Ep. 54 - Serving Immigrants in Rural America with Jenny Groen

 
 

Join us to learn more about how perceptions on immigration can change with interpersonal interactions; what it looks like to care and advocate for immigrants in rural America; and how the call to pursue justice is distinctly connected to a Christian understanding of human dignity.


00:00 - Introduction

02:58 - Patreon

03:32 - Working in a rural context

05:53 - Journey to working with refugees

10:13 - Serving immigrants in rural America

12:54 - Support from rural churches

14:09 - Perceptions of immigrants in rural America

19:30 - How opinions have changed since Operation Metro Surge

28:22 - What political advocacy has looked like

43:10 - A focus on justice beyond immigration

49:41 - A Christian call to doing justice


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