by Pamela Fellbaum | Jul 18, 2016 | Global Missions
We wanted to let you know that our family is doing great! Mom and Dad have completed their first two weeks of school and they are getting around the city on the bus with very few issues!! Unfortunately we had a bit of a set back. Recently one of our Syrian Settlement...
by Todd Lester | Jun 7, 2016 | Breaking News
Yesterday was a very exciting day for Westheights Community Church! After months of preparing, and then waiting, the Syrian refugee family that we had been matched to sponsor through MCC arrived, finally. A large group of us drove to Pearson airport in Toronto to...
by Todd Lester | Apr 12, 2016 | Global Missions
Last December we were all excited about the prospect of sponsoring a Syrian family to a new life in Canada. And since the money came together rather quickly and since we were able to find an affordable apartment we were hoping that our Syrian family would arrive soon....
by Gillian Fenske | Jan 13, 2016 | Global Missions
The Westheights Syrian Settlement Team is working hard to get things ready for the refugee family who will be arriving shortly. The team met on Sunday after the service to connect and prepare for the family’s arrival. We were lucky enough to have guest...
by Westheights | Jan 11, 2016 | Global Missions
If you’re going to get into the news, let’s do it to encourage the KW region to step up and lend a hand to Syrian families. Click here to read the Kitchener Record article about the work of our Westheights Syrian Settlement Team. … Read...