Love has no labels Love has no boundaries Always Be Kind I was born in Guatemala and my parents separated when I was very young. It was a difficult situation for our family, but my mother made things work. Tragically, at the age of five, an uncle raped me. My innocence was taken from me. …
Lifting Up With Hands of Help The Angry Tias and Abuelas is a collective group of women from the Rio Grande Valley dedicated to helping migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Angry Tias have a strong passion and commitment to feeding the hungry, visiting the imprisoned and comforting the grieving people stranded by U.S …
Client Mentor Sister Thérèse Cunningham, SHSp, took the opportunity to make Memorial Day a learning opportunity. Clients, volunteers and staff present learned and remembered why Americans observe this holiday with reverence. In Her Own Words, A New Mother’s Story I am from Peru, I am 24-years old. My husband and I had no choice but …
La Posada Providencia has always been a safe haven for many migrants reaching the United States. On a daily basis La Posada has the privilege of listening to their incredible stories of endurance and resilience as they made their journeys to this country. One such story came from a 32-year-old single mother from Honduras, who …
Mother’s Day weekend La Posada was pleased to receive a visit from Chad Bresson, lead Pastor for The Table of Los Fresnos – St. Paul Lutheran Church. He came to deliver flowers to every mother in the shelter – clients, volunteers and staff. Chad has been part of the St. Paul team for over a …
We Do Love Birthdays! On May 7, we celebrated La Posada Client Mentor Sister Thérèse Cunningham’s birthday; it was a lovely and cheerful luncheon celebration, one fitting the honoree. La Posada Food Specialist Angel Torres prepared her favorite meal, which was fajita tacos. Later in the day time was made for socializing, ice cream and …
In Keeping with La Posada’s Birthday Celebration Traditions We celebrated La Posada Executive Director Magda Boland’s birthday on Tuesday, April 23. In keeping with tradition, Magda, clients and staff were treated to a delicious luncheon meal prepared by La Posada’s own chef, Angel Torres and Client Mentor Sister Thérèse Cunningham, SHSp. Later, in mid-afternoon, clients …
Easter Egg Hunt An Easter Egg Hunt is a fun tradition at La Posada. The pictures say it all. Visiting Sisters from Korea We are privileged to welcome two Sisters of Divine Providence from Korea. Sister Thomas Sun Yang Jung and Sister Paul Eunlye Kwon. They arrived at La Posada having traveled from St. Joseph …
April 7 – 13, 2019 was National Volunteer Appreciation Week. That week is an opportunity to thank all the thousands of volunteers across the country who keep many organizations running and in many cases provide the services that otherwise would not exist without volunteers. La Posada is certainly no exception when it comes to relying …
Saying Good Bye to Randie Clawson This past week we said good bye to Randie Clawson, who has been volunteering at La Posada since January. This year marked her 3rd year of volunteering at La Posada. She spent most of her time teaching ESL and helping Sister Thérèse in the classroom, but also helped at …
