Mission to International Refugees
Why International Ministry?
As a local Place of Engagement, there is a tremendous opportunity to serve the physical, cultural, and emotional support needs of refugees we identify through Refugee Resources using ABFs in partnership with this ministry.
What are the objectives?
- Meet immediate needs i.e.: furniture, bedding, food.
- Teach culturally sensitive issues through relationships.
- Provide ESL training.
- Provide job skill training.
- Provide a camp experience for the students.
What is the strategy?
- ABF Partnership with Refugee Resources. Refugee Resources is a non-profit organization lead by Alysa Marx. This organization exists to meet the objectives described above.
- Increase the number of ABF’s partnering with this ministry.
Occupations, skills projected for this Place of Engagement: Relationship builders, persons with compassion, good organizers, persons who can motivate others to donate basic needs, persons with sensitivity, persons with the gift of hospitality, persons interested in learning about others from foreign countries, persons who have time to devote on a regular basis, persons who can effectively communicate the Gospel.
