Kate Shermer

After welcoming an Afghan family in 2021 and forming a treasured friendship, long-time volunteer Ripley and a team from his church decided to walk alongside another refugee family this fall, meeting them on day one at the airport.

A Ukrainian Woman’s Reflection

Over the last year, Dr. Dan has helped 8 people study for and pass their citizenship interview in Willmar.

By Samantha, Arrive Ministries St. Cloud Area Director: Recently, a Somali mom was at our office for a sewing class and when I asked her a question, the woman called me

When the war in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022, my husband, Anton and I knew we needed to leave Ukraine immediately; I was pregnant with our first child who was due in four days.

After a couple from Tajikistan converted to a Christian faith, a deep sense of intimidation happened to their family; photos of them flashed on the news as a warning of false teachers, stones were thrown through their windows, teachers bullied their children.

Restoring Separated Families

The team of volunteers from Roseville Covenant Church has been assisting the Congolese family as they navigate healthcare, finances, school, insurance, driving lessons, trips to the grocery store, learning English, plus introducing their new neighbors to fun first-time experiences.

A multicultural group of women meets on Fridays in Willmar to teach each other how to cook cuisines from their homelands.

Nearly a decade ago, Mary began to feel a tug on her heart to help refugees navigate the changes of a new start in the United States. “There’s got to