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When children witness domestic violence this often puts them at risk of continuing the cycle, either by becoming perpetrators or victims in their adulthood. Unfortunately, domestic violence is a common practice and well kept secret in many cultures around the globe. Often speaking up against domestic violence is taboo and passively discouraged by family members, […]
It’s confusing to observe people driving unmarked vehicles snatching human beings from the streets, workplaces and homes of the country that’s addicted to spreading democracy and freedom around the globe. Religiously speaking: The Gospel of Matthew illustrated that Jesus Christ’s mother Mary, and stepfather Joseph were refugees. They fled Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King […]
Episode 56 on JMC is with a familiar guest Makaya Revell. Makaya joins me for a second time but this time we got to talk in person at my home. I spoke with Makaya back in early 2022 via a zoom interview about his journey as an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum in the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo at the age of 16 in 2002. I recommend you checking that episode out (e16) on Spotify, iHeart or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Just look up The Journeyman Chronicles.
This time Makaya joins me to discuss his recent success of finally being granted amnesty in the US after a 20 year fight! We also talk about his experience in the detention center he was kept in as he explains in more detail the frustration, depression and angst he felt while being separated from his family.