In 2009 the US Government selected them for the refugee resettlement program. They left their homeland refugee camp and came to the United States, Bruno in July and Furaha in August of 2009. Bruno landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and two weeks later Furaha came and landed in Fort Worth, Texas. Bruno started to work at Cardone Industries and they reunited in Philadelphia in July of 2010.
In August of that same year they started to make plans for their wedding and on August 28, 2010 their dream became a reality as that was the day they got married. One year later God blessed them with a daughter, Amida Sumaili born on July 14th, 2011 and then a son Bruno Sumaili born October 23rd, 2012.
After Bruno lost his job in Philadelphia, a friend living in Cedar Rapids talked to him about a company called Whirlpool and told him to apply for a job there. In December of 2011, they made the move to Iowa and got his job at Whirlpool where he’s currently working today.
It’s been a great move for them and they are excited that Cedar Rapids will now become their new home. They heard about Habitat for Humanity from another friend living in a Habitat house in Marion and they decided to apply in January of 2013.
Words can’t express how excited they were to receive the news that their application had been approved. It was a miracle for their family and they look forward to working together with many Thrivent volunteers to build their new home! They are so thankful for the opportunity and thank Thrivent Financial for helping them to complete their dreams!
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