The Faces of Refugees

This weekend we housed a couple who are refugees from Nepal.  They now live in Clarkston, Ga and the Clarkston International Bible is ministering to them.  They came from intense persecution for their ethnicity and religion in Bhutan.  Most of the people visiting were Hindu but some were Christian but all were exiled to Nepal.  The UN set up 5 refugee centers around the world and 1 is in Clarkston, Ga.  They wanted to come and see what the fall colors look like.  Our church, Hendersonville First Baptist
has partnered with CIB and is ministering to the refugees as well.  We have taken mission trips to Georgia but this weekend they came to us.  We took them hiking and fed them.  They visited our church on Sunday morning and lives were changed(mainly the Americans).  Here are some pictures of these lovely people.  I hope you enjoy:

Binod and his newlywed wife Soraswati and my kids

Kirka, pastor

Krishna

Hari, another pastor

Where we hiked

Teenage girls are the same everywhere

So are teenage boys

Loved the waterfalls

She is so pretty

The old generation and the new

Traditional Nepali dress

The lines on her face tell a story

In the center is Rose, who helped organize this

Traditional dress

 

 

 

The whole group

'Fess Up Friday

Hey, Y'all!  I hope that all is going well in the Blogosphere!  Confession time!  Mamarazzi is our gracious hostess again this week.  Head on over to her site and check out her confessions!  Here are mine:

I confess that I do not like Halloween.  I am not sure if I ever have.  Why spend $$$$ on a costume that they will wear once when we can barely afford shoes they need?  My kids think that I have lost my mind but my hubs agrees with me.

I confess that I love Halloween candy but only the good kind.

I confess that I still have candy in the pantry from last year's haul.

I confess that I need to clean out my pantry.

I confess that Steel Magnolias gets me every time.  I cry like a baby and I have seen it dozens(literally) of times.

I confess that I am excited that our family has decided to host some refugees from Clarkston, Ga.  They aren't originally from Clarkston but from all over the world. The people we are housing are Hindu.  They have never seen the mountains or the leaves change quite like they do here in western North Carolina.

I confess that I am nervous about hosting this family.  They don't speak a lot of English.  I am nervous that they won't like us or will think badly of us.  But I am trusting the Lord to enrich our lives through this experience.

If you would like more info on the refugees and what you can do to help.  Check out Friends of Refugees.