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RNS-WorldVision-COVID19: World Vision faces pandemic’s ‘perfect storm,’ seeks to meet US, global needs
(RNS) — Across the country and the globe, World Vision is continuing a multi-pronged effort to meet the needs of people facing the health crises and the secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president of the World Vision U.S. said staffers are trying to address misinformation and hesitancy about the vaccine. By Adelle M. Banks. 1,000 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Burmese-Baptists: Burmese Baptists organize multiethnic diaspora rally in DC against coup in Myanmar
(RNS) — A group of Burmese Baptists and other Christians from ethnic minorities in the Burmese diaspora plan to hold a protest Saturday (April 10) in DC. Organizers expect 1,000 people to show up at the protest, which will call for the end of the military coup and violence in Myanmar. Baptists and other Christians are common among ethnic minorities in Myanmar – who have often clashed with that country’s government. By Bob Smietana.700 words. (categories: a)