{"id":3929,"date":"2023-12-04T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:08:28","slug":"borders-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Borders of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Border Patrol agents dropped off Miguel Soto and his family at a shelter in El Paso, Texas<\/a>, the family had already spent all their money on their monthlong journey to the U.S. border. They had a contact in Utah, but no means to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Paso means \u201cthe pass-through\u201d in Spanish \u2014 a name that defines the nature of the city for migrants on their way somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople are always coming and going,\u201d says Deborah Northern<\/a>, a Maryknoll lay missioner who volunteers at local shelters for asylum seekers. \u201cThat\u2019s a real need. How do I help them wherever they go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryknoll has a long history of serving at the U.S.\/Mexico border. Currently, five lay missioners, three priests and two sisters work there in various ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Left
Left image: Miguel\u2019s 13-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son belong to one of the many Venezuelan families who came to the U.S. border to request asylum. (Courtesy of Andrea Moreno-Diaz\/U.S.); at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, a shelter run by an ex-Border Patrol agent assists thousands of migrants. (OSV News Photo\/Courtesy of Pax Christi Little Rock\/U.S.) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Northern also works with The Encuentro Project, coordinating immersion trips like the one organized by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in July. The Encuentro program offers participants a comprehensive understanding of the reality of migration and the chance to interact with migrants such as Miguel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miguel says his family was forced to flee their home in Venezuela for having taken part in anti-government protests. After selling everything they owned, Miguel, his wife, their three children \u2014 ages 3, 8 and 13 \u2014 and his brother Jorge (not their real names) set out for the border between Colombia and Panama. The family joined the hundreds of thousands of migrants who in recent years have undertaken the treacherous trek through the jungle known as the Dari\u00e9n Gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miguel had seen videos posted by other migrants on social media detailing the specifics of the journey, such as the cheapest routes and how to prepare. In some videos, people urged others not to start the journey at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En route to the Dari\u00e9n, in ports and encampments controlled by traffickers and cartels, migrants had to pay for passage with American dollars rather than local currency. There, Miguel says, he saw migrants from Haiti, Ecuador, Cuba and places as remote as China \u2014 all hoping to make it to the U.S. border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with about 40 other migrants, the Sotos paid a per person fee for a guide to take them a portion of the way. Then the group was left on its own, trudging muddy paths and traversing steep cliffs and swollen rivers \u2014 all the while, at risk of getting lost in the jungle or being found by criminal gangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Maryknoll
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Deborah Northern (far right) and a group of high school students talk to a Border Patrol agent during an immersion trip. (Courtesy of Deborah Northern\/U.S.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Whenever they could, the adults covered the children\u2019s eyes from disturbing sights. \u201cYou see many bodies on the way \u2026 bodies being eaten by animals,\u201d Miguel recalls. Although they did their best to react quickly, he says, once they were too late to shield their younger daughter from seeing the body of a woman already badly decomposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After three and a half days, Miguel says, the group came to a clearing in Panama. Then, the family traveled through Central America and Mexico, where they boarded the freight trains headed north known as La Bestia (The Beast). The dangerous trip, atop different trains, lasted two and a half days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the train tracks was Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez and the United States border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the Soto family reached Ju\u00e1rez on July 18, 2023, a newly installed barrier of concertina razor wire glinted along the banks of the Rio Grande. But the Sotos had no intention of entering the States illegally. Like many other migrants escaping persecution, they planned to come into the United States through an official port of entry. The family was seeking asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in March 2020, asylum was restricted under Title 42, which allowed for the expulsion of asylum seekers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. When the measure ended in May 2023, a new policy was instated. Migrants have to apply for asylum in other countries before doing so in the United States. (The Sotos requested asylum in Colombia but received only a temporary authorization.) Migrants also have to schedule an appointment through a phone app called CBP One. While they wait for the appointment \u2014 sometimes for weeks or months \u2014 migrants risk kidnapping, murder and rape in dangerous border towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re fleeing, you can\u2019t hunker down for three months until the government says \u2018come,\u2019\u201d says Heidi Cerneka, a Maryknoll lay missioner and immigration attorney serving migrants in El Paso. \u201cThe shelters in Mexico are overwhelmed because we blocked people at the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Deacon
Deacon Bill Toller, Jeannine Clark and Guadalupe Jimenez (left to right) prepare a meal while visiting a migrant shelter during an immersion trip to El Paso, Texas. (Andrea Moreno-Diaz\/U.S.) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the streets of Ju\u00e1rez, a stranger approached the Soto family while they rested on a sidewalk. This older man sat close to their 13-year-old daughter. \u201cHe didn\u2019t care that we were there,\u201d Miguel says. The openly predatory attitude put the adults on high alert. \u201cAfter that, another man passed by, speaking on his cellphone, watching us. He followed us for three blocks.\u201d A third man then came and persisted in getting close to the children, offering to buy them soda and milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other migrants at the border warned the family that these behaviors indicated they had been \u201cmarked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miguel\u2019s brother insisted that the couple and their children try to turn themselves in immediately at a port of entry, instead of waiting for an appointment. Fearing he could be subjected to expedited removal as a single adult, Jorge stayed behind to wait for an appointment through the app. The family members said a tearful goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just wish people would see these migrants not as a problem, but as human beings who are suffering,\u201d Northern says. Having served in El Salvador for eight years, she\u2019s aware of the myriad reasons people migrate. A mother she knew, Northern recalls, explained why she had her daughter leave. \u201cI have to send her to the United States,\u201d the mother said. \u201cThe gangs are starting to look at her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fatigued migrants find respite in their journeys thanks to the indispensable work of volunteers and missioners who serve at shelters in El Paso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a labor of love,\u201d says Coralis Salvador who, like Northern, has been a Maryknoll lay missioner for nearly 25 years. Since coming to El Paso in 2019, Salvador has worked at various shelters for migrants. \u201cIt gives me so much joy,\u201d she says. \u201cThey\u2019re like my family. I cook breakfast and lunch for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s menial work,\u201d Salvador continues. However, she adds, so was Jesus\u2019 act of washing his disciples\u2019 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The faith-based approach of the immersion trips sponsored on an ongoing basis by Maryknoll\u2019s Mission Formation Program inspires participants to help those in need and to \u201cshare the gift of mission.\u201d Participants on the most recent trip visited a Franciscan-run shelter for migrants in El Paso. There, they prepared dinner and heard the Sotos\u2019 story. A good Samaritan in the Maryknoll group offered to pay for the family\u2019s bus tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon hearing the good news, Miguel broke down in bittersweet tears. \u201cMy brother is still on the other side,\u201d he said between sobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours later, the family arrived safely at Salt Lake City. As if to mark the occasion, their youngest child turned 4 years old that same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family has yet to be approved for asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Featured image: A father and son traverse the perilous Dari\u00e9n Gap jungle. According to the U.N., a record number of migrants have crossed there in 2023. (OSV News photo\/ Manuel Rueda\/Global Sisters Report)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maryknoll Lay Missioners at the U.S.\/Mexico Border assist asylum-seeking migrants escaping violence and persecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_eb_data_table":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,334],"tags":[88,579,578,580,581,582,90,584,583,96,458,585,586,587,588,589,333],"class_list":["post-3929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","category-winter-2024","tag-andrea-moreno-diaz","tag-asylum","tag-colombia","tag-coralis-salvador-mklm","tag-darien-gap","tag-deborah-northern-mklm","tag-el-paso-texas","tag-el-paso-texas-u-s-mexico-border","tag-heidi-cerneka-mklm","tag-migration","tag-panama","tag-sacred-heart-church-el-paso","tag-the-encuentro-project","tag-title-42","tag-title-42-end","tag-venezuela","tag-winter-2024"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBorders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Borders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maryknoll Lay Missioners at the U.S.\/Mexico Border assist asylum-seeking migrants escaping violence and persecution.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maryknoll Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"795\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"447\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andrea Moreno-Diaz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andrea Moreno-Diaz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Andrea Moreno-Diaz\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/0c251022d95148998816174181770152\"},\"headline\":\"Borders of Hope\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\"},\"wordCount\":1348,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Andrea Moreno-D\u00edaz\",\"asylum\",\"Colombia\",\"Coralis Salvador MKLM\",\"Dari\u00e9n Gap\",\"Deborah Northern MKLM\",\"El Paso Texas\",\"El Paso Texas U.S.\/Mexico border\",\"Heidi Cerneka MKLM\",\"migration\",\"Panama\",\"Sacred Heart Church El Paso\",\"The Encuentro Project\",\"Title 42\",\"Title 42 end\",\"Venezuela\",\"Winter 2024\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured Stories\",\"Winter 2024\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\",\"name\":\"Borders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg\",\"width\":795,\"height\":447,\"caption\":\"A father and son traverse the perilous Dari\u00e9n Gap jungle. According to the U.N., a record number of migrants have crossed there in 2023. (OSV News photo\/ Manuel Rueda\/Global Sisters Report)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Borders of Hope\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/\",\"name\":\"Maryknoll Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Maryknoll Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/cropped-MKFB_Logo_Transparet1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/cropped-MKFB_Logo_Transparet1.png\",\"width\":333,\"height\":68,\"caption\":\"Maryknoll Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/0c251022d95148998816174181770152\",\"name\":\"Andrea Moreno-Diaz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/andreamorenodiaz1_avatar-96x96.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/andreamorenodiaz1_avatar-96x96.webp\",\"caption\":\"Andrea Moreno-Diaz\"},\"description\":\"Was born in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. She earned a master's degree in Hispanic Literatures from City College of New York. As associate editor she writes, edits and translates stories in Spanish and English. She lives in Ossining, New York.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/author\/andreamorenodiaz1\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Borders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Borders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine","og_description":"Maryknoll Lay Missioners at the U.S.\/Mexico Border assist asylum-seeking migrants escaping violence and persecution.","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/","og_site_name":"Maryknoll Magazine","article_published_time":"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":795,"height":447,"url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Andrea Moreno-Diaz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andrea Moreno-Diaz","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/"},"author":{"name":"Andrea Moreno-Diaz","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/0c251022d95148998816174181770152"},"headline":"Borders of Hope","datePublished":"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/"},"wordCount":1348,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg","keywords":["Andrea Moreno-D\u00edaz","asylum","Colombia","Coralis Salvador MKLM","Dari\u00e9n Gap","Deborah Northern MKLM","El Paso Texas","El Paso Texas U.S.\/Mexico border","Heidi Cerneka MKLM","migration","Panama","Sacred Heart Church El Paso","The Encuentro Project","Title 42","Title 42 end","Venezuela","Winter 2024"],"articleSection":["Featured Stories","Winter 2024"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/","name":"Borders of Hope - Maryknoll Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-12-04T23:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-31T16:08:28+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/10-15-Borders-of-Hope-feature-1.jpg","width":795,"height":447,"caption":"A father and son traverse the perilous Dari\u00e9n Gap jungle. According to the U.N., a record number of migrants have crossed there in 2023. (OSV News photo\/ Manuel Rueda\/Global Sisters Report)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/borders-of-hope\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Borders of Hope"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/","name":"Maryknoll Magazine","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Maryknoll Magazine","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/cropped-MKFB_Logo_Transparet1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/cropped-MKFB_Logo_Transparet1.png","width":333,"height":68,"caption":"Maryknoll Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/0c251022d95148998816174181770152","name":"Andrea Moreno-Diaz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/andreamorenodiaz1_avatar-96x96.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/andreamorenodiaz1_avatar-96x96.webp","caption":"Andrea Moreno-Diaz"},"description":"Was born in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. She earned a master's degree in Hispanic Literatures from City College of New York. As associate editor she writes, edits and translates stories in Spanish and English. She lives in Ossining, New York.","url":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/author\/andreamorenodiaz1\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5748,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions\/5748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}