"We’re launching the Welcome Corps, a private sponsorship initiative that will create new opportunities for private Americans to directly sponsor refugees from around the world who are here fleeing conflict, fleeing persecution.” — Assistant Secretary Julieta Valls Noyes of U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration More: https://welcomecorps.org/ | U.S. Department of State

VOLUNTEER STORIES — YULIA FROM FINLAND Welcome to Volunteer Stories — where members of our community share what it’s like to live, serve, and grow at Diamond Mountain. This week, we’re hearing from Yulia, who has traveled from Finland to volunteer with us several times. Each stay has shifted something meaningful in her life — both here in the desert and back home. In her words: “Life in Finland also changed for better after every time I volunteered there. Why? Because helping others and doing go