hundreds of miles, the central american families find a glimmer of hope at a temporary shelter at sacred heart catholic church in mckellen, texas. most are fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries, arriving exhausted, with nothing but the clothing on their backs, laceless shoes and a manila folder handed to them by immigration folder with documents in english they say they don t understand. she says she traveled with her 2-year-old son stanley by foot and bus from her home country of honduras, nearly 1500 miles, until she made it to america. then turned herself in to immigration authorities. few meals along the way, the fear and trauma still clear on this family s face. she didn t leave anyone behind but hopes to reunite with her husband in north carolina.
in mcallen, texas. reporter: after traveling hundreds of miles, these central american families find a glimmer of help at a temporary shelter at sacred heart catholic church in mcallen, texas. most are fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries, arriving exhausted, with nothing but the clothing on their backs, laceless shoes, and a manila folder handed to them by immigration officials with documents in english. they say they don t understand. she says she traveled with her 2-year-old son stanley by foot and by bus from her home country of honduras nearly 1500 miles until she made it america. then turned herself into immigration authorities. few meals along the way, the fear and trauma still clear on this family s face. she didn t leave anyone behind,
texas. [speaking foreign language]. reporter: most are fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries, arriving exhausted with nothing but the clothing on their backs, laceless shoes and a manila folder handed to them by immigration officials with documents in english. they say they don t understand. [speaking foreign language]. reporter: she says she traveled with her two-year-old son stanley by foot and by bus from her home country of honduras, nearly 1500 miles until she made it to america. then turned herself into immigration authorities, few meals a long the way, the fear and trama still clear on this family s face. she didn t leave anyone behind, but hopes to reunite with her husband in north carolina. [speaking foreign language]. reporter: not the case for this man. he left a wife and two children in guatemala, making the dangerous journey with his nine-year-old son who was
sister norma pimentel established this temporary shelter a month ago and has already serve in order than 3,000 people. they may be stripped of everything, but one thing they do have is their faith. so i think this is a beautiful encounter of faith alive, you know, amongst our people. reporter: it s the common story here. she says she wants to protect her son from the constant sound of gunshots in her neighborhood and the dead bodies on the streets. for sergio, he says he is escaping the extreme poverty in guatemala where he had trouble putting food on the table working in agriculture. as he and his son boarded a bus to reunite with family in california, it was left up to them to honor the immigration court date, in that paperwork in the manila folder. sergio wouldn t say if they planned to show up for the court hearing. rosa flores joins us now. so it is confusing about what
ago and has already served more than 3,000 people. they may be stripped of everything but one thing they have is their faith. i think this is a beautiful encounter of faith amongst our people. reporter: it s the common story here. says she wants to protect her son from the constant sound of gunshots in her neighborhood and the dead bodies on the streets. he says he s escaping the extreme poverty in guatemala where he had trouble putting food on the table working in agriculture. as he and his son boarded a bus to reunite with family in california it was left up to them to honor the immigration court date in that paperwork in the manila folder. he wouldn t say if they plan to show up for the court hearing. rosa flores, cnn, mckellen, texas. d-eyes.