The media catches on from time to time

Group holds vigils to honor immigrants who died in Cochise County
By Jonathon Shacat
Herald/Review
Published on Thursday, October 11, 2007
DOUGLAS — Nobody knows who Juan Jose Ontiverosi was. But that doesn’t mean his life should be forgotten.
Each Tuesday evening, Healing Our Borders holds a vigil in Douglas to pray for families of immigrants who have died in [...]

Remembering the Sabbath

I’ve been fortunate enough to be in a position to take time to just be the past few Sundays I’ve been in the Douglas/AP area. Last Sunday, I spent my afternoon laying on a blanket by the tree my bike was leaning on, in the park right across from the First Presbyterian Church of Douglas, only about [...]

To Those Who Have Died in the Desert

In memory of those who went to look for a better life, yet only encountered death…
In memory of those who risked everything and lost everything…
Of those who went with hope in their eyes and challenge in their souls…
The sun burned them and the desert devoured them
And the dust erased their names and faces
In memory of [...]

YAV Newsletter #1: September 2007

Surprise… Leisha hardly posts on here… well, for starters, here’s the newsletter she came up with for September…
Dear friends and family,
“¡Presente!” There I was, my first couple of hours in Douglas, Arizona, standing on Pan-American Highway at the tip of the city, leading directly to the port of entry at Douglas and Agua Prieta, Sonora, [...]