Stories

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

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

Celebrating 20 Years of RLM Amanda and Dustin Loge have led four RLM church teams since 2013. They are still in touch with all four refugee-background families. A Karen wedding

Celebrating 20 Years of RLM The Zaw Mae family is one of seven refugee families that a team from Grace Church Roseville, led by Bob and Julie Lorence, came alongside

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

Neighbors of MN Akram I assisted with welcoming refugees on the shores of Greece, and helping them find clothes and food to continue on their journey. “I grew up in

Now that SALT is offering an option to tutor Somali adults over zoom, we’ve been able to expand our reach to further corners of the state. We celebrate that we

Before the pandemic, I helped a Somali high school student with his studies for an hour each week in the family home, then I had story time with his three

Neighbors of MN Jill We knew each other only as classmates but we never thought that one day we would be together. “We lived in the same camp but a

After a two-year stint teaching English to students in Jordan through the Peace Corps, Marlene and Dan Hovland realized that teaching ESL was in their bones. Later when they moved