The Rev. Ranjit K. Mathews is rector of St. James’ parish in New London, where he has served for 2 years. Previously he was the Partnership Officer for Africa serving on the Presiding Bishop’s staff, and served as a associate rector of a bi-lingual church in California. He is interested in urban ministry and passionate about the realm of God. He lives in New London with his spouse Johanna and their son Dhruv. He has been a previous guest on the podcast in our first season! The Rev. Deborah Meister is the Associate Clergy for Formation, Justice, and Public Theology at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal, Canada. She began her ministry as Associate Rector at St. Lukes in Birmingham, AL, then served 10 years as Rector of two urban parishes with deep passion to transforming poverty. She is passionate about the intersection of monastic contemplative spirituality and justice work. Both Ranjit and Deborah are co-creators of the Let my people go Ministry Networkdedicated to raising awareness of the plight of migrants in detention and raising funds to get them out. Welcome Ranjit and Deborah. To read the full show notes visit: http://www.coffeehour.org/episode-60.html