Redemptive suffering Redemptive suffering Redemptive suffering is the Christian belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or for the sins of another, or for the other physical or spiritual needs of oneself or another. Like an indulgence, redemptive suffering does not gain the individual "forgiveness" for their sin; forgiveness results from God’s grace, freely given through Christ, which cannot be earned. After one's sins are forgiven, the individual's suffering can reduce the "penalty" due for sin. Christians believe that God loves mankind so much that
Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd for the Poor and Migrant Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd for the Poor and Migrant Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd for the Poor and Migrant ("Albergue Jesús el Buen Pastor del Pobre y el Migrante") is a refugee shelter in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico for Latin American migrants. The migrants are injured and disabled by freight trains, frequently suffering amputation, in their attempted migration out of Latin America to the United States. The trains take the Chiapas-Mayab line, running north-south through Mexico and are called "The Death Express" or "La Bestia" "The Beast" by migrants. Some of the injured migrants have suffered violence at