It’s January, and from all over the country men have traveled to Del Rio, Texas for the first of two POWER trip weeks, working in neighboring Texas and Mexico communities across some 380 miles of border.There is the contingent from Rome, GA, including Tim Morgan and Larry Johnson, who caught the last flight out of Atlanta before weather closed it down Sunday night. They were waiting for another inbound group traveling west from San Antonio and Austin, catching the BCS championship game, and rooting for Auburn. There were the men from Southern California, flying out of Long Beach into Austin, making the four hour trek in light rain to meet up in Del Rio.
The kick off point is Faith Mission, and from the highway, you gaze through the border fence and across the Rio Grande toward Acuna, where the real work begins on Tuesday. Rookies like Lincoln Ye of Broadview Heights, OH and Eric Yakura of Westminster, CA hear stories from trip veterans as they clean the vans, getting ready for the next day. Some have trouble getting to sleep. There is tension and excitement and expectation. Tuesday is going to be a very good day.
