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			<title><![CDATA[Elevation, 50 NC Churches to Serve Homeless, Elders for LOVE Week]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Over 50 churches in the Charlotte, N.C.-area will be preforming community service and caring for the poor on Saturday as part of LOVE Week.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:32 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Colts' Seth Olsen on Water, God, and Uganda]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis Colts offensive linebacker Seth Olsen recently returned from his first trip to Uganda, where he saw how God is using his people to provide physical and spiritual water to villagers.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:03:29 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Int'l Adoptions Part 2: Adoptive Parents Face Difficulty With US Embassy in Ethiopia]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to crack down on fraudulent adoptions in Ethiopia, the U.S. Embassy apparently became overzealous. This past fall, adoptive parents of Ethiopian children believe that officials there had badgered witnesses and falsified information in the case files used to obtain visas for their adopted children.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:29:09 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Coptic Christian 'Mama Maggie' Nominated for 2012 Nobel Peace Prize]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Christian ministry leader "Mama Maggie" Gobran has been nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize by several members of the United States Congress for her selfless work offering aid and assistance to the impoverished people of Cairo's garbage slums.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:40 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Wash. Church Hosts Super Bowl Party for the Homeless]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While many people opened up their houses and apartments to friends and family to watch Super Bowl XLVI, one Washington state church decided to invite the homeless.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:16:04 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Are There Alternatives to 'Abandoning' Children in Poor Economy?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Global economic crisis has hit many countries hard, and has created a tragic problem in places where the family unit has traditionally been very strong – such as Greece. Some parents feel they have no choice but to abandon their children to churches and charities, however some experts argue that economic problems should never be allowed to split a family apart.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:24:52 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Volunteers to Canvass Every Block of Manhattan to Help Homeless]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Bowery Mission is giving New Yorkers the chance to answer the question "How can I help the homeless?" during one of the coldest months of the year.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:21:19 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA['Occupy Atlanta' Helps Historic Black Church Avoid Foreclosure]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A chapter of the Occupy Wall Street movement may have helped a historic black church in Georgia get a modified loan, thereby saving the church from foreclosure.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:46:55 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[World Vision Encourages 'Virtual Volunteerism' for MLK Jr. Day]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Monday marks the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday, a time when many Americans will participate in the official MLK Day of Service. World Vision is also taking part, and has created a new opportunity for those to pitch in – a virtual one.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:37:23 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Haiti Struggles to Rebuild Two Years After Devastating Quake]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the small island nation of Haiti, leaving a footprint of destruction that is still felt across the country today.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:47:32 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman Killed in University Stampede, 20 Others Injured]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pushing and shoving turned deadly and a stampede erupted at a South African university, killing one woman and injuring at least 20 others.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:34 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Bans Sale of Used Underwear the Poor Are Often Forced to Buy]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In an effort to maintain health standards and protect the domestic textile industry, Zimbabwe's government has passed legislation that outlaws the import or sale of secondhand underwear, but some critics are calling the ban an attack on the nation's poor.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:58:41 EST</pubDate>        
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