A Message from our Missionaries
We are the Hatter family, Jimmy, Sarah and Max, and we have been blessed tremendously by A Refuge. Our family has been serving in Piedras Negras, Mexico for the past few years. We are fortunate to be only a two day drive away and have been able to visit family and friends in the Kentucky area every year. A difficulty we’ve always faced is having a sense of continuity and structure as we travel and visit. Max was two months old when we began helping in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina and has spent much of his life travelling to and from Mexico. He is now nearly five and is in need of even more routine and discipline. We are grateful for the generosity of those who have offered our family guest bedrooms when we are home for 2-3 week stays. But not until we began staying at A Refuge were we able to experience a normal routine of family meals, sleep, discipline and peace. A Refuge has been great for our marriage as well. We now look forward even more to visiting home and don’t worry about living arrangements that could put stress on our family, even though it may only be for a couple of weeks. Our visits are now what they should be; a time to relax, re-charge, fellowship and enjoy each other as a family. We are thankful to those who support A Refuge and we have experienced the wisdom of Rick’s dream and the peace it provides families like ours. – Jimmy Hatter
When we suddenly and unexpectedly had to return to the U.S. from the mission field, we had no place to go. Neither our families nor our supporting churches had a home or apartment for us to use, yet we urgently needed a place for our family to stay. When we heard about ARefuge, we were amazed to hear that it offered exactly what we needed: a fully-furnished home for us to use short-term as we transition into a new ministry role. We are so grateful for your generous sacrifices that continue to make the vision of ARefuge a reality. Thank you for this blessing to us now and to many others in the future! – Missionaries from Africa