In January, Shirley Wehmeier spent an evening at the Corner House, the home of Lutheran Campus Ministry at UWM sharing our experiences working with refugees and new immigrants.

In return, several students and Pastor Rachel participated in a tutoring session at Ascension so they could experience working alongside our tutors with our students from varied backgrounds.

This was all part of their preparation to travel to the border for their spring break to truly experience what was happening there. In April, Ascension members participated in a special event where Pastor Rachel and the students shared their experience through stories and songs. It was an inspirational evening and hearing their honesty and passion about what they saw and heard at the border was awe-inspiring to all who were there. These young people are strong in faith and guided by God’s love and are ready to go into the world and lead. We were truly blessed to be a part of this special evening and to hear firsthand what they had seen and heard.