On Saturday, August 29, God allowed me to enjoy the wonderful experience of listening to reflections and sharing worship with many brothers and sisters in Christ from the continents of the Americas, from Canada to Argentina. A reflection that deeply moved me was made by Jesús Vera. He spoke of the massacre that occurred in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on August 22, 2010. The state in which I live.
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May 8 marked the third anniversary of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church (Lakeshore) becoming a Sanctuary Congregation – our renewed commitment to stand with the immigrant community as they face injustice and inhumanity by our government. We’ve lived out this ministry in a number of ways over the past three years and, as with everything, our work has taken a new direction and meaning in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Recently we have been listening a lot in Mexico, thanks to the information disseminated in the media and social networks, about the phenomenon of the migrant caravan that began its journey through Mexico from October 2018, with the objective of reaching The United States of America.
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We've signed on to this Mexican-led effort in partnership with many of our friends and partner organizations in Mexico.
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This was my second time attending the Summer Conference of BPFNA ~ Bautista por la Paz, which was held in Misión Mazahua, San Felipe del Progreso, México from July 17-22, 2017. There were many international entities represented in the conference program, but the three that challenged me the most were the seminaries. The moment that impacted me most was when the Seminario Bautista de México showed a YouTube video of La Patronas, a group of Mexican women who make food out of their own resources to help feed those immigrants that ride the cargo train called “The Beast.”
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A year ago, our church received a refugee family from Homs, Syria. We‘ve housed and supported them, and for a year, been their American family. They are Sunni Muslim, we, Presbyterian Christian.
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On Saturday, May 9th, less than 100 people gathered under tents outside the NW Detention Center in Tacoma. We gathered to hear stories and to be a presence to those who are detained, and to say “enough is enough” to the 34K nation-wide nightly bed requirement set by ICE: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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Yes, the unaccompanied children had to walk a long and treacherous path to arrive at our borders. But once here, the path doesn't necessarily get a lot better.
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