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
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and those who are in need,
serving communities in India,
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Nepal, Bangladesh,
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 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,
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giving hope to communities,
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giving hope to the
ones who need it the most.
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This is Hope in Motion.
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Carl Ginger's involvement
with Child Impact International
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as one of its board members
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has taken him to
India many times.
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The vibrancy of life in India
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is something that
has captivated him,
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and it's a place to
experience and appreciate life.
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For Carl, this was
one such opportunity.
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He is traveling with Jim Rennie,
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CEO of Child Impact
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and his fellow board
member and friend Dittu Abraham
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to the school for
speech and hearing in Kollegal.
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As they drive
down into the campus,
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the children appear
from nowhere to greet them.
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Their smiling faces
and their warm welcome
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was rewarding for the visitors.
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The children
were all well groomed
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and were all ready for church.
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I'm here at a church
service with these children
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and getting their responses
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toward the questions
we ask about Jesus Christ,
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the energy they have,
the commitment they have,
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the pleasure in being
part of a church service.
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It truly is amazing.
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This is something
we can give these kids
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that they would never have,
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never have had the opportunity
of knowing Jesus Christ,
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and we are going to
see results for eternity.
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The church service
was an amazing experience
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that changed some of Carl's
unconscious preconceptions.
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These disabled children clearly
demonstrated their ability
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to praise God,
albeit in their own way
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but it also
demonstrated the role we play
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as an institution and a church
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in reaching out
to this community.
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When I look at this place,
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I'm convinced
that this is exactly
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what God wants us
to be doing as a church
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that working with the children
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who otherwise in
society would be rejected,
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and cast aside,
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and not provided the
means to an education.
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I think this is what
the church should be doing
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as part of its gospel outreach.
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This is a testimony to
the love of Jesus Christ,
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for the most rejected,
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for the most
ignored part of society.
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And these children are
just the type of people
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we should be serving.
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Children like this are
often seen as a liability
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by the family
and by the community.
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This school changes that,
this school gives them hope,
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this school
gives them an education
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which in most cases enables them
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to have a job
and to have a future.
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And then many of these
children assist in funding
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or supporting
their family or village.
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This school makes a
difference far beyond the child
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that attends here.
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The school for
speech and hearing
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is what Child
Impact is all about,
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helping children in need
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and giving them an opportunity
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to look beyond their disability,
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rejected by their
family and society,
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they would have lost all hope,
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but this school
has given them hope,
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it has given them a future.
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And for boys and
girls that live here,
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it has given them a
place they can call home.
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This is also having an
impact on their family.
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Their immediate
family can be proud
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now their child
can achieve something
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and have a job.
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This school is
making a difference
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far beyond the education
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the child
receives at the school.
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When we say, reaching
out to the least of these,
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this is what we mean.
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This school and
what happens here
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is reaching out
to the least of these
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who would have been
rejected by their society,
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their family had no hope,
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this school has
made a difference,
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and so they've gone
from being the least of these
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to being something
to having a career,
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and then actually impacting
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on their village
or with their family.
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Lakshmi is a
12-year-old girl at the school.
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She was born deaf and
has been at the school
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since she was
just two years old.
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Lakshmi's parents separated
when she was just a baby.
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And her mother
was having a hard time
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bringing her up
along with her older sister
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and brother who was also deaf.
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Lakshmi is right now
doing fourth standard here,
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and we are hoping that
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she will finish her
studies from our school,
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go on to do college
just like her brother,
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and be able to earn a living.
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Now the reason why
Lakshmi's mother and father
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were separated is
because of some family issues,
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and they've been separated
for more than 10 years now.
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The father lives with his mother
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in another state,
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and the mother brought
up all these three children
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by working in a
factory that makes noodles.
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And because she's not able
to give them a good education,
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she has put both her
hard of hearing children
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over here in our school.
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Lakshmi's mother
married when she was just 16.
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Although such
practices exist in rural India
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since ancient times,
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it would be hard for someone
to assimilate this mentality
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especially for a first
time visitor to rural India.
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Lakshmi's mother was also
got married at a very young age
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and that's the same thing
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that she did with
her elder daughter.
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And we are hoping
that that same thing
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doesn't happen to Lakshmi
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that she will be able
to finish her studies,
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her college, and
then get into a good job,
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and then look for
getting married to someone.
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We're hoping that
that'll happen to her.
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One can only hope
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that Lakshmi will
have the opportunity
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to break the shackles of
their long observed traditions
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and compulsions,
and hope that education
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will let her have
the freedom to choose
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how she wants to live.
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Lakshmi's family
lived in a nearby village,
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and Carl was
anxious to meet them.
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Upon arriving at her village,
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it was clear that Lakshmi's
family loved her very much,
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and she loved her family.
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The home was
certainly minimalistic,
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but hospitality was evident.
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Seeing how
content they were with
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what they had
was such a blessing
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and a valuable lesson to
all addicted to consumerism.
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Carl got to talk to Kalavathi,
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Lakshmi's mother
through the help of Rajkumar
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who was translating for him.
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Her wish is her two children
got educated in this Asian Aid,
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through Asian Aid,
sponsored through Asian Aid.
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And there are many
children in the villages,
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she also want them to
get educated same thing.
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She want more
sponsors to come forward
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so that many children
can come to the light.
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Although the pain of life
struggle was deep within her,
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one could sense how
happy she was knowing
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that her daughter
Lakshmi was well taken care of,
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and she was thankful for what
we could do as an organization.
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Rajkumar, we've just been
talking to Lakshmi's mother.
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There must be lots of
other children in these villages
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who have disabilities.
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What would be the
situation if there was no help?
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If there is no outside help,
for example, like Asian Aid,
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the other NGOs in India,
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families like this
will suffer very much.
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And the pathetic situation is,
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if there are no
NGOs coming forward
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to help them like these kids,
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the society will be
dropping them to one corner.
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They'll not come out,
and they can't get exposure.
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If people,
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the society from outside
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comes and helps people
like these small villages,
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remote villages,
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children like Lakshmi
will come up much brighter.
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Their future, they can read it.
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Otherwise, their
future will be in debris.
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You know, this is an
example of what can happen
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when someone like
Asian Aid gets involved
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and sponsors get
involved in the child's life.
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We can transform the
person, give them a future,
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create opportunities
for them to be themselves,
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be what God intended them to be.
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What a privilege to
create, and generate,
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and multiply hope.
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For someone like Lakshmi,
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having a loving
family is a blessing.
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Because her mother
wanted the best for her,
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she was willing to leave her
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in a school's
boarding environment
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just so she could
give her the education
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she otherwise would
be unable to provide.
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Most of these children
understand their difficulties
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at home, and
understand the opportunities
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they have been
given by their sponsors,
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and are ever
thankful for the part
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they are playing in their lives.
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I'm sure that these
children are very thankful
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to their sponsors
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and the
sponsors should know this
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that every day the
children pray for them.
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There's not a day goes
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without the child
praying for their sponsors.
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And we are very
thankful to the sponsors.
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And they know the
importance of sponsorship.
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It's because of that
sponsorship that they are here,
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and they are having new friends,
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a new life given to them.
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Well, when I come to the school,
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it's just touching.
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I wish the
sponsors could be here.
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I wish the
sponsors could really see
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beyond the
difference they're making.
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The kids are so happy.
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The kids want to touch you,
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they want to
communicate with you.
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And without the sponsors,
this simply wouldn't happen.
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It's bigger
than their education.
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It's bigger than
the child at the desk.
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It's giving these
kids a delight in life,
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and that's what I
see when I come here.
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When Jesus was on this
earth, He invited the poor,
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the blind, the lame,
the deaf into the temple
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and had fellowship with them.
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Jesus mentioned
that when we do service
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to the least of these,
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we are doing service to Him,
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and this is what Jesus
meant to take care of the ones
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who are less fortunate than us.
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What a blessing it is
for us to be in His service.
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Many times I
question myself asking,
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"Am I doing the
preaching work here,
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or am I doing
some kind of service?"
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But then I realize
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what Jesus told
that true religion
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is to take care of
the orphans, the widows,
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and the less fortunate ones.
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And then by seeing the lives
of these children transforming,
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it gives me hope and courage,
Yes, what we are doing here is,
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any day, the best
thing that we must be doing.
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It's important that the church
has these services going on.
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Today, this school
for speech and hearing
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is a beacon for
Christ in this area.
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With this school in Kollegal,
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Child Impact International
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is not only bringing
hope to the children,
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but also the community
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as it sees practical
Christianity in action.
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The church could not have
scripted a better outcome,
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just being there
and demonstrating love
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on a consistent basis
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reflects the image of God.
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These children are preparing
for their final exams tomorrow.
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And it's clear
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that these
children are being prepared
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not just to survive,
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but for a future tomorrow
and a future for eternity.
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And for Asian Aid to be involved
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in creating these opportunities
really warms my heart.
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It's helping me see what
it is really to be human.
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And I'm so glad
to be part of that.
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