Eileen McKenzie

Eileen McKenzie

Eileen McKenzie is a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who ministers with the Kino Border Initiative as a mobilization specialist. She accompanies people on the move in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and supports migrant integration in the U.S. by building community capacity for radical hospitality with religious congregations, parishes and educational institutions.

She has also ministered in congregational leadership, health care and integrative health outcomes research. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or phone and/or WhatsApp at 1-520-867-5438. 

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Eileen McKenzie es una hermana franciscana de la Adoración Perpetua que colabora con la Iniciativa Fronteriza Kino como especialista en movilización. Acompaña a las personas en tránsito en Nogales, Sonora, México, y apoya la integración de los migrantes en los Estados Unidos mediante el desarrollo de la capacidad de la comunidad para ofrecer una hospitalidad radical con congregaciones religiosas, parroquias e instituciones educativas.

También ha trabajado en el liderazgo congregacional, la atención sanitaria y la investigación de resultados de salud integrativa. Se puede contactar con ella por correo electrónico en: [email protected] o por teléfono y/o WhatsApp en el 1-520-867-5438. 

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Migrant mothers share some of their art expressions during Mother's Day activities in the Kino Border Initiative comedor in Nogales, Mexico. (Courtesy of Eileen McKenzie)

At a migrant shelter in Mexico, hope may not make sense, but it's real

The border is not a "happy place" to be these days, nor is any migrant community in the U.S. Our reality is complex, and happiness is not the same as hope.

Sculpted papier-maché faces hang on the border wall in Nogales Sonora, Mexico. (Courtesy of Eileen McKenzie)

Encountering Christ on the move

I'm blessed to walk with sisters whose encounters have touched them so deeply that they return home committed  to transform their communities into places of compassion and communities that welcome the stranger.