by Becky Martinez | Jul 7, 2016 | Central MN Stories, Community, Muslim, Religion
A couple weeks ago, I spent the evening with my neighbors at a neighborhood faith center. Most of them I didn’t know, a few I did. I met this one young woman. We talked about our religions. We talked about our jobs. She’s single, I’m married with kids. She’s a...
by Becky Martinez | May 4, 2016 | Central MN Stories, Community, Muslim, Religion
Yesterday was a bad day. I unloaded on my friend, Lul, about how much hate there is. I felt totally overwhelmed and was sitting in my car crying. As she talked to me, I was praying to Father, saying how I just didn’t understand and was having a hard time. I’m...
by Becky Martinez | Jan 16, 2016 | Central MN Stories, Community, Muslim, Religion
I live in the downtown St. Cloud area. All my neighbors are white and Christian. I am white and Christian. Around the corner, and a few houses down, a Muslim family recently moved in. I don’t know what country they are from, but, as I’ve seen them outside,...