For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.

Devoted workers and volunteers at MCC-supported church shelters in Mexico welcome migrants.

Victor Lampón Leon and Rocio Valencia Islas lead a church that revolves around providing respite, attention and care to migrants passing through Ecatepec, a town just outside of Mexico City. MCC has provided support to the ministry, La Mano de Dios en Apoyo al Migrante or Hand of God in Support of Migrants, for the past three years.
The space they have is small — five bunk beds and a single bed completely fill one room, while the one car garage-sized remainder hosts church services, meals, additional guests and whatever else the ministry requires. Lampón says the most they’ve ever hosted for night was 48, but 35 to 40 is typical. Women and children double up on the beds when needed, turning 11 spots into 22, and the church puts down sleeping mats anywhere else someone could lay their head for the night. 

Mennonite Central Committee – Relief, Development, and Peace – in the Name of Christ