“The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” -Leviticus 19:34 NKJV
Armando, a church member from West Charleston Church of the Brethren in Tipp City, Ohio, has been detained by ICE and is being held in a county jail. Please join in prayer support for Armando and his family, the pastors and congregation who are supporting them, and others who are advocating with them including Southern Ohio and Kentucky District.
Local media have published reports:
From the Cincinnati Enquirer: www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/04/16/church-protests-after-ohio-man-armando-rodriguez-was-detained-by-ice/83121139007
From NPR WYSO 91.3: www.wyso.org/news/2025-04-17/family-church-fight-to-free-an-immigrant-detained-by-i
From ABC WCPO Channel 9: www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/an-ohio-man-went-to-ice-for-a-routine-check-in-loved-ones-say-he-was-then-brought-to-the-butler-county-jail
“Como a un nacido entre vosotros tendréis al extranjero que habite entre vosotros, y lo amaréis como a vosotros mismos, porque extranjeros fuisteis en la tierra de Egipto. Yo soy el Señor vuestro Dios.” – Levítico 19:34 NVI
Un miembro de la congregación de la Iglesia de los Hermanos ha sido detenido en un centro de ICE. Únase a nosotros en oración para apoyar a esta persona, su familia y su congregación.
“Etranje ki rete nan mitan nou an va tankou yon moun ki fèt nan mitan nou, epi nou dwe renmen l ‘tankou tèt nou, paske nou te etranje nan peyi Lejip la: Se mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye nou an.” -Levitik 19:34 NKJV
Yo arete yon manm legliz ki soti nan yon kongregasyon Legliz Frè yo nan yon etablisman ICE. Tanpri jwenn ak nou nan sipò lapriyè pou moun nan, fanmi l ak kongregasyon li.
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