Missionary Renegade: "Two ways to join the movement" for Thursday, 19 July 2018 from The Global Immersion Project in San Diego, California, United States

Thursday, July 19, 2018

"Two ways to join the movement" for Thursday, 19 July 2018 from The Global Immersion Project in San Diego, California, United States

"Two ways to join the movement" for Thursday, 19 July 2018 from The Global Immersion Project in San Diego, California, United States

Last month when the attention of the world was on the US's southern border, a pastor friend from Denver reached out. Like so many people, he desperately wanted to go to Tijuana and be with those in pain. We talked through responsible and respectful ways to engage and mutually came to the conclusion that the best gift that he and his church could offer those at the border was not flying to meet them, but giving to those who are already at the border, in relationship, and doing the work.
The next Sunday (the last Sunday of their fiscal year) instead of encouraging the congregation to fund their churches “stretch budget,” he challenged them to give to the situation at the border. At the end of the day $25,000 was collected that will be distributed among a few high-impact organizations working on both sides of the US/Mexico border.
This is just another example of the costly, creative love that Jesus modeled for us. It’s the type of contending in emergency situations that ushers in the possibility of restoration to those being crushed by broken systems. The great surprise is that in the giving, our friend and his church experienced restoration.In the wake of this most recent crisis at the border we ask you the question we’re asking ourselves:
“What is the creative, costly love that the Spirit is compelling us to offer?”
To help you answer the question, we have an opportunity for you to GO and an opportunity to GIVE.

GO: Join us in San Diego/Tijuana and participate in our Immigrants’ Journey Immersion Trip. Hear first hand from recent deportees, families seeking asylum, undocumented American neighbors, Border Patrol agents, and Mexican and US American faith leaders on the front lines. Listen long and allow the Spirit to transform you into an Everyday Peacemaker. Learn more here >>
GIVE: In a world divided by boundaries and borders, our mission to train people of faith to engage our divided world in restorative ways is critical. Our training, coaching, and consulting is equipping individuals and communities like our friends in Denver to get creative in love, and we need your investment to keep the momentum going.
Will you join our Embers Community as an investor and help us expand the everyday peacemaking movement? Your monthly investment provides you with exclusive membership that includes FREE & pre-release training resources and ACCESS to our international community of Peacemakers. Join here >>
Now is the time to invest in your formation as a peacemaker. Now is the time to join the movement.