Listening Chapter 5

Good Neighbors Make Good Friends

Good [1] …………… Make Good Friends has been KGI’s logo for twenty years. This [2] ………………..does not only happen between governments and provinces and states but also between people. [3]…………………..extensive people to people activities, a lot is happening everyday between people in Australia and in Indonesia. Thousands of [4]……………… come to Indonesia every year and it is [5]………………… that many of them want to give back – bales budi. By helping young people, [6]………………., local NGOs and hospitals the visitors are able to give back. 

A good example is a Perth [7] ………………, while celebrating 20 years in business, wanted to do something for the people of her second [8] ……………….. She asked a group of friends in Perth to travel to Bali as part of her birthday celebrations and, rather than give her a gift, donate money for wheelchairs for the disabled in Bali. She raised enough money for ten [9] ………………… and in fact, much of the work to make the wheelchairs was also [10] ………………. More wheelchairs are on their way soon. Local authorities provided [11] ……………. Assistance in ensuring the wheelchairs passed through customs and into Indonesia safely. Many Australians are [12]………………. Clothing including a group of [13] ……………..workers at “Caring Heart” where ladies sew clothes for many needy children overseas, including Hope Children’s [14] …………..in Dalung.

The children from Hope Children’s Home have been [15] ………………. In a successful Pen Pal Program exchanging [16] ………………. Experiences with a school Geelong, Victoria. This type of [17] …………… activity culturally [18] ………………….., not only the children here, but those in Australia as well. There are over 100 sponsors from Australia [19] ……………… sponsoring school fees for students at Hope. There are even two Australians sponsoring a young woman who is now studying [20] …………… at Udayana University.