People learn languages primarily through personal relationships, but few refugees have the chance to build friendships with locals. Did you know that most immigrants have never been inside an American’s home?

At the same time, many Americans are afraid of people who look and act differently than they do. Many Christians take foreign mission trips without ever visiting with a foreigner in their own backyard. The Scriptures repeatedly urge us to love the foreigners residing among us. Nothing is more Christian than service to orphans, widows, and refugees.