Because of a recent executive order, seven newly arrived refugee families in our community have been cut off from casework and financial support. In partnership with many organizations in town, including the Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative and other congregations, we are working to make up this gap. If you are able to contribute money to replace the money these families would have gotten from our government and meet their basic needs for their first three months in the US, please donate to the refugee support fund this link or https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z8YK/home or send a check to People’s Church and indicate it is for refugee support. If you have the time and skill to support these families as they adjust to life here, please reach out to Rev. Rachel (minister@peopleschurch.net, 269-389-9721) so she can connect you to the leaders of this effort. There will be other opportunities to help people in our community hurt by the actions of the federal government coming soon. Please pay attention to future congregational communications.