Staff Reflections
The Oven of the World — Food Crisis in Turkana North
It is hard to imagine a more isolated, inaccessible or hostile terrain than Turkana North, right up on the Kenyan border with Ethiopia, where World Relief is the only international NGOs to have a permanent presence in many parts of the region. “The oven of the world—even the stones on the ground are blackened by…
Read MoreThank God for Women — You Have Taught Me
Thank God for Women is a blog series rooted in gratitude for the strength, courage, and incredible capacity women demonstrate. World Relief’s calling does not single out women. And yet, each year our work impacts around 7 million people, some 80% of them women and children. In sub–Saharan Africa, where the impact of climate change…
Read MoreSeparating Fact from Fear in the Refugee Ban
[The following post was written by Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief.] In today’s connected world, the rapid dispersion of half-truths—and even blatant lies—is disturbing. This is especially true as it relates to the discussion around the ban of refugees to the United States. As Christians, we should care about this. If truth is malleable,…
Read MoreChangemakers in Rwanda — A Story of Light Overcoming Darkness
The following post was written by Moses Ndahiro, Country Director for World Relief Rwanda. Rwanda. A country as magnificent as it is complex. A place of breath-taking beauty, and of an unthinkably violent history. A marvelous land of a thousand hills, still haunted by an eerie morning fog that sits atop the horizon and whispers…
Read MoreChangemakers in the U.S. — Love is Our Mission
The Changemaker series features stories from our work around the world. It is our hope that these stories will inspire, encourage, and enrich you. The following post was written by Emily Gray, SVP of U.S. Ministries, World Relief. Over the last year, the word ‘refugee’ has come to symbolize much of the fear, uncertainty, and division plaguing our…
Read MoreHow To Make Sure We’re Ready for the Next Crisis
What do you do when the tragedies of this world seem like they just won’t stop? What do you do when so many already-vulnerable people suffer even greater hardship? I think I might already know what you do. Because I’ve seen you do it. And I’m hoping you might do it again. But first, a…
Read MoreHow To Actually Welcome Refugees
For almost 40 years, World Relief has been proud to resettle over 270,000 refugees from across the world here to the United States. On average, our offices resettle 650 refugees each month. Next month we are projecting that World Relief’s local offices will resettle 1,350 refugees. That means that in October, we’ll be resettling over…
Read MoreMourning and Standing
We began this week with heavy hearts over the unimaginable loss of life in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. Fifty lives lost is a tragedy in and of itself. Fifty livestaken by violence is a tragedy on multiple levels. So we, like so many others, mourn on multiple levels.
First and foremost, we mourn the deaths of the victims and for their friends and family who are experiencing overwhelming loss and grief.
Read MoreJenny Yang, World Relief VP of Policy & Advocacy on Refugee Resettlement
So how does this refugee thing work, exactly? In light of the worst refugee crisis since WWII, Canon & Culture welcomes Jenny Yang, World Relief VP of Policy and Advocacy to find out. Jenny provides a thorough view of the refugee process from the point of original displacement to several months beyond initial resettlement. listen here
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