{"id":6789,"date":"2019-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/migrant-solidarity-in-the-honduran-church\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:40:44","slug":"migrant-solidarity-honduran-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/migrant-solidarity-honduran-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant solidarity in the Honduran church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Migration is shifting populations around the globe. Motives are diverse, from meeting basic needs, to fleeing violence and seeking opportunities. People balance the hope of a better life for their children against the challenges of dangerous passage, cultural adjustment, and government regulations. Churches are affected as they lose members to migration and gain opportunities to live out the gospel among people on the move.<\/p>\n<p>One movement within the Americas, a \u201ccaravan\u201d from Honduras heading for the United States, has drawn attention and polarized opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Citing an average of 250 people emigrating from Honduras daily, Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Menonita Hondure\u00f1a made an official statement to civic authorities, churches, and the general public.<\/p>\n<p>They ask civic authorities and politicians to \u201cmake serious promises to curb corruption and create transparent mechanisms for managing resources\u201d and \u201cto not use the current situation as a platform for party politics since their commitment is to serve [the public]\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To the general public, the statement appeals to \u201ckeep vigilant in order to protect our citizenship rights; be united against things that lead to death, and promote life-giving values that create hope for our beloved nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They call all churches to \u201creflect deeply on the need to review the role of the church from a Biblical rather than a political perspective, without any specific agenda. Consequently, we urge the church to program times of prayer, vigils, fasts, community solidarity campaigns, and anything else that the Spirit of Christ motives us to do in order to provide hope and light to a people that, now more than ever, needs a church that demonstrates and shares the grace of Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis document outlines our conviction of the right to migrate and our demand that the integrity of each and every person be respected,\u201d says Jos\u00e9 Fernandez pastor and president of Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Menonita Hondure\u00f1a. Since the statement\u2019s October release, there has been increased public awareness of people in need in Honduras, and an awakening to Anabaptist identity in the Mennonite churches of Honduras. \u201cWe feel united and backed by the Spirit of the Lord,\u201d says Jos\u00e9 Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/website_files\/pronunciamiento_iemh.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to read more in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Mennonite World Conference release <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Migration is shifting populations around the globe. Motives are diverse, from meeting basic needs, to fleeing violence and seeking opportunities. People balance the hope of a better life for their children against the challenges of dangerous passage, cultural adjustment, and government regulations. 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