Sara and I have been busy this summer with MuMu's family. We have taken them to the movies, to a couple of parks, taught them some board games and grown very close to this sweet family.
It was interesting getting the kids registered for school, but after 5 hours and 3 different schools we got all three kids enrolled. We taught them about the school bus and where to catch it. Our middle schooler has to walk so we made sure his counselor knew that and she is watching out for him. We managed to figure out how to get them on a school lunch program only to discover they don't like the food! (Sigh) There are still a few glitches, like figuring out tutors and ESL classes for Mom, but they seem to manage. When I was in high school I struggled in Math. Can you imagine not speaking English very well, not understanding a calculator and not understanding Algebra at all?? And it's only the third week of school!! That's what our sweet Paw Say deals with everyday, yet she continues to try, giving her best effort. In Burma, children are not allowed to go to school, so even though this is difficult, they are determined. Every week Sara and I come away with deep feelings of love and gratitude for this family. They are amazing and are figuring it out and grateful for the opportunity to be in America. We do not believe in coincidences...we were meant to meet the MuMu family and love them and serve them. In return, they have changed our lives forever!
Here are some pictures of Kim and Sara's cooking class with the refugee family! They taught them how to make brownies and caramel popcorn!
Here is a picture of when they taught them how to count money:
If you are interested in helping refugee families like Sara and Kim, please feel free to contact them for more information! Here is the link video that the church released recently about refugees:
https://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/series/mormon-messages/refuge-from-the-storm?cid=HP_TH_22-9-2016_dWEL_fmc_xLIDyL1-A_
