{"id":301,"date":"2008-07-09T04:10:10","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T12:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=301"},"modified":"2008-07-09T06:10:44","modified_gmt":"2008-07-09T14:10:44","slug":"africa-land-of-hope-and-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/africa-land-of-hope-and-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: Land of Hope and Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are a few videos about World Vision.
\nThis first video is a commercial used to raise awareness about child sponsorship opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Independent musician Scott Phillips<\/a> shares about his experiences with World Vision. A friend of mine has played on some CD’s of Scott’s and they are excellent.<\/p>\n

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This last video is a little child welcoming us to explore her Ugandan village with her.<\/p>\n

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Team World Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team World Vision is a fund raising arm of the organization which uses ordinary people like me, to get ordinary people like you involved in ending poverty and injustice across the world. I have decided to commit the 26.2 miles of my first marathon to the memory of and in honor of the children I have met during my international travels. I can’t remember all of their names, but I have many pictures and stories.<\/p>\n

On the right side of my blog there is a widget that will allow you to support me during this race or you can visit this secure page<\/a>. I have set a goal of raising $2,000 which will help children have a chance at living to become adults across Africa.<\/p>\n

[tags] World Vision, Team World Vision, Africa [\/tags]\n<\/p>\n

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Here are a few videos about World Vision. This first video is a commercial used to raise awareness about child sponsorship opportunities. Independent musician Scott Phillips shares about his experiences with World Vision. A friend of mine has played on some CD’s of Scott’s and they are excellent. 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