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00:01 guess that at some point in
00:03 your life you have thought to 00:05 yourself, "I wish I could see 00:06 God." And the truth is that 00:08 you have. You have seen God. 00:11 >> Have you ever heard someone 00:12 say, "Unless I see Him with my 00:15 own eyes, I won't believe in 00:16 God." 00:17 >> Then everyone should 00:19 believe in God because we have 00:20 all seen Him. 00:22 >> In Matthew 25 the Bible 00:24 says there will be two groups 00:26 of people on the final day of 00:28 judgement who will ask God 00:29 this question: "Lord, when did 00:32 we see You?" 00:34 >> And He will answer them: 00:35 "When you saw that stranger 00:37 who was hungry and thirsty and 00:40 needed something to wear, you 00:42 were looking at Me." 00:44 >> God will say, "You did see 00:46 Me because it was I who was 00:48 hungry and thirsty. It was I 00:51 who was a stranger. It was I 00:53 who was sick. It was I who was 00:55 in prison." 00:57 >> So all the days of your 00:58 life God has been very near to 01:01 you in the person of the poor 01:03 and the suffering. The 01:05 question is: did you see Him? 01:07 Did you seek to help Him? 01:10 Did you take time to get 01:11 to know Him? 01:12 >> I John 4 verse 7 says, 01:14 "Everyone who loves is born of 01:16 God and knows God." 01:19 >> So we want to challenge you 01:20 to see God in every person in 01:22 need. For the single mother 01:24 who is struggling to feed and 01:26 clothe her children or the 01:28 teenager who is feeling lonely 01:30 and depressed. 01:31 >> And as you open your heart 01:33 and your doors to those in 01:35 need, you are opening your 01:36 heart to God. 01:38 >> So in a moment we will be 01:40 meeting with three people 01:41 whose purpose is to serve 01:43 humanity so that all may live 01:45 as God intended. 01:48 ♪ 02:04 >> Hello and thank you for 02:06 joining us on It Is Written 02:07 Canada. Wouldn't it be 02:08 wonderful to wake up every 02:09 morning and to have life 02:11 absolutely predictable. 02:14 Well, sometimes 02:15 it's not like that. 02:16 You know, you wish it would be. 02:18 You wish that you could 02:20 wake up and know that you have 02:22 job security, you know that 02:24 there's enough money in the 02:25 bank to make all of your 02:26 payments and that your home 02:27 will be taken care of. 02:29 But many Canadians right now 02:30 are not in that situation. 02:32 There are many who are in a 02:35 situation where they have lost 02:36 their jobs and they don't know 02:39 how they're going to make 02:40 their payments. And it's in 02:41 times like these that we are 02:43 so thankful for organizations 02:45 such as ADRA Canada. 02:48 >> Today we have Steve Matthews 02:51 who is the Executive Director 02:52 for ADRA Canada joining us. 02:54 Welcome, Steve, and thank you 02:56 so much for being here. 02:58 >> Thank you very much for 02:58 having me. 02:59 >> Well, your purpose every 03:02 day is to meet the needs of 03:05 Canadians. And not just in 03:09 Canada, but throughout the 03:10 world, too. So, Steve, why 03:12 don't you tell us how this 03:14 pandemic has impacted your 03:17 work here at ADRA Canada? 03:20 >> Absolutely. The work that 03:22 we do at ADRA Canada is 03:24 predominantly international, 03:27 but because of the recent 03:30 pandemic that has been taking 03:32 place in the country, we've 03:33 also started to really focus 03:35 on a domestic response as well. 03:39 When the pandemic 03:40 happened and we start seeing 03:42 different businesses shutting 03:43 down, it impacted us as well. 03:45 So we, in the middle of a 03:47 pandemic where things are 03:48 changing rapidly, we also went 03:51 through a transition where we 03:54 moved to virtual office. 03:55 So making that transition with 03:59 all the busyness that's going 04:00 on was quite significant for us. 04:04 What we did in Canada is 04:05 we've made funding available 04:08 for a granting process to be 04:10 able to have projects taking 04:12 place here in Canada to meet 04:14 the needs locally. 04:17 What this pandemic has done 04:18 is it's really increased the -- 04:22 it's magnified the 04:23 need in Canada 04:25 and poor are the most 04:29 vulnerable and unfortunately 04:31 here in Canada we've seen an 04:33 increase in need for food bank 04:35 assistance, especially food 04:38 security has been a real 04:39 challenge, on top of all of 04:41 the other challenges with 04:42 regards to rent and bill 04:44 payments and those sorts of 04:45 things. 04:47 >> So tell us about the Bible. 04:49 Does the Bible give you 04:50 guidance specifically in 04:52 dealing with this situation? 04:54 >> Absolutely. I think almost 04:57 any situation we go through 04:58 you can find some guidance in 04:59 the Bible and when I look at 05:02 the Bible and I think of the 05:05 leprosy that's identified in 05:06 the Bible and we see how when 05:09 someone came down with leprosy 05:11 back in Bible times, they were 05:12 sent out of the community. 05:13 So they had this real social 05:15 isolation that was taking 05:16 place where they were sent out 05:18 to another community where the 05:20 lepers were living and when 05:22 they walked through the 05:23 community they had to 05:24 yell out, "Unclean, unclean!" 05:26 People stayed away from them, 05:28 they didn't have that social 05:30 connection, they didn't have 05:31 the contact with their loved 05:32 ones anymore. 05:35 I don't think we have to 05:36 stretch our minds too 05:37 much to see that that's 05:38 certainly the situation that 05:41 we're living in here in Canada 05:42 now. When you go out to a 05:43 store you have to stay six 05:46 feet apart. There's tape on 05:48 the lines to make sure that 05:49 you don't go between these 05:51 lines and you keep that 05:53 distance away from people. 05:55 Families can't go visit their 05:57 grandparents, grandchildren 05:59 can't go visit their 06:00 grandparents who are living in 06:01 a long-term care facility. 06:02 We hear of people that are just 06:03 talking to people through a 06:05 window and being able to go 06:06 wave and say "Hi, we're here." 06:08 Loneliness is there. 06:11 But Jesus was able to reach out 06:13 to people that 06:14 were going through 06:15 situations like that and so 06:17 I think there's a lot we can 06:18 learn from how Christ treated 06:20 those that were going through 06:21 those situations. He was able 06:23 to meet the needs. Now He was 06:24 able to even go and touch the 06:27 lepers heal them from their 06:31 situation, their disease. 06:34 But we can certainly, in our 06:35 situation, still meet the 06:36 needs of others in safe ways 06:38 where we can still maintain 06:39 the distance, but also make 06:41 those, while it's physical 06:42 distance, I don't think it has 06:44 to be social distance to the 06:45 point where we can't still 06:47 communicate and contact 06:48 people. 06:49 >> Absolutely. We've got 06:51 technology, we've got ways of 06:52 communicating with one another 06:54 which is so much better today. 06:55 >> Exactly. 06:56 >> Absolutely true. 06:57 >> So, Steve, can you tell us 06:59 what has made it possible for 07:01 ADRA Canada to complete this 07:03 work in Canada that you're 07:04 doing presently right now? 07:06 >> Well, as the humanitarian 07:09 arm of the Seventh-day 07:09 Adventist Church, we have a 07:12 network of churches across the 07:13 country that we've been able 07:15 to partner with. So the grant 07:17 money that we've made 07:18 available has been provided to 07:20 different entities across the 07:22 country. 07:23 And out of that we've 07:25 funded 28 different projects 07:28 and those projects range from 07:30 right from the Pacific coast 07:33 even up toward the Arctic and 07:34 over to the Atlantic Ocean. 07:36 >> Wow. 07:37 And being able to take 07:39 advantage of that -- 07:40 those churches that are already 07:43 there and entities that are 07:45 already set up has really 07:46 helped us to be able to make 07:47 that a reality. 07:50 So my colleague who will be 07:52 joining us shortly, 07:54 Daniel Saugh, 07:55 will be able to 07:56 tell a little bit 07:57 more about the details of some 07:58 of the work that we're doing. 08:00 He's got some good stories of 08:01 some of the work that we're 08:02 doing across the country. 08:04 >> Well, thank you, and Daniel 08:06 will be right back. 08:07 We are going to be listening 08:08 to a song right now: 08:10 "'Tis So Sweet To 08:11 Trust In Jesus." 08:11 And as Steve was telling us, 08:14 you know, during a time when 08:17 people have to be isolated 08:19 from one another, Jesus is 08:20 there and we can trust in Him. 08:22 So we're going to listen to 08:24 that song right now, 08:25 "'Tis So Sweet To 08:26 Trust In Jesus." 08:28 ♪ 08:31 ♪'Tis so sweet 08:33 ♪to trust in Jesus 08:36 ♪Just to take Him at His word 08:40 ♪Just to rest upon His promise 08:45 ♪Just to know 08:47 ♪Thus saith the Lord 08:51 ♪Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him 08:55 ♪How I've proved Him 08:58 ♪o'er and o'er 09:00 ♪Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus 09:05 ♪Oh, for grace 09:07 ♪to trust Him more 09:11 ♪ 09:19 ♪The Lord is my light 09:22 ♪then why should I fear 09:24 ♪By day and by night 09:27 ♪His presence is near 09:30 ♪He is my salvation 09:32 ♪from sorrow and sin 09:34 ♪This blessed persuasion 09:36 ♪the Spirit brings in 09:41 ♪Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him 09:45 ♪How I've proved Him 09:48 ♪o'er and o'er 09:50 ♪Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus 09:55 ♪Oh, for grace 09:58 ♪to trust Him more 10:01 ♪Oh, how sweet 10:02 ♪to trust in Jesus 10:05 ♪Just to trust 10:07 ♪His cleansing blood 10:10 ♪Just in simple 10:13 ♪faith to plunge me 10:15 ♪'Neath the healing 10:17 ♪cleansing flood 10:20 ♪Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him 10:24 ♪How I've proved Him 10:26 ♪o'er and o'er 10:29 ♪Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus 10:35 ♪Oh, for grace 10:37 ♪to trust Him more 10:40 ♪I'm so glad I've learned to 10:44 ♪trust Thee 10:45 ♪Precious Jesus 10:48 ♪Saviour, Friend 10:50 ♪And I know 10:52 ♪that Thou art with me 10:55 ♪Wilt be with me to the end 11:00 ♪Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him 11:04 ♪How I've proved Him 11:07 ♪o'er and o'er 11:10 ♪Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus 11:15 ♪Oh, for grace 11:17 ♪to trust Him more 11:24 ♪ 11:32 >> It is so sweet to trust in 11:34 Jesus, especially when we have 11:36 these fluid times, these 11:38 unpredictable times that we're 11:39 living in right now. 11:41 >> We have Daniel Saugh with 11:43 us who's the Canadian Program 11:45 Manager for ADRA Canada. 11:47 Welcome, Daniel, it's so nice 11:48 to have you with us today. 11:50 >> Thank you! It's my 11:51 privilege and pleasure to be 11:52 with you, Mike and Rene, today. 11:54 >> Thank you for being with us. 11:55 So what is happening in Canada? 11:57 I know you're the 11:57 Canadian Program Manager for 11:59 ADRA Canada. Tell us what's 12:01 happening within Canada during 12:02 this time of crisis. 12:03 >> Sure, it's a pleasure. 12:05 As our Executive Director, 12:07 Steve Matthews, mentioned, 12:09 this role that I serve in 12:11 oversees the 12:12 domestic and Canadian 12:13 program across our country. 12:15 And we have some amazing 12:17 incoming stories in the recent 12:20 outbreak of COVID-19 and we're 12:22 just very happy to share that 12:23 with you all today. 12:24 >> I love stories, so go ahead! 12:25 >> Well, starting from the 12:26 East Coast, we have an amazing 12:28 story of a family, 12:29 Mark and Alison, 12:32 and they have seven children, 12:34 ranging from one to eighteen. 12:35 >> Seven kids. 12:36 >> Yes, seven children. 12:37 >> That's a big family! 12:38 >> They have a huge family! 12:39 And Mark has been in the 12:41 construction work and his wife, 12:42 Alison, works part time 12:44 and they have been reasonably 12:46 comfortable in providing for 12:47 their family. 12:48 However, tough times set in 12:49 when Mark had an injury. 12:51 He fell at his work site 12:53 and he was bedridden for 12:55 two weeks and he went on 12:57 worker's compensation. 12:59 With his income cut in half and 13:01 Alison working part time, 13:02 it was difficult to feed their 13:04 large family and provide for 13:05 their needs. 13:06 >> Exactly. 13:07 >> He actually says this, 13:09 he mentions, "You don't realize 13:11 how expensive it is to bring 13:12 up children in this day 13:14 and age until you have them. 13:16 I used to wonder why people 13:17 don't have more kids until I 13:18 got my own. 13:20 It's insane," Mark shares. 13:23 But, you know, for the 13:24 year prior to COVID-19, the 13:27 family used to use a food bank 13:28 once a month as a supplement 13:30 to their groceries. 13:31 But when the pandemic 13:32 hit Canada, 13:33 and particularly in Nova Scotia, 13:35 this food bank wasn't able to 13:38 sustain and provide enough 13:39 food and they actually closed. 13:41 And so thankfully Mark was 13:42 referred to one of our church 13:45 entities that ADRA Canada 13:46 partnered with that is the 13:48 Parker Street Food and 13:49 Furniture Bank and he was able 13:51 to access food for his family. 13:52 He actually mentioned, "The 13:54 food was wonderfully provided 13:56 and satisfactory and it was so 13:57 nice to have a food bank 13:58 helping us out." 14:00 And so in the last 14:02 several months 14:03 since April, ADRA Canada has 14:05 partnered with the Seventh-day 14:06 Adventist Church in Canada and 14:07 with the North American Division 14:09 of Seventh-day Adventist's 14:09 Adventist Community Services 14:11 to provide funding for the 14:12 Parker Street Food Bank 14:15 and they've been helping 14:17 hundreds of people daily. 14:19 >> I'm sure, I'm sure. 14:20 Especially with people 14:21 without jobs -- 14:21 >> Exactly. 14:22 >> And now they're in a 14:22 situation where you can 14:23 provide and I'm so thankful for 14:25 ADRA Canada that they're there. 14:27 This is kind of like 14:28 the highlight of your job. 14:30 This is what you wait for. 14:31 >> This is what we look 14:32 for to do. 14:33 >> You wait for 14:34 people in need -- 14:35 >> Precisely. 14:36 >> And you're right there on 14:37 the ground. What a blessing to 14:38 be able to do that for people. 14:39 >> It really is, it really is. 14:41 And so moving from the East 14:42 Coast I'll take you over to 14:44 Central Canada in the province 14:46 of Ontario and there is an 14:48 amazing church, it's a 14:49 community-centred church 14:51 called Really Living in 14:52 Hamilton, Ontario. 14:53 And they have been providing 14:55 free grocery bags of food for 14:57 families. So families can 14:59 register online and they can 15:01 either come and pick it up, 15:03 of course respecting social 15:04 and physical distance, 15:06 or if they are not able to 15:07 access a vehicle to come, 15:09 the volunteers of the 15:10 Really Living church will 15:12 actually deliver it at their 15:13 doorstep. 15:14 And the pastor there, yeah -- 15:17 >> So were they waiting, ready 15:19 to do this? 15:21 >> Absolutely! In fact, the 15:22 pastor, Francis Douville, they 15:24 were planning for their annual 15:25 international mission 15:28 humanitarian trip. 15:29 They usually go on a 15:30 mission trip 15:31 or project and they were going 15:33 to Peru this year and one of 15:35 the main coordinators, 15:37 her name is Ada, her and her 15:39 children cruise in Asia, 15:41 of course because of travel 15:42 restrictions, they couldn't go 15:43 again and so they decided to 15:45 pour their energies in this 15:46 local mission and now they've 15:48 been helping to provide these 15:50 grocery bags in a large way to 15:52 help families in the area 15:54 that's been affected 15:55 significantly by COVID-19. 15:58 >> That's so wonderful! 15:59 So these families 16:00 register online 16:01 and if they're not able to go 16:02 and pick them up they're 16:03 actually delivered right to 16:05 their front door -- 16:06 >> Absolutely! 16:06 >> For each family. 16:07 >> They were just telling me a 16:09 quick story: because of 16:10 physical distance they would 16:11 put it on their porch or their 16:12 footstep, ring the bell, and 16:13 just run away. 16:14 So when they open the door, 16:15 Voila! There is a bag of 16:17 groceries for them 16:18 and their families. 16:19 >> That's super! 16:20 What a blessing. 16:20 You know, and we become happier 16:22 when we help other people 16:24 to become happy, you know -- 16:25 >> That is so true. 16:26 >> And we meet their needs, 16:28 and, you know, we are serving 16:29 each other. That's what we 16:30 were created for, really. 16:31 >> Amen. Very fulfilling. 16:33 >> Yeah, absolutely. 16:33 >> Very satisfying. 16:34 >> So there Ada was with her 16:36 children and they were 16:37 prepared to go overseas and 16:38 the door was closed and 16:40 Jesus opened up another door. 16:42 >> Exactly. 16:43 >> So, you know, when you're 16:44 prepared to serve, the Lord 16:46 will use you to serve. 16:48 You will always be in demand. 16:49 >> I believe that. 16:50 >> So make yourself ready 16:52 to serve. 16:52 >> Yes. Sometimes our mission 16:53 field is right in our own 16:54 back yard. 16:55 >> Exactly. And that's what 16:56 you want, to start there and 16:58 just go out and meet other 17:00 needs. So we're so thankful 17:02 for ADRA Canada and what 17:03 you're doing. 17:04 >> Thank God! And I'm going to 17:04 keep moving! 17:05 >> Yeah, tell us another story! 17:06 >> So from the East Coast, 17:08 Central Ontario -- Central 17:09 Canada, and then we're going 17:11 to move up to the Arctic. 17:12 So I'm going to take you up 17:13 there. There are two churches 17:16 that we are funding and 17:17 partnering with with ADRA 17:18 Canada and that is the city of 17:21 Iqaluit, there is the Iqaluit 17:22 Seventh-day Adventist Church 17:23 and the Igloolik Seventh-day 17:26 Adventist Group. And so they 17:28 are ministering and meeting 17:29 the needs of primarily the 17:31 First Nations. Eighty percent 17:33 of their population is 17:34 indigenous, the First Nations. 17:36 And so of course you can 17:37 imagine it's hard to transport 17:39 food up there, given the 17:41 climate and the distance. 17:43 >> Absolutely. 17:44 >> And so we're partnering 17:45 with them for their food 17:46 relief program and supplying 17:47 their food bank so they can 17:49 really be able to provide the 17:50 essential food items for their 17:52 communities respectively. 17:54 >> That's wonderful! 17:55 >> That is a big expense, but 17:57 yet you're meeting a big need 17:59 in that community so I'm sure 18:01 they're very thankful for that. 18:03 >> Yes, they are very grateful 18:05 and they're looking forward to 18:07 continuing to do that great 18:08 work so we're happy to partner 18:09 with them up close to the 18:11 Arctic Circle there. 18:12 >> These are wonderful 18:12 highlights that you're sharing 18:13 with us, thank you. 18:14 >> You're very welcome. 18:15 And we're going to move now to 18:16 Western Canada and we recently 18:18 heard of the current flooding 18:21 in "Fort Mac." Fort McMurray 18:23 in Alberta, Northern Alberta, 18:25 has been dubbed as the oil 18:26 capital of Canada. 18:28 And they've been 18:29 ravaged over the last 18:30 several years with natural 18:32 disasters such as fires, which 18:34 is actually a current threat 18:36 that's about an hour and a 18:37 half south of them potentially 18:38 coming again into the 18:40 Fort McMurray area. 18:42 But recently the big river there 18:45 actually was melting and there 18:48 was an ice jam and there was 18:49 flooding into the city and over 18:51 20,000 residents had to be 18:52 evacuated. 18:55 And the Fort McMurray 18:57 Seventh-day Adventist Church 18:58 has partnered with ADRA Canada 18:59 and they have assembled over 19:01 350 care kits and water and 19:03 dozens of people have been 19:05 coming in and they have 19:06 transformed their church foyer 19:08 into a distribution centre. 19:11 >> So when you have a flood 19:13 like this it's going to affect 19:15 sewage, the water system, 19:17 everything is going to be 19:19 affected and people are in need. 19:21 >> They are absolutely 19:22 displaced and there's nowhere 19:23 to go and I was recently 19:24 talking to the pastor, 19:25 David Guzman, there and he was 19:27 mentioning that in addition to 19:28 the food, his first elder, 19:30 one of the spiritual leaders of 19:32 his church, Andrew, 19:34 is actually the coordinator for 19:36 crisis and trauma care and he 19:38 volunteers his time and works 19:39 with the local mayor there and 19:42 other churches and agencies to 19:45 coordinate crisis and trauma 19:47 care. People can call in for 19:49 prayer, for counselling and 19:51 they're responding to the many 19:53 needs that are taking place 19:54 currently. 19:56 >> That's so wonderful because 19:57 churches right now are empty 20:00 because, you know, no one can 20:01 go to church, but yet they're 20:04 taking this empty building and 20:06 making it useful to fulfill 20:08 people's needs. 20:09 That's so encouraging. 20:10 >> Absolutely. And what was 20:11 interesting is that as the 20:13 order to evacuate was given, 20:16 they were instructed to move 20:18 to higher ground. 20:18 >> Higher ground. 20:19 That is amazing that you say 20:21 that because the song that we're 20:22 going to go to -- now thank you 20:24 very much for being 20:24 with us, Daniel -- 20:25 >> A pleasure. 20:26 >> And right after this song 20:27 we're going to be meeting with 20:29 Anita, one of your colleagues. 20:31 And so we have a song for you 20:33 and the song is "Higher Ground" 20:35 and this is sung by some 20:35 young people who are 20:37 singing over there in Europe 20:39 and so we're going to share 20:41 that song with you right now, 20:42 "Higher Ground." 20:45 ♪My heart has no 20:46 ♪desire to stay 20:49 ♪Where doubts arise 20:50 ♪and fears dismay 20:52 ♪Though some may dwell 20:54 ♪where these abound 20:56 ♪My prayer, my aim, is 20:58 ♪higher ground 21:02 ♪Lord, lift me up 21:04 ♪and I shall stand 21:06 ♪By faith on heaven's 21:08 ♪tableland 21:10 ♪A higher plane 21:12 ♪that I have found 21:14 ♪Lord, plant my feet on 21:15 ♪higher ground 21:19 ♪ 21:37 ♪I want to scale 21:40 ♪the utmost height 21:42 ♪And catch a gleam 21:44 ♪of glory bright 21:46 ♪But still I'll pray 21:48 ♪till hope I've found 21:50 ♪Lord, lead me on to 21:51 ♪higher ground 21:54 ♪Lord, lift me up 21:56 ♪and I shall stand 21:58 ♪By faith on heaven's 22:01 ♪tableland 22:02 ♪A higher plane 22:05 ♪that I have found 22:06 ♪Lord, plant my feet on 22:08 ♪higher ground 22:16 >> "Higher Ground," 22:16 what a beautiful song. 22:19 >> We have Anita Odondi 22:21 with us who's the 22:22 Emergency Program Director 22:23 for ADRA Canada. 22:24 Anita, thank you so much for 22:26 joining us today. 22:27 >> Thank you for having me, 22:28 Rene and Mike. 22:30 >> So you work beyond the 22:33 borders of Canada, so give us 22:35 some kind of the highlights of 22:36 what you do. 22:37 >> Yes, it's a blessing for us 22:39 to be able to serve abroad, 22:41 especially in the countries 22:43 where the systems are not 22:45 working and the governments 22:46 are overwhelmed, they are 22:47 unable to support the families 22:50 that need it the most. 22:52 So I'll tell you a story today 22:53 of a 38-year-old lady. 22:56 She's called "Noka" 22:57 in South America. 22:59 She has nine children 23:01 and another on the way. 23:03 They live in an -- 23:05 >> Wow! That is a huge family! 23:06 You're talking about a 23:07 38-year-old lady. 23:09 She's got nine kids, 23:11 that's a big family. 23:12 >> Yeah. And they live in an 23:14 incomplete house, brick wall, 23:17 dirt floor, that has just one -- 23:19 only one room of the house 23:21 is roofed. And -- 23:22 >> So it's not painted walls, 23:24 just rough brick? 23:25 >> Rough brick, no windows 23:27 and just roof on one wall. 23:29 And when I stood in that room, 23:31 you could see through the roof, 23:33 there are holes in the roof so 23:34 when it rains it comes into 23:36 the room. 23:37 All of them sleep in that room. 23:39 There are three beds 23:40 in the room -- 23:41 >> And that's where they 23:42 all sleep. 23:42 >> Wow! 23:43 >> Yes, husband, wife, and 23:44 nine children. 23:45 >> So all eleven of them now 23:46 are sleeping in that one room 23:48 on three beds. 23:48 >> Yes. 23:49 >> Wow! OK, so tell us how 23:51 you've helped them, Anita. 23:53 >> So praise God, 23:54 by His grace and the support of 23:56 all those who who donate, 23:58 ADRA has been able to provide 24:01 food enough for the family. 24:05 Every child, every adult 24:07 will have enough food 24:09 for the month. 24:10 The distributions are monthly 24:11 and we have so far enough 24:13 resources for at least four 24:15 months to support them and 24:17 they're looking for more money. 24:19 They are getting bins: 24:22 pasta, corn, oil, salt, flour -- 24:26 Yes. 24:28 >> Wow, I'm getting hungry. 24:28 [chuckles] 24:29 >>That's wonderful! 24:31 So they're helping them out 24:32 now because the family -- 24:33 the father can't work due to 24:35 the pandemic and so ADRA Canada 24:37 has been able to step in. 24:39 >> Correct. 24:40 >> That's wonderful! 24:41 So can you tell us 24:42 another story? 24:44 >> Yes. I have another story 24:46 from Indonesia and this is an 24:48 older lady, 70-year-old 24:51 Darato Lana is her name. 24:53 Her and her husband usually 24:56 go to the market to fend 24:58 for themselves. 24:59 They pick some things in the 25:01 forest and sell them in 25:03 the market. 25:04 >> How far does 25:05 she have to walk? 25:06 >> Ten kilometres. 25:06 She's 70 years old. 25:07 >> Seventy years old. 25:08 >> Every day? 25:09 >> Ten kilometres, yes. 25:10 And it's a steep hill, it's not 25:12 just a flat piece of land. 25:13 >> Wow! 25:15 >> Yes, so because of COVID-19 25:17 and their kind of work 25:19 and their age, this was very 25:20 high risk for them. 25:22 And what ADRA 25:23 has done is to 25:25 provide them with cash. 25:27 Not food direct, but cash and 25:30 so they can use this money for 25:32 the next three to four months 25:34 to purchase all their basic 25:35 needs that will help them 25:36 survive. 25:37 But they will not be 25:39 the ones to go to the market. 25:40 They have a kind neighbour, 25:41 a younger man, stronger, 25:43 better immunity, who has a 25:45 motor bike that has agreed to 25:48 go to the market to purchase 25:49 for them whenever they 25:50 need the items. 25:51 >> Wow. So nice. 25:52 >> That's wonderful! 25:54 >> So thank you very much 25:55 for coming in. 25:56 We have come to the end of 25:57 our time so we are going to 26:00 just have a word of prayer. 26:01 Can I ask you, Anita, 26:02 to pray for us -- 26:03 >> Yes, absolutely. 26:04 >> As we close off today, OK 26:05 let's bow our heads. 26:07 >> Dear heavenly Father, Lord, 26:09 we thank You so much for the 26:10 opportunity to work with You 26:13 in partnership with You to 26:14 serve those in need. 26:16 We pray, oh Lord, that You 26:18 will help us wherever we are 26:20 to be able to reach out to 26:22 our neighbour in any way that 26:24 we can with our manpower, 26:27 with a smile, with a prayer. 26:29 And may everything we do be 26:32 for Your glory and be for 26:35 Your kingdom. 26:37 Thank you, Lord, for this 26:39 ministry and giving us the 26:42 opportunity to serve in need. 26:44 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. 26:47 >> Amen! 26:49 >> Our free offer today is 26:51 from Signs of the Times and it 26:53 will help you to face this 26:54 crisis with confidence. 26:56 >> So get yourself ready with 26:58 a pen and pencil 'cause here's 27:00 the information you need to 27:01 get this free offer. 27:03 >> To request today's offer, 27:04 just log onto 27:06 www.ItIsWrittenCanada.ca 27:13 If you prefer, you may call 27:15 toll free at 1-888-CALL-IIW 27:22 Call any time. 27:24 Lines are open 24 hours daily. 27:26 That's 1-888-CALL-IIW 27:29 Or if you wish, 27:30 you may write to us at: 27:32 It Is Written, Box 2010, 27:34 Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 7V4 27:37 And thank you for your prayer 27:39 requests and your generous 27:41 financial support. 27:43 >> Thank you for joining us 27:44 today on It Is Written Canada. 27:46 We would like to invite you to 27:48 view all our episodes and more 27:51 on our social media platforms. 27:53 So just follow us on Instagram, 27:56 become our friend on Facebook, 27:58 and subscribe to 27:59 our YouTube channel, 28:00 and listen to our new podcasts 28:02 on your favourite platform. 28:04 >> So, friends, we want to 28:05 remind you again of the words 28:07 of Jesus where He said, 28:08 "It is written, man shall not 28:09 live by bread alone, 28:11 but by every word that proceeds 28:13 out of the mouth of God." 28:15 ♪ |
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