Supporting Refugees: A Three-Part Model to Restore Hope, Dignity and Purpose
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Supporting Refugees: A Three-Part Model to Restore Hope, Dignity and Purpose

To understand the reality of the life, loss and conditions of a refugee is often unrecognized or not properly understood. This post will share one example of an organization’s efforts to support refugees in the country of Rwanda. The project overview represents a model for duplication as we encounter a global increase of displaced individuals….

What Refugees in Your Neighborhood Need from You
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What Refugees in Your Neighborhood Need from You

Dr. Heather Evans shared with Christianity Today her experience from visiting a Congolese refugee camp in 2014 to meeting and welcoming refugees in America in 2015. She sees the influx of refugees as “a mission field arriving in the United States.”  A short excerpt is below: “In 2014, I traveled to Rwanda with a team…

Gracious Hospitality: Welcoming My New Neighbor Webinar
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Gracious Hospitality: Welcoming My New Neighbor Webinar

Dr. Heather Evans joined Rev. Valerie Andrews, Dr. Krayer and Katherine Obenschain on a live-stream webinar to discuss how we can best greet and care for refugees coming to the States. Together they layout the history, culture, and current context that surrounds the Afghan refugees, and Dr. Evans gives us understanding to grasp the trauma…

Refugees: Their Experience & Our Perception
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Refugees: Their Experience & Our Perception

I am preparing to attend a Community of Practice this week organized by the American Bible Society.  This annual gathering includes an opportunity to network and learn from those committed to domestic and global trauma healing. This year’s theme is “We are Sojourners:  Refugees & Trauma.”  It is an appropriate theme in a glaring, growing…