Every year we produce an assembly focusing on one of the many overseas projects supported by Mission Together. In 2019, our Together in assembly focused on Sandra and the pupil at Marka School for Refugees, Jordan.
When Sandra and her family fled Iraq they arrived in Jordan with nothing. Traumatised after years of living with conflict and violence they had nowhere and nobody to turn to. The local Catholic community in Marka – a poor suburb in Jordan’s capital – made it their mission to help. They found the family somewhere safe to stay and made a place for Sandra at their school.
Established by Fr Khalil, Marka’s parish priest, the school provides refugee children with a free education, pastoral care and spiritual formation.
Your pupils can find out more about Sandra’s story, explore a map of the Holy Land, complete fun quizzes in our resources below.