New Beginnings in 2024: Mission Adelante's Journey into Refugee Resettlement
by Kristen Maxwell, Refugee Resettlement Director
The new year is here, and we are celebrating new things and goals. As many of you have heard by now, Mission Adelante has been on an adventure, getting ready to do a new thing in 2024. We are welcoming refugees as a resettlement agency affiliate of World Relief!
I rejoined the staff team in August and was immediately thrown into my new role with a meeting with KSOR (Kansas State Office of Refugees). Throughout the meeting, I felt like a student learning a new language. As a former teacher, I thought educators spoke with a lot of jargon and acronyms; it turns out they have nothing on the field of refugee resettlement. I spent the whole meeting writing down what I didn’t understand and about an hour afterward looking it all up!
Here is an example the top is unexplained, and the bottom is better explained:
You can see how and why we use acronyms and understand that our whole staff is learning this new language together.
We did indeed accept our first batch of assurances on December 18th, meaning we could receive information about our first families traveling in the next few weeks. When they arrive, we will support them through the R&P (Reception and Placement) Program. We are very excited about this new journey and would love for you to pray with us. Also, If you want a new way to serve in 2024, jump on board with us. We promise we will teach you this new language, too!
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Join our team of volunteers for the spring trimester and be part of "loving people from all places." Attend our volunteer orientation on January 13th, 2024 and find your place serving kids, youth, or adults in the immigrant community in KCK
For more information about volunteer opportunities visit https://www.missionadelante.org/orientation
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