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November 6, 2003 | |||
| Relief Workers Consider Dangers after Attack on Red Cross Following recent attacks on both the United Nations and the International Red Cross, World Vision and other relief and development agencies are once again considering whether or not to continue their work in Iraq. Read more... | |||
| Potato “Revolution” Brings Hope to the Hungry A trip by World Vision delegates into North Korea October 14-18 revealed that the nearly four-year “potato revolution” lead by president Kim Jong Il soon may bring improvements to the health and nutrition of ordinary North Koreans. Read more... | |||
| Pastor, Author, Youth Ministries Advocate Mike Yaconelli Dies Parishioners, readers and youth ministers nationwide are mourning the death of pastor, author and youth ministries advocate Mike Yaconelli who died October 30 in a car accident in northern California. Read more... | |||
| Mother-Child Shelter Saves One Each Week from Abandonment and Institutionalization Thanks to the efforts of a mother-and-child shelter in Tbilisi, one child every week is saved from abandonment and institutionalization, the fate of tens of thousands of Georgian children. Read more... | |||
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