Thank you so much to those who have donated and are planning to donate furniture and clothing. Your generosity is much appreciated and very much needed. Here are a few pictures from Thursday when we delivered a sofa, sewing table, and table and chairs to two families.
Ku Ku (19 years old, perched on edge of sofa) with Pla Shee (9 years old, 3rd from right) and friends lounging on their new sofa. Ku Ku and her family have lived in the U.S. for 8 weeks.
Pu Lu (holding Jasmila, 1) and Pa Mu, the proud recipient of a sewing machine and table.
While most of the Karen refugee families are Baptist, there is a smaller group of Karen refugees that are Muslim. To generaliz, we've found that they seem to have a more difficult time adjusting to life in the U.S. perhaps because it is harder for them to connect to a mosque in the Dallas area. We've been helping the family below for about 1.5 years, and they have a son, Mohammid, who is only 2 days older than Kai.
This four year old fell off the 3rd floor balcony of his family's apartment about 6 months ago. He knocked out a few of his teeth, but other than that just scared everyone to death. Since then we've been trying to encourage families to tie plastic fencing to close the gaps between the bars on the balconies above the first floor. Apparently the apartment complexes where most of the refugees live do not have to comply with safety regulations and are grandfathered in because they were built before new laws were passed.
Kai and Mohammid getting to know each other.
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