>>BILL: TODAY, ON "IT IS
WRITTEN" CANADA, CHANGING
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THE WORLD ONE LIFE AT
A TIME WITH THE ADVENTIST
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DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF
AGENCY. YOU'RE NOT GOING
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TO WANT TO MISS THIS
IMPORTANT INTERVIEW. WE
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WILL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT.
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(MUSIC)
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>>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
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GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE
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STILL RELEVANT IN
TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD.
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IT IS WRITTEN . . .
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SHARING MESSAGES OF
HOPE AROUND THE WORLD.
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(MUSIC)
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>>BILL: LET ME WELCOME
ALL OF OUR VIEWERS TO THE "IT
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IS WRITTEN" PROGRAM TODAY.
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YOU KNOW, THIS
PROGRAM TODAY IS ONE THAT IS
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REALLY INTERESTING TO
US BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE
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CHRISTIANITY IN
PRACTICE AND HELPING LIVES THAT
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HAVE AFFECTED
THROUGH DISASTER AND OTHER
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SITUATIONS IN THE
WORLD THAT HAVE LEFT PEOPLE
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VERY NEEDY. AND WE HAVE
OUR SPECIAL GUEST WITH US,
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RONALD COON. WELCOME,
RONALD. >>RONALD: THANK
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YOU, BILL. >>BILL:
NOW, RONALD'S BEEN ON THE
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PROGRAM BEFORE.
RONALD IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
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ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT
AND RELIEF AGENCY IN CANADA
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AND MAYBE, RON, JUST FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE VIEWERS
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WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR
WITH WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT ADRA
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DOES, MAYBE YOU
COULD START BY TELLING US A
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LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU
AND WHERE YOU WERE BORN.
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YOU'VE HAD A VERY
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE
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AROUND THE WORLD AND
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ADRA
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CANADA, THE
ORGANIZATION THAT YOU HEAD HERE.
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>>RONALD: WELL, THANK YOU
BILL. IT'S AN HONOUR TO BE
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HERE AGAIN AND GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH
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OUR CONSTITUENCY, OUR
SUPPORTERS, THE AUDIENCE,
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WHAT WE DO AROUND
THE WORLD. QUITE OFTEN
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CANADIANS ASK THEMSELVES,
"WELL, I HAVE DONATED TO
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A CHARITY, WHERE DOES
MY MONEY GO?" >>BILL: YES.
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>>RONALD: WE FOLLOW THAT
VERY CLOSE AND ADRA IS AN
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INDEPENDENT
DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY
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ESTABLISHED BY THE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
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CHURCH THAT PROVIDES
SUPPORT AND HUMANITARIAN
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RELIEF ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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WE HAVE A NETWORK OF
120 OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD
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AND OUR FOCUS OF THE
OPERATION IS THE BASIC
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NEEDS OF
COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES: WATER,
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HEALTH, FOOD, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, CREDIT FOR
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POOR PEOPLE AND
DISASTER RELIEF WHEN MAJOR
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DISASTERS STRIKE. SO
ADRA CANADA CANNOT FUND 120
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COUNTRIES AROUND THE
WORLD, SO WE HAVE FOCUS
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OF, OUR OPERATION
IS FOCUSSED IN ABOUT 20
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COUNTRIES. >>BILL: OKAY.
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NOW, YOU'VE LIVED IN
A NUMBER OF THOSE 120
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LOCATIONS, HAVEN'T YOU?
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>>RONALD: YES. I'VE
WORKED NINE YEARS IN AFRICA,
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ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, SUDAN;
HELPED A BIT IN THE CRISIS
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IN SOMALIA THERE, AND
ROWANDA, BOLIVIA, PERU AND
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ASIA AND THAILAND.
>>BILL: WHAT'S THE COMMON NEED
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YOU SEE, WHEREVER YOU
HAVE BEEN? >>RONALD: PEOPLE
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ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE
IN MANY WAYS. YOU KNOW,
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EVERYBODY'S AFTER
A MEANINGFUL LIFE,
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RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY,
SECURITY, SAFETY IN TERMS
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OF WHAT I'M GOING TO
EAT TOMORROW. YOU KNOW, VERY
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OFTEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WHERE I'M GOING TO LIVE
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TOMORROW HERE IN
CANADA, WHAT HOUSE WILL I HAVE?
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WHAT CAR DO I HAVE? ADRA
WORKS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
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BASICALLY TRYING TO
SURVIVE ON A DAILY BASIS
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IF THEY CAN GET ENOUGH TO
SURVIVE TODAY, ENOUGH FOOD
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TODAY, THEY'LL BE
HAPPY THAT'S THE TEAM THAT WE
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ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>>BILL: ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE.
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WE TAKE SO MUCH HERE
FOR GRANTED, DON'T WE?
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>>RONALD: YEAH. >>BILL:
JUST SOMETHING SO SIMPLE
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AS FRESH WATER TO
DRINK OR TO BATHE IN. IT'S
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EFFORTLESS. YOU GO TO
THE TAP THERE, IT'S CLEAN,
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IT'S FRESH, THERE'S NO
ISSUE. YOU'RE NOT HAVING
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TO CARRY IT FROM MILES
AWAY ON YOUR HEAD OR ON
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YOUR BACK OR SOMETHING
TO BE ABLE TO DRINK OR TO
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EVEN BATHE IN IT. WHAT
WOULD BE, SPECIFICALLY,
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SOME OF THE PROJECTS
THAT ADRA CANADA HAS BEEN
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INVOLVED WITH AS A
MAJOR PLAYER. >>RONALD: WELL,
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LAST YEAR WE WENT TO
DARFUR. CANADA . WE WERE
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THERE DRILLING
WATER, WELLS FOR THE PEOPLE
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THERE. AND WE WENT TO -
I WENT THERE WITH ANOTHER
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COLLEAGUE FROM CANADA. WE
WENT TO A VILLAGE OF ABOUT
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6,000 PEOPLE AND THEY
WERE VERY HAPPY THAT WE WERE
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PROVIDING AND WERE
WORKING WITH THEM SO THEY COULD
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HAVE DRINKING - POTABLE
WATER. SO THE LADIES WOULD
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NOT HAVE TO WALK VERY
FAR AWAY AND WOULD HAVE MORE
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PRODUCTIVE TIME AT
HOME WORKING AND TAKING CARE
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OF THE FAMILY. AND WHEN
WE ASKED THEIR BASIC NEEDS,
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THEY SAID THE FOLLOWING:
WE DON'T HAVE ANY HEALTH
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CENTRE, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY HOSPITAL, WE DON'T HAVE
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ANY PHARMACY HERE, AND
WE ARE 6,000 PEOPLE AND THE
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NEAREST HOSPITAL WAS
ABOUT TWO TO THREE HOURS DRIVING
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IN VERY BAD ROADS,
DESERT ROADS. THERE IS NO
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SORT
OF SPEAKING. MAYBE A PICK-UP
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WILL PICK THEM UP
ALONG THE WAY AND CHARGE
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SOMETHING. BUT THEY SAID,
WE ALSO DON'T HAVE SCHOOLS
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BUT THEIR BASIC NEED
OR THEIR BASIC REQUEST WAS
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MORE WATER. WE NEED
SCHOOLS, WE NEED HEALTH
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BUT OUR BASIC NEED IS
WATER. SO WATER IS ONE
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OF THE PROJECTS THAT
WE CONCENTRATION IN SOME
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PLACES. MAJOR PROJECTS
THAT ADRA CANADA FUNDS,
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IS FUNDING, IS COMMUNITY
REHABILITATION FOR PEOPLE
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WITH DISABILITIES. IN
MANY COUNTRIES TO HAVE A
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PHYSICAL DISABILITY IS
TO BE CURSED. >>BILL: RIGHT.
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OKAY. >>RONALD: OR NOT
MANY COUNTRIES BUT MANY
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COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES
FEEL THAT PEOPLE WITH
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DISABILITIES AS CURSED
PEOPLE SO THEY HIDE THEM
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SO WE ARE TRYING TO
REVERT THAT AND BRING BACK
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DIGNITY TO THESE
PEOPLE >>BILL: SURE. >>RONALD:
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SO, ONE OF THE PROJECTS
WE HAVE BEEN FUNDING IN SOME
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COUNTRIES IS, FOR
MANY YEARS ACTUALLY, IS
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WORKING WITH PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND
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REINTEGRATING THEM
BACK INTO SOCIETY. >>BILL:
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SURE. >>RONALD: WHERE
THE SOCIETY WILL WELCOME
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THEM TO SCHOOLS, TO
NORMAL WORKING TYPE OF
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RELATIONSHIPS. AND
ALSO ANOTHER PROJECT WE ARE
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DOING IN CAMBODIA AND
WE WANT TO EXPAND INTO
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OTHER COUNTRIES IS TOBACCO
PREVENTION. WHEN THE NORTH
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AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN
SOCIETIES CLOSED THE DOOR
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ON TOBACCO IN MANY
WAYS, PUBLIC AREAS AND
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ADVERTISING AND ALL
THESE THINGS, THESE COMPANIES
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MOVED FROM THIS PART OF
THE WORLD AND TARGETED THE
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YOUNG, WEAK,
VULNERABLE PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF
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MARKETING AND A LOT OF
ADVERTISING AND A LOT OF
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ADDICTION, LET'S PUT
IT THIS WAY. >>BILL: SURE.
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>>RONALD: .IN THESE
COUNTRIES. SO WE'RE TRYING
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TO HELP THEM TO, EVEN,
ESTABLISH LEGISLATION, IF
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POSSIBLE. NORMALLY,
ADRA WORKS ON THE FRONT LINES
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BUT WE ARE WORKING,
FOR EXAMPLE, IN CAMBODIA
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HELPING THE GOVERNMENT TO
PASS LEGISLATION THAT WILL
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MAKE TOBACCO CONTROL A
LEGAL MATTER, EVEN. NOT
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JUST A PREVENTATIVE
THING AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL.
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WE ARE STILL WORKING
THERE IN SCHOOLS AND ALL THE
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SEGMENTS OF THE
SOCIETY BUT IF YOU CAN REACH
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LEGISLATION DIMENSION
THEN YOU ARE REALLY HITTING
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DEVELOPMENT AT ITS
HIGHEST LEVEL. >>BILL: YES,
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ABSOLUTELY.
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IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW THIS
CANADIAN DONORS DOLLAR IS
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MAKING ITS WAY TO ALL
THESE REMOTE PLACES OF THE
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WORLD. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
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>>RONALD: IT IS. >>BILL:
THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
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DO YOU FUND ANY
PROJECTS, QUICKLY, IN CANADA?
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>>RONALD: YES, WE HAVE
SOME PROJECTS IN CANADA.
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WE FUND COMMUNITY
BASED ACTIVITIES AND THERE IS
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NO REAL LIMIT FOR THOSE
POSSIBILITIES. IT'S BASED
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ON THE CREATIVITY OF A
DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT IN A
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GIVEN COMMUNITY. WE
DO FUND A FEW OF THEM.
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FOOD BANKS, WORKING
WITH SPECIFIC GROUPS OF
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VULNERABLE PEOPLE, OUR
MISSION IS TO WORK WITH
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PEOPLE IN POVERTY AND
DISTRESS. SO OUR FOCUS IS
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REDUCING POVERTY.
AND SO WE HAVE OUR FOCUS
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OF REDUCING POVERTY IN
CANADA AND WE DO THAT IN A
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VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES
THROUGH, MOST OF THIS IS
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THROUGH COMMUNITY
BASED CENTRES IN ACTIVITIES,
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COULD BE HEALTH, COULD BE
FOOD, COULD BE SHELTER, OR
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COULD BE A CREATIVE
THING WITH, LET'S SAY WORKING
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WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THEIR
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HOMES BECAUSE OF SEVERAL
SITUATIONS THAT SOMETIMES
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THE FAMILY GOES THROUGH.
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THE GOVERNMENT TAKES
THEM AND WE ALSO HELP WITH
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TAKING CARE OF SOME OF
THESE CHILDREN. >>BILL:
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THAT'S GREAT. NOW, I
WANT WANTED YOU BACK HERE,
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PARTICULARLY, AND I
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW,
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SORT OF, THE AGENCY,
BUT I REALLY WANTED YOU BACK
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BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE
IN HAITI. AND I THOUGHT I
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WANTED TO HEAR, I KNOW
YOU SHARED SOME PICTURES AND
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SOME STUFF WITH ME ON
THE E-MAIL BUT I WANTED TO
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HEAR, FIRSTHAND, FROM
YOU AND I KNOW OUR VIEWERS
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WANTED TO HEAR WHAT
THAT WAS LIKE. I MEAN, THAT
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COUNTRY, OR AT LEAST
PORTIONS OF THAT COUNTRY
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WERE DEVESTATED BY
THIS, BY THIS HURRICANE,
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EARTHQUAKE, THIS
EARTHQUAKE AND AS FAR AS I
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UNDERSTAND, ADRA WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST RESPONSE
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THERE ON THE GROUND
AND YOU GOT A CHANCE TO GO
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THERE AND SEE THAT.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? >>RONALD:
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WELL, LET'S PUT IT
INTO A BIGGER CONTEXT, THE
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SITUATION IN HAITI.
HAITI IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
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FIRST INDEPENDENT
NATIONS IN THE AMERICA'S. BUT
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HAITI WAS STRUGGLING FOR
MANY YEARS AND IT IS STILL
00:10:28.40\00:10:29.43
STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY
AND ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT
00:10:29.43\00:10:35.46
AND ECONOMICS AND ALL
THIS. SO, AN EARTHQUAKE IN
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HAITI WOULD BE, LET'S
SAY, KIND OF EXPONENTIALLY
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EXASERBATING THEIR
PROBLEMS. >>BILL: SURE.
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>>RONALD: THE
COUNTRY WASN'T READY FOR AN
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EARTHQUAKE. FOR EXAMPLE,
AS OPPOSED TO CHILI. THE
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EARTHQUAKE IN CHILI WHICH
HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AFTER
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THE ONE IN HAITI WAS
WORSE THAN THE ONE IN HAITI BUT
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KILLED LESS THAN A
THOUSAND PEOPLE OR SO. AND
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IN HAITI 250,000
PEOPLE WERE KILLED WITH AN
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EARTHQUAKE MUCH, WELL,
NOT MUCH BUT RELATIVELY NOT AS
00:11:15.60\00:11:21.43
STRONG AS THE ONE IN
CHILI. >>BILL: YES, YES.
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>>RONALD: SO, WHAT DOES
THAT TELL YOU? THE COUNTRY
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DID NOT HAVE STRUCTURES
FOR SIZEMIC RESISTANCE.
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THEY WERE NOT PREPARED
FOR THE CALAMITY THAT CAME
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UPON THEM. AND THEN WHEN
IT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, SO
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MANY PEOPLE KILLED.
WHEN YOU HAVE 250,000 PEOPLE
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KILLED IN AN EARTHQUAKE
SITUATION YOU HAVE ONE
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TO TWO MILLION PEOPLE
DISPLACED, WITHOUT HOMES,
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YOU KNOW. SO THE
DYMATION OF THE PROBLEM IS EVEN
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DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE SHELTER
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PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE
WATER PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE
00:12:03.13\00:12:07.53
ELECTRICITY PROBLEMS,
YOU HAVE THEN THE TRAUMA
00:12:07.53\00:12:10.90
PROBLEM. SO AN AGENCY
LIKE ADRA, YES, WE WERE ON
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THE GROUND, WE HAD
A BIG WAREHOUSE THERE,
00:12:11.93\00:12:18.70
AN OFFICE, AND, BUT WE
HAD TO ACCOMMODATE TO THIS NEW
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THING THAT WAS FAR
BEYOND WHAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT AS
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HAITI IS NOT IN THE
LINE OF SIZEMIC AREAS OF THE
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PLANET. SO OUR RESPONSE
WAS, IN THE FIRST MOMENT
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YOU COULD SAY LIKE, MOST
OTHER ?, OR LIKE EVERYBODY
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IN THE U.N., LIKE
ANYBODY, CHAOTIC. >>BILL: RIGHT.
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>>RONALD: WE NEED TO BE
SINCERE TO EVERYBODY. IT'S
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NOT A PERFECT RESPONSE.
00:12:47.66\00:12:48.20
YOU NEED TO DO WHAT YOU
CAN AND COME OUT FROM THE
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MESS. AND ORGANIZE
EVEN YOUR OWN TEAM WHO HAVE
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BEEN AFFECTED BY
THE DEATHS OF THE FAMILY
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MEMBERS AND THE
RELATIVES AND THE PSYCHOLOGIC
00:12:57.60\00:13:03.70
THINGS. SO SLOWLY YOU
PUT TOGETHER YOUR TEAM. SO,
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WHEN I ARRIVED THERE WAS
A FEW DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS
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AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE,
SO THE OPERATION WAS MORE
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ORGANIZED AND SO WE
WERE RESPONDING PRIMARILY TO
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WATER, FOOD AND SHELTER.
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AND WE ALSO HAD A TRAUMA
COUNSELLING TEAM TRAINING
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LEADERS AND
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DEAL WITH
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PEOPLE TRAUMATIZED BY
THE EARTHQUAKES. SO OUR
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RESPONSE WAS, IN TERMS OF
NUMBERS, FOR ABOUT 20-SOME
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THOUSAND PEOPLE
THAT FLOCKED TO THE CAMPS
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OF THE UNIVERSITY
CLOSE BY OUR OFFICE. AND THE
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UNIVERSITY, BASICALLY,
WAS TURNED INTO A HUGE
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DISPLACED CAMP. SO,
THERE WERE LITTLE HOUSES, THAT
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THE VIEWERS WILL SEE
IN THE VIDEO, KIND OF A
00:13:46.83\00:13:50.43
SHELTER MADE OUT OF
PLASTIC AND TARPOLINES AND
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ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE
THIS HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
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BEING IN THIS DISPLACED
CAMP. >>BILL: WHAT WAS THE
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FIRST THING THAT, SORT
OF, STRUCK YOU WHEN YOU
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ARRIVED? >>RONALD:
THE CHAOTIC TRAFFIC IN THE
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CITY. >>BILL: BECAUSE
WE HAD HEARD HERE THAT THE
00:14:07.86\00:14:12.50
ROADS - JUST GETTING FROM
THE AIRPORT TO THE PORT AU
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PRANCE WAS JUST A, COULD
BE A NIGHTMARE. >>RONALD:
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YES. EVERYBODY WAS
TRYING TO HELP AND THERE WAS A
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LOT OF INTERNATION SUPPORT
AND TRUCKS AND THINGS AND
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SO THAT, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE SITUATION AND THEN,
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OF COURSE, TRYING TO
PUT TOGETHER THE PUBLIC
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SERVICES AGAIN, SO, THE
TRAFFIC WAS CHAOTIC. AND,
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OF COURSE, THE VIEWERS
NORMALLY SEE THE DESTROYED
00:14:34.23\00:14:38.66
BUILDINGS AND HOUSES BUT
AS YOU GO THERE YOU DON'T
00:14:38.66\00:14:43.56
SEE EVERYWHERE THAT THING.
00:14:43.56\00:14:44.23
THERE ARE FIVE
HOUSES STANDING AND ONE WAS
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DESTROYED, YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN. OTHERS WERE CRACKED
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AND SO THE REALITY WAS
NOT SOMETIMES AS TERRIBLE AS
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YOU SEE IMAGES ON. BECAUSE
THE IMAGES TRY TO GIVE AN
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IDEA ABOUT THE DISASTER.
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>>BILL: RIGHT. >>RONALD:
SO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
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SHOOT THE GOOD STANDING
HOUSES. YOU ARE TRYING TO
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SHOW THE VIEWERS WHAT
THE SITUATION WAS REALLY
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LIKE. >>BILL: SO, YOU
SHOW UP ON THE CAMPUS OF THE
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ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY,
20,000 PEOPLE AND THEY SAY
00:15:17.73\00:15:18.90
TO YOU GUYS, OKAY,
HELP THEM OUT. WHAT'S YOUR
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FIRST PRIORITY? GETTING
EVERYBODY WATER, GETTING,
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WHAT'S YOUR.>>RONALD:
WELL, THE DISPLACED CAMPS
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START TO FORM, LET'S
SAY, SPONTANEOUSLY. PEOPLE
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FIND AN EMPTY, LET'S
SAY, FOOTBALL FIELD AND SAY,
00:15:32.86\00:15:38.56
LET'S PUT OUR TENT
HERE, SOMETHING HERE. SO,
00:15:38.56\00:15:39.50
SOMEBODY GAVE A
PLASTIC SHEET, SOMEBODY GAVE A
00:15:39.50\00:15:42.46
TENT AND SO, PEOPLE
START FLOCKING AND OKAY, THERE
00:15:42.46\00:15:45.90
IS SUPPORT, THERE IS
SHELTER, THERE IS SOME
00:15:45.90\00:15:46.80
SORT OF SECURITY HERE, SO
WE SAY, LET'S ORGANIZE THE
00:15:46.80\00:15:50.23
GROUP HERE. THAGENCY,
SORT OF, THEN AGREED WITH
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THE UNIVERSITY THAT
BECAUSE OF THE NEED, THE
00:15:56.63\00:15:57.66
MAGNITUDE, THE UNIVERSITY
WILL GIVE A LOT OF SPACE
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AND THEN WE WILL THEN
TAKE CARE OF FOOD, WATER,
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SANITATION, HEALTH AND
OTHER THINGS. SO, THAT'S
00:16:06.40\00:16:07.36
HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR
RESPONSE AS AN AGENCY.
00:16:07.36\00:16:12.96
>>BILL: NOW, I UNDERSTAND
THAT, I THINK IT WAS ON
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THE CAMPUS THERE,
YOU MET A COUPLE OF YOUNG
00:16:16.63\00:16:17.60
MEN >>RONALD: YES, YES.
00:16:17.60\00:16:19.23
>>BILL: TELL US
THAT STORY. THAT'S A VERY
00:16:19.23\00:16:20.13
INTERESTING STORY.
00:16:20.13\00:16:24.80
>>RONALD: IT IS BECAUSE
I PURPOSELY WANTED TO GO
00:16:24.80\00:16:25.80
BY MYSELF. VERY
OFTEN YOU HAVE A GUIDE
00:16:25.80\00:16:27.76
OR A TRANSLATOR, I SAID I
WANTED TO FIND WITH MY OWN
00:16:27.76\00:16:31.30
SENSES. SO, I WALKED
ALONE FOR HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF
00:16:31.30\00:16:32.40
THE DISPLACED CAMP AND
ALL THIS LITTLE STRAIGHT -
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NARROW ALLEYS AND I
MET THESE TWO YOUNG BOYS
00:16:38.20\00:16:46.36
PLAYING GUITAR UNDER A
TREE, SITTING ON THE ROOTS
00:16:46.36\00:16:47.40
OF THE TREE, BASICALLY.
00:16:47.40\00:16:49.96
AND THEN I STARTED TALKING
WITH THEM AND I SAY, "YOU
00:16:49.96\00:16:51.03
PLAY WELL, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?" THEY SAID
00:16:51.03\00:16:54.73
THEY WERE DISPLACED, WE
ARE STUDENTS, WE LOST OUR
00:16:54.73\00:16:57.16
HOMES, SO WE ARE HERE
AS WELL, SO, WE ARE PLAYING
00:16:57.16\00:16:58.13
SO, THEN AT THE END OF
OUR INTERATION THEY SAID COULD
00:16:58.13\00:17:03.03
YOU FIND, COULD YOU HELP
US TO GET WORK, COULD YOU
00:17:03.03\00:17:07.43
HELP US TO FIND WORK. I
SAID, I REALLY DON'T HAVE
00:17:07.43\00:17:08.46
WORK RIGHT NOW FOR YOU
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THEM
00:17:08.46\00:17:12.66
OFF SO I SAID, YOU ARE
VERY TALENTED, WHY DON'T
00:17:12.66\00:17:15.86
YOU PLAY A SONG FOR US?
00:17:15.86\00:17:16.40
WHY DON'T YOU ACTUALLY
THANK THE WORLD FOR WHAT
00:17:16.40\00:17:19.80
PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD DONATED FOR HAITI. WHY
00:17:19.80\00:17:20.80
DON'T YOU THANK THE
WORLD FOR DOING THIS AND THANK
00:17:20.80\00:17:27.10
THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR
AGENCY. CAN YOU COMPOSE A
00:17:27.10\00:17:31.86
SONG? YOU KNOW, HAITIANS
ARE VERY ARTISTIC PEOPLE
00:17:31.86\00:17:32.83
AND THEY SAID, OF
COURSE WE CAN DO IT. WELL, TWO
00:17:32.83\00:17:36.93
DAYS LATER THESE
BOYS, THEY INVITED ANOTHER
00:17:36.93\00:17:41.43
FRIEND, THEY WENT TO A
CLOSE-BY STUDIO, SOMETHING
00:17:41.43\00:17:42.46
THAT THEY FOUND AND
THEY RECORDED A NICE SONG
00:17:42.46\00:17:48.26
SAYING THANK YOU TO THE
WORLD IN MANY LANGUAGES,
00:17:48.26\00:17:54.80
ACTUALLY, SPANISH,
PORTUGUESE, GERMAN,
00:17:54.80\00:17:55.66
FRENCH, ENGLISH. SO THEY
MIXED THAT LANGUAGE, THESE
00:17:55.66\00:17:57.93
THREE YOUNG BOYS COMPOSED
THIS SONG, THE MUSIC AND
00:17:57.93\00:18:02.83
THE LETTER AND PRESENTED
IT TO US. AWESOME. >>BILL:
00:18:02.83\00:18:03.86
ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE?
00:18:03.86\00:18:08.20
ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
WELL, WE HAVE THAT, WE HAVE
00:18:08.20\00:18:09.20
THAT. OUR VIEWERS ARE
GOING TO SEE THAT IN JUST
00:18:09.20\00:18:19.73
A SECOND BECAUSE YOU
GUYS HAVE TAKEN THAT SONG, I
00:18:19.73\00:18:21.20
THINK THE YOUNG MEN
APPEAR ON IT, RIGHT? AND YOU
00:18:21.20\00:18:22.23
ADDED TO THAT SOME OF THE
FOOTAGE OF THE DEVESTATION
00:18:22.23\00:18:25.10
IN HAITI AND SOME OF THE
RELIEF WORK THAT ADRA WAS
00:18:25.10\00:18:29.16
RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE.
OUR VIEWERS ARE GOING TO GET A
00:18:29.16\00:18:30.26
CHANCE TO SEE THAT BUT
LET ME THANK YOU, RON, FOR
00:18:30.26\00:18:35.00
COMING ON THE PROGRAM
AND SHARING WITH US AND GOD
00:18:35.00\00:18:40.43
BLESS YOU GUYS AND THE
FINE WORK THAT YOU GUYS
00:18:40.43\00:18:41.43
DO. TAKING CHRISTIANITY,
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY
00:18:41.43\00:18:44.03
INTO THE WORLD AND
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE
00:18:44.03\00:18:47.70
LIFE AT A TIME. THANK
YOU. >>RONALD: THANK YOU.
00:18:47.70\00:18:52.20
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
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(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:19:14.13\00:19:50.73
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:19:50.73\00:20:15.10
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:20:15.10\00:20:36.10
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:20:36.10\00:20:56.90
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:20:56.90\00:21:21.83
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:21:21.83\00:21:44.06
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:21:44.06\00:22:05.40
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:22:05.40\00:22:28.76
(SINGING/SPEAKING
VARIOUS LANGUAGES)
00:22:28.76\00:22:58.23
>>BILL: WOW, THAT WAS
WONDERFUL. LET ME ASK YOU,
00:23:13.60\00:23:14.63
HAVE YOU HAD ANY
FOLLOW-UP FROM THESE YOUNG MEN?
00:23:14.63\00:23:17.06
>>RONALD: YES.
>>BILL: WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?
00:23:17.06\00:23:22.43
>>RONALD: YES. THEY
WROTE ME AN E-MAIL THE OTHER
00:23:22.43\00:23:23.43
DAY. HE STARTED WITH A
TEXT MESSAGE AND I TOLD
00:23:23.43\00:23:28.66
HIM MY MESSAGES WERE
NOT REACHING HIM FOR SOME
00:23:28.66\00:23:30.76
REASON SO HE E-MAILED ME
AND SAID, "I'M HAPPY, I'M
00:23:30.76\00:23:31.76
BACK IN SCHOOL, WHAT
ABOUT THE RECORD, THE MUSIC, THE
00:23:31.76\00:23:35.86
VIDEO WE GAVE YOU". AND
I SAID, IT'S ON YOUTUBE. HE
00:23:35.86\00:23:43.13
SAID, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
00:23:43.13\00:23:43.63
I SAID, YEAH, IT'S ON
YOUTUBE. SO, FOR HIM IT
00:23:43.63\00:23:48.06
WAS A MAJOR THING. IMAGINE
THESE THREE YOUNG STUDENTS
00:23:48.06\00:23:49.16
RECORDING THEIR -
THANKING THE WORLD AND SUDDENLY
00:23:49.16\00:23:54.53
HE'S ON YOUTUBE. SO HE'S
VERY THRILLED AND ACTUALLY
00:23:54.53\00:23:58.90
HE CALLED ME FROM HIS
CELL PHONE TO THANK ME
00:23:58.90\00:23:59.86
FOR PUTTING THE SONG
ON YOUTUBE SO HE COULD SEE
00:23:59.86\00:24:05.66
AND, OF COURSE, ON OUR
WEB PAGE. >>BILL: THAT'S
00:24:05.66\00:24:09.93
WONDERFUL.
LET'S CLOSE IN PRAYER.
00:24:09.93\00:24:13.50
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE
00:24:14.80\00:24:15.96
AND KINDNESS. AND AT
THIS MOMENT WE THINK OF THOSE,
00:24:15.96\00:24:18.96
THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
THAN US, THOSE THAT ARE
00:24:18.96\00:24:20.80
SUFFERING RIGHT NOW,
HEAVENLY FATHER AND ARE
00:24:20.80\00:24:21.76
STRUGGLING. MAY YOUR
HAND BE UPON THEM. BRING
00:24:21.76\00:24:24.00
COMFORT AND PEACE AND
JOY INTO THEIR LIVES, FATHER.
00:24:24.00\00:24:26.86
BE WITH ADRA AND AS THEY
GO INTO THE WORLD BRINGING
00:24:26.86\00:24:28.03
COMPASSION, AND LOVE,
AND HEALING. WATCH OVER
00:24:28.03\00:24:33.36
THEIR PROJECTS, FATHER,
AND BLESS EACH AND EVERY
00:24:33.36\00:24:36.56
VIEWER, I PRAY IN
JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
00:24:36.56\00:24:39.10
>>BILL: WELL, IF YOU
ENJOYED THAT MUSIC VIDEO
00:24:56.63\00:24:57.56
AND YOU'D LIKE TO GET
A COPY OF THAT DVD, WELL,
00:24:57.56\00:24:59.80
ADRA WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
IT YOU AS A GIFT. HERE IS
00:24:59.80\00:25:03.50
THE INFORMATION YOU
NEED TO GET YOUR DVD.
00:25:03.50\00:25:08.13
>>BILL: WELL, RONALD,
THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE
00:26:07.60\00:26:08.63
PROGRAM. FOR THE FINE
WORK THAT YOUR AGENCY DOES
00:26:08.63\00:26:11.16
HERE IN CANADA AND
AROUND THE WORLD. MAYBE FOR THE
00:26:11.16\00:26:15.96
BENEFIT OF OUR VIEWERS
YOU COULD LET US KNOW ABOUT
00:26:15.96\00:26:17.03
THE WEBSITE AND HOW
THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CONTACT
00:26:17.03\00:26:20.43
YOU GUYS AND HELP YOU
>>RONALD: YES. IT'S AN
00:26:20.43\00:26:25.00
HONOUR FOR US TO FURTHER
EXPLAIN WHAT WE DO AND HOW
00:26:25.00\00:26:26.03
WE DO. THEY CAN ALSO
FIND MORE INFORMATION
00:26:26.03\00:26:30.80
ON WWW.ADRA.CA.
AND INFORMATION FOR THE
00:26:30.80\00:26:35.60
CURIOUS GIVER OR THE
PERSON WHO WONDERS HOW IS
00:26:35.60\00:26:36.56
MY DONATION BEING USED,
ADRA NORMALLY JUST DON'T
00:26:36.56\00:26:45.50
SPEND ALONE, WE MAXIMIZED
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH
00:26:45.50\00:26:51.00
OTHER AGENCIES. WE WORK
WITH SEVERAL AGENCIES ON
00:26:51.00\00:26:52.00
THE GROUND, MANY
TIMES, THE ADRA NETWORK. FOR
00:26:52.00\00:26:57.06
EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF
HAITI WE HAVE, RIGHT NOW,
00:26:57.06\00:27:00.80
SEVERAL AGENCIES
PARTNERING. SO, ONE DOLLAR
00:27:00.80\00:27:01.70
GOES A LONG WAY WITH
OTHER MATCHES AS WELL. WE HAVE
00:27:01.70\00:27:07.20
THE CANADIAN FOOD
GRAINS BANK WHICH IS ANOTHER
00:27:07.20\00:27:11.03
PARTNERSHIP OF
SEVERAL CHRISTIAN AGENCIES
00:27:11.03\00:27:11.93
TOGETHER WE ARE
IMPLEMENTING A PROJECT IN
00:27:11.93\00:27:16.16
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
SO, THIS IS A WAY TO MAXIMIZE,
00:27:16.16\00:27:21.00
TO GUARANTEE THAT THE
RESOURCES ARE WELL TAKEN
00:27:21.00\00:27:21.96
CARE OF, WELL SPENT
FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED.
00:27:21.96\00:27:27.90
>>BILL: THAT'S WONDERFUL.
00:27:27.90\00:27:28.40
WELL, THANK YOU. >>RONALD:
THANK YOU. >>BILL: WELL,
00:27:28.40\00:27:30.60
THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US. REMEMBER THE "IT IS
00:27:30.60\00:27:32.60
WRITTEN" WEBSITE,
ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA,
00:27:32.60\00:27:33.46
CHECK OUT OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE, FOLLOW US ON
00:27:33.46\00:27:36.53
TWITTER. WE PLAN ON
BEING BACK NEXT WEEK. I PRAY
00:27:36.53\00:27:41.86
THAT YOU WILL BE
HERE ALSO. UNTIL THEN,
00:27:41.86\00:27:42.70
REMEMBER, IT IS
WRITTEN; MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY
00:27:42.70\00:27:45.80
BREAD ALONE BUT BY
EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM
00:27:45.80\00:27:48.76
THE MOUTH OF GOD.
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