Dear First English,
Greetings! I am writing to share the impact of your generous donation to Eagle Pass Frontera Ministries and to ask you to give again in support of this amazing work.
This message from Emma Espino, the Mission Developer of Eagle Pass Frontera Ministries, illustrates the impact your giving has made in this last year:
“Eagle Pass Frontera Ministries and Iglesia Luterana San Lucas appreciate your prayers, immersion group visits, and financial support. With your donations, we’ve been able to address the most urgent needs of our migrant siblings by:
- Offering spiritual sustenance through prayer and gospel reflections
- Providing water, food, clothing, shoes, and backpacks to migrants walking the streets and those staying in partner shelters in Mexico and Eagle Pass who each serve over 300 people daily
The donations you made in our appeal also made it possible for us to purchase a new van crucial for transporting migrants to shelter, clinics, and bus terminals; delivering needed supplies to our ministry partners; and picking up food and clothes donations that allow us to stretch the impact of your support and further tend to the needs of those migrating.
With your financial support, our capacity to engage in advocacy has grown. We visited the capital multiple times during the regular legislative session to give testimony in opposition to HB7 and HB20.
We demonstrated against the use of a city park for Operation Lone Star. With new local partners, we are creating awareness about the human toll of current immigration policy by organizing monthly prayer vigils honoring lives lost in the Rio Grande river. We also received trainings as human rights promoters and have been advocating for fair laws benefiting migrants.
Without your generosity, we couldn’t sustain our ministry. Just as Jesus once fed over five thousand people (cf. Matthew 14:13-21), today, He continues to multiply through all of us, feeding His most vulnerable people. Paz y bien, Emma”
We are incredibly blessed by Emma’s servant leadership and to have such generous donors that make the work of Eagle Pass Frontera Ministry, in all its dimensions, possible. Together, we are making Christ’s love known in tangible ways on the border. I hope you will consider giving another gift this year, or become a regular giver to this vital ministry. Online gifts can be made at Give Now (onrealm.org). Checks can be mailed to Southwestern Texas Synod, 1090 Oestreich Dr. Seguin, TX 78155. Please put “Eagle Pass Frontera Ministries” in the memo line.
Sincerely,
Bishop Sue Briner
Southwestern Texas Synod, ELCA