Church World Service Feature!!!
"Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more." - Louis L'Amour
The video for Church World Service is posted!
Church World Service: Immigration and Resettlement Programs is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Their primary mission is to aid in the transition and resettlement of refugees who seek safe asylum from their home country. Whenever a citizen of a country fears for their life, due to corrupt governments threatening their livelihood, they can apply for refugee status through the United Nations. Once granted, they may relocate to another country quickly. The concern with many refugees, however, is how they will acclimate and adapt to their new environment. This is where CWS comes in. They are a guiding hand for the thousands of refugees that travel to the United States each year. They walk them through the refugee process, connect them with family in the U.S., provide ESL classes, and provide a safe haven of community.
Our time with CWS was a cherished one. We learned about our country, how we take in more refugees than any other country in the world. We learned about our neighbors, how sometimes you have to look a little deeper to gain an understanding of them. We learned about ourselves, about how we really don't know anything when it comes to reality outside of the US.
But, most importantly, we learned about hospitality. We learned that even when you have next to nothing, you can still put a smile on, and enjoy the company around you.
That's the easiest way to dispel fear: help each other out. A simple, but lasting lesson that has been a theme of this trip.
Enjoy the feature!
Notes:
We are currently on our two week break from travel. We flew back to North Carolina and are currently enjoying our time with family and friends. We will be back on the road starting April 4th.
Yes, we have created a bracket for the NCAA tournament. Yes, it is already busted. No, we are not cheering for Duke.
Thanks everyone!
Reader Comments
1 commentsI NEED HELP FROM THIS ORGANIZATION
From: samukakonneh, 05/25/12 03:44 PM
Dear Sir/Madam,
How are you doing I hope all is well with you, I will really like to
have a good relationship with your organization and I have a special
reason why I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my
situation here I’m in Conakry -Guinea. I am writing this mail to you
with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, my name is
Samuka M Konneh. Am 28 years old man from Liberian, the only son of
Late Mr. Musa Konneh who was killed by his Business partner. My late
father was importer and exporter of many types of business. My father
was killed by his Business partner.
My father Business partner sent armed robbers to kill all the members
of my family because my father was progressing more than him. The
armed robbers came around 1: am in the night they killed my father my
mother and my two small brothers. Am the only survived in my family
because I was not in the house when the criminals came I was in the
school hostel. Am the only survive of my family so I managed to make
my way to the nearby country Guinea Conakry, where am now residing in
a refugee camp in for the sake of my life.
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am
receiving from my step mother since I loss my parents. She planned to
take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since
the unexpected death of my beloved Father.
Her aim was to kill me too so that she have taken every thing my father left.
Meanwhile I wanted to escape to but she hides away my international
passport and other valuable traveling documents to unknown destination
she no way to be found. Luckily she did not discover where I kept
myself. So I decided to run to the refugee camp in Guinea-Conakry
where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High
Commission for the Refugee here in Conakry, Republic of Guinea.
I wish to contact your good organization personally for assistance.
My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US $6.7 Million (Six
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) in Finance Firm with my name
as the next of kin when he was alive.
As you will help me for humanism and I will like to complete my
studies in your country as I was in my school before I escaped to this
country Guinea to safe my life.
There are many of organization in this country, which help refugee but
am looking forward to you.
As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I
will put things into action immediately.
For all of this reason kindly used your humanitarian to assite me.
Thank you
Samuka M Konneh
Contact: muhamedfathersam@gmail.com