Faith-based organizations prepare to serve possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minors
SAN ANTONIO โ Local faith-based organizations are working hard to educate themselves on how to best serve a possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minors in the city. โIt is not as easy as setting up a temporary shelter or a migrant shelter,โ Rogers said. โWe need to change the way we speak about immigration and that comes from me listening to the migrant community, people of color, Latinx,โ Rogers said. Most of all, he said that the conversation surrounding immigration needs to change for any plan to work successfully. AdAlso on KSAT:JBSA-Lackland, Fort Bliss will be used to house unaccompanied migrant children, Pentagon saysHuman smuggling cases on the rise in Uvalde, law enforcement saysFreeman Coliseum may house migrant children if agreement is reached with federal government, Bexar County judge says
Family mourning two loved ones killed in south Bexar County crash
SAN ANTONIO โ A San Antonio family is dealing with the loss of two family members involved in a fatal crash in South Bexar County on Nov. 18. Nunez-Chavez said the family knew something was wrong when the two women didnโt answer their phones. That A and C, you could see clearly all the way up.โNunez-Chavez said she is devastated her sister, Amanda, is gone. โWe always knew if we needed someone to talk to or guide us, we could turn to Amanda,โ Nunez-Chavez said. The family said that though Thanksgiving will never be the same, they are a peace knowing their loved ones are in a better place.
Whatโs Up South Texas!: Blind man serves community with lawn, construction services
โI donโt like being inside of a building, you know,โ Gomez said. โMaybe it is because of my belief in God,โ Gomez said. I heard about him and thought I knew about him, but I didnโt know anything. I am not going to be stuck in no damn ocean out there in a light house!โ I didnโt know what they were talking about,โ he laughed. I am blind, but I wonโt let it stop me in anyway.โRead also:Whatโs Up South Texas!
Whatโs Up South Texas!: Disabled woman serves homeless, shares faith through custom-made crosses
SAN ANTONIO โ A San Antonio woman is not letting her disability stop her passion for helping the homeless and is making crosses to share her faith. I need to pray over her.โ I fell into a dream and God told me โI canโt let you go, Doris. I donโt think, if I didnโt have my crosses in my life, I would be happy.โShe said taking care of her husband is no easy task. I told God โDonโt take him. โI donโt think people deserve to be out in the street,โ Laque said.