Tag: hospitality
Building (and Becoming) a Sanctuary for Refugees
We all need a home—a place to live, to love and be loved, to heal, to grow, to learn, to prosper, to thrive, to know and be known. Migrants, more than the rest of us,...
Wanting Refugees and Making a Home for Them
I was in Kenya in the autumn of 2014. I stayed in the home of a saint of a woman named Goma. Grandmotherly, gentle, joyful, she sang songs of praise while cooking breakfasts of eggs...
Compassion Versus Security
The largest obstacle to resettling refugees in North America is our own fear. It is a fear that comes from news stories about Arabs and Africans—sometimes migrants, usually not—killing Westerners on the street or in...
On the Prospect of Resettlement: Saying “Welcome”
Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. – Hebrews 13:1-2 As we’ve noted, the “refugee” label carries various...