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Written by Alyce Gilligan
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 08:16 |
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 There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers in the rogue military and other armed groups of the world. This tragic truth has gradually gained exposure, stirring hearts and hands to repair this injustice. However, not many realize one-third of these young soldiers reside in Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma, where a shame-based society and government secrecy often overshadow their existence. Project: AK-47 is a grassroots awareness organization dedicated to the restoration of these children.
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Written by Ashley Emert
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 00:00 |
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 One person’s vision combined with the power of Jesus’ words can inspire a big change—which is how Life in Abundance International came to be. The organization was founded in 1993 by Dr. Florence Muindi, a Kenyan medical doctor who felt a call from God to serve Africa’s poor in a new way. Sixteen years later, her vision has taken shape in the mobilization, training and empowering of local churches to implement holistic ministries that focus on the poor and vulnerable.
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Written by Ashley Wolpert
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 00:00 |
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For the rest of the jaded, removed world, the very word Darfur may no longer elicit that wave of angry, impassioned, urgent cry that has arisen in response to the ongoing civil war taking place there. It’s been years, after all, and combined with frequent headlines, impossible statistics and other global crises, it’s natural that the world’s collective attention would flicker elsewhere.
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