The gangs of El Salvador have plagued the Central American country with gang warfare. These gangs are constantly seeking to recruit young men and women, forcibly if necessary. That was the fearful existence of 19-year-old Eduardo. “Eduardo’s life was threatened directly by gang members. He’s had family
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2,000 Quilts and Counting If you ask Carol Hagstrom why she has sewn more than 2,000 quilts for refugees resettling in Minnesota, her answer is very matter-of-fact. “I just want to take care of people and this is something I can do,” said Carol. Even though Carol
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Listen to Director of Refugee Arrival Services, Michelle Eberhard’s conversation on 98.5 KTIS AM and FM on January 2, 2016. KTIS radio interviewed Michelle about understanding refugees on their Community Spotlight program. Read more about Michelle’s trip to Kakuma refugee camp in late 2015. https://arriveministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Jan.2.2016-KTIS-Michelle-Eberhard-Understanding-Refugees.mp3
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To get a better understanding of what our refugee friends’ lives look like in the refugee camp, in November 2015, two Arrive Ministries staff members spent two weeks in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northwest Kenya. Michelle Eberhard, the Director of Arrival Services writes about the contradictory ways of
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Two Arrive Ministries staff members spent two weeks in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northwest Kenya in November 2015, to get a better understanding of what our refugee friends’ lives look like in the refugee camp. Jessica Wills, Refugee Life Ministries Program Director shares her reflections on life and
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I am Amina, a 17-year-old girl. I lived with my mother and sisters in Mogadishu, Somalia. My father died long ago because of fighting between the military and militia groups. All my life there has been war around me. One night soldiers broke into my home. In
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A Father’s Love Crosses Borders Young women and young men can fall in love no matter the circumstances. Htoo Htoo, (pronounced Too Too) a young Karen refugee women fell in love with Nickorn, a Thai citizen, while temporarily displaced in Thailand. Htoo Htoo was working to advocate
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A Statement by Bob Oehrig, Executive Director of Arrive Ministries & Carl Nelson, President of Transform Minnesota FACT: The tragic reality is that there are more refugees today than after WWII – some 17 million (there are also 35 million internally displaced people). FACT: Syria has 7.6 million
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Every person has a birth story. Whether it was a cold, blustery winter day or a hot, sweltering summer day; that personal story becomes a part of each of our legacies. For 18-year-old Dah Dah, her flare for the dramatic likely originated from her birth story. Dah
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Imagine— your ethnic group has been oppressed by the government for years, but they are getting more and more brutal. Last year a number of shops and homes in your community were burned to the ground, and the military is taking full responsibility for the crimes. A
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