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Feb 18, 2018 36 min

Where is home?

from HomeTown Hosted by Episcopal Migration Ministries

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Luke 4:14 - Luke 7 Welcome to Episode 2 of Hometown! On this episode, we reflect on scripture, delve deeper into the global refugee crisis and why resettlement is a life-saving solution, and interview our first guest - our theme song composer, Abraham Mwinda Ikando! Information on resettlement and the United States Refugee Admissions Program is from The UN Refugee Agency: www.unhcr.org The US Dept of State, Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration: https://www.state.gov/j/prm/about/index.htm The US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/refugees The US Dept of Homeland Security: https://www.uscis.gov/refugeescreening Today’s interview was with Abraham Mwinda Ikando, who is also our theme song composer! Find his music at www.abrahammwindamusic.com and follow him on Instagram @mwindagram Upcoming Event! EMM is offering our Love God, Love Neighbor training in Atlanta, GA May 2-4, 2018. www.episcopalmigrationministries.org/lgln ------------------------------------------------- Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. Episcopal Migration Ministries: www.episcopalmigrationministries.org, www.facebook.com/emmrefugees, Twitter & Instagram, @emmrefugees Good Book Club: www.goodbookclub.org, www.facebook.com/thegoodbookclub

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