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A Wheelchair Changed My Life: Juan Carlos’s Story

By Gertrude Tumusime  Juan Carlos is a wheelchair sports champion living in Windsor, Ontario. We first met Juan and his mother Vivian in 2005, when they arrived from Ecuador, where they lived as refugees from Colombia. The family was sponsored by the Toronto United Mennonite Church.   When they arrived in Toronto, Adolfo Puricelli, the Mennonite […]

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Journey to Canadian Citizenship: Patricia’s Story

By Claudia Porras  Patricia is the main character in a love story that spanned over 20 years before a happy ending. Her boyfriend, with whom she had been in a relationship her entire life, had moved to Toronto many years before her in search of better opportunities. Finally, in 2016, the two reunited and enjoyed their lives

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MNLCT gave me the confidence to restart my life positively: Mehria’s story 

By Gertrude Tumusime  Mehria was barely 18 when she left her home country of Afghanistan, arriving in Canada after spending several months in Greece.   Like many of her compatriots, the young adult was escaping a worsening situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban were terrorizing the population – especially women and girls. Mehria remembers – quite

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My kids were the reason why I learned English: Soledad’s Story

By Claudia Porras “When you move to Canada from Argentina, the first thing you realize is that you are in a northern country. And everything around you is different, including the language. Everyone speaks English. And it’s not easy to realize that you don’t understand anything.” Soledad has already experienced many transformations in her life.

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Katerine who immigrated to Kanada from Ukraine

I highly recommend MNLCT to Ukrainians who need urgent help: Katerina’s Story

By Vlad Umnov “On February 24, 2022, tanks entered my city and a war began in my country. After living in occupation for 6 months, I decided to leave the city.” Katerina moved to Toronto from Melitopol, a city in southeastern Ukraine. Back home she helped children with mental health issues adapt to life. Now

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Emotional knowledge has given me the freedom I didn’t have before: Sandra’s Story

By Claudia Porras  It has been almost 20 years since Sandra lived day-to-day at the radio stations of Montevideo and Uruguay, creating ad campaigns for local businesses. Surprises in life led her to move to Canada, and she arrived here with her dreams in her suitcase.  It was not easy for her to start over

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Martha Story

In MNLCT I found a team of friendly professionals: Martha’s Story 

By Claudia Porras As a teacher, Martha has dedicated her entire life to guiding others. She is a native of Nicaragua. She was a tutor in elementary school and a teacher in high school for adult education. She has worked for various agencies of the United Nations system in Nicaragua. Four years ago, she had

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Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto has a lot of angels: Lourdes’ Story 

By Vlad Umnov Lourdes calls herself a “very strong woman”. A few years ago, she lost everything – her independence, her home, her mobility. But you would never believe it if you met this smiling, energetic woman.  Lourdes came to Canada from Mexico City in the 1990s. “I have been living in this beautiful country

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a woman shares her positive review about service settlement of MNLCT

I dream of becoming independent again, feeling useful: Ana Maria’s Story

By Claudia Porras Life showed Ana Maria a difficult side when, during a long and painful recovery from cancer, her daughter moved out and Ana Maria was left to meet her rehabilitation challenges alone. With limited financial resources, she had to find a new home, and then on top of that, she did not speak

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