0:00:00.000,0:00:01.484 - 0:00:01.484,0:00:05.070 These might be[br]some of the greatest stories ever told 0:00:05.070,0:00:09.804 which is why we might just have[br]the best job in North America. 0:00:09.804,0:00:13.528 We get to tell stories[br]about missionaries in the US and Canada 0:00:13.528,0:00:16.960 — stories that are so powerful[br]and so amazing, 0:00:16.960,0:00:19.893 we feel humbled[br]to even be here doing this. 0:00:19.893,0:00:22.915 Like, did you hear the story[br]about the Marine sniper 0:00:22.915,0:00:24.720 who’s planting a church? 0:00:24.720,0:00:27.751 Or the one about the missionaries[br]who started a laundromat 0:00:27.751,0:00:31.493 just so they could meet a need[br]and tell their neighbors about Jesus? 0:00:31.493,0:00:33.866 Or how about the church planter[br]in Wyoming 0:00:33.866,0:00:37.964 who’s discipling new believers,[br]then sending them out as circuit riders 0:00:37.964,0:00:41.466 to tiny, unreached towns[br]all over the state. 0:00:41.466,0:00:45.244 People call these “missionary stories.”[br]And that makes sense. 0:00:45.244,0:00:48.506 I mean, the missionaries are the ones[br]serving on the field 0:00:48.506,0:00:50.133 and they’re the ones on camera. 0:00:50.133,0:00:52.968 But there’s another main character[br]in each of these stories 0:00:52.968,0:00:56.800 you really can’t see[br]— not unless you look in a mirror. 0:00:56.800,0:01:00.177 You might not realize it,[br]but your faithful prayers 0:01:00.177,0:01:03.537 and your generosity[br]to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 0:01:03.537,0:01:05.822 — that’s where the fuel[br]and the encouragement 0:01:05.822,0:01:08.204 for these missionaries comes from. 0:01:08.204,0:01:10.897 I mean, God is taking[br]your prayers and gifts 0:01:10.897,0:01:13.831 and planting this missionary family[br]in a neighborhood 0:01:13.831,0:01:18.275 where they can “go into all the world”[br]without ever leaving their house. 0:01:18.275,0:01:20.791 He’s sending this missionary into[br]what might be 0:01:20.791,0:01:24.755 the most unreached community[br]in all of North America. 0:01:24.755,0:01:27.777 He even showed this couple[br]how to turn a border town 0:01:27.777,0:01:30.248 into a missions training center. 0:01:30.248,0:01:35.217 Your support makes you a main character[br]in every one of these stories 0:01:35.217,0:01:38.800 — stories of how God[br]is building His Kingdom. 0:01:38.800,0:01:42.311 He’s using thousands of missionaries,[br]some you’ll hear about 0:01:42.311,0:01:46.577 — most you’ll never even know —[br]and He’s using you. 0:01:46.577,0:01:50.968 Together we’re sharing the gospel[br]— the greatest story ever told — 0:01:50.968,0:01:53.680 with people who need to hear. 0:01:53.680,0:01:57.608 Together we’re stepping into the story.