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Season of Giving

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Chantal reflects on her resettlement journey in the Quad Cities and the career she built through her willingness and desire to serve.

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Christmas in Tanzania

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Chantal reflects on her resettlement journey in the Quad Cities and the career she built through her willingness and desire to serve.

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Community healing

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Registered Nurse, Jessica Farnsworth, shares her passion in taking caring of people and her experience working with refugees.

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The sprouts of a new land

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After a decade of putting her goals and dreams to a pause, Claudine finds ways to resurrect a long-rooted farming lifestyle in her family.

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Following your calling

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Pascal shares about the experience he gained during his time at WRQC and the rewarding and fulfilling feelings which the World Relief mission brings.   

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The Impact of Youth Mentoring

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Ruth shares the stigma around joining the WRQC Youth Mentoring Program and the rewarding outcomes from simply stepping out of the comfort zone.  Resettling in a new location can bring one of the most exciting feelings as individuals look forward to starting a new journey of life. However, for children of refugees and immigrants, there…

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Generations of Celebration

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Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated for decades. Each year, families celebrate through festivals, gatherings and reflecting on the history and sacrifices past generations made. Gabriela Arreguin looks back on her family resettlement history and how far they’ve come since then. “I am very proud of where my family is now, they didn’t have much…

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Worth the Wait: Newlywed Refugees Love Remains

Newlywed refugees, Goreth and Mbimbi, embrace after being separated for seven years.

For seven years, Congolese refugees (and newlyweds!), Mbimbi and Goreth, didn’t know if they would ever see each other again. Separated by continents, Mbimbi was stuck in Burundi while Goreth resettled and began her new life in America. In spite of the long wait, the two of them never lost hope, their love growing by…

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