What We Will Abide

The BBC recently noted that, per capita, Lancaster, PA absorbs and resettles more refugees than any other city in the United States. In fact, it’s part of the city’s heritage. Madap Sharma was one of those refugees who came to the U.S. with his family after fleeing his home country of Bhutan.Emigrating first to Maryland in 2010, Madap ultimately resettled in Lancaster, where he served for several years as the refugee resettlement director for Bethany Christian Services. Though he recently moved to Philadelphia, Madap asserts that upon arrival in Lancaster, the distinct farmland smell convinced him he’d found a worthy, comfortable new home.Madap spoke about his life as a refugee in his 2016 TEDX Talk at the Ware Center downtown, and sat down with me last October.http://samschindler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/WWWA_032_022617.mp3Music by Ari GoldOriginal cover art by Russell Foltz-SmithDOWNLOAD this episodeSUBSCRIBE to this podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.