BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
They Are Coming!
We have been assured that Nilofar and family will be able to leave Pakistan and join us here in Bucks County. For months we have awaited word. The wheels of bureaucracy finally have turned. It is now just a matter of timing. Depending on the birth of the baby and the time it takes for the government to confirm final details - the family could arrive anywhere in the next 2-6 weeks.
So what do we do now you may ask? When the family arrives we are going to need YOU!
Can you sign up to provide home essentials for Nilofar and family? There are a few items that are still needed. Sign up here.
We will immediately need drivers and childcare providers when the family arrives. Is this something you can do? If so, you can let us know your availability *here*. Please note that both childcare providers and drivers need clearances for which it is easy to apply. You can find information on how to do so by clicking *here*.
Please continue to keep Nilofar and her family and their baby on the way in your prayers. Inshallah, we will meet them in person very soon!
Faith Reflection
Thanksgiving Eve
by Bob Franke
It's so easy to dream of the days gone by;
It's a hard thing to think of the times to come.
But the grace to accept every moment as a gift
Is a gift that is given to some.
What can you do with your days but work and hope?
Let your dreams bind your work to your play.
What can you do with each moment of your life,
But love ‘til you’ve loved it away.
There are sorrows enough for the whole world's end;
There are no guarantees but the grave.
But the lives that we lived and the times that we spent
Are a treasure too precious to save.
Our interfaith community grounds our work in the teachings of our diverse traditions. Each meeting of BCICRR begins with a reading or reflection from a member of the community. We share one of them here.
WHO WE ARE
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement (BCICRR) was founded in 2016 as an all-volunteer group working together to support two Syrian families.
The coalition is made up of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others who have come together to provide friendship, practical assistance, and financial support for these families. Along the way we have become an extended family, supporting and learning from one another.
