3rd Quarter 2018 Newsletter

NEWS FROM ASAP MINISTRIES—ADVOCATES FOR SOUTHEAST ASIANS AND THE PERSECUTED

THIRD QUARTER 2018

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The Flooding of Feature Story: No Man’s Land Isaiah Fifty-Eight Today

FEATURE STORY

The Flooding of No Man’s Land

BY JULIA O’CAREY, BRENDA KIŠ, AND JOHN PRESS

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oo Loe is all alone in No Man’s Land, a strip of jungle on Thailand’s western border where the Karen people of Myanmar have fled from an overwhelming flood of ethnic violence in their homeland. Like so many other young refugees in this region, Moo Loe was orphaned at a young age. After he lost his father to illness, his mother was gored to death by a water buffalo. With nowhere else to go, Moo Loe was taken to a refugee camp by his older brother. Although the boys were raised as animists, his brother enrolled him at Karen Adventist Academy, an ASAP-supported school where he could live in the dormitory, a small structure constructed of bamboo poles and a thatched roof.

Loneliness and despair are frequent visitors to orphaned refugees. Some of Moo Loe’s friends in similar situations have begun engaging in self-destructive behaviors, trying to numb the pain that threatens to drown their lives. But Moo Loe is learning to find comfort in singing and reading the Bible in the midst of his trials. He has started praying, too, asking God to lead him in the right way. “I want to believe in something,” he says. Lately, he has been thinking about baptism, and he dreams of becoming a doctor so he can help his people.

More than 97,000 men, women, and children live in No Man’s Land, a place no one would ever choose to inhabit!

Though it is just as beautiful as other areas in the mountains that separate Thailand and Myanmar, it reels with strife and neglect. Living in overcrowded refugee camps or unprotected villages, the Karen people hover between life and death on a daily basis. Tides of evil wash over them in the form of crossfire between Thai and Burmese soldiers; rape; the burning of their homes; the conscription of their children as child soldiers; massacres; land mines; forced labor and the deliberate destruction of villages, food sources, and medical services. Many of the Karen, fleeing the danger, hide in the forests. They are hungry, scared,

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Top to Bottom: At Karen Adventist Academy (KAA), students and staff are encouraged to “Make God First”; the KAA boys’ dormitory

physically ill from malaria and dysentery, and emotionally exhausted. Thailand frequently threatens to close the camps but the Burmese government does not have a plan to resettle the Karen in Myanmar. The government, in partnership with other countries, is planning to construct a dam that will wash away the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp, where Karen Adventist Academy and its 900+ students are located. This will add one more almost unbearable burden to their life of suffering.

The largest of the refugee camps, Mae La, home to 35,000 refugees, has just experienced flooding of another kind.

Heavy rains washed away or left 80 homes partially under water. Twenty-two Seventh-day Adventist families were affected. One student, the only Christian in her family shares, “I left my home this morning and managed to get to school after wading in neck-deep water, falling, and badly spraining my ankle. I praise the Lord that He is still taking care of me.”

In spite of these waves of evil, there is hope. Isaiah 59:19 says, “When the enemy shall come in like a flood the Spirit

On the Cover: In spite of the trauma and hardship they have endured, the children of No Man’s Land are remarkably resilient, especially as they learn of Jesus and His love for them.

of the Lord shall raise up a standard against him.” The flood of Satan’s evil intentions is being met by a flood of plans to give this special tribe a future and a hope! ASAP Ministries’ board of directors has just voted to participate in God’s plan for these beleaguered Karen people by supporting forty-four teachers in six SDA schools where 1,200 students attend in the Mae La area. Earlier this year, the board voted to “adopt” fifteen schools in the conflict zone within Myanmar, along with the Canaan School. This makes twenty-two new schools for the persecuted this year!

When God asks us to do something, He always has a way to provide. Pastor Jimmy Shwe, a former refugee in No Man’s Land and currently North American Division Karen Refugee coordinator, plans to visit these schools and churches annually to assess their needs and report back to ASAP Ministries. He also plans to conduct yearly training sessions in conjunction with the Division, the Union, and ASAP to help grow solid leaders. In addition, he will assist the schools and churches as they learn to set goals. He has a great heart and vision for his people and is actively advocating for them. These refugees and Internally Displaced People have been independent for so long.

They have suffered much. Being part of the official church entities with which ASAP works closely will give them a sense of belonging as they begin to function as part of the body of Christ.

You can be part of this effort to encourage our brave teachers and pastors who work under a constant barrage of danger. Supporting our persecuted brothers and sisters in this dangerous area will be a big boost for them spiritually.

Thousands of precious souls will benefit from this support.

The Karen refugees who have resettled in America and Australia are eager to give back to their people and help with these projects. They need you to join with them because though they are willing to sacrificially give what

Clockwise (from top left): Government officials plan to construct a dam that will cause the Mae Ra Moe Rivier to flood the refugee camp through which it flows; Moo Loe, an orphaned KAA student, has found comfort in Scripture; mosquito netting covers thin sleeping mats inside the KAA boys’ dormitory; a young Karen father and child sharing a meal; young residents of the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp

they can, the need is greater than what they alone can provide. $35,400 are needed to pay the teachers at the six newly adopted schools. Their salaries will range from $650 to $1,200 annually. Even more than that, these brothers and sisters need our prayers that they will remain faithful and learn to lean on the God who provides an ark of safety in the floods that overwhelm their lives.

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The Little House

BY ANGY PLATA (AS TOLD BY ASAP CHURCH PLANTER, RUANGWIT WAREEWARACH)

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ednesdays are special for my wife and me. This is the day we go house-to-house, visiting in Thai villages, praying for divine conversations.

We greet everyone we see, relying on the Holy Spirit to lead us in talking to the right people.

One day we walked past a small, run-down house. Outside sat an old lady with a warm smile who stared at us as we walked by. “Hello, auntie! How are you doing?” I asked.

She told me her name was Auntie Pon and that she had no children; she lived alone. When I meet people, the first thing I tell them about myself is that I am a Christian. I asked Auntie Pon if she had ever heard about God before and she said no. We made small talk as I tried to get to know a little more about her life. At the end of the conversation, I asked if I could pray for her and she agreed.

The next time I was in Auntie Pon’s village, I made it a priority to visit her. She greeted me warmly and said she was happy to see me again. Perhaps she thought I had forgotten her, but little did she know that I had been praying for her ever since we’d met.

“I heard about the coming storm. I’m afraid my house won’t make it,” Auntie Pon shared. “Can you pray for my little house?” she asked.

“Sure, but you can pray to God yourself, too. He knows your name. He knows what’s in your heart and He wants to help,” I told her.

Not wanting to sound too pushy, I kept the conversation

I pray that I can continue to meet more people like Auntie Pon, people waiting to hear about the one true God.

Top to Bottom: In Thailand, many homes are vulnerable to storm damage; ASAP church planter, Ruangwit Wareewarach

short and reassured her that my wife and I would pray for her. I knew God was working on Auntie Pon’s heart and that evening, we prayed that God would protect her and her little house.

The storm came that night; the wind and thunder shook our house. I was concerned for Auntie Pon so the next day, we visited her. The smile on her face was big when she saw us.

“The storm was strong and I couldn’t sleep, but I know your God is real. He answered your prayer for my little house!” she exclaimed.

We witnessed the Holy Spirit watering the seed that had been planted. Our hearts were full of joy when Auntie Pon asked how she could join our church. She wanted to be baptized! My wife and I praised the Lord for her desire to follow Jesus, but we knew she should study the Bible more.

After a year of studies, she was baptized on September 30.

Auntie Pon is a faithful member and loves God with all her heart. But she has a lot of health problems: trouble walking and trouble seeing. So I pick her up every Sabbath. When Auntie Pon started sharing her newfound faith with her neighbors, they ridiculed her. But her faith was not shaken.

She kept sharing and now her neighbors ask her to pray for them and their problems. They are interested in the God she has found.

Wednesdays are still my favorite day. I pray that I can continue to meet more people like Auntie Pon, people waiting to hear about the one true God.

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PROJECT UPDATE

A Transformative Weekend

BY WANG WIN*

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he Bible describes leprosy as a curse from God. Today people are still suffering from leprosy and the stigma that causes them to be cast out from their communities and families. In April of this year, I had the privilege of visiting one of 600 leper colonies in a closed country.

Over 240,000 lepers live in these colonies, but there aren’t enough volunteers to help them. In the colony I visited, seventy lepers are assisted by only seven helpers who start their days at 5 a.m. with Bible study and prayer. At 6 a.m. they serve the lepers: cleaning the floor, helping them dress, washing their faces, giving them breakfast, etc. After all the lepers are cared for, the volunteers eat. Many of them have been giving care to these unfortunates for many years.

One leper was strongly against Christianity in the beginning.

But the patience and love of the volunteers touched him so that he felt bad to reject their invitation for Bible study. As they continued to study and pray with this difficult student,

his heart was opened and converted by the Holy Spirit. He quit smoking and drinking and became a vegetarian. He has been diligently studying the Spirit of Prophecy and memorizes many chapters in the Bible! Each leper here has an audio device so they can listen to Bible passages and sermons. This has become their main activity of the day, and every Sabbath they take turns reciting memorized chapters.

God’s Word is precious to them!

My weekend in the leper colony caused a great spiritual revival. It reminded me that daily we need God to heal us, to restore us. We are all spiritual lepers filled with sin. God is willing to heal us if we totally surrender to Him. Let us awake, be the feet and hands of Jesus, serve the needy, proclaim His second coming to all nations and tribes so that He can come back soon! “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” Matthew 25:40.

Left to Right: Volunteer Wang Win ministers to the needs of the residents of a leper colony in a closed country.

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EXCITING EVANGELISM

Trial-and-Trouble Witnessing

BY BRENDA KIŠ

visit. She began to sing and pray. In the bed next door was a lady whose sister was visiting her. The sister was surprised to hear what was going on and asked if they were believers. This started a conversation about Christ and now this family of six is taking Bible studies from Phuong’s husband!

Then there’s the young man whose wife left him when he became a Seventh-day Adventist. He became so depressed that he disappeared into the mountains to start a new life.

Clearing land for a new village, he managed to convince thirty families to join him. But people in nearby villages were jealous of his success and accused him of clearing the land illegally. During his six-month imprisonment, the government tried to force the villagers out so they could sell the land. The police sent a notice giving them one month to relocate – no exceptions. By this time, half of the village had been converted to God. Now upon the young man’s release, the unbelievers came and asked him to come up with a plan to negotiate with the government. His plan was prayer. He gathered the people together to pray for God to open the way. Miraculously, an unheard-of event occurred. The government stated that what they really wanted was to give them more land so the people could help them by cultivating it and planting more trees. This unusual turn of events caused three more large families to begin studying the Bible!

In a closed country, miraculous answers to prayer have resulted in many Bible study requests.

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o you think you just have bad luck or that life is against you? Think about what God can do with the difficulties of your life.

Consider Phuong, a pastor’s wife in a closed country, who felt weak and so very tired. At the little clinic they gave her an injection to calm her down and sent her home to rest.

But with no energy, she couldn’t accomplish her tasks. One day her husband felt an urgent command from the Lord to pray for his sick wife. Then they went to the hospital. While Phuong was in the hospital, another pastor’s wife came to

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How about an ASAP missionary family sent to serve in a new area? A government teacher in the region was fiercely against the family and informed the government of everything they were doing. On Sabbath he contacted the police to stop the meetings. Local people were stirred up to throw rocks and human feces at their house. The missionaries endured cursing and yelling and even the attempted rape of their 12-year-old daughter. But they stayed and prayed for God to protect them. One day the government teacher died very suddenly. The whole region was shocked, frightened because he had been a very healthy man. Soon the police came to the meetings again, but this time to listen to the sermons!

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him….

Romans 8:28.

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HELPING HANDS

Racing for Refugees

BY DANIEL ROJAS

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arly on Sunday morning, June 3, 2018, more than 140 people from the Berrien Springs community and surrounding area, along with many participants from Conectaté, a Lake Union Conference Hispanic youth event, rose to the challenge of helping refugees from Myanmar. They ran and walked in the first 5k Color Run fundraising event ever held on the campus of Andrews University. Coordinated by ASAP Ministries in collaboration with the Director of the Multicultural Ministries Department of the Lake Union Conference, the race brought people together. In addition to coordinators and runners, many local sponsors joined the effort by providing supplies and a helpful presence.

The runners started off clean and neat and ended up fully colored as they ran through each of the stations where colorful powders were thrown at them as they raced through. Other participants decided just to have fun by walking and enjoying the pleasant green of the campus. Close to $2,000 dollars was raised to help children from zones where poverty, war, and illiteracy have been present for more than sixty years.

This effort to bring new hope in Jesus Christ through quality Christian education was a step forward in creating a healthier environment, an environment where children’s dreams and creativity can flourish. We wanted to foster a hopeful tomorrow where acts of war can be exchanged for acts of compassion and where drug addiction can be turned into the addiction of brotherly love.

Runners and volunteers alike enjoyed the first-ever Berrien Springs 5K Color Run while raising funds for refugees from Myanmar.

Don ran with work shoes. He had come just to cheer on his friends, but a few minutes before the race they convinced him to register and run for the cause. He didn’t have the right shoes or clothes for the race, but he had the right motivation and attitude to challenge himself. And he came in as fourth place winner!

A little four-year-old girl enjoyed running alongside her mother to the finish line. Her big smile and a fully colored shirt was inspiring and served as a reminder that anybody can help bring back smiles of hope to needy children in conflict zones.

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REACH THE WORLD NEXT DOOR

William volunteered to go, too, and soon realized these immigrants could also speak Mandarin. That made it easy for him to connect. After the missionary family left, William and I continued to visit the Uyghur. Soon they wanted to learn more English, and our language exchange has become a great way to cultivate a friendship. We’ve had spiritual conversations and they even attended our graduation.

These experiences have given us confidence to help those who do not speak our language. They can learn about our values as they see what we do and how we treat others.

Is the Lord Calling You?

Once, we went to a grocery store, and I heard a couple speaking Taiwanese. I was so excited, because this is my heart language. I spoke with them and we immediately became friends. We later took them produce from our garden. This Buddhist couple has introduced us to many people, including their own family members and community leaders in Greater Houston. Just last week they asked us to help oversee the move of their business to a new location “because we know you are missionaries and we think you are more trustworthy than our employees.” They were surprised at how hard we worked and their comments were a reminder that our actions are a sermon.

BY RACHEL TENG

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eptember 2017 my husband William and I put all our belongings into our car and followed God’s leading to be part of Reach the World Next Door (RWND) crosscultural missionary training program. We just knew that God had opened up an opportunity to serve, and we were not going to say no.

We arrived in Houston right after Hurricane Harvey.

Immediately we went to work helping people in the Cambodian community of Rosharon, where there had been extensive flooding and damage. It was so hot and there were so many people who needed help. I wondered if it was worth the effort. We were not giving Bible studies, so how were we reaching our goal as missionaries? The words of Ecclesiastes 11:6 spoke to our hearts, “In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand: For you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both alike will be good.” So we prayed and served, and God brought to us many Buddhist friends who are now eagerly studying the Bible.

A visiting missionary family talked about their work among the unreached Uyghur people of China. One day they headed into Houston to visit a Uyghur restaurant and to make friends.

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More than 200,000 people in Houston speak Chinese, but there is no Chinese-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church.

That’s why we have chosen to stay at RWND for an internship.

ASAP Ministries is stepping out in faith to sponsor us, and you can help! We are renting an apartment in the Chinatown district so we can start small groups in our home, then develop a home church. We especially want to reach out to Chinesespeaking international students, look for ways to employ our health training, and provide positive character-building experiences for community children.

Pray for us as we embark on this challenging journey to which God called us. Pray for more laborers and more missiontraining students. And pray for more ministry partners to sponsor us at $100 a month. The harvest is great. Is the Lord calling you?

IN GRATITUDE IN MEMORY OF ARTHUR CORDER, by Dennis and Susanne Peoples • DALTON BALDWIN, LLU RELIGION TEACHER, by Cecelia St. Clair • DARLENE EWERT, by Kenneth L. and Sherry L. Christensen • DOROTHY MINCHIN-COMM AND DON A. ROTH, by Johanna Rita Vital • DR. WILFRED STUYVESANT,

by James C. and Judith A. Culpepper • E. NADINE MCCOY JURSNICK, by Deloris Press • E. JENICKE AND J. KRAVIG, by Sandy Monette • GEORGE AND FRANCES RENTON, MY PARENTS, by Suzanne Renton • GEORGE WEBSTER, by James C. and Judith A. Culpepper • HARRY E. OLSON, by Janet Olson • JOAN JOY INGLISH, by Edgar and Linda Lockwitz • JUDY BERGSTROM ENGLE, by James C. and Judith A. Culpepper • LARRY KELLY, by Helen Kelly • MARK ASHWORTH, by Warren and Carolyn Ashworth • MY FATHER–IN–LAW, RIM PHAN, by Michael Vuthy Sarunn • MY MOM, ESTHER ZIMMERMAN, WHO PASSED AWAY 2-19-18, by Donald and Ellen M. Amador • NORMAN SHARP, by Donna Sharp • OUR LOVING PARENTS, WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE LORD’S RETURN, by Ted and Sandy Wiebe • PASTOR VICTOR A. LIDNER, MY FATHER, by Lauri Wood • PHIL RHOBY, by Bonnie Rhoby

IN HONOR OF JESUS CHRIST, by Emanuel Amato • JUDY AITKEN, by Michael Vuthy Sarunn • LISA DEBOOY, by David and Ruth DeBooy • NORMAN B. TREMPER, by Norman and Dolores Tremper • OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR,

by Wyman Kingsley • PAUL PELLANDINI’S BIRTHDAY, by Susan Pellandini • SHARON R. LYNCH, by Eldon and Sharon Lynch • WILLIAM CHEN AND RACHEL TENG, by Tess Wergeland

IN THANKFULNESS FOR ALWAYS JESUS; JESUS; JESUS, BECAUSE HE SAVED MY LIFE; JESUS’ LOVE TO MY FAMILY, by Dillon Flannery-Valadez, Stuart I Hollingsead, Wyman Kingsley, Susan McPherson, Esther Norton Zare, and Norman and Dolores Tremper • BRIAN BIDWELL’S IMPROVED HEALTH, by Dale and Reda Bidwell • ELSA SANABRIA, by Renee Apolin • GOD; GOD’S GOODNESS TO ME; GOD’S GREATEST GIFT TO US, SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, by Bruce and Mary Ann Conrad, John E. and Joyce B. Marter, E. Denise Purkiss, and Dmitri Sergueev • GOD HELPED ME FIND MY NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE, by Divya Karkada • GREAT FAMILY, by Kevin and Teresa Jepson • JOHANA KATHLEEN THOMSON,

by Racheal Pullen • JOHN 5:23, by Wyman Kingsley • JUDY AITKEN’S 75TH BIRTHDAY, by Jon Olson and Cheryl Glenn • KHAMPHO OHNO, by Anna Ursales • MARÍA BALTODANO, by Hilda Baltodano Reyes • MARTIN AND LIANA KIM, by Peter K Chung • SALE OF OUR HOME, by Scott and Caryn Erb • SONEANANH SISAVATH, by Rachel A. Perry • THE 5K COLOR RUN, by Celesta Babb • TIM AND PATSY SIEDENSTRICKER, by Brian D Boyle • WILSON SDA CRADLE-ROLL AND KINDERGARTEN SABBATH SCHOOL CLASS, by Brandee Groleau

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MEET OUR WORKERS

When No Said “Yes”

BY BRENDA KIŠ

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ndrew Lo* is a church planter in a closed country.

One house church he planted has grown to nearly 200 members, and Andrew is busy training leaders to help care for this congregation so that he can continue planting more churches in the surrounding area. The Holy Spirit frequently leads Andrew to people interested in studying the Bible. The following story illustrates the difficult conditions in which he works and the encouraging fruits of his labor.

Life is not easy for believers in closed countries. Though the government may outwardly promote religious liberty, government officials often set up Christians for arrest or hire Mafia-like organizations to cause “accidents”. In the country where this story took place, Satan worked hard to intentionally discourage a man named No through the people closest to him.

Out of all the people in his village, only No accepted the message of truth brought by ASAP church planter, Andrew Lo. Immediately after his baptism, No began praying for a church in his village. This was a bold request because when he became a Seventh-day Adventist, the villagers decided to work together until he abandoned his newfound faith.

His whole family persecuted him mercilessly and even invited the police to join them! They took away his Bible and arrested him when he tried to go to church in another village. He endured cursing and yelling from his relatives until they kicked him out and wouldn’t let him live in the village anymore.

But No, along with his new church family, persisted in prayer. He returned for a visit to his village and began witnessing to his wife, even though she was violently against him. Two of his brothers tied him up and beat him.

No one from the church was allowed to enter the village.

But they could pray! Soon No’s wife began to believe; then his parents showed interest. Today the two brothers are believers themselves along with other relatives and thirteen former Sunday church members! Now a group of twentyfive Seventh-day Adventists are actively witnessing there.

No said “yes” to God and turned a pagan village into a place of witness!

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God has blessed the faithful labor of ASAP church planter, Andrew Lo, in a closed country.

God is raising up an army of workers among the youth of this closed country. Your gift of $100 will aid their evangelistic efforts. Give to God’s Work in Dangerous Oppressive Places (GWIDOP).

Do Something Big for God! BRING HOPE TO ASAP WORKERS IN EMERGENCIES ASAP missionaries work on small stipends that do not include medical insurance. You can help provide for missionaries and their families when medical emergencies arise. For instance, one worker in Myanmar needs a kidney transplant and another worker in Laos needs treatment for cancer.

$25,000 NEEDED URGENTLY

PRINT PUBLICATIONS TRANSLATED INTO THE KAREN LANGUAGE FOR REFUGEES Can you imagine trying to read the Sabbath School lesson or church manual in your second language? Help Karen refugees connect deeply with Christ by allowing them to read these important manuals in their own language.

$15,200 STILL NEEDED

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HELP SUPPORT SCHOOLS FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE (IDP) Karen refugees who have been able to come to America want to give back and help their people who are stuck between Thailand and Myanmar, suffering in the fighting zone. The problem is that as refugees, their funds are limited. Would you join them in helping their people educate their children for Christ?

$100/MONTH TO SUPPORT ONE TEACHER You can give a one-time gift, too!

BRING RELIEF TO REFUGEES IN BANGKOK Join Ted, our refugee coordinator in Bangkok, who is working with ASAP and ADRA to not only help refugees who are in dangerous crises but to share Jesus with them, too. Every day he meets refugee families in need. When he hears their earnest cries for medical assistance or other needs, he can respond because of your generosity!

$37,000 NEEDED

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