This Friday, September 23, Asha’s Refuge will begin English Conversation Classes with refugee women in their homes.  While we meet with the women, we will also be meeting with their children in another home to continue teaching them skills for Kindergarten readiness.  We are excited about these classes as it will give our refugee friends a great way to practice their English conversation.  Conversational speech has been difficult for them to accomplish.  We hope that we can offer some help as well as offer some fun and practical ways of learning the English language.  We will teach and work on crafts together, cooking, sewing projects, personal health and hygiene, job skills, cultural understanding and so much more.

Asha’s Refuge will need rotating volunteers who are willing to share and lead our refugee friends with a craft project or other lesson.  We will also need rotating volunteers to work with our staff and the children in a separate refugee home.  We are currently trying to do these classes on Fridays.  Many of our supporters have already shared some creative craft and helpful teaching ideas.  We are excited about bringing others gifts into the picture all the while helping our refugee friends achieve successful resettlement. If you have some time on Fridays from 9:30-12:30 we would love to have your help.  In the next few weeks, we will be working on a schedule that will detail the dates and classes we plan to offer.  If your interesting in helping with leading a craft, we will need to know so we can add you to our schedule.  You will need to provide lesson or craft supplies for approximately 8-10 refugee women for your class.  Please contact us for more details.

Wednesdays will be our day of visiting and preparation for Fridays.  Asha’s Refuge’s available staff and volunteers will begin meeting at a designated meeting spot for prayer and then will go two by two or in three’s to encourage, visit and help our refugee friends in their homes.  These visits will be in addition to the other weekday visits that Asha’s Refuge staff makes and will seek to offer additional support, encouragement, followup and friendship from the community to our friends.  We will remind our friends about their upcoming Friday English Conversational Class/Kindergarten Readiness Class at this time.

Asha’s Refuge is currently prayerfully looking for larger space to hold our classes in.  We are excited about this time with our friends in their homes and look forward to what is in store for us.