Our Family from the Congo

About a month ago we decided to volunteer with the International Rescue Committee (www.theirc.org) to help refugee families in Boise. We thought it would be nice if we could help refugee families get settled. They assigned us to a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had escaped from the Mobutu regime and lived in Tanzania for ten years. They are a family of eleven and I can't imagine the culture shock and the difficulty of adapting to living here. They speak French and Swahili but are learning English. They are a wonderful family.

The last couple of weeks we have been taking them to church. It's been wonderful to see everyone greet them and try make them feel welcome, but isn't that what we are supposed to do?

If you want to see photos of Anzuruni and Anjelani and the rest of the family, click on their picture on the right side of this blog.