Thread: This vid crushed my heart

I hate to see videos like this. They're just kids. My wife and I give 38.00/month to Compassion International to help kids like this. The sister walks all that way just to get her brothers some water and bathe them. Wow.

So messed up. And countless government bodies are spending mind numbing figures on frivolous, pointless wars.

What do you call and Ethiopian kid walking a dog? A vegetarian!!!! OMG! LMAO!

Originally Posted by heavyiron

I seriously could not stop the tears. I hate to see children suffer.

Wow, that's sad! Lots of children in the world suffering.. Sucks!!

Originally Posted by secdrl

I hate to see videos like this. They're just kids. My wife and I give 38.00/month to Compassion International to help kids like this. The sister walks all that way just to get her brothers some water and bathe them. Wow.

It's amazing how little money it takes to feed, clothe, shelter and educate helpless children in third world countries.

Originally Posted by heavyiron

It's amazing how little money it takes to feed, clothe, shelter and educate helpless children in third world countries.

Exactly. Our 38.00 gives fresh water, food and minor school supplies. Well worth it! A lot of us lose sight over just how good we have it here in America. I personally need to be more grateful for the stuff I have. Vids like this put it in perspective for me.

How many kids did that 38 cover? Probably a whole village. We used to do drives through my church, and I don't remember what the actually number was.. but something like $4 bucks a month covered one kid.

But, yeah... definately puts life in to perspective.

Originally Posted by Pittsburgh63

How many kids did that 38 cover? Probably a whole village. We used to do drives through my church, and I don't remember what the actually number was.. but something like $4 bucks a month covered one kid.

But, yeah... definately puts life in to perspective.

It covers one kid because Compassion International wanted to have a more direct impact. It's definitely a commitment, but it's worth it. Our kid is in Uganda and he writes us letters every month and we write him back. It gets translated before it gets delivered to him, but it's a lot of fun when we have a letter show up from him.

Originally Posted by secdrl

Exactly. Our 38.00 gives fresh water, food and minor school supplies. Well worth it! A lot of us lose sight over just how good we have it here in America. I personally need to be more grateful for the stuff I have. Vids like this put it in perspective for me.

I have been checking around and many charities are raising the price for sponsoring a child. I used to give $35 a month to one place and now its $55 a month. The price for fuel in some villages is insanely high which probably drives up the costs.

I sent the makers of this vid some money yesterday. I can't get the little boy Sam's face out of my mind lying there in the dirt starving. What a deeply disturbing image.

Originally Posted by heavyiron

I have been checking around and many charities are raising the price for sponsoring a child. I used to give $35 a month to one place and now its $55 a month. The price for fuel in some villages is insanely high which probably drives up the costs.

I sent the makers of this vid some money yesterday. I can't get the little boy Sam's face out of my mind lying there in the dirt starving. What a deeply disturbing image.

Yeah, that was tough to watch. He was 7 years old and was so weak his sister had to pick him up.

Check into Compassion International, it's still 38.00/month and it's a great organization. I highly recommend it, they have a very reputable record, too.

This past Christmas, they asked us to NOT send gifts because they said that the adults go through the village and steal them from the kids then sell them for money. So, we just included an additional 38.00 for the Christmas month and we were told they would use all the Christmas money and buy soccer balls and mesh jerseys for the kids.

Here is the Village2Village site.

http://www.village2villageproject.or...e=samandesther

I donate money to a guy who makes trips all over the world to set up solar powered pumps, vaccine fridges, cookers(it uses a parabolic mirror to focus light on a tube filled with oil that heats up a metal plate so they can boil stagnant water, cook, etc because in many places they have to search for firewood many miles away. I know in parts of Africa cartels run the coal distribution and force people to do their bidding to get coal to use for cooking. I don't trust these large organizations, even if they do use all the money how do they distribute it, I've heard of food drops being confiscated by gangs and then sold for weapons, sexual favors and what little they can get from these people. I'd rather give my money to people who are actually going to be there and make sure the kids are getting a fair share, like the Peace Corps, Doctors without borders, et al...

We are having Missions conference this week in my chruch. One of the Missionay's is going to Africa. The stats were amazing 50% of the population is under 20 Y/O most parents taken out by AIDS. It is very sad.

The Missionary to Africa told a similar story about a sister and younger brother. The Missionary gave the girl some food and he followed her to her hut, no parents, and she gave the food to her little brother. when they cam back the sister had died and the brother survived. Heart wrenching. God Bless those who help and donate to people in need.

Originally Posted by jagbender

We are having Missions conference this week in my chruch. One of the Missionay's is going to Africa. The stats were amazing 50% of the population is under 20 Y/O most parents taken out by AIDS. It is very sad.

The Missionary to Africa told a similar story about a sister and younger brother. The Missionary gave the girl some food and he followed her to her hut, no parents, and she gave the food to her little brother. when they cam back the sister had died and the brother survived. Heart wrenching. God Bless those who help and donate to people in need.

What denomination, Jag?

Well how you guys know what organization to trust in regards to the donations? What percentage of the donation do they keep? do they give these stats?

Originally Posted by jagbender

We are having Missions conference this week in my chruch. One of the Missionay's is going to Africa. The stats were amazing 50% of the population is under 20 Y/O most parents taken out by AIDS. It is very sad.

The Missionary to Africa told a similar story about a sister and younger brother. The Missionary gave the girl some food and he followed her to her hut, no parents, and she gave the food to her little brother. when they cam back the sister had died and the brother survived. Heart wrenching. God Bless those who help and donate to people in need.

I know its human nature to try and avoid displeasant news but I feel things like this needs to be seen by the youth in America so they could get their priorities straight and get a reality check. They need to realize how blessed they are to be in a better situation then africa.

Originally Posted by secdrl

What denomination, Jag?

Indepentant Baptist

Originally Posted by HialeahChico305

I know its human nature to try and avoid displeasant news but I feel things like this needs to be seen by the youth in America so they could get their priorities straight and get a reality check. They need to realize how blessed they are to be in a better situation then africa.

That is so true our kids do not know how good we have it hear in the USA

Originally Posted by jagbender

Indepentant Baptist

My man!

Originally Posted by HialeahChico305

Well how you guys know what organization to trust in regards to the donations? What percentage of the donation do they keep? do they give these stats?

I always look at their tax exempt status. Also, many reputable organizations will post their financial details online or through quarterly mailings. I stopped giving to the ASPCA because they kept sending me free t-shirts and calendars. I told them I wanted my money to go towards helping the animals, not for them to send me stuff.

Compassion international updates you daily on where your monthly gift is going and how it's being spent. In the last letter we received from our sponsor child, he thanked us for the soccer balls and clean water. It was so sad, but he was so amped up for those things.

Originally Posted by secdrl

I hate to see videos like this. They're just kids. My wife and I give 38.00/month to Compassion International to help kids like this. The sister walks all that way just to get her brothers some water and bathe them. Wow.

LOL @ this hyprocrite who always makes fun of dark-skinned folks.
Now all of sudden a heart of gold, please, definitely not fooling me.

But anyway that country is basically a lost cause and not worth it.
Immense prosperity is just not something everyone was meant to gain
in a life cycle where world peace will always nothing but a pipe dream.

Conflict, poverty, greed, abuse and death will be only the constants.

Originally Posted by Madmann

LOL @ this hyprocrite who always makes fun of dark-skinned folks.
Now all of sudden a heart of gold, please, definitely not fooling me.

But anyway that country is basically a lost cause and not worth it.
Immense prosperity is just not something everyone was meant to gain
in a life cycle where world peace will always nothing but a pipe dream.

Conflict, poverty, greed, abuse and death will be only the constants.

It is a child. Unable to make their own decisions and completely defenseless.

these have opposite effect on me. it actually makes me angry to see shit like this happening...

another one of those things that piss me off is animal abuse (not that pita bullshit) the unsanity living conditions, starvation bullshit pisses me off.

Originally Posted by Eiserner Hahn

these have opposite effect on me. it actually makes me angry to see shit like this happening...

another one of those things that piss me off is animal abuse (not that pita bullshit) the unsanity living conditions, starvation bullshit pisses me off.

That's what I'm saying. Between these children and animals, they're defenseless. Who is going to be there voice?

Originally Posted by Eiserner Hahn

these have opposite effect on me. it actually makes me angry to see shit like this happening...

another one of those things that piss me off is animal abuse (not that pita bullshit) the unsanity living conditions, starvation bullshit pisses me off.

Yes, I feel sadness and rage at the same time watching this. Anger is good if it makes us act appropriately. For me my anger made me send money to Village2village. I had to act. That boys struggling face is burned into my memory. I may only be able to help a few kids but at least I can help some.

I received an e-mail from V2V today and I am going to sponsor a child and care giver for as long as I can.

Heavy, how much to sponsor a child through V2V? I wanna talk about this with my wife. We're in a good position financially to support another child.

Originally Posted by secdrl

Heavy, how much to sponsor a child through V2V? I wanna talk about this with my wife. We're in a good position financially to support another child.

I copied this off their site;

"Sponsoring a child for $55 monthly (primary school child or co-sponsor for secondary student) or $110 monthly (full secondary student ) provides these children the opportunity to grasp a future only dreamed of by most village children. Sponsors, as cherished family members are encouraged to correspond regularly with their child. They will have the joy in knowing that their assistance and encouragement will change the direction of that particular child's life."

Village2Village • Child Sponsorship

I told them I would sponsor a primary child and a staff care giver each month.

Originally Posted by heavyiron

I copied this off their site;

"Sponsoring a child for $55 monthly (primary school child or co-sponsor for secondary student) or $110 monthly (full secondary student ) provides these children the opportunity to grasp a future only dreamed of by most village children. Sponsors, as cherished family members are encouraged to correspond regularly with their child. They will have the joy in knowing that their assistance and encouragement will change the direction of that particular child's life."

Village2Village • Child Sponsorship

I told them I would sponsor a primary child and a staff care giver each month.

I think that we're gonna do it! Thanks for posting the details.