Spokane Blog
Cabrini: An Empire of Hope
Mother Cabrini began by establishing catechism classes and schooling for the children. On the first day, she enrolled 200 children.
Read MoreDriving Lessons for Refugees: Women Helping Women
Rita and Morella noticed a growth in confidence in the women who attended the first driving class. Each driving session ends with anticipation for the next one.
Read MoreCross-Cultural Friendship: Choosing Curiosity over Judgment
Humility is keeping in mind that we don’t see 100% of the picture. Compassion operates out of that humility. Our lives are only a tiny part of the human experience. Refugees and other immigrants can add new dimensions, colors and wide swaths of cultural perspectives to our worldview.
Read MoreMariia: Ukrainian parolee two years after the invasion
At 4:45 a.m., she was awakened by what she first thought were fireworks, but soon realized her mistake. It was an invasion from Russia.
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 MoreDrop in to the Friendship Center!
Community Ambassadors are here to help! As immigrants and former refugees, these ambassadors have “been through it all.” This life experience puts them in a unique place where they can address refugee needs with empathy and knowledge. Whether one is dropping into the Friendship Center for a quick hello or staying to work on a…
Read MoreHoly Discomfort: Justice, Kindness & Humility
God is not particularly concerned with my comfort. God does say that we are to comfort others with the comfort we have been given (2 Corinthians 1:4), but this type of comfort is not the absence of pain; it’s the opposite.
Read MorePaci’s Story: Expanding the effects of compassion
She began to help refugees in her community to find homes, go to the store, make calls, apply for jobs and interpret during interviews. Every moment brought her joy.
Read MoreLet World Relief wreck your world in 2024!
After 31 years in Spokane, we are keeping a presence in Spokane with offices at City Covenant Church, but adding a Spokane Valley location.
Read MoreEpiphany: Come to me, every tribe and nation
Christ makes it clear in the great commission that salvation is for all people…even the Gentiles.
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