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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.81,0:00:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}For more than 110 years,\Nthe 13th Sabbath Offering{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.08,0:00:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}has empowered\Nthe Seventh-day Adventist Church{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.15,0:00:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to launch mission boats,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.72,0:00:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}fly mission planes,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.30,0:00:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}heal the sick,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.45,0:00:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}educate young people,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.91,0:00:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}reach the unreached,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.55,0:00:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and change lives.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.65,0:00:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The sacrificial giving\Nof faithful Adventists{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.81,0:00:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}for more than a century{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.07,0:00:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}has brought light and hope\Nto every corner of the globe.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.93,0:00:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Many of these offerings\Nhave gone toward children's projects.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.61,0:00:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}In 2011, a portion\Nof the 13th Sabbath Offering{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.70,0:00:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}was used to translate\Nchildren's materials, like books,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.47,0:00:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}into the local languages of Armenia, \NAzerbaijan, and Georgia.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.58,0:00:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}More than ten years later,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.73,0:00:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}we can see the effects\Nthat these materials had{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.04,0:00:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}on that generation of children.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.12,0:00:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Guram is a video editor\Nin the Adventist Church{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.56,0:01:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.89,0:01:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The translated materials\Nfrom the 2011 13th Sabbath Offering{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.85,0:01:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}were instrumental\Nin shaping his spiritual life.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.12,0:01:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was about eight years old\Nwhen my parents brought me to church.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.68,0:01:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, there was already\Na group of children
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.58,0:01:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would actively study the Bible.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.12,0:01:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These lessons, which were conducted\Nin my native language,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.89,0:01:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,significantly contributed\Nto my getting to know God.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.21,0:01:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years passed, and today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.16,0:01:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to be actively involved in service.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.30,0:01:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Currently, with the support\Nof Adventist World Radio,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.66,0:01:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I participate in the preparation\Nof video materials.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.40,0:01:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope God will help us to do\Neven more in our country.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.24,0:01:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}In another Georgian city,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.73,0:01:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Lela remembers not being interested\Nin church as a kid.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.94,0:02:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}It wasn't until there were materials\Ndesigned for her{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.80,0:02:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}that she started to enjoy going to church.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.42,0:02:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Lela grew closer to God{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.97,0:02:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a{\i1}nd began getting more involved in church.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.47,0:02:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Today, she's the assistant\NSabbath school teacher for the children.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.24,0:02:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}She loves passing on her passion for Jesus{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.64,0:02:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to this young generation.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.96,0:02:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children's classes are important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.85,0:02:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because children need to grow\Nin understanding God
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.77,0:02:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and grow in knowledge of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.42,0:02:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can stay in church\Nwhen they grow up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.74,0:02:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Thanks to your giving\Nto the 13th Sabbath Offering in 2011,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.80,0:02:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}children such as Guram and Lela\Nhave grown up loving Jesus{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.14,0:02:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and continue to be active contributors\Nto ministry as young adults.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.11,0:02:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The impact of this offering\Nwill only truly be known{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.88,0:02:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}when we all get to heaven.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.14,0:02:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Thank you for your support\Nof the 13th Sabbath Offering{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.97,0:02:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}that makes a difference in so many lives.{\i0}