Across the globe, fruit trees will leaf out next spring, beehives will fill with wax and honey and farmers will access tools and seeds. Delicious stews will bubble atop environmentally-safe cookstoves, children will…
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Many thanks for all of your generous donations to help set up welcoming, comfortable households for our three Afghan families (see photos below). We had more donations than room in their new apartments…
Now that our three Afghan families are settled with the necessities (because of your generous donations!), we are kicking off a drive for specific items that are culturally, age, and size appropriate. These…
Happy Advent! Two of our kiddos baked these cupcakes to celebrate Advent in their home. The recipe was included in the Advent-to-Go box that was left on their doorstep, along with 59…
First Lutheran’s Welcoming Refugees project began as an idea in September. Members had been haunted by national news stories of the horror playing out as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. We pledged to…
It began with a parent’s concern during First Lutheran’s member-to-member Care Call outreach a couple of months ago: “…I have attended church at least weekly all of my life and, thus, this time…
There’s exciting news about First Lutheran’s Welcoming Refugees project: Lutheran Family Services (LFS) has matched us with a family of six. The parents in the family are ages 27 and 23. They have two daughters…
In October several First Lutheran members met to prayerfully consider what we as a welcoming community could offer to support Afghan refugees. The group took a leap of faith and agreed to sponsor…
As First Lutheran gets ready to support up to two Afghan refugee families, we first need to collect furnishings and other household items to set up their apartments. As you are willing and able,…
First Lutheran is gearing up to partner with Lutheran Family Services (LFS) to sponsor a refugee family from Afghanistan. Last week, LFS learned that their offices in Lincoln and Omaha will be receiving 470…
