Beginnings

We both grew up in homes where serving others was a natural part of life. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says that God has a plan for our lives to give us a future and a hope. We have seen the Lord's hand upon our lives that has led us to this point. Beka has been a nurse for fifteen (15) years and is now a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have served as a teacher and then as a minister for twenty (20) years. Before Beka began to work for Dallas County Refugee Clinic, neither one of us knew about refugees. In 2006 the Lord began bringing Karen refugees to our church at Gaston Oaks Baptist. We began to learn the processes of resettlement and how there are still so many needs that are not being met. The Lord began working in our hearts to begin a non-profit that would help empower the people. Because of what they have been through, they are an oppressed people. Work began to attain the 501c3 status and it came to fruition in February, 2009. We both quit our jobs to begin working with the people from Burma full-time. We have been blessed by our friendships and we continue to learn from each other. They have taught us the importance of relationships over everything else which is very different from our American culture. In this blog we want you to meet our friends and hear their stories.