The past six months have been a challenging and stressful season for our refugee friends as government actions wreaked havoc on their lives. On January 27, 2025, all new refugee arrivals were put on indefinite pause, and all contracts with resettlement agencies were cancelled for the coming fiscal year. This means no new refugee arrivals …
2024 Highlights and Recap
A Year of Growth This past year was a stellar year for the Abba's House ministry to refugees. After a particularly challenging year in 2023, we were extremely grateful for a season where things turned healthy again, our rooms were full, and many lives were touched. Thank you to all who stuck with us so …
The Night Before…
It's the night before our next family arrives. The house is quiet, and our "to do" list is far from done. There is the inevitable mix of excitement and nervousness as we prepare to open our home again to people who are from literally half a world away. This time, it is a Syrian family …
Abba’s House Fall 2022 Update
What an eventful summer it has been! Our refugee guest arrivals have been much more steady, we've had beautiful connections with many of our former guests, and our campus has grown with the addition of our first cabin. The most recent family to make their way through Abba's House was this beautiful family of 5, …
A busy summer ahead
Abba's House update from Michael Meissner -- Executive Director The start of 2022 was a bit slower....no doubt a gift from God since our family ended up dealing with some rather significant health issues. We were able to help out with quite a few of the arrivals from Afghanistan, and took on a number of …
A Longer Walk
Refugee families typically stay at Abba's House for two months. At the end of their time with us, they go back under the care of the refugee agency and are usually resettled 45 minutes away from here in SW Houston where they get an apartment, find a job, begin school, etc. The two months spent …
World Headlines in our Living Room
Afghanistan is all over the news these days, as our nation navigates an unexpectedly devastating withdrawal from a nation we have had troops in for 20 years. Meanwhile, here at Abba's House, a home that welcomes in refugee women and children, we had the joy recently of opening our doors to our first Afghani family. …
Abba’s House Update – Mar. 2019
For those of you who haven't had the chance yet to meet our newest family, we would like to introduce you to Sarah and Sabrina. They came to us on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, from the Kiziba refugee camp in Rwanda, where Sarah has lived for over 20 years. She is originally from the …
Abba’s House Update – Feb.2019
Much has happened since our last blog, and we are excited to catch everybody up on what is going on here at Abba's House...this home of welcome and care for refugee women and children. Our first family has come and gone, and is now successfully on their feet and beginning their journey here in the …
Welcome! Karibu!
Come meet our first family from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The next Abba's House Community Dinner is Friday, Sept. 28 from 6:30-8:30. Get more info and register here. What a joy it was, after months and months of planning and preparation, to finally drive to the airport to welcome our first refugee family to …
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