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Today we watched Chile win an impressive victory over Honduras. And although I have never been to either country–I found myself caught up in the excitement and cheering along with 50,000 other soccer fans. The scope of this tournament defies explanation. We were in just one of ten stadiums around the country. If you filled…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,8,6,3,9,5,148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-current-affairs","category-kingdom-of-god","category-orphans","category-sex-trafficking","category-the-poor","category-the-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>Download<\/a><\/b> the “Beyond The Game Devotional” from Children’s HopeChest. <\/b>We developed this 5-Day Devotional Experience to walk you through the “Kingdom Issues” surrounding the game. Each day, you’ll confront another facet of the World Cup that impacts children and orphans–but that you’ll never hear about in the news. <\/p>\n![\"116297088.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/104\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/116297088-thumb-600x800-15134.jpg\")
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