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Why did I pray?

Writer Kari Costanza explains that she feels God as stories unfold. When people tell her their stories in a way that is dignified and true, she knows finding them had nothing to do with her.

Photographer Jon Warren spent a day with former lost boy of Sudan, Lopez Lomong, to see what a day looks like for Lopez as he trains for the Olympics.
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Lopez Lomong: A day in the life of an Olympian

World Vision photographer Jon Warren traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, to spend a day with former lost boy of Sudan, Lopez Lomong, before he left to compete in London. See what a day looks like for Lopez as he trains for the Olympics.

A man smiles with his arms stretched wide. He and others in the background wear Team World Vision shirts. The Chicago skyline is seen in the background.
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Lopez Lomong’s childhood story of terror

Born in war-torn South Sudan, Lopez Lomong was kidnapped by rebel soldiers at the age of 6 with two foreseeable futures: being forced to kill as a child soldier, or being killed himself. Hear from him about the day of his abduction.

Lopez Lomong, Olympian and South Sudan native, helps bring hope to children who continue to struggle one year after the country's independence.
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Lopez Lomong: From Sudanese ‘Lost Boy’ to U.S. Olympian

Lopez Lomong, Olympian and South Sudan native, is partnering with World Vision to bring help and hope to children and families in his home country who continue to struggle one year after the celebration of its independence. Read the story of Lopez, and let us know your thoughts!

If you give a pig, you can keep a family out of poverty. Read this inspiring story from the Kahi community of Rwanda to find out.
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A pig tale from Rwanda

How can the gift of a pig help keep a family out of poverty, while creating hope and opportunity? Read this inspiring story from the Kahi community of Rwanda to find out how pigs provided income for healthcare, education, and more for a family.

Isnino Siyat made it to Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya, with her husband and two children after walking for 10 days from their village in Somalia. She said the drought “finished both our livestock and our farm,” killing their five cows and 10 goats one by one over three months. Reaching Dadaab, Isnino was exhausted but had to make her own hut out of sticks, borrowed clothing scraps, and burlap sacks that once contained relief food. She worked alone while her husband was elsewhere in the camp, preparing for burial the body of their 3-year-old nephew, who died on the journey.
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Famine no more

FEB. 1, 2012, KENYA — The recent crisis in the Horn of Africa — so reminiscent of the 1980s — may suggest that fighting famine is futile. But better tools, heavier hitters, and the benefits of child sponsorship are saving lives.

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