Well for starters I woke up in a hotel bed this morning, it sure beats the floors at my relatives house. Arriving yesterday, me along with my “partner-in-crime” arrived into Eagle Pass ready to embark on the story that lied ahead.
Today was an overall beneficial day. Today we went to the sites of where our story would be, a community known as Rosita Valley. Eagle Pass, is one of the nation’s poorest rural counties, as it lies right on the Mexican Border. A tornado in 2007 completed wiped out parts of the town and left hundreds homeless. We were there because some churches wanted to build this community back up.
What was neat about this assignment was the collaboration amongst churches from all over Texas, as they all played a vital role in this program called Kid’s Heart. Our goal was to cover the families who were getting new homes, the volunteers who helped, and the directors who made it happen.
Already in day one, just by going to these sites and seeing how some of these families just makes you feel blessed. Sometime we become so full within our own lives that we don’t ever stop to see how much worse we as Americans could have it. Little things like running water, a toilet, electricity, we sometimes take for granted, so one when I see things like that it truly shows how thankful I am . . . . . . . stay tuned.
About Me
- WRBrown87
- Ryan Brown, is a senior communication studies undergrad major (public relations minor) at Texas Lutheran University.
Brown, a San Antonio native, has been conducting a six-month senior thesis project in which through a combination of his advanced journalism class and senior seminar has been analyzing and making arguments to justify what factors and effects led to the election of President Barack Obama. Through extensive research and interviews of the African-American community, the Non-Black community, and the youth community, Brown continues to write posts frequently to cause more discussion on the topic.
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