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Injustice, gratitude, and hope
Your gifts help curb literal and figurative hunger pangs as asylum seekers strive to fill a craving for justice.
Come Down (Sermon on Luke 19:1-10)
Anton Flores-Maisonet delivered this sermon at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church.
Awaken What’s Possible
Watch this video and hear about Anton’s own leap of faith. Maybe his words will inspire you to take your next most faithful step.
‘On the cusp of a crisis:’ Migrants make their way to Atlanta from border
“Atlanta is on the cusp of a crisis,” Flores-Maisonet said. “Scores of vulnerable, unhoused people from a faraway land are arriving at our doorstep.”
CRISIS OR COMMUNITY? Welcoming unhoused Venezuelan asylum seekers
The arrival of asylum seekers to Atlanta is an opportunity to build part of King's beloved community with those in need of refuge.
Help us launch a new community
Casa Alterna is launching a new community in the city of Atlanta where asylum seekers and U.S. citizens can live together and exercise their communal gifts of hospitality, compassion, and solidarity.
On prophets and “pastorcitos”
I hope little Israel knows that I see that of God in him.
Hospitality is the gift of a mirror
Hospitality is a spiritual practice that reveals what our hearts believe.
Crucified
I find grounding in knowing that God grieves and identifies with my suffering.
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