:root{
      --navy:#06264A;
      --gold:#C98A18;
      --text:#13233c;
      --line:#ece8df;
    }

    *{box-sizing:border-box}
    html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
    body{
      margin:0;
      font-family:"DM Sans",sans-serif;
      color:var(--text);
      background:#fff;
    }

    .container{
      width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 48px));
      margin-inline:auto;
    }


    .ministry-card .card-body p {
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
    height: 150px;
}

.stories-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100%;
    overflow: unset;
    border-top: none;
    /* background: #faf9f6; */
    /* isolation: isolate; */
    background-image: url(../image/story-banner.webp);
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    padding: 100px 0;
}
    .stories-hero::before{
      content:"";
      position:absolute;
      inset:0 0 0 41%;
      background:
        linear-gradient(90deg,#faf9f6 0%,rgba(250,249,246,.95) 7%,rgba(250,249,246,.28) 32%,rgba(250,249,246,0) 58%),
        url("assets/story-banner.jpg") center right/cover no-repeat;
      z-index:-2;
    }

    .stories-hero::after{
      content:"";
      position:absolute;
      inset:0;
      background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.08),rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.10));
      z-index:-1;
      pointer-events:none;
    }

    .hero-content{
      width:390px;
      padding:38px 0 34px;
    }

    .eyebrow{
      margin:0 0 17px;
      font-size:13px;
      line-height:1;
      font-weight:700;
      letter-spacing:.06em;
      text-transform:uppercase;
      color:#cc7900;
    }

    .mini-line{
      display:block;
      width:34px;
      height:4px;
      border-radius:8px;
      margin-bottom:14px;
      background:#d28a09;
    }

    .stories-hero h1{
      margin:0;
      font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;
      font-size:52px;
      line-height:1.03;
      letter-spacing:-.025em;
      color:#112a49;
      font-weight:600;
    }

    .stories-hero h1 span{
      display:block;
      color:#c98209;
    }

    .hero-copy{
      max-width:335px;
      margin:22px 0 0;
      font-size:14px;
      line-height:1.7;
      font-weight:500;
      color:#173157;
    }

.stories-filter {
    border-top: 1px solid #eeece7;
    border-bottom: none;
    background: #fff;
}

    .tab-row{
      min-height:74px;
      display:flex;
      align-items:center;
      justify-content:center;
      gap:0;
      overflow-x:auto;
      scrollbar-width:none;
    }
    .tab-row::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}

    .tab-btn{
      flex:0 0 auto;
      border:0;
      background:transparent;
      color:#0d2648;
      font:700 11px/1 "DM Sans",sans-serif;
      text-transform:uppercase;
      padding:14px 24px;
      cursor:pointer;
      position:relative;
      white-space:nowrap;
      transition:.2s ease;
    }

    .tab-btn + .tab-btn::before{
      content:"";
      position:absolute;
      left:0;
      top:50%;
      width:1px;
      height:20px;
      background:#dedbd4;
      transform:translateY(-50%);
    }

    .tab-btn.active{
      color:#fff;
      background:var(--navy);
      border-radius:999px;
      margin-right:15px;
      padding-inline:26px;
    }

    .tab-btn.active + .tab-btn::before{display:none}

    .stories-section{
      background:#fff;
      padding:2px 0 18px;
    }

    .stories-grid{
      display:grid;
      grid-template-columns:repeat(12,1fr);
      gap:12px;
    }

    .story-card{
      grid-column:span 3;
      position:relative;
      min-height:390px;
      border:1px solid var(--line);
      border-radius:10px;
      background:linear-gradient(145deg,#fffefb,#fff);
      padding:22px 16px 20px;
      box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(38,43,53,.025);
      transition:transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
      display: block;
    }

    .story-card:hover{
      transform:translateY(-3px);
      box-shadow:0 10px 24px rgba(17,39,70,.08);
    }

    .story-card.large{
      grid-column:span 4;
      min-height:408px;
    }

    .story-card.wide{
      grid-column:1/-1;
      min-height:auto;
      padding:22px 28px;
    }

    .story-card.is-hidden{display:none}

    .quote-mark{
      font-family:Georgia,serif;
      font-size:48px;
      line-height:.78;
      font-weight:700;
      color:#d48b0a;
      margin:2px 0 10px;
    }

    .story-icon{
      position:absolute;
      right:16px;
      top:16px;
      width:44px;
      height:44px;
      border-radius:50%;
      display:grid;
      place-items:center;
      background:var(--navy);
      color:#fff;
      font-size:20px;
      box-shadow:0 7px 18px rgba(8,43,83,.13);
    }

  .story-card h3 {
    margin: 0 52px 4px 0;
    color: #0b2a4e;
    font: 600 20px/1.25 "Playfair Display",serif;
}

    .country{
      margin:0;
      color:#d17f00;
      font-size:12px;
      font-weight:600;
    }

    .card-line{
      width:26px;
      height:2px;
      margin:15px 0 12px;
      background:#d58b07;
    }

    .story-text {
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 15px !important;
        line-height: 1.54;
        color: #111d32;
    }

    .wide-wrap{
      display:grid;
      grid-template-columns:82px 1fr;
      gap:26px;
      align-items:start;
    }

    .wide-left{
      position:relative;
      min-height:75px;
    }

    .wide-left .quote-mark{
      margin:0;
      padding-top:6px;
    }

    .wide-left .story-icon{
      top:0;
      right:0;
    }

    .wide-head{
      display:flex;
      align-items:baseline;
      gap:15px;
      flex-wrap:wrap;
      margin-bottom:7px;
    }

    .wide-head h3{
      margin:0;
      font-size:17px;
    }

    .wide-head .country{font-size:11.5px}

    .wide .story-text{
      font-size:12px;
      max-width:790px;
    }

   .donation-wrap {
    padding: 10px 0 16px;
    background: #fff;
}

    .donation-banner{
      position:relative;
      overflow:hidden;
      min-height:145px;
      border-radius:10px;
      background:linear-gradient(110deg,#082c55,#092d56 60%,#0d365f);
      color:#fff;
      display:grid;
      grid-template-columns:120px 1fr 1px 270px;
      align-items:center;
      gap:26px;
      padding:28px 55px;
    }

    .donation-banner::after{
      content:"";
      position:absolute;
      inset:0 0 0 58%;
      opacity:.13;
      pointer-events:none;
      background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%,rgba(255,255,255,.55) 0 1px,transparent 1.4px) 0 0/9px 9px,
        linear-gradient(40deg,transparent 48%,rgba(255,255,255,.13) 49% 51%,transparent 52%);
      mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000);
    }

    .donation-icon{
      font-size:58px;
      color:#e29a14;
      text-align:center;
      position:relative;
      z-index:1;
    }

    .donation-text{
      position:relative;
      z-index:1;
    }

    .donation-text h2{
      margin:0 0 7px;
      font:600 26px/1.1 "Playfair Display",serif;
    }

    .donation-text p{
      margin:0;
      max-width:420px;
      font-size:13px;
      line-height:1.6;
    }

    .donation-separator{
      width:1px;
      height:86px;
      background:rgba(255,255,255,.72);
      position:relative;
      z-index:1;
    }

    .give-btn{
      justify-self:center;
      position:relative;
      z-index:1;
      display:inline-flex;
      align-items:center;
      gap:14px;
      min-width:190px;
      justify-content:center;
      text-decoration:none;
      color:#fff;
      background:linear-gradient(90deg,#d68b05,#eaa51c);
      padding:15px 24px;
      border-radius:6px;
      font-weight:600;
      font-size:14px;
      box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.12);
      transition:.2s ease;
    }

    .give-btn:hover{
      transform:translateY(-2px);
      filter:brightness(1.04);
    }

    @media (max-width:1100px){
      .container{width:min(100% - 32px,1180px)}
      .story-card{grid-column:span 6}
      .story-card.large{grid-column:span 6}
      .stories-hero::before{inset:0 0 0 35%}
      .donation-banner{grid-template-columns:90px 1fr 1px 220px;padding:26px 30px}
    }

    @media (max-width:760px){
      .container{width:min(100% - 24px,1180px)}
      .stories-hero{min-height:520px}
      .stories-hero::before{
        inset:250px 0 0 0;
        background:
          linear-gradient(180deg,#faf9f6 0%,rgba(250,249,246,.1) 22%,rgba(250,249,246,0) 45%),
          url("assets/story-banner.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
      }
      .hero-content{width:100%;padding:34px 0 20px}
      .stories-hero h1{font-size:44px}
      .tab-row{justify-content:flex-start;padding:0 10px}
      .story-card,.story-card.large{grid-column:1/-1;min-height:auto}
      .story-card.wide{padding:20px 16px}
      .wide-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:4px}
      .wide-left{min-height:54px}
      .wide-left .story-icon{right:auto;left:55px}
      .donation-banner{
        grid-template-columns:1fr;
        gap:17px;
        padding:30px 24px;
        text-align:center;
      }
      .donation-icon{font-size:52px}
      .donation-separator{display:none}
      .donation-text p{margin-inline:auto}
      .give-btn{justify-self:center}
    }

    @media (max-width:420px){
      .stories-hero h1{font-size:38px}
      .hero-copy{font-size:13px}
    }