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Como sabr\u00e1s, uno de nuestros compromisos centrales son los Encuentros Fronterizos, experiencias inmersivas que fomentan la comprensi\u00f3n y la empat\u00eda en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\r\n

Entonces, hoy, como parte de nuestra campa\u00f1a Alegr\u00eda Fronteriza, te invitamos a unirte a nosotros para celebrar la resiliencia leyendo la historia de Jeff de un reciente Encuentro Fronterizo.<\/p>\r\n

Cuando las personas se adentran en estas zonas fronterizas, nuestra esperanza es simple y audaz: que todos seamos cambiados por las voces que escuchamos, la historia que encontramos y los sue\u00f1os y perspectivas que a menudo se pasan por alto.<\/p>\r\n

Jeff es un ejemplo viviente de ese tipo de transformaci\u00f3n. Su recorrido revela lo que se vuelve posible cuando la conexi\u00f3n reemplaza la distancia.<\/p>\r\n

No podemos esperar a que leas su historia, escrita con sus propias palabras, y a que consideres c\u00f3mo tu apoyo hace posibles encuentros como estos.<\/p>\r\nCon amor,
\r\nClara y el equipo Abara\r\n

Jeff Stukey, Director de Embajadores de Dignidad, participante de Border Encounter<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

Lo que experimentamos en la frontera cambi\u00f3 nuestras vidas.<\/b> Fuimos all\u00ed con preguntas. Regresamos con historias, convicciones y el comienzo de una nueva misi\u00f3n. Descubrimos que a veces se necesita cercan\u00eda para disipar los estereotipos.<\/p>\r\n

Vimos el Reino de los Cielos acercarse en los ojos de un ni\u00f1o de cinco a\u00f1os en un refugio en Ju\u00e1rez; en las l\u00e1grimas de una madre afligida que hab\u00eda perdido a su hijo por la violencia del c\u00e1rtel; en la compasi\u00f3n de Rosy, quien moviliz\u00f3 a pastores de todo Ju\u00e1rez para que abrieran sus iglesias (a un gran costo personal) a los inmigrantes; en la pasi\u00f3n de Sami, quien fund\u00f3 Abara para cambiar la conversaci\u00f3n sobre inmigraci\u00f3n; y en la fuerza tranquila de Michael, un exoficial de alto rango de la Patrulla Fronteriza que dirigi\u00f3 un refugio, sirviendo a aquellos a quienes una vez detuvo.<\/p>\r\n

Cada encuentro transform\u00f3 nuestra comprensi\u00f3n y nuestros corazones. La inmigraci\u00f3n dej\u00f3 de ser un tema pol\u00edtico y se volvi\u00f3 profundamente personal. Vimos humanidad, rostros reales, historias reales. Fuimos testigos de amor sacrificial ofrecido en el nombre de Jes\u00fas.<\/b> En resumen, fuimos testigos del advenimiento del Reino de los Cielos.<\/p>\r\n

A los 75 a\u00f1os, no ten\u00eda ninguna intenci\u00f3n de fundar otra organizaci\u00f3n. Razon\u00e9: soy viejo, estoy cansado, ya termin\u00e9. Ya hab\u00eda creado dos empresas exitosas y no ten\u00eda inter\u00e9s en los desaf\u00edos de empezar algo nuevo. Pero un peque\u00f1o \"s\u00ed\" llev\u00f3 a otro peque\u00f1o \"s\u00ed\". Y poco a poco, naci\u00f3 Embajadores de la Dignidad.<\/p>\r\n

La misi\u00f3n de Embajadores de Dignidad es construir puentes con nuestros vecinos inmigrantes mientras honramos el valor dado por Dios de cada persona. Durante el \u00faltimo a\u00f1o, hemos ayudado a una familia inmigrante en duelo a pagar el funeral de su hijo y hemos proporcionado alimentos y asistencia para servicios p\u00fablicos a familias en crisis. Adem\u00e1s, nos hemos asociado con una escuela primaria en la que el%% de los alumnos son hispanos, a trav\u00e9s de programas de lectura, voluntariado en eventos, cuidado comunitario y apoyo financiero, y mucho m\u00e1s. En el proceso, hemos descubierto que la \u201cfrontera\u201d est\u00e1 a solo 20 minutos.<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Hace a\u00f1o y medio, era un padre de la generaci\u00f3n del baby boom aburrido y jubilado. Todav\u00eda soy un Boomer. Sin embargo, ahora estoy semi-retirado. \u00a1Y ciertamente ya no estoy aburrido!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Esta es la historia de personas comunes y corrientes que dicen \u00abs\u00ed\u00bb a lo que hay que hacer, abriendo sus corazones, sus manos, sus mentes y sus bolsillos. Pero tambi\u00e9n es una invitaci\u00f3n\u2026 \u00a1para que t\u00fa formes parte de esta historia! Dondequiera que el amor restaura la dignidad, el Reino de los Cielos se acerca.<\/p>\r\n

Nota: Estamos muy agradecidos por la trayectoria de Jeff y por el papel que Abara pudo desempe\u00f1ar. <\/i>Haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/i><\/a> si te gustar\u00eda donar a Embajadores de Dignidad, o <\/i>Haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/i><\/a> para contactar a Jeff.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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