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Our Journey to ‘YES’: Fellowship Missionary Church
Fourteen years ago, a partnership between Fellowship Missionary Church (FMC) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and World Relief began. In 2005, no one could have predicted the transformational power this relationship would have. Today, it couldn’t be clearer that God was at work in majestic ways.
Read MoreWorld Relief to Be Featured on the Hallmark Channel’s Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas
World Relief Memphis will be featured this Monday, December 3, on “Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas – Presented by Hallmark Channel,” a part of the network’s #1-rated programming event, COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS.
Read MoreWorld Relief Calls for Renewed Attention to AIDS on PEPFAR 15th Anniversary, World AIDS Day
World Relief commends President Trump and Vice President Pence’s commitment to combat HIV/AIDS, which was reflected today in the promise of $100 million in new funding to address key gaps in controlling and preventing the disease.
Read MoreOur Journey to ‘YES’: Ross & Emily Jones
“There’s so much joy in doing your part to make the world a better place, and in doing it with others. We really feel like we’re part of something bigger at World Relief, part of a movement and a family.” – Ross & Emily Jones
Read MoreJourneys to Belonging
This month we hosted our first storytelling night, “Journeys to Belonging,” at Beatnik Studios in downtown Sacramento. Over 200 attendees came to hear stories from refugee and immigrant women, as well as World Relief staff members highlighting different aspects of what it means to belong and feel connected to your new home. DeVon, Wade, World…
Read MoreThe Immigration Facts: The Face of Asylum at the Southern Border
Who are the people approaching our border from Mexico? What does it mean to seek asylum? For a nation of immigrants, the ways by which foreign-born individuals and families legally enter the U.S. remain mysterious for many Americans. Here’s a helpful guide to get it all straight.
Read MoreThe Lion Men of Afghanistan
SACRIFICE AND THE COSTS OF THE REFUGEE SLOWDOWN “As long as I am alive and breathing, you will be okay,” Ghulam exclaimed as he pulled Jawad out of the mangled U.S. army vehicle. They had trained for a scenario such as this many times before, but neither expected it would become their reality. Jawad, a…
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to President Trump’s Asylum Announcement, Urges Caution
World Relief is deeply concerned by President Trump’s announcement this morning that the administration has signed a proclamation to significantly restrict the opportunity to request asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreHow to Change a Broken World
We get it. And trust us when we say, we feel it too. This video is for you… http://www.findingyes.org Music: “Does Your Heart Break? (Instrumental)” by The Brilliance
Read MoreWorld Relief Statement on Terrorist Attack
On Saturday, a gunman took the lives of eleven people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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