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Neighbors of MN

Living through the Waiting Game of Immigration

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Neighbors of MN Haley   I truly believe God’s plan for my life is to interact with, advocate for and be immersed in cultures that are not my own. Growing up a pastor’s kid and having various opportunities to go on mission’s trips ignited a fire in

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Renting to Refugees is Good for Business

On   /   Neighbors of MN, Rochester, Stories of Hope  

Neighbors of MN Greg   We are probably the most affordable housing in Downtown Rochester for people who need housing. We offer furnished housing. We’re not the newest properties in town, but we’ve remodeled our apartments and duplexes, and we keep them clean and nice. I’ve rented

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Second Generation Hmong Church Shows Hospitality to Karen Family

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Neighbor of MN Alicia   RiverLife Church is a second and third generation Hmong Church. A lot of people at RiverLife have a strong connection to either their parents’ or grandparents’ refugee journey. When I was a little kid, my mom would share stories of her life

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A Sleepless Stirring Leads to Profound Friendship

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Neighbors of MN Kysa and Chris   “We go to the Veterinary Clinic next door to Arrive Ministries in Richfield. Because of COVID they had you stay in the entryway before they come and get your dog. So I’m waiting in the entry way and I see

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The Strife of Being Undocumented; The Joy of Becoming a Permanent Resident

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Neighbor of MN Abe “I flew into Minneapolis from Liberia in a t-shirt, sandals and a rain jacket, as it was the rainy season in Africa. It was not the appropriate clothes for a Minnesota winter, as I landed in December of 2004. It was terribly cold.

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A Heart Broken for Persecuted People; A Life Willing to Serve

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Neighbor of MN Mindy   Early on in my career, I started out as a flight attendant, but later I went to flight school and became a commercial airline pilot. It was an amazing blessing that I was able to do that as a career. I spent

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Church Community Softens Refugee Family’s Challenging Start

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Neighbor of MN Dennis   Based on what we saw in the movies we thought we’d come to the U.S. and find affordable housing, and have a lot of opportunities to work here. The reality was completely different. It took a long time to find a good

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The Art of Giving and Receiving Hospitality

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Neighbors of MN Rebekah and Rueben   We met this family of three at the airport at the end of summer. Cecilia and Koe Loe had just flown overnight from a refugee camp in Thailand with their 4-year-old son, in the middle of a pandemic. It’s been

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From the Banks of the Nile to the Mississippi

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Neighbors of MN Akram   “I grew up in a Coptic Christian family in Egypt. The word “Coptic” means Egyptian in the original Egyptian language. Coptics are indigenous Egyptians, descended from the ancient Egyptians, not Arabs, as people generally assume. I moved from my hometown in the

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Young Love Found Halfway Around the World

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Neighbors of MN Jill “We lived in the same camp but a different section. I lived in section 4 and he lived in section 6A. We went to same school in Thailand and we were in the same grade together until 7th grade. We knew each other

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