Vital Conversations on Immigration - Why Do People Migrate? (Monalisa Tuitahi)

Описание: In this video, Monalisa Salakielu Tu’itahi highlights the current humanitarian crisis where millions of immigrants, including families and children, are fleeing violence, poverty, and political instability—often worsened by U.S. foreign policies and global inequities. Drawing on her own migration story from Tonga and encounters with asylum seekers like Juan and Julietta, the speaker underscores how migration is driven by a quest for life, dignity, and hope. Yet, instead of compassion, migrants are often met with militarized borders and dehumanization. The speaker tells followers of Christ that resistance to oppression is not optional but central to faith by: reminding the Church of its call to resist this evil, reclaiming its identity as God’s people, and actively opposing injustice in whatever forms they present themselves.

The Vital Conversations on Immigration series was developed to help local churches explore a sacred calling: a Church that embodies justice, mercy, and hospitality.

With a study guide and accompanying videos, each session invites you into deeper reflection on the realities of immigration today, guided by the voices of faith leaders, theologians, advocates, and immigrants themselves.

Immigration is not merely a political issue—it is a theological and spiritual matter deeply rooted in our Christian faith.

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