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When Kids Lead the Way in Empathy: A Remarkable Week at Second Presbyterian Church 

August 14, 2025 |

Earlier this summer, Second Presbyterian Church set out to help children grow in empathy. In addition to exploring what the Bible says about God’s heart for immigrants, they invited guest speakers and created activities to help kids imagine life in someone else’s shoes. The results were remarkable—one boy even gave up his dream trip to…

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"For All Mothers"

Reflections on Motherhood, Privilege and War

May 6, 2022

This afternoon my husband built our son a playhouse. Ten minutes was all it took to assemble the basic sand-colored…

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The Memphis Quilting Bee

March 25, 2022

Last year, we introduced you to Mary, one of our World Relief Memphis volunteers. She’s been actively involved in our…

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Beyond Civil Rights

February 27, 2022

As we close out Black History Month, we spoke with a member of the local church, Gashayeneh, about his experience…

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Learning and growing together: one intern reflects on her time at WRM

February 21, 2022

As we gear up for summer internships, we asked one of our former interns, Emma, to tell us about her…

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Staff Reflections on Black History

February 3, 2022

At World Relief, we believe in celebrating all people and cultures because we are all made in the image of…

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A Need for Friends and Mentors

January 19, 2022

A love for other cultures grew into a passion for serving others for one of our volunteers.

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