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For Unto Us a Child Is Born

A photo essay by Paul Jeffrey for response

Isaiah 9:6 proclaims God's plan of salvation through the birth of the Christ child. Children are still a tangible reminder of God's hand at work in the world.

  • 1 1 A woman displaced in October 2008 by fighting between Tutsi rebel forces and the Congolese government took refuge in a church and adjacent school in the eastern city of Goma, where she plays with her child. In violence fueled by profits from the mining of conflict minerals, 1.7 million people are today displaced by fighting in the Congo, where some 5.4 million have died since 1998 from war-related violence, hunger and disease.
  • 2 2 A boy flashes a smile in the Cambodian village of Att Su. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 3 3 A boy plays along the beach in Gaza. The Palestinian territory fronts the sea, but Gazans who venture more than 2 kilometers from the shore come under fire from Israeli gunboats. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 4 4 A boy carries firewood in the mountainous community of Foret-des-Pins, Haiti. Deforestation has plagued Haiti for decades, but the poor must use wood and charcoal as an energy source. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 5 5 Newly arrived refugees carry their belongings through the Dadaab camp in northeastern Kenya. Already the world's largest refugee settlement, Dadaab has swelled in recent weeks with tens of thousands of recent arrivals fleeing drought in Somalia. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 6 6 This 13-year-old boy looks through the remnants of an artillery shell in Misrata, Libya. His 15-year-old brother lost part of his hand when an abandoned rifle grenade exploded while he played with it. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 7 7 A camper and counselor share a moment before tackling the zipline high in the trees at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock, Ark. United Methodist Women support the mission institution for children with disabilities. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
  • 8 8 A girl enjoys her meal at the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Texas. The United Methodist Women mission institution provides free meals for families in the U.S.-Mexico border town. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.