>>Bill: On today's
"It Is Written" television
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program we have our
friends from ADRA joining
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us who will be bringing
us some very interesting and
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exciting news about
what has been going on in the
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country of Thailand.
Now joining us on the set,
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also, is
Christian recording artist,
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Christine Wolman.
You're not going to want to
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miss this program.
'It is Written' will be
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back in one minute.
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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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Well, let me welcome
our viewers to this week's
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television program. Thank
you for joining us and let
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me welcome my two
guests James, I'm going to go
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ladies first.
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Welcome Christine Wolman,
Christian recording artist
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and our friend
James Astelford from ADRA,
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Adventist
Development Relief Agency. Thank
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you both for joining us
>>James: Good to be here.
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>>Christine: Good to be
here. >>Bill: You know, we
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like to do these
programs every so often just to
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remind our viewers of
some of the work that's going
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on around the world
as ADRA partners, in this
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case, with Christine
on some exciting projects
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in Thailand, I believe,
we'll hear about that in a
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minute, to alleviate
suffering. And there is
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so much suffering in
the world. Thank you,
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thank you. I think
it's important that folks be
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reminded as to what is
happening around the world
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and the responsibility
that each one of has
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as Christians to help
our fellow man. But Christine
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let me start with you
because folks already know
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James. Tell us a little
bit about yourself. Where
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are you from? >>Christine:
I was born in London,
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England. Most people
don't realize that but I
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was >>Bill: I'm not sure
I knew that. >>Christine:
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can talk with a British
accent. >>Bill: (laughter)
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>>Christine:.too. Anyhow,
but I've lived most of my
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life right here in
Canada from age 6 in Toronto,
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mainly in Winnipeg. I
grew up in a Christian home and
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had wonderful experiences
with that. In my teenage
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years, I became
quite distant from what
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was going on in the church
There were a lot of things
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that happened to me
that I was very, I couldn't
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understand why it was
happening to me and one
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of the things you'll
hear later why I'm so excited
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about working with
ADRA is because I myself was
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sexually mistreated.
And so I can relate to what
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I'm deemed with right
now, with ADRA. At eighteen I
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was engaged to a CFL
football star and that
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didn't work out so I
ran away to this beautiful
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island in the Caribbean
where I started singing
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as, not a Christian
artist. Anything but
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Christian. Travelling
all over with a 12-man brass
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band. Well, man, I was
the only woman in that group
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and God made, God lead
me on an incredible journey
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of faith back then. At
that time I was Agnostic.
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I didn't really know
where my place was in life but
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God showed me that He
could use me in a powerful
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way. >>Bill: Well, you
are a gifted, gifted musician.
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I've heard sing many,
many times and have been moved
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by that. So, this is
interesting. So, you're a
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young woman.
You're being successful
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singing, popular music
>>Christine: Yes. >>Bill:
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Not Christian music.
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>>Christine: Reggae,
Calypso, and popular music
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as well. >>Bill: So what
turned it around for you?
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What brought you back?
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>>Christine: I had
this extremely fearful
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attitude. I just
didn't know what was going to
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happen. I knew there
was something more than just
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what was, what I was
doing, singing. Singing
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was everything to me.
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Music was just my way of
escaping the many sorrows
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that I had faced in my
life and the challenges
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but it wasn't enough. I
was searching and crying
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out to God, if you're
there God, show me and
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if you don't show me
I'm going to blame you if
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I go to hell. That
was my prayer. And I am so
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thankful where God
has lead me and I can tell
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you, I never want to
go back to that life, ever
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again. >>Bill: Now,
at some point you feel
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inspired to write a
special song.>>Christine
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Yes. >>Bill:.about
reaching out to others
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in - where did that
inspiration come from?
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>>Christine: Well,
first of all, I'm just going
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to back up a
little bit.>>Bill: Sure.
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>>Christine:.because
when I came back to the Lord I
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thought, well what am I
going to do? All I could
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do was sing. I had
been trained to sing and I
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couldn't think of
anything else except for nursing
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because I've always
enjoyed the fact that I
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could help people
through that area. So I studied
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nursing but there was
something inside me that
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always said, no, you
can always sing and glorify
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God. You don't have
to glorify the Devil. God
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is to be praised and you
should be doing that. So,
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I was very compelled
that I needed to do more than
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just sing in my local
church, to do more for
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the Lord. But through
my nursing I saw a lot of
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suffering.>>Bill:
Yes, I can imagine
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>>Christine:.and
through the travels that I had
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been on and I saw a lot
of suffering. And I thought,
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God, what can I do,
through the singing and
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through the experiences
that I've seen, to help
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people? And I got down on
my knees, literally, and I
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prayed, please God,
help me write a song that
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will reach out and
touch others. Others will be
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blessed. Others
will become more aware of
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what's happening in
the world. You know, we, in
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North America, we
live like kings and queens.
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>>Bill: Absolutely.
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>>Christine: We
have little idea of what
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goes on if you're
not travelling outside of
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Canada and the States
and parts of Europe. And
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I wrote this song and I
said, Lord, if ADRA could
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use this song, please
Lord, you be the catalyst
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to get it moving. And I
did not go to ADRA; I just
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simply prayed an earnest,
heartfelt prayer and wrote
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the song called "Reach"
>>Bill: Well, we have the
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privilege of listening
to that song, right now.
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>> Take a moment;
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So many hungry mouths to feed;
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Such disaster,
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oh, can't you see
their desperate need;
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Stop a minute;
Look into their eyes;
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Feel their pain,
can't you hear their
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pleas, their cries.
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Reach for the hand
that is reaching out to you;
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See how their
lives are being broke
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and torn in two;
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Come join the
vision, make that decision;
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Show that you care,
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be the answer to their prayer;
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and reach for the hand that is
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reaching out to you.
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Yes, it's urgent,
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so many lives are being lost;
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make a difference,
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what will really be the cost;
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Touch a life,
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make a brand new start,
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Show God's love and
end a fragile heart.
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Open the door, please
don't walk the other way;
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help someone,
bring relief today.
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Reach for the hand
that is reaching out to you;
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see how their
lives are being broke
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and torn in two;
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come join the vision,
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make that decision;
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show that you care,
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be the answer to their prayer
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And reach for the hand,
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why don't you
reach for the hand,
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reach for the hand
that is reaching out to you.
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>>Bill: That was a
beautiful song and if
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you're goal was to
touch someone it did, it did
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touch me. >>Christine:
Praise the Lord. >>Bill:
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Now, James, you
hear this song.>>James: I
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heard.>>Bill:.for the
very first time and what do
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you think when you hear
it >>James: Well, I happened
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to buy one of her CD's,
actually I bought two or
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three of her CD's in
the music store and I picked
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up on this one particular
song. And I listened to
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the words and I thought,
sounds like she's writing
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about what we do, the
work of ADRA. How do I contact
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such an important music
star and say, this really
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sounds like.so
Christine and I got into contact
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and I said this is such
a great song, I just wish
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you had been thinking
about ADRA, to which she
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replied, Yes, I was.
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>>Christine: There are
some key words in there
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that are definitely
ADRA. >>James: So, then
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we got together with a
videographer of ours and
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said, can we, can we
make a music video out of this
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which is what we just saw.
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>>Bill: Yes. >>James:
And, of course, that got my
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thinking, you
know, we really need more
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ambassadors like
Christine through their
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music.>>Bill: Absolutely.
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>>James:.to tell others
about this ministry that
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we're involved with. And
so then I asked Christine
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if she'd be interested
in reporting on some of our
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project activity in
Asia and I don't think
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I had to twist your arm
>>Christine: Oh no, not at
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all. >>James: So, we
have some very exciting
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projects activity in
Asia, in Thailand, particularly.
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So then I asked if
you'd go off with our
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videographer. I couldn't
join her on this occasion
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but our
videographer, who we've seen his
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work on this show before,
travelled in Thailand and
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maybe you can tell
us.>>Bill: Yeah. Let's
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hear what happened? What
is this project? Thailand
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project, what was it all
about? >>Christine: Well,
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there's a project that
ADRA's doing called eep
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Girls Safe". That's one
of the projects that we were
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on when I was there and
it's an amazing project.
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Thailand has one of
the highest rates for human
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trafficking of young
women and girls anywhere in the
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world and it's
horrendous And so coming to this
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particular province,
Chiang Rai, the province
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of Chiang Rai, ADRA has
helped to facilitate and
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put together a shelter
for young girls who have been
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taken from their homes,
taken from remote areas of
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Thailand and brought
into the big cities, like
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Bangkok and beyond for
the sole purpose of selling
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sex. These girls are
innocent. They are unaware
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of what's happening.
In North America and other
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places in Europe,
they're marketed as saying these
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girls have no AIDS,
they have, they're clean, so,
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you can come and enjoy
yourself with these young
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women. I saw girls as
young as nine-years-old.
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>>Bill: Oh my goodness.
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>>Christine: In this
place that had been rescued,
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literally, rescued from
these brothels, from these
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places that they were
selling them. And I was
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just overjoyed to see
the work that was being
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carried out there and
how well-adjusted these young
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women and girls were
and how they were being
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treated. It was absolutely
incredible. Can I give a
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quick.>>Bill: Yeah.
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Absolutely, please do.
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>>Christine:.story.
One girl, I think she was
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about 14-years-old, she
looked at me and she said
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to the translator,
could you ask her if I could
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call her Mom? And I
said, absolutely, I have a
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fourteen-year-old daughter
and I can't in my wildest
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nightmares see my
daughter being abused that way
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This young girl came up
to me and she, literally,
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hugged me tight for
half an hour. One of her eyes
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was actually mutilated
because she had refused
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some sexual act and that
was part of the abuse that
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she had to endure. And
just the joy on some of
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these girls' faces,
knowing that people are
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making a difference
in their lives means all
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the world to these young
people. >>Bill: So, James,
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this is Canadian, Canadian
money that's helping this
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centre. >>James: Yes
in the ADRA network, of
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course, we have
this co-operation between
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different ADRA offices
and different countries. And
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Canada, Australia and
some other donor countries
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are helping to fund
this variety of projects that
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are all funded around
this central idea in Thailand
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It was interesting
that Christine went off with
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an idea for a music
video but the song wasn't even
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finished when you went.
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>>Christine: No. It
was basically written in
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Thailand as we are
experiencing it. I'm
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writing a song as
we're experiencing so; it was
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really inspired by
just being in Thailand and
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seeing a huge need. It
was absolutely amazing and I'm
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so proud and thankful
and privileged to have been
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part of that work.
>>Bill: How many girls, roughly,
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were at this.>>Christine:
About 30, 30 girls that
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were in this particular
centre and they're doing
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an amazing job. The
girls get education, they get
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schooling, they have
food, they have wonderful
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shelter, they've made
new friends, they've become
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like a family unit.
And they've become quite
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adjusted. They have
counselling to help them
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deal with the trauma
that they've gone through and
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it's just a tremendous
work. I wish people were
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more aware of what's
going on in the world with our
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women, with our girls.
And it's not just in Thailand.
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It's something that's
widespread and we need to
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realize if it was our
own, we would do something
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about it. And it is
amazing what ADRA is
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doing. >>Bill: Well, you
know, James, this is part
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of why we continue to
have these programs. One of
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the things is to let
our viewers know that there
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is this kind of need
in the world. As you said,
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Christine, we, you know,
we live in this oasis here
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in Canada,
where.I mean, we have our
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share of difficulties, no
question.>>Christine: Yes.
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>>Bill:.but we live
in an oasis, a paradise
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>>Christine: Compared
to what we see. >>Bill:
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Absolutely. And sometimes,
you know what, we forget
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that there's this
suffering. And James, let
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me just tell you,
now, we've talked about a
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lot of different ADRA
projects, whether it's
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digging wells, or
Canadian Food Grains Bank,
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or alleviating hunger
but, I'll tell you, this is
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one where as a father of
a young girl, one that has
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impacted me. Hats off
to ADRA and the fine work
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that you do in helping
save the lives of these
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young girls. >>James:
And it's not just the saving
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in that rescue sense,
Bill, because in keeping
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with ADRA philosophies,
it's not just the relief,
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but it's the development
>>Bill: Yes. >>James: So,
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this is a huge problem.
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So, how do we solve it?
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Not just by going and
trying to rescue girls.
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How do we stop them
from getting into the problem
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in the first place?
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>>Bill: Right, right.
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>>James: So, this project
that Christine saw was not
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just the rescuing but it
was also the educating of
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whole communities on
the issue so that they don't
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get caught in the
first place. Nearby,
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in Cambodia, we have a
very effective project.
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Tackling this issue at
the root level, helping
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villagers develop
literacy, knowledge,
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getting girls
educated so when the fast slick
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salesman comes in from
the capital city trying to
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offer a restaurant job
to the girls in the capital
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city and offering the
parents $50, $100 to sell
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their daughter to
this, they don't fall for it
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Because, now, they know,
through the ADRA project,
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they've learned of the
dangers and the girls are
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protected from
getting involved in the first
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place. So, we're trying
to come from different angles
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and not just pick up the
pieces at the end which is
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so vital for the girls
that you saw, but for the
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thousands of girls
who never had to face that
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because of the projects
we're doing. >>Bill: Now,
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James, let me ask
you something. Someone
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watching the program,
right now, wants to make
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a donation specifically
to this Thailand project, is
00:18:28.36\00:18:33.46
it possible to do that?
00:18:33.46\00:18:34.00
>>James: Or to any of
our projects that would be
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protecting a girl.
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>>Bill: Okay. >>James:.in
a community sense. Because
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if we can protect a
village, that's extremely
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important.>>Bill:
Absolutely. >>James:...as
00:18:44.50\00:18:48.96
well as saving the
one girl who might.>>Bill:
00:18:48.96\00:18:51.60
They can go on the
ADRA website, adra.ca, and
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then specify 'Save a
Girl' project or something
00:18:52.70\00:18:56.16
like that and you
guys will.>>James: Right. A
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number of projects will
show up there and you can
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make a donation for that.
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>>Bill: Now, Christine,
you were there. You saw
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it firsthand.
>>Christine: Yes. >>Bill: What
00:19:04.96\00:19:06.83
would you say to someone
watching, as an appeal to
00:19:06.83\00:19:09.76
them to apply some of
the blessings and some
00:19:09.76\00:19:10.70
of the money that God
has privileged us with having
00:19:10.70\00:19:16.43
in this country? What
appeal would you make to
00:19:16.43\00:19:19.80
someone watching?
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>>Christine: Do
you.>>Bill: You saw it
00:19:20.20\00:19:22.26
firsthand. >>Christine:
Yes. Jesus said, Unto the
00:19:22.26\00:19:23.30
least of these. If you
do it unto me. Pardon me; if
00:19:23.30\00:19:25.93
you do it unto them, you
do it unto me. And I think
00:19:25.93\00:19:29.03
that if we put ourselves
into their position, in
00:19:29.03\00:19:30.03
their shoes, literally,
we cannot refuse that appeal
00:19:30.03\00:19:37.20
to reach out and touch
somebody's life, to change
00:19:37.20\00:19:44.36
somebody's life. And
we often say we want to
00:19:44.36\00:19:45.33
change that life, one
life, one step at a time.
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We don't have to go
across the ocean. Just a little
00:19:49.26\00:19:55.46
bit of a donation, a
little bit of kindness,
00:19:55.46\00:19:56.40
thinking, empathizing
with the people that are
00:19:56.40\00:20:02.56
suffering in so many
different ways. All we
00:20:02.56\00:20:05.73
want is for you to reach
out and touch somebody in
00:20:05.73\00:20:06.73
a special way by giving
even the smallest donation
00:20:06.73\00:20:12.73
to ADRA Canada. >>James:
Big donations are welcome
00:20:12.73\00:20:16.56
also. (laughter)
>>Christine: Absolutely.
00:20:16.56\00:20:17.40
>>Bill: Yeah. Couldn't
have done it any better
00:20:17.40\00:20:20.83
myself. Now, while
you were there you were
00:20:20.83\00:20:25.50
inspired to write
this song which happens to
00:20:25.50\00:20:26.46
be called.>>Christine:
"Change the World."
00:20:26.46\00:20:29.33
>>Bill: Change the World.
00:20:29.33\00:20:29.83
And we're going to
have the privilege, right
00:20:29.83\00:20:34.33
now, of watching that
wonderfully made video,
00:20:34.33\00:20:38.20
music video.
00:20:38.20\00:20:38.53
Change the World.
00:20:38.53\00:20:41.56
>> There's a
voice that's calling
00:20:55.00\00:20:55.76
everyone to action;
00:20:55.76\00:21:00.80
calling us to be His hands,
00:21:01.80\00:21:04.60
calling us to understand;
00:21:04.93\00:21:07.60
The girl's so
far from home and the
00:21:07.96\00:21:08.80
one that's all alone,
00:21:08.80\00:21:17.10
think of all the people,
this could mean Salvation;
00:21:17.43\00:21:26.73
Now's the time to take a stand;
00:21:27.23\00:21:30.20
For the devastated mother,
00:21:30.63\00:21:33.86
for the girl
that sees no future;
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We can change the
world for the better;
00:21:40.10\00:21:42.86
We can change
their life forever,
00:21:43.13\00:21:46.56
one step, one life at a time;
00:21:46.93\00:21:52.90
We can shine the light of hope,
00:21:53.33\00:21:56.63
believe in our hearts,
00:21:57.13\00:22:00.70
we can change
the world together,
00:22:01.40\00:22:04.73
with faith and love,
we can change the world.
00:22:05.16\00:22:12.13
We can make
their dreams come true,
00:22:12.86\00:22:15.56
We can make
their dreams come true,
00:22:16.96\00:22:19.70
just believe we can,
00:22:19.96\00:22:25.90
now's the time
to rise and shine;
00:22:26.56\00:22:29.60
For the one that lives in fear,
00:22:29.93\00:22:32.90
for the child
that's lost somewhere.
00:22:33.23\00:22:42.40
We can change the
world for the better,
00:22:42.83\00:22:45.53
we can change a life forever,
00:22:45.90\00:22:49.20
one step, one life at a time;
00:22:49.56\00:22:55.66
We can shine the light of hope,
00:22:56.06\00:22:59.26
believe in our heart,
00:22:59.66\00:23:02.96
we can change
the world together,
00:23:03.33\00:23:06.96
oh, yes, we can.
00:23:07.36\00:23:13.73
We can change the
world for the better;
00:23:14.26\00:23:16.80
we can change a life forever,
00:23:17.20\00:23:20.66
one step, one life at a time.
00:23:21.06\00:23:27.06
We can shine the light of hope,
00:23:27.50\00:23:30.56
believe in our hearts;
00:23:30.93\00:23:34.53
we can change
the world together,
00:23:34.83\00:23:38.36
with faith and love,
we can change the world.
00:23:38.73\00:23:45.36
Yes, we can.
00:23:45.70\00:23:47.23
We can change the world.
00:23:50.20\00:24:00.50
>>Bill: Let us pray.
00:24:13.23\00:24:13.70
Father in Heaven, we
want to thank you that in Your
00:24:13.70\00:24:16.66
infinite mercy, and
love, and wisdom you inspired
00:24:16.66\00:24:17.70
Christine and James and
all the fine people that
00:24:17.70\00:24:22.70
have dedicated themselves
to alleviate suffering in
00:24:22.70\00:24:28.10
the world. Father, I
think of someone who may be
00:24:28.10\00:24:29.13
watching right now,
who's experiencing suffering
00:24:29.13\00:24:33.76
right now, may you attend
to them and bring peace to
00:24:33.76\00:24:36.90
their lives. Continue to
be with us, bless each and
00:24:36.90\00:24:37.93
every viewer. I pray
in Jesus' name. Amen.
00:24:37.93\00:24:45.70
(music)
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>>Bill: If you would
like to get a copy of both of
00:25:13.63\00:25:14.63
Christine's music videos
on DVD, we'd like to send
00:25:14.63\00:25:17.60
them both as a gift
from ADRA Canada. Here is the
00:25:17.60\00:25:22.20
information you
need to get your copy.
00:25:22.20\00:25:25.30
>>Bill: Well, Christine,
thank you very much for
00:26:24.96\00:26:26.06
being with us. If any
of our viewers would like
00:26:26.06\00:26:28.80
to purchase your
music, it's available at most
00:26:28.80\00:26:32.26
Christian bookstores?
00:26:32.26\00:26:32.90
>>Christine: Yes, it is.
00:26:32.90\00:26:33.36
>>Bill: Okay. So, but
sure to check that out, you
00:26:33.36\00:26:36.26
will not be disappointed
Thank you so much for
00:26:36.26\00:26:41.06
being with us.
00:26:41.06\00:26:41.43
>>Christine: Thank you.
00:26:41.43\00:26:41.93
>>Bill: James, thank
you again for bringing
00:26:41.93\00:26:44.00
Christine and we look
forward to having you back
00:26:44.00\00:26:46.70
again with another
interesting project
00:26:46.70\00:26:47.56
>>James: It's great to
be on the program. >>Bill:
00:26:47.56\00:26:50.60
Thank you James. Thank
you our faithful viewers that
00:26:50.60\00:26:53.46
tune in each and every
week. Remember the ADRA
00:26:53.46\00:26:54.46
website,
adra.ca. Remember the "It
00:26:54.46\00:26:57.66
Is Written" website,
itiswrittencanada.ca.
00:26:57.66\00:27:01.36
Remember to watch our
programs on the YouTube
00:27:01.36\00:27:02.36
channel, follow us on
Twitter. If the Good Lord
00:27:02.36\00:27:09.26
is willing we will be
back here again next week, same
00:27:09.26\00:27:11.96
time, same station. I
hope you will join us. Until
00:27:11.96\00:27:13.03
then, remember, it is
written; man shall not
00:27:13.03\00:27:18.30
live by bread alone but
by every word that proceeds
00:27:18.30\00:27:25.00
from the mouth of God.
00:27:25.00\00:27:26.83
>>Narrator: One in
three women around the world
00:27:57.33\00:27:58.40
are victims of physical
or psychological repression.
00:27:58.40\00:28:00.96
End it now. More than
135 million girls have
00:28:00.96\00:28:08.13
undergone female genital
mutilation and an addition
00:28:08.13\00:28:09.16
2 million girls and women
are at risk each year, six
00:28:09.16\00:28:14.90
thousand every day. End
it now. In the United States,
00:28:14.90\00:28:22.13
one woman is
battered every 15 seconds,
00:28:22.13\00:28:23.00
usually by her husband or
boyfriend. End it now. One
00:28:23.00\00:28:28.43
in five women around
the world will be the victim
00:28:28.43\00:28:36.73
of rape or attempted
rape in her lifetime. End it
00:28:36.73\00:28:37.76
now. Why now?
Because we can't wait.
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