Don't Cry...I'm Here

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We had our Arrive Ministries of Richfield, MN tote pick-up today at the DCIH Workshop. Laura has recently taken Rebekah’s (our previous connect person) position at Arrive Ministries….so this is our first meeting with her. She comes to Arrive Ministries…

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Refugee Resettlement Agencies Now Pick Up Gift Totes At Our New Don’t Cry…I’m Here Workshop

We had our Lutheran Social Service-Refugee Services of Minneapolis tote pick-up today at the DCIH Workshop. Megan, a co-worker of Margaret Yapp, our connect person from LSS, came to pick them up. It was a pleasure to meet her and…

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Don’t Cry…I’m Here Is Featured In a Story By Arrive Ministries in Richfield Minnesota

Don’t Cry…I’m Here is featured in a story by Arrive Ministries, a refugee resettlement organization located in Richfield, Minnesota. This is a very touching article . Make sure you click on the link to read the full article and see…

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One Infant Baby Doll Tote Delivered to The Center For Victims of Torture for a Baby Karen Girl

Here are some photos of our delivery to The Center For Victims of Torture from yesterday. We just had a short visit with them, because we had to get moving along to our 2nd delivery of the day. Enjoy the…

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A Delivery Made To Arrive Ministries For Refugee Children From Ukraine and Congo

Here are some photos of our delivery to Arrive Ministries yesterday. Had a very nice talk, the Arrive Ministries Communications Director did an interview with me….and I learned more about the refugee process. This is an amazing learning process for…

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A Karen Family From Burma Will Receive “Don’t Cry…I’m Here” Gift Totes For Their Children

Here are some photos of today’s delivery of Doll, Buddy Bear and Teen Totes to The Center for Victims of Torture. CVT does the work that most of us could not do….and that is to help these families through the…

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Don’t Cry…I’m Here Continues Their Work With Lutheran Social Service–Refugee Services In Minneapolis

Here are some photos of today’s delivery of Doll, Buddy Bear and Teen Totes to Lutheran Social Service-Refugee Services in Minneapolis. It was such a pleasure to meet up with Margaret Yapp to make this delivery for these little Ethiopian,…

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Refugee Children from Congo and Burma Will Receive Don’t Cry…I’m Here Tote Bags Through Lutheran Social Service and International Institute of Minnesota

Here are some photos from our two deliveries this past Monday. The first delivery was to Lutheran Social Service-Refugee Services in Minneapolis. The second delivery was to International Institute of Minnesota in St. Paul. Despite the fact that the work…

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Don’t Cry…I’m Here is Becoming Notable to World Leaders

Jagmeet Singh (Mr. Jagmeet is a former lawyer, a human rights activist and now the Leader of Canada’s Democratic Party) is visiting Welcome Place — at Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council – Welcome Place. With him is Rita Chahal the Executive…

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DCIH Delivers Doll/Teddy Bear and Teen Totes to the International Institute of Minnesota for 19 Children Arriving to Minnesota

Here is a photo of our delivery of Doll/Bear and Teen Gift Tote Bags to the International Institute of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN. Stella said that they have quite a few families arriving and some of them are quite…

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