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  • Where We Are Headed With U.S. Immigration

    As we close out the OSJ’s “ What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series - in which we first discovered where we were and where we are now with immigration policy in the US - we will answer the question...
    February 12, 2021
  • Where We Are With Immigration

    In the first article of the OSJ’s “ What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series, we took a look at where we were with immigration policy in the US, discovering the ways in which our immigration system...
    February 5, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - February 3, 2021

    "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." - Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Myanmar Coup A military...
    February 1, 2021
  • Where We Were With U.S. Immigration

    In the OSJ’s “ What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series, we are taking a look at where we were, where we are, and where we’re headed with US immigration policy. This first article seeks to answer...
    January 29, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - January 27, 2021

    "I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice." - Proverbs 8:20 Alberta Oil Companies claim Net Zero A pair of companies in Western Canada say they've not only achieved the mark of...
    January 27, 2021
  • Serving the Marginalized at the US-Mexico Border

    “Sí es cierto lo que dices Melissa… yes, it’s certain what you say,” he says to me in a WhatsApp voice message, “The LGBTQ community is even more vulnerable [than other migrants].” Pastor Samuel sighs...
    January 18, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - January 13 2021

    Lord, You are the source of all rightful authority. All things hold together in you. Forgive us for the ways that, when it comes to politics, we have worshiped and served the creature rather than the...
    January 13, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 18, 2020

    Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 Crisis in Ethiopia At least 27,000 people in Ethiopia have fled into neighbouring Sudan so far, as the UN has said a "full-scale...
    November 18, 2020
  • The Other 99%

    I was recently invited as a guest speaker for a webinar with ecumenical partners, to share some information on global forced displacement and migration. This time rather than throwing out a lot of...
    November 16, 2020
  • Welcoming Immigrants During COVID-19

    Ladner Christian Reformed Church (Delta, B.C.) welcomed former refugees Kukuye and Kiya, along with their daughters, to Canada on October 1st. The family shared some of their story with the church...
    November 13, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - November 4th 2020

    Hear my cry, O God Listen to my prayer From the ends of the earth I call to You And when my heart Is overwhelmed Lead me to the rock - David Baloche “Public Charge” Rule Change Struck Down in U.S. The...
    November 4, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - October 28, 2020

    "I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." - John 16:33 NLT 545 children still...
    October 28, 2020