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Mu Naw - A Leader In The Making
Mu Naw hiking around our campsite in Southern Wyoming “This is so much fun!” The rain was coming down hard. I mean, hard . And it was...
Kris Schnepf
Jul 292 min read


World Refugee Day 2025: Behind Every Number Is A Story
Every year on World Refugee Day, the new number of forcibly displaced people is released. This year, the number is staggering -- 122...

Shawna Sheahen
Jun 206 min read


How Are You Loving Your Neighbors?
What matters is that if you are a Christ-follower, how are you loving your neighbors (no matter where they are from)?

Shawna Sheahen
Feb 65 min read



Jonathan Sheahen
Jun 20, 20240 min read


What's A Hug For?
At the start of the Fall, we took StreetLeaders and mentors to the Smoky Mountains on a hike more than 11 miles up and down Mt. LaConte,...

Jonathan Sheahen
Nov 22, 20233 min read


UrbanTrekkers - Summer Beach Trek Reflection
This summer, going on a Trekkers camping trip to the Gulf Islands National Seashore in the middle of July was an easy yes for me because...

Jonathan Sheahen
Sep 6, 20231 min read


*Hayat's Story (A story for World Refugee Day)
World Refugee Day is an opportunity to celebrate the strength and courage of refugees around the world and highlight their stories, and...

Jonathan Sheahen
Aug 2, 202313 min read


UrbanTrekkers- Honoring our Differences in Atlanta
Recently at the UPN after school program, we've been talking with the elementary students about differences–differences in our looks, our...

Jonathan Sheahen
Apr 4, 20233 min read


How to love your refugee neighbors near and far
Showing up and showing love for our refugee neighbors seems especially meaningful right now. The devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey...

Shawna Sheahen
Feb 14, 20234 min read


Filled with Hope
Dear friends and supporters, As we sit in this season of Advent and look back on our second full year of UPN, we are filled with hope. ✨...

Jonathan Sheahen
Dec 23, 20227 min read


UrbanTrekers: Blue Ridge Trek
The Carolina Mountains. The kickoff of summertime. 11 adults volunteering their time and talents. 8 teenagers from 5 different countries....

Jonathan Sheahen
Aug 24, 20225 min read


Celebrating and Supporting Our Refugee Friends
June 21st is #WorldRefugeeDay, a day meant to recognize and honor refugees and highlight ways to support them. Right now the number of...

Jonathan Sheahen
Aug 24, 20223 min read


UrbanTrekkers: Atlanta Trip
As Spring approached, we dreamed of exploring and learning about JUSTICE on an urban trek to Atlanta - a city with ample civil rights...

Jonathan Sheahen
Apr 15, 20226 min read


Love That Shows A Different Way
Today we want to share two stories of how we've seen our UPN family show love in action recently - the kind of love that we think Jesus...

Jonathan Sheahen
Apr 15, 20225 min read


What's on our heart lately...
We want to be honest with you. Over the last few weeks, our hearts have felt conflicted about whether we should be asking for money in...

Jonathan Sheahen
Sep 17, 20214 min read


One of the more hopeful things I've experienced...
I have had the honor of volunteering with UPN since it began last summer. Most of my roles, though, have been indirect or behind the...

Jonathan Sheahen
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Founders Reflection on Year 1
Dear friends, As we think back on all that God has done since we stepped out in faith and said yes to the vision that He gave us, it is...

Jonathan Sheahen
Aug 20, 20214 min read


A Summer of Rising Together
This summer, four college students chose to spend their summer working and growing as interns with UrbanPromise Nashville. Each story of...

Jonathan Sheahen
Aug 13, 20213 min read


CAMP RISE- all the feels for our first ever Summer Camp!
We just finished up six weeks of our very first UPN Summer Camp. So much joy was experienced on a daily basis at Camp Rise, and God...

Jonathan Sheahen
Jul 21, 20212 min read


RACE FOR REFUGE
UrbanPromise Nashville invites you to register your team for the Race for Refuge: A Nashville Refugee Simulation on July 17th from 8:30...

Jonathan Sheahen
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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