Margaret Stukey
Administrative Assistant
Margaret's heart for immigrants was ignited during a three-day border immersion experience with Abara, a nonprofit in El Paso, Texas, in the spring of 2024. There, she witnessed firsthand the realities of immigration, including a visit to a shelter in Juárez, Mexico. Deeply moved, she and her husband Jeff returned to Wichita, Kansas, with a renewed sense of purpose and a desire to engage with the Hispanic community in their own city.
That passion soon led them to Ortiz Elementary School—an under-resourced school where 87% of the students are Hispanic. Working alongside the students and their families, Margaret has developed deep empathy and respect for the immigrant community and the unique challenges they face.
Margaret brings both spiritual depth and practical experience to her role at Ambassadors of Dignity. From 1975 to 1978, she served on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru), discipling college students in St. Louis, Missouri, and Emporia, Kansas. Later, from 2004 to 2015, she worked as a paraeducator at an elementary school in Wichita, supporting small groups of students in reading and math.
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Margaret came to faith in Christ at the age of 19 while attending Western Illinois University through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Her relationship with Christ has grown through decades of personal Bible study, discipleship, small groups, and mentoring other women.
She is a devoted wife, mother of three, and grandmother of four. She enjoys spending time with family, reading, hiking with Jeff, watching movies, and having meaningful conversations over coffee.
A Scripture that fuels her compassion for the immigrant is Matthew 25:37–40: Then the righteous will answer him, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?" And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
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