1 They risk their lives seeking a better future!

2 They arrive in Italy by the hundreds, week after week!

3 Each individual has his own story to tell….

4 Many Refugees and Migrants are forced to live in make shift accomodation whilst hoping for a better future.

5 Some of them obtain help from NGOS but not all….

6 Since 2008, every year, the number of refugees who arrive by sea is 25 000 people

7 Only 32.4% of the total number of Refugees receive some kind of international legal protection in order to access some assistance in the nation where they are dwelling

8 The director of the CIR (Italian Council for Refugees) tells us that at least asylum seekers live in Rome in very precarious living conditions. The waiting list at the Migration office of the city of Rome has hundreds of people awaiting for their asylum documents to be taken into consideration; in April 2012, almost 2000 such requests were still unprocessed!

9 Il Soggiorno In October 2012, after years and years of prayer, s on my part to the HQ of International Teams’ International Coordinator and Refugee Ministries’ headquarters, meetings with key leaders in Rome, and much behind the scenes work, a small center for Refugees and Migrants was born. It is located on a street very close to Piazza Venezia in Central Rome. Our center is called “IL SOGGIORNO” (the living room).

10 An inside view of IL SOGGIORNO

11 Elisabeth M. interacting with some refugees.

12 Andrew and Claudio teaching Italian to Refugees

13 Relationships: With other human beings and with God’s written word

14 How can you be involved? By praying regularly for this ministry. Updated prayer requests can by provided by Andrew Diprose. Write to: ; By giving – Practical information on how to regularly support the ministry of IL SOGGIORNO can be requested by writing to .