MCKINNEY, Texas — In McKinney, a ministry built around storage containers has long served as both mission and refuge for the city’s homeless — a place where people can meet, store their belongings, and find community.
“I love loving people,” said Paul Ballesteros with Emmanuel Labor, who helps those in need every day. But this week, Ballesteros had to share difficult news: new city ordinances will change where his friends can sleep and gather.
“We kinda need more like a scalpel than a hammer,” Ballesteros said. “I don’t know how to deal with this one [person], so let’s take it out on anyone,” is how he feels this ordinance is applied…