Luis is from a rural town in Guatemala. He didn’t start school until he was 11 years old and at the time cleaned boots to pay for school fees. Later (at age 13), he started harvesting coffee. Once he was 16, a Christian nonprofit started to help him with the school fees and helped him graduate. The day he graduated, he was bursting with pride. It had been a long, hard-won accomplishment. Once Luis graduated, he started working for the same Christian nonprofit that had come alongside him. He …Read More
“You go into the unknown again.”- Madison’s story
“You go into the unknown again, but now you go knowing that you are going to put your children in something safe. I don’t want to be afraid anymore.”- Madison’s story Names have been changed to preserve anonymity Madison, a single mother of three children, fled Michoacan after her sons witnessed a crime committed by the cartels. To safeguard their lives from retribution, they came to Nogales last fall to seek asylum in the United States, only to be denied at the port of entry. In an …Read More
“My moment has come,” Eva talks about encountering an angel and joining the Revolucionarios.
Today we are offering you an inside look at a conversation we had with Eva, a woman who migrated to Nogales to seek asylum with her son. When she was turned away at the border under Title 42, she became a member of the Revolucionarios, helping to mobilize migrants in Nogales. After nine months, she was able to begin the asylum process. Kino: Hi Eva. Thank you so much for sitting down with us. Would you tell us a little bit about how you came to be at Kino in Nogales? Eva: Yes. First, my …Read More
“I identify so much with Mary,” Teresa shares about her journey and hope.
https://www.kinoborderinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Teresas-Story.mp4 Teresa is a migrant from Mexico who came to KBI after threats from organized crime made it impossible for her to work and support her children. In this interview, she shares part of her story and describes what Las Posadas means to her as a mother in migration. “My name is Teresa. I come from the state of Guerrero. We had to look for a better life. It became really hard for me as a single mother. I need to …Read More
“People have asked me how I managed to maintain hope.” Roberto shares about his work as a Revolucionario.
“My name is Roberto. I have a wife and three young children. We are originally from the state of Morelos, Mexico. Our life in Morelos was beautiful. We lived in a small town nestled in the mountains. We had a small house there, and my brother-in-law lived next door. To have fun, we would go to the park or watch soccer. All across the town, there was a tradition of watching soccer on Sundays after mass. People would come to the park to play, and others would sit and watch them, chatting with each …Read More
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