{"id":7071,"date":"2020-01-27T17:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T17:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/cultural-togetherness\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:35","slug":"cultural-togetherness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/01\/cultural-togetherness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Togetherness \u2013 Bonding with International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As one can imagine, international students travelling to Canada to take up temporary residence may experience butterflies, jitters, and even cold feet. But many students who have enrolled with Cape Breton University have adapted quite well with the help of community togetherness.<\/p>\n<p>Major Corey Vincent of The Salvation Army has been living in Sydney for the past four years and is very much community minded. For a number of years, Cape Breton University have hosted International students from countries such as, India, Korea, China, African countries, and more. \u201cIt was natural to see many students at various public places within the community,\u201d Corey recalls.<\/p>\n<p>When a group of students attended church one Sunday it didn\u2019t take long for new friendships to form. \u201cAll of these students are thousands of miles away from their families and have never experienced Canadian culture or Canadian seasons,\u201d Corey says. \u201cThese students are coming to us looking for community support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adapting to Canadian Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/01\/cultural-togetherness\/sydneycorps_story_1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8084\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-8084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/SydneyCorps_Story_1-1-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Many students have limited financial and practical resources, so their need to reach out to the community became apparent. Community groups and service clubs have partnered with The Salvation Army to help meet this growing need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have taken the approach of readiness,\u201d Corey says. \u201cGod brought these students to our community and we are ready to embrace them, care for them, and welcome them as family. We welcomed them and invited them to our church and opened our homes inviting them to join us for meals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation Army Sydney Community Church has had an increase in attendance in recent months due to the community involvement and interaction among the students. It wasn\u2019t long before the growing church began serving up international dishes which became an engaging event. Recently, members of the church hosted an international student dinner, followed by cultural dancing. It was a time of celebration and culture togetherness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/01\/cultural-togetherness\/sydneycorps_story_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8089\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8089\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/SydneyCorps_Story_4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Students have received winter clothing as well as food, and emotional support. The Salvation Army has recently joined with the Rotary Clubs in the region and provided mattresses to students who had been sleeping on mats or couches.<\/p>\n<p>The students sense the family and community environment so they continue to invite their fellow students and family members to church. At the beginning of each semester, members of the congregation, along with the students, host a neighborhood walk to open the door of communication and extend an invitation to join their church family. The congregation and community will continue to support and offer assistance as the need arises, even with government documents such as driver\u2019s licenses and passports.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still loneliness among the students as they are far from their homes. As heartbreaking as that is, according to Corey, \u201cit\u2019s an easy need to meet!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By: Jan Keats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one can imagine, international students travelling to Canada to take up temporary residence may experience butterflies, jitters, and even cold feet. But many students who have enrolled with Cape Breton University have adapted quite well with the help of community togetherness. 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