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How Two Extra Meals Changed Elizabeth's Life

The sun has set in Uganda, and six-year-old Elizabeth is almost done with her chores. She has walked to the river, filled her bucket high with water, and walked home with it carefully balanced on her head. She has taken a portion of this water, poured it into a basin, and bathed her baby cousin.

Her last task of the day is to build a fire. As the flames grow, her family gathers around with hungry eyes. Elizabeth waits to eat her first and last meal of the day. 

 

by Cassia Burke, COTN-USA Volunteer Writer

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Give Life This Christmas: Feed a Malnourished Child

Imagine if, instead of unwrapping a present this Christmas, you could save a life. 

by Cassia Burke, COTN–USA Staff Writer

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