“Do you have a brake on your side of the car?” the student driver asked me as he almost ran a red light. “Nope I have nothing” I replied. “Wow! You must really trust God!” “Yes. This is true. I have been in much more dangerous scenarios
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After a tumultuous late-summer escape following the Taliban’s occupation of their country, and an autumn spent jostled between temporary locations, eight Afghan men finally arrived safely in Rochester, MN in December of 2021, ready to create a new home The men all live together in an apartment,
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One of our Good Neighbor volunteers, John, organized a day of driving practice in his church’s parking lot at Berean Community Church. There were five refugees from Congo, Syria, and East Africa who practiced their driving skills one balmy October day in Rochester. “A lot of refugees
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After Naomi Downer read “After the Last Border” and attended our book event with the author, Jessica Goudeau, her family was inspired by the Syrian and Karen refugee families featured in the book. “Reading these stories about the challenges they faced, leaving everything they knew behind, including
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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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