Curiosity. Community. Creation. These are simple gifts.
Simple gifts
Category: immigrants
Injustice, gratitude, and hope
Your gifts help curb literal and figurative hunger pangs as asylum seekers strive to fill a craving for justice.
‘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.
On prophets and “pastorcitos”
I hope little Israel knows that I see that of God in him.
Love-infused truth-telling (Lent 4C)
I read in my town’s local newspaper about the drowning of a Guatemalan man in our area lake.
One Long Journey
Life is one long journey. Along the way we encounter unexpected turns and moments when we wish we could just turn around but can't.
Love Crosses Borders for Alumnus
Anton Flores-Maisonet (B.S.W. ’92) frequently commutes from Decatur, Ga., to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to provide hospitality, assistance and accompaniment to recently arrived immigrants and asylum seekers at no cost.
Surely, God is with us
Jorge, with watery eyes proclaimed to Yeldín, "Seguramente, Dios está con nosotros." ("Surely, God is with us.")
When ICE detainees are dropped off at Atlanta airport, this group helps
As travelers milled about Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on a recent Thursday afternoon, an unmarked white van came to a stop beside the airport’s domestic terminal, having completed its two-hour trip from a sprawling immigration detention facility in Southwest Georgia.
Casa Alterna 