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3 Trends We’re Seeing in Global Development in 2024
Here are three trends we’re seeing in global development and how they’re influencing the work we do today.
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Bipartisan Senate Border and Asylum Reform Proposal
Late Sunday afternoon, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators released a supplemental funding bill that includes significant funding and policy reforms intended to address an unsustainable situation along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreA New Lenten Devotional Celebrates 80 Years of World Relief
In the aftermath of World War II, a community of ordinary believers in Boston, Massachusetts, felt moved to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of displaced peoples in war-torn Europe.
Read MoreTop 10 Photos of 2023
As this new year starts off, here are a few moments I want to highlight from the last — the top 10 pictures from 2023.
Read MoreEvangelical Leaders in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina & Across the US to Presidential Candidates: Consider a Biblical Perspective on Immigration
Today, evangelical pastors and leaders from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina joined a virtual press call convened by the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief, urging presidential candidates – of all parties – to commit to be guided by biblical principles as they approach the topic of immigration.
Read MoreEmbracing Uncomfortable Conversations: 4 Lessons We Learned Engaging Faith Leaders in Family Planning
Conversations around family planning and reproductive health can be uncomfortable for many — especially when they take place in faith settings. But at World Relief, our decades of experience have shown us that faith leaders are often best positioned to have these conversations and pave the way for families to thrive in their communities.
Read MoreA Prayer Practice for the New Year
Start the new year with a prayer of Examen, a prayer practice to deepen your communion with God, your compassion for yourself and others and even change the world.
Read MoreOpen Doors US & World Relief Warn Proposed Changes to U.S. Asylum Laws Could Imperil Persecuted Christians
Today, World Relief and Open Doors US published the 2023 “Closed Doors” report detailing the current state of religious persecution around the world and its connection to U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum policies. Read more here.
Read MoreLiving Outside the Box: A Story of Transformation (VIDEO)
“Thinking outside of the box” is a phrase often used to praise imaginative and bold ideas. When we need to solve a problem but there’s no clear path forward, our minds are stretched and we are forced to imagine a better way. But what would it look like to not just think outside the box, but to LIVE outside of the box as well?
Read MoreDisability Inclusion Training Makes Way for New Leaders
What if there was a new way forward — one not marked by injustice and division but by love, humility and unity of spirit? One where pastors work together across denominational lines to affect change in their communities, where people and communities meet a Jesus who cares for them body, mind, soul and spirit.
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