Love Letters From Reverend Sex S2:06 Courage and Solidarity: Stories From the Global South

Summary

In this week’s Love Letter, Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio) invites us into a night sky in eastern North Carolina and into a story of breathtaking bravery from Soulforce’s global community.

Drawing from Soulforce’s seed‑grant program, Reverend Sex shares how liberatory theological resources are translated into local languages so communities can resist Spiritual Violence on their own terms. But in one Global South country, where “promoting homosexuality” carries a 20‑year prison sentence, translation becomes an act of underground resistance.

You’ll hear how local Queer women and allies organized a covert operation to bring these resources to life. Their courage becomes a blessing, a mirror, and a reminder: we are part of a global movement of people who risk everything for liberation.

Reverend Sex closes with a prayer for boldness, solidarity, and the holy work of interrupting white Christian Supremacy wherever we are, with whatever we have.

01:41 Night Sky Courage

03:36 Soulforce Seed Grants

06:24 Translation Language Dilemmas

09:46 Illegal Files 

11:52 Underground Printing Story

16:40 Courage Takeaways

18:59 Prayer for Boldness

21:33 Closing and Next Steps 

Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), Love Letters from Reverend Sex is confession and revelation, intimate and inspirational. This weekly message from an ordained pastor, spiritual healer, and bruja troublemaker will empower you to reject practices of spiritual violence and eradicate shame and fear in your life. This is the spiritual home you’ve been looking for.

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