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The Non-Profit Development Problem It was a late afternoon in 2017 when we pulled up in front of the giant structure. Eight hours of driving off-road through rock, sand and empty riverbeds had left our team sore and tired, yet the sight alone was enough to shake us from our weariness. In front of us,…
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March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a day devoted to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness to #EmbraceEquity for a more diverse and inclusive world. At World Relief, we believe in equality and the importance of increasing awareness of women’s experiences, challenges and contributions in our communities every day. We are blessed to work and…
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“Jesus Was a Refugee.” Recently, I’ve seen that message all over — on billboards, TV ads, on t-shirts, debated on social media and beyond. Much of this messaging is part of a broader campaign called He Gets Us that aims to help people recognize that Jesus was a human being who can identify with us…
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When I was a student at Fuller Theological Seminary, one of my professors, Bryant Myers, taught me that, “At the heart of poverty is broken relationships.” Years later, that teaching shapes the way I see the world and the way I lead at World Relief. Myers taught that before the fall, God established five foundational…
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When I consider the new year, I’m struck by how little we know about what it will hold. In 2019, we had no idea that the pandemic would shut down the world in 2020. Before 2020, we had no idea that Afghanistan would fall in 2021. In 2021, we had no idea that Ukraine would…
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“Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many…If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:14 & 26 Too often we don’t recognize something as a problem until it affects us personally. Take climate change, for…
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On July 4, 1776, fifty-six delegates to the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. Many Americans can recite by memory the most famous words of that document: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these…
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Many American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that in a way that puts our immigrant neighbors first rather than pushing them to the fringes of white dominant culture and keeping them as outsiders? That’s exactly the question Karen González explores in Beyond…
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Global Support for Ukraine Last week, the White House announced a plan to admit up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to the United States. This was a welcomed announcement given the increasing numbers of Ukrainians arriving to Poland, Romania and other European nations. This policy has been one of many successive policy decisions by President Biden…
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“The impacts of crises are never gender-neutral, and COVID-19 is no exception.” – UN Women A Pre-Pandemic Issue While the pandemic has touched nearly every corner of the globe, the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on women and children cannot be overstated. Before the pandemic, women already earned less, had access to fewer social protections and…
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