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Series Code: HIM
Program Code: HIM000012
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00:01 In this episode of Hope in Motion
00:03 field worker Raj Varma seeks out children in need 00:06 in some of the most remote regions of India. 00:09 On one of these trips 00:11 he encounters a man struggling with a tragic past. 00:16 I lost both my parents when I was small, 00:19 at that time my uncle was taking care of me. 00:22 He sold me to people who were into human sacrifice, 00:25 as a sacrifice for the harvest time. 00:29 When Rohini returns home for a visit, 00:32 she teaches her father what she's learned at school. 00:35 I used to go there and tell my father about God. 00:40 Whenever I say he used to tell 00:42 I know about Him, I know about Him 00:44 but he never prays to God. 00:46 So I teach him how to pray in Telugu 00:49 and he learnt and he started believing in God. 00:53 And now he becomes a pastor 00:55 and he was working there in our village as a pastor. 00:59 And the blueprints for the new campus of 01:01 Sunrise Children's Home, finally come to life. 01:04 And now when I saw the happiness of the children 01:07 I also felt very happy 01:09 and even I also need some refreshment to come out 01:13 and play with the children 01:14 and see the happiness of the children. 01:25 India is a land full of contrast. 01:30 Is a land of great mystery and beauty, 01:33 it's a land of unspeakable despair. 01:37 But traveling through India one thing is for sure 01:40 it's a land filled with people 01:42 who should never be underestimated. 01:45 For the last forty years 01:47 Asian Aid has invested in the futures of people, 01:50 who have never been given such a chance 01:52 and their investment has proven infinite returns. 01:57 Driven by the vision of Helen Eager 01:59 dedicated to helping those who have the least 02:02 Asian Aid is an organization 02:03 implementing diverse development projects 02:06 and sponsoring thousands of children. 02:09 Their outreach spans from Bangladesh to Nepal, 02:12 Sri Lanka and beyond, 02:15 from remote villages and empty field 02:17 to sprawling centers of education, 02:20 from nothing to the unimaginable. 02:23 Now Asian Aid decided to document 02:26 the work it has been doing all these years 02:28 with the desire to show the world 02:30 what is possible. 02:32 By digging wells in remote villages 02:33 for clean drinking water 02:35 and bringing much needed healthcare 02:37 to the women of Nepal. 02:39 By providing an education for orphans, deaf 02:42 and blind children giving them a sense a place a home 02:46 but what we really discovered was being given was hope, 02:50 giving hope to children, giving hope to women, 02:54 giving hope to the ones who needed the most. 02:58 This is Hope in Motion. 03:27 The Eastern Ghats of India 03:29 is a discontinuous range of mountains 03:31 running along the east coast. 03:33 Many tribes have indigenous people with ancient cultures 03:36 and customs inhabit this region of the country. 03:45 The people here survive off the land 03:47 hunting and gathering in the forest. 03:50 There is very little infrastructure 03:51 in the way of roads, education and health systems. 03:55 As a result when a child loses one or both of their parents 04:00 their ability to survive 04:01 becomes the responsibility of the village. 04:05 In a place where resources are limited 04:08 many children and adults are malnourished 04:10 and often die from preventable diseases. 04:18 Founded by Lalitha and Raj Verma, 04:20 Sunrise Children's Home has been serving children in need 04:23 from these tribal regions since 2001. 04:27 Asian Aid organization main aim is 04:30 to provide better education for poor and needy children, 04:33 specially for tribals, orphans, blind, 04:38 deaf and dumb and different children. 04:41 In this area I'm a field officer. 04:45 Then I came to know through the government 04:47 that many tribal children are suffering without parents. 04:51 Most of the parents are dying with bad habits 04:54 like alcoholic and other bad habits. 04:58 Most of the children becoming orphans, 05:01 the government recommended me 05:04 to go to the tribal village and survey. 05:08 Raj Varma has been visiting these tribal villages 05:10 as a field worker for Asian Aid for several years now. 05:14 During one of these visits 05:15 he met with the elders at the Pamulu Geesada village 05:18 and told them about the work 05:19 Asian Aid was doing at Sunrise Home. 05:22 He asked the elders if there were any 05:23 children in need in their village. 05:26 At that time my husband he went there 05:28 and he saw the children's condition. 05:30 Some of the children their condition is pathetic. 05:35 So at that time he came and told me 05:36 about the condition of the children. 05:38 Then I told him to bring 05:40 so he went and brought the children. 05:42 And when I saw children, 05:44 I was so scared to see because of the malnutrition, 05:48 because they don't have enough food, 05:50 enough of calories like that their stomach was big 05:54 and their hands and legs are very small thin. 05:57 I met this gentleman and he told his story 06:02 how that girl was suffering without mother. 06:09 My name is Nimmak Nageswar Rao 06:11 and I am from Pamulu Geesada village. 06:14 One day Mr. Varma from Sunrise Home came to my village 06:18 and asked if there were any orphans children 06:20 so he could take them to the orphanage. 06:22 And I explained my story. 06:30 At the age of six Nageswar's daughter came to live 06:33 with the Sunrise Home in Bobillie. 06:36 At the time no one knew just how much 06:38 this meant to Mr. Rao 06:39 and the impact this would eventually have on the family 06:42 and their village. 06:47 I lost both my parents when I was small, 06:49 at that time my uncle was taking care of me. 06:53 Nageswar Rao was actually born in another tribal village 06:57 five miles from Pamulu Geesada. 07:00 Having lost both his parents 07:01 he was left in the care of an uncle 07:03 who was an alcoholic known for going to extremes 07:06 just to lay hands on a bottle of locally brewed liquor. 07:11 He sold me to people who were into human sacrifice 07:14 as a sacrifice for the harvest time. 07:17 In that village there was a human sacrifice 07:20 and they used to sacrifice every evening and morning 07:26 one after another. 07:29 Like that turn came to my father 07:33 and they told that tomorrow evening or morning 07:38 your son has to sacrifice. 07:44 So the people took me away from the village. 07:47 They tied me up with a stone on my neck 07:49 in the forest and hid me there. 07:52 Realizing the boy was missing some of the villagers 07:55 forced the uncle to confess to his whereabouts. 08:01 So all the people searched the forest and found me there. 08:04 They found me tied up with this big stone. 08:07 Finally they rescued me and brought me to the village. 08:11 Worried about the boy's long-term safety 08:13 his grandfather stepped in and took Nageswar 08:16 someplace far away. 08:18 In this mountainous region of the country 08:20 there are no roads or vehicles just walking trails 08:23 through the thick forest. 08:24 The grandfather took the boy 08:25 to the village of Pamulu Geesada, 08:28 there a couple heard about his story and decided to adopt him. 08:34 They didn't have children's so they adopted me. 08:37 When I was 18-years-old my adoptive parents also died. 08:42 He was orphaned for the second time in his life. 08:46 The people in the village did their best to take care of him 08:49 and he became a day labor doing odd jobs 08:51 and heavy labor to earn a living. 08:53 The elders in the village married him of to a local girl 08:56 and soon they had a child, 08:58 but shortly thereafter she left him. 09:01 After my wife left me 09:02 and my daughter I struggled a lot. 09:05 I couldn't take care of my daughter 09:07 because I was just a simple coolie. 09:09 Because of this the villagers arranged a match 09:12 with another girl, but my troubles worsened. 09:15 My second wife didn't like my daughter 09:17 and my daughter didn't like my second wife. 09:20 I was crushed in between. 09:31 Raj Varma brought Nageswar a glimmer of hope 09:34 when he offered to care for his daughter 09:36 thank you for an education. 09:38 No one could have anticipated how the girls new life there 09:40 would also change the life of her father and their village. 09:45 At six years old she is happy to come and study in Sunrise Home. 10:27 For over 40 years Asian Aid is an organization 10:30 giving hope to so many. 10:32 Their outreach spans form India, 10:34 Bangladesh to Nepal and beyond, 10:38 from remote villages and empty fields 10:42 to scrolling centers of education, 10:45 from nothing to the unimaginable. 10:52 Asian Aid development projects provide 10:54 child sponsorship, fresh water, and medical care 10:57 for women and leper victims. 11:00 They provide a high standard of education 11:03 to impoverished children. 11:06 Asian Aid has a vision driven by a woman 11:08 humbly fulfilling the Biblical principle 11:11 that calls for us to care for the least of these. 11:16 This standard is still true today. 11:18 The need is still there. 11:28 Less than 50% of Indian's children get an education, 11:32 one million women in Nepal suffer from uterine prolapse 11:35 and are in need of immediate surgery. 11:38 Over 5,000 babies die everyday 11:40 due to extreme poverty. 11:42 These are better few of the harsh realities. 11:49 Asian Aid is meeting these challenges 11:51 and transforming the lives of so many in need, 11:56 always sticking to their core mission, giving hope. 12:10 Asian Aid sponsors thousands of children 12:12 in slums and destitute villages. 12:16 They support over 100 schools and orphanages. 12:21 They provide a value spaced education 12:27 and give them a sense of place, a home. 12:31 Well, in my dream I was just thinking 12:33 of a small boarding school with maybe 50 children 12:36 and that of course did increased to 200 quiet fast 12:39 but now to see these buildings 12:42 and this campus is just so amazing. 12:45 And now there are 750 children actually studying 12:50 and learning so much on this school compound. 13:04 In Nepal over a million women 13:06 suffer from an epidemic of uterine prolapse. 13:10 Through their educational outreach programs 13:12 and medical treatment clinics 13:14 Asian Aid has helped thousands of women. 13:18 They also give shelter and educate women 13:20 who have escaped from the human trafficking business 13:22 providing them a way back to a better life. 13:44 Asian Aid supports premier schools for the blind 13:47 and the deaf preparing them for success in the world community. 13:57 It's easy to put a price on what a cost to educate 13:59 and feed a child for a day 14:04 but how do you put a price on transformation. 14:11 Asian Aid graduates serve important roles from nurses 14:14 and teachers to top leading medical and research scientist. 14:19 All are contributing in positive ways 14:21 to the global community. 14:31 I want to be a social worker. 14:35 I want to become teacher. 14:37 I want to become doctor 14:38 because I want to help the other older people. 14:46 These children are living proof 14:48 that Asian Aid doesn't just feed to child stomach 14:51 but fuels their desire to learn, 14:53 to achieve and to give something back. 14:57 Asian Aid feeds a child soul 15:00 but ultimately what Asian Aid does is give hope, 15:05 hope to children, hope to women, 15:08 hope to those who need at the most. 15:12 Asian Aid knows that making an investment in hope 15:15 requires a decision to act now. 15:19 It's a principle that can only pay off 15:21 with help from sponsors like you. 15:24 Standing still is not an option. 15:27 Asian Aid is Hope in Motion. 15:50 Nageswar Rao is a day labor 15:52 living in the remote mountain village of Pamulu Geesada. 15:56 As a boy he endured several lifetimes of tragedies 15:59 after he was sold as a human sacrifice 16:01 and was orphaned twice by the time he was 18. 16:04 His struggles continued into his adulthood 16:07 after his first wife left him 16:08 with the child to support on his meager salary. 16:14 Because of this the villagers arranged marriage 16:17 with another girl, but my troubles worsened. 16:20 My second wife didn't like my daughter 16:23 and my daughter didn't like my second wife. 16:25 I was crushed in between. 16:28 Rohini came to Sunrise Home when she was six years old. 16:31 Then she comes from tribal community 16:34 where there are no facilities, road facilities, 16:36 electric facilities or doctors. 16:39 So at that time she was six years old 16:43 and no one is there to take care of her. 17:24 Rohini Nimmakka has been at Sunrise Home 17:26 for the past eight years and is now 14-years-old. 17:29 An eighth grade student at the nearby SDA School 17:32 she's at the top of her class. 17:35 Rohini is a nice student here. 17:37 I think she already got first rank in our first unit 17:41 and she is also one of the intelligent girl 17:45 among the all students. 17:46 Why because since last-- 17:47 I think so many of our teachers are there. 17:50 They also told about her. 17:53 In all subjects she got good marks 17:56 so like that she is first ranker in this class. 17:59 Once in a while Rohini is able to go back 18:01 to her village in Pamulu Geesada. 18:04 It was on one of these visits several years ago 18:06 that she started to share with her father 18:08 what she was learning in school. 18:10 I used to go there and tell my father about God. 18:15 Whenever I say he used to tell I know about Him, 18:18 I know about Him but he never prays to God. 18:22 So I teached him 18:23 how to pray in Telugu and he learnt 18:26 and he started believing in God. 18:32 Previously we were all idol worshippers, 18:35 but now I go door-to-door 18:36 and tell them about Jesus and pray with them. 18:39 Now most of them are Christian's 18:41 and we started worshiping in our houses. 18:43 Later on God provided a nice church for us. 18:47 And now he became a pastor 18:50 and he was working there in our village as a pastor. 18:58 I'm the pastor of this Church, 19:00 I've been pastoring this church for nine years, 19:03 I've nearly 60 members here 19:04 we have worship every Saturday. 19:59 A few hours inland from Pamulu Geesada, 20:02 Sunrise Home is in the small town of Bobillie. 20:05 While the town center maybe hustle and bustle 20:07 with business transactions and shoppers, 20:10 not far beyond under the beautiful 20:12 rolling hills rice fields 20:13 that are the signature of this part of the country. 20:17 With over 80 boys and girls packed into a single house 20:20 Sunrise Children's Home is ready to make the move 20:22 from the town of Bobillie 20:24 to its peaceful and spacious countryside. 20:36 Well, we started this project last year 20:39 and every time I come here, there have been changes. 20:41 Buildings are starting to be completed 20:44 and the progress is bright. 20:46 When I was first invited 20:48 to accept the position of director, 20:51 I was told about the Sunrise project, 20:54 it was a privilege to actually come here 20:57 and see what is happening, 21:00 and go to the existing Sunrise Home 21:03 and see the children in that very cramped, crowded place 21:07 and then come out here 21:09 and see what they are becoming to, 21:10 unfortunately we cannot accept, 21:13 we cannot help everyone that asked us 21:16 but certainly this is going to allow us 21:18 to take in more children member 21:20 then we would have been able to back 21:21 in the old, the old home. 21:38 Once in a while we bring children here to get relax, 21:43 because everyday they will go to school 21:45 and they will study, they do their duties. 21:48 Today is the precious day for them to relax for sometime 21:51 and they have lot of place to play here. 21:54 Lot of place to dance and jump 21:56 and when they saw the rooms, inside the rooms 21:59 when they saw they, felt very happy 22:02 and they started dancing and they started jumping. 22:05 Today when I heard mummy told that 22:08 we are going to Karada I was felt happy 22:11 because for long time I did not see this home 22:18 and when I entered the campus 22:22 I was very happy 22:24 and first of all I went to study hall room. 22:27 It's a big room and I felt very happy. 22:31 My name is Jesudas, 22:32 I had passed 12th grade 22:34 and now I'm planning to join nursing this year. 22:40 So before leaving this place I'm very happy to come here 22:44 to look around my new home and really I was very happy 22:47 because since we for the past few years 22:50 we stayed at congested place and now it is very free. 22:53 We can play freely and nice bathrooms are there 22:59 and free rooms, so I like it so much. 23:03 This project wouldn't never been possible without the sponsors, 23:06 that every stage we had a need for various buildings, 23:10 various needs and the sponsors of kind come to the party. 23:14 The Lord is really blessed us 23:16 and I just want to thank the sponsors, 23:18 and for those of you that have contributed to this project 23:22 shortly the children will be moving 23:24 and you made a big difference. 23:26 With the help of Asian Aids sponsors, 23:28 Sunrise Children's Home is been changing the lives of children 23:31 in need like Rohini for the past 11 years. 23:35 Looking back Rohini is thankful for the day 23:37 Raj Varma came to her village. 23:41 Whenever I saw that pictures, I used to thank God 23:44 because if I did not come here means, 23:47 I will be somewhere in the tribal area 23:51 and I will be different. 23:53 I thank god for bringing me here. 23:57 By God's grace I brought here 23:59 and now I'm like this. 24:02 Looking forward Rohini now has a means to fulfill her dreams. 24:07 My favorite subject is mathematics 24:11 and when I grow up, 24:12 I want to become an engineer. 24:44 Every year millions of kids in India, 24:46 Nepal and Bangladesh are unable to attend school, 24:50 and they're forced to live their lives 24:51 in poverty instead of reaching their potential. 24:55 In the scriptures Jesus reminds us 24:57 whatever you do for one of the least brothers 24:59 and sisters have Mine, you do for Me. 25:03 Today there are so many kids in need of sponsors 25:06 to provide them food, clothing and shelter. 25:09 With sponsorship through Asian Aid, 25:11 you have the ability to provide 25:13 these basic necessities to the least of these. 25:17 Won't you consider sponsorship Asian Aid, 25:20 you too can make a big difference 25:22 every day in the life of a child. |
Revised 2014-12-17