Posts Tagged ‘Refugees’
Embracing the uncertainty
Paw reflects on her life from childhood, to fleeing her homeland and becoming a refugee, to now serving those who share similar path with her.
Read MoreLeave a mark: Spring 2024 interns’ reflection
Our Spring interns reflect on their internship experience and moving forward after their time with World Relief Quad Cities.
Read MoreThe Road to Resilience: Part 3
How Immigrants Adapt with Support from our Counseling Center: The Invisible Load Written by Sonnie Mwangi, Mental Health Counselor & Christine Cummings, Director of Counseling Center Counselors understand that refugees and other immigrants carry more than the physical weight of their luggage when they arrive. There is an invisible load they carry of all that…
Read MoreThe Road to Resilience: Part 2
How Immigrants Adapt with Support from our Counseling Center: Identity and Status Change Written by Sonnie Mwangi, Mental Health Counselor & Christine Cummings, Director of Counseling Center As we continue the series on how immigrants adapt to life in the U.S., we’d love to explore identity and status change. In addition to the basic environmental…
Read MoreThe Road to Resilience: Part 1
How Immigrants Adapt with Support from our Counseling Center: Environmental Change Written by Sonnie Mwangi, Mental Health Counselor & Christine Cummings, Director of Counseling Center Change is a challenge to everyone. Think about the most natural thing as a birthday. Each year, as we age, our bodies change, growing when you are younger and bringing…
Read More8 Ways We’ve Been Working With Refugees Throughout Our History
Over the last 80 years, the work we’ve done together has been defined by supporting those who have been displaced. Read more and join us.
Read MoreBe Still, God has a Calling for Us
Webster Methodist Good Neighbor Team – Jane and Jay’s Experience When we ask the Lord for a way to serve, opportunities will come. Jane Hamway, her husband, and their young children were curious about volunteer opportunities they could experience together as a family. During a mission moment at their church, Eric Lintala (Community Engagement Manager)…
Read MoreGiving love to others – Volunteer Spotlight
Raven discusses her journey volunteering at WRQC and the joy of being called to love.
Read MoreRecipes from Iraq: Dolma
Shahad shares her dolma recipes, a dish in which many of the families we serve love to cook for gatherings.
Read MoreMiles for Refugees: Q&A with Sara Cullen-Fong
Ever year PTR feels like a family reunion—in the best way! It’s always great to set a lofty fundraising and riding goal, work up to it, and then get to see the community that forms along the way. Every year my team gets a little bit bigger, and hopefully our impact does too.
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