Participants: Bill Santos
Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC201036
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00:01 >>BILL: ON TODAY'S "IT IS WRITTEN" PROGRAM, OUR
00:02 FRIENDS FROM ADRA ARE HERE WITH A REPORT ON THE 00:04 BRAZILIAN WATER PROJECT "IT IS WRITTEN" BEGINS 00:08 RIGHT NOW. 00:11 (MUSIC) 00:21 >>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME . . . 00:24 GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE. 00:28 STILL RELEVANT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD 00:32 IT IS WRITTEN 00:34 SHARING MESSAGES OF HOPE AROUND THE WORLD. 00:39 (MUSIC) 00:49 >>BILL: WELL, RON AND JAMES ARE BACK WITH US TO 00:50 GIVE US A REPORT ON THE BRAZILIAN WATER PROJECT 00:53 THAT YOU GUYS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR. WELCOME BACK. 00:58 >>JAMES: THANK YOU. >>RON: THANK YOU: >>BILL: SO, HOW 00:59 WAS IT? HOW DID THINGS GO THERE IN BRAZIL? >>RON: 01:01 LOTS OF WATER STORY. 01:02 >>BILL: NOW, WHAT WAS THE PROJECT EXACTLY THERE? 01:05 >>JAMES: IT'S A VERY EXCITING PROJECT. I DON'T 01:09 KNOW ABOUT MOST OF THE VIEWERS BUT WHEN I THOUGHT 01:10 OF BRAZIL BEFORE I WOULD THINK OF WET JUNGLES. 01:14 BUT THERE ARE GREAT AREAS OF BRAZIL THAT ARE DRY, 01:18 SEMI-ARID REGIONS AND PEOPLE LIVING THERE REALLY 01:19 STRUGGLE TO HAVE WATER ALL THE YEAR ROUND, FOR 01:24 THEMSELVES, FOR THEIR WASHING, FOR THEIR 01:27 ANIMALS, FOR THEIR GARDENS, FOR WHATEVER. AND 01:28 THIS EXCELLENT PROJECT WAS WORKING WITH THE 01:32 LOCAL PEOPLE AND CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE RAIN 01:36 CATCHMENT OR STORAGE TANKS, SISTERNS TO MAKE 01:38 SURE THEY HAVE CLEAN, POTABLE WATER ALL THE YEAR 01:45 ROUND. >>BILL: AND HOW MANY OF THESE SISTERNS OR 01:50 TANKS DID YOU GUYS BUILD? 01:51 >>RON: THE PROJECT WAS ACTUALLY VERY SUCCESSFUL. 01:56 WE WERE PLANNING AROUND SIXTY AND MORE THAN 01:57 SEVENTY WERE COMPLETED. 01:59 >>BILL: WOW. AND THE CAPACITY OF THESE TANKS 02:00 WAS ROUGHLY? WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT ON A VIDEO RIGHT 02:04 NOW. >>RON: YES. WE WILL SEE ON THE VIDEO. >>BILL: 02:08 VARIES FROM.>>RON: 15,000 LITRES ALL THE 02:09 WAY TO 70-80,000 LITRES, DEPENDING ON WHAT 02:12 YOU WANTED IT FOR. >>BILL THIS WAS LOCAL TECHNOLOGY. 02:15 >>JAMES: YES AND AMAZINGLY THE VILLAGERS TOLD US THE 02:16 WATER STAYS SWEET ALL THE TIME IN THESE TANKS. IT'S 02:24 RAIN WATER, AFTER ALL. NOT LIKE THE LOCAL SOURCES OF 02:28 WATER THAT THEY HAVE WHICH IS EITHER SALTY OR HAS 02:29 LOTS OF CHEMICALS IN IT THAT THEY DON'T 02:34 APPRECIATE. >>BILL: WELL, THAT'S TERRIFIC. LET'S 02:37 HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO REPORT YOU GUYS HAVE 02:38 PREPARED. AND I AM SURE THAT WILL GIVE ALL 02:42 OUR VIEWERS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT 02:44 HAPPENED THERE. 02:48 >>FOR SOME, GIVING A FINANCIAL GIFT IS STILL 02:49 NOT ENOUGH. THEY WANT TO GET MORE DIRECTLY 02:52 INVOLVED. THEY WANT TO VISIT THE COUNTRIES THAT 02:57 ADRA WORKS IN, MEET THE PEOPLE, AND GET THEIR 02:58 HANDS DIRTY AS THEY WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM ON 03:02 A COMMUNITY PROJECT. FOR ALMOST TWENTY YEARS NOW, 03:07 STUDENT OF CANADIAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HAVE 03:08 BEEN PARTNERING WITH ADRA WORLD BUILDING SCHOOLS, 03:13 HEALTH CLINICS, AND WATER SYSTEMS. THEIR MOST RECENT 03:17 PROJECT WAS IN THE ARID SECTION OF NORTHERN BRAZIL 03:23 WHERE THEY WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE 03:24 TO INSTALL WATER STORAGE TANKS, DESIGNED TO COLLECT 03:28 RAIN WATER FOR USE DURING THE LONG DRY MONTHS WHEN 03:34 THERE IS NO RAIN. 03:54 >>TEAGAN: I HEARD ABOUT A TRIP TO BRAZIL FROM A 03:55 FRIEND OF MINE WHO WENT LAST YEAR. SHE WAS 03:58 THINKING ABOUT GOING AGAIN THIS YEAR AND SHE 04:00 ENCOURAGED ME TO LOOK INTO IT. I APPLIED, KIND OF, ON 04:01 THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT TO BE HONEST, ENDED 04:05 UP GETTING ACCEPTED AND DECIDED THAT PROBABLY IT 04:08 WAS A GOOD IDEA TO GO TH. >>VANESSA: I 04:09 HEARD ABOUT BRAZIL AND I THOUGHT, OH, BRAZIL'S A 04:12 NICE COUNTRY. I SHOULD GO, I WENT TO THE INTERVIEW 04:15 AND THEN I GOT CHOSEN. 04:16 SO I'M HERE. >>ZACH: I DECIDED TO COME BECAUSE I 04:18 WANTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE 04:19 WHO HAD LESS THAN I DID AND ALSO TO EXPERIENCE 04:25 ANOTHER CULTURE >>ELIZABETH: SOMETHING 04:29 THAT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT DOING BECAUSE THAT'S 04:31 THE KIND OF WORK THAT I'M INTERESTED IN DOING FOR A 04:34 CAREER WHICH IS WHAT I AM STUDYING. I JUST SAW IT AS 04:37 MORE OF A CHANCE TO, KIND OF, MAKE THAT NEXT 04:38 STEP TOWARDS FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT I DO WANT 04:41 TO DO. >>YUSHI: WHEN YOU WATCH NEWS ON TV OR YOU 04:44 SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING OR YOU SEE 04:45 POVERTY, LACK OF FOOD, LACK OF WATER, SO MANY 04:51 PEOPLE SUFFERING. WHEN I SEE IT I CAN'T JUST STAY 04:54 HOME AND SAY, THIS IS BAD SOMEHOW WE NEED TO FIX 04:55 THIS. IT'S EASY TO SAY BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE TAKE AN 04:59 ACTION. SO WHEN I SEE IT I HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND 05:04 HELP PEOPLE AND, YEAH, THIS WAS JUST A PERFECT 05:05 OPPORTUNITY. >>CHERRY: I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TRIP 05:10 AT SCHOOL. THEY HAD BOOTHS SET UP AND I JUST WANTED 05:14 TO THE EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO HELP 05:15 PEOPLE. >>TIMOTHY: YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS WANTED 05:20 TO GO ON A TRIP LIKE THIS AND SEE HOW THESE KINDS OF 05:25 PROJECTS ARE RUN ON THE GROUND LEVEL. BECAUSE IT'S 05:26 OBVIOUSLY MORE THAN JUST GIVING MONEY TO SOMEONE 05:29 OVERSEAS AND THEN SOMETHING JUST MAGICALLY 05:30 CONSTRUCTS. SO, JUST TO SEE THINGS, HOW THEY 05:31 OPERATE AT THE GROUND LEVEL UP IS REALLY, REALLY 05:34 COOL. TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL. 05:38 >>BRITTNEY: I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT THESE TRIPS 05:39 AND HAVE HAD FRIENDS WHO HAVE GONE IN THE PAST. SO, 05:42 EVERY YEAR THEY KIND OF HAD THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE 05:47 SAY SIGN UP FOR MISSIONS OR FOR THE ADRA TRIPS SO, 05:48 I PUT MY NAME DOWN. JUST INTERESTED IN TRAVELLING 05:51 SOMEWHERE, BRAZIL SOUNDED WONDERFUL AND I WAS ABLE 05:55 AND WILLING TO GO SEE IF I COULD HELP THEM. 06:01 >>JAMES: WHEN THESE CANADIAN YOUNG PEOPLE COME 06:02 HERE, THEY COME TO HELP. 06:04 BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST CANADIANS HELPING 06:05 BRAZILIANS. IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET. IN ADRA CANADA 06:10 WE TALK ABOUT THE WORD 'PARTNERSHIP' AND 06:14 PARTNERSHIP IS A WORD USED BY MANY NON-GOVERNMENT 06:15 ORGANIZATIONS TO DESCRIBE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN 06:20 PEOPLE IN THE NORTH AND PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH. WHEN 06:27 CANADIAN YOUNG PEOPLE COME TO HELP THIS VILLAGE, 06:28 THEY'RE GIVING A HAND BUT THEY'RE ALSO COMING TO 06:30 LEARN. LEARN ABOUT LIFE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN A 06:35 DEVELOPING WORLD. 06:36 >>TIMOTHY: THE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING. 06:39 >>VANESSA: THEY'RE ALWAYS OFFERING TEA AND BISCUITS. 06:41 AND THEY'RE REALLY FRIENDLY. AND I GUESS 06:43 IT'S RIGHT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT THE POOREST ARE THE 06:48 HAPPIEST BECAUSE THEY'RE CONTENT WITH WHAT THEY 06:49 HAVE. >>TEAGAN: THEY'RE MORE RELAXED THAN THEY 06:54 ARE IN CANADA. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE, TO BE HONEST. 06:57 THEY TELL US TO SLOW DOWN ALL THE TIME. 'HERE, TAKE 06:58 A BREAK. YOU'RE BEING CRAZY. IT'S TOO HOT 07:00 OUTSIDE TO DO THIS.' SO THEY BRING US TEA AND 07:03 STUFF LIKE THAT TO TRY AND GET US TO SLOW DOWN A BIT 07:04 >>BRITTNEY: MEETING THE PEOPLE OF BRAZIL, IT IS 07:06 AMAZING. THEY'RE JUST SO WARM AND THEIR BODY 07:11 LANGUAGE AND THE LOOK IN THEIR EYES WHEN YOU EVEN 07:12 FIRST MEET THEM IT'S UNFORGETTABLE. THE PEOPLE 07:15 OF BRAZIL, IN THE AREAS WE'VE BEEN WORKING, DON'T 07:19 SEEM TO HAVE A LOT. 07:20 THEY'RE VERY CHEERFUL, WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND SEEM 07:23 SATISFIED WITH WHERE THEY'RE AT. THE HOUSES 07:24 ARE VERY SMALL, YET, TIDY. 07:27 THEY TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHERE THEY LIVE. 07:28 NO ONE SEEMS, THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED YET, IS 07:32 WEALTHY. >>TIMOTHY: YEAH, THESE PEOPLE PRACTICE 07:35 SUBSISTENCE FARMING; DONKEYS, CHICKENS, PIGS 07:36 >>BRITTNEY: THERE'S ALWAYS GOATS, THERE'S DONKEYS, 07:40 THERE'S ALWAYS LARGE, LARGE PIGS. >>YUSHI: THEIR 07:43 WAY OF MAKING MONEY ISN'T SIMILAR TO OURS. I DON'T 07:44 THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A PROFIT, WHATSOEVER. 07:48 THEY'RE NOT REALLY MAKING BUSINESS, THEY'RE TRYING 07:52 TO LIVE. THEIR MAIN GOAL IS TO SURVIVE. >>TIMOTHY: 07:53 YOU LOOK AT BACK HOME AND, LIKE, ALL THE, WHENEVER 07:57 YOU LOOK AT THE GROUND THERE'S THIS NICE BLACK 08:00 TOPSOIL AND HERE EVERYTHING JUST GROWS 08:01 ON THE SAND. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HERE 08:04 STRUGGLE TO, KIND OF, MAKE A LIVING IN SUBSISTENCE 08:07 FARMING HERE AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S YOUR ONLY 08:08 OPTION. YOU CAN'T DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AT HOME 08:12 BECAUSE THE LAND ISN'T NEARLY AS FERTILE. 08:17 >>JAMES: WATER IS SUCH AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR 08:18 LIFE. WHEN WE IN CANADA TURN OUR TAP AND GET 08:20 OUR WATER IMMEDIATELY, WE FORGET THAT FOR MANY 08:23 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD GETTING WATER INVOLVES 08:24 CARRYING A BIG CONTAINER ON THEIR HEAD AND WALKING 08:29 A BIG DISTANCE OF MAYBE 1 TO 5 KM TO THE NEAREST 08:33 STREAM OR WELL AND THEN CARRYING THAT WATER BACK 08:34 HOME. THAT MEANS THAT WATER JUST FOR COOKING AND 08:38 DRINKING AND BATHING IS AT A PREMIUM. MOST PEOPLE PAY 08:45 FAR MORE OF THEIR DAILY INCOME FOR WATER THAN WE 08:46 CAN EVER IMAGINE. YET, 08:53 WATER IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, 08:54 BETWEEN HEALTH AND 08:57 SICKNESS. HAVING A GOOD SUPPLY OF WATER MEANS 08:58 THAT THE MOTHER CAN COOK ADEQUATE, NUTRIOUS 09:02 MEALS; SHE CAN BATHE HER CHILDREN; AND THAT THERE'S 09:06 WATER FOR THE ACTIVITIES AROUND THE HOME; 09:07 ESPECIALLY TO MAKE SURE THE GARDEN IS GROWNING. 09:13 WHEN WE LOOK AT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER, 09:14 WE KNOW THAT SO MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE 09:16 DIFFICULTY OBTAINING GOOD CLEAN WATER. HERE IN THIS 09:21 RURAL AREA IN CENTRAL BRAZIL, THE RAINS COME 09:22 SOME YEARS BUT NOT OTHERS. 09:27 HOW THEN DO FAMILIES COPE? 09:28 ONE WAY THAT THEY CAN LIVE THROUGH THE BAD TIMES IS 09:34 BY HAVING ADEQUATE WATER STORAGE. MAKING SURE THAT 09:35 THEY CAPTURE THE RAIN WHEN IT COMES AND THEN HAVING 09:40 IT FOR THE GARDEN; FOR DRINKING; FOR COOKING; FOR 09:44 BATHING; AND THE REST OF THE YEAR. >>TEAGAN: OUR 09:45 GROUP HAS BEEN PART OF AN EFFORT TO BUILD I THINK 09:49 IT'S ABOUT 70 SISTERNS IN THE AREA BY ADRA. 09:53 >>BRITTNEY: WE'RE SURELY FINDING THAT WHAT PEOPLE 09:54 ARE DRINKING IS NOT CONSABLE, BY MY OPINION, 09:56 BUT, OF COURSE, THEY ARE DRINKING IT REGARDLESS. SO 10:00 WE'VE BEEN BUILDING THESE SISTERNS.>>TIMOTHY: THE 10:01 WAY THEY'RE BUILDING IS THEY MAKE PLATES AND THEN 10:03 THEY MAKE A BASE FOR THE SISTERN, THEY SET IT ALL 10:09 TOGETHER, AND THEN THEY MAKE CEMENT TO HELP MUD 10:10 THE SIDES AND ERECT IT. 10:13 THEY THE RAIN WATER RUNS OFF OF THE ROOF INTO THE 10:14 SISTERN AND THAT 'S HOW PEOPLE GET THEIR FRESH 10:18 WATER. >>ZACH: I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN DOING DIGGING 10:20 IN HOLES. YOU KNOW, PICK AXING THE ROCK AND STUFF 10:22 LIKE THAT AND MIXING CEMENT. >>BRITTNEY: FIRST 10:25 IT WAS DIGGING HOLES. 10:26 WE'VE GOT THESE HOLES WHICH IS EITHER CLAY OR 10:29 SOME KIND OF DIRTY SAND AT ONE POINT IT WAS JUST 10:34 ROCKS. SO WE GAVE UP AND LET THE GUYS DO THAT. BUT, 10:35 YEAH, SO I CAN DIG A HOLE NOW. AND THEN THE FUN 10:39 COMES WHEN YOU GET TO BACKFILL IT BACK IN. SO, 10:43 IT'S LIKE TUESDAY AND WE'LL DIG THE HOLE AND 10:44 THEN THURSDAY WE'LL FILL IT BACK IN THE SAME 10:46 WAY. AND THEN, IN BETWEEN, WE'LL BUILD CEMENT PLAQUES 10:50 TO ACTUALLY FORM THE SISTERN AND THEN YOU'VE 10:51 GOT TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR THEM TO DRY. IN THE 10:55 MEANTIME YOU SIFT SAND AND YOU SIFT SAND AND YOU SIFT 10:59 SAND AND SOMETIMES YOU SORT ROCKS. >>TEAGAN: FOR 11:00 SOME REASON MY ACTIVITIES SEEM TO INVOLVE A LOT OF 11:04 THE HEAVIER WORK. THEY DON'T SEEM TO NOTICE MY 11:08 DELICATE SIDE. SO, FOR SOME REASON I'VE BEEN 11:09 THE GUY WHO GETS TO CARRY CEMENT, GET SAND, DIG 11:14 HOLES, SWING PICK AXES, MIX CEMENT. I'VE BEEN ABLE 11:21 TO ACTUALLY, A COUPLE TIMES I'VE BEEN ABLE TO 11:22 LEARN A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT ACTUALLY BUILDING 11:25 THE SISTERN, SOME OF THE CEMENT WORK ITSELF. BUT 11:27 MOST OF THE TIME IT'S GRUNT WORK. 11:30 >>JAMES: HERE IS A COMPLETED WATER STORAGE 11:31 TANK. YOU CAN SEE THE EAVESTROUGH BEHIND 11:33 ME FROM THE ROOF WITH THE PIPES LEADING TO THE WATER 11:38 STORAGE TANK HERE ITSELF. 11:39 THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT OF ADRA AND THE COMMUNITY 11:42 SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN THIS AREA AND THE 11:43 PARTICIPATION OF AN EAGER GROUP OF CANADIAN YOUNG 11:49 PEOPLE, THERE ARE A LOT OF HAPPY FAMILIES NOW IN THIS 11:54 AREA IN CENTRAL BRAZIL. 11:57 >>JOAO: IN A FEW MTHS FROM NOW I WILL BE 80 11:58 YEARS OLD. I HAVE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE HERE IN THIS 12:01 PART OF BRAZIL. BEFORE WATER TANKS CAME TO OUR 12:08 COMMUNITY WE USED TO HAVE TO GO ABOUT 6KM TO COLLECT 12:09 WATER. WE WOULD HAUL IT HOME ON THE BACKS OF 12:12 DONKEYS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT MY 12:17 LIFE WHEN WE HAVE HAD SUCH SEVERE DROUGHT THAT OUR 12:18 ANIMALS HAVE DIED BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH 12:22 WATER TO GIVE THEM. DURING THESE TIMES IT WAS VERY 12:26 TOUGH EVEN FOR US TO SURVIVE. HAVING THESE 12:27 WATER TANKS RIGHT BY OUR HOMES HAS REALLY CHANGED 12:32 OUR LIVES. THE WATER THAT WE USED TO COLLECT FROM 12:36 THE LAKE WAS VERY SALTY. 12:38 SOMETIMES IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO EVEN EAT MY 12:41 DINNER BECAUSE THE WATER THAT WE WERE USING WOULD 12:43 MAKE OUR FOOD SO SALTY. 12:47 NOW, THE WATER WE ARE USING IS CLEAN RAIN WATER 12:48 AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TANKS WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE 12:52 ENOUGH. EVEN THROUGH THE DRY MONTHS. OUR ANIMALS NO 12:57 LONGER DIE. AND THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN HAS 12:58 REALLY IMPROVED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE 13:03 COME BUT I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>ELINA: WHEN YOU 13:11 LIVE IN THE DESERT YOU SOON REALIZE THAT WATER IS 13:12 LIFE. ACCESSIBLE WATER HAS IMPROVED OUR VILLAGE 13:17 LIFE. THE WATER TANKS HAVE BROUGHT HOPE TO OUR 13:21 COMMUNITY. IT WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE TO US TO SEE 13:22 THESE YOUNG PEOPLE COME FROM CANADA TO HELP US 13:26 HERE. THE TANKS THAT THEY ARE BUILDING NEXT TO THE 13:30 SCHOOL WILL NOT ONLY BE USED BY THE STUDENTS 13:31 DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT WILL ALSO BE USED AS 13:35 A COMMUNITY TANK IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY. NOW THAT WE 13:40 HAVE TANKS TO STORE WATER WHENEVER THERE IS AN 13:41 EXTENDED DROUGHT OR EVEN THE WATER IN THE TANKS 13:45 DRY UP, THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEND TRUCKS TO FILL OUR 13:49 TANKS WITH WATER FROM OTHER PARTS OF BRAZIL. 13:50 WE NOW FEEL WATER SECURE. 13:55 >>JOSE: IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LIVE HERE IN 13:56 THIS PART OF BRAZIL. IT IS HOT MOST OF THE YEAR 14:03 AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MACHINERY. IT IS ALL 14:08 MANUAL WORK. IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY WE GET RAIN 14:10 BUT THEN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO WE HAVE NO 14:16 RAIN. THE DRY SEASON IS VERY LONG. THE LAKE WHERE 14:22 WE HAVE BEEN GETTING OUR WATER OFTEN DRIES UP 14:23 MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US, ESPECIALLY OUR 14:27 ANIMALS. THE WATER THAT WE GET FROM THE LAKE IS VERY 14:32 SALTY AND CAUSES STOMACH PROBLEMS, HEADACHES, AND 14:33 SICKNESS. NOW, WITH THESE TANKS BY OUR HOUSE WE 14:38 WILL HAVE WATER SECURITY YEAR ROUND. ONCE THE WATER 14:44 STARTS TO FILL UP OUR TANK WE PLAN TO JUST USE IT FOR 14:45 DRINKING. FOR ME, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THE 14:51 STUDENTS FROM CANADA COME TO VISIT OUR COMMUNITY. 14:55 THEY DIDN'T COME JUST TO LOOK AND SEE OUR PROBLEMS 14:56 THEY CAME TO WORK AND HELP MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER. 15:01 EVEN IN OUR WILDEST DREAMS WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT 15:08 PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM SO FAR AWAY TO HELP US. WE 15:09 ARE SO GREATFUL FOR THE HELP. 15:16 >>MARILLIS: IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT 15:17 TO LIVE IN THIS PART OF BRAZIL BECAUSE OF THE 15:20 LACK OF WATER. OUR CLOSEST SOURCE OF WATER WAS ABOUT 15:23 2KM FROM OUR HOUSE. 15:24 DURING THE RAINY SEASON A LAKE FORMS NEARBY AND OUR 15:29 CHILDREN WOULD GO WITH DONKEYS TO COLLECT THE 15:30 WATER. THAT WATER WAS VERY SALTY AND QUITE DIRTY. 15:34 SOMETIMES WHEN THE LAKE DRIED UP, MY CHILDREN 15:41 WOULD HAVE TO GO FURTHER TO FIND WATER. OFTEN THEY 15:42 WOULD HAVE TO MISS SCHOOL SO THAT THEY COULD COLLECT 15:46 THE WATER THAT WE WOULD NEED. WE ARE VERY EXCITED 15:50 NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A LAKE, SO TO SPEAK, RIGHT 15:51 BY OUR HOUSE. I AM SO GREATFUL FOR WHAT ADRA 15:57 HAS DONE. IT HAS BEEN A BIG DREAM OF MINE FOR MANY 16:02 YEARS TO HAVE A WATER TANK RIGHT BY OUR HOUSE. I HAVE 16:03 SEEN THEN IN SOME OF THE OTHER VILLAGES NEARBY BUT 16:10 I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ONE 16:14 IN OUR FAVELA BECAUSE OF THE COST. I AM SO GREATFUL 16:15 TO ADRA FOR BRINGING WATER TO OUR HOME. I CAN'T TELL 16:20 YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME. AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE 16:25 FROM CANADA THAT CAME TO HELP US BUILD THE TANK, 16:26 THAT WAS SO WONDERFUL. 16:31 THEY ARE SUCH GOOD PEOPLE. 16:32 I NEVER THOUGHT THAT ANYONE WOULD COME FROM SO 16:36 FAR AWAY TO HELP US. SINCE THEY MOVED ON TO HELP 16:37 ANOTHER COMMUNITY, OUR WHOLE FAMILY MISSES THEM. 16:41 >>MARIA: I HAVE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE IN THIS PART OF 16:48 BRAZIL. IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY. IT TAKES A LOT OF 16:49 HARD WORK TO MAKE A LIVING IN THE DESERT. THE MOST 16:55 DIFFICULT PART IS SECURING WATER. I HAVE HAD ELEVEN 16:59 CHILDREN AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO COUNT MY 17:00 GRANDCHILDREN. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS ON MY 17:05 HANDS FOR THAT. WHILE MY LIFE IS VERY FULL AND I AM 17:09 VERY HAPPY, WE HAVE SPENT OUR ENTIRE LIVES WORRYING 17:11 ABOUT WHERE TO GET WATER. 17:15 NOW THAT ADRA AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM CANADA 17:16 HAVE BUILT A WATER TANK RIGHT BESIDE OUR HOME, I 17:21 FEEL LIKE A WORRY HAS BEEN LIFTED FROM MY HEART. I 17:25 NOW FEEL SAFE AND SECURE. 17:26 I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW HARD THE STUDENTS FROM 17:30 CANADA WORKED. EVEN THE GIRLS WERE VERY DEDICATED 17:31 IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THEM TO EVEN STOP AND 17:36 DRINK A LITTLE TEA. WE ARE SO VERY GREATFUL TO THEM 17:40 FOR COMING SO FAR TO HELP US HAVE A HEALTHIER LIFE 17:49 >>JAMES: WHAT DOES 'PARTNERSHIP' MEAN? IT 17:50 INVOLVES COMING TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBOUR EVEN IF 17:52 YOUR NEIGHBOUR IS HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD. BUT IT 17:56 ALSO MEANS LEARNING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. WE 17:57 HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE LONG KNOWN 18:02 THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING TOGETHER AND WORKING AS A 18:08 COMMUNITY. APPRECIATING FAMILY, ENJOYING LAUGHTER, 18:09 THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. 18:16 >>TIMOTHY: THE PEOPLE ARE REALLY INVITING. WE WORK 18:17 HARD AND THEY SEE THAT SO THEY JUST WANT TO BE ABLE 18:21 TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO US. THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY 18:24 GLAD TO HAVE US HERE. SO, THESE OLD LADIES THEY'LL 18:25 BRING OUT TEA FOR US AND COOKIES. YOU KNOW, JUST 18:28 SMILE. AND EVENTHOUGH WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE AT THE 18:31 END OF THE DAY ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THINGS IS 18:32 JUST THE PEOPLES SMILES. 18:37 AND HOW, EVEN WITHOUT TALKING, WE'VE CONNECTED 18:38 WITH THEM. >>BRITTNEY: I'M ACTUALLY THANKFUL FOR THE 18:41 LANGUAGE BARRIER. IT'S SUCH A BLESSING. JUST TO 18:44 HAVE TO DEPEND ON THESE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS 18:45 OF EXCHANGE, THAT'S OUR LANGUAGE, JUST FACIAL 18:47 EXPRESSION AND EMBRACES ONCE WE GET TO KNOW EACH 18:50 OTHER. BUT THEY'RE SO WARM. THEY'RE EYES ARE 18:51 DYNAMIC. THEY SMILE FROM, LIKE, THE WHOLE WORLD 18:54 ACROSS. >>ZACH: I THINK THE BEST MOMENT FROM THIS 18:57 TRIP FOR ME WOULD JUST BE THE GRATITUDE THAT PEOPLE 18:59 HAVE EXPRESSED TOWARD US. 19:02 ONE GUY DESCRIBED US AS SONS OF GOD. HE WAS JUST 19:03 SO GREATFUL THAT WE WERE GIVING HIM WATER. 19:07 >>ELIZABETH: JUST SITTING OUT IN THE EVENINGS AFTER 19:11 WE'RE DONE FOR THE DAY, WE'RE DONE WITH ALL OUR 19:12 RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THE KIDS WOULD COME AND THEY 19:14 WOULD JUST PLAY GAMES, BRING OUT THE DOMINOS AND 19:20 TRY TO.IT'S ALWAYS FUN TRYING TO PLAY GAMES LIKE 19:21 THAT WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY COMMUNICATE 19:25 WITH, WITH LANGUAGE. AND IT'S JUST FUN BECAUSE IT 19:29 GIVES YOU A COMMON BOND. 19:30 >>YUSHI: KIND. I'M SUPER SURPRISED HOW KIND THEY 19:34 ARE. WE ARE FOREIGNERS. WE KIND OF STAND OUT IN THE 19:35 TOWN BUT THEY.AS SOON AS THEY SEE US THEY COME TO 19:42 US AND TRY TO GET TO KNOW US. THEY WANT TO KNOW OUR 19:46 NAMES, WHERE WE'RE FROM. 19:47 EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY 19:50 THEY STILL WANT TO PLAY WITH US. IT'S REALLY, 19:51 REALLY GOOD. >>BRITTNEY: I'LL REMEMBER THE 19:56 MOST OF ANYTHING HERE. 20:01 >>JAMES: PROFESSOR PAUL LEHMANN AND PROFESSOR 20:02 DONNALEE LEHMANN ARE FROM CANADIAN UNIVERSITY 20:05 COLLEGE. THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ADRA CANADA 20:07 AND CUC PROJECTS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WHAT ARE 20:09 THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THE 20:14 INVOLVEMENT OF CANADIAN YOUTH IN PROJECTS 20:18 OVERSEAS? >>PROFESSOR PAUL: ADRA CANADA HAS BEEN 20:20 DOING THESE PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CANADIAN 20:22 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS. IN 20:27 THOSE YEARS, I'VE PROBABLY GONE TO AT LEAST 20:28 15 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 20:31 >>PROFESSOR DONNALEE: I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH 20:32 THE ADRA PROGRAM THAT'S INVOLVED WITH CUC FOR FOUR 20:37 PROJECTS. AND THE FIRST PROJECT WAS TO PURUSE THAT 20:40 THE ASPECT OF BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT 20:41 THE WORLD IS BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES. BIGGER 20:44 THAN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. 20:48 >>PROFESSOR PAUL: FROM A TELEVISION PERSPECTIVE 20:49 THE CHILDREN TEND TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORLD 20:50 THAT THEY LIVE IN BUT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE 20:52 PERSPECTIVE UNTIL THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN A DEVELOPING 20:53 COUNTRY, SEEING KIDS LIVING ON THE STREET, 20:56 PEOPLE TAKING BATTERIES APART ON THE STREET TO 21:00 SURVIVE. THOSE THINGS THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL 21:02 THEY SEE IT, EXPERIENCE IT, TASTE THE FOOD, SMELL 21:05 THE STREETS, INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN; SEE THE 21:12 DISEASE, THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT 21:13 >>PROFESSOR DONNALEE: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE 21:16 NOTICED WITH STUDENTS COMING ON PROJECTS LIKE 21:19 THIS IS REALLY NO IDEA OF WDO YOU DO IN A COUNTRYAT 21:24 THAT NEEDS SOME KIND OF WORK DONE FOR PEOPLE WHO 21:25 ARE DISADVANTAGED? AND, THE STUDENTS, IT'S AMAZING 21:30 WHAT THEY GAIN FROM THIS AND STARTING TO UNDERSTAND 21:35 HOW SIMPLE IT IS TO DO SOMETHING FOR A COMMUNITY 21:36 WITH SUCH FEW TOOLS AND STILL BE ABLE TO COME UP 21:41 WITH SOMETHING THAT WORKS WELL AND BENEFITS THE 21:45 LIFESTYLE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. 21:49 >>JAMES: WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT WHETHER OTHER 21:50 PEOPLE HAVE A DIFFICUT LIFE OR NOT? WHETHER 21:52 A POOR FARMING COMMUNITY HERE IN THE CENTRAL PART 21:55 OF BRAZIL HAS ENOUGH WATER TO DRINK? CANADIANS VALUES 21:56 DICTATE THAT WE DO CARE ABOUT HOW OTHER PEOPLE 22:01 ARE ABLE TO LIVE. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND MORE AND MORE 22:05 THAT WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL VILLAGE AND WHEN EVERYONES 22:07 NEEDS ARE MET THEN WE ALL ENJOY A BETTER STANDARD 22:12 OF LIVING AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. THE 22:16 PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE GREATFUL FOR THE 22:18 SUPPORT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THEM BY CIDA, 22:22 THE CANADIAN INTERNATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY; ADRA 22:26 CANADA AND ADRA BRAZIL REPRESENTING THE ADVENTIST 22:27 DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY; AND CANADIAN 22:31 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SENDING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TO 22:35 MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TO LEARN ABOUT ANOTHER 22:36 CULTURE. HERE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADRA 22:40 CANADA, RONALD KUHN, BUSY HELPING WITH THE WATER 22:46 PROJECT. HE'S BUSY SHOWING US THE WAY SO I GUESS 22:47 I BETTER GET STARTED AS WELL. >>BRITTNEY: I THINK 22:51 ADRA'S AWESOME. I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT ADRA. I 22:54 HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY INVOLVED, HAVE DONE 22:55 A LITTLE DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING KIND OF THING 22:58 FOR FUNDS BUT JUST SEEING, ACTUALLY IN THE FIELD, 23:01 WHAT ADRA CAN DO AND HOW THEY'RE SO WELL RECEIVED, 23:02 LIKE NO STRINGS ATTACHED, JUST PEOPLE SERVING 23:06 PEOPLE. >>TEAGAN: IT'S A LIFE CHANGING THING. WE'RE 23:09 CHANGING INDIVIDUAL LIVES. 23:10 YOU LOOK IN SOMEONES EYES AND YOU SEE THAT THEY'VE 23:12 ACTUALLY, IT'S A NEW THING FOR THEM. 23:16 THEY'VE SEEN NEW PEOPLE. 23:17 THEY'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT SOMEBODY FROM ANOTHER 23:18 COUNTRY ACTUALLY CARES FOR THEM. THAT'S BEEN THE 23:19 BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN CHANGE IN THEM AND I 23:21 THINK THAT WILL CHANGE US AT THE SAME TIME. IT WILL 23:25 HELP US TO SEE THAT WE CAN CHANGE LIVES, EVEN AT 23:26 HOME, OR WHEREVER. WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE NEED. 23:32 TAKE CARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE. >>TIMOTHY: IT'S 23:36 JUST AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND 23:37 YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THINGS ARE IN OTHER 23:40 PLACES. SOME PEOPLE JUST NEED A LITTLE REALITY 23:44 SHAKE. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THEM TO JUMP OUT INTO 23:45 THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND DO A PROJECT LIKE THIS 23:49 SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND PEOPLE OVER 23:51 HERE. >>BRITTNEY: IT'S VERY REWARDING. I'M SO 23:52 GLAD I'VE COME. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND ANY OF 23:54 MY FRIENDS TO GO AS WELL. 23:57 >>JAMES: ANOTHER WATER STORAGE TANK IS ALMOST 23:58 COMPLETE. ON BEHALF OF ADRA CANADA, THANK 24:00 YOU CUC. (CHEERING) 24:24 >>BILL: WELL, THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT VIDEO. THANK 24:25 YOU FOR THAT REPORT. 24:27 JAMES, IF SOME OF THE FOLKS ARE INTERESTED IN 24:28 THAT, CAN THEY GET THAT? 24:31 >>JAMES: YES. WE'D LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH ANYONE WHO'D 24:32 LIKE TO SEE THE WHOLE VIDEO. WE JUST SHOWED YOU 24:35 A PORTION OF IT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT SETS 24:38 THE SCENE FOR DEALING WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND POVERTY 24:39 AROUND THE WORLD. AND THAT COMPLETE VIDEO IS 24:47 AVAILABLE IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT 24:52 APPEAR ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. >>BILL: WELL GREAT. 24:53 THANK YOU. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ADRA THAT 24:55 DVD IS AVAILABLE TO ANY VIEWER. HERE IS THE 24:59 INFORMATION YOU NEED IN ORDER TO GET YOUR COPY. 26:03 >>BILL: WELL LET ME THANK RON AND JAMES AND ADRA 26:04 CANADA FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM, SHARING THAT 26:07 REPORT WITH US AND FOR THE FINE WORK THAT YOU GUYS 26:11 DO. NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS IN THE 26:12 PLANNING STAGE, ALWAYS LOOKING AT NEW PROJECTS, 26:15 WHERE CAN FOLKS GO TO STAY INFORMED AS TO WHAT MIGHT 26:20 BE SOMETHING THAT ADRA WOULD BE DOING IN THE NEAR 26:22 FUTURE. >>JAMES: PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT 26:26 ADRA.CA. WE PUT ON THERE, NOT ONLY INFORMATION THAT 26:30 WE HAVE ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTS BUT ANYTHING WE 26:31 HAVE PLANNED COMING UP, LIKE TRIPS WE HAVE PLANNED 26:36 WHERE VOLUNTEERS CAN PARTICIPATE EITHER WITH US 26:39 OR OUR PARTNERS IN THE CANADIAN FOOD GRAINS BANK 26:40 WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM. THIS IS AN 26:44 OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH 26:51 MANY DIFFERENT FAITHS ACROSS CANADA. >>BILL: 26:52 WELL, LET'S.WHY DON'T WE PLAN A PROJECT WHERE 26:56 "IT IS WRITTEN" CANADA AND ADRA WILL GO SOMEPLACE AND 27:02 WORK TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING. WE'RE LOOKING 27:03 FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. 27:08 >>RON: YOU'RE WELCOME. 27:09 >>BILL: AND THANK YOU TO OUR VIEWERS FOR FAITHFULLY 27:10 TUNING IN EACH AND EVERY WEEK. WE TRULY APPRECIATE 27:11 THAT. REMEMBER OUR WEBSITE, 27:13 ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA THERE YOU CAN SEND PRAYER 27:17 REQUESTS. YOU CAN COMMENT ON WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN 27:18 HERE. YOU CAN EVEN MAKE AN ON-LINE DONATION TO THE 27:23 MINISTRY. WELL, OUR PRAYER IS THAT THE GOOD LORD WILL 27:29 GIVE US THE PRIVILEDGE OF BEING BACK HERE AGAIN NEXT 27:30 WEEK. YOU KNOW WHAT; IT WON'T BE THE SAME 27:34 IF YOU'RE NOT HERE. SO WHY NOT MAKE PLANS TO JOIN US. 27:37 UNTIL THEN, REMEMBER, IT IS WRITTEN; NO MAN SHALL 27:38 LIVE BY BREAD ALONE BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS 27:43 FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD. 27:50 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 27:51 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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