Janine Oates currently lives in Abu Dhabi with her husband, and has been working consistently for the past few years to help lighten the burden for hundreds of people who travel to the UAE for work. Many of these men, who move from countries like Uganda, Nigeria and Cameroon, are exploited by agents before they even arrive. 

Through her various humanitarian efforts, Janine has not only helped a number of people find employment, but has been able to witness the miraculous growth of her ward, half of which is now made up by these faith-filled African members. She truly has, as Elder Patrick Kearon recently encouraged us to do, found a way to provide others with a "refuge from the storm".  

In this episode, I chat with Janine about her involvement with this working community, and what we can all be doing to help refugees and the vulnerable in our own country. 

Janine loves to sew, travel, workout and go for walks. She has 3 daughters and 6 amazing grandchildren, and on a Friday afternoon (the Sabbath day in the Middle East) you’ll likely find her cooking up a Ugandan bean and chicken soup with her adopted African family.