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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 01:14 Hello 01:15 and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:17 We're so very glad that you have joined us today. 01:20 And we look forward to spending this one hour 01:22 with you each and every day. 01:24 Why is that? 01:25 Well, because you're part of our family. 01:26 It's just great to be able to connect with you 01:28 and share what the Lord Jesus Christ 01:30 is doing through the ministry of 3ABN. 01:33 Thank you so much for your prayers 01:35 and financial support 01:36 because you are making a difference in the world. 01:39 Matthew 24:14 says, 01:41 "And this gospel of the Kingdom 01:43 shall be preached in all the world." 01:46 Praise the Lord for that. 01:47 Sweetheart, we're going to another place of the world 01:49 today, but right here in Southern Illinois. 01:51 How's that possible? 01:53 Because we have our family. 01:54 We do. 01:55 We love it when we can bring you Today programs 01:57 that feature especially what God is doing 02:00 in and through the ministry of 3ABN all over the world. 02:04 And we have some of our favorite 02:06 3ABN family here with us today. 02:08 This is, of course, 02:10 we call them our Russian angels. 02:11 I love it. 02:12 Now God led Danny to begin with Dr. Julie Outkina, 02:18 3ABN Russia almost 30 years ago in 1992. 02:22 And it has grown and expanded 02:24 since then and they are reaching the world 02:26 in the Russian language 24/7 in amazing ways. 02:30 So we're going to give you an update 02:32 and hear just a little bit of their heart today, 02:34 what God is doing in and through 3ABN Russia. 02:37 Yeah, absolutely. 02:38 As you mentioned, part of the family, 02:40 you and I've had the privilege of being there 02:42 going to Russia several times 02:44 and what an incredible experience. 02:46 I remember back in the early mid 90s. 02:49 And I heard 3ABN, 02:51 Mr. Danny talking about Dr. Julie Outkina, 02:54 and about what was happening there in Russia 02:56 and how excited he was. 02:57 And I remember my sister 02:58 and I sending a little bit of money, 03:00 whatever we could to 3ABN to help support 03:02 the work that was going on in Russia. 03:04 And we know many of you have and continue 03:07 to support 3ABN's work there in Russia. 03:10 Thank you very much. 03:12 Without any further ado, let's introduce our family. 03:13 Yes. 03:15 We have our sister, Dr. Julie Outkina, 03:17 who's the executive director of 3ABN Russia, 03:20 and we love you. 03:22 You have mentored us. 03:23 Amen. 03:24 And the ministry here at 3ABN, 03:26 you're doing amazing job there in Russia. 03:27 I'm just so glad you're here. 03:29 Thank you so much. 03:30 You, Greg and Jill are my wonderful example. 03:35 Danny has always been and now you are my inspiration, 03:39 you are my encouragement 03:42 and you are an inspiration and encouragement 03:46 to the whole of 3ABN Russia. 03:48 Thank you so much. Praise the Lord. 03:49 Yeah, we appreciate you so much, 03:51 you know, for your dedication through all the years 03:53 because life's not easy. 03:54 No. 03:55 You know, and, of course, Satan likes 03:57 to oppose the work of the Lord 03:59 and seems to cause difficulties, 04:00 but you continue to press on. 04:02 What an encouragement, inspiration to us. 04:04 Thank you so much. 04:05 Praise the Lord. Amen. 04:07 Sitting next to you is another sister. 04:08 That's right. 04:09 This is Angela Buzina. 04:11 And we met you, I'm trying to think, 04:12 if the first time we met you was when we went to Russia 04:16 or if you came here first 04:18 to the United States before? 04:23 Yeah, she thinks when she came here 04:25 to the United States. 04:27 Okay. 04:28 And then we went a few years later year, 04:29 yeah, to Russia. 04:31 That's great. 04:32 So you've been a part of 3ABN Russia 04:33 for how many years? 04:41 Oh, she believes, it'll be four years in July. 04:44 Wow. 04:46 Praise the Lord. 04:47 We're going to hear just a little bit about 04:48 what she does for 3ABN Russia 04:50 and a little bit of her testimony. 04:52 And then last but not least, is Vadim Trusyuk, 04:56 and you are production manager there for 3ABN Russia. 04:59 And we've met you 05:01 and spend some time together too 05:03 and you are a brother and just so glad you're here. 05:05 Thank you. 05:10 I worked with 3ABN Russia for over 15 years. 05:13 Wow. 05:16 And it's not my first visit to 3ABN in the years. 05:24 And each time when I come, 05:26 I'm amazed at the people here at 3ABN. 05:31 And I'm amazed at people in general. 05:37 I love this country. 05:42 It is my honor to be here among you. 05:46 Praise the Lord. 05:47 And it's exciting to see what's happening there too, 05:49 which I think we're going to talk more about that 05:51 because while you're here, 05:52 we're working on some equipment 05:53 because you have a brand new control room 05:56 that's going, been developed 05:58 and put together there in Russia. 06:00 And I just have to say, we've seen many videos 06:02 and you're going to see some videos today, 06:04 some pictures, isn't that right, Dr. Julie? 06:05 Yes. Okay. 06:06 And some more updates to what's happening 06:08 but when we're there, it's amazing 06:09 because they are so resourceful 06:11 and are such great stewards 06:13 of the funds that you support 3ABN Russia with, 06:17 and to just see them building this control room, 06:20 Vadim and many of the other workers 06:21 they're in there too. 06:22 You see him in a suit, and a tie, 06:24 and a nice white shirt. 06:25 Well, I've seen video with him with, 06:28 yeah, and what we would call more work clothes, 06:30 he's in like jeans and a shirt and they're there painting, 06:34 doing the fabrication. 06:36 You're in that building and hammering too. 06:43 I keep remembering, 06:45 famous phrase that Mollie Steenson once said. 06:53 She said, "I'm here at 3ABN" 06:55 and at that time she was vice president. 06:57 So she said, "I'm here second after Danny." 07:03 But when there is need, 07:04 I change my clothes and I go and clean the bathroom. 07:17 And this is how 3ABN Russia is 07:19 when there is need then they stand up 07:22 from their working places, 07:23 from their computers or from their cameras, 07:26 and they change their clothes 07:27 and they just go and do everything 07:29 that's needed to be done. 07:40 We have very many funny pictures 07:42 when someone in working clothes just all, 07:45 you know in dusty, 07:48 but he needs to do something in his computer. 07:51 So he just runs to his working place 07:53 all in inappropriate attire 07:56 and we just take pictures of that 07:57 because those are funny moments. 07:59 Amen. 08:00 Thank you all for your dedications. 08:03 It's amazing to me what 3ABN Russia does, 08:05 the creativity, the gifts 08:07 that your team has is just incredible. 08:09 When we went there, it just blew our mind. 08:11 Not only their hospitality and their warmth, 08:14 how well they took care of us, 08:15 but also just what God is doing 08:18 there in Russia is amazing. 08:19 So let's hear just a little bit of your own journey. 08:22 What brought you to 3ABN Russia and your walk with God? 08:26 And, Angela, can we start with you? 08:33 My way to God started from my childhood. 08:42 I was about six months old 08:44 when my parents started attending 08:46 Pastor John Carter's meetings in Nizhny Novgorod. 08:51 That is a very special moment in the life of our family. 08:59 And since then I've been in church. 09:08 I praise the Lord 09:09 that I have a desire to serve in my church. 09:23 Because at a teenage, when a person is a teenager, 09:27 then it may be difficult to make a decision 09:30 to stay in church. 09:31 But she has never had any desire 09:35 to leave the church. 09:36 She has always wanted to be in church. 09:41 I first ministered in the children's department. 09:49 And then I met one of the workers of 3ABN Russia. 09:53 You know him. 09:54 Yes. 09:55 Yeah. 09:57 Daniel? 09:58 Yes. Yes. 09:59 Oh, yeah, he's been here at several many times. 10:01 That's correct. 10:07 We discussed a lot his work at 3ABN Russia. 10:17 And a moment came in my life when I was looking for a job. 10:32 Because my previous job didn't satisfy me 10:34 in the meaning that 10:35 I was not bringing any good to society 10:40 by working at that place. 10:43 Not making any difference. 10:49 She was an administrator in a secular company. 11:04 And then I came to 3ABN Russia at Daniel's suggestion 11:08 and try myself there. 11:20 And I said, "How can I be useful there? 11:24 I don't have education in this field. 11:27 I don't know how to tape the videotape. 11:30 I don't know how to add it. 11:31 I don't know anything in that profession, 11:35 because my education is Economics." 11:44 But I have always been 11:46 very much interested in photography, 11:52 and Photoshop program and others. 12:01 And so I was encouraged 12:03 that I can master the video also. 12:06 Daniel said, "Why don't you try it?" 12:08 Good. 12:11 And so I tried. 12:21 And I don't regret. 12:23 I'm happy that I undertook this profession, 12:35 because what I do at 3ABN Russia 12:38 is much more than just a job. 12:47 And I'm also involved in media ministry in church. 13:00 And now my work at 3ABN Russia, 13:03 my ministry to the people through church, 13:05 this is one whole thing not divided. 13:09 Amen. 13:18 And I'm happy that my certain capabilities 13:22 that my certain gifts that God has given me 13:26 and ability to learn. 13:32 With the God's help, 13:33 I direct into the right direction. 13:40 So I feel happy 13:42 that this is happening in my life. 13:45 It's amazing. 13:47 Yeah, it is. 13:49 Amen. 13:50 It's incredible, 13:52 you know, we can attest to her photography skills. 13:55 She's an amazing photographer, 13:57 and you do video editing as well. 14:00 I remember when we went to Russia, 14:02 I think it was the first time. 14:03 Angela, as soon as we come off the plane, 14:05 here she was taking pictures of everyone. 14:06 And we thought, "Oh, 14:08 she's just documenting the experience." 14:10 And then at the very end, 14:13 you all stayed up all night 14:14 to put together these books for us 14:16 with the pictures printed out of our journey 14:18 and our time there in Russia. 14:20 Amen, beautiful. 14:21 But you have an amazing heart for people, 14:24 and to be able to use that in ministry 14:27 and to put those gifts 14:28 such that other people are blessed is amazing. 14:33 You know, I think it's a testimony 14:35 to someone that is willing when God calls to just listen. 14:40 Because you could say, okay, I have... 14:41 Well, you have no education. 14:43 Right? No educationalist field. 14:44 But, okay, God's calling, 14:46 He's asking us to be willing vessels. 14:48 That's what He's asking all of us. 14:50 You are, you are, you are, we are, you are too at home 14:53 when God calls you just say yes. 14:56 Don't say, "Well, I don't have this. 14:57 I don't have that." 14:59 You know what, just go, 15:00 because when God calls, He'll provide. 15:02 And thank you for listening to the call of God. 15:13 It's good to be open only to... 15:17 also to the... 15:19 when God speaks to you through other people 15:21 because He uses circumstances, 15:23 He uses other people, 15:24 so it's good to listen to people. 15:26 That's good. 15:27 Amen. 15:29 What about your journey, Vadim? 15:34 I can say that I haven't come to church. 15:39 I was brought into church in hands. 15:44 I was carried into church. 15:48 By your mother and father? 15:54 Because I'm a Seventh-day Adventist 15:56 in several generations. 16:06 In our family, my grandfather, 16:11 my great grandfather 16:13 lived through a very difficult life 16:15 of persecution. 16:16 Under communism. 16:18 Yes. 16:20 They all were ministers, church pastors. 16:29 My great grandfather was exiled 16:32 to some faraway island in Siberia for 10 years. 16:37 That place is called Taymyr. 16:44 Because he was a pastor in church 16:46 and he clung to his church, to his beliefs. 16:52 He didn't want to give up and so. 17:02 Then my grandfather was a pastor also, 17:05 and for six years he was also in exile. 17:17 Then my parents in the years 17:19 of the Soviet Union for their beliefs, 17:22 for their faith were persecuted also. 17:24 They felt pressure. 17:29 They would be fired from their work. 17:38 They would be made fun of or mocked 17:42 in front of the co-workers 17:47 or in front of school when they were schoolchildren. 18:00 But in spite of these or probably thanks to all this, 18:04 their faithfulness, their faith only grew 18:08 and this is why I'm in church. 18:11 Wow. 18:17 My father is a minister too. 18:18 And in my childhood when we're very little. 18:25 We came to Nizhny, 18:28 to our city, to 3ABN Russian Evangelism Center. 18:37 And we were little kids at that time 18:40 and, of course, children would run around 18:43 in all the hidden places in the building. 18:49 But that part where 3ABN Russia studios were, 18:53 it was always locked. 18:57 We will always look through the windows, 18:59 what's going on there. 19:02 This is what all children... 19:03 Me too. You too. 19:05 Kids did. Her too. 19:10 And when I grew up. 19:15 My dad came as a pastor to Nizhny Novgorod. 19:21 And I started 19:24 in a college. 19:28 And I started looking for a job. 19:43 And the first place where I went to was 3ABN Russia 19:47 because both work and ministry 19:51 in one place is your highest dream. 19:54 Amen. 19:56 Absolutely. 19:59 I started as a cameraman. 20:03 I was the floor director. 20:08 Then I started to be a director, a video director. 20:16 And then my administrative responsibilities 20:18 were added. 20:22 I was studying how to be an administrator. 20:29 Then video archive and radio archive. 20:38 Video library, like... 20:43 Radio library, library of all the programs. 20:46 Okay. Sure. 20:57 And so now for about five or six years, 21:01 I'm a production manager. 21:03 Amen. 21:05 And doing a very good job. 21:06 Yes. Praise the Lord. 21:07 He that is faithful 21:09 in that which is least is faithful 21:10 also in much, you know? 21:11 Starting with camera 21:13 and then transitioning to other responsibilities, 21:15 so praise the Lord. 21:16 Amen. Yeah. 21:17 Thank you for your dedication to the work of the Lord. 21:20 And probably you never thought as a little kid running around 21:25 that you would end up working there 21:27 and have the position you have now. 21:29 It's neat how the Lord leads in one's life for sure. 21:33 Amen. 21:34 Sister Julie, I just have to comment on this. 21:36 You know, I think about the translation 21:37 that you're doing right now. 21:40 Tell us how you've learned English 21:41 because it's so good. 21:43 You know, and I know it's part of the story, 21:44 and I know Mr. Danny talks about that, 21:45 but just gives a little bit of your testimony 21:47 briefly of how the Lord has led in your life? 21:51 I learned to be a teacher of English there in Russia 21:54 and I became a teacher of English. 21:57 It was under communism, correct? 21:59 Oh, yes, it was under communism. 22:01 And I was 39 when Pastor John Carter 22:05 jointly with 3ABN came to my city, 22:08 Nizhny Novgorod. 22:09 And my reason for going to those meetings 22:12 was to listen to English 22:13 because I have never heard any person 22:18 whose mother's tongue is English talk. 22:21 So this is why I went, 22:25 and then the Lord penetrate my heart 22:30 with His message of love, 22:33 with His message of acceptance, 22:35 of accepting me the way I am, 22:38 and being willing to change me 22:41 to make me new and just... 22:46 Yeah. 22:48 So English is the reason 22:50 why I started going to the meetings. 22:53 And then I had such a good use of English 22:56 because 3ABN was looking for... 23:00 3ABN had John Canter as a supervisor 23:03 of the construction 23:04 of 3ABN Russia Evangelism Center, 23:06 and they needed a translator. 23:08 And the Lord, in a miraculous way, 23:11 led me to a meeting of Danny 23:13 with the conference people about this, 23:16 and the translator who was supposed to be there 23:19 just couldn't come. 23:21 And so I was invited by chance 23:23 and Danny invited me to work 23:25 at 3ABN Russia right at that meeting. 23:27 Amen. 23:28 That's divine providence. 23:30 It is. Yeah. 23:31 God orchestrated the events 23:32 because He saw down the stream of time, 23:34 there would be 3ABN Russia that you would be needed, 23:38 your English skills, 23:39 your heart for God, your organization, 23:41 your creativity, to be the executive director, 23:44 and then each one of you would be there 23:46 as well as the rest of the 3ABN Russia team. 23:49 That's amazing. 23:50 That's amazing. The Lord is amazing. 23:52 I would never believe if someone told me 23:56 that such an amazing ministry 23:59 would be in Russia that it would flourish so much 24:03 that it would reach so many people 24:05 with the Lord's message 24:07 and with the amazing media resources, 24:12 amazing media opportunities. 24:17 I wouldn't believe that. 24:19 The Lord does miraculous things, 24:20 you know, just making ourselves available 24:22 to what He wants us to do. 24:23 And I know we've got some videos 24:25 we want to go to. 24:26 You want to go to one of those now 24:27 or do you want to wait? 24:29 Oh, yes, with me. 24:30 Yeah, okay. Yes. 24:31 Probably before that we may mention 24:33 how many stations we're on. 24:34 Let's do that. 24:36 Yeah, how big 3ABN Russia is, let's do that. 24:37 3ABN Russia is big. 24:38 It just started with a small, small, small 24:40 ministry of several people, 24:42 and only one station there take us there 24:46 that take our programming in 1993, 24:49 and then they started receiving up 24:51 to 1000 letters a week. 24:53 And they said, "Wow, you're more popular 24:55 than any central channels here." 24:57 Wow, praise the Lord. 24:58 And now we are on 547 stations around Russia. 25:04 We are on two... 25:06 This is a cable company. 25:07 Yes. We are on two Russian satellites. 25:09 And thank you 3ABN and the viewers of 3ABN 25:12 who make our satellite broadcasting possible 25:14 because it costs a lot of money. 25:16 And so over 500 cable companies receive our signal 25:21 and rebroadcast it in their areas. 25:25 And it covers over 3,600 cities and towns of Russia. 25:30 We don't know how many people or how many millions of people, 25:34 but we know that the potentially 25:36 those are millions and millions of people 25:39 who watch these programs. 25:40 Amen. 25:41 And we have 13,000 video programs. 25:45 We have 11 over, over 11,000 radio programs, 25:49 and our programming is so diverse. 25:51 We have Bible studies, practical theology. 25:55 We are not that big in, 25:57 you know, just theological discussions, 25:59 but we make the theological issues 26:02 practical for people. 26:05 Programs on relations, on family, 26:07 programs for children, programs for youth, 26:10 programs on health, against addictions, 26:13 programs on music, nature, history, culture, 26:17 so many of them. 26:19 And we have brought today... 26:22 We haven't been in Russia 26:24 due to these recent circumstances 26:26 for over two years. 26:28 So today we have decided to bring to you for this visit, 26:32 and praise the Lord that it could happen. 26:35 The new programs that we created, 26:37 developed, produced during the past two years. 26:39 Wow! 26:41 We didn't have much time to prepare, 26:42 so I'll have to comment upon them 26:44 while we watch, so. 26:46 And this took place during COVID. 26:47 You're recording new programs amidst of COVID. 26:49 Praise the Lord, it didn't stop you all. 26:51 No, praise the Lord. 26:52 Yeah, we praise the Lord. 26:54 Should we go to the video now then, you can, okay. 26:55 Yes, before we go to the video, 26:57 I want to say that it has an open. 26:59 And there in the open 27:00 it speaks about 37 years of 3ABN 27:04 and Russia is 29 years of those 37. 27:07 Amen. 27:08 Praise the Lord Yeah, 27:10 and that open highlights some special moments 27:12 of 3ABN and 3ABN Russia together. 27:15 And then right after the open is over, 27:18 I will start commenting upon different segments 27:21 of the new programs developed 27:22 during the past two years. 27:23 Excellent. 27:25 Okay, let's go to that role right now. 28:04 So one of the new programs that we have created, 28:06 it is called unanswered.net In Russian, 28:11 the word Nyet means no. 28:13 So the name of this new series means, 28:16 at 3ABN Russia there are no unanswered requests, 28:20 prayer request, letters, telephone calls. 28:23 This is a new inter program graphics fill a series 28:27 with our viewers prayer requests. 28:30 We received them from Russian speaking people 28:32 from every corner of the globe. 28:34 Wow. 28:35 Thus we join with our viewers in their petitions to heaven, 28:39 for health, for good relations, for their financial problems, 28:43 for their children, for their work, 28:45 for strengthening faith, and for much more. 28:48 Amen. 28:49 I love that program. 28:51 Yeah. 28:52 Here's another one during these past two years, 28:55 it's called Memory of Generations. 28:57 And as you can see from the pictures, 29:00 it's dedicated to May the 9th Victory Day, 29:04 which is a memorial day of the end 29:06 of the Second World War for Russia. 29:09 Church members are taped in these programs, 29:12 who talk about their childhood during the war, 29:15 the heroism of their families, 29:17 their dedication to what they were doing. 29:20 Only our memory, the memory of generations 29:24 will help to remember the heroes 29:27 and always strive for peace. 29:29 Here is another program. 29:30 It is about the Passion Week, Christ our Passover. 29:34 Past year, we taped and aired live 29:38 pastors of our conference 29:40 during each respective day of the Passion Week, 29:43 as they're described in the Bible. 29:45 And we did it on the week 29:48 that precedes Russian Orthodox Easter. 29:50 So every day they show one of these programs, 29:53 according to the Bible, 29:55 the entry of Christ into Jerusalem, 29:57 the expulsion of the merchants from the table, 29:59 and so on, from the temple. 30:02 And here is another new program. 30:04 This is a graphic series 30:06 that is made as a Bible Dictionary. 30:08 The meaning of various Bible concepts 30:12 are presented in a text form, 30:15 with a voiceover illustrated by Bible texts and by pictures. 30:20 We chose those Bible terms 30:23 that help our viewers to understand 30:25 God's beautiful plan of salvation. 30:28 And it is becoming more and more popular 30:30 with our viewers. 30:31 Amen. 30:33 Another program, again, you see 3ABN Russia Evangelism Center. 30:36 We've developed a new series of programs 30:38 with these graphics, 30:40 where we offer viewers a variety of live sermons 30:43 recorded during Sabbath worship services 30:46 at 3ABN Russia Evangelism Center. 30:49 Among the preachers are pastors, elders, 30:52 the leaders of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Russia. 30:55 So we just use these sermons for the people to know 31:00 what the Protestant Church, 31:01 what an Adventist Church is all about, 31:03 how it has its worship services, 31:06 what messages it preaches. 31:09 Praise the Lord. 31:10 Yeah, a good program. 31:14 This would be something maybe as 3ABN Worship Hour 31:16 or something similar. 31:17 Yeah. 31:19 Absolutely, a weekly church service. 31:20 Yes. I love that. 31:21 Yeah, another one. 31:23 It's called A Word For This Hour. 31:25 Multiple events that happen around change the world 31:29 that people have been used to live in, 31:31 how to respond, give into panic, 31:34 try to ignore the changes. 31:37 What does the Holy Scriptures tell us 31:40 about various crises and disasters? 31:43 How can we maintain moral courage and common sense? 31:46 The program assures the viewers about the Lord's faithfulness. 31:52 Here's another one and another new program. 31:54 It's called The Territory of Reality. 31:57 It is a talk show for youth. 31:59 Here's Vadim hosting it, 32:00 he opened every one of those programs. 32:03 And we have live audience with young people 32:06 and we have pastors, Christian psychologists, 32:10 and sociologists as our guest, 32:12 musicians and different other specialists, 32:17 pastors, health specialists. 32:19 We discussed the issues 32:20 that confront young adults today. 32:23 Another one, 32:25 which is Jill's favorite I think, 32:27 it is called I Can And You Will Be Able To. 32:32 It is a youth series to learn a vast variety of skills. 32:36 In these programs, 32:38 experts in their field teach how to play guitar, 32:41 make desserts, take pictures, sing, 32:45 also viewers will be able to develop 32:47 some grafting techniques like scrapbooking, patchwork, 32:51 soap making, landscape design. 32:54 The programs are produced to attract young people 32:58 to watch our channel 32:59 and see how practical and beneficial it is. 33:01 Yeah, that's great. 33:03 Another one, it is called Reviving Russia. 33:06 Russia is a multi-national, multi-religious 33:08 and multi-cultural country. 33:11 Our history remembers numerous conflicts, 33:14 as well as great examples of consolidation. 33:17 How to keep peace 33:18 and promote the development of society 33:21 in every aspect of life. 33:23 Reviving Russia is a program about religious freedom, 33:26 interfaith dialogue and spiritual values. 33:29 Amen. 33:31 And that's hosted by Valery. 33:32 I see Valery. Yeah, yeah. 33:33 That's right. 33:35 And another one, which we do like 33:37 is called the Angles Of The Events. 33:39 It is an informational analytical program, 33:44 which talks about actual and important news 33:48 of social and religious life of our country. 33:52 And we have a host, our worker Maria, 33:55 and a pastor, who comments 33:57 upon different events that happen or... 34:00 Here's another pastor. 34:01 Here's an interview outside in the streets. 34:05 These are some special events, 34:08 some special holidays at 3ABN Russia. 34:11 So these are the new programs 34:15 that we developed during the past two years. 34:17 I just want to say, all in two years. 34:20 I know. Praise the Lord. 34:21 Wow, that's incredible. 34:26 And we develop them 34:30 alongside with recording our current series, 34:34 which we've already developed 34:36 and just which were on the air already. 34:40 That makes me tired just thinking about that. 34:42 Yeah, that's a lot of work. 34:44 I was trying to count and then I lost count. 34:45 Was it eight, nine new programs in the last two years? 34:47 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. 34:51 Ten? Yeah. 34:53 Plus everything else that you're normally doing. 34:55 Yeah, that's incredible. 34:56 Praise the Lord. 34:57 But they're practical, they're relevant, 34:59 current events, scriptural, biblical. 35:01 I love that. 35:03 Great job. 35:07 Even when pandemic came to Russia. 35:15 Of course, there came restrictions 35:17 to what we could do. 35:26 But when we summed up our results 35:28 because we sent our reports to Jill weekly 35:32 about our accomplishments. 35:40 We were amazed to see that at that difficult time, 35:44 God allowed us to do more 35:46 than we would usually accomplish 35:48 during the same amount of time. 35:49 Wow, praise the Lord. 35:51 Yeah, praise the Lord. 35:53 Slava Boga. 35:54 Very good. Praise God. 35:55 We have another video to go to, but I have several questions. 35:59 Sister Julie, how large is the staff of 3ABN Russia? 36:03 We have 32 full-time positions, 36:07 which are comprised of 26 full-time workers 36:12 and I believe six part-time workers, 36:14 which all together make 32. 36:16 Okay. 36:17 How many studios do you have? 36:19 Well, we have one studio, and we have another smaller one 36:23 for which we're building a control room. 36:24 That's right. 36:26 So we even didn't have a separate control room 36:28 for another studio. 36:29 So actually, there was one control room 36:31 and two studios, one major one and one small one. 36:35 How many people help in production 36:36 or what's your production staff, 36:38 like camera, video director? 36:43 We have two camera people. 36:45 We have two video directors and they exchange their roles. 36:49 So sometimes the same person is a video director 36:51 and then the same person is a camera person, 36:54 then a sound person. 36:55 So I don't know, five or six. 36:57 Five or six people. 36:59 Well, that's incredible. 37:00 Yeah, but of course, as far as program development, 37:02 we try to pay attention to that. 37:04 And so we have a certain amount of workers, 37:07 who are... 37:09 We call them editors or producers, 37:12 so who think on how to create, how to produce. 37:16 Amen. 37:17 I know we want to talk about YouTube as well. 37:19 Sister, do you want to talk about that now 37:20 or do you want to put YouTube 37:22 something new that 3ABN Russia is doing? 37:23 Do you want to talk about that part now? 37:25 What God is doing there 37:26 or do you want to go to the other video? 37:28 Yeah, let us talk about YouTube 37:30 because I don't remember when... 37:32 Jill, you just said, 37:33 YouTube is a very promising area of development. 37:37 It was not a very long time ago. 37:39 But I think it was during my previous visit 37:42 which is over two years ago. 37:44 And we are used to satellite 37:47 and satellite is wonderful, it is great. 37:50 It reaches so many people, 37:51 but you never have feedback except of some letters. 37:56 But you don't know how many people watch, 37:58 you don't know how long they watch. 38:00 You don't know what comments they make, 38:03 not everyone writes back. 38:04 And so we just... 38:08 We were inspired by this new direction 38:11 that 3ABN was taking 38:12 and we decided to develop our YouTube. 38:15 It took us a while. 38:16 We have just started developing it very recently. 38:20 And we have a graphics, if... 38:24 Yeah, look at this, it's not a very comprehensive graphics, 38:28 but the blue line shows how the amount... 38:32 It is from January 2020 to September 2021, 38:36 so the blue line shows 38:38 how the amount of subscribers steadily grows 38:41 and we have... 38:45 We have over 41,000 subscribers at this time. 38:49 And then you see these peaks, these ups and downs, 38:53 these on that same graph. 38:55 This is... 38:57 We have found with YouTube 38:58 that this is how it works because on YouTube, 39:03 all of a sudden one program becomes popular, 39:05 we don't know why. 39:06 And then YouTube is in an amazing instrument. 39:10 I know that those who created it 39:12 were not thinking about God, 39:15 but we do know that God is in all that is happening 39:18 and we see it as an amazing missionary tool 39:21 'cause one of our programs just reaches this peak 39:25 of viewership 39:26 of just attention of the viewers, 39:31 when people watch it, when people comment upon it, 39:33 when people like it, then YouTube automatically... 39:36 It has very smart algorithms. 39:38 It sure does. 39:39 YouTube is an official channel of Google. 39:42 It is a very, very advanced organization, 39:45 a very rich one. 39:47 And there are, I think, 39:50 eight billion people living on this earth 39:53 and YouTube says that 39:55 3.2 billion people watch YouTube. 39:58 That's incredible. 39:59 So you know, over a third of the mankind watches YouTube. 40:04 So no wonder they invest so much into it. 40:08 They make it so, you know, state of the art. 40:11 So YouTube has very smart algorithms. 40:14 As soon as there is activity around a program, 40:16 then it starts promoting 40:18 the programs of the same channel. 40:20 It is not biased. 40:22 It would promote terrible things, 40:23 which I don't comment... 40:25 Well, I cannot... 40:26 Yeah, but it also promotes good things 40:29 for the glory of God. 40:31 So we have prepared another video. 40:35 And I don't know if you will be surprised or not, 40:37 which of the videos have brought those peaks those... 40:41 Yeah, but probably the viewership 40:45 for 3ABN Russia is bigger. 40:48 So the blue is the subscribers how that's grown, 40:50 the red that's the views, 40:51 you see the peak and the valleys 40:53 and then the duration of views, 40:54 which we keep as yellow. 40:56 Yes. 40:57 How long we keep the attention of the viewers 41:00 is very important. 41:01 So let me now show you the video again. 41:06 We didn't have time to do a right voiceover at all, 41:10 so we're going to be doing it on the spot. 41:12 I don't know if I'll do as great with this one. 41:15 So if I'm behind just bear with me. 41:16 No, that's great. 41:18 Let's go to that video right now. 41:19 Yeah. 41:20 This one is called Male and Female He Created Them, 41:24 and this one brought us 526,000 views. 41:28 Wow. 41:30 And it is about relationships 41:32 or relations between husband and wife after 50, 41:36 including intimate relations. 41:38 And we are so happy that we can give them 41:41 healthy Bible-based advice, 41:44 which will make their life really good. 41:47 Here is another one 41:49 and it talks about men's menopause. 41:51 And again, it's popular. 41:53 It has 136,000 views 41:57 and good advice is given by Christians to the people. 42:01 Here's another one, it is called Helpful Minute, 42:04 this series of programs, Helpful Minute. 42:06 And the first one, yeah, you can see from the open. 42:09 Weight loss. 42:11 Exercise. 42:12 Yes. 42:14 The first one which is most popular 42:16 has 447,000 views and it's about squats. 42:21 And this attracts people 42:23 because squatting relieves your heart muscle 42:27 because then your leg muscles start working 42:29 which is good. 42:31 Then another one is about sciatic nerve 42:35 because a lot of people have pain in the back 42:38 or in these areas. 42:40 So 318,000 views, 42:45 and people are so happy 42:47 that we give them good health recommendations. 42:49 Exercise, we don't put them on medication, 42:53 but offer them healthier lifestyle, 42:56 including this program, which is, 42:59 which talks about there is a way out. 43:02 And here, it talks about withdrawal... 43:05 How to overcome withdrawal symptoms 43:07 when you quit smoking, 43:08 and people appreciate it. 43:09 Yes, 389,000 views. 43:13 Another one, How to Increase Your Melatonin Level 43:17 by Natural Means, by food, 83,000 views. 43:21 These are different kinds of foods. 43:24 Another one, which is very impressive, 43:27 we're so thankful that in this program, 43:30 we have 388,000 views. 43:34 It is called Bible Prophets in the Quran, 43:37 because Quran and Bible have... 43:39 You have the same people that they talk about 43:42 and the Muslims are very much interested 43:45 to hear this information. 43:48 This one is about Jesus and Muhammad 43:51 and it compares how are they different. 43:54 Where are they alike, but where are they different? 43:56 So Jesus is God, He is not just a prophet. 43:59 Then another popular program 44:01 among the Muslims is 139,000 views, 44:05 Did Jesus Die On The Cross, And What It Means? 44:10 Well, and this one is the two favorite singers 44:14 of 3ABN Russia. 44:18 This is Xenia Lapitskaya, 380,000 views. 44:22 Wow! 44:24 And it's a song of her singing that? 44:25 Yeah. Okay. 44:26 Just a simple song and a simple set 44:29 and so many people watch and this song is about heaven. 44:32 Amen. 44:34 Praise the Lord. 44:35 And here's another one and the last one. 44:38 It has 245,000 views, Angelika Yuzna. 44:42 And it says, "How thankful I am to the Lord 44:46 for dying for me on the cross." 44:47 And 245,000 people viewed the message 44:52 through the song. 44:53 Wow. That's incredible. 44:55 So all of these programs that we're just watching now 44:57 that you have or that you're showing us 44:58 were on YouTube and all the views, 45:00 were they all filmed or shot recorded 45:02 at 3ABN Russia studios? 45:03 Oh, yes, yes. 45:05 They were all recorded at 3ABN Russia. 45:07 They have these peak views and they... 45:12 You know when some program is viewed intensely, 45:16 then as I told you, 45:18 YouTube algorithms start recommending 45:21 other programs of the same channel 45:23 or of the same producer. 45:25 And Vadim prepared me figures that one of our programs, 45:30 it was watched by 1000 viewers. 45:33 It is called False Prophets, Who Are They? 45:38 One thousand doesn't bring these peaks, 45:39 but still it's a lot. 45:41 It's not little. 45:43 And then YouTube itself. 45:45 We didn't ask it. It promotes. 45:46 Yeah, we even didn't know that it would do it. 45:49 It promoted the program, which is called 45:53 The Death of The Kingdom of Antichrist. 45:56 And for two years, that program was on the air. 46:00 It had 550 views and then after this one, 46:04 which was popular about false prophets, 46:08 immediately, during one day, 46:12 it had from 550 views, 46:16 it was viewed by 3300 viewers. 46:20 So it's amazing what a tool YouTube really is. 46:23 Because YouTube was promoting and saying, 46:25 "Wow, you've watched this one 46:26 so we're going to show you this other program." 46:28 You know the world is a world of searching online, right? 46:31 It seems that this where the world is, 46:33 we go to Google, like you mentioning Google, 46:35 you know, how old is this? 46:37 What is that? And I don't understand this. 46:38 It's amazing the answers that are out there, 46:41 that's the power of YouTube. 46:42 It's an evangelistic tool. 46:44 3ABN is into that too, 46:45 and I'm so happy that 3ABN Russia is doing this 46:47 because people are searching and trying to find something. 46:49 It could have be at 3 AM in the morning. 46:52 It could be at noon during their lunch break. 46:54 Where is God when I need Him? 46:56 So you don't know then what happens, 46:57 but YouTube and all these back engines 47:00 are then saying, 47:01 "Hey watch this video or watch this sermon." 47:03 That's beautiful 47:04 because what a powerful evangelism tool this is, 47:08 so praise the Lord for what He's doing. 47:09 And what's so exciting to me is that people are watching 47:12 and we won't know till heaven, 47:14 the full impact of the work that is going on. 47:16 Praise the Lord. 47:24 And through the feedback that YouTube gives us, 47:28 we can understand what people are looking for, 47:30 what are their hurting points. 47:32 Yeah. 47:34 And it makes our work more purposeful, 47:38 more oriented to people's needs and to people's hurts. 47:43 And also, I don't want to spend much time on that 47:46 but we're trying to have church members involved 47:49 as much as we can, which is promoting churches. 47:53 What 3ABN Russia does 47:54 and we encourage them to watch our programs, 47:56 does not just increase the viewership but be fed, 48:00 be nurtured by themselves, 48:02 or recommend it as a missionary tool, 48:05 use it as a missionary tool, 48:07 recommended for the others to be watched. 48:09 So it's a big thing 48:10 that we are trying to achieve now, 48:12 you know, to reach different churches 48:14 without presentations, with our encouragement. 48:16 So as Angela said, 48:18 working together church and 3ABN, 48:22 so we're looking forward to huge expansion of YouTube, 48:26 due to the work jointly with the churches. 48:28 Amen. 48:30 Because that's networking, 48:31 really, that what you're doing is networking. 48:33 You're connecting with the churches. 48:35 The churches are fed spiritually 48:36 by the programs, and then they share it 48:39 on their social media sites with other people 48:42 and then other people watch and then YouTube's algorithms 48:45 pushes other people to watch. 48:47 And people who never would have even searched for 3ABN Russia, 48:50 they never would have searched for religious program 48:53 and yet here it is in front of their face. 48:55 And then they have the opportunity, 48:57 the privilege to hear truth, so what a blessing. 49:00 We only have a few minutes left 49:02 before we go to the address here, 49:03 but what are some more future plans? 49:06 I know YouTube is a big part of that. 49:09 What are some other future plans 49:10 for 3ABN Russia? 49:14 Our closest plan is to tape another series 49:17 of Territory of Reality. 49:21 You know its motto is, you think that 49:23 you confront so many problems in your reality, 49:27 but let us tell you that there is another reality 49:31 and that is the reality with God. 49:32 So we're taping a third season of it. 49:35 Yeah. 49:41 We're also preparing a series of new movies 49:46 about or documentary movies 49:48 about seven-day Adventist veterans. 49:51 And it's a good historical material 49:55 and it's a good material for the viewers of today. 49:59 Praise the Lord. 50:05 Yeah. 50:07 We hope for to continue our charitable concert 50:09 for the Christmas time. 50:12 But most of all, of course, our biggest project is the... 50:16 And thank you 3ABN 50:17 and thank you the viewers of 3ABN 50:19 that our new control room is finished and it is equipped. 50:25 Praise the Lord. 50:26 3ABN has bought us the equipment. 50:28 We're taking back to Russia with us during this visit. 50:30 Praise the Lord. 50:31 So this is an amazing thing 50:33 that we're going to use this control room. 50:34 We want to tape live programs in it. 50:37 We will have two simultaneously working 50:39 studios now with these new control rooms. 50:41 Amen. 50:43 Praise the Lord. Amen. 50:44 Yeah, I'm so excited about 50:46 3ABN Russia like I've mentioned. 50:47 We've been there, I'm always encouraged. 50:48 And we want to encourage you 50:50 and say thank you for your support of 3ABN. 50:52 And we want to encourage you 50:53 if the Holy Spirit is impressing you now 50:54 as you're watching this program 50:56 or you're just like "Wow, I just feel that, 50:58 I need to support the work that is going on there." 51:00 We want to encourage you to contact 3ABN. 51:02 You can do it a number of ways. 51:03 One of the ways is calling the number 51:05 that's on your screen right now, 51:06 that's (618) 627-4651 51:09 during regular business hours, 51:10 and we have an actual fund code for 3ABN Russia. 51:13 We've had it for years. 51:14 So many of you've stepped up to the plate as we say, 51:17 and continue to support. 51:18 You mentioned the satellite cost 51:20 because even though we're focusing on YouTube, 51:22 we're still continuing with satellite. 51:23 All these cities, the incredible population, 51:26 I believe there's over 120 million 51:28 in the country of Russia. 51:29 Is that correct, yeah, over that? 51:31 It's lot of people. 51:32 So we need funds for that, 51:34 of course, every month and pay the satellite bill. 51:36 And, of course, the work that's going on there, 51:38 the expansion that continues to happen, 51:40 or you can always send a check here to 3ABN 51:42 that's PO Box 220, West Frankfort, 51:45 Illinois 62896. 51:48 And we'll put 100% of it to 3ABN Russia 51:51 and the work that's going on there. 51:52 Or you can donate online. 51:54 Thank you for talking about going online. 51:55 Go to 3abn. tv 51:58 and you just click on the Donate tab, 52:00 3abn. tv And you just scroll down 52:04 to 3ABN Russia and click on that, 52:06 that way 100% of the funds you donate for that 52:09 will go specifically for 3ABN Russia 52:12 and for the work that's going on there, 52:14 so that the gospel can continue 52:16 to go forward around the world. 52:18 Absolutely. 52:19 What we're going to do right now 52:21 is take a really quick break 52:22 and we'll come back for a couple of minute 52:23 with some closing thoughts. |
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