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You know what destin? There are so many of us around the world who wished we had a dad just 1% of the dad you are. Cheers for being there to make me smarter everyday
My family and I lived in Iquitos as Missionaries for 9 years, we know Gene and the ministry of Not Forgotten. It is such blessings to see the vision continue. Thank you for this video. Blessings
You know Destin does great work when a grandpa that has lived off the grid his whole life gets internet and calls just to know how to subscribe. Beautiful video!
I'm so glad you do one of these videos every year, because I forget in between about this amazing organization and all they're doing. Appreciate the work _you're_ doing as well to spread the word, it's awesome!
Thank you for supporting my country of origen. Now, as an American citizen and living on the states for the last 17 years, I can say that living in America is a blessing and a privilege. Countries like Peru wish to have what people take for granted here. My family and I will start donating to this amazing organization. Thank you for this vide Destin.
536th Engineer Battalion did marvelous work in this realm. Re-fund it please. I was a young land surveyor during Fuertes Caminos in Latín América. Organic skills make the difference.
Love this Video! Thank you for sharing. A thought for a video for kids--- a slow motion on tying shoes... my husband said he thinks it would be a neat way to teach kids to tie their shoes :)
I've been following along with this project since its inception and I'm very glad to finally be in a financial position to help contribute. I would love to come over and physically help out some day. Had a tear in my eye watching this. You're doing an amazing thing mate, this is important.
I seldom realize, that I myself might not have a full father figure in my life too. the last few years thats mostly on me - but I omly recall a few instances where my father really taught me something.
The time really does fly. I am following Smarter Every Day since his first boy was very small and now he is so big and tall. God Bless you Destin together with your family and the ministry from Not Forgotten!
Destin, you're the bestin. Seriously, I just love the wholesomeness of this channel, your enthusiasm for knowledge and skills and how you infect your viewers with that thirst. I gotta have about 20 years on you and I've looked up to you for a bunch of them. Thanks for absolutely everything.
I love this group and have been using Kindful to support them for years. I get an email every month with a "thank you" note every month which always makes me pause and think.
What a wonderful thing you got to be a part of, that whole group seemed like one big family! So refreshing to see something like this in a sea of “volunteer tourism”. Really nice to see everyone enjoying themselves despite the language barrier. I find laughter and shared experiences to be the best way to get to know others!
For those who don´t speak Spanish... 7:30 Emilia, after she splashed water on her face, said "I don´t want water to be wasted" (no quiero que se desperdicie el agua) and then closed the shower. And i just find that so beautiful
Hey, Destin! Long-time admirer of yours. Last year, the Lord blessed our family with a son. We had three daughters before him, so I'm new to parenting a boy, even though I grew up with 5 brothers. What are some ways I can teach him empathy, personal responsibility, and biblical masculinity without flying to Peru? Ideally, I'd love something local that encourages young men and boys to participate. What kinds of things should I keep my eyes open for?
Congratulations, now you have 4 children. You notice I am not Destin. I am 76, a dad and a granddad. My suggestions from experience: be there for him, do things with him, show him things and how to do them, never forget that you are the parent who is responsible for him, own up to any mistakes you make and ask forgiveness if needed, let him try things even if he messes up(everyone does to learn), have discussions with him about anything and everything, support him when he tries "stuff", and for goodness sake, LOVE the fire out of him (but don't put him over or above your daughters--each one is unique in their own way). GOOD LUCK!
I'd like to add to @roy...'s comment; to teach your daughters the same things you teach your son. They won't necessarily use it in going into a career, but it can enhance their understanding of daily life break downs, and what is involved in fixing them. In other words, a repair person won't pull the wool over their eyes. This is what my father did for me and I am more confident in dealing with people in these circumstances. I have now repaired my washer and dryer and replaced boards on my deck myself with this wonderful resource called youtube. You do what you gotta do and my son's are learning from me since their dad passed 7 years ago.
I love that so much, those kids who are the “missions trip,” going and doing a “missions trip,” as the leaders! That is the whole point of missions trip. So good!
Destin, It's wonderful that you've provided water to a the people in a village in Peru. But can you tell us what you ultimate goal is? In the video I see lots of people who appear to be happy. I've seen other projects like this result in people being worse off after you leave.
What you say is true. He or anyone, for that matter, can't truly know. What I do know is that the people in the village now have 10x'd their quality of life. Think about how happy it would make you to know that you don't have to set time out of and risk your life to climb down a 20-30 ft. embankment just to get necessary water for yourself. Not even clean, drinkable water, mind you. They can now just walk over and turn on the sink. I'd surely appreciate that. I think that betters their situation now, as well as, after they leave. If this was my idea of an "ultimate end goaI" and I saw what my little part in accomplishing that goal did, I'd realize that it's not about the goals but the experience of it all.
@@undagroundsoundproductions4214 Are you sure you are not making matters worse for them? Do you know the story of the Clean Water Play Pumps in South Africa? Just as Destin provided clean drinking water to South Africans. But after the "Destins" left the system failed and now life is much harder for the South Africans. Shor term it was a win, but in the long run we screwed these people over with what we thought was a good deed. I can give you many more examples of where Christians raise money to do good for people and then ultimately ruing peoples lives.
I had Not Forgotten on my Patreon for about a year, but we,re in a financial squeeze right now, so I had to stop. I'll be back when I can. It's a worthy investment.
This is a question that comes up every year and is a very valid one. The reason is that in this part of Peru, there is the custom that if a family no longer can afford to feed all the children they have or just plain don't want them, the boys will be basically sent away to fend for themselves on the street. Girls are allowed to stay at home as the custom is that the parents will receive a "gift" when the girl marries and thus is valuable to the parents. The boys on the other hand are quite often forced out of their homes before they are even teenagers because they only "cost" money and are therefore without value. These boys grow up with this being normal and they in turn abandon their children when they grow up. The goal is to take these abandoned boys that no one wants not even the "normal" orphanages and teach them how to be productive members of society and prevent them from being abused by gangs.
I firmly support what you do there, i think the best method would be by making them more capitalistic that is their major problem. But that is politics so something you dont really do which i also respect.
When we think of a place in the world, we tend to picture it on a map in reference to where we grew up. Maps in classrooms tend to be on a wall. If you think of a place that is lower on the map than the place you grew up in, people tend to speak of that place as "down" there and places higher up on the map as "up" there. This has nothing to do with prejudice.
@@Ubajoo_ I completely disagree with that being the one only reason why.... That is a too simplistic view of human behavior, indoctrination, cultural colonization, conquer and more than 500 years of being summited to endless raids of "civilizing saviours". How made the Mercator projection map? Why they put themselves in the upper part of the map? It always surprises me how easy someone handwaves 500 years of history just to cherry pick the best argument for his agenda.... If you don't see any resemblance with a group of church people going "down" to south America to civilize those in need, I don't know what to tell you.
@@SerpaJavier It amazes me how people get stuck in the mind trap of "this is because of colonialization, endless raids, superiority complex, etc..." Sometimes it has nothing to do with that and more about basic human behavior in response to where we grew up. If to this day all that you can see is that and not some people genuinely trying to help and show love today, I don't know what to tell you. I hope you can see Destin and Not Forgotten it for what they are: Good people trying to do the right thing.
