Willow Creek Community Church 67 East Algonquin Rd South Barrington, IL 60010 Room B104/106
Located on the corners of Algonquin Rd (Rt. 62) and Barrington Rd. in South Barrington. Once on the WCCC campus, park in lot "B" and enter the Chapel lobby (building "B").
Go down the stairs to room 104/106.
What would you take with you if you had to leave your home in 5 minutes? How would you survive as you fled? Who could you rely on to help you as you flee? Where would you go? What would you do in a new country where you don't speak the language?
Join us to learn more about refugees, volunteering with Exodus World Service or to investigate cross-cultural interaction! Immerse yourself in experiments in culture, interactive learning about the refugee experience and learn to recognize the culture we bring into our everyday.
Contact Julie Carlsen to learn more about this Cross-Cultural and Refugee Issues Orientation or to RSVP. This training will prepare you to volunteer with a refugee family as a New Neighbor Volunteer – but there is no obligation if you attend. All are welcome! Please let me know if you're planning to come or have any questions and invite others to come with you.
Exodus World Service New Neighbor Program: A Discussion... James Reng, a refugee from Sudan, and Ralph Keiser, a volunteer, discuss their involvement in the Exodus World Service New Neighbor Program and the strong friendship they've formed as a result. Click Here
Exodus World Service Mobilizes Throughout The World... Exodus World Service mobilizes support for refugees not only here in America, but throughout the world. The Boaz Trust of Manchester, England is currently using Exodus' "Seven Biblical Principles for the Care and Nurture of Refugees" to inspire participants in its Endurance Lent Challenge.
The Boaz Trust (www.boaztrust.org.uk) is a Christian organization that serves destitute asylum seekers. Its special Lenten program challenges individuals to live for one week like someone who has been refused asylum. That includes limiting their diet to the meager contents of a Red Cross Food Parcel. Many have already accepted the challenge and are about to experience some of the despair faced by rejected asylum seekers.
What would you take with you if you had to leave your home in 5 minutes? How would you survive as you fled? Who could you rely on to help you as you flee? Where would you go? What would you do in a new country where you don't speak the language?