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Summer Book Drive

Our women’s English classes have been running for over 10 years now! It’s been beautiful to see our student body grow from just a handful in 2013 to having served 114 women in the past school year (and nearly 70 preschool aged children as well!). We ran a book drive last year and have been [...]

2024-04-30T11:47:16-05:00April 1st, 2024|Categories: Nashville|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Resources for Learning About the Refugee Crisis

Here is a short list of books, videos, and links that we have found helpful in learning about the refugee crisis. We hope these resources help you on your way to loving and serving your refugee neighbors at home and around the world. Obviously, the list is not exhaustive, but just gives you a place [...]

2020-10-27T11:14:28-05:00October 22nd, 2019|Categories: Europe|Tags: , , , , , |

“The Art of Coming Home” by Craig Storti – Book Review

I remember the first time someone asked me “How’s the reentry going?” I thought I might burst with happiness. Here was someone who understood what I was only just beginning to understand - that sometimes “coming home” was difficult and confusing and not all pleasant. And when everyone at “home” expects it to be easy [...]

2020-10-27T11:14:29-05:00September 24th, 2019|Categories: Home Office, Iraq|Tags: , , , , , , |

Read at Your Own Risk – “Once We Were Strangers” Book Review

I sat down to read this book because I was looking for something I could hand a potential volunteer to help them learn, grow, and shift expectations. I expected a neatly packaged story of helping a refugee to success, and I (in my pride) was prepared to look down my nose at him for his [...]

2020-10-27T11:14:31-05:00May 28th, 2019|Categories: Home Office, Nashville|Tags: , , , , , , |

Volunteer for Summer Feed and Read Program!

We had so much fun last summer bringing books, crafts, and activities to kids! Each week we served alongside our team of great volunteers to not only serve lunch, but also to entertain, inspire and educate. We get to do it again this summer and we need your help to be the hands and feet [...]

2020-10-27T11:14:31-05:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Nashville|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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