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Women Find Empowerment in Saving: The Story of Chrissy Paundi

         Today, I got to meet with another couple from VIP’s impact area in Malawi, Chrissy and George Paundi. Chrissy, a beautiful woman with a wide smile,...
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Worldwide Logistics Group Devoted To Partnership With VIP

By Beth Cohen and Jordan Heinzel-Nelson Bob Kloss (left) and Grant Stiles (right) work with Boy Scout Emmanuel of troop 53 (center) to load bee hives into...
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Shawna Whitford

I have a dream.  My dream is to make a positive difference in someone's life and that the act will be remembered. That's hard to do when...
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A Happy Man Lives Long – By Jordan Heinzel-Nelson

When we walk into the dusty clearing surrounding a quaint little hut, an old man hobbles out to meet us. He calls something in rapid Chichewa to...
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The Warm Heart of Africa – by Justin Laudick

I first agreed to the medical mission trip this spring during our Nurse Practitioner white coat ceremony at Xavier. As far as I knew at that time,...
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