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- This year LSSM hopes to settle an additional 1,000 refugees. “People from this region (Syria) are our neighbors, our friends and co-workers,” said Jack Eggleston, director for evangelical mission with the Southeast Michigan Synod. “They add to the tapestry that God is weaving in the communities in which we serve.”
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Nayef Buteh wants Americans to know the war in Syria is dire. “It’s getting worse every day,” he said. “Everybody’s life is in danger.” In November 2015, Buteh, 45, arrived in Dearborn, Mich., with his wife, Feryal Jabur, 41, and son, Arab, 8. They are among more than 4 million people who have fled Syria since the war began. Before coming to Michigan, the family was granted refugee status by the U.S. government. Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSM) has accompanied them as they start a new life in Dearborn.
