A Movement of Change
The overwhelming needs of our world can push us toward quick fixes that leave underlying problems unsolved. At World Relief, we believe God wants to use the church and his people to transform lives and end the cycle of suffering. See how.
Read MoreWorld Relief Urges SCOTUS to Support Dreamers, Congressional Solution to DACA
As the Supreme Court opens oral arguments on three cases related to DACA, World Relief expresses support for the over 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients around the country and urges a congressional solution to create a legal pathway to citizenship.
Read MorePresidential Determination
Late Friday night, President Trump signed the annual presidential determination of the maximum number of refugees who could be resettled to the United States in the upcoming fiscal year. The number, 18,000, is historically low.
Read MorePresident Trump Signs FY 2020 Presidential Determination, World Relief Responds
Late Friday night, the president signed the Fiscal Year 2020 Presidential Determination, setting the cap for refugee arrivals at the lowest level in U.S. history – 18,000.
Read MoreWorld Relief Laments Zero Refugee Admissions in October 2019
World Relief, a leading faith-based relief and development organization, today mourns the fact that as of yesterday. the U.S. has resettled no refugees for a full month.
Read MoreWorld Relief to Implement Reconciliation, Stabilization and Resilience Trust Fund Project in South Sudan
World Relief was recently awarded a grant from the new Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience Trust Fund (RSRTF) for South Sudan.
Read MoreI Survived the Vietnam War to Become a Proud American
I was born in southern Vietnam in 1953. I grew up just like any other boy in my country and had a happy childhood.
Read MoreTake a Number
People around the world are fleeing violence, oppression and poverty. I visited Tijuana in early October to get a firsthand look at what asylum seekers experience when they reach our border.
Read MoreNeema’s Plight
In an area known as Mile 46 in the Kajiado District of Kenya, the Elangata Wuas Primary School sits beside a grove of trees. On a seemingly ordinary Friday in July, the whole school — boys and girls, teachers and the headmaster — leave their lessons and gather to welcome visitors outside in the schoolyard.
Read MoreA Prayer for When It’s Too Much
On Thursday, the Trump administration announced its intention to set a refugee ceiling of just 18,000 for FY 2020. This drastic cut comes at one of the most vulnerable points in the refugee crisis.
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