Afghanistan

Original Post from World Relief in November 2018 SACRIFICE AND THE COSTS OF THE REFUGEE SLOWDOWN “As long as I am alive and breathing, you will be okay,” Ghulam exclaimed

Neighbors of MN Raheena How am I going to stand up for my rights and for other women and girls’ rights, who don’t have access to education? “When I was

Neighbors of MN Rahima “I am a refugee. When I hear people talk about refugees, I often hear people refer to refugees as lazy, complacent, living on public assistance and

Haleema hadn’t learned to read and write in her own language I met Haleema exactly a year ago through Arrive Ministries. After our first meeting her husband told me that

Citizenship delays could thwart thousands who dream of voting Nearly 14K Minnesota residents await citizenship as wait times skyrocket By Megan Burks, MPR News, August 18, 2020   Mawla Saqeb,

Becky started volunteering with Afghan Women’s English Language Learners (AWELL) because of her passion for building cross-cultural relationships. She was introduced to a sweet Afghan family in Bloomington through Arrive

Earlier this Spring, our staff was contacted by two humanitarian aid workers who were furloughed from serving and living among refugees in Europe and the Middle East due to the

A Refugee at a Young Age At the age of six, Jawed first became a refugee. This was his first fleeing experience. “My family joined in the fight against the

On January 27, Arrive Ministries hosted a documentary screening of Midnight Traveler. Nearly 300 people attended the event at Urban Refuge Church.  In the film Afghan director Hassan Fazili captured his

Afghan Women’s English Language Learner (AWELL) Nadir and Maryam (not their real names) are one among a dozen families from Afghanistan living in Richfield. Nadir came to the U.S. on