Stories

My Part in the Resettlement Puzzle Hi, my name is Kristina Shirokova and I began working at Arrive Ministries in October as the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Eligibility Coordinator and

It Is My Life written by Paw Eh Everybody wishes to have a better life that is free and fair. Sometimes in life it is better to explore new things

Arrive Ministries Board Member, Pastor Jean Pierre Gatera, featured in Christianity Today. He Led Churches in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp. Now He Waxes Floors. But in his spare time,

Noe Eh laughs at herself so readily, “You keep trying to teach us stuff but we forget it all!” Her husband Say Htoo adds with bashful laughter, “Every day we

Lost & Found By Dalia I am ten years old, but almost eleven. I came to America in 2016 to join my parents and brother, who came here as refugees

Kazi Kubwa, Kazi ya Mungu: Big Work, God’s Work By Abule and Merin Translated from Swahili to English  “I came from Africa to America the summer of 2016,” Abule, a

The Handyman By Abu Ahmad I came to Minnesota a year and a half after I was approved to enter the United States as a refugee. My wife and I

A Beautiful Future By Gidhan Gidhan is a 46 year old Bhutanese refugee from Nepal who came to Minnesota in the spring of 2015 along with his wife and three

A Renewed Sense of Freedom By Alexander and Anna “Every morning when I wake up, I thank God. Thank you for this country and bless these people,” Alexander said, after

Arrival Story In mid-March we had the privilege of welcoming a Karen family of four to Minnesota. The night of the arrival, we transported and joined their extended family at