Refugee Ministry: Adopting a Refugee Family from Afghanistan

Saint James is in the process of adopting a refugee family from Afghanistan, who more than likely will be admitted to the U.S. under the SIV (Special Immigration VISA) program. We are working very closely with Greenwich Presbyterian Church and expect to have a family assigned to us any day now. For this ministry to work, we specifically need the following volunteers:  

1) One to two males who are willing to be our parish representatives to work with the family. We already have Joanne Charles and Christine Bobal to represent us, but very much need some males. This team of three to four persons will do the actual meeting with the family and facilitating arrangements for getting the family settled. All guidance will be provided by Joanne and Christine. This might require some daytime and some evening hours (up to five hours a week) and usually most of the arrangements can be done in a few weeks, 2) Anyone with any contacts in the car sales industry, please contact Joanne Charles, 3) People that can help with a furniture drive. Joanne Charles H 540-364-2989,

C 757-373-6967, jcharles1331@gmail.com

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