Ray Duran had been a Calvary Chapel pastor for decades, before he found his true ministry calling at age 60: Working with Coeur D’Alene’s Spanish-speaking and immigrant population. “God’s great…
March 15, 2022
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August 17, 2017
Pastor Serves the Immigrants Fueling Idaho’s Growth
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August 15, 2017
After Years of Waiting and Working, a Refugee Has the Chance to Give Back
Every day, Honey Omar wakes up excited to go to work. “It’s never a dull moment,” says Omar, a refugee case manager at YMCA International Services in Houston, Texas.
Omar…
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August 8, 2017
Chamber Maid Part of Las Vegas’ Invisible Army of Immigrant Workers
Mexican immigrant Claudia Ramos is a member of the largely invisible army that keeps Las Vegas’ tourist economy booming. She cleans guest rooms at the Paris Casino to serve some…
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August 8, 2017
Iraqi Military Interpreter Yearns to Serve U.S. Through Teaching
Safwat Al Baali is grateful for his housekeeping job at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, on the glittery Las Vegas strip. After scraping by for seven months upon receiving political asylum, he…
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August 5, 2017
By Helping New Immigrants, Argentinian Helps Washington State
When Mabel Lorenzi arrived in the United States from Uruguay to pursue a master’s degree in biochemistry in 1968, she received a warm welcome that helped her overcome the challenges…
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