Women Welcoming in the Borderlands: Maria
We are sharing the stories of two women we encountered recently on border immersion trip. These women are doing amazing work welcoming vulnerable people in the borderlands. We hope their stories will challenge and inspire you to learn more and pray about how you can share Christlike welcome in your own communities. Maria I look around at the scene and realize I am standing on holy ground. The light filters in from the courtyard illuminating hands outstretched in prayer. The women in the room all just met the day before, flying in from all over the country to be
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Welcome at Any Stage
Last week, we read about women at opposite ends of the spectrum of age engaging with their neighbors. From teens learning how to care for the sojourner to retired women pouring their lives into caring for the vulnerable, we can all do our part. Thankfully, the Women of Welcome community, a diverse group of Christian women from all ages and stages of life, provides beautiful examples of how age should never hold anyone back. Age isn’t the only factor that makes us feel like we can’t be a part of Christlike welcome. Our stage of life, whether single
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Welcome at Any Age
Do you ever worry it’s too late for you? Whatever that means. Too late to change directions. Too late to say “yes” to the invitation you think God may be offering. Too late to get involved in something new. Or are you on the other side of the spectrum and feel you are too young or don’t yet have the knowledge or wisdom age brings to take the next step? You have heard the old adage, “Age is just a number.” We definitely know and believe that to be true, but unfortunately have seen that it
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A Dreamer’s Hope
There’s an entire family that I’m waiting to meet in Mexico. A piece of paper is hindering me from being able to meet them. My name is Joscelin Reyes and I live in the Greater Houston area with my husband, whom I have been married to for 2.5 years now. I was born in a small town in the state of Guanajuato located in central Mexico in 1995. I am a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and have been since 2012 when Obama signed the executive order. My Family’s Hopes of the American Dream
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