Posts by kspencer
Who is a refugee and what do they go through to get to the U.S.?
A refugee is someone who has fled one’s home country and cannot return because well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.
Read MoreYour Family is Coming: The Long Road to Reunion for Refugees
Everyday, people like Ibrahim make the painful decision to leave their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and climate-related factors. Their journeys are often marked by loss, separation and worry for those left behind. For ten years, Ibrahim carried the weight of being separated from his family. This is his story of…
Read More20 Ways to Learn More About Refugees
Over the past year, crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine have reminded us of the devastating impacts of war — especially on those forced to flee their homes. Around the world, a record breaking 100 million people have been forcibly displaced. Of those, 26.6 million are considered refugees, having fled across an international border due to…
Read MoreI helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan. I’m safe now, but I worry for friends I left behind.
Program participant Seeta Habib and her family were resettled through World Relief Memphis in October 2020 through the special immigrant visa program. She and her husband had served as interpreters and journalists for U.S. forces in their home country, and they were consequently targeted by the Taliban. This is her story. When the Taliban took power…
Read MoreAdvocating for the Marginalized
Pastor Bill Bigger of Hope Valley Baptist Church shares his personal experience of welcoming an Afghan SIV family to the Triangle
Read MoreMentorship Alum Thankful to God
Ornella credits World Relief’s Mentorship Program for help in overcoming challenges of life in a new country
Read MoreThe Faith of Aumonae and Siafa
ILS Client Aumonae awaits her fiancé petition and reunification with Siafa.
Read MoreRemote Tutoring? No Problem!
Youth tutor Fehmi Neffati reminisces about volunteering with our students
Read MoreSoulmates Wait to be Reunited
One of our clients shares his hopes of being finally reunited with his family.
Read MoreTEDxTalk: One Refugee’s Life Experience | Côme Nzibarega
Born and raised in Burundi, Côme Nziberaga has a gift for languages; he speaks five – French, Swahili, Kirundi, Amharic, and English. In 2005, languages helped him land a job as a translator for a United Nations peacekeeping force sent to Burundi, which for decades has been plagued by conflicts between the nation’s two largest…
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