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
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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, Sri Lanka,
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Myanmar, 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
has proven infinite returns.
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Driven by the
dedication to helping those
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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 spans
from child rescue operations
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to providing an
education for orphans, deaf,
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and the blind children,
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giving them a
sense of place, a home.
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But above all, 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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Our television
series Hope In Motion
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has been a big success
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and we want to
continue to share with you
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some of the field
stories that we have filmed
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over the years.
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So just from time to
time, it may refer to Asian Aid
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as we reflect on
these great stories
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as we share them with you.
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Giffard Memorial
Hospital in Nuzvid
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is an Adventist
Hospital established in 1935,
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and has spearheaded
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and served the
medical needs of communities
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in and around Nuzvid.
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In its 80 year history,
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the hospital has
treated thousands of people
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who often come
from poor villages
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with problems
ranging from common illness
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to snakebites.
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Along with the medical center,
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Giffard Memorial has
also been instrumental
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in taking the mission and
the good news of the church
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to people around Nuzvid.
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Because of this hospital,
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more than 50 churches
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were established
in and around Nuzvid.
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And each church
is doing so good.
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From those churches
we get the students.
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Here they do their
general nursing program
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and BSc nursing program.
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We are hoping to
start MSc nursing program.
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That means from
LKG until PG course,
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they can complete
their studies here.
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What a blessing that would be.
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Recently,
Giffard Memorial Hospital
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branched out to
start a nursing program
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primarily for students
from Adventist backgrounds
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who wish for a
career in nursing.
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Last year, the College
of Nursing was privileged
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to send out its
first batch of graduates.
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It was a proud
moment for the college
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as they had a
100% passing result.
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I know, as a principal, I
found it quite challenging.
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It was the first
batch of students
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and we had a lot
of difficulties also,
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but the good
Lord was there with us
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and we put in all
our efforts to see
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that our students
could get the best.
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With God's help, we got
quite a few distinctions
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and we had 100% pass results
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from the first
batch of students.
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And we were
really excited about it,
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and we thank God
for all these blessings
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and the way He has
led us marvelously.
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Although a
majority of the students
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in the College of Nursing
come from Adventist families,
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many cannot afford
a college education.
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They come from small towns
and villages like Usha Rani.
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This is where Child
Impact plays a crucial role
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in providing the means
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necessary for
these aspiring students
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through its sponsorship program.
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I visited a lot of
different medical facilities
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in the US,
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so it's a real privilege
and very exciting for me
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to come here to this
hospital here in India
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where students are being trained
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and are being able to
work and serve the community.
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As a sponsorship
manager in the US,
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I see it from one angle.
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And, now you see the
students as they grow
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and then to come here,
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and everywhere you go
it's someone who has grown up
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through the Asian Aid system
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who is now serving
the community as a nurse.
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And what a privilege
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and what an
opportunity it is for them
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to serve patients
when they're vulnerable
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to share Jesus with
them in this life of service.
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Alice Joseph
joined the nursing staff
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at Giffard Memorial last year.
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She was part of the first
batch of the graduating class
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and was
sponsored by Child Impact
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through her nursing program.
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Last year she brought
laurels to the institution
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by winning a gold
medal at her graduation.
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Like I just wanted,
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this was like one
time accomplishment.
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So I just wanted the first mark
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but I didn't
think of the gold medal.
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And by God's grace, I got it.
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And one thing that
made me happy for getting us
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from where I came,
for them the good name,
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that is from
Sunshine and the Asian Aid.
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I just felt happy for
that, even I didn't tell my mom
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that I got gold medal.
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But first, I told Beulah Aunty.
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And I could see
that smile on her face
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and she was happy
like, at least from Sunshine,
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you are the one who got it,
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so I'm happy for that.
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I was very proud.
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I know, I'm so proud
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that Alice has made
it and even Ashwini,
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the girl who is from
Sunshine who studied with her,
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she got a distinction.
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And both these
children have always excelled
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in their studies
right from grade one.
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And to see that
they kept that constantly
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and try to do their best
even at the college level,
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it made me really proud
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to be able to be
there and witness that
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and be part of that celebration.
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Alice grew up at
Sunshine home in Bangalore,
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and she has fond memories
of the place she calls home.
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It's like a family over
there, and lots of children
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we can play around.
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And we have, like we feel
that we have someone beside us.
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We never feel lonely
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because we had all
the children around us.
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So I cherish this
moment because right now,
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we don't get time
even to spend time
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with the children,
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so I miss that one a lot.
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Their mother brought
Alice and her twin sister Angela
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to Sunshine home
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when they were
just five years old
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after their
father abandoned them.
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The father left,
abandoned the family
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and the mother had to
become the breadwinner.
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And she couldn't go for the job
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because she had
these two little girls,
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and she was
desperate to find a solution.
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And someone told
her about Sunshine,
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and so she came and asked
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if we could
take the children in.
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And looking at her
desperate condition,
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we did take the children
in so that she could survive.
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Bringing her two young girls
to Sunshine was hard for her,
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but she had to do
it for their survival
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and that of her own.
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Most often in an
abandoned situation,
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the child will not be able
to get the basic requirement
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such as a decent meal a day.
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And in cases where the
mother is unable to work,
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both the mother and children
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will eventually face
hardship beyond their control,
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leading even to their death.
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In Alice's case, her
mother had to make a sacrifice
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to give up her
children, to put them in a home
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so that at least her
children had a future
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and she could be free to
find a job just to survive.
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Sunshine did give
them a good future,
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and thanks to
Child Impact sponsorship,
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Alice and her sister
were able to go to school
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and be educated.
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The love and care
they received at Sunshine
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has had a huge
influence on them.
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Basically, any child
that comes into our home
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is one more added
member to the family.
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And the children bond
so easily and so fast,
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and it's a life long bond.
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And they sense that
they belong to a family,
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it's something bigger.
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And I'm sure
each of our children
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are proud to be
part of Sunshine.
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The children are indeed
proud to be part of Sunshine.
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In fact, for a majority of them,
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Sunshine is the only
home they have known.
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And Alice owes her success
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to becoming a
nurse to Sunshine home.
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First, I decided I
wanted to become a teacher,
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like when we
write letters and all,
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that was my desire.
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Then as I grew up, I used to see
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so many of our
sisters in Sunshine,
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like nurses with
that white uniform,
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giving injections and all.
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So I had that desire
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that I should
also become a nurse.
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We've had about 35
girls who are nurses.
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I think, initially, the
girls who finished nursing
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were role
models for these girls.
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And everyone looked up to them
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and decided they
want to do exactly
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what the older ones did.
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And they have the ability
and the opportunity to be
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of service to
people and they enjoy it.
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Because being at Sunshine
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is not just
looking after themselves,
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each one of them
has had responsibility
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of the little one, to
look after the little ones,
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and they
developed leadership skills
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and skills in serving others,
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so that's what they like to do.
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The desire to excel in
her studies and in life
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grew out of her
experience at Sunshine.
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And with Child Impact's help,
she grabbed all the opportunity
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that came her way to
become a successful nurse.
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The way the child is
born is not important,
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to which family
the child belongs,
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that's also not important,
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but the way the child studies,
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the environment makes
an ocean of difference.
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And then everybody
would get the opportunities.
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Some take it very easy,
some take it very seriously,
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but in this case Miss
Alice took it very seriously
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and grabbed all
the opportunities
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and could excel in her studies
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and that makes
us very, very happy.
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I'm sure the sponsors
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who have been supporting her
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would be also very happy.
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I'm sure the
Asian Aid Australia,
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Asian Aid USA sponsors also
will be very happy about it.
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Alice is a shining
example of why Asian Aid
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wants to continue
growing its program.
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We're giving children a chance,
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they can come from
the very simple background
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and we can give them a
chance or the education
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to the highest level.
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Alice is a shining example
of the success of sponsorship
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from where she has
come to top of the class
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at Giffard Memorial Hospital.
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It really encourages Asian
Aid with its growth strategy,
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and it encourages
us to tell sponsors
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that we make a real difference
in the life of these children.
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The sponsors do
make a real difference
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in the life of these children.
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Being a sponsor is not easy
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for a majority of
Child Impact sponsors.
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It's years of sponsoring a child
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from kindergarten
right up to college.
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And seeing that the child
is using that opportunity,
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and using that money
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the sponsors have send
to the best of their ability
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is a rewarding experience.
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And when sponsored
children like Alice
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excel in their studies,
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they've indicate the belief
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that sponsors have in
the sponsorship program.
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Being sponsored is a privilege
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because if I have to
look back and see that,
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if I was not in Sunshine
or if I was not sponsored,
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I don't think I would
have completed my nursing also
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because my parents
couldn't afford also.
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And I think
it's a great blessing
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being sponsored
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and I'm thankful for
what they did for my life,
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for bringing me to this stage.
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And I hope one day
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that I would do
something for them.
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The ultimate goal
of our school system,
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children's
homes, and our hospitals
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is to spread the love of Jesus
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and the promise of eternal
life to people around us.
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And Child Impact
International sponsor students
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like Usha Rani and Alice
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are shining
examples of the miracles
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God has promised
for His children.
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They have not only accepted
Jesus as their personal savior,
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but are in the
mission to tell others
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about the
promise of eternal life.
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I think there's a
tremendous influence
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that homes like Sunshine,
and educational institutions,
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and sponsorship
agencies like Asian Aid
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have in directing a child's life
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from what could have
been to what has been
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has made such a difference.
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And I think,
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just looking at the, you know,
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the potentiality of a
child when they come here
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when they are small
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and seeing
through that potentiality
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and making that a possibility
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makes a world of difference.
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