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Community Adopts 45 Orphans From War-torn Country

Community Adopts 45 Orphans From War-torn Country
Ten years ago, 12 boys from a Liberian choir visited the United States to raise money for their orphanage, and touched the hearts of a North Carolina town. Forty-five boys from that orphanage have since been adopted and are now living what they only dreamed a decade ago.

Ten years ago, 12 boys from a Liberian choir visited the United States to raise money for their orphanage, and touched the hearts of a North Carolina town. Forty-five boys from that orphanage have since been adopted and are now living what they only dreamed a decade ago.

The young boys had traveled to the U.S. from the West African country of Liberia to raise awareness of the needs of children whose parents had died during the country's years-long civil war.

Lysa Terkeurst, a mom of three girls who lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, was so moved by the boys' performance at a local church that she was inspired to do the extraordinary.

(WATCH the video from TODAY below, or READ the article here)

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