Church World Service

[Bengalzona]

(12-24-2016, 12:08 PM)xxlt Wrote: I just saw a NY Times headline about Church World Service (CWS) staff and volunteers getting ready to welcome a family of Syrian refugees to America. My first thought was it sounded like a nice story, particularly during the Christmas/holiday season. I couldn't help wondering how many "good Christians" would be outraged by the thought of this story, even as it warmed my heart.

But more than anything I wondered what kind of crazy church was doing this. Surely, not Christian - lest those of my outraged brethren of Christian orientation have their blood boil even hotter. But, thanks to the interwebs, I learned the CWS is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian denominations which has been providing refugee assistance around the world since just after WWII. I thought that was pretty cool, and was surprised I had never heard of CWS. So, had any of you heard of CWS before? Do you love their mission? Hate it? Tell us what you think of this organization.

I have heard of them before. But they are pretty 'low key'. I have to wonder if they sought out the NY Times or if the NY Times sought them out.

(12-24-2016, 12:17 PM)GMDino Wrote: Never heard of them.

Many religious organizations do good things...usually those are the ones we don't hear about.

A wise Presbyterian pastor I know (unbelievabily enough a Steelers fan from Pittsburgh) once explained it to me this way: "It's good to go out and do good things. Just don't tell anyone that you did it. That ruins it."