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00:42 >> Hello and thank you for 00:43 joining us today on It Is 00:45 Written Canada. 00:46 We will be looking again at how 00:48 the fears of a global food 00:50 crisis are growing and getting 00:52 worse with close to one billion 00:55 people regularly going to bed 00:57 hungry and many of those people 00:59 living on one meal a week. 01:02 >> Once again we will be 01:03 focusing on the Turkana County 01:05 region of Kenya where the 01:08 current drought has lasted for 01:10 five consecutive years and 01:13 almost all livestock has died. 01:16 >> Unless the people are living 01:18 right near a water source, the 01:20 only food that they are 01:21 surviving on is the wild fruit 01:24 that they can find on the few 01:26 trees that are still producing. 01:28 Today on It Is Written Canada, 01:29 our special guest is Steve 01:31 Matthews, Executive Director 01:34 for ADRA Canada. 01:35 Steve, welcome to It Is Written 01:37 Canada. 01:38 >> Yeah, thanks so much, Mike, 01:39 it's a pleasure to be here with 01:41 you and René again. 01:43 >> So last time we were with 01:44 you, you had just been to 01:46 Kenya, which was not too long 01:47 ago, in Africa and you were 01:49 able to see the hunger 01:52 first hand. 01:52 What did you see? 01:53 Was there really hunger 01:55 everywhere? 01:57 >> Oh, absolutely, I mean, it 01:58 was just so widespread. 02:01 Now, the region I was in was 02:02 Turkana, the Turkana region is 02:04 in the north of Kenya so when 02:05 you're in the south of Kenya, 02:07 you don't see it, but once you 02:08 go into those more arid regions 02:10 of the country, hunger was 02:12 everywhere. 02:14 What really struck me about 02:15 being there though was how hard 02:17 people are working, just 02:19 working continuously to try to 02:22 earn enough money to basically 02:25 be able to purchase food for 02:26 their families. 02:27 Often times the people that I 02:29 was meeting, they were working 02:30 weaving baskets, making mats to 02:33 sell at the market, but they 02:35 were only able to, by working 02:37 continuously, maybe earn enough 02:39 money to feed their family for 02:40 three to four days. 02:42 So can you imagine that you're 02:44 working so hard, but you can't 02:46 even make enough to feed 02:48 your family. 02:49 And when I say feed them, 02:51 it's basic meals and the days 02:54 that you can't feed your 02:55 family, you're feeding them 02:56 nothing. 02:57 >> So some of these families are 02:59 basically eating one meal 03:01 a day. 03:02 >> Mm-hm, absolutely. 03:04 And when they can't earn enough 03:06 money to buy from the market, 03:09 what they're doing is they're 03:10 harvesting wild fruit. 03:13 I visited two different areas 03:15 of Turkana and when I was 03:16 there, each area had one fruit 03:18 only and these wild fruit are 03:21 not...not exactly what you'd 03:24 wanna be eating continuously, 03:26 regularly. 03:27 While I was there I was-- 03:29 actually went out and was able 03:30 to harvest some of the fruit 03:32 and tried it. 03:34 It tasted good initially, but I 03:37 couldn't imagine eating that as 03:39 the only food that you have 03:41 each day. 03:42 >> So, Steve, let's take a look 03:43 at that video which you were 03:44 able to capture when you there 03:46 and you were able to see this 03:47 first hand, of this hunger that 03:51 was everywhere. 03:52 >> Great, yeah. 03:55 [speaking in native tongue] 03:57 [TRANSLATOR] I have lived all 03:59 my life here in this village. 04:01 I have never seen it like 04:03 this before. 04:04 There was a time when the land 04:06 around us was nothing but green 04:08 pasture for as far as the eye 04:10 could see. 04:11 Meat and milk were plentiful. 04:14 Life was good. 04:16 Now our fields are nothing 04:18 but sand. 04:19 Our animals are all gone. 04:22 There is hunger everywhere. 04:25 [speaking in native tongue] 04:27 [TRANSLATOR] We were going 04:28 through a very difficult time. 04:30 My husband and I have four 04:32 children. 04:33 Because of the drought it had 04:34 become very challenging for us 04:36 to feed our children. 04:38 Our animals had died and there 04:40 was no real employment 04:41 opportunities here. 04:43 That was when ADRA came to help 04:44 us with emergency assistance 04:46 for food. 04:48 [TRANSLATOR] Once every month, 04:50 ADRA sent us money so we could 04:52 buy food. 04:53 It came right to my cell phone. 04:56 I'm not really sure how it 04:57 all works. 04:59 I had to have the village chief 05:01 help me set up the account. 05:03 I just know that we could use 05:04 the money that came over my 05:06 phone from ADRA to buy food. 05:09 Life was good again. 05:12 I have three grandchildren that 05:13 live with me here and we were 05:15 able to eat well. 05:18 [TRANSLATOR] When we got that 05:19 support from ADRA, life was 05:21 good again. 05:23 There was always enough to eat. 05:25 We even had enough left over to 05:26 get a few other household 05:28 essentials and pay some school 05:30 fees for my kids. 05:32 But last June we were told that 05:34 the emergency assistance from 05:36 ADRA had come to an end. 05:39 Feeding our children in this 05:40 dried-up land has become a real 05:42 challenge again. 05:44 [speaking in native tongue] 05:46 [TRANSLATOR] I manage to get a 05:47 little cash from the baskets I 05:49 make, but it doesn't go as far 05:51 as it used to. 05:53 In just the last four months, 05:55 the cost of food has doubled 05:57 and in some cases tripled. 06:00 It is like we are now dealing 06:02 with two droughts, the drought 06:04 from no rain and the drought 06:06 caused by the price of food 06:08 going up so much. 06:13 [TRANSLATOR] There is a dried-up 06:13 river bed near here where some 06:15 palm trees still grow. 06:18 The women of the village here 06:19 collect palm branches, strip 06:21 them, and weave together 06:22 products that we try and sell 06:23 in the market. 06:25 I make mats. 06:27 When there is food, I can make 06:29 five mats a month. 06:31 When there is no food, I get 06:33 weak and am only able to 06:34 make two. 06:36 Then the real problem comes in 06:38 trying to sell the mats. 06:40 The market is 25 kilometres 06:42 away. 06:44 If I hired a motorbike driver 06:46 to take them in, it would cost 06:48 more than what I could get for 06:49 the mats. 06:50 I usually only get about 200 06:52 shillings per mat. 06:54 So I have to walk the mats into 06:56 the market on foot. 06:58 It takes about a day and a half 07:00 round trip. 07:01 The food I am able to buy is 07:03 usually gone within a 07:04 couple of days. 07:08 [TRANSLATOR] It takes about two 07:09 weeks to make one of these 07:11 baskets. 07:12 If I sell to the middle man who 07:14 comes through the village, the 07:16 most he will give me is 200 07:18 shillings per basket. 07:20 If I were to take them into 07:22 town myself, I would probably 07:24 get 700 shillings for one 07:26 basket, but the transportation 07:28 costs would be 500. 07:31 I just usually sell to the 07:33 middle man. 07:34 With my hungry grandchildren, 07:36 that 400 shillings only lasts 07:39 one day and we are back to 07:41 eating the fruit from the 07:42 palm tree. 07:46 [TRANSLATOR] When the money 07:47 runs out, the only food that we 07:48 are able to eat is the fruit 07:50 that grows on the palm trees. 07:53 You have to collect a lot to 07:54 make a meal. 07:56 The fruit is tough and very 07:57 fibrous. 07:59 It is not something we would 08:00 normally want to eat, let alone 08:02 every day. 08:04 But what else can we do? 08:07 [TRANSLATOR] We are very 08:08 grateful to the people of 08:09 Canada for the support they 08:11 have given us here in our 08:12 village. 08:13 May God bless you. 08:15 Thank you very much. 08:20 [TRANSLATOR] We are so thankful 08:21 for the help we have received 08:22 from Canada. 08:24 I don't know where we would be 08:25 today without your kindness. 08:28 Please continue the excellent 08:29 work that you are doing to help 08:31 people like us. 08:32 [hopeful music playing] 08:37 >> Steve, going to that area, 08:41 knowing that there's so much 08:42 hunger and then realizing that 08:44 ADRA Canada was able to provide 08:46 money to help these people to 08:48 buy food, that must be very 08:50 rewarding for you. 08:52 >> Oh, absolutely. 08:54 That's one of the things I find 08:55 so rewarding about this career 08:57 that I've chosen now because 08:59 I'm able to be a part of, you 09:01 know, of an amazing 09:02 organization that's able to go 09:04 and really improve the lives of 09:06 others. 09:07 When we go and visit people and 09:09 hear the stories of how ADRA has 09:11 helped them, I always feel, you 09:13 almost feel a little bit like a 09:14 superhero sometimes because 09:16 they're so happy that you came, 09:20 that you helped. 09:21 Our biggest challenge is always 09:24 when we leave, trying to make 09:26 sure that we're leaving people 09:28 in a better position than when 09:29 we came, but also trying to 09:31 make sure that they're not 09:33 reliant upon us, that they're-- 09:37 so we always try to build 09:38 sustainability into our 09:40 projects so that they, they 09:42 actually don't need us when the 09:44 project comes to an end. 09:46 >> Steve, it's so encouraging 09:48 and inspiring just to watch 09:51 when these people mention ADRA 09:53 Canada, like, their faces just 09:55 light up and some of the ideas 09:58 that you're giving them to help 09:59 them to be more sustainable, 10:01 they don't even think 10:02 about that. 10:03 >> Yeah, absolutely. 10:05 It's a real joy to meet people 10:07 and just learn about the 10:07 differences that you're able to 10:09 make in their lives. 10:10 >> What is the biggest 10:12 challenge that these people 10:13 are facing? 10:15 [STEVE] Oh, it's water. 10:17 Not having access to water. 10:19 Just think about if we suddenly 10:22 had our taps turned off and 10:25 there was no access to water 10:26 within, you know, kilometres of 10:29 a walk from where we live. 10:31 And that's what we're seeing 10:33 there is just access to water 10:36 makes it difficult. 10:37 You can't even grow your own 10:38 food if you don't have access 10:39 to water because nothing's 10:40 gonna grow like that. 10:42 They don't get enough rainfall 10:43 to sustain anything at all so 10:45 that said, that would 10:46 definitely be their biggest 10:47 challenge and then that comes 10:50 with also many safety 10:52 challenges that go with that 10:54 as well. 10:55 >> So we have a video that 10:57 we're gonna look at right now 10:59 on the importance of water and 11:02 how that is a struggle for the 11:03 people in that area. 11:07 [TRANSLATOR] Hi, my name is 11:09 Ikeenya. 11:10 I am 12 years old and in 11:11 grade 5. 11:12 I live in Turkana County in the 11:14 country of Kenya. 11:19 Before I was born, it used to 11:20 rain a lot here. 11:22 My mom says that they used to 11:24 have two rainy seasons 11:26 every year. 11:27 I don't remember much 11:28 about that. 11:29 For the last five years, it's 11:31 hardly rained here at all. 11:35 I have six brothers and sisters. 11:37 Some of us are going to school, 11:39 some stay home and help 11:40 my mother. 11:41 She had polio when she was 11:42 young and is disabled. 11:46 ♪♪ 11:51 To help my mother, I do a lot 11:53 of the cooking for my family. 11:56 In Kenya, we like to eat ugali. 11:59 That is a kind of porridge that 12:00 we make from maize flour. 12:03 It doesn't take long to cook, 12:05 but we don't eat as much as 12:06 we used to. 12:08 Most of the time we only eat 12:10 once a day. 12:12 Some days there is no ugali 12:14 at all. 12:16 It's not just me, it's the same 12:18 story for most of the kids in 12:20 our village. 12:22 My father is unemployed. 12:24 Actually, most of the people 12:26 living here do not work. 12:28 The men used to be out herding 12:30 animals, but because of the 12:32 drought almost all the animals 12:34 have died. 12:35 With no animals, there is no 12:37 food and no way for our dads to 12:39 make money to buy food. 12:42 And so there are a lot of days 12:44 when we just have to go to bed 12:45 hungry and hope that tomorrow 12:47 will be better. 12:50 [gentle piano music playing] 12:53 But that's not my biggest 12:54 problem. 12:56 My biggest problem is getting 12:57 water. 13:00 There are long queues at the 13:01 watering hole and it takes me 13:03 about two hours every time I go. 13:08 I can't carry enough water for 13:10 my whole family in one trip so 13:12 I need to go to the river twice 13:14 a day. 13:16 I guess you can't call it a 13:18 river anymore. 13:19 It has been dried up now for 13:21 over three years. 13:24 It is just one long dried-up 13:26 bed of sand, but it is still 13:29 the place where everyone goes 13:30 to get water. 13:32 By digging down into the sand 13:34 you can still find water. 13:37 As each year goes by, we have 13:39 had to keep digging deeper and 13:41 deeper until we find water. 13:44 Now it usually takes four 13:45 people to get water. 13:47 One person is down in the hole 13:49 filling the bucket, they pass 13:51 the bucket to three other 13:52 people to get the water up to 13:54 the top. 13:56 It is hard work, but the worst 13:58 part of it is it's also very 14:00 dangerous, especially for the 14:02 one down inside the hole. 14:04 The sand walls can easily 14:06 collapse and bury the person, 14:09 especially if you're small 14:10 like me. 14:11 This has happened to some of 14:13 my friends. 14:14 Luckily, strong adults nearby 14:16 were able to get them out in 14:17 time before they died. 14:19 But some kids in other villages 14:21 have not been so lucky and have 14:23 died just getting water. 14:25 I am always afraid when I am 14:26 down in that hole. 14:29 I look forward to the day when 14:31 the rains come back to our 14:32 village and the river flows 14:34 again so we don't have to go 14:36 down into that hole. 14:40 I recently started going to 14:42 some special classes that are 14:43 being taught by ADRA. 14:45 They are teaching us many 14:47 things about how we can live 14:48 healthy and safe lives. 14:50 They taught us how to deal with 14:51 stress, we are learning that we 14:54 all have human rights, girls 14:56 are as important as boys, and 14:58 it is okay for boys to share 15:00 the tasks that are usually just 15:02 done by girls and women. 15:05 I am so happy that ADRA has 15:07 come to work here. 15:09 It gives me hope. 15:11 We may all have big problems to 15:13 deal with now, but thanks to 15:15 things that I am learning from 15:16 ADRA, I believe that things 15:18 will get better for us 15:19 in the future. 15:21 [uplifting music playing] 15:28 >> While I was there, and we 15:30 saw in the video, the area 15:32 where they had to go get water 15:33 and that hole that was dug in 15:35 the ground, that's in a 15:37 river bed. 15:38 So that was the river before. 15:41 They-- and you could see how 15:42 far down they were, while I was 15:44 there, I was kinda horrified 15:46 when I showed up and saw kids 15:47 down in the hole that's like 20 15:48 feet down in the ground and all 15:51 sand surrounding, they did tell 15:53 me that day they had a collapse 15:55 of one of the walls that 15:57 buried one of the people that 15:58 was down in the hole and they 15:59 just got them out. 16:01 It was very close to 16:04 being fatal. 16:06 And I mentioned to them, you 16:07 know, "Why don't you slope the 16:09 walls back some to make it a 16:10 little bit safer?" and they 16:11 just said, "We're too hungry to 16:12 do that." 16:13 So their hunger was so bad that 16:17 they could deal with the 16:19 possibility of someone being in 16:21 a very unsafe condition because 16:23 they just didn't have the 16:24 energy to be able to make it 16:26 any safer. 16:27 >> Steve, what is ADRA Canada 16:29 doing to meet this challenge of 16:32 not having enough water? 16:35 >> In areas where it's 16:36 possible, we are teaching 16:37 people how to use the limited 16:38 amounts of water that are still 16:40 available to grow their own 16:42 gardens. 16:43 One area, it's near a riverbed 16:45 that's pretty much dry, but 16:48 because the river flows in from 16:49 up in the northern areas where 16:51 rainfall is still coming, it's 16:54 dammed off, but the water gets 16:56 released from time to time so 16:58 they do have some water flow so 17:00 what we we've taught them is 17:01 how to harness that water, 17:02 don't let it run past you. 17:04 They've built, like, berms and 17:07 what they've done is they've 17:08 channelled water into gardens 17:10 that they're growing. 17:11 So we've taught them how to 17:12 clear the land, how to grow 17:14 gardens, how to grow food, food 17:15 that they've never even eaten 17:17 before and taught them how to 17:19 use it, but how to harness that 17:22 water so that they can-- so 17:24 they were telling me, sometimes 17:25 they know that the water's 17:26 gonna flow at 2:00 or 3:00 17:27 o'clock in the morning so 17:28 they'll stay up all night 17:29 waiting for the water to come 17:31 so they can channel the water 17:33 through. 17:34 They told me that they can go 17:36 about two weeks without water 17:38 for their garden, but then 17:40 after that they'd lose all 17:41 their crop. 17:41 They usually get at least water 17:43 minimum of once a week when 17:45 they release the water 17:46 upstream, so that's what 17:47 they do. 17:48 >> That's awesome. 17:48 So we have video footage that 17:50 your team was able to capture 17:52 when you were there, let's take 17:53 a look at that right now. 17:57 [pensive music playing] 18:01 [TRANSLATOR] The drought we are 18:02 having right now is very 18:04 different from any other 18:06 drought we have ever had. 18:08 In the past, it would last 18:10 about a year and then the rains 18:12 would come again. 18:14 Sometimes the drought might go 18:16 on for one and a half years, 18:19 even two years, but we could 18:21 still bounce back from that, we 18:24 could still rebuild our herds 18:25 and get back to normal life, 18:29 but this drought has been 18:31 very severe. 18:33 It has lasted five years now 18:35 with no end in sight. 18:38 It has made people vulnerable. 18:41 Many have lost children to 18:43 malnutrition. 18:46 [speaking in native tongue] 18:47 [TRANSLATOR] When I was growing 18:48 up here, there was always 18:50 plenty of rain. 18:51 The land around us had plenty 18:53 of grass. 18:54 We had cows, sheep, and goats. 18:57 There was always a surplus of 18:59 food, no one ever went hungry. 19:02 Then about five years ago the 19:03 rain stopped. 19:05 Slowly all of our animals grew 19:07 weak and died. 19:09 It left us without food. 19:11 It left us with no resources to 19:13 buy food. 19:15 My children started to become 19:17 emaciated. 19:18 I was afraid that they would 19:19 begin to die, just like the 19:21 animals had. 19:23 [TRANSLATOR] That was when ADRA 19:24 came to work in our community. 19:27 They worked with our village 19:28 council to select the most 19:30 vulnerable families and put 19:32 them on an emergency cash 19:34 assistance program. 19:36 Once each month, they would get 19:38 a cash transfer right to their 19:40 cell phones over M-Pesa. 19:43 They could use that to purchase 19:44 food to feed their family. 19:47 [TRANSLATOR] I am so thankful 19:48 for the help that we received 19:49 from ADRA. 19:51 I was able to feed my children 19:53 regular meals and they slowly 19:55 regained their health. 19:57 During this time, we did 19:58 very well. 19:59 The assistance came in every 20:01 month for 13 months and then we 20:04 were told that the funds for 20:05 the program had run out. 20:07 That was in July of 2022. 20:10 I was afraid my children would 20:12 become weak and sick again. 20:14 But then ADRA suggested a big 20:16 idea, one we never would have 20:18 considered on our own. 20:21 [TRANSLATOR] We live close to a 20:22 river that has not dried up. 20:25 When the cash transfer program 20:26 ended, ADRA suggested that we 20:29 take advantage of the water and 20:31 start growing our own food. 20:35 [TRANSLATOR] It was hard for us 20:36 to even imagine growing food. 20:38 We have always lived by our 20:39 animals and knew nothing about 20:41 farming or growing food. 20:43 Even if some might have wanted 20:45 to try it, we live about two 20:47 kilometres from the river. 20:49 It would have been too far to 20:50 make enough trips to water a 20:52 farm by hand, but ADRA 20:53 suggested that as a community 20:56 we should form a group and work 20:57 together to dig water canals 20:59 that would bring the water from 21:00 the river to us. 21:03 At first, we were not sure 21:05 about the idea. 21:07 It was very difficult for us to 21:08 believe that it would work, but 21:10 we had a lot of confidence in 21:12 ADRA and decided to give it 21:13 a try. 21:15 They even set up a Food For 21:16 Work Programme for those that 21:18 dug the canal and started 21:19 setting up the fence around the 21:21 community farm. 21:22 [TRANSLATOR] Some of the 21:23 villages didn't need to dig 21:25 canals. 21:26 Another organization had dug 21:28 shallow wells that were 21:30 providing a good source of 21:32 water for drinking and cooking, 21:34 they had given us pumps, 21:36 powered by solar panels. 21:39 In these villages, ADRA simply 21:41 had to get the people thinking 21:43 about growing their own food. 21:46 They gave us training on how to 21:47 grow vegetables and provided 21:49 seeds. 21:51 For those villages that have 21:52 these shallow wells, they can 21:55 easily water their plots 21:57 with a hose. 21:59 For those that have brought the 22:01 water in with the canals, they 22:03 will once a day break open an 22:06 earthen dam and let the water 22:08 flow in to flood the rows of 22:10 vegetables with water. 22:12 [WATER GURGLING] 22:15 [TRANSLATOR] It has been 22:16 amazing to watch the plants 22:18 grow and turn into food that 22:19 we can eat. 22:21 We are now growing tomatoes, 22:23 spinach, amaranth, cow peas, 22:25 mung beans, onions, watermelon, 22:28 and fodder for goats. 22:32 Vegetables are something 22:33 totally new to us. 22:34 We have never tasted them 22:36 before. 22:37 No one around here grows 22:38 vegetables. 22:40 At first it was very different 22:41 than what we were used to, but 22:43 we found out very quickly that 22:44 vegetables taste good. 22:47 It is so much better than going 22:48 to bed hungry. 22:50 Now every day we can bring home 22:52 a bag of vegetables and 22:53 sometimes a watermelon and feed 22:55 this to the children. 22:57 It is so good to see them smile 22:59 at the sweet taste. 23:02 [TRANSLATOR] We always knew 23:03 that the cash transfers were 23:05 not sustainable, that one day 23:07 it would come to an end and so 23:09 now to have this new source of 23:11 food where the people are 23:13 working every day to help 23:14 themselves is a very good 23:17 thing. 23:18 Even if we never have one more 23:20 cash transfer, the people will 23:22 now be able to provide healthy 23:24 nutrition for their children. 23:27 People are even able to sell 23:29 some of their vegetables in the 23:30 market and get the money that 23:32 they need to buy maize and 23:34 other essentials of life. 23:36 It is very good what ADRA has 23:38 done here. 23:41 [TRANSLATOR] We sell to our 23:42 neighbours and take some to 23:43 market. 23:44 At first we thought our farm 23:45 was too big, now we are finding 23:47 that it has become very small. 23:50 We want to expand, we want to 23:52 grow more so that we can 23:53 sell more. 23:58 [TRANSLATOR] We are so grateful 23:59 to the people of Canada for 24:01 this wonderful support that 24:03 they have provided to us. 24:04 May God bless you. 24:08 [TRANSLATOR] I want to thank 24:08 ADRA and all of the people who 24:10 support the work of ADRA. 24:15 >> So, Steve, final question, 24:17 if someone is listening, 24:19 they're viewing this program 24:20 and they like what they're 24:22 seeing, they like what ADRA is 24:23 doing, how can they contribute 24:26 to ADRA Canada? 24:27 >> There's a few different ways. 24:29 Financial is always such a 24:31 need, especially in this type 24:33 of situation, when we just 24:34 can't come up with enough funds 24:36 to meet all the needs that 24:37 are there. 24:38 So we do have a campaign called 24:40 "Justice At the Table" and 24:42 that's responding to the 24:43 hunger crisis. 24:44 If people go to our website, 24:46 ADRA.ca, they will see a spot 24:48 there where they can go to the 24:49 hunger crisis, they can donate 24:51 there, there's a donate button 24:53 as soon as they get to our 24:54 website as well, so ADRA.ca. 24:56 Also, you know, prayer is 24:58 important and we need prayers 25:00 for the work that we do, we're 25:01 working in very challenging 25:03 situations. 25:04 People can sign up to our 25:05 Prayer Angels list through our 25:07 website as well and they can be 25:08 involved that way and also 25:11 just, you know, spread around, 25:12 share the word about what ADRA 25:14 is doing, even for this 25:15 episode, share with your 25:18 friends, family, of what we're 25:20 doing, go onto our social media 25:23 and follow us there, all those 25:24 are different ways that they 25:25 can be involved and help with 25:26 the work that we're doing. 25:30 >> Steve, I wonder if you could 25:32 end with a prayer for us 25:34 right now. 25:35 [STEVE] Yes, absolutely. 25:39 Heavenly Father, Lord, I thank 25:41 You for this opportunity to 25:44 share about the hunger crisis 25:46 that's taking place around the 25:47 world, I pray that You will 25:50 move in the hearts and minds of 25:51 those who are listening today, 25:53 that they will be convicted to 25:55 want to make a difference, to 25:57 be able to help out in this 25:58 challenging situation. 26:00 I pray that You will bring an 26:02 end to the droughts that these 26:04 people are going through as 26:05 well, that they will be able to 26:08 get back to their ways of life 26:09 of having green and lush areas 26:13 to grow their foods as well. 26:15 May You be with us and watch 26:17 over us in Jesus' name I pray, 26:19 amen. 26:19 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen. 26:21 >> Steve, thank you so much for 26:23 joining us on It Is Written 26:24 Canada today. 26:26 >> Yes, thank you. 26:27 It's been a pleasure. 26:31 >> God's Word, the Bible, 26:33 promises that... 26:40 >> Yes, Jesus Himself 26:41 identified with those who are 26:44 hungry in this world when 26:45 He said... 27:01 >> Friends, if your heart has 27:02 been moved to help dethrone the 27:05 problem of hunger we are 27:07 witnessing on a worldwide 27:09 scale, then perhaps you would 27:11 like to partner with ADRA 27:13 Canada to make a financial 27:15 donation to support their 27:17 efforts in Kenya and around 27:20 the world. 27:23 Before you go, we would also 27:25 like to invite you to follow us 27:27 on Instagram and Facebook and 27:30 subscribe to our YouTube 27:31 channel and also listen to our 27:34 Podcasts and if you go to our 27:36 website, you can see our latest 27:39 programs. 27:40 >> You, too, can experience the 27:42 fullness of life that is found 27:43 in the words of Jesus when He 27:44 said, "It is written, 'Man 27:47 shall not live by bread alone, 27:48 but by every word that proceeds 27:51 out of the mouth of God.'" 27:55 >> When we have our projects, 27:56 we don't wanna do handouts, we 27:58 wanna be able to teach people 28:00 how to-- whether it's have a 28:02 livelihood or grow their own 28:04 food, but just be able to, 28:06 within the resources that are 28:07 available, be able to go 28:09 forward and be resilient on 28:11 their own after we're gone. 28:16 [rolling barrel clattering] 28:27 [people chattering] 28:34 ♪♪ |
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