World Relief Minnesota

Our Stories: The Refugee's Story & The Volunteer's Story

We tell stories for a variety of reasons – to pass family history from one generation to the next, to engage the listener at a deeper level than is possible through a treatise on a subject, and because it allows us to describe the complexities of life.

Humans have been telling stories for millenia. Some cultures today still use storytelling as the primary way of communicating things of significance.

Listen carefully to the stories of refugees and those around them… ... Read More

Last month’s Refugee Life Ministries (RLM) Event brought about some inspiration for one of the RLM team members. Read Sophia’s inspirational blog post today!

PRESS RELEASE: Families from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) now have another way to reunite with family members. The refugee sponsorship program, also known as the Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) Program for people from the Former Soviet Union is temporarily re-opened for new applicants through September 15, 2013. Click here to learn more: FSU AOR Press Release.

Check out World Relief’s current volunteer needs for our newly-arrived families here!

World Relief’s Executive Director Bob Oehrig shares his thoughts about God’s good purposes in immigration in a recent op-ed piece in the Minnesota Christian Examiner.