
World Relief has a new podcast mini-series called Life Across Borders Immigration, mass displacement and refugee resettlement are complex issues. At the heart of these issues, though, are women, men and children who are made in the image of God and long to live flourishing lives. In
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Congratulations to Mike Neterer on earning his MA in Language and Culture Studies from Dallas International University. His thesis, “Jiiddu Language Development: A Seventy Year Journey, 1951-2021” focuses on the Jiiddu language community of Southwest Somalia, and is the product of long-term relationships with Jiiddu speakers, both
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Raise Your Voice – Sign the Petition to Urge President Biden to Keep His Promise President Biden promised to reopen the refugee resettlement program but has thus far kept the refugee ceiling to 15,000. Because of his delay in raising the ceiling the lives of refugees and
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URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO RESTORE THE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM The United States has been a leader in refugee resettlement, offering a lifeline of protection for those fleeing persecution to start their lives anew in the U.S. With the Biden administration committed to restoring and
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Refugee Reflects on Election Unrest in Africa vs. America To pursue reconciliation, officials and church leaders should first get to the root of things. By: Pastor Jean Pierre Gatera, Board Member of Arrive Ministries Originally in the 1/25/2021 edition of Christianity Today As I reflect on my
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One of the greatest needs of our refugee and immigrant neighbors is learning English. Upon arrival, all adults are enrolled in ESL classes, but oftentimes are unable to continue attending due to employment, lack of childcare, or other barriers. It’s a blessing to these families
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This is a curated list of gifts that support refugee and immigrant owned businesses, or gifts that teach about the refugee experience. Epimonia Bracelets A Minneapolis-based refugee-owned business that turns recycled life jackets worn by refugees and reclaimed on the beaches of Greece into bracelets
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Arrive Ministries Registry List Each time a new family arrives, we load up our van with items to furnish their new home. As we resettle a record number of families in 2022, we compiled a list of items needed to fill our welcome kits. Would you
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The US Will Re-Open to Refugees. Is the U.S. Church Ready? The church has a tremendous opportunity as refugee resettlement is restored. By Matthew Soerens This article originally appeared in Christianity Today on November 18, 2020 Though evangelical Christians, like the rest of the nation, were profoundly
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The Story of Refuge: A Conversation with Jessica Goudeau Video and Resources from October 27, 2020 Our Speaker: Jessica Goudeau is the author of After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America, which was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice
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