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Week of Compassion + Be the Neighbor

9/26/2023

expanding ministry & partnership

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At the beginning of the summer, Week of Compassion partnered with Be The Neighbor, a justice-based service-learning trip ministry empowering youth and adults to put faith into action through service and justice in ways that are relational, sustainable, and dignity-affirming. Be the Neighbor missions include direct service, relational ministry, immersion experiences, and education. The key question they ask: What would the world look like if we all took seriously the idea of being a good neighbor?


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From Strawberries to Bicycles

6/20/2023

how one community welcomes refugees

​World Refugee Day 2023

A car full of strawberries and a classroom full of clothes. Applause for asking questions and quick-thumbed typing into Google Translate. Well-coordinated schedules and unexpected on-call moments. Local congregations involved in refugee response know all these challenges, rejoice in every success, and have countless stories to tell. For some, that story of welcome, assistance, and compassion for refugees settling in new communities is deeply personal, too. 

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New Rules, New Reality

6/6/2023

After more than a year, Ukrainian refugees continue to find their way in neighboring Romania.

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Almost 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children, entered Romania in the first year following the Russian invasion in February 2022. Many of those moved through Romania en route to other countries, but many thousand have remained, with the assistance of family, government, and humanitarian agencies.

AIDRom - a Week of Compassion partner through ACT Alliance - recently shared a conversation with Marina, a mother of two and refugee in Romania since the beginning of the war.


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WELCOME

3/14/2023

stories of refugee & immigrant response (part 4)

What a Difference A Year Makes

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WELCOME: stories from Week of Compassion’s Refugee and Immigrant Response
In this four-part series, over the course of a year, we have been in conversation with California Disciples and their ecumenical collaborators as they welcome an Afghan family into their community, offering radical hospitality and welcome to new neighbors. ​We also share notes from other Disciples doing this work in their own communities.
Over the last year, we have shared stories of Disciples involved in refugee resettlement.  
Start at the beginning: How It All Started
Learn how things moved From Idea to Action 
See communities find More Than They Imagined 
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In this final segment, leaders reflect on the experience and impact
​on the congregations that have been involved in this powerful ministry.
​WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
When the church started this response, they had no idea where this journey would take them.  That is what it is like when you answer the call to follow Christ in this world.  You take a step without knowing where the path will lead you, but you step anyway because you have faith in the direction of the Holy Spirit.

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WELCOME

1/24/2023

stories of refugee & immigrant response (part 3)

More Than They Imagined

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WELCOME: stories from Week of Compassion’s Refugee and Immigrant Response
In this four-part series, over the course of a year, we are in conversation with some California Disciples
and their ecumenical collaborators, as they welcome an Afghan family into their community,
offering radical hospitality and welcome to new neighbors in their midst.
​We also include a few brief check-ins with other Disciples who are doing similar work in their own communities.
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WELCOME

10/11/2022

stories of refugee & immigrant response (part 2)

From Idea to Action

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WELCOME: stories from Week of Compassion’s Refugee and Immigrant Response
In this four-part series, over the course of a year, we are in conversation with some California Disciples and their ecumenical collaborators, as they welcome an Afghan family into their community, offering radical hospitality and welcome to new neighbors in their midst. We also include a few brief check-ins with other Disciples who are doing similar work in their own communities.


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WELCOME

6/22/2022

stories of refugee & immigrant response

How It All Started

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Today we begin a four-part series:
WELCOME: stories of Refugee & Immigrant Response.
Over the next year, we will be in conversation with some California Disciples,
and their ecumenical collaborators, as they welcome an Afghan family into their community,

and offer radical hospitality and welcome to new neighbors in their midst.
We’ll also feature a few short highlights with each story,
​showing the ways other Disciples are doing the same work in their own communities.


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