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,
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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
has proven 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 spans
from child rescue operations
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to providing an
education for orphans,
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deaf, and the blind children,
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giving them a
sense of place, a home.
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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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Our television
series Hope In Motion
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has been a big success
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and we want to continue
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to share with you
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some of the field stories
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that we have
filmed over the years.
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So just from time to time,
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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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Welcome to Myanmar.
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I am standing on the bank
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of the Delta
region of this country
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and as we look
out onto the river,
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this plays an integral part
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in the lives and economy
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of the people in this country,
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through fishing as
well as transportation.
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The challenge is
that a decent education
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is expensive, most
people can't afford it.
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But this is where
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an organizational like Asian Aid
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has such a great deal of impact.
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They are concerned and committed
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to the welfare of
children in need here.
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Join me on a journey
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as we see what
Asian Aid is doing
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to strengthen and
further the mission
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of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church in Myanmar.
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Visiting a village
that day was a revelation.
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It opened my
eyes to the struggles
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and hardships of
the poor in a way
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that you can only
understand by being there.
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It gave me a new insight
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into the role our schools play
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in the mission field,
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and the impact
organizations like Asian Aid
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has in supporting the
church in its mission.
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Even though the church work
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started over a 100
years ago in Myanmar,
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the past 50 years
have been a huge challenge
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for the church
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because of
unfavorable political situations
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that prevailed here.
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And the churches
had great challenges
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in promoting Christian education
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across this Buddhist country.
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But the situation has changed
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and the Lord has opened doors
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and opportunities for us
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to expand His work in Myanmar.
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For us to move forward in
Myanmar in a positive way,
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we established the Asian Aid,
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Educate Myanmar Fund.
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The purpose of this fund
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is to help
sponsor the 600 children
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that we've taken.
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We don't have sponsors for them.
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So stage one of the
Educate Myanmar Fund
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is to help
sponsor those 600 children
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while we find sponsors.
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The second way is obviously
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to sponsor one or
more Myanmar children,
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which you can do through
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the Asian Aid
sponsorship system.
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The other need is
that these mission schools
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need resources in the classroom,
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they're growing so fast.
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So the Asian Aid Myanmar Fund
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will be totally
committed to helping
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the Adventist
schools in Myanmar.
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And the critical
thing is that 100%
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of the money sent to Myanmar
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goes direct to
these needy schools,
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mainly for sponsorship
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but also to help
develop these schools.
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The Educate Myanmar Fund
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that Asian Aid
operates to sponsor children
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addresses
another important issue
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and that is the
issue of congestion
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in the dorms and
other infrastructural needs.
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Visiting one of the
girls' dorm that day,
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it was very evident to me
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that the
boarding facilities lacked
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a conducive living environment.
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Yes. We need more rooms.
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Okay.
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Thank you very much.
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Mm-hmm. Good.
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I just finished a
tour of the girls' dorm,
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but the segment
that I walked around,
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it's pretty crowded,
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in fact, there are 51 girls
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that are rooming in that area.
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They sleep on a hard surface.
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And so we want to
make it possible for them
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to have improved conditions.
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Now where they come from
is a lot more disadvantaged,
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so they are really excited
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and happy to be here.
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We want to be able to get
more of those young people
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from those villages into here
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so that they
can study and learn.
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Jim led me to the
Adventist high school
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that was situated
right across the road
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from the seminary.
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As we went around,
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I came across the
same infrastructural needs
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that prevailed in the seminary,
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but to me what was encouraging
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was the fact that in spite
of the difficult circumstances
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and situations,
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children were
sitting in classrooms
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learning,
receiving an education,
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a Christian education.
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How exciting it is to witness
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and participate
in the development
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of a child's future.
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Going around the campus
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and talking to
students and staff,
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I saw the role Asian Aid,
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and more importantly, you,
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the sponsors are
playing in the lives
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of these children
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that come from such
impoverished backgrounds.
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They say that
seeing is believing.
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Well, you know what?
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This is it right here.
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It's very exciting behind me,
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beautiful, wonderful
young people learning.
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If you're a sponsor, I
want you to check this out,
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and if you're not,
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I want you to look
at these young people,
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and perhaps catch the joy,
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the spark and the spirit
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to be able to do the same
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and make a
difference in the lives
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of one of these young people.
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Students who
received scholarship
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and obtained
Adventist education,
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now they are
prospering in their ministry
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as well as in outside jobs.
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For instance,
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some are now
working in the institution.
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Some are in the mission field,
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so I really thank God
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for this sponsorship program.
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The sponsorship for the children
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is very important
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because when we
look Adventist family,
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average of the families
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are trying for
their daily foods.
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So that it is very difficult
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to send their
children to the college
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and sponsor their children.
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So when the
children get sponsorship,
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they continue to their education
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and when they
got the sponsorship,
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they study and when they finish,
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some can work
in the denomination
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and some work outside,
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and at the same time,
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they can be a good witness
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and testimonies to other.
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They can tell
about the love of Jesus.
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This was important for me,
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the fact that Asian
Aid was contributing
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to the growth of
the church in Myanmar,
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a frontier mission
field is good news.
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As I mentioned earlier,
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public evangelism
in Myanmar is banned,
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and so Asian Aid's
involvement in our schools
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plays a key role
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in the growth of the church.
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I do believe that
Asian Aid is in tuned
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with the mission of the church.
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The mission of the church
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is to prepare men and women,
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and to prepare the people
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that believe in
God for soul winning.
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And Asian Aid is offering
that particular opportunity.
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There are 100% in tune
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with the mission of this church.
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All right.
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Here she is.
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Hi, there. It's nice to me you.
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Nice to meet you.
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I have heard a lot
about this young lady.
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Yes.
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She also has the
interest in teaching.
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Working here and also,
it's a calling from God,
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so she felt that kind
of calling from the Lord,
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and that's the
reason why she is here.
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Okay. Fantastic.
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Well, I shared with you
that we had a special story
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before the break,
and here she is Mia.
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Mia is a recipient of
our sponsorship program
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through Asian Aid.
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She was able to
come to the school.
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She finished her education
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and she felt a calling from God
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to go into teaching,
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and that's why she's here,
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teaching these
precious children.
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This is what it's all about,
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this is the story of hope,
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this is a story of Asian Aid,
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and you can be a part of that,
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as we make it
possible for children
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to have an education,
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come to know Jesus
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and share with the world.
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Mia's real name
is May Thuzar Tun,
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but she
preferred to be called Mia.
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She is a 24-year-old
Bachelor of Arts graduate
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from the seminary.
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Mia is a fine example
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of what a simple gesture
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of sponsoring a
child's education
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can achieve.
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It achieves far
beyond its intended purpose
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of providing a
children's education.
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It gives them
hope for the future.
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Meeting Mia that day
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also made me realize
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that she was one
of the lucky few.
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Many children across Myanmar,
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especially in rural areas
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do not have this opportunity.
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Being in this place,
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a Christian school
in the heart of Myanmar,
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reminds me of when
I was a little boy.
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You see, I lived in
a communist country.
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And it was impossible
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to have Christian schools there.
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My parents dreamed
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of taking my
sister and me to a place
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where we should
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not only be able
to worship God freely,
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but also have a
Christian education.
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Well, Asian Aid
is making it possible
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for hundreds of young people
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here in Myanmar
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to have just that.
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Would you
consider partnering with us
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to make a huge
difference in the life
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of a young person,
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so that they can
come to know Jesus,
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have a Christian education
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and share His love with others?
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I was encouraged
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by Asian Aid's
plans for Myanmar.
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Asian Aid is an organization
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that wants to make a
significant contribution
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in the lives of needy children.
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Today, Asian Aid
is making it possible
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to give them this opportunity
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to not just
receive an education,
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but an opportunity
towards eternal life.
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Children and their
future are very important to me.
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Those are things that
are close to my heart.
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And two years ago,
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Asian Aid invited me to go
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on a life
changing trip to India.
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Well, this time,
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I have joined them
on a trip to Myanmar.
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During our time here,
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we have visited all
kinds of interesting places.
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We've been to pagodas.
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We've also been to villages
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where poverty is
visible everywhere.
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I've also been on the campus
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of some of our schools.
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I had the opportunity to play
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with a group of
beautiful young ladies
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who play the violin.
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I am seeing these young people
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whose lives are being changed
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because of the
sponsorship program.
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They have a Christian education,
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they have hope
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and they will have a future.
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In fact, I met a young lady
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who is now the
teacher at the preschool.
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She went through our program,
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she was sponsored, she graduated
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and now she is a teacher.
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What a joy it is to
be able to make an impact
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in the lives of
so many young people.
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Would you be
willing to partner with us?
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Would you be willing
to help change a life
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and bring future and Jesus
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to a young person in Myanmar?
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