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12 inspiring stories of refugee welcome from around the world

12 inspiring stories of refugee welcome from around the world

Sometimes we need our faith in humanity to be restored.

Faith/Life, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldSeptember 14, 2015refugee, asylum seeker, welcome, Juha Sipila, Hungary, Budapest refugees, racism, First Home Project, José "Pepe" Mujica, Pope Francis, Vatican, Light the Dark, Syrian

10 reasons why Christians need to welcome Muslim refugees with open arms

10 reasons why Christians need to welcome Muslim refugees with open arms

There have been very few global tests of our faith as stark as this.

Activism/Politics, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldSeptember 8, 2015refugee, Muslim, radical hospitality, ISIS, Islam, Christianity, tribalism, Jesus

Jesus was a refugee.

Jesus was a refugee.

4 Biblical responses to a humanitarian crisis.

Activism/Politics, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldSeptember 2, 2015

Is prostitution a human right?

Is prostitution a human right?

Why Amnesty International is wrong and what you can do about it.

Activism/Politics, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldAugust 26, 2015

How to partner with a poor church without screwing everything up

How to partner with a poor church without screwing everything up

It's going to take more than rhetoric to be truly empowering.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/Charity, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldAugust 18, 2015empowerment, partnership, church, mission, missionary, resources, Luke 9, Jesus

Entrepreneurship in the slum - 5 lessons from a flip-flip business

Entrepreneurship in the slum - 5 lessons from a flip-flip business

Here's what I learnt from a young orphan who came to me for a loan.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldAugust 11, 2015social business, social entrepreneurship, micro loans, risk, slum

Facebook's internet drone for the poor and Alongsiders

Facebook's internet drone for the poor and Alongsiders

The internet is one of the main fuels we use to ignite this movement to reach the world's most vulnerable children

Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldAugust 1, 2015Alongsiders, Facebook, technology, grassroots movement for change, internet drone

We need to rethink the idea of ‘moving to a “better” suburb’

We need to rethink the idea of ‘moving to a “better” suburb’

Is this just a nuanced way of talking about moving away from the poor?

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldJuly 28, 2015relocation, incarnation, neighborhood, Theology of Place

3 ways I respond to overwhelming injustice

3 ways I respond to overwhelming injustice

These responses are not sinful or unnecessary. Let's rediscover their importance...

Faith/Life, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldJuly 21, 2015lament, anger, injustice, mindfulness

4 unexpected blessings from raising kids in a slum

4 unexpected blessings from raising kids in a slum

No school could teach my children the things they are learning growing up in this community.

Ministry/Missions, Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldJuly 13, 2015children, slum, perspective, parenting, blessing, affluence, poverty, drugs, addiction