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Faith in a New Land: A Story of Immigration, Belonging, and the Local Church 

By chicagoland | August 6, 2025

Discover Kimmy’s journey from Vietnam to Chicagoland—a story of immigration, faith, and leadership in the hearts of two welcoming local churches.

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Two Things to Know about Asylum Law

By chicagoland | February 1, 2024

Given the several thousand extra asylum seekers who have arrived in our communities this year, many volunteers, church partners, and community members are looking for ways to support these families and individuals. Two of our immigration attorneys, Sarah Flagel and…

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Why We Welcome: The Joy We See

By chicagoland | December 14, 2023

Please hear from Sarah Adnan, World Relief Chicagoland Staff Member I am Sarah Adnan and I work in a program that works with Afghan women that provides them extended cultural orientation classes teaching them many different topics like digital literacy,…

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Why We Welcome: The Hope We Have

By chicagoland | December 5, 2023

Piece written by Joseph Mosse, Ukrainian Support Case Specialist Procrastination is a dangerous thing. All the way back in August, I was asked if I could write a piece for a newsletter coming out in December about hope. The specific…

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Why We Welcome: The Prayers We Pray

By chicagoland | November 27, 2023

Written by Isoken Aiwerioba, Director of Operations for World Relief Chicagoland Suffer not the little children – a former colleague once told me how he had spent over 19 years in a refugee camp from when he was very young.…

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