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​Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh // photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance

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Rooted in Partnership: A Summer of Learning in Pakistan

9/23/2025

an immersion in international disaster resposnse

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For more than three decades, Week of Compassion has partnered with Community World Service Asia (CWSA) to accompany vulnerable communities in Pakistan. This summer, that long-standing partnership took on a new dimension through the International Disaster Response Immersion Program, as seminarian Leigh Larson joined CWSA for ten weeks of ministry and learning. Leigh Larson, a student at Phillips Theological Seminary and a candidate for ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), brought her gifts as a chaplain, author, and scholar into a context of profound challenge and resilience.


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