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AMEXTRA   •   Blood Drive   •   Housing   •   Caring Ministries   •   Cleanup Day - Spring   •   Cornerstone   •   Cristo Obrero   •   ​Disciples’ Garden   •   Dresses for Africa   •   ELCA World Hunger   •   Loaves & Fishes   •   Lutheran Social Services   •   Missionary   •   Mobile Dental Clinic   •   Prayer Shawls & Quilts   •   PROP   •   ​Redeemer   •   Refugee Circle of Welcome   •   Simpson Housing   •   Sunday Volunteers   •   Tech Teams   •   World Bicycle Relief  

Immanuel's Ministry Partner in Mexico

AMEXTRA 2023: Face to Face with immigration

Trip Dates: August 7-12
Interest Meeting: March 9, 5 p.m. (Fellowship Hall and Zoom)

Join Deacon Savannah and our partners at AMEXTRA in Mexico for an opportunity to learn more about the complex reality of Immigration in Central America and our role caring for our neighbors as people of faith. The weeklong experience will include the opportunity to:

  • Reflect on the concept of migration- it's roots, consequences, challenges and how we can address the situation from a faith perspective
  • Learn first hand about the challenges facing rural communities, especially regarding food sustainability
  • Meet migrants at a local shelter and listen to their stories
  • Speak to immigration specialists and human rights advocates to get an overview of the situation in Central America, Mexico and the U.S.
  • Determine concrete steps you and your faith community can take to show hospitality to immigrants

We will be headed to Mexico the week August 7-12 and the experience will be open to all ages! Come hear more about AMEXTRA and this upcoming opportunity on March 9 at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Contact savannah@immanuel.us with your questions.

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Update from the May 2022 AMEXTRA site visit

Savannah (our Coordinator of Service & Justice Ministries), Kristi Brackett and Kim Rathjen visited AMEXTRA in May 2022.  They will be sharing reflections and updates from their experience:

  • Kim Rathjen's FaithBIT reflection on her 2022 expereince.

Thank You from Amextra (June 2022)

Watch this short (1:40) video with Amextra staff thanking Immanuel.


AMEXTRA's:

  • Mission: to promote the integral transformation of marginalized communities in Mexico.
  • Vision: We are a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable change processes, accompanying community leaders and promoting local participation. This work transforms living conditions in marginalized communities, with values of service, compassion, and justice.
  • Values: Integral transformation, unconditional service, local participation, compassion, and justice.

Excerpt from a December 2020 Thank You letter from AMEXTRA: 'These donations from Immanuel are so helpful in Lomas where this year has brought a lot of new challenges. Thanks to your support and that of others like you we have been able to keep providing educational support in Lomas, hiring another education promotor (Emma) to help Mariana. We also have some exciting news that we will be looking to hire a psychologist to be a part of the team in Lomas and help attend to children with issues of trauma or other needs of psychological accompaniment.  It is great to share these project improvements with you and all the congregation at Immanuel, knowing that you are a huge part of this program´s continued success.

For 30 years Immanuel has supported, encouraged and partnered with the work of Amextra in Lomas de San Isidro - on the eastern edge of Mexico City.

Read AMEXTRA's 2020 Annual Report

Read September 2020 Newsletter

Update from Lomas de San Isidro, October 2018

Learn more about AMEXTRA

  • Meet Mariana, the AMEXTRA Regional Coordinator Immanuel supports in Lomas de San Isidro! The generosity of Immanuel members allows us to partner with her in the life changing work of transforming individuals and communities: Meet Mariana Video
  • Jennifer Urbanski reflects on Immanuel’s October 2017 visit to our Mexican ministry partner, AMEXTRA: Jennifer's Reflections Video
  • Watch this update on what has been done and it shares a future vision for the work of Amextra in Lomas.



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