Refugee Highway Partnership Purpose Statement
Because of our God-inspired love for refugees, and the biblical mandate to care for the alien, and because of our conviction that we can do this best by collaborating; the Refugee Highway Partnership seeks to create a build community that:
· Facilitates more effective ministry
· Stimulates strategic initiatives
· Envisions and equips the church
so that refugee ministries are strengthened and more refugees are served.
· Facilitates more effective ministry
· Stimulates strategic initiatives
· Envisions and equips the church
so that refugee ministries are strengthened and more refugees are served.
The Refugee Highway Partnership is coordinated by a team of leaders from diverse organizations around the world. Leadership Council members include (listed alphabetically):
Tom Albinson - Refugee Churches Focus Group Facilitator, President of International Association for Refugees (IAFR) and World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Ambassador for Refugees
Judi Bastin - South Pacific Facilitator, Refugee Educator (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Ann Buwalda - Advocacy Focus Group Facilitator, Director of Jubilee Campaign
Aiah Foday-Khabenje - Africa Facilitator, Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA)
James Grunau - Canada Facilitator, Executive Director of Journey Home Community
Kirt Lewis - US Facilitator, Director of World Relief Sacramento Field Office
Adrienne Livingston - Trafficking Focus Group Facilitator, Global Missionary with World Venture
Camille Melki - Middle East Facilitator, Executive Director of Heart for Lebanon
Jose Prado - Brazil / Latin America Facilitator, Mais Numundo and Rede Evangelica Brasilerisa de Apoio ao Refugiado (Brazilian Evangelical Network for Supporting Refugees).
Mark Orr - Advisor to to RHP Leadership Council, Executive Director of Lead555
Brian O’Connell - Chair Leadership Council, President of REACT Services
Grace Shepherd - Database Facilitator, Canadian Global Response
Jude Simion - Southeast Asia Facilitator Barnabas Fund
Paul Sydnor - Lausanne Global Diaspora Network, International Association for Refugees
Kari Tassia - Europe Facilitator, YWAM Europe
Kari and Maija Tassia - Prayer Focus Group Facilitators, YWAM Europe
Godfrey Yogarajah - South Asia Facilitator, National Christian Evangelical Association of Sri Lanka (NCEASL)
Judi Bastin - South Pacific Facilitator, Refugee Educator (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Ann Buwalda - Advocacy Focus Group Facilitator, Director of Jubilee Campaign
Aiah Foday-Khabenje - Africa Facilitator, Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA)
James Grunau - Canada Facilitator, Executive Director of Journey Home Community
Kirt Lewis - US Facilitator, Director of World Relief Sacramento Field Office
Adrienne Livingston - Trafficking Focus Group Facilitator, Global Missionary with World Venture
Camille Melki - Middle East Facilitator, Executive Director of Heart for Lebanon
Jose Prado - Brazil / Latin America Facilitator, Mais Numundo and Rede Evangelica Brasilerisa de Apoio ao Refugiado (Brazilian Evangelical Network for Supporting Refugees).
Mark Orr - Advisor to to RHP Leadership Council, Executive Director of Lead555
Brian O’Connell - Chair Leadership Council, President of REACT Services
Grace Shepherd - Database Facilitator, Canadian Global Response
Jude Simion - Southeast Asia Facilitator Barnabas Fund
Paul Sydnor - Lausanne Global Diaspora Network, International Association for Refugees
Kari Tassia - Europe Facilitator, YWAM Europe
Kari and Maija Tassia - Prayer Focus Group Facilitators, YWAM Europe
Godfrey Yogarajah - South Asia Facilitator, National Christian Evangelical Association of Sri Lanka (NCEASL)