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I came here to help the people who helped me before. There are a lot of immigrants who need help, and I can help new generation immigrants. And I hope that new generation immigrants will help and the future will, and the future…
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Mariia: Ukrainian parolee two years after the invasion
At 4:45 a.m., she was awakened by what she first thought were fireworks, but soon realized her mistake. It was an invasion from Russia.
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A New Lenten Devotional Celebrates 80 Years of World Relief
In the aftermath of World War II, a community of ordinary believers in Boston, Massachusetts, felt moved to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of displaced peoples in war-torn Europe.
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Drop in to the Friendship Center!
Community Ambassadors are here to help! As immigrants and former refugees, these ambassadors have “been through it all.” This life…
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Holy Discomfort: Justice, Kindness & Humility
God is not particularly concerned with my comfort. God does say that we are to comfort others with the comfort we have been given (2 Corinthians 1:4), but this type of comfort is not the absence of pain; it’s the opposite.
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Democratic Republic of Congo refugee joins Spokane Police Department
Balinda Kizombo is a proud volunteer of the Spokane Police Department Reserve Unit. He graduated from the academy last fall.
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‘My real family’: Vietnamese woman who long suspected American parentage finds relatives through Spokane Amerasian group
Hoa Tran knew nothing about her parents for most of her life, only that she looked different from other Vietnamese people.
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World Relief Spokane increases resettlement capacity in response to global displacement crisis
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
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 CONTACT:Pinkston Teamwr@pinkston.co Baltimore, Md. – In the wake of a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, World…
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