Posts Tagged ‘Memphis’
Passport901: Nankhatai
If you’ve been following along on our social media, you know that this month we’re launching #Passport901 in partnership with Choose901 to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. Throughout the month, we’ll be traveling around the globe through various recipes provided by staff, clients and community partners. The first stop on our list this month is the…
Read MoreOne of the Lucky Ones
On September 28, 2016, Alphonse and his sister were welcomed to the United States by World Relief Memphis staff and volunteers eager to help. Just a few months later, the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States was drastically cut. In the span of a few months, people’s hopes and dreams of rebuilding a life in the U.S., safe…
Read More18 Grocery stores you didn’t know existed in Memphis
As you may have seen, the month of June is “Immigrant Heritage Month,” and, we have chosen to celebrate by taking you around the world and trying delicious international dishes with our Passport901 event in partnership with Choose901. As some of the ingredients needed for these dishes may not be found in your regular grocery store,…
Read MoreFrom Mentee to Mentor: Alphonse
When Alphonse stepped off the plane in Memphis nearly five years ago, he thought he would be alone. He had his sister by his side, but his mother was still in the Democratic Republic of Congo along with his other siblings. Yet to his surprise, he was greeted at the airport by his name—one that…
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Storm
At 10-years-old, Alliance already understands the responsibilities that only an adult should. As she gets ready for school, she glances at her three siblings, worrying about what she will prepare for them for lunch that day. As she steps out of the door of their home in the Gihembe refugee camp in Rwanda, she sees the storm clouds rolling in over…
Read MoreSenior Spotlight: Mary Makuta gives back first
When Mary Makuta came to the U.S. in 2016 with her mother and four siblings, she hadn’t been to school in four years. Five years later, she’s preparing to graduate from Central High School, the first in her family to do so. “My mom didn’t graduate high school. My dad didn’t graduate,” Mary said as a…
Read MoreThe vision behind our Youth Mentoring Program
In March, our much-anticipated Youth Mentoring Program launched after much preparation. As we start to see the first fruits of this program, we wanted to give you an inside look at what inspired our program coordinator, Shawnee McDonnell, as she was creating it. When I came to World Relief Memphis, I was tasked with creating a new…
Read MoreA Mother’s Love: Mother’s Day 2021
This Mother’s Day, we want to wish all of our mothers, in all stages of life, a Happy Mother’s Day. We know that motherhood is a blessing, but it’s not without its trials. For many of our families, mothers have made immense sacrifices for their children. Today, we honor and thank you for all that…
Read MoreSenior Spotlight: Gabriel Lenge is chasing the goal
This year, we have a number of students graduating from high school, many of them being the first ones to do so in their family. We wanted to take a moment to focus on some of our seniors as they prepare to enter into a new phase of their life. First up is future soccer pro Gabriel. As a…
Read More8 TED Talks to add to your summer watch-list
We know that sometimes it can be hard to cut through the noise that arises around the subject of immigration, asylum and refugees, and that’s why we’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of 8 TED Talks that can help break down the different subjects for you. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but hopefully these…
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