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Do You Dare to help me Save the Children?From time to time I will feature a different charity or event that will help support a particular family or group of children somewhere in the world. 
Parachute 4 Poverty!On Saturday May 2nd I jumped out of a perfectly good aeroplane! All in aid of raising money to build Cambodian families a new home so they no longer had to live on a rubbish dump! Do you dare to partner with me to help make poverty history in their lives? You can still be a part of raising money for their new homes!THE JUMP We suited up just after lunch. There were two of us jumping on my flight. We had a practise run of falling and landing while suspended from a rail and then it was over to the plane for more rehearsals. 
Finally we squashed into the back of our little plane and had the most amazing 15 minute ascent watching everything grow smaller, passing fluffy white clouds and seeing for miles along the coast and to the mountians. Absolutely spectacular. All too soon the cabin roared with wind as the door was opened and my friend shuffled over to the door for his tandem jump. All I could hear was 'Oh no!, Oh no! Oh no! and then I saw him fall away. I was so nervous that at this point I think I wet my pants as we also had to shuffle over to the door! (How embarrassing!) Perched on the edge of the plane was terrifying and thrilling and soon we were tumbling through the sky at 220kms per hour. We stabilised and below us on a huge white cloud was a brilliant rainbow in a perfect circle with our shadow right in the center. The following minutes I can only describe as hugely powerful and impacting. I felt such as sense of freedom and incredible delight at floating through the air. It was so calm and peaceful, so beautiful and life changing. All I can pray and hope is that once these Cambodian families move into their new home, that they will experience something even greater than that. A new freedom and lease of life that they have never known before!
Around the world today, millions of children and families are forced to live and exist in absolute poverty. Many live in refugee camps, along railway tracks, shanty towns and slums or in rubbish dumps. These poorest of the poor are locked into poverty through many circumstances – child slavery, displaced war victims, disease or the death of an income provider. This often forces families to even sell their own children into some form of slavery!
I am going to do this through a program called Parachute for Poverty. Our strategy is to meet the needs of these poor families through a new home building and relocation program. By sponsoring me as a Parachute for Poverty jumper, you will be making a real impact on families living on the Phnom Phen City rubbish dump. It costs just $3000 to build a family a new house and they can go . from this . . .
. . . to this!
I am paying the financial costs to cover my parachute jump which is no small feat in itself. We are a family of four living off one income. And yes, you might say, well isn’t that extreme in these times of financial crises? Why not donate that money as well as try to raise sponsorship? Wouldn’t doing a walk-a-thon be sufficient enough? Maybe, but there is something about having to pay a price to actually be involved that means my heart is now connected to these people forever! I want to visit them, to experience their world and let them know they are thought of and loved. I want them to know that no financial crisis is going to stop the rest of the world from wanting to SAVE THE CHILDREN! So far those daring to sponsor all the Parachute Jumpers have raised… over $40,000!!!Will you dare to join with me to help stop child poverty in Cambodia?Yes? Wonderful! You can save the children by sending your financial support in two ways. Riviera Care Inc. (ABN: 62 984 076 847) PO Box 636 Bairnsdale VIC Australia 3875 OR 2. Alternatively you can deposit the money directly into Riviera Care Inc. which is the organization handling the sponsorships for us. If you would like to use this option then please CONTACT ME first with your details (Your Full Name and Full Address and Email address, Code: Parachute for Poverty jumper Deborah Dunn and the date and amount you want to deposit). Then I will email you the bank details necessary for the Direct Deposit. We need to do it this way to make sure the money given is accredited to you and we can send you your tax receipt. You will not go onto any mailing list as a result of passing on your details. The only correspondence you will receive will be your tax receipt and a thank you letter after all monies have been collected. All donations over $5.00 are tax deductible
Thankyou for daring to help save the children in Phnom Phen, Cambodia. You may not be able to go there yourself but you have just played a part in changing their lives! Interesting Links CrossDaily.com Web Search where you can vote for this site & other great ones. Christian search engine, directory & voting index. You'll find Bible, chat, churches, jobs, music, reviews, software, theology, & more. See the best sites!
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