A couple of weeks ago, near the end of our church meetings, in walked two women from Iran that spoke almost no English. A and F are from Iran and seeking legal status to stay in Ireland. Both have very heart tugging stories about how they fled their homeland for a new life. A fled because of an abusive husband and F fled to obtain religious freedom. F walked four days across the desert to Turkey with no water or food. After their time in Turkey the government determined to send them to Ireland. A has a 12 year old daughter with her, and F has a young son who is in the UK with his father, to whom F was previously married to in an arranged marriage. F remarried and has a husband back in Iran who supports her. She attended a religious meeting in Iran and feared for her life so her husband helped her escape.
When these women came to Ireland they started their journey in Dublin and then were assigned to Tralee. They are now learning English and making friends. We have been assisting with English lessons as best we can. They are taking a conversational class in a local school but this class does not teach grammar and so forth. Each time we meeting with them we learn something new about them. I has been a sweet experience to get to know them.
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Iranian meal prepared by F for us. Lamb, rice and beans, and diced cucumber and tomato salad
Field trip to a local history Museum
Lovely desert named Havalah
We take so much for granted here in the US
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