By Elder and Sister Brooks
On a hot August morning a large semi-truck rolled into Eagle Pass, Texas, loaded with pallet after pallet of vitally needed food and hygiene supplies for asylum seekers and refugees in Eagle Pass, Texas. The truckload of supplies was a welcome blessing for Mission: Border Hope, a non-profit organization serving the growing needs of God’s children passing through this Texas border town.
This donation, from the Bishop’s Storehouse in Salt Lake City, is part of the global humanitarian and welfare services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was organized by President Ross Davidson, Eagle Pass District President. Missionaries, assigned to the area, have been offering service at Mission: Border Hope on an ongoing basis for several years.
Valeria Wheeler, Director of Mission: Border Hope, gratefully acknowledged the generous donation of 28 pallets with 1,500 cases of food, hygiene kits, and other supplies. On the day the truck arrived, some 400-500 people were fed a hot meal, offered showers and clean clothing. Assistance was also give to arrange safe travel to their final destination. Six of the agency’s clients helped unload the giant truck into an empty warehouse nearby.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, throughout the world, endeavor to follow the Savior’s admonition to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, take in the stranger, clothe the naked and visit the sick and those in prison (see Matthew 25:35-36). Millions of people have benefited from temporal and spiritual assistance through humanitarian and welfare donations.
