MCC has published a 7-minute audio slideshow about Pedro Gonzalez, one of the 10 MCC participants in the 2007 Migrant Trail. Pedro talks about his life experiences — growing up in Mexico, traveling to the United States in the early 1990s and struggling to get by, raising a family, and ultimately ending up with MCC…
National Public Radio’s Morning Edition is broadcasting a 5-part series this week on conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border: The border emphasizes how much the U.S. and Mexico rely on each other, and, like siblings, it also illustrates the tension between them. As the U.S. builds new fences and heightens patrols, a drug war on the…
Read more The U.S.-Mexican Border: A Changing Frontier (An NPR Series)
The Never Ending Journey Maria led a blessing ceremony on the mountain ridge. This one was to welcome us home. It was very moving, as we remembered the families and friends who are unable to welcome their loved ones home. About a dozen other folks joined us to walk the final stretch of more than…
We had our last full day of the walk today, and it was a packed day, both physically and spiritually. I was able to make the whole 11+ mile walk, which I hadn’t expected to be able to do (Jessica, our medic/miracle worker did a great job of wrapping my foot and giving me the…
Chasing the Sun We were shuttled from the camp grounds to a breakfast stop before beginning the day’s walk. We started around 7.30 am, and what Kat had been saying about “chasing the sun” became clear. A few hours makes a huge difference in temperature. And the hotter it is, the harder it is to…
We’ve survived the longest day of the walk: 16 miles! In order to avoid the heat, we began the day’s walk at 4 AM, having woken up an hour earlier. The only perk of being up so early (at least, to this night owl) is watching the sun rise. I’m sad to say I was…
A Series of Unfortunate Events Up again at 5 am. My efficiency in packing up a tent, sleeping bag and luggage has significantly increased! It is cold in the morning, so I wear long pants. However, I wear them over my shorts because in a couple of hours, the sun is up and beating down…
