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You might have seen the story in The Guardian about the pilot programme to resettle refugees in our village. If you didn't read that story you might have read the followup, which made it into all of the papers.
Many were angry because the government was trying to send other refugees to Rwanda. Having five Rwandans both claim asylum and peacefully settle into a small west country village upset that narrative.
I'm the vicar and I took a leadership role in what happened. This is my perspective.
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I was in the church quite early. The Ladies' Guild would be changing the flowers out later in the day but I like to make sure that things are clean before they are decorated. I was brushing the floors, wiping down the pews and so on.
I was wearing yoga pants and a sports bra. Albeit with a cleaner's tabard over the top. I had my auburn hair back in a ponytail, and was hoping I could be done and get to morning yoga with Himari.
Suddenly, the door opened and the dawn shone through. Then, five dark figures walked through. I have to admit to feeling quite scared at first but then I saw how they moved. These weren't violent assailants. They were people in need of help.
"Hello!" I called out.
"Help!" One of them called back in a very dry voice.
I knew from his accent that he came from an English speaking African country.
"Follow me!" I instructed and put down my cleaning rag to lead them towards the kitchen area. When we got there I put five glasses on the table and filled a jug with water. Then, as they were pouring water into their glasses, I filled another. They looked like they needed a lot of water.
I got a packet of Club biscuits down from a cupboard and they all took one. They seemed surprised by them but certainly weren't unhappy.
"You don't look well. How did you get here?"
The leader, whose voice I'd heard before spoke again.
"We come from Rwanda. But the government wants to kill us, so we went to the DRC. Then we flew to Nigeria and got on a cargo ship. Eventually we got here, claimed asylum and were in the resettlement centre down the road. But they said they were closing down. Government cuts. They said we have to find other places to stay now."
"I'll call a doctor to make sure you are looked after properly."
"Thank you. You truly are Christ's daughter."
I blushed and pulled out my phone.
"Himari, it's Amy. Can you come to the church early? Well now would be perfect. You see five men have come here seeking refuge and they look a bit ill. I want you to check them out. Excellent, see you then!"
"Good news. Dr Fujiwara will be here soon. She'll give you each a medical exam and prescribe any treatments you need. I think I should also call a lawyer for you. I don't know what they're doing at the resettlement centre but it sounds like you aren't their top priority. You'll need someone to check your paperwork."
I made another call.
"Hi Hava, it's Amy. Can you come to the church early? We have a bit of an issue that needs some legal advice. Five men from the resettlement centre need some help. Himari's going to come by and give them a medical but I know they'll need their paperwork checked. Can you come by and help with the legal stuff? Yes, Himari's going to be here in about half an hour. Anytime around then would be super."
I turned back to the five men and spoke.
"Hava Cohen's one of the best lawyers. And a member of the Ladies' Guild, like Dr Fujiwara. We're a very welcoming community."
"Not English then?" One of the men asked.
"Oh, they are British. I think Dr Fujiwara's parents moved here in the 80s so she grew up here her whole life. But she does speak Japanese, which is great. And Hava is Jewish but married a chap who owns a lot of land around here, Sebastian. She's an active member of our Church's Ladies' Guild and works hard to foster a community spirit in the village."
"Do you have more of these?" Another of the men asked, waving a wrapper for a Club. "We have not eaten for days."
"Oh gosh, yes. But I should probably get you some soup. If you haven't eaten for so long you won't want to shock your stomach. I looked in the pantry and found some tinned soups and baked beans that had been donated for next week's Harvest Festival. This was more urgent, so I emptied them into a big saucepan and put it on the stove.
The men were just finishing their second bowl of cock-a-leekie and baked bean soup when Himari arrived.
She was dressed for our yoga class but had a stethoscope around her neck. All five men perked up when they saw her. Perhaps it was the chocolate biscuits and soup. Perhaps it was the fact that Himari is a beautiful young woman. Lithe, small breasted, with lovely almond eyes.
She spoke to each man, listened with the stethoscope, used some other device to look in their ears and eyes. Then she took their blood pressure.
"They are all tired, slightly dehydrated, and a little undernourished. The water and soup was a good start. Frankly, they need more rest and water now. Then a sensible meal later in the day. Maybe Kashvi and Jing could put something together?"
Hava arrived as Himari was packing up. We had a chat.
"Closing that centre without a plan for what to do with the men in it was terrible. we need to make sure they don't need to steal. If they get arrested that would be a step towards deportation." Hava explained.
"How could we do that?" I asked.
"There are five men, and if Kashvi and Jing help out then there are five families helping out. Our husbands are all kind. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if we each had one in our guest rooms for a bit."
"I'm sure Derek would be happy if we hosted one of the men. But I'm the vicar. Would Sebastian be happy to host an asylum seeker, Hava? And what about Kenji, Himari? Would he object?"
They both made it very clear that their husbands were compassionate men. They would want to make our refugees feel welcome.
"These men are scared for their lives back home. They've taken huge risks to get here. The least we can do is offer them a clean, warm bed in our guest rooms and a seat at our dining table. We are so lucky. None of us fear poverty or political violence. We have a responsibility to share our good fortune with others."
We all agreed and it turned out that Himari and I did miss that yoga class. But this was most more fulfilling.
Himari wrote them prescriptions for bed rest and gentle nutrition. Not so much because it was necessary but to create a paper trail. Hava photographed the prescriptions. She promised to review their discharge papers from the resettlement centre with an immigration expert.
Then we called Kashvi and Jing and explained the situation. They were both happy to help out, so I got out our church minibus and dropped David off with Kashvi, then Joseph off with Jing. I took Eric home to meet Derek. Himari drove Richard home with her and Hava took Vince home to meet Sebastian.
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