by Margot Millard, San Antonio North Stake Media Specialist
Tuesday, April 27, was one of those hot, muggy days that oblige most Texans to seek out the cool recesses of an air-conditioned home, but not the young men and missionaries of San Antonio’s North Stake! Armed with face masks that quickly lost their starch in the wilting heat, these eight young men and their leader, Amy Livingstone, emptied an entire shipping container of badly-needed donated diapers into a storage unit at Seton Home, where residents will use them in caring for their young children.
“You are angels!” exclaimed Gladys Gonzales, Seton Home’s executive director, when the group (including four missionaries awaiting reassignment) finished 3.5 hours later. “People from your church are just awesome,” added Eduardo Rocha, Seton Home’s volunteer coordinator. “We can always count on you.”
The Young Men and Women of San Antonio’s North Stake collaborate often on service projects with Seton Home, a residence serving teenage girls aged 12-17 who are pregnant and/or parenting. Most of these girls have been removed from their own unstable and abusive homes by Children’s Protective Services, and receive medical care, counseling, and a variety of services in a safe, nurturing environment.
When asked how he held up in the miserable heat and humidity, Joshua Munoz, a missionary who awaits reassignment after serving in Columbia for five months, exclaimed, “I was excited to have the opportunity to serve! People need our help so we just wanted to make lives easier. Through unity we were able to do it quickly and show Christ’s love for others.”