Posts Tagged ‘Durham’
Announcement: WRD’s Run for Refugees 5k
Join us for World Relief Durham’s first Run for Refugees 5k on October 26, 2024 on Duke University’s East Campus. Today, there are over 120 million people around the globe who have been forced to leave their homes. Threatened by extreme persecution, violence, and oppression, they left behind everything familiar to seek a life free from fear. For some, their…
Read MoreWRD Women’s Health Event
World Relief Durham (WRD) hosted their first ever Women’s Health Event for Refugee and other Immigrant women to learn more about healthcare in the U.S. and healthy habits. “Even as a woman from the U.S., I was not taught about women’s health in detail until adulthood.” Our Health and Wellness Senior Specialist, Julleah Fink, shared…
Read MoreEmpowering Change: How Biblical Advocacy Shapes Our Response to Global Crises
For eighty years, our staff and our vast, global network of church-based volunteers have come alongside those facing crises of disease, hunger, poverty and displacement, directly meeting physical and spiritual needs.
Read MoreFour Ways We Can Improve Our Immigration System
Over the past several months, Americans have been inundated with news and imagery from the U.S.-Mexico border. As policies have shifted, historically high numbers of people have arrived, including many intending to seek asylum in the United States. People often ask me how we, as Christians, should respond to stories like these. We want to…
Read More8 Ways We’ve Been Working with Refugees Throughout Our History
Over the last 80 years, the work we’ve done together at World Relief has been defined by supporting those who have been displaced by conflict and global crises. Today, we’re looking back on our legacy of working with refugees and displaced people across the globe.
Read MoreRestoration and the Local Church
Refugees are in urgent need of help. Learn three ways you can make a difference today.
Read MoreQ&A: World Relief Durham’s Adam Clark engages community to help ‘immigrants thrive’
Interview in The Durham VOICE, 3/15/24, by Danelis Olivera-Herrera The Durham Voice: You are the executive director of the World Relief in Durham. What do you do in this role? Adam Clark: My job is to figure out what’s the best way we can maximize the mission of our organization in this region of North…
Read MoreCreation Care and Engaging the Displacement Crisis
An estimated 23 million people are displaced annually by extreme climate events. As Christians, creation care is an essential part of our response.
Read More3 Things to Know About the Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti is severe. For over 35 years, we at World Relief have been committed to working alongside local Haitian churches tackling some of the most pressing needs in their communities — this challenging time is no exception. Here are three things we think you should know about the humanitarian crisis…
Read MoreFamine in Sudan: One Year After War
As famine looms in Sudan, Josh Meares, World Relief Sudan’s Country Director, reflects on the last year of serving amid war in Sudan.
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