World Relief partners with local evangelical churches to bring relief to suffering people and restores hope through ministries that address poverty, disease, hunger, persecution and the effects of war and disasters. In some of the world’s poorest nations, World Relief’s community banking or microfinance program (rooted in the church) is helping thousands of families escape poverty’s vicious cycle. More than 85,000 families are benefiting from life-changing loans, also called “life-loans”.