I need some advice /christian/
I come from a Baptist/evangelical family, I decided to convert to Catholicism in August and am currently going through RCIA classes. My parents have largely been neutral or receptive to this. Recently I learned that my mother, an active member of her Baptist Church in my hometown will be going on a trip to Greece with others from her church put on by the International Mission Board. They'll be going to a camp outside of Athens that the UN abandoned, and that there will be others to help them out. According to my mother they'll be mostly doing Baptist ministries to a community that purportedly is actually in need and not just migrating into Europe. This is all according to my mother, I'm taking her at her word.
While I do feel sympathy for those in need, I also know that the mere presence of these migrants has caused an immense amount of trouble in Greece and in Europe. Now my mother isn't blind to that, but she insists that this is something she's led to do and that she'll be ministering to these people and genuinely helping them. I set aside my Catholic beliefs, knowing I wouldn't convince her about those in an evening over the phone and explained to her that although I knew her intentions were good, that her helping these migrants would only serve to aid and abet the wider phenomenon of mass migration into Europe, that ultimately less good would be done in the long run. Additionally, I expressed a concern for her safety, if the UN abandoned the last camp, heaven knows what could be in store. I explained my case briefly over the phone and she said that while I was welcome to keep in contact with her about it, she ultimately felt that God was calling her to go to Greece.
Here's where you all come in. I'm going to be writing up a case, a proper argument against her going to Greece (more so for my own sake). I can find plenty of evidence in relation to the migrant crisis. If you can, because my knowledge of Scripture, its interpretation on the matter is not befitting, any and all Scriptural arguments I can use. I trust that this body of believers can be of some assistance. In order to assure you all that I'm not simply shirking my work onto others, I will be pursuing the line of inquiry into Old Testament Law, how the Israelites were to let people pass through, but also how they looked out for their own tribal safety and security in accordance with Old Testament Law. And of course any and all prayers you could offer.
Thanks and God Bless.