In May of 2024 we settled Rohullah’s family of five into an apartment in Union City. Our follow-up visit early in January 2025 showed us how well they are doing and gave us a surprise… 7 month old Mikael who was born shortly after they moved in!

The family has chosen not to buy a car right now – gas and insurance are an expense they cannot afford. Rohullah has found a job that he busses to Wednesday through Sunday and his wife, Hangama, uses the bus to get their two younger children to school and returns to pick them up also. We were able to give Rohullah a donated e-bike and they are looking into half price bus passes for mom.

Since our visit in January we replaced the small kitchen table they have with one from the shed that has 6 chairs. Lastly, thanks to Good Karma Bikes in San Jose, the 8 & 10 year old boys finally got bikes, helmets and locks like their dad. They have a small deck where they can store the bikes safely.

Our main needs for the shed are twin sheets and comforters, pillows, hot water pots, kitchen knives, cutting boards, blenders, cookie sheets and hand mixers.

If you would like to learn more about the refugee resettlement ministry, please click here. To help these families with expenses, please make monetary donations payable to St. Joseph Parish with a memo to “The Refugee Committee”. To help our refugee families with jobs, learn more here. If you would like to join the parish Refugee Resettlement Team, please contact Monica Trott at monicatrott@yahoo.com.