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Refugees: Ready & Willing to Work Hard

September 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Refugees: Ready & Willing to Work Hard
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Nedal Klaib was a veterinarian in his home country of Syria. He fled to Jordan with his wife and five children due to the civil war in 2012. In Jordan, he was able to continue his work as a veterinarian, but when he came to America, his education and credentials didn’t transfer.

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Refugees: Ready & Willing to Work Hard

September 20, 2023

Nedal Klaib was a veterinarian in his home country of Syria. He fled to Jordan with his wife and five children due to the civil war in 2012. In Jordan, he was able to continue his work as a veterinarian, but when he came to America, his education and credentials didn’t transfer.

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They Can’t Go Home

September 13, 2023

As we were driving home, I received a text from my daughter. She was clearly unsettled. She wanted to know when I was going to be home because the fires were getting worse, she said. What fires? I thought.

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Church Partner Feature: Faith Bible

August 29, 2023

God calls us to make disciples of every nation, and he is sending the nations here. And Jesus came and…

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Barb meets a new friend.

Changing My Mind: One Year at World Relief

August 10, 2023

Ethnocentrism: evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture. Google Dictionary…

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In the Media

Christian refugees from Pakistan reunite in Spokane after nearly seven years apart

April 12, 2023

Arooj Nirmal, left, who came to Spokane in 2017 as a Christian refugee from Pakistan, wipes away tears as she…

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Immigrant women and children gather at Spokane Central Library for International Women’s Day

March 9, 2023

We were one of many booths at the library, meeting and talking with the women of the refugee and immigrant…

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Press Releases

Spokane Valley New Building at Redwood

World Relief Spokane increases resettlement capacity in response to global displacement crisis

August 31, 2023

August 30, 2023 – Spokane, WA – With more than 110 million people forced to flee their homes worldwide due…

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World Relief Promotes Refugee Resettlement Efforts in Spokane and Advocates for Greater Community Engagement

March 10, 2023

Matthew Soerens, Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at World Relief and coauthor of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and…

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World Relief Mobilizes to Provide Immediate Support to Devastated Communities in Wake of Turkey and Syria Earthquake

February 7, 2023

February 7, 2023 CONTACT:Pinkston Teamwr@pinkston.co Baltimore, Md. – In the wake of a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, World…

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