BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
Nilofar and her children are here!
Members of the BCICRR community who have read our newsletter for the last year will recall our efforts to bring Nilofar, who worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan, to our community in Bucks County along with her family. These efforts began in July of 2024 and continued through February 2025 when we wrote:
As we have reported, it does not look promising that Nilofar and her family will be able to come to Bucks County as we had so hoped. In addition to the restrictions in the United States, last week the Pakistani government announced that any Afghan refugees still in Pakistan have until March 31st to leave or they will risk deportation back to Afghanistan. Given this, BCICRR is exploring other options to help the family get to safety even if it is not in the United States. As we learn more about what these options are and our ability to support them, we will keep you posted.
We are grateful to announce that things have changed. Nilofar and her children were finally able to secure their Special Immigrant Visas to enter the United States. They secured airplane tickets and landed at JFK airport on Friday evening. It truly feels like a miracle to have this family finally among us in Bucks County! We should note, however, that Nilofar’s husband still awaits his visa. We hope and pray that he will be able to join them here very soon.
Your help is needed to get this family settled!
Faith Reflection
From “Rivers in the Ocean” by O. Kattan
May this new day remind you
That strength need not be loud
And love need not be perfect.
May your hands be open enough to receive,
And steady enough to protect.
May your heart know
That to be gentle
Is a kind of courage,
And to care deeply
Is a sacred vow.
Go lightly, but go surely.
The world needs exactly
Your kind of light.
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.
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In 2022, the organization began sponsoring an Afghan family of six as they resettled in Bucks County. Another Afghan family arrived in March 2025. The BCICRR 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.
