Stories

A “funny story” from a refugee survivor of his long journey to America It has been one year now since I am in touch, day by day, with refugees from

When Mosaic Christian Community launched six years ago, we opened our doors as strangers. We were a new church in a neighborhood that had always seen a church building located

Earlier this year All Peoples Church formed a Refugee Life Ministries team to welcome and walk alongside a newly-arriving family. From our first conversations with this new church plant, it

Literacy, Friendship, and the Somali Language “Kani waa miis.” Participants listen to their Somali ‘language guide’ and select the miniature table from the toys in front of them. “Kani waa

From Ukraine to Minnesota: A Glimpse of Lives in Transition Husband and wife Volodymyr and Yaroslava, along with brother Yurii, were born and raised in Ukraine. In November 2018, they

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