In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States.
Weaving together the stories of Birth Mother and Foster mother, this book shows the human face of the imMigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and Foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love..
A Spanish-speaking former missionary, Gena became Julia\'s Foster Mother and witnessed firsthand the ways Migrant children experience trauma.
Gena Thomas tells the story of how Julia came to the United States, what she experienced in the system, and what it took to reunite her with her family.
At the United States border, Julia came through the processing center as an unaccompanied minor after being Separated from her stepdad who was deported.
Then she was Separated from her mother, who was held hostage by smugglers who exploited her physically and financially.
Her harrowing Journey took her through Mexico in the cargo section of a tractor trailer.
In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States
