Shifting Focus and Priorities

Sewing projects made at the Women's Sewing program.

From May 9, 2022

A few new families are still arriving from neighboring countries or US bases in the Middle East. Of the ones who have been here in the USA since fall 2021, some are finding long-term housing, but many are still in hotels. Our focus is shifting as we continue to reach out to families in all three of those situations and we are now offering the following programs:

• Men’s Driving Class

• Men’s ESL classes

• Women’s sewing

• Tutoring for school children

• Providing used bicycles for adults

• Special group events with local church partners

Almost all of the families attending these programs do not have cars yet, but we are thanking God that we have donated to us another passenger van, from one of our friends at Bridge of Hope who are serving Afghan families. We are also thankful to the San Diego office of Jane Oak Law Firm for their partnership in providing immigration clinics.

CURRENT NEEDS

• A female to volunteer to drive our van to bring women to our sewing program and kids to tutoring.

• Finances to support our staff and overhead expenses

• Church partners and families are willing to develop friendships with families who need local friends to help with transportation and are willing to be hosted as guests in their hotel rooms or their homes.

Please write us for information about any of these programs and consider donating to our work. Information about donating is found on this page.