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<v 0>This is a story of my friend Karl in New Zealand.</v>

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He would never call himself an illustrator or an artist,

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but yet at a recent hackathon event, when the opportunity presented*itself,

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he picked up his iPad and started to draw something and ended

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up helping create the first Bible story on the internet that is

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in the Pukakan language. That's pretty phenomenal.

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Pukapuka is a tiny island that is part of the Cook Islands in the

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Pacific Ocean.

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It's about 5,000 kilometers from where Karl lives.

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And there are not many people on this island and even fewer people speak

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that language. Previously to share the gospel with these island folks,

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many have taken weeks of planning and preparation and

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long, expensive journeys. But in Karl's case,

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helping take the gospel to the people of *Pukapuka didn't involve

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the traditional "Go" and "Send" that we often think of. Yet,

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because of the technology available and because of Karl's willingness,

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the Pukapukans can hear the story of Jesus calming the storm

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in their heart language and in the format that they can understand.

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Would you pray with me: Father,

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the unchanging gospel is Your good news.

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The world is changing,

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culture is shifting and technology is developing so

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fast.

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It seems like every day the line between the online and the offline becomes

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less and less clear.

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Would You give us wisdom in this constantly evolving and digitally connected

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world?

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Please create opportunities for us to bring Your unchanging gospel,

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the Good News, to a changing world who desperately needs it.

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In Jesus name, amen.