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World Emergency Relief  

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  • World Emergency Relief (WER) is a Christian charity that focuses on disaster relief and community rebuilding. Nondenominational in nature, it describes itself in its mission statement as ‘an interdenominational fellowship of Christians worldwide,’ and incorporates Christian ministry into its approach. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; World Emergency Relief]

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