(RNS) — Working in peace building for more than 25 years, I have become acutely aware of the connections between violent conflict and migration. I
While pledges of welcome to refugees of the war in Ukraine fill U.S. headlines, churches and institutions are quietly working to resettle and acclimate households fleeing other longstanding conflicts, one family at a time.
A new initiative in northern Indiana offers shelter from the stress and complexity of immigration law. La Posada (shelter or inn) is opening to the public in May out of an office in Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Elkhart.
Espinal was one of dozens of undocumented immigrants who fled to churches across the country as part of the New Sanctuary Movement.
