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Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh // photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance
Special Offering 2026 : A NEW WAY1/13/2026  Whether rebuilding after a flood, finding safety after conflict, or recovering from economic hardship, Week of Compassion is finding A NEW WAY – a way rooted in relationship, equity, and hope. Together, we are strengthening the church’s long-term capacity to respond and accompany, wherever people are displaced or in need. In our 2026 Special Offering Resources, we are sharing stories and glimpses of hope.
Christmas 202512/23/2025 a greeting from the Executive Director of Week of Compassion Dear Disciples,
As we arrive at these final days before Christmas – when candles burn low, travel settles in, and communities pause to breathe after a long year – I find myself returning to the heart of this season: God draws near to us in love. This truth feels especially profound as we look back on 2025. caring for refugees in turbulent timesIn a season when national conversations around refugees often stir fear and division, local churches continue to choose a different way: the way of welcome, companionship, and the steady work of showing up for neighbors. This is the heart of our Christian witness — and the heart of Week of Compassion.
As political violence in Afghanistan escalated in 2021, thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, and many were assisted by churches, families, and organizations to resettle in the United States. Week of Compassion supported this effort through our partners and with Afghan Family Support grants to congregations, helping terrified new neighbors find welcome and hope in a new home. Special Offering 2026 : A NEW WAY11/18/2025  When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking the word to them. Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:1-5)
Whether rebuilding after a flood, finding safety after conflict, or recovering from economic hardship, Week of Compassion is finding A NEW WAY – a way rooted in relationship, equity, and hope. Together, we are strengthening the church’s long-term capacity to respond and accompany, wherever people are displaced or in need.  In recent weeks, a series of catastrophic storms has devastated communities across the globe — from the Caribbean to the Pacific — testing residents’ resilience and faith, and the strength of our shared compassion.
Hurricane Melissa10/30/2025 Week of Compassion partners respond in the CaribbeanWeek of Compassion continues to monitor the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm—among the most powerful ever recorded in the Caribbean. After battering Jamaica and Haiti, the hurricane brought catastrophic winds, flooding, and storm surge to Cuba before moving north into the Atlantic.
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