Our Partnership

In January 2022 Webster Groves Presbyterian church began a partnership with a family from Afghanistan who had arrived in St. Louis the prior November. We sought to support the family through our gifts of time, organization, finances and prayer as they learned to adjust to life in St. Louis. Our goal has been to help the family members to become independent citizens and they are certainly making their way towards that end.

The Core Team
The Core Team consists of Sue Davis and Sue Scott, with support from many of our church members

Initial Help
Initially, there were many, many hours put in as there were needs in almost every area of life that one can imagine: transportation, shopping, housing needs, babysitting, healthcare needs...the list goes on. However, as time has gone by, many strides have been taken and the family grows more independent all the time. But this is a very large family of 10 and we continue to support them in multiple ways that allow father to work and provide for his family while still making sure that the home needs are met.

Important Milestones
Some of the big things that have happened since meeting the family include the father getting his driver's license and securing the donation of a car. Also, the arrival of twins a few months after meeting the family was an exciting, though stressful, time as the babies were somewhat premature. Most importantly, we have helped the family to buy the home that they were renting and to also obtain their Green cards, which should ultimately lead them to U.S. Citizenship. Both of the latter events gave us and the family great pride but also allayed fears of adequate housing and possible deportation.

Continued Support
We continue to help the family celebrate birthdays and expose them to events all around St. Louis. Church members help with English tutoring in the home, helping with building with building projects around the house, socializing with the family members, and taking the mother and children places when father is at work.

We still offer financial support to the family when needed as father's job is not always able to adequately provide for some needs. The father works extremely hard but until his command of English improves, his employment opportunities are limited.

More about this Journey
Updates have been posted below throughout this journey and will continue as new milestones are reached.

How You Can Help
See the instructions below if you would like to donate to the church so that we can continue to offer needed support.

In closing, your prayers for this family and for our volunteers are greatly appreciated. Those of us who have worked with the family have gained so much appreciation for the life of someone in this country who is not only struggling to get by but also to learn our language and our customs.

This family has done remarkably well and we are grateful that God has placed them in our lives and that we are able to live out God's commandment to "love one another" in a very real way.