West Texas Missioner: May 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

FBR Report: "Burned Homes and Hiding in Caves: 10,000 Villagers Flee Burma Army"

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma (Myanmar) and the Middle East. Groups send teams to be trained, supplied and sent into the areas under attack to provide emergency assistance and human rights documentation. Together with other groups, the teams work to serve people in need.

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Burned Homes and Hiding in Caves: 10,000 Villagers Flee Burma Army

3 May 2022
Thaton District, Karen State, Burma

Dear friends,

The Burma military has pounded Karen villages in the Lay Kay area of Thaton District, Karen State, from April 20, 2022 to the present. They are using fighter jets to bomb, rocket and strafe, destroying homes, and sending people into hiding. Burma Army ground troops shoot machine-guns and heavy mortars as well as fire artillery as the Burma Army wages a campaign of terror against the Karen people.

Thank you for helping us provide relief for these people. With your help, we have been able to be with them, treat the sick and wounded, provide emergency food, water, tarps, and share the love of Jesus ...

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Thank you and God bless you,

Dave, family, and team

• CLICK HERE to learn how YOU can get involved in FBR and its mission ...

“LOVE EACH OTHER.
UNITE AND WORK FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE, AND PEACE.
FORGIVE AND DON’T HATE EACH OTHER.
PRAY WITH FAITH, ACT WITH COURAGE, NEVER SURRENDER.”

From ServLife International ... "Today's the Last Day!"

ServLife International is a movement defined by values of God’s kingdom, not programs built around human efforts and activities. The reign and rule of God should be made apparent to every person on the planet, despite their religion, race or socioeconomic status. We believe that issues of justice are inseparable from the good news that Jesus Christ came to proclaim. ServLife exists to take the gospel of Christ and the hope of a better, more just, world to the lives of people we touch. This happens through individual contributions of time, creativity, resources and dreams.

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LAST DAY TO GIVE

Today is the last day to give to our spring fundraising campaign! If you haven’t yet, please consider a generous gift to help exceed our goal of $50,000 by the end of May.

Your generosity helps children like Ujjwal receive a quality education, pastors like Samuel to share the hope and love of Jesus, and families like Uma’s make a good daily wage.

If you haven’t given yet, please click the link below and make a generous gift today!

DONATE

Thank you,

From Adam Nevins
Executive Director
ServLife International Inc.

Join Our Mission

Click here to give a gift to help families and our partners in India and Nepal.

ServLife International propels reconciliation and justice by building global community to plant churches, care for children and fight poverty. Compelled by the message, life and love of Jesus Christ, we seek to care for the spiritual, physical, social, and economic areas of life in northern India and Nepal. Learn more about our latest news, featured stories, and how to get involved at servlife.org


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In the News ... "West Texas Food Bank pantry hours changing for summer'"

• Beginning this week at both Odessa and Midland locations

Staff Report
• Odessa American

MIDLAND/ODESSA TEXAS - The West Texas Food Bank announced via press release that it will be changing its pantry hours with the hopes of beating the heat this summer.

Pantry hours will change to the morning beginning Wednesday. The West Texas Food Bank facilities hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon.

This will only impact the in-house pantries at the West Texas Food Bank facilities in Midland and Odessa, the press release stated.

Beginning Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon:

West Texas Food Bank Odessa Facility Pantry located at 411 S. Pagewood Ave., Odessa, TX 79761.

Beginning Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon:

West Texas Food Bank Midland Facility Pantry, 1601 Westcliff Dr., Midland, TX 79703.

The West Texas Food Bank does not require advanced registration to participate and require that a person be in line by noon in order to receive food. There is no advantage to lining up early.

Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 31, 2022

PAUL'S ADVICE - It’s funny how things that you experienced as a young person — that didn’t seem so important at the time — pop up in your later years and remind you of the kind of person you are called to be. So it is that this passage from Paul’s advice to the Philippian Christians has come flooding back to me as I was reflecting on the terrible conflict that continues to poison our society, both in our country and around the world ...

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Monday, May 30, 2022

From @chinaaid : "Pilgrim's Progress: My two years of exile'"

The ChinaAid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

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Pilgrim's Progress: My two years of exile
Distributed by ChinaAid, April 2022 ...

JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA – he 60 Christians of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed, also known as the Mayflower Church, continue to wait for updates regarding their legal status in Jeju. Until then, they regularly send updates to ChinaAid, recounting stories of their transition to South Korean life and the new freedom they have found ...

• More on this story from ChinaAid ...

In the News ... "'Heavy on our hearts': Lubbock remembers fallen heroes at Memorial Day services"

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• “'Greater love has no one than this, to lay one's life down for their friends,' John 15:13”

By Mateo Rosiles, Reporter
• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - The sound of Taps being played and a 21 gun salute could be heard on Memorial Day at the City of Lubbock Cemetery.

The Nancy Anderson Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the 19th annual Memorial Day Service honoring the fallen men and women who served in the U.S. armed forces.

The service at the city cemetery was one of several around Lubbock and the region Sunday and Monday, including the annual ceremony hosted at the same time Monday at Resthaven Funeral Home and Memorial Garden and Sunday evening's service at Second Baptist Church.

Regent Tammy Rosenbaum of the DAR presided over the event at the city cemetery, which included renditions of the National Anthem and God Bless America and a speech from retired U.S. Air Force Sgt. Carl Tepper, who recently won the Republican party primary runoff for Lubbock's Texas House 84 seat.

“This is the day (to) remember those people who did not make for various reasons,” said Tepper. “Their loss is heavy on our hearts.”

Flags of the different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that is pulled by the Veterans of War M.C. group. In the middle is a statue honoring the veterans of war. Even though Memorial Day is about remembering the fallen, Tepper said it is a time to mourn with and connect with the family and friends they left behind.

“This is about taking a moment to remember and show respect to those families,” he said. “They're the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice.”

When people think of soldiers making the ultimate sacrifice, Tepper said, people will usually think of men and women charging into a battle. However, he said, that's often not the case.

Often, men and women are lost in training exercises, he said, but that does not diminish the loss of the soldier or the grief of the family.

“Often than not, these are our best and brightest,” Tepper said. “If someone lost a family member in training, I promise you their loss is as great and as honorable as any action they had against the enemy, so please remember those people as well.”

He said it's not only the fallen soldiers, but also those who have or are currently serving in the armed forces, who understand and are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect the liberties of America ...

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In the News ... Opinion: "Reaction to Uvalde: Our society needs hope; humanity needs love"

Pastor Daniel Stephens

• Understanding that every human heart has the capacity for evil places the blame not on a policy or lack thereof but on the man or woman in the mirror.

By Pastor Daniel Stephens, Mid-Cities Church, Contributor
• Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - How are we supposed to process the senseless taking of 19 innocent, young lives in Uvalde? Another wave of devastating news crashed on the anxious psyche of the American public. Last week, it was a racially motivated massacre of 10 innocent lives in Buffalo, New York, and now this. One can barely comprehend the most recent evil act before another overtakes it in the headlines. Opinion makers and others who identify as journalists provide brief factual talking points followed by an empathetic sentiment, followed by a political discourse that places the blame at the feet of their perceived enemies. It’s the gun lobby. It’s the immigrants. It’s a mental health problem. It's violent video games. As the instigators of rage culture on Fox and CNN clothe themselves in the righteous indignation of their own thoughts that echo from their media chambers, what is really happening? And why do these horrific outbursts of violence occur? ...

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In the News ... "Nourishing the Nations aids Kenyans"

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• Sends groups of six to 24 people to Kenya two or three times a year

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - What Chris and Leesa Harrington saw during their first trip to western Kenya in 2012 was so compelling that they came back the next year not only to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ but also to help the impoverished residents with water, food and shelter.

Then the Rev. Harrington, pastor of missions at Immanuel Baptist Church, and his wife kicked the operation into high gear with their 2017 formation of the nonprofit group Nourishing the Nations, building 250 homes, digging three water wells and feeding 750 children each weekday at churches in the town of Ahero and the villages of Awasi, Boya, Kogotu, Mangina and Rapogi.

Asked why the area has inspired such a strong commitment, Harrington said, “It’s the people of Kenya.

“They have such a welcoming spirit and there is such a need that we don’t see here in the United States. They grow what they eat and if it doesn’t come up, they’re likely going to starve. There is a hunger for the Gospel message and our people have fallen in love with that. Three hundred to 350 from our church have gone to Kenya over the years, some as many as 10 times.”

Harrington said Nourishing the Nations is a separate entity from Immanuel Baptist Church.

Funded by donations, the program averages spending $3,500 per month for food. The 10-by-12-foot houses with mud walls that it builds cost $500 each and the wells it has drilled, providing clean water for the first time, ran $7,000 apiece.

“There are 40,000 to 50,000 people in that area,” the minister said. “We partner with the same folks each time and have made relationships with them. They’re like family. We go over there and it’s like a family reunion. Some of the students have grown up and we feel like they are our brothers and sisters.”

The Rev. Corey Speer, Immanuel’s pastor of discipleship, said Nourishing the Nations sends groups of six to 24 people to Kenya two or three times a year and will do so again this summer. “We’ve built a lot of houses for widowed ladies,” Speer said.

“We have equipped the area pastors to lead the churches, providing discipleship and serving hot meals to children, and they have been pivotal. It’s ultimately about sharing the Gospel of Jesus and making him known in all the nations. We love seeing it here in Odessa, but we also love seeing it around the world because we are commanded to do it in the Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20 ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 30, 2022

MEMORIAL DAY - War is neither necessary nor romantic. The deaths that come from war are needless and tragic. Those who give their lives in war may be remembered and honored for their selfless sacrifice, but the wars which brought their deaths are not glorious adventures. Our entry into war may at times be unavoidable but must never be sought. We mourn those killed in war on Memorial Day as we grieve the pain of loss and deprivation ...

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Sunday, May 29, 2022

In the News ... "Lubbock Area Faith Calendar"

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• What’s going on in area churches

Staff Report
• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - From the Avalanche-Journal, news of regular services, and special events and programs at houses of faith in Lubbock and across the South Plains ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 29, 2022

MISSION WORKER SUNDAY - Called to serve at the invitation of our global partners, Presbyterian mission co-workers are important bridge people, helping us understand issues of ministry around the world. Through their quarterly letters, mission co-workers describe how partners are engaged in the Matthew 25 vision in their own contexts. Here are a few highlights they have shared recently with their supporters ...

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

In the News ... "Odessa Church News"

• Today and in the days ahead, in Odessa-area houses of worship

Staff Report
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Coming events include worship services, classes, Bible studies, community outreach, fundraisers, mission opportunities and more. The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition. Email oalife@oaoa.com.

Spirit and Truth Church, 3102 E. University Blvd., has scheduled a big garage sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30.
There will be a large assortment of donated items, small appliances, furniture, lamps, and much more.

Holy Cross Catholic School registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open for grades 9-12.
Register at holycrosschs.org/admissions. For questions, call 432-235-1094 or email info@holycrosschs.org.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church School has currently open enrollment for students in grades PK3-7th through today.
To register or for more information, call 432-337-6052 or smccsodessa.org.

Second Baptist Church, 711 E. 17th St., has scheduled Rodz For God Family Car Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4.
Fee is $10 plus bag of canned food.
There will be kids activities & VBS registration.
For car registration, call 432-334-8381 or register the day of the car show.

Connection Christian Church, 4141 Tanglewood Lane, has scheduled a VBS Worship Arts Camp for ages 4 through 5th grade from 9 a.m. to noon June 6-9.
Activities include drama, music, art, snacks, dance, and more.
The children will help lead worship at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on June 12.
Registration deadline is June 1.
Register at tinyurl.com/596449sa.

Second Baptist Church, 711 E. 17th St., has scheduled Make Waves VBS for ages 4 through 6th grade from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 5-9.
To register or for information, email jsbrem_98@yahoo.com or visit tinyurl.com/yt75tm86.

Sherwood Baptist Church, 505 E. 42nd St., has scheduled VBS for children who completed grades K-8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 5-9.
This year’s theme is Spark Studios, “Created for Christ, Designed for God’s Purpose.”
To register or for more information, call 432-366-0331 or visit sbcodessa.org/vbs.

Belmont Baptist Church, 1200 W. Eighth St., has scheduled VBS, “Monumental,” Celebrating God’s Creation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 6-10.
Registration starts June 1 in the fellowship hall.
Bring a towel and shoes that can get wet for some water fun.
Snacks will be provided.
The event is free.
Visit tinyurl.com/5987zkea.

Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 1820 E. 52nd St., has scheduled VBS for ages 4 through middle school from 9 a.m. to noon June 6-10.
Register at tinyurl.com/yckzvcwr.

First United Methodist Church, 415 N. Lee Ave., has scheduled a Worship Arts Camp for children in grades K-5th (completed) from 9 a.m. to noon June 6-9.
The camp will include teaching Biblical lessons through song, crafts and other fun activities.
To register or more information, call 432-337-1527 or visit fumcodessa.org.

First Baptist Church and the Black Cultural Council of Odessa will present Fred Hammond in concert on June 15 at the church, 709 N. Lee St.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
General admission is free.
Text CONCERT to 40778 for VIP seating.
For more information, visit tinyurl.com/yckf5txw.

Freedom for the Basin has scheduled a Summer Outreach at 7 p.m. June 18 at Sherwood Park, 4400 N. Dixie Blvd.
There will be music, free food, recovery testimonies and prize drawings.
Many organizations from the community will be present standing together to show we believe recovery is possible.
Visit tinyurl.com/bd8p44tw.

Odessa Bible Church and New Life Church have scheduled an Adventure Camp for students who completed grades K-5th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 20-24 at New Life Church, 7184 Club Drive.
Early bird pricing is $185 per camper (a 20% discount for each additional sibling).
The price will increase to $225 after June 3.
To register or for more information, visit tinyurl.com/3nsntubx.

St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 2212 E. 11th St., has scheduled an installation service of the new pastor, the Rev. James J. Bolton, at 3 p.m. June 26.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Claire McQueen at 432-661-3630 or email Claire_ockletree@yahoo.com.

First Baptist Church, 311 W. Eighth St., has scheduled VBS, “Make Waves,” for ages 3 through 6th grade from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 27-July 1.
Activities include STEAM projects, water games, and more.
To register, visit tinyurl.com/25at3em4 or text VBS to 40778.
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Belmont Baptist Church, 806 N. Belmont Ave., offers family meals during its Family Supper time from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. each Wednesday when Awana is in session.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 432-332-0248, email belmont@belmontbaptist.org or visit tinyurl.com/23vkhr47.

Belmont Baptist Church, 806 N. Belmont Ave., offers family meals during its Family Supper time from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. each Wednesday when Awana is in session.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 432-332-0248, email belmont@belmontbaptist.org or visit tinyurl.com/23vkhr47.
For more information, call 432-332-0248, email belmont@belmontbaptist.org or visit tinyurl.com/23vkhr47.

Catholic Charities Community Services Odessa, 2500 Andrews Highway, need of volunteers for pantry distribution.
Distribution times are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.
For more information on dates and times, call 332-1387.
Visit facebook.com/ccodessatx or ccodessa.com.

The West Texas Street Rod Association has scheduled Cars at Crossroads from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every fourth Saturday of each month at Crossroads Church, 6901 E. Highway 191.
There will be coffee and donuts inside the church.
Visit tinyurl.com/cdjd6pvt.

Door of Hope Mission are in need of financial support to help provide hot meals, a safe place to sleep and shower to those who struggle with addictions through Bible study and counseling.
There a few ways to give:
• PayPal Giving Fund: 100% goes to the mission, visit www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2432315. PayPal does not keep a processing fee when you use this service.
• Door of Hope Mission website, www.doorofhopemission.com/donate.html, or mail a check to Door of Hope Mission, PO Box 1789, Odessa, TX 79760.
• On Amazon or eBay, add Door of Hope Mission as preferred charity, and a portion of purchases will go to the mission.
• On Amazon Smile (www.smile.amazon.com): Login to your account then select Door of Hope Mission Odessa TX so the mission receives donations from eligible purchases when you shop.
• On eBay (charity.ebay.com/charity/charity-name/2432315): Add the Door Of Hope Mission to favorites.
All donations are tax deductible.
For more information, call 337-8294 or visit doorofhopemission.com.

Highland United Methodist Church, 1808 N. Dixie Blvd., and volunteers offer a back door blessing meal at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in the fellowship hall.
There is no charge. Any donations contributed goes toward Highland’s children’s ministries.
Call 332-0261 or email highlandumc.odessa@gmail.com.
Visit highlandodessa.com.

Sherwood Church of Christ, 4900 North Dixie Blvd., offers free clothing on the first Saturday of every month.
With so many families in the community are losing their jobs due to COVID and the downturn in oil, the Sherwood Clothes Closet is an opportunity for people to find needed clothing items for the entire family.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Masks are required to comply with city orders and to protect each other from spreading the virus.

Victory Christian Fellowship Church, 325 N. County Road West, offers individuals assistance who are hurting from addictions to become drug and alcohol free, physically well and most important spiritually alive.
All services are provided for free.
Several homes are located throughout Texas, New Mexico and Chicago.
For more information, call the Rev. Albert Flores at 432-978-9959 or 432-335-8925.
For home locations, call for Odessa, 325-300-0832; El Paso, 915-838-8887; Fort Worth, 817-626-1819; Houston, 713-880-4732; Mathis, 361-547-3755; McAllen, 956-702-2781; San Angelo, 325-658-1061; Albuquerque, N.M., 505-550-5661; Artesia, N.M., 575-745-4294; and Chicago, 773-696-9094.

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 28, 2022

LISTENER FEEDBACK - Wanting to impress on the preachers in his Zoom audience the importance of garnering helpful listener feedback following their sermons, the Rev. Dr. Chip Hardwick recently offered up the words of a very popular preacher from back in the day: Jesus himself ...

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Friday, May 27, 2022

Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 27, 2022

REVERSE OFFERING - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, many churches’ weekly offering figures are still not matching what they were two years ago. This shortfall has caused congregations to scale back many of their programs and, even worse, forced them to lay off staff. Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, though, is not one of those congregations. It has been experiencing sustained giving since the pandemic hit, so much so that it has been able to give back to its worshipers so that they can in turn also give back to the people and organizations in their community that need financial assistance ...

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

From ServLife International ... "Great Advantage"

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Great Advantage

Aashika comes from a Tharu tribe and lives in a small West Nepal small village. Her parents want to see Aashika receive a quality education, something they weren’t able to receive themselves. Both of her parents were bonded agricultural laborers until the laws changed in Nepal and they were freed, but because of being forced laborers, they do not have working experience in anything except agriculture. Like all parents, they want their daughter to have more opportunities than they had ...

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In the News ... “Big Spring boutique sending flowers to Uvalde families"

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• The flowers will go to those who lost loved ones in Tuesday's shooting

Staff Report
• KWES-TV

BIG SPRING, TEXAS - Inspirations Floral Boutique posted on Facebook it would be sending flowers to Uvalde.

The Big Spring flower shop said flowers are being sent to the families who lost a loved one in Tuesday's shooting.

These flowers will include a special message from Big Spring to express their sympathy ...

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Vitalant encourages blood donations in wake of Uvalde shooting

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• The blood service provider said they have already sent several units of Type O-negative blood to Uvalde

By Mason Storrs, Reporter
• KWES-TV

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Blood service provider Vitalant is encouraging people across the nation to get out and donate blood following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde Tuesday ...

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Locals come out to Ector County Sheriff's Office to give donations for Uvalde families

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• "I know that money could not replace loved ones but we hope this small donation will show our support."

By Christina Burgess, Reporter
• KWES-TV

ODESSA, TEXAS - The flags at Ector County Sheriff's Office are flying half staff for those in Uvalde, Texas.

Just hours after this tragic event, the Sheriff's Office wants to lend a hand to that community in this time of need ...

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How to talk to your kids about the Uvalde school shooting

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• Explain things in the simplest yet factual way you can

Nicole Villalpando, Reporter
• Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Another school shooting.

With 19 students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, parents might be at a loss. How do we explain this to our kids? What can we say that we haven’t said multiple times?

After the Las Vegas concert shooting in 2017, Jane Ripperger-Suhler, a child psychiatrist at Seton’s Texas Child Study Center, had this advice for parents about how much we should say about a mass shooting. It’s good advice for what has happened [Tuesoday] ...

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How you can help Texas elementary school shooting survivors, victims

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• Blood drives, GoFundMe page set up for victims of Texas school shooting

Sarah Ann Dueñas, Reporter
• Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN, TEXAS - The community of Uvalde, Texas, is reeling after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers – at an elementary school Tuesday, authorities said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the shooter walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde around noon Central time and opened fire with a handgun. The shooter was killed by responding police, Abbott said.

Uvalde is a city of about 16,000 people about 80 miles west of San Antonio.

Here is how you can help the community of Uvalde ...

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Ector County Sheriff's Office collecting donations for Uvalde County

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• Donations will be presented to the Uvalde County sheriff on Friday

Staff Report
• KWES-TV

ODESSA, TEXAS - Sheriff Mike Griffis announced on his Facebook page the Ector County Sheriff's Office will be collecting donations for Uvalde County ...

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In the News ... “Vitalant encourages blood donations in wake of Uvalde shooting"

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• The blood service provider said they have already sent several units of Type O-negative blood to Uvalde

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AAS Photo by Mikala Compton,

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Ector County Sheriff's Office collecting donations for Uvalde County

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In the News ... “Locals come out to Ector County Sheriff's Office to give donations for Uvalde families"

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AAS Photo by Mikala Compton,

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Ector County Sheriff's Office collecting donations for Uvalde County

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