As thousands of refugees make their way across Europe trying to find a better life, many people have been moved to offer to look after them in their own homes.
But what is it like to open your door to an asylum seeker?
Colleen Molloy, from Leicester, has been doing it for four years. So far, she's housed five people.
She told Newsbeat she's made firm friends, as well as learning about other cultures and ways of life.
When Colleen learnt about the work of City of Sanctuary, she felt moved to help
'Open Heart'
Colleen decided she needed to do something when she read about City of Sanctuary, external, a movement trying to help asylum seekers and refugees.
Her son had just moved out, so she was in a position to help: "I knew I had a spare room and an open heart, and it just made humanitarian sense."
So far, she's hosted a 30-year-old Iranian man, two young men from Afghanistan, an Indian woman, and, most recently, Nagine, who's 21 and from Iran.
She has just left to go to university in London, but Colleen said she and her husband are looking to take in someone else.
"It's taught me a lot"
At first, Colleen had concerns about accepting strangers into her home, especially with a teenage daughter of her own.
"I did worry about giving a complete stranger a key to my front door."
But, she said: "When somebody is desperate, and they are given shelter, by any warm-hearted being, they are the last person in the world who'll want to abuse that gift."
Communication was sometimes difficult. Colleen had to rely on dictionaries and smart phones.
Sometimes it was difficult to hear her guests' harrowing stories. But Colleen says the experience was "humbling" and has taught her to appreciate her own life more.
One evening, she was watching a TV programme about dolphins with one of her Afghan guests, when he started to have a panic attack. The programme reminded him of nearly drowning when he crossed the Mediterranean to Greece.
"I've had a lot of laughs"
Colleen said the best thing about hosting asylum seekers is how much she's found out about their lives.
"I've learned so much about other cultures, about the asylum process, about people's journeys to get here."
Colleen's daughter Hannah and her last guest, Nagine, have become friends.
She's also made friends for life and all her guests come back to visit after they've left.
"She was like my second mum"
Colleen's most recent guest, Nagine fled her native Iran because of religious beliefs - she's a Christian convert.
When she got refugee status in the UK, she had to leave her government accommodation within three weeks. She was studying for her A-Levels so didn't want to stay in a hostel because it would be too disruptive.
Nagine told Newsbeat she was "stressed out" at the time, but then she met Colleen who became like a second mum.
"She's really helpful and kind. She's really amazing and I really love her."
She has also become best friends with Colleen's daughter Hannah, and they text every day.
Colleen says they have all made friends for life.
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