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Cultivating Relationships
and Understanding
Across Borders
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The words on the cross
on the border wall in Agua Prieta:
VIVAMOS SIEMPRE COMO HERMANOS
Let us always live as sisters and brothers
TODOS SOMOS MIGRANTES
We are all migrants
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Dear Friends,
During this Lenten season we have the opportunity to accompany Jesus on the journey into the joys and suffering of the world. Jesus' journey led him to the cross which exposed the violence and cruelty of religious and political system that conspired against Jesus and his vision of the peaceable kingdom where we are called to love God and neighbor, stranger and enemy.
Many years ago, together with our partners of CAME, we placed a cross on the border wall that reminds us that as the cross was a tool of the Roman empire to attempt to protect itself from those it deemed a threat; the wall serves as a tool of the US.
When we see it though, we are also reminded that "Christ's purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile us to God through the cross, by which he has put to death our hostility." (Ephesians 2:15-16)
May God grant us wisdom, courage and an abundance of love to be instruments of peace in the midst of the hostility of our communities.
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Crosses Are Not Enough
by Jay Stone
| | Jay Stone first came to Frontera de Cristo (FDC) with a class from Queens University of Charlotte in May 2024. Jay now serves with FDC as a Young Adult Volunteer teaching English classes at Café Justo y Más and DougaPrieta Trabaja. | | Children's Enrichment Ministry Art Show | | |
TODAY, THE DOUGLAPRIETA Educational Enrichment Program site held its art opening at the Arte Patrimonio Museum. The Centro Comunitario site will have an opening in March and the Lirio de los Valles site will have an opening in April.
After the initial exhibition in Cafe Justo y Mas in the fall (see video), the city requested that the exhibit move to teh city's museum and will be there until the end of May. Plans are for the the exhibit to travel to at least three more cities: Prairie Village, KS, Phoenix, AZ and Buffalo, NY.
It was a great joy to see these children enjoying this special moment: witnessing the artwork they created, where they expressed their understanding of freedom.
We thank everyone who made this event possible and invite you to visit the Arte Patrimonio Museum (Calle 6 Avenida 16), where you can find great works of art, including those created by our Educational Enrichment Program.
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| | "I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart"
by Olivia Phelps | | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. --Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV) | | | | |
I ENCOUNTER THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT every day here in the Borderlands. With the people I meet on the street, my fellow Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs), and the communities of Frontera de Cristo (FDC) and First Presbyterian Church of Douglas, there is an abundance of love, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness present. But when I reflect on where I most clearly witness the fruits of the Spirit as a Borderlands YAV, I instantly think of the joy I experience with the children I work with through FDC’s Children’s Enrichment Ministry.
Continue reading Olivia's story
| | Café Justo Now Available! | | | | CAFÉ JUSTO IS AVAILABLE AGAIN. The new price through the coffee and compassion order page will be $15 per pound, which includes shipping, with a two-pound minimum. This price reflects the first increase in price in 4 years and only the second increase in 14 years which, when combined with the falling value of the dollar, the 150% increase in the Mexican minimum wage over the last 6 years, and the pandemic-fueled inflation, led to severe cash flow issues for the coffee cooperative. The new price of $15 went into effect February 1, 2026. | | Donate to the Capital Campaign for CAME | | |
CAME is one of Frontera de Cristo's ministry partners. CAME provides—
- lodging, food, health care, and clothing to their guests
- education and social awareness activities
- support, care, and protection for children, teens, and adults
- breakfast for older adults and food security for the entire community.
Your donation will help keep the doors of welcome and compassion open at CAME as they deal with the loss of international aid grants.
Download the CAME Capital Campaign Flyer
Donate Now to Support CAME
Watch the CAME Video
| | Order Your Café Justo Photo Book | | THE CAFÉ JUSTO PHOTO BOOK is still available! Order yours now and learn about the founding families who brought the dream to fruition, and the process of growing coffee from seed to cup. It will give you a new appreciation for your morning cup of coffee! | | | | | Read about the benefits of Café Justo in the community and the unique ways some of their customers sell and serve the coffee. Get a glimpse of the activities that make the Café Justo y Más coffee shop a place for creativity, comfort, and camaraderie in Agua Prieta. And reminisce over photos of the fabulous 20th anniversary celebration. | | The photo book is just $20. Or you can buy a box of 12 for $200. Shipping is included. Just scan the QR code above or click here to order online. Or download this order form to pay by check. | | Love Mercy, Do Justice, Greet Them with Coffee | | | | FRONTERA DE CRISTO AND CAFÉ JUSTO CREATED the "Love Mercy, Do Justice" (Amar Misericordia, Hacer Justicia) initiative to provide coffee for migrant shelters along the southern border. Thousands of women and men each week are greeted with a cup of coffee, a meal, and vital medical attention when they are repatriated into Mexico. You can help support this effort with a donation to Love Mercy, Do Justice. | | Follow us on Social Media! | | To access the QR codes in this newsletter, first download, to your cell phone, the "QR Code and Barcode Scanner" from Google Play. (You can use the same phone app to scan special sale barcodes at the grocery store!) | | Our Children's Enrichment Ministry | | to Support the Ministries of Frontera de Cristo | | | | |
