Learning with World Renew

Most of us learn best by doing. Sometimes a thing we’ve learned doesn’t seem real until we’ve done it in practice. The work of World Renew can seem distant and unclear to those of us who haven’t spent time in the midst of it, but opportunities abound to literally get our hands dirty. And you’re invited!

Perhaps the most well-known way that North Americans can participate in the work of World Renew is through Disaster Response Services. Those faithful volunteers who assist communities devastated by floods and hurricanes are in constant learning mode, from practicing their drywall skills to listening to homeowners tell about their experiences.

Another learning path with World Renew is through Discovery Tours: visits to international communities working with World Renew to transform themselves through community health, food security, and economic opportunities. Dorothy Verduyn participated in a 2024 Discovery Tour to Tanzania and Kenya. “It is truly inspiring to see the work that World Renew is accomplishing here in God's name,” she says. “The World Renew people are showing such love and passion for their work. It is not work for them; it is a calling! It is amazing and humbling to see how hard the Tanzanian people work, and yet they are smiling, happy, and friendly all the time. We could learn a lot from them!"

But not everyone has the time or means to travel, so we bring the world to you, too. Last year, World Renew launched a classroom curriculum with resources catered to three learning levels (preschool-grade 6, grades 7-9, and grades 10-12). The resources include three units: food security, refugee resettlement, and water. Designed to engage students to live into the call of Micah 6:8, this curriculum will encourage learners to live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Christ.

To sign up to be a Disaster Response Services volunteer or to participate in a Discovery Tour, visit worldrenew.net/volunteer (U.S.) or worldrenew.ca/volunteer (Canada).

Access the Equipped to Educate curriculum at worldrenew.ca/educate.