There is some confusion about the term "refugee". A refugee is a person who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country"[1]. Canada has a policy of being pro-active in helping refugees, and they do it through facilities like Adam House. Once approved, a refugee becomes one of the millions of immigrants welcomed each year to Canada. On the theme of immigration, I find it interesting that because Canada's immigration quotas are set by the nation's department of labor, rather than by the State department, as in the USA, immigration is a much less controversial issue.
Donna has been able to serve Adam House in her free time by helping with food preparation and serving hot meals to staff and resident. Our son Tim has also been able to lend a hand with nighttime security duties.
Adam House is a great Christian ministry worthy of your prayers and financial support. Check out their webpage at www.adamhouse.org. Also, Check out an earlier blog post that I made that includes a video about two refugees that found hope when they arrived in Canada.
[1] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee
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