Child Impact International
is an organization giving hope,
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previously called Asian Aid.
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Child Impact
International is an organization
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fostering
permanent positive change
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in the lives of disadvantaged
children and their communities.
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Child Impact is
committed to making a difference
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in the lives of children
and those who are in need.
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Serving communities in
India, Nepal, Bangladesh,
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Sri Lanka, Myanmar,
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and will soon
expand to other countries.
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For the last 50 years,
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Child Impact has invested
in the futures of people
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and their investment is
proving infinite returns,
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driven by the dedication
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to helping those
who have the least.
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Child Impact is an organization
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focused on the
welfare of children,
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implementing
diverse development projects
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and sponsoring
thousands of children.
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Their outreach expands
from child rescue operations,
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to providing an
education for orphans, deaf,
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and the blind children
giving them a sense of place,
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a home, but above all,
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Child Impact is an
organization giving hope,
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giving hope to children,
giving hope to communities,
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giving hope to the
ones who needed the most.
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This is Hope in Motion.
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Hello.
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My name is Jim Rennie,
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and I'm the CEO of
Child Impact International,
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and I've been in this
role for over 10 years.
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I just wanted to
tell you a little bit
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about our organization.
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It used to be called Asian Aid,
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and it started in Australia
just over 50 years ago.
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And now we are based
in Collegedale, Tennessee.
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We are registered 501c3 charity,
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and we're
members of ISI and OCI.
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Our organization
operates in India, Bangladesh,
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Sri Lankan Nepal,
Myanmar and Papua New Guinea,
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and later in the year
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we'll be expanding
to other countries.
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Public evangelism is banned
or limited in these countries.
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So Adventist mission schools
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are one of the
main keys to outreach.
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Our main activity
is child sponsorship,
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where we take a
needy child and place them
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in an Adventist Mission School.
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Child sponsorship is a
unique way of being involved
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in the mission field every day,
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as we take a child based on need
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and give them an education.
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Normally, they may
not get an education,
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and we give them hope
by giving them an education
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in an Adventist Mission School.
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There are different
types of sponsorship,
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these include a day student
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who's just a child
that walks from their home
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to the Adventist Mission School,
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and that's $25 a
month, there is a boarder,
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who boards at the
Adventist Mission School
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and that's $38 a month,
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and then we have our
special needs children
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who are blind, deaf, or
orphans which are $48 a month.
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Not only does sponsorship
give them an education,
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but it also
gives that family hope,
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knowing that their child
is receiving an education.
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So not only does it benefit
the child and the family,
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but the key thing was
that it also has an impact
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on the mission
school's finances,
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as this is guaranteed
income for their child.
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Our funds go direct
to the mission school,
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so we can
assure you or the donor
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that they are being
used for the correct purpose.
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There are two ways
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you can become
involved in sponsorship,
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you can sponsor
your own particular child
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and you'll receive
information about the child,
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you'll receive reports
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and you will even
receive letters from your child,
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and so you are directly
connected to a specific child.
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The other way you can give,
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if you don't want
to sponsor a child,
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is to contribute to
the unsponsored child fund.
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Right now we have over
400 unsponsored children
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and that is a big need for us.
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We also fund three orphanages,
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including Sunrise Home in India.
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Sunrise Home has
over 150 orphans,
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and we funded 100%.
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I really love going there
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because these kids
have been given a home.
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Many of them come
from terrible backgrounds.
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Some have been
found on railway stations.
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And so Sunrise Home gives them
a future, gives them a hope,
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and gives them an education.
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Sunrise is located in
rural India with a farm,
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and it's certainly a home
that gives these children hope,
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and education,
and a future life.
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We are really proud of
what our donors have done
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with Sunrise Home
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and over the years
we've seen it grow.
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And now we see
the older children
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that have really made
progress through the years.
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And I just want
to thank the donors
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that really
helped us at the start
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with building Sunrise Home
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and for the
progress that it's made.
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Child Impact supporters also
funded school for the blind,
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and a school for the deaf
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run by the
Adventist Church in India.
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These are very
unique special schools,
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as they take
special needs children
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from poor villages
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and give them a
specialized education
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in an Adventist
Mission School environment.
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These children
would have had no hope,
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we've actually found blind
children chained in a house
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because their parents didn't
know how to deal with them.
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These special schools
are making a real difference
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and really need help
throughout the whole year.
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Operation Child Rescue
is a Child Impact project
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that is involved in rescuing,
mainly trafficked children
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that are in the
high risk category.
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In Bangalore, India
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we have our rescue program,
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which rescues young
ladies from brothels
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and we also run a
rescue home for these girls.
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This year we will
also have a rescue program
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from children from beggary
and slave labor in factories.
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You can give to
specific projects
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like the blind
school, the deaf school,
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or Operation Child Rescue,
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or as I said previously
you can sponsor a child.
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A key part of my job
is visiting the field
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so that we can do
the correct planning,
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and also to visit the
projects that we're involved in.
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And it's just a true
privilege to be able to sit down
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and meet the
children that we sponsor
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and that we help.
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They're just so
excited to see you,
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and they are so
appreciative of the donors
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and the work that they do,
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and most of them are
very happy in their school.
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They certainly
have their challenges.
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In recent trips,
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I've been going
with some of the children
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and visiting their homes.
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And just recently in Bangladesh,
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which is a very,
very poor country,
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I went with a little boy
to visit his grandparents.
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His grandparents look after him
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because his parents have
gone to work in the city,
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because there's no
longer any work for them
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in the town where he comes from.
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The grandparents are very poor.
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But here was their
little house, very basic,
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and they had a drink
for me and an orange.
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That was all they could afford.
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The reality is
they are penniless,
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but they were so appreciative
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of what we are
doing for their grandson.
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And they just
wanted to thank the donors,
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but it had a big impact on me
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because I really saw
the difference we're making,
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not only with the
child but with the family,
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and for the
village that he comes from.
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I can see the
difference that we are making.
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I can see the difference
that these donors are making.
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And I just want to tell you
that I have total confidence
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in the way we
distribute our funds
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and the work that we do.
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Is it perfect? No.
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But I know that by
us sending the funds
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direct to the school
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or direct to the project
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that we're doing the best we can
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to ensure the correct use
of the funds and the money.
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I'm just so excited
that we can carry out
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this important
mission in helping children
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and introducing them to Jesus
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through giving them
a Christian education
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in an Adventist Mission School.
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Imagine with me for a moment
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that you're a small child
living on the streets of India,
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the sandals on your feet
lost their comfort weeks ago,
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your favorite shirt
just got another hole.
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It's sad, mommy died last year
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but what makes
you feel even worse
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is that your dad chose
not to be your dad anymore.
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Hey, I'm Shawn Boonstra,
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Honorary Ambassador for
Child Impact International,
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an organization that
is a supportive ministry
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Something like 15 to 25 million
little girls and boys in India
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share similar stories
to the one I just told you.
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Many are orphaned at a young age
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with little food
to eat and no hope.
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Child Impact
serves to bridge the gap
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between hardship and education.
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It's a unique ministry
that serves children in poverty
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in Bangladesh, India,
Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
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Over three and a
half thousand children
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are provided an
Adventist education
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and lives are changed
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through the numerous
development projects.
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Working in these countries,
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Child Impact has come
face to face with issues
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like child slavery,
poor or no education,
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child
trafficking, abandoned babies,
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lack of clean water, and
a high number of orphans.
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This list is not
short on challenges,
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yet the needs are being met.
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You know, my
family sponsors Sheila,
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a young lady at the
Sunrise Orphanage in India.
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For the past couple of years,
I'm proud of how my family
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has been able to impact
her life for the better.
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Word has it, she
just started college.
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What I've come to understand
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is that the children
Child Impact supports
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are more than just
names, or faces on a screen,
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or a flyer,
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they're people with a story,
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a story whose ending
has not been written,
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instead another
chapter is being composed.
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It reminds me of
something that Jesus once said,
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"Whatever you do
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for the least of these
brothers and sisters of Mine,
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you do for Me."
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Join me and others
like me throughout the world
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who are
sponsoring a child monthly
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to provide like Jesus
did, to support like Jesus did,
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to love like Jesus did.
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You too can make a lifelong
impact on the life of someone
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who is waiting
for you to say yes.
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Yes, today you will
consider sponsorship
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right now with Child Impact
or one of our other projects.
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Yes, to give hope to
a precious child today.
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Sponsoring
children in activities
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like these mission schools
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and opportunities
is a tremendous way
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to help form the
character of young people
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as they look to the future.
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They will never forget
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their association in
a Christian environment.
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And by God's grace,
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many of them will become
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members of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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It is absolutely
a powerful witness
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to sponsor a
child in Child Impact
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and so many other organizations
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that help young
people to find Jesus.
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Sponsoring a child not
only has short-term effects
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but it has a long-term effect.
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Sponsoring a child is investing
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in the character of a
young person for eternity.
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We're taping this
right here in Myanmar,
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at the Myanmar
Union Adventist Seminary,
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and about
one-third of the students
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or one quarter of the students
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are being
sponsored by Child Impact.
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People who become
workers in God's church,
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people who make an
impact in the community
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have been people
who have been sponsored.
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Your sponsorship is
absolutely an investment
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in the future of the church.
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