August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope
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0:03 - 0:07The Amazon River is a source of food
and income for many. -
0:07 - 0:09As you travel along the river,
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0:09 - 0:12you can see many communities
along the banks. -
0:12 - 0:16Here you will find one quarter
of our planet's fresh water supply. -
0:16 - 0:19That's why boats
are necessary for transportation. -
0:20 - 0:21There are entire communities
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0:21 - 0:25with either no knowledge
of the Bible or no churches. -
0:25 - 0:30Adventists here found a fitting way
to reach more than 10,000 communities. -
0:30 - 0:34Thanks to your past contributions
to the 13th Sabbath Offering, -
0:34 - 0:36the Floating Church was built.
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0:36 - 0:40This custom boat is a church
that carries the pastor's family. -
0:40 - 0:43It often works alongside
the ADRA Luzeiro boats -
0:43 - 0:46to provide health care and hope to people.
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0:48 - 0:50The main goal
behind the Floating Church project -
0:50 - 0:53is to reach places
we typically find hard to visit. -
0:54 - 0:56The floating church
offers an infrastructure -
0:56 - 1:01for a pastor or Bible worker,
a captain, and others to live aboard. -
1:02 - 1:03There is also an auditorium
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1:03 - 1:06where the people from the community
can come to listen to the Word of God. -
1:07 - 1:11The Floating Church has an auditorium
that seats 120 people. -
1:11 - 1:14It's a comfortable space for people
to come and learn about God. -
1:17 - 1:19I know what difficulties they face
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1:19 - 1:22and how hard it is for the gospel message
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1:22 - 1:25to reach the distant communities
along the Amazon River. -
1:25 - 1:27This touched me in a special way.
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1:27 - 1:30I was moved
by the prospect of this project. -
1:30 - 1:33It was encouraging to imagine
how far this boat could go -
1:33 - 1:35to reach the riverside families.
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1:35 - 1:39This boat also has onboard
apartments for the crew. -
1:39 - 1:43Reno Guerra is both the pastor
and the captain of the boat. -
1:43 - 1:45He and his wife, Natalia,
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1:45 - 1:49accepted God's call to bring hope
and healing to the region. -
1:51 - 1:55As soon as the boat docks,
it's received with a lot of joy. -
1:56 - 1:58People are happy to see
the Floating Church -
1:58 - 2:02because it is a beautiful and unique boat.
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2:03 - 2:06Pastor Reno sounds the horn
to catch the attention of the people -
2:06 - 2:09who come curiously to look.
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2:10 - 2:13So the pastor invites the people
to a church program. -
2:13 - 2:17He enters a community
where work already has begun -
2:17 - 2:20and calls the people
to come inside the Floating Church. -
2:22 - 2:25The boat is usually docked for 60 days
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2:25 - 2:29as they talk about family,
health, and community wellbeing. -
2:30 - 2:31In the first year of service,
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2:31 - 2:35two new churches were established
through the Floating Church. -
2:35 - 2:37This past June,
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2:37 - 2:41the Gutierrez church opened
as a result of the missionary project. -
2:44 - 2:48This is the first daughter church plant
of the Floating Church project. -
2:51 - 2:52The church that floats
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2:52 - 2:54is the mother of all
of the traditional church structures -
2:54 - 2:58that are built along the banks
of the Amazon river. -
3:00 - 3:04Indeed, miracles are happening
along the Amazon. -
3:06 - 3:11We noticed that this project changes
what people think about God -
3:11 - 3:13and about the Adventist Church.
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3:15 - 3:18There is change in their society.
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3:18 - 3:21People become calmer, happier,
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3:22 - 3:24more content, and united.
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3:26 - 3:29The church helps the community
to realize how they can work together -
3:29 - 3:34as one body to develop
social projects for themselves. -
3:46 - 3:49I believe many souls
will be reached through this boat. -
3:50 - 3:51This boat can reach places
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3:51 - 3:55where even radio signals
don't travel to reach hearts. -
4:05 - 4:10We pray that this will be managed
and used well for the gospel to reach -
4:10 - 4:12the farthest places in the Amazon.
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4:14 - 4:18We have the opportunity
to navigate rivers and oceans -
4:18 - 4:21as part of our mission to reach
unreached people groups. -
4:21 - 4:24Please pray for the Floating Church
and the many missionaries -
4:24 - 4:28involved in flooding
the Amazon with hope. -
4:28 - 4:30And thank you
for supporting projects like these -
4:30 - 4:33through the 13th Sabbath Offering!
- Title:
- August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope
- Description:
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Thanks to your past contributions to the 13th Sabbath Offering, the Floating Church was built to serve the Amazon! There are entire communities with either no knowledge of the Bible or no churches.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Team Adventist
- Project:
- Mission Spotlight DVD
- Duration:
- 04:39
Donna Rodill edited English subtitles for August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope | ||
Theresa Ranft edited English subtitles for August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope | ||
Theresa Ranft edited English subtitles for August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope | ||
Theresa Ranft edited English subtitles for August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope | ||
Jonathan Hernandez Rondon edited English subtitles for August 15 - Flooding the Amazon with Hope |