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Different.In Mexico, Central and South America, the choice is to stay in poverty or come to North America for greater opportunities.Now the poor from other countries risk death to bypass the USA for Canada.The poor in the (USA), do not beat a path to Canada, Central or South America.The USA has social programs that are a failure.Disability is denied and people become homeless. Shameful.Law firms make money off the poor seeking disability coverage in the USA. Shameful.DHS denies assistance. Shameful.The government in America tells the disabled to get lesser taxing jobs.America turns a blind eye to its poor. Shameful.Each year many in the USA freeze to death. Shameful.Two so far in Chicago this year.The poor in the USA are criminalized.How?, Thru trespassing charges and thru theft charges…If the poor in America seek shelter in a shelter, in Chicago, they (men and women) are raped inside and outside of the shelter. Pacific Garden Mission. PGM. A thousand each night stay here.If not raped, theft in shelters as well as bedbugs are rampant. Cornerstone in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.If you are poor and walk for miles to the largest Church, called Willow Creek Community Church, they will drop you at a train station.They claim to be an Acts 2 church.“ They met together in the temple courts. Breaking bread together, selling their goods and giving to everyone who had need. They added to their number daily those that were being saved.”It took all the courage I had to walk for miles to the church I attended for 12 years and ask for help. They thought it was a better idea, to drop me off at the Barrington Train Station.Shame on Willow Creek Community Church.Blind guides and Hippocrates.Humility met by rejection.Heartbreaking reality, for the poor in America.Not surprising, as all Willow Creek Community Church senior Pastors and staff are stepping down this year (2018) after other massive leadership failures…Somehow Willow Creek arrogantly still has a leadership summit each year???Why???Clueless arrogance?Today, my choice is to be one of the working poor.A step above being poor, homeless and living on the street.Full time at an Albertsons grocery store.I know of a long term Albertsons employees that was homeless and rode the Blue line in Chicago for years. He was robbed 4 times on Chicago's blue line.I am learning how to percervere thru trials and to have hope amidst hopeless circumstances.

Southern Baptists:Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty UniversityRonnie Floyd, Past Southern Baptist Convention PresidentJack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TXRobert Jeffress, Dallas pastorDavid Jeremiah, pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, El Cajon, CARichard Land, former Southern Baptist ethicist and president of Southern Evangelical SeminaryJames MacDonald, founder and senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in ChicagoJay Strack, president of Student Leadership University.OtherMichelle Bachmann, former congresspersonMark Burns, pastor of Harvest Praise and Worship Center, Easley, SCTim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian CounselorsKenneth and Gloria Copeland, founders of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Fort Worth, TXJames Dobson, founder and former leader of Focus on the FamilyJentezen Franklin, senior pastor of Free Chapel, Gainesville, Ga. and Irvine, CAHarry Jackson, senior pastor, Hope Christian Church, Beltsville, MDJohnnie Moore, president of the Kairos Co., Glendale, CARobert Morris, senior pastor of Gateway Church, Dallas/Fort Worth, TXTom Mullins, senior pastor, Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach County, FLRalph Reed, founder, Faith and Freedom Coalition, Duluth, GAJames Robison, founder, Life Outreach International, Fort Worth, TXTony Suarez, executive vice president, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Sacramento, CAPaula White, senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, Apopka, FLTom Winters, attorney with Winters and King Inc., Tulsa, OKSealy Yates, attorney with Yates and Yates, Orange, CASource: Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell

While millions have been forced to flee their homes but remain within the country, approximately one million people have fled to neighboring countries, such as Uganda, Southern Africa, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. At the beginning of this year, nearly 400,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Uganda.Yeah, Congolese refugees are still going to United States. As of July 2019, more than 4,300 refugees from Congo had passed the extensive security screenings required by the United States and were cleared to move to America, more than any other country, according to State Department data obtained by The New York Times. More than 26,600 Congolese people completed the initial screening in the refugee process. Since 2001, many Congolese refugees have been resettled in the United States. So, in 2013, it was estimated that more than 10,000 Congolese refugees of DRC living in this country, more than 3,000 of which arrived to United States in 2010.Children from the Embassy Kinshasa community share their artwork with U.S. Ambassador to the DRC Mike Hammer at his new residence.The largest Congolese communities in the U.S. are Boston, New York City, and the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore area. There is also a significant population of Congolese Americans in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas, in of the state North Carolina, in North Texas (where live 3,500 people from DRC, mainly in Arlington, Bedford, Dallas, Euless, Grand Prairie, Hurst and Irving) in Ohio, especially around the Columbus area and in Iowa, where the Congolese community of DRC this growing due to sending refugees (although quantitatively reduced in the last years).USA hopes to resettle other tens of thousands of Congolese more from the same country in the next 5 years. There is a growing Congolese refugee population in Memphis, Tennessee and other cities in the state.As did other ethnic groups in the United States, the Congolese have also tried to create a single Congolese community. Despite their religious differences and ethnic diversity, they have assisted each other and fostered a unique identity for the Congolese American community. A Congolese organization created for this purpose was the Congolese Association, established in the 1990s. This created in 1994 a constitution drafted and sponsored social events and meetings until the end of the decade, when it had institutional difficulties, becoming in inactive. In 2001, the Congolese leaders formed the Community Church of New Chicago in Evanston to create a spiritual union between the Congolese different religious backgrounds. In addition, the Congolese gather annually for holidays like New Year's Day and Independence Day of the Democratic Republic of Congo (June 30), celebrating with Congolese traditional food, music and dancing.While it remains to be seen how new US immigration policies will impact the flow of Congolese migrants, This is a detour because I don’t think majority of Americans agree with Trump’s restrictionist agenda. The Trump refugee rules are stacked against the Congolese in ways large and small. The administration is moving away from dispersing openings based on geography. Instead of reserving slots for Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the administration will carve out 4,000 refugee slots for Iraqis who worked with the United States military, 1,500 for people from Central America and 5,000 for people persecuted for their religion. The final 7,500 slots are for those who are seeking family unification and have been cleared for resettlement.Waitkati Kambale, left, a refugee from Congo, with his friend Alicen, who is from Burundi. The Trump administration’s plans will change the complexion of the nation’s refugee program.Women from Congo and Burundi sharing a meal after church. There are around 200 Congolese refugees in Missoula.Beyond the refugees themselves, the new rules have raised anxieties in host communities like Missoula. The same day the administration announced its refugee cuts, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that requires state and local government officials to provide written consent before refugees can be resettled in their communities. The order could allow officials to effectively block the resettlement of refugees in their areas.Missoula is generally accepting of refugees, but neighboring towns have different views. The children of immigrant families are usually the few students of color in city classrooms, while their parents work long hours at businesses eager for the help.Justine Kambale, one of the refugees hired at the Holiday Inn in Missoula, was promoted to supervisor.Ms. Kambale’s daughters Praise, right, and Suzana preparing for church. To supporters, the Congolese are filling a void of cultural diversity in a town that is nearly 90 percent white.The church that Congolese refugees founded in Missoula now attracts about two dozen worshipers compared with as many as 70 in previous months.Ms. Hategeka during the church service. The church now attracts about two dozen worshipers compared with as many as 70 in previous months.Joel Kambale hanging the Congolese and American flags before church. He has assumed the role of liaison between government officials and the refugee community.Footnotes: [Congolese Americans - Wikipedia] [Renga for the West: The US Through the Eyes of Congolese Refugees] [Congolese Refugees] [These Refugees Escaped Congo, but Trump’s Policies May Strand Loved Ones] [Congolese Refugees Learn to Live in US with Help, But for How Long?]