Page 97: Marcus Rixon: Sponsored Through One Child, Now He Helps Hundreds of Kids Get Sponsored
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
4.9 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Marcus Rixon grew up in a 12' x 6' home with no running water in Kolkata, India. One of the challenges he faced was the box that kids like Marcus grew up in- a box that defined him and his potential. But his parents prayed for a way out of poverty, and the first answer to that prayer was sponsorship through One Child that allowed him to go to school. It was the beginning of a series of events that radically changed the trajectory of his life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Meredith. We have been taking some time off to enjoy the holidays, but now we are back at work, |
| 0:05.2 | putting together another really good story for you on the unfolding. While we're working on that, |
| 0:09.5 | we wanted to share a powerful story from our archives, from growing up in a tiny home in India, |
| 0:15.4 | to managing the careers of talented and successful artists. Marcus Rixon's story will inspire you. |
| 0:21.7 | Enjoy this one from the archives. |
| 0:24.1 | This is page 97 of the unfolding. |
| 0:26.7 | It's the story of Marcus Rixon. |
| 0:29.4 | All of that set in and then my brain just clicked. |
| 0:33.4 | It's like lightning struck and I was like, all right, this is it. |
| 0:36.7 | This is my one shot, |
| 0:37.7 | my one opportunity, and I'm not stopping. |
| 0:40.6 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:43.9 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:47.0 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:53.4 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:56.2 | Hi, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 1:09.3 | One of the challenges of growing up in poverty is limitation, |
| 1:13.2 | the limits on education and opportunity. Marcus Rixon grew up in a 12-foot by six-foot home with |
| 1:20.1 | no running water in India. But his greatest challenge wasn't a tiny home. It was the box |
| 1:25.4 | that kids like Marcus grow up in, a box that defined you and your |
| 1:29.1 | potential based on where you came from. But Marcus had a dream, a family that loved him, |
| 1:34.8 | and faith in a box-busting God. I was born and raised in Calcutta, India. A lot of people |
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