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♪ HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS ♪ ♪ FEEDING THE STARVING ♪
♪ CHILDREN ♪ ♪ 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 ♪♪
MALE ANNOUNCER: THIS IS NOT AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
IT IS NOT A DEFORMITY.
IT WASN'T CAUSED BY A FALL.
IT IS CAUSED BY HUNGER.
IT IS MALNUTRITION.
IT IS KWASHIORKOR MALNUTRITION, AND IT KILLS
BABIES AND CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
LOVE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST TALK ABOUT, BUT
LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
FAITH IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT, BUT
FAITH IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
SIX YEARS OLD, SIX YEARS OLD.
OH, JESUS.
OKAY, SO HE'S A BROTHER WHO GOES IN THE CHURCH HERE.
HE'S GOT FOUR CHILDREN.
THIS IS MACKENSON.
MACKENSON IS 6 YEARS OLD, 6 YEARS OLD.
HE'S EXTREMELY, SEVERELY MALNOURISHED.
LOOK AT HIS SKIN IS SPLITTING OPEN RIGHT HERE.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I SAID TO THE FATHER, "LOOK, HE HAS NO HAIR, MOON-FACED SHAPE.
LOOK AT HIM.
HE IS JUST IN AGONIZING PAIN."
LOOK HOW SWELLED THIS LITTLE BABY IS.
THIS IS THE WORST--
WORST CASE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S THE WORST CASE OF MALNUTRITION I'VE EVER SEEN.
I GONNA GET MYSELF TOGETHER BEFORE I TALK TO THE FATHER.
OKAY, JUST TELL HIM A FEW MOMENTS.
WHEN WE FIRST SAW MACKENSON COME IN, HE WAS LAYING THERE
IN HIS DADDY'S ARMS AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO LIFE IN HIM.
HE WASN'T RESPONDING TO ANYTHING, AND WHEN I WENT UP TO
HIM AND I PATTED HIS LITTLE LEG, AND THERE WAS
ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE.
HE DIDN'T LOOK AROUND OR ANYTHING, AND I REALLY DID NOT
THINK THAT HE WAS GOING TO LIVE.
WE PUSHED HIM UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE TO BE ABLE TO GET HIM
SOME EMERGENT CARE, AND EVEN WITH THAT, HE WAS ONE OF
THOSE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD-- HE'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT OUT
OF THE MOUNTAINS...
AND I FELT SO HELPLESS.
HERE IS THIS LITTLE 6-YEAR-OLD BOY, THAT WAS SO TINY AND SO
SICK, AND WE JUST KEPT PRAYING FOR HIM, AND I THOUGHT,
"THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM, HE'S GONNA BE IN HEAVEN.
THAT'S GONNA BE IT."
POOR BABY, OH DARLIN', OH DARLIN'.
WOW.
HE'S JUST IN AGONY.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA SEND MACKENSON--WE'RE
GONNA SEND--WE'RE GONNA SEND MACKENSON DOWN TO OUR CLINIC
IN FOND PARISIEN, TO DR. MARTY, AND THEY CAN
PUT HIM IN A PROGRAM THERE FOR MALNUTRITION,
OR THEY MAY SEND HIM TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL THAT THEY WILL
KEEP HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
SIX YEARS OLD, THAT BABY IS SIX YEARS OLD.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S TWO.
THAT'S WHAT SEVERE MALNUTRITION DOES.
SO IF WE WERE NOT HERE, HE WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW
TO SEND THE BABY DOWN THERE.
SENT HIM TO SEVERAL DOCTORS.
DOCTORS JUST GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF VITAMINS, AND WHAT
DOCTORS THEY DID SEND HIM TO, THEY DON'T REALLY CARE, AND SO
BUT WE CARE AND WE'RE GONNA GET THIS BABY DOWN TO FOND PARISIEN
TO OUR CLINIC AND MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS GOOD CARE, AND
WE'LL SEE WHAT THE LORD DOES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS HEARTBREAKING.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
HE WAS JUST VERY SWOLLEN, TO THE POINT WHERE HIS SKIN
WAS BREAKING AND THOSE WERE BECOMING REALLY BAD SORES.
AND HIS LITTLE FEET, THEY LOOKED LIKE NORMAL LITTLE BABY TOES,
BUT HIS FOOT WAS JUST SO SWOLLEN, AND SO SHERRY SAID HE
NEEDS TO GO TO THE MALNUTRITION CLINIC, AND I REALLY PRAY
THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THERE, 'CAUSE WE'RE NO FAR AWAY, SO--
BUT THAT WAS REALLY SAD.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE SADDEST THING THAT I HAVE SEEN SO FAR.
ANNOUNCER: HAITI IS THE POOREST COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD.
EVERY DAY, CHILDREN LIKE MACKENSON ARE HUNGRY
AND STARVING, WHICH IN MANY CASES LEADS TO DEATH.
THESE CHILDREN HAVE NO HOPE.
THEY HAVE NO DESIRE FOR SCHOOL, NO STRENGTH TO PLAY, AND NO
ASPIRATIONS OF A BETTER FUTURE.
YOU CAN HELP THEM CHANGE THEIR SITUATION BY PROVIDING FOOD,
BECAUSE FOOD BRINGS HOPE.
WILL YOU GET INVOLVED TODAY?
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $24, YOU WILL PROVIDE 648 MEALS
OF WELL-BALANCED, NUTRITIONALLY-RICH,
GREAT-TASTING FOOD.
THIS WILL HELP FEED THREE FAMILIES FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.
YES, FOR JUST $24, LESS THAN THE AVERAGE RESTAURANT MEAL
FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOU WILL BE FEEDING 3 FAMILIES
FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.
YOUR GIFT OF $120 PROVIDES 3,240 MEALS.
YOUR ONE-TIME OR MONTHLY GIFT OF $120 WILL FEED 15 FAMILIES
FOR A MONTH.
AND YOUR GENEROUS GIFT OF $1,000,
WHICH PROVIDES 27,000 MEALS, WILL FEED AN ENTIRE
IMPOVERISHED HAITIAN VILLAGE.
PLEASE CONSIDER HAITI'S HUNGRY CHILDREN TODAY BY CALLING
THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, VISITING OUR WEBSITE,
OR SENDING IN YOUR GIFT TODAY.
WE CANNOT DO EVERYTHING, BUT TOGETHER, WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
ON BEHALF OF THE HUNGRY CHILDREN OF HAITI,
THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: YES, I HAVE PROBLEM FEEDING THE CHILDREN.
I HAVE NOTHING TO SELL.
I'M ASKING IF YOU CAN HELP ME, PLEASE.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
IN OTHER WORDS,
SHE'S WANTING A JOB, AND WE'LL TELL HER RIGHT NOW WE
DON'T HAVE A JOB RIGHT NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE
HOPING TO HAVE A MARKETPLACE, SHERRY, SO THEY CAN DRIVE BY
AND WORK IN THE MARKETPLACE AND MAKE SOME MONEY.
SO SHE HAS NO JOB, NO MONEY, NO FOOD.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
OKAY, LET'S TAKE HER UP.
LET'S TAKE HER UP, SHERRY.
YEAH, SHE'S GOT NO--THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS, SHERRY.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: A CAN OF BEANS COSTS $60.
SO FOR A MARMIT OF PRAH RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE PAYING $60,
FOR A COFFEE CAN OF BEANS.
THAT'S HAITIAN.
HEY, SHERRY, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE GONNA GO TO HER HOUSE, 'CAUSE
YESTERDAY SHE WAS HERE AND WE TOLD HER TO COME BACK AND
WE'D PROBABLY GO TO HER HOUSE, SO THIS WORKED OUT GOOD.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
HELP GET HER IN THE FEEDING PROGRAM.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
HOW MANY CHILDREN?
EIGHT CHILDREN, SHERRY.
SHE HAS EIGHT.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
HER HUSBAND'S IN THE MOUNTAIN.
HE DOESN'T DO ANY WORK.
NO WORK, WOW.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
SHE GIVES THE KIDS SALT WATER WHEN THEY'RE HUNGRY.
OH, WOW, SO BAD.
WE REGRET, MADAME, WE REGRET.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
OKAY, OKAY.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
OKAY, OKAY.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
SHE CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE,
ALL THE WAY TO FOND PARISIEN.
I TELL YOU SHERRY.
WOW.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
OH, THIS IS THE BABY.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
HEY, HEY, BABY.
ISN'T SHE CUTE, SHERRY?
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
YOU NEVER MEET A STRANGER, DO YOU, HUH?
HEY.
SHE'S SO FULL OF LOVE.
LOOK AT HER.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
MIKENSON? MIKENSON.
SHERRY GAVE A BOX OF FOOD.
THIS IS THE FOOD THAT WE GIVE OUT, AND SHERRY, I'M
SO GLAD YOU GAVE 'EM THIS FOOD.
OKAY, MIKENSON [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
HE'S 7, 7 YEARS OLD.
HE'S 7 YEARS OLD.
AND THIS ONE'S KENLOVE.
KENLOVE.
KENLOVE, KENLOVE, OKAY, AND KENLOVE IS--
AND THESE TWO HERE, SHERRY, THESE TWO, SHE'S 4 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S 4 YEARS OLD.
I THINK THIS IS STEPFATHER.
SHERRY, SHE'S 4 YEARS OLD, AND THE LITTLE BABY.
INTERPRETED: THE BABY IS 14 MONTHS OLD.
THINGS HAVE GOTTEN REAL BAD.
WHEN I COOK FOOD IN THIS LITTLE POT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM.
I COULD BUY A CAN OF RICE FOR $30, AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
EVERY 15 DAYS, I CAN'T GO BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY
TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION OR FOR THE MEDICATIONS.
WHEN SOMEONE BRINGS A MEDICATION FOR HER, I HAVE TO PAY $50
EVERY TIME.
OOH, SHE'S ON MEDICATION FOR--
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, RIGHT?
SHE HAS TUBERCULOSIS, AND SHERRY, AND NO JOB,
NO INCOME.
SO SHE WAS SELLING.
APPARENTLY SHE WAS WORKING, BUT SHE HAD TO STOP THAT BECAUSE
NOW SHE GOES AND GETS TREATMENT EVERY MONTH.
INTERPRETED: BUT WHENEVER I GOT SICK, I CAN'T BUY ANYTHING,
SO THEY GET HUNGRY.
THIS ONE, WHEN HE'S HUNGRY, HE FALLS DOWN.
SO I ASK GOD WHAT I AM GOING TO DO WITH ALL THESE CHILDREN?
MY HUSBAND IS NOT WORKING, SO I DECIDED I'M GOING FOR A WALK
TO SEE WHAT GOD WILL DO FOR ME.
WITH ALL THESE CHILDREN, SOMETIMES I GO TO PEOPLE'S
HOUSE, ASK IF I COULD BUY SOMETHING.
THEY SAY, "NO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO MONEY."
I FEEL DISCOURAGED, THEN I SEE THE CHILDREN TAKE DIRT TO EAT.
I CAN'T SEE THAT.
GOT A LITTLE CEMENT FLOOR.
WOW, WOW, ONE ROOM, SO [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: NO BED.
IF I HAD A BED, I'D PUT IT HERE, BUT NOW THEY SLEEP TOGETHER.
SO THE PROBLEM IS THEY'RE ALL SLEEPING TOGETHER IN ONE
SMALL HOUSE, SO THAT MEANS THAT TUBERCULOSIS CAN SPREAD QUICKLY
FROM MOM TO ALL THE KIDS 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN ONE LITTLE TINY ROOM.
OKAY, BABY.
WOW.
WELL, I GOTTA FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: YES, I HEARD THAT.
ONE TIME I OWED $20 TO SOMEONE.
SHE TOLD ME TO SELL ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO PAY HER THE $20.
I SAID, "OH, NO, GOD WILL NEVER ALLOW ME TO SELL ONE OF
MY CHILDREN TO PAY YOU."
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: YES, WHEN I HAVE NOTHING, I MIX SALT
AND WATER TO GIVE TO THEM.
THERE ARE TIMES PASTOR THOMAS COULD HAVE HELPED ME.
THE PEOPLE SAID, "NO, PASTOR THOMAS
SHOULD NOT HELP ME."
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH THIS CHILD, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEY TURNED ME AWAY BECAUSE I HAD NO MONEY, SO I GAVE BIRTH
RIGHT WHERE YOU PARKED YOUR CAR.
ANNOUNCER: HAITI IS THE POOREST COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD.
EVERY DAY, CHILDREN LIKE MACKENSON ARE HUNGRY
AND STARVING, WHICH IN MANY CASES LEADS TO DEATH.
THESE CHILDREN HAVE NO HOPE.
THEY HAVE NO DESIRE FOR SCHOOL, NO STRENGTH TO PLAY, AND NO
ASPIRATIONS OF A BETTER FUTURE.
YOU CAN HELP THEM CHANGE THEIR SITUATION BY PROVIDING FOOD,
BECAUSE FOOD BRINGS HOPE.
WILL YOU GET INVOLVED TODAY?
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $24, YOU WILL PROVIDE 648 MEALS
OF WELL-BALANCED, NUTRITIONALLY-RICH,
GREAT-TASTING FOOD.
THIS WILL HELP FEED THREE FAMILIES FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.
YES, FOR JUST $24, LESS THAN THE AVERAGE RESTAURANT MEAL
FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOU WILL BE FEEDING 3 FAMILIES
FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.
YOUR GIFT OF $120 PROVIDES 3,240 MEALS.
YOUR ONE-TIME OR MONTHLY GIFT OF $120 WILL FEED 15 FAMILIES
FOR A MONTH.
AND YOUR GENEROUS GIFT OF $1,000,
WHICH PROVIDES 27,000 MEALS, WILL FEED AN ENTIRE
IMPOVERISHED HAITIAN VILLAGE.
PLEASE CONSIDER HAITI'S HUNGRY CHILDREN TODAY BY CALLING
THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, VISITING OUR WEBSITE,
OR SENDING IN YOUR GIFT TODAY.
WE CANNOT DO EVERYTHING, BUT TOGETHER, WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
ON BEHALF OF THE HUNGRY CHILDREN OF HAITI,
THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A WORD FROM THE MISSION FIELD
HERE IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI.
WE'RE ACTUALLY ONLY ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM OUR ORPHAN'S
HOME WHERE SHERRY AND I LIVE, BUT WE'RE WITH THE LOUIS FAMILY,
THE LOUIS FAMILY RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE SO TOUCHING.
BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THE LOUIS FAMILY, BUT THERE'S HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES
HERE IN HAITI JUST LIKE THEM THAT'S WAITING ON FOOD.
BUT THE BIBLE SAYS IN PROVERBS, "WHOSOEVER STOPPETH HIS EARS AT
THE CRY OF THE POOR, HE HIMSELF SHALL CRY, AND NOT BE HEARD."
THIS LITTLE BOY, I'M HEARING DOWN THERE, IS STILL SCRAPING
THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, ALL THE BURNT LITTLE RICE
AND THE FOOD THAT WE GAVE OUT YESTERDAY
TO HIM, WE SENT UP HERE.
HE'S BEEN SCRAPING ALL MORNING AND EATING IT UP WITH HIS HANDS.
I HEAR HIM DOING IT RIGHT NOW.
BUT THE BIBLE SAYS, "WHOSOEVER STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF
THE POOR, HE HIMSELF SHALL CRY, AND NOT BE HEARD."
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
I NEVER KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO HEAR THE CRY OF THE POOR UNTIL
SHERRY AND I MOVED HERE TO HAITI, AND WE LIVE HERE IN HAITI
AMONG THE PEOPLE, WHAT IT MEANS TO HEAR THE CRY OF THE POOR.
TO THEM, THIS PROGRAM OR ONE OF YOUR OTHER PROGRAMS YOU'VE
BEEN WATCHING, YOU HEAR THE CRY OF THE POOR,
OF THE POOR ROUND THE WORLD.
THEY'RE OUR BROTHERS, THEY'RE OUR SISTERS,
THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBOR ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 25.
WHEN WE HEAR THE CRY OF THE POOR, LET GOD USE YOU.
STEP FORTH, HELP SOMEONE TODAY THAT'S POOR.
I HOPE HERE IN HAITI, WHERE SHERRY AND I LIVE, YOU'LL SEE
THIS PROGRAM OR WHOMEVER OR WHATEVER GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART,
OR THE COUNTRY GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART, LET GOD USE YOU.
DON'T HOLD BACK.
LET GOD USE YOU.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CRY OF THE POOR, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
GOD BLESS YOU.
MADAME ESTILIA'S STORY HAS JUST REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART,
BECAUSE BOBBY AND I, WE LIVE HERE IN HAITI AND I'M A MOTHER.
I'M A GRANDMOTHER.
I KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH.
IMAGINE, ON TOP OF ALL THIS, THAT YOU HAVE TUBERCULOSIS, THAT
YOU'VE GOT TO LEAVE THE LITTLE PLACE THAT YOU LIVE AND GO ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL, WITH NO MONEY FOR A MOTO
TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU HAVE TO PAY $50
FOR YOUR MEDICINE, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE COST OF
A LITTLE CAN OF RICE.
AND WHEN YOU GET HOME, YOUR KIDS WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING, AND SO
SHE CAN'T WORK BECAUSE SHE'S SICK, AND HER HUSBAND IS WAY UP
IN THE MOUNTAINS, TRYING TO FARM A LITTLE GARDEN UP THERE, TRYING
TO COME DOWN EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS OR 6 MONTHS, SO HE NEVER
IS WITH HER AND THE KIDS.
EIGHT KIDS, HOW IS SHE GONNA MAKE IT?
SHE GAVE THEM SALT WATER.
THEN WHEN SHE BORROWED MONEY FROM HER CREDITOR,
WHERE SHE GOT FOOD AT A LITTLE SHOP DOWN THE STREET,
SHE OWED $20 HAITIAN.
THEY WANTED TO TAKE ONE OF HER KIDS FOR $20 HAITIAN.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE A MOTHER
AND THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?
IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING.
MADAM ESTILIA, [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM.
WHEN THE CHILDREN WAKE UP AND THEY ARE EATING DIRT, THAT'S
WHY I'M OBLIGATED TO GO BEGGING.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: YES, THEY GO FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT EATING.
I MIX SALT AND WATER.
I GIVE IT TO THE CHILDREN.
THEY DRINK IT.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
INTERPRETED: MY HEART ACHES WHEN I SEE THAT.
IT HURTS EVERY DAY.
WHEN THEY ARE LEAVING FOR SCHOOL, THEY SAY
"GOODBYE, MOMMY."
SOMETIMES THEY MISS MANY SCHOOL DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO HUNGRY.
SHE'S TELLING ME ALL OF HER PROBLEMS, I MEAN, ALL OF HER
PROBLEMS, WHICH ARE MOUNTAINS.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S THE CRY OF THE POOR
THAT TOUCHES OUR HEARTS.
THERE'S A CREOLE PROVERB THAT SAYS, "THE CHILD THAT CRIES
OUTSIDE THE DOOR AND THE CHILD THAT CRIES INSIDE,
THEY ARE THE SAME."
THEY ARE THE SAME.
WHETHER IT'S IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI--HAITI IS A NEIGHBOR, AND
AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES BY PLANE FROM THE SHORES OF MIAMI.
JESUS SAID, "WHO IS YOUR NEIGHBOR?"
SHE'S YOUR NEIGHBOR.
YOU DON'T KNOW HER.
YOU JUST KNOW HER NAME AND HER FACE AND YOU'VE SEEN
HER CHILDREN AND YOU'VE SEEN HER HEART, AND SHE IS YOUR NEIGHBOR.
AND I JUST PRAY THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART
TODAY AS IT HAS TOUCHED MINE, BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS
AND THEY NEED HELP.
PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM TODAY.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASK US, "BOBBY AND SHERRY,
WHAT IS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT LIVING IN HAITI?"
THE HARDEST PART IS THE PEOPLE COMING EVERY DAY FOR FOOD,
AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR GATE.
I MEAN, EVERY TIME WE EVEN GO TO SET DOWN IN OUR ORPHAN'S HOME
TO TAKE A MINUTE'S REST, THE SECURITY ON
THE WALKIE-TALKIE SAYS, "THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
HERE FOR FOOD."
I KNOW THIS MORNING, THIS MORNING THE LADY CAME.
SHE CAME YESTERDAY AND I TOLD HER TO COME BACK TODAY.
SHE WAS HERE FOR FOOD.
OTHER PEOPLE CAME FOR FOOD ALREADY.
BUT SOME DAYS, IT'S JUST SCORES AND SCORES OF PEOPLE.
I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN HUNDREDS ON THE OUTSIDE OF OUR GATE,
PEOPLE DESPERATE FOR FOOD.
IT JUST RIPS OUR HEART OUT.
SO HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP.
EIGHT DOLLARS WILL SUPPLY TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN MEALS.
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS WILL SUPPLY SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT
MEALS OF FOOD.
FOR A GIFT OF $120, AND I PRAY MANY OF YOU WILL,
WILL SUPPLY 3,240 MEALS.
YOU MAY GIVE RIGHT NOW BY CALLING.
CALL THE NUMBER.
IT WILL SPEED THE PROCESS UP.
IT WILL SPEED IT UP.
PLEASE HELP.
CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
OR YOU MAY GO TO YOUR COMPUTER AND GIVE ONLINE.
IT'S SECURE, OR MAIL TO OUR MAILING ADDRESS.
WE'RE GONNA WRITE YOU BACK A THANK YOU LETTER
WITH A PICTURE, OR YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ONLY
SO MUCH A MONTH, WHETHER IT'S $8 OR $24 OR WHATEVER,
AND ONLINE AUTOMATIC GIVING EVERY MONTH TO MAKE IT EASY.
FOR EVEN THAT GIVE, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRACELET,
TWO PER FAMILY.
THE HAITIANS--I'VE WORE THIS FOR 8 MONTHS AND NEVER TAKEN IT OFF.
THEY MADE IT, CHRISTIANS, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO PER FAMILY.
REMINDS US OF THE POOR, OF THE CHILDREN HERE IN HAITI.
IT'S A WONDERFUL GIFT, HANDMADE, PRECIOUS.
PLEASE LET GOD USE YOU.
THANK YOU, BOBBY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST HARD TO TALK ABOUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU JUST
LOOK INSIDE THE SOULS OF THESE PEOPLE, AND I SIT HERE AND I
JUST SIT HERE ON THIS BUCKET AND I THINK HOW ARE THESE KIDS GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER WE GO HOME TODAY?
WE HAVE TO PUT 'EM ON A FEEDING PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE A BOX OF FOOD EVERY MONTH.
BUT YOU KNOW, THEY ALL WANT JOBS.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE HAITIAN PEOPLE ARE THE MOST HARD WORKING
PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE, BUT SHE IS SICK AND
SHE CAN'T WORK, AND THERE'S NO JOBS AROUND HERE RIGHT NOW,
BUT FOOD IS THE BRIDGE UNTIL WE CAN HELP THEM GET A JOB,
AND THAT'S OUR GOAL, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE FOOD.
SHE JUST ALMOST SOLD ONE OF HER CHILDREN BECAUSE
SHE OWED A CREDITOR.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
YOU WORRY ABOUT PAYING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT PAYING YOUR WATER BILL.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CAR PAYMENT OR A NEW DRESS
YOU DON'T HAVE?
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT HOW TO PAY A CREDITOR BECAUSE SHE OWES $20.
THE CREDITOR WANTS HER TO SELL ONE OF THE CHILDREN FOR $20.
THAT'S POVERTY.
THAT'S POVERTY.
YOU AND I, WE'RE SO BLESSED BY GOD, AND AS WE HELP THE POOR,
GOD WILL MEET ALL OF OUR NEEDS, I PROMISE YOU.
DO WHAT THE LORD LAYS UPON YOUR HEART.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO THE CRY OF THE POOR.
PLEASE CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER THAT'S ON THE SCREEN
RIGHT NOW TO SPEED THE PROCESS UP.
LET GOD USE YOU, OR YOU MAY GIVE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH YOUR
COMPUTER, OR WRITE AND MAIL IN YOUR OFFERING.
OR YOU MAY WANT TO GIVE SO MUCH PER MONTH
BY AUTOMATIC GIVING, DEDUCTIBLE FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD.
PLEASE, LET GOD USE YOU, ON BEHALF OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE,
WHERE SHERRY AND I LIVE.
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