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 emckenzie@kinoborderinitiative.org or phone and/or WhatsApp at 1-520-867-5438. 

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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."