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  The Crisis We Can’t Ignore  
Our immigrant neighbors are hurting. Many face overwhelming challenges—family separation, economic hardship, social isolation, and a complex legal system that offers few pathways to stability. This is a defining humanitarian crisis of our time. 

The Safety Net is Broken 
The current system fails our immigrant neighbors, one of the most vulnerable groups in America. Unlike other populations in crisis in America, immigrants—especially undocumented and asylum-seeking individuals—have little to no access to public assistance. Without legal status, they often cannot receive healthcare, housing support, food from food banks or other basic services. Many are left without options, forced into exploitation or deep poverty. Yet, these individuals are our neighbors—an integral part of our communities. Their dignity and well-being matter to God and should matter to us.

God’s Call is Clear 
One of the most fundamental themes in the Bible is that all people (regardless of their immigration status) are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). Scripture is filled with commands to care for the vulnerable, particularly the "quartet of the vulnerable"—the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the immigrant. God repeatedly calls His people to love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:18-19), to defend the oppressed (Isaiah 1:17), and to welcome the foreigner (Matthew 25:35-40). To ignore this call is to neglect a core aspect of discipleship.

The Church is at Its Best When it is Caring for the Vulnerable 
Throughout history, when major humanitarian crises have arisen, the Church has stepped up. From the early Christians caring for the sick during plagues to Christians developing hospitals in the 4th century to believers leading abolition movements and refugee resettlement, the Church has been at its most Christlike when responding to urgent human need.

The Church is God’s Plan A (there is no Plan B) 
God has already entrusted the Church with the people, resources, and influence needed to meet this moment. We are not waiting on a better plan—the Church is the plan. There is no Plan B. The only question is whether we will respond.

Food for Thought 
Could it be that ministry to the marginalized is at the very heart of the Gospel? (Like 4:18) Could it be that, as we care for the oppressed, we are actually caring for Jesus? (Matthew 25:40) Could it be that the kingdom of heaven draws near when we bring the Good News to the poor? (Matthew 10:7)

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