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Osvaldo & Vanessa Lerma


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Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma are missionaries with Send Relief, the SBC’s compassion ministry arm, and they work with mission teams and local churches to meet needs and share Christ with refugees who are relocated in Laredo, Texas. Laredo has the largest inland port of entry from Mexico into the U.S. and serves as a significant entry point for refugees and other immigrants coming from different countries. 

“The people we work with are not illegal immigrants,” Osvaldo says. “They go through a legal process which consists of applying for asylum seeker status. We and the volunteer teams work with families and provide them with warm meals, hygiene kits, and a safe place to allow them to share their painful stories. The most important thing we can do is tell them how they can find hope in Jesus.”

Osvaldo continues, “We make sure people . . . experience the love of Jesus and know their only hope is in Him.”

When our church gives through the Cooperative Program (CP) and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, we help missionaries like Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma as they minister to those who come to America seeking refuge and compassion.

Pray for the Lermas as they display the love and compassion of Jesus to refugees and immigrants through Send Relief.