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Seeking Refuge

August 14, 2016

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Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis

Stephan Bauman, Matthew Soerens, and Dr. Issam Smeir. Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2016.

224 pages
ISBN: 978-0802414885
ASIN: B01C828YS2

Summary

In Seeking Refuge, three experts from World Relief, a global organization serving refugees, offer a practical, well-rounded, well-researched guide to the pressing refuge issue. Drawing from history, public policy, psychology, cultural awareness, many personal stories, and their own unique Christian worldview, the authors offer a compelling portrayal of the plight of refugees and the extraordinary opportunity North Americans have to love and help these people in dire need.

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