NFWM Recognized for Work with Farm Workers

 

The Associated Press/Washington Post has recognized NFWM for their work with farm workers:

Faith activism amid pandemic spans causes and denominations

…leaders from multiple denominations have worked alongside the National Farm Worker Ministry on efforts to secure protective equipment, sick leave and other virus-related needs for food and agricultural employees whose jobs are considered essential to feed a hungry nation.

Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rea, a board member of the farm worker ministry, tied her work on behalf of vulnerable populations to another biblical passage, from the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, that cites God’s call to “do what is just and right.”

See the full article here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/faith-activism-amid-pandemic-spans-causes-and-denominations/2020/05/06/fc6f7d46-8fb8-11ea-9322-a29e75effc93_story.html

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