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Will the church in Spokane seize this opportunity to support persecuted Christians and share the Gospel?

March 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Will the church in Spokane seize this opportunity to support persecuted Christians and share the Gospel?
Immanuel church in spokane hosting a garden party with refugees from the Middle East.

This is the opportunity the church in Spokane has with refugees who have come to our city. God has brought the nations to us. A pitch right down the middle. Roughly half are Christians already, persecuted for their faith.

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Immanuel church in spokane hosting a garden party with refugees from the Middle East.

Will the church in Spokane seize this opportunity to support persecuted Christians and share the Gospel?

March 26, 2025

This is the opportunity the church in Spokane has with refugees who have come to our city. God has brought the nations to us. A pitch right down the middle. Roughly half are Christians already, persecuted for their faith.

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Entisar and her daughters stand as immigrant women from Iraq, now Americans, boldly embrace their heritage and their dreams.

How 3 immigrant women, now Americans, boldly embrace their heritage and their dreams.  

March 19, 2025

The wail of a siren. It’s a sound most of us barely register. For Entisar and her daughters, it’s a terrifying echo of the day they fled Iran. The roar of planes overhead, the ground trembling with explosions – these are not distant memories, but vivid flashbacks that haunt their present.

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As policies impact refugee resettlement, a disabled refugee offers a counter-narrative of hope. 

March 6, 2025

Being a refugee from Sudan is hard enough, but this disabled refugee offers hope in times of uncertainty and big change.

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“Sometimes that’s just friendship!” This Good Neighbor Team finds ways to connect, even when words fail. 

February 19, 2025

Luckily, she wasn’t alone. With support and assistance from her Good Neighbor Team, Robina successfully found an apartment, enrolled her children in school, and attended medical appointments. In the process, a genuine friendship blossomed between Robina and the kids, and their support team. 

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In the Media

Hundreds of refugees set to resettle in Spokane could be stopped by day-one executive orders from Trump administration

January 22, 2025

President Donald Trump’s day-one executive orders stopping the flow of refugees into the United States could prevent hundreds from coming to Spokane this year and threaten the funding of the resettlement agencies that help them.

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Ways to Pray

Why President-elect Trump should defend persecuted Christians

January 2, 2025

President-elect Trump, who won with the majority of Christian votes this election, has repeatedly pledged to defend Christians from persecution.

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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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