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27 Feb 24
by
Andy Warren
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

I Can Feel You Smiling

I spent Friday afternoon with 15 of the most beautiful people in the world. All were early beneficiaries of Ethiopia ACT.

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16 May 23
by
Andy Warren
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

Ethiopia ACT: Twenty Years of Impact

For 20 years, Ethiopia ACT has been restoring health and hope to the most vulnerable in Addis Ababa while providing a clear gospel message.

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25 Apr 23
by
Tom Mills

Providing a Home and Hope for At-Risk Girls in Senegal (VIDEO)

When a Senegalese pastor and his wife saw young girls being trafficked, they knew the church had to act. So they brought the girls home.

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11 Feb 23
by
Chelsea Rollman

“Trauma Upon Trauma:” MTW Poised to Help Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

“The need is more than we can describe. Really overwhelming.”

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14 Jun 22
by
Ben Wilkerson
in
Mercy

Podcast Launched During COVID Lockdown Gives Insight into the Plight of Refugees

Kay and Carolyn use their gifts of interviewing and storytelling to find the stories of God’s glory and sovereignty—stories like Rebecca’s.

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15 Mar 22
by
Kay Nanfelt Burklin
in
Mercy

"Can I Take My Doll With Me?"

In 1942 Inge was fleeing the Russians. Her daddy was left behind. War was raging. Now the Church watches as history repeats itself.

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22 Feb 22
by
David & Erin Pervis interviewed by Kay Burklin, Carolyn Morris
in
Athens Audio Mercy Greece

How Hiking, Swimming Lessons, and ESL Create True Refugee Friendships (AUDIO)

Hear Erin and David's heart for refugees through stories of individuals overcoming trauma and beginning a new life in Athens, Greece.

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06 Apr 21
by
Michelle Cain
in
Honduras La Ceiba Tegucigalpa Mercy

First a Lockdown, Then Two Hurricanes: Impact and Response in Honduras (VIDEO)

COVID lockdowns meant residents could not leave their homes for days at a time. Then two hurricanes devastated the already struggling area.

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16 Mar 21
by
Kay Burklin
in
Athens Audio Mercy Greece

Refugees: What You Don’t Hear on the News Interview with Philip and Joy Kirkland (AUDIO)

Kay Burklin and Carolyn Morris interview MTW missionaries, Philip and Joy Kirkland, on a new podcast about ministering among refugees.

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01 Dec 20
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

A Mercy Ministry in Ethiopia’s Slums Bears Gospel Fruit During COVID-19

When the virus arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, MTW missionaries working in the capital city’s slums feared the worst.

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09 Jun 20
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Belize Haiti Malawi Uganda

MTW Compassion Funds Feed the Starving During Global Pandemic

As quarantines continue, people are beginning to starve. MTW missionaries, acting as the hands and feet of Christ, are responding.

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02 Jun 20
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Disaster Response Mercy Honduras La Ceiba

The Accidental Relief Program: COVID-19 in Honduras

In Honduras, the lockdown was total and immediate. MTW missionaries immediately thought of their neighbors who would need groceries—fast.

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19 May 20
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Gonaives Haiti Mercy

Haiti's Political Chaos Disrupts a Fruitful Ministry

Even before COVID-19, unprecedented challenges of political turmoil disrupted ministry efforts in Haiti. But God remains at work.

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26 Nov 19
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Mercy

A Transformative Vision: Caring for Trafficking Survivors in Southeast Asia

Eugene envisioned a clinic for the most vulnerable—trafficking survivors, rescued out of Southeast Asia's notorious red light districts.

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29 Aug 19
by
Joy Kirkland
in
Athens Audio Mercy Greece

Now What? Responding to Trafficking in Athens, Greece (AUDIO)

In this West Coast Equip seminar, Joy Kirkland speaks more about the trafficking situation in Greece, teaching us how to respond.

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08 Aug 19
by
Andy Warren
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

What If We Gave Away Soap? A Simple Idea Helps Fight Disease in Ethiopia

Armed with soap, flyers, and an app, Ethiopia ACT family advocates aim to visit 600 families and provide education on disease prevention.

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06 Jun 19
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Cusco Mercy Peru

True Religion: Caring for Orphans in Cusco, Peru

When Rosa's father murdered her mother in front of her, the 18-month-old child had nowhere to go. But then the Josephine House stepped in.

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04 Jun 19
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Athens Church planting Disaster Response Mercy

The Greek Church Meets Disaster With Mercy

Greece's worst wildfire in 100 years has opened doors for gospel ministry and church planting in the seaside city of Mati.

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04 Apr 19
by
Andy Warren
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

A Joyful Reunion on the Streets of Ethiopia

As I crossed a street, a woman on the other side of the road stopped and stared at me with a huge smile on her face.

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12 Mar 19
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

Serving Refugees: What Is MTW Doing Around the World? (AUDIO)

Listen as Kay Burklin answers the question, "Now what?" and learn what MTW is doing around the world to bring the gospel to the sojourner.

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26 Feb 19
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

Serving Refugees: A Firsthand Account from a Congolese Pastor (AUDIO)

A refugee from Congo, now a pastor in Tucson, Arizona, shares his personal journey and how his church is responding in the refugee crisis.

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12 Feb 19
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

Serving Refugees: What Does Scripture Say? (AUDIO)

What does Scripture teach us about how we should care for the vulnerable and marginalized? How are Christians responding around the world?

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29 Jan 19
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

Serving Refugees: Understanding Their Journey (AUDIO)

Who are the refugees we keep hearing about in the news? Where are they coming from, why are they leaving, and what are they hoping for?

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31 Dec 18
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Bulgaria Mercy Plovdiv Sofia

They Think We’re Crazy: Empowering and Loving Sexually-Exploited Women in Bulgaria

She was rough around the edges, a bit older than most. They saw her on the street every time they went out. So they befriended her.

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28 Aug 18
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

Global Disaster Response: In the Dirt with God at Work (AUDIO)

Learn how skilled disaster response efforts have met and carried God's people from the shock of calamity to new church growth.

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16 Aug 18
by
Marty Baas
in
Mercy Trinidad

Medicine For the Soul

She told me about her divorce nine years before in which her “fake” Christian husband gained custody of their three boys.

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14 Aug 18
by
Staff
in
Audio Mercy

The Refugee Experience: The 10/40 Window (and Beyond) Is Coming to Us (AUDIO)

The current refugee situation is considered the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Ever wonder how God is working through it?

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10 Jul 18
by
Matthew Soerens
in
Audio Mercy United States

Mission on Our Doorsteps: The Missional Opportunity of Refugees and Immigration to the U.S. (Audio)

Listen as Matthew Soerens examines how biblical principles can inform our response to the refugees and immigrants in our communities.

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03 Jul 18
by
Bev Fitzpatrick
in
Mercy Puerto Rico San Juan

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: The Aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

When Hurricane Maria roared through Puerto Rico, no one was left untouched. But immediately people started helping in their own communities.

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28 Jun 18
by
Dr. Charles Taylor
in
Church planting Mercy Gonaives Haiti

Responding to Jesus in the Domain of Voodoo

A doctor on a medical mission enters into spiritual battle for the life of a Haitian woman.

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21 Jun 18
by
Kay Burklin
in
Athens Greece Mercy

Creating with Refugees

Armed with supplies, our short-term team served refugees with art, a universal language that transcends culture and speaks to the soul.

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19 Oct 17
by
Kay Burklin

Entertaining (by) Angels

We visited Syrian refugees in their home to show them love through friendship. In turn they showed us love through their hospitality.

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25 Jul 17
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Church planting Mercy Kampala Uganda

Menders: How the Ugandan Church is helping S. Sudanese Refugees to Thrive

The church in Uganda is helping find South Sudanese refugees long-term solutions through tribal reconciliation and sustainable farming.

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06 Jul 17
by
WARM Staff
in
Church planting Mercy

The Question

From a children’s home in West Africa came the earnest question: “May we be baptized please?”

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06 Jun 17
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Church planting Mercy Kyiv Lviv

Spontaneous Love: Ukrainian Church Plant Reaches Out to Refugees

When disabled and elderly refugees from eastern Ukraine were forced to flee, a local Presbyterian church embraced them like family.

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23 May 17
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Church planting Mercy Panama Panama City

Panama Embraces Their Venezuelan Refugee Neighbors

A church plant in Panama City found itself surrounded by refugees, and saw an opportunity to embrace a gospel imperative.

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18 Apr 17
by
Tom Mills
in
Cusco Mercy Video Peru

The Josephine House: A Video

MTW missionaries started The Josephine House to care for abandoned children in Peru. Watch and see what God is doing through this ministry.

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05 Jan 17
by
Erin Pettengill
in
Bata Equatorial Guinea Mercy

I Stared at the Face of Death on My Patient, and Cried

"It became evident that both the young mother and her baby were HIV positive. So I had to ask the next question, 'Are you taking your meds?'

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27 Dec 16
by
Claire Elyse Photography
in
Athens Greece Mercy

RUF Students Make Christ Known in Greece: A Video

RUF Students had the opportunity to share the love of Christ among refugees and serve alongside Greek believers in Athens.

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13 Dec 16
by
Andrew Shaughnessy
in
Mercy United States

“God Broke Open the 10/40 Window”

Just outside of Atlanta, MTW missionaries are reaching the Muslim world as they serve a community of refugees.

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29 Nov 16
by
Staff

MTW’s Refugee Ministry Expands, Spanning Four Continents

Missionaries across the globe are working increasingly with refugees. Our 2016 year-end appeal focuses on this critical opportunity.

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15 Sep 16
by
Alex Bender
in
Athens Greece Mercy

Knee to Knee with a Refugee Family

In geography class she'd seen photos of refugees clinging to rafts. But when she befriended a refugee family in Greece, it became real.

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31 May 16
by
Kay Burklin

They All Have First Names

As refugees flood into European countries where we minister, we are learning how to love them as Christ does.

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13 Jan 16
by
Heidi Harrison
in
Athens Germany Greece Mercy

Why We Should Love Muslim Refugees

As I pondered the story of the enemy-loving missionaries killed in Ecuador, I couldn’t help but see an opportunity to examine my own heart.

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21 Dec 15
by
Mandy Marcone
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy

The Prodigal Brother

Their hearts broke when he left, but his return proved the Spirit's hold on him.

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09 Dec 15
by
Claire Elyse Photography
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy Video

A "Door of Hope" for Unwed Mothers: Video

Watch a testimony of the ministry of Puerta de Esperanza in La Ceiba, Honduras, a ministry reaching out to at-risk unwed mothers.

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01 Dec 15
by
Brittany Milliner
in
Cambodia Mercy Phnom Penh

Sweetness in the Challenge: My Summer in Cambodia

I faced many challenges, yet there was a sweetness in how close we grew to each other during such a short time.

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08 Nov 15
by
Tom Mills
in
Gonaives Haiti Mercy Video

Finding Hope in Haiti: A Video

Haiti is a country in desperation. Crushing poverty. Natural disasters. Political corruption. The needs here are great. But God is busy.

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How missionaries are responding to the refugee crisis

Latest update: In response to the recent wave of refugees, missionaries throughout Europe are finding new opportunities to serve.

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26 Oct 15
by
Jessica Ringsmuth
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

Hope in Blindness

Aniley, a blind, ill, single mother in Ethiopia was convinced she was cursed. A blind MTW missionary helped her see things differently.

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22 Jun 15
by
Jesse Miller
in
Acapulco Mercy Mexico

Shattered by Love at Casa Hogar

As our bus wound through mountains and down the bustling coast, we passed slums then hotels, destitution and then luxury.

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18 Mar 15
by
Cheryl Crocker
in
Mercy Philippines

From the Streets to Safety

Michael was abandoned to the streets at 3 years old, having been dropped off at the local trash dump. Security guards "took him in."

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01 Mar 15
by
Bob Burnham
in
Mercy Odesa Ukraine

Forced to Flee: Refugees in Ukraine

More than a million people have been displaced by the fighting, mostly from east Ukraine, and many of them have come to the Odessa region.

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01 Mar 15
in
Cusco Mercy Peru

Medical Outreach: A Week of Divine Appointments

The trip was the first of its kind for our Medical Campus Outreach team in Peru. Many of the student participants are not yet believers.

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04 Feb 15
by
Betsy Christiansen
in
Costa Rica Mercy San Jose

A Sobering Reality

In my nine years of leading medical-evangelism teams, I’d never seen the effect of so much heinous sin, especially against children.

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02 Feb 15
by
Mandy Marcone
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy

Then They Were Orphans

"Tito, I'm really sorry that you don't have a Dad." Tito: "Thanks. I've just had to get used to life without one."

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12 Jan 15
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

"The Project Found Me"

Alone at home with two sons and no means of support, the woman thought she was going to die.

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30 Oct 14
by
Emily Hendrix
in
Mercy Philippines

Praying for His Mother

Nanay loves her children very much. She is neither neglectful nor abusive; she simply has no capacity to care for them at the moment.

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30 Sep 14
in
Mercy

Doing What Jesus Did

Stephanie McCardel knelt on the floor of a 10-day clinic in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. She was tasked with cleaning a man's feet.

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26 Sep 14
in
Canada Lethbridge Mercy

Cold Feet. Warmed Hearts.

Many children from this Native community live in unsafe, dirty homes and arrive at school shivering, hardly covered, and hungry.

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01 Sep 14
in
Mercy

Ebola Prevention: Training and Encouragement for West African Pastors

Missionary nurse practitioner John Sexton just returned from West Africa where he trained national pastors to be Ebola prevention teachers.

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31 Jul 14
by
Kate deFuniak
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy

Reality On the Street

The hard truth about street kids in La Ceiba, Honduras.

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14 Jul 14
by
Amy Robinson
in
Cusco Mercy Peru

"We'll take the baby."

One family's choice shifts the perception of adoption in Peru.

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09 Jul 14
by
Susan Fikse
in
Cusco Mercy Peru

More than Medical

Planting churches in Cusco, Peru, with the aid of a stethoscope.

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16 Jun 14
in
Mercy

Nepal Water

The house was half-finished: Steel rods reached upward, wind tore through empty window frames, and a gaping stairwell lacked its banister.

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03 Jun 14
by
Staff
in
Chile Mercy Vina del Mar

Mercy Matters: Q&A with Missionary John Rug

Missionary John Rug was born blind, but he is not disabled. He is "differently enabled." We sat down with John recently for a Q&A.

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02 Apr 14
by
Tracie Perrin
in
Mercy Philippines

In the Name of Jesus

The first time I saw Francesca, while serving on a MTW medical team in the Philippines, she was moving quickly toward me two escorts.

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03 Mar 14
by
Phil Mobley
in
Disaster Response Mercy Philippines

After Haiyan, Hope Returns

For the 70,000 Filipinos in Bogo, Cebu, the only thing to do on November 8, 2013 was hunker down and wait as Typhoon Haiyan approached.

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26 Feb 14
in
Mercy Philippines

Street Kids: Where Are They Now?

We don't always get to know "the rest of the story," but sometimes the Lord makes it possible for us to observe the results.

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09 Jan 14
in
Disaster Response Mercy Philippines

Philippines Update - January 2014

The roof of Bogo Presbyterian Church is now stronger structurally and ready to have a local crew come and install the sheeting.

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19 Dec 13
by
Staff
in
Acapulco Mercy Video Mexico

Casa Hogar Film Wins Emmy for Best Director

"Mi Casa Hogar," a short film, about a children's home in Acapulco that MTW partners with, recently won an Emmy for "Best Director."

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01 Dec 13
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy

Puerta de Esperanza Offers Hope to Young Mothers

She searched for small jobs to provide food for herself and her infant daughter. Y was 15 years old, alone, and angry. She felt abandoned.

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23 Sep 13
by
Shannon Innes Ordoñez
in
Honduras La Ceiba Mercy

Business Training Offers Hope for Young Mothers

I am not a business person. So when the Lord asked me to start a used clothing store business ministry, everything in me wanted to say NO!

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11 Jun 13
by
Katie Weaver
in
Mercy

Restoring Health, Giving Hope

A West African church reaches out to the community through medical clinics.

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04 Apr 13
by
Andy Warren
in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mercy

Healing Mercies for Ethiopia

We had chosen to work in Suki because it has one of the most marginalized groups and some of the sickest and poorest people in the country.

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08 Jan 13
by
Corey Koon
in
Cusco Mercy Peru

Shifting to Real: Redemption in Cusco

A summer intern moves from observer to participant.

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