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CAP Advent asylum podcast 4: Katherine and Brian

Through Advent, we're posting short interviews each weekend with asylum-seekers who've been forced into destitution, and remembering that Jesus was born to a refugee couple. The final interview is with Katherine (23) from Burundi and her six-month-old son Brian. Katherine talks about the uncertainty she lives with every day, the difficulty of living on vouchers instead of money, and the sense of exclusion and powerlessness: “It is very, very difficult life to be asylum-seeker… You go in the stre...

Dec 21, 2007•5 min

CAP Advent asylum podcast 3: Mary Lubanjwa

Through Advent, we're posting short interviews each weekend with asylum-seekers who've been forced into destitution, and remembering that Jesus was born to a refugee couple. The third interview is with Mary Lubanjwa from Uganda. Mary talks about the fear of deportation, the impossibility of returning home yet, and how her faith sustains her: “I want very, very much to go home, but if I go there, I don't know what could happen to me... It's not easy to stay because you can't make friends here. Th...

Dec 14, 2007•6 min

CAP Advent asylum podcast 2: Daniel Munkasa

Through Advent, we're posting short interviews each weekend with asylum-seekers who've been forced into destitution, and remembering that Jesus was born to a refugee couple. The second interview is with Daniel Munkasa from Zimbabwe. Daniel talks about the experience of being destitute for over three years: “It's like I'm just in a limbo... you need to be self-reliant so you end up sometimes thinking of even committing crimes... That's really hard... You've got to stay in the house sometimes beca...

Dec 05, 2007•6 min

Advent asylum podcast 1: Amar Hassan Albadawi

Through Advent, we'll be posting short interviews each Sunday with asylum-seekers who've been forced into destitution, and remembering that Jesus was born to a refugee couple. The first interview is with Amar Hassan Albadawi from Sudan.Amar talks about his disappointment at how his asylum application was handled, and the distrust and isolation caused by the constant threat of deportation: “I go for interview without solicitor, without advice, without anything... After the interview, I get letter...

Nov 28, 2007•4 min

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