Maher Almahasneh returned home from his English language class to a small living room filled with guests. He calls them friends.
Harley Kooker, a 71-year-old dairy cattle veterinarian, was huddled in a kitchen corner assembling a new portable washing machine he'd persuaded a local appliance store to donate. His wife, Kate, was sitting on the couch letting the Almahasnehs' 7-year-old daughter measure her head and her waist with a tape measure. Their case manager from Church World Service was also there, as was an Arabic translator. Within the hour two more women from their Mennonite church welcome team would drop in to say a quick hello.
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