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One teen girl’s journey from broken family to hopeful future

Burkina Faso (MNN) — Marina is a teen girl from a broken home living in Burkina Faso, a broken country. It sounds like a hopeless start, but God!Marina is one of 23 siblings — her father has four wives, and was known as a harsh, distant man.Marina, a student at CWO’s Village of Opportunity. (Photo courtesy of Christian World Outreach)Although Burkina Faso is largely Muslim, Marina’s mother heard the Gospel at a local church and began following Jesus. Eventually, her father did too, and the famil