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Embracing the uncertainty

June 4, 2024 | Comments Off on Embracing the uncertainty
A woman standing in front of a mural wall.

Paw reflects on her life from childhood, to fleeing her homeland and becoming a refugee, to now serving those who share similar path with her.

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Part of the Journey: Interning at WRQC

July 12, 2022

Many local college graduates get their start by interning at World Relief Quad Cities. Sloane is excited to follow in…

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A Look Into Casework: Marci Arreguin

July 11, 2022

Many local college graduates get their start by interning at World Relief Quad Cities. After her internship, Marci stayed on…

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Staff member at an airport arrival.

Why We Welcome: Faith-Based Refugee Resettlement

July 11, 2022

What motivates us to welcome the stranger? Not all Americans support welcoming refugees to the US, but research in the Quad Cities tells a different story.

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World Refugee Day Gives Awisi Bustos Hope

June 7, 2022

June 20th is World Refugee Day. It’s a day to honor those who have been forced to flee their home…

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At a Well With Someone Different

June 6, 2022

June 20th is World Refugee Day. It’s a day to honor those who have been forced to flee their home…

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Graduating With a New Perspective

June 6, 2022

More than a skillset Looking back on the last year I have spent interning with World Relief Quad Cities, I…

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Press Releases

Evangelical Leaders in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina & Across the US to Presidential Candidates: Consider a Biblical Perspective on Immigration

January 11, 2024

Today, evangelical pastors and leaders from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina joined a virtual press call convened by the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief, urging presidential candidates – of all parties – to commit to be guided by biblical principles as they approach the topic of immigration.

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Open Doors US & World Relief Warn Proposed Changes to U.S. Asylum Laws Could Imperil Persecuted Christians

December 15, 2023

Today, World Relief and Open Doors US published the 2023 “Closed Doors” report detailing the current state of religious persecution around the world and its connection to U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum policies. Read more here.

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World Relief & Open Doors US Release New Report on the Rise of Persecuted Christians & Global Displacement Around the World

September 21, 2023

Today, World Relief and Open Doors US published the 2023 “Closed Doors” report detailing the current state of religious persecution around the world and its connection to U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum policies. Read more here.

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African Church Leaders Appeal for PEPFAR Reauthorization

September 15, 2023

More than 350 African church leaders have appealed to Congress for the swift reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Program for…

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World Relief Responds to DACA Ruling, Calls on Congress to Grant a Permanent Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers

September 14, 2023

BALTIMORE, September 13, 2023 – Today, Judge Andrew Hanen upheld his previous ruling that DACA was established unlawfully under the…

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World Relief Applauds USAID Commitment to Increasing Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations

September 14, 2023

Baltimore, MD (September 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced their first ever religious engagement…

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