[male speaker]
[speaking Berber]

[male narrator]
As the prophets and teachers of the early church

were fasting and praying,
the Holy Spirit called Paul and Barnabas

to go on their first mission journey.

The church prayed together
before sending them out.

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[female speaker] Hands were laid on them,
and we prayed earnestly.

As a united church,
we prayed for their safety

and that God would grant them
the right words

to speak to the multitudes.

We prayed that our missionaries
would be successful

in spreading the gospel.

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Paul and Barnabas traveled
to several places.

In Cyprus, they proclaimed the word
of God in the Jewish synagogues.

In Poseidon Antioch,
almost the whole city gathered

to hear the word of the Lord.

When the Gentiles heard
their messages, they believed.

The word of the Lord spread
throughout the entire region,

and the disciples were filled
with joy and the Holy Spirit.

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[male narrator] Paul and Barnabas
appointed elders in every church

and prayed with fasting,
commending them to the Lord.

They gathered the church together
and reported

all that God had done
through them

and how he had opened a door
of faith to the Gentiles.

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