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Our preschoolers recently had the opportunity to read a very special children’s book, “What Will You Teach Me?” by @eastside_dallas Pastor Adam Griffin!

We love being able to speak truth and scripture over our littlest scholars in

All three of these mentor/ student relationships are fairly new, but you would never know it! It is truly amazing to see the relationships between our scholars and mentors grow so quickly.

Many of our students have been through unthinkable circumst

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one".
—Malcolm Forbes

We love watching the growth of all of our students, but it has been particularly sweet to watch our older scholars learn and grow lately!

At an a

Memorization Monday!⁠
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"Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,⁠
for his compassions never fail.⁠
They are new every morning;⁠
great is your faithfulness.⁠
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;⁠
therefore I will wa

"And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."⁠
-Mark 16:15

Our sweet preschoolers didn’t miss out on the Valentine’s festivities! They had the best time decorating cards and cookies!

We love our tiny scholars! 💕💕

Happy Valentine’s Day from Refugee Resources!

Our last Valentine’s party was a huge success! Evenings like these are some of our favorites; time together to talk about their lives and laugh together. Lots of cookies and cards were made a

"We LOVE because He first LOVED us."⁠
-1 John 4:19⁠
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This short verse offers profound words. People do not wake up one day and decide to love. God is love, created love, and loved us first. We are not to take credit for the love we have an

Night two of our Valentine’s celebrations is in the books! It is so sweet to see our students’ smiles and hear their laughter as they fellowship together.

Cards were made for loved ones, cookies were decorated with wayyyy too much icing

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭

Night one of our Valentine’s celebrations was a success! Our students had a gre

Happy early Valentines’ Day from the Refugee Resources’ team!

We had a blast last Friday baking hundreds of cookies for our very deserving students! Our kiddos will be celebrating Valentine’s this week by decorating heart cookies

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."⁠
-Romans 12:21

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin

Our sweet preschool scholars had so much fun recently counting mini marshmallows with tweezers! Not only are they working on their co

The relationships that our mentors and students build transcend just Reading Circle once a week. They are real bonds that become deep friendships. And in the case of these boys right here, they become a brotherhood.

We are sad to be losing amazing m

"Though you have changed a thousand times, He has not changed once."⁠
-Charles Spurgeon⁠
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What a comfort it is that despite the ever changing world we live in, God is always constant. The world changes minute by minute; we are often guilty

Warmhearted Wednesdays!⁠
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Today, we are so excited to introduce you all to this lovely young lady, Jenny*. When asked to describe Jenny, her former mentor used the word "light" and shared the following about her:⁠
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"Jenny is a light

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Edward Everett Hale

Our Tuesday night group has been doing some extra special bonding time before they begin reading each week. This gr

Memorization Monday!⁠
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"The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an⁠
everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."⁠
-Jeremiah 31:3b⁠
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This beautiful passage, which is directed towards the people

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
-Matthew‬ ‭5‬‬:‭14‬ ‭

“In learning, you will teach, and in teaching, you will learn.”
– Phil Collins

While as mentors we often imagine that it is us helping our students, it is often the other way around. When we sit with our students each week, listen

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