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Ziporah’s Story of Rediscovering World Relief, the Organization That Changed Her Life

November 5, 2025 | Comments Off on Ziporah’s Story of Rediscovering World Relief, the Organization That Changed Her Life

Ziporah was wandering through the rows of booths at the local fair when a familiar logo suddenly caught her eye: World Relief. Immediately, memories rushed back to Kakuma Refugee Camp; home to more than 300,000 refugees. It was there that she grew up, and where Ziporah first discovered World Relief. Now, nearly two decades later,…

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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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