Summary: Chris Lovingood, the Executive Director, characterizes the efforts of Nashville’s Nations Ministry Center as moving refugee families toward self-sufficiency. The goals are for the children, youth, and seniors as well as adults to integrate, assimilate, live meaningful lives, and contribute ultimately as citizens. Volunteers know they are helping the families, but they also report being in awe, inspired by the resilience of those who have suffered much and their drive to learn and make a better life.
