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