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Personal Journeys
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Encounter in Altar
(11/20/2006) This past August on the trip that some of us made to the Mexico/United States border, we encountered a man named Luis Ernesto Sanchez. He was a man, probably in his twenties, from El Salvador. He told us of his journey from El Salvador by train and by foot, leaving his family behind, in the desperate search for work.
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Embodying God's Purpose in New Hampshire
(11/7/2006) As I understand it, most of us here tonight are from churches, mosques, synagogues or other faith groups. Given that, my sense is that we are here for a purpose; hopefully, for God’s purpose. Frederick Buechner has said, “Where our deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet, we hear a further call.” Using Buechner’s language, it’s possible that tonight some of you may hear that “further call.”
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St. Mark's Cathedral
(6/16/2006) St. Mark’s in Seattle is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Olympia. It boasts 2,800-plus members and seekers, and an average of 500 people in attendance at each of five Sunday services. The cathedral is known both locally and nationally for living out an active call to reconciliation and social justice and is a pillar in the Seattle community in the fight to end homelessness. It is also the first congregation that welcomed a Gulf Coast evacuee through EMM.
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Urban Park Turned Refugee Camp
(3/15/2006) While in Cairo, Egypt for a week long course on refugee warehousing at the American University, a city park and a church courtyard become the classrooms in which EMM Program Manager Amy Slaughter learns about the hardships and hopes of struggling Sudanese refugees.
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In North County, New Neighbors Find Strong Community Connections
(12/15/2005) After years living in Cairo, Egypt, Sudanese refugees Ruben Odragwa, his wife Kawthar Komi, and their two teenage nephews Jonathan and Johnson (Shakir) Odragwa landed in Newark International Airport on September 20, 2005. The family was met at the end of a long flight by Ruben’s brother, Darius, who lives in North Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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One by One, Cuban Family Reunites in Indiana
(12/15/2005) Susanna Garcia Travieso’s eldest son, Geovanni Miranda, is still in Cuba. When he arrives in Goshen, Indiana, Susanna will be ready to close a chapter in her families’ lives that began more than a decade ago when they first sought refugee status at the American Embassy in Havana.
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Enduring a Long Wait at the Thai-Burma Border
(5/10/2005) As the plight of Burmese refugees is very much tied up in the political and economic relations between Burma and Thailand, the latter prefers to keep the situation low profile on its northwest border.
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A New World View
(5/9/2005) It's easy to see what huge transformations occur in the lives of refugees from Liberia, Iran, Cuba, and elsewhere who are resettling in Austin, Texas. Less obvious to us are the changes that we too have undergone as a result of befriending refugees we've met through Episcopal Migration Ministries and its local affiliate, Refugee Services of Texas.
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Who is Resettled?
(8/20/2004) Amy Slaughter, a program manager at EMM, represented non-governmental organizations dealing with refugee protection on a team comprised of persons from the U.S. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees which was sent to West Africa to recommend populations for resettlement. Amy's account provides insights into this process and the issues involved.
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Safe and Free
A personal account by an African woman who calls herself Kamelia whose work in her native country as a lesbian activist put her at great risk of violence against her. As an Anglican, a spokesperson for social justice issues in her country, and a friend of others in the Episcopal Church community, Episcopal Migration Ministries took a special interest in her case and felt her asylum claim was strong.
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One Family, Many Roads
The story of separated families is a familiar tale of many refugees. One of the most severe consequences of 9/11 was the incredible delay that occurred as families in the U.S. awaited their reunification with refugee relatives overseas. This story tells of one such situation.
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A Journey Shared
In 1992, Nijaz and Sejad Hukanovic, who are brothers, were caught in the conflict that erupted in the former Yugoslavia. They were sent off to a concentration camp and their wives and children went into hiding. When the families were reunited, they traveled across borders to avoid further persecution and lived together in a camp where they were granted refugee status.
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