Press Statement

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June 20, 2019

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Today on World Refugee Day, World Relief and Leading Faith Groups Urge Mike Pompeo to Protect Persecuted Refugees

BALTIMORE, Md. – Today, World Relief and 41 other leading faith organizations released a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo urging the administration to increase the number of refugees resettled in the U.S., particularly those who are fleeing persecution as religious minorities in their country of origin. At a time when there are more than 70 million people forcibly displaced, the group believes a renewed commitment to U.S. refugee resettlement must be a core part of our foreign policy agenda, in coordination with promoting international religious freedom abroad.

World Relief released the letter with an infographic and held a press call to highlight refugees’ global needs and urge the U.S. to accept more refugees on World Refugee Day.

Rebecca Linder Blachly, Director of the Office of Government Relations and Staff of the Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church, moderated the call. She commented: “We’re excited to speak about the importance of World Refugee Day and religious freedom. The entire global community commemorates the strength of refugees worldwide, recognizing their resilience on World Refugee Day. We see the ongoing need to resettle the world’s most vulnerable refugees through the U.S.’s refugee program. The Episcopal Church joined because we believe refugee resettlement is a key way we can live into our commitment to protect those fleeing religious persecution and welcome refugees. We believe it is a key tenet of our faith to do so.”

Pari Ibrahim, Founder and Executive Director, Free Yezidi Foundation commented: “While ISIS is militarily defeated, they are not gone yet. We are very concerned about the tens of thousands of members who remain in Syria and Iraq. Security is one of the main reasons why Yezidis are displaced and why religious minorities do not feel safe in Iraq and want to start a future for their children in another country. As a Yezidi, it is really shocking to me that a big country like the U.S. only took in 20 Yezidis last year – especially because the U.S. is pushing so much for religious freedom, and Vice President Pence declared the ISIS attack against the Yezidi community a genocide. If this is the case, why are only 20 Yezidis projected to be resettled in 2019 and only 5 were resettled in 2018? Our people are among the most desperate and in need of a new start. We encourage the U.S. to do more for people in such desperate situations.”

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism commented: “Cuts to the refugee resettlement program diminish the U.S. government’s resolve to protecting religious freedom. As Jews, we understand the importance of standing in solidarity with those persecuted for simply practicing their faith. We both know the pain of being turned away from America’s shores and the power of finding refuge in this country.”

Melanie Nezer, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, HIAS, commented: “140 years after HIAS began serving Kosher meals to refugees at the docks, we’re doing basically the same work. Refugees still need our help. Each number represents a real story and human we have the power to save. We are concerned about the long term impact of the steps the administration has taken to dismantle the program; the smaller numbers lead to a weaker national program. This is a system that took 40 years to build and will take years to rebuild if we continue down this path. If we’re not protecting the people fleeing religious persecution, it sends a signal – not only to those fleeing, but also to the persecutors, themselves – that we don’t care.”

Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy, World Relief, commented: “World Relief is proud to have a longstanding partnership with the U.S. State Department as one of the nine refugee resettlement agencies, and we have witnessed firsthand the incredible impact for good that refugees bring to communities all around the country. It’s disconcerting to see fewer numbers of refugees resettled to the U.S. when we should be accepting more, because it means that more refugees are not allowed safety from persecution. it also weakens the U.S. goal of promoting international religious freedom abroad.”

Arooj Nirmal, Pakistani refugee resettled to Spokane, WA, commented: “I came into the U.S. in 2017 and World Relief received me at the airport and has taken care of me until now. Before that, we lived in Sri Lanka for four years as refugees. Christians are persecuted there, and we got in trouble. I left, but my husband is still in a dangerous place, trying to join me. We’ve been apart for a long time. I have a strong faith in God, and believe one day he will make a miracle for us to get back together. I look forward for my husband to join me, and for now I’m just waiting. I am thankful to World Relief for helping me speak about this persecution and what’s going on around the world.”

Durmomo Gary, Sudanese refugee resettled to Wheaton, IL, commented: “I arrived in U.S. in 2006. When I was pushed out, there was only one Sudan. Life has been difficult for a long time. As a Christian, I was denied many opportunities. My father was shot before I was born simply because he was a Christian. I accepted that persecution was what Christians go through – until I found out there was a warrant out for my life. I had to choose: to stay and die or seek another opportunity. I had to leave without knowing where I was going. When I got to the U.S., I was welcomed by a local church, of which I am proud to say I am now a member. They welcomed me and helped me start my life. I used to be afraid to go to church, but now I can go without fear. I’ve even become a pastor at a local church. If it weren’t for the resettlement program, I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today. I wouldn’t have been able to be used by God to serve churches. Thank you for letting me be here and serve God.”

Jen Smyers, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service, commented: “The United States needs to reclaim our legacy as a leader in refugee protection and resettlement, especially during today’s global refugee crisis. That’s why we’re calling on the administration to return the resettlement program to historic norms, and we call on Congress, the media and the public to hold them accountable to that end.”

The call covered the declining refugee resettlement numbers in the U.S. and the persecution facing refugees around the world. Participants urged the administration to restore the ceiling for refugee admissions to the average annual cap of 95,000 refugees this year.

Additional information about World Relief’s World Refugee Day activities will be released in the coming days. Full text of the letter is available here, and view the infographic here.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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April 22, 2019                                                                                          

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World Relief Grieves Church Bombings in Sri Lanka

Baltimore, Md. – World Relief issued the following statement in response to the series of bombings that devastated churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter morning, killing 290 and wounding over 500:

 Scott Arbeiter, president of World Relief, and Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief: “We grieve with our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka following these terrible attacks in places of worship. The senselessness of these deaths, particularly on what should be a day of celebration, breaks our hearts. We condemn the hatred and bigotry that prompted these crimes, and we lift up in prayer those who are affected or mourning.

 “In this time of waiting and suffering, we offer our support to those affected this weekend. As we continue to advocate for persecuted Christians throughout the world as well as for other persecuted peoples, we take comfort in the promise of the resurrection that Christians throughout the world celebrated yesterday.”

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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April 10, 2019                                                                                          

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World Relief Responds to Humanitarian Aid Cut to Central America

Baltimore, Md. – Over the last week, President Trump announced that his administration would cut aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador because they had failed to prevent migrants from journeying to the U.S. World Relief responds as the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on the importance of U.S. aid to Central America.

“Humanitarian aid is essential to easing the causes of migration and to giving leaders the space to begin to address symptoms of deeper problems,” said Scott Arbeiter, World Relief President. “Such aid helps alleviate poverty and staves off violence in many communities around the world. By cutting aid, we are exacerbating the root causes that make people flee in the first place, and we may be withholding the funds that those countries were using to secure their own borders.”

The administration indicated that it had already moved to divert $450 million and had notified embassies accordingly, though the particulars of the policy change are still unfolding. World Relief believes that this money, used wisely, could be an important tool to mitigate the crises driving individuals and families from their homes. 

“We have seen a large number of families arriving at the southern border, but the solution is not to punish them for seeking relief from violence and oppression at home or remove potentially life-saving interventions,” commented World Relief CEO Tim Breene. “Humanitarian assistance takes up less than 1 percent of the U.S. budget, and it’s consistent with our nation’s tradition of compassionate leadership where good can be done. We urge the president to reconsider the decision to withhold aid.”  

World Relief recommends investing in measures to alleviate the burden on government officials and local community leaders at the border trying to process the flow of people. We strongly support measures to address and alleviate the root causes that are motivating families to flee Central America. Further, facilitating legal migration options that can be accessed from Central America – or anywhere in the world where someone is seeking refuge in the U.S. – will disincentivize many from making the uncertain trek to the border. Churches and other community groups are willing and able to step into gaps, and World Relief urges the administration to partner more closely with these and other sources of aid at the border.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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April 1, 2019                                                                                          

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World Relief Warns Against Extremely Low FY 2019 Midyear Refugee Resettlement Numbers (Infographic)

Baltimore, Md. – Halfway through fiscal year 2019, World Relief estimates that the U.S. is on track to resettle incredibly low numbers of refugees, lower even than the historically low refugee ceiling set for the year. Compared to the 84,944 total refugees the U.S. welcomed in FY 2016, the U.S. is currently only projected to welcome 24,369 in FY 2019, indicating a drop of 71.3% overall. This estimate is roughly 19% – 5,631 refugees – below the Presidential Determination of 30,000 set by the Trump Administration last fall. As a nation in which most people are descended from immigrants and are committed to faith traditions that instruct concern for the vulnerable, World Relief believes America has a responsibility to resettle as many refugees as possible to reach the Presidential Determination of 30,000.

The shift from a refugee ceiling of 85,000 in FY 2016 to 30,000 comes in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history. Right now, over 68 million people are forcibly displaced throughout the world, and over 25 million are refugees.

World Relief President Scott Arbeiter commented: “The number of refugees the U.S. is projected to resettle in FY 2019 does not reflect the capacity or willingness of Americans to receive and resettle refugees. We are gravely concerned that the U.S. has abdicated its role in exemplifying the moral leadership needed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable displaced around the world. Furthermore, the dramatic decrease in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other religious minority refugees resettled in the U.S. to escape religious persecution contradicts the administration’s previously stated willingness to help these populations.”

Historically, the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program has been a lifeline for persecuted religious minorities, who have enjoyed safety and religious freedom in the United States. Though the president has specifically promised to ensure these groups’ safety, they have been largely kept out of the U.S. by policies that have dramatically reduced the total number of refugee admissions.

Based on the number of arrivals through the first half of FY 2019, we project that the full year FY 2019 arrivals from countries where refugees have been persecuted as religious minorities will have declined by the following percentages, compared to FY 2016:

• 58.8% among Christians from Pakistan

• 62.2% among Muslims from Burma (primarily Rohingya)

• 66.9% among Ahmadiyya Muslims from Pakistan

• 67.9% among Christians from Burma

• 95.7% among Yezidis from Iraq and Syria

• 94.6% among Christians from Iraq

• 96.3% among Christians from Iran

• 97.8% among Sabeans-Mandean from Iraq

• 98.0% among Bahai from Iran

• 98.5% among Sabeans-Mandean from Iran

• 100% among Jews from Iran

• 100% among Zoroastrians from Iran

The decline in the refugee resettlement program also has dramatically impacted those persecuted for other reasons, such as their ethnicity or political opinion, affecting refugees of various religious traditions. Muslim refugees, whose overall arrivals in FY 2019 are projected to be just 3,718, are particularly impacted, down 90.4% from FY 2016. Christians – including those from countries where they represent the religious majority but may be persecuted for other reasons – are also significantly impacted, with total Christian arrivals projected to be 17,779 for FY 2019, down 47.4% from FY 2016.

World Relief CEO Tim Breene responded: “The pattern of reductions in the number of refugees our country welcomes is devastating to those we serve around the world. Our country is systematically dismantling a program that has proven effective at integrating refugees for decades. We urge our elected officials to reconsider, ensuring that the U.S. increases the pace of resettlement to welcome 30,000 refugees in FY 2019 as set by the White House last October and raises the refugee resettlement ceiling to 75,000 in FY 2020.”

World Relief encourages individuals to: reach out to their churches to learn about opportunities to serve in their communities; call their elected officials and urge them to increase the cap to 75,000 for FY 2020; pray for the 68 million displaced people around the world; and consider donating to World Relief’s work.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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March 29, 2019                                                                                          

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World Relief Akron

World Relief announced its decision to close its office in Akron, OH. The unfortunate reality of the environment at this time makes it necessary to close the office. As the U.S. government decreases the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. and has also signaled an intent to reduce the longstanding public/private partnership with refugee resettlement agencies, World Relief unfortunately needs to reduce its footprint nationally in places like Akron where additional support for refugees already remains strong. World Relief’s deep commitment to serving the vulnerable and empowering the local church, however, still stands.

In context of this greater trend to diminish America’s role in welcoming refugees, World Relief’s local offices around the country have increasingly turned to other sources of income. However, as a new establishment, the Akron office had not had sufficient time necessary to compensate for a dramatic loss of federal funding, even with generous volunteers and private donations. World Relief is incredibly grateful for the support and partnership we have enjoyed in the Akron community, and we prayerfully entrust the families and individuals within our care to the community.

Because of World Relief’s commitments to established programs and the families they serve, the closure of the office will take place over the course of a month, concluding on April 30th, to allow time for proper transfer of care for existing clients to new support systems in Akron. Please direct any questions during this time to the contact above.

 Though World Relief office in Akron will be closing, World Relief as a whole will continue to welcome refugees in the U.S. and to serve the most vulnerable people around our world.  World Relief seeks continued support in its work in 19 other U.S. cities, in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. More information about these ongoing ministries is available at www.worldrelief.org.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

STATEMENT
October 29, 2018

World Relief Statement on Terrorist Attack

On Saturday, a gunman took the lives of eleven people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The alleged perpetrator was reportedly motivated by anti-Semitic views as well as by his hostility toward HIAS, an organization rooted in the Jewish faith, which for more than a century has assisted refugees and other immigrants.

Because World Relief, like HIAS, is among the nine national organizations that partner with the U.S. State Department to resettle refugees, this horrific attack hits particularly close to home. Our friends and partners at HIAS, as well as the entire American Jewish community, are in our prayers as they grieve this horrific loss of life. We join them in re-committing ourselves to the values of our respective faiths that compel us to welcome refugees and immigrants and to work against hatred, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.

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June 27, 2018

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World Relief Thankful for Court Decision to Reunite Separated Families

Baltimore, MD – Last night, a federal judge issued an injunction requiring the federal government to reunite immigrant children separated from their parents, mandating a specific timeline for reunification. World Relief, which has been advocating for these children and against policies separating families, is heartened by this decision.

In April, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero tolerance” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, removing discretion from federal prosecutors in determining when to file charges for the misdemeanor offense of improper entry to the country. The effect was to exacerbate a situation that was already happening on a smaller scale, separating children from their parents even among families lawfully requesting asylum protections from violence in their countries of origin. President Trump issued an Executive Order last week purporting to end family separation policies, but the order did not require the thousands of children who had already been separated to be expeditiously reunited to their parents, nor did it reverse the underlying zero tolerance policy. 

Last night’s injunction by U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw, an appointee of President George W. Bush, requires these children to be reunited to their parents on a specific timeframe: within fourteen days for children under age five and within thirty days for all other children. It restricts the administration from further separating children from parents except in cases where a parent is found to be unfit.

“We’ve been focused for weeks on the wellbeing of these children,” said World Relief president Scott Arbeiter. “Children belong with their parents. God has instituted the family unit, and what he has joined together, governments should not separate. We’re grateful for this decision from Judge Sabraw and pray it will be executed quickly. At the same time, we continue to do all we can to advocate for these families and to serve them however we can.”

After the zero tolerance policy was announced, World Relief signed onto and helped to coordinate a letter from the leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table to President Trump, urging the reunification of families and an end to the underlying zero tolerance policy. Since that letter was initially sent earlier this month, it has been signed by more than 12,000 people, more than 1,000 of whom are local church pastors.

To continue to raise attention about the plight of these children, World Relief also sent staff to the border in Tornillo, Texas, last week and hosted a Facebook Live conversation. The organization has worked with local churches in various communities for decades to provide affordable, authorized immigration legal services to immigrant families. Responding to the plight of the families separated at the border, World Relief has also launched a fundraising effort to cover the expenses of sending some of its staff attorneys and other legal professionals to the border to help wherever they can as well as to support ongoing advocacy and other immigration legal services for immigrant families.

“It’s still urgent that we advocate with our elected officials to protect these children,” noted Matthew Soerens, World Relief’s U.S. Director of Church Mobilization and the coauthor of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate. “Last night’s court decision, while an answer to many prayers from Christians throughout the country, could be reversed by a higher court. It’s also not clear if the underlying ‘zero tolerance’ policy is still in effect or not, with conflicting information coming from different parts of the federal government. And the solution proposed by the administration and by some in Congress to keep families together—to do so by amending existing law to allow for children to be indefinitely detained with their parents—is not in the best interest of these children, especially since there are more effective, humane and affordable alternatives to detention.”

“As a Christian organization motivated by the biblical calls to welcome the stranger and to respect the unity of families, we will not rest or stop speaking up until these children are safely back with their families,” said Tim Breene, World Relief CEO.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services. Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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June 26, 2018

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World Relief Laments SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Travel Ban

Washington, DC – This morning, the Supreme Court announced a decision on the most recent version of President Trump’s executive order restricting travel from individuals from seven particular countries, five of which are Muslim-majority countries. In a 5-4, decision, the court allows the travel restrictions for these particular countries to remain in effect.

“While we respect the authority of the Supreme Court on these matters, we also believe it is vital that we, as a nation, affirm our core commitment to religious liberty for all people. Though the court may have found these restrictions to be lawful, that does not necessarily mean they are right or just,” said World Relief President Scott Arbeiter. “A person’s religious tradition should not disqualify them, explicitly or implicitly, from being considered for a visa to enter the United States. While we do not profess to fully know the administration’s motivation for issuing this order, given the president’s campaign statements about restricting Muslims from entering the United States, it is not unreasonable that many would presume that is the intention of this policy.”

“We want to convey as clearly as possible to our Muslim neighbors that we love and respect them,” added Arbeiter. “There are millions of U.S. citizens of the Muslim faith, and they are every bit as American as we are who are Christians. Those who are not yet citizens, who have arrived as refugees or other immigrants in recent years and are still on that path toward citizenship, are members of our community whom we value and by whose friendship we have been blessed. As Christians, we believe that each of them is a neighbor whom God has called us to love—and as an organization, we’ll continue to do so in every way that we can.”  

Since 1979, World Relief has resettled approximately 300,000 refugees from various countries of origin and religious traditions. While only a minority of the refugees resettled to the U.S. in the past decade have been of the Muslim faith, the number of Muslims admitted through the U.S. refugee resettlement program has declined starkly. Based on arrivals thus far in 2018, the number of Muslim refugees admitted this year will likely be down more than 90 percent since 2016.

“While we continue to lament the impact of declining refugee resettlement programs on persecuted Christians, who have been allowed to be resettled as refugees in significantly reduced numbers over the past couple years, we likewise stand with Muslim refugees and those of other faiths or no faith, each of whom we believe is made in God’s image,” said World Relief CEO Tim Breene. “As we’ve said before, we believe it is a false choice to choose between compassion and security. We can and should do both, as our nation has for decades.”

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services.

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February 21, 2018
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World Relief Issues Statement in Response to the Passing of Rev. Billy Graham

BALTIMORE, MD – In response to the passing of Rev. Billy Graham, World Relief issues the following remarks:

“Billy Graham was often affectionately referred to as ‘America’s Pastor.’ He was admired by people of all faiths and none. For decades, he gladly gave spiritual counsel to presidents, regardless of ideology or party.

He confronted racial segregation at a pivotal moment in America’s history, personally tearing down the dividers that separated blacks from whites at his meetings. He truly believed that all were created equal in the sight of God, and that the Gospel of Jesus was for everyone in every corner of the globe.

Not only in the words he preached, but also very simply the humble and gracious manner in which he lived his life displayed a man wholly committed to the cause of Christ. His message was always crystal clear: that hope is always in reach if we are willing to accept the free gift of salvation made possible through Jesus. While passionately delivering that message, Rev. Graham also cared deeply for the physical wellbeing of the vulnerable. In fact, in one of his last public interviews, he said that “poverty in the world” was what worried him most.

Our sincere prayers are with the extended Graham family today. Thank you for sharing the treasure that Rev. Graham was with the rest of the world. His impact for the Kingdom has been immeasurable.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services.

Website | worldrelief.org  Twitter | @WorldRelief