{"id":303766,"date":"2015-12-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/god-at-work-in-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2015-12-03T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T17:00:00","slug":"god-at-work-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/god-at-work-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"God at Work in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Terence Ascott talks about the amazing ways God has opened doors to present the gospel in the Middle East. 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Thanks for joining us on the Thursday edition. It\u2019s Thursday, December 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey. I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019re taking some time this week to think about Christmas and to think globally. And if there is any area of the world that gets our attention on a regular basis, it\u2019s the area we are going to focus on today\u2014it\u2019s the Middle East; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It is. <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is all about reaching the world. We\u2019re proclaiming Jesus Christ, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, because family\u2014listen to me\u2014family is an international language. We have a ministry now that touches more than 109 countries around the world. Our radio broadcast is heard in about three dozen countries around the world as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we are excited about being able to equip you and your marriage and family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, Bob, one of the things that I really enjoy getting is letters from kids who listen to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Some of them under duress, but\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, exactly; you know?\u00a0 And I\u2019m starting to meet some now who said, \u201cI listened to you for <em>years<\/em> with my mom and dad.\u201d\u00a0 I met a young lady\u201427 years old\u2014the other day with her mom and dad. She wanted to meet me because\u2014she said, \u201cI listened to your broadcast as I was growing up. My mom and dad listened to it\u2014I had to as well.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd it\u2019s always fun to get a letter from a kid\u2014and I\u2019ll never forget this one\u2014he was from Seattle, as I recall. His mom and dad were not doing well. He came to his mom and said, \u201cI\u2019d like to send <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> some money, here at the year\u2019s end.\u201d\u00a0 His mom said, \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0 He said, \u201cBecause I want us to have a healthy family.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd there is a long story to this, but the little boy sent about all the money he had. It turned out that we were able to send his parents to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I recall\u2014Bob, you can correct me here\u2014I believe his father received Christ at the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>. Their marriage was put back together, and it really was God at work in the life of a little boy who listened to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> who wanted to bring his parents back together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We are asking our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners to join us, here at yearend, and make a contribution in support of this ministry. We\u2019ve got your wife, Barbara, joining us today. Barbara, this is something that you guys have done for years\u2014you\u2019re donors to FamilyLife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We are, and it\u2019s been a great privilege. Dennis and I made a decision, years ago, that we wanted to donate the royalties from any book that we wrote to the ministry of FamilyLife because we so believe in helping families. Everyone has a family. Everyone wants a healthy family. Everyone wants a good marriage. And we\u2019ve been about the business of helping that happen for people all over the United States and all over the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve been grateful for the privilege of being donors, ourselves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you ever wonder, when some of those royalty checks came in, and you looked at them and thought, \u201cBoy, we could sure use\u2026\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Actually, I never saw the checks; but our kids <em>knew<\/em> that we did. Our kids\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I would show them\u2014I would show them some of the royalty checks. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And the kids would go: \u201cDad! I want a different car than the one I\u2019m driving. Couldn\u2019t you please just keep one of them?\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But it was fun to, really, do something that I\u2019d seen my dad do, as a boy, as I grew up. Every Sunday\u2014he was left-handed\u2014he would curl that left hand with a pen in it. He would write out a check to the church\u2014every Sunday. And that discipline of watching him give inspired me, along with others that I\u2019ve rubbed shoulders with, to be generous and to participate with ministries that have meant a lot to us\u2014have meant a lot to me and to Barbara as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it\u2019s been a privilege to be able to give, not only the book royalties, but we\u2019ve also written checks, ourselves, to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re not challenging you to do something we don\u2019t do; but if you like what we do here\u2014if you believe the family needs to have a champion like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> talking about how to do marriage and family God\u2019s way \/ according to the Scripture, then, pick up a phone, or go online, or write a check and send a little note along with it. Usually, those notes make our day\u2014we don\u2019t get all that many letters anymore. It\u2019s fun to see a letter from a listener who wants to keep us on the air. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And when you make a donation right now\u2014between now and the end of the year\u2014we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who have agreed that, for every dollar you contribute, they\u2019re going to contribute two dollars. So, every dollar becomes three when you support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> between now and the end of the year. You make a $100 donation\u2014it\u2019s a $300 donation to FamilyLife. And it\u2019s easy to donate. You can do it, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014donate over the phone. Or if you\u2019d like to mail a note and include a check, send it to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I was talking about the Middle East a few minutes ago. One of the reasons it was on my heart and on my mind is because I was looking at one of the Christmas tree ornaments that you\u2019ve created, Barbara\u2014a new set of what you call Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. These are in different languages. One of the languages that you\u2019ve chosen for your Christmas tree ornaments is Arabic. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It is Arabic. Arabic is a language that is increasingly spoken in the Middle East\u2014it\u2019s not just in one country \/ it\u2019s over that whole region. We are all confronted with news out of that part of the world on a pretty regular basis. I felt like it would be helpful for us to be reminded, at Christmas, that Jesus came for those people. In fact, he was born in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, focusing on the Arabic-speaking peoples is a way to remind ourselves that, even though there are a lot of bad things happening in that part of the world, Jesus came to redeem those people and those families and to give them hope. I think seeing that name\u2014seeing Jesus written in Arabic\u2014will be a great reminder and even a prompt for many families to pray for that part of the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Arabic, of course, is the language of Islam. If you were sitting down with your young kids today, and they\u2019ve seen on the news things coming out of the Middle East, how would you explain to your children how we ought to respond to what we see and what we hear on TV?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, \u201cThere are bad folks in every language\u2014I mean, men\/women, who do evil things\u2014who hurt innocent people.\u201d\u00a0 I think our children need to be reminded of what the Bible teaches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014which is\u2014Jesus told us that we are to love those who persecute us, and to love our enemies, and to do good to them. And on the back of each of the ornaments that we have created this\u2014so, on the back on the ornament that has Jesus in Arabic on the front, are some suggestions for how to pray for Arabic-speaking people. So, it\u2019s a way to be involved. It\u2019s a way to be engage even though we are distant, geographically, from most Arabic-speaking people. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I think most of our children are going to know what an enemy is. They\u2019re going to have people at school who are not their friends\u2014who are mean to them\u2014and they need to be trained in how to love \/ how to pray for those who don\u2019t agree with them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, keep in mind\u2014we have a lot of brothers and sisters in Christ, who are Arabic-speaking people, who live\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014in the Middle East. In fact, right now, in the Middle East, God is at work. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, He is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There is some pretty significant stuff happening. We have on the line with us, from Cyprus, Dr. Terry Ascott\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014who is the Chief Executive Officer of SAT-7. Terry welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Terry: <\/strong>Thank you. Thank you for having me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain what you are doing in the Arab world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, we are using the amazing opportunity of uncensored television to go into, literally, millions of homes across the whole western end of what some people call the 10\/40 Window\u2014from Morocco to Afghanistan. We\u2019re broadcasting in the three big languages of the region\u2014Arabic \/ there are about 360 million people who speak Arabic\u2014and in Turkish \/ about 100 million people speak a Turkic language\u2014and in Farsi or Persian \/ another 100 million speak Persian, or Dari, or some dialect of Farsi. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s an awesome opportunity. These are countries where traditional forms of Christian witness have been stifled or extinguished in many cases. Over two-thirds of the population have satellite television at home and can receive uncensored news and information through a medium that really has become the trusted source of information. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it is quite an amazing opportunity that we\u2019ve got in these days. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I detect by your accent that you\u2019re not from the South, here in the United States. [Laughter]\u00a0 You are in Cyprus, but\u2014well, explain to our listeners where you came from and how in the world you ended up there, doing what you\u2019re doing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. Well, that\u2019s interesting. I\u2019m from London. I grew up in a home that really did not have any respect for the church\u2014and certainly Jesus was never mentioned\u2014but became a believer in my mid-teens. I went on to study civil engineering; but at the same time, got very involved with a group called Operation Mobilization and spent summers in Europe, witnessing for my faith. [I] became very interested in Christian publishing and was heavily involved in publishing material for students during the days of the revolutions in Europe in the late \u201860s. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I was also asked to go to Beirut to help with a publishing project there just because I had some experience in Christian publishing. I went there in 1972 just a few weeks after getting married and\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, wait a second!\u00a0 You took your new bride, on your honeymoon, to Beirut, Lebanon?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, I did take her through Eastern Europe first. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That makes it better. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You really are a man of great faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>A man who is paying the price for having done that for years. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She\u2019s reminded you of that\u2014that\u2019s why you live in Cyprus now; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. And so, I mean\u2014when I got to Lebanon, the needs and the opportunities were so great. I just felt, \u201cThis is much more important than structural design and British buildings,\u201d which I was involved in at that time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tReally, that was 42\/43 years ago. I just haven\u2019t regretted that decision to stay on in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There are people who strongly oppose what you\u2019re doing and would love to see SAT-7 shut down. In fact, you have been personally at risk for what you\u2019re doing. Your life has been threatened; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>It has. I\u2019ve been deported from Egypt in the past, and we\u2019ve had an arson attack on one of our studios in the Middle East in the past. But generally, governments have been pretty tolerant of us for two reasons: One, we never attack on the beliefs of Islam; and we don\u2019t get into politics. We only present the Christian faith in a positive way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThrough that respect for other people\u2019s belief systems\u2014and yet an uncompromising but sensitive, comprehensive presentation of the gospel\u2014we\u2019ve been able to win a lot of sympathy in the region. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have good cooperation from the government in Egypt, in Jordan, in Lebanon, in Turkey. Even though it\u2019s overtly\/clearly boldly Christian in presenting the gospel, it is sensitive and doesn\u2019t unnecessarily offend. You know, the cross will always be a stumbling block or an offense to some; but sometimes, when we come at this, we make it unnecessarily offensive. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I would like to know\u2014and I think our listeners would also like to know\u2014those who are coming to Christ in the Middle East in those language groups that you have SAT-7 broadcast in, what did they do to celebrate Christmas?\u00a0 What do they do, as a family? Since your broadcasts are going into homes, how do they receive that message; and then, do they, in fact, celebrate Christmas as a result of becoming believers?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. Well, that\u2019s quite a complex question\u2014[Laughter]\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because we\u2019re dealing with many countries and many cultures;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>\u2014but essentially, we have\u2014first problem we have is two Christmases. The Orthodox, and the Coptic Orthodox, and the Armenians\u2014they celebrate Christmas around the 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 7<sup>th<\/sup> of January. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>January, yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Western and Catholic churches, they tend to celebrate it, as we do, on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> of December. So, we have a very long Christmas schedule, where we provide Christmas and worship services on both days. So, Christmas goes on for quite a long time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus is a recognized prophet in Islam. His birth was recognized as a miracle. So, our programming is very orientated to explaining the real meaning of Christmas and sort of shaking off the idea that it\u2019s all about Santa Claus and gifts, which has permeated through Western films that are coming to the region. You go into the shopping mall in Dubai. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is Father Christmas, larger than life, and Christmas music in an Islamic context; but it\u2019s not really anything about Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Terry, beginning last summer, we began to see these images on television, back here in the States, of these refugees\u2014millions upon millions\u2014fleeing countries. I would just like to know your perspective of what\u2019s happening. If you have a word that you\u2019d like to speak to followers of Christ back here\u2014in terms of what our responsibility is toward these people\u2014I mean, we are separated by an ocean; but the cross calls us to go to the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. I mean, there are obvious needs\u2014humanitarian needs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat we\u2019re trying to do through the broadcast is\u2014as much as we can\u2014I mean, we are having interviews with people\u2014with profiling Christians who have forgiven Muslims who have killed their families \/ destroyed their churches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are some wonderful stories out there on the internet. And this response to violence by Christians or nonresponse, if you like, has made a profound impact on many people as they see Christians breaking the cycle of violence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>We\u2019re also working on starting a separate channel just for displaced children who are out of school. There are actually 15 million Arabic-speaking kids who are not in school. Of course, many of these are refugees from Syria or internally-displaced people who\u2019ve been displaced from their schools and their homes. We started\u2014actually, last March\u2014to broadcast four-and-a-half hours a day of basic schooling in Arabic, in English, and mathematics for this potentially-lost generation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>And of course, we are working to encourage Christians and Christian leaders in the area, who are facing a very difficult choice\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014do they encourage their flocks to leave and seek refuge in the West, and give up on their homeland, or do these pastors encourage their flock to stay and face possibly increased difficulties?\u00a0 We still have got a lot of Christians in Syria, who\u2019ve not been displaced by ISIS, who are in government-controlled areas; but how much longer will they be willing to stay and take the risk of an overrun by some Islamic group in the near future?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>It\u2019s a very difficult and very moving situation at the moment; but in this, of course, is a great opportunity to show the love of Jesus\u2014to be the hands and the feet of Jesus\u2014and to reach out and support these communities. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s been our privilege today to talk to Terry Ascott, who is living in Cyprus\u2014has a ministry all over the Middle East through SAT-7. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTerry, I just want to thank you, again, for taking this time out, after travelling for three weeks, to stay up at night as we do this broadcast and share what God is doing. I just want to commend you for just who you are \/ your steps of faith. There\u2019s a lot more I\u2019d like to ask you\u2014I may have to get on the phone with you at some other time and have a conversation with you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut Terry, I have a favorite question I like to ask people on occasion that I\u2019d like to hear your answer to\u2014and it\u2019s a pretty simple question\u2014I\u2019ll unpack it a bit after I ask it. I like to ask people: \u201cWhat is the most courageous thing you\u2019ve ever done in all your life?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m looking at you, and I\u2019m thinking of over 40 years of living by faith\u2014going to Beirut, living on the edge of danger in the Middle East, doing what you\u2019ve done for a lifetime\u2014and I\u2019m giving you time, Terry \/ I\u2019m stalling a bit here so you can answer\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but the definition of courage is: \u201cDoing your duty in the face of fear.\u201d\u00a0 Now, I\u2019ll ask you the question: \u201cTerry Ascott, what\u2019s the most courageous thing you\u2019ve ever done in all your life?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, I never went looking for dangerous situations, even though I\u2019ve been through them. So, I can\u2019t say I was courageous. I just\u2014they came upon me, and I dealt with them; okay?\u00a0 Being courageous, I guess, is actually deliberately stepping into a situation, where you know there is a risk of some kind. And I suppose, actually, the most courageous was pressing on with the idea and the vision of SAT-7. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn those early days, we actually had the offer from a foundation in the US\u2014who I won\u2019t name so I don\u2019t embarrass them\u2014but it\u2019s a well-known foundation. They took some of us from Egypt and other countries to a consultation in Atlanta, where we spent two days going through the business plan, and the model, and what we wanted to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTheir conclusion at the end of it\u2014they supported the feasibility studies\u2014their conclusion was: \u201cThis is not a feasible project. It\u2019s not sustainable. So, we\u2019re not going to support you.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat was really the low point for many of us when they said that. But we just felt this was <em>too<\/em> great an opportunity\u2014that we had to press on with it. We thank God for all the staff He\u2019s raised up in this process and the resources that have been brought to the table, <em>but<\/em> it is an amazing story of God\u2019s provision. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI suppose, for me, it was leaving my previous ministry responsibilities and stepping into the new role of CEO and Founder of SAT-7 that was probably the most courageous thing I had to do because it was, apparently according to the experts, impossible. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I will share with you a quote that I\u2019ve mentioned many times, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, and to many audiences around the country\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it\u2019s by A. W. Tozer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He said: \u201cGod is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan to do the things we can only do by ourselves.\u201d\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And Terry Ascott, you are a man that has done the impossible. I just want to applaud your courage \/ your faithfulness. I stand in awe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, thank you; but really, I haven\u2019t done the impossible. I just stood back and watched God do the impossible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Let God do it. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, we all know who did it; but He uses clay pots, Terry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thanks for the time today\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and get a good night\u2019s sleep. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Thank you\u2014will do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll say\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Bye-bye. <br><br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What a great privilege. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to meet him someday. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, I do too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think I\u2019ll go to Cyprus. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and just to hear how God\u2019s at work and to know that we have brothers and sisters who are\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014not only working to share the gospel\u2014but new brothers and sisters who are coming to faith, every day, in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And if your kids didn\u2019t hear this broadcast, play it for them!\u00a0 Talk about the world and talk about how the world needs dreamers\u2014men and women who think about what God can do and how God can use them. This is the season to be talking about God with us\u2014the God-man who dwelt among us in the person of Jesus Christ\u2014and showed God off to the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and when you are able to get out five ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree\u2014and one of them is in Spanish, and one of them is in Mandarin, and one of them is in Arabic, and one is in Hebrew, and one is in Russian\u2014and your kids look at it and say, \u201cWhat does that one say?\u201d\u00a0 You say, \u201cWell, that one says, \u2018Jesus.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWell, what does this one say?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThat one says, \u2018Jesus.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 They\u2019re going to get the idea that this is what the holiday is all about, and these are the people for whom Christ died. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And if you get the other 21 Adorenaments\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the \u201cChristmas Names of Christ,\u201d the \u201cRoyal Names of Christ,\u201d and the \u201cSavior Names of Christ\u201d\u2014you\u2019re going to have a Christmas tree that just\u2014it just <em>screams<\/em> about who the Savior is and what He came to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you hang a reindeer on that tree, it\u2019ll look out of place. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes!\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait\u2014I can\u2019t wait to get a letter from somebody: \u201cI took my reindeer down.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, and you can see the ornaments that Barbara has created. Look for the link for Ever Thine Home<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> or the link that says, \u201cToday\u2019s Resources.\u201d All that you need is available right there. Again, the website, FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014you can order from us online. Or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u20141-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 Ask about the Christmas ornaments\u2014the Adorenaments collection. We\u2019ll let you know how you can have them sent to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, quickly, let me, again, remind those of you who are regular <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners\u2014if you have thought, at all, about making a yearend contribution in support of ministries like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, can we encourage you to do that today? We\u2019ve had some friends who are making a matching gift available to this ministry. Any donation we receive, during the month of December, they are going to match whatever amount you give with a donation of their own that is twice as much as the donation you made. So, if you give a $100 donation, they are going to give another $200\u2014FamilyLife will be the beneficiary of a $300 donation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope to take full advantage of this matching-gift opportunity. The cap they\u2019ve put on it is $2 million; so, we\u2019ve got a ways to go. 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We\u2019re proclaiming Jesus Christ, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, because family\u2014listen to me\u2014family is an international language. We have a ministry now that touches more than 109 countries around the world. 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It turned out that we were able to send his parents to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I recall\u2014Bob, you can correct me here\u2014I believe his father received Christ at the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>. Their marriage was put back together, and it really was God at work in the life of a little boy who listened to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> who wanted to bring his parents back together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We are asking our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners to join us, here at yearend, and make a contribution in support of this ministry. We\u2019ve got your wife, Barbara, joining us today. Barbara, this is something that you guys have done for years\u2014you\u2019re donors to FamilyLife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We are, and it\u2019s been a great privilege. Dennis and I made a decision, years ago, that we wanted to donate the royalties from any book that we wrote to the ministry of FamilyLife because we so believe in helping families. Everyone has a family. Everyone wants a healthy family. Everyone wants a good marriage. And we\u2019ve been about the business of helping that happen for people all over the United States and all over the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve been grateful for the privilege of being donors, ourselves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you ever wonder, when some of those royalty checks came in, and you looked at them and thought, \u201cBoy, we could sure use\u2026\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Actually, I never saw the checks; but our kids <em>knew<\/em> that we did. Our kids\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I would show them\u2014I would show them some of the royalty checks. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And the kids would go: \u201cDad! I want a different car than the one I\u2019m driving. Couldn\u2019t you please just keep one of them?\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But it was fun to, really, do something that I\u2019d seen my dad do, as a boy, as I grew up. Every Sunday\u2014he was left-handed\u2014he would curl that left hand with a pen in it. He would write out a check to the church\u2014every Sunday. And that discipline of watching him give inspired me, along with others that I\u2019ve rubbed shoulders with, to be generous and to participate with ministries that have meant a lot to us\u2014have meant a lot to me and to Barbara as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it\u2019s been a privilege to be able to give, not only the book royalties, but we\u2019ve also written checks, ourselves, to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re not challenging you to do something we don\u2019t do; but if you like what we do here\u2014if you believe the family needs to have a champion like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> talking about how to do marriage and family God\u2019s way \/ according to the Scripture, then, pick up a phone, or go online, or write a check and send a little note along with it. Usually, those notes make our day\u2014we don\u2019t get all that many letters anymore. It\u2019s fun to see a letter from a listener who wants to keep us on the air. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And when you make a donation right now\u2014between now and the end of the year\u2014we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who have agreed that, for every dollar you contribute, they\u2019re going to contribute two dollars. So, every dollar becomes three when you support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> between now and the end of the year. You make a $100 donation\u2014it\u2019s a $300 donation to FamilyLife. And it\u2019s easy to donate. You can do it, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014donate over the phone. Or if you\u2019d like to mail a note and include a check, send it to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I was talking about the Middle East a few minutes ago. One of the reasons it was on my heart and on my mind is because I was looking at one of the Christmas tree ornaments that you\u2019ve created, Barbara\u2014a new set of what you call Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. These are in different languages. One of the languages that you\u2019ve chosen for your Christmas tree ornaments is Arabic. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It is Arabic. Arabic is a language that is increasingly spoken in the Middle East\u2014it\u2019s not just in one country \/ it\u2019s over that whole region. We are all confronted with news out of that part of the world on a pretty regular basis. I felt like it would be helpful for us to be reminded, at Christmas, that Jesus came for those people. In fact, he was born in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, focusing on the Arabic-speaking peoples is a way to remind ourselves that, even though there are a lot of bad things happening in that part of the world, Jesus came to redeem those people and those families and to give them hope. I think seeing that name\u2014seeing Jesus written in Arabic\u2014will be a great reminder and even a prompt for many families to pray for that part of the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Arabic, of course, is the language of Islam. If you were sitting down with your young kids today, and they\u2019ve seen on the news things coming out of the Middle East, how would you explain to your children how we ought to respond to what we see and what we hear on TV?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, \u201cThere are bad folks in every language\u2014I mean, men\/women, who do evil things\u2014who hurt innocent people.\u201d\u00a0 I think our children need to be reminded of what the Bible teaches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014which is\u2014Jesus told us that we are to love those who persecute us, and to love our enemies, and to do good to them. And on the back of each of the ornaments that we have created this\u2014so, on the back on the ornament that has Jesus in Arabic on the front, are some suggestions for how to pray for Arabic-speaking people. So, it\u2019s a way to be involved. It\u2019s a way to be engage even though we are distant, geographically, from most Arabic-speaking people. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I think most of our children are going to know what an enemy is. They\u2019re going to have people at school who are not their friends\u2014who are mean to them\u2014and they need to be trained in how to love \/ how to pray for those who don\u2019t agree with them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, keep in mind\u2014we have a lot of brothers and sisters in Christ, who are Arabic-speaking people, who live\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014in the Middle East. In fact, right now, in the Middle East, God is at work. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, He is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There is some pretty significant stuff happening. We have on the line with us, from Cyprus, Dr. Terry Ascott\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014who is the Chief Executive Officer of SAT-7. Terry welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Terry: <\/strong>Thank you. Thank you for having me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain what you are doing in the Arab world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, we are using the amazing opportunity of uncensored television to go into, literally, millions of homes across the whole western end of what some people call the 10\/40 Window\u2014from Morocco to Afghanistan. We\u2019re broadcasting in the three big languages of the region\u2014Arabic \/ there are about 360 million people who speak Arabic\u2014and in Turkish \/ about 100 million people speak a Turkic language\u2014and in Farsi or Persian \/ another 100 million speak Persian, or Dari, or some dialect of Farsi. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s an awesome opportunity. These are countries where traditional forms of Christian witness have been stifled or extinguished in many cases. Over two-thirds of the population have satellite television at home and can receive uncensored news and information through a medium that really has become the trusted source of information. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it is quite an amazing opportunity that we\u2019ve got in these days. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I detect by your accent that you\u2019re not from the South, here in the United States. [Laughter]\u00a0 You are in Cyprus, but\u2014well, explain to our listeners where you came from and how in the world you ended up there, doing what you\u2019re doing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. Well, that\u2019s interesting. I\u2019m from London. I grew up in a home that really did not have any respect for the church\u2014and certainly Jesus was never mentioned\u2014but became a believer in my mid-teens. I went on to study civil engineering; but at the same time, got very involved with a group called Operation Mobilization and spent summers in Europe, witnessing for my faith. [I] became very interested in Christian publishing and was heavily involved in publishing material for students during the days of the revolutions in Europe in the late \u201860s. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I was also asked to go to Beirut to help with a publishing project there just because I had some experience in Christian publishing. I went there in 1972 just a few weeks after getting married and\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, wait a second!\u00a0 You took your new bride, on your honeymoon, to Beirut, Lebanon?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, I did take her through Eastern Europe first. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That makes it better. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You really are a man of great faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>A man who is paying the price for having done that for years. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She\u2019s reminded you of that\u2014that\u2019s why you live in Cyprus now; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. And so, I mean\u2014when I got to Lebanon, the needs and the opportunities were so great. I just felt, \u201cThis is much more important than structural design and British buildings,\u201d which I was involved in at that time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tReally, that was 42\/43 years ago. I just haven\u2019t regretted that decision to stay on in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There are people who strongly oppose what you\u2019re doing and would love to see SAT-7 shut down. In fact, you have been personally at risk for what you\u2019re doing. Your life has been threatened; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>It has. I\u2019ve been deported from Egypt in the past, and we\u2019ve had an arson attack on one of our studios in the Middle East in the past. But generally, governments have been pretty tolerant of us for two reasons: One, we never attack on the beliefs of Islam; and we don\u2019t get into politics. We only present the Christian faith in a positive way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThrough that respect for other people\u2019s belief systems\u2014and yet an uncompromising but sensitive, comprehensive presentation of the gospel\u2014we\u2019ve been able to win a lot of sympathy in the region. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have good cooperation from the government in Egypt, in Jordan, in Lebanon, in Turkey. Even though it\u2019s overtly\/clearly boldly Christian in presenting the gospel, it is sensitive and doesn\u2019t unnecessarily offend. You know, the cross will always be a stumbling block or an offense to some; but sometimes, when we come at this, we make it unnecessarily offensive. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I would like to know\u2014and I think our listeners would also like to know\u2014those who are coming to Christ in the Middle East in those language groups that you have SAT-7 broadcast in, what did they do to celebrate Christmas?\u00a0 What do they do, as a family? Since your broadcasts are going into homes, how do they receive that message; and then, do they, in fact, celebrate Christmas as a result of becoming believers?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. Well, that\u2019s quite a complex question\u2014[Laughter]\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because we\u2019re dealing with many countries and many cultures;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>\u2014but essentially, we have\u2014first problem we have is two Christmases. The Orthodox, and the Coptic Orthodox, and the Armenians\u2014they celebrate Christmas around the 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 7<sup>th<\/sup> of January. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>January, yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Western and Catholic churches, they tend to celebrate it, as we do, on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> of December. So, we have a very long Christmas schedule, where we provide Christmas and worship services on both days. So, Christmas goes on for quite a long time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus is a recognized prophet in Islam. His birth was recognized as a miracle. So, our programming is very orientated to explaining the real meaning of Christmas and sort of shaking off the idea that it\u2019s all about Santa Claus and gifts, which has permeated through Western films that are coming to the region. You go into the shopping mall in Dubai. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is Father Christmas, larger than life, and Christmas music in an Islamic context; but it\u2019s not really anything about Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Terry, beginning last summer, we began to see these images on television, back here in the States, of these refugees\u2014millions upon millions\u2014fleeing countries. I would just like to know your perspective of what\u2019s happening. If you have a word that you\u2019d like to speak to followers of Christ back here\u2014in terms of what our responsibility is toward these people\u2014I mean, we are separated by an ocean; but the cross calls us to go to the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes. I mean, there are obvious needs\u2014humanitarian needs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat we\u2019re trying to do through the broadcast is\u2014as much as we can\u2014I mean, we are having interviews with people\u2014with profiling Christians who have forgiven Muslims who have killed their families \/ destroyed their churches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are some wonderful stories out there on the internet. And this response to violence by Christians or nonresponse, if you like, has made a profound impact on many people as they see Christians breaking the cycle of violence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>We\u2019re also working on starting a separate channel just for displaced children who are out of school. There are actually 15 million Arabic-speaking kids who are not in school. Of course, many of these are refugees from Syria or internally-displaced people who\u2019ve been displaced from their schools and their homes. We started\u2014actually, last March\u2014to broadcast four-and-a-half hours a day of basic schooling in Arabic, in English, and mathematics for this potentially-lost generation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>And of course, we are working to encourage Christians and Christian leaders in the area, who are facing a very difficult choice\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014do they encourage their flocks to leave and seek refuge in the West, and give up on their homeland, or do these pastors encourage their flock to stay and face possibly increased difficulties?\u00a0 We still have got a lot of Christians in Syria, who\u2019ve not been displaced by ISIS, who are in government-controlled areas; but how much longer will they be willing to stay and take the risk of an overrun by some Islamic group in the near future?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>It\u2019s a very difficult and very moving situation at the moment; but in this, of course, is a great opportunity to show the love of Jesus\u2014to be the hands and the feet of Jesus\u2014and to reach out and support these communities. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s been our privilege today to talk to Terry Ascott, who is living in Cyprus\u2014has a ministry all over the Middle East through SAT-7. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTerry, I just want to thank you, again, for taking this time out, after travelling for three weeks, to stay up at night as we do this broadcast and share what God is doing. I just want to commend you for just who you are \/ your steps of faith. There\u2019s a lot more I\u2019d like to ask you\u2014I may have to get on the phone with you at some other time and have a conversation with you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut Terry, I have a favorite question I like to ask people on occasion that I\u2019d like to hear your answer to\u2014and it\u2019s a pretty simple question\u2014I\u2019ll unpack it a bit after I ask it. I like to ask people: \u201cWhat is the most courageous thing you\u2019ve ever done in all your life?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m looking at you, and I\u2019m thinking of over 40 years of living by faith\u2014going to Beirut, living on the edge of danger in the Middle East, doing what you\u2019ve done for a lifetime\u2014and I\u2019m giving you time, Terry \/ I\u2019m stalling a bit here so you can answer\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but the definition of courage is: \u201cDoing your duty in the face of fear.\u201d\u00a0 Now, I\u2019ll ask you the question: \u201cTerry Ascott, what\u2019s the most courageous thing you\u2019ve ever done in all your life?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, I never went looking for dangerous situations, even though I\u2019ve been through them. So, I can\u2019t say I was courageous. I just\u2014they came upon me, and I dealt with them; okay?\u00a0 Being courageous, I guess, is actually deliberately stepping into a situation, where you know there is a risk of some kind. And I suppose, actually, the most courageous was pressing on with the idea and the vision of SAT-7. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn those early days, we actually had the offer from a foundation in the US\u2014who I won\u2019t name so I don\u2019t embarrass them\u2014but it\u2019s a well-known foundation. They took some of us from Egypt and other countries to a consultation in Atlanta, where we spent two days going through the business plan, and the model, and what we wanted to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTheir conclusion at the end of it\u2014they supported the feasibility studies\u2014their conclusion was: \u201cThis is not a feasible project. It\u2019s not sustainable. So, we\u2019re not going to support you.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat was really the low point for many of us when they said that. But we just felt this was <em>too<\/em> great an opportunity\u2014that we had to press on with it. We thank God for all the staff He\u2019s raised up in this process and the resources that have been brought to the table, <em>but<\/em> it is an amazing story of God\u2019s provision. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI suppose, for me, it was leaving my previous ministry responsibilities and stepping into the new role of CEO and Founder of SAT-7 that was probably the most courageous thing I had to do because it was, apparently according to the experts, impossible. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I will share with you a quote that I\u2019ve mentioned many times, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, and to many audiences around the country\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it\u2019s by A. W. Tozer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He said: \u201cGod is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan to do the things we can only do by ourselves.\u201d\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And Terry Ascott, you are a man that has done the impossible. I just want to applaud your courage \/ your faithfulness. I stand in awe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Well, thank you; but really, I haven\u2019t done the impossible. I just stood back and watched God do the impossible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Let God do it. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, we all know who did it; but He uses clay pots, Terry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thanks for the time today\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and get a good night\u2019s sleep. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Thank you\u2014will do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll say\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Terry: <\/strong>Bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Bye-bye. <br><br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What a great privilege. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to meet him someday. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, I do too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think I\u2019ll go to Cyprus. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and just to hear how God\u2019s at work and to know that we have brothers and sisters who are\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014not only working to share the gospel\u2014but new brothers and sisters who are coming to faith, every day, in the Middle East. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And if your kids didn\u2019t hear this broadcast, play it for them!\u00a0 Talk about the world and talk about how the world needs dreamers\u2014men and women who think about what God can do and how God can use them. This is the season to be talking about God with us\u2014the God-man who dwelt among us in the person of Jesus Christ\u2014and showed God off to the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and when you are able to get out five ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree\u2014and one of them is in Spanish, and one of them is in Mandarin, and one of them is in Arabic, and one is in Hebrew, and one is in Russian\u2014and your kids look at it and say, \u201cWhat does that one say?\u201d\u00a0 You say, \u201cWell, that one says, \u2018Jesus.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWell, what does this one say?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThat one says, \u2018Jesus.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 They\u2019re going to get the idea that this is what the holiday is all about, and these are the people for whom Christ died. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And if you get the other 21 Adorenaments\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the \u201cChristmas Names of Christ,\u201d the \u201cRoyal Names of Christ,\u201d and the \u201cSavior Names of Christ\u201d\u2014you\u2019re going to have a Christmas tree that just\u2014it just <em>screams<\/em> about who the Savior is and what He came to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you hang a reindeer on that tree, it\u2019ll look out of place. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes!\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait\u2014I can\u2019t wait to get a letter from somebody: \u201cI took my reindeer down.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, and you can see the ornaments that Barbara has created. Look for the link for Ever Thine Home<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> or the link that says, \u201cToday\u2019s Resources.\u201d All that you need is available right there. Again, the website, FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014you can order from us online. Or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u20141-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 Ask about the Christmas ornaments\u2014the Adorenaments collection. We\u2019ll let you know how you can have them sent to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, quickly, let me, again, remind those of you who are regular <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners\u2014if you have thought, at all, about making a yearend contribution in support of ministries like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, can we encourage you to do that today? We\u2019ve had some friends who are making a matching gift available to this ministry. Any donation we receive, during the month of December, they are going to match whatever amount you give with a donation of their own that is twice as much as the donation you made. So, if you give a $100 donation, they are going to give another $200\u2014FamilyLife will be the beneficiary of a $300 donation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope to take full advantage of this matching-gift opportunity. The cap they\u2019ve put on it is $2 million; so, we\u2019ve got a ways to go. We\u2019re asking you to make a donation today. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com to donate online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make your donation over the phone\u2014or if you\u2019d like to mail your donation, our address is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; the zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to find out more about how Christmas is celebrated in the land where Jesus lived. We\u2019re going to talk to a friend of ours who lives just outside of Tel Aviv and hear about Christmas in the Holy Land. Hope you can tune in for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. 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