{"id":3789,"date":"2017-01-31T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2017-01-31T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T20:21:08","slug":"top-ten-resources-on-refugees-and-resettlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/top-ten-resources-on-refugees-and-resettlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Resources on Refugees and Resettlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aware of the special challenges refugees, migrants, and displaced persons face, ELCA World Hunger has long supported companions and partners that work with people who have been forced to leave their homes for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 Partners like Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service<\/a> (LIRS) and the Lutheran World Federation<\/a> (LWF) are critical actors in this work.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump\u2019s recent executive order to halt refugee resettlement in the United States for 120 days has elicited concern, fear, anger, and confusion from members of the ELCA, our ecumenical partners and our international companions.\u00a0 In response, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton released a statement reminding Lutherans and other Christians of our gospel call \u201cto welcome the stranger and treat the sojourner as we would our own citizens.\u201d\u00a0 At this point in time, we may also be reminded of Martin Luther\u2019s admonition to preachers:<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who are in the office [of ministry] and are called to do so shall rebuke their [rulers] boldly and openly\u2026To rebuke rulers is not seditious, provided it is done in the way here described: namely, by the office by which God has committed that duty, and through God\u2019s Word, spoken publicly, boldly, and honestly.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

Below are some key resources that may be useful to those called to \u201cspeak publicly, boldly, and honestly\u201d about the recent executive order and its effects.<\/p>\n

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  1. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton<\/a> affirms the ELCA\u2019s commitment \u201cto continuing ministries of welcome that support and build communities around the country and stand firmly against any policies that result in scaling back the refugee resettlement program.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. The Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance<\/a> jointly issued a statement, calling the ban \u201can abysmal failure of compassion and responsibility.\u201d LWF also has a short video with a powerful reminder: \u201cRefugees lose many things when they flee, but never their human rights.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0ELCA\u2019s Social Message on Immigration<\/a> (1998)<\/li>\n
  4. ELCA World Hunger offers some food for thought in this blog post on Lutheran faith and refugees<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Hear the story of the Kafley family resettling in Chicago, Illinois<\/a>, thanks to support from ELCA World Hunger and RefugeeOne.<\/li>\n
  6. Learn how\u00a0 St. Andrew\u2019s Refugee Service in Cairo, Egypt<\/a>, accompanies refugee youth with warm meals, psychosocial support and education.<\/li>\n
  7. Hear the reactions of refugees<\/a> awaiting resettlement as they get news of the ban in Dadaab, the largest cluster of refugee camps in the world.<\/li>\n
  8. Advocate for change. Join ELCA Advocacy in lifting your voice in support of refugees and migrants by participating in this critical advocacy action<\/a>. Visit Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)<\/a>, a long-time partner of ELCA World Hunger, and learn steps you can take to advocate for refugees and migrants.<\/li>\n
  9. The intercessory prayer for February 5, 2017, from Sundays and Seasons<\/a> is particularly timely and scripturally relevant, for those with a subscription. For those without a subscription, LIRS offers some great resources for remembering refugees<\/a> in your worship and prayers.<\/li>\n
  10. Support the ongoing accompaniment of refugees<\/a> and many other programs made possible by gifts to ELCA World Hunger. Through ELCA World Hunger, this church supports needed programs in refugee camps, protection and advocacy for migrants and refugees, and resettlement efforts through our network of companions and partners. Consider ELCA Good Gifts, such as feeding a refugee family for one week<\/a> or for one month<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    [1]<\/a> Luther\u2019s \u201cCommentary on Psalm 82,\u201d Luther\u2019s Works<\/em> vol. 13, pages 49-51. Quoted in Carter Lindberg, \u201cLuther and the Common Chest,\u201d in Carter Lindberg and Paul Wee, eds., The Forgotten Luther: Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation<\/em> (Minneapolis: Lutheran University Press, 2016.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Aware of the special challenges refugees, migrants, and displaced persons face, ELCA World Hunger has long supported companions and partners that work with people who have been forced to leave their homes for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 Partners like Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are critical actors in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[51,772,17526,69,6316,232],"class_list":["post-3789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post","tag-advocacy","tag-bishop","tag-elca-advocacy","tag-elca-world-hunger","tag-lirs","tag-refugees"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTop Ten Resources on Refugees and Resettlement - ELCA World Hunger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore key resources you and your congregation can use to focus on refugee resettlement and the work of ELCA World Hunger.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/top-ten-resources-on-refugees-and-resettlement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Ten Resources on Refugees and Resettlement - ELCA World Hunger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore key resources you and your congregation can use to focus on refugee resettlement and the work of ELCA World Hunger.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/top-ten-resources-on-refugees-and-resettlement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ELCA World Hunger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-01-31T20:21:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan P. 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