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This is Journey with Care, the official podcast of Care
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Impact. Johan here, and today, I will be your
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guide. Welcome to the special series of Care Impact
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Christmas, where we celebrate the joy of the Christmas season.
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As the snow falls outside and the warmth of the holiday spirit fills
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our hearts, we invite you to gather your closest loved ones,
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your kids, grandkids, friends, or family. Get cozy
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by the fire or snuggle up with a blanket and a cup of hot cocoa
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and get ready for something truly special. Today, we invite
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you to journey with us through a series of short stories that capture the
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essence of Christmas. These tales are filled with
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warmth, care, and loving generosity.
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So take a sip of that rich hot cocoa, nestle into your
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favorite spot, and let the glow of the firelight or simply of your
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Bluetooth speaker bring our stories to life.
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Welcome back to 6 Tales of Christmas, where stories
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of compassion and opportunities for impact take center stage.
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Today, get ready for our final tale of the year, one that
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brings a whole new appreciation and love for the number 0.
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So get cozy, grab a cup of hot cocoa, and listen
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in about the tale of the indecisive zeros, but don't
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let their nickname fool you. By the end of this story, the zeros
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might just surprise
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you. Once upon a time, in the bustling numeria, the land of
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numbers, there lived a small cluster of zeros.
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They weren't like any other numbers. They seemed smaller, see
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through. They weren't even there. They weren't so
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impressive and confident like the ones, who were always busy leading
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the way, 1st place winners with gold trophies,
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or those fives who liked being in a place of prominence, giving high fives
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or 5 star reviews, and tens while they
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were always looking so important and big everywhere they went.
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10 out of 10, the 10 commandments. But the little
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zeros, they didn't quite know where they fit feeling
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like they had zero importance and zero impact.
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Why were they even there? Could they really make a
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difference?
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Woah. Well, like It was New Year's
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Eve, the favorite time of year in numeria.
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People loved numbers on this special day and would come down to the great
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giving square, picking which numbers to give to the
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causes they cared about, swiping and tapping the phones to get their
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numbers supporting some pretty amazing non profits. And
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when it got close to midnight, the crowds would count down all the
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numbers with cheers and enthusiasm. 9, 8, 8,
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9, 1, 3, 2, 1. 9, 8, 8,
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9, 4, 3, 2, 1,
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8.
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All the numbers that is, except 0.
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The cluster of zeros stood there to the side, feeling indecisive of
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what to do. I mean, no one even shouted out their
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number for the New Year's countdown. And what could a 0
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do for charitable causes? Zilch,
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or so they thought.
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The 0 stood there on the edge of the square, fidgeting their hands
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nervously in their empty pockets. Should we even be
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here? They couldn't decide. Why
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so glum? Asked 7, juggling donations like a
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pro. We just don't know where we fit, said
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one of the zeros. We're not like you or 10
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or any of you, really. We're we're nothing.
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7 chuckled. Oh, little zeros, don't you
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see? Together, you're the secret to turning something
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small into something great. Stand next to 1
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and you'll make it 10. Join 10 and you're
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a 100. Go in clusters and you can make me
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and 5 become 75,000.
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You're not nothing, you're potential. With that,
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7 went right into the middle of the Great Giving Square where the band was
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playing musical numbers and grabbed a microphone.
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Hey, hey. Can I have everyone's attention? We
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have a cluster of zeros here in our land and really need to
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be included in our celebrations. So as you pick your numbers
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to donate for causes you care about, think about adding
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zeros to your year end generosity. Zeros can help
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transform the community. The cluster of
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zeros blushed as donors and digits started looking their way and
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inviting them to join in. Some donors were bold,
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adding lots of zeros without hesitation. Others were
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careful, adding just 1 or 2. But whether a single
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0 or a cluster of zeros were chosen, something amazing
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began to happen. The more zeros that were added,
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the more these donations were transforming the community.
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Hundreds of families were cared for in the Canadian cities rather than handfuls.
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Thousands more people were impacted by hearing impactful stories through
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podcasts. Now more and more cities were being supported with
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training and technology to care for more people in hard places.
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Lives are being changed and more impact was being created.
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And the curious thing is, the more people cheerfully gave with
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generosity, the more there was to give.
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Zeros were transforming the community.
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And so the indecisive zeros found their purpose and the
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exponential power that they held. This year, as we
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wrap up our journey together, we invite you to do the same.
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Choose your zeros. Surprise us with your zeros, and we'll
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surprise you how much impact your giving makes. And
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you might just be surprised by how much god surprises you
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with joy in giving. Year end giving isn't just about
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numbers on a page. It's about building a generous
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legacy of compassion and realizing what really
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matters. So what will your story be? Will
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you step up into the giving square and add a 0?
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Remember, zeros you choose today will shape the true
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stories of tomorrow. Here's to 0 and here's
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to you. Let's end the year with generosity
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that's anything but indecisive. Until next time,
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keep caring, keep giving, and keep choosing
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your zeroes.
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As we wrap up 2024, I wanna thank you, our dear Journey with
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Care Sojourners, for being part of this amazing community of honest
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storytelling and curious truth seeking. Thank you for investing in
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the Ministry of Care Impact so the communities across Canada can flourish.
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Will you join us in creating greater impact? We invite you to
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choose your zeros when you go to careimpact.ca/
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donate. Maybe you have a number in mind or maybe a
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financial adviser would suggest what would wisely save you tax
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dollars, or maybe you've never even considered
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giving to Carry Impact until now. Let's not be like indecisive
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zeros who feel like we have nothing to give and can't imagine making a
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difference. Whether it's a little or a lot, you can give and you
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can make an incredible difference in the lives who need
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your timely support through our ministry. Know that today is a
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great day to give. Not only does your generosity change lives,
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but every dollar is matched until New Year's Eve midnight.
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Surprise us with your zeros, and we'll surprise you with how much impact your
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giving makes. God might surprise you with a lot of joy as
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well. Let's end this year with zeros that can change the world
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at at careimpact.ca/ donate. Wishing you
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a very Merry Christmas, and we look forward to a happy new year
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with you as we journey together through an exciting new podcast
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season throughout 2025. Until next time,
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keep caring, keep giving, and keep choosing your zeroes
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quickly before New Year's Eve countdown at impact.ca/donate.
