Heartland LIVING Oct/Nov 2021 Issue

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INVITE. EMPOWER. BUILD. LOVE. CREATES LEADERS IN A STRUGGLING NATION By Christy Swift Photography by Mark Stockeland and Mark Gose

From those first photos of starving children in Ethiopia we saw in the 1980s, Americans have seen the devastation that afflicts poorer nations and has been moved to help. But we’ve learned that these problems aren’t always easy to solve. Funds don’t end up where they’re meant to. Change must come from within. Community isn’t just a buzzword. Dignity matters.

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