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Photos from Lighten The Burden IV

by Kats Barry April 24, 2012

Pictures from "Tackling the AIDS Pandemic...The State of the World" the LIGHTEN THE BURDEN IV program held at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa Florida last night as part of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference. 

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