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NEW . . . click the
Video II link (on the left) to see "The Kelsey Ministry"
NEW . . . click the
Video link (on the left) to see "Woman To Woman a Virtual
Tour
with Debbie Kelsey
Finding
Refuge in Italy
For
centuries people left Italy to find a better future. About 20
years ago the tide turned; immigrants began flooding into Italy
seeking a better life for themselves and their families. They come
from Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia fleeing poverty, war, and
oppression. Their lives are hard and filled with insecurity.
They
receive the least-desirable jobs, often live under difficult
circumstances, and do not enjoy the full benefits of Italian
society. They live as third-world workers in a first-world
economy. Many of these immigrants are women and children who were
trafficked into the country to work in the sex industry.
Jim and Debbie work with Italian Baptists to welcome these
immigrants to their new home, to provide communities of refuge.
Their mission is to provide places of refuge in the shadow of the
Lord’s wings.
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