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Missionaries bring water to a thirsty Africa

“Within the tropical forests of southern Uganda, Lincoln Barlow looks over a community wash basin that he and his wife helped build as part of a $250,000 humanitarian effort by the LDS Church to bring cleaner water and better sanitation to Africa.” See: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50983387-78/uganda-church-lds-nearby.html.csp

LDS Haitian man gets a 2nd chance at education

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Earthquake survivor Daniel Delva looks past his humble circumstances in Port-Au-Prince and instead chooses to dream about his future. Delva will be studying mechanical engineering this week at Weber State University in Ogden thanks to a foundation of anonymous California- and Utah-based donors who will cover his school expenses. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700059604/LDS-Haitian-man-gets-a-2nd-chance-at-education.html

I am Jane – article & video on play Jul 22 – 31 in Provo

Play honors life of early African-American Latter-day Saint June 7th, 2010 @ 10:53pm By Carole Mikita SALT LAKE CITY — African-American Latter-day Saints are remembering an important anniversary in their faith and honoring the memory of pioneer Jane Manning James with an up-coming play about her life. … http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=576&sid=11079613 Mormon Times article July 31, 2010

Haiti Earthquake Relief

Stephen Studdert organized the Utah Hospital Task Force,  a mostly LDS medical, construction and translating team which went to Haiti after the earthquake to change lives.  You can see Meridian’s coverage here. http://www.ldsmag.com/cares/100319major.html

When Mormon hands helped to keep Lagos clean

If you have visited the Ikeja General Hospital lately, you would have noticed a blocked drainage that could only have been  a breeding place for mosquitoes. This is besides  some discarded items at the back of Ayinke ward that left the hospital looking unkempt. Thankfully this unhealthy eyesore has disappeared since a three-hour sanitation exercise …

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