The churchyard at Marturia Indonesian Presbyterian Church was abuzz with families pruning trees and clearing out brush. Members were preparing for the harsh New England winter.
In their hearts, they are preparing for much more.
Marturia members and others in the Indonesian and Brazilian communities in this part of New England have fallen under the focus of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Their trouble started in January when President Donald Trump issued an executive order on interior immigration enforcement, which prioritizes enforcement against a wide portion of the migrant population in the U.S. and minimizes the use of a long-established practice of prosecutorial discretion.
It’s a sunny day, and a light breeze blows across Port Aransas, Texas, a small island near Corpus Christi. It’s a stark difference to the weather two week ago when Hurricane Harvey crashed into the community.
While Hurricane Harvey was still on the ground in Texas, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance was preparing for the next big storm, Hurricane Irma. PDA has been busy with back-to-back catastrophic storms in the past two weeks.
루이빌 –8월 30일 기독교 복음주의는 내쉬빌 성명서를 발표했다. 미국장로교의 사역인 신학&예배부서는 이 성명서에 대한 뉴스보도가 있었기에 미국장로교가 내쉬빌 성명서에서 논의된 문제들을 어떻게 고려하는지 명확히 하는 것이 도움이 될 것이라고 생각하였다. 다음은 우리 교단의 입장을 명확히 하는데 도움이 될 만한 몇 가지 생각들이다.
루이빌 –이번주의 허리케인으로 열대성 폭풍이 몰아치면서 텍사스 일부가 폭우와 홍수 및 바람 피해에 계속 대처하기 때문에 장로교인들은 장로교 재난 지원(PDA)을 통해 긴급한 필요를 돕기 위해 기부를 하고 있다.
While Hurricane Harvey was still on the ground in Texas, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance was preparing for the next big storm, Hurricane Irma. PDA has been busy with back-to-back catastrophic storms in the past two weeks. On Wednesday, the Category 5 Irma, packing winds of 185 mph, tore through the northern Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands, as well as Puerto Rico. PDA has been in constant communication with communities in its path.
The road to recovery from Hurricane Harvey is just beginning in Texas. For Mission Presbytery and the Presbytery of the New Covenant, the primary task in recent days has been to maintain communication with churches and congregations in the storm’s path. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is in the midst of a six-day visit to both presbyteries to meet with leaders and help them in recovery planning.
“What’s working now?” “What’s in the future?” If you’ve found yourself asking those questions, you’re in good company. Leaders from camp and conference ministries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recently grappled with those questions at the Heartland Center, a PC(USA) camp and conference center only 20 minutes north of Kansas City International Airport.
Theological education is a critical resource for congregations and congregants in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). When the chaos of the world is great, theologically wise leaders help us all imagine promising ways we can live into the hopeful future God is calling us toward.
El Secretario Permanente de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (U.S.A.), J. Herbert Nelson, II, ha prometido el apoyo de la iglesia a los receptores de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) y a sus defensores a raíz de la decisión del Presidente Trump de poner fin al programa. DACA ha proporcionado protección a unas 800.000 personas que fueron traídas a los Estados Unidos por sus padres sin documentos de inmigración adecuados.