Day One-Morning: Everyone finally settled and got some much needed sleep and got excited for the next day's activities. Some people woke up early, went for a run, other shot some hoops, and it was time for breakfast before we took off. Our first stop of the morning was a training downtown Atlanta at the Lutheran Services of Georgia (LSG) offices. Our host for the day, Melanie, trained our group about refugee services offered by LSG, struggles faced by refugees prior to resettling, the process of resettlement, and what life after resettlement looks like. Our group learned about how our volunteer
work directly contributes to the services being provided.
Day One-Afternoon: After our visit to LSG, we had resting time in between. We visited a park closer to our next service area, where we had our lunch and enjoyed exploring nature and playing on the playground. Then we were off to our next activity area with the INSPIRE program, led by Natalie, which serves middle school refugee students. We helped run after school activities including homework help, soccer, frisbee, enrichment activities and art activities. The day started well, and ended great! We met and learned from refugee kids from Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Burma. They met and learned from us representing Burundi/Oregonian, California, Congo DR/Oregonian, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and North Dakota. We also talked about college and the Concordia experience. Now time to head back, eat some dinner, play some basketball, and relax!
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