INTERVIEW WITH MARIANNE: What made you decide to walk El Camino? I want to walk alongside those who struggle as immigrants, for whom this walk is dedicated. I want to listen and learn about people around the world who face such extreme challenges and persecution in their homeland that they would [...]Read More
Camino Devotional 3: August 22nd, 2016
Alien Jesus 1 Peter 1:1, 2:4-5, 10 (NASB) "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens… Coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a [...]Read More
Camino Devotional 2: August 21st, 2016
Human Trafficking Migrant God, today we recognize that you have spoken through dreams to remind your people what your will is and to beckon us back to you. So today we boldly declare that we continue to dream.Seguimos SoñandoFor a world in which we respond to others in acknowledgement of their imago [...]Read More
Camino Devotional 1: August 20th, 2016
What Will You Carry With You? Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” I had the privilege of working in a non-profit shelter that received unaccompanied children after they were detained by I.C.E. Upon their arrival, we would document the [...]Read More
Walking with the Ghosts of El Camino
What does it mean to practice solidarity, to become a neighbor, to exchange hospitality? As a white, U.S. citizen engaged in immigrant justice work, my reflections on these difficult questions are constantly evolving. When I consider my intentions for walking from Tijuana to Los Angeles as an ally [...]Read More
Walking Together as Newlyweds: JB and Laura Byrch
A few months ago, we were planning our wedding. We had a ceremony to plan, people to invite, food to coordinate, decorations to arrange, and everything else that comes with a wedding. While our wedding was among the simplest and cheapest of any we had seen, it still took a disorienting amount of [...]Read More
A Changed Perspective on Latinos
I grew up in rural Tennessee. When it comes to Latinos, the only framework I had was that they were temporary farm workers. In my context, most Latinos were Mexicans, and many of them worked on the tobacco farm. I remember one summer, there was a possibility that I might go work for the tobacco [...]Read More
Bishop José García: Why I am doing El Camino
Prior to coming to Bread for the World, I served as the State Bishop for the Church of God of Prophecy in California. About seventy percent of the churches under my care were Latino churches. In many of them, I came across families that were undocumented. Many shared with me their stories of why [...]Read More