Welcome with open arms

It was last year when I had the privilege of meeting the remarkable Jarrod McKenna. Amongst other Oaktree volunteers, I heard him speak of love and activism. A late night conversation made me confident that there are others out there who practice the same faith as me. I still remember hearing him explain that “love is my religion”.

Now, this amazing guy is truly practicing love. Jarrod McKenna and his lovely family have found their first home. The difference is their first home, they wish to be others’ first home too. They are welcoming with open arms refugees, the new Australians, of their Perth community.

With enough bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens for three families, Jarrod McKenna and his family have found the perfect home. There is one issue though. Although their offer has been accepted on the house, the banks are refusing to view it as a residential property and therefore have rejected their home loan application.

Jarrod proposes that “The banks don’t get it. Maybe you do?”

So friends, family and strangers within the community are rallying together so that their dream for a welcoming home can come true.

Jarrod and his wife, Teresa, need to raise $600,000 by Sunday 12 August so that their First Home Project can become more than a dream.

If you would like to support this dream, donations or loans are both gratefully received by Jarrod and Teresa.

By welcoming refugees not just into the community but into your family as well, I am thankful Jarrod.

Continue to practice love in everything you do.