Mercy walks with migrants
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Did you know that in 2023, over 60,000 minors passed through Darien, Panama, on their way to America. Among them, 219 lost their parents during the journey, 86 were not accompanied by any family members, and 45 did not carry any documents.
Walk a mile in their shoes. Get a feel for what migrants go through. Read how the Sisters of Mercy help.
One woman we helped fled repression in Nicaragua with an adult daughter and a younger one after her husband and a brother were killed. She approached COEFAM, participated in the Entrepreneurship Program, received small seed capital, and started her business producing and selling bread. Currently, she covers her food, rent and services with this income, and even sends some money to her relatives in Nicaragua.
From the Sisters of Mercy
This year’s Mercy Day celebrations center on the theme of “Walking with Mercy.” While the concept recalls the description of Sisters of Mercy as “Walking Sisters” that is tied to the very beginning of the Mercy Community, it is also deeply connected to the ministries in which the sisters are engaged today, walking with others in a spirit of encuentro. Today we offer perspectives from two sisters [Sr. Angelina Mitre and Sr. Patricia Pora (Maine)] on walking with migrants; one from south of the United States border, and one from north of the border.
By Sister Angelina Mitre
Migration is a global phenomenon that has changed the lives of human beings in many ways. Countries that receive migrants have gained a sense that the world is in motion, as a diversity of people from different parts of the world transit through them. For those who migrate, that movement often is an expression of the struggle for survival.
As Sisters of Mercy, we are called to walk alongside migrants, offering a helping hand to alleviate their suffering and reaching out to them with a loving and merciful heart.
