Presentation Lantern

Center
a place of welcome
audrey sanders
“At Presentation Lantern Center visitors are
greeted by staff and volunteers. They receive a
tutor with whom they study English; they learn
practical life skills to use in a new country;
they meet many people from other countries
of origin; they share their stories and cultures;
and they experience so much more … and all
are blessed by their coming.”
who they serve

→ immigrants

→ refugees

→ people who do not

speak english

→ anyone in need
 education,
hospitality,
advocacy,
empowerment
 → opened in 2002

→ staff and volunteers

→ donations
 JoLynn Wall
director of education

→ her path to the Lantern Center

→ found fulfillment in “taking

risks with a sense of peace”
Immigration
Over the Years
 → often times we hear immigrant with many other words tacked on….
unauthorized, illegal, alien, rapist, murder…

→ these are real people with a story and they deserve to be treated with basic
human dignity

● human dignity

● education ● independence
● community ● empowerment
 → all vocations should promote human dignity

Insights → ultimately, it is through Jesus that we can find our vocation

→ trial and error

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HAYES, REBECCA. 2018. “Lawful Permanent Residency: What the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services Giveth, It Can Also Take

Away.” Boston College Law Review 59 (9): 329–47.

Olmos Alcaraz, Antonia, and Raquel Martínez Chicón. 2019. “A Comparative Approach of Dealing with Diversity: The Managing of Immigration

and Education in Spain and Immigration and Health in Usa.” Nóesis: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades 28 (55): 1–14.

doi:10.20983/noesis.2019.1.1.

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Zong, Jie, Jeanne Batalova Jie Zong, Jeanne Batalova, and Micayla Burrows. "Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and

Immigration in the United States." Migrationpolicy.org. March 14, 2019. Accessed April 02, 2019.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#Now.
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https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Dubuque-authorities-will-comply-with-ICE-as-part-of-Iowas-new-immigration-law-48867
1161.html

https://lanterncenter.wordpress.com/

https://thelanterncenter.org/

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