Refugees — Across the Street and Around the World Blog

Checklist to Stay Spiritually Intentional

Only the Holy Spirit can give people new life. But we can do specific things to foster opportunity for spiritual conversations and action with our friends. Encourage each other to follow Jesus with this list of questions to ask yourself every time you visit your cross-cultural friends! (Or anyone, for that matter!)

Across the Street, Making Disciples, RefugeesJeannie MarieAugust 30, 2019Comment

To Welcome or Not to Welcome Refugees? Overcoming Fear

How do we overcome fear of welcoming refugees to our country, so that we can love and protect them as Jesus would?

Across the Street, RefugeesJeannie MarieJune 13, 2019Comment

Welcoming the Foreigner is a Deeply Biblical Practice

We have the responsibility, and yes, adventure, to welcome Somalian women like Jamilah who enter our country—just like Heidi, Genie and her American friends did. How did they start? What did they do?

Across the Street, RefugeesJeannie MarieJune 13, 2019Comment

The Global Challenge: Eat Refugee Rations

Take the Global Challenge Refugee Rations and eat oatmeal, flour, beans, and rice for five days while you pray for refugees around the world.

Global Challenges, Refugees, For Church Leaders, MobilizationJeannie MarieSeptember 29, 2018Comment