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Local teens work and play in border Colonia.
For low-income students, basic school supplies sometimes are out of the family’s financial reach. The teams filled more than 100 backpacks with supplies to be given to Mercedes-area children when school starts. These packers, left to right, are Devin Ruiz, Mason Roberts, Blake Anderson, and Shelby Ford.
Twenty middle-school youth from Johnson City packed their tools and air mattresses and spent last week in Mercedes, in the Rio Grande Valley, making life better for some of the poorest residents in the state. “Mercedes was much like Johnson City,” said Carrie Anders, youth director at First United Methodist Church, “with people who gave us an opportunity to show God’s love through our service and smiles.” The adventure started with mixing the kids from the six different Methodist chur ...
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