The North Carolina church filled up the van with warm clothing that was going to be taken down to McAllen, Texas and given to immigrants living across the border.
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On Thursday, a father and his two daughters loaded up a large U-haul trailer full of donations and headed out from North Carolina to Texas.
Traveling church van with donations stolen in Houston
During a stop in Houston, the father and his girls went to watch a movie at Greenspoint Mall when the truck and trailer were stolen.
A member of the Clear Lake Church of Christ in Houston heard of the incident and began a collection of items of their own to help.
In a few hours, according to the Clear Lake church, Houstonians donated enough materials to fill an entire van, which were taken to the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center and distributed.
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A few days later, police found the truck and trailer which still contained a majority of the original donations.
Now, the family plans to take the remaining donations down to the border as well.
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