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Career Advancement Program Success Story: How Ana Found Stability, Dignity, and a New Beginning

June 4, 2026 |

What would it take for you to leave everything familiar behind — your home, your language, your community, and even two of your children — just to be safe?  For Ana, that question was not theoretical. In 2024, threats, extortion, and domestic violence forced her to flee Guatemala with her 5-year-old daughter, while making the heartbreaking…

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Immigrants Are More Than a Label: How Volunteering Changed One Perspective 

May 19, 2026

What does it really mean to give immigrants and refugees a place at your table?  For Sara, a Cultural Companion…

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Volunteer Appreciation Week: Because Hope Moves Through People

April 8, 2026

During National Volunteer Week April 19-25, World Relief Memphis celebrates the volunteers who make this work possible in our city. Volunteers extend the reach of our staff, strengthen local churches and walk alongside refugee and immigrant families as they rebuild their lives.

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Prayers for Peace in the World

March 24, 2026

As the number of global conflicts increases, we invite you to pray with us by using one of these prayers for peace in the world.

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World Relief Condemns DHS Move to Strip Protections from Previously Approved Refugees, Violating Promises U.S. Made to Those Fleeing Persecution

February 24, 2026

Faith leaders call for swift reversal and reinstatement of full protections made to most vetted category of immigrant

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Trauma Revisited: Refugee Detentions Stoke Fear

February 13, 2026

“Being a refugee is not a privilege … Nobody wants to be a refugee,” says Edward Mosantu.  He speaks from experience. In…

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One Year Later: When Policy Changed, the Church Responded

January 21, 2026

Executive orders left vulnerable families without support. The church responded with hope, justice and care. See how we’re standing in the gap together.

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