What possible encouragement do we have to share with people who have been driven far from their homes, stripped of their belongings, and uprooted from their place in the world?

Sometimes the world takes note of their suffering, and we hear about it on the radio or see it on the internet or on TV. The nonstop flow of such news can overwhelm and numb our souls, especially when we feel like we can do nothing to help.

God is not a spectator.

I take heart by calling to mind that God is not a spectator. God isn’t watching our lives unfold from a distance. God is active and engaged in time and space. God sees, God hears, and God cares. And one of the ways God demonstrates God’s care is through God’s people. God often chooses to invite us to be a tangible expression of God’s love for others.

Helping you be more than a spectator.

You are receiving this email because you care about people in the world who have been uprooted by violence and hatred – refugees and asylum seekers.

IAFR is here to help you see, hear, and care for them. One of the ways you can do that is to help us meet our goal of raising $15,000 for our Sustaining Fund by June 20th (World Refugee Day). Every donation of $25, $50, $75, $100, or more will help us reach out goal.

Let's raise $15,000 by June 20th - World Refugee Day

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Thank you for your encouragement, prayers, and financial partnership that make this ministry possible.

A Special Invitation

I am going to host a live online webinar on World Refugee Day!

Where? Online (Zoom)

When? June 20th - World Refugee Day

Time? 12:00 - 12:30 (Chicago time)

I will give an overview of current refugee realities in the world and interview Pastor Jean Pierre Gatera, our Refugee Church Consultant. Pastor Gatera spent nearly 20 years in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) before being resettled to the USA in 2016. We will have some time for Q and A as well.

I hope you will be able to join us!