Humanitarian Aid & Relief https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/ Stories and Updates from World Concern Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/humanitarian.worldconcern.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-wc_icon_teal.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Humanitarian Aid & Relief https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/ 32 32 14251088 A Heart for the Hungry: https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/09/01/a-heart-for-the-hungry/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:59:20 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6603 Witnessing the realities of famine How will we feed our families in a famine? Will our children survive? Where do we go from here? Where can we find water? Will someone help us?   Many families lay awake at night with thoughts like these running rampant through their minds as the severe drought conditions in … Continue reading A Heart for the Hungry:

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]]> 6603 Innovative Water Solutions for Millions in Horn of Africa https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/06/07/innovative-water-solutions-for-millions-in-horn-of-africa/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:56:52 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6582 Please don’t complain about the rain… Here in Western Washington, we have a tendency – a compulsion, maybe even – to complain about the weather. Understandable this year especially, as we’ve had an unusually cool, damp spring. Just last evening, I went for a walk in my neighborhood, as I do most evenings. It was … Continue reading Innovative Water Solutions for Millions in Horn of Africa

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]]> 6582 Serving at the End of the Road with Nick Archer https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/04/26/serving-at-the-end-of-the-road/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:32:04 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6526 On Episodes 5 and 6 of The End of the Road podcast, World Concern President, Nick Archer discusses why an organization would intentionally choose to work in difficult, dangerous, and hard-to-reach places. With so many places in need around the globe, it’s common to wonder why and how an organization decides to venture into the … Continue reading Serving at the End of the Road with Nick Archer

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]]> 6526 Out of the Ashes https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/04/25/out-of-the-ashes/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:50:28 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6560 A trafficking survivor aims to ensure others are protected Imagine being kidnapped right off the street in broad daylight and waking up on a train bound for a foreign country. That’s what happened to *Sabina when she was just 11 years old. And she couldn’t imagine any beauty along the journey of coming out of … Continue reading Out of the Ashes

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]]> 6560 Being Present in Disaster and Crisis https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/04/08/being-present-in-disaster-and-crisis/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:05:32 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6535 In episode 7, When Everything Crumbles: Being Present in Disaster and Crisis, Humanitarian relief expert Merry Fitzpatrick takes listeners on a heartbreaking journey of disaster to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, then to Chad in the midst of the Darfur conflict. Part 2 of this conversation is episode 8, Up the River and Through the … Continue reading Being Present in Disaster and Crisis

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]]> 6535 Why we Started the End of the Road Podcast https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/03/03/why-we-started-the-end-of-the-road-podcast/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:04:53 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6484 Have you ever had an experience that was so life-changing that you had trouble putting it into words? Every time I come home from a trip with World Concern to a difficult place – exhausted, jetlagged, and emotionally spent – I have this experience. It’s called re-entry culture shock, and I only experience a fraction … Continue reading Why we Started the End of the Road Podcast

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]]> 6484 You’ll Never Cry Alone: Life as a Woman at the End of the Road https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/03/02/life-as-a-woman-at-the-end-of-the-road/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:24:45 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6492 Life as a woman at the end of the road requires bravery, but bravery does not come without fear. It just means you step into it anyways, moving forward amidst the overwhelming opposition you feel within. We recently sat down with Maggie and Kate, two humanitarians and World Concern staff members who both spent several … Continue reading You’ll Never Cry Alone: Life as a Woman at the End of the Road

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]]> 6492 End of the Road Podcast Launching February 9th https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2022/01/05/end-of-the-road-podcast-launching-soon/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:14:33 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6460 Welcome, friends! I’m so excited to welcome you to the End of the Road podcast! My name is Cathy and I’ll be your host and “tour guide” as we journey together to some of the most remote, challenging places on the planet. I’m a Seattle native, loyal Sounders fan, wife of the best third grade teacher – quite possibly – on … Continue reading End of the Road Podcast Launching February 9th

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]]> 6460 Dedicating a week of prayer for Haiti https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2021/11/19/week-of-prayer-haiti/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:29:58 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6436 While praying for Haiti this week, I read a story about a mom with a very ill infant who desperately needed treatment at a hospital in Haiti. However, with the severity of events in Haiti, she found herself searching for an extended period and far distances for a hospital that is open and operational to care for … Continue reading Dedicating a week of prayer for Haiti

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]]> 6436 Reaching Haiti earthquake victims at the end of the road https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/2021/08/27/reaching-haiti-earthquake-victims-at-the-end-of-the-road/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:45:56 +0000 https://humanitarian.worldconcern.org/?p=6404 Astrelle’s harrowing story of rescuing her elderly parents from the rubble The terrifying moment the magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti’s southern peninsula on Aug. 14, 55-year-old Astrelle was outside the home she shares with her nine family members, including her elderly disabled parents, daughter, and infant grandson. Astrelle was getting ready to go to the … Continue reading Reaching Haiti earthquake victims at the end of the road

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