In wondering where the Kasongo family is from, I searched the internet to find the origin 
of that surname. It seems to be most prevalent in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to one website. To aid in privacy, people mentioned in this blog will be given a pseudoname unless permission has been granted otherwise. For the family we’ll be helping, their pseudo-surname will be Kasongo, which appears to be a very common name in DRC – like Smith, Johnson, or Williams in the United States. Part of the instructions from Catholic Community Services have been to avoid posting photographs / video of the former refugee, now legal immigrant families involved for their privacy and safety. It’s certainly an understandable request. It’s also a request that makes blogging a bit more challenging as photos and videos can add great depth and interest to posts. I’ll see if we can still find some interesting ways to add media to posts.