Tag: refugee crisis

Spokane’s new International Rescue Committee office (IRC Spokane) has helped relocate 100 refugees since they opened their doors in spring of 2022. Families and individuals served from this office have come from Syria, Guatemala, Myanmar and Vietnam. In the next few weeks, they will be serving Ethiopian and Congolese clients.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind -- 2 Timothy 1:7, KJV

The conversation will continue this week at Pub Talk. Pub Talk is a monthly even organized by FāVS where folks can tip a pint, share a snack and discuss further what was said at Coffee Talk.

SpokaneFaVS will have a Coffee Talk discussion about the Refugee Crisis on Oct. 3

When the current refugee crisis in Europe started receiving mainstream attention, I thought that it was interesting that the Western world only then started talking about it

Europe’s refugee crisis has inspired faith communities across the continent to open their doors to the newcomers and advocate for more state and private help, but the urgency of their calls and the depth of responses to them vary from country to country: