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Numbers Game

20. Million. Can you even begin to wrap your mind around that? When I first read these words on International Justice Mission’s Website, I couldn’t grasp the numbers.

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My Couch Smells Like Joy

My couch smells like joy. Take a deep breath. Sniff down deep under the layers of Febreeze, and day-old potato chips and you can smell it. OK, if we had really had scratch and sniff going on, it would actually smell like unwashed bodies and possibly five-day-old alcohol breath. But to me, and those I work with, [...]

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• The Karen Women Organization speaks out against atrocities carried out by the government in Myanmar in a report given to the United Nations. Over 500,000 people have been displaced as a result of corrupt government actions. Pray that persecution will cease for minorities in Myanmar, and that refugees will be able to return home. #
• As computers and satellites and television shrink the world, language is becoming more homogenous. There are 473 nearly extinct languages in the world, according to Summer Institute of Linguistics, a faith-based language development organization. Why should we care? Because language, SIL says, is one of the elements that makes us who we are. Reed more about the importance of language here. #
• Somalia continues to lead the world in corrupt governments, according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index. Afghanistan has fallen three places to second, and Iraq made a slight improvement. The United States sits at No. 19. #
• Some women in Egypt are fighting the government's efforts to have women remove their traditional veils in all-female classrooms. There are arguments for and against. Some women feel that they are dishonoring their Muslim faith by leaving off their niqab, a conservative form of Muslim dress. Proponents of the ban feel that it prevents insurgency by more radical branches of Islam. #
• News anchor and world traveler Anderson Cooper gives some tips for traveling to foreign countries. It's a great read for anyone from novice to experienced travelers. #