Needle and Thread Offer Life Skills and Kinship to Somali Women and Elders “Of all our activities in St. Cloud, this is one of my favorites. Sewing classes are the most relational.” Samantha Grimsley, Arrive Ministries’ Area Director in St. Cloud, recounts the genesis of what
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Fridley Volunteer Rides Waves of Current Events with Afghan Friends Through a Good Neighbor Team at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Fridley, Liz, Monica and Melissa began teaching English to an Afghan woman named Setara. Little did they know a pandemic would follow shortly after. Their
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Assisting in the Evacuation of an Afghan Family Good Neighbors from Emmanuel Covenant Church knit together a harrowing tale of survival as they assisted in the evacuation of refugee friends from Afghanistan. Inspired last year by a sermon series about welcoming the stranger, Mark and Lori
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Meet Holli. She’s been teaching sewing classes for the past couple years and has built friendships with many women in that process. Here’s why Holli got involved and how it has changed her. My mom taught me to sew clothes when I was about 10, but
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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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Through our Afghan Women’s English Language Learners (AWELL) program, we built a friendship with Sher Mohammad, his wife Nilofar, and their family. Sher Mohammad and his 13-year-old daughter were in Afghanistan visiting family during the takeover of the Taliban in August of 2021. His green card helped
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Recently while one of our volunteer interpreters was translating for a newly-arrived Russian family, she told them of her arrival story. Victoria came to Minnesota from Ukraine 23 years ago through Arrive Ministries, formerly called World Relief Minnesota. She and her brother were paired with a volunteer
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After Kango Ojha fell in love with Awhich and married in the church, they learned they were expecting a child; and soon after they were informed that due to Kango’s refugee status after fleeing Ethiopia, he was given permission to move to the United States in 2015.
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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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I took my client to drop off an application for a job, and I had spoken with the Human Resources director already about her sitting down with my client for a quick conversation so she could start work. They had some conversation in English but then she
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