Child Impact
International is an organization
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that gives hope and fosters
permanent positive change
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in the lives of disadvantaged
children and their communities.
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Countries include
Zambia, India, Nepal,
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Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, and Myanmar.
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Child Impact's investment
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in the lives of
more than 3,500 children
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continues to
yield infinite returns.
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Outreach spans from
child rescue operations
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to providing an
education and a home
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for deaf and blind
children and orphans.
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Above all, Child
Impact's sponsors
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give hope to the
ones who need it the most.
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When we left for Bangladesh,
we had no idea what lay ahead.
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We recorded the
sights and sounds
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of that vibrant country.
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But it's the
people that we remember,
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the father and mother
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who willingly work
themselves into an early grave
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in the hope that they can give
their children a better life.
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The children who
find a way to live on
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in spite of the hunger and loss.
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We only got to
record some of their stories
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but the stories
that we did capture
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still inspire us.
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Well, I think the lesson today
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is that we're
beginning to understand
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the depth of the
struggle of these families.
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I mean, I really...
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You know, I come
here three or four times
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and you meet these kids,
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but today we heard them talking,
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we heard, how old was that boy?
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Seven? Nine.
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Yeah.
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Talking about a parent dying,
the grandfather, grandparents
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trying to get them
to come to the school.
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The struggle...
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And it's consistent.
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It's consistent of
the kids we talk to.
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And I just wonder
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how we share that with people,
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how we tell them because,
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to be honest, it's much
bigger than sponsoring a kid.
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You know, we
say sponsor a child,
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but it's not, it's
so deeper than that.
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And I've really been touched.
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I really see it as a challenge
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of how we reflect to the people
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that have a lot of
how sponsoring a child
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is just simply not that,
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it is giving them an education
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but the difference
it's making to the families
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because these
families are struggling.
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And in fact,
struggling is a cliche.
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They're desperate.
They can't afford to feed.
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These kids come here
and get three meals a day.
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And the change it's making
in the life of a solo mum,
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of a grandparent.
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We can't...
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We have trouble reflecting that.
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It must give them hope.
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The pain they must be suffering
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because they
can't feed their kids.
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The pain they must be suffering
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because they
can't get an education.
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And we actually cure that pain
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because it's my responsibility
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to share it.
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I mean, you know,
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I've got the
responsibility of curing it.
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I've got the...
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Not curing it, it's
sort of the wrong word
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but how do we help these people,
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how do we give them hope,
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and I guess back...
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You know, I'm gonna go
back to my air-conditioned room
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and I'm gonna
fly back to America
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whereas these people
haven't got a push bike.
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We see them walking
on the side of the road.
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They're struggling
to feed their kids.
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And yet we've got an opportunity
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through what we do to help them.
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Even though Jim has been
to Bangladesh many times,
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the need still moves
him and with good reason.
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It is easy to think
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that having food and clean water
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is a normal thing.
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But for people in Bangladesh,
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it is a luxury
that few can afford.
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While sponsorship is
making a major difference
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in the lives of
many, most aren't so lucky.
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If I am not studied here,
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maybe I will lost.
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Maybe my father and my mother
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cannot provide me
the good education,
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maybe they cannot provide
me good food, good shelter.
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And it is the basic
needs, they cannot provide me.
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Even I was a student over here,
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that time also they cannot...
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They didn't provide me
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the good things,
the basic things.
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I'm from beside the village
like Kaligram, I'm from there.
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And actually, I was
abandoned by my mother
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and she wanted to bury me alive.
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So foreigners went there
and then they brought me.
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They brought me back
here. Like we was at Dhaka.
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And then from Dhaka, I
moved to another school,
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and then I came here.
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And so if I wouldn't come here,
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I don't know what my
life would be, maybe,
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like, I wouldn't
get a chance to study
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or I'd get married
in this little age.
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So I'm very excited.
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Like I'm very
happy that I'm here
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and that God brought me here.
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And my parents could
not pay my school fees.
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So, I enjoy this work
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because when I see, I
visit around villages,
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so I know the
people and they are needy
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and sometimes they...
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And approach to
me and they cry to me
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and they ask for sponsorship.
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So I am interested
to walk behind them
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so that I can do
something for them actually.
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My father died
at a very early age.
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After his death, I moved
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to a rural village with my aunt.
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My aunt told me
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there was a
boarding school called SAMS.
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She said I can go and
get an education there.
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Somehow my aunt was able
to bring me all the way here.
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I've been here ever since.
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And I am now in 11th grade.
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Even though they
have gone through so much,
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they still push on
due to a faith in God
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and helpful support of sponsors,
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viewers like you help
push the mission forward.
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With each episode that airs,
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we see more and more support
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that matches the
ever-increasing need
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that comes from the countries
that Child Impact works in.
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Every donation,
no matter how small
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has been used to great effect.
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The construction of
the new building at KMMS,
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which we began in faith
has seen a lot of progress.
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So here we are on
the roof of the building
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that's going to be demolished.
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And this part of
the building over here
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is what it was
originally, a hospital
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built over 100 years ago,
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which the school has
been using for about 40 years.
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And this part where I'm standing
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was built about 40 years ago,
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and although, it doesn't
show on a dry day like this,
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the water is coming down
is actually going through
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what I'm standing on
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and weakening
the concrete below.
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It does give us a
great view of the school
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and great trees and
grounds that they have,
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but it's going to be
an exciting development
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to replace this building.
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So the new building that
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we're going to
build here in Bangladesh
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is going to have a
wide range of uses,
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at the frontend,
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there's going to be a preschool,
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which people will pay
to bring their students to,
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that's going to be our
income generating project.
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Then the rest of the
building is going to include
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an administration
block, a new library,
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a new science room,
and a number of classrooms.
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So this is going
to be a big boost
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to this mission school,
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it's going to help
attract new students,
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and will be a big boost
for the students at the school.
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There's still so
much more to be done
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and more support is needed.
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But God has touched the hearts
of many and is placed a beacon
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that we'll continue to witness
and help the locals at KMMS.
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This building will help
younger children to attend
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from around the area.
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Food has become a major
problem since the pandemic.
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And the changes to
this unpredictable world
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has made it harder.
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Even through all the challenges,
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we have been able to provide
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much needed
help for the schools.
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We've had a lot of appeals
because of the need for help.
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But the faith and
generosity of you, the sponsors,
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cannot be understated.
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This is a major effort even
with everyone working together,
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but we still cannot give up.
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The effect of the
pandemic to Bangladesh
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has been staggering.
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Work has vanished and
factories are closed down.
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Food is hard to
come by or afford.
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Children have to be protected
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and schools need
to keep operating.
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Even though the needs shown
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in the last
Bangladesh visit were great,
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it's become all but
exponentially worse.
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There are a lot of
children in Bangladesh
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who need
sponsorship to keep going.
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But thanks to our
sponsors like you,
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they are still able
to have an education
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during a major
crisis and food to eat.
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How many children do you manage?
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We manage over 300, 2,000...
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3,200 students.
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3,200, okay.
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We have four field managers,
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and I am supervising them.
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And we have big and
small, around ten partners.
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Right. Yeah.
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These children are being
helped thanks to the sponsors
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that they have.
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You can see the joy they feel.
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Teachers are grateful
for the future they have,
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students see their own teachers
demonstrating what is possible.
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The sponsorship
is very important
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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 school is a
mission outreach,
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where whoever can come
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and study here.
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And the
sponsorship is helping so much
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to have the growth
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of the church and children.
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And the young people,
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while they are
coming in the school,
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they are really falling in love
with Jesus and accepting Jesus
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as their personal Savior.
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This is really marvelous work.
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So preparing for this
world and the world to come.
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The effects of
sponsorship is timeless
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and is one of the
strongest witnessing tools
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for these countries.
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There is so much need,
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but every single child
helps improve the country
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and brings
others out of poverty.
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Each success story
is a witness for people
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to hear the message of Jesus
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and show how these
places are helping them grow.
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It's people in Bangladesh
having the right tools
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that enable them to
be a beacon of hope,
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through their own testimony.
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God has been good to
His projects and plans.
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We are able to see KMMS
keep growing with sponsorship.
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Each child both
shown and not shown
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are being cared for
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and are happy to
see their futures
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become more and
more of a reality.
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Each number counts,
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each child has a story,
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and each story can
be a witness for God.
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Thank you again,
sponsors, for everything.
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The journey isn't over,
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it's just the beginning
for the honor and glory of God.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you. Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you. Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor.
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Thank you, sponsor!
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