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November Community Impact Newsletter

November 27, 2024 | Comments Off on November Community Impact Newsletter

This month, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we celebrate Muriel Chiavini, a dedicated volunteer with the Afghan Women’s Program since the fall of 2019. Muriel’s journey of service is deeply rooted in her experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) at the Philippine Refugee Center, where she prepared refugees for cultural immersion and integration in the United States. She reflects, “God used my experience to help the Afghan women refugees of World Relief.”

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“Letter From a Refugee” film released

September 12, 2021

Letter From A Refugee by Sachi Dely from VerveFilms on Vimeo. Film Synopsis & credits Unfortunate circumstances in Afghanistan in…

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Getting to Know a New Home

September 6, 2021

Micah and Susan Mhindu came to the Quad Cities through an organization called O’Grady Peyton International. This organization partnered with…

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Pascal’s Story

September 6, 2021

Pascal Ramadhani identifies as Congolese, but he was born in a small village in Tanzania called Kigoma. With its vast…

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Making Ripples with Job Readiness

September 6, 2021

For every person we encounter, we make an impact– a ripple in their life whether small or big. You may…

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Afghan Resettlement Q&A with Executive Director Susan Sperry

September 1, 2021

As you likely saw in the news, US troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan, leaving many questions as to what happens…

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Sanctions Against Ethiopia are Not the Answer

Sanctions Against Ethiopia are Not the Answer

September 1, 2021

Over the last two weeks, the news cycle has been inundated with reports, stories and updates on events unfolding in…

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