WENCY
By Mary Grace Ketner and Jo Pendleton In August, Moon Sanchez Brand often found herself as a volunteer on-site manager at the Bungalow Shelter, a short-term, city-sponsored location where migrant families…
OLD VERSE, NEW MEANING
By Katie Myers One day, Sr. Denise brought to the bus station some Spanish Bibles that had been given to her. We offered them up to the families who were…
TO ALL THE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN COMING FROM THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES
I wish I could give you days of joy Bring you pop cycles to cool Your little mouths And water sprinklers To dance in the cool water. I wish I…
Naptime at the Bus Station (Volunteer Poem)
By Cherise Miles Little ones curled up in their mama’s brazos, the safest bed and mas comodo than anything they’ve slept in for the last three months. Even a…
Alone at the Bus Station (Volunteer Poem)
by John Dauer The Greyhound station has people everywhere, noise, luggage of all types, talking, movement, sitting, walking, standing. I look and look and see no one as…
AIRPORT BLESSINGS
By Mary Grace Ketner Weeks before, Blanca and her daughters Genesis and Abigail had left El Salvador. Backing out of the parking space at the Casa de Maria y Marta, Blanca…
UNTOLD STORIES
By Lucretia Burton The traumas “the pilgrims” have gone through (and even after they get to the United States) are so horrible that we do not ask about them. We just…
Thoughts on America
By Terry Burton Saturday, May 14th, 2022, San Antonio held a Taco Fest which completely engulfed Travis Park, where our bus station patrons usually spend the day. IWC had arranged…
UMC video highlights long-time IWC volunteer experience
Rio Texas Video taken at the Rio Texas (United Methodist) Annual Conference where Katie Myers shares her experiences as a long-time volunteer with the IWC.
GROCERY TOTES & ZAPATITOS (little shoes)
by Dana Clark I heard through the grapevine that many of the migrants carried their supplies in grocery bags which soon tore. Neighbors and friends helped me collect sturdy shopping bags,…