Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’
How Much Is Enough? Thoughts from Jeff Shinabarger
“It’s better to give than receive.” In a world that’s commercialized and in a season that’s oftentimes defined by excess, it’s important to get back to the heart of what the season is all about: Christmas is always a great time of the year to think about giving to others, to both family and friends,…
Read MoreA Unique Moment for the Church
Since the presidential election in the United States on Tuesday, we’ve received many questions from church leaders and other concerned friends regarding the path ahead for World Relief’s work with refugees and immigrants. While this aspect of our work is only one part of our larger global mission to empower the local church to stand…
Read MoreHow To Actually Welcome Refugees
For almost 40 years, World Relief has been proud to resettle over 270,000 refugees from across the world here to the United States. On average, our offices resettle 650 refugees each month. Next month we are projecting that World Relief’s local offices will resettle 1,350 refugees. That means that in October, we’ll be resettling over…
Read MoreFour Ways You Can Make a Difference Today
Looking for something you can do today to make a difference in the world? Here’s four:
Read MoreIn Celebration of Courage and Leadership
As we in the United States look towards next week’s celebration of Independence Day, we are mindful of the millions around the world whose daily experience does not include many of the same rights and freedoms we enjoy. As we remember them, we recommit ourselves to standing with these vulnerable people groups. We also celebrate…
Read MoreMourning and Standing
We began this week with heavy hearts over the unimaginable loss of life in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. Fifty lives lost is a tragedy in and of itself. Fifty livestaken by violence is a tragedy on multiple levels. So we, like so many others, mourn on multiple levels.
First and foremost, we mourn the deaths of the victims and for their friends and family who are experiencing overwhelming loss and grief.
Read MoreThe Refugee Crisis is My Problem
At every turn, it seems like people around the globe are saying, “Not my problem.” Countries around Syria are erecting fences and even shooting refugees who try to cross.
Read MoreWhat Will You Leave Behind?
For almost two thousand years, Christians of many denominations have observed the season of Lent, beginning with the observance of Ash Wednesday. While the exact practices of Lent vary from one individual to another, one common practice has been to fast, or give up something, between Ash Wednesday and Easter. By abstaining from a vice, a specific indulgence or luxury, those who follow Christ give up something we would otherwise rely upon, letting our hunger for that thing drive us towards deeper dependence on God as we prepare for the redemption we celebrate on Easter Sunday.
Read MoreHow do we foster generosity in the next generation?
In this season of giving, how do we foster generosity when so much of the modern Christmas experience through the eyes of a child is about getting? We talked with Joanne Graffam about raising cheerful givers. As a mother of four and grandmother of kids ranging from ages three to 14, Joanne and her husband…
Read MoreHow can we empower the vulnerable in a holistic way?
In every passing moment, children are orphaned by disease, women are widowed by violence, families are devastated by natural disasters and refugees are fleeing their homeland due to persecution. These stories of the vulnerable can be heartbreaking. Here at World Relief, we work with local churches to holistically serve communities. This Christmas season we are…
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