Church Group Assisting Nearly 300 Haitian Migrants Released Into U.S.
The El Paso Baptist Association has helped more than 300 migrants, mostly Haitian, and was expecting many more seeking aid to arrive in El Paso area, according to Larry Floyd, the group’s executive director. Other churches in the area, which belong to a variety of religions, also started outreach efforts to provide water, over 10,000 sandwiches, and other essentials for those at the border. The outreach coalition began with about 20 churches offering aid and quickly grew to over 100 churches and other organizations seeking to help the Haitian migrants, according to Shon Young, president of the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition and associate pastor at City Church Del Rio....