Prayers for Peacemakers 27 October 2021 US/Mexico Borderlands
CPT Borderlands
October 27, 2021
Mourn for the people who are still waiting to request asylum.
Mourn for the people who are still waiting to request asylum.
Pray for strong women everywhere who are finding creative ways to support their families.
Pray for the safety and physical and emotional health of everyone who walks through the gate of the CRM.
Pray that one day soon the border will re-open and people can again request asylum and no longer live in danger.
Pray that officials will permanently stop the construction and that “not another foot” of the wall will be built.
Give thanks for the volunteers who are working many hours every day to provide food, first aid, and emotional support to the migrants.
The spiritual discipline of calling the names of those who have died is one way that we remain hopeful while living and working at the US/Mexican border.
Padre Ricardo (last name withheld) serves as the pastor at Sagrada Familia Iglesia Catolica in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The church also houses the migrant
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