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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:17 We're so glad that you have joined us today. 01:20 Do you know why we're glad you joined us? 01:22 Well, because you're part of our family 01:23 and we're just here in our living room 01:25 and we're hopefully joining you in your living room 01:27 or wherever you're watching or listening from. 01:29 We're so glad that 01:30 we're all part of the family of God. 01:32 And to spend this one hour with you on each day 01:34 is so much fun and we enjoy it so very much, 01:37 you know, I love the open that you just heard. 01:41 I want to spend my life mending broken people. 01:44 And I hope that's your prayer as well 01:46 that you want to spend your life 01:48 mending broken people. 01:49 And you know what? 01:51 Maybe you are somebody that has been mended 01:52 by the ministry of 3ABN. 01:54 But I want you to know that 01:56 this ministry is not our ministry 01:57 or your ministry, 01:59 it's ultimately God's ministry. 02:00 And we stand on the Word of God. 02:03 You know, the great commission in the Bible 02:05 found in Matthew 28:19-20 talks about 02:10 "Go ye into all the world." 02:13 And if you've watched 3ABN a long time, 02:15 you've heard Mr. Danny always talk about, 02:17 so how many yees are there? 02:20 I wanna see your hands raise. 02:21 So, okay, I'm raising my hand. 02:23 I hope you're raising yours as well, 02:25 at home as well, because you know what? 02:27 God wants you to go into all the world. 02:31 You may say, 02:32 "Wow, I'm not able to get out. 02:34 My legs don't work too well. 02:35 I don't have the funds to go out." 02:37 But you know what? 02:38 You can help in many different ways. 02:39 One of the most important ways is by prayer. 02:42 I don't know how many prayers go up for this ministry 02:44 of 3ABN, but we thank you for lifting this ministry up. 02:48 Many of you are able to support financially. 02:50 Thank you so very much, but today 02:52 we're gonna be talking about Jesus for Asia, 02:56 and it's about going ye going into all the world. 03:00 And I'm here with Jon and Natalie Wood. 03:03 And you are yees. 03:07 You're the president of Jesus for Asia, 03:09 you're the co-founder. 03:10 You guys are founders of Jesus for Asia. 03:12 And if you've watched 3ABN for a number of years 03:16 Jesus for Asia airs on 3ABN multiple times a week. 03:20 And I don't know how many years 03:21 have you been airing on 3ABN your program? 03:23 Since 2016. 2016. 03:25 I know we get a good response to the program 03:27 and thank you for the work that you are doing. 03:29 God has called you, 03:30 you know, for this purpose and for this reason. 03:32 And we're gonna be giving you an update about Jesus for Asia, 03:36 or maybe you've just found out about 3ABN. 03:38 You're like, I don't even know what Jesus for Asia is about. 03:41 Well, we're gonna tell you about that, 03:42 but we have some amazing... 03:43 Actually I don't, they have some amazing miracles 03:47 of what God is doing in the ministry 03:49 of Jesus for Asia. 03:52 So, Jon and Natalie, I want to, before we go to some music, 03:54 want to talk to you all because 3ABN, 03:56 this was kind of home to you guys for a little while too, 03:59 wasn't it? 04:00 Yes. When was that? 04:01 Oh, we moved here 04:03 while I was converted in 1996 on a trip 04:05 through Cambodia and Thailand. 04:07 Okay. 04:08 And then felt God's call on our lives. 04:10 And I surrendered my, 04:13 I'd always wanted to be in control of my career. 04:16 And after I was converted, 04:18 I just gave the whole thing to God. 04:20 Wow. 04:21 And He got me the best job I'd ever had, 04:23 got her the best job she'd ever had. 04:25 And within six months 04:26 we bought a brand new two-story house in Oregon. 04:29 So, you're like, man, I'm living the life now. 04:31 Yeah, God has blessed me. 04:32 Providing, yeah. 04:33 And then 10 months later, I got a call from Doug Garcia 04:35 who was working here at the time. 04:37 And he says, would you be interested in coming to work 04:39 for 3ABN? 04:40 And I'm like, I would love to, 04:42 but we just bought a new house. 04:44 You know, if I sell it now we're going to lose 04:45 our entire investment. 04:47 Yeah. 04:48 And I told my youth group that and they said, well, 04:50 if God, if the Holy Spirit's talking to you, 04:51 you better listen. 04:53 That's right. Ooh. Okay. 04:55 Listen to the young people. Yeah, there you go. 04:57 Amen. 04:59 So, I just like went to the Lord in prayers, 05:01 like, Lord, do you really want us to go? 05:03 And He said, "Who gave you that house?" 05:06 I'm like you did. 05:07 He's like, "Can I have it back?" 05:09 I'm like, it's a nice house. 05:11 But I realized that if I keep the house, 05:14 I keep the house. 05:16 But if I keep Him, He can give me other houses. 05:19 He sure can. 05:20 So we sold the house and sure enough, 05:22 we lost our investment and we moved out here. 05:24 Yeah. Spent a wonderful years here. 05:26 This feels like coming home. 05:28 You came in, you said '98, 05:30 I think you said and you left in what year... 05:33 About 2000. 2000, October. Yeah. 05:35 And you came as an animation type person, right? 05:37 Yes. 05:38 Which would be like the moving graphics 05:40 and things that you see. 05:41 Yeah, yeah. 05:42 And one of the things that I wanna do right here 05:44 may surprise you a little bit. 05:45 We went back in our archives 05:47 and we went back to 3ABN on the road. 05:51 Now, if you've watched 3ABN a long time, 05:53 this is something that Jon would build back in what, 05:55 1999 maybe or so, 05:59 but it actually fits today's topics. 06:01 So I wanna actually go there, Jon. 06:03 You're surprised you get to see your work from like 06:04 many, many, many, many, many years ago. 06:06 So let's play that open from about 20 years ago. 06:09 Wow. 07:11 And hello, I'm not Pastor John Lomacang. 07:14 You just saw his name 07:15 and John Lomacang or wherever. 07:17 We're going back in time, 07:18 that open was created back in the late 90s by Jon Wood 07:21 he's here on the set with us today. 07:23 But I thought what was so fitting for today's program. 07:26 I don't know if you saw those words flying through there, 07:28 go ye into all the world. 07:31 And today's program is about going into all the world, 07:33 but I don't know if you saw Jon Wood, 07:35 you were part of that actually open the one you created 07:37 when that lid is closing. 07:39 Yup. 07:40 Yup. You see her face. 07:41 Yeah, and that was Bobby Davis doing 07:43 and he reversed the sound to get that lid sealing sound. 07:47 Wow. Yeah, that's amazing. 07:48 And she was actually on the truck. 07:50 I was on the road with the truck at a meeting, 07:52 a camp meeting somewhere or something. 07:54 And so, it's like really cool. 07:56 And we played it and I saw him. 07:59 Yeah, exactly, that's my husband. 08:02 But you know, I think about again, 08:04 you know, all the work, you know, that we do, 08:06 it's never in vain when we do it for the Lord. 08:09 And so, I think about those opens, 08:11 yes, that's now back in the day, 08:13 we don't use that open anymore, 08:14 but whenever we show those programs, 08:15 of course, that open would be used. 08:17 But I'm thinking about the work that you do, 08:18 what God's given you to do. 08:19 It's not in vain. 08:21 It could be just picking up the phone 08:22 and calling somebody or maybe writing a note to someone, 08:24 handing them a tract. 08:26 God has us here for a purpose. 08:28 So thank you for coming here 08:29 and being a part of the ministry. 08:30 I know for like several years, it's kind of a stepping stone 08:34 and then God moved you into Jesus for Asia. 08:38 So, I wanna just mention this to you 'cause I'm just, 08:40 my brain is going on so many different things. 08:42 And if you know me, well, my brain kind maybe like 08:44 a little squirrel, but tell us about your kids because a lot 08:47 of people see your children on the program. 08:49 So tell us their ages, how they're doing 08:50 and what they're up to right now? 08:52 Well, our son, James is 21 and he got married in December. 08:57 Oh, wow. Yeah. 08:58 He was born here. 08:59 Yes, he was, just remember that. 09:01 Yeah. Yup. 09:02 And then our daughter, Marianne just turned 19 09:06 and just a couple of weeks ago actually. 09:08 And she is going to be a nurse. 09:09 She is studying to be a nurse up in Kalispell, Montana, so... 09:12 They've done a good job on the programs too. 09:14 You know, we've enjoyed seeing them kind 09:15 of grow up on Jesus for Asia program. 09:17 Yeah. 09:19 And 3ABN is airing the Mission Trek program also. 09:20 Yes. That's the one we see a lot of. 09:22 Yeah. They did a lot for that, so. 09:24 Did a good job too. Yeah. 09:25 Praise the Lord. For sure. 09:27 We're very grateful. 09:28 So then tell us about Jesus for Asia, that transition 09:30 and how Jesus for Asia started? 09:32 Yeah. Well, we were working here, loving it. 09:34 Okay. 09:36 And the Lord called us to be a teacher 09:38 at Pacific Union College to mentor others, 09:42 to multiply what our passion was for. 09:47 And we were there for five years. 09:49 And we felt like we wanted to be more directly involved 09:53 with outreach because in 2001, 09:56 Danny and Garwin McNeilus and Bob Paulson went to India. 10:01 They did. 10:02 And I was able to go with them and I saw 10:04 40,000 people sitting on the ground, 10:05 listening to an evangelistic series. 10:07 That blew my mind. 10:08 It's like, I didn't know there was people 10:09 out there that wanted to hear the gospel. 10:12 You know, here in America, 10:14 it's like, everybody kinda knows about it already, 10:16 kinda made their decision. 10:18 I mean, there's still a lot of work to be done here. 10:20 There's no doubt about that. 10:21 And there's a deepening of our understanding of the character 10:24 of Christ and everything that needs to be done. 10:26 But over there, there's people that have no clue that there 10:31 is a God and what His name is or anything 10:33 and are open and interested. 10:35 Wow. 10:36 So this is brand new information for them then, 10:38 that's what you think. 10:39 Yes. Wow. 10:40 You said 40,000 people sitting on the ground. 10:42 Yes, in Ongole, India. Yeah. 10:43 And so, I came back with the burden. 10:45 It's like if it was up to me, what would I do. 10:48 So I spent like two or three almost four years 10:51 really praying about, Lord, what do You want me to do? 10:55 And working here, 10:56 seeing my paycheck being funded by Danny's faith, 11:01 you know, it's like, well, 11:03 if God can do that for him, Matthew 6: 33, 11:06 will He do that? 11:07 Could, would He be willing to do that for me? 11:09 Wow. 11:11 That's quite question actually. Oh, it's huge. 11:13 Yeah. It's huge. 11:14 It's an important question. It's a very important question. 11:16 Yeah. 11:17 And I started thinking, you know, if God, 11:18 if I trust God with my eternal salvation, 11:21 can't I trust Him for my daily bread. 11:24 And so, in 2005, 11:27 she and I, we were together on this. 11:31 That's the process that he will take time to tell. 11:34 We told the story before. Yes. 11:36 So we just launched out by faith. 11:39 We moved up to Idaho 11:41 and we surrendered our week or monthly paycheck. 11:46 And we camped out on Matthew 6:33. 11:48 And we started out with Bible workers. Okay. 11:50 Would you tells us what Matthew 6:33 is. 11:53 So what is that verse? 11:55 "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness 11:58 and all these things shall be added unto you." 11:59 Yeah, powerful verse. Yeah. 12:01 Yeah. It blows your mind. And it works. 12:03 Yeah. 12:04 So you camped out on that verse so to speak? 12:06 Okay. Yeah. All right. 12:07 Here we are 16 years later. Yes. 12:10 And the Lord has blessed. 12:12 When we worry less about 12:14 what we're gonna eat than we did back 12:17 when I had a regular job. 12:19 And the Lord has not only blessed us as a family, 12:24 but He's also expanded the ministry way beyond 12:27 what we had it originally, I mean, 12:29 honestly I figured that five years, 12:31 maybe four years after we started a ministry, 12:33 Jesus would come because the whole world 12:34 would be reached, but it feels a lot more complex than that. 12:37 Sure. Yeah. 12:38 There's a lot of places where there's not a lot going on 12:40 or there's nothing going on still. 12:43 So even though there's all these ministries, 12:45 you know, his dad went to ASI. 12:47 He's like, I see all these ministries 12:49 and there's still work to be done. 12:50 It's like, yes. 12:52 That's why all these ministries are saying there's still 12:54 work to be done. 12:55 Amen. God needs all of us. 12:57 Right. Yes, for sure. 12:58 And that's why we focused on Asia. 13:00 A lot of people say, well, Asia, you know, 13:02 maybe later you'll expand onto something else. 13:04 Well, Asia is 57% of the world's population. 13:07 Fifty seven percent? Yeah. 13:09 That's a high percentage. Yeah. 13:11 More people live in Asia than the rest of the world combined. 13:13 Yup. 13:15 Ninety percent of all unreached people groups are in Asia. 13:19 And so, we figured that's probably enough for us. 13:23 For one ministry. Yeah. 13:24 Wow. 13:26 So, 90%, 13:27 say that again 'cause those are really powerful numbers. 13:29 Ninety percent of all unreached people groups live in Asia. 13:34 So what's an unreached people group? 13:35 An unreached people group is less than 2% Christian. 13:38 So the likelihood, 13:40 if you live in a people group with less than 2% Christian, 13:43 the likelihood of learning the name 13:44 of Jesus in your entire lifetime is, well, 13:49 it's just unlikely. 13:51 Yeah. Very, very unlikely. 13:53 You don't have Christian bookstores on the corner. 13:55 And you've probably never heard of a Bible. 13:58 The most exposure to Christianity you have is, 14:01 you know, Hollywood, 14:03 you know, people taking God's name in vain 14:05 and that's about it. 14:07 And so there's vast swaths 14:09 of God's vineyard that are completely un-entered. 14:12 And it's overwhelming, but with Christ promise, 14:17 we know that it can be done. 14:19 We just put everything we have into it, 14:21 then God will pour out the blessing to make up 14:23 what we have given and more. 14:26 Amen. 14:27 So you have like a twofold vision. 14:30 Is that right? 14:31 So, maybe share with each one 14:32 of those aspects of your vision 14:34 and then we'll go into more in depth what's happening? 14:36 Okay. Okay. 14:38 Well the first aspect is to reach the unreached. 14:40 Yes. That's pretty obvious. 14:41 But the second aspect is to reengage North America 14:45 with that process of reaching the unreached. 14:47 Okay. 14:49 Because in many churches funding over the last 70 years 14:53 has dropped dramatically, drastically. 14:57 Funding for world missions especially. 14:59 Funding for world missions that God has. 15:00 So funding for world missions 15:02 and missionaries actually going has dropped almost to the point 15:07 where we could say we've almost abandoned foreign missions. 15:11 And that's sad. Yeah. 15:13 Wow. It shouldn't be. 15:15 It should not be. Yeah. 15:17 So that second fold then, or aspect of the vision 15:20 is what you're saying is to what engage, 15:21 you said North America to actually be excited 15:24 about sponsoring missions in other parts of the world? 15:27 Absolutely, because... Yeah. 15:28 Being a part of it in whatever way God asked them. 15:30 Because you know, 15:31 that's kinda the only way that we can truly be selfless. 15:34 You know, when we give to our local church budget, 15:36 which is good and needs to be done, 15:38 but that's like extending our lifestyle. 15:40 You know, we don't wanna go to church 15:43 where there's no air conditioning. 15:45 Oh, yeah. 15:47 But when we give money to foreign missions, 15:49 it's like, it's gone, you know? 15:51 And by faith, we expect to see it again, 15:54 the return on investment in the future. 15:56 In heaven. Amen. Yeah. 15:58 Praise the Lord. 15:59 So, we've all heard about COVID, right? 16:02 And so, COVID seems to affect the entire world. 16:04 So I'm gonna ask you this question, Natalie. 16:05 So how has COVID-19 affected Jesus for Asia? 16:08 Tell me how, 'cause I mean, 16:10 it seems like it shut everything down. 16:11 We really couldn't travel much. 16:13 And so, how did it affect Jesus for Asia? 16:14 Well, amazingly enough, 16:16 God used it to expand Jesus for Asia. 16:19 Okay. Now how? 16:20 He has kept us more busy... 16:22 Really? With, yeah. 16:24 With what He's been doing since COVID 16:26 started than we were before. 16:29 And one of the major ways that we've seen this happen 16:32 is with our evening schools in India. 16:34 And it's there in areas 16:37 where the people are very poor in the first place. 16:40 And so, when everybody lost their jobs, 16:43 then they're even more poor. 16:45 And so, they were looking at their children 16:47 and they were seeing like my child is gonna starve. 16:50 My family is gonna starve 16:52 'cause I have no way to feed them. 16:53 But then they would find out about our evening schools 16:55 and they would send their kids there 16:57 and their kids would get a free meal. 16:59 Oh, wow. 17:00 And if the family came too, 17:01 they would feed the whole family 17:03 because they were not turning anyone away. 17:05 So mom and dad would also get food? 17:07 Right. They would not turn anyone away. 17:09 And so, then they started realizing, 17:11 I mean, a lot of these people 17:13 in these poor villages are Hindu. 17:14 Okay. 17:15 And they would realize our temple's not doing this. 17:18 These Christians are doing this. 17:20 And then they would wonder why. 17:22 So we have a lot of stories, but there's one from this time. 17:27 We've got a picture if they wanna show the picture. 17:30 And I love stories too. 17:31 And as they get those pictures ready, 17:33 there's a picture right there. 17:34 Yeah. 17:35 There's a picture of some kids at one of our evenings schools. 17:37 Yeah. 17:38 And originally, you know, obviously we're there to feed 17:40 and educate the kids, but what's happened 17:43 is these kids have gotten a hold of the gospel 17:46 and then we go to the next picture, 17:47 you'll see. 17:49 Now they're starting to pray. 17:50 Are they praying together? They're praying over someone. 17:52 Oh, someone is under the hands. 17:54 We go to the next picture you can see 17:56 the person under their hands. 17:57 There you go. Oh, yeah. 17:58 This lady had kidney failure. 18:00 And so, she came to the evening school there 18:03 and the children started praying for her 18:05 and she was healed. 18:06 And these children are Hindu backgrounds? 18:08 Lot of them. 18:10 They or most of them are not baptized. 18:11 Yup. 18:13 And a lot of them, they don't even come to church 18:15 on a regular basis, 18:16 but that's what our evening schools do. 18:18 We tutor them in their local language class work. 18:22 And during COVID, 18:23 a lot of the government schools were closed. 18:25 So we would actually, they were actually giving them class work 18:28 and helping them to continue their class work, 18:31 so that they wouldn't be behind 18:32 whenever the schools could open again. 18:35 And then we do a free meal, like we've talked about, 18:38 but then we also have a worship time. 18:40 And so, they hear stories about Jesus. 18:43 They hear character building stories. 18:45 They learn to be respectful to their parents 18:47 and different things like that. 18:48 And... 18:50 Parents love it. 18:51 Yeah, the parents and we have stories from families 18:53 that are now coming to church 18:55 because they didn't want to send 18:56 their child to this Christian school. 18:58 They were like, no, because there'll be like 18:59 after them to become Christian. 19:01 But then they were asking their child 19:03 after their child had gone there a few days, 19:05 they were like, what are you learning there? 19:06 Well, I'm learning to be respectful to my parents, 19:08 to be kind to others, you know, these kinds of things. 19:11 And the father's like, this is interesting. 19:14 And then the family started coming to church 19:17 and then started having Bible studies. 19:19 And so, it's like, it's such a huge opening wrench. 19:23 We hold these evening schools in the church. 19:27 So the church becomes familiar to them, 19:30 not like this weird space that belongs to the Christians 19:34 and they see that the church is there to bless people, 19:37 you know? So evening schools then. 19:39 So tell me a little bit more about the evening school. 19:41 So how many of these do you have 19:42 and when you say we're teaching them, are you two over there? 19:47 Tell me how many you have and how that works? 19:49 So right now we have 19. 19:51 And we're just getting ready to open 19:52 another 10, 10 to15, Lord's willing. 19:55 That's almost doubling what you currently have. 19:57 Yeah. Yeah. 19:58 We doubled it last year, actually. 20:00 Did you really during COVID? Yeah. 20:03 Praise the Lord. That's it. 20:05 Praise God. Yeah. 20:06 He and a team of people went over last January just before 20:10 and right after they left 20:12 is when everything locked down the first time. 20:15 And then they opened the second, 20:17 the next 10. 20:18 So the evening school, it consists of a principal, 20:21 who is usually a local pastor. 20:23 Or a Bible worker or a pastor. 20:25 And then teachers 20:27 and they can be local teachers and then a cook. 20:31 We have Hindu teachers. 20:32 Oh, wow. Which is a good witness too. 20:34 Yes, it is. Oh, yeah. 20:36 The Hindus come, can you pray, 20:37 my daughter's not getting pregnant or something 20:39 like that usually. 20:40 Then we have a cook 20:41 and we currently, actually, since we began, 20:46 which is like 15 years ago, 20:49 it's always stayed $7 per month per child. 20:52 Yeah. God has really handed. Really? 20:54 For all this time? Yeah. 20:55 Even with the cost of... 20:57 Seven dollars per month to do what? 20:59 To feed the child. 21:00 Feed them and provide two hours of education every night. 21:04 And of course the gospel and stuff like that. 21:06 So... 21:07 That's a quarter a day. 21:09 I mean, that's why you're talking about getting 21:10 North America involved because $7. 21:12 Yes. 21:14 It's something, but it's not that much. 21:15 You think about how quickly we can spend $7 on something. 21:17 Yeah. 21:18 And that this will then feed a child. 21:20 Right. 21:21 And give them two hours a week. 21:24 Per night. Per night. 21:25 Six nights a week for a whole month. 21:28 They don't do at Sabbath night because the cooking, 21:31 they don't wanna cook on Sabbath. 21:32 So they do cook and then sundown Friday, 21:35 they have the Friday evening won't be doing this. 21:38 So I'm gonna put you on the spot here on this, 21:39 you know, it may be hard even calculate all this. 21:41 So the evening schools you have 19 right now, correct? 21:44 Do you have any idea of how many children 21:46 you've impacted maybe in like last year? 21:49 Or do you have any idea? 21:52 So we average about 35 kids per school per night. 21:56 Times 19, times 6, times 52. 21:59 Got it? Yeah, I mean. 22:01 So we need a phone or a calculator. 22:04 I'm sure someone got it. That's a lot of children. 22:06 Right. 22:07 We figured that since the beginning 22:09 we've fed about 600,000, given 600,000 meals 22:14 from the beginning of all that. 22:16 And as a boy, I loved to throw stones 22:18 and I would throw stones in our pond. 22:20 And when you throw a stone in the pond, 22:21 the ripple would start out small and get bigger 22:23 and bigger and bigger. 22:25 So I don't wanna compare children with stones, 22:27 but I'm thinking of a child 22:29 is now going back to their family. 22:31 Yes. 22:32 And that ripple gets a little bit bigger. 22:34 'Cause mom and dad, you're seeing are coming to some 22:35 of these programs too. 22:37 And then maybe grandma and grandpa and uncle 22:38 and aunty, and it gets bigger and bigger. 22:40 You have no idea the amount of people you've affected. 22:42 Right. 22:43 Well, the beautiful thing is that when we first started, 22:46 those kids are now the leaders in the community. 22:49 Oh, praise God.. 22:50 They have their own families and they had like a wedding 22:53 and they all got together 22:54 and they were comparing among themselves, 22:57 their friends that went to the evening schools 22:59 versus those that didn't. 23:00 And what a difference in life they had. 23:02 Yeah. 23:03 The ones that went to the evening, schools were 23:05 leaders in the community, 23:06 you know, they were government workers, 23:08 they had stable jobs and the ones that didn't were 23:10 a lot more likely to be the village alcoholic, 23:13 you know, or separated marriage or, 23:15 you know, things like that. 23:17 They just, they saw the difference. 23:19 Yeah. So how do you fund this? 23:20 And I know we're gonna go to an address break here, 23:22 you know, toward the end of this program, 23:23 but how do you fund, I mean all of these I'm thinking programs? 23:27 Right. 23:28 You're talking $7 and paying these teachers 23:30 and the food, how does this happen? 23:31 So we're the pipe that people with a heart for these kids. 23:37 So you mean Jesus for Asia is the pipe? 23:39 Right. Yes. 23:40 And so, they send funds to Jesus for Asia. 23:42 It's all by donations. Yeah. 23:44 We don't sell things to try to raise money. 23:47 We just pray. Right. 23:49 And if there's a need, we pray harder and God provides. 23:52 And the reason for that is we found that giving 23:55 is a blessing. 23:56 How was it a blessing? 23:57 Well, they love to know that their little, 23:59 you know, $7 or 7,000 24:02 is gonna make a difference in somebody's life. 24:04 You know, that's better than buying something at a store. 24:08 You're right. 24:09 We had one donor who is like "I can't go to Walmart anymore 24:11 'cause everything, I see the prices and it's like, 24:13 that could buy, you know, that could fund." 24:16 Yeah. A meal or several meals or education. 24:18 Yeah. Right. Wow. 24:20 So, you know, if somebody donates $10 for any 24:23 of our projects, a 100% of that goes. 24:25 Okay. 24:27 So we don't, so it's like, we're in it, 24:28 we want to do this. 24:30 It's like, we're not trying to make a living off of this. 24:31 Yeah, you're correct. Yeah. 24:32 And so, we're like partnering we're together on this. 24:34 So, we get the blessing of seeing the kids, 24:36 the donors get the blessing of knowing. 24:38 And sometimes we're able to hear the stories 24:40 and stuff like that. 24:42 It's a blessing all the way around. 24:43 And you know, the other reason we do it this way 24:45 is because it's a character 24:48 development opportunity to become less selfish. 24:53 You know, there's not that many places here in America 24:56 where we can really put our money 24:58 and know that it's making a difference. 24:59 Yeah. Wow. 25:01 And so, this is an opportunity to be selfless 25:03 and to be more like Christ to reach those that are, 25:06 you know, least of these my brother. 25:07 Well, I know the 3ABN stands a 1000% 25:09 behind Jesus for Asia, that's for sure. 25:11 You know, 'cause it's a great ministry, 25:13 you know, we know, this couple, of course you've watched 3ABN. 25:14 They've been on giving multiple updates 25:16 and I wanna transition. 25:17 Should we go to Thailand then right now, 25:19 this be a good transition what's happening in Thailand? 25:21 So tell us what's happening there? 25:22 Give us an update what's happening? 25:24 Okay. All right. 25:25 Well, Thailand is a beautiful country 25:27 and it's actually less reached than India percentage wise. 25:32 Okay. Yeah. 25:34 So there's vast parts of India 25:35 that have no Adventists or even... 25:37 Thailand. Yeah. Did I say India? 25:39 That's vast parts of Thailand that had like 25:42 there's entire provinces, not a single Adventist. 25:45 Yeah. 25:46 So province would be, you're talking like... 25:47 It's like a state. 25:49 Oh, so you're talking thousands of people? 25:50 Oh, yeah. Millions? 25:52 There's about 70 million people in Thailand. 25:53 Okay. 25:55 So, but you're saying a province, 25:56 you're saying some provinces don't even have, 25:58 did you say Christian or a Seventh-day Adventist? 25:59 Seventh-day Adventist for sure. 26:00 There are no Seventh-day Adventists. Right? 26:02 Yeah. And very few Christians. 26:03 Yeah. 26:04 And so, we were traveling up in 2012 26:07 through the Northern part of, 26:09 the Northern part of the central plain of Thailand 26:12 and came across the city called Sukhothai. 26:15 And it's a beautiful city. It's the ancient capital. 26:17 Yeah. Okay. 26:19 And absolutely zero Adventists at all. 26:22 And I'm like, why is there no Adventists, 26:25 there should be Adventist here, right? 26:27 I mean, don't you think? 26:28 There should be Adventists everywhere. 26:30 Why not? 26:31 I mean, and so, I'm like, 26:33 Lord, we need to put Adventists here. 26:35 And He's like, how much do you care about the unreached? 26:39 You know, what kind of investment are you 26:41 willing to make for the lost? 26:42 And I'm thinking, well, Christ made 26:44 a pretty decent investment, but I'm like, 26:46 Lord, I'm really busy. What do I do? 26:48 So I've been praying over the last 10 years. 26:50 And finally we started to say, well, you know what? 26:54 A place that has this much 26:58 or this few Christians really is a place 27:02 where devil has had free reign. 27:05 And so, this is a spiritual battle. 27:07 You know, Paul says, 27:08 "If any are lost, 27:09 they're lost because they are blinded by the God 27:11 of this world, which is Satan." 27:13 Correct. 27:14 So he comes in and he blinds their minds. 27:15 So even if the gospel came in, they wouldn't recognize it. 27:18 Wow. 27:19 It's like Nicodemus sitting in front of Jesus, 27:21 not recognizing this is... 27:23 Yeah, the Son of God. 27:24 And so, it's like our primary goal 27:27 then is to bind Satan from binding their eyes. 27:31 And so, we started doing a prayer walk. 27:33 We did a prayer walk, a couple of prayer walks 27:35 through this unreached city. 27:36 Yeah. I think we did three or four of them. 27:38 Yeah. Were you there? 27:40 I was there for one of them. At least one of them. 27:43 Yeah. 27:44 We did one actually with Mission Trek. 27:45 Oh, yeah. That's one of the episodes. 27:47 We did a prayer walk in Sukhothai. 27:49 So the main religion there? 27:51 Well, it's Buddhism, 27:52 but it's underlined, 27:54 it's a thin veneer over animism, 27:55 which is spirit worship. 27:57 So when you're doing this prayer walk, 27:58 are you actually praying out loud 28:00 or you're just walking and praying in your mind? 28:01 I mean, how does this prayer walk work in a city like this? 28:03 Yeah, when we were there 28:05 as a group, we would pray out loud. 28:06 Wow. 28:07 Because we wanna be able to agree with each other, 28:09 you know, because where two or three are gathered, 28:11 you know, there He is. 28:13 So God was there. 28:14 And God's word is powerful, so we spoke it. 28:17 And also we claim Joshua 1:6, 28:19 I believe says, "Wherever you put the sole of your foot." 28:22 Oh, yes. Amen. 28:23 "I've already given to you." 28:25 So we're walking around, "God, thank you." 28:28 So doing these prayer walks? Yes. 28:29 Right. And what happened? 28:31 Well just a couple of years ago, 28:34 three years ago, a family in Virginia, 28:36 we did a little presentation. 28:39 And they were like, you know, they want to go, 28:41 "God's calling us. Where should we go?" 28:44 I'm like, "Sukhothai." 28:45 That's the city. 28:47 And so, they sold their house, 28:49 sold everything, moved over there. 28:51 And I said, your primary purpose 28:53 is to host the Holy Spirit. 28:56 Is to connect with God so that you are a beachhead, 28:59 you know, like Normandy, okay? 29:01 You are the beachhead for the angels 29:03 and God to come in and start moving in this place. 29:07 Wow. That's an incredible thought. 29:08 So you've actually said be a place that the Holy Spirit 29:10 or to host, is that what you said? 29:12 Right. Host the Holy Spirit. 29:14 You know, we don't think about that often enough. 29:16 No. 29:18 Because, you know we're told in the scriptures that this 29:21 is a spiritual battle, but what we see 29:23 is not the reality of what's going on in this world. 29:27 And so, we often think about it from what we see, 29:30 you know, we look around 29:31 what are the needs in this area? 29:32 What can we do to help people? 29:34 But we don't think about the behind 29:35 the scenes that God has to break down the barriers, 29:38 the spiritual barriers in people's lives 29:40 before we can really have freedom to tell them. 29:44 And so, they moved there. 29:46 We have a picture of them, their family. 29:48 Yeah, with them being sensitive to the Holy Spirit, 29:50 they have planted the church. 29:52 Oh, wow. They have purchased property. 29:54 We're still paying that for that property outside 29:57 of the city because they have collected, 29:59 shall we say, how many kids now? 30:02 Eleven? Yes. 30:04 Yeah, I think 11. Eleven. 30:06 This is it. Yeah. Yeah. 30:07 This is their family So they've hired workers to help them 30:10 with cooking and teaching and training. 30:12 And there... 30:13 Was it a family of four, three, how many... 30:15 It was a family of eight. Eight, okay. 30:17 Three of them, three of the older kids stayed in America. 30:19 Family of eight children. Okay, sure. 30:21 So the three older ones stayed in America. 30:23 So they went over with five. 30:24 Okay. And look at all that the gain then and there. 30:26 Wow. That is awesome. 30:28 Yeah. It's beautiful Thai children. 30:30 And they have their workers in there too. 30:31 God sent them a fairly new Adventist to be a teacher 30:35 for these kids. 30:37 And so, it's just been a beautiful thing 30:38 to see what God's doing. 30:40 He's making their ministry expand like breathtakingly 30:43 rapidly and they're new missionaries. 30:46 You know, he grew up kind of as a missionary, 30:48 his father and his grandfather were both mission pilots, 30:51 but his wife, I mean, Casey was not. 30:54 And so, for her, it's like... Quite a shock? 30:57 Yeah. 30:58 But as long as they keep holding, 31:00 we keep telling them, just hold on, 31:01 you know, just follow as God leads at the pace that He leads 31:05 and He will enable, 31:07 you know, don't get discouraged because it's going so fast 31:10 and it feels like there's not enough of you. 31:12 You know, God will provide. 31:14 His best friend is a Buddhist monk. 31:16 Yup. Oh, wow. 31:18 Yeah. That's incredible. 31:19 This is how the Lord leads Wow. 31:20 It's really neat. Yeah. 31:22 That's fantastic. 31:23 So you said then that they've planted a church. 31:24 Right. That's right. 31:26 And they've got a little piece of property just 31:27 outside the city? 31:29 Yep. Right. 31:30 Where they're building the children's homes. Okay. 31:31 And then how many people are attending church? 31:33 Do you even have an idea of the number? 31:34 They started that by faith. There's several. 31:36 And there's COVID. Oh, true. But they show up. 31:38 Their family and they've already got 31:40 a big church. 31:41 Yeah. That's true. 31:42 That's a good point. 31:44 But with all their workers, their workers were Adventist, 31:46 but not necessarily deep in the truth. 31:49 Right. Most of them, yeah. 31:50 One of them, their cook, is not an Adventist. 31:53 And so, it's been interesting to see 31:55 what their relationships, you know, doing. 31:58 See, because we take for granted. 32:00 You know, we say there's Adventists 32:01 where we think we know that they believe in resurrection, 32:04 you know, stuff like that. 32:06 The state of the dead. Yeah. 32:07 A lot of people in Thailand and some of these other 32:10 countries that haven't grown up in a Christian background, 32:13 they don't know like even things like what is salvation? 32:17 What is state of the dead? 32:18 You know, some of the basic things they don't know. 32:21 So even though they may be Adventists building up them 32:24 is building up the church. 32:25 Yeah. Praise the Lord. 32:27 It's gonna be powerful. 32:28 So what we're witnessing here is actually real life miracles. 32:30 You know, it seems like so often 32:32 we read things in the Bible and we say, 32:34 well, that was really neat. 32:35 And you know, but to see miracles that are taking 32:37 place now, I'm thinking about the prayer walk 32:39 that took place what? 32:40 Three, four years ago? Yup. 32:42 In this city, I'm not gonna pronounce right... 32:43 Sukhothai. Sukhothai. 32:45 And now God has a church there. He has a family there. 32:48 You didn't know that at the time, 32:50 but God had everything, you know it, right. 32:51 We just gotta follow along 'cause He has a plan. 32:54 I love this prayer walk thing. I mean, this is powerful. 32:56 We can do that here even in North America, right? 32:58 Right. Absolutely. 32:59 Right and we actually did. Did you? 33:01 From here because we were going to go and do another city 33:03 Nakhon Sawan, which is north of Sukhothai, 33:07 south of Sukhothai, sorry. 33:08 Sukhothai is only 35,000 people. 33:10 And Nakhon Sawan, 200,000 people. 33:12 Wow. Huge. 33:13 So we have a couple that's our foreign 33:17 correspondence over there. 33:18 Jonathan Hill, he was interviewed here on 3ABN once. 33:21 And anyway he and his wife live over there in Thailand 33:25 and they go around and film our projects for us. 33:28 And because we couldn't go because of COVID, 33:30 Jon said, well, you go. 33:32 And then we arranged a zoom call. 33:34 I was planning to go anyway 33:36 and spend the $2,000 to get through 33:39 quarantine just because Nakhon Sawan was so heavy on my heart. 33:44 So I connected with Jonathan. 33:47 He says, oh, well, the Lord has given a burden 33:49 on our heart to go do a prayer walk in Nakhon Sawan. 33:52 I'm like, wait, I was gonna do that. 33:55 Wow. Yeah. 33:56 But they did it. So they did it. 33:58 And on zoom, we had 50 some people. 34:01 Doing a prayer walk on zoom? Yes. 34:03 So how do you do that? Just tell me real quick. 34:06 So, everyone was walking in different where they lived? 34:08 So he was filming on the iPhone 34:10 and she was on the iPhone also. 34:12 So, they could get video of the people that were around them. 34:15 And they went to a track 34:17 and they walked the track in this park. 34:19 And so, you'd see people as they were going by 34:21 and people were praying for the people 34:23 they were walking by and then they walked. 34:25 Right. 34:27 So people in America would be praying for everybody 34:28 that they saw and praying right there. 34:29 And it's real people. 34:31 Then you're seeing the faces of people that 34:32 can be reached because of our prayers. 34:35 And they walked down. 34:36 There's a place in that area where there's a giant dragon. 34:41 And so, they walked down there, 34:43 you know, and we prayed for the dragon to be, 34:46 you know cast out of this area in different things. 34:48 And so, it was just a powerful opportunity to pray there. 34:52 And what happened was Jonathan and Hannah, 34:55 Jonathan and Hannah, 34:57 they felt a burden to move there. 34:59 Yep. 35:00 Oh, so they've moved to that city? 35:02 They've moved to that city. 35:03 So those are your foreign correspondents. 35:04 Right? But they've moved to this city that's... 35:06 Nakhon Sawan, yeah. Thank you. 35:09 Good job. Okay. 35:10 And what's happened? 35:11 Well, they moved here... They've made friends. 35:13 About three months ago. Okay. So this is recent? 35:15 Yeah, just recently. 35:16 And they were 35:18 oh, it's just the way the Lord leads. 35:20 It's like first God has to build us up. 35:24 So he was, Jonathan was kind of getting 35:26 kinda discouraged and stuff. 35:28 And then he realized as you know, 35:29 'cause he's a big runner and as he's running... 35:31 He's done marathon, he did the seven bridges and... 35:33 He prays for people and then he started realizing, 35:37 he found a promise in the Bible that says 35:39 that as our prayers go, 35:41 you know, ministering and healing, 35:43 he realized that he's sending angels to do work. 35:46 Sending angels to work. 35:48 But it gives you goosebumps, you know? 35:49 Yeah. Wow. That's powerful. 35:51 And so, then as he's running, he's like, 35:53 "I'm praying an angel to go to that person. 35:55 I'm praying an angel to go to that person." 35:57 So it's really neat. 35:58 And you never know what's gonna happen. 35:59 No. But God knows. 36:01 He does. Yeah. 36:02 So they've met a few people and started, 36:03 you know, being friends with one couple, 36:06 invited them recently to go cycling with them. 36:08 And so, it's just, you know, 36:10 at this point it's relationship building, 36:12 you know, that's the main thing. 36:14 Because if they don't know you, 36:15 they're not gonna see anything. 36:17 They're not gonna see Jesus in you. 36:18 That's a good point. If they don't know you. 36:19 Do you have any pictures for this one 'cause 36:21 you have so many pictures, we have more to come to. 36:22 Is there a picture for this one, Jon? 36:23 No, there isn't. 36:25 Well, yeah, actually there is. We got a picture of. 36:26 There we go. There we go. 36:28 So that's Jonathan and his wife Hannah? 36:29 Yes, and that's Nakhon Sawan. 36:30 And how many people in that city? 36:32 Around 200,000. Wow. 36:33 That's an area. 36:34 In which there is no Adventist, no plan, no church, 36:38 no missionary, nothing. 36:40 Yeah. 36:41 And now, they're increasing the church. 36:43 They're just the two of them are increasing 36:45 the church an infinite amount. 36:46 You know, if you go from one to two, that's a 100%. 36:49 If you go to zero to one, 36:50 that's infinite, it's infinite number. 36:52 So, they've, I mean, there was nothing there before, 36:55 now there's something. 36:57 Yeah. Praise the Lord. 36:58 So tell me about another city then that we can pray for, 37:00 'cause we've had prayer walks in these cities, 37:02 so I'm sure you wanna be involved. 37:04 And I know they've got something up their sleeve, 37:05 so to speak. 37:07 So what city can we all pray for then? 37:08 What's the next city you're praying for? 37:09 Kantharalak. Okay. 37:11 Let's spell that. How... 37:12 With a K. Say that again? 37:14 Kantharalak. Okay. 37:16 That's the next city and that's where, what... 37:17 That's in Northeast Thailand. Thailand. Okay. 37:19 And in that city, 37:21 there's no Adventist in the entire province. 37:24 There's no Adventist whatsoever. 37:26 And so, we're praying for Kantharalak to for God 37:29 to do something there 'cause right now nothing's being done. 37:33 So that's where all of us can join in then 37:35 'cause this is the new city that you're praying for. 37:37 Absolutely. 37:38 And we know that God's gonna do something. 37:40 We have just heard of miracles 37:41 what God has already done for these cities 37:42 that has already been prayed over and prayer walked. 37:44 Man that's just powerful. What about India? 37:46 'Cause I mean, time's getting away from us. 37:48 So tell us about India. 37:49 What new things are happening in India? 37:50 Well, in North India. 37:52 The very, very, very farthest north 37:54 you can go to is Kashmir. 37:57 And you may have heard of Kashmir sweaters. 37:59 Yes. 38:00 This is a state that is never had Adventists 38:05 presence except for one time in the early 1970s, 38:08 we've had one guy went up there 38:10 and tried to do something, but it didn't take off. 38:12 So, they've been praying. 38:15 They finally found seven people 38:18 that are converted that then moved up there. 38:20 So one guy got converted 38:22 when he came down, he got converted. 38:24 He went up there 38:25 and he converted six other people. 38:27 Oh, wow. 38:28 And so, they asked us if we would sponsor 38:31 and I'm like, "Well, yeah, of course." 38:33 So we've got seven Bible workers 38:35 in the Northern most city of India. 38:38 Praise God. 38:40 And then in 2009 38:41 we had driven through the state of Punjab, 38:44 which is just on the southern, it's just south of Kashmir. 38:47 Okay. 38:48 And in 2009 I asked, 38:51 you know, how's the work going? 38:52 He says, well, up here in the north, 38:53 we have several churches, but in the south, 38:55 there's absolutely no work at all, 38:57 the entire southern half of the state. 39:00 And I'm like, that shouldn't be like that. 39:03 And so, when I came back in 2019, 39:05 10 years later, I asked the same question. 39:07 He says, it's the same thing, nothing's changed. 39:10 In 10 years. In 10 years, nothing has changed. 39:13 And so, we're like, "Lord, help us. 39:15 What can we do?" 39:16 And so, long story short, 39:18 we've got 20 Bible workers in that area. 39:22 Praise the Lord. 39:23 In just the last few years then? 39:25 Yeah. Two years. Wow. 39:26 So, we've got a video we want to go to, 39:28 set that video up for us. 39:29 What we're getting ready to see? 39:30 All right. This is Kashmir. 39:32 Okay. Okay. 39:33 This is just like a teaser. This is just a vision casting. 39:36 You know, maybe I can't put my foot there, 39:38 but I can put my imagination there. 39:40 Okay. 39:41 And I can see what it looks like 39:42 and see the people's faces. 39:44 Okay. Sounds good. 39:45 All right, let's go to that video right now. 41:12 Wow. Powerful. 41:13 And you said that's just a taste, right? 41:15 Just a snippet, you know, in that last shot, 41:17 I guess there's a drone shot. 41:18 They're just showing, I saw all those little roofs. 41:20 Right? 41:21 You think about that multiplied by the millions 41:23 around the world. 41:24 But we're talking about Asia. 41:26 I wanna just ask you this question, 41:27 then I wanna hear some miracle stories, okay? 41:29 But do you ever get overwhelmed? 41:31 I'm thinking about Jonathan and Hannah, 41:34 you're talking about that young couple, right? 41:35 And I'm looking at those roofs 41:37 and buildings and all the people that represent, 41:39 there are two people. 41:40 Massive. Yeah, Right. 41:41 You guys are looking at what'd you, 41:43 I forget the numbers. 41:44 You get 50% of the population is in Asia. 41:46 Do you ever get overwhelmed? Yes. 41:47 Personal question. Yeah. 41:49 How do you deal with that? So we look at it... 41:51 Cry and pray. Yeah. 41:53 We do a lot of praying, but 41:57 yeah, I deal with that a lot, honestly. 41:59 So my change of focus, the way I think about it is, 42:05 I can't save all of them, 42:08 but I can save a few. 42:09 Yeah. And those few are worth saving. 42:14 And then what God does, He just takes those few. 42:15 And God multiplies them. 42:16 And those few reach few and it just continues to grow. 42:19 Yeah. 42:21 So tell us some miracle stories, 42:22 'cause God is doing marvelous things. 42:23 You've already shared miracle stories already, 42:25 but I know you've got more. 42:26 So what story do you wanna start with first? 42:28 So, do we have... The studio. 42:30 The studio. Okay. Okay. 42:31 So, the miracle of the lamyai tree 42:34 and we have a picture of this tree. 42:36 Okay. 42:37 And it's hard to see, but over on the right, 42:40 if you look up really closely up on the upper right-hand 42:43 corner, you'll see a bunch of little tiny fruits. 42:45 You might have to come up closer to your TV. 42:49 But on the left, there's no fruits at all. 42:51 And the property that stick there 42:55 is the demarcation of on the left side, 42:58 that was property that was given to us. 42:59 We have a foundation in Thailand 43:01 called Love for Asia and it provides work permits 43:05 and visas for missionaries in Thailand. 43:08 And also has a TV ministry there. 43:11 Yeah. Great. 43:12 And so, someone had donated that property to build 43:15 a studio because our rental was being sold. 43:20 And so... 43:22 Well, we never, we haven't had a studio 43:24 and so it was for our office and studio. 43:26 Okay. Kind of a base then. 43:27 Yeah. Yeah. 43:29 And so, they said, but can you wait 43:31 until this is like in February? 43:32 And they said, can you wait until June or March? 43:36 So we can get the last harvest of fruit. 43:39 Oh, from the tree. From the tree. 43:40 Okay. Yeah. 43:41 'Cause it was partway through the growing season 43:43 and the people that rented the properties to grow 43:47 these lamyai fruit were, we're like, 43:50 can we just please wait one more harvest? 43:52 Can we get one more harvest before they tear 43:54 the trees down, you know? 43:55 It's donated land, so no problem. 43:57 Yeah. 43:58 You know, it's like, for us, it's like, 43:59 yeah, building a studio is like, that's a huge... 44:01 It's gonna be expensive 44:02 and we're like we got to raise the funds... 44:04 Should we do it, should be we wait, 44:05 you know, questions that go through in our minds. 44:08 Even though we pray, 44:09 the Lord sometimes likes us to go through the process 44:13 of just instead of just telling us what He'd like us to do. 44:15 Sure. 44:16 And so, but this is a time where He just told us 44:18 because when the harvest of fruit came in on their side, 44:23 the land that was not donated, it was a bumper crop. 44:27 And on our property that they had donated to us, 44:29 there was zero fruit. 44:31 In fact, in that one tree, 44:33 one of their branches hung over on to our property. 44:35 You can see that in the picture. 44:37 Let's look at that picture one more time. 44:38 And there's no fruit. 44:39 Let's look at that picture one more time. 44:41 So on the left-hand side there, okay. 44:42 You can see that one tree kinda hangs over. 44:43 There's no fruit whatsoever from the line over. 44:46 But on the one side that was not donated 44:48 loaded with fruit. 44:49 Yeah, the same tree. 44:51 On the right side of that tree, it's loaded, but... 44:52 Oh, the same tree? Yeah. 44:53 The same tree. Wow. 44:55 Okay, got it. Yeah. 44:56 So, God was like, okay. You know... 44:58 The fruits like this big. 45:00 So it's hard to see, but if you look at it closer... 45:02 Yeah. They're around a little bit bigger than grapes. 45:05 Wow. That's amazing. 45:07 Isn't it? That's incredible. 45:08 God was like, okay, time to build the studio. 45:10 Yeah, exactly. Don't wait any longer. 45:11 Let's do it. Right. Exactly. 45:12 And after that, the Lord has provided 45:15 and we have almost enough to finish it 45:17 and it's almost finished. 45:18 Praise God, the studio? Yeah. 45:20 Amen. 45:21 So the next picture is a drone shot of the studio building. 45:23 Okay. And this was... 45:25 The studio in the front, 45:27 and the guest house in the back. 45:28 They're still working on it. They're doing the inside and... 45:30 Totally funded by donations? Yes. 45:32 Yeah, 100%. Wow. 45:33 Praise the Lord. 45:35 And so, we wanna do shows because one 45:36 of the biggest challenges in these countries is value, 45:40 human value, human life. 45:42 And so, we wanna bring in shows that shows 45:45 how Christ gives us value. 45:46 How He values individuals. Mm-Hmm. 45:48 And there's just so much to be done. 45:51 In the local language. Yes. 45:53 Yeah. And what is the local language? 45:54 Thai. Okay. 45:55 There's like 73 languages represented in Thailand. 45:58 Okay. But Thai is the main language. 45:59 Okay. Yeah. 46:01 So another our story. Okay. 46:02 Okay. This one's from the Philippines. 46:03 All right. Do you wanna tell this one? 46:06 Yeah, but you can start it if you're... 46:07 Okay. I'll tell it. 46:09 Okay. 46:10 So we have this Bible worker, his name is Pablito 46:13 and he was a Mangyan. 46:15 He was actually converted by AFM missionaries like 15, 46:20 20 years ago. 46:21 He is now the AFM missionaries have since moved on, 46:25 but the seeds that they've planted are continuing to grow. 46:28 And this guy is one of them, he's working for us. 46:31 And he got a message recently, 46:34 this just happened like two weeks ago, three weeks ago. 46:36 This is very recent. Very recent. 46:38 He got a message that this father, 46:41 this husband of this family was, 46:43 he had tuberculosis and he was dying. 46:46 Oh, no. And so, he coughed really hard. 46:50 And I think this was, oh yeah. 46:52 So he went there and he coughed really hard. 46:54 And while he was there, he died. 46:56 Oh. And he asked the wife, "Do you believe in Jesus?" 47:00 The wife says "No." 47:02 He said, and so he was, 47:03 he was sitting there and he kept asking her, 47:06 praying, Lord, do you want me to pray for this man? 47:10 And he died and he kept saying, Lord, 47:13 do you want me to pray for this man? 47:14 And he sensed, the Lord 47:16 was moving towards prayer, but... 47:19 Pray for him to be raised from the dead. 47:21 From the dead. 47:23 And he kept asking the wife, if he's raised from the dead, 47:27 do you believe in Jesus Christ? 47:29 Will you believe in Jesus Christ? 47:30 Do you believe in Jesus? He's very persistent. Yes. 47:32 You have to believe... Two hours. 47:33 Otherwise, God can't do anything. 47:35 Right. Oh, wow. 47:36 "I mean, I will pray and I believe, 47:38 but you have to believe, 47:40 otherwise, God can't do anything." 47:41 And he says, "I have no power, but God does." 47:43 But God does. 47:44 So the lady's husband is laying there dead. 47:46 Is that right? Right. 47:47 Wow. Yep. He's got cold. 47:48 Stiff. Stiff. 47:50 They took his clothes off. 47:51 His uncle was like, 47:53 "Okay, it's time to prepare him for burial. 47:54 Take his clothes off." 47:55 I don't know why they did that. 47:57 But anyway, they took his clothes off 47:58 to get him ready to bury him. 47:59 And... 48:01 Finally, after two hours, he died at 3 48:02 and at 5 o'clock the wife says, "I believe." 48:05 I believe. 48:06 "And if God raises, if your God raises him from the dead, 48:09 then I'll come to your church." 48:11 And so Pablito checked with the father and yes. 48:14 And so, he prayed for him and the guy jumped up 48:17 and he says, 48:19 "I'm cold. Where's my clothes. I'm hungry." 48:21 "Where's my food." 48:23 He put on his clothes and he's fine. 48:26 Wow. He was healed. 48:27 Two hours. He was healed. 48:28 Well, he was raised from the dead. 48:30 Raised from the dead. Yeah. 48:31 He wasn't breathing for two hours. 48:32 Wow. That's amazing. 48:34 And that just happened? Yeah. 48:35 Just happened. Yeah. 48:37 So, we have a picture of Mar 48:39 who's the man who was raised from the dead, 48:41 he's there in the middle. 48:43 That's his family. Okay, the gentleman in the middle? 48:44 Okay. Yep. That's his family. 48:45 And the next one is Pablito. Yep. 48:47 The Bible worker. Oh, wow. 48:49 Look at that smile on his face. You know that. 48:51 But the sincerity in his eyes too, 48:53 you can see it, you know, Jesus in his eyes. 48:54 Wow. Yeah. 48:56 Absolutely. Wow. 48:57 You think about what that does for one's faith? 48:59 Yeah. 49:00 You think what that does for even my faith. 49:02 I've never met, met either one of the gentlemen, but wow. 49:05 God's alive and well. Yeah. 49:06 He's in the miracle making business so to speak, right? 49:09 Yeah. Yes. Yes. 49:10 God's not dead. Praise God for that. Amen. 49:12 Wow. He's a resurrection in the life. 49:14 He is. He is. 49:16 Boy, I tell you, these programs, 49:18 I tell you, I told Jon and Natalie Wood. 49:20 I said, you know, this, program's gonna go by quick. 49:21 I love these programs, 'cause there's so, much 49:23 about what God is doing. 49:24 Missionary work, you know, 49:26 God is just moving across the world, you know? 49:27 And He wants all of us to participate. 49:29 Be a part of it. 49:31 I know we've got just a couple minutes left. 49:32 Tell us about the satellite ministry 49:34 that's going on too, 'cause this is phenomenal too 49:36 what God is doing with reaching people through satellite? 49:38 Yes. 49:40 Well, you know, how are we gonna reach, 49:41 I mean, half the world lives in Asia, 49:42 so biggest countries in Asia besides China 49:47 and India is Indonesia. 49:49 Okay. It's got 17,000 islands. 49:51 Seventeen thousand islands? Yeah. 49:53 Wow. 49:54 And so in, 49:55 in 2011 we did a faith camp in Jakarta, Indonesia. 49:59 And out of that was this couple that took hold of it. 50:02 And we appealed them, you know, 50:05 we challenged somebody in the audience to start 50:07 a satellite ministry. 50:09 You guys know what satellite... 50:10 We do. 3ABN knows very much about satellite ministry. 50:13 And what it requires. Yes, mm-hmm. 50:15 And what you have to do. That's right. 50:17 And yeah. 50:19 Well, they didn't know any of that, 50:21 but the Lord impressed them very strongly that him 50:24 especially that they were supposed to do this. 50:26 Yeah. Okay. 50:28 And Ramon and Shandy Tengkano were just here 50:30 the other day for an interview. 50:31 So there'll be a today show with them as well. 50:33 That's right. Oh yeah. 50:35 So the more of their story and testimony will be shared there, 50:37 but, we're just amazed at what God has done there in 50:40 reaching people in remote places. 50:43 Lot of places. Yeah. You're right. 50:45 There's no church on the island. 50:46 Yeah. 50:47 So that satellite signal becomes the church. 50:49 Yeah. 50:50 They get together and they watch together 50:52 and that's their church service and... 50:54 Yeah. That's amazing. 50:55 That's incredible. 50:56 So we're getting ready to go to your address. 50:58 Well, there's so much more that they can share. 50:59 So what are ways that people can participate? 51:02 Because we're gonna go to Jon and Natalie Woods 51:03 contact information for Jesus for Asia, 51:05 but tell us some of your needs? 51:07 Okay. So prayer is our primary need. 51:11 If they want to go to our website, 51:13 they can look through all the different projects 51:15 and choose a project and donate that way. 51:18 There's also you know, where needed most 51:21 and that gives us the ability to, 51:23 if we see an emergency, 51:24 we can respond quickly. 51:26 Amen. And then let people know. 51:28 But there's a lot of... 51:30 There's so many options that we just really... 51:31 What about... 51:33 There's a lot of places where there are people needed too. 51:34 Okay. 51:36 So I know with COVID is making a challenge to actually 51:37 you travel, but you'll also go and share as things open up. 51:40 And so, you're also 501(c)(3). 51:42 So if you're here in the United States, 51:43 you get a tax deductible receipt. 51:44 So what we wanna do right now 51:46 is actually go to Jesus for Asia's contact information, 51:49 and you can figure out how you can best help their ministry. 51:54 If you would like to contact or know more about Jesus for Asia, 51:58 you can write to them at PO Box 1221, 52:01 Collegedale Tennessee 37315. 52:05 You can also call them at (423) 413-7321. 52:11 That's (423) 413-7321. 52:15 You can also email them at info@jesusforasia.org 52:20 That's info@jesusforasia.org 52:23 or visit their website at jesusforasia.org/Indonesia 52:29 That's Jesusforasia.org/Indonesia |
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