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♪ LOVE A CHILD ♪
♪ CHANGING HAITI FOR THE LORD ♪
♪ WHERE ALL CAN BE RESTORED ♪
♪ WE ARE LOVE A CHILD ♪
♪ WE ARE LOVE A CHILD ♪
♪ TEACH THEM, FEED THEM ♪
♪ REACH THEM ♪
♪ LOVE A CHILD ♪
[MUSIC]
>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[MUSIC]
>> THIS IS LITTLE SONDRA.
SHE'S 7 YEARS OLD IN A POOR,
LITTLE, TYPICAL MUD HUT VILLAGE
HERE IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
I COME HERE, AND I SEE LITTLE
SONDRA TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
SHE CAN DRAW OR WRITE, AND I SEE
HER SITTING ON THE GROUND WITH
A STICK JUST DRAWING CIRCLES.
SHE CAN'T EVEN WRITE HER NAME.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I SEE HER
SITTING ON THE GROUND, AND SHE'S
TRYIN' TO PUT PEBBLES TOGETHER
TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY
STONES SHE'S GOT.
SHE CAN'T EVEN COUNT
HOW MANY PEBBLES OR STONES
THAT SHE'S GOT.
I CAME OVER ONE TIME
AND GAVE HER A LITTLE BOOK,
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE
CAN FIGURE OUT ONE OF THE WORDS.
ALL SHE COULD DO
IS JUST TURN THE PAGES.
SHE CAN'T READ THE BOOK.
SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT ANYTHING
OUTSIDE OF HER VILLAGE
WHATSOEVER.
SHE'S BAREFOOTED.
SHE HAS NO SHOES.
SHE'S DIRTY, AND HER MIND
IS ENGULFED IN A WORLD
OF DARKNESS BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT
HAVE THE LIGHT OF EDUCATION
IN HER LIFE WHATSOEVER.
AND SHE'LL STAY HOPELESS UNLESS
SOMEONE LIKE YOU GIVES HER HOPE.
THERE'S ONE WAY THAT YOU CAN
GIVE SONDRA HOPE, AND THAT IS
TO SPONSOR HER AND LET HER BE
IN A CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM,
SO SHE CAN LEAVE HER VILLAGE,
GO OUT AND GET THAT EDUCATION,
AND ONE DAY SHE CAN BE SOMEBODY.
[MUSIC]
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST IN
A VILLAGE, JUST SUCH A POOR,
POOR VILLAGE, JUST TALKING TO
THE CHILDREN, FINDING OUT WHO'S
IN SCHOOL, WHO'S NOT IN SCHOOL.
IT'S AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE IN
A CHILD'S LIFE WHO IS NOT IN
OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
THIS IS NINUSHKA, AND, YOU KNOW,
I CAME IN THIS MORNING,
AND I SAW HER WRITING HER NAME,
WHICH IS A LONG NAME,
ACROSS THE BLACKBOARD
WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.
THEN AFTER THAT I GAVE HER
TWO OR THREE MATH PROBLEMS,
AND SHE STOOD THERE,
AND SHE DID THE MATH PROBLEMS
SO WELL, AND SHE THOUGHT
ABOUT THOSE MATH PROBLEMS.
SHE WAS SO DETAILED AND TOOK HER
TIME AND MADE SURE SHE DID IT,
AND NOW I SEE THAT SHE'S GOT
A FRENCH BOOK, AND I'M GONNA
HAVE HER READ FRENCH FOR ME.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> OKAY, BRAVO.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS LITTLE GIRL.
I ASK HER--SHE HAS ONE BROTHER
AND ONE SISTER, AND I ASK HER
WHAT DOES SHE WANT
TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP.
SHE WANTS TO BE A NURSE.
YOU KNOW, SHE CAN NEVER BE
A NURSE WITHOUT A GOOD EDUCATION
AND SHE CAN'T HAVE AN EDUCATION
UNLESS SHE'S SPONSORED.
THIS LITTLE GIRL HAS A SPONSOR,
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO HER
SPONSOR RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE
CHANGED HER LIFE.
SHE WANTS TO BE A NURSE, AND
I TOLD HER, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU MAY BE WORKING FOR
LOVE A CHILD ONE DAY.
YOU MAY BE
A LOVE A CHILD NURSE."
AND WE GOT HER RIGHT HERE IN
OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES.
AND NOT ONLY DO THESE CHILDREN
RECEIVE A WONDERFUL EDUCATION,
THEY CAN WRITE THEIR NAME.
THEY CAN DO MATH PROBLEMS.
THEY CAN READ FRENCH.
SHE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE.
SHE KNOWS HISTORY, AND SHE TAKES
HER EDUCATION SO SERIOUS, BUT
A WONDERFUL THING, TOO, IS THAT
SHE'S GONNA GET A HOT MEAL TODAY
BECAUSE OF HER LOVING SPONSOR.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, THANK
THE LORD, WE ARE IN A CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL, AND THESE CHILDREN KNOW
ABOUT JESUS AND HIS POWER
TO LOVE AND SAVE AND HELP THEM
THROUGH PROBLEMS IN THEIR LIFE.
AND SHE GOES TO
THE LOVE A CHILD CHURCH.
THANK GOD FOR EVERY ONE
OF OUR LOVE A CHILD SPONSORS,
AND WE PRAY THAT YOU, TOO,
WILL BECOME A CHILD SPONSOR.
GOD BLESS YOU.
>> ANNOUNCER: THE LOVE A CHILD
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
IS CHANGING LIVES FOREVER
IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
FOR A GIFT OF $24 PER MONTH,
OR $288 PER YEAR,
YOU CAN JOIN HUNDREDS OF OTHERS
IN BECOMING A CHILD SPONSOR.
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROVIDES
ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL
EDUCATION AS WELL AS NUTRITIOUS
FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROVIDES
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
DEVELOP A LOVING RELATIONSHIP
WITH A BEAUTIFUL
HAITIAN BOY OR GIRL.
PLEASE WRITE TO THE ADDRESS
ON YOUR SCREEN OR CALL
THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER TODAY AND
BEGIN YOUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP
WITH A GIFT OF $24 PER MONTH,
OR $288 PER YEAR.
YOUR GIFT CAN ALSO BE DEDUCTED
MONTHLY FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD.
DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPONSOR A BOY OR A GIRL AND
BEGIN NOW TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY
OF KNOWING YOU ARE HELPING TO
CHANGE A CHILD'S LIFE FOREVER.
[MUSIC]
>> HERE RIGHT NOW WITH ME
IS LITTLE IPHNAEL.
HE IS 8 YEARS OLD,
AND HE DOES NOT HAVE A SPONSOR,
SO FOOD IS AN EMERGENCY
IN HIS LIFE EVERY DAY.
SHERRY AND I, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE LIVED HERE IN HAITI
22 YEARS NOW.
WE DON'T COME HERE AND COME
AND GO--WE LIVE HERE IN HAITI.
FOR 22 YEARS WE'VE GIVEN OUR
LIVES TO THE HAITIAN PEOPLE, AND
THIS LITTLE BOY, IPHNAEL, HE'S
8 YEARS OLD, AND SO MANY MORE
LIKE HIM THAT'S NOT SPONSORED,
THEY GO HUNGRY.
SOMETIMES FOR 2 DAYS
THEY DON'T EAT.
THEY GO AROUND JUST LOOKIN'
FOR A GRAIN OF RICE.
YOU KNOW, TONIGHT OR THIS
MORNING OR WHATEVER, TODAY
AT LUNCH, YOU MAY BE EATING
A NICE MEAL WHEREVER YOU ARE
IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, AND
YOU DON'T THINK MUCH ABOUT FOOD.
BUT THIS LITTLE BOY AND HIS
FAMILY, ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS,
WHERE CAN I HAVE,
WHERE CAN I GET THE NEXT MEAL?
WHERE CAN I GET
THE NEXT GRAIN OF RICE?
THAT'S ALL THEY THINK ABOUT.
I TALKED TO A MAN THE OTHER
DAY--'COURSE THERE'S NO JOBS,
85% UNEMPLOYMENT HERE IN HAITI.
HE SAYS, "WHEN YOU'RE
POOR YOU HAVE NO MONEY.
YOU HAVE NO JOB.
ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS, FOR YOUR
FAMILY, WHERE CAN YOU GET FOOD?
WHERE CAN I FIND FOOD?
THIS LITTLE BOY,
HE GOES TO BED HUNGRY AT NIGHT.
THEY PUT SALT UNDER HIS TONGUE
TO TAKE THE PAIN AWAY.
THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF HAITIANS
DO, AND IT'S VERY, VERY
TOUCHING, BUT BETWEEN HIM
NOT HAVIN' A SPONSOR AND THOSE
CHILDREN WHO HAVE A SPONSOR,
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
TO THOSE WHO HAVE A SPONSOR,
OH, MY, OH, THEY HAVE FOOD.
THEY HAVE GOOD, HOT MEALS EVERY
DAY IN SCHOOL, AND THEY GET
PLENTY OF RICE, AND THEY GET
THE CARROTS AND ALL THE PEAS
INSIDE AND ALL THE ONIONS AND
THE VITAMINS AND THE MINERALS.
THEY EAT THEIR LITTLE PLATE,
LITTLE BOWL, DOWN TO THE VERY
LAST GRAIN OF RICE.
THEY JUST DON'T PICK
AND LEAVE SOME.
THEY GO THE VERY LAST GRAIN OF
RICE, BUT THEY'RE SPONSORED.
THEY HAVE FOOD.
THAT MAKES IT THAT THEY CAN
LEARN IN SCHOOL.
THEY CAN THINK.
THEY CAN HAVE A LIFE,
AND THEY GROW, AND THEY MATURE.
BUT LITTLE IPHNAEL HERE,
HE'S NOT LIKE YOU OR I.
WE HAVE FOOD TONIGHT,
BUT HE NEEDS YOUR HELP
AND YOUR PRAYERS.
THAT'S WHY CHILD SPONSORSHIP
IS SO IMPORTANT.
IT CHANGES A LIFE OF A CHILD
FOREVER.
THIS IS WHY SHERRY AND I
HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 22 YEARS
NOW BECAUSE THE CHILDREN,
THEY HAVE STOLE OUR HEARTS.
LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
HELP SPONSOR A CHILD,
AND GIVE FOOD TODAY.
GOD BLESS YOU.
[MUSIC]
>> YOU KNOW, WE JUST BROUGHT
ADORABLE, LITTLE CHILDREN OVER
FROM OUR LOVE A CHILD SCHOOL WHO
NEED SOME MEDICAL HELP TODAY,
AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST IN
THE VILLAGE WITH BOBBY, AND WHAT
A CONTRAST IT WAS WITH CHILDREN
WHO DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY
THROUGH A CHILD SPONSORSHIP
PROGRAM TO HAVE MEDICAL CARE.
IT'S JUST AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE CARE AND THE HEALTH OF
THE CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT HERE WE ARE
IN A CLINIC THAT'S DESIGNATED
FOR THE SCHOOL,
AND HERE WE HAVE THE NURSE--
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
SHE'S CHECKING THEIR EYES
AND THEIR HAIR.
SHE'S GONNA CHECK THEIR SKIN
FOR SORES.
SHE'S GONNA WEIGH THEM
ON THE SCALE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT AN AMAZING THING
IT IS TO SEE THESE LITTLE
CHILDREN, TAKING THEIR
TEMPERATURES.
IN THE VILLAGE THAT
I WAS IN WE HAVE CHILDREN
WHO ARE BAREFOOTED.
THEY GET THEIR FEET CUT
WITH GLASS AND WITH ROCKS.
THESE CHILDREN
WHO ARE SPONSORED, THEY GOT
LITTLE SHOES AND SOCKS ON.
THEY'RE PROTECTED.
IN THE VILLAGE WHERE I JUST CAME
FROM THERE'S CHILDREN
SITTING ON THE GROUND WITH
NO UNDERWEAR--IMAGINE THAT--
NEAR THE PIGS.
THEY GET WORMS, AND THEIR
BELLIES ARE BLOATED, BUT YET
HERE THE CHILDREN HAVE CLOTHES
BECAUSE OF THEIR SPONSOR
WHO CARES FOR THEM,
UNDERWEAR, UNIFORMS.
THEY'RE CLEAN.
THEY HAVE CLEAN WATER.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
HEALTH, AND THESE CHILDREN, THEY
GET REGULAR WORM MEDICINE, KILL
THOSE WORMS IN THEIR TUMMIES,
WHEREAS IN THE VILLAGE THAT WE
JUST CAME FROM, THOSE CHILDREN,
THEIR LITTLE BELLIES ARE SO BIG
AND SO BLOATED WITH WORMS,
AND WORMS GET IN THEIR CHEST,
AND THEY GIVE 'EM
RESPIRATORY INFECTION.
AND NOW I'M LOOKING
AT THESE CHILDREN.
MY, THEY'RE SO GORGEOUS, LITTLE
BLACK HAIR, BEAUTIFUL BLACK HAIR
LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN SHOULD BE,
AND, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN
WHO DON'T HAVE A SPONSOR,
WHO LIVE IN THESE FILTHY,
FILTHY VILLAGES, THEIR HAIR IS
JUST RED AND DRY AND CRUSTY
AND JUST SO TERRIBLE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT
MAKES WHEN YOU SPONSOR A CHILD.
YOU'RE TAKING THEM OUT OF
A COMPLETE WORLD OF DARKNESS AND
DESPAIR AND FILTH AND DUST AND
SITTING ON THE GROUND NAKED, AND
YOU'RE PUTTING UNIFORMS ON THEM,
AND YOU'RE GIVING THEM THE BEST
MEDICAL CARE THAT THEY CAN HAVE.
THESE CHILDREN,
THEY GET WORM MEDICINE.
THEY GET CHECKUPS.
WE KEEP ALL THESE RECORDS HERE
ON EVERY CHILD, AND IF THEY
SHOULD REALLY HAVE AN EMERGENCY,
WE'LL SEND THEM TO A HOSPITAL,
AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
MY, IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE
GOOD MEDICAL CARE FOR
THESE CHILDREN, AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT CHILD SPONSORSHIP
DOES FOR THESE CHILDREN.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS
THE ONLY THING IT WOULD
BE AN INCREDIBLE BLESSING,
BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING
THAT CHILD SPONSORSHIP DOES.
IT DOES SO MUCH MORE.
PLEASE, PRAY ABOUT CHANGING
THE LIFE OF A CHILD, TAKIN'
'EM OUT OF A DIRTY, FILTHY,
UNSANITARY VILLAGE
AND GETTING THEM INTO A NICE,
CLEAN SCHOOL WHERE
YOU CAN HAVE MEDICAL CHECKUPS.
AND LOOK AT HIM NOW.
SHE'S GETTING READY NOW TO CHECK
ALL HIS LITTLE SKIN SORES.
SHE'S TAKIN' SHOES AND SOCKS
OFF OF HIM, TAKING GOOD CARE,
QUALIFIED NURSES WHO ARE
TAKING CARE OF THESE CHILDREN.
AND A LOT OF TIMES EVEN THAT OUR
MOBILE CLINIC TEAMS COME DOWN,
AND WE BRING DOCTORS AND NURSES
INTO THE REGIONS BEYOND.
AND WE EVEN DO MEDICAL CHECKUPS
ON CHILDREN THAT ARE SO FAR AWAY
IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND WE CATCH
THINGS IN TIME TO
SAVE THE CHILDREN'S LIFE.
WOW, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOOD
ABOUT IT IS THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
SPONSORING A CHILD, WHEN YOU
COME ON A MOBILE CLINIC TEAM,
YOU CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY,
PERHAPS, OF VISITING THAT CHILD
IN ONE OF THOSE REMOTE VILLAGES
THAT YOU SPONSOR.
IT WOULD BE SUCH A JOY
AND BLESSING.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA LET THE NURSE
GET BACK TO HER BIG JOB NOW,
TAKING CARE OF THESE
FOUR CHILDREN.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND THANK YOU,
AND PLEASE PRAY ABOUT CHANGING
THE LIFE OF A CHILD AND HELPING
THAT CHILD HAVE THAT GOOD
MEDICAL CARE THROUGH YOUR CHILD
SPONSORSHIP AND YOUR CONCERN.
>> ANNOUNCER: THERE ARE
ALMOST 7,000 CHILDREN
CURRENTLY RECEIVING
A QUALITY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
IN LOVE A CHILD SCHOOLS
THROUGHOUT HAITI
THROUGH THE LOVE A CHILD
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
YOUR SPONSORSHIP GIFT NOT ONLY
PROVIDES THIS WONDERFUL,
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BUT SCHOOL
UNIFORMS, CLEAN WATER, A HOT,
NUTRITIOUS MEAL EVERY DAY,
VITAMINS, VACCINATIONS,
AND MEDICAL CARE.
THESE PRECIOUS STUDENTS
ARE THE FUTURE OF HAITI.
>> WELL, MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A WORD FROM
THE MISSION FIELD HERE IN HAITI.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN FOND PARISIEN
ON THE LOVE A CHILD COMPOUND,
AND ONE OF OUR LOVE A CHILD
SCHOOLS IS RIGHT HERE.
FROM 8 O'CLOCK TO 12 O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING IT'S
KINDERGARTEN TO 6TH GRADE.
THEN FROM 1 O'CLOCK
'TIL IN THE EVENING
IT'S HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE
HAVE 1,000 CHILDREN RIGHT HERE,
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS
THAT YOU HELP SUPPORT AND
SPONSOR, AND THAT'S WHY
SPONSORSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT.
AND NOW I WANT TO READ A WORD
FROM THE MISSION FIELD,
AND IT WILL BLESS YOU.
MATTHEW, THE 25TH CHAPTER,
THE 40TH VERSE, "AND THE KING
SHALL ANSWER AND SAY UNTO THEM,
'VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, INASMUCH
AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ONE OF
THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN,
YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME.'"
NOW, 'COURSE, THE VERSES
BEFORE THAT STUDY TODAY
FROM MATTHEW 25, YOU KNOW,
THE DISCIPLES SAID, "LORD,
WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY?
WHEN DID WE SEE YOU NAKED?
WHEN DID WE SEE YOU THIRSTY?
WHEN DID WE SEE YOU SICK?
WHEN DID WE SEE YOU IN PRISON?"
YOU KNOW, OR, "LORD, WHEN DID WE
SEE YOU NOT HAVIN' NO CLOTHES,
NO FOOD, AND NO ONE GOIN' TO
SCHOOL, NO ONE RECEIVIN' HELP?"
BUT JESUS SAID, "WHEN YOU DO IT
UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE
LITTLE ONES, YE HAVE DONE IT
UNTO ME."
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I SAID, "HOW ARE YOU?
DO YOU LOVE JESUS?"
THEY SAID, "YEAH."
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
THEY SAY, "I LOVE
JESUS A WHOLE LOT."
LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
WHEN YOU DO IT TO ONE OF
THE LEAST OF THESE LITTLE ONES,
WE ACTUALLY DO IT
UNTO JESUS HIMSELF.
MATTHEW 25:40 IS SUCH
A POWERFUL, POWERFUL SCRIPTURE.
WHEN YOU HELP THE HUNGRY, CLOTHE
THE NAKED, GIVE THOSE WHO ARE OF
THIRST, AND HELP THOSE WHO
HAVE NOTHING, WHO ARE VERY POOR,
WHEN WE HELP THEM, WE ARE DOIN'
IT UNTO JESUS HIMSELF,
MATTHEW 25:40.
THIS IS THE WORD TODAY FROM
FOND PARISIEN,
LOVE A CHILD, HAITI.
[MUSIC]
>> YOU KNOW, CHILD SPONSORSHIP'S
A WONDERFUL THING.
THIS IS DANA.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER.
SHERRY AND I HAVE LIVED HERE 22
YEARS IN HAITI, AND WE TOOK DANA
IN WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT THIS TALL,
BUT SHE WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD,
AND WE FOUND HER A SPONSOR.
AND SO ALL THE YEARS GROWIN' UP
IN OUR ORPHANS HOME SHE WAS IN
SCHOOL, AND NOW SHE'S FINISHED
COLLEGE, AND NOW SHE'S LEARNING
TO TEACH IN ONE OF OUR
LOVE A CHILD SCHOOLS.
BUT SHE HAD A SPONSOR ALL THESE
YEARS GROWING UP.
I HOPE THAT SPONSOR
IS WATCHIN' TODAY.
YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL THING.
LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
>> AND I'M GONNA TALK TO DANA.
DANA,
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
SHE SPENT 4 YEARS IN COLLEGE,
TOO, TO BECOME A JARDINIER,
WHICH IS A SPECIFIC
PRESCHOOL TEACHER.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> WOW, I LOVE HER.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, JARDINIER,
THEY GET PAID MORE MONEY THAN
A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SO--
I KNOW 'CAUSE WE'RE LOW--
WE GOTTA PAY 'EM THROUGH
YOUR SPONSORSHIP.
TEACHERS WORK VERY HARD IN
HAITI, BUT CHILD SPONSORSHIP
WILL CHANGE A LIFE
OF A CHILD FOREVER.
THEY'LL RECEIVE EDUCATION,
FOOD, AND MEDICAL HELP.
LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
[MUSIC]
>> THIS IS MILIANA.
YOU KNOW, SHE IS SUCH A SUCCESS
STORY FOR CHILD SPONSORSHIP.
I CANNOT EVEN PUT IT INTO WORDS.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
THAT I SAW HER.
SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH
THE VILLAGE, THROUGH THE SCRUB
BUSHES, AND SHE HAD HER ARMS
UP BY HER FACE,
AND SHE WAS DRESSED IN RAGS.
SHE COULD ONLY LOOK DOWN.
SHE WOULD NEVER LOOK UP.
HER SKIN WAS FULL OF BOILS
AND OOZING, *** SORES.
SHE HAD MALNUTRITION, RED HAIR.
SHE HAD NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL,
AND NOW SHE IS A TIMID, LITTLE
GIRL, BUT MILIANA IS RECEIVING
MEDICAL CARE.
HER SKIN IS SO MUCH
BETTER THAN IT WAS.
IT TAKES YEARS FOR HER SKIN
DISEASE TO GO AWAY, BUT SHE IS
UNDER CONSTANT MEDICAL CARE.
SHE HAS THREE MEALS A DAY.
SHE CAN READ THE BIBLE.
SHE IS ENJOYING LIFE.
SHE IS RECEIVING A CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION WITH A CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL TEACHER AND SO MUCH MORE.
SHE HAS A SPONSOR
THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT HER.
SHE'S ONE OF
OUR MANY SUCCESS STORIES.
SHE LOOKS GOOD RIGHT NOW.
SHE'S VERY, VERY SHY, BUT SHE'S
A LITTLE GIRL WITH SO MUCH HOPE
IN HER LIFE, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE ARE SO MANY LITTLE
MILIANAS OUT THERE
IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
HAITI IS YOUR NEIGHBOR.
JUST THINK, YOU HAVE LITTLE
NEIGHBORS IN HAITI,
LITTLE CHILDREN RIGHT NOW,
ALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF HAITI,
AND THEIR MOTHERS ARE PRAYING
THAT THEY CAN GO TO SCHOOL.
AND THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN,
THEY'RE PRAYING EVERY DAY THAT
GOD WILL SEND THEM A SPONSOR,
A SPONSOR LIKE YOU THAT CAN TAKE
THEM OUT OF THEIR MISERY, OUT
OF THEIR HUNGER, OUT OF THEIR
DARKNESS OF NO EDUCATION AND NOT
BEING ABLE TO READ AND WRITE AND
PUT THEM IN A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
YOU CAN MAKE A MIRACLE HAPPEN
FOR A CHILD JUST LIKE MILIANA.
PLEASE, CALL THE NUMBER
THAT'S ON THE SCREEN RIGHT
NOW, AND SAY,
"I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE."
I'VE SEEN THIS CHILD,
AND I'VE SEEN THE DIFFERENCE
THAT CHILD SPONSORSHIP CAN MAKE.
PLEASE DO THE SAME
FOR ANOTHER CHILD.
THANK YOU.
>> ANNOUNCER: THE LOVE A CHILD
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
IS CHANGING LIVES FOREVER
IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
FOR A GIFT OF $24 PER MONTH,
OR $288 PER YEAR,
YOU CAN JOIN HUNDREDS OF OTHERS
IN BECOMING A CHILD SPONSOR.
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROVIDES
ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL
EDUCATION AS WELL AS NUTRITIOUS
FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROVIDES
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
DEVELOP A LOVING RELATIONSHIP
WITH A BEAUTIFUL
HAITIAN BOY OR GIRL.
PLEASE WRITE TO THE ADDRESS
ON YOUR SCREEN OR CALL
THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER TODAY AND
BEGIN YOUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP
WITH A GIFT OF $24 PER MONTH,
OR $288 PER YEAR.
YOUR GIFT CAN ALSO BE DEDUCTED
MONTHLY FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD.
DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPONSOR A BOY OR A GIRL AND
BEGIN NOW TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY
OF KNOWING YOU ARE HELPING TO
CHANGE A CHILD'S LIFE FOREVER.
>> YOU KNOW, THESE CHILDREN WHO
ARE JUST OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE
IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI JUST
AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES BY PLANE
BY THE SHORES OF MIAMI,
THEY NEED YOUR HELP.
THESE CHILDREN IN THIS VILLAGE,
THEY CANNOT GO TO SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE NO WAY TO SEE A HOPE
OF A FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ACCESS
TO MEDICAL CARE.
THEY CANNOT READ OR WRITE.
THEY CANNOT GET ANYTHING
IN THIS VILLAGE.
THERE'S NOTHING.
MOST OF 'EM ARE NAKED,
OR THEY DON'T HAVE ANY
SHOES ON THEIR FEET.
THEY'RE NOT WEARING
A CLEAN UNIFORM.
THEY CANNOT READ, AND WORST
OF ALL, THEY HAVE NO HOPE OF
A FUTURE UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE
YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT OF THIS
VILLAGE AND PUT THEM IN A CHILD
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM WHERE EVERY
DAY OF THEIR LIFE IT'S JUST
LIKE THEY WERE TRANSFORMED,
AND THEY BECOME A REAL PERSON,
A REAL CHILD WITH DIGNITY
AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE,
BUT YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> CHILD SPONSORSHIP WILL CHANGE
A LIFE OF A CHILD FOREVER.
THESE CHILDREN--YOU KNOW,
WE JUST LEFT ONE OF OUR
LOVE A CHILD SCHOOLS
IN FOND PARISIEN,
AND IT HAS 1,000 CHILDREN, ALL
IN BLUE AND YELLOW UNIFORMS AND
LOOKING GOOD, AND THEY'RE HAVIN'
FOOD AND HEALTH CARE
AND RECEIVIN' AN EDUCATION.
THEN YOU COME OUT HERE IN THIS
VILLAGE WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY
JUST DOWN THE STREET,
AND THESE CHILDREN ARE
NOT GOIN' TO SCHOOL, SHERRY.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TO 1 DAY OF
SCHOOL IN THEIR LIFE, AND
IT'S TIME THEY GO TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND SO FOR $24
A MONTH OR $288 A YEAR YOU
CAN SPONSOR A CHILD, AND THAT
SPONSORSHIP WILL INCLUDE PUTTIN'
'EM IN SCHOOL, AND THEY WILL
RECEIVE A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION,
AND IT GIVES THEM
A HOT MEAL EVERY DAY,
AND IT GIVES 'EM HEALTHCARE,
AND IT GIVES THEM LOVE.
>> AND TEACHES
'EM ABOUT THE LORD.
>> IT'S A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION,
AND IT GIVES THEM HOPE.
PLEASE CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER
THAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN.
YOU CAN SPONSOR FOR $24 A MONTH
OR $288 A YEAR AT 1 TIME,
OR YOU MAY WANNA SPONSOR MORE
THAN 1 CHILD, OR YOU MAY WANT
TO GIVE BY YOUR CREDIT CARD.
YOU MAY GIVE ONLINE
GIVING RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M THINKING ABOUT DANA
WHO WAS SPONSORED BY A CHILD
SPONSORSHIP PERSON, AND NOW
SHE'S A SCHOOL TEACHER IN ONE OF
OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF
CHILD SPONSORSHIP.
WHAT A SUCCESS STORY.
WHAT A SUCCESS STORY, AND YOU
CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR ANY
ONE OF THESE CHILDREN.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM AND SAY,
"THEY'RE IN HORRIBLE CONDITION.
THERE'S NOTHING
THAT CAN BE DONE."
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS A MONTH,
IT CAN HAPPEN.
YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD,
AND THEY CAN EVEN CHANGE
THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
PLEASE PRAY ABOUT WHAT THE LORD
WOULD HAVE YOU TO DO.
>> PLEASE CALL THE TOLL-FREE
NUMBER ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW,
OR YOU MAY GIVE ONLINE OR PUT
YOUR OFFERING IN THE MAIL.
WE'LL SEND YOU A PICTURE OF
A BOY OR A GIRL YOU WANT.
JUST MAKE YOUR CHOICE WHICH ONE
YOU WANT, HOW MANY YOU WANT,
BECAUSE LOVE
IS SOMETHING YOU DO.
PLEASE, CALL RIGHT NOW.
♪ IF ONLY WE CAN LOVE A CHILD ♪
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