Posts Tagged ‘Chicagoland’
A 3-Minute Peek Into The 2021 Global Gala
To access the full-length Global Gala video will all the stories, please email chicagoland@wr.org to request access. To make a donation to help immigrants and refugees rebuild their lives click the donate button at the top of the screen. Thank you!
Read MoreReyna’s Story
Your gift gives back “At the beginning of this pandemic, everything we were doing as an EMT became 10 times harder.” Twenty-six-year-old Reyna has been working as an EMT and front-line worker throughout the Covid-19 crisis. It is hard to imagine her small frame lifting grown men from a third-floor apartment down the stairs to the…
Read MoreGet to Know Our Staff: Haiti
In 2021, we’re giving you the inside scoop on the work World Relief is doing in communities around the world through a new series called, Get to Know Our Staff. Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Esther Pyram, World Relief Haiti’s Integral Mission and Church Empowerment Zone Manager. Esther is a writer, a wife,…
Read MoreWhat Can I do Now?
Empathy and Skill “I’ve never been a refugee,” says Jenny Park, “but I feel like we all have moments where you feel like you don’t belong anywhere. For me, it was feeling emotionally displaced sometimes while growing up as an immigrant.” Jenny joined World Relief as a volunteer tutor in the summer of 2020. Having immigrated to…
Read MoreMedina
Every day World Relief staff and volunteers are invited into stories. We are challenged to recognize the nuanced image of God in each person we serve, and remember that their stories stretch far beyond the boundaries of words like “immigrant, refugee, asylum-seeker.” The posts in this section—voiced in first-person, too long for social media, and lightly edited—extend that invitation to you.In this post we meet Medina. She’s 17, has learned four…
Read MoreSpotlight on International Women’s Day
Honor International Women’s Day by watching this powerful event featuring immigrant women from all over the world! Make a donation today to help other women thrive.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day Jenny’s Story
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Read MoreInternational Women’s Day Yomardy’s Story
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Read MoreRebuilding Connection and Pride
Every day World Relief staff and volunteers are invited into stories. We are challenged to recognize the nuanced image of God in each person we serve, and remember that their stories stretch far beyond the boundaries of words like “immigrant, refugee, asylum-seeker.” The posts in this section—voiced in first-person, too long for social media, and lightly edited—extend that invitation to you. In this post we meet Gao Guanghua.…
Read MoreUpdates on President Biden’s Immigration / Refugee Executive Orders & Day 1 Immigration Bill
Below are the Executive Orders signed by President Biden that affect refugees and other immigrants, and/or the work of World Relief. To view the full list of Executive Orders and actions, click here. Immigration Repeal Muslim Ban: rescinds Muslim Ban and directs State Department to restart visa processing Border Wall Proclamation: Terminates national emergency and…
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