In the News ... "1st Baptist hosts foreign students"

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• Began hosting the students in 2007

Whitney Acosta, Reporter
Fort Stockton Pioneer

FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS - More than a hundred exchange students stayed at the First Response Ministries shelter earlier this month. The students, from many different countries, are on a 30-day tour of the U.S. that Rotary International offers to those who complete a year residency.

The students arrived in Fort Stockton on the 10th day of their tour, which started in New York City. Hosts gave a warm welcome with hamburgers, hotdogs watermelon, chips and drinks at Rooney Park, followed by a swim in the Comanche Springs Pool.

Fort Stockton has been a stop on the tour for many years. First Baptist Church began hosting the students in the emergency shelter in 2007 when an oilfield boom filled local motels ...

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