This week, we’re so pumped to have a large group of high school students from Austin, Texas helping launch the Spero:Voice summer program! They’ll be running the kick-off week for children of Iraqi, Burmese, Sudanese, Congolese, Eritrean, and Russian refugees who have been resettled here in Oklahoma City.
The summer program, which will run until the end of July, focuses on Biblical themes and values, such as friendship, loyalty, influence, and encouragement, as well as other life skills like hygiene and bicycle/street safety. We’re sure the kids are going to have a blast with the tie-dye shirts, water balloons, games, and educational activities we have set up for them! The week will end with a picnic for the kids and their families celebrating World Refugee Day on Friday.
The leader of the high school group has really encouraged the students to completely own this week, and to learn from failures like we all have to in any outreach environment. As they encounter both the joys and challenges of ministering to the refugee population here, we know that it will be an experience they’ll never forget, and hopefully one that fosters a thirst for leadership and serving in their hearts!
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