7 Ways to Help Afghan Refugees
We are all looking for ways to engage and help as we watch the news from Afghanistan. In our recent conversation with World’s Relief’s Matthew Soerens, he offered some tangible ways we can help. (Full video in our IGTV). Here are 7 things you can do! Volunteer with a Refugee Resettlement Agency As refugees arrive, resettlement agencies help families find housing and employment. Individuals and churches can partner with them to help these families rebuild their homes and lives. Here are some places to start: World Relief Lutheran Immigration
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A Dreamer’s Plea for a Pathway to Citizenship
Ana is a member of the Women of Welcome community and a DACA recipient. She graciously shared her story with us about how she recently reunited with her family. As a Dreamer, she is not able to leave the country without special permission, called advance parole, without fear of not being able to return home to the United States. She recently traveled to Mexico for the first time in 22 years through advance parole. She says, “I’m so thankful to God for allowing me to hold my loved ones again!” This is her story in her own words: A
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A Dreamer’s Story: It’s Our Job to Welcome Others
Dangerous Narratives “We make this issue about a problem to be solved, rather than a person,” says Nori about the way she’s seen people weaponize the gospel to say immigrants aren’t welcome. Nori loves Jesus and she loves the church. As an immigrant herself, she hopes we can see past the dangerous narratives that all immigrants are threats to really see the heart of the issue—the people. Nori came to the U.S. from Venezuela with her parents when she was four. She was a young teen before she realized they didn’t have the proper documentation and
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