Not Dead Yet - Just Resurrected
Dr. Bill Jenkins washes the feet of an asylum seeker who was staying at CMC's Safe Harbors Network Shelter. Note the ankle GPS tracking...
OPEN LETTER ON CLOSING CMC SHELTER
You may have heard effective March 31 Christ Ministry Center will close our immigrant shelter. We want our friends and supporters know we...
Aliens and Angels
First UMC Costa Mesa is another one of the amazing turn-around stories. Near closure, this congregation has not just revitalized, it is a...
When Babies Stop Crying
I rejoice that these three newborn immigrant babies are with their mothers in our GateWAY Loft (Safe Harbor Immigrant Welcome Shelter)....
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
The images of immigrant and refugee parents and children in this newsletter are from our GateWAY Loft shelter. These are real people, not...
Good Neighbor Center
Debby Raysin (standing) has served for many years as the manager of Good Neighbor Center. Shirley Ferrill (seated) is one of GNC's...
Coming "Full Circle"
(San Diego) With almost 40 different organizations calling Christ Ministry Center home, it is no surprise explaining who we are is not...
Operating Out of Love, Not Fear
On that Easter morning 2000 year ago, an angel startled the women who had come to Jesus’ tomb to grieve. “The angel said to the women,...
Invisible Border Wall
Invisible Border Wall: Welcome Gates This weekend I’m headed to Tucson AZ to help build the border wall. Not THAT wall: an even better...
Front Row Seat to Civil Rights
In this my 70th year, I wish the journey to social justice was further along. If anything, this last year seems to have turned the clock...
