The Inn
Thousands of individuals have already been served, and more are arriving each day. You can be part of the love expressed by responding in whatever way Jesus is calling you to act.
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Asylum Seekers Update
People of faith have stepped up and are doing their best to help even though these faith congregations are being taxed financially and with getting enough volunteers, especially for jobs like preparing a meal for 100 people or letting a family stay overnight in their home.
Tucson community response to the latest crisis precipitated by ICE
By Scott Morris We were preparing to reopen our shelter for asylum seekers on May 1. Then this happened! Sunday night, after receiving several phone calls pleading for our help, our team decided to open on an emergency basis and take in 50 immigrants. Most of them are...
Love is in the lead
“Today, it took dozens of people to work together under her leadership to intercept injustice, heartless cruelty, and the illusion of crisis. It took pastors, and bus drivers, and police officers, and No More Deaths volunteers, and church members, and Greyhound employees, and students to fight with everything they had and work together for love to win out today. And it did.”
#UMCatHerBest
“Tonight I was grateful to see the Church at work. The powers that be decided to drop off about 120 immigrant guests at the Tucson Bus Depot. For those who aren’t from Tucson, our bus station is tiny and not open at night. So, to drop a family off at the depot is to leave them on the street.”
Every Day a New Day
This is not how I grew up. This is not what steps I traveled as a one year old. This is not how life should be, for anyone. To kill a child for their organs? And we question… asylum?
Opportunity to Assist Asylum-seeking Refugees
Volunteers are needed to assist with several needs – greeting refugees as they exit ICE buses, providing a hot meal on arrival, arranging donations of clothing, and occasional hosting of families not having family members or contacts in the U.S. More host churches are needed as the handful of hosting churches are stretched to the limit.
“Something Like Home”
St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson AZ is hosting a special event Sunday afternoon, January 27th, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson. Noor Alsabahi, a Syrian refugee, will be sharing her story in film and in person.
Help Support The Inn Project
St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson AZ is hosting a special event Sunday afternoon, January 27th, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson. Noor Alsabahi, a Syrian refugee, will be sharing her story in film and in person.
Proposed Rule Change on Public Charge
Arizona Justice For Our Neighbors | Ella Rawls, Esq. The Department of Homeland Security has announced a proposed rule changing the current framework which immigration officials must use when determining whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.” As...
Sharing God’s Love at the Mexican Border
Pastor Raul Velazquez and his wife Maritza Velazquez-Corta of El Mesias UMC, bring food, blankets, and hope to those who have traveled far and are waiting in long lines at the border. Watch the short video story produced by United Methodist Communications. Then share your ministry story with DSC Communications.
