La Posada Providencia announces the arrival of its newest family member Emmanuel Alex. Emmanuel is the son of La Posada client Shalom. He was born Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 3:38 p.m., weighing nearly seven pounds and measuring almost 20 inches. La Posada volunteer Cindy Johnson stayed with Shalom at the hospital and was there to …
Though it is not unusual to see an expectant mother at La Posada Providencia, it is unusual to see three of them at once! On Sept. 12, La Posada had three clients who were seven, eight and nine months pregnant, respectively; they are originally from Honduras, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. The client …
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville recently donated more than $12,400 to La Posada Providencia. This sizable donation was the direct result of Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl. During Lent, Catholic parishioners are asked to make monetary sacrifices and place them in a palm-sized, cardboard container or “rice bowl.” The alms are collected and used …
Thirteen Methodist leaders enjoyed a meal with the clients of La Posada Providencia Aug. 23. After lunch, they toured the grounds and learned more about the mission of La Posada. Trip coordinator Rev. Dr. Susan Henry Crowe gave Executive Director Andi Atkinson a special “Justice” t-shirt before the party departed. Among the group were four …
It’s been 28 years, eight months and six days in the making, but on Aug.7 a young man from Guatemala was Client 10,000 at La Posada Providencia! Twenty-eight-year-old “Elias” arrived the evening of Aug. 7. The next day he boarded a flight to Florida to rejoin his wife and son. Before leaving, however, Elias shared …
One of the clients at La Posada Providencia received her employment authorization letter Aug. 6. It is always a happy day when a client receives this letter! Depending on the specifics of the client’s case, it can often take six to eight months for a client to receive his or her work permit. Fortunately for …
Three young women spent the month of July teaching English to La Posada Providencia clients. Twenty-one-year-old Alejandra de Mar of Brownsville, Texas, and 19-year-old Ileen Montemayor of San Benito, Texas, are both students at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Seventeen-year-old April Montemayor, also of San Benito, Texas, is a student at San Benito …
Three young women spent the month of July teaching English to La Posada Providencia clients. Twenty-one-year-old Alejandra de Mar of Brownsville, Texas, and 19-year-old Ileen Montemayor of San Benito, Texas, are both students at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Seventeen-year-old April Montemayor, also of San Benito, Texas, is a student at San Benito …
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press Dunia, a young Honduran mom of twenty four, came to the United States in hopes of a better future for her family and to flee from the ongoing drug violencethats rampant in her native hometown. She shared that her father, Genaro, and 17-year-old nephew had been tragically killed by …
On Thursday, July 12, 2018, La Posada welcomed several visitors from the Chicago area who came to learn more about immigrant families who flee from danger in their homelands to the United States. They were especially interested in learning more about the recent tragedy that some families are suffering as a result of being separated …
