It was about five years ago that Patrick Lyoya first stepped into Restoration Community Church, a small United Methodist congregation just outside Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a new face, but he had a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — She was born in a mud hut in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Tuesday, Graci Harkema’s memoir — “Rising From a Mud Hut to the Boardroom and Back Again,” will hit ...

When last we heard from Trip Jennings, the expeditionary kayaker and Richmond native was picking up awards from the National Geographic Society for braving giant whitewater and bloodthirsty villagers ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — We can always keep learning, and that is why two grandparents from the Congo went back to the first grade. In Kent County, people who are 55 and up can apply for the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Patrick Lyoya was the first-born son. In his refugee family from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the role seemed to weigh on him. Lyoya even reflected upon it in a 2020 Facebook ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge declared ...