Stories of Hope

The Martinez family came to Minnesota in July of 2014 as persecuted religious refugees from Cuba.  They had been praying for the opportunity to come to America for many years, and believed that God had a plan for them. Their strong faith in The Lord has been

Christelle and her parents were resettled through Arrive Ministries in November of 2018. They were matched with an RLM team from Shepherd of the Valley Church in Afton, MN. Christelle is 19-years-old and lives in St. Paul. She is studying to be a nurse. Christelle was born

At 10-years-old, Nadia embarked on the most dangerous journey of her life, through the mountainous jungles of Burma, attempting to cross the border to safety in Thailand with her mother. “I got sick at one point up in the mountains, I was afraid the group of strangers

To fully understand the story of Jamila’s housing crisis and the way one church stepped in to make all the difference, you must understand God’s incredible timing using circumstances. Jamila is a single mother of 3 young boys who fled Mozambique due to an unsafe situation. After

An organization generously donated thousands of vegetable and flower seed packets to the Church Refugee Garden Program for use by the gardeners next spring to jump-start their growing season. There was one catch: the seeds were unsorted. We had dozens of boxes of mixed-up seed packets waiting

How Can I Help You? Like so many of our clients, she sat holding a packet stuffed with documents, the paper key to unlock the door of reunification with her overseas family. She patiently answered my questions. We chatted about raising kids as I helped her sort

It was a day set aside for ministering to a Muslim woman but I didn’t know to whom specifically. As I was praying, God kept placing on my heart the name of a woman I had not visited with in over a year, and her daughter. She

In this in-depth story, Timothy Paulson, Arrive Ministries’ Immigration Counselor introduces us to the story of a Somali man, Musa, who Arrive Ministries resettled, assisted in applying for his green card, and helped him and his family  become U.S. citizens. This story is a rare look into

When recently donated dolls were delivered to three Congolese girls who arrived in Minnesota earlier this summer, laughter erupted when they saw the accessories that the dolls were wearing. “The girls were delighted when they saw that the dolls were wearing neon pink and bright white sunglasses