| Words of Welcome, an eNewsletter from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
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Portraits of Freedom:
World Refugee Day 2010 |
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| World Refugee Day is a time for remembering the plight of refugees throughout the world. It’s a time for reflecting on how we can become more hospitable. And it’s a time for returning thanks for the privilege of being able to welcome refugees to safety. This month several former refugees express thanks for their newfound freedom in the United States. Read more. |
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Is this not the fast which I choose, to loosen the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke?
-- Isaiah 58:6, NRSV |
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Words of Welcome is a monthly eNewsletter of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, a cooperative agency of the ELCA, LCMS and LELCA. We welcome your feedback. Send compliments, corrections and ideas to wow@lirs.org. Unless otherwise noted, the articles in Words of Welcome are not copyrighted, and may be republished with the following statement: “Reproduced courtesy of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, www.lirs.org.” Photographs may not be reproduced without permission.
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