Good evening.
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In all the countries
that Child Impact operates
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they're now all on lockdown.
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And I guess the
big difference to us
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is that there is no
government assistance.
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So those that are poor
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or don't have a lot
are really struggling.
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And so in the communities
where we sponsor children,
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many of the families
are running out of food.
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And this is in
India and Bangladesh.
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We are helping where we can.
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And if you want to help,
you could best give to our
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Where Needed Most Fund or
our Rice and Health Appeal,
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it will be well used.
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Just go to our
website, childimpact.org.
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We are excited to announce
that world renowned violinist
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Jamie George has made
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two amazing mini
concerts for the kids.
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I guess after being in lockdown,
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we all need to relax and
listen to some special music.
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The first concert
will premiere right here
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on 3ABN after our program,
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next Friday night
may 8th at 11:30 Central,
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and then again at
Saturday at 4:30 Central.
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Jamie is amazing, and you
will enjoy these concerts.
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So join us next Friday night,
and then watch the concert,
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and then also again
on the following weekend.
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Please enjoy this
news story from Bangladesh.
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In Bangladesh,
the Adventist Mission
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follows along a familiar path,
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while people of all ages
are reached out administer to,
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children are the
heart of the operation.
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Adventist schools
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like Kellogg-Mookerjee
Memorial Seminary
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and the rural
village of Jalirpar
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are the primary
vehicles through which children
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are reached and shown
the Christian message.
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This leads many to
Christ and provides them
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with the opportunity
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to pursue a
variety of career options
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limited to the education.
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And in some cases
the gifts of the school
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come back to them.
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In this episode, we
learn the story of two men,
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each of whom
attended KMMS as children,
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who as adults have
dedicated their lives
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to furthering its mission.
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In Bangladesh,
Christianity is barely seen.
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With it being half
of 1% of the population,
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the challenge to
spread the gospel is evident.
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The need for
church workers is high.
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Sponsorship from these
schools has greatly increased
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the amount of church workers
like Harrison and Richard
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they went through sponsorship
and now help out the church,
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increase its numbers
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with all the
programs they offer.
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A great
difference has been noticed
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with Christian
education in Bangladesh
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and their support from sponsors
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have brought them to
seek to help other children
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to get the same
opportunities they got.
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It's very difficult to
bring Christianity to a country
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that is raised in a
certain religion and viewpoint.
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Yet the outreach that has been
possible needs to be addressed.
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The support of
the church's mission
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as well as helping the
kids live a better life
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can change their entire future,
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and through helping one
of them that support grows
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and spreads to others.
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Our time at KMMS
was heavily facilitated
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by Richard Marandi, a
Field Officer for BCSS.
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He accompanied us regularly
while filming at the school,
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and provided us with insight
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into the lives of
some of the children
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we filmed.
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But his role extends
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far beyond
helping foreign visitors.
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In his own words.
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I'm Richard Marandi,
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BCSS Field Manager for
Sub Bangladesh mission.
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And under me
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there are 18 village
schools and 2 boarding schools.
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And altogether like 750 students
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are sponsored,
and I look after them.
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I am doing this
job from 2007 till now.
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Richard's experience
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with the church
began as a child.
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Richard's childhood was
not without its difficulties.
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When I came to
this boarding school,
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first time in 1990,
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so I had sponsorship support
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because my family
background is not good.
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So as you know that
boarding school fees
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is a little
higher than day school.
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So I know that studying
in boarding school is hard.
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And my parents could
not pay my school fees.
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But attending KMMS allowed him
to experience a different life.
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There are many students,
there were during my time,
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and they did not
have sponsorship.
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And after they
studied two years,
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like in the boarding school,
and still they did not have.
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They did not
receive sponsorship support.
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And after two years,
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their financial debts are higher
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so they left school to home.
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And the people
they do like rural work,
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some are labor.
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If I had not this
sponsorship support,
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so I could not also study,
and I could not get education,
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and I couldn't
be like them also.
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Richard is great with kids
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and they seem to
like him a lot too.
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His experience with KMMS
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Adventist
education and sponsorship
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have led him to
give that experience back
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to new generations of
children in Bangladesh.
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So I enjoy this
work because when I see,
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I visit around villages.
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So I know the
people and they are needy,
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and they sometimes
they approach to me,
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and they cry to me,
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and they ask for sponsorship
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so I am interested
to work behind them
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so that I can do
something for them actually.
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Richard's role
extends to multiple schools,
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which he visits regularly.
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He stayed in
the same guest house
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as our documentary
team while we were there,
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but this is not
the case for Harrison,
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whose role is dedicated to KMMS.
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He helped us film
interviews with the children
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serving as an interpreter
and filling in the details
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when our interview
subjects got a little shy.
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Much of our information
about the various students
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came from him
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as he works
closely with the children.
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Perhaps no other faculty member
has as much personal experience
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with as many
students as Harrison does.
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Hello, my name is
Sinoy Harrison Sicar.
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And I am from Kellogg-Mookerjee
Memorial Seminary.
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And I'm working here
from 2013 September 16
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to still now I'm working here
and working as an accountant
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and this year I am appointed
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as a new area
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sponsorship supervisor at KMMS.
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Like Richard, he
attended KMMS as a child.
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Actually, my
father and my mother
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they are working
here before their marriage
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they're working here,
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and they got
married in this tradition.
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And I was born here,
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and I started my
school early here.
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And I completed my
SSC level from here,
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and I went to Basque
for higher education.
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So from my childhood, I
started from the school.
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This experience proved
inspiring for Harrison,
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who had found a life mission.
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And actually, I loved school,
when I studied the college,
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that time I had a dream
that I will work at KMMS.
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When I was a student over
here, that time I thought,
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"Oh, if I saw my sponsor,
if I visited my sponsor,
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or if I hug him,
then I will feel better."
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And even I don't know.
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Now I don't know
who is she or who is he?
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I don't know.
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Who is the
person who helping me,
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but I am very
thankful to him or her
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that he or she
supported me from my childhood
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to till my college level.
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For their love
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and for their financial support,
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I am able to
complete my college,
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and I am able to reach my goal.
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The stories of
these men are inspiring
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and their efforts
make all the difference
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at KMMS and other
schools, but they would agree.
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In the end, it is
all about the children.
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Many of them are came
from the poor background
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and many of them are living
in the rural village area.
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So if they are living there,
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so then they will not
receive the good education,
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good food, even good shelter,
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but they came here, and
they learned many things,
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and they are very
thankful to the sponsorships
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because of
their love and support
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and their kindness.
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Sponsorship not
only helps a child,
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it helps a future adult.
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When I visit to any
school, any sponsored school,
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I collect students,
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and I talk
individually with them,
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and I like to know their problem
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and their interest
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and what would they
like to be in future.
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It helps so much.
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Well, we're back here at
KMMS School in Bangladesh,
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and I guess this is
what my job is all about,
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it's the part I enjoy.
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It's meeting the children.
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And each one of
these children here
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is sponsored by Child Impact.
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Each one has a sponsor,
and each one is given a future,
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is given an education.
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Each face has a different story,
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each face has a
different home situation,
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but they're really
happy at the school
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and the school was having
a big impact on their life.
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It just shows you
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the effectiveness
of child sponsorship.
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The sponsorship
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is very important for Bangladesh
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because here is
the needy children
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they need to go to school.
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Many students out there,
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they don't have
opportunity to go to school.
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So it's really
helping our country
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and even the church
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has great work through schools.
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Our schools is a
mission outreach,
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where whoever can
come and study here
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and the
sponsorship is helping so much
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to have the
growth of the church.
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And children
and the young people
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while they're
coming in this school,
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they're really
falling in love with Jesus
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and accepting Jesus
as their personal Savior,
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it's really marvelous work.
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So preparing for this
world and the world to come.
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My story, that I
was a sponsor child,
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and now I'm heading
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the sponsorship
department here in Bangladesh.
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And the same way
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we have about 40% to 50% leaders
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who were sponsored before,
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and now they're the
leaders of the church,
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continuing God's
message and His mission
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through church
in the leadership.
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I'm Shawn Boonstra,
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Speaker Director for
the Voice of Prophecy.
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And I've been involved
with Asian Aid for many years.
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I'm excited that
they're growing and helping
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more children in need
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and very excited
with their new name,
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Child Impact International.
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Voice of Prophecy
continues to partner
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with Child Impact
both in rescuing girls
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from trafficking in India
and with outreach in Myanmar.
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My family
continues to sponsor Sheila,
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the young lady
we sponsor in India.
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Child Impact International
is going to have a big impact
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on the lives of
thousands of children
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in Adventist Mission
Schools and other projects.
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And we at Voice of Prophecy
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are really
excited to be a partner.
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