Liliana Reza

Liliana Reza is the Director of Border Engagement at World Relief, where she advocates alongside refugees, immigrants, and displaced communities. An ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, she holds an MA in Intercultural Studies from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Based in the San Diego-Tijuana region, Liliana is passionate about building bridges through faith, justice, and community—often found exploring the borderlands or training for her next marathon.

Latest Articles

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Liliana Reza

The Borderlands: What Will We Do?

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Daniel Yang

The Immigrant Canary Stuck in the American Evangelical Coal Mine

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Liliana Reza

Acompañamiento: The Sacred Between Us

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Prasanta Verma

Standing in the Middle of the World: A Bicultural Story of Finding Belonging

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Eun Strawser

Assimilation Displaces, and the Church is Complicit

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Catherine McNiel

The Radical Practice of Christian Hospitality

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Immigrants—the Best Hope for Christian Renewal in America

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Kyuboem Lee

The Mission of Welcoming Our Global Neighbors

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David Swanson

Immigrants Under Attack: Five Ways the Church Can Respond

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Kat Armas

One Pastor’s Journey to the Border and What She Found There

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Carolyn Custis James

Take a Knee for the Children

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Ruth Padilla DeBorst

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Jesus Moved into the Neighborhood: Do We Have Eyes to Recognize Him?

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

All Our Children: How Churches Can Respond to the Crisis at the Border

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Alexia Salvatierra

4 Ways Your Church Can Keep the Dream Alive

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Gena Thomas

A Lament to God for Christ the Immigrant

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Maria-Jose Soerens

The Beloved Criminal

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Maria-Jose Soerens

#Churchtrending: A Santa Clausified Advent

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

#ChurchTrending: Can the Church Lead the Way, Part 2 (Cultural Competence)

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Maria-Jose Soerens

#ChurchTrending: Finding the Spirit in Social Resistance

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

A Kingdom Response to President Obama’s Speech on Immigration

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Maria-Jose Soerens

What is the Good News? A Hunger Strike, Detention, & the Bread of Life

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Anton Flores

I Tell You, If These Were Silent

Charles Self

A Plea for Thoughtfulness