The Smiths USA

We arrived in San Diego with $0. At LAX, we had just $24 left to our name and we spent it buying food for our kids. That was six months ago. We arrived as refugees with our children, a few suitcases, no cars, no home of our own, and no idea what starting over in America would really look like. Today, we have two vehicles, we are completely self-reliant, and we’re preparing to leave California for our next chapter in Tennessee. But perhaps one of the most meaningful things to come from our journey is The Smiths USA our nonprofit organization created to help other refugees before, during, and beyond resettlement. We came here needing help. Today, we get to help others. There were hard days. Tears. Fear. Loss. Closed doors. Moments when we wondered how we would make it. But there were also opportunities, incredible people, firsts we’ll never forget, and prayers answered in ways we never expected. From $24 at LAX to two vehicles, independence, an NPO helping other refugee families, and another new beginning in Tennessee. Not because the journey was easy. Because we kept going. And because God was already in the chapters we couldn’t see yet. #TheSmithsUSA #RefugeeJourney #StartingOver #RefugeeSupport #NewBeginnings #FaithOverFear #CaliforniaToTennessee

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