August 15, 2011 — Jon Warren, World Vision U.S. photo director, writes from Somalia during his 24-hour stay: It would be easy to write about the flight from Nairobi to Somalia — the hulk of 17,057′ Mt Kenya looming beside the airplane, the transition from cool rain to blasting desert heat, the pleasure of meeting World Vision’s dedicated Somali and Kenyan staff, and the seriousness of a security briefing that I listened very closely to. But a quick visit to nearby camps for drought and conflict refugees reminded why it’s so important that I do this blog post. Those numbers we keep hearing about — took on faces. As we drove 8 hours today over bumpy, dusty roads, Somalia seems...
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