Thank you so much for including the link to the World Relief report--I read it and it's beautiful, the introductory letter is nice in itself, but the whole thing includes testimonies from immigrants and one of "the most gringo-ish of gringos" priest in South Dakota who has taken it upon himself to learn Spanish to serve his congregation …
Thank you so much for including the link to the World Relief report--I read it and it's beautiful, the introductory letter is nice in itself, but the whole thing includes testimonies from immigrants and one of "the most gringo-ish of gringos" priest in South Dakota who has taken it upon himself to learn Spanish to serve his congregation of almost 60% immigrants! Yesterday at the Hands Off! protest I saw a great sign --Who Would Jesus Deport? Pope Francis has reminded us that Mathew 25 is the standard by which we will be judged--whatsoever you do unto the least of these you do unto me. The way these deportations are playing out is horrible, I keep thinking of the guy from Maryland with the five year old non-verbal autistic son, how do you explain this to that little boy? It's going to be very important for people who love Jesus to walk the walk during this regime!
Oh PS forgot to say, I listen The Holy Post podcast, and last week they interviewed Bri Stensrud, head of an organization called Women of Welcome that takes usually conservative evangelical Christian women on trips to the southern border to see the faces of immigration in addition to leading Bible studies and other educational and support opportunities to teach US American Christian women about what the Bible says about immigration and welcoming the stranger in an effort to combat that segment of the population buying into the MAGA rhetoric that their all criminals and rapists and gang members and drug dealers invading the country. The women get to see firsthand that this is people coming to the US for a better life and greater personal safety and security. I think it's so cool that an organization like that exists!
Thank you so much for including the link to the World Relief report--I read it and it's beautiful, the introductory letter is nice in itself, but the whole thing includes testimonies from immigrants and one of "the most gringo-ish of gringos" priest in South Dakota who has taken it upon himself to learn Spanish to serve his congregation of almost 60% immigrants! Yesterday at the Hands Off! protest I saw a great sign --Who Would Jesus Deport? Pope Francis has reminded us that Mathew 25 is the standard by which we will be judged--whatsoever you do unto the least of these you do unto me. The way these deportations are playing out is horrible, I keep thinking of the guy from Maryland with the five year old non-verbal autistic son, how do you explain this to that little boy? It's going to be very important for people who love Jesus to walk the walk during this regime!
Oh PS forgot to say, I listen The Holy Post podcast, and last week they interviewed Bri Stensrud, head of an organization called Women of Welcome that takes usually conservative evangelical Christian women on trips to the southern border to see the faces of immigration in addition to leading Bible studies and other educational and support opportunities to teach US American Christian women about what the Bible says about immigration and welcoming the stranger in an effort to combat that segment of the population buying into the MAGA rhetoric that their all criminals and rapists and gang members and drug dealers invading the country. The women get to see firsthand that this is people coming to the US for a better life and greater personal safety and security. I think it's so cool that an organization like that exists!