Annunciation House has a 45-year history of welcoming migrants and refugees, providing hospitality to over half a million migrants and refugees since 1978. And it is through the individual human journeys that author Mary Fontana illustrates the complex forces driving global migration. Bringing the history, lives, and story of this Catholic migrant shelter in El Paso, TX, the witness of Annunciation House shown in this book challenges readers to explore the borders in their own lives and hearts.

Mary Fontana is a writer, researcher, and advocate with over 20 years of experience working with migrants and refugees on the US-Mexico border. She has been affiliated with Annunciation House since 2004, serving as volunteer, house coordinator, and currently volunteer coordinator and board secretary. Her writing has been published in BorderLore, The Sun, Gonzaga Magazine, and America Magazine.

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