the theme song that's just played
01:32 as the open was rolling and you saw the videography
01:36 and some of the still photography.
01:38 I don't know if there was actually
01:39 any still photography,
01:41 all the videography that was there
01:42 and sometimes you can just take for granted
01:43 the words that are being sung,
01:45 and Mr. Danny has sung that for the theme song,
01:47 for the Today open for many, many years.
01:49 But as I was sitting here in my chair,
01:51 just thinking about the words to that song, you know,
01:54 we all want to spend our lives mending broken people.
01:57 And I don't know where you're at
01:59 in your walk today or you,
02:01 maybe you're a little discouraged
02:03 or something like, "What can I do for God?"
02:05 I want to just encourage you,
02:06 maybe you're driving down the road,
02:07 you're sitting at home maybe,
02:09 and not sure how God can use you.
02:11 He can because the words that you say,
02:14 as the song was saying,
02:15 I want my words to heal a heart that hurts.
02:19 You can be at Walmart,
02:21 as we have number of Walmart's here in the United States
02:24 or you can be at the gas station
02:26 and you see someone, you can just say,
02:28 "How's your day going?"
02:29 And just give them a little word of encouragement
02:31 or maybe if you're stuck at home
02:33 and you don't get to talk too many people,
02:34 you can write a little note
02:36 of encouragement to someone today,
02:40 but God can use any of us
02:42 no matter what part of the world
02:43 any language that is spoken.
02:46 God can use all of us to mend a heart that hurts.
02:49 And we just want to say thank you
02:50 because many of you have stood with 3ABN
02:52 from the very beginning.
02:53 And 3ABN is all about mending broken people.
02:57 And so your financial support,
02:58 your prayers for the ministry of 3ABN
03:01 are making a difference,
03:02 not only for the eternal part but also the...
03:06 I believe people that are just hurting
03:09 and in need of a Savior.
03:11 And talking about language and around the world
03:15 and we have our family
03:16 from 3ABN Russia here with us today.
03:18 Yay!
03:19 I'm always excited when the family
03:21 from 3ABN Russia comes
03:22 because they are truly part of the family
03:24 and you are part of the family at home as well,
03:27 so we count you as part of that family.
03:30 And we have with us,
03:31 our precious sister, Dr. Julia Outkina,
03:35 who's the executive director of 3ABN Russia.
03:37 And we always love it when you come here,
03:40 when you spend time.
03:42 I know in Russian, you're doing many programs,
03:45 but here you get to come and do programs in English.
03:48 So it's a joy to have you here, Sis.
03:50 Oh, yes.
03:52 When Greg was speaking,
03:53 I just thought 3ABN makes a difference
03:56 around the world.
03:58 It's not just Walmart in the United States,
04:01 it is, you know,
04:02 we are across the whole of Russia.
04:04 We're on two satellites there.
04:06 Who would think about that in 1992 when, you know,
04:10 Pastor John Carter and Danny Shelton,
04:13 3ABN had the boldness of coming to the post-communist Russia
04:17 just after the fall of communism,
04:19 and amazing things are happening.
04:22 And, yes, we have participated in several programs here.
04:29 And since I have to do the translation all the time,
04:32 and then the guys start speaking English themselves,
04:35 and I think this is the gift of tongues
04:37 they have taken, see.
04:39 Amen and amen.
04:40 You know, and you all understand,
04:42 though you may not want to speak
04:43 in English or whatever,
04:44 but still you understand English very well
04:46 'cause we're communicating here at 3ABN.
04:48 It's so fun to have them here with us
04:50 spending usually a number of weeks,
04:52 for two, three weeks just depends.
04:54 It's so fun to have the crew here with us.
04:56 Yeah. It is.
04:58 You know, I just think Julia is always a mentor for me...
05:01 Yeah, I agree.
05:02 Personally for Greg and I, both of us.
05:03 True.
05:05 She just is an incredible woman of God,
05:06 a woman of faith.
05:08 And she just pours into the lives
05:10 of the people that she meets
05:11 and she definitely pours into my life.
05:14 And we love it when she can be here
05:15 and she brought part of the team with her.
05:19 Greg and I had the privilege of going to 3ABN Russia
05:22 at 3ABN Russian Evangelism Center
05:25 there in Nizhny Novgorod couple years ago
05:28 and we're going again very soon.
05:30 And it's just a thrill to see
05:32 what God does at the facility there
05:35 with the people
05:38 and your heart for ministry, so thank you.
05:40 I know sitting next to Julia, we have Vadim Trusyuk.
05:44 Yes.
05:45 And you are production manager for 3ABN Russia.
05:47 Yeah.
05:48 So how many times have you been here?
05:54 Fourteen years ago, I came to work at 3ABN Russia.
06:01 This is my fourth time at 3ABN parent.
06:12 And I'm always amazed at the fact that coming here
06:15 on the other side of the globe...
06:19 to a different country
06:21 to seemingly like a different place.
06:27 We just come to our family wherever we feel part of it.
06:32 That's great.
06:40 This is a proof of how God unites His people
06:43 around the world.
06:51 And we are so honored to be able
06:54 to do this amazing work
06:56 of mending broken people together with you.
06:58 Amen.
06:59 Well, we feel the same, Vadim, and when and Julia, of course,
07:02 when we come to 3ABN Russia,
07:04 it's just like being part of the family.
07:06 It's just wonderful.
07:07 And that's exciting, I look forward to heaven.
07:10 Won't that be amazing?
07:11 Yep, to be with all of God's family for sure.
07:13 Sitting next to Vadim, we want to make sure
07:15 we introduced the rest of the family is Daniil
07:17 and he's video production manager.
07:20 Yeah.
07:21 But I'm not going to pronounce your last name.
07:23 I apologize.
07:24 You wanna...
07:25 Patsukevich.
07:27 Patsukevich. Yes.
07:28 Yes. Yay!
07:30 At first time. Yay!
07:31 All right. And on TV too.
07:36 So tell us how long you've been at 3ABN Russia?
07:45 It will be 10 years soon...
07:48 That's great.
07:49 Yeah, that I have been with 3ABN Russia.
07:54 And this is my second time at 3ABN parent.
08:03 And the country is my second visit
08:06 and the country doesn't seem new to me anymore.
08:17 And I feel like at 3ABN like I have come
08:21 to a place close to my heart.
08:49 And I'm so happy to see those people
08:51 whom I met four years ago
08:53 when I was here the first time to see new people
08:56 and to see how much on fire for the Lord everyone is here,
09:00 very, very inspiring.
09:02 Yeah.
09:03 Amen.
09:06 We can say being young people
09:08 that we have grown up at 3ABN.
09:11 Yeah.
09:12 I was kind of thinking that
09:14 'cause if you think Daniil was 10 years,
09:16 well, he looks maybe 20, so you started very early.
09:26 I was 17 when I came to 3ABN Russia
09:29 and my purpose was that I earned my living
09:32 and I can pay for my school.
09:43 My plans for life were such that I would work
09:46 for about three years at 3ABN Russia.
09:54 Because the curriculum of my university
09:57 where I started presupposed
09:59 that I moved to Moscow in later year.
10:07 And as a result I made up my mind
10:09 that I would rather continue in ministry
10:11 than continue my school, so I stayed in Nizhny Novgorod.
10:17 And with me it was the other way around,
10:19 the other way round.
10:26 Me being a pastor's child
10:27 and Daniil is a pastor child also,
10:29 pastor's kid.
10:30 So when our parents came for pastors' meeting
10:34 at 3ABN Russia Facility,
10:37 then we being little children
10:39 would run in all of those, you know,
10:42 corners of that huge building.
10:48 And the studio itself was always locked.
10:54 And we were so curious to know what is going on there
10:57 behind those locked doors.
11:00 And I thought, oh,
11:02 if I could find myself someday there.
11:04 Isn't that amazing?
11:07 So several years passed by
11:09 and I found myself there working for the Lord.
11:18 And the steps that I made there,
11:22 I was a cleaning person,
11:24 I was a driver, I was a camera person
11:26 and then the Lord put me in administration position,
11:30 so praise the Lord.
11:32 Amen. Amen.
11:33 I think the key is to be willing
11:35 to whatever direction God wants to take your life.
11:43 When we were here some time ago,
11:45 probably it was my first visit.
11:52 My heart was deeply touched
11:54 with the words that Mollie said.
12:01 Mollie said my position here
12:03 is the next one after Danny Shelton,
12:09 but when there is need and the toilet clogs,
12:13 then I go and clean it.
12:15 I can flush.
12:18 I remember it for all my life
12:21 and still stick to that principle.
12:23 Amen.
12:27 We have not introduced Angie,
12:29 so let's make sure we do that too.
12:31 Angela Buzina, and she is an editor
12:36 as well as photographer there at 3ABN Russia.
12:40 And tell us how long you've been there?
12:48 Soon there will be three years.
12:49 Wow!
12:54 And my story also begins in my childhood...
12:59 because I participated as a little kid
13:04 when they taped children's programs.
13:06 Oh, I didn't know that.
13:11 And my mom when I grew up a little...
13:15 she had the dream
13:16 that I someday work at 3ABN Russia.
13:24 Before coming to work at 3ABN Russia,
13:26 I worked in several places.
13:29 And God blessed me...
13:33 in those places, but a breaking point came...
13:45 and in a very unusual
13:47 and unexplainable way to myself,
13:51 I found myself at 3ABN Russia.
13:53 Oh, wow!
13:57 So I didn't know how God arranged it all...
14:04 because I didn't have any education further.
14:08 And now I'm with 3ABN Russia and I'm very happy.
14:14 And when I came to America...
14:24 I felt that the ministry that we do in Russia,
14:29 it is much bigger.
14:31 It covers the whole world.
14:32 Yeah, and that's right.
14:41 It's not our little team
14:44 that works there to cover Russia,
14:47 but it is an amazing ministry
14:49 that covers the whole world, and Vadim adds
14:52 that we are just one small member
14:55 of the beautiful body of Christ,
14:59 which is 3ABN can be considered the body of Christ
15:03 because it has its own eyes, it has its own ears,
15:05 it has its own feet and everything.
15:08 And when I read the Bible, I think, I see there,
15:12 but it's not just the church that is a body of Christ,
15:15 but a ministry is a body of Christ.
15:17 Amen. I like that. It's good.
15:19 Yeah, so this is what...
15:21 Yeah, it's an honor for us.
15:22 Well, we believe that God has brought each one of you
15:24 and I know you're a part of the team.
15:26 There's some more that are still in 3ABN Russia
15:28 that were not able to make the trip,
15:30 but we thank you for your contribution.
15:32 And I tell our crew here to our production crew,
15:36 it's just amazing, Julia,
15:37 because, you know, even as we sleep at night,
15:39 the gospel is going around the world
15:41 and no matter what language,
15:42 whether it's Russia, or English, or Spanish,
15:44 or French, you know, isn't that...
15:46 I mean, to me, that's just powerful.
15:47 So the work that we do,
15:49 whether it's plunging a toilet like
15:50 you were mentioning or in front of the camera,
15:52 behind the camera, it's making a difference.
15:54 Yeah.
15:55 And I want to say this to Julia,
15:57 I think these programs are really,
15:58 they're very dear to many people's heart
16:00 that are watching today 'cause many people,
16:03 I remember myself and my sister back in early 90s
16:06 were watching the program of like, "Oh, wow!
16:09 Danny Shelton's going over to Russia
16:10 and this is amazing opportunity."
16:12 The building they found, the miracles
16:13 that are taking place there.
16:15 So many people have stood with supporting 3ABN Russia
16:18 has seen it grow now.
16:20 Well, it's well over 25 years
16:23 and today we want to just give you some updates.
16:25 There are some amazing statistics
16:26 of how 3ABN Russia is continuing to grow
16:29 to reach many more people.
16:31 We also want to appeal
16:32 to you as well and say thank you
16:36 for your support of 3ABN Russia.
16:37 As we said many of you have stood
16:39 through the years of supporting
16:40 'cause it does cost some money
16:42 to spread the gospel throughout Russia.
16:44 But in case you haven't
16:46 and you're just feeling today like,
16:47 oh, the Holy Spirit is impressing you
16:48 to give something,
16:50 we'll give you that contact information
16:51 at the end of this program and how you can do that.
16:53 But, Julia, share some of the exciting news
16:55 that is going on.
16:57 Do you want say something?
16:58 Can I say something real quick? Yeah, that's good. Thank you.
16:59 We have our little gift for you at home.
17:02 Any of you who would like to support the ministry
17:06 of the 3ABN Russia specifically.
17:08 And as Greg mentioned,
17:10 we'll put up that contact information.
17:12 These are Matryoshka dolls,
17:14 and I'm not pronouncing that very well.
17:16 Oh, look at that. Yeah, that's cute.
17:17 I remember we went to a little...
17:20 I call it the doll factory,
17:21 but it was like an open air market
17:24 with a whole bunch of the different dolls
17:25 that they would sell when we were there.
17:27 And these are key chains, adorable little dolls
17:30 and we will send you at home
17:33 for any size gift for 3ABN Russia.
17:35 We have some right now in the call center.
17:38 And as we mentioned earlier,
17:40 we're making another trip to Russia soon
17:42 and we will bring more back.
17:44 As you mentioned, Greg, this,
17:46 whatever you do to support the work in Russia,
17:49 it spreads the gospel
17:52 over the former Soviet Union and I think about,
17:54 since you've been on satellite talk to us a bit.
17:57 Greg was mentioning those statistics about...
17:59 Oh, it's exciting the growth.
18:00 The cable companies that now carry
18:02 and the cities that now have access
18:04 to hear the gospel.
18:06 Before we talk about statistics,
18:08 we have been visiting with Joe O'Brien,
18:10 who is in the pastoral department
18:12 here at 3ABN.
18:13 Beautiful work your pastoral department does.
18:15 Praise the Lord.
18:17 And you know, he has a map on the wall.
18:19 And we were talking about the signs of the end times
18:22 because he's very much interested in those things.
18:24 He collects the, you know, the information about this.
18:28 And then he said, look at that map.
18:31 And we looked at it, and then the guy said,
18:34 "Oh, 3ABN Russia satellites are not there."
18:37 So, you know, that map was in 2000.
18:42 It was from a magazine and it was 2011.
18:45 So in 20113ABN Russia was still not on satellite.
18:50 We got on satellite,
18:52 we were broadcast by some companies,
18:54 but never 24/7.
18:56 And then since November 2013,
19:00 they started testing from Israel on satellite
19:05 that was reached from Israel.
19:07 And so starting from that time,
19:11 we have continued first on that foreign satellite
19:14 and now we're on two Russian satellites
19:16 covering the full territory of Russia.
19:18 So we told Joe, "Joe, we need to update you."
19:21 Yes. We'll do that.
19:23 Your map.
19:24 And, you know, the prophecy is being fulfilled
19:28 just in front of our eyes as 3ABN
19:31 with three angels' messages reaches, you know,
19:34 the very recently uncovered territories.
19:37 I mean in 2011 and 12, like Russia, Siberia,
19:42 those huge territories was still uncovered.
19:45 So these prophecies are real unfolding
19:47 in front of our eyes.
19:48 Wow!
19:51 Yeah.
19:52 We just immediately said, "Joe, we need a marker."
19:55 Let us...
19:56 There you go. Yeah.
19:57 Let us draw on your map.
20:00 But then they sent him, you know,
20:02 more presentable information from our sources.
20:13 And Joe said the very interesting thing
20:16 when everyone in America goes to bed...
20:21 then Russia wakes up.
20:23 And thus, you know, the message never stops.
20:27 It keeps being preached.
20:29 Amen.
20:30 So what are some of the statistics of the growth
20:32 'cause this is just a phenomenal, so encouraging?
20:40 Yeah, we participated
20:42 in family worship with you guys.
20:43 Thank you for inviting us to participate
20:45 in American 3ABN program.
20:47 That was fun.
20:50 And our topic was God's miracles in our life.
21:02 When we talked and discuss this topic
21:06 a very strong thought,
21:08 a very big idea got into my mind.
21:17 And that idea was what a miracle it is
21:20 that a small group, a little bit over 20 people...
21:30 do such work under God's guidance.
21:41 That the whole of Russia,
21:43 the whole former Soviet Union Republics
21:46 and through the internet
21:47 the whole Russian speaking world
21:49 is covered with the three angels' messages
21:51 preached in Russia.
21:52 Praise God. Amen.
21:57 This would be impossible
21:58 without God's will for it to happen,
22:01 without 3ABN willing to fulfill God's will,
22:05 and without the viewers of 3ABN,
22:07 the friends and the family of 3ABN
22:10 who support this ministry in its outreach.
22:14 He's lovable God. Yeah.
22:16 Praise God.
22:18 Praise the Lord.
22:23 As we speak, there are 170 cable companies
22:28 re-broadcasting our satellite signal
22:30 24/7 around the clock.
22:32 One hundred and seventy?
22:33 One hundred and seventy.
22:35 That's incredible.
22:40 This is 526 cities of Russia.
22:46 And these are the ones that we know about
22:49 because there are many who may pick up our signal
22:53 from satellite without us even knowing about that
22:56 and, you know, we don't mind.
22:58 Not exactly.
22:59 You know what's amazing to me 'cause if I remember correctly,
23:01 your last report was a little over 400 cities.
23:04 And now here the next report is 526.
23:08 Yeah. So it's just...
23:09 I mean, this is quick growth.
23:11 It's amazing.
23:13 Yeah. Praise the Lord.
23:14 Amen.
23:16 And there were 118 cable companies
23:21 taking our signal.
23:23 Now it is 170.
23:25 Such a growth during one year.
23:31 Then there are 45 regional free-to-air stations,
23:34 they take some of our program.
23:38 We have five satellite channels.
23:40 Some of them are of other denominations
23:42 and some of them are secular
23:44 that takes some of our or part of our programs.
23:49 And at this time,
23:50 we are on six internet platforms
23:54 that are also around the clock.
24:00 And with the Lord's help, it just keeps growing,
24:03 the doors keep being open.
24:05 Praise the Lord.
24:07 Amen. What a miracle.
24:09 Yeah, you know, and the doors may not be open all the time.
24:14 It is very favorable time.
24:17 We say these things often.
24:20 It's very favorable time.
24:21 The doors are still open, but you know,
24:24 we are witnesses of things being closed,
24:28 being not available anymore,
24:31 as far as religious freedom so far it is available,
24:35 and so far the doors are open,
24:38 and we are so appreciative of 3ABN understanding it
24:41 because 3ABN has so many tasks.
24:43 It has so many areas where you can reach,
24:46 but you realize that the doors are open in Russia
24:50 and you want to encourage the people
24:53 who view us, who support 3ABN
24:56 just to keep helping 3ABN Russia.
24:59 Thank you so much.
25:07 Formerly evangelistic programs
25:10 in some stadiums, sports arenas,
25:14 they would collect or they would...
25:17 I mean bring thousands of people.
25:29 Now television and the internet are...
25:32 This is how it used to be in Russia.
25:34 And now television and internet is practically,
25:37 maybe practically the only way to get to people's homes.
25:39 Yes. Yeah. Very true.
25:41 Just people are more closed, the doors closed and, you know,
25:45 this is a way that you can go,
25:46 the gospel goes right into people's homes,
25:48 which is amazing.
25:51 Talk to us a moment about some of the programming
25:53 that you all produce?
25:55 I know we're talking about the reach of 3ABN Russia
25:59 and who can access it, but what about the programs?
26:01 What type of programs do you produce?
26:09 And I just want to say something too
26:11 'cause I get to monitor all the different channels
26:13 that 3ABN has in my office.
26:15 Yeah. And I can see them all.
26:16 And I get to see
26:17 some of the Russian programming there
26:19 and it looks really good.
26:21 You know, God has just done amazing things.
26:22 You guys do a great job.
26:24 And you said a small crew,
26:25 but it's just phenomenal quality.
26:28 And I wish I understood the language
26:30 because some of the programs I see like,
26:32 oh, I want to know what they're saying.
26:34 So I need to get my little translator thing out,
26:36 but what a blessing.
26:37 So yeah, speak to us on some of the programming?
26:39 Yeah.
26:40 Before I believe Daniil will speak about that.
26:42 Okay. Yes.
26:43 But I just wanted to say, you know,
26:45 I mean, God brings simple people to the ministry,
26:49 but they are willing and then He equips them
26:52 how to serve in the ministry in the capacity
26:55 that is really needed for it.
26:57 He gives talents, we are witnesses of that.
27:00 A person comes and we're not quite sure
27:03 what the person will be capable of doing
27:05 and then you know the talents needed
27:07 for God's ministry.
27:09 He gives willing people what they can do for Him.
27:13 Amen. Amen.
27:14 Good.
27:21 We try to cover and reach all the age groups.
27:31 There is a new program that has just been developed
27:34 and is only starting, it is called...
27:38 Well, I have to think
27:39 of how to translate that idiom into English.
27:43 It's something you won't believe it
27:45 or something like that.
27:46 Okay.
27:54 For the youth, we make new programs.
27:58 One of them is Pit Stop, one of them is Find Your Way,
28:01 one of them are small social videos.
28:07 For like social media?
28:08 No. Social videos is...
28:11 I don't know some topic like
28:12 relations between parents and children
28:15 and we call that social topics.
28:18 It's just how it's called there.
28:19 That makes sense.
28:20 Relationships, how to get along with people, yeah.
28:22 Yeah. That's right.
28:23 That's good.
28:30 And for older generation we develop new programs about,
28:34 you know, on the Bible and so on.
28:37 Yeah.
28:43 Angela works on editing a new series of program
28:46 that's called The Bible.
28:48 It's very, very interesting.
28:55 It is for those people
28:56 who want to learn more about the Bible,
28:58 about its history, about its translations,
29:03 about how it covers Russia and ex-Soviet Union,
29:07 about the organizations
29:09 that work on the translations and spreading of the Bibles.
29:13 Very, very interesting program.
29:23 This is so manifold...
29:28 as manifold.
29:30 I don't know, quiz, how to call the topic
29:33 that there will be many, many more series
29:36 and, yeah, it's good.
29:38 It just...
29:39 We have their stories from the Bible,
29:43 we have their poetry based on the Bible.
29:47 Wow!
29:48 So it consists of several segments.
29:49 Different facets.
29:51 Yeah.
29:54 And all of this is being presented
29:56 to us by specialists.
29:58 For example, by translators, by the workers of those,
30:03 you know, Bible Translation Institutes.
30:06 And that's good.
30:08 Not all of them are Adventists,
30:09 but there are so many people in the world
30:11 who want to study the Bible.
30:13 And now and who do study the Bible,
30:16 and now for a series of programs
30:18 to come from the Adventist point of view
30:21 and then giving this series to them, to those people
30:24 who are from other denominations.
30:26 It may help a lot, you know,
30:29 to deepen their knowledge of the Bible.
30:47 We also renovate our program that we used to have,
30:52 it's always been very popular in Russia.
30:54 It's on gardening.
30:55 It is on Mittleiders, if you have heard about
30:57 that Mittleider's method of gardening with tall,
31:01 I know you make those... Raised beds.
31:03 Yeah. Raised beds.
31:04 Yeah. Okay.
31:06 And now we have taped.
31:09 We are remaking them.
31:10 We have taped the same host in you
31:13 and we're doing it with very close connection
31:15 with the Russian union, with the church,
31:20 so yeah, it's another series that Angela is working on.
31:24 Nice. Well, you're busy.
31:26 Lots of editing.
31:36 And from our most recent ideas
31:39 is we know there are...
31:44 God gives all those talents.
31:46 And there are people who, you know,
31:47 who are so good in poetry in, you know, in songwriting
31:51 and we have decided to have a special series
31:54 which is called the Author's Poetry.
31:58 And so we just invite people who have gifts in that,
32:02 who have their own poetry
32:03 and we're developing a set for that,
32:05 we are not finished with that yet.
32:06 Are they going to recite poetry or actually sing as in...
32:10 They are going to recite poetry.
32:12 Yeah, it...
32:16 It is only a little part of different kinds of program.
32:37 On the...
32:39 the total we have 135 series of different programs
32:43 that are on the air.
32:44 Wow! It's amazing.
32:46 And this year we have been taping...
32:52 And this year we have been taping
32:53 in 23 series of programs
32:56 and have taped about 300 programs.
32:59 Amen.
33:01 That's a lot of work. Oh, yes.
33:02 This year we have made 400 radio programs.
33:11 And we have a little anniversary
33:16 because a little double anniversary
33:20 because we have taped our 10,000th video program
33:25 and we have recorded our 10,000th radio program.
33:28 Wow! Praise the Lord.
33:32 So, and we have passed 10,000 programs.
33:34 Oh, yeah. Praise the Lord.
33:36 That's a huge accomplishment.
33:38 You know I think about, you know, here the...
33:39 I want to say the young people
33:41 and even adults here in United States
33:44 and I can say I'm sure all parts of the world,
33:45 you know, there's a lot of distractions.
33:47 Yeah.
33:48 So how is it there in Russia's,
33:50 I'm going to just to speak to young people
33:51 then far as the young people
33:53 are there a lot of distractions for them?
33:55 But are you...
33:56 I'm sure there are, but you can answer that.
33:58 But then also are you hearing from any of them
34:01 as 3ABN Russia making an impact to the young people
34:04 there in Russia through the programming.
34:40 We understand that
34:42 we shouldn't only develop our video programs for youth,
34:47 but we also want to be very active in social media.
34:51 That's good.
34:55 And the main feedback that we get
34:58 is through the internet.
35:00 Yeah, for the young people, from the young people.
35:01 Yes, from the young people.
35:08 And in most cases that feedback doesn't come
35:12 from the church members,
35:13 it comes from people who are not into...
35:16 Outside... Yeah.
35:17 So you have secular people
35:19 who are watching and listening to the program.
35:20 Yeah.
35:30 Because we try to orient our program or to...
35:36 How's it called?
35:38 We just want to reach people who don't know about God.
35:41 Yes.
35:47 So our main, our intention is for the young people
35:51 who don't know God yet, who are not in church.
35:55 Well, that's great.
35:57 Social media is a powerful tool as well.
35:58 Yes.
36:02 Yeah.
36:04 Social media is where the youth is all the time.
36:15 Probably young people
36:16 don't watch just regular television
36:19 because they want to choose what they want to see
36:22 and they want to be able to correspond,
36:27 to respond to what they see,
36:28 to hear feedback, like to hear some answers.
36:33 And this is why we try to develop social media
36:36 for their sake.
36:37 It's so important.
36:39 You know, you think about
36:40 the impact 3ABN Russia has on the people.
36:42 The young people, and the middle aged,
36:44 and the older who hear it,
36:46 but what about the impact it's made in your own lives?
36:49 How has working at 3ABN Russia maybe changed you?
36:54 Or how has it grown you in your own relationship
36:57 and walk with God?
36:59 Let's start with Angie.
37:16 Before I started working at 3ABN...
37:22 I was involved in the church
37:26 as in the church ministry.
37:36 And the time came when it was too hard for me,
37:39 you know, to be involved in the church activities.
37:47 Because even when you're active,
37:49 the church members are not active enough.
37:51 There is too little support from the church
37:54 in what you are doing.
37:57 When I came to work at 3ABN Russia...
38:01 When I saw how people interact with one another...
38:07 It inspired me
38:09 how they are on fire for the Lord.
38:12 It inspired me very much.
38:16 I can read and we do it at morning worship,
38:19 we try to share
38:21 the good comments that people send
38:22 because it motivates us so much.
38:23 Oh, yes.
38:25 Yeah, when we read the letters on a...
38:34 And we see there that people watch our programs
38:39 that people are excited
38:41 that their hearts are reached with our programs.
38:45 And we see that they look for God.
38:57 And I can see that by my ministry at 3ABN
39:02 and I continue to minister
39:04 in church as a layperson.
39:08 I can see that I can give something
39:10 to the people that they are really need of.
39:19 Several years ago probably 10 or 7 years ago...
39:23 I was a very introverted person.
39:27 I was very home person.
39:34 I only did children's pages in church, nothing else.
39:44 And I felt sad, having been born
39:46 into an Adventist family, I felt sad
39:49 that I'm not involved in ministry.
39:50 Wow!
39:53 And I didn't, but I was scared to get out of my comfort zone.
40:07 And Daniil helped me because he knew
40:10 that I was interested in photography
40:12 and he helped me get out
40:14 of that familiar circle of activities
40:17 into something bigger.
40:27 And so I started being more active in church
40:29 and I'm very active at 3ABN Russia,
40:32 so yeah, my life has changed.
40:43 I'm happy now
40:45 that I'm filled with life now
40:49 because something, you know, boils,
40:52 something like boils in me.
40:54 And there's a purpose too.
40:55 And I think we all need purpose in life too,
40:57 there's a real purpose.
40:58 Yeah. Wow! Praise God.
41:00 That is a powerful testimony.
41:01 Amen.
41:04 How about you Daniil?
41:14 My way to God is rather lengthy.
41:20 I'm a pastor's kid
41:22 and I was baptized when I was 15.
41:30 That was my personal conviction.
41:34 But I was always supervised by my family.
41:50 And there was a period in my life,
41:53 I was already working at 3ABN Russia
41:56 when I kind of cowed towards church,
42:00 I was not impressed to attend it to,
42:05 you know, to be involved in it.
42:17 And when I worked at 3ABN Russia,
42:20 being technical,
42:22 one of the pastors from one church
42:23 gave me a certain technical task.
42:43 I realized that I have a potential
42:46 that I could be helpful,
42:47 at the time I was not a video director,
42:49 I was a camera person.
42:56 And I didn't even dream of becoming a video director.
43:01 I thought of myself just of a technical person.
43:18 And then having been given that task from a pastor,
43:21 I realized that God
43:23 is expecting something from me
43:25 that He has a purpose for me
43:27 and that I can be helpful that I'm needed.
43:36 Yeah, after a certain period of time,
43:39 I started being responsible for broadcast,
43:41 for live broadcasting of church services.
43:50 Now I help with broadcasting from one more church.
44:05 And the fact that I'm able to help churches
44:09 is because I'm inspired by my work at 3ABN.
44:12 I have got a lot of expertise at 3ABN
44:15 and I have got a lot of inspiration,
44:18 a lot of purpose at 3ABN
44:20 to be able to involve in the churches.
44:31 So now my ministry is the week...
44:35 the working week I work at 3ABN Russia
44:37 and then the weekend I help...
44:40 The church.
44:41 Yeah, I help the church with broadcasting.
44:43 Wow.
44:55 It is not just some part of my life activities.
45:01 I get so many blessings from them.
45:03 Amen.
45:34 So the Lord has put me into kind of a position
45:37 when I'm both at 3ABN and in church,
45:41 and when I deal with the people in church,
45:43 I tell them about 3ABN.
45:45 When I go travel to places, I tell them about 3ABN.
45:48 Then some of them come to tape as guests,
45:53 some of them come just to see what 3ABN is doing.
45:55 So this is a certain position where the Lord has put him.
45:58 Amen.
46:10 And whenever church asks me to go
46:13 to tape something somewhere,
46:14 I always have in mind that I may use that material
46:19 in certain 3ABN programs.
46:23 So my main ministry is 3ABN.
46:26 Amen.
46:27 But God uses both.
46:29 I mean, you know 3ABN and the church
46:31 and you're able to minister them both.
46:32 What about you, Vadim?
46:33 I know we're getting toward the end of the program,
46:35 but what about you?
46:38 3ABN is my life.
46:45 I cannot imagine my life without working at 3ABN.
46:51 What we do is God's work.
46:56 It needs to continue and continue.
47:06 And we have this opportunity to talk to people about God,
47:10 and this is the task that is given to us
47:12 to tell people about God.
47:17 So I want to work with you as long as, you know,
47:22 until the Lord comes.
47:23 Well, the same here.
47:25 Oh, we want to work with you all too as much.
47:27 And can we ask Julia?
47:29 I know you're translating a good deal here,
47:31 but how has working at 3ABN Russia,
47:35 how has that changed your life?
47:37 You know,
47:40 3ABN is nurturing me in such a way
47:44 that I get to know God deeper and deeper.
47:48 It is through 3ABN's programming
47:50 that I love, it is through...
47:52 I love to watch that in Russia, in English.
47:55 And it is through 3ABN's hosts,
47:58 it is through 3ABN's administration,
48:01 it is sincere Christian leadership
48:06 of Danny, of Mollie.
48:08 She's retired now.
48:09 Of Greg and Jill, you guys now.
48:12 You know, of such wonderful people.
48:15 You don't say one things,
48:18 none of you say one things on the camera
48:20 and then lead a different life outside of the studio.
48:26 No, you are all for real.
48:27 And you're an example to me.
48:29 Jill said that I'm her mentor
48:30 probably it is because of my age.
48:32 But I'm learning from you.
48:34 I get enthusiasm from you,
48:37 I get encouragement from you
48:39 for my leadership there in Russia.
48:41 I know that this ministry helps me
48:45 to grow in Jesus.
48:47 Amen.
48:49 We appreciate your leadership.
48:50 You know, I know that life hasn't been easy.
48:54 You know, as you lead out there,
48:56 you've had some tragedies, you know,
48:57 happen in your personal life and things,
48:59 but God has been there by your side,
49:01 and you're a testimony,
49:03 a testament to someone such as yourself
49:06 that has hung on to God even in the tough times.
49:09 Do you have a word for someone at home
49:11 that maybe is in the midst of a tough time right now,
49:13 a struggle of wilderness, a desert experience?
49:17 You know, my testimony is trust the Lord,
49:21 no matter what happens in your life.
49:25 There is not a single thing that God allows
49:29 to happen in our lives
49:31 that won't be for our good.
49:33 Even though temporarily
49:35 it may seem painful, it may seem unfair,
49:41 it may seem strange, you know,
49:44 when we start seeing the huge picture,
49:47 the big picture that God sees
49:49 and that God is in control of,
49:53 then I'm sure that this parable is true
49:56 that when we meet God face to face
49:59 and when He shows us all the other ways
50:02 that we could have taken,
50:04 and He would lead us through all those ways,
50:07 He would be by our side no matter where we go,
50:10 but we will tell Him,
50:11 "Thank you, Lord, for leading me this way.
50:13 Thank you, Lord, for taking me all the way through."
50:16 Isn't that amazing? Yeah.
50:18 Yeah, well said.
50:20 We are always inspired and encouraged
50:22 as we see what God is doing in and through 3ABN Russia
50:26 and we hope that it's encouraged your faith...
50:28 That's right.
50:29 That God can use you at home.
50:32 None of us are perfect,
50:33 but as we commit and submit our lives
50:36 to Jesus Christ as Danny Shawn always says.
50:39 He will work in and through us
50:40 and He will do amazing and powerful
50:43 and wonderful things.
50:44 We want to put up the contact information
50:47 if you would like to support 3ABN Russia.
50:50 I want to put up the graphic again
50:52 for these Matryoshka dolls.
50:53 I'm looking at mine here.
50:55 The key chains are adorable
50:57 and we want to send you a key chain
50:59 for any size gift for 3ABN Russia.
51:03 Just make sure on your check
51:05 or when you call in or whatever,
51:06 you need to notate this is for 3ABN Russia,
51:10 so we know the funds go for that.
51:11 Specifically, we're looking for funds
51:14 for not just operations of 3ABN Russia
51:17 but for the broadcast cost for satellite.
51:20 It's $9,000 a month
51:24 for the broadcast for the two satellites.
51:26 That reaches the entirety of Russia.
51:28 Oh, yeah. It's a huge country.
51:29 It is a huge country.
51:31 And think of so many cities
51:33 and so many homes who are hearing the gospel.
51:36 So for $9,000 a month,
51:39 the gospel can go to the former ex-Soviet Union,
51:42 so here's the contact information for you
51:45 and we encourage you to pray for 3ABN Russia
51:48 and to support it.
51:51 To find out more about
51:53 3ABN Russia's programming and projects,
51:56 please visit their English website,
51:58 english.3angels.ru.
52:01 That's English dot,
52:03 the number three angels dot R-U.
52:06 We want to thank you
52:07 for your faithful prayers and financial support
52:09 that keep 3ABN Russia's ministry on the air.
52:12 And if you would like to support 3ABN Russia
52:15 by giving to their satellite cost,
52:17 you may donate online at 3abn.tv
52:20 or mail your tax deductible gift
52:22 to 3ABN Russia, PO Box 220,
52:26 West Frankfort, Illinois 62896.


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