by Bryn Kirk I know I should not hold my breath but I can’t help it. The father in our Karenni refugee family started a new job last week! He completed a 40 hour week; 4 ten-hour days Monday through Thursday. So far so good! I think I can let my breath out. His job […]
Since being dismissed from his ever-so-brief temp-to-hire position, the husband/father in our refugee family has run out of options for income. He must pay $575 a month for his one bedroom apartment. He currently has $140.00 to his name. Our refugee resettlement funds are used up, the Matching Grant program is finished, and job prospects are thin. […]
Day 28 Food cards arrived in the mail today! As one of our team members was attempting to explain the card and its usage to the family a 7th grade bilingual Burmese boy walked in. He was able to interpret some of the details simplifying the conversation. I often point out that interpreters are not […]
Day 23 Wow, there was a lot happening today… First thing this morning I got a call from one of our co-chairs. She had gotten a call saying that a wash machine repair person would be at the house at 8:30 this morning, wondering if she could meet him there. She agreed. She was wondering […]
Day 16 This is the first chance we’ve had to get the resettlement team back together since the family arrived just over two weeks ago. Even so, we had only a total of 6 people available for the meeting. We’d usually hope for more, but things are moving forward pretty good, so a small core […]
