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Hello, welcome to 3ABN Today.
My name is John Dinzey and along
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with my wife Idalia we are
blessed to be a part of this
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hour with you and we hope that
you will join us throughout the
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whole hour because it's going
to be one of those times when
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you will be blessed every single
minute. Thank you for joining us
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Amen. And I am also looking
forward to this hour to spend
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with our guests and our
guests this time will be with us
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through Skype. I praise the
Lord for technology. It doesn't
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matter where we're at in the
world, we can connect. And you
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know we're going to talk about
a topic that is very, very dear
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to our hearts. We're going to
talk about children. We're going
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talk about the needs of children
and a particular ministry that
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had said Lord here we are. And
you have put this love in our
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hearts and compassion for the
little ones. But we need to work
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as a community, right? We need
the help of our fellow believers
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and we need your prayers, we
need your support. And we don't
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know exactly what this ministry
in particular, is doing with the
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children but you and I and
Johnny will discover and we'll
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be blessed as we learn more
of this ministry called Falco's
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Children Village in Tanzania.
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Yes, they are sharing God's love
with children and are preparing
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them for a better life on earth
and a better life afterwards
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because they're teaching
them about Jesus. We'd like to
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introduce to you the
administrators that are
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joining us from Tanzania.
Yes. Jerry and Valerie Backus.
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Welcome.
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Thank you very much. We're
happy to be with you today.
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It's a blessing.
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Thank you so much for joining us
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You have a ministry of Falco's
Children Village in Tanzania.
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You know at times we hear
of orphanages and many will say
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another orphanage. Well you'll
be surprised how many orphanages
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exist but what a great
opportunity to pull together
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and learn of this ministry and
what you're actually doing with
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these young people. You know
it's just like Jesus. He finds
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us where we are but he
doesn't leave us as he finds us.
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That's the truth. That's
true. And here at Falco's we are
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promoting Jesus all the way from
the beginning of their lives to
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when they leave us. And we are
just as blessed as they are to
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do so.
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Amen. Well thank you so much for
joining us. We're going to be
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hearing from them in a moment
but we'd like to ask you at home
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to join us in prayer because
we believe in God that hears
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prayers. So please join
us wherever you are and let's
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go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our wonderful and loving
heavenly Father. We come before
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your throne of grace in Jesus'
name. We thank you Lord because
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today, today is another
wonderful day that you give us
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opportunities to learn more
about you and also to share of
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your love with others. We pray
for your Holy Spirit to be with
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us in this program. To guide
us and to listen to things that
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you want your children to hear.
Heavenly Father, there are needs
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all over the world and children
have needs and we thank you
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for the Backus's that are doing
something to bring a better life
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to children in Tanzania. We
pray for this ministry. We pray
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for those joining us and we ask
you to consider all the requests
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that have come in to 3ABN during
today. You know each need, you
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know each person. We ask that
you will attend unto them and
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bless your children that have
presented your needs. We thank
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you Lord for 3ABN. We ask for
your blessing upon this ministry
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that it will accomplish
your purpose and bring the
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everlasting gospel around
the world. We ask you for these
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things in the Holy and
blessed name of Jesus, Amen.
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Amen. Well we now would like the
Backus's to join us also as we
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read the Bible, holy scriptures
in James chapter 1 and verse 27
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and we're going to ask Idalia to
help us with the reading of it.
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Well James chapter 1 verse 27
says Pure and genuine religion
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in the sight of God the Father
means caring for orphans and
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widows in their distress
and refusing to let the world
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corrupt you. Amen.
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Wonderful, very good. This is a
wonderful scripture and we (pure
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religion) and we...yes (pure
Christianity) We'd like to ask
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Jerry and Valerie if you have
anything you'd like to share
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about this scripture.
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You know when we talk about
religion so many things come to
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our minds about different faiths
or different god that people may
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worship whether it be Hindu or
Buddha or whatever. When we talk
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about religion in action it
actually is just what James 1:27
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says. You want to know what true
religion is, it's really taking
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care of others especially those
who are underprivileged in this
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world and that's what the
combination of the love of God
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is no matter where you are
we can demonstrate God's love by
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looking out for the needy,
the homeless and the helpless.
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Mm-hmm. Amen Thank you so
much. This is pure and undefiled
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religion and it's a wonderful
testimony. It is letting your
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light shine before others. They
will see the good works that are
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being done and they will glorify
God and be drawn to God as we
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see people that love the Lord
sharing the love of the Lord
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with other people. Especially
children that are in great need
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Most of the children we know are
depending on older people adults
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to take care of them.
Unfortunately some children
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don't have a mother, don't have
a father and this is why this
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ministry is vital. We want to
invite you to tune in an listen
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and hear and try to enter into
the experience of the things
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you're going to hear. Yes?
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Well I was looking for Bible
texts that may mention orphans
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and the needy and it's very
important in the Bible and we
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see different Bible texts
Valarie and Jerry about the
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orphans and the widow and the
needy. But in Ministries to the
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Cities the book by Ellen G.
White I found various paragraphs
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that speak about this. This
is what I found. "Then there are
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the multitudes of children
who have been wholly deprived of
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the guidance of parents
and the subduing influence of a
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Christian home. Let Christians
open they hearts and homes to
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these helpless ones. The work
that God has committed to them
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as an individual duty should
not be turned over to some
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benevolent institution or left
to the chances of the world's
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charity. If the children have no
relatives able to give them care
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let the members of the church
provide homes for them." So this
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is where I gravitate towards
that area. Let the church
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provide homes for them. And
that is what you guys are doing.
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Falco's Children Village is
an orphanage in Tanzania that is
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providing that nurturing, that
guidance that these children
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need. Now what kind of children
are in your ministry at Falco's
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Children Village I don't know.
We haven't gotten into that
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topic yet but He has birthed
in your hearts to dedicate your
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lives to nurturing
these children and under the
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admonition of the Holy Spirit
to learn of Jesus and offer them
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the opportunity of accepting
forgiveness, salvation and
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eternal life in
Jesus Christ. So thank you.
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Amen. And that is so important
for them at this young age that
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we do accept them and it's warm
and welcoming for them and they
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gravitate to that readily.
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Amen, amen. Well we're going to
hear more about that. But we are
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going now to hear a wonderful
song. Idalia can you share with
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us what the song is so that
we can praise the Lord in music
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as well.
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Yes we give praise to God and
we acknowledge His deep love for
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each one of His children. At
this time we're going to have
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Laura Williams share
How Deep the Father's Love.
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¤ ¤
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¤ How deep the
Father's Love for us ¤
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¤ How vast beyond all measure ¤
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¤ That He should
give His only Son ¤
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To make a wretch His treasure¤
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¤ How great the
pain of searing loss ¤
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¤ The Father
turns His face away ¤
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¤ As wounds which
mar the Chosen One ¤
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¤ Bring many sons to glory ¤
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¤ Behold the man upon the cross
My sin upon his shoulders ¤
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¤ Ashamed I heard
my mocking voice ¤
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¤ Call out among the scoffers ¤
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¤ It was my sin
that held Him there ¤
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¤ Until it was accomplished ¤
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¤ His dying breath
has brought me life ¤
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¤ I know that it is finished ¤
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¤ I will not boast of anything ¤
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¤ No gifts, no
power, no wisdom ¤
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¤ But I will
boast in Jesus Christ ¤
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¤ His death and resurrection ¤
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¤ Why should I
gain from His reward ¤
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¤ I cannot give an answer ¤
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¤ But this I know
with all my heart ¤
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¤ His wounds
have paid my ransom ¤
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¤ How deep the
Father's love for us ¤
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Thank you so much. That was
Laura Williams. How Deep the
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Father's love. And if you'd like
to invite her to an event you
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may contact us a 3ABN or
find her on Facebook. What a
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beautiful song that is.
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That's right, that's right. It
was talking about not boasting
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in anything, in power or wisdom
but it was as she shared, I will
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boast in Jesus Christ's
death and resurrection. What a
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beautiful message in the song.
And it's good to reflect on that
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message. The Life of Jesus
Christ was one of service and we
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learn from the master the master
teacher. He was here on planet
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earth and He was ministering
to all the people's needs. There
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were none He would shun away.
Right. And I don't...remember
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when the disciples were trying
to keep the children from Jesus
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(That's right) Well
how did Jesus reply?
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It was one of those times
that Jesus had to do a little
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reprimand and say, Don't forbid
the children to come unto me.
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Yes. Let the children come
unto me basically what he was
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saying to them.
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That's right. So Valeria and
Jerry, you're both telling the
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children come, come learn
of Jesus. You know I'm going to
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tell you about this Jesus that
knows that you're so special and
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so important that He would
reprimand the disciples because
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you're so important it doesn't
matter what we're doing if there
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is that child there Jesus
notices them. And you know what
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many times we don't notice
or simply ignore the children.
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So please walk us through what
your ministry is. How do you get
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the children to your ministry
and God bless your ministry and
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God bless you for
what you're doing.
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Well, thank you again. We work
with social welfare. So social
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welfare calls us any time
there's a need. And we currently
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have 90 children and we have
them as young as four months old
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all the way up.
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We have them from birth
all the way up because our last
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baby we received was placed at
the doorstep of a stranger and
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he was (skip) so we do have from
birth all the way to 18, 19, 20.
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But once you have these children
say they're newborns you need
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medical care for them to make
sure they're healthy or if they
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need help. Where does that help
come from? How does that work?
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Well once we receive a child
whether they're newborns or a
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little older we do have an
association with one of the
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clinics that are close by. It's
called FAMC which is Foundation
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for African Medical Center here
in Karatu. We take the children
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in for an initial evaluation so
we can identify what the medical
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needs are so that can be
addressed immediately before
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coming to the village. Once
that has been established we
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continue that relationship with
the clinic for child wellness
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checkups, child health care. If
anyone gets sick at the village
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then they are taken to
the clinic again or hospital,
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whatever the needs are. And
we do have such a very close
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relationship. We can just pick
up the phone and call and speak
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to a physician and bring
the children or a child in.
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Tell us about the location of
the children's' village. Where
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is it located and
what the village is like?
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We're about 45 minutes from
the closest village, Karatu,
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Tanzania and it's a pretty rough
road getting there so we're out
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actually in the middle of almost
what you'd consider nowhere. But
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we have 70 acres of land. The
Lord gave us 70 acres of land
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for free. We have sheep
and goats, cattle, bulls and
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almost everything (skips).
We have our own greenhouse. We
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raise vegetables here.
The children help us with
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everything.
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Wonderful. So you grow
some of your own food. This is a
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wonderful thing. It seems like
it's a wonderful atmosphere for
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children to be in. And this is
something that we all need. And
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these children are having
that blessing of this wonderful
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atmosphere but also keep them
a little busy. Huh? (Chuckles)
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Yes. We don't have an idle
moment because every part of a
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child's upbringing is really
designed to help them to become
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more self-sufficient and as they
get older and able to understand
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the vital need to survive on
their own. The cleanliness and
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how to raise vegetables, how to
raise livestock, even some small
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vocations that will help them as
they get older to go on to their
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independence when
they leave the village.
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That's right. Well I know that
you jumped to the question about
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the actual campus but I wanted
to ask another question about
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the medical needs. How extensive
are the needs of the children?
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Well we have children that may
be as sick as HIV-positive. We
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have children that are newborns.
One of our newest challenges
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the baby was born prematurely at
28 weeks and unfortunately his
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Mom died right after the
delivery and he is now unable to
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see. He's vision impaired
because of retinal detachment.
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We have children that may have
other sometimes emotional needs
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because of their background and
where they're coming from. And
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we do have our support of the
welfare services that help us to
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connect with the extended
services on the outside to bring
00:21:12.43\00:21:15.17
them in so that we can make sure
that every aspect of the child's
00:21:15.20\00:21:20.58
needs are met. If a child, for
example because of my background
00:21:20.61\00:21:25.21
I'm a nurse practitioner
for about 30 years now so when I
00:21:25.25\00:21:32.45
identify a child who has a need
I will provide that emergency
00:21:32.49\00:21:36.93
first aid needed and if
they need to go on to further
00:21:36.96\00:21:39.69
treatment then we can refer them
But thank God so far they have
00:21:39.73\00:21:43.67
not had extensive needs but
our focus right now is the young
00:21:43.70\00:21:50.24
baby that has a vision
impairment and we will be
00:21:50.27\00:21:53.54
traveling at some point to find
some extra medical attention for
00:21:53.58\00:21:58.11
his needs. But all in all,
we have a strong connection with
00:21:58.15\00:22:05.15
the FAMC Hospital and so our
babies go every month even for
00:22:05.19\00:22:08.72
just to check their weight
and to make sure they're okay.
00:22:08.76\00:22:12.26
Wow! Wonderful, wonderful. Well
I know that you're nurturing
00:22:12.49\00:22:16.67
these babies and how long do you
keep them there. But you have a
00:22:16.70\00:22:20.94
program for all ages. So we
already saw the field of the
00:22:20.97\00:22:26.51
campus of 70 acres the Lord gave
you if you will be fruitful and
00:22:26.54\00:22:32.01
multiply, right?
00:22:32.08\00:22:33.62
That field... We have lots
of room for them to run and play
00:22:33.68\00:22:42.46
and be normal
children and physical capacity.
00:22:42.52\00:22:48.26
We have enough room... We
have a portion of the land
00:22:48.30\00:22:52.23
we call Shumba
and Shumba in Swahili
00:22:52.27\00:22:55.74
means farm. And so we have a
farmland and a greenhouse and
00:22:55.77\00:23:00.61
the children learn (steps) how
to farm. They learn how to plant
00:23:00.64\00:23:05.75
the seed and watch it grow and
then how to harvest and they're
00:23:05.78\00:23:09.45
also involved in preparing
the foods for the meal. They're
00:23:09.48\00:23:13.05
involved in different aspects
(skips) We have lots of flowers
00:23:13.09\00:23:16.99
everywhere. That is just to
represent the beauty of each
00:23:17.03\00:23:21.36
child and each flower. So we
want them to have a beautiful
00:23:21.40\00:23:25.23
environment. But they're also
responsible for maintaining that
00:23:25.27\00:23:29.20
environment as well.
00:23:29.24\00:23:30.61
This is wonderful because
there's something special about
00:23:30.64\00:23:35.34
preparing the soil, putting
the seeds in the soil and then
00:23:35.38\00:23:40.52
starting to see the first bud
and then eventually you know you
00:23:40.55\00:23:44.72
get excited. You start watering
because you eventually want to
00:23:44.75\00:23:47.36
see fruits and vegetables come
out. So this is all very, very
00:23:47.39\00:23:52.79
interesting and exciting
for children as well as adults
00:23:52.83\00:23:55.86
because I also enjoy you know
doing a little gardening. But
00:23:55.90\00:23:58.83
tell us about school, education
is important in a child's life
00:23:58.87\00:24:04.17
as well. How are you preparing
them and where do they go to
00:24:04.21\00:24:07.81
school?
00:24:07.84\00:24:09.98
Well we built a secondary school
before the village. When they
00:24:10.01\00:24:17.85
gave us the land they had
started building a secondary
00:24:17.89\00:24:20.36
school on the land but
they only had money to build two
00:24:20.39\00:24:22.99
classrooms. So we built the
entire secondary school. So they
00:24:23.02\00:24:26.16
have eight classrooms and eight
toilets for the girls, eight
00:24:26.19\00:24:29.60
toilets for the boys,
administration building so all
00:24:29.63\00:24:32.80
of the children that are ready
for the secondary school is
00:24:32.83\00:24:35.30
going to start attending or have
started attending the secondary
00:24:35.34\00:24:38.97
school we built. The other
children, the younger children,
00:24:39.01\00:24:42.11
go to a primary school and
they all walk to school. It's
00:24:42.14\00:24:44.85
approximately two to two and
a half miles that they walk to
00:24:44.88\00:24:48.02
school every morning. They get
up around 5:30 in the morning,
00:24:48.05\00:24:52.32
have breakfast at six. They're
walking to school at 6:30 every
00:24:52.35\00:24:56.46
morning.
00:24:56.49\00:24:58.06
Well, bless their little hearts.
00:24:58.09\00:24:59.43
And they walk back. So they're
quite active. They walk a lot.
00:24:59.46\00:25:05.47
Bless their little hearts.
Children. Well you talk about
00:25:05.50\00:25:11.77
children in the U.S. are either
driven to school or the school's
00:25:11.81\00:25:14.41
very close. They
don't have to walk that far.
00:25:14.44\00:25:19.35
Unclear. Glad we don't have a
bus and they have to get there
00:25:19.38\00:25:23.25
on time.
00:25:23.28\00:25:24.92
That's right. That's right. Well
I think that walking that mile
00:25:24.95\00:25:29.29
will surely have the children
bright and awakened by the time
00:25:29.32\00:25:33.40
they get to the classroom. And
they have all the other needs
00:25:33.43\00:25:37.40
so it's okay. You know I
was wondering if they do attend
00:25:37.43\00:25:44.67
school two miles away and also
you have the secondary class or
00:25:44.71\00:25:48.51
the school on your campus.
Now I'm thinking you have 92
00:25:48.54\00:25:54.55
children or sometimes more.
I don't know what your capacity
00:25:54.58\00:25:58.22
is. How do you take care of
all these children. I mean, it's
00:25:58.25\00:26:01.69
only two of you but who else?
00:26:01.72\00:26:06.29
We have 37 full-time Tanzanian
helpers helping us. We have
00:26:06.33\00:26:10.47
about 20 mamas. The mama's work
two weeks on and two weeks off.
00:26:10.50\00:26:14.04
You know we have nine homes.
Show the picture of the nine
00:26:14.07\00:26:19.34
homes.
00:26:19.37\00:26:20.91
Each one of the homes have
(skips) groups and we have mamas
00:26:20.94\00:26:25.28
in each one of the different
homes. We've been known as the
00:26:25.31\00:26:28.35
number one orphanage in the
country in Tanzania a number
00:26:28.38\00:26:32.25
of times. We've had a number
of people come because we have
00:26:32.29\00:26:36.56
family-style cities for each one
of the homes, each one of the
00:26:36.59\00:26:40.83
children. So the children really
feel like they're home when
00:26:40.86\00:26:42.70
they're here with us.
00:26:42.73\00:26:45.83
That is wonderful, that is
wonderful. That home atmosphere
00:26:45.87\00:26:48.87
That's a wonderful thing because
(security) security. A sense of
00:26:48.90\00:26:54.34
Yes, a sense of belonging (sense
of family) and you have your
00:26:54.38\00:26:57.18
routine you know that
the children can have and get
00:26:57.21\00:27:01.68
accustomed to. Now we talked
about them having to walk to
00:27:01.72\00:27:06.15
school for the primary school
students, but you have the
00:27:06.19\00:27:10.19
secondary school. And we talked
a little bit about the farm that
00:27:10.23\00:27:14.43
you have and how you teach them
how they work the field with you
00:27:14.46\00:27:19.80
guys. What vocational training
do you have available for the
00:27:19.83\00:27:23.57
children?
00:27:23.61\00:27:27.64
Well at the current time most
of our children, especially the
00:27:27.68\00:27:32.71
older ones that are in their
form school. Form school is
00:27:32.75\00:27:35.98
equivalent to high school in
America. So those form school
00:27:36.02\00:27:42.02
students they go to another
school outside of the campus
00:27:42.06\00:27:47.20
around Tanzania. These schools
are assigned by the government
00:27:47.23\00:27:51.17
for the children to go to. So
we have at least five different
00:27:51.20\00:27:55.50
form schools where the children
that are old enough to go are
00:27:55.54\00:28:00.64
currently attending. They come
home twice a year. And when they
00:28:00.68\00:28:07.35
do come home we have them
readily engaged in the farming
00:28:07.38\00:28:10.42
Most of our children, because
the orphanage is only nine years
00:28:10.45\00:28:15.22
old we've gotten these children
young so the vocational schools
00:28:15.26\00:28:20.30
that are available to us on the
outside. Our first graduate is
00:28:20.33\00:28:25.33
now going to, she's becoming
a chef. She's graduating in
00:28:25.37\00:28:30.61
November. But we plan to provide
vocational training, computer
00:28:30.64\00:28:36.85
science. We plan to do
soap making. We plan to do the
00:28:36.88\00:28:42.42
farming, security, masonry.
Those are some of the plans when
00:28:42.45\00:28:46.35
the children get older we
have provided as they get older
00:28:46.39\00:28:50.73
to be involved in so that when
they do leave the village at
00:28:50.76\00:28:54.53
some point we must transition
that into the environment. We
00:28:54.56\00:29:00.00
want them to have these skills
of their interest that will help
00:29:00.04\00:29:05.14
them with their families as well
00:29:05.17\00:29:08.38
Mmm, excellent.
00:29:08.41\00:29:09.74
Excellent. Can you tell us a
little bit about the churches
00:29:09.78\00:29:13.45
around the area, how the village
and the children work together.
00:29:13.48\00:29:19.35
Is there a way
that you work together?
00:29:19.39\00:29:21.16
Yes we have services here every
Sabbath and that's what we're
00:29:21.19\00:29:28.63
doing right now. We're expanding
the dining hall in order to have
00:29:28.66\00:29:32.47
more room for the church
services. Also, Child Impact is
00:29:32.50\00:29:36.54
in the process of giving us
money to build a multipurpose
00:29:36.57\00:29:39.64
building So here in a few
months, we're going to have a
00:29:39.67\00:29:42.81
large facility for church also.
At the same time we're going to
00:29:42.84\00:29:49.68
teach sewing and all the
different vocational classes in
00:29:49.72\00:29:51.45
the multipurpose
building when we get it finished
00:29:51.49\00:29:54.96
As far as the community's
involvement we have as many as
00:29:54.99\00:30:00.53
120 children from the
00:30:00.56\00:30:03.50
community come to worship with
us on Sabbath so we swell to
00:30:03.53\00:30:07.54
numbers over 200 at times
(skips). We have churches, our
00:30:07.57\00:30:13.27
local Seventh-day Adventist
churches bring their Pathfinders
00:30:13.31\00:30:16.68
over to have a wonderful play
day and the children worship. So
00:30:16.71\00:30:21.48
the children also are aware
that they can be involved in
00:30:21.52\00:30:25.05
different activities like Master
Guide or Adventurers or (skip)
00:30:25.09\00:30:31.69
That is something that the
children are so excited to see
00:30:31.73\00:30:33.76
the uniforms and the marching
and the (skip) It's something
00:30:33.80\00:30:39.43
that we love to collaborate
with our neighboring churches on
00:30:39.47\00:30:43.10
Sabbath. It's a wonderful time.
00:30:43.14\00:30:45.77
(Nice.) Excellent.
This is wonderful. (It is)
00:30:45.81\00:30:49.08
You're not missing out at all.
00:30:49.11\00:30:50.78
We try not to.
00:30:50.81\00:30:54.55
Can you walk us through
what would be a typical day. We
00:30:54.58\00:30:57.29
already know that by 6:30
they have to be on their way to
00:30:57.32\00:31:00.96
school. What's
like a typical day?
00:31:00.99\00:31:03.43
A typical day for a child going
to school is that at 5:30 their
00:31:03.46\00:31:11.30
mamas wake them up. When they
wake up they have to first clean
00:31:11.33\00:31:17.24
their environment because
they cannot leave home without
00:31:17.27\00:31:20.71
cleaning up. (Making their bed)
They got to make their bed, they
00:31:20.74\00:31:23.88
have to mop the floors. They
have to make sure everything's
00:31:23.91\00:31:27.42
in place. Then they have worship
have morning worship and then
00:31:27.45\00:31:32.19
they have breakfast. After
breakfast they head down to the
00:31:32.22\00:31:36.19
security gate. He accounts
for all the children at the gate
00:31:36.22\00:31:39.19
and there's an attendant at the
gate that will assist them to
00:31:39.23\00:31:43.20
the school. At lunchtime
the children come back from
00:31:43.23\00:31:47.50
school because they do eat lunch
at home and then go back to
00:31:47.54\00:31:51.57
school. So after they come home
between 4 and 5 o'clock in the
00:31:51.61\00:31:58.11
afternoon, when they come home,
at that time they have to take
00:31:58.15\00:32:01.05
their uniforms off. If it is
soiled they have to wash their
00:32:01.08\00:32:05.82
clothes. They have to clean
their clothes for the next day
00:32:05.85\00:32:08.26
and then at 6 o'clock, they
are going to get their supper.
00:32:08.29\00:32:13.36
Supper is prepared for them.
They will eat. After eating they
00:32:13.40\00:32:17.83
have to clean the dining area
make sure it's ready for worship
00:32:17.87\00:32:21.50
again at 7. The mamas are very
involved with each child in each
00:32:21.54\00:32:27.14
home so each child separates
into their own homes according
00:32:27.18\00:32:30.01
to their age group so that
they can have their Bible study.
00:32:30.05\00:32:33.45
After Bible study they get their
homework done and then Mama puts
00:32:33.48\00:32:36.92
them to bed right
around 9:30 in the evening.
00:32:36.95\00:32:42.26
Wonderful. (Wow) It's a full
day It's a full day of activity.
00:32:42.29\00:32:45.79
Yes, it's a full day.
00:32:45.83\00:32:48.43
Yes and when you said they are
coming home for lunch that must
00:32:48.46\00:32:54.44
be quite an experience. They
walk to school, walk back home,
00:32:54.47\00:33:00.54
then walk back to school and
then walk back home again. They
00:33:00.58\00:33:05.21
are getting their exercise.
00:33:05.25\00:33:08.45
And you know if they have time
they always, they never miss a
00:33:08.48\00:33:13.56
day Monday through Friday
they will be on the soccer field
00:33:13.59\00:33:17.03
which they call football.
They will never miss a football
00:33:17.06\00:33:21.03
practice. They have one in the
community, they are the number
00:33:21.06\00:33:25.77
one football player in
our community because they
00:33:25.80\00:33:28.74
never miss a day.
00:33:28.77\00:33:30.11
Oh wow, that's exciting.
Well you know it's nice to be
00:33:30.14\00:33:34.71
involved with the community. The
sports is important just like
00:33:34.74\00:33:38.71
academics is important and it's
very good and therapeutic for
00:33:38.75\00:33:45.79
the children to work with the
soil to work in the on the farm.
00:33:45.82\00:33:50.36
And to be aware of what it
requires to take care of a home
00:33:50.39\00:33:56.20
because someday they will be out
on their own and no one's going
00:33:56.23\00:34:00.04
to be there to make their beds
for them and clean after them
00:34:00.07\00:34:04.07
And some people may say
that I still, wash my children's
00:34:04.11\00:34:08.34
clothing. Well you know
that might get...when they learn
00:34:08.38\00:34:12.61
their colors the kids already
know how to do laundry. So but
00:34:12.65\00:34:18.85
it's admirable you know to
see the children they learn the
00:34:18.89\00:34:22.79
rhythm of life and their
responsibilities and how proud
00:34:22.82\00:34:25.93
they are to do a good job you
know. And they'll come and say
00:34:25.96\00:34:29.66
I am done. I did it and of
course acknowledge the job well
00:34:29.70\00:34:34.97
done. So praise the Lord for
that. Now we talked about the
00:34:35.00\00:34:42.51
medical and the physical and
the school stuff but you know
00:34:42.54\00:34:46.72
sometimes there is an area
that we overlook and that is the
00:34:46.75\00:34:50.25
dentistry work. Because as far
as general checkups, well every
00:34:50.29\00:34:55.96
body does that. You know after
certain months you have to go
00:34:55.99\00:35:00.60
get a check and monthly
year checkup but what about the
00:35:00.63\00:35:04.43
dental. Do you need help in
taking care of the children's
00:35:04.47\00:35:07.74
teeth?
00:35:07.77\00:35:11.47
Yes, we do. We have Art and
Heidi Let's see where are they
00:35:11.51\00:35:16.24
from. (Tennessee) Tennessee and
they came and they examined all
00:35:16.28\00:35:20.25
of the children about a year ago
and out of all the children we
00:35:20.28\00:35:23.69
only had five cavities in all
the children. We don't give them
00:35:23.72\00:35:30.03
candy or sweets as such but
still, we could use dentists to
00:35:30.06\00:35:33.60
some on a regular basis to
come and help. And the closest
00:35:33.63\00:35:38.93
is four hours from here. So any
time we need to take a child to
00:35:38.97\00:35:40.90
the dentist it's a long, long
trip just to take them to the
00:35:40.94\00:35:45.24
dentist. And it generally takes
two days to drive over there
00:35:45.27\00:35:47.74
go to the dentist and come back
So we can always use dentists.
00:35:47.78\00:35:51.18
Of course, we can use anybody to
come and volunteer and help us
00:35:51.21\00:35:53.72
for a period of time. Out of
the eight homes we have one home
00:35:53.75\00:35:57.22
just for volunteers and guests.
And we have solar electricity,
00:35:57.25\00:36:01.72
solar hot water, well we don't
have hot water because the hot
00:36:01.76\00:36:04.29
water tanks need to be replaced.
But we have Wi-Fi as you know
00:36:04.33\00:36:07.50
because that's how we're with
you. So we have a three-bedroom
00:36:07.53\00:36:10.90
home for anybody who
wants to come and visit us.
00:36:10.93\00:36:13.23
Excellent, excellent. So there
is housing available for someone
00:36:13.27\00:36:17.07
that wants to go and visit and
get to know the ministry, see
00:36:17.11\00:36:21.41
the children and...you know it's
one thing to see pictures and
00:36:21.44\00:36:24.95
videos and all but it's another
thing to actually be there.
00:36:24.98\00:36:28.88
And one of the items that you
mentioned Jerry one of the items
00:36:28.92\00:36:34.62
that you just mentioned is the
solar-powered water heater and
00:36:34.66\00:36:41.06
all these items. There is
a special need for the solar
00:36:41.10\00:36:46.30
panels, right?
00:36:46.33\00:36:47.67
No, the solar hot heaters. See
we built this village 12 years
00:36:47.70\00:36:50.87
ago. I've actually been in
Tanzania since 2009 but all of
00:36:50.91\00:36:55.11
the solar hot water heaters were
put on the homes in 2012 and
00:36:55.14\00:36:59.81
they are not working. We
couldn't find the parts for them
00:36:59.85\00:37:03.12
and they all need to be replaced
We need approximately $20,000
00:37:03.15\00:37:06.99
just to replace the solar hot
water heaters for the children
00:37:07.02\00:37:10.16
Currently none of the children
have hot water. We always have
00:37:10.19\00:37:13.90
some kind of special need and
that's one of the needs. Talking
00:37:13.93\00:37:17.67
about solar, we own the solar
system and our batteries need
00:37:17.70\00:37:21.17
to be replaced also
because they're two years old.
00:37:21.20\00:37:25.87
In October we're going to have
some lithium batteries shipped
00:37:25.91\00:37:27.98
to us so we'll be having the
power then but right now we're
00:37:28.01\00:37:34.08
missing electricity almost every
night just because our batteries
00:37:34.12\00:37:36.52
need to be replaced. So we
need $5500 just to replace the
00:37:36.55\00:37:40.26
batteries to get us by until
October We'd appreciate that too
00:37:40.29\00:37:45.56
Excellent, so $5500 for the
batteries right now and $20,000
00:37:45.59\00:37:50.67
for the whole water
heater that you need.
00:37:50.70\00:37:55.44
Because we need 10 of them and
they're averaging about $2000
00:37:55.47\00:38:00.08
apiece.
00:38:00.11\00:38:01.61
That's wonderful. You know you
mentioned volunteers. What type
00:38:01.64\00:38:05.31
of volunteer work. When somebody
says I want to be a volunteer
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what can they expect as far as
a volunteer to be able to do or
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it's just you have different
needs and they can do either
00:38:16.09\00:38:21.36
medical or hands-on. Like
perhaps you need some remodeling
00:38:21.40\00:38:26.43
done in some of these homes.
What kind of volunteers do you
00:38:26.47\00:38:29.10
need? What do you need?
00:38:29.14\00:38:30.84
As a matter of fact any type
of volunteering is acceptable
00:38:30.87\00:38:36.11
because we're a home and we
have children. And we've had
00:38:36.14\00:38:40.78
volunteers that come to do
painting. They paint rabbits on
00:38:40.82\00:38:45.05
the wall. We've had volunteer
ophthalmologists who come to
00:38:45.09\00:38:49.79
check the children's eyes.
We had a physician that has come
00:38:49.82\00:38:53.33
to the village to do check
ups, wellness checkups. So we
00:38:53.36\00:38:59.10
have volunteers that promised
that they would like to build a
00:38:59.13\00:39:02.44
walkway, construction, anything
at all. If you like to cook
00:39:02.47\00:39:08.44
there's the kitchen. If you like
to plant there's the farm and if
00:39:08.48\00:39:12.75
you like to tell stories there's
the children. If you like to
00:39:12.78\00:39:15.25
sing they love to sing.
Anything at all, we want (skips)
00:39:15.28\00:39:20.96
That is wonderful. (Great)
Well I do know that we have some
00:39:20.99\00:39:24.36
videos to share with our family
at home so would you like to go
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to a video?
00:39:30.13\00:39:34.14
Wonderful, sure. You're welcome.
00:39:34.17\00:39:35.50
Okay. Well we have a video about
Grace, tell us a little bit
00:39:35.54\00:39:42.04
about Grace
before we see the video.
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You know, she's been with us for
I think 10 years. We've had one
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that's been with us for 14 years
No one really resigns because we
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take care of even our mamas and
our staff that are part of our
00:39:54.09\00:39:58.46
family. She just shares some of
her experiences while she's been
00:39:58.49\00:40:01.96
here helping us.
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All right. Well we'd like to
introduce you to Grace and you
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can hear from
her, her experience.
00:40:07.30\00:40:09.27
My name is Grace Meyer. I have
been at Falco Children's village
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for? years now. My sister
has been here for 11 years
00:40:17.15\00:40:25.85
and most of my staff have
been with us for many years like
00:40:25.89\00:40:32.19
we have had one of us for
10 years (Unclear) we join with
00:40:32.23\00:40:38.47
Falco's
Children's Village because
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Also, they make us the
best family of Falco's Children
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Village. We enjoy being
working with _ (Unclear)
00:40:53.95\00:40:59.19
Well, thank you, Grace. I hear
the children. You know praise
00:40:59.22\00:41:06.76
the Lord for a noisy house you
know. That means the children
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are well and happy and healthy.
00:41:12.03\00:41:17.41
Same as Grace and Elaine.
00:41:17.44\00:41:18.77
She and her sister have been
in ministry with you guys there
00:41:18.81\00:41:20.74
(Wow) They both are
administrators and are really
00:41:20.78\00:41:29.15
loving, loving sisters. They
have families of their own but
00:41:29.18\00:41:32.69
they have devoted their time to
the children wholeheartedly. No
00:41:32.72\00:41:37.59
matter what your need is they
are there and they are wonderful
00:41:37.63\00:41:41.03
to have.
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That's wonderful, wonderful.
00:41:42.86\00:41:44.40
If you share the video of
Jennifer. Jennifer is one of the
00:41:44.43\00:41:48.24
girls that was in the process
of being sold to be either a
00:41:48.27\00:41:51.64
prostitute or a wife. We have a
number of our girls that were in
00:41:51.67\00:41:55.64
that process that we started
taking care of. That's something
00:41:55.68\00:41:58.48
else we haven't shared so far
is some of our children that we
00:41:58.51\00:42:02.28
have, have been thrown in
toilets, some were abandoned in
00:42:02.32\00:42:05.95
the field. Our youngest son that
we adopted was buried alive.
00:42:05.99\00:42:09.42
We have also had children that
had burns all over them because
00:42:09.46\00:42:16.20
whenever a child is abandoned
to a stranger and the stranger
00:42:16.23\00:42:17.57
did not want them they sometimes
throw boiling water on them to
00:42:17.60\00:42:21.44
run them off. So we had children
that had a lot of needs and had
00:42:21.47\00:42:26.21
been abandoned and abused
severely in the past. But when
00:42:26.24\00:42:30.45
you come you really can't tell
that because the children are
00:42:30.48\00:42:33.88
laughing, enjoying, and running
and playing. Maybe one time
00:42:33.92\00:42:37.79
every two or three months
you see a couple of children
00:42:37.82\00:42:40.26
fighting each other because
we really are a wonderful loving
00:42:40.29\00:42:44.33
family. And I'm not saying that
just because of Valerie and I.
00:42:44.36\00:42:48.16
When you come you'll see that.
You'll experience that when you
00:42:48.20\00:42:51.00
come visit us.
00:42:51.03\00:42:53.27
(For sure.) That's wonderful You
know you just mentioned briefly
00:42:53.30\00:42:56.17
a great danger because
some of these children are sold
00:42:56.20\00:42:58.91
as slaves.
00:42:58.94\00:43:00.28
And as young brides...At what
age, do you have an idea of what
00:43:00.51\00:43:04.95
age some of these children
could become...they sell them as
00:43:04.98\00:43:08.78
prostitutes or wives.
00:43:08.82\00:43:13.15
Well the children...we have
right now with us twins and when
00:43:13.19\00:43:21.33
their father passed away
the uncle, which is the culture
00:43:21.36\00:43:28.14
the uncle takes charge of that
household. The brother of that
00:43:28.17\00:43:34.18
deceased man will take charge
and he didn't really want to
00:43:34.21\00:43:37.61
have the girls and so he wanted
to sell the girls off the be
00:43:37.65\00:43:42.82
young brides. They were 11 years
old at the time. And one girl
00:43:42.85\00:43:49.16
would be worth about 20 bulls
so having to sell two you would
00:43:49.19\00:43:53.29
get 40 bulls. So they were in
the process of being sold. But
00:43:53.33\00:43:58.73
the mother who was a Christian
went to her pastor for help in
00:43:58.77\00:44:04.01
secret and they are here
currently in secret going to
00:44:04.04\00:44:09.44
school and getting an education
because you know in that culture
00:44:09.48\00:44:14.05
if the mother were to stand up
against the uncle and say no, no
00:44:14.08\00:44:17.09
these are my girls. She is at
risk for danger herself so we do
00:44:17.12\00:44:24.76
have children that
are unfortunately in that
00:44:24.79\00:44:27.13
predicament. We have one young
lady who was about to be sold
00:44:27.16\00:44:29.83
for a bag of sugar and we
rescued her as well. So we had
00:44:29.86\00:44:34.90
three different children at
risk but we have provided homes
00:44:34.94\00:44:40.68
through the grace of the
Lord and with the help of our
00:44:40.71\00:44:42.04
supporters around the world
to give these children a second
00:44:42.08\00:44:45.11
chance, one that the desperately
long for. They are so
00:44:45.15\00:44:48.22
grateful.
00:44:48.25\00:44:51.49
Yes (Amen) Can you translate
that into...you said 40 bulls.
00:44:51.52\00:44:54.72
How much is that in dollars?
Can you help us with that.
00:44:54.76\00:45:00.53
Bulls would be around $400 here
approximately. That would be
00:45:00.56\00:45:06.63
quite a bit of
money here in Tanzania.
00:45:06.67\00:45:11.14
Bulls are not commodities
so if you have a bull, you have
00:45:11.17\00:45:15.81
bulls. The more bulls you have
the wealthier you are considered
00:45:15.84\00:45:20.12
to be.
00:45:20.15\00:45:23.02
So you are providing...
00:45:23.05\00:45:26.05
The prettier the girl the
more bulls that they have to pay
00:45:26.09\00:45:27.59
for her okay.
00:45:27.62\00:45:31.96
So this is a rescue mission
as well as a family shelter
00:45:31.99\00:45:37.13
protection. So we praise
the Lord for what you are doing.
00:45:37.17\00:45:40.24
We want to go to Jennifer's
story. Let's go ahead and begin
00:45:40.27\00:45:42.37
with the first
video about Jennifer.
00:45:42.40\00:45:44.44
Hi, my name is Jennifer.
I'm 10 years old and I have
00:45:44.47\00:45:47.88
a relative in Falco's Children's
and I'm waiting for the address
00:45:47.94\00:45:51.88
to grade school. I won't forget
my life at Falco's Children
00:45:51.91\00:45:55.85
Village because before I joined
00:45:55.88\00:45:57.75
Falco's Children Village my life
wasn't very good and I come from
00:45:57.79\00:46:03.73
a polygamous family where my
father has two wives. And he was
00:46:03.76\00:46:09.00
not able to provide all the
needs for me and my relatives
00:46:09.03\00:46:12.83
so that's the reason why I
came here. The shelter was not
00:46:12.87\00:46:16.40
very good and I would even
sleep without eating. And I
00:46:16.44\00:46:19.24
always saw people wearing fancy
clothes and good clothes but
00:46:19.27\00:46:22.71
I wish I could do so. But
it was only one day when Papa
00:46:22.74\00:46:28.38
was passing and helped me
out I came to Falco's Village.
00:46:28.45\00:46:34.09
I was amazed to see a
nice environment people who
00:46:34.12\00:46:35.46
are very happy and they were
welcoming me. And I really thank
00:46:35.49\00:46:40.90
God because I got
clothes, shelter and food.
00:46:40.93\00:46:46.77
Praise the Lord. Shelter and
food and a home atmosphere. This
00:46:46.80\00:46:51.41
is life-changing
for these children.
00:46:51.44\00:46:54.31
That's right. (Yes it is) That's
how she got there and now she
00:46:54.34\00:46:56.95
was in the program and we have
another clip with her right?
00:46:56.98\00:47:00.08
Yes. Okay. Let's go to that clip
00:47:00.12\00:47:03.25
To sit on the fence Falco has
made me very, very, very with a
00:47:03.28\00:47:09.86
a lot of things. I grew
mentally, spiritually, and
00:47:09.89\00:47:16.16
physically. I wish for a long
time to attend school but when I
00:47:16.20\00:47:17.90
came here I was amazed to
go away to school so I was very
00:47:17.93\00:47:22.40
happy. But also I wanted to have
good clothes but I was surprised
00:47:22.44\00:47:26.47
to be given a lot of clothes and
it was only for like a Christmas
00:47:26.51\00:47:31.48
and it was given a lot of
clothes also I was happy. But
00:47:31.51\00:47:34.28
also I enjoyed the food that
was being provided here, finding
00:47:34.32\00:47:38.22
friends and seeing people who
are with me. I was very happy.
00:47:38.25\00:47:41.52
It helped me grow spiritually. I
know the Bible. I know the Bible
00:47:41.56\00:47:44.86
stories and I can even tell
people what they have to do. I
00:47:44.89\00:47:50.10
can motivate and help them
so that they cannot give up and
00:47:50.13\00:47:55.20
that was not the end because I
was in a bad situation. But now
00:47:55.24\00:47:58.71
I am in a good situation so
Falco's for me And also they
00:47:58.74\00:48:04.68
helped me grow mentally because
now I have graduated and I also
00:48:04.71\00:48:08.55
have food. Amen and amen.
Wow. Praise the Lord. Praise the
00:48:08.58\00:48:11.95
Lord. Just when you probably
gave up all hopes and just was
00:48:11.99\00:48:17.63
probably when Jennifer thought
that there was no way of fixing
00:48:17.66\00:48:21.86
her life the Lord has made
provision and the Lord is
faithful and He will
00:48:21.90\00:48:27.34
provide for her every need.
We don't know how. We don't know
00:48:27.37\00:48:31.67
through whom and it may be
perhaps that the Lord is calling
00:48:31.71\00:48:35.68
you at home to be that help that
they need. We have this last
00:48:35.71\00:48:40.48
clip of Jennifer and we'd like
for you to see what her plans
00:48:40.52\00:48:42.88
are.
00:48:42.92\00:48:44.62
Falco's has made me to be
a demand woman because now I
00:48:44.65\00:48:51.99
want to be a social worker
because for the life I passed
00:48:52.03\00:48:56.63
through I want to help others to
know that is not the end. If you
00:48:56.67\00:49:01.10
have a hard situation God still
loves you and will always be
00:49:01.14\00:49:03.20
with you. So I want to help
with broken marriages and bring
00:49:03.24\00:49:06.31
them back together. The separate
families and the poor children
00:49:06.34\00:49:09.48
who are disabled. I would have
to help them and motivate them
00:49:09.51\00:49:14.02
in various ways. And also I
want to thank the sponsors and
00:49:14.05\00:49:18.49
people out there who are helping
Falco's Children Village. May
00:49:18.52\00:49:22.22
God bless you in whatever you
do and wherever you go and fill
00:49:22.26\00:49:25.06
your baskets until they cannot
get in anymore. I also want to
00:49:25.09\00:49:29.63
thank Papa and Mama because
a lot of people who are reached
00:49:29.66\00:49:34.14
have forgotten that there
are people who are poor and have
00:49:34.17\00:49:37.27
given their time and even
everything they have can help
00:49:37.31\00:49:41.51
people. So may God bless
you and be blessed. Thank you.
00:49:41.54\00:49:44.11
Wow. Thank you very much. You
know I see your faces smiling
00:49:44.15\00:49:49.12
You enjoy what you do. But
you do have needs. What's your
00:49:49.15\00:49:52.89
monthly budget? What are the
needs that are most pressing for
00:49:52.92\00:49:56.62
Falco's Children's Village?
00:49:56.66\00:49:59.76
Well right now is to replace our
batteries which is about $5500
00:49:59.79\00:50:03.40
for the batteries. And we need
about $20,000 so we have solar
00:50:03.43\00:50:07.34
hot water for the children again
Right now the children don't
00:50:07.37\00:50:10.31
have any hot water. We tried
to replace them. We tried to buy
00:50:10.34\00:50:13.98
the parts for them. After 12
years there wasn't anything we
00:50:14.01\00:50:17.61
could do.
00:50:17.65\00:50:19.28
Very good. Well thank you very
much. I imagine that you may see
00:50:19.31\00:50:24.55
other needs that maybe they
didn't mention. There's a need
00:50:24.59\00:50:26.96
for clothing. There's a need for
other things that children need.
00:50:26.99\00:50:30.43
They talked about needing
computers in the future to help
00:50:30.46\00:50:35.36
them learn that aspect of
vocational training. So we
00:50:35.40\00:50:39.60
encourage you to support this
ministry. This is a ministry
00:50:39.63\00:50:42.37
that's making a difference
in the lives of children that
00:50:42.40\00:50:44.81
potentially could be out in the
street and be sold as slaves or
00:50:44.84\00:50:50.61
be sold as prostitutes. They
are doing a work that should be
00:50:50.65\00:50:54.98
prayed for. We encourage you to
pray for them and we are going
00:50:55.02\00:51:00.06
to share with you. The contact
information You can also visit
00:51:00.09\00:51:02.09
their website and see a lot
of information there. So we're
00:51:02.12\00:51:07.40
going to go to the contact
information. We're going to do
00:51:07.43\00:51:09.66
news about 3ABN and then
we'll be back in just a moment.
00:51:09.70\00:51:11.93
If you would like to
contact or know more about
00:51:11.97\00:51:19.14
Falco's Children Africa,
Inc. you can write to them at
00:51:19.17\00:51:23.68
PO Box 14, Sapulpa, OK 74067
You can also visit the website
00:51:23.71\00:51:36.39
FalcosChildrenAfrica.org
or you can email them at
00:51:36.42\00:51:44.27
info@FalcosChildrenAfrica.org
00:51:44.30\00:51:53.58