Justice as Mission: Loving Your Neighbor

Loving Your Neighbor: Immersions

Our Vision

Justice as Mission is a community engagement entity with the vision to connect people groups that are not connecting due to location, space, mindsets and/or lack of knowledge or understanding.

We believe true justice comes from true connection.

We aim to build connections in the city of Sioux Falls by facilitating immersions where participants can connect in the city to learn, grow and develop new relationships with people/entities that they may not normally engage with....through food, business, non-profit work and so much more.

Many groups travel globally to “do missions” and yet the nations live here in Sioux Falls and they are our neighbors.

We can learn locally to engage globally.

This summer there will be three separate immersions funded by a Bush Foundation grant.

"Justice as Mission: Loving Your Neighbor"
BUSH FOUNDATION GRANT PROJECT

THREE SEPARATE PILOT PROJECT DAYS COMING IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.

PARTICIPATES (Groups of 10 or so ) WILL BE IMMERSED IN THE DIFFERENT CULTURES/DIVERSE GROUPS IN THE SIOUX FALLS IN ORDER TO LEARN AND DEVELOPED NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH-IN THE CITY.

Click here to be a participant in one of our immersions.

VISIT ETHNIC RESTAURANTS

HEAR ABOUT OTHER'S JOURNEY'S

ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE NON-PROFITS

STAND ON HOLY GROUND

EXPERIENCE A DIVERSE BUSINESS

SEE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

"Loving Your Neighbor"
Immersions'
Partners

Justice as Mission is partnering with Sioux Falls diverse/indigenous nonprofits, businesses and the arts communities to provide places of connecting, learning and engagement for the participants of the “ Loving Your Neighbor" Immersion Project. With the goal is to build relationships cross-culturally and highlighting/celebrating what is happening in Sioux Falls’ indigenous and diverse communities. If you would like to be one of our partners click here.

Community Engager

Moses Idris

Originally from Eritrea! He currently works as a Community Outreach Consultant for Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. In his role, Moses helps Avera build relationships with the immigrant and refugee communities in Sioux Falls and supports patients and care teams by providing cultural education and interpreting services. Moses partners with local agencies, businesses, and schools to support and connect families, and works to ensure immigrant and refugee youth and adults have access to community resources and opportunities. Moses is a passionate community volunteer and donates his time to numerous organizations. He enjoys writing, listening to music, photography, and playing soccer!

Deputy Director of South Dakota Voices for Peace

Jen Dreiske

With over 20 years of leadership and teaching experience, Jen is a skilled community collaborator and advocate. She regularly presents and leads complex conversations on topics of diversity equity and inclusion, being an upstander, individual purpose, and the spiritual tapestry of South Dakota. Jen is the president of the Mt. Zion Congregation synagogue in Sioux Falls, a board member of South Dakota Faith in Public Life, and a member of the SD Justice and Equity Coalition. Jen represents South Dakota Voices for Peace in the SD Equality Coalition and the SD Dream Coalition.

Community Engager

Edwin Michenuken Tarplah

My name is Edwin Michenuken Tarplah originally from Liberia, I am working in the Liberian community to connect Liberian to available opportunities and resources that have the abilities to add value and transform their life, I am currently working on a community resource center that will create the corridor to addressing societal challenges that are derived from misconceptions to empower individuals intellectual security.

Business Owner and Chef

Meron Horsa

More to Come

Project Manager

Kimberly LaPlante

See Why Me!

Loving Your Neighbor: Immersions

"Justice as Mission: Loving Your Neighbor" BUSH FOUNDATION GRANT PROJECT