She asked that she not be identified further because of the dangerous circumstances she fled in Guatemala.Įlena told The AP that for weeks she asked God to let her out of the shelter as soon as possible. On Easter Sunday, he plans to gift them their own miniature crosses and cookies baked by local nuns.Īmong the teens praying fervently at Fort Bliss during last year’s unprecedented arrivals of unaccompanied children was Elena, then 15. “They’re praying with such devotion you can see the tears rolling down their eyes,” Guerra says of the teens’ acts of faith he witnesses every Sunday after they receive Communion and kneel before a little cross. For the faithful young people they hold, the clergy and volunteers who visit bring comfort and healing through the sacraments. That shelter and similar facilities across the southwest were set up by the Biden administration and its predecessors to deal with surges of minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without parents or guardians. Then he lugs it a few miles to Fort Bliss, an Army base in the desert on the outskirts of El Paso, where he helps celebrate Mass for hundreds of migrant teens held at a vast tent shelter.

Support the UH Student Relief fund and COVID-19 researchįor more details, visit the CTAHR website.EL PASO, Texas - On all but three Sunday afternoons since last Easter, Bob Guerra - a Catholic deacon - has carefully packed his favorite crucifix, a Spanish-language Bible, hundreds of Communion wafers secured in Ziploc bags and other liturgical items into a plastic storage box.Seeds that are currently available are on the UH Seed Laboratory website. To order seeds, contact the UH Seed Laboratory at or call (808) 956-7890. The seeds come in individual home garden packets for $1.50 each, and the lab ships them directly to home addresses. Lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, supersweet corn and green onion are just a few of the varieties they have to offer. Many local residents are turning to home gardens due to of COVID-19 quarantine practices however, it’s not easy to find locally developed seeds for plants that perform well in Hawaiʻi’s unique tropical conditions and are resistant to local pests and plant diseases.įortunately for professional growers and backyard enthusiasts, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ ( CTAHR) UH Seed Laboratory provides a wide selection of vegetable and fruit seeds that have been bred and tested to grow well in Hawaiʻi. Komohana tomatoes, one of the Seed Lab’s best sellers

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