Accompanier Reports

Thank you to Alison Janus for sharing this reflection from our Accompaniment Learn & Discern training in Montreat, NC - October 2019. Go here for information about accompaniment with PPF and our next Learn &…

A week ago today, PPF Accompaniment Coordinator Alison Wood and Communications Manager Katie Blanchard were in Agua Prieta, Mexico, meeting with partners there to coordinate and talk about next steps for accompaniment. As PPF commits…

In Spanish: (English version below.)   July 31, 2019 To the President of Mexico To the External Relations Secretary To the Secretary of the Governorate To the National Institute of Migration To the Secretary of…

Beth Newell and Bill Branch, accompaniers in Agua Prieta [caption id="attachment_1778" align="alignleft" width="306"] Tent alongside the border wall where migrants wait in "la linea."[/caption] What a difference a shower can make! After a long day…

by Bill Branch and Beth Newell, accompaniers in Agua Prieta The town of Agua Prieta seems peaceful. Driving around in our ’96 Saturn, trying not to miss the faded and often hidden stop signs, or…

by Bill Branch and Beth Newell, accompaniers in Agua Prieta [caption id="attachment_1833" align="alignright" width="312"] Mural of migrants riding "La Bestia" train, at CAME[/caption] In the courtyard at C.A.M.E. (Centro de Atencion al Migrante "Exodus") is…

by Tricia Lloyd-Sidle & Barbara Clawson - Agua Prieta, Sonora. This report mentions activity of the Mexican National Guard at CAME, our partners in Agua Prieta. Read a communique from CAME and other Immigrant Human…

by Cathy Surgenor, Accompanier in Agua Prieta, Sonora. Español abajo. [caption id="attachment_1779" align="alignright" width="361"] Accompaniers outside the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.[/caption] On Thursday, my last morning in Agua Prieta, my accompaniment partner and…

by Faith Garlington, accompanier in Agua Prieta, Sonora “The line” refers to the space just to the east of the Port of Entry in Agua Prieta, where people are waiting for their numbers to be…

- Ruth Noel and Faith Garlington, accompaniers in Agua Prieta, Sonora Entering a new context means building new relationships and learning new language. You’ll see some terms in this report that might not be familiar…