Edgar H. Clemente
Correspondent
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, December 26, 2024, p. 11
Tapachula, Chis., The Jesús El Buen Pastor shelter, located on the border with Guatemala, served around 800 plates of stewed chicken with rice and a glass of horchata water so that migrants could have a Christmas dinner.
Receiving a plate of hot food and having the holiday not go unnoticed was a gesture of hospitality that gave them strength and hope to reach the United States, some of them said.
At least we have something to eat. It’s bad that we were on the street without something to put in our mouths.
said Venezuelan Daniela Rodríguez.
The woman, who is traveling with two children, arrived in Tapachula two months ago. He commented that spending Christmas away from family and friends is sad, although he considered that the effort for a better future is worth it.
Olga Sánchez Martínez, founder of the shelter that has been providing humanitarian aid for more than three decades, said that this year it was more difficult to prepare dinner due to the lack of support from society.
I always tell them (foreigners): don’t lose hope that you will arrive, you will have a better life one day; keep going, you have to have a lot of faith
he stated.
