We send greetings for a joyous Thanksgiving! When you gather with your family, faith-family, or friend-family, we hope you will find yourself filled with faith and love. And we are assured always that our Lord is with us in these gatherings. “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” […]
Fall can be a time of re-focusing. The days are getting shorter; we are just on the verge of thinking about upcoming holidays – bringing our family and friends together in gratefulness and celebration. In this newsletter, we offer an opportunity for you to re-focus on Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, which remains on the front […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, You may be feeling in turmoil from the news cycles that move faster than we can think or process. You may be wondering exactly what is happening, as it is hard to discern from afar. As you are people who live your life in love, you are likely wondering […]
I keep struggling to properly describe the experience of 5 weeks at Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, and I think I am going to go with “holy.” New word for me, and I feel vulnerable using it. But there truly were transcendent moments almost every day – with people, by myself, outside, inside, in English, in […]
Entonces María dijo: Mi alma engrandece al Señor, y mi espiritu se rogocija en Dios mi Salvador. Then Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit is overjoyed in God my Savior. […]
Thanks to your donations, prayers, and support, I was able to visit the Lower Rio Grand Valley on a service-learning mission trip with Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries. I departed Sunday afternoon December 2nd and returned home Friday evening December 7th. It’s amazing how big of an impact just one week can have! Those 5 ¼ […]
Since I was about 14 years old, I went on mission trips almost every year to the Rio Grande Valley with Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries. SWGSM was founded in 1996 by Cuban Refugee and Disciples Minister Feliberto Pereira. I have a long-list of cherished memories from these trips, which we do not have enough time […]
Nuestra Querida Familia en Dios, Our Beloved Family in God, Greetings to you and your family! We pray for the safety of each of you and that today is filled with great joy and gratitude. On this day set aside for thanks-giving, we are reminded of the hospitality and ties of chosen family. That first […]
Knowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would drop off any released detainees at the bus station in Brownsville, Texas around 4 a.m., Rev. Sharmin DeMoss of Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries and I arrived about 6:45 a.m. and found a group of 16 people who were being assisted by volunteers from Good Neighbor Settlement House […]