Well, for starters, we’re still here and we’re still working to encourage and equip the body of Christ to love and serve our Middle Eastern and refugee neighbors.
First, in Iraq, our team is doing well and has finished out the school year. The Medes School has been partly in person and partly online. We do have team members who have stayed over the summer and continue to serve, but we are actively looking for more! (Apply here!)
In Greece, the refugee population is particularly vulnerable to both health and economic difficulties. However, we are unable to send teams as Greece is restricting Americans as well as quarantine times making short trips impractical. Please continue to pray for the refugee population during this stressful season.
Locally, our summer programs pivoted to providing crafts and books for kids to take home instead of gathering together as a group. We have successfully implemented distance learning for ESL, and we don’t know when it will be the right time to return to in person classes. In the meantime, our Sew for Hope seamstresses have sewn over 8,000 masks for local clinics, churches, businesses, and first responders. Some of the Sew For Hope classes have moved online as well. We are so proud of these ladies!
How can you help? We have finished collecting items for a local food pantry, but we are accepting sewing materials for our sewing program (see list here!). We are very grateful for your financial gifts, as many Nashville families are struggling and we have some added costs for online programs. We so appreciate your gifts both for our ongoing work and also for the continuing renovation of the sewing center!
