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The glamor of a brothel raid

Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., shares a story from his recent visit to Cambodia that highlights the numerous interventions required to fight poverty, injustice, and oppression — those that are dramatic and highly-publicized, as well as those that are less conspicuous but equally critical....
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When the colors of life go out: A tribute to fallen children

“I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead, and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.” —Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel laureate *     *     * I love happy stories, when the hero wins, the unlikely couple falls in love, or the outcast saves the day. As a photojournalist for World Vision, I love telling stories about children’s lives being transformed and communities finding innovative solutions to decades-old problems. But tragically, not all stories have happy endings. Not all communities rejoice. Not all children survive. Before becoming a mom, I felt a lump in my throat whenever I sat in rural huts or busy...
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