{"id":1369,"date":"2018-07-12T11:41:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T11:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2018\/07\/12\/into-the-future-concluding-the-mary-jones-story\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T20:38:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:38:56","slug":"into-the-future-concluding-the-mary-jones-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/into-the-future-concluding-the-mary-jones-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the future \u2013 concluding the Mary Jones story"},"content":{"rendered":"

12 July 2018 | Bala, Wales [ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n

Dejan Stojkovi\u0107 loves vlogs, photography, flying drones and spending time with people, particularly youth.  One thing he does not like is walking!  Nevertheless, he almost forgot his aching feet and legs as he mingled with youth on a 25-mile (40km) hike that emphasised the importance of the Bible in our lives.<\/p>\n

\"2018<\/a>\u201cI\u2019m just astonished at how central the Bible has been to our Reformation Journey<\/em> series,\u201d states Victor Hulbert, Director of the nine-part series.  The ninth instalment \u2018Into the future\u2019, is released today. In it, Victor and co-host, Dejan, conclude a two-part journey with a group of youth from across Europe, retracing the route taken by the 15-year-old Welsh girl, Mary Jones, in her passion to save for, then take that 25-mile walk, to purchase a Bible.<\/p>\n

Following last week\u2019s release of part 1, \u2018Valley and Mountain\u2019, several viewers have written to say they have shared the video with their children. Maria Lot Visbal wrote on the TED Facebook page, \u201cWhat an inspirational true story. So touching… We are so greatly privileged now with the invention of the printing press which in turn enabled mass production of God\u2019s Word but we just take it for granted.\u201d  Her hope is that this series will encourage a new generation \u201cto pick up our dusty Bibles lying on the shelf and really read it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole concept of the Reformation Journey<\/em> series has inspired me,\u201d states TED president, Raafat Kamal.  \u201cIt takes a certain skill to share a story from hundreds of years ago and make it relevant and eye catching today.  These last two programmes, mixing the actual story of Mary Jones with the views and comments of today\u2019s youth has made the story come to life, and focused me back towards my own Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n

That skill is largely the result of the videography expertise and keen eye of Dragana Selakovi\u0107.  She battled rain, strong winds, and a gruelling schedule, to enliven the narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis actually is a really beautiful story!! Amazing!\u201d reflects another viewer, Joan Mckenzie-Cook.<\/p>\n

Now in part 2, the journey concludes with the youngest member of the group, Noah Gungadoo, considering if he would save his pocket-money for a Bible; his sister complaining about the mud; local Welshman, Timothy Mertens learning something about determination; and Dejan, while still complaining about his sore feet and too much walking, pondering how much the Bible means for him today.<\/p>\n