There is no Jew or Greek, Mexican or American as Christians, we are all one in Christ Jesus. As one, the IMB is partnering with Mexican brothers and sisters to assist refugees backlogged along the northern and southern borders of Mexico — Christ’s body serving those fleeing from severe violence, hopeless poverty, and social instability. Your gift will meet these refugees in their crisis, offering them food, shelter, medical care, safety, hope, and the gospel. You can do this by giving and also going to the borders to lend a hand.
People are most open to the gospel during crises and transitions. Those pressed on Mexico’s borders are a hungry, homeless, scared, searching people with the work-ethic and courage to tackle the thousand-mile journey toward peace. However, they are presently devoid of resources and preyed upon by criminals. Give today to show the love of Christ in tangible ways that meet real needs. You may give through this web page. To learn more about opportunities to go, please contact (804) 219-1950. Church, this is our time. Our neighbors need us!
Your generosity helped begin this work and provided seating for this growing church of Haitian migrants. Revelation 7:9 says, “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” Because of your giving, our team sees this preview of heaven each Sunday as this congregation lifts Jesus high in French, Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Thank you for bringing the hope of salvation to this migrant community.
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Training for National Pastors and Leaders. In partnership with you, our team trained 35 local pastors and leaders to work with displaced people struggling with trauma. By facilitating healing conversations, these leaders offer hope to those experiencing trauma, and often gospel conversations result. To encourage these interactions, local churches take food to the main road displaced people traverse to get to the northern border with the United States. While eating, the leaders listen to their stories and lead in healing and gospel conversations.
Thank you for your generosity and partnership! Your prayer and gifts are truly making a difference through this project! 
Feeding Centers in Tijuana. Because of your generosity, Mexican churches have the resources to serve breakfast in shelters near where migrants live in a warehouse. The churches have organized themselves into teams: some people cook, while others transport food and serve the food. The displaced people keep the warehouse clean and cook small meals for themselves at night. The church volunteers lead a short devotional and prayer before each meal.
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Assisting National Churches
Through your gifts, we have helped the local churches provide one meal a day and housing for the migrants. During the pandemic, churches opened their doors and hung simple bedsheets to divide space into small “rooms" with a mattress on the floor. In each church shelter, your generosity has enabled us to provide cots, cooking utensils, stoves and refrigerators. Each shelter has a bathroom, an area to sit outside and a basic kitchen. We are working to improve the bathroom facilities in some locations.
Sharing the Gospel
We and our local partners present the gospel through every ministry. Language can be a barrier, but we have tracts and Bibles for the Creole and Ukrainian refugees. Many have come to Christ at different stages of their voyage.
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Andean peaks, Mayan ruins, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, and Caribbean white-sand beaches: South America is a land of exploration and diversity that commands your attention and captivates your senses. The people of Latin America and the Caribbean are known for their lively spirit. South America is home to thirteen of the world’s 100 most populous cities and these urban dwellers face challenges such as poverty, long work days, addictions, and broken families.
The Americas have a rich heritage of Christian missions, yet more than 550 million people here are living without Jesus. Indigenous cultures have intermixed so thoroughly with Christian beliefs that many traditional churches are void of any knowledge of the gospel. Of the 1003 people groups in the Americas, 178 are unreached and unengaged.
Ask God to give wisdom to IMB missionaries as they disciple local believers, develop leaders, and engage in human needs ministries to draw people to Christ.