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 fostering
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permanent positive change
in the lives of disadvantaged
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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, Sri Lanka,
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Myanmar, and will soon
expand to other countries.
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For the last 50
years, Child Impact
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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
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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, 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 community,
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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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I've been in this
position over eight years now,
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and the privilege
that I have in my role
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is being able to
visit the children
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that you, the donors, support.
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And as I meet them,
I see the difference
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that you make in their lives,
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the difference you
make in where they live
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in their village,
the difference you make
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with their education.
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And then finally
when they get a job...
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Just the other day in
India, we met a bank manager.
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He was brought up
as a sponsored child
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from a very poor village
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and now he has a successful job,
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he has a family,
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and he is impacting
the lives of others.
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And, in fact, the
amazing thing is he is now
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sponsoring two
children in one of our programs.
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Early when we were married,
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Nick and I spent
time over in India,
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and were working for a mission,
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another mission organization
for about six months.
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And one of the
opportunities we had was to be
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in one of the schools
where children were being
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sponsored by Child
Impact International
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in receiving education
there as well as clothing,
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food, shelter.
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And at that time we were given
the opportunity to meet kids
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that still needed
sponsors, and have...
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We were able to
meet and pick a kid
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that we wanted to
sponsor personally at that time.
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So we got to meet
him, I think play a little,
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maybe a little
cricket with him, gave him
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a little bit of a gift,
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and even though...
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Since then the child that
we're sponsoring has changed.
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That's how we
started, and have decided
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to continue to sponsor a child
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through Child
Impact International.
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I'd say that if
you are interested
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in sponsoring a child,
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I think it's a great opportunity
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so and you certainly should.
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There's so many mission
fields in the world, you know,
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the kid who lives just
down the street from you,
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that's a mission
field, your own children,
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your own family,
that's a mission field
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but, you know, we were called
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to go into all
nations and make disciples.
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And when you sponsor a
child for a Christian education,
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you know, it's more than
just giving them education,
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teaching them also about Christ,
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and the plan of salvation.
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And so, you know, it's
gonna benefit that child,
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it's gonna benefit
that child's community
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and, you know, the money
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that we spend every
month to support this child,
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it's an easy
sacrifice for us but it makes
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just the world of
difference in their lives.
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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 their association
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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 that help
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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 in the character
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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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I've had the opportunity
to visit India and Myanmar
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with Child Impact International.
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These trips have provided
me with fantastic insight
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as to how Child Impact works,
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and the work that they do
with thousands of children.
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The sponsorship
program is absolutely
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what makes this
entire organization
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be effective.
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And they are
extremely effective.
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Jim, tell us a little bit more
about this sponsorship program?
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First of all, I'd like
to know how many children
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are being
sponsored at the moment.
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And what are the countries
that the children are in?
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Oh, Jaime, we're
in six countries.
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We have 3,500 children in
Adventist mission schools.
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Our biggest country is India,
then Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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And we also have
children in Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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Okay, excellent.
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How do you select the
children for sponsorship?
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Well, the children
are selected on need,
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all right?
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And the definition of needy
varies from country to country.
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But these are people
well below the poverty line.
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And also people that
the parents want their child
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to go to an
Adventist school are very poor.
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So we take them based on need,
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and we put them in an
Adventist Mission School.
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Okay.
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Now, when I was there with you,
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I saw that there
are different schools,
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there are different
categories of sponsorships.
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Can you explain that for us?
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Yes, well, first of
all, we have a day student,
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that's a child who obviously
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lives near the school,
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and walks to the school
or gets public transport.
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Then we have boarding,
which is our biggest category.
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These are children who
attend boarding school.
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And so the sponsorship
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not only covers their education,
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it covers their accommodation
and it covers their food.
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Then we actually allow
donors to sponsor their children
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to higher education,
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which we call
tertiary in those countries.
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And that may be a degree course,
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or it may be a course
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to give them a
trade or a future.
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And then we have
special needs children.
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This is our
school for the blind,
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the day school for orphans.
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And so this category is
critical to these children,
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because these
children have huge needs.
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So there's a special
needs category as well.
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And I visited an orphanage
and a blind school with you.
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And these kids
would otherwise probably
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never have an
opportunity to excel in life.
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And I was moved by how
these children are being
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developed with
their shortcomings,
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but with their
talents and gifts,
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to be able to
honor and glorify God
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and share with others as well.
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Tell me, is it
costly to sponsor a child
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in any of these categories?
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Well, I guess compare
with education where we are,
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it's not costly.
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The day student
starts off at $25 a month,
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a boarder is $38 a month,
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a special needs
child is $48 a month.
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And that covers their education.
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If they're a boarder
or the special needs,
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it covers them at
either the blind school,
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the day school or the orphanage.
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It also includes
a book allowance,
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and also a uniform allowance.
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So it's quite comprehensive
to cover their needs
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to attend that
Adventist Mission School.
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Fantastic.
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Now tell me, my wife and I
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have given funds to
sponsor children before.
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But let's say, somebody
is watching this right now
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and wants to sponsor a
child, how can they do that?
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Well, the best way is
to go on to our website,
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which is childimpact.org.
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That's childimpact.org.
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And there, you go to
the sponsorship page,
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and you can choose your country,
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you can choose your category,
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and you'll see a
range of children
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now that are available.
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Now if you can't get
online, just give us a call.
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Call our office and the
ladies, they will be very happy
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to talk to you about
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what current
children are available,
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or what their needs are.
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Okay.
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So let's say
somebody watching right now
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wants to sponsor a child.
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Can you explain how the funds
that somebody gives to Child
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Impact actually
gets to that child?
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Yes, Jaime, well,
that's a good question.
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First of all, we are
registered 501c3 charity.
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So the donation
is tax deductible.
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Secondly, and we
want the donors to know,
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we retain 15% overhead,
we believe that's very fair.
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Yes.
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Last year it was only 11%.
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But at the maximum,
it can be up to 15%.
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Then the money goes direct
to our partner and country.
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And then it goes
direct to the school.
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So we have to have our own
on the ground organization.
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And the money goes to them.
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And then it goes
direct to the school.
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And then we have field officers.
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And each child is
visited three times a year.
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We check that the
funds have arrived.
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And we check
each individual child.
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And then the
donors get school reports,
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they give, well, an APR,
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annual performance report.
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And just like your
own children's report,
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sometimes they're exciting,
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sometimes you
might be disappointed.
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But you can also
write to your child
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and your child
will write to you.
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So we believe
we've got a good system
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that delivers accountability,
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but also involves
you with the child,
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and correspondence, and reports.
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Well, as I mentioned before,
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I have been to India and Myanmar
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with Child Impact.
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And I have seen
firsthand the incredible results
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that these
sponsorships have on the lives
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of these young people.
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These projects work efficiently
to give these young people
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the best Christian education
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that they can have and a future.
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It's made me realize
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the huge hope that it's giving
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these children
and their families.
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I also saw the impact
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on the
Adventist Mission Schools.
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It makes them thrive and grow.
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Would you please consider
sponsoring a child today?
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I just got a
letter from our sponsored
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daughter Sheila.
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I've got to tell you,
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there is nothing like
getting one of these letters.
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Our family has
been able to sponsor her
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through Child
Impact International.
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Because of that,
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she's got a great place to live.
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She's got good food.
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She's got great clothing.
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Best of all, I now
found out she's in college.
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She's in nursing school.
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There's nothing like
getting a letter like this.
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You need to start
getting these letters too.
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Listen, through Child Impact,
you can make a huge difference
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in the life of a
child, and I promise you,
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it's going to
make a huge difference
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in your life too.
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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,
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to support like Jesus
did, 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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