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00:04 [MUSIC] 00:10 >> Welcome back to our to our live program here. We always 00:13 love this time that we can spend with you at home. And 00:16 tonight we're spending it with the Evans family. They are from 00:19 child Impact International. 00:22 We reference this is the start of the first hour. If you're 00:25 just joining us, I'm in just a couple weeks on July, 30th its 00:29 World Day against human trafficking. We're talking 00:33 tonight about sensitive topics. We're talking with doctor Thom 00:36 Evans, who's the CEO of Child Impact International. They 00:40 have, of course, they're involved in sponsorship in 00:42 working with children all over the world. But the focus of 00:45 tonight's program is there specific initiative you can say 00:49 with Operation Child Rescue, which is working with children 00:53 all over the world who are trafficked. We have with us 00:57 Doctor, Tom's beautiful wife, Mara, and one of their 01:01 children, Andrea. And we're just so delighted to have you 01:03 all here. You shared the first hour, a personal story of your 01:08 adoption journey and the death 01:10 of your son just a few months ago. Thank you for being open 01:13 and honest and authentic in sharing that and you're looking 01:17 to adopt again. And I neglected to talk about that the first 01:21 hours. Let's talk just a little bit. 01:23 >> Before we jump back into Operation Child Rescue Tunnel 01:26 about your adoption to initially adopted 2 boys from 01:29 Lafayette. And the older boy, of course, is still with us, 01:32 is very healthy and strong as a superstar soccer player. 01:36 But, you know, as I mentioned, are ahead, one out of 10 01:40 children. And we're not there yet, even though we sponsor 01:44 kids your child impact as well. 01:46 But we kind of came back and said, you know what, we should 01:49 really so much time. We don't we would have already adopted 01:52 again had not Andras been sick. Yeah. So that was already in 01:56 our plan and that consumed all of Mars time. And so once 02:02 things settled a little bit, we recognize that 02:05 we need to get serious about it. We're not getting any 02:08 younger. And if we're going to have the energy to keep up with 02:11 kids, we probably better start soon. Right? So I've asked them 02:15 to fast track things this time 02:17 and we worse. 70 paperwork to adopt 2 girls own Bulgaria. 02:23 >> Yeah. The boys requested sisters. Younger sister to 02:27 Yahoo. Got enough boys in the fans. Yeah, girl. Yeah. And 02:32 that's so do you know the girls that you're adopting or not 02:34 yet? 02:35 >> We've never met them, but and we're not going to be doing 02:38 the hosting process this time. We're going straight with 02:41 adoption agency. We've seen them but we've seen them. 02:44 We have a profile. We see videos. Yeah. So it 15 year-old 02:48 and a 9 year-old. 02:49 >> Are they siblings like the only thing case soon? 02:53 >> So it looks like from the best we can tell that they had 02:57 some stability in their lives up to a certain age and then 02:59 things went wrong. So we don't know yet the full story of what 03:03 happened. But some were looking forward to all come in. 03:07 Welcome, welcoming them to our family hopefully soon so that 03:10 you are kind of project won. 43 on this as well. I know 03:13 that's a hosting programs so that we're using the same 03:15 adoption agency, which is CCA. I can see a s incredible 03:20 people. I think you have to look that up and put children 03:23 with the name. When you put CCA, I am on a searching test, 03:27 but they're an excellent ministry. Our Christian 03:30 ministry 03:31 and the surf quite a number of countries. 03:35 We want to get a sibling group because there are so hard for 03:39 siblings to get adopted together, right in older 03:41 children, older, older sibling groups. And so that's not for 03:44 everybody. But that seems to be something that works. Yes, 03:48 yes. 03:49 >> Yeah. You adopted the siblings, Daniel and Andres. 03:52 And now you're looking at 2 girls. Yeah. The Lord that 03:55 society one looks just like more. Yeah, he thinks yes. 04:03 So what do you think about that? I'm excited down into new 04:05 sisters. 04:07 >> Yeah, I'm really excited. I can't wait to see a lot of 04:09 fun. 04:11 >> That's awesome. Very fun. OK? So driving to school under? 04:15 >> Yeah. Haha. Just graduates. And I'm going to be going to 04:22 college summer. 04:23 >> Drop the lawsuit that the high school and you know, 04:26 the and let me know, mistress school there, whatever. And I 04:29 want to go to my classes because the coaches like just 04:32 across the street. So yeah. And what are you going to be 04:35 taken in college speaking? Economists tree? Yeah. He 04:38 selling your like Pre Med stuff. I want to go to med 04:41 school. Yeah. It's going to be a surgeon. What type of 04:45 surgeon? You know? We're not sure yet. 04:47 >> I'm thinking maybe narrower. General surgeon. Yeah, I I 04:52 really want to do stuff for me. Would you like 04:55 mission trips, you know, and helping people in that way? 04:59 >> That's beautiful. That's a testimony to your parents and 05:02 how they've. 05:04 >> Others first and ministering to the Andrea has been very 05:08 involved in the minister of child impact and the 05:12 I couldn't do events without him. So we'll go to an event 05:15 and Andre and Daniel to will help me. They'll set up the, 05:20 you know, everything and and and or knows how to enter 05:23 active people to come by the booth. So all miss him a a S I 05:28 because school of art. He started his first start. 05:31 Haha. But I I would love having this help whenever you can. 05:34 And he comes in the office and helps sometimes to volunteers. 05:37 >> That's crazy. I love that. I love Family Ministry. You 05:40 know, we have all of the ministry together. 05:42 >> And child impact did something very unusual when 05:44 they invited me to serve their, they provided some funds so 05:48 that my family can travel with me. Sometimes this was on their 05:52 initiative. It was it was quite a blessing. Not a huge amount. 05:56 We spend far beyond that for the family to go with me. 05:59 But it's a token support that is very meaningful. 06:02 >> Yeah, praise the Lord. That's really important. 06:04 Absolutely family's important. So we reference of the 06:07 beginning of the program and first hour, of course to about 06:10 and the start of this hour about July 30 being World Day 06:14 against human trafficking. And you've put together a 06:16 special video. We're going to go and take a look at this 06:19 video now which we want to be played in Turkish is right on 06:23 Sabbath, July. 29, so set up the city for us. What are we 06:26 going to see? 06:27 >> Sure. Last year we raise the funds to build this girls 06:31 dormitory and we began the sponsorship process there at 06:35 the school with these 36 Girls, Zambia, Riverside Institute. 06:39 Yeah. And so this is a this video is an 8 minute video 06:44 because we wanted to build. You need to be shown during the 06:47 worship service without maybe taking over the whole worship 06:49 service as a highlight. But we really think is important to 06:52 draw attention awareness, not only awareness, but also the 06:56 ability to take action to make a difference when it comes to 06:59 human trafficking. So this video shares the stories of a 07:02 couple of the girls that have been involved in human 07:05 trafficking. 07:06 And we have tried to put it together in a way where it is 07:10 appropriate as possible to be able to show to a mix, 07:14 generation audience and a local church. So after the video 07:17 shows we will have a slide that will come up. That will give a 07:21 exclusive phone number, either text or call if you would like 07:26 to have that video. 07:27 Additionally, we have a special magazine that we produce that 07:30 highlights all of our projects done at least shows where 07:34 they're out on the map and stories from many of them that 07:38 can be handed out to church members. And there's a donation 07:42 of Lope right in the middle. Don't miss that part because we 07:46 want to make a difference in this area. So anyway, hope you 07:49 enjoy the video and it will be available to be shared. 07:52 >> So the number at the end before we go to the video, 07:54 the number at the end, if they call that number than they can 07:57 get this video to download to share in their church, we will 08:00 provide that. And we want to develop a relationship with 08:02 those individuals that want to do this because we have 08:04 actually a 5 minute video. 08:07 >> Every month for a local church to share and that we 08:10 were blessed with a videographer. This just 08:12 incredible new knows how to tell a story. And anyway, 08:16 we don't make appeals in those 5 minute videos. We want them 08:20 just to be more an awareness story. But this July 30, 08:24 we make a definite making appeal because we wanted this 08:27 is our time of year 08:28 to raise funds for operation Child Rescue to know that we 08:31 can continue the projects we currently have and we can grow 08:35 and add new projects. Yes. And so this is a time of year 08:38 where we make that focus. 08:39 >> And the number at the end will also be able to get the 08:42 magazine's yes, okay. That's for the magazine's Internet. 08:45 All right. So let's take a look at that right now. 08:47 [MUSIC] 08:50 >> Hi, my name. And they're really insecure. And so I know 08:54 world through its first 2 workers in the state in less 08:57 stressed than buying it. 08:59 And I crank you got down me more. Now they face unknown or 09:04 hacked. 09:05 >> Hi, my name is yeah. I'm 12 years old. I'm glad that child 09:08 and that helps girls my age to school instead of being job 09:12 rates. I mean, I'm just a kid. I went to school in point. 09:15 My friends not be John's wife. 09:17 >> Hi, my name is online. I'm 13 years old. I never have 09:21 to worry about what I'm going to be. There's always plenty. 09:25 Some girls my age. 09:26 >> Some felt the truck drivers to provide food for their 09:29 younger siblings. 09:30 >> I'm so happy that child, in fact, rescues these girls so 09:33 they don't have to make that terrible decision. 09:36 Hi, my name is lethal. I'm 15 years old. I don't think that 09:39 kids my age should already have wanted to baby. I still depend 09:42 on my parents. I'm not right to the one. I'm glad to have an 09:45 impact. Gives girls my age other options for their life. 09:49 >> Hi, my name is Andrea. I'm 17 years old. I went to 09:52 anyone working in the sex industry that is under 18 years 09:55 of age is considered to be traffic. 09:57 I choose to say no to the dark and I don't want to fund the 10:00 exploitation of girls do my act. 10:04 >> My name is Genesis. I'm 17 years old and just graduated 10:08 from high school. 10:10 My parents sacrificed for me to go to Christian school. 10:13 The many children have no one to help. 10:16 >> Their sponsorship, 10:18 many girls rescued by child impact can also chase their 10:21 dreams through education. 10:23 [MUSIC] 10:28 >> Some people find it easy, too, right? I like to use a 10:32 viable way to tell you what they've been going through. 10:36 And I would be seemed like 5, 6, people as this challenge. 10:42 >> Telling me how she's feeling what she's going. 10:47 I have one, too. 10:50 >> She's to stay with the pardons come I'm going 10:52 depressed in the process of getting the best time requested 10:57 to have it take help her. But had he would request that 11:00 she should go to the right side to so veggies but to my toes so 11:05 that we can have something to eat. 11:07 >> And she would do this week. Cousin, the cousin's that 11:11 introducing her to a truck driver was and 11:14 >> why she thought it was just suffering the thing. But 11:17 eventually she going to put into the U.S. being there 11:20 because it would even threaten have to see if you don't see 11:23 that this price and what I'm going to do to you, Mary, 11:27 because this bill was good. 11:30 She started doing that and she would sleep with these people. 11:35 >> She talked to her mom home and being believe I should talk 11:38 to a close. 11:39 >> I'm goes said didn't believe her. So she decided to tell 11:43 someone knows who she was going to hear that. And that was 11:47 someone from my school. 11:49 >> So when she came to or fees, she broke down and she was 11:53 crying and she said she doesn't feel like she should be in 11:57 school because what's been happening to time. 12:01 And 12:03 >> what I did was a child who didn't want to to go through or 12:09 that. 12:10 >> But because she was stand as some ways you and needed help. 12:16 Yeah, she 12:18 we got engaged into those caves. 12:21 [MUSIC] 12:24 So a few days ago I received a letter from one of the goes on 12:29 child compacts once a ship. 12:32 She wrote about how her mom was so much money and how mom was 12:36 going to get her estate and then on shock wanted to take. 12:40 We had to adjust to come up the quest for this, knowing that 12:43 she was heavy going maybe exchange those cows and become 12:48 the reach of these 2 goes. But the mom didn't like that. 12:53 One of the other goes here and sponsorship program almost 12:57 experience to that. So has stepmom to current cows and 13:03 some money and what it had to get married to 40 on Landis is 13:07 someone was 14. But this will run only because she was going 13:11 through so much at home. She was beaten by a stepmom 13:15 every single day. She has bruises on her back. She looks 13:19 like she's lost so much weight from everything she's going to. 13:23 She looks like she's actually seek at this point. 13:28 The stories I get to hear her. I mean the site. 13:33 Yeah, most of these goes to Indy. So what Pete, 13:38 [MUSIC] 13:43 [MUSIC] 13:47 like, why? Why should someone gets you don't have to suffer 13:51 this much. 13:52 [MUSIC] 13:58 >> So we as child impact went back to this mom who was only 14:02 this big debt and who work for 4 hours in a day just to get 14:07 tool has said little to ease trade war note to clients 14:12 and we surprised her with a bicycle and also money. 14:18 She she was very emotional about it. She cried and she's 14:23 very grateful. 14:25 I had to to hear the school as well. Shes had testimony miles 14:29 to raise tending, then watch challenging part didn't and how 14:34 much it's actually going to change their lives. 14:37 >> As a go, I need to queue to a skill is a very whether it's 14:41 easy to you. 14:42 We we face the danger as out the way 14:46 we use banks today and yet for us, it is very safe to eat and 14:52 no, do food stamp food, Greenwood, ducking everything, 14:55 even giving way to move on. My cheeks, 14:58 [MUSIC] 15:03 in fact, is a very great organizations is helping a lot 15:06 of people at that. And I feel they 15:09 yes, and by going because and then of today's lives, I'm not 15:13 going to change any my Jesus still here right now. I feel in 15:17 a year an angel. 15:20 I want to say thank you. Mice points out. I love you. 15:24 Thank you. Still think you're funny? 15:27 You mean a lot to my life. He had to place in my heart. 15:30 I'm really thankful. 15:32 >> Green's friends, I would like to invite you to become 15:35 part of the rescue party. This is a meaningful way that 15:39 you can be involved directly in the fight against human 15:43 trafficking 15:44 several years ago. Child impact. 15:46 >> Initiated a project entitled Operation Child Rescue. This is 15:51 where we focus specifically on those children that are the 15:54 most vulnerable and have been a slave by the evils of human 15:57 trafficking. We would now like to invite you to become part of 16:01 the rescue party by giving a monthly donation 2 Operation 16:05 Child Rescue. When you do this, you receive exclusive updates 16:09 and you'll know when the rescue party is on the move. 16:14 You can donate by going to a child impact, Dot org, select 16:17 Operation Child Rescue and then make your monthly donation or 16:21 you can call our office at 4 to 3, 910-0667. Thank you for 16:28 standing together with child impact to fight against human 16:32 trafficking. 16:34 [MUSIC] 16:38 [MUSIC] 16:43 [MUSIC] 16:48 >> That's an incredible video. The girl was so precious. 16:51 She said look at me in her home to their side. Healthy or yeah 16:56 and tragic stories of them. Just heartbreaking. Yeah, 17:01 who's yeah. You know, sometimes I love the sheltered life. 17:04 He just, you know, you're in your community and your in your 17:08 church here where there's need your where there's poverty. 17:12 But to think about people being sold and can being trafficked 17:16 and being fed forced into things like that. And this 17:19 happens daily, hourly all around the world. 17:21 >> So we have if someone would like to show this video, 17:24 their local church, we have a slide that we could put up. 17:26 Now. 17:27 It's a special designated phone number. They're 4 to 3 to 5, 17:31 0, 17:32 4, 9, 8, 2, that is directly to request this video. And we also 17:38 have a magazine that highlights or other projects that will 17:42 come with that enough for you. 17:44 >> Everyone in the church to get what? Let's give the number 17:46 one more time for those on radio. 4 to 3, 250-4982. 17:54 So you can call or text that fact to that number right now 17:58 and say I want to show that video at my local church on 18:02 July. 29 or I want to get the magazine and use of the 18:07 magazine to churches to making sure that will send 50 a 10200 18:11 have or many magazines are needed. 18:13 >> Our goal is to have 200 churches show the video this 18:16 year, I think or somewhere around one 60 right now. 18:19 So maybe this program will push us to the 100. Oh, yeah, 18:22 it's a goal we have for this year. So that would be great. 18:25 And we just want to keep getting the word out. 18:27 >> Yes, absolutely. We'll talk to us. I think you have a 18:29 little more of the story of one of the girls and with that. 18:32 >> Bike for the mom said yes. So let's let's go to that 18:35 picture of of Sharon. 18:37 This is her mom are receiving a bicycle. This is a call to 18:42 Buffalo bike. It is very sturdy. But the mom was 18:47 actually this debt that's talked about. The video was 18:49 something that the dad is responsible for. And when the 18:55 mom was unwilling to sell the girls to pay the debt, the Dow 18:59 took off. 19:00 And so the large loan sharks came after the mom because they 19:03 know where she lives. And so they gave her 2 options either. 19:07 You give us both of your daughters. They one of the 19:10 younger daughter now to give us both of them. And of course, 19:14 they're going to traffic them and sell them and so on or 19:17 we're going to put you in jail. So neither option and Sharon 19:20 was just distraught about this because you're she's in school. 19:24 She's having the 19:25 a better path to a better life for herself. But her family is 19:28 just about ready to fall to pieces. I'm more than it 19:31 already had, right? 19:33 So we decided to check out the story that Cher and that Cher 19:38 and told Amanda was the lady in the video. And I it's it was 19:44 actually the truth. This was really what happened. And so we 19:48 provided the bicycle. So the mom doesn't have to walk 2 19:50 hours to work. She can get their 2025 minutes instead to 19:54 oh, yeah. And it's a road that can be navigated the bicycle. 19:58 So that part was important to check out too. Yeah. And so 20:02 that will give her more time to earn money to support the 20:04 family. And we also gave or the funds to pay off the debt 20:09 that's owed. It was about $411. Their lives were falling to 20:13 pieces because of $411. And so we didn't want her to be 20:17 tempted for that money to go somewhere else 20:19 and so are pulled that somebody said, no, this is for you. 20:22 This is, you know, for you guys to eat and to take care of the 20:25 family. So, you know, just 20:28 it's heartbreaking to see how so little can cause such chaos. 20:32 They would have to work their whole lives to pay this dad and 20:36 never be able to get out of thunder. 20:38 >> I just can't believe that $411 and they were going to 20:41 sow. 20:43 >> The girl the girl said they would have made more money than 20:44 that if they take rivals are. And so they hope that she would 20:49 go that route. Instead of putting her in jail, we're even 20:52 painted that they would prefer to take the group's one of the 20:55 girls. So the debt kept the girl safe, her sister's 13 21:00 and walks 3 hours to school. So we're told that on these 21:03 bikes, the fit 3 or 4 people really. So the daughter will 21:07 get at least to 2 hours or walk will be cut down. Yes, but 21:10 right on the bike. 21:12 >> That's incredible. Yeah. You know, one of the things I 21:14 like about child impact is that you take time to I call it vet 21:18 the stories. I don't know what you call it, but sure you check 21:21 out this story or check out. Can it actually can bike take 21:24 that route? Yeah, it's so important because E U I as a 21:28 donor as a sponsor, you want to make sure that what you're 21:31 donating toward the organization is not just being 21:34 taken advantage of, you know, so using wisdom and common 21:38 sense praying about his decision. So I applaud that. 21:42 Good for you. Yeah. 21:43 >> It's important, too. Because the temptation for funds to go 21:47 somewhere else is great. 21:49 >> Yeah, yeah. Let's talk about some of the other projects and 21:52 I know we'll come back here to Zambian Riverside Farm is to do 21:55 because that is the specific focus of our talk tonight. 21:57 But let's talk about some of the other projects said 22:00 Operation Child Rescue is involved in specifically 22:02 helping maturity. 22:04 >> We currently have 16 projects in 12 countries. 22:07 And as you mentioned earlier, we're leading in this of fight 22:10 against human trafficking in the evidence church. 22:12 Absolutely. We have 5 requests currently of other projects 22:17 that we would like to start, but we can't neglect the ones 22:21 that we've already started. And so that's why we started 22:24 this rescue party initiative 22:26 where people actually give monthly because that helps us 22:29 get stability with the projects where he have to know how much 22:32 we can expand. In September. We open up project number 17. 22:38 >> And Mars on country has the yeah. Yeah. 22:42 >> So Brazil has something called the velezmore. I don't 22:45 know if you can share what is a fella for those that may not 22:48 know. 22:49 >> It's a very poor neighborhood where people will 22:55 build houses, however, in just that bricks together and top of 22:59 each other in. 23:01 >> It's like this little slumps. Yeah. And the Velez. 23:06 How safe are they? 23:07 >> They're not. That's where drug dealers are. That's where 23:10 a cart housing drug cartels live in them. It's were zone a 23:16 lot of times they're shooting in, you know, in a lot of dogs, 23:21 a lot of homelessness in that place with kids living in the 23:25 street in holes that they find little in their places. 23:30 Yeah, it can be a very stressful to live in a place 23:35 like that. Besides the stress of, you know, I'm trying to 23:38 make a living, trying to feed your children and then being 23:42 careful for the danger around you. It is Sam. So it's it's 23:46 sad. It's a prime place to be trafficked. 23:49 >> Yes, I absolutely refuse to take it through. So soles. 23:54 We found a very interesting partnership there. 23:58 There was a church and center of influence that had been 24:01 built and Ted Wilson dedicated the center of influence 24:05 but has not been used. Nothing had been opened up. And so 24:09 that's been built and sitting there for a couple of years. 24:11 And there's some pressure that's coming like something to 24:14 happen with this facility. And so 24:17 after Brazil actually is a partner with us on this project 24:21 and they handed us this building and said, you guys go 24:24 for it. And so we're we're actually open up child impact, 24:27 Brazil. This will be our first project there and it will be an 24:31 after-school program. Kids go to school 2 different times a 24:34 day. So the kids go to school the morning, 24:37 get the after school program the afternoon those ago school 24:39 in the afternoon come the morning. So be used all day 24:41 long. And so that's a brand new project right on the edge of 24:44 the FA Villa's elementary age or high school age. It's it's 24:48 more the element rummage. Yeah, so but this will is right 24:51 on right on the edge of the fellow eye had that smart 24:54 because she heard we're starting a project with of 24:56 Ellis and she's like, that's let's say whoever is running 24:59 the project is going to die. And I mean, she was like talk 25:03 of the people that, you know, you need to check this out 25:06 because some for bell, as you can go, when you, you know, 25:09 sometimes ups take people in the wrong. 25:11 >> Right got, you know, and they don't come out. 25:15 >> It can be very, very there's experiences where I come in. 25:18 And just they just shoot the children. This, you know, 25:21 and we've heard stories like this so 25:23 are look to the map with me and where you will go down and 25:26 check it out as well. But obviously a center of influence 25:29 was built there. So it's felt that this is a place that's 25:32 safe. But you can get to us on the edge so you can safely 25:35 arrive there. But the kids from the veliko come and be able to 25:38 go 25:39 >> there. So they go to school. The kids in the favela. They're 25:41 able to go to school. Yes, Brazil, this have public 25:45 schools everywhere. You know, it's not the safest or the 25:48 bass. So in many places, 25:50 but they do they they they have schools everywhere. So this is 25:55 an initial project I would say from. 25:57 >> Having been married to a Brazilian and knowing about the 26:01 velezand having been there from the time I arrived, child 26:04 impact. So we need to project in Brazil and so 26:07 adjacent on our team. I I share that with him and he's been 26:10 looking and looking in checking things out is like I found one. 26:14 This is an excellent one. And it's actually someone who 26:16 is on our team that works in sponsorship. She worked with 26:20 the young lady in Cambodia, who is Brazilian and who wanted to 26:24 open up in Brazil, this type of a ministry. And so that's where 26:27 the partnership came all price the law. So God put a lot of 26:30 pieces together for that project happen. So that Spurs 26:33 ill 26:35 I visited recently, the Philippines and I know we have 26:38 some videos that we're sharing on 3ABN about those 26:40 experiences, but 26:42 a real challenge there with child brights and 26:46 parents want girls so that they can actually get the dowry. 26:50 Oh, so that's where trafficking comes in because it's actually 26:54 to get the dowry for these girls 26:56 that they that they push that age younger and younger. 26:59 What changed are the 12 year-old so of year-old girls 27:02 getting married? So there's one girl that I met interesting a 27:09 connection because 27:10 she sent a video to me on Facebook through Messenger 27:14 and she said, please look at the video and it was actually 27:16 arriving on the helicopter because these are mountainous 27:19 villages. I would pass out if I tried to claim Yahoo. So they 27:23 would have to bring me out on the helicopter. But she said a 27:26 video of of welcoming me to the her to her school and her to 27:30 her village where she lives. And the interesting thing the 27:33 helicopter comes in and it just blows all that welcome signs. 27:36 Yeah, they're all looking proper in the just destroys it. 27:40 So I got to see it from her perspective, which was very 27:43 interesting. But she said, I hope that you come to sponsor 27:47 us. And in the message she sent me and I said, yes, we will 27:49 sponsor you. 27:51 And then I send a picture to Jasper on our team who lives in 27:54 the Philippines and who started these jungle schools. And so we 27:58 want to sponsor this girl what she's available, the 28:00 sponsorship program, our family wants to sponsor her this. 28:04 Tom, I got this photo and I had to look twice because this 28:08 girl's mayor was married at 12 years old. 28:11 And so she's already child bride emotions already. Mary 28:15 chain out is reaching out to new sponsor me. She says I want 28:18 to be a nurse. I said I message are back in said, I understand 28:22 that you're already married. She she said, yes, I'm so 28:25 younger 28:27 and I'm so sad because I want to go to school. I want to be a 28:30 nurse. 28:32 And so she's continued to friendship with Morrow night, 28:34 both through social media 28:36 and that will have a video call with her one day. And and just 28:39 keep that friendship going, because I think it gives her a 28:41 little bit of hope. We don't know how much we can do to help 28:44 her at this point. Just what I was going to ask what I want to 28:48 handle. Yeah, a mess that complicated and we don't want 28:51 to go in and mess up cultural things in a way that says 28:56 helping keep us from helping her younger siblings or other 28:59 kids. 29:00 But we have all these kids are sponsorship program now and 29:05 there are still some kids from the Philippines available to 29:07 sponsor on our website. But it started as an operation child 29:10 Rescue project. And that's the interesting thing because we 29:14 have such a broad education program globally. It's worked 29:20 very well to sometimes start with rescue and the movement 29:23 into sponsorship, which helps us then be able to rescue more. 29:28 >> So this is going hand in glove. I mean, the 2, it's the 29:32 ideal marriage education, which helps a lot of patients 29:35 sponsorship risk. You can just go hand in. Yeah, yeah. 29:38 >> And then of course, of a secret project that you know 29:40 about. But I can't she can share it on air. 29:44 This is our most dangerous project. The people who are 29:47 running it are among a very small number. I don't know if 29:52 it's 2 hands 29:54 or maybe a few more, but not much of 7th Avenue even are in 29:59 this country. So this is a very closed country, very close 30:04 country. This is a family 30:06 and it's very tricky to get money there. We found in the 30:11 rounds. We're now actually probably having to send money 30:15 with that wind around got closed down. And so now we're 30:18 exploring city money through Italy to somebody who's from 30:21 that country so they can send that money on to their country. 30:25 And because there are a citizen, it won't be picked up. 30:28 And so these are very sensitive issues. A cell phone is already 30:31 been confiscated and nothing was found to incriminate the 30:34 family at this point. But 30:36 these are girls. She objective there with that. Yes, this a 30:39 rescue centre. These are girls that are for sale by their 30:41 families and may not be their biological parents and maybe a 30:45 relative that even doesn't want them around. And he's putting 30:49 them out on the street, the bag. 30:51 And they're very, very volatile. The youngest girl 30:53 we've rescued there 6 years old 30:55 and they're sold into prostitution. They're sold 30:57 under the soil, becomes part of their parents to part of a 31:00 harem. So they may put them as a house servant until they're a 31:04 little bit older. 31:05 But yeah, they're being sold for pieces fan. Yeah, no, 31:09 it's it's just 31:11 this is a project I would love to see in person. It's been 31:14 well that did. But we cannot safely go into that country. 31:18 Yeah, we're we'll lose our lives. Go in there. And those 31:21 that are doing this project at risk of losing their lives. 31:24 >> So how did they even find out about the girls? How did 31:27 they find out about it? 31:28 >> Word of mouth, OK? No word of mouth. They they hear about 31:31 in the check it out and we received the story and say this 31:34 is the story. Is this this one fit the profile of 31:38 we had a mom actually baking us to take her child? She said 31:41 this is all and only chance. My my child has a few taker and 31:45 I'm willing to say goodbye forever. 31:47 Do what's best for my kids. Her husband was killed in this 31:52 country 31:55 murdered. Yeah. 31:56 That's really serious. Yeah. That's a tough one. If you come 32:01 by the child Impact Booth at an event that we go to, 32:04 we will share with you what country that is and can get 32:06 more details right now. We just can't put it in publication or 32:10 on air. 32:11 >> Is there a certain dollar amount that needs to be paid to 32:13 rescue a child or is it different? A little expensive 32:16 there? 32:17 >> Some of that some country. The average price of a slave. 32:19 Today's $90.90. $1. Yeah. That's average across the the 32:24 world. 32:26 I just can't even imagine the worst. 32:28 Yeah. The life. 90 $1. The children. This country are more 32:34 around $2000. Oh, wow. So it's a little pricier there. So is 32:38 this project. I know you can't disclose information, but is it 32:41 on the Web site like you can sponsor for a closed country or 32:44 its not even listed the ways we have it on the map as Secret 32:48 Project. Okay. On the mound, all of our projects fall under 32:51 operation Child Rescue. 32:53 >> So if you give to operation Child Rescue, you're giving to 32:56 this project and giving to any number of projects. Almost 17 33:01 projects that at addresses child impact dot org. Child 33:06 impact Dot org. You just go online and you can donate to 33:10 Operation Child Rescue or you can call and donate that way. 33:13 The number is 4 to 3, 9, 1, 0, 0, 6, 6, 7, That's 33:20 423-910-0667. Do we have time to talk about Columbia little 33:26 bit? Because last year and you're here, you talk a little 33:27 bit about the project. 33:29 >> So 2 of our team members, one that speak Spanish, 33:32 fortunately went to Colombia. There's parts of Columbia that 33:35 are extremely dangerous. In fact, right now, there's a 33:38 movie that's getting a lot of focus called Sound of Freedom. 33:43 And that is based out of a rescue that took place, taking 33:46 down a lot of individuals that were 33:49 involved in selling girls and they were able to rescue 150 33:54 girls and that initiative that's highlighted in this 33:57 movie. But that took place in Colombia. 34:00 And so we are there are ready. We have a project in the Amazon 34:05 jungles 34:06 and that is a place where 34:10 close to 90% of the girls end up abuse or involved in 34:15 prostitution some way. 34:17 Why do we call prostitution trafficking? 34:21 Any girl is, as Andrea mentioned in the video that's 34:25 under 18 years of age 34:27 is considered to be trafficked. Absolutely. And so these are 34:30 children. They actually 34:32 rescued 4 children. One of them was a boy, one or 2. I wasn't 34:38 on the strip, but they flew out with these kids. Yeah, that 34:42 work in the history, a difficult situation. And so 34:46 they're going to be able to continue their education and 34:49 begin to heal emotionally and a safe place. And so we want to 34:53 build a safe house in the jungles and then a dormitory 34:58 for the kids. I'm in a different location where they 35:02 can pursue their their education and come to know 35:06 Jesus annual emotionally. So all that's very important. 35:11 The projects, a little complex to explain on video. So we 35:13 couldn't make it really work in the 8 minute video. But it's in 35:17 our magazine highlighted if if people get our magazine and 35:21 that's our big project for this year, all so we are raising 35:25 funds like we did for Riverside Farm last year for the Girls 35:28 dormitory. This is our big project this year. So we're 35:30 needing a little more than a couple $100,000 35:33 to do all of what we want to do there. But it's something we 35:35 can do in stages. So this is something for maybe a large 35:39 donor to consider participate, which is very carefully every 35:42 year, 35:43 a project that involves some need infrastructure wise. 35:46 Yeah. And so this is our project for this year. 35:49 >> So can someone donate to Operation Child Rescue is going 35:52 to go to that or know they need to specifically? How did they 35:55 differentiate want this to go for the project in Colombia? 35:57 If it's a large donation, please contact us and let us 36:01 know specifically for Colombia. 36:03 >> We have a building fund that we are creating for that. 36:07 We may end up having to pull some funds from operations, 36:10 child rescue because we're committed. We want this to 36:12 happen in many. So it's not it's not doesn't preclude that 36:16 that might happen. But yeah, that's that's our goal. Very 36:20 interesting project because they just need the funds to get 36:23 us started. This is not one that has ongoing operational. 36:27 They have some businesses that they started in Colombia 36:30 confronted on a day-to-day basis. It's just they don't 36:33 have the funds to to put the infrastructure in place. 36:35 So that's really cool. That is to get this up and running and 36:38 it will be sauce south-south self-sustaining on its own. 36:41 A lot of that. No, that would be. And we work toward that 36:43 with all our projects. I mean, in India, this started a 36:46 bakery, the girl's that have been rescued or running a 36:49 bakery and a soap making business. And so, yeah, we 36:54 really try to give them skills as well as that. Help the 36:57 project's be self-sustaining. 36:59 >> Were you starting sewing machine sewing machine project 37:02 was tailoring or something like that. That was a project and 37:04 say we have we have a couple. Those in Zambia do. This is for 37:07 girls that 37:08 >> have been out of school so long that they can can cannot 37:12 pass the exam. 37:13 Part of the attraction of Riverside Farm is the high 37:17 level of education. They had 2000 teachers apply for 13 37:21 positions walk. So they have the best of the best and they 37:24 can see Andre can tell. Yeah, haha, when these teachers 37:28 saying for church, I mean, the kids are like, oh, 37:31 I mean, it just went on and on. They loved it. But so they have 37:34 been very high quality education, but they need to 37:36 keep the standard high in terms of getting into the school 37:38 rival. Some of these girls have been out of prostitution, 37:41 haven't studied for a while, and they may have lost some of 37:44 those academic skills. So we're bringing them in its starting 37:47 this month. Our first set of 10 girls may be coming into a 37:51 tailoring programming tailoring and tutoring program is what I 37:54 like to call it because they're getting 200 to pass the exam 37:58 room. And if they don't pass, they at least have tailoring 38:01 skills that they can go in her living a different way. So and 38:05 we're looking at maybe a school that's nearby. That doesn't 38:08 have that same standard for, you know, for those in the 38:10 academic year that can still be able to go to school. And 38:13 that's the hope that, yeah, that's power. And we have a 38:16 tailored program, other places to sew and of Isaac Slum in 38:20 India, where prostitution just broad daylight happening there 38:26 for the prostitutes. We offer this tailoring program. Wow. 38:30 >> To him, it's an incredible ministry to me, the Ministry of 38:33 child impact and specifically operation child rescues, 38:35 the hands and feet of Jesus, you know, reaching out 38:37 ministering to those who are in need and helping them. What 38:41 incredible ministry at 3ABN we stand with and support child 38:45 impact in every way that we can. And we know you do at home 38:47 as well. We've never tell you what to do with your funds 38:50 because only God knows that. But you just go before the Lord 38:52 and say, is this a project I should be involved in. And if 38:55 the Lord tells you, yes, then we encourage you to be involved 38:59 in that. We have a few more pictures, I think in some 39:01 duties. I don't know if you want to. 39:03 >> Yeah, let's go and show the the bus. Well, first of all, 39:07 there's a photo Martin. I walking with the kids to 39:09 school. Well, there's the bus or the Baha Al Impact on the 39:13 back. Their donors through child impact funded a bus. 39:16 Yeah, I think there's another couple photos here we can just 39:19 show there. We are walking to school. So prior to the bus, 39:23 there's a long road from the highway into Riverside Farm is 39:27 located and the school is only available to the kids that 39:31 could walk there. Yeah. And so this is the bus now that has 39:35 been purchased by child impact to be able to go over the pick 39:39 up the kids go out. And yeah. And so the school initially had 39:44 capacity for 360 a primary age students. 39:48 So elementary age, right? 39:50 And we've been able to add more buildings again through dormant 39:55 donor supporting that. And now the capacities up to 720 kids, 39:59 but they're adding slowly over time. But there's so much 40:03 poverty in the surrounding communities 40:05 that there would be no way these kids can walk to school, 40:08 right? It would be too dangerous too far, but the bus 40:11 can go out and bring them in. And so but those kids, a lot of 40:15 them already walked 2 hours into the you get the bus stop. 40:19 Yeah, 40:20 through that through the countryside yet not alone. 40:23 >> Right. It's just that they can walk to the rest of the 40:27 walk in the 40:29 so there still was shown a lot so much that he had that you're 40:31 picking up on the bus have already walked to the but a lot 40:34 of them that, yes. 40:36 >> Why? Yes. So they want an education. And these kids are 40:39 available at our sponsorship program 40:41 on our website, Thereunder, Zambia. And so there's a lot of 40:46 kids on there from the riverside school as well as 40:49 from anchor. And I want to show a couple pictures. Yeah, 40:52 very quickly. This is another school we support and Zambia. 40:55 I think here we have pulling a tooth for the first. 41:00 >> I knew that too. Yeah, him a thing. 41:05 >> And Anderson, his hands were shaking. But yeah, the shake to 41:07 pull the to the Yahoo. Why was I was really nervous. Yeah. 41:13 >> This is a little practice for us. Futures surge, right? 41:15 Yeah. Haha. 41:17 >> And the boy even like to still afterwards. So, yeah, 41:20 this is a boy that came in to be sponsored. We were there 41:24 when they had kind of open enrollment trusting that child 41:29 impact is going to find sponsors for these kids. 41:31 So we have, again, these kids up on our so many of these are 41:35 orphans. And you see the parent has come such a long distance 41:38 walking and and actually many times it's not the parents only 41:42 parent has passed away or both parents have passed away. 41:45 And it's a relative 41:46 who is graciously taken this child them but does not have 41:49 the resources to feed them or to pay for the school. So they 41:54 show up at the school anchor that we support and say, 41:57 please, can you put because kids there when we think 41:59 dormitory here, we think high school, right? When you think 42:02 dormitory in the countries were working in its from any age, 42:06 kids don't have parents they wanted or that they're not an 42:08 orphan is but they're in a door and they may be able to go back 42:11 and visit relatives during the break. But the relative can't 42:14 afford to take care of the room. 42:16 >> Meanwhile, has tremendous need. We have a video. I know 42:20 we're running out of time. The second R let's go to the 42:22 video to set it up for us. First, what are we going to see 42:24 that the state? So this video is of thee. 42:27 >> Riverside Farm primary school and it really focuses on 42:30 sponsorship. So we just that's the core of what an impact 42:33 involved with. And if we can rescue these kids when they're 42:36 young in particular, Nomar has a huge passion. If we can train 42:40 young men, how did protect young lady? And I'm so if we 42:45 can start young, then they can avoid all of this trauma. 42:49 Now we know God, you know, nothing is wasted with gotten 42:52 through this pain. God will use these girls and powerful ways. 42:56 But how much better if we can protect them from the prevent 42:59 and what's yeah. So that's that's their sponsorship. 43:03 And these kids are from very poor communities. But we wanted 43:06 to see some of the younger kids and what they're up to. 43:09 Absolutely. Thank you. Let's go to that right now. 43:11 [MUSIC] 43:14 >> Riverside Farm is an ideal location is right on the cut 43:18 for the river. There's a man is growing here. It is an oasis. 43:23 But all around surrounding Riverside Farm. 43:26 >> Is abject poverty. You go to these villages and you see 43:30 people gather around a water pump to to get water to be able 43:34 to carry for miles sometimes so they can simply have water to 43:38 drink. You recognize that there's food scarcity, just 43:41 extreme poverty surrounding all around Riverside. But there's a 43:45 commitment here to make a difference to transform these 43:49 communities. And much of that is done through education. 43:53 And that's why the schools being located here on this 43:56 campus in this oasis are so important to the surrounding 44:00 community. 44:01 [MUSIC] 44:07 The challenge is gaining access to the amazing education that 44:11 is available, riverside, 44:13 because only the students there within walking distance could 44:17 actually attend here. 44:18 And so as we begin to assess this challenge, we recognize 44:22 the importance of being able to provide transportation for 44:27 children to be able to attend school here. 44:30 >> So we partner with child impact on the school bus. 44:33 It's it's 38 people. And it's really great because we have a 44:37 community that's that's about 30 minutes away where children 44:40 are still walking more than 2 hours to come to get on the bus 44:44 and get here. If they were to do that without a buses would 44:47 be out of reach for them completely. It's a community 44:49 that's very underserved for education. Many of the kids 44:52 having really no education opportunity at all. 44:55 [MUSIC] 44:57 >> As I visited the surrounding villages around Riverside Farm 45:02 is very clear that walking from those locations is not a 45:06 possibility. And yet it's only 15 minute bus, right? 45:10 >> Trying to walk the distance, the heat, the busy roads, 45:14 the vulnerabilities that children have all of these 45:16 things. I make it impossible for them to have that as an 45:20 option. But when we can pick them up at a bus stop and they 45:24 can, I rode a bus going to school. And and so when when we 45:27 have that option available for them, all of a sudden the 45:30 possibilities open up in terms of children that have access to 45:35 the school. 45:37 >> Yes, almost the kids that we deal with it coming from the 45:39 community with the bus would either be ending their life 45:44 out, cutting charcoal in the Bush, which is really an 45:47 amazing thing. Is he actually doing more work than the 45:50 calories they can afford to buy, just a way to extend life, 45:54 to, to live a little longer. But what really not a way of 6 45:57 games. Also, they need to be doing that 45:59 or they would be trying to find other ways to to raise money, 46:04 a mother's trafficking or some other way on to his usually no 46:07 opportunity. The only other thing that they are able to do 46:10 is sell stolen Cole from the community. And so it's 46:14 interesting. 46:15 I offer to nutty to help. 46:17 I really see sponsorship as a 46:20 entry level. 46:22 >> Commitment to kind of a minimum threshold. 46:26 But I think every person should consider doing it 46:31 at a $1.6 a day for a child to be able to go to school, 46:35 to be able to have a meal. 46:37 This is a minor commitment for most American families. Are 46:42 Canadian families or any first world family? 46:45 That's a minimum kind of commitment that I think any 46:48 individual can should consider. And there are some individuals 46:51 who say I can sponsor more than one child 46:53 2 or 5 or 10 or even 30. 46:57 And if that's a possibility. 47:00 >> From my experience of seen this firsthand, the difference 47:03 it makes in the life of a child, I would encourage 47:05 everybody who's watching this video 47:08 to consider such a commitment as a minimum way to be 47:10 involved. 47:12 We recognize that with so many children needing access to 47:16 education, that there was an opportunity here to expand the 47:19 primary school 47:21 by adding 5 buildings to the primary school. That's grades 47:25 one through 6. We were able to double the Cup Cassidy for the 47:29 number of students who can attend from 360 students to 720 47:34 students. 47:35 >> Every child is able to attend here represents a 47:39 potential transformation for the community that they come 47:42 from because now they were going to be able to not only go 47:45 to primary school here, but also to go to it secondary 47:48 school. 47:50 >> To learn skills that are tied here on Riverside campus 47:53 that will be able to help transform their families and 47:57 their villages. 47:58 [MUSIC] 48:03 [MUSIC] 48:08 [MUSIC] 48:12 >> What an incredible ministry. I love that as I referenced 48:15 before, Greg and I have the privilege an opportunity to 48:18 sponsor a couple kids and it's life changing to know. And 48:21 that's a $1.6. a day. Yeah. 48:23 >> That spurred a student. Yes. The boarding students are 48:25 much more there. 45 $1 a month here? That is incredible. 48:31 Yeah. This video is a fight. One of our 5 minute videos that 48:34 we make available for local churches to show once a month. 48:37 And so that's an example of that video. 48:40 >> Yeah, I love that. So talk to us about if someone wants to 48:43 become involved in sponsorship is sponsoring children, 48:46 doctors. How does that work? Yeah. 48:48 >> So the day students are $32 a month and is a monthly 48:52 commitment. Some people get a little confused right now. 48:54 We're trying to fix something. Our Web site because the 48:56 default default is for a one-time payment and it is a 49:00 monthly commitment. And and then $45. A month for boarding 49:05 student 49:07 about a year and a half ago, we added a meal program to our 49:11 sponsorship where the day students would get a lunch. 49:15 They would come so good is that included in the 30 to 45. 49:19 It is the 45. They get every bit of it. But we discovered a 49:24 particular I've such a heart for Bangladesh. After having 49:26 been there. I went out to one of the bill. We have 30 village 49:29 schools there that we support. And then we have larger schools 49:32 as well. But 30 that are just located in the center of small 49:35 villages. 49:36 And I found out these kids, they go to school without 49:39 having had breakfast. They were not getting lunch at school and 49:43 they probably would get dinner every other day. 49:45 And so now they're getting lunch every day. And so that's 49:49 your sponsorship. So that is super exciting that that can 49:52 happen. So this is why appeal if individuals have an ability 49:56 to sponsor more than one child, yes, that they really consider 49:59 doing that. We had somebody sponsor 25 children who 50:03 had a change in employment. I think they lost the job or 50:06 were laid off, unfortunately. And that meant all 25 those 50:09 kids no longer had a sponsor. We know those things happen and 50:14 we appreciate any support anyone can give while they can 50:17 give it. Absolutely. That person made a huge difference 50:20 while they were sponsoring. 50:22 But now those 25 kids are available to the gap to cap the 50:26 A 50:27 and and we do have individuals sponsors many as 30 kids like I 50:31 said. So I think that's to me is very tangible way. And it's 50:36 kind of preventative this other side of this rescue component, 50:40 right? Because these kids you when you start than that young 50:44 and they can learn, you know, those things and the boys can 50:48 learn how to protect girls to treat them. Well, you know, 50:52 these things can make such a difference. 50:53 >> Absolute coming. And that's right. 20 children, new 50:56 sponsor. 50:57 >> Right now, it's about 3500. Wow. So. 51:00 >> Every year. 3500 and how many? I obviously the world is 51:04 the London. But as far as would you like to see safer next 51:09 year, you'd like? 51:10 >> Our goal. Our goal has been to have 100 kids every month 51:14 sponsored 51:15 through child impact. We have been doing that since August of 51:19 last year. The last one month it was 194. Yeah. So relied 51:24 upon for ship news. New sponsorship deals are brand-new 51:27 sponsorships. 51:29 November was the only month we didn't meet the 100 goal. 51:33 We were so close in June we were sitting and 99. Yeah. 51:39 I talked with our board chair every single week and she said, 51:42 look, if you don't buy tomorrow, if you don't get the 51:45 100 sponsor, all do it. And then a couple hours later, 51:48 she's I just did it. Haha. She's all in. She sponsors 10 51:52 kids already. So no 12 for 12 years. She was 11 and she 51:58 national that. Well, yeah. Haha. But yeah, that helped us 52:01 for June. Otherwise we would have lost our record. There are 52:04 100 a month, but we'd like to be higher than that. But it is 52:08 a time intensive ministry sponsorship because we want to 52:12 make sure that good communication to the sponsor 52:14 takes place and they can hear from the child and there's the 52:18 profiles and updated pictures and and notes that the kids 52:22 right. And we want to make it very personalized. Yes, and I 52:26 but it does make such a big difference for these kids. 52:28 I'm. 52:29 >> Absolutely I I know what time is almost gone. We have 52:32 just a few photos. Yes, let's let's go to those here, OK 52:35 here. 52:36 >> All right. This first photo is 52:38 it's not a credible home. And, yeah, I mean, it's like a 52:41 bill that would for me in when I was at the anchor. So the 52:45 anchor schools are the project and Sandia. When I was there 52:49 the first time to visit, 52:51 they said they really want missionaries to come. And so 52:54 they made a request that we would help support building a 52:56 missionary house. So that's the missionary how they got a 52:59 little carried away. 53:00 >> Haha. 53:03 >> You know, this is a beautiful location. Yeah, 53:06 we've got to stay there. And it's not very nice. There's 53:09 a kitchen. There's a living area. There's 3 bedrooms. 53:12 And I just talked to a young man, I believe, is 19 yesterday 53:16 on the phone 53:18 who is planning to go with one of his friends and served there 53:20 for several months. But this is available. I just want to put 53:24 this out to the listeners. This is available short or long 53:27 term to go and serve. There's that it could be construction 53:31 could be agriculture. It could be teaching and needs to be a 53:35 skill that will be helpful there for the for the project. 53:39 We can't fund. I'm sending people over, but 53:44 >> the housing has been provided for the blast scene. 53:48 So if people want to become involved in go actually to some 53:50 of these projects, they contact Holland Pass in an e-mail 53:53 saying, you know, if your child impact, yeah. So the just go to 53:56 the child impact website or is there a specific home health 53:59 impact? And there we go help at child impact Dot Org. Does 54:03 e-mail help the child impact? Donald, if you want to go to 54:06 one of these projects, want to help out. 54:08 >> So we have 2 more pictures next. One here is the the group 54:11 of the 5th, 36 Riverside girls. I think most of them are in 54:15 this photo. Yeah. And I was such a blessing to meet them in 54:18 person. But the next photo is a very special. And to me, 54:24 my wife's haha CC Sarah and the picture in the White. Sure. 54:29 Yeah, her. I don't think Sharon made into this picture, but 54:33 there's a girl wearing the orange, OK after I preached at 54:38 church on Sabbath. This girl came up to me with I think 3 or 54:43 4 other girls the other once in this photo. 54:46 And she was a little nervous. But it was clear she was the 54:48 spokesperson for the group, the and finally she worked up the 54:52 courage and she said 54:57 we want to think child impact for changing our lives. 55:04 I mean, all of the videos, all of the events we attend, 55:09 all of the stuff we do on the Web site to try to capture 55:13 attention and say, please help these kids need help. 55:17 I mean, that just came together all at one moment. And I'm 55:19 like, wow, and this is so worth it. And this is making such a 55:24 difference. 55:25 Well, shortly after those girls said that will she burst into 55:28 tears when she said inches, our lives have been tough. Some are 55:32 Markham Shaw come get these girls as you just saw, how do 55:36 those girls? But after that, I had a couple of students 55:41 approach me. Very curious comment. They said how can we 55:44 become donors, students and I'm like these are not sponsored 55:51 students. These are students whose parents can afford it 55:53 came to school and they want to find out on behalf of their 55:57 family, how they can help support their colleagues in 55:59 school. And one girl said to me, I want to give blood. 56:04 I have lots of blood home, my blood. They're paid to donate 56:11 so so that she can help others. 56:13 What ideas? Yeah. Found a way it helped him to give their own 56:17 blood to help. So this just touched my heart and said, 56:20 yeah, yeah. 56:21 >> I can't believe it. I'm gonna wish we had more time to 56:23 talk with us. Your stories to hear. Well, God is doing in and 56:27 through child Impact. Mara after Tom and Andrea, thank you 56:31 for coming. Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you 56:33 for having you. I think it's and we thank you for joining us 56:37 for being part of the 3ABN family. And just want to 56:40 encourage you as the world's attention is drawn to 56:44 anti-trafficking and help against human trafficking. 56:47 Just want to encourage you see what you can do in your 56:50 community, become involved in operation child, rescuing child 56:54 impact, reach out, pray for those who are trafficked and 56:57 pray that God can help get them out and provide an emotional 57:01 healing. On the other side, I know that we love you and pray 57:04 for you. We will see you next. 57:06 [MUSIC] 57:11 [MUSIC] 57:16 [MUSIC] 57:21 [MUSIC] 57:26 [MUSIC] 57:31 [MUSIC] 57:36 [MUSIC] 57:41 [MUSIC] 57:46 [MUSIC] 57:51 [MUSIC] 57:56 [MUSIC] |
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