This week, Pastor Paul Larson features The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong by Karen González.

It is an especially important book to be reading in these times, as Scripture is filled with stories of people who experience displacement—Ruth, Hagar, Joseph, Abraham, and so many others. Through their journeys, we witness the power of God’s liberating love and the call for all people of faith to walk with and welcome the stranger.

Date: October 14, 2025

Time: 1:00-2:30 PM

Register here for this no-cost webinar

Presenters from Semillas (Chattanooga, TN), Albuquerque Rapid Response, and the National Immigration Project

We are also excited to circulate our Survey for Accompaniment Directory, a form for groups who are providing accompaniment support to EOIR, ICE, ISAP, local court, or other locations. This will hopefully serve as a way for folks to be able to locate and connect with accompaniment groups in or outside of their area to provide needed support for community members. We receive a lot of these requests and want for groups to be able to opt in on having your projects shared.

Nevadans who buy insurance through Nevada Health Link are facing premium hikes of 26%, according to the Nevada Division of Insurance—much higher than the 17.5% increase first proposed.

Right now, 9 in 10 Health Link enrollees receive federal subsidies to help lower their monthly costs. But if the enhanced federal subsidies expire, tens of thousands of Nevadans could see their premiums skyrocket.

About 110,000 Nevadans rely on Health Link (KFF estimates closer to 94,500). That’s tens of thousands of families at risk of being priced out of coverage if action isn’t taken.

Lawmakers must act to protect affordable coverage and extend the subsidies that keep health care within reach.

On October 1, we remembered the 8th anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting — a tragedy that took 58 lives and left an indelible mark on Las Vegas, Nevada, and the nation. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been nearly 4,000 mass shootings in the United States since October 1 — nearly two every single day.

Gun violence has touched communities across Nevada and across our country. We cannot allow ourselves to grow numb, and we cannot remain silent. Together, we must demand action to keep Nevada families safe.

What is World Food Day?

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with hunger and food security, including the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. WFP received the Nobel Prize in Peace for 2020 for their efforts to combat hunger, contribute to peace in conflict areas, and for playing a leading role in stopping the use of hunger in the form of a weapon for war and conflict.

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

World Food Day 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. By working together, across governments, organizations, sectors, and communities, we can transform agrifood systems to ensure that everyone has access to a healthy diet, living in harmony with the planet.

Agrifood systems are facing unprecedented challenges. Conflict, the impacts of extreme weather and climate events, economic shocks, and rising inequality are placing mounting pressure on the land we farm, the water we depend on, and the biodiversity that supports life. Supply chains remain fragile, and the effects of disruption are being felt in homes, markets, and fields around the world. 

Hand in Hand across borders, sectors, and generations

In some places, the severity of food insecurity is overwhelming. An estimated 673 million people are living with hunger. Elsewhere, rising levels of obesity and widespread food waste point to a system out of balance—where abundance and absence coexist, often side by side.

Agrifood systems are also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet they offer real potential to reduce those emissions through the way food is grown, harvested, and shared.

Meeting the needs of a growing global population calls for teamwork—across borders, sectors, and generations.“The actions we take today will directly impact the future. We must produce more with less. Let’s work towards a future that is more inclusive and more equitable.”.

Click here to learn more about World Food Day and the flagship events taking place throughout October.