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NEW! Introduction to the Refugee Highway (7 minutes)

We've got some new resources for you!

You are reading this blog because you care about refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people. We want you to know about some great resources that will help you stay well informed. We hope that you will find them helpful in creating space in the hearts and minds of others for our displaced friends.

The Introduction to the Refugee Highway (above) is a 7 minute video that offers a current global perspective of forced displacement along with some biblical perspective. We hope that you will watch it now - and share it with others! You can always find the latest version of this video in the IAFR online Toolbox.

The MAP is back!

The all-NEW Map of the Refugee Highway is also available for downloading. We designed it to help raise awareness of refugee realities and call the Church to action. It can be printed at up to 36 x27" in full resolution. Click the above image to find it in our online Toolbox and download a copy today!

Refugee Realities FAQ

We also updated our Refugee Realities FAQ that answers to common questions about forcibly displaced people. It's short and to the point. Click on the image above to download a copy from our online Toolbox. You will find it in the "Important Perspectives" section of the Toolbox.

Answers to the question: What can we do to help?

If you read the last few issues of Resilience, you know that we looked at several biblical examples that help us answer the question, What can we do to help refugees?

CLICK HERE to download the article from which those posts were taken. You can also find the article in the "IAFR Voices" section of the online Toolbox.

It is pretty amazing what we can learn from people like Reuel, Boaz, Ruth, Nehemiah, Artaxerxes, Jonathan, and David!

We hope you will enjoy these resources AND share them with others!