Atlanta Transit Angels

After days of shuttling in and out of offices come more days of climbing onto and off buses. Sometimes the clothing of the little ones just doesn’t look its best. It’s an extra happy shift when we have just the right size, like yesterday!

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A bus station is not what you think of as a happy place, but today every single weary traveler had a big smile. We were busy providing the last of the soup and snacks and diapers - the usual - including to a young mom and toddler. As we started out the door to leave, wishing everyone “buen viaje”, a young man burst through the door and flung himself into the arms of the woman who sprang to her feet as she saw him. We won’t know the eventual outcome. I gave them a sheet of Atlanta-based free legal advice. I only hope it’s as happy an outcome as that reunion. I’m still smiling 2 hours later. 💕💯💕

And bonus smiles in case you can use them: Daphne and Diane, who got to the station ahead of me, saw an earlier tearful reunion. What have these people endured to see each other again?

Meet Dylan, enjoying his “sopita” while he and his dad wait for their bus. Thank you from Dylan to the friends who have provided this soup and snacks. His father had on a Johnny Cash t-shirt, and their destination is Nashville - buen viaje!

A friend to cuddle makes the journey so much better. This little bear was a gift from a young neighbor to Atlanta Transit Angel Daphne, and it will find a new home somewhere far from the chaos of Honduras. Buen viaje hija!

Small number of travelers today, Mother’s Day, and all of them were mothers with small children. Three buses came through Tornado. Soup for all, blankets and the two little boys got new trousers. Miraculously, I had the right sizes in my little supply. Happy Mother’s Day to all and buena suerte on your journey.