"Last year, migrants from poor countries sent home $300 billion, about three times the world's foreign aid budgets combined. ...
But banks have failed to fully welcome migrants, he said, while Western Union and other money transfer firms have more locations, better hours and agents who know their customers' language and culture. ...
'You could say they were ripping people off or you could also say they're providing a service that poor people desperately needed and were willing to pay for,' Terry said. 'Any consumer company in the world would like to have the customer loyalty they have. They're doing something right.'"
10 Thu MVT l'ship retreat - L'Arche or Silver Lake 22 Tue 5:30pm dinner (S/M/NN+) 25 Fri (1) 3pm ph call (LP), (2) 3:30pm Tw mtg (DL) 28 Mon (1) 9:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 1pm ET video mtg (EvR), (3) 2pm ET video mtg (Europe) 29 Tue (1) 10am mtg (JSh), (2) 3pm mtg (SM+)
DECEMBER
2 Fri (1) 12noon appt (Ray), (2) 2:30pm time w/ DrPL 6 Tue 6:30pm Lounsbury Christmas party 8 Thu MVT board mtg 9 Fri 3pm appt (Ray; ~J working) 10 Sat afternoon/evening MVT Christmas party - Mississauga
14 Wed (1) 4pm video mtg (SM), (2) 8pm Bible reading group 15 Thu 3pm appt (Ray) 16 Fri 4pm neighbourhood kids Christmas party 16-18 Fri-Sun Ottawa family Christmas 24 Sat Christmas eve - neighbourhood 26 - Jan ~10 Time away
JANUARY ... Jan ~10 Time away 12 Thu 3pm appt (Ray) 20 10am CCWM board mtg
2023+ Feb 17-20 MoveIn conference Feb 21-24 MVT staff retreat March poss. ministry trip to Djibouti/Cyprus April 22-24 Sat-Mon Manitoba ministry trip May 5 Fri CCWM board mtg (Fri) June 17 Sat Prayer Journey
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