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		<title>From The Field &#8211; &#8220;Growing a Stronger Community&#8221; in Makueni</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Too often, we don’t take enough time to pause and celebrate the successes and the ways we can clearly see God working.
This month we want to do just that. Here’s an update from a project in Makueni, Kenya, where LIA has served alongside five church partners for more than two years. God has clearly worked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2012/05/from-the-field-growing-a-stronger-community-in-makueni/</link>
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		<title>From the Field &#8211; &#8220;There Is Hope&#8221; In Ethiopia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month, our LIA team in Ethiopia shares a touching story of one woman’s encounter with our church partner’s HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. Enjoy!
 
 
&#8220;There is Hope&#8221;
Genet, a community health evangelist trained by LIA and its partner church, visits homes in Debre Birhan to care for sick families and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2012/01/from-the-field-there-is-hope-in-ethiopia/</link>
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		<title>From the Field – Famine Relief in Makueni, Kenya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With so many programs in progress and growth all around for Life In Abundance, we wanted to be sure to share with you some of the highlights, and at times, the plights experienced by the communities we serve. God is good and faithful! 
Periodically, we’re asking members of our African teams to provides us updates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/11/from-the-field-famine-relief-in-makueni-kenya/</link>
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		<title>Inspired By Today&#8217;s Youth</title>
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Early this month, LIA was invited to participate in Feed the Famine. A group of dynamic and inspiring women in Phoenix put together this multi-faceted event aimed at raising awareness about the crisis in East Africa, and to raise funds for organizations that are doing something about it.
Fortunately, LIA was selected as one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/10/inspired-by-todays-youth/</link>
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		<title>How Radical is Too Radical?</title>
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Guest Blog Post by: Jeremy Jernigan
 

I recently finished David Platt’s book, Radical. I went into reading it with much fanfare and hype. To make it more fun, and to ensure a healthy conversation flowed from the book, I invited my small group to read it with me and discuss it for five weeks.
Let me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/07/how-radical-is-too-radical/</link>
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		<title>Breaking the Cycle Was a Huge Success!</title>
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 It was 5 am. I opened my eyes and looked up from my resting position, which just so happened to be the floor under the LIA merch table at St. Timothy’s Catholic Community. I sat up to see fifty youth hustle into the conference room. This group of groggy teens had gotten less sleep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/07/breaking-the-cycle-was-a-huge-success/</link>
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		<title>Praying for Peace and Justice</title>
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With little more than a month’s time remaining, the soon-to-be established nation of Southern Sudan prepares for its first independence day (09 July 2011). As you can imagine this monumental occurrence does not come without its challenges. Reports in the news have described outbursts of violence in the city of Abyei, located on the line [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/06/praying-for-peace-and-justice/</link>
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		<title>Egypt Needs Our Prayer</title>
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Being united in prayer while serving a common purpose is something I  have very much treasured over these past months. Whether in times of  great prosperity or in times of great strife I find encouragement in  knowing that together we can humbly present our requests to the Lord so  that He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/05/egypt-needs-our-prayer/</link>
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		<title>Taking Up the Cause of the Fatherless</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Isaiah 1:17, “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”

I ask you to join me in prayer this week as I am given the opportunity to represent LIA as we take up the cause of the fatherless at the Christian Alliance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/05/taking-up-the-cause-of-the-fatherless/</link>
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		<title>Join Us For Our First Ever Pledge Drive!</title>
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It is our honor and privilege to invite your participation in our first ever Life in Abundance (LIA) International Good Samaritan Pledge Drive!
During the month of May, every dollar given or pledged to be given on a monthly basis will be doubled as part of this campaign, up to $60,000! This is an extraordinary opportunity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.liaint.org/2011/05/join-us-for-our-first-ever-pledge-drive/</link>
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