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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.86,0:00:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever felt as if\Nyou're putting your money \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.99,0:00:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a black hole
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.18,0:00:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you give \Nyour weekly Mission offerings?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.81,0:00:08.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you should think about it more
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.85,0:00:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as dumping your offerings into the river,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.45,0:00:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to get rid of them
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.98,0:00:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to help Mission \Nflourish around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.87,0:00:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mission offerings don't seem to get\Nas much attention anymore,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.83,0:00:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet they're still vitally important\Nto supporting work around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.98,0:00:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think of your Mission offerings as a river
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.44,0:00:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flowing through the entire world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.25,0:00:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing life-giving water \Nto help sustain the mission fields.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.09,0:00:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably know countries and projects
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.75,0:00:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are supported \Nby part of your 13th Sabbath offering.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.95,0:00:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what about \Nthe regular Mission offerings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.71,0:00:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you give each week?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.22,0:00:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do they go?\NWhat do they support?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.68,0:00:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what do they achieve?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.35,0:00:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be surprised to learn\Nthat your weekly Mission offerings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.08,0:00:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help support the work of about\N400 missionary families around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.10,0:00:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, 70% of the weekly \NMission offerings each quarter
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.55,0:00:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps to support overseas missionaries
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.34,0:01:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the international work of the church.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.54,0:01:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Appropriations from \Nthe General Conference to World Divisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.79,0:01:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Middle East-North Africa \NUnion Mission,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.23,0:01:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Israel Field help these regions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.78,0:01:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,build and sustain mission activities\Nin their territories,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.41,0:01:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like water irrigating fields\Nwhen there's not enough rain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.74,0:01:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The remaining money \Nhelps various institutions and agencies
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.77,0:01:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that serve the World Church.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.76,0:01:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, it helps \Nthe compassionate medical mission work
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.70,0:01:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Loma Linda University,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.73,0:01:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the outreach of Adventist World Radio,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.19,0:01:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the humanitarian ministry of ADRA,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.60,0:01:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Adventist Development \Nand Relief Agency.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.89,0:01:37.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In recent years, millions of people\Nfrom challenging areas of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.65,0:01:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have found salvation in Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.06,0:01:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have joined \Nthe Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.22,0:01:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2018, every 22 seconds,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.57,0:01:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone became an Adventist,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.56,0:01:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every four hours,\Na new church was organized.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.76,0:01:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to your offerings\Nand the global mission focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.94,0:01:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thousands of new congregations\Nhave been established in unreached areas
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.07,0:02:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and among new people groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.32,0:02:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after these new believers\Nhave been baptized,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.92,0:02:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how are they nurtured?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.88,0:02:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we make sure\Nthat their new faith is strengthened
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.02,0:02:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they grow as disciples?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.41,0:02:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your River of Mission offerings
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.26,0:02:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps grow and sustain new work\Nthroughout the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.84,0:02:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, keep this \Nlive-giving river flowing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.78,0:02:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for your faithful\Nweekly Mission offerings
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.61,0:02:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your continuing prayers \Nfor Adventist Mission.