Emily Towns

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  Aug 10, 2019

  Refugees discover they can’t go home again

  Refugees in the Middle East are being told to go home now that the fighting has died down in many previously war-torn cities. But these refugees are finding they can’t go home … even if they try.

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  Apr 4, 2019

  How much do you know about global hunger?

  Families are starving. And starvation statistics are so staggering that it can feel impossible to make an impact.

• Feb 17, 2019

  How the Gospel transformed a family practicing witchcraft

  Santeria — a form of modern witchcraft that fuses Catholic practices and African folk beliefs — is prevalent in Cuba.

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  Jan 21, 2019

  Boys also need to be rescued from the sex industry

  The impact poverty and a misogynistic mindset have on girls in these countries is fairly obvious. But what about the boys? How does growing up around the sex trade impact them?

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  Dec 22, 2018

  Building hope out of the ashes in Guatemala

  The next time Orlando saw Los Lotes, it was buried underneath nearly 20 feet of ash. In just one day, he had lost his wife, his son, his friends, his neighbors, and the village he called home.

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  Oct 29, 2018

  She Is Risking It All to Share the Gospel — Will You Help?

  Jang-mi was startled as the door to her cell swung open. Bruised, bloody, and soaked from her captives' attempts to wake her with buckets of water, she was surprised to see her uncle walk through the door. Jang-mi lives in the most oppressive country in the world for Christians — North Korea.

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  Sep 18, 2018

  Where in the World Is the Refugee Crisis?

  Daniel is just one of the 65 million refugees around the world who have lost everything. Like most refugees, Daniel lived a relatively normal life before the militia arrived.