CVRAN Responds To Uncertain Times

A row of luminarias, Joshua Rodriguez on Unsplash.com
December 22, 2024 0 Comments

December 21, 2024 Dear CVRAN Community, This is a time of year many of us pause and take stock. We all seek for hope and peace in the dark of the year. One pressing issue for CVRAN is what will be happening ahead on the immigration front? We are trying to respond and stay flexible. …

Welcoming The Stranger

Drawing of a pregnant woman, by Rachel Cogbill

Picture a young woman, nine-months pregnant, compelled by forces beyond her control to leave home and make an arduous journey with her betrothed to a foreign land, unsure of their welcome there. At this time of year, most of us raised in the Christian tradition would pretty immediately, if unconsciously, imagine this young woman as …

Local Thoughts And Conversations On Immigration

December 16, 2024 0 Comments

The changes in immigration policy that lie ahead under the Trump administration have many concerned. Here are links to a few recent media pieces that share what CVRAN and others are doing in response. Rachel Cogbill, CVRAN President –  Interview with Joseph Gainza on WGDR’s Gathering Peace. (Find it in their archives on December 7.) …

We Need Your Help!

December 5, 2024 0 Comments

Dear CVRAN Community, Can you help? We have only a month before the borders are closed. There are refugees waiting in limbo to come to the US. They are fleeing danger; they already have permission to come and they are waiting. CVRAN would like to welcome up to 10 of these people, perhaps 2 to …