The LEAP (Learn-Engage-Apply-Practice) Lesotho team provides on-field orientation and training to AIM members who may be waiting for their intended country of service to open up or to short-termers who are considering a future assignment.
Sally* joined AIM’s Community Outreach team which partnered with Derek and Claire’s* church to support and encourage them in reaching out to their local, multicultural community.
We have only worked with refugees for a short time, so we don’t claim to be experts, but we have learned a few things along the way so far…
“Our church has always sought to meet and reach out into the community, ever since it was founded in the early 1800s. We are not a comfy church. We’re a small congregation, who are mission-minded, and everyone gets involved. Most of us are retired and we have seen a lot of changes in our local area over the years.”