LEADERSHIP WITH A DESIRE TO SEE CHURCHES WORLDWIDE EQUIPPED, EMPOWERED, AND ENGAGED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

Featuring Myal Greene, President/CEO, World Relief

June 2024

Myal Greene became President and CEO of World Relief in 2021 after serving for fourteen years within the organization. His vision is to see every person and every community transformed by the power of God’s love.  

As President and CEO, Myal Greene leads a team of over 2,000 staff and 95,000 volunteers who are together, serving over 7 million people in 20 countries. Prior to serving in this capacity he directed ministry operations for World Relief in Rwanda and Africa. More recently he served as Senior Vice President of International Programs where he played a key role in increasing support for international programming for World Relief. 

He was first drawn to the world of World Relief due to his faith and how he saw the interconnectedness of Jesus Christ and the evident love He had for the poor. After attending college, he worked on Capital Hill in Washington D.C. and was also active in the young adult ministry at his church. He was attending a conference with this young adult ministry where two speakers from World Relief talked about the HIV crisis in Africa and how the church was responding to it. This was his first exposure to World Relief which led to him looking at jobs with World Relief which led to an initial position in Rwanda. He moved to several different positions which ultimately resulted in him serving as Country Director for Rwanda. During his time in Rwanda he developed World Relief’s church-based programming model that is currently being used in nine countries. He eventually moved back to the United States to head the International Programs Division. 

Myal Greene’s work in Rwanda not only impacted his work for World Relief, but also affected his personal faith. He has said that he has come to see the body of believers, the church, as God’s chosen means to restore the world. This means being committed to His work of reconciliation and restoration. 

As President and CEO of World Relief, Myal Greene brings a passion for empowering local churches and communities to confront injustice, poverty, and violence in their own communities and around the world to the organization. The work of World Relief is accomplished through partnerships with churches, governments, donors, and civil society to implement programs that can address root causes of injustice. Myal Greene’s advocacy and desire to not only serve those in need around the world, but also to equip the church to do the same is an inspiration. We G.L.O.B.A.L. is grateful for leaders like Myal Greene who see partnership and collaboration as the key to address root causes of injustice. 

DEDICATED TO SEEKING JUSTICE FOR THE OPPRESSED

Featuring Ann Buwalda

Founder/Senior Attorney, Just Law International, PC

Executive Director, Jubilee Campaign, USA

June 2024

Ann Buwalda’s professional life has been dedicated to seeking justice for the oppressed within the United States and around the world. She is a recognized human rights and immigration attorney, founder and senior attorney of Just Law International an immigration law firm, executive director of an extensive human rights organization, and serves in numerous capacities for various NGOs, working groups, and education institutions focused on serving those in need around the world. She has advocated for and served individuals around the world in places often considered to be some of the most difficult places to address injustice such as Nigeria, Mauritania, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea, Eritrea, and many other countries.

While she was a student at Regent University School of Law, Ann Buwalda heard the call to seek justice for the oppressed. Through reading the book of Jeremiah she heard the call on her life to help the persecuted church. This call has been imbedded in her life's work as an attorney and advocate. Through Just Law International, she helps individuals seeking asylum and refugee status from around the world and is often at the forefront of many of international crises such as the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

Ann Buwalda’s work for Jubilee Campaign USA started in 1991 when she began directing Jubilee Campaign USA, which focuses on international religious freedom, advocating for the release of prisoners of conscience, the resettlement of refugees, and combating trafficking. Jubilee Campaign’s work is often in countries that imprison, terrorize, and otherwise oppress minorities. This work also involves networking with other Non-Governmental Organizations to present accurate information and make recommendations to the United Nations organs.

In addition to her advocacy and legal work, Ann Buwalda has dedicated her time to equip future generations. She has served as an adjunct professor teaching Immigration Law and International Religious Freedom Law at Regent University. Additionally she has taught Refugee and Human Rights Law as an adjunct professor at Handong International Law School in Korea. 

Ann Buwalda’s dedication to serving the oppressed around the world is an inspiration. Her efforts in collaboration with other dedicated individuals and groups have resulted in the release of individuals imprisoned for their faith, the resettlement of countless individuals seeking refuge from the United States, and many other accomplishments on behalf of the oppressed in this world. Her dedication and work is a light and a testament to what can be accomplished even in places perceived as being some of the darkest and most difficult places to address injustice.