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  • Justice Prayers - October 8th

    You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint. - Isaiah 57:10 Montreal Systemic Bias A report by three...
    October 9, 2019
  • Asylum-Seekers in El Paso TX

    Carlos, Josefina, and their young son Gerson (not their real names) fled Cuba for the United States in pursuit of asylum protections. Because of certain restrictions in Cuba, flying to Guyana in South...
    October 7, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - September 25th

    But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple. Psalm 5:7 Religious Persecution Plans Announced by Trump Speaking before the United Nations this...
    September 25, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - September 11th

    Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 A Migrant-Run Migrant Shelter There aren’t enough migrant shelters in Tijuana for the tens...
    September 11, 2019
  • Back to School? An Appeal for Children Seeking Refuge

    It’s that time of year—both in North America and so many other parts of the world—where children prepare to go back to school. Many enjoyed a lengthy summer holiday with family and friends as they set...
    September 9, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - August 21st

    Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Psalm 25:5 Cuts to Poverty-Focused Programs in Canada Child-care and health-care advocates are...
    August 21, 2019
  • A Letter from Ciudad Juarez

    We received this letter from Pastor Samuel Lopez in Ciudad Juarez and Pastor Angel Lopez in West Michigan about their ministry to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Together, these brothers are...
    August 16, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - August 14th

    For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:10 U.S. Rule Change Will Restrict Legal, Family Based Immigration The...
    August 14, 2019
  • La Terza Coffee: Blessing not Burden Blend

    Recently, a gal named Carly Pritchard sent OSJ the best kind of email. It was a creative kind of email, asking if she and the coffee company she worked for might be able to help raise some financial...
    August 9, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - August 7

    We bring our prayers to Creator God, who both "takes up our pain and bears our suffering" and will "let justice roll down like a river." Protests Continue in Hong Kong Hong Kong is in its ninth week...
    August 7, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - July 31

    "For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face." - Psalm 11:7 Ontario Town Moves toward Carbon Neutrality Eden Mills, a small town of about 350 residents in northwestern...
    July 31, 2019