Saint Luke’s is getting back in the refugee resettlement mission and we have already been assigned a family (Mother, Father and two young boys, ages two and five) to welcome next Wednesday!
We are partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and five other Presbyterian churches in our area to support an Afghan family who was forced to leave their country. These families are already here in our country and many are still housed in temporary housing or on military bases. Our current housing crunch is making the task of resettling these families very difficult, which makes our work even more vital.
Our first step in preparing to support a family is to collect the various household items which will help make their apartment a comfortable home. To facilitate the donation process among the churches, we have developed a Sign-Up Genius with all of the required items listed. Please look through the list of items and see if there are things that you can provide. You can supply new items or used items that you may have that you no longer need or that you have replaced. With all of us working together, we hope that this will go smoothly!
Click on the link here to access the Sign-Up Genius:
www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13574DE0FA4CDEAC5A09-ircinatlanta
Note that the sign-up form has multiple tabs at the top of the page for the various groups of household items. Please check them all to see how you might contribute! Also note that for now we are assuming a family size of four persons; that may change once we know more about the specific family assigned to us. We’ll handle that if necessary when the time comes.
We will be in touch with you about how these items will be collected. Dave Huffman (former Saint Luke’s member) will be the apartment setup coordinator. If you have any questions you can contact Ellen Womack at 770-595-7057 [email protected] or Dave Huffman of Pleasant Hill Presbyterian, at 770-378-4226 or email him at [email protected] .
Thank you for your prayerful consideration in this mission as we work to help these vulnerable children of God.