UK: An Eritrean gentleman finds refuge with Birmingham couple
UK: An Eritrean gentleman finds refuge with Birmingham couple
Seventy-two-year-old Eritrean "Yonasskindis" was on the verge of homelessness after his original asylum request was rejected by UK authorities. But a British couple stepped up to take in the deaf, elderly man. Birmingham couple Hilary and Jim Parle were retirees with a room to spare and a desire to help refugees, and their new household has given rise to an unlikely friendship.
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