Ambassador's Handbook

TINY HANDS INTERNATIONAL

 Ambassador's Pledge

I've been given much, and much will be required of me. Some have
been given much less, though they are far away and I don’t see them.
Still I choose to believe that they are as valuable as those I love most.
What I do for the least of these, I do for Christ. I count this chance
as the greatest treasure on earth. I will spend myself to feed the
hungry, and bind myself to set captives free. I choose to hear the
silent cries of those who suffer in solitude. When I close my eyes, I
will remember them. I will make their pain my pain, and their joy
my joy. I seek the broken-hearted passion of God's love for them.
Though I am tempted by the world, I will not forget them. When no
one is watching (except God) I will be faithful. I know that my
actions can make a difference in their lives—this year, this month,
this very day, this very minute. Just so, my inaction fails to make
that same difference. I acknowledge the weight of my wasted
chances, and pledge to do better. Whom the world has forgotten, I
will remember. What the world counts worthless, I count treasure. I
will be the voice of the voiceless, the shield of the defenseless, the
sword of the powerless. In the land of plenty, I will be an
ambassador for the distant poor. God use my hands, my feet, and my
voice!
 INTRODUCTION
Every day little girls are forced to become sexual slaves…and you can stop it.
Today many children eat, sleep, and live on the street…and you can help them…

…if you’re strong enough

TINY HANDS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

Tiny Hands International is a non-profit organization (501-c(3)) that works to help with orphans and street children and
the victims of sex trafficking in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. We are a Christian organization, and it is our vision to
empower the church to help the poor, especially the “least of these.”

We believe that this mission belongs to the church as a whole, and we are just one of the means for that larger work.
Though most of “the least of these,” live in the developing world, not everyone is called to live there. In fact, since most
of the resources needed to help the oppressed exist in the developed world, we need ambassadors in the United States just
as desperately as we need workers in the field. Tiny Hands Ambassadors are people who are called to the mission and
vision of Tiny Hands, to raise money and awareness for this work in the United States. If you are interested in becoming
an Ambassador, read on.

Many “volunteers” see their volunteer work as an afterthought to their “real life.” We have found that volunteers tend to
over-promise and under-deliver. When volunteers do this, it actively hinders the work we are doing. For that reason, we
ask that you very carefully consider whether you are serious about becoming an Ambassador, and take seriously any
commitment you make to this work. Since Ambassadors will represent Tiny Hands to the public, not everyone who
applies will be accepted.

It may seem that we are proposing a bad bargain. This program will ask much of you, and give very little (that the world
counts) in return. There is only one thing that we will promise you: the ability to make a difference in the lives of those
who are among the most desperate people in the world. Your work will make a big difference in people’s lives. If your
work is effective, girls who would otherwise be trafficked will be saved. Children who would otherwise die alone on the
street will be taken in, nurtured, and make a difference for Christ in their nations. That is the only commodity that we
offer you in return for your hard work. But we believe it is a very valuable commodity.

And he will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me
drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you
visited me.' Then the righteous will say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you
drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in
prison and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen I say to you, whatever you did for one of these
least brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into
the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty
and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and
in prison and you did not care for me.' Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and did not minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen
I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.' And these will go off to
eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.

In every age and society, there are evils that are enabled to continue because men do nothing, turning a blind eye to
injustice. Likewise, in every age, there are heroes who risk much and sometimes give their lives to stop those evils. Most
of the greatest heroes of history are anonymous--the fruit of their labor will only be known in heaven, where it will last
forever. And your actions over the next several months, how you fulfill your duties as an ambassador (should you choose
to accept them), whether you give up when it gets difficult or boring—all those things will determine the fate of perhaps
hundreds of girls who would otherwise be trafficked, or children who would otherwise die on the streets.

Therefore, while you are working on anything relating to your job as an ambassador, and you are distracted by worries
and temptations, remember the faces of the girls that you know are in brothels now, the children who are lost on the
streets, and those whose lives is in danger of being wrecked if we do not stop it. Fight, on behalf of your God and His love
for these girls, against every instinct in you to give less than your absolute best, against every obstacle that you will
encounter (and you will encounter many) and every frustration that comes your way (and many will come)--fight! Do not
be deterred by anything; do not let anything stop you from succeeding in each part of this work that you take on. Keep
before you always the faces of the girls, and Christ in them, and remembering His promise to go before you and after you.

ABOUT TINY HANDS

Why our Principles and Policies Set Us Apart
We believe that the principles and policies that govern Tiny Hands set us apart from other organizations. If you choose to
become an Ambassador for Tiny Hands, we hope you will become convinced of this. Only then can you effectively
convince others. These are the principles that we believe set Tiny Hands Apart:

NEW TESTAMENT PRINCIPLES

The principles for work and human relationships written in the New Testament are our guiding lights. Here are some
New Testament truths that we consider crucial:

• Love your neighbor as yourself. Search for and serve Christ in "the least of these."

• Fish for men. Seek to transform people’s hearts with the gospel.

• Always pray. Effective work always begins with prayer.

• Each person has a unique set of gifts and abilities which was given by him for God for His service.

• Do everything with all your heart, as if you were working for God, who knows and will judge everything we do
according to the fruit.
• Always do what you say you will do. Never say you will do something and fail to do it.

• Encourage and love one another. Never tear down or slander others.

• Look for and acknowledge your own faults and overlook the faults of others.

• Always continually forgive everyone everything, and acknowledge your own sin and shortcomings.

These principles are the essence of what we believe sets Tiny Hands apart from many organizations. We believe that our
work will be fruitful in exactly the proportion that we live up to these principles.

THE GREATEST NEEDS

Jesus tells us that whatever we do for "the least of these," we do for him. It is the goal of Tiny Hands to find "the least of
these." We want to find the neediest people--those in the most desperate situations--and help them. These people need
help more than others, and so the church ought to focus on them, as Jesus directs us. This is why we give particular
emphasis to Human Trafficking--because we believe it is the greatest injustice in the world (see the document "The
Greatest Injustice"). Likewise, we focus on orphans and abandoned children or those living on the street. These little
ones have no one to turn to, and their lives are threatened by many forces (pimps, traffickers, drug addiction, HIV) and
will surely be wrecked if no one intercedes to help them. By deliberately focusing on the most vulnerable and oppressed
people, we believe we are obeying Jesus, and making a greater difference in people's lives.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES

We take great care to choose the most effective strategies to determine how to work, because the difference between a
more-effective, and a less-effective strategy is measured in quality of human lives. We carefully study each situation we
aim to impact, including what is being done about it around the world, and what has been effective, and the local factors
that affect it in order to devise the most effective, impactful strategy that we can. For instance, we have come up with a
unique strategy for Border Monitoring, adopting and modifying a model that has already proven effective in Nepal. We
have streamlined this model by working through churches, putting decision making power into the hands of those on the
front-lines, minimizing administrative costs, and distributing resources between stations according to a system for
calculating which stations are most effective dollar-for-dollar. By doing so, we are able to able to intercept a girl and
prevent her from being trafficked for around $20.*

*This figure is calculated by dividing the total amount of money we spent on anti-trafficking work in the last year by the total number of girls we
intercepted during the same period. There are some NGO's that exist to evaluate the effectiveness of non-profit organizations in terms of dollar-for-
dollar ability to impact peoples' lives. It is considered world-class if an NGO is able to make a major difference in someone's life in the developing
world for under $1,000. Considering the horrors of trafficking, we believe that this number ($20 to intercept one girl) is unique in the world.

USING MONEY DIRECTLY TO HELP PEOPLE

In the same way, we are very careful about how we spend money, striving to spend money as-directly-as-possible to help
those in need, minimizing administrative expenses and other expenses that do not go to help people directly. Each of our
national offices is overseen by visionary Christian leaders who work for free (see "The Right People," below). We have
only one administrative staff to oversee 11 Children's Homes, our house parents receive only a very small stipend (or in
some cases, nothing at all), and each children's home is overseen by a volunteer board made up of local Christians. In the
same way, each of our border monitoring stations are administered by subcommittees of local Christians who work
voluntarily to oversee these projects, and we only have one full-time staff administrative staff member to oversee 12
Border Monitoring Stations. The only other paid anti-trafficking positions are border guards. Only in the last year did we
really get an office in Nepal, and in the U.S., we still don't have one. Each of our American staff raise their own support,
and take nothing from the money that is raised by Tiny Hands.* Nearly all of our travel expenses are raised by our staff
themselves. Therefore, other than "fundraising," we have almost no expenses in the US, and our total administration
costs come to about [2%] of our total expenditures.**

*We do have 2 American staff who are being "phased in" to raising their own support. Because of our scarcity of administrative staff, we came to a
point where we desperately needed staff for these two positions, and didn't have time to wait for them to raise their support.

**This figure is a correction to the total that is mentioned in "The Light, [date]."
In that magazine, we calculated 18% administrative costs because
we included fundraising expenses (brochures and other materials) as part of administration. If we categorize "fundraising" separately, the
administration costs falls to….

THE RIGHT PEOPLE

We try to work through people who have already been called by God into the particular area where we are working, and,
whenever possible, come alongside those who are already doing the work, and help them do it more effectively and on a
larger scale. We take great care in finding the right people, those who are above reproach, have been proven faithful, and
have demonstrated their willingness to sacrifice. Each of our national offices (Nepal, Bangladesh, and India) is overseen
by a person like this (see "The Light"). Likewise with each of our projects.

EMPOWERING THE CHURCH

Similarly, we work through the church. Again, each of our children's homes and border monitoring stations is overseen
by volunteer subcommittees made from local Christians. This has two major advantages: (1) it provides us free, locally-
connected, passionate visionary leadership that allows us to work more effectively without cost, and (2) it allows us to
achieve the greater goal of sharing the gospel of God's grace in the way that we believe the New Testament directs us to
share it: through compassion.

Why our Children's Homes are World-Class

It is our goal, with God's guidance and much careful thought, prayer, and research, to create the most developmentally
beneficial environment possible in our Children's Homes, in order to help our children grow up strong, healthy, confident,
intelligent, moral leaders and creative-problem-solvers so that in their lifetimes they will change their nations. We have a
thorough Children's Home Standard that governs our children's home. The things that exist in that standard are unique in
their culture. This standard is implemented with the help of a local board of Christians who perform a yearly assessment
of each home to see that it is meeting each area of that standard. For information about what sets our children's homes
apart from other children's homes, see the Light…and Tiny Hands Children's Home Standard.

Why our Anti-Trafficking Work is So Effective

We believe that trafficking is the greatest injustice in the world (see The Greatest Injustice). The goal for our anti-
trafficking work is simple: stop as many girls as possible from being trafficked. Many of the principles that govern this
work and (we feel) enable us to do it so effectively are mentioned above. For more information on why our anti-
trafficking work is so effective, see The Light…and Tiny Hands Border Monitoring Standard.

HOW TO BECOME AN AMBASSADOR

One. Read All the Materials
In order to get a firm grasp on all that Tiny Hands is and does, you will need to read each of the materials listed in
Appendix B.

Two: Application and References

Once you have read each of the materials, if you are convinced that you want to become an ambassador, you will need to
fill out a job application (Appendix C). Send this application, along with three references and your reading checklist to….

Three: Have An Interview

Once your application has been processed and your references checked, you will need to schedule a phone interview with
someone from Tiny Hands Ambassador Selection Committee. You will need to contact [ ] to schedule an interview.

Four: Training Day

Once you have passed the interview, the next stage is the final decision to make you an Ambassador of Tiny Hands. You
will arrange to meet someone from Tiny Hands, and spend a day talking face to face. If you are selected, this person will
spend a day training you in how to be an ambassador for Tiny Hands, going over this manual, and answering any
questions you might have. This person will also hand over all the necessary materials for you to become an ambassador,
including:
• Brochures and other promotional materials
• A Tiny Hands display
• Product samples and order forms
• Electronic files of Tiny Hands documents, including a sample Power Point presentation
• Signup sheets for Child Sponsorship, Vision Teams, and this Ambassador program
• Videos about Tiny Hands

You will take the Ambassador's Pledge (above), and sign the Ambassador's Agreement Form (see Appendix D).

Before your Training Day, you should fill out Tiny Hands Ambassador Goals Form (Appendix E), and be prepared to
discuss it with this person.

You will get a business card, and an enormous Ribbon-Badge which you will thereafter be required to wear at all times.*

*Just kidding.

Reports You Will Receive

As an Ambassador, you will receive monthly reports on what is going on with Tiny Hands projects, including the number
of intercepts at our stations, including some pictures and testimonies from intercepted girls, new children and children's
homes, financial statements, newsletters and other updates.
 WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN AMBASSADOR
Selling Products (someone else should write this section)
Info about the products
Order Forms
Product parties
Displays

Getting Child Sponsors(someone else should write this section)

…if you get 10 sponsors we will start a children's home.

Giving Presentations(someone else should write this section)

Standardized Powerpoint Presentation
Movies, etc.
How to set up presentations
Policies for presentations (what you can and can’t say)

One Girl(someone else should write this section)

Starting a Cell Group(someone else should write this section)

…with the aim of having a conference on trafficking or…

I've Got a Name Event(someone else should write this section)

Find Other Ambassadors or Volunteers for Vision Teams (someone else should write this section)
…carry around Initial Interest Applications for people to fill out on the spot.
 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
TRAFFICKING
What is Human Trafficking?
As defined by the United Nations, human trafficking is the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or
receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of
deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or
benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of
exploitation" Human trafficking often leads to human slavery, a distinct but related activity.

What is Sex Trafficking?

Sex-trafficking is trafficking of human persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Frequently trafficking
woman are sold into brothels or kept as "domestic servants". Typically traffickers seek out younger girls,
sometimes less than ten years of age, as younger girls are more profitable at the various "markets" at which the
girls are sold.

How many people are trafficked every year around the world?
An estimated 800,000 people are trafficked each year.

How many girls are trafficked from Nepal to India every year?
An estimated 10,000-15,000 girls

What are the major factors that lead to sex-trafficking?

Trafficking is a very complex problem. To put it crudely, trafficking is like any business, an interaction
between supply and demand. On the supply side in Nepal, you have a large, poor, uneducated, and exploitable
population of young women who are desperate for any opportunity that may lead to a better life. On the
demand side, you have tens of thousands of brothels with millions of girls in India, all being frequently visited
by men who desire an ever younger population of girls. Girls brought from other countries are sought out for
several reasons. One, trafficked girls are often considered more exotic and thus carry a higher sale price. Two,
trafficked girls have no legal status, family support, and often don't speak the native language. These result in
girls who are much less likely to flee the brothels or have family who try to take them. These girls feel isolated
and helpless, and generally yield to the demands of brothel owners with less coercion (i.e. rapes, beatings,
verbal abuse, etc)

What strategies to traffickers use to traffic girls in Nepal?

Deception is the most common strategy to get girls to come with traffickers across the border. Traffickers
promise marriage, education, or employment opportunities to a population desperate for a ticket out of their
poverty. They know well the areas of the country where the most vulnerable girls live, i.e. the girls who have
the greatest needs and the least education. Traffickers will also make financial offers to relatives to sell the girls
and aid in the deception. Sometimes traffickers will simply drug the girls and transport them while sedated.
Often girls rescued will report awaking days later in India after they have already been sold.

What ways to NGOs around the world fight trafficking?

Because many factors lead to trafficking, their are many ways to fight it. Organizations generally either focus
on the source countries, i.e. where girls are trafficked from, or the destination countries, where they are
trafficked to. NGOs in source countries generally either focus on alleviating social burdens like poverty,
illiteracy, and unemployment, or they focus on awareness about trafficking. A few organizations, like Tiny
Hands, work at the borders attempting to prevent the actual act of trafficking. Work in destination countries is
often focused on rescuing trafficked person from the brothels through organized raids, prosecution of brothels
for illegal activity (keeping minors), or work with women and their children still in brothels to improve their life
and prevent the cycle from perpetuating to the next generation.

How does Tiny Hands International fight trafficking?

Tiny Hands works directly at the border between Nepal and India through border monitoring stations aimed at
preventing traffickers from illegally transporting women across the border.

What is a border monitoring station?

A border monitoring station is, quite simply, the presence of hired staff at a discreet border crossing who watch
for suspicious activity of those crossing the border and, with the help of local police, stop and question those
suspected of trafficking. Because of restrictions on vehicles crossing the border, most people cross via
rickshaws, mule carts, or on foot en route to a train or bus station on the other side. The buses are motorized
vehicles that do cross are subject to inspection by police and our staff. If suspected traffickers and their victims
have conflicting stories, inadequate evidence to support their story, or otherwise given our staff a high level of
suspicion, further investigation will ensue.

What strategies does THI employ to be successful at border monitoring?

Subcommittees - THI establishes relationships with churches along the border and forms subcommittees
that function as local boards to oversee operations, provide accountability, and deal with challenges faced by the
border employees. These churches advocate for change among the local population by bringing about
awareness of the problem.
Flexibility - the total number of border stations we operate changes regularly as we add stations where we
believe we will find success and drop those that have proved unfruitful. We have a running list of potentially
effective border sites at any given time that will opened if a current station proves ineffective over the course of
time (ie-no or few intercepts). This helps us make our limited finances go further to stop trafficking and helps
us identify the locations most used by traffickers.
Tiered Funding - not all locations are equally effective in stopping trafficking. Because of this we maximize the
effectiveness of each dollar we spend my sending more money to increase staff, resources, and advocacy at
border sites where our efforts are most fruitful.

How many border monitoring stations does Tiny Hands operate?

Anywhere from 10-15 at a time in 2009-2010.

How do organizations stop girls when there is an open border?

While there are 26 discreet border crossing along the Nepal-India border, there are numerous unofficial paths
and unmarked roads where locals cross and can be used by traffickers. The reason why most traffickers use the
major roads is because most have lied to the girls, telling them they are bringing them to legitimate jobs or
educational opportunities across the border. Smuggling them on side paths may raise suspicions for the girl.
Also, much of the border requires river crossing, thus border towns with bridges serve as the official crossings
and funnels most people to discreet border areas.

What happens to the girls who are intercepted?

Most girls will stay with Tiny Hands safe houses for a few days before they are sent back to their homes.
Usually their parents or other family members will come to get them. We assure that every girl we intercept
receives education about trafficking (through counseling, brochures, and a movie), an opportunity to hear the
gospel, and the love and understanding of our staff and subcommittee members. We also give a copy of a book
developed by Tiny Hands called "The Top Jobs for Uneducated Women in Nepal," to girls that we intercept, in
the hope that this will help her find fulfilling work. We have found that only 2% of girls trafficked know what
trafficking is, thus we make sure they are informed and can return to their villages wiser and able to advocate
against trafficking.
For those who are unable to return home for any reason, we attempt to place them in Princess Home, our home
for women in Kathmandu, or a home through another organization. We are hoping to establishing a Women's
Empowerment Center in 2010 where such women could receive literacy, job, and business training, in addition
to counseling, Christian discipleship, and a safe place for them to stay.

Physically WHERE are those who are intercepted staying?

We have safe houses where the girls can stay in most cases. At new stations or small stations (those without
safe houses), they stay in people's homes, usually a pastor or member of the subcommittee.

What happens to the traffickers who are caught?

Under Nepali law, human trafficking carries a sentence of 30 years in prison. Unfortunately, police often send
traffickers away with a slap on the wrist, and a very small percentage of all traffickers caught by the police are
prosecuted. Bribes are often paid to let traffickers go. We are currently researching the Nepali law in order to
understand how to reverse this trend.

Does Tiny Hands rescue girls from brothels?

No. We feel that while organizations that work to rescue girls from India brothels are much needed, we have
chosen to work towards prevention. Rescuing a girl from the brothels can take months of work and thousands
of dollars, which currently we spend about $17 US for each girl we stop at the border. And by stopping girls
before they are trafficked, we prevent the torture of years of enslavement in a brothel, which often leaves girls
broken, ashamed, estranged from their families, and with deadly sexually-transmitted infections like HIV and
Hepatitis C. Ultimately we would like to partner with organizations in India that rescue trafficked girls and
provide aftercare and rehabilitation.

It seems like stopping trafficking would be a pretty dangerous endeavor. Are your staff in any danger?
The danger to our staff is minimized by the following factors:
(1) Because trafficking across the Nepal-India border is relatively easy to-date, traffickers are not very
organized near the borders.
(2) It is usually not the real "trafficker" but a local "agent" who is paid to bring the girl across the border. These
agents may not be very high in the scale of power, and may not even know exactly what happens to girls that
they transport across the borders.
(3) We have authority from the government to do this work, and we work closely with the police.
Nevertheless there have been cases where our staff were threatened, and one case where our staff was
physically assaulted. Though there is a real danger for our staff, this danger is overshadowed by the danger
faced by the many Nepali girls who will otherwise be trafficked each day.

STREET CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S HOMES

What will happen to Tiny Hands children once they graduate from your homes?
To date, we haven't had any kids graduate from our homes yet, so we're not exactly sure. We hope that most of
our children will be able to go to college, and from there, find a job. We have done extensive research in the
types of jobs available in Nepal, and we are confident that we can help our children find jobs. We are planning
to send those who are interested to a School of Life and Ministry or YWAM DTS during the year after they
graduate from high school to help them make a decision about what to do with their life, or what to study in
college. In most cases, girls will likely stay in the home through college, until they are married. We are
currently making plans for how to help our children (particularly the girls) find good marriages.

Forcing religion on children is child abuse. Does Tiny Hands just assume that all its children are Christian,
or do they have a choice?
We do not simply assume that all our children are Christians. It is a personal choice that our children are free to
make. Of course, our parents share their faith with their children, since the parents themselves are passionate,
committed Christians.

TINY HANDS
What you are advocating seems to be the "social gospel."
We know that one soul is more valuable than all the physical needs in the world combined, and that no one will
be saved except by faith in Christ. But if you are preaching the gospel to those who are suffering and do
nothing to ease their suffering--you are not even preaching the real gospel. Preaching the gospel through
compassion that meets people where they are and address their real needs is (a) the most effective way to share
the gospel (people will be more likely to receive it positively), and (b) clearly and directly commanded of
Christians throughout the entire New Testament. We believe that though evangelical Christians have correctly
calculated the superior value of souls over physical needs, they have often ignored the commands of Christ and
the New Testament towards social justice, and so failed to win as many people to Christ as they otherwise
could've, and turned many people in the world off from Christianity. When the world sees evangelical
Christians meeting the physical needs of the poor, then many will be ready to consider believing the radical
message of salvation from our sins through faith in the resurrection of Jesus. It is important for evangelicals of
this generation to put social justice at the top of the list, as perhaps the most important element of winning souls.
Calling and empowering the evangelical church toward that end is the essence of the vision of Tiny Hands.

Is Tiny Hands planning to expand to other countries besides those in which you are currently working (Nepal,
India, and Bangladesh)?
Yes. We have been studying and trying to understand the situation of the oppressed people of the world for
several years now, searching for "the least of these," and the strategies that will most help them. In trying to
determine which countries and locations to work, we consider the following factors:
(1) the scale of suffering
(2) how easily and effectively Tiny Hands might be able to work there
(3) how actively growing the church is
In 2007, we did a study of the world's 50 (or so) poorest countries, in order to determine which countries we
should be working in. To do this as systematically as possible, we tried to quantify each of the above three
criterion. For instance, the UN's Human Development Report, and other statistical reports give some measure
of the scale of suffering. How easily we can work in a place can be determined (roughly) by the legal status of
NGO's and foreigners (how "open" it is), the prevailence of English in that country, the amount of civil liberties
allowed in that country, etc. Those things are quantifiably rated by several NGO's. And how actively the
church is growing is something for which statistics exist. When we plugged all this information into a complex
(if rough) formula, we were actually quite shocked at the result. Though we expected that countries in Africa
with greater poverty would come up near the top of the list, surprisingly Nepal came up number one on the list.
This was a confirmation that we are working where we are supposed to be…for now. We are working on
developing and perfecting Standards, Policies, and Strategies in Nepal that can be duplicated elsewhere. Then,
God-willing, at some time in the future, we will expand into other countries.

Why should we give our time or resources to the problems faced in another country when we have similar
problems right here in the United States?
"Cost per life saved" is a measure sometimes used to decide between different programs for making a
difference. We believe it is morally self-evident that lower-costing interventions are superior to higher costing
ones--just as certainly as saving more lives is better than saving less lives. If we truly believe that "all men are
created equal" then the silently suffering poor of the developing world are just as valuable as our own
neighbors. A recent study of more than 500 life-saving interventions in the United States found a median cost
per year of life saved to be $42,000. That means that an average life-saving program in the U.S. costs $42,000
per additional year you've added to someone's life. To save a child's life at that rate would cost almost $3
million. Some interventions cost literally billions of dollars per year added to a person's life.
Studies have also been done about the cost of life-saving and life-improving interventions in the developed
world. One study concluded that any major intervention in a person's life for less than $1000 is world-class.
We can radically change a girl's life (the difference between being trafficking and not being trafficked--which,
for anyone who knows the least thing about the horrors of trafficking, is an almost unimaginable difference in
someone's life)--for about $20. Again, we believe it is obviously better to help more rather than less people.
Since we each only have a finite amount of time and money, it is better to help where it is needed most. That is
why Christ specifically directs us to "the least of these."

I want to be a part of what Tiny Hands is doing. How can I help?

Fill out an Initial Interest Application.
 Appendix B: Reading Checklist
Reading

 Tiny Hands Children's Home Standard

 This Handbook

 The Light (1 and 2)

 The Website

 Some Thought On Trafficking

 The Greatest Injustice

 Tiny Hands Border Monitoring Standard

 History of Tiny Hands (Doug, did you write this?)

Videos

 I've Got a Name Video

 The Day My God Died

 Trafficking Movie
 Appendix C: Ambassador's Application Form
Read over the following application, and answer all of the questions as accurately as possible. Then send three reference forms to the
following people:
A close friend, relative, or roommate
A professor, teacher or employer
Your pastor

Attach a recent photo, a copy of the front page of your passport, and email is to _______.

Name:

Permanent Address: Present Address:

Mobile Phone: Home Phone:

Birthday: Age: Email:

Marital Status: Occupation: Church You Attend:

Family Information

Father's Name:
Father's Occupation:
Father's Work Phone:
Father's Home Phone:
Father's Email:
Father's Address:

Mother's Name:
Mother's Occupation:
Mother's Work Phone:
Mother's Home Phone:
Mother's Email:
Mother's Address:

Reference Information

Pastor:
Church Name:
Phone:
How Long Have You Been Acquainted:

Close Friend or Relative:

Phone:
How Long Have You Been Acquainted:
Professor, Employer or Spiritual Mentor:
Number:
How Long Have You Been Acquainted:

Education Information

College/University Attended:
Year of School Completed:
Major:
Foreign Language:
Foreign Language Proficiency:
Special Awards & Honors:
Special Skills, Abilities, or Musical Talents:

Psychological Questions

Do you get nervous or upset easily?

Are you prone towards depression?
Do you have or have you ever had an eating disorder?

If you have answered yes to any of the above psychological questions, please explain:

Have you ever been diagnosed or treated for any psychological disorder, and if so, for what? Did you ever take medication in response
to this diagnosis?

Are you currently or have you in the past received counseling from a professional counselor and/or mental health professional? Please
explain.

Please disclose when and for what period of time you were/are under the care of a mental health professional. Was/Is the counseling
experience for you positive, negative or neutral? Please explain.

Applicant Disciplinary Agreement

By submitting this application, I agree that while I participate in this Tiny Hands International Vision Team, I am responsible to abide
by the rules set forth by the organization, its leaders and supervisory personnel. Any serious infraction of the rules can result in my
dismissal from the program. In the event of dismissal, I agree to assume the responsibility of return costs to my home. I also agree to
forfeit any possibility of a refund. I understand that such action would be taken only under extreme circumstances.
Job History
Current Employer:
Address:
Date Hired:
Supervisor:
Contact Number:
Job Title:

Employer:
Address:
Dates Employed:
Supervisor:
Contact Number:
Job Title:
Reason for Leaving:

Employer:
Address:
Dates Employed:
Supervisor:
Contact Number:
Job Title:
Reason for Leaving:

Employer:
Address:
Dates Employed:
Supervisor:
Job Title:
Contact Number:
Reason for Leaving:

How did you hear about Tiny Hands International and about Ambassador Program?

I have read and understand all forms:

Essays
Please answer questions on a separate page. Answers for each question should not exceed one page.

YOUR TESTIMONY: How and when did you become a Christian?

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST: Describe your relationship with Jesus today. How does this relationship affect you
personally? How does this relationship affect the way you interact with the world around you? What sacrifices have you made for the
sake of Christ?

YOUR DEVOTIONAL LIFE: Describe your devotional life. How often and how much do you read the scriptures? How often and
for how long to do you pray? How often do you attend religious gatherings, and what is the nature of those gatherings?

YOUR SERVICE: ‘What have you done and are you doing to help the poor for the sake of Christ? What Christian organizations
have you been involved with in the past? Have you had any overseas experience? Please describe the nature, frequency, and duration
of each of these activities.

GOD’S HEART: How does God view the fact that little girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation, and children live on the street?
How does He allow this to happen in a world in which He is supposedly sovereign?

YOUR VISION: What is your reaction to the vision of Tiny Hands International? Why do you want to be a Tiny Hands International
Ambassador? What gifts or passions do you feel you offer Tiny Hands International?

YOUR DREAM: If you could choose any kind of life for yourself, doing what you love most and are most passionate about, what
would it look like?
Reference Form
Applicant's Name:
Your Name:
Your Address:
City, State, Zip:
Your Phone:
Your Email:
Relationship to Applicant:

The applicant is applying to be a Tiny Hands International Ambassador. As an Ambassador, the applicant will help raise money and
awareness for the work of Tiny Hands (www.tinyhandsinternational.org). We would appreciate your confidential comments and will
rely heavily on your recommendation. Thank you for your help!

How long have you known the applicant? And in what capacity?

Is a love for God evident in the applicant's life? How have you seen this in his/her life?

In your opinion, does the applicant have a noticeable love for other people? How has this been evident to you?

How has the applicant matured since you have been acquainted with him/her?

In your opinion, does the applicant respect authorities in his/her life?

What do you see to be the applicant's passions (i.e. what does he/she really enjoy doing)?

What do you perceive to be the applicant’s greatest strengths?

What are his / her greatest weaknesses?

Would he/she be an asset to a short-term mission team? Explain.

Is there any other information we should know that would better enable us to evaluate the applicant?
Please rate the following qualities of the on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5(best) or write N/A.

Please rate the following qualities of the on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5(best) or write N/A.
FAITHFULNESS: How strongly can you guarantee that this person will do what he/she says he/she will do?
Comments:
________
Score

DEVOTIONAL LIFE: To your knowledge, how active is this person’s devotional life? How well does he/she know the
scriptures?
Comments:
________
Score

PASSION and INITIATIVE: How strongly does this person become motivated about causes that he/she is passionate
about? When motivated, how active is he/she in pursuing that passion?
Comments:
________
Score

PERSEVERENCE: How consistently does this person follow through with what he/she begins? How hard does he/she
work to complete goals that are important to him/her? How disciplined is he/she?
Comments:
________
Score

ABILITY TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS: How well does this person get along with others? How considerate and
thoughtful is he/she?
Comments:
________
Score

EMOTIONAL STABILITY: How resistant to depression and other emotional problems is this person?
Comments:
________
Score

CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING: How well does this person creatively solve problems?
Comments:
________
Score

CAPABILITY: How well does this person follow directions? How resourceful is he/she?
Comments:
________
Score

FLEXIBILITY: How well does this person respond to new ideas and uncertain situations?
Comments:
________
Score

HUMILITY: How well does this person submit to authority? How slow to speak and quick to listen is he/she? How
teachable is he/she?
Comments:
________
Score

SEXUALITY: How is this person’s behavior with members of the opposite sex? Does he/she avoid over-
flirting and inappropriate behavior?
Comments:
________
score

Thank you for your time! Please e-mail this form to ______.

Appendix D: Ambassador's Agreement

I __________ agree to represent Tiny Hands as an Ambassador from _______ until __________. I understand
the responsibilities of this duty, and the importance of…moral character….and….that this agreement may be
terminated by Tiny Hands at any time. I agree to Tiny Hands policies….I will do my best to live up to the
Ambassadors Pledge, and achieve my goals in order to help as many people as I can.
 Appendix E: Goals Form
Name: Date:

GOALS: