Whether you like to read or you prefer to take in a movie, there are many resources to learn more about the refugee experience or the cultures of many of our refugee neighbors. If you have book or movie suggestions, please email: Kaylee@refugeeconnect.com
The Middle of Everywhere, Mary Pipher A look at working with refugees resettling in the US from all over the globe.
God Grew Tired of Us, John Bul Dau A memoir of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan; his journey as a refugee through Africa all the way to the US.
A Long Way Gone; Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah After fleeing the rebel attack on his village in Sierra Leone, this refugee is turned into a child soldier by his own government. This memoir shares the journey he went through during the conflict until UNICEF helped him escape the life of war and begin to heal four years after he was jarred from his boyhood home.
Not On Our Watch, Don Cheadle & John Prendergast A look at the genocide in Darfur and how we can make a difference.
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin The account of a humanitarian campaign to bring education to the children of Pakistan and Afghanistan and its impact on multiplying peace.
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini An historical fiction tale of the lives of two Afghani women from before Soviet occupation through post-9/11 Taliban rule. A beautiful, tragic, engaging story that gives the reader a sense of what it is to be an Afghani woman and the challenges of war, foreign occupation, refugee life and efforts at rebuilding.
The Great Omission, Steve Saint A challenge to the Church, based upon years of first-hand evangelical missions outreach experience, to take a self-sustainable, culturally-respectful approach to missions.
