Not much to report from yesterday, but honoring the commitment to make sure there’s a new post covering every day of our witness and relief mission.
Of the 10 members in our delegation, nine were on the same Hartford-Houston-Harlingen itinerary. The tenth, flying out of Boston, arrived a couple of hours later. Most of the day (starting, for some of us, with a 4 a.m. wakeup) was about getting to Texas, getting the rental cars, getting settled in the two Air BnBs we’ve rented, and getting provisions for breakfasts, etc.
Some of that last happened at Valley Star Fruits and More, a small family-run produce shop with a super-friendly and engaging Latino staff and incredible prices. It didn’t look like much from the outside, but we were very glad we stopped there.
Today will be a full day, much of it on the Mexican side of the border. We start by teaching some of the refugee children in the Escuelita (little school), continue with a guided walk-through of the encampment, and then come back to the Texas side to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat (the New Year for trees). If it works out, we may also spend some time with the witnessing group on the border.