>>BILL: TODAY ON THE
"IT IS WRITTEN" PROGRAM WE
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HAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM
ADRA BACK WITH AN UPDATE ON HOW
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ADRA IS CHANGING THE
WORLD ONE LIFE AT A TIME. 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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>>LET ME WELCOME OUR
VIEWERS TO THIS EPISODE
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OF IT IS WRITTEN'S
PROGRAM AND LET ME WELCOME OUR
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GUESTS RON KUHN FROM
ADRA, JAMES ASTLEFORD. HOW ARE
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YOU GUYS? >>JAMES:
WELL, THANK YOU. >>BILL: IT'S
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GOOD TO HAVE THE
ADRA FOLKS. WE ALWAYS LOOK
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FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
GUYS HERE AS YOU TELL US
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STORIES ABOUT
PRACTICAL, WHAT I CALL PRACTICAL
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CHRISTIANITY IN PLACE
IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
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WORLD TAKING, RELIEVING
SUFFERING AND POVERTY AND
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YOU GUYS ARE THERE ON
THE FRONT LINES AND WE
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APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT YOU DO. AND I'M ALWAYS
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EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT
YOUR STORIES ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN
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HAPPENING. SO THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. FOR THE
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BENEFIT OF THE VIEWERS,
WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME FOLKS
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TUNING IN FOR THE
VERY FIRST TIME, GIVE US A
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QUICK SYNOPSIS OF
WHAT IS ADRA? WHAT IS THE
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PHILOSOPHY OF ADRA?
WHO'D LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE?
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>>RON: GO AHEAD JAMES.
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>>JAMES: ADRA, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE ADVENTIST
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DEVELOPMENT AND
RELIEF AGENCY IS A RELIEF AND
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DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
THAT WORKS AROUND THE
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WORLD, PRESENT IN AT
LEAST 120 COUNTRIES, ADDRESSING
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ISSUES OF POVERTY AND
DISTRESS, BRINGING HOPE TO
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THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED
IN OUR WORLD. ESPECIALLY
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SINCE HALF OF OUR
WORLD'S POPULATION LIVES IN
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POVERTY, THERE'S A
GREAT WORK TO BE DONE. >>BILL:
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WOW, HALF OF THE
WORLD'S POPULATION LIVES
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IN POVERTY. HOW'S
THAT DEFINED? WAS THAT.THEY
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DON'T.HOW WOULD.>>JAMES
LIVING ON LESS THAN A
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COUPLE OF DOLLARS A DAY.
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>>BILL: WOW. HALF OF
THE WORLD. >>JAMES: YES.
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>>BILL: MY GOODNESS.
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NOW, LET ME ASK YOU
GUYS SOMETHING BECAUSE.WELL
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THERE'S SO MUCH NEED.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHERE ADRA
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IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED?
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>>JAMES: WELL, YOU
STARTED BY SAYING WE WERE
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AN AGENCY THAT CHANGES
THE WORLD ONE LIFE AT A TIME
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AND SOME OF US THINK
THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO UPDATE
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THAT SLOGAN TO 'CHANGING
ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME'
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BECAUSE WE'RE CONCERNED,
NOT JUST ABOUT PICKING
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OFF INDIVIDUALS WHO
THEN STRUGGLE IN THEIR OWN
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SOCIETY, BUT WORKING WITH
WHOLE COMMUNITIES. AND RON
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AND I, HAVING WORKED
IN ASIA AND AFRICA AND RON
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HAVING WORKED IN
SOUTH AMERICA AS WELL, WE'RE
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FAMILIAR WITH THE
PROCESS WHEREBY COMMUNITIES
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APPROACH ADRA AND
DESCRIBE THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR
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HOPES AND THEIR
VISIONS AND WE TRY TO BE THAT
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CONDUIT THAT BRINGS
TOGETHER THE RESOURCES
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AND THE NEED, YOU
KNOW, PARTNERSHIP THAT HELPS
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PEOPLE BE ABLE TO CHANGE
THEIR LIVES. WOULD YOU SAY
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THAT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES
THE PROCESS? >>RON: YES.
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BY HAVING A NETWORK
THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE
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PLANET, BASICALLY IN
MOST COUNTRIES IN DEVELOPMENT,
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ADRA DOES HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN
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MOST PARTS HOWEVER,
HOW DOES ADRA CANADA
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PRIORITIZE ITS FOCUS?
IT'S NO SCIENCE; IT'S BASED ON
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OPPORTUNITIES, ON
RELATIONSHIPS. WE HAVE
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DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP
WITH, LET'S SAY, ADRA
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MANGOLIA MANY YEARS
AGO AND IT STARTED NORMALLY
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OUT OF A HUGE
CRISIS, A HUGE DROUGHT THAT
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SOMETIMES
AFFECTED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
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AND ANIMALS. THE CASE OF
MONGOLIA, AS I MENTIONED,
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RIGHT NOW WE ARE FACING
A MAJOR WINTER THAT KILLED
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EIGHT MILLION ANIMALS.
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>>BILL: WOW. >>RON: AND
THIS CRISIS WE DON'T EVEN
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HEARD IN MOST CASES IN
THE NEWS YOU KNOW. THEY ARE IN
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THE CORNER OF A
NEWSPAPER SOMEWHERE. SO WE ARE
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THERE, WE HAVE A PRESENCE
AROUND THE WORLD, SO WE,
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ADRA CANADA, FOCUS ON
SOME COUNTRIES THAT WE HAVE
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OPPORTUNITIES, THAT WE
HAVE FUNDING FOR THEM, AND
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WE BUILD OUR
PARTNERSHIPS THERE. BUT, LET'S
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SAY, ADRA GERMANY OR
ADRA AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS WILL
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SOMETIMES PARTNER IN THE
SAME COUNTRIES, SOMETIMES
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WILL CHOOSE AND PRIORITIZE
OTHER AFFECTED COUNTRIES
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AS WELL. >>BILL: NOW,
YOU HAVE A, I THINK, AN
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INTERESTING PHILOSOPHY
OF DEVELOPMENT. SHARE THAT
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WITH OUR VIEWERS. AS
A MATTER OF A FACT, IN A
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LITTLE WHILE WE'RE
GOING TO SEE A VIDEO
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PRESENTATION THAT
SPEAKS TO THIS BUT I THINK YOUR
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PHILOSOPHY OF
DEVELOPMENT IS QUITE INTERESTING
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>>JAMES: WELL, MOST OF
US IN NORTH AMERICA, IN
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CANADA PARTICULARLY,
WE THINK OF OURSELVES AS
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INDIVIDUALS. >>BILL: YES.
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>>JAMES: BUT AROUND
THE WORLD PEOPLE DON'T SEE
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THEMSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS
THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS
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PART OF A SOCIETY, PART
OF A COMMUNITY. FOR INSTANCE,
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MANY ORGANIZATIONS HERE
DO A VERY GOOD WORK BUT BEING
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INVOLVED WITH CHILD
SPONSORSHIP AND SOME OF
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OUR LISTENERS MIGHT
ASK WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT?
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WELL, IT'S A VERY GOOD
WORK BUT WE'RE CONCERNED
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THAT IT SINGLES OUT
INDIVIDUALS AND IT BRINGS
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THEM TO A POINT
WHERE THEY'RE NO LONGER
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IN HARMONY WITH THEIR
COMMUNITY. >>BILL: OH, I
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SEE. >>JAMES: WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE
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GROUP. SO WE'D MUCH
RATHER IDENTIFY A SOLUTION,
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A
COMMUNITY, THAT WILL TAKE
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THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
FORWARD. IF THE MOTHERS
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AND THE FATHERS AND
THE CHILDREN ARE ALL HAVING
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BETTER ACCESS TO WATER,
BETTER ACCESS TO EDUCATION
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OR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
THEN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
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CAN MOVE FORWARD AND
REALIZE THEIR GOALS. NOT
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JUST INDIVIDUALS IN
THAT COMMUNITY. >>BILL: WHAT
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WOULD BE SOME OF
THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
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THAT ADRA CANADA WOULD
BE INVOLVED WITH RIGHT NOW
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AS WE SIT HERE? >>RON:
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS BUT
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SPECIFICALLY SOME
THAT WE DO: FOOD SECURITY,
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IMPROVING.>>BILL: WHAT,
HOW.>>RON: FOOD SECURITY
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IS A TERMINOLOGY
THAT IS VERY BROAD THAT
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ENCOMPASSES THE USE
AND ACCESS OF FOOD, ENOUGH
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FOOD, THE RIGHT FOOD,
DO WE HAVE APPROPRIATE
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MARKETS. YOU MAY HAVE
THE BEST CROP BUT THE FARMER
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IS NOT MAKING ANY
MONEY FROM IT. SO YOU NEED TO
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ALSO ADDRESS
MARKETING ISSUES. AND ISSUES OF
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STORAGE AND ISSUES
OF MARKET EXPLOITATION
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SOMETIME. SO FOOD
SECURITY IS A BIG, BROAD
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TERMINOLOGY FOR WORKING
IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD.
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>>JAMES: WE'RE SO USED TO
GOING TO SAFEWAY OR SOBEYS
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OR ANY OTHER SUPERMARKET
WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS FOOD
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AVAILABLE, OF A
VARIETY BUT IN FACT THAT'S NOT
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THE WAY FOR MOST PEOPLE.
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THEY HAVE TO PLANT AND
HOPEFULLY HAVE A HARVEST
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NEXT YEAR AND TAKE CARE
OF THAT HARVEST THROUGH THE
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HUNGRY MONTHS. >>RON: YES.
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AND, IN FACT, THERE ARE
THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T
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EVEN KNOW THAT EVEN IF
YOU HAVE A NORMAL HARVEST BY
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THE END OF THE, LET'S
SAY, THE GROWING SEASON YOU MAY
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BE RUNNING OUT OF GRAIN
IN MANY COUNTRIES. PEOPLE -
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AND SO BASIC FOOD
SECURITY CONCEPTS OF STORAGE,
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OF PLANNING OR
MARKETING SKILLS OR MARKET
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UNDERSTANDING WILL EMPOWER
- THAT'S THE RIGHT WORD -
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EMPOWER THESE POOR FARMERS
- IN MANY CASES ILLITERATE
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FARMERS WHO WERE
BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF -
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EMPOWER THEM TO COPE,
NOT ONLY THEM THEIR FAMILIES
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AND THEIR COMMUNITIES
TO COPE WITH THIS SOMETIMES
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AGGRESSIVE AND
CHANGING WORLD, YOU KNOW, THAT
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TAKES THESE
VULNERABLE PEOPLE BY SURPRISE.
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>>BILL: WHERE ELSE WOULD
YOU GUYS - WHAT ELSE WOULD
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YOU BE INVOLVED IN RIGHT
NOW? >>JAMES: WE CAN MOVE
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ONTO THAT BUT I ALSO
WANT TO ADD THE POINT HERE,
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BILL, THAT WE ALWAYS
LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY
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BECAUSE THEY HAVE REAL
AND FELT NEEDS. AND WHEN THEY
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ARTICULATE THAT WHERE
IT IS THAT THEY ARE HURTING
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OR WHAT IT IS THAT
THEY WANT TO DO AND THEN WE
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WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM
ON REACHING THOSE GOALS,
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THEN IT MAKES A REAL
DIFFERENCE. FOR INSTANCE,
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YOU ASKED ABOUT
OTHER PROJECTS, ONE SET OF
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PROJECTS THAT HAS BEEN
VERY INTERESTING TO SEE
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DEVELOP HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
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INDIVIDUALS,
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. IN SOME
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COMMUNITIES SUCH
CHILDREN ARE OSTRASIZED, THEY'RE
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AN EMBARRASSMENT. THE
CHILDREN WILL BE HIDEN IN
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THE HUT OR IN THEIR
HOME FOR ALL OF THEIR LIVES
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BECAUSE THE FAMILY DOESN'T
WANT THEM TO COME OUT INTO
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SOCIETY. AND RECOGNIZING
THAT IT'S A CHALLENGE,
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ADRA PROJECTS HAVE
HELPED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
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THERE'S HELP AVAILABLE;
THAT THERE'S SIMPLE PHYSIO
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THERAPY TREATMENTS THAT
CAN BE DONE OR MAYBE SOME
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MINOR OPERATIONS; THERE
ARE EXERCISE REGIMES THAT
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CAN BE INTRODUCED TO
THE CHILDREN OR EVEN TO THE
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ADULTS AND THEY CAN
EMERGE OUT INTO NORMAL LIFE AND
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MAKE A CONTRIBUTION.
THEY CAN FIND FULFILLMENT FOR
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THEMSELVES AND IT'S
REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. I WAS
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RECENTLY IN SOUTH AFRICA
AND A YOUNG MAN INTRODUCED
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HIMSELF TO ME, HE WAS
A TEACHER, HE SAID, FOR
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YEARS I WAS HIDEN IN MY
PARENTS HUT BECAUSE THEY
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WERE EMBARRASSED THAT I
COULD NOT WALK, THAT I WAS
00:10:05.16\00:10:10.56
LAME. BUT NOW BECAUSE
OF THE PROJECT THAT ADRA
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BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY
I WAS ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO
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WALK WITH CRUTCHES - HE
SHOWED ME HIS CRUTCHES -
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HE SAID, I WENT TO
SCHOOL.>>BILL: WOW.
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>>JAMES: .I PASSED THE
EXAMS, NOW I CAN TEACH AND
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GIVE BACK TO MY
COMMUNITY >>BILL: ISN'T THAT
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WONDERFUL. THAT'S
INCREDIBLE. YOU KNOW,
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WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
00:10:27.83\00:10:29.96
I WANT TO GET TO
THIS VIDEO THAT YOU GUYS
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PREPARED AND THEN
MAYBE COMING OUT OF THAT I'LL
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HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS
FOR YOU. LET'S WATCH THAT
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NOW.
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IN OUR WORLD WHERE
FORTUNES HAVE BEEN LOST
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OVERNIGHT, WHERE
PROPERTYS HAVE BEEN DEPRECIATED,
00:10:48.80\00:10:50.90
RETIREMENTS CHALLENGED,
AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
00:10:50.90\00:10:55.66
LOST IT IS SOMETIMES EASY
TO FORGET THE DIFFICULTIES
00:10:55.66\00:10:56.73
FACED BY THOSE LIVING
IN EXTREME POVERTY. WHILE
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MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN
MADE IN THE LAST 30 YEARS
00:11:01.43\00:11:08.20
IN THE EFFORT TO END
EXTREME POVERTY, OVER
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ONE BILLION PEOPLE OF
OUR WORLD STILL LIVE LIVES
00:11:09.16\00:11:14.43
OF HUNGRY, SICKNESS,
DESPERATION, AND DESPAIR.
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CHILDREN DIEING FROM
PREVENTABLE DISEASES CRY
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OUT FOR OUR HELP;
YOUTH TRAPPED IN SURVIVAL
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ACTIVITIES THAT DEGRADE
THE SPIRIT PLEAD SILENTLY
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FOR OUR ASSISTANCE;
PARENTS UNABLE TO PROVIDE
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ADEQUATE FOOD OR
SHELTER FOR THEIR CHILDREN LOOK
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TO US FOR SOME WAY TO
HELP THEM BREAK FREE FROM THEIR
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PRISON OF POVERTY. WHEN
WE HEAR THEIR CRIES, WHEN
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WE SEE THEIR MISERY
OUR HEARTS ARE MOVED TO DO
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SOMETHING. WE GIVE
SOME MONEY, WE SHARE A MEAL,
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DELIVER A BAG OF RICE, OR
HAND OUT A FEW CLOTHES AND
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YET, WHEN OUR GIFTS
ARE APPRECIATED AND MEET AN
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IMMEDIATE NEED WE
HAVE DONE NOTHING TO BRING
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ABOUT LASTING CHANGE FOR
THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT
00:12:06.70\00:12:07.70
OF LIVES. IN ORDER TO
BREAK CYCLES OF EXTREME
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POVERTY AND BRING ABOUT
LASTING, POSITIVE CHANGE
00:12:20.26\00:12:23.40
IT IS NECESSARY TO
COMMIT TO LONG-TERM PROGRAMS
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THAT PROVIDE
MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS THAT
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BRING WATER, HEALTH AND
SANITATION, FOOD SECURITY,
00:12:29.50\00:12:34.10
PRIMARY EDUCATION AND
INCOME OPPORTUNITIES. THIS
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IS THE EXCITING
CHALLENGE FACING DEVELOPMENT
00:12:35.23\00:12:41.66
AGENCIES. ADRA
CANADA, PART OF THE WORLD WIDE
00:12:41.66\00:12:48.80
NETWORK HAS BEEN
WORKING TO END EXTREME POVERTY
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IN SOME OF THE POOREST
COMMUNITIES OF OUR WORLD
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FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES
THESE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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HAS HELPED ADRA
DEVELOP DEDICATED, SUCCESSFUL
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PROGRAMS THAT
LIFT WHOLE COMMUNITIES
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OUT OF POVERTY.
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IN THE EARLY DAYS OF
INTERNATIONAL AID AND
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ASSISTANCE, COUNTRIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS TARGETED
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IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES
WITH QUICK-FIX, STOP-GAP
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MEASURES. CONTAINERS FULL
OF FOOD, CLOTHES, MEDICINE
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OR FARMING IMPLEMENTS
WERE DROPPED OFF AT PORTS OR
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VILLAGES WITH GOOD
WISHES FOR A BETTER FUTURE. A
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SERIES OF WELLS MIGHT
BE DRILLED TO BRING WATER
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CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE
BUT AFTER THE PUMPS WERE
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INSTALLED AND THE
DONOR PLAQUES AFFIXED, THE
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DRILLING RIGS AND THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT FUNDED
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THEM WOULD MOVE ON TO
ANOTHER REGION OR COUNTRY
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IN NEED. LITTLE
THOUGHT WAS GIVEN AS TO HOW THE
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CONTAINERS OF FOOD AND
CLOTHES MIGHT DISRUPT THE
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LOCAL ECONOMY; HOW
THE MEDICINES MIGHT BE
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MISUSED; WHAT THE
VILLAGES WOULD DO WITH THE EXTRA
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TIME THEY NOW HAD NOW
THAT THEY NO LONGER HAD TO WALK
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TO THE RIVER FOR WATER;
OR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE
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TRACTORS OR WATER PUMPS
ONCE THEY BROKE DOWN, WITH
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NO REPLACEMENT PARTS
OR TRAINED MECHANICS TO
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FACILITATE REPAIRS.
TODAY THE DISCIPLINE OF
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INTERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HAS GROWN INTO A SCIENCE
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WHEREBY PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAMS OF INTEGRATED
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INTERVENTIONS LEAD A
COMMUNITY STEP-BY-STEP OUT
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OF POVERTY AND DISEASE
TO A THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT
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IS HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS,
SELF-SUFFICIENT, EDUCATED,
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AND FOOD SECURE. WATER
SYSTEMS THAT BRING WATER
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TO PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND
GARDENS ARE FOLLOWED UP
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WITH PROGRAMS THAT
BRING SANITATION TO A VILLAGE
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THE FREE TIME THAT THE
PEOPLE NOW HAVE IS USED
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FOR EDUCATION THAT BRINGS
LITERACY, NUMERACY, HEALTH
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EDUCATION, AGRICULTURAL
INSTRUCTION, AND SKILLS
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TRAINING TO EAGER ADULT
LEARNERS. SMALL BUSINESS
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TRAINING IS FOLLOWED
UP WITH LOW INTEREST SMALL
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LOANS TO GIVE PEOPLE
THE BOOST THEY NEED TO
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START THEIR OWN
SMALL ENTERPRISES. VILLAGE
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PLANNING
PROMOTES PARTICIPATION AND
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CO-OPERATION.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS ESTABLISH NEW
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MORAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
GENDER ROLES, VALUES, AND
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RESPONSIBILITIES. RESPECT
AND RECONCILIATION REPLACE
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ABUSE AND DEMORALIZATION.
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PARENTS LEARN ABOUT
THE DANGERS OF HUMAN
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TRAFFICKING AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
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FOR ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN.
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CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAMS
SHARE RESOURCES AND HELP
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ESTABLISH A MARKET FOR
GOODS. WITH THESE COMBINED
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INITIATIVES,
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE LIFTING
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PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY
IN THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITIES
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AROUND THE WORLD.
ENDING EXTREME POVERTY IN
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OUR GENERATION IS A GOAL
THAT SPEAKS TO US ALL. WE
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CANADIANS WANT TO LIVE
IN A WORLD THAT IS PEACEFUL,
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HEALTHY, FUNCTIONAL, AND
PROSPEROUS. A WORLD WHERE
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CHILDREN CAN FULFILL
THEIR DREAMS AND PARENTS CAN
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EXPERIENCE THE DIGNITY OF
SELF-SUFFICIENCY. REACHING
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THIS GOAL CALLS FOR THE
PARTICIPATION OF US ALL.
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AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO
LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY
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WE ESTABLISH HOPE.
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NOT JUST FOR THE
POOR BUT FOR EVERYONE.
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>>BILL: WELL THAT WAS
A GREAT VIDEO. THANK YOU
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GUYS FOR PREPARING THAT.
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INTERESTING. I HAD
NEVER CONSIDERED SOMETHING YOU
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MENTIONED THERE ABOUT,
FOR EXAMPLE, A CONTAINER
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OF CLOTHES THAT'S BROUGHT
INTO A COMMUNITY AND THAT
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ALL OF A SUDDEN DISRUPTING
THE LOCAL ECONOMY. TALK
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
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>>JAMES: WHEN WE HAVE
DISASTERS OR WHEN PEOPLE
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THINK OF THE NEED THAT
IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE ELSE,
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SO OFTEN THEY SAY TO
US, LOOK, WE'LL GIVE YOU OUR
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OLD CLOTHES AND YOU CAN
SEND THEM TO THOSE PEOPLE
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BUT IF YOU READ THE
LABEL OF THE CLOTHES, PROBABLY,
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THAT'S WHERE THE
COUNTRY THE CLOTHES WERE MADE IN
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THE FIRST PLACE ANYWAY.
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AND THE COST OF TAKING
THE CLOTHES BACK TO AFRICA OR
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ASIA CAN BE PROHIBITIVE
AND IF THEY ARRIVE AND ARE
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DISTRIBUTED THEN THE
LOCAL ECONOMY, THE PEOPLE
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WHO ARE MAKING
CLOTHES, THE TAILORS, THE
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SEAMSTRESSES.>>BILL:
SURE. >>JAMES:.WHOEVER
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ARE, ALL OF A SUDDEN
THEIR LIVELIHOOD IS PUT AT RISK
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BY OUR CHARITY. >>BILL:
YEAH. THERE IS A SCIENCE
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TO THIS. THERE IS
SOME THOUGHT THAT NEEDS TO
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GO INTO THIS BECAUSE YOU
COULD BE TRYING TO DO GOOD
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AND ACTUALLY DOING A
BIT MORE HARM THERE, MAYBE,
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RIGHT? >>RON: BILL, THE
WORLD HAS CHANGED. >>BILL:
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YES. >>RON: IT USED TO
BE THAT THERE WERE SOME
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COUNTRIES DEPRIVED OF
CERTAIN THINGS. SO WINTER
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CLOTHES OR THIS WERE
EXTREMELY NEEDED AND THEY
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ARE STILL NEEDED BUT
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL THAT
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THINKING ABOUT A FAMILY
OR A FEW INDIVIDUALS WE DON'T
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JUST MAKE A GREATER
DAMAGE TO A SOCIETY. THEY ARE
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MANUFACTURING CLOTHES IN
MOST PLACES AND YOU BRING
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A LOT OF USED
CLOTHES, OUT OF GOODWILL, THE
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INTENTIONS ARE GOOD
BUT FEELINGS DON'T REPLACE
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RATIONAL DECISIONS. SO WE
NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS. ARE
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THESE AFFECTING THEM MORE
THAN HELPING THEM? SO THAT
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WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS
OF SEEING THE REALITY THERE
00:18:29.50\00:18:30.50
AND MAKING THE RIGHT
DECISIONS HERE. WHAT IS
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MOST APPROPRIATE FOR
THEM SO SOMETIMES SUPPORTING
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THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY
BUYING THERE, ACTUALLY YOU
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DO MORE GOOD. >>BILL: YES.
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THAT MAKES SENSE. WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME BUT
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YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME
OF THE LONG-TERM THINKING
00:18:46.60\00:18:50.43
ON THIS AND INVOLVEMENT
SO ADRA IS INVOLVED UP TO
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A POINT THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS
00:18:56.46\00:18:57.20
SELF-SUFFICIENT? SO
TO CARRY ON THEIR OWN? IS
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THAT SORT OF THE
THINKING THERE? >>JAMES: YES. I
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GUESS WE TRY TO DO
OURSELVES OUT OF A JOB
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BECAUSE THE WHOLE
POINT IS TO HELP PEOPLE HELP
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THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY
CAN THEN LIVE A RICH AND
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FULL LIFE IF THEIR
IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE TAKEN
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CARE OF. AND IF THEIR
PART OF THE SOLUTION SO THEN
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THEY'RE EMPOWERED THEY
CAN SEE THAT THEY CAN MAKE A
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DIFFERENCE FOR THEMSELVES.
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THEY CAN THEN TACKLE
THE OTHER ISSUES IN THEIR
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LIVES AND THEY CAN THEN
SPEND MORE TIME ON THOSE
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QUALITY ISSUES OF THE
SPIRIT, AS WELL AS THE
00:19:27.76\00:19:31.33
MIND AND THE BODY THAT
ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. >>BILL:
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ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE ABOUT
TO WRAP UP BUT I KNOW YOU
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HAVE AN INTERESTING
MUSIC VIDEO THAT WILL END OUR
00:19:38.16\00:19:42.16
PROGRAM. TELL US A
LITTLE ABOUT THAT? >>JAMES: IT
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WASN'T' TOO LONG AGO
THAT RONALD AND I WERE AT
00:19:45.06\00:19:46.03
A MEETING AND A COLLEAGUE
FROM SWEDEN, THE DIRECTOR
00:19:46.03\00:19:49.73
OF ADRA SWEDEN, SHE SHARED
THIS SONG WITH US THAT I'M
00:19:49.73\00:19:54.36
GOING TO SHARE WITH
YOU NOW. A SWEDISH COUPLE
00:19:54.36\00:19:55.46
PREPARED THIS SONG.
THEY CALLED IT "ONE LIFE".
00:19:55.46\00:20:01.50
FORTUNATELY, THEY RECORDED
IT IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS
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IN SWEDISH. AND WHEN
WE LISTENED TO THE SONG WE
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WERE VERY IMPRESSED AND
WE GOT OUR VIDEOGRAPHER,
00:20:05.63\00:20:09.83
FRANK SPANGLER WHO
TRAVELS WITH US SO OFTEN TAKING
00:20:09.83\00:20:14.83
PICTURES OF OUR PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
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AND ASIA, TO PUT SOME
PICTURES WITH THIS. AND
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I THINK IT REALLY MAKES
IT STAND OUT. >>BILL: SO WERE
00:20:20.93\00:20:23.86
GOING TO WATCH THAT RIGHT NOW.
00:20:23.86\00:20:26.66
>>BILL: WELL, IF YOU
ENJOYED THAT MUSIC VIDEO
00:24:48.50\00:24:49.43
AND THE CLIP WE SHOWED
EARLIER, ADRA IS OFFERING
00:24:49.43\00:24:52.16
THAT AS A GIFT TO OUR
VIEWERS. ALL YOU NEED TO
00:24:52.16\00:24:56.00
DO IS CALL THE NUMBER
THAT'S GOING TO APPEAR AND
00:24:56.00\00:24:57.03
YOUR DVD WILL BE ON
ITS WAY RIGHT AWAY. HERE'S
00:24:57.03\00:25:01.50
THE INFORMATION YOU
NEED TO GET YOUR COPY.
00:25:01.50\00:25:05.06
>>BILL: WELL, THANK YOU
GENTLEMEN FOR BEING ON THE
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PROGRAM. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK REAL
00:26:06.26\00:26:08.23
SOON WITH ANOTHER
UPDATE WITH WHAT ADRA IS DOING
00:26:08.23\00:26:11.60
AROUND THE WORLD. MAY GOD
CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU GUYS
00:26:11.60\00:26:12.66
AND THE FINE WORK THAT
YOU DO. JAMES, BEFORE WE GO
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LET'S REMIND THE VIEWERS
OF YOUR WEBSITE. >>JAMES:
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OUR WEBSITE IS WWW.ADRA.CA
AND I HOPE YOUR VIEWERS
00:26:19.30\00:26:20.36
WILL GO THERE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO CONTINUE
00:26:20.36\00:26:27.93
THIS DIALOGUE, THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
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ARE THE ISSUES THAT
FACE OUR WORLD AND HOW
00:26:31.06\00:26:32.00
CAN WE IN CANADA
MADE A DIFFERENCE? WE
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NEED TO KNOW WHAT ARE
THE DIFFICULTIES AND WHAT ARE
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THE SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE
THERE ARE MANY. >>BILL:
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ABSOLUTELY. SO I WOULD
ENCOURAGE OUR VIEWERS TO
00:26:41.16\00:26:43.70
VISIT WWW.ADRA.CA. I
WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR VIEWERS
00:26:43.70\00:26:48.13
TO VISIT THE IT IS
WRITTEN WEBSITE AT I
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TISWRITTENCANADA.CA.
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THERE YOU WILL SEE
THERE IS A SPOT WHERE YOU CAN
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SEND A PRAYER REQUEST,
OUR TEAM MEETS EVERY MORNING
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PROGRAM; YOU CAN ALSO MAKE
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TWITTER. WELL, OUR PLAN IS
00:27:13.23\00:27:17.80
TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN
NEXT WEEK. WE ARE PRAYING THAT
00:27:17.80\00:27:23.16
THE GOOD LORD WILL
ALLOW US THAT PRIVILEDGE AND
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THAT YOU WILL BE WITH US.
00:27:24.13\00:27:26.83
UNTIL THEN, REMEMBER, IT
IS WRITTEN; MAN SHALL NOT
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LIVE BY BREAD ALONE BUT
BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS
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FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.
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