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A welcome respite

Often risking life and limb to come to the United States for safety and a new life, asylum-seeking families arrive only to find that their long hard journey is not yet over. As they work through governmental bureaucracy, families need tangible support and legal aid. Fortunately, some asylum-seeking families coming from South and Central America are finding that help among Lutherans.

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