Separated by the Border - A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child`s 3,000-Mile Journey (Paperback)

In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States. Her harrowing journey took her through Mexico in the cargo section of a tractor trailer. Then she was separated from her mother, who was held hostage by smugglers who exploited her physically and financially. At the United States border, Julia came through the processing center as an unaccompanied minor after being separated from her stepdad who was deported. Gena Thomas tells the story of how Julia came to the United States, what she experienced in the system, and what it took to reunite her with her family. A Spanish-speaking former missionary, Gena became Julia's foster mother and witnessed firsthand the ways migrant children experience trauma. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love.

General

Imprint:	IVP Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Gena Thomas • Michelle Ferrig Warren
Dimensions:	209 x 141 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8308-4575-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Refugees & political asylum Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
LSN:	0-8308-4575-5
Barcode:	9780830845750

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