Each year, for 75 years, it is our privilege and joy to care for children diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who have been rescued from abusive and neglectful homes….
First Presbyterian Church and Mission Road Ministries: The Legacy of Care Continues
Since 1975, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church has partnered with Mission Road Ministries in the care of the people who count on them – all of whom share the…
Jeremiah and His Journey
Jeremiah* is a 15 year-old African American child who came to live at Mission Road several months ago. Profoundly intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD), he had never been taught basic…
Darlene Kay Segler
My sister, Darlene Kay Segler, was born in San Antonio on July 23, 1953, the fourth child of Merle and James Segler. I was not yet four years old at…
Roger Garza
Roger Garza keeps ‘em coming back for more. “We have guests who plan and budget for one special lunch out every week. For many, they make their lunch plans around…
Michael Torres
He was smiling when he poked his head around the door in Lora Butler’s office, “Hi Butler. My doctor said I have cancer, and I will get therapy.” Cancer. It’s a word that was not familiar to 56-year-old Michael Torres. He does, however, understand the word ‘therapy.’ As an adult who has lived with IDD (intellectual developmental disabilities) his whole life, he is quite familiar with speech therapy, behavioral therapy and psychological therapy. But this therapy, chemotherapy, well, that was new.
