First meetings in "camp" Nov. 2015
The volunteers for Family for Family
Thank you meal prepared by our Syrians(May 2016)
Katy made many trips to the dentist with the youngest (5 pulled and 2 root canals)
We are mom and dad
Info bus on the plaza downtown Peine
Summer Fest FfF (Aug.2016)
Summer Fest with Minister President Weil (Governor of Lower Saxony)
Summer Fest with the leaders of FfF Anna and Hennig
FfF found a garden plot where refugee can get outside...
but it was totally overgrown.
The shed at the FfF garden
Inside the shed
Nature had taken over
We had several work days to take control of the garden
FfF workers
Several trees had to be taken out so that it was not so dark
In Fall we got things ready for Spring
Often there was little to do because the refugees wanted to do it all.
The idea of an Urban Garden with planting beds above the ground
Thanksgiving (2016) with our Syrians and people who had helped them
Katy gave our guys Advents Calendars - a German tradition
Waiting for the flight from Lebanon
Waiting in the airport (Jan. 2017)
Reunion in Hamburg Airport
Glad Reunion
Reunited Family going to the car
Thank you dinner for the FfF volunteers (March 2017)
The ex-mayor of Peine at the dinner
Anna our leader
Many of the workers are from other Evangelical churches
We have met many Germans through this work
Astrid is also a German teacher for refugees
Middle Eastern buffet