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Pick Me! A Poem by Judy Palpant

December 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Pick Me! A Poem by Judy Palpant
pick me! Poem about immigration and being an immigrant.

Judy penned this poem years ago, reflecting on her own time living in another country. As she began to build a friendship with a refugee in Spokane this year, she began to see the universal themes of displacement and longing reflected in its verses.

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Four Ways You Can Make a Difference Today

August 16, 2016

Looking for something you can do today to make a difference in the world? Here’s four:

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South Sudan: World’s Youngest Nation on the Brink of Civil War

July 11, 2016

[This post comes to us from a team member in South Sudan, however we’re choosing to keep the author’s identity…

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In Celebration of Courage and Leadership

July 2, 2016

As we in the United States look towards next week’s celebration of Independence Day, we are mindful of the millions…

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How You Stand with the Vulnerable

June 24, 2016

Because of the generosity of donors, World Relief was able to help Preemptive Love provide food and other essential items to…

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When a Story Becomes a Person

June 20, 2016

So today, on World Refugee Day, we want to not only tell you a different story, but to introduce you to a person. Meet Samir, a young man from Syria who has experienced much pain and much suffering, but has also found much hope.

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Mourning and Standing

June 13, 2016

We began this week with heavy hearts over the unimaginable loss of life in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. Fifty lives lost is a tragedy in and of itself. Fifty livestaken by violence is a tragedy on multiple levels. So we, like so many others, mourn on multiple levels.

First and foremost, we mourn the deaths of the victims and for their friends and family who are experiencing overwhelming loss and grief.

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