Asylum Team Update
Hello, all, and thank you for your support of the Asylum Fund. Since Faith Lutheran began this fund, with the goal of raising money to sponsor someone legally seeking asylum, we have been able to raise over $6,000! Way to go!
As the team moves forward, we are working to continue to build connections with fellow communities of faith here in Chico. Our fundraising subcommittee is busy planning our team’s first community-wide fundraiser, so stay tuned for more details on how you can participate.
We are also still accepting any offers of potential housing for an individual or a family. If you have housing you would be willing to offer, such as a mother-in-law unit or even a working trailer with hookups, please email Colter at colter.g.murphy@gmail.com.
In addition to the fundraiser and our search for housing, we are seeking long-term, sustaining donors who can support our efforts through regular, recurring giving. The legal process of being granted asylum and obtaining a work authorization permit can be quite lengthy. As a team, we are committed to fully supporting whomever we sponsor through the entire process, with the end goal being complete self-sufficiency for the asylum seeker. We anticipate the possibility of walking alongside these siblings in Christ as sponsors for up to two years as they navigate the legal process and figure out their new lives in Chico. Through your weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly donation, you are sending a message of steadfastness and hope to those we will sponsor.
If you are interested in becoming a sustaining donor, you can easily do so on our website. Go to chicofaithlutheran.org/give, click the “give online now” button, and then be sure to select “Asylum Sponsorship Fund” from the dropdown menu. Then, you can click the “recurring giving” box, and choose how frequently you would like to donate. To give you an idea of how your dollars will be spent, the team has drafted a sample monthly budget. We share this budget with you in hopes to illustrate the anticipated ongoing, monthly needs of this project. Colter would be happy to address any questions you have about the budget, email him at colter.g.murphy@gmail.com.