Immersion experiences have the green light for 2022

A+flag+with+Campus+Ministry%E2%80%99s+central+motto+for+immersion+experiences%2C+%E2%80%9CFaith+That+Does+Justice%2C%E2%80%9D+hangs+on+the+Mexican+side+of+the+border+wall.+%0A%28Photo+courtesy+of+Ray+Flannery+%E2%80%9822%29.%0A

A flag with Campus Ministry’s central motto for immersion experiences, “Faith That Does Justice,” hangs on the Mexican side of the border wall. (Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).

Aiden Keenan, Photo Editor
March 18, 2021

Students can now apply for immersion experiences that will take place in Jan. 2022, according to Inside JCU. During the 2019-20 academic year, Ray Flannery ‘22 joined Campus Ministry on its immersion trip to El Salvador and the U.S.-Mexico border. This immersion gave students the opportunity to learn about the experiences of migrants and how JCU students can work for justice.

 

A community lies just beneath a hill in the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).
A sculpture of four people is displayed on the Mexican side of the border wall. On the wall, migrants and other people have painted candles and other symbols.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).
The graves of Salvadorans are pictured here, colorfully decorated with flowers to remember the deceased.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).
Brady Fields ’22 and Sally Johnson ’20 admire a shrine to the Holy Family in the National Cathedral of El Salvador.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).
Church visitors light candles and say a silent prayer to remember loved ones and pray for peace and other intentions in the National Cathedral of El Salvador.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).
A flag with Campus Ministry’s central motto for immersion experiences, “Faith That Does Justice,” hangs on the Mexican side of the border wall.
(Photo courtesy of Ray Flannery ‘22).