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Advent 2024
by Sero Ku // Devotional, LOVE —Love was, is, and always will be a verb and a noun, for God is love. Prepare “God, we breathe in Your presence, your love and joy of this season. As we celebrate this season, we also recognize how possibly painful this season may be for so many in our world. We ask for your…
Read MoreNew Site Director Leads Resettlement in Chippewa Valley
World Relief Wisconsin welcomed Jacob Stansberry on Dec. 9 as the new Chippewa Valley site director based in Eau Claire.
Read MoreChristmas in Ukraine: Faith, Family and Traditions
In Ukraine, Christmas is often family-centered time, filled with rich traditions and customs. Many Ukrainians start celebrating Christmas on December 24th. They usually have Christmas Eve dinner, which includes twelve dishes symbolizing the twelve apostles.
Read MoreFaith in the Halls of Power: The Transformative Power of Speaking Up
What happens when faith leaders enter the halls of power to advocate for justice moved by their communities most impacted by government policies? Lives can be transformed and God is glorified.
Read MoreWhy We Welcome: The Hope We Have
This guest blog is written by Alisha L Garza, a Volunteer Coordinator in our DuPage Office To be human is to experience a variety of emotions—often conflicting ones. Like a woman in childbirth, there is the striking reality of pain and joy. Even Jesus was called the Man of Sorrows (Isaiah 53:3), while the author…
Read MoreChristmas Displaced
Lately I have been musing on how often the Christmas story describes people being displaced from their homes. The most obvious example, and the subject of countless Christmas pageants, is the Holy Family leaving Nazareth to trek 90 miles south to Bethlehem. It couldn’t have been easy. The road was not always safe, Mary was…
Read MoreInterning is more than coffee and printing
In this role I got to work on many different aspects of communications work such as campaigning, social media, interviewing, writing, content gathering and relationship building.
Read MoreSeeking Asylum at the U.S. Border: Yousif’s Story
When the Taliban threatened their lives in Afghanistan, Yousif’s family took a miraculous journey to seek asylum at the U.S. border.
Read MoreDisplaced in Ukraine: Fleeing with 5 children and 1 suitcase
A family fled their native city, taking just one bag of belongings. Displaced in Ukraine, they spent their last funds on rent in another city. Learn how they coped.
Read More6 Urgent Humanitarian Crises Around the World
Over 120 million women, men and children have been forced to their homes. Read about 6 humanitarian crises around the world & how you can respond.
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