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From Refugee to Creating Lasting Change

September 1, 2023 | Comments Off on From Refugee to Creating Lasting Change

Oksana’s Story Oksana Verovaya and her husband embarked on a daunting journey, fleeing Ukraine with their two small children, and seeking refuge in the U.S. Their escape was driven by the persecution they faced as Christians, which compelled them to seek safety and freedom in a foreign land. First fleeing to Moscow, they had to…

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Stories from the Border: Amos

July 15, 2019

As a member of an ethnic English-speaking minority in Cameroon, Amos was a teacher who once attended a meeting advocating for his people’s right to vote and better government representation.

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Stories from the Border: Naomi

July 10, 2019

At 9 years old, Naomi’s life in Central America was far from the stable, safe and secure childhood we all hope for. Her mother had left home to try and find work.

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5 Ways You Can Help

July 2, 2019

Last week, we learned that vulnerable children and families are being detained in inadequate facilities and threatened with deportation. If you’re like us, you believe that families belong together, and that this is a grave injustice that we must fight back against. As Christians, and as Americans.

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Tragic drowning at Mexico-US border should shake us from our complacency

July 1, 2019

Many of us were horrified on Tuesday to see the picture of the bodies of a Salvadoran father, Oscar Martinez Ramirez, and his 2-year-old daughter, Valeria, washed up on the banks of the Rio Grande in Mexico.

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A Prayer for Oscar & Valeria

June 27, 2019

How long must we wait, oh Lord?

For mercy
For justice
For action

How long did Oscar wait?
Valeria atop his back
Holding tight to her daddy.

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World Refugee Day 2019

June 20, 2019

On World Refugee Day we want to shine a light on the individuals, from multiple countries who have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety and future.

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