A WALK WITH LITTLE AMAL
The Walk by Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian girl looking for a home, who has already visited 15 countries and will be in the U.S. until…
Thank Reps. Castro and Casar for Introducing an Amendment to Prevent Federal Funding of Operation Lone Star
Migrants trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico approach the site where workers are assembling large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio…
URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT REFUGEES THIS SEPTEMBER
photo by Tim Mossholder Faith, compassion, and common decency compel us to welcome the stranger. We volunteer with the IWC because our fellow human beings need us as they flee climate change, violence,…
IWC SERVED ALMOST 26K PEOPLE BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST 2023
The IWC served 25,802 people between January and August 2023. The 2023 monthly average was 3,225. In August 2023 alone, the IWC served 3,858 individuals at the bus station and…
Film and a Feast at the San Antonio Mennonite Church.
From our partners at the San Antonio Mennonite Church: On Wednesday, September 20, from 6:00-8:00 pm in our building (1443 S. St. Mary’s), we will serve dinner and show the…
Prayer Flag Fundraiser by UPC in memory of Rev. Kelly Allen
University Presbyterian Church is fundraising for backpacks for asylum seekers at the bus station and airport. A suggested donation of $20 will fund the purchase of three backpacks filled…
GIFT OF PEACE
By Terry and Lucretia Burton Some months ago, Lucretia and I were at the bus station on a Saturday morning shift. At this time, it was not unusual seeing a…
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: GET YOUR FELLOW CHURCH MEMBERS INVOLVED
“He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Anti-integration forces were deeply entrenched in mid-century Montgomery, Alabama, government when Rosa…
GETTING SEPARATED ALONG THE WAY
Photo Credit: RawPixel.com By Michelle Riboul I started volunteering at the airport in 2023. It has been a blessing for me to help migrants print their tickets, explain how to…
A VIDEO HOMAGE TO SR. SHARON
“Sharon—that quiet, little woman, she’s something else. She’s got a backbone you wouldn’t believe. She’s tough.” ~ Rebecca Flores, long-time IWC volunteer Sr. Sharon Altendorf, a former IWC Board…