CAROLYN BESSETT.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CLICK ON THE TAB.
WE HAVE A PHONEDDER AND CEO
AND HERE AND THANK YOU FOR
COMING OVER AND VISITING WITH
US, IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE
HERE.
YOU HAVE A PROGRAM, LET'S
TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE MISSIONARIES, WE HAVE
BEEN THERE 15 YEARS.
WE HAVE MANY, MANY PEOPLE
COME OVER AND VISIT US THIS
YEAR WE SURPASSED $1000 GUESTS
THAT HAVE DONE THE SERVICE
PROJECTS.
WHEN THEY COME THEY HELP US
WITH THE FEEDING PROGRAM.
MANY HERE HAVE PACKED THE
IMMEDIATELYS FROM THE WE'RE
HELPING FEED 20,000 PEOPLE
EVERY WEEK.
SO PEOPLE LOVE TO COME AND
DISTRIBUTE THAT FOOD.
WE HAVE A FARMING PROGRAM.
HY-VEE IS HELPING US DRILL
WELLS.
WE DRILLED ABOUT 0 IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
WE'RE LOOKING AT VOID
EFFICIENT THE PROGRAM YOU THAT
WERE JUST DESCRIBING AND THE
DIFFERENCE THAT ARE YOU MAKING.
ARE YOU THE FOUNDER AND THE CEO
AND BLESSMAN AIR NATIONAL, I
WENT ON A TRIP. GO TO A
COUNTRY ON A MISSION TRIP AND
SERVE.
I JUST GOT A HEART TO HELP
PEOPLE AND TRAVEL.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT TRIP THAT
MADE YOU REALIZE WE NEED TO DO
MORE.
IT DOES SOMETHING TO YOUR HEART
AND SOUL.
I WAS DOING LIKE FOUR MISSION
TRIPS ARE YEAR PRACTICING
MEDICINE HERE I NEED TO BE
DOING THIS FULL TIME.
HOW LONG OF A PERIOD
EFFICIENT TIME DO YOU SPEND
OVERSEAS?
, WE SPEND 7 OUT OF 12.
WE'LL COME BACK AND GO
BACK.
THAT'S THE ROUTINE.
AND A MISSION TRIP WITH YOU
S THAT THE REQUIREMENT THAT ARE
YOU ASKING FOR THEM?
HOW LONG DO THEY COMMIT TO.
IT IS 12 DAYS A TWO WEEK
TRIP, YOU LEAVE HERE AND COME
BACK A WEEK LATER ON A
TUESDAY.
IF I HAVE I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
SOUTH AFRICA I'M GOING TON THE
TRIP WHAT AM I GOING TO
EXPERIENCE AND BE DOING.
THE YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE
AFRICA.
THAT'S ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN
HERE.
THE THING THAT GRABS PEOPLE YOU
HAVE THE CHILDREN AND THEY ARE
CHILDREN AND YOU SEE THAT EVEN
THOUGH THEY LIVE IN A SHACK
WITH THE DIRT FLOOR.
THE FEEDING PROGRAM AND MAKE
IT SUSTAINABLE.
AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM AND
TEACHING THEM HOW TO SET UP
GARDENS.
WHAT ARE YOU HELPING OUT
WITH .
THE FIGHTING FOOD
INSECURITY.
WATER IS A THE LAST THREE IT IS
DRY.
ARE YOU DIGGING WELLS?
AND HY-VEE WE DRILLED 30.
I WANT TO YOU TALK ABOUT
THIS.
I MENTION EARLIER I LEARNED
ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY.
ABOUT THE OUT HOUSE.
AND.
AND EVERY YEAR OR TWO.
AND USUALLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS
OLD.
AND YOU GET AN IDEA OKAY.
WE'RE BUILDING NICE TOILETS.
AND THEY ARE SAFE AND
GUARANTEED FOR 50 YEARS.
THIS IS A SITUATION YOU CAME
INTO.
AND AND WHAT THE STORY TALKED
ABOUT.
IT IS HE WAS GOING TO THE
TOILET AND FELL THROUGH AND
THEY WERE MISSING HIM.
THEY FOUND HIM DOWN IN THE,
THAT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF
YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE AND
MISSING, THE ACCESS AND USING
THE FACILITIES WE CAN TAKE YOU
KNOW FORGET HOW EASY IT IS FOR
US.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP ARE YOU
ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO GO ON THE
TRIP WITH YOU.
IF THEY CANNOT TAKE TWO WEEKS
OFF TO GO TO SOUTH AFRICA S
THERE A WAY WE CAN HELP OUT
WHAT YOU ARE DOING?
CAN YOU VOLUNTEER WITH MEALS
FROM THE HEARTLAND.
BACK THOSE MEALS AND HELP US
WAY TO CONNECT IS OUR WEB
SITE.
BLESSMAN INTERNATIONAL.ORG.
WE WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH
ANYONE WHO HAS A HEART FOR
HELPING THESE.
ARE YOU DOING INCREDIBLE
WORK.
WE ARE BLESSED.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OPEN
OUR HEART, CAN YOU PACK MEALS
AND MAKE A DONATION AND THE
ULTIMATE TAKE A TRIP TO SOUTH
AFRICA.
