Week 3: You were a stranger.
“Lord, when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you?”
Week 3
Simple Actions
Children
Learn to say “welcome” in another language.
Draw welcome cards.
Go to a rally with your parents or classmates.
Youth
Host a game or meal night for newcomers.
Practice listening to migration stories.
Learn about (and support) NorCal Resist.
Read the book Gracefull by Dorena Williamson
Families
Learn about one culture in your community.
Pray weekly for migrants and refugees.
Read Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora about his story of his journey as a 9 year old boy, from a small town in El Salvador to the U.S, to reunite with his parents.
Write an opinion editorial for your local news organization.
Sign up for Global Refuge (formerly LIRS) Daily Digest
Listen to ‘Here I Pod’ Season 1 Episode 5, Migration Policy Changes and Their Impact
Listen to ‘Here I Pod’ Season 3 Episode 1, Immigration, Sensitive Locations and Faithful Action
Congregations
Create visible welcome signage.
Pair longtime members with newer ones.
Plan a prayer vigil emphasizing the human dignity of all God’s people, and to walk with migrant, refugee and asylee neighbors
Study the ELCA social message on Immigration and the social policy resolution Toward Compassionate, Just and Wise Immigration Reform
Organize a book study of Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah which addresses the need for having indigenous people involved in the conversations about immigration and examines how minority communities have been traumatized by colonization, slavery, segregation and dehumanization.
Be prepared: Know Your Rights: A Resource Guide for Immigrant Accompaniment and Advocacy
Worship & Advocacy Tie-In
Use prayers for displaced people.
Pair with AMMPARO and immigration education.
Learn about the federal and state immigration legislation impacting your state’s migrant population.
Inspire environmental stewardship efforts using One Home One Future Creation Care campaign resources.