What's happening at the Hub? | | Women's Global Village has begun their Spring Semester with a new group of women. They will continue to meet through May, processing their experiences of migration through journaling and art and learning sewing skills. Pictured above are some of the last group's creations which are currently available for purchase in the city Welcome Center and at the Sweet Shoppe. | | English as a Second Language classes started in mid-January. We have been able to offer a few classes specific to Afghan men and women, in addition to a couple other mixed-group classes. We are grateful for those who have made this possible and are excited to see how God continues to grow this ministry in the months and years to come. | | We are continuing to meet every first and third Tuesday for Prayer for the Nations. We have spent time in the past months praying for our ESL program and Neighbors Cafe, and praying with YWAM Lancaster for their ministry to the nations. Thank you to all who have joined us to cover our ministry in prayer and to ask the Spirit's presence to fill our space. | | Early this month we held a Creativity for Healing Training, with a great crew of volunteers and ministry partners joining us to learn. Participants learned to facilitate creativity for healing courses that help to process your life story through the arts. If you would like more information check out the website: www.justcreate.space | | Core After school Tutoring is continuing to meet as usual twice weekly. Volunteers work one-on-one with middle school and high school students to complete their homework. During LBC's Missions Conference in February, LBC students came to visit with Core students to encourage them to be thinking about college and their futures. | | We also had the opportunity to share with 4th through 6th graders from Lancaster County Christian School this month. They were able to hear from a refugee tell her story (and asked some really great questions!), play some educational games, and make cards to welcome new refugees to Lancaster. | | | | Staff Spotlight: Micah Richardson | Micah currently serves at the Hub with a variety of programs and events, including prayer and the after school program.
In the last few years, the Lord has been instilling in Micah a deep desire to reach out to the next generation and raise up leaders who are seeking after God wholeheartedly. He was connected with the Hub through friends and family and jumped in after attending a prayer night here. Since that time he has been able to connect with youth in a variety of ways through tutoring and soccer in the after school program, and creating games and sharing about the work of Hub 450 at local schools and youth groups.
Micah has blessed many who walk through our doors with his giftings of hospitality and making people feel welcomed–both of which are central to our mission and hope for the space. | | Most importantly, if Micah could fill a bathtub with one substance he would choose honey because a) it would be fun to swim through, b) it would feel pure, and c) it would also taste good. | | We held our first "Art for the Heart" event in February. We will be offering these times monthly as a space for refugees and immigrants to participate in creativity for healing.
Please help us in spreading the word! Currently we will continue to offer these on every fourth Friday at 10 am. All are welcome!
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| | Thank you for making it to the end of this newsletter! Imagine reading the following as a displaced person...
So now you are no longer strangers and aliens. Rather, you are fellow citizens with God's people, and you belong to God's household.
Ephesians 2:19
Imagine the real hope that the gospel takes on when seen through the eyes of a refugee. Imagine when becoming strangers and seeking belonging, citizenship, and family is not merely a spiritual reality but a corporeal and lived reality as well. Most of the people who walk through our doors have left their entire worlds behind, and we hope that what we offer is both real and lasting- a new community, a new family, and new pathways to citizenship and belonging. | | | | | | |
