Evangelical church welcomes refugees in Texas

Yousef Afshoun, 7, pulls Nestor Angeta, 11, of Kongo, in Fort Worth. Yousef’s father, Mohammad Afshoun, 40, fled Daraa, Syria, with wife Radieh and their six children.

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Syrian refugee Mohammad Afshoun outside his Fort Worth home with three of his children: Reyad, 3, on his shoulders; Yahia, 4; and Yousef, 7, foreground.

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Moustafa Afshoun, 6, left, and brother Reyad, 3, watch English-language music videos at their apartment in Fort Worth. The boys came to the U.S. with their parents and siblings in September 2015.

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Pity Igabe, 5, of Burundi, skips to lunch with volunteers Kate Holland, 16, left, and Gabby Blackburn, 17, before a ReGenesis African Ministry service at Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth.

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Jim McKee greets congregation members at Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth.

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Naomie Niyukuri, 4, attends a ReGenesis African Ministry service at a Fort Worth church with friend Aline Muhawenimana of Tanzania.

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Longtime Pantego Bible Church member Jamey Porter and her husband adopted two children, Ty and Aster, from Ethiopia. “I love the refugee church because they are my brothers and sisters in Christ,” Jamey says.

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Grace Uwamahoro, right, of Rwanda, studies the Bible in a small group at Pantego Bible Church.

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Kesereka Mapendano of Congo, standing, worships along with daughter Rebeca at a ReGenesis African Ministry service at Pantego Bible Church.

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Pastor David Daniels prays with the congregation at the conclusion of a service at Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth.

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