Gary Edmonds

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  Sep 8, 2018

  Tackling Illiteracy Through Books and Beyond

  Because today is World Literacy Day, I've been reflecting on this gift of reading. Over 750 million people in the world cannot read the article you are reading right now. They did not grow up reading children's books, novels, or magazines.

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  Jul 30, 2018

  World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Complexities of Ending 500 Years of Prostitution

  She was a just small girl when she witnessed her 12-year old sister forced into sex work and harassed by "customers" her father brought home. "Shanu," we'll call her, was terrified. She desperately wanted a way out before she turned 12, when this way of life would become her only future, too.

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  Dec 17, 2017

  We Must Serve the Most Persecuted People on Earth

  The plight of the Rohingya is no secret. From Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent visit to the refugee camp, to the Pope's visit to Myanmar this past week, the world is watching – and doing too little for those being called "the most persecuted people on Earth."

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  Jun 28, 2017

  What the Arizona Sweat Hawgs Learned About Community Transformation

  When a church group called the "Sweat Hawgs" (not surprising, they're based in Arizona) expressed the desire to help people out of poverty around the world, what happened to their own world surprised them.

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  May 10, 2017

  America: Don't Follow Path of Rwandan Genocide

  I am concerned that we in the U.S. have allowed increasingly dangerous levels of hate, fear and intolerance to drive debate about a range of U.S. policies – from refugees to immigration to foreign aid.

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  Apr 9, 2017

  From Communism to Community: 2 Women Determined to Change Life's Path

  Cambodia may seem like an unusual country for a Christian global health and development organization — a former communist country that's now 98% Buddhist.

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  Mar 22, 2017

  One Important Word That Appears in the Bible 722 Times

  What do these bible quotes all have in common?...

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  Mar 17, 2017

  Why Trump and Congress Should Maintain Foreign Aid

  Amidst the partisan debates on Capitol Hill, a small but important part of the federal budget always receives bipartisan cooperation because it's about American jobs, American economic growth, and keeping America safe... and because it's about our faith.