D.L. Mayfield has spent the past decade living and working in refugee communities in the US. Her book, Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith, was recently released through HarperOne. Mayfield has written for publications such as Christianity Today, Vox, Image, among others. She lives in Portland, OR with her family.
There is no grand gesture you can do. There is just rampant Islamophobia that you will have to push back against constantly, for the rest of your life.
AUG 12, 2014 | By D.L. Mayfield--The other day, I walked into a Whole Foods to pick up a few items, my WIC vouchers in hand. I have the luxury of thinking carefully about my food purchases.