On Mothers’ Day weekend of 2026, Border Church sponsored a ministry to deliver yellow flowers to women detained in ICE Detention Centers and other shelters located in San Diego, Tijuana, Pahrump, Nevada and McAllen, Texas.   

Shaunda and Jeff Jacobson, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Las Vegas and Pastor John Biggs, Saved by Grace Lutheran Church, Pahrump delivered yellow flowers and Mothers’ Day cards to women detained at the Southern Nevada Detention Center in Pahrump.  

Chaplain Dan Johnson, Southern Nevada Detention Center, greeted us in the lobby and thanked us for this outreach.  According to Chaplain Dan the feedback from the women was very appreciative and in his words, “a swimming success.”

By: Jeff Jacobson, St. Andrew Lutheran Church

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Church doesn’t end when worship is over.

At Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada, we know that congregations are living out their faith every day—serving neighbors, advocating for justice, caring for creation, feeding the hungry, and building stronger communities.

That’s why we’re launching Congregational Spotlights to celebrate how Lutheran congregations across Nevada are living out their baptismal calling beyond the walls of the church.

How is your congregation making a difference? We’d love to share your story email Pastor Paul Larson.