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00:50 >> want to ♪ ♪ 01:09 >> Hello, Gilmore, Kony. And we just want to welcome you to 3 the and Thursday night live. 01:13 That's right. This is a live program and we have an exciting program planned for 01:17 you tonight. And you know, sitting next to me is not break. So this is a different 01:23 program, but I'm delighted to have my sister in Christ receive you've been in for a 01:28 couple yesterday as we enjoyed our time here. >> We're doing really well. 01:31 Yeah. Change has been working filming for the South School panel I've been working on. 01:38 Hopefully some exciting new content. Health programming that I really hope it's going 01:42 to be a blessing. You guys at some point we're hoping maybe in the next year getting it 01:46 out. >> I'm really excited about it. She's already done the 01:49 recording within on location. And now it's in the editing phase, which always takes a 01:52 little bit of time. But very, very excited as mentions abascal panel. We just 01:59 finished a marathon recording. We did all 13 lessens the 2nd quarter. An elder Mark family 02:06 wrote the quarterly and did an incredible job. So we're looking forward to that. 02:09 Tonight's topic is a sensitive topic. We want to say this right up front. We're talking 02:15 about human trafficking. There are over our guest tonight. We'll in just a moment. But 02:22 they told us tonight that there are right now 15 receive 50 million, 50 million, 02:28 50 million people who are traffic globally right now we're going to talk about what 02:32 that looks like, how you can become involved in helping to rescue and set free and help 02:40 through the help of the Lord Jesus to reading bring healing to those and I just want to 02:48 say at the outset, um, it is a sensitive topic. If you have young children in the home, 02:54 maybe occupy them with something else during this time. But this isn't needed 02:58 topic. And I think it's close to the heart of God. Yeah, absolutely. You and I have 03:02 this kind of idea that it was more like 30 million and probably because we look at an 03:07 older statistic and I read that it is the fastest growing illegal. 03:13 >> Industry business. So that's probably why we were so off. That potentially is 03:16 within the past 5 years. It's grown so exponentially. >> Which is really horrific. 03:24 >> It is to have a Bible verse for us introduce or fan. I do. I thought of revelation 18 and 03:28 in revelation 18 in the context of this first that I was thinking of. 03:31 >> Is the fall of Babylon. And that Babylon term is kind of code word for satans 03:39 occupation and his COO of this Earth and the government and the ideologies and the 03:46 corruption and kept religion. All of that combined. But the Bible promises that it's going 03:51 to fall. And in the context of that falling, it says that the merchants of the earth will 03:55 weep and mourn for her because she's falling for no one buys her merchandise anymore. Now 04:03 goes on to talk about her merchandise. And with that merchandise is gold, precious 04:08 stones sentiment and sense. Food frankincense wine, oil, animals. But in the context of 04:14 all merchandise, it ends with the bodies and the souls of la. And I was thinking since 04:23 when did bodies and souls of men become >> Commodities that we are 04:30 exploiting for our own financial gain and the good news about this Bible verse is 04:35 that it's going to end. I that God is going to bring this to an end and he's using people 04:40 like you did to bring it to an end. You know, kingdom come on this earth now, but ultimately 04:45 it's all going to be gone. But the sad part is that its existing so much so that God 04:51 saw that it was fit to included in this list of merchandise. That is 04:58 incredible. Thank you for sharing that. We've got to introduce our family who are 05:04 here tonight. >> This is the Ministry of Child Impact International. 05:07 They have been on 3 before. I had the privilege of interviewing you both before, 05:11 but we have a 3rd guest tonight. Let's start with Doctor Tom Doctor. Thom Evans 05:16 is the CEO of Child Impact International. We're so glad to have cue. Coming around. 05:22 Will do ladies next to this is Ashley Blake. This is our first time at least my first 05:26 time meeting you and let me get your title, right. You are child impact. International 05:31 finances is to yes, that is correct. Is this your first time in 3 D A this is not my 05:35 first time. It gave the end. I was a member of the kids program who way back when fun. 05:43 Yeah, so glad. OK? And then coming around the corner last but not son Churchwell. You 05:50 are child impacting national field director. >> Yes, thank you for having 05:55 us again here in jail. And they or be here with you again. 05:58 >> So tell us what is child impact International? I know tonight we're focusing 06:02 specifically on child trafficking and you have an a-hole. I would say a whole 06:06 portion of your ministry dedicated to that. But, you it's just in a nutshell, what 06:09 he's telling packed. >> The child impact has really been focused on sponsorship. 06:15 And giving kids an opportunity for an education, really empowering them through 06:20 education to have a different future for their lives. We think of opportunities that we 06:24 have often we take for granted. But for them to have an education for these 06:28 children that we support through sponsorship, this changes their world. And so 06:33 we've been doing that for decades. Originally called Asian Aid and then started 06:38 here in the U.S. is Asian aid. A U.S. A but then going international quite a few 06:43 years ago now became child Impact International. And so we are in a lot of different 06:47 countries all around the world and education for children that wouldn't have that 06:53 opportunity. So the trafficking component we call Operation Child Rescue, 06:57 fighting trafficking. And that's another component of what we do. Eradicating 07:00 exploitation. >> So how did before we jump into that topic? How did each 07:06 one of you become involved in child impact? What brought you to the ministry? 07:12 >> You want to start Jason? Sure. So I still work for another international NGO and 07:17 I'm really got involved in human trafficking, interested and that issue. I have 2 07:22 little girls at home, their ages, 3, 5, so just what I would tuck them into bed at 07:28 night, thinking about the warm, safe, comfortable place that we could provide for 07:32 them. My wife and I could and how many other girls don't have that opportunity 07:39 families. Those who are supposed to protect them. Oftentimes the ones who 07:44 selling them abusing them exactly. And just really wanted to do more. And so I I 07:49 I had sponsored a child child impact for about 5 years. My wife and I had a little boy in 07:55 India and I got my tax return back from child Impact. And Tom was a new CEO there and 08:03 he'd written a nice little note for all the donors I reach out to him just 08:07 responded to that email as probably by one Har Office assistance and Thomas signed 08:13 it. I just said, hey, if you ever need any volunteers above to get my family involved. And 08:17 Tom Friended me on Facebook that night found we had some mutual friends. I think you 08:22 called them all. Take a call. The Middle East. said, hey, we have some mutual friends and 08:26 they tell me I should hire you you don't volunteer for us come work for us full-time. 08:31 Haha. So that's how I got involved. A child impact. And coming up on a year in April 08:38 home. So it's the look out. The door opened a lot of doors for us. We've been praying 08:40 about a way to get more involved. so there are so many clear answers to prayer that 08:48 my wife and I decided we walk through them in faith and has been a busing ever sense. So 08:50 I'm really privileged to be here. 2 men time and I've been involved in a child 08:57 sponsorship since I've been very young in I just saw the difference it can make for 09:03 kids. >> And actually became a promoter of it and ended up 09:07 being the board chair for another organization that works with with overseas and 09:14 enjoyed that. And then our family actually got involved in adoption ourselves and tell 09:18 impact doesn't do adoptions. we do sponsorship. But found some boys that are orphanage 09:25 and eastern Europe. they became part of our family through summer visits and 09:30 Christmas visits and last week just travel to this country and finalize the adoption for 09:37 the older, the 2 boys. So gradually been a long journey, but very, very I just want to 09:43 say with a Jason coming on the team and his passion for this area about human trafficking. 09:48 We've increased the number of projects in this area from 3 when I arrived a year and a 09:53 half ago, we now have 14 projects and we have requests for others. And of course, all 09:58 that's tied to funding and what we can do because when we engage with the project, we 10:02 want to do that long term. The problems don't go away. In a year or 2 years. We want to 10:08 see these kids be able to grow up in a safe environment. And so it's exciting to see the 10:12 increase the number of projects. And also the need an opportunity keep growing this 10:17 area. What child impact does? Ashley, what about you? >> Yeah, so I am currently a 10:25 student southern university and I decided to go to Zambia for years to their seat 10:31 missions program. So I ended up going to Riverside Farm Institute. And while it was 10:35 over there, just really like to solidify my passion for being able to work in ministry 10:40 on. I realized that I had different talents and skills that I could possibly use to 10:46 help end. I heard about child impact. Well, as their Tom actually came to visit, I was 10:51 there and they had the grand opening of the new secondary school that child impact to 10:56 sponsor. So that was on super amazing to be able to see that and I thought it would be a 11:02 good opportunity to come here and work once I came back from my time is the scene of the 11:08 >> Then all that super to hear the stories you read. Yeah, absolutely. That is excellent. 11:13 So you are working with the kids when you were a student missionary. So I actually went 11:17 to Riverside to work on one of their business industries that they have accounting business. 11:22 Major. >> But I did do some things that the school to I helped to 11:26 their music program a little bit. So there's some definitely some interaction 11:32 with the >> You know, I think when use the word human trafficking, 11:34 it's kind of a new term. You know, it's so we're really talking about slavery. Are we? 11:41 And and that human trafficking. From what I learned, there's 3 major 11:45 categories right there, slave labor or enforce labor and that can involve a lot of 11:51 children sometimes. And then there is organ harvesting and things like that. I that can 11:58 be done that is enforced and then their sex slaves, right? That we can put that under the 12:04 category in my correct in those terms. >> There's forced marriage as 12:08 well for child brides in these kind of things. But actually news article just came out. I 12:16 just saw slave labor right in the Midwest you know, it's it's happens at some of these 12:20 chicken farms and some of these places like this individuals come across the 12:24 border, they're undocumented and particularly teenagers and they're they're put to work in 12:30 some of these places. And there's been a lot of, you know, illegal activity train. 12:33 You break up those kind of things from happening. But it was just the news about a week 12:37 ago I pulled another. There's another bust of child labor that was happening in the 12:43 Midwest. >> In the Mid West. Yeah, he's not crazy far but yes, right. 12:47 you know, it's right there, but we don't see So why did child impact become involved? 12:53 And rescuing and reaching out and helping those who are being trafficked right now. 12:58 OK, I'm Jason. Can you assure that? I can tell you why I got involved, you know, child 13:06 impact. I think your first project was one in India with a lady named in media and it's 13:12 called the Freedom Project and indeed has been working for 25 years in India. And they had a 13:17 task force team that would literally kind of going bust down the doors of brothels, 13:21 takeout, young kids who are held against their will in these places and then they had 13:28 what they the Azari home, where they would take these girls. And it was like a safe 13:31 house where they can grow up. They can give them life skills, training. And since 13:36 then, we've helped them open a bakery. They so making business now they go to school 13:43 and we were able to travel meet them in November. Some of them have children even at the 13:47 home that are also being raised now in a safe place. So that's kind of how child 13:52 impact got involved. Yes, I feel like it really fits with our sponsorship. I'm kind of 13:58 model once we rescue the girls, then we can get them in education and put them our 14:02 sponsorship model. And so we feel like that's core to who we are helping eradicate 14:06 exploitation and helping those kids. I'm really have as many advantages as we can possibly 14:12 give them to be successful in this life, but also introduce them to so they can have hope 14:16 of eternal life as well. So we actually met the first girl to graduate from that Freedom 14:22 Project is home. >> She was this came to meet us and she's starting her own 14:27 little business. But I think what really struck me is there's a light in her eyes. 14:31 She glows and in fact, I did a video that panned across the group of young ladies and my 14:36 wife was like, who's that? She's she's just on. She's alive. She has this energy and 14:42 you think from where she hit, what had happened to her is that she taken. We're going go 14:46 to some party and she dressed up in traditional Indian garb to go to this party and she 14:52 got there and everyone was wearing almost no clothes. And she's like where my where my 14:56 out what's going on in the next thing she knows she's forced into sex trafficking, 15:01 but she survived that old shoes was taken. Do you remember what I do? Remember 15:05 her? A young teens. I think that just still a teenager. So she's probably 19 or 20 Mil. 15:14 >> So you saw her and then you the light in her. >> Oh, absolutely. She goes 15:17 yeah. And then you give them a trade. Yes, they they're very good Yeah. We were able to 15:26 pick and sample some things from their bakery. my daughter is actually involved is as 15:32 make in making so like really, you know, good for the body kind of soaps. And she's done 15:37 some mentoring with them for their soap business, which is kind of neat to see that 15:39 happen as well. But we want to see I think, Jason, you you look for several things and 15:45 partnerships because Jason is the one is our field director that has initial contact with 15:50 potential partners. Sure. So when we kind of vetting a new partner looking to go into a 15:54 new area. >> We look for a couple things because child sponsorship is 15:57 core to what we do. Is there an avid a school nearby where we can send kids and then as 16:06 their rescue component that we can do, human trafficking is something that happens in 16:11 every state, every city in the U.S. and of course, around the world, it's everywhere. It's 16:16 just hidden. And so when we rescue the kids, we like to be able to sponsor them to go to 16:21 school. And we also like to have some type of income generation project so that 16:26 that project can support itself in some way through that business. And then also 16:30 we teach the kids a train, some type of vocational training where they have the 16:35 opportunity then to not have to go back into that type of work. We often see is that 16:39 people who are trafficked. Go back into trafficking there, traffic over and over and 16:44 over. But if we can give them a skill and a trade, then we can hopefully break that cycle 16:48 and really. Help them on a path to freedom. And so those are the 3 things that we look 16:55 for in a partner that we try to include in all of our projects. 16:57 >> So when you say that you're rescuing them, are you breaking down the no doors and 17:03 resting them out of the brothels or what's the connecting link between those 17:06 who are doing that kind of work? You guys, how do you actually receive the children? 17:09 That's a great question, women. So what's happened in a lot of countries is. 17:15 >> The governments don't like to be known as places where their citizens are being 17:21 trafficked. So it's actually a huge blessing that governments have set up anti Trafficking 17:26 Task Force unit. And so that's really the work that the police needs to be doing. And 17:32 so for, for instance, in India, they've now set up those units within their 17:37 police force. But once they rescue the girls, they need a place to take them. And so 17:42 that's kind of the role that our our projects, Phil, is there are places that the 17:46 police can dropped the girls off. They know they're going to be safely care for. They 17:48 know they're going to be fed. They're going to be closed. And so that's what we mean by 17:51 rescue the girls. >> So if you applied to the government them for that kind 17:56 of a position, they know they contact you. Hey, here's a home that weekend. Put these 18:01 kids in. >> Exactly. Yes. And our projects are really the model 18:05 projects that other ones are now coming to to get training. And then this home 18:08 specifically in India, the has asked him to come to trainings at different government 18:14 institutions for the for, for other projects who want to have safe homes. And so those 18:19 are the best partners for us, you know, who are operating and really like a model 18:22 setting for the rest of the country. >> So what we want to do 18:26 tonight, I want to give the contact information here for 3ABN because this is a live 18:32 program or going to hear stories. They have 14 projects now we're going to hear 18:37 stories from those projects and what's going on all over the world. They have projects 18:40 in many different countries. Got to showcase. We have video for you and pictures and you 18:47 can see how you can become involved. Here are the stories here. How God rest use these 18:54 girls and boys and brings them out of these places and how he's working to restore them 18:59 and how you can become involved. How you can sponsor the kids, how you help on a 19:06 life to wholeness and healing. So if you have questions for us, we're going to give child 19:12 impacts information all throughout the program. But if you have a question 19:17 specifically tonight for one of the team here from child Impac International. You can 19:22 e-mail us at Live L I V E has 3ABN dot to me. That's live L I V E at 3ABN Dot TV or you 19:31 can text us. Pick up your cell phone and Texas at 6, 1, 8, 2, 2, 8, 3, 9, 7, 5, that 6, 1, 19:41 8, 2, 2, 8, 3, 9, 7, 5, So if you are in need of prayer or have questions for the team 19:50 here tonight about what we're discussing with the sensitive topic of trafficking and 19:54 getting out of that and getting freedom feel free to Texas or e-mail us. Those 20:01 questions are those requests and will be taking them here tonight. As we talk about, I 20:06 know we have several projects to talk about, but we talked about the school in India. I'm 20:11 one of of the jungle School in Philippines. Talk to us about the sure. 20:19 >> They're very remote jungle schools. And in fact, I'll be going to in just about a week 20:23 or so will be heading over to it for the first time. But our videographer lives in the 20:28 Philippines, Seminole pastor Jasper, this phenomenal work. he raise the funds to build a 20:34 jungle. School of Erin are very remote area all through social media. And so the 20:39 school is built and then he became part of our team and he was discovering that the kids 20:43 would come to school and they would. The fainting as a world class because they were 20:47 hungry. They hadn't had any food to eat as we so we can cover that. And so we sent 20:53 some funds over for food in and we didn't realize later he told me we spread that food 20:57 out of over 4 schools for jungle schools. So about 200 kids have been helped. And we 21:02 also give medical care once a quarter for those children. But the the issue that they're 21:06 having there in that area is basically child brides of the Philippines is one of the 21:11 countries that has the most issues girls being married, very young age. And so what 21:19 that does is it takes him right out of an educational opportunity. And so there's a 21:23 lot of illiteracy in some of these mountain villages. And so for these girls to be in 21:26 school to get an education can help them prevent them from being to a forced marriage 21:33 situation with an older man that they would not choose to marry on their own, but 21:37 they're kind of forced in that situation. So it said it's a mitigating factor against 21:40 that. And we've also had to incredible story of a baby there. That the mother died in 21:47 childbirth and they placed the baby to be buried. The live baby to be buried with the 21:51 mother because the death that it was a curse the baby was cursed because the mother had 21:56 died during childbirth. >> The baby was alive. >> They've just like they're 22:01 going to bury the baby alive. And in any CE, some folks found out about that and they 22:08 were able to rescue this baby and he's been adopted and we help with that adoption and I 22:12 get regular iPhone of this growing young boy and he's just gorgeous. And it's so 22:17 exciting to know that he was rescued. So we kind of work with both of those areas with 22:21 those jungle schools. >> One of the dynamics for why families with force or 22:28 daughters into marriage. So young while Wildwood, what's the culture to even allow that 22:32 are to support that? >> In some countries we the family can support all of the 22:41 children that they have in the home and the daughters are kind of seen as a commodity 22:47 because they get a dowry payment for the girls. And so for them to give up a young 22:51 girl when they don't, I have enough money to pay for food for all their kids. They know 22:55 when they give this girl up at a young age, she married, they're going to get quite a 23:01 bit of money. It could be land. It could be animals. There's a number of different 23:04 things that people will give as a dowry for a young girl to be married. And so it's really 23:10 an economic thing for the In many instances. >> Which is why when they are 23:15 rescued from certain situations, they often can't take them back to their own 23:18 homes into their parents because they'll just be sold again. 23:20 >> Right. Exactly. Exactly right. Yeah, that's really >> That's that's tragic. I 23:30 have one project. We can't even say what the location It's in the 10, 40 window. I 23:35 was thinking of that. And this is one Jason has been really working hard behind the scenes 23:41 on because it's even difficult to get funds into this country. one of youngest girl 23:47 been rescued. There are things 6 years old. Is that right? 6 years old? Was she forced into 23:50 marriage? She was first. Basically family wanted to sell Yes. So you remember the 23:59 exact context that he >> Her mom had passed away. Her dad remarried and the new 24:04 wife, the not care for this little girl. So she is being abused at home and she was 24:08 being forced to go out and she would sell chewing gum on the street every day from morning 24:12 till night. And so she was just seen as a way to bring in a dollar a day or so for the 24:20 family. so she was out on the street every day. One tonight, a little 6 year-old girl in 24:24 the middle of a large city. And so we have some workers on on the ground there who look 24:29 for cases like this of girls who are being offered up for sale or who are vulnerable to 24:35 being sold. So you can imagine men are coming by. They're trying to get these girls to 24:38 go with them. They're just children. You know, my daughters about the V they see 24:46 this little girl. They're selling chewing gum and so they go up and they just start 24:49 asking, hey, what's happening here? What's going on? And, you know, these children just 24:53 burst into tears, telling their stories and they're all heartbreaking. And so they 24:58 send us kind of a profile of these and they say, hey, you know, what do you think? Would 25:06 this fit with their program? Of course, we're like, yes, please like Find out what you 25:09 can do. So go talk to the family and they'll make an arrangement and then were able 25:13 to take those girls into a safe home, provide, you know, 3 meals a day for them, a safe 25:17 place for them to grow up and education for them. it's really a joy to see from our 25:24 side. But it's also tragic to know what's happening. Alas Abbott, that was sitting 25:29 inside a school with my daughter. So you can see I'm the parent, not not the 25:33 parallel. The dichotomy, I guess I'm inside school and Avenue. A church with tons of 25:39 happy kids. And I get a text on my phone. We just got this girl. She 7 and she's being 25:45 forced to shine shoes every day from morning to night. Similar situation went to live 25:49 with another family member after a parent had passed away. Didn't care for her just 25:54 for sending her out to work every day. And they said we got here this morning and you 26:03 know, I just start showing everybody and this at a school it's a little girl hide. Hey, 26:07 we just got this girl, huh? >> You know, I love that. You are providing all this, you 26:12 know, education and training for them so that they have. A different identity of their 26:18 value and what they're capable of. They're no longer a sex object or just, you worker 26:22 like that I'm also curious, though, because, you know, when you come out of that kind 26:28 of trauma. Those kind of horrific memories and experiences. I do think it's 26:36 good to, you know, put them in a good direction of the show them what they're capable of 26:38 and that type of thing. But obviously there's a lot of emotional healing that needs 26:42 to take place. Where do you guys how do is address that? >> Yeah, that's a great 26:48 question. And observation, really, of of trauma that they're in and how they're 26:53 impacted and they think one of the questions that human being struggle with this in my 26:57 worthy to be loved And somebody has been abused and has experience, you know, the 27:03 wrong side of that, it's very difficult navigate that. I think probably one of the 27:12 Joyce that I saw was visiting one of our projects in Tanzania. And what they've 27:17 done is they've given all of these kids a couple of moments. And they treat these 27:23 these kids like they're their own and they have them and little covert, smaller groups 27:25 of kids in a home type of setting. And I have not seen in the United States any other 27:33 place. I've been the amount of joy and laughter and a pair of emotional health. That I saw 27:38 simply by these kids being in proper nurturing environment. Now, in some cases, certainly 27:45 where possible we want counseling to be involved. We were on the border of Ukraine 27:51 bringing women and children across some of the first women and children that came across 27:55 of the ways we're involved was to hire a councillor that spoke their language. We took 27:59 them into Germany into Austria and we have the Celts are available. We funded that so 28:07 that these women and children could could find some healing that way. So each case is a 28:10 little bit different. But actually, number 15 in terms of our projects or forgot to 28:16 room. Okay. But we're kind of wrapping that one But there's were still involved in some 28:21 ways with that particular project as well. So you're in eastern Europe. 28:25 >> Here in Philippines, in Africa, South America, South America, South America. you 28:30 mentioned that one where South America's William and the 10, 40 window. Yes, yes. So really 28:35 this is a global global ministry. guys are. Are there places where you feel like 28:41 there's more need that you're investing more energy and that you need help 28:48 >> you know, there's there are places where we know the need is just One of those is in 28:54 Ethiopia and we could weaken mentioned this about any project. But in Ethiopia, 28:59 there's civil war right now. And in we basically with families, it's not wise for us 29:06 to go in there. For own safety. And so our photographer Singly said all 29:11 go in there and he's visited this project. But children because they're hungry. Are 29:19 signing up to go to war because they know they'll be able to eat. And so you have 29:23 child soldiers. And that's just so tragic planned a 12 year-old 12 years old. That's 29:29 about the age where the start going to because they're hungry. We have a project 29:35 there that's focused children who are orphaned and also disabled. And the individual 29:40 that runs this project himself became more fun at himself, has a disability. And so he 29:46 decided that when he got his degree and when he had the education that he was after 29:51 that, he would start this orphanage and school has about 600 kids. Wow. And I was just 29:56 share with some of the day. I think he's taken more children that he really can handle. But 30:01 he just such a big heart. So the needs are just enormous. It's hard to even know where 30:03 to start with some of these. >> Yeah, I think that's so important. I think that's 30:08 important that we're there right? events are taking place because what I've learned is 30:13 that that's when those who are trafficking these children, they know that's a prime 30:19 moment. You're having all these orphans, all these children. There's a lot of 30:23 chaos. So they swooped up, right? So we need to be there to counter that, which is what 30:26 you guys are doing. And actually in where a partner there says that these kids can 30:32 be perhaps some kids into being blinded and put the bag in in the city. They're not. 30:36 about us. So. >> Talk to us about that. A moment blinded him put to 30:40 bake. That means they purposely put out their eyes. Yeah. And why would they do 30:46 that? And who does right? So that people feel sorry and give the money and they don't 30:51 get any of that money. That all goes to the people that are trafficking them. 30:55 >> Is the people who does does this put top prize? That's my understanding. So I've not 31:00 seen that personally. >> But I've not been into, you know, if Pia just for safety 31:06 reasons but it's a challenge. >> The person who runs the orphanage. You have different 31:12 smell little bit. Can you tell us little bit of the story? His name is sue him on. 31:19 >> he had when he was young, his father passed away. at some point during that time 31:25 they were cutting down a tree and he was sitting watching and they were trying to pull 31:31 the tree in the opposite direction of where people were watching and actually fell on 31:35 him and they thought killed him. But he revived. And from that moment, though, he had 31:41 absolutely no use of one of his his arms. And after that time, the famine was there and 31:52 the mother and and sister, they're very hungry and they sent him to go try to find 31:55 some food while he waited in mind 3rd day heat mind for food he fainted and passed 32:00 out. And so after they brought him back and give him some strength, said, I've got to go 32:07 back for my family. Well, he went back and they passed away. So now he's in or 32:13 disabled orphan another sponsorship organization sponsored him and he went all 32:17 the way through to get a university degree. The government wanted to hire him. 32:22 He said, no, I want to go help orphan, disabled children just like him. Yeah. That is taking 32:26 this journey like I have and help them have a better place. So just a tremendous person. 32:31 We want to have him come over and visit. He's never I don't think he's ever been outside 32:36 of Ethiopia. Dream to come. Just a great story. We talked we were talking about bringing 32:39 one of our partners over who should we bring over? >> We have a special week in 32:44 October with our team called Home Week and we wanted to just spend some time with one 32:46 of our partners and and Jason sitting there in the meeting said he's suing months, 32:52 calling right Haha. So maybe you should. Maybe that's an answer. May So he said he 32:57 doesn't do. It certainly is. Ask about the passport. Also interest. 33:01 >> Yeah, I said do you have a a passport can come pick? Yes. He has passport faster as it 33:05 was a valid for 6 months after October. You know, because you have to have that. Well, 33:10 actually, it expired, but I was just going to get a new one Haha it will make sure you 33:16 get that. He said I will. I will. I'm going tomorrow to get a new passport. So we're 33:20 looking forward to him coming. That's exciting. And we're going to have him at 3ABN. 33:24 >> We hope so. All us and definitely would love that. So we'll do that interview and 33:28 feature story. So you get to meet Suleyman this fall. This coming October. Hopefully 33:33 we'll be able to do a program with him and you get to meet him and hear the stories of 33:37 how God's work in this life. What's incredible to me is that you would think when you 33:40 go through pain when you go through whether it's trafficking or disability or 33:47 famine or all of that, that you would turn bitter. And yet he wants to give back. Do you 33:53 see that? What is the a motion on this kind of goes off of a Reese's question earlier. But 33:58 you said there were so happy the ones that you went to visit yet you would think they 34:05 would withdraw or you would like fight out against other people or be afraid of people. 34:10 So why do you think that is? >> gun was just I think one of the phrases that one of our 34:17 partners said this last year that just is stayed in my mind. She said when you have 34:22 hope you have enough. And it's like they've give been given a glimpse of hope that mean 34:28 their future before them was bleak there. There was no options. They infect many 34:35 Children end up in situations because they don't think there's any other option for 34:37 them to survive. And so when they have a glimmer of hope and realize I can have a 34:43 bright future, there's options. There's opportunities for me. And so many of these 34:47 individuals want to give back. And we just hear that over and over again because of what 34:52 I've been through. I want to help others that are in a similar circumstance that I 34:55 was in. It's just beautiful to see it. >> Yeah, the idea like you 34:59 said, there's no hope for have no other option for me. And I think that, you know, not only 35:03 are physically sexually slit in slate, but emotionally and mentally right. They've been 35:11 held back. And and I think that what I've read is that the their owner has developed 35:17 in them. Dependency on them, right? So they are in every way to pay. And for you to 35:23 give them that kind of and to feel like now I can, he'll not just, you away from that 35:30 situation. But now I have the opportunity to heal emotionally and and be free 35:33 emotionally and mentally. I don't have to be dependent on that. And person that I was 35:36 scared to And we. >> Should just pause and don't want to paint like a perfectly 35:45 rosy picture that every person that you bring out, you know, is immediately change. It's a 35:49 process, right, because they're starting a whole new life. And we just heard the 35:52 testimony of a girl today and she wrote in there sometimes act out. I do bad things. I 35:58 don't know why, but I'm working my way through that. I'm becoming a better person. 36:03 >> It's not all of our when and then even more with that kind trauma. it's like, of 36:11 course. >> It's a process. But when you take someone out of that 36:14 situation like you're talking about where you have no decision-making ability and 36:16 they have freedom now and they're surrounded by people who love and care for them and 36:20 they're learning to trust people learning to share their stories with them. And they're 36:25 being introduced in Jesus. Yeah, he's the ultimate healer. It just makes all the 36:30 difference for these girls. >> Yeah, I think God that he gave us a resilient mind. You 36:36 know, a plastic mine, especially in childhood. You know I was 20 guys how I heard 36:43 how I saw this comparison of physically trauma brain that had experienced physical 36:49 trauma verses of brain that had experienced trauma through this emotional and sexual 36:55 abuse in this kind of thing. So I did the scan and they looked like the same right, 36:58 just, you know, tremendous damage that was done physically, too, this, too, 37:03 that to the brain. And that resiliency means it doesn't have to be stuck that way like 37:09 no, it had the potential of growing and changing being transformed is physiologically 37:15 and it's God's blessing. And I'm so thankful for that at any but especially in 37:17 childhood. Yes, him. It's amazing how he made us. >> We believe in the Ministry 37:23 of Child Impact, we believe in what you all are doing. We're so excited to be able to share 37:27 these projects with you at home so that you can become involved. Who want to talk 37:33 tonight about a special project in Zambia at Riverside Farm Institute. But first, 37:38 let's just put up the website. We're going to do it several times this evening. Child 37:43 impact dot or you can go to child impact on road if you want to become involved. If 37:48 you want to sponsor children, if you want to help in these projects are the projects 37:53 listed as far as all the different ones all over the world that. 37:57 >> Bonser ship by country, OK, you can select which country and yeah, those are available 38:02 right You can go online and and decide to sponsor a child and your sponsors. Well, as of 38:09 2 he open, which is great better not travel to see that. >> That's right. No, Greg and 38:13 I did that and we're so excited. A little girl and a little boy. The newsman from 38:16 field is so this is just near and dear to my heart. I just my heart breaks. You know, the 38:22 thing comes the pain. Think of. I just can't even imagine a child's life is supposed to 38:28 be beautiful and supposed to be seen safe and supposed to be happy and nurturing and 38:35 then to be in a place where you're in slave to You're dependent on the other person 38:39 in your and I just. She says needs to come. But I'm grateful there's organizations 38:47 like you all, you know that reach out and I'm grateful that treatment can partner 38:51 with and help. When this project a new at home. As our viewers, you can step forward 38:55 and say yes, I'm going to stand with child impact. I'm going to help them help rescue 39:02 girl. So and boy, so let's talk about NBA and the 600 project. 39:05 >> We want to show the video may be just as another donation. 39:09 >> I like, yeah, let's do that. So let's hopefully the crew has the video all said. I 39:11 know this is a live program. Let's go to that video here right now. 39:31 >> I used to we in the morning in Noble 5.12. Then go full print. to 04:00PM. Fi I going 39:39 to feel. Yeah, stuff. I'd say long. We will at night. >> no choice. They've got to 39:50 be watching that kids use has and grab as causing after war. There. If we're going to waste 39:56 can say if I stay at home my kids, just anything. >> is a small. 40:02 >> Town that borders Zimbabwe. About one hour from Riverside and one characteristic that 40:07 makes this time unique is the amount of traffic with large checkers. drive-thru for 40:11 important next port. ♪ As we begin to explore the 40:20 area. We recognize a very vulnerable population in these communities. The vulnerable 40:25 group that we discovered was teenage girls. Often they responsibility and the burden 40:30 to take care of their elderly grandparents are the younger siblings rests upon these 40:34 ladies at a very young age. Because basic needs are barely met. Education is not a 40:42 priority. And these girls has a very difficult decisions to make. 40:48 >> I'm not feeling so good to watch my young things not eat. >> Because of not having 40:56 enough money. >> You know, so I'm like can I be a sacrifice? Something like 41:01 ♪ >> know you have trucks coming in and out of the town and you 41:08 know how sometimes is Trump Travis in the of trying to relax? They bake approach 41:13 goes, you know, >> to 10 things for them. And that like looking fine, giving 41:19 because I feel like they're going to give me what I'm looking for. 41:24 >> The moment they get wet and the temple will be able to help out at home. 41:28 >> They would say on subject of us, they will into the trucks to something else that 41:33 the gunman, the semi. >> Some of the game with that that taking I'm not even that 41:39 old age. >> Some of month, 12, 15, 14. >> By providing an education 41:47 for these girls. We hope to intersect before they get high risk age and be able to 41:53 provide them a different hope in different I look up and patients to a very important, 42:03 too, it's meant a lot of people be a whale sit-in things. You know how? 42:09 >> Being into kids don't have a just having an exposure. indication tests highlights 42:14 young minds and I'm like you just become a things. because, you know, that a sit-in skew 42:21 express says it took a lot things. Imagine how you have an indication aims. You've 42:32 come out, Chris own sit and think that the dangers giving yourself to, you big man and 42:38 everything like trust me, you wouldn't really for for reads, because you you've already had 42:42 an You Lance about such things someone next door to the dangers of things. So really 42:47 an indication in this case can really be helpful. It's really helpful say really helpful to 42:57 young education, even when that would no bad he does. He'll 43:02 >> Will become to that. I may inflict I I put food on my table. Yeah. I paid who the 43:08 that they use to annual of the field would do that. What they've been given an What 43:18 outfit things that they can death life in prison when it comes one. So you much and how 43:24 we go get some indication they call back to that community. And be an example to have that 43:32 you'd run out there and be an example today once they become needed, you know, they tried 43:37 by all means tonight to down ones not to go back to truck. relation our dreams for these 43:44 girls is to be able to feed 3rd goals and dreams being fulfilled. 43:48 >> Whether it's to be a faithful mother taking care of their own children. Sunday 43:50 already become a doctor. We want to get an opportunity. ♪ 44:01 We're so thankful to be able to partner with child impact. So that children in 44:05 communities all around can have lives that are mentally physically and spiritually 44:11 fulfilling. This is our passion. And this is what drives our mission. along up 44:18 with King for that boys in survival, man becoming most strongly man. 44:24 >> Now they can focus on achieving that dream. ♪ 44:32 ♪ ♪ >> And that's incredible 44:46 stories. You know, hit me the most was that they're doing it for their younger siblings. 44:51 Yeah, they're saying I'm going to. Prostitute myself. I'm going to hurt my own sacrifice 44:57 myself, sacrifice myself for my brothers and As hard one of most powerful statements 45:04 cannot be a sacrifice. >> So that was And that was in which country again, Sandy, a 45:13 okay. And tell us a little bit about what they're doing there. 45:18 >> Yes, so that you saw the girls and these were clothes. They were out gardening. And 45:22 so they're working in the soil and I shoot some of these girls will get involved 45:28 probably with the soap there's other trades. There's a lot of different trades that 45:31 Riverside offers for these girls to learn. But we begin because we already have a 45:36 school there where we sponsor kids and we we helped build the secondary school. But 45:41 these kids hadn't graduated. Fill that school up yet. And so we learned about these 45:45 girls on the border there we offered to sponsor 25 of them through Operation Child 45:52 Rescue, really, which is a project. Our project that fights human trafficking that 45:57 we would sponsor. 25 of these girls to go to school. And the media request came. Could you 46:03 sponsor 35? And then from there, rented a dormitory and it's like, well, can we build 46:11 a dormitory on campus? So we've God has blessed. We've been able to raise the funds 46:17 to build a dormitory for 100. >> Girls 100 So that was America with the raising of 46:23 the funds for that. Yes, it was such a blessing somebody watching 3 being program So 46:33 they watched about how the impact on 3ABN and said yes, want to sponsor. I want I want 46:37 to be involved at this particular project. So super excited about that. The 46:42 challenge that we're trying to address now and what we'd like to to bring tonight is that we 46:47 want to fill that dorm now with 100 girls that are all at-risk girls. 46:52 >> And so our sponsorship program covers some of that cost, but not all of it. And 46:57 so you these these girls can be sponsor. That's $45 a month for sponsorship. But the 47:03 actual cost for everything that's involved with the rescue project like this is 47:06 $135 per girl. So there's 100 girls and the school year about $100,000 subsidy coming 47:12 from Operation Child Rescue. So maybe somebody wants to cover the whole amount for a 47:16 whole year. But that would be every little bit will help every little bit will help. So 47:20 when you're talking about you're taking at >> risk girls who you're 47:22 talking about them prevention. >> Some prevention, but I'm Jason has some stories that 47:30 we'll incredible that we just got right of some of those 35 girls that are currently in 47:35 the program. And that was kind of our understanding, too, is that these girls were really 47:41 one step away. Maybe they had a sister who was already selling at the truck stop. She 47:47 was getting pulled into that lifestyle. >> But we heard some stories 47:49 just this week. Tragic stories. True stories and I'll share one. they would go 47:59 around the team at Riverside, they would interview people in the local community trying to 48:03 find who kind of fit the profile of the type of girl. We're looking to rescue and 48:09 they would find them like I said, kind of one sept removed. But this girl, they 48:12 found out just recently is kind of telling her whole story. She had an aunt who 48:18 kind of begged her father to take her to come live with her, OK? And I think something 48:22 happened to the mom. We didn't hear all the story there. But the father finally said, OK, 48:26 you can go live with your aunt and the and started trafficking. Her. And so she 48:31 would for sure to go sell at a truck stop. Probably the same truck. Stop there and she 48:37 would have to sell vegetables and then and would also trafficker to the truck 48:41 drivers 4 different type of sex acts there. So this came out. Now there's a counselor 48:49 every side and these started opening up and telling their story. I was trafficked by 48:54 law. And so this is one of the girls who have rescued right now. Another one I just heard 48:57 the story of went to live at an orphanage. She sent a similar situation and dropped 49:04 off an orphanage. And there she kind of being, I think, physically abuse share a very 49:10 hard life, an orphanage when she was complaining to the aunt. So the and took her to 49:15 another orphanage and the orphanage started trafficking. This girl, the orphan of the 49:21 orphanage itself. And so one day workers from Riverside came to the orphanage and 49:26 said, hey, we have a donor in the United States. Child impact has agreed to sponsor a 49:31 certain number of of girls from this community. And they did interviews and to get into 49:36 Riverside. It's a it's a very high level academic school. You have to pass a test to get 49:42 in this era passed the test and she was admitted as one of these 35 girls sponsored by 49:48 child impact and she was rescued from that orphanage where she was being trafficked 49:52 So you think of a place that would be safe for kids to go? I'm safe. People use those. To 49:58 their economic advantage and they use these kids to make money for themself. And so 50:02 those are stories that we just heard that the kids road themself just this week. 50:07 >> Well, and we found out that one was making very unusual Christmas gift request one 50:12 things for babies like diapers and these kind of things and she she wasn't. Yeah, she had 50:17 a child that she would take care of when she went back on school break and this was not 50:22 known until these unusual request are coming for gifts. Again, these are teenagers. 50:27 The majority of children brought that first group of 35 or for Great Satan grades 10 50:32 because there's no government exam during those 2 years. And so they want to give them a 50:36 year of school before then they have to be tested with government exam. So he's in 50:40 the chance to catch up a little bit academically, >> That's incredible. So I'm 50:45 gonna go back to the aunt who trafficked in. Then we can keep going with this. But how 50:48 do you do with that? I'm not even talking for the kids perspective. I'm talking from 50:53 your perspective because you work with us. How do you even forgive? I mean, I'm just 50:59 sitting here boil How could that? So how can you do that here? How do you even 51:05 yourselves work through that? I mean, I'd be angry. >> So at this last example 51:09 Thomas talking about when they went to interview the girls, they found out this year's 51:15 being sexually abused by a family member. And so they took her out of that situation 51:20 and they took her to another family member where she was safe. What the team didn't 51:24 know is that while she was being abused, she got pregnant. And so even after 51:31 they relocated to her her to a safe place, she had the child and then she would sell 51:34 vegetables every day after school to kind of earn extra money to help pay for child 51:38 back home. And so it didn't come out like Tom said until so child impact has 3300 kids 51:47 that we sponsor and people donate every year to a special fund called the Gift Fund 51:51 where every child in our sponsorship program gets a Christmas gift. And we give 51:56 money to the field officers. In this case, we gave it to Riverside a certain amount per 52:00 child and now asked the kids, hey, what would you like for Christmas this year? And so we 52:05 really try to give the kids the opportunity to decide for themselves. You know, they can 52:06 make a little wish list. And that was what her wish list was was toys, you know, baby 52:13 food, things like that. And so that's when they found out. So they tried to intervene, 52:18 trying to get her away from that situation as much as possible. And so that's really 52:22 the response gets interest safe place immediately and then work with them and walk 52:26 with them through that trauma and healing process. So the powerful thing about having 52:32 the storm, a Tory on site is were renting right now and they have to be escorted onto 52:35 campus. >> So there's a little bit of a walk to get on the campus 52:39 and one of the challenges I think of a picture on this. One of 4 children that I met 52:43 that are. Not within walking distance. they're all orphans who their parents passed away. 52:52 And so the grandmothers looking after them, but they're too far to walk to 52:56 Riverside Farm to go to school. We're taking on 100 new students for sponsorship. 53:03 Riverside, they're being processed right now at the primary school and separate 53:08 from the 100. Yeah. This is separate from that. And of course they get they get there 53:12 and they get this education there that were there in the protection opportunity there. 53:15 They're in a safe place, we've been able to provide funding for a couple of buses, child 53:24 impact buses in Zambia. And of course, recess Riverside Farm on the to, of course. now 53:29 these children can actually get safely to the school being picked up in impoverished 53:34 communities. I think Ashley can tell you what it's like in some of those You've been 53:38 there. Yeah. >> I mean, I'll be totally honest. Like I had no idea 53:45 what poverty looks like. You now have grown up in the United States. My whole life. 53:49 I never really lived in any sort situation like that. And then I was in Zambia for 10 53:54 months. So, you know, it's a pretty long time. Definitely pea pod. I have received 53:57 longer than that. And but just like being exposed to like the people living in this village 54:04 is the grass roofs. They all every single one of them grows maize for a living. And then 54:10 every single one of them well go and sell the exact same vegetables at the market 54:16 because they all by from the same farmer. So the all buy tomatoes, all by the green 54:21 beans all by charcoal. And then you go to the market and its all the same thing. 54:28 Everyone still in the exact same thing to make a living so like what me and my like falls 54:33 to missionaries would always try to do is just like pick a vegetable from like each 54:37 person says it all get like a fair chance. You know, even though it probably be easier, 54:41 just get it all at once. So we go to each but I just have to say the whole experience is 54:48 just it was a change like my world view completely and I think one of one of the most 54:56 impactful things is probably thinking about how like all the verses in the Bible. It 54:59 talk about how God has, you know, chosen asked to be his children and then like 55:04 applying that to the contacts of like he has chosen me accounting major from the 55:11 United States. In the same way he's chosen the African Bushman out here who's like 55:16 never left his country and just grows maize. And that's all he knows. And he loves us 55:21 all the same. And chosen follow same It's really cool. That is beautiful. I love 55:26 that. What a wonderful, spiritual lesson to learn from that. That is incredible. 55:31 >> So we just have a couple moments left and we're going to have a break and come back 55:33 for the second hour. So right now you have 35 girls right now in the program. Are they 55:42 all sponsored? >> There's still some available to sponsor. We 55:44 actually have right now on our website, 18 from Zambia. There are a few from a another 55:52 school this nearby. Again, us the context very similar, wherever and that way, this 55:56 was all trafficked or just sitting. There are a lot of orphans in that particular so 56:01 but there are some of the girls there on the site right now. And of course, then 56:05 there's going to be a lot more added as the dormitory gets completed. That's our hope 56:10 that we can see those supported to go there. So. >> So you you're trying to get 56:16 100 is you're to try 100 girls and their yeah. In that, go ahead. I just want longer they 56:21 stay with you. How many Well, the ones will come in again will probably be typically 8th 56:27 grade in 10th grade and so on, they learn a trade. They'll get an education. We hope that 56:32 they can graduate with skills that are living. >> And we've seen this work 56:35 because we were just in India and we have work in a slum there there's a lot of 56:41 prostitution. I mean, I was standing up to rooftop of this in that house prostitution. 56:43 There's prostitution there. All of this. And yet we had a sewing and tailoring program 56:51 that we're offering in the community. And these ladies who are in prostitution will 56:53 come in and learn different skill. And this has been going a couple years ago and our 57:00 cameramen went house to house and met these ladies that now are tailoring and with their 57:05 sewing machines that they were given and is transforming this. This ghetto of the slum 57:11 area. And I walked by and that a young lady who knows enters has gone through with child 57:16 impact. And so it's just exciting to see that it does work. So we know those girls 57:22 coming to Riverside will have a different future once they graduate and you keep them as 57:26 long as it takes, or is it more they're here till they graduate like their senior 57:31 years? >> Yeah, we will hold answer at seconds. We're going to 57:34 hold the answer for that and we'll come back in just a moment. And answer that we 57:38 want to encourage you become involved in helping children around the world will be right 57:43 back into ♪ ♪ |
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