BILL: JUST THINK IF IT
WERE POSSIBLE FOR 17,000
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CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONS
TO COME TOGETHER IN
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A COORDINATED EFFORT TO
ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN SOME
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OF THE MOST DEPRESSED
AREAS OF THE WORLD. SOUNDS
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LIKE A LOGISTIC NIGHTMARE,
DOESN'T IT? DO YOU KNOW
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IT'S HAPPENING AS WE SIT
HERE RIGHT NOW? HOW? WELL,
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RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK, YOU WILL FIND OUT.
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(MUSIC)
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>>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME . . .
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GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE.
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STILL RELEVANT IN
TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD.
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IT IS WRITTEN . .
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. SHARING MESSAGES OF
HOPE AROUND THE WORLD.
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(MUSIC)
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BILL: WELCOME TO
THIS WEEK'S IT IS WRITTEN
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CANADA TELEVISION PROGRAM.
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WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU'RE
HERE. JOINING ME, I HAVE
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TWO SPECIAL GUESTS. I
HAVE JAMES ASTLEFORD AND JASON
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BROOKS, AND THEY ARE
BOTH WITH THE ADVENTIST
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DEVELOPMENT AND
RELIEF AGENCY. DID I GET IT
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RIGHT? JAMES: YOU GOT
IT RIGHT. BILL: WOW, YOU'D
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FIGURE AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS, I FINALLY FIGURED
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IT OUT. AND
GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
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BEING HERE WITH US.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET
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TO INTRODUCE YOU, BUT YOU
KNOW, OFF THE TOP, I SAID,
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JAMES, 17,000
CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONS COMING
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TOGETHER TO HELP
PROVIDE FOOD FOR SOME OF THE
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HUNGRIEST PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD. IS IT POSSIBLE? IS
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IT HAPPENING? I SAID
YES. HOW IS THAT WORKING?
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HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
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JAMES: IT'S WORKING
VERY WELL, BILL. GREAT TO BE
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BACK ON THE IT IS
WRITTEN PROGRAM. BILL: GLAD TO
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HAVE YOU. JAMES: AND
ADRA CANADA IS VERY EXCITED TO
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BE PART OF THE CANADIAN
FOODGRAINS BANK. I THINK
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WE'VE MENTIONED THIS
IN A PREVIOUS PROGRAM, BUT
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TODAY WE CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. NOW,
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WHEN I SAID FOODGRAINS
BANK, WE'RE NOT TALKING
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ABOUT THE KIND OF BANK
THAT YOU GO AND PUT YOUR
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CHEQUE IN AND PAY YOUR
ELECTRICITY BILL AND STASH
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AWAY YOUR MILLIONS.
IT'S THE KIND OF BANK WHERE
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PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER TO
ALLEVIATE HUNGER. AND THE
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CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
IS A ORGANIZATION IN WHICH
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15 CHURCH-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING
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32 DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS
IN CANADA, AND AS YOU
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SAID, THAT'S SOME
17,000 CHURCH CONGREGATIONS
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ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ARE
WORKING TOGETHER IN THIS
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COORDINATED EFFORT TO
SOLVE THE FOOD PROBLEM,
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THE HUNGER PROBLEM
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR WORLD.
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BILL: OKAY, SO HOW DOES
IT ACTUALLY WORK? JAMES:
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WELL, THE BANK HAS
BEEN WORKING FOR MANY YEARS.
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AND INITIALLY, IT WAS IN
THE RURAL AREAS OF CANADA
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WHERE FARMERS WOULD
DONATE CERTAIN FIELDS OR CERTAIN
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CROPS FROM THEIR FARMS
AND SAY, "THIS WILL GO TO THE
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FOODGRAINS BANK." AND
THAT FOOD WOULD BE COLLECTED
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SEPARATELY FROM THE
NORMAL MARKETING PROCEDURES,
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AND THAT WOULD GO TO
FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE, IN AFRICA,
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FOR INSTANCE. BUT NOW,
SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM
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HAS EXPANDED, AND YOU CAN
GIVE YOUR GRAIN OR YOU CAN
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GIVE A DONATION OF CASH.
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AND YOU CAN GIVE IT TO
ANY ONE OF THE 15 CHURCH-BASED
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AGENCIES THAT ARE IN
THE FOODGRAINS BANK. AND
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FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, OF
COURSE, THAT INCLUDES ADRA
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CANADA. OR YOU CAN
JUST GIVE IT TO A GENERAL
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ACCOUNT. SO THERE
REALLY ARE 16 ACCOUNTS. AND
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PROGRAMS ARE THEN RUN
BY THOSE 15 FAITH-BASED
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AGENCIES AROUND THE
WORLD TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER. AND
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THERE'S ALSO THE GENERAL
ACCOUNT. AND IN ADDICTION,
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THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT,
THROUGH CIDA, THE CANADIAN
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, GIVES ONE OF ITS
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MOST SIGNIFICANT
GRANTS FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY
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TO THE CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
BANK. SO IN EFFECT, WHEN
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YOU GIVE A DONATION OF $1
OR $100 OR WHATEVER TO THE
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CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK,
THAT ATTRACTS AN EFFECTIVE
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MATCH FROM THE CIDA
ACCOUNT OF ONE-TO-ONE,
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TWO-TO-ONE,
FOUR-TO-ONE, DEPENDING ON
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THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE
PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND
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THE EXCITING THING,
BILL, IS IT'S NOT JUST THOSE 15
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AGENCIES WORKING
INDEPENDENTLY; WE
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COOPERATE TOGETHER.
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BILL: RIGHT. JAMES: AND
SO SOMETIMES AN AGENCY MAY BE
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STRUGGLING AND THE
OTHER AGENCIES WILL HELP. FOR
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INSTANCE, RECENTLY WITH
A PROGRAM THAT WE HAD IN
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RESPONDING TO THE HAITI
CRISIS, SOME OF THE OTHER
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FOODGRAINS BANK MEMBERS
WHO WEREN'T INVOLVED WITH
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THE HAITI RELIEF GAVE
SOME OF THEIR RESOURCES TO US.
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BILL: OH, I SEE.
JAMES: AND SIMILARLY, WE HAVE
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HELPED SOME OF THE OTHER
MEMBERS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN
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DOING PROJECTS THAT WE
COULD HELP THEM WITH CASH,
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WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE
A PROJECT GOING ON THE
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GROUND. BILL:
WELL, I MEAN, CHRISTIAN
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ORGANIZATIONS COMING
TOGETHER TO PUTTING THE
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GOSPEL MESSAGE INTO A
VERY PRACTICAL APPLICATION, I
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THINK, IS WONDERFUL.
NOW, LET ME JUST CLARIFY
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ONE THING. SO I'M NOT A
FARMER. I CAN CONTRIBUTE
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TO THE FOODGRAINS
BANK THROUGH A MONETARY
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DONATION? HOW DOES THAT
WORK? JAMES: ABSOLUTELY.
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YOU CAN EITHER DONATE
ONLINE OR BY SENDING A
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CHEQUE TO THE FOODGRAINS
BANK OR TO ANY OF THE 15
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AGENCIES AND MARK
YOUR DONATION FOR THE
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FOODGRAINS BANK ACCOUNT.
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BILL: OKAY, SO I COULD
PUT A DONATION TO ADRA CANADA,
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AND SAY THIS IS
DESIGNATED FOR THE CANADIAN
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FOODGRAINS BANK? JAMES:
YES. BILL: I SEE. JAMES:
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WE OFTEN GET MANY OF OUR
SUPPORTS WHO'LL SEND IN A
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DONATION AND THEY'LL
WRITE "CFGB" ON IT, A CODE FOR
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CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK.
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AND THEN WE HOLD THAT
MONEY SEPARATELY FOR THE
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WORK THAT WE DO WITH
THE FOODGRAINS BANK. BILL:
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NOW, JASON, WE
WANT TO GET YOU INTO THE
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CONVERSATION HERE
AND GET A LITTLE BIT MORE
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INFORMATION FROM JAMES.
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NOW, YOU ARE IN WEST
AFRICA. JASON: THAT'S
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CORRECT. BILL: . AND
REALLY, ARE HEADING UP A
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PROJECT THAT'S A
RECIPIENT OF THE HELP OF THE
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FOODGRAINS BANK? IS
THAT CORRECT? JASON: THAT'S
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CORRECT. I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF ADRA IN NIGER, CENTRAL
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WEST AFRICA. AND WE HAVE
A PROJECT FINANCED BY ADRA
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CANADA THROUGH
DONATIONS FROM THE CANADIAN
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FOODGRAINS BANK. AND
IT'S A LARGE FOOD SECURITY
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PROJECT. AND FOOD
SECURITY MEANS HELPING PEOPLE TO
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MEET THEIR OWN FOOD
NEEDS REQUIREMENTS. SO WE'RE
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WORKING WITH FARMERS
IN THE FIELDS WITH THIS
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FUNDING THAT COMES
THROUGH CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
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AND ADRA CANADA TO HELP
FARMERS PRODUCE MORE FOOD
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ON LESS LAND AND FEED
THEIR FAMILIES. BILL: HMM.
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NOW, LET ME JUST BACK UP
A SECOND HERE, 'CAUSE YOU
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AND I HAD A CHANCE TO
CHAT A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AND
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YOU'RE AN AMERICAN.
JASON: MMHMM. BILL: WE DON'T
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HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU.
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JASON: THANK YOU.
BILL: FROM VIRGINIA. NOW,
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HOW DOES A GUY FROM
VIRGINIA END UP HEADING
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UP A PROJECT LIKE THIS
IN NIGER? GIVE ME A QUICK
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BIOGRAPHY AS TO HOW YOU
GO FROM VIRGINIA TO NIGER.
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JASON: SURE, SURE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, MY PARENTS
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WERE MISSIONARIES IN
WEST AFRICA, SO I'M AN M.K.
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BILL: OKAY. JASON:
SECONDLY, I WAS A PASTOR
00:07:05.46\00:07:06.50
PASTORING HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES RIGHT AROUND
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THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA.
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AND YOU KNOW, I JUST
FELT MY HEART REALLY TOUCHED
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BY THE PLIGHT OF THE
MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND
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THE WORLD WHO ARE
SUFFERING WITHOUT ENOUGH
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TO EAT. AND MY WIFE AND
I PRAYED ABOUT IT. WE'RE
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VERY MUCH A TEAM IN
EVERYTHING WE DO; SHE
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WORKS RIGHT ALONGSIDE
ME IN NIGER WITH OUR THREE
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CHILDREN. AND WE AS A
FAMILY PRAYED ABOUT IT
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AND DECIDED THAT GOD WAS
CALLING US TO DO SOMETHING
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MORE CONCRETE IN OUR CASE.
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AND ALMOST FOUR YEARS
AGO, I MOVED MY FAMILY TO NIGER
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IN CENTRAL WEST
AFRICA, THE HOTTEST CAPITAL ON
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EARTH. NIGER IS 80% IN
THE SAHARA DESERT. IT'S
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97% MUSLIM. AND I'LL
BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S A
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CHALLENGING PLACE, BUT
IT'S BEEN A BLESSING FOR
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US AS A FAMILY TO FEEL
LIKE WE'RE HAVING A REAL
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IMPACT THERE IN NIGER.
AND MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN
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NIGER RIGHT NOW. IT'S
ABOUT 130 DEGREES THERE
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RIGHT NOW, FAHRENHEIT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING
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TO JOIN ME HERE SOON
IN THE STATES FOR A LITTLE
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BREAK. BUT I THINK IF
THEY WERE HERE, THEY WOULD TELL
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YOU THAT THEY'RE
REALLY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO
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SERVE GOD IN THIS WAY.
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BILL: HMM. NOW
THUS, YOU'RE NOT WEARING
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THE JACKET AND THE TIE.
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JASON: THESE ARE MY
CHURCH CLOTHES THAT I WEAR IN
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NIGER WHEN I GO TO MEET
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
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AND I CAN ASSURE YOU,
BILL, I'M A LOT COOLER AND
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MORE COMFORTABLE THAN
YOU ARE RIGHT NOW. BILL: OH,
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TRUST ME, I CAN
BELIEVE THAT. JAMES: WHY DIDN'T
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YOU BRING FOR US?
BILL: THAT'S RIGHT. NOW,
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JAMES, THE
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK, IS
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THAT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO
CANADA? ARE OTHER NATIONS
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INVOLVED IN THIS
KIND OF AN EFFORT? JAMES:
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NOW, THIS IS VERY
MUCH A CANADIAN SOLUTION TO
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A WORLD PROBLEM. BILL: IS
IT? JAMES: THERE ARE OTHER
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SIMILAR KINDS OF
ARRANGEMENTS IN OTHER
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COUNTRIES. THERE IS
A SIMILAR ORGANIZATION
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IN THE U.S. THAT
THE FOODGRAINS BANK
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OCCASIONALLY TALKS TO
TO SEE HOW THEY'RE MANAGING
00:09:02.03\00:09:03.00
IT. BUT NO, THIS IS A
VERY EFFECTIVE MEANS OF
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REACHING MANY DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS. AND THIS HAS
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HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
IN TIMES OF DISASTER, BUT
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ALSO IN THE ONGOING
EFFORT TO TACKLE POVERTY
00:09:15.26\00:09:21.06
AT THE VERY ROOT IN
THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE
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WORK. AND I THINK WE'VE
TALKED, MAYBE ON ANOTHER
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TIME THAT WE WERE
TOGETHER, BILL, ABOUT THE
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TREMENDOUS WORK THAT
THE FOODGRAINS BANK, THROUGH
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ADRA, HAS MADE AN IMPACT
IN MONGOLIA, FOR INSTANCE,
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WHICH IS A VERY COLD
COUNTRY. BILL: RIGHT, YES.
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JAMES: SO JASON, WHO'S
JUST HERE FOR THE DAY, IS
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COOLING OFF FROM NIGER.
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BUT OUR ADRA COLLEAGUES
IN MONGOLIA WORKING AT MINUS
00:09:41.60\00:09:47.93
55 IN THE WINTER ARE
INTRODUCING THE GROWING
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OF VEGETABLES TO
FARMERS, WELL, TO PEOPLE WHO
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WEREN'T EVEN
FARMERS, SO THAT THEY CAN FEED
00:09:55.30\00:09:58.86
THEMSELVES, WHERE BEFORE,
THEY COULDN'T. BILL: NOW,
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EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE
HERE, BUT ARE THEY SENDING
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LITERALLY GRAIN, OR IS
IT GRAIN AND MONEY? I MEAN,
00:10:06.13\00:10:09.16
WHAT DO YOU GUYS
ACTUALLY RECEIVE THERE? DO YOU
00:10:09.16\00:10:10.16
RECEIVE GRAIN AND MONEY
OR JUST GRAIN OR JUST MONEY?
00:10:10.16\00:10:14.53
JAMES: WELL, LET'S ASK.
00:10:14.53\00:10:15.03
WHAT HAPPENS IN NIGER?
00:10:15.03\00:10:17.66
JASON: I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NIGER.
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WE WORK IN A VERY DRY
AREA WHERE FARMERS ARE UNABLE
00:10:18.83\00:10:23.86
TO PRODUCE ENOUGH FOOD
TO MEET THE FOOD NEEDS OF
00:10:23.86\00:10:30.96
THEIR FAMILIES. EVEN IN
A GOOD YEAR, THEY'RE ONLY
00:10:30.96\00:10:32.00
PRODUCING ABOUT SIX
MONTHS OF FOOD SUPPLY. AND MORE
00:10:32.00\00:10:36.70
THAN 70% OF THE POPULATION
DEPENDS ON FARMING. AND
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WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH
THE CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
00:10:41.26\00:10:42.40
PROJECT IS WE'RE
TEACHING FARMERS TECHNIQUES.
00:10:42.40\00:10:46.96
BILL: OKAY. SO IT'S AN
ISSUE OF THE TECHNIQUES,
00:10:46.96\00:10:50.63
THE TYPE OF FARMING
THAT THEY'RE DOING, THAT
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DOESN'T PRODUCE?
JASON: IT'S A COMBINATION
00:10:51.56\00:10:54.80
OF FACTORS. THERE'S
A DRAMATICALLY CHANGING
00:10:54.80\00:10:58.10
ENVIRONMENT THERE WHICH
MAKES THE TECHNIQUES THAT
00:10:58.10\00:10:59.13
WERE USED IN THE PAST
NOT SUSTAINABLE TODAY. THE
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DESERT IS GROWING.
NIGER IS 80% IN THE SAHARA
00:11:02.10\00:11:08.03
DESERT AND THE DESERT
IS GETTING LARGER. SO WE'RE
00:11:08.03\00:11:09.00
COMBINING
AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES WITH
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AGROFORESTRY, MEANING
THE PLANTING OF TREES. AND
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WE'RE ALSO SIMILAR TO
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN MONGOLIA,
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TEACHING PEOPLE TO DO
VEGETABLE FARMING OUTSIDE
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OF THEIR SHORT, RAINY
SEASON TO AUGMENT THEIR
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FOOD SUPPLY. AND YOU
KNOW, IF I COULD JUST GIVE
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AN EXAMPLE. BILL: SURE.
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JASON: LAST YEAR, WE
PLANTED OVER 1,000 FAMILY
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GARDENS. AND I HAD
A CHANCE TO TALK WITH
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A LADY. AND I SAID, YOU
KNOW, "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
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FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY?"
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AND SHE SAID, "YOU
KNOW, MY SON WAS HERE IN THE
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GARDEN THE OTHER DAY
HELPING ME, AND HE SAID,
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'YOU KNOW, MOM, I'VE
SEEN OTHER PEOPLE EATING
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VEGETABLES, BUT WE'VE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE
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THEM BEFORE.' HE SAID,
'MOM, ONE DAY, I'M GOING
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TO BE ABLE TO EAT A
CARROT.'" AND I'LL TELL
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YOU, I WAS REALLY
TOUCHED TO THINK, YOU KNOW, THE
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CHALLENGE THAT THEY WERE
FACING, BUT ALSO WHAT THIS
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RELATIVELY SMALL
GARDEN AND THIS TECHNICAL
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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
FOR THEM MEANT FOR THEIR
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HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY.
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IT MEANT THAT THEIR
CHILDREN WOULD HAVE FOOD
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TO EAT. THEY'D HAVE THE
STRENGTH AND ENERGY TO GO
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TO SCHOOL, AND
HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY BREAK THIS
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CYCLE OF HUNGER THAT
EXISTS THERE IN THEIR
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COMMUNITY. BILL: YEAH,
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS,
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AND JAMES, YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE MENTIONED IT ON
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PREVIOUS PROGRAMS,
YOU'VE BEEN HERE WITH RONALD
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KUHN, WHO YOU WORK
WITH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
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STICKS OUT FOR ME IS
YOU REINFORCE THIS IDEA THAT
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IT'S SUSTAINABLE; THAT
IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW,
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COMING IN WITH SO
MANY TONS OF GRAIN, DUMPING
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IT IN THERE, ONCE
THAT'S GONE, WELL, HOPEFULLY
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MORE WILL COME IN. YOU
REALLY LOOK FOR A SYSTEMS
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APPROACH, RIGHT, THAT
SAYS, "THIS IS SOMETHING
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THAT IS SUSTAINABLE." SO
IS THE CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
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BANK PROVIDING RESOURCES
AND KNOW-HOW, ALMOST LIKE
00:12:50.90\00:12:54.76
A CONSULTING, SOME
KNOW-HOW TO HELP LOCAL
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FARMERS? JAMES: YES, BOTH.
00:12:55.66\00:13:02.73
AND IF YOU GO TO THE
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
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WEBSITE, FOR
INSTANCE, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON
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THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN,
YOU'LL SEE THE TONNAGE OF
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GRAINS THAT HAS BEEN
SHIPPED ABROAD. AND THAT
00:13:11.00\00:13:11.93
HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE FOODGRAINS BANK
00:13:11.93\00:13:16.96
HISTORY, IS
ACTUALLY DELIVERING FOOD.
00:13:16.96\00:13:19.83
BILL: WELL, SURE,
WHILE YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE
00:13:19.83\00:13:20.73
STARVING, I MEAN, THEY
NEED TO EAT RIGHT AWAY.
00:13:20.73\00:13:22.43
LET'S GET THEM FOOD.
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JAMES: I DON'T NEED A
TECHNIQUE FOR LUNCH; I
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NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO
PUT IN MY MOUTH. AND THIS IS
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WHERE, YOU KNOW, THAT
IMMEDIATE FOOD ASSISTANCE
00:13:29.26\00:13:30.26
HAS BEEN SO INVALUABLE.
OR THE SEEDS HAVE BEEN
00:13:30.26\00:13:33.86
IMPORTANT, WHERE PEOPLE
DIDN'T HAVE SEEDS TO START
00:13:33.86\00:13:38.00
WITH. BILL: YES. JAMES:
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF
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WORKING IN NIGER OR
SAY, SUDAN, WHERE I WORKED
00:13:39.16\00:13:42.03
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, IS
THAT YOU HAVE THESE HUNGRY
00:13:42.03\00:13:44.66
MONTHS. JASON'S
MENTIONED HALF THE YEAR, HUNGRY
00:13:44.66\00:13:45.76
MONTHS. AND THE
CHALLENGE AT THAT POINT IS NOT
00:13:45.76\00:13:51.50
TO EAT YOUR SEEDS. AND OF
COURSE, IT'S VERY HARD NOT
00:13:51.50\00:13:55.06
TO EAT YOUR SEEDS,
AND THEN YOU HAVE NOTHING
00:13:55.06\00:13:56.03
FOR NEXT SEASON. AND
THE FOODGRAINS BANK HAS IN
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MANY INSTANCES
PROVIDED SEEDS TO GET THAT WHOLE
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PROCESS RESTARTED.
00:14:05.40\00:14:05.83
AND THEN AS YOU'VE
MENTIONED, THE ISSUE OF
00:14:05.83\00:14:10.86
SUSTAINABILITY IS SO KEY.
00:14:10.86\00:14:11.40
SO WE MOVE FROM RELIEF
TO DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IN OUR
00:14:11.40\00:14:16.63
CASE IN ADRA IS REALLY
IN OUR NAME, THE ADVENTIST
00:14:16.63\00:14:17.76
DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF
AGENCY. WE SO OFTEN START
00:14:17.76\00:14:21.76
WITH RELIEF, BUT THEN
MOVE ONTO THE UNDERLYING
00:14:21.76\00:14:25.76
ISSUES. HOW CAN PEOPLE
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES?
00:14:25.76\00:14:26.73
THERE'S NO WAY THAT
CANADA CAN FEED THE WORLD IN
00:14:26.73\00:14:31.66
TERMS OF ALL THE GRAIN
THAT WE PRODUCE, BUT WE
00:14:31.66\00:14:38.13
CAN CERTAINLY MAKE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE IN HELPING
00:14:38.13\00:14:39.13
PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES, LIKE JASON HAS
00:14:39.13\00:14:43.16
MENTIONED, BY INTRODUCING
VERY SIMPLE TECHNOLOGICAL
00:14:43.16\00:14:48.16
CHANGES AND SKILLS TO
MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE SO THAT
00:14:48.16\00:14:49.23
THEY CAN THEN CARE FOR
THEMSELVES AND HAVE THAT
00:14:49.23\00:14:54.06
EXCITING MOMENT WHERE
THEY ACTUALLY ARE EATING EVERY
00:14:54.06\00:14:57.03
DAY. BILL: WELL, TO
HAVE A YOUNG MAN SAY, "I KNOW
00:14:57.03\00:14:58.00
ONE DAY I'M GOING TO EAT
A CARROT." I MEAN, THAT'S
00:14:58.00\00:15:02.60
ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE TO
US HERE IN THE WESTERN. NOW,
00:15:02.60\00:15:05.30
JASON, THIS PROJECT,
HOW LONG HAS THE PARTNERSHIP
00:15:05.30\00:15:06.26
BEEN WITH NIGER AND
THE CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
00:15:06.26\00:15:12.83
BANK? JASON: WE ARE IN
THE SECOND YEAR WITH THE
00:15:12.83\00:15:15.16
PROJECT. BILL: OH, SO
THIS IS SOMETHING BRAND-NEW?
00:15:15.16\00:15:16.23
JASON: A THREE-YEAR
PROJECT. WE DID HAVE A
00:15:16.23\00:15:18.56
PILOT PROJECT WITH THEM
BEFORE, SORT OF SOUNDING
00:15:18.56\00:15:21.80
OUT THE COMMUNITY,
LEARNING HOW TO WORK AND
00:15:21.80\00:15:22.70
LEARNING HOW TO
WORK WITH THE PEOPLE AND
00:15:22.70\00:15:27.13
UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS.
00:15:27.13\00:15:27.60
AND THAT'S A REALLY
KEY ELEMENT. WHEN YOU'RE
00:15:27.60\00:15:30.30
TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT,
WE GO IN AND WE SEEK TO
00:15:30.30\00:15:33.83
UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES IN
THE COMMUNITY. WHAT DO THE
00:15:33.83\00:15:34.86
PEOPLE THEMSELVES SAY
THAT THEY NEED? BILL: I SEE.
00:15:34.86\00:15:40.76
JASON: HOW WOULD THEY
ADDRESS THEIR PROBLEMS IF
00:15:40.76\00:15:44.10
THEY HAD THE RESOURCES TO
DO IT? AND THEN WHAT WE DO
00:15:44.10\00:15:45.16
IS WE COME ALONGSIDE
THEM AND WE ASSIST THEM IN
00:15:45.16\00:15:47.86
A WAY, AND WE'VE ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT SUSTAINABLY,
00:15:47.86\00:15:52.23
BUT THE IDEA IS, WE
HELP PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT
00:15:52.23\00:15:53.20
ALLOWS THEM TO BE
EQUIPPED TO HELP THEMSELVES. AND
00:15:53.20\00:15:59.03
YOU KNOW, WE'VE
WORKED IN THE AREA WHERE THE
00:15:59.03\00:16:02.86
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
BANK PROJECT IS FOR OVER FIVE
00:16:02.86\00:16:03.83
YEARS NOW, AND WE
KNOW THOSE COMMUNITIES IN
00:16:03.83\00:16:08.53
AND OUT. WE KNOW ALL
THE LEADERS. THEY TRUST US.
00:16:08.53\00:16:11.23
AND THEY UNDERSTAND
THAT THE POINT IS THAT BY THE
00:16:11.23\00:16:12.20
END OF THIS THREE-YEAR
PROJECT, THAT THEY BE ABLE
00:16:12.20\00:16:16.60
TO CARRY THIS WORK
FORWARD THEMSELVES WITHOUT OUR
00:16:16.60\00:16:19.73
ASSISTANCE SO WE CAN
MOVE ONTO OTHER ISSUES. YOU
00:16:19.73\00:16:20.73
KNOW, WE CAN MOVE FROM
AGRICULTURAL ISSUES INTO
00:16:20.73\00:16:24.43
WATER AND TO SANITATION
AND EDUCATION. BECAUSE
00:16:24.43\00:16:29.13
EVEN AFTER THAT PROGRAM
IS FINISHED, AND PEOPLE HAVE
00:16:29.13\00:16:30.33
BEEN ASSISTED IN YIELD
ENHANCEMENT, IN BEING ABLE
00:16:30.33\00:16:33.66
TO GROW NEW TYPES OF
FOOD, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON
00:16:33.66\00:16:38.03
WITH EDUCATION,
WATER, SANITATION, HEALTH,
00:16:38.03\00:16:39.06
BECAUSE WE'RE IN IT FOR
THE LONG TERM. BILL: YEAH,
00:16:39.06\00:16:42.60
I GUESS THE SAD REALITY
IS THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF
00:16:42.60\00:16:45.66
ISSUES TO BE TACKLED.
HOW LONG HAS THE PARTNERSHIP
00:16:45.66\00:16:46.66
BETWEEN ADRA AND THE
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
00:16:46.66\00:16:51.16
BEEN GOING ON? JAMES:
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A
00:16:51.16\00:16:53.76
NUMBER OF YEARS, AND
IT'S A RELATIONSHIP WE'D LIKE
00:16:53.76\00:16:54.76
TO SEE GROW AND
EXPAND, PARDON THE PUN THERE.
00:16:54.76\00:16:59.56
WHAT EXCITES ME ABOUT
WHAT JASON WAS MENTIONING IS
00:16:59.56\00:17:05.60
THAT IT'S LIKE THERE'S A
BASKET OF SOLUTIONS. IT'S
00:17:05.60\00:17:06.60
NOT JUST ONE
SOLUTION; THERE ARE VARIOUS
00:17:06.60\00:17:10.96
SOLUTIONS. AND AS JASON
AND HIS TEAM ARE INVOLVED
00:17:10.96\00:17:15.76
IN THE LONG TERM,
THEY'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS SO MANY
00:17:15.76\00:17:16.80
OF THESE OTHER
CHALLENGES, AND THEN MAKE
00:17:16.80\00:17:18.56
A DIFFERENCE, A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE. YOU MENTIONED
00:17:18.56\00:17:21.36
WATER, JASON. I THINK
YOU HAVE QUITE A DRILLING
00:17:21.36\00:17:22.53
OPERATION GOING ON,
DON'T YOU? JASON: WE DO. WHEN
00:17:22.53\00:17:27.90
WE STARTED INTO SOME
OF OUR FOOD SECURITY AND
00:17:27.90\00:17:31.86
EDUCATION PROJECTS,
WE WERE RUNNING INTO THE
00:17:31.86\00:17:32.80
SAME PROBLEM OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. NIGER IS A HOT, DRY
00:17:32.80\00:17:36.60
COUNTRY, AND THE MAJORITY
OF PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO
00:17:36.60\00:17:41.80
GOOD, CLEAN WATER.
AND THAT PROMPTED US TO
00:17:41.80\00:17:42.73
GET INTO SORT OF THE
WELL-DRILLING BUSINESS,
00:17:42.73\00:17:47.93
YOU MIGHT SAY. AND IN
THIS PAST YEAR ALONE, WE'VE
00:17:47.93\00:17:51.66
DRILLED OVER 23 WELLS.
00:17:51.66\00:17:52.16
AND I TELL YOU, TO SEE
THE LOOK ON SOMEONE'S FACE
00:17:52.16\00:17:55.53
WHEN FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THEIR VILLAGE WITHOUT
00:17:55.53\00:17:56.53
HAVING TO WALK KILOMETRES
AND KILOMETRES, THEY'RE
00:17:56.53\00:17:59.86
ABLE TO PUMP WATER RIGHT
THERE ONSITE, AND IT COMES
00:17:59.86\00:18:02.96
OUT PURE AND CLEAN, AND
ALL THE PROMISE THAT THAT
00:18:02.96\00:18:04.10
HOLDS FOR THEIR
HEALTH, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE.
00:18:04.10\00:18:08.16
BILL: NOW, AGAIN,
EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE, BUT I
00:18:08.16\00:18:12.46
THOUGHT YOU SAID 80%
OF THE COUNTRY IS DESERT?
00:18:12.46\00:18:13.46
JASON: THAT'S RIGHT.
00:18:13.46\00:18:15.03
BILL: SO THERE IS WATER.
00:18:15.03\00:18:15.66
THE PROBLEM IS ACCESS
TO THIS WATER? JASON: YEAH,
00:18:15.66\00:18:19.00
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH,
IN THIS DESERT COUNTRY,
00:18:19.00\00:18:20.00
THERE'S A LARGE
RESERVOIR OF UNDERGROUND
00:18:20.00\00:18:23.60
WATER. BILL: OH,
THAT'S INTERESTING. JASON: BUT
00:18:23.60\00:18:26.93
BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO
IT REQUIRES THE KIND OF
00:18:26.93\00:18:27.93
EQUIPMENT AND KNOW-HOW
THAT INTERNATIONAL NGOS
00:18:27.93\00:18:30.43
LIKE ADRA CAN BRING.
SO YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT
00:18:30.43\00:18:36.30
SITUATION THAT THE NATURAL
RESOURCE IS THERE, AND WE
00:18:36.30\00:18:37.36
CAN BRING THE EXPERTISE
TO ACCESS IT. AND IT'S REALLY
00:18:37.36\00:18:40.66
A BLESSING TO PEOPLE,
BECAUSE YOU CAN GO A FEW
00:18:40.66\00:18:44.10
DAYS WITHOUT SOMETHING
TO EAT, BUT YOU WON'T LAST
00:18:44.10\00:18:45.13
VERY LONG WITHOUT WATER.
00:18:45.13\00:18:48.96
BILL: NO, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE. YOU KNOW,
00:18:48.96\00:18:50.00
YOU PROVIDED US WITH A
SHORT VIDEO CLIP, RIGHT?
00:18:50.00\00:18:55.03
AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE
SEEN IT YET; I THINK WE'RE
00:18:55.03\00:19:00.40
GOING TO SEE IT. BUT I
THINK YOU MAKE A COMMENT
00:19:00.40\00:19:01.40
ON THERE THAT THE ISSUE
IS NOT SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN
00:19:01.40\00:19:05.23
THE WORLD; IT'S
ALMOST LIKE A DISTRIBUTION
00:19:05.23\00:19:08.36
PROBLEM. SO I MEAN, THERE
IS ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED THE
00:19:08.36\00:19:09.43
HUNGRY, EXCEPT WE NEED
TO DISTRIBUTE IT A LITTLE
00:19:09.43\00:19:15.96
BIT BETTER. TALK TO ME
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
00:19:15.96\00:19:21.13
JAMES: I THINK THAT'S ONE
OF THE MYTHS THAT WE HAVE,
00:19:21.13\00:19:22.20
THAT THERE'S A
SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN THE WORLD.
00:19:22.20\00:19:27.56
ACTUALLY, THERE
ISN'T, EVEN WITH THE GROWING
00:19:27.56\00:19:30.63
POPULATION. WE USED TO
TALK ABOUT SIX BILLION;
00:19:30.63\00:19:31.63
NOW WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT SEVEN BILLION, AND
00:19:31.63\00:19:35.16
THE NUMBER KEEPS GOING UP.
00:19:35.16\00:19:35.70
BILL: IT'S GETTING
BIGGER, YEAH. JAMES: IT DOESN'T
00:19:35.70\00:19:38.50
MATTER. THERE IS
STILL ENOUGH FOOD. THERE IS
00:19:38.50\00:19:41.20
ENOUGH FOOD IN THE WORLD
FOR EVERYBODY TO ACTUALLY
00:19:41.20\00:19:42.33
GET TOO MUCH IN TERMS OF
THE TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTION
00:19:42.33\00:19:46.10
AROUND THE WORLD. AS
YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED, BILL,
00:19:46.10\00:19:52.06
THE CHALLENGE IS THAT
IT'S UNFAIRLY DISTRIBUTED. AND
00:19:52.06\00:19:53.13
THOSE OF US IN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAVE SO MUCH
00:19:53.13\00:19:57.70
FOOD THAT WE THROW HALF
OF IT AWAY IN OUR GREEN BINS
00:19:57.70\00:20:04.93
AT THE END OF THE WEEK
BECAUSE WE'VE JUST GOT TOO
00:20:04.93\00:20:05.96
MUCH. SO THE PROBLEM OF
DISTRIBUTION IS ONE THAT
00:20:05.96\00:20:10.70
REALLY NEEDS ADDRESSING.
00:20:10.70\00:20:11.16
AND WE THINK
AGENCIES LIKE OURS AND THE
00:20:11.16\00:20:15.40
OTHER AGENCIES IN THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
00:20:15.40\00:20:20.06
THAT WORK IN SUCH
PROJECTS ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS
00:20:20.06\00:20:21.10
THAT, MAKING SURE
THAT THERE IS A FAIR
00:20:21.10\00:20:24.50
DISTRIBUTION, THAT
PEOPLE HAVE FAIR ACCESS TO THE
00:20:24.50\00:20:28.30
MEANS OF GROWING FOOD,
THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT
00:20:28.30\00:20:29.40
TO FISH IN PONDS,
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TILL
00:20:29.40\00:20:33.66
THEIR FIELDS, TO
COLLECT THE FOOD FROM THEIR
00:20:33.66\00:20:37.13
FIELDS, AND THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO THE KNOW-HOW
00:20:37.13\00:20:38.10
AND THE INPUT THAT MAYBE
SOMEONE ELSE HAS AND THAT
00:20:38.10\00:20:43.40
THEY DON'T HAVE, WHICH
IS THE KIND OF THINGS THAT
00:20:43.40\00:20:47.70
JASON AND HIS TEAM ARE
DOING. AND THAT'S NOT JUST
00:20:47.70\00:20:48.73
A GLOBAL PROBLEM; IT'S
AFFECTING PEOPLE. JASON:
00:20:48.73\00:20:53.76
ABSOLUTELY. JAMES: I'M
SURE YOU'RE ENCOUNTERING
00:20:53.76\00:20:57.20
FAMILIES, MEN, WOMEN,
CHILDREN, WHOSE LIVES ARE
00:20:57.20\00:20:58.20
BEING IMPACTED BY WHAT
YOU DO. JASON: THAT'S A
00:20:58.20\00:21:04.06
CONCEPT WE CALL
"FOOD JUSTICE." AND IT'S
00:21:04.06\00:21:08.00
SOMETHING THAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE
00:21:08.00\00:21:08.96
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
BANK, IS THEY TALK ABOUT THIS
00:21:08.96\00:21:11.76
CONCEPT OF, IS IT FAIR?
IS IT FAIR THAT SOME HAVE WAY
00:21:11.76\00:21:15.33
TOO MUCH AND OTHERS ARE
COMPLETELY LACKING? AND I
00:21:15.33\00:21:16.36
THINK THE CHRISTIAN
ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT WE WORK
00:21:16.36\00:21:20.70
FOR THAT SORT OF JUSTICE.
00:21:20.70\00:21:21.20
WE WORK FOR THAT SORT
OF JUSTICE AS CHRISTIANS
00:21:21.20\00:21:25.66
COMMITTED TO THE
CONCEPT BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH.
00:21:25.66\00:21:29.83
JAMES: NOW, THIS COMES
UP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND
00:21:29.83\00:21:30.83
THE NEW TESTAMENT BOTH,
IF YOU'RE WANTING TO LOOK
00:21:30.83\00:21:34.60
AT THE BIBLICAL BASIS
WHY CHRISTIANS ARE CONCERNED
00:21:34.60\00:21:38.56
ABOUT THIS. AND THIS
IS WHY, FOR THE FOODGRAINS
00:21:38.56\00:21:39.60
BANK, YOU HAVE
THESE 15 CHURCH-BASED OR
00:21:39.60\00:21:42.46
FAITH-BASED AGENCIES
TACKLING THIS PROBLEM;
00:21:42.46\00:21:47.76
BECAUSE FOR THEM, IT'S A
PRACTICAL MATTER OF THEIR
00:21:47.76\00:21:48.76
CHRISTIANITY. JASON:
YES, THAT'S CORRECT. JAMES:
00:21:48.76\00:21:52.20
IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE
GET TOGETHER ON A WEEKEND AND
00:21:52.20\00:21:54.16
HAVE SOME SINGING
AND PRAYING OR WHATEVER,
00:21:54.16\00:21:55.16
BUT WE'RE CONCERNED
THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD,
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HALF THE POPULATION OF
OUR PLANET, IS NOT GETTING
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ENOUGH TO EAT EVERY DAY.
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AND CHRISTIANS IN
CANADA ARE SAYING, "THIS IS NOT
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ACCEPTABLE." AND IT'S
A BROAD SPECTRUM. WE'VE
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GOT THE CATHOLICS, THE
BAPTISTS, THE ANGLICANS,
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THE MENNONITES, THE
ADVENTISTS, ALL COME
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TOGETHER, SALVATION
ARMY, AND SAY, "YOU KNOW,
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WE HAVE SOME THEOLOGICAL
DIFFERENCES, BUT ON THIS,
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WE'RE ALL UNITED.
PEOPLE MUST BE ABLE TO EAT. HOW
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CAN THEY EVEN APPRECIATE
A GOD IF THE RUMBLING OF
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THEIR STOMACH IS
DROWNING OUT EVERYTHING ELSE?"
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BILL: YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT. WELL, GENTLEMEN,
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OUR TIME JUST ZIPS
RIGHT BY. YOU KNOW, WE TEND TO
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HEAR A LOT OF STUFF
ABOUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS
00:22:34.43\00:22:39.16
COUNTRY, BUT I THINK
THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING
00:22:39.16\00:22:41.73
THAT CANADA HAS DONE
RIGHT, AND HATS OFF TO THE
00:22:41.73\00:22:42.73
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK.
00:22:42.73\00:22:46.23
AND THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN,
FOR BEING WITH US, IF FOR
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NOTHING ELSE, TO REMIND
US OF SOME OF THE SUFFERING
00:22:47.26\00:22:50.76
THAT IS GOING ON IN
THE WORLD, AND THAT AS
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CHRISTIANS, EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF US HAS A ROLE TO
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PLAY. WE DON'T ALL GET
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE
00:22:55.53\00:23:01.93
ON THE FRONT LINES, BUT
WE CAN ALL BE PRAYING FOR THE
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WORK THAT YOU DO. AND
WE ALL COULD BE MAKING
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DONATIONS, YOU KNOW, TO
ALLOW SUFFERING AND HUNGER
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TO BE ELIMINATED,
BECAUSE IT CAN BE. JASON: AMEN.
00:23:11.26\00:23:19.60
JAMES: IT CAN BE AND
IS. THAT'S THE POSITIVE
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MESSAGE. WE HEAR SO MUCH
ABOUT THE FAILURES OF OUR
00:23:20.56\00:23:24.36
WORLD, BUT A PROJECT
SUCH AS THIS MEAN THAT PEOPLE
00:23:24.36\00:23:28.43
NOW ACTUALLY ARE EATING
AND ENJOYING A QUALITY OF
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LIFE THAT'S MUCH
BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAD.
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BILL: WELL, GENTLEMEN,
ON BEHALF OF IT IS WRITTEN,
00:23:34.80\00:23:36.83
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINE
WORK AND FOR YOUR SERVICE
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TO HUMANITY. JASON:
THANK YOU. JAMES: THANK
00:23:38.00\00:23:40.36
YOU. BILL: THANK YOU.
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LOOK AT ALL THE HUNGRY
PEOPLE, THE WORLD SAYS.
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LOOK AT THEIR FACES.
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LOOK AT THEIR SITUATIONS.
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CAN'T THEY FEED THEMSELVES?
00:24:08.66\00:24:10.86
WE SAY YES!
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YES THEY CAN!
00:24:15.76\00:24:17.66
THE WORLD HAS
ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE.
00:24:19.03\00:24:21.33
BUT NOT
EVERYONE HAS ENOUGH FOOD.
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OR GETS THEIR FAIR SHARE.
00:24:27.00\00:24:28.83
OR LIVES IN A LAND
OF PEACE AND PLENTY.
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BUT GUIDED BY FAITH,
DRIVEN BY WILL, INSPIRED
00:24:35.96\00:24:36.90
BY BELIEF, PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE ARE HELPING
00:24:36.90\00:24:40.60
PUSH BACK THE RELENTLESS
ADVANCE OF HUNGER AND FEED
00:24:40.60\00:24:44.66
A NEW HOPE.
00:24:44.66\00:24:47.30
PEOPLE ARE
ACTUALLY FEEDING THEMSELVES
00:24:49.36\00:24:50.23
AND EACH OTHER.
00:24:50.23\00:24:52.36
THERE'S ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE
00:24:52.80\00:24:57.20
CAN WE KEEP DOING ALL
THAT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE
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THIS TRUE FOR ALL
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE?
00:24:59.50\00:25:04.50
COMING TOGETHER,
WORKING TOGETHER,
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BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER.
00:25:06.66\00:25:10.50
WE CAN!
00:25:11.53\00:25:15.30
BILL: WE'D LIKE TO
SEND YOU SOME INFORMATION ON
00:25:51.03\00:25:52.06
THE CANADIAN FOODGRAINS
BANK, INCLUDING A VERY
00:25:52.06\00:25:54.63
POWERFUL DVD. HERE'S
HOW YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COPY.
00:25:54.63\00:25:59.73
BILL: WELL, GENTLEMEN,
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING
00:26:58.60\00:26:59.60
HERE AGAIN ON THE PROGRAM.
00:26:59.60\00:27:01.20
AND JASON, SAFE TRAVELS
AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO
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NIGER. JASON: THANK YOU.
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BILL: AND JAMES.
JAMES: I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM
00:27:04.70\00:27:05.83
COMING FOR THE DAY TO
TELL US. BILL: IT'S QUITE
00:27:05.83\00:27:07.33
THE DISTANCE, QUITE
THE COMMUTE. JAMES, WE'RE
00:27:07.33\00:27:09.36
GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN
ON ANOTHER PROGRAM. JAMES:
00:27:09.36\00:27:10.40
THANK YOU. BILL: IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
00:27:10.40\00:27:12.70
ABOUT ADRA, YOU CAN
VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, ADRA.CA,
00:27:12.70\00:27:15.26
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT
00:27:15.26\00:27:16.30
THAT JASON IS HEADING
UP IN NIGER, YOU CAN MAKE
00:27:16.30\00:27:21.53
A DONATION. JUST
SPECIFY "NIGER PROJECT" AND THAT
00:27:21.53\00:27:24.76
MONEY WILL BE
DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY TO THIS
00:27:24.76\00:27:25.70
PROJECT HERE. JASON:
THANK YOU. BILL: REMEMBER
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OUR WEBSITE ALSO,
ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA, OUR
00:27:31.36\00:27:33.26
YOUTUBE CHANNEL; YOU CAN
EVEN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER.
00:27:33.26\00:27:34.40
WELL, WE'RE PRAYING
THAT THE GOOD LORD WILL GIVE
00:27:34.40\00:27:36.83
US THE PRIVILEGE OF
BEING BACK WITH YOU AGAIN NEXT
00:27:36.83\00:27:42.50
WEEK. UNTIL THEN,
REMEMBER, IT IS WRITTEN:
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"MAN SHALL NOT LIVE
BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY
00:27:43.36\00:27:47.50
EVERY WORD THAT
PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD."
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