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People might think children are too small to make a meaningful contribution, but some young volunteers are proving that idea wrong. The kids aren’t just out to have a good time—they’re touching the lives of thousands of people around the world. Reed Galin reports. |
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(Locator: Plano, Texas)(Kids before balloon release) “We are Mission Possible Kids!”
Brayden Bishop, 11-year-old: “It’s a lot of fun to be a Mission Possible Kid.”
Zoe Pitts, 7-year-old: “We made flood buckets...”
A.J. Juthier, 11-year-old: “…full of cleaning supplies.”
Brayden Bishop, 11-year-old: “We raised money for people in Mexico to build homes.”
Alex Baul, 9-year-old: “Everybody can do, can help the world.”
What these kids are doing is not child’s play, but real world relief…
(Girl packs bucket) “…sponges.”
…like filling supply buckets for victims of floods and hurricanes…
(Boy recites checklist) “Cleaner, bug spray, trash bags.”
…or remembering those who others might forget, such as scientists working in the bone-chilling isolation of Antarctica.
Kathy Meadows, Executive Director, Mission Possible Kids: “The kids packed this jar with tons of warm wishes. They could pull out one every day of the year and know the kids were thinking about them.”
Limits don’t stop "Mission Possible" kids.
Grace Magavern, 6-year-old: “We made blankets for the dogs and cats at the shelter.”
They’ve also sent bandana buddies to orphans in Guatemala, eyeglasses to children in Cameroon, and more.
Kathy Meadows, Executive Director, Mission Possible Kids: “They’ll make blankets for soldiers that are wounded in action overseas. And those blankets have those kids’ signatures and their well wishes.”
Kathy Meadows started “Mission Possible Kids” at her church, Christ United Methodist in Plano, Texas, near Dallas. Now it’s spread to churches in 17 states.
Brayden Bishop, 11-year-old: “It makes me feel really good to be helping people that need help.”
The kids track their projects on maps and graphs and have been amazed at the reach of their efforts—120,000 people served so far.
Alex Paul, 9-year-old: “No matter what age we are, we can still contribute.”
Parents see a difference.
Lynn Paul, Member, Christ United Methodist Church: “It’s just been a real surprise to me about how much Alexander loves to come and be part of this. And he thinks a lot more about others.”
And these “secret agents” are finding that no mission is impossible.
Kathy Meadows, Executive Director, Mission Possible Kids: “We really do believe that, with every fiber of our being, that they can change the world.”
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Mission Possible Kids plans to support the "Nothing but Nets" campaign which sends mosquito nets to Africa to keep children from getting malaria. As Mission Possible Kids expands, the program expects to help a total of a half-million people by the end of the 2009 school year.
For details about Mission Possible Kids, call 1-877-MPKIDS-1.
Also, see: Local church kids find no mission impossible