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  • 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
  • Justice Prayers - October 21, 2020

    It is the command of Jesus that we not worry, as the world worries, in ways that make us crazy, or mean or angry or hateful or quarrelsome. It is a command spoken by Jesus who himself is un-anxious...
    October 21, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - October 14, 2020

    "I am close to death at the hands of my enemies; oh, give me back my life again, just as you promised me. Accept my grateful thanks and teach me your desires. My life hangs in the balance, but I will...
    October 14, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - October 7th 2020

    I hear the Savior say Thy strength indeed is small Child of weakness, watch and pray Find in me thine all in all - Jesus Paid It All (Newsboys) Canada immigration lottery for families Canada’s...
    October 7, 2020
  • International Student: IR

    IR is an international student at Calvin University. She came to Calvin from Honduras and studied Economics and Data Science. Throughout this interview you’ll hear how proposed legislation around...
    October 2, 2020