{"id":2039,"date":"2011-12-13T10:38:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T15:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2011-12-13T12:18:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T17:18:02","slug":"stories-dont-change-by-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/12\/stories-dont-change-by-accident.html","title":{"rendered":"Stories don&#8217;t change by accident."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/chc\/site\/Donation2?1760.donation=form1&amp;idb=800294511\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/104\/2011\/12\/tulsi_email-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Her story started here&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tulsi is a seven-year old girl from India. Both of her parents died of tuberculosis. She lived alone for three days until her grandmother came to get her. Now, she lives with seven other relatives in a one bedroom house\u2026what does her future hold?<\/p>\n<p><strong>But because of someone like you&#8230;her story was changed&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tulsi is now a student at the Good Samaritan School in New Delhi, India. There she receives regular nutritious meals, clothing, medical care, and a top notch education. Tulsi wants to be a teacher one day. After having a dream about meeting Jesus, Tulsi became a Christian. \u201cI love reading the Bible,\u201d Tulsi said.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tulsi&#8217;s story did not change by accident. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tulsi&#8217;s life changed because someone like you made a small decision to provide money for sponsorship. That sponsorship may quite literally save her life. Instead of becoming a victim of trafficking, or forced labor, poverty or violence. She now dreams of an amazing future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Be someone who changes a story. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/chc\/site\/Donation2?1760.donation=form1&amp;idb=800294511\">Make a gift today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/chc\/site\/Donation2?1760.donation=form1&amp;idb=2008383358&amp;df_id=1760\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2041\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/104\/2011\/12\/870436716.orig_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Watch the video below to find out more about Tulsi, and how the stories of other girls are being changed by Children&#8217;s HopeChest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"India Experience- Good Samaritan School\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25725608?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her story started here&#8230; Tulsi is a seven-year old girl from India. 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