In August, Arrive Ministries’ resettlement program received our final refugee arrivals for the 2019 program year. We concluded the year with 104 refugee arrivals from eight countries. While these numbers are significantly decreased from previous years, we rejoice that God made a way for these families and
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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 a Special Immigration Visa (SIV) that he earned after assisting the U.S. Military in Afghanistan. Nadir and
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Refugee Crisis Update- Summer 2019 Refugees Worldwide (Source-UNHCR): There are 70.8 million people who have been forcibly displaced around the world. There are 25.9 million refugees worldwide (and 3.5 million asylum-seekers) who have fled their countries Over 6 million Syrians have fled as refugees (there are a
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BALTIMORE, Md. – Today, POLITICO reported that the Trump administration is considering zeroing out the number of refugees resettled in 2020. World Relief strongly condemns this proposal. “The U.S. refugee resettlement and placement program is the crown jewel of America’s humanitarian program,” commented World Relief President Scott Arbeiter. “The
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Arrive Ministries has earn the Guidestar GOLD SEAL for Transparency. GuideStar granted Arrive Ministries the 2019 Seal of Transparency demonstrating our commitment to transparency.
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On May 6 & 7, Arrive Ministries held Welcoming the Stranger, a seminar conducted by our World Relief colleagues Matthew Soerens and Liz Dong. The mission of Arrive Ministries is to carry out God’s command to bring lifelong transformation to refugees and immigrants in Minnesota. We believe
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Check out these upcoming events and activities happening in the Twin Cities: Looking for ways to learn more about refugees and immigrants in our communities? Attend one of these upcoming events! Click the event name for details. Festival of Nations May 2 – 5 St Paul RiverCentre,
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Twin Cities population growth crimped by immigration drop Trump policy changes shift area’s demographics, prompting employment worries. The number of people moving into the Twin Cities from abroad fell dramatically over the last two years, based on new Census estimates that show the effect of shifting federal
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Refugee Crisis Update – Spring 2019 Refugees and U.S. Policy: Tens of thousands of refugees continue to be impacted by current U.S. resettlement policies. We believe as a country we can have both safety and compassion: In the first half of PY2019 (through March 31) only 12,154
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