Stories of Hope

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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