{"id":1129,"date":"2012-11-01T03:27:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2016-11-18T22:36:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T22:36:50","slug":"success-in-the-midst-of-adversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/success-in-the-midst-of-adversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Success in the midst of adversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Jules.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1161 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Jules-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Political stability is a resource we take for granted until we no longer have it,&#8221; said Jules Ouoba,\u00a0publisher of the largest Christian publishing house in Francophone Africa. 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