{"id":669,"date":"2022-11-28T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2024-01-09T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:42:15","slug":"impact-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/impact-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"669\" class=\"elementor elementor-669\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1dda0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1dda0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd4134\" data-id=\"8fd4134\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ce411 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"63ce411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Read real stories of PWS&amp;D\u2019s life-changing impact<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6f120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6f120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd68605\" data-id=\"dd68605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de759d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2de759d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact Story<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3717e67 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-right elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3717e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-afghanistan category-impact-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-768x335.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Small Intervention with a Big Impact\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t11 August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>*This story was written by PWS&amp;D\u2019s partner, with minor contributions from PWS&amp;D communications. Jamshid Wali*, a 25-year-old resident of Shahrak-e Safa village in central Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, is the sole provider for his family of five, including his wife, mother and two young children. Jamshid and Marwa got married in 2020, beginning their life together<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Small Intervention with a Big Impact\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296c4bd elementor-grid-1 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"296c4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-afghanistan category-impact-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-768x335.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aghan-webstory-web-banner-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Small Intervention with a Big Impact\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t11 August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>*This story was written by PWS&amp;D\u2019s partner, with minor contributions from PWS&amp;D communications. Jamshid Wali*, a 25-year-old resident of Shahrak-e Safa village in central Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, is the sole provider for his family of five, including his wife, mother and two young children. Jamshid and Marwa got married in 2020, beginning their life together<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-small-intervention-with-a-big-impact\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Small Intervention with a Big Impact\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08b3630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08b3630\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed655f\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90809f7\" data-id=\"90809f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb96d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb96d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/a-conversation-about-responding-in-pakistan-and-afghanistan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-1024x447.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Afghan-Web-banner-2048x894.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c12cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Conversation about Responding in Pakistan and Afghanistan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_terms\" data-id=\"6c5fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_terms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-terms jeg_module___6a8e34d75d2f9\" ><span class=\"post-terms\"><span class=\"term-list \">Afghanistan<\/span>, <span class=\"term-list \">Impact Stories<\/span>, <span class=\"term-list \">Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8272b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_excerpt\" data-id=\"d8272b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-excerpt jeg_module__1_6a8e34d75d843\" ><p class=\"post-excerpt \">Marvin Parvez\u00a0is the regional director of Community World Service Asia, PWS&amp;D\u2019s partner in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This spring, we sat down with him to discuss the work the organization is carrying out with PWS&amp;D\u2019s support to help people in marginalized communities have better health, food security and livelihood\u00a0opportunities. Could you tell us a bit about [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8488 post-8488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-impact-stories category-syria\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90809f7\" data-id=\"90809f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb96d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb96d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/food-vouchers-provide-support-in-syria\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-1024x447.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syria-Web-banner_-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c12cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Vouchers Provide Support in Syria<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_terms\" data-id=\"6c5fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_terms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-terms jeg_module__2_6a8e34d7602b6\" ><span class=\"post-terms\"><span class=\"term-list \">Impact Stories<\/span>, <span class=\"term-list \">Syria<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8272b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_excerpt\" data-id=\"d8272b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-excerpt jeg_module__3_6a8e34d760769\" ><p class=\"post-excerpt \">Amyan is a music teacher who lives in Latakia, Syria. For many years, he earned his living teaching at a private institute where he was proud to shape young talents. He also used to be a landlord. \u201cMy nephew and I owned a plot of land,\u201d he recounts. \u201cWe gave it to a contractor who [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8481 post-8481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canada category-impact-stories tag-journey-for-hope\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90809f7\" data-id=\"90809f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb96d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb96d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/team-lightning-bolt-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-1024x447.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/J4H-bike-banner-2048x894.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c12cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team Lightning Bolt (Markham)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_terms\" data-id=\"6c5fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_terms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-terms jeg_module__4_6a8e34d762bea\" ><span class=\"post-terms\"><span class=\"term-list \">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"term-list \">Impact Stories<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8272b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_excerpt\" data-id=\"d8272b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-excerpt jeg_module__5_6a8e34d763090\" ><p class=\"post-excerpt \">On September 26, Team Lightning Bolt is fundraising in the Journey for Hope in support of PWS&amp;D\u2019s food security projects. With climate issues, conflict and inflation impacting people around the world, food insecurity is at alarmingly high levels, and PWS&amp;D is working to address that. By taking part in the Journey for Hope, Team Lightning [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8474 post-8474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canada category-impact-stories tag-journey-for-hope\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90809f7\" data-id=\"90809f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb96d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb96d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/st-andrews-nanaimo-bars-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333-1024x447.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333-1536x671.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/St.-Andrews-Nanaimo-Bars-2026-Banner-scaled-e1786029782333.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c12cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Andrew\u2019s Nanaimo Bars (Nanaimo)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_terms\" data-id=\"6c5fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_terms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-terms jeg_module__6_6a8e34d765420\" ><span class=\"post-terms\"><span class=\"term-list \">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"term-list \">Impact Stories<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8272b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_excerpt\" data-id=\"d8272b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-excerpt jeg_module__7_6a8e34d7658c4\" ><p class=\"post-excerpt \">On September 20, we&#8217;re fundraising in the Journey for Hope in support of PWS&amp;D\u2019s food security projects. With climate issues, conflict and inflation continuing to impact people around the world, food insecurity is at alarmingly high levels, and PWS&amp;D is working to address that. By taking part in the Journey, we&#8217;re supporting a charity that [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8354 post-8354 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-impact-stories\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90809f7\" data-id=\"90809f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb96d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb96d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/venezuela-earthquake-response\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-1024x447.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venezuela-Earthquake-web-banner-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c12cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venezuela Earthquake Response<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_terms\" data-id=\"6c5fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_terms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-terms jeg_module__8_6a8e34d767d81\" ><span class=\"post-terms\"><span class=\"term-list \">Impact Stories<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8272b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_excerpt\" data-id=\"d8272b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-excerpt jeg_module__9_6a8e34d768228\" ><p class=\"post-excerpt \">On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela. Strong shaking was felt across the country, as well as in neighboring Colombia and parts of the Caribbean. The Government of Venezuela has declared a State of Emergency.&nbsp; The situation remains fluid, with ongoing aftershocks increasing risks to affected populations and complicating response efforts. 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