For any who may not have received Jill Hauschildt's e mail this morning, I am reproducing it below. I first became aware of the refugee population of Tucson through an organization called 4 Tucson (more about that another day), and was encouraged to hear that many churches are now adopting refugees. But, as Jill reminds us, the needs are great.
Dear Dove Mountain members,
I'm sorry for using all your emails, but I wanted to get the word out as soon as possible. There is an urgent need for blankets among some of our refugee families here in Tucson. Many of these folks have recently come from refugee camps where they had literally nothing and have arrived with literally nothing. Although they have apartment housing, many of them cannot afford to turn on the heat, and they are cold at night. We visited with one family who had 8-10 people living in one apartment with only 4 thin blankets.
I am asking that each of you look through your closets and see if there might be an extra blanket you could spare. It does not have to be new - just clean and in fairly decent shape.
Please bring what you can spare to church on Sunday. We will make sure they are distributed to those in need.
Extra picture calendars would also be welcome. Their apartments are very sparsely furnished, and a colorful calendar (especially with different scenes of America or nature) would liven up a wall and also give an opportunity for learning English words. (I know I get more calendars than I can use each year, and maybe some of you also have extras.)
Thank you very much for your practical love toward these newcomers to our country.
In Jesus,
Jill Hauschildt
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