About 30 folk gathered at the Kamloops airport this week to welcome our new friends to Canada.
Many of those who gathered were from R.A.F.T. (Refugees And Friends Together), a local group sponsoring refugees.  Kamloops United Church’s Refugee Resettlement Committee is part of RAFT a its founder.

Derm & Fliss chat next to the curious man with the hat.

Enjoying each other’s company as we await the arrivals.

R.A.F.T. members Verna, Tacey and Sepke chat with KUC’s Chuck. (RAFT = Refugees and Friends Together, a group made up of different church and secular folk, together with the KUC Refugee Resettlement Committee.)

Ready and waiting at “arrivals”.

Meeting each other.

New friends.

Lots of smiles!

Introductions.

Waiting for luggage.

Welcome

Stepping out into the heat.