Marilyn Lacey, R.S.M., has worked with refugees for the past twenty-five years, both in displaced persons camps in Africa and Asia, and as Director of Refugee Services with Catholic Charities in San Jose, California. In 2001 she was honored by the Dalai Lama as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion” and has long been an advocate for refugees and migrants. She holds an M.S.W. from U.C. Berkeley (though she credits the refugees as her real teachers) and in 2008 she founded the nonprofit Mercy Beyond Borders, whose mission is to partner with displaced women and children overseas in ways that help them move up from extreme poverty. Visit www.mercybeyondborders.org for more info.