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16 May

Donations Needed: Feminine Products for Asylum Seeker Women and Girls

The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group is seeking help to supply feminine sanitary pads and supplies to women and girls seeking asylum in local shelters and family shelters in Tijuana. You can contribute in the following ways: The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group will identify shelters that

21 Dec

[Urgent] Call for Assistance with Border Crisis in Jacumba (Justice & Compassion)

Communications

GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. The situation in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, a border town located at the U.S.-Mexico wall, has once again become a disaster, and we are asking for your

29 Oct

[Postponed] Call to a Time of Prayer for Palestine and Israel (Justice & Compassion)

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Update: This event has been postponed to Sunday, November 5 (PST/HST). Please also note the time change for Hawai`i, Guam, & Saipan. On November 5, at 5 PM PST (3 PM HST), the Conference will be hosting a virtual prayer vigil for peace in the

20 Sep

[Urgent] Call for Assistance with Border Crisis (South District)

Communications

GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. Asylum seekers and refugees who have been approved for entrance into the U.S. and have been held between the border fences for a number of days with

29 Aug

Emergency Border Response Report & Request for Assistance in Calexico, CA (South District)

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The rules change all the time, the needs are great, and funding is always a struggle. Rev. Baldwin Avendano of Calexico United Methodist Mission stays busy picking up asylum-seekers released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Calexico port-of-entry. He and his case

22 Aug

Call for Diapers for Safe Harbors Shelter Network at Christ UM Ministry Center (Disaster Response)

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GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. The Safe Harbors Network provides shelters for refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers legally in the USA. Safe Harbors is located in San Diego and is based at

10 Jul

Planting churches in war-torn Ukraine (UM News)

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July 5, 2023 Ukrainians don’t talk about if they win the war with Russia. They talk about when they defeat the invaders. “There’s a great deal of certainty,” said the Rev. Fred Vanderwerf, who will be engaging with Ukraine on behalf The United Methodist Church. “I’ve been working hard

19 May

Amid policy changes, church keeps faith with migrants (UM News)

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May 19, 2023 With last week’s big change in U.S. immigration policy, many politicians and others predicted a tidal wave of asylum-seekers coming across the southern border. That’s not been the case so far. But United Methodists who assist migrants remain busy — and concerned. “What

17 May

United Methodists are called to care for the vulnerable (UM News)

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November 9, 2022 Finding ourselves and our families in danger and vulnerable to events or realities beyond our control, a natural survival response could very well be to escape the threatening and danger-filled situation in search of safety and greater security. However, the trek in

13 May

Bishop Escobedo-Frank’s Response on the Border: Would You Harbor Me?

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An old gospel song, sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock, echoes through my brain, my body, and tonight, through my soul. The haunting lyrical sound moans: Would you harbor a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew? A heretic, convict, or spy? Would you harbor a

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