[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.97,0:00:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People in the church, many times, Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.28,0:00:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't understand what I am talking about. Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.65,0:00:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the biggest challenge for me. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.93,0:00:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}How I can be part of the world as salt,\Nas Jesus said we should be salt,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.94,0:00:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and also be close with God.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.87,0:00:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}This is the challenge \Nfor me and for my family.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.80,0:00:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}To be very close with God{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.88,0:00:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and to be close with the people outside.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.05,0:00:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mostly, I am working \Nwith non-Christian people. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.23,0:00:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Pastor Jan lives in Košice, Slovakia.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.98,0:00:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}His passion is working with people{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.80,0:00:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}who don't know about Jesus' love for them,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.29,0:00:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}especially the Roma community.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.78,0:00:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Many people will not \Nassociate with the Roma{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.03,0:00:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and find ways to keep their distance.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.11,0:00:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Years of cultural differences\Nhave created a barrier{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.03,0:01:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}between the ethnic groups in the region,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.21,0:01:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}but Jan feels called to reach out anyway.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.60,0:01:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}He often organizes activities \Nwith the Pathfinder Club{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.62,0:01:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and outings for underprivileged\Nchildren and youth.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.18,0:01:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are working with children,\Nyou can touch a parent's heart. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.89,0:01:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}If I am good for the children,\Nthe parents are happy as well.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.99,0:01:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Pastor Jan works \Nin the outskirts of Košice,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.09,0:01:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}among the Roma community.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.78,0:01:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}With each visit, he brings gifts.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.11,0:01:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}These simple presents open the doors{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.24,0:01:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and show them that he cares about them.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.50,0:01:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The Roma have challenging lives.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.55,0:01:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}In this house, \Nseven families live together.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.05,0:01:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}One of the mothers \Nis a Seventh-day Adventist,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.78,0:01:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and she teaches the children\Nstories from the Bible.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.07,0:01:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Pastor Jan stops here to greet his friends{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.41,0:02:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and bring a word of encouragement.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.42,0:02:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Before leaving, the group \Ntakes a picture together{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.06,0:02:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to remember this special moment.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.91,0:02:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Meet Monika.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.02,0:02:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}From a young age,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.21,0:02:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}she really wanted to participate \Nin activities with the Pathfinders.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.75,0:02:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}But she faced a lot \Nof challenges with her family{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.43,0:02:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}because they believed the Adventists{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.96,0:02:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}would not be a good influence in her life.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.33,0:02:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Pastor Jan taught Monika \Nimportant truths from the Bible.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.44,0:02:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}He also helped her \Nfind strength to succeed,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.20,0:02:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}despite her family's opposition{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.93,0:02:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and the scare opportunities\Nin her community.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.62,0:02:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Today, Monika is an example \Nto others in her village.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.05,0:02:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}She is well educated, \Nhaving graduated from University,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.47,0:02:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and serves as an educational coordinator\Nat her town's community center.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.24,0:02:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Monika was a very special person.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.59,0:02:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}She was like a miracle.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.69,0:02:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}She wanted to know everything about Jesus.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.11,0:03:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wanted to read the Bible properly, Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.34,0:03:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then she started \Nto teach others the Bible. Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.46,0:03:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love to see the children coming\Nwith joy in their eyes. Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.01,0:03:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can see that I've changed\Nbecause of Jesus. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.25,0:03:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am so happy when they say\Nthey want to be closer to Jesus Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.34,0:03:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a story like mine. Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.81,0:03:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Monika and her husband{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.44,0:03:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}now lead three groups\Nof youth and children{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.85,0:03:31.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}at the local Adventist church.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.67,0:03:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}They hope to disciple \Nothers in the community{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.07,0:03:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and mend broken relationships\Nso God's church can grow.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.11,0:03:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Please pray for Pastor Jan's \Nand Monika's outreach ministries.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.40,0:03:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}This quarter, your 13th Sabbath offering\Nwill support this work{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.04,0:03:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}among vulnerable children \Nin Slovakia and the Czech Republic.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.54,0:03:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}It will also build a church\Nwith a children center in Bulgaria{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.85,0:03:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and assist Adventist education\Nin Spain and Germany.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.76,0:04:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Thank you for your support\Nof the 13th Sabbath offering.{\i0}