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The gossamer thread, part 2: A different story

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Today is World Malaria Day! Join World Vision in remembering the lives devastated by this preventable, treatable disease — and in our mission of eradicating it from the world. Yesterday, part 1 of “The gossamer thread” brought you into the lives of three families who have seen malaria’s tragic effects firsthand. Today’s story is decidedly more hopeful: It highlights the miraculous change a few square meters of netting has brought about for another Mozambican family....
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The gossamer thread, part 1: Three families

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Tomorrow is World Malaria Day — a moment to remember the lives of children, families, and communities devastated by this preventable, treatable disease that we can stop. Today, we open a two-part series with the stories of three families in Mozambique who have been affected by malaria. Make sure you check back tomorrow to read about a family whose lives have been transformed by the simple miracle of bed nets....
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The net effect of deadly malaria

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Marita Adelino is not your average 10-year-old. In a world where children typically want so much, she wants only two things — a best friend and a mosquito net. Yearning for a friend is sketched across her face, a portrait of loneliness. And the desire for a mosquito net? Marita is terrified of the tiny, sinister creatures that spread malaria, the disease that killed her best friend, Marta João, last year....
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Who’s that girl?

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“Who’s that girl?” I wondered while watching Carter’s Chord, a sister band who recently traveled to the Dominican Republic to create a video of their song, “Love a Little Bigger.” I love the song and its message: how blessed we are and how a luxury, like drinking a $4 cup of coffee, can make us feel guilty, especially when we are confronted by pictures of the poor. Being from Seattle, the coffee center of the universe, I can relate. The video is beautiful. The Carter’s Chord sisters are lovely. Their voices are wonderful. The Dominican Republic is an astonishing country, dripping with tropical delight. But the prettiest thing in the video is its little star — a girl whose life...
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