by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Stephen Reeves will become the executive director of Fellowship Southwest (FSW) in mid-March, the organization announced yesterday evening. A native Texan, Reeves has been serving as the associate coordinator for advocacy and partnerships at the Cooperative Baptist...
by Marv Knox | Jun 17, 2020 | Opinion
On the U.S.-Mexico border, pain eclipses politics. Refugees’ tears paint portraits of pure pain. A pre-pandemic visit to immigrant shelters puts flesh and blood on agony and flickers of hope embodied in immigrants crowded across northern Mexico, seeking U.S. asylum....
by Marv Knox | Mar 27, 2020 | News
Compassion and concern, faith and fear, respect and resolve crackled across the country as pastors who comprise Fellowship Southwest’s ministry to asylum-seekers talked on the phone March 25. They spent almost two hours telling each other about their work with...
by Marv Knox | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Lorenzo Ortiz, a Texas pastor who operates three immigrant shelters in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, stayed behind when the U.S. and Mexican governments closed the border to all “nonessential” travel at midnight Saturday, March 21. Mutual concern about the transmission of the...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 27, 2019 | Opinion
When the EthicsDaily.com’s board of directors met this year to discuss potential Baptist of the Year candidates, one reality became evident. Baptists in our ecosystem conducted remarkable work throughout the year, making a vital impact around the word. Because of such...