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Ministry at the Border
Read about our group of sisters who have established a community in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This creation of an inter-congregational community is a concrete expression of our charism. Our ministry is a necessary, legal and loving humanitarian response to the plight of migrants fleeing violence, oppression, unemployment, and hunger in their countries of origin.
Strangers no more… Beloved… Blessed
"I have called you by name; you are mine." -Isaiah 43:1
The Gift of Mutual Vulnerability
As pioneer members of the new intercongregational collaborative mission, these sisters are fulfilling a dream shared by each of the three IHM Congregations.
Thank you! ¡Gracias! Mèsi!
The OSP-IHM Core Community at the US-Mexico border would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our sisters and associates who attended the presentation on February 13 via zoom or livestream.
Welcome, Carmen, to McAllen, Texas!
Sister Carmen, who is one of the four members of the OSP-IHM Core Community at the US-Mexico border, arrived on January 11.
Welcoming and accompanying migrants
How are we OSP-IHM sisters, associates and friends responding to the plight of migrants from our own backyard?
Ministry at the Border update December 2022: Serving the Haitian population
“Bondye beni yo! Bondye beni nou! (God bless them! God bless us!)”
IHM Leaders Visit the OSP-IHM Border Community
“We come together here in this moment of our OSP/IHM history to ask for the blessing of God upon our response to the refugee crisis at the Texas/Mexican border.”
God’s “Temple of Humanity” at the US-Mexico Border
Asylum seekers depend on the compassionate care of people who believe that God resides in the “Temple of Humanity” and who do not turn a blind eye to their brothers and sisters’ angst and suffering.
Ministry at the Border update September 2022
It seems right, and even providential, that in following Theresa Maxis’s urging to “go where the need is” that we find ourselves face to face with our Haitian brothers and sisters.
Ministry at the Border core group
This core group of sisters will establish a community in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
