Seeking volunteers to explore ways ST Mark can help LIRS

The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service has issued a call for help resettling thousands of Afghan allies.  We will meet to answer questions, gauge our congregation’s eagerness to help an Afghan family in our area and begin an action plan to do so. 

 According to the LIRS, 

Afghan refugees and allies need our help. For two decades, the U.S. Government worked with hundreds of thousands of Afghan allies to serve the U.S. mission as interpreters, translators, cultural advisors, drivers, NGO employees, human rights activists, and more. Because of their service to the U.S. mission, our allies and their families soon became the targets of anti-American violence.

Through Operation Allies Refuge, the U.S. has evacuated more than 100,000 of our Afghan allies—but tens of thousands remain in harm’s way. 

As a resettlement agency, LIRS and our partners stand ready to welcome our Afghan neighbors and their family members and to continue advocating for those left behind.

For further information, contact Christy Lumm (234-6256) or the church office 898-4395