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		<title>Have 3 seconds to improve lives in Thailand?</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2011/11/02/have-3-seconds-to-improve-lives-in-thailand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Carrien and her husband have started an orphanage in Thailand that they would like to be self-sustaining eventually.   Their foundation, The Charis Project, is in the running for a grant that would further their work in getting this project off the ground. Would you consider going here to vote so that they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orphans, poverty, my place?</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2011/09/21/third-world-symphony-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Music giveaway below!) ~~~~ I first met Shaun Groves in a waiting area in the Miami International Airport.&#160;&#160; We were on our way to spend a week together in the Dominican Republic along with several other bloggers, where Shaun (who&#8217;d invited us) would be showing us the work of Compassion International.&#160;&#160; I hadn&#8217;t really met [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who spoke encouragement to you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compassion International has challenged bloggers to share a story of a time during your childhood or teen years when an adult spoke words of encouragement to you.&#160; Several times stand out to me, but the most memorable was during my senior year of high school.&#160; At that time John and I were seriously dating and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting longest</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/09/11/waiting-longest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owlhaven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading the stories of Ann from Holy Experience, who is in Guatemala right now, experiencing the wonderful work that Compassion International does for children. Go read, OK? That story reminded me of what most amazed me about the trip that I took with Compassion to the Dominican Republic in 2008&#8211; the way a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being grateful, meeting needs</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/06/07/being-grateful-meeting-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelli from Generation Cedar wrote about gratitude no matter what, and inspired me to work on that virtue myself, and with my children.  One great way to be more grateful for what we have is to notice what others don&#8217;t have. I&#8217;ve read enough from my friend Carrien to know she is my soul sister.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Haiti Live</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/25/help-haiti-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owlhaven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help Haiti Live is an awesome concert sponsored by Compassion International. It&#8217;s happening Feb 27th in Nashville and will be streamed live online.  Don&#8217;t miss it! Help Haiti February 27th &#8211; HelpHaitiLive.com from Compassion International on Vimeo. © Mary Ostyn for Owlhaven, 2010. &#124; Permalink &#124; One comment &#124; Add to del.icio.us Post tags: `]]></description>
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		<title>Help in Haiti</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/01/15/help-in-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news about the earthquake in Haiti is overwhelming.  So many people missing.  So many families torn.  So many vulnerable children made even more vulnerable by the tragedy. As you may know, I&#8217;m a huge fan of the work that Compassion International does for children around the world. I was a fan long before they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The intersection of my want and another&#8217;s need</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/11/12/the-intersection-of-my-want-and-anothers-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes at dinnertime when I&#8217;m pulling out my worn stack of Corelle plates, the same ones I&#8217;ve been using for 15 years, I imagine buying new dishes. Something square and sleek and Asian-influenced, perhaps. Like this. Or maybe this? I look at prices and remember I&#8217;d need at least enough to serve 16.  I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When trials come</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/04/29/when-trials-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owlhaven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the Compassion bloggers who are in India right now, I am repeating a story that I wrote from the Dominican Republic on my trip in November.   Please also visit the above link, and read the new stories being written about children around the world who are in need. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; I feel like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion International in India</title>
		<link>http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/04/24/compassion-international-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owlhaven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Compassion bloggers are off to India! Read their stories, and pray for the children! © Mary Ostyn for Owlhaven, 2009. &#124; Permalink &#124; One comment &#124; Add to del.icio.us Post tags: `]]></description>
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