A World of Difference

Lisa Rodriguez Watson is the National Director of Missio Alliance. She has served as an urban church planter, collegiate minister, and worked with refugees in Albania. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant. Her heart to see people reconciled to God and to one another has led her to invest her life, family, and ministry in places and people that have often been overlooked by the world. Lisa served as co-founder of a grassroots organization in Memphis, TN that was committed to mobilizing

Alan Cross, has been a Southern Baptist Pastor in California, Alabama and Mississippi for over 20 years. He is an author of books and has written multiple articles about welcoming the immigrant, racism in the church, and how to tell a better story. He has worked to advocate for government policies at the state and national level that show love to our immigrant neighbors. He shares about his experiences with immigrants and refugees in the US South, on the US-Mexico border in El Paso, TX, and what we

Freida Adams speaks of her life and career from growing up the only child of a single mom after her beloved father passed away from cancer to becoming. a Registered Nurse. She speaks of life in Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Thailand. She reminisces about the years of starting a clinic in Venezuela, and how Venezuelan friends embraced her as family. She speaks of her years as Director of the Office of Border Health in New Mexico where she coordinated international efforts to address needs on the

Dr. Christopher Adams talks about growing up bicultural and how this drew him to learn about the immigrant experience. This ultimately led him to pursue a degree in which he could learn to both understand and help those having a challenging time in the US education system, especially on the US border with Mexico. Dr. Adams talks about teaching students with trauma, mental health struggles, and how his music he plays for the homeless community gives him connection. Listen and be inspired, challenged

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