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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The government left a critical funding gap on January 25th when it ended its commitment to provide essential needs and services for Mahasen and her kids during their first 90 days in the US. She is a Syrian single mother of five. She arrived as a refugee days before…
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Flying to New Heights: Ihosef’s Story
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… When Ihosef was a boy, he dreamed of airplanes. His mother Yolette worked as a legal consultant at an airport, and on the days when he came to work with her, the planes amazed…
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13 Years of Separation: Now Welcomed Home
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… After coming to the United States as a refugee, Hodan communicated with her family only through phone calls and WhatsApp for 13 years. Her mother, Safia, and her sisters, Seynab and Yagsir, were 8,000…
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Sewing & Group Connection: The Story of Amira
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Amira* arrived in Chicagoland with a sense of great relief after she and her family fled Afghanistan. “When we first arrived in the U.S., I felt very good and happy. I was so relieved…
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45 Years of Partnership: Wheaton Bible Church
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… “Wheaton Bible Church, you are sent…” These words resonate through the pews at the end of each service at Wheaton Bible Church in West Chicago, IL. They echo the powerful commands from 2 Corinthians…
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