Empowering Refugee Families in Washington
Sameer Qadoora has been a refugee since birth. As a child, his family fled violent conflict in present-day Israel and became citizens of Iraq. It was in Baghdad that he eventually met his wife, Hanan. In 2006, Sameer and Hanan were forced to flee when militants pursued Sameer for unknown reasons. With two children already,…
Read More(Malawi) Titus & Agnes
This is Mr. Titus and his wife, Agnes, both of whom live in Malawi with their four children. When Mr. Titus was tested positive for HIV over 10 years ago, he was terrified. “I could not participate in community events or even eat together with people who were not also HIV positive. I was frequently…
Read More(DR Congo) Dusabe’s Story
Dusabe Nsenga is a mother of 6 children and a farmer in DR Congo. She is a member of a Farmers’ Association, where she learns best practices for farming and marketing her produce. She has seen her Irish potato harvests grow dramatically since receiving training from World Relief staff. “I have food in my household…
Read MoreHappy International Women’s Day!
Today on International Women’s Day and every day, we are proud to empower vulnerable women around the world with opportunities, skills, resources and a strong sense of their inherent dignity and worth. Women are often marginalized in many ways, sometimes lacking access to the most basic services. We know that the women we serve possess…
Read More#Enditmovement: Meeting Survivors’ Needs In The U.S.
Why are we a part of #enditmovement? At World Relief we seek to empower the local Church to serve the most vulnerable, which inherently includes the oppressed and exploited. We work to prevent trafficking in high-risk cities in our Asia offices, but we also provide comprehensive services to survivors in our U.S. offices. We are excited…
Read More(India) Pastor Sahariah’s Story
This is Pastor Sahariah. He was from a non-Christian background when he met Christ and has been a pastor for the past nine years. After attending World Relief’s Families For Life training, which addresses faithfulness, communication and issues like HIV/AIDS, he and his wife realized that they could improve their marriage. “After attending the program,…
Read More(Cambodia) Chan Sokha’s Story
Chan Sokha (56) learned about World Relief in 2011. Workers came to her community in Cambodia with messages of health, HIV/AIDS & human trafficking prevention and the Gospel. She had grown up oppressive regimes and in a family wounded by the death of her father. “I was just so sad,” she said. “I did not…
Read More(Malawi) Jovita’s Story
Jovita lives in Malawi and is a mother of four children. She was widowed in 2004 when her husband was murdered. Some months after, she developed epilepsy. Once, this caused her to fall unconscious and lose many of her fingers in a fire. The home where she lived was in disepair and unsuitable for her…
Read More(India) Pastor Daniel’s Story
This is Pastor Daniel Jayachandran, a local pastor in India. He is pictured with his wife, Amutha and their three children. In 2012, he attended World Relief’s Families for Life training and was so moved by the message of healthy marriages that he appointed a new pastor over his church and moved to an unreached…
Read MoreEmpowering the Local Church in Mozambique: Mrs. Cristina’s Story
The local Church is the best hope for transformation in Mozambique, where communities face deep spiritual and physical poverty. Life expectancy is 52.29 years because of the prevalence of diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. 52 percent of the population lives on less than $2 per day. Environmental stressors like droughts and floods exacerbate these…
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