World Refugee Day: June 20, 2009

I just saw Angelina Jolie talking about the worldwide crisis of refugees on CNN. I first learned about the plight of refugees during my time working with International Teams. The Refugee Highway (a site dedicated to serving refugees around the world) has an interesting article which lists people from the Bible who would fall under the definition of refugee.

Organizations that are working with refugees:
World Relief- Partner with churches and connect them with refugees who seek asylum in the USA.
Crossing Borders- Serving refugees and orphans who have fled from North Korea.
World Vision- Serving and helping the poor world wide
Ride for the Refugees- Want to serve refugees and not sure where to start? Join the ride for the refugee with some friends to raise awareness and funds for refugee ministries.

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Global Zero is an organization that is working towards a world without nuclear weapons. They just released an interactive map that is both disturbing and informative.

Don't Forget the North Korean Refugees

We just watch this Korean drama called The Crossing which follows the story of one refugee family from North Korea. The movie was very well done and a powerful illustration of the plight of North Koreans.

One of the Blogs I follow called The Big Picture focused on North Korea this week and had some amazing photos. Click on the Picture to see the album.


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