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Moved to Welcome: How Our Church Walked, Biked, and Ran for Refugees

By chicagoland | May 1, 2025

This blog is a guest blog written by volunteer Heather Ipema A mom walks her children to school instead of driving. Two men embark on a 20-mile bike ride. A husband and wife go for a run together after work. What do all of these seemingly disconnected movements have in common? They were intentional and…

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Holiday Gift Guide 2021

By chicagoland | December 6, 2021

Welcome to World Relief Chicagoland’s first annual holiday gift guide! We’ve created a holiday gift guide that creates change with every gift you buy. When you purchase a gift from the holiday gift guide, you’ll be a part of building…

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Advent Prayer Guide: Taking Heart

By chicagoland | November 28, 2021

We dwell in a world still racked with extreme poverty, violence, mass displacement, and suffering. Covid-19 continues to expose these realities of injustice in new and overwhelming ways, and it feels debilitating. Advent is a moment to enter in, hold…

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Free Advent Devotional

4-Week Advent Devotional: An Invitation to Welcome

By chicagoland | November 26, 2021

This free Advent devotional will guide you and your loved ones through each week of Advent in light of Christ’s call to welcome the stranger.

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Why World Relief Chicagoland Staff Are Thankful This Year

By chicagoland | November 23, 2021

Read the testimonies of World Relief Chicagoland staff sharing why they are thankful, and then join us in giving thanks!

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