Patients and staff at McAllen Medical Center at taking note of a small group of people praying for them in the parking lot.

Working nonstop on the front lines in the emergency room, Patty Rodriguez, a registered nurse at the McAllen facility, says she’s glad the community is standing by every step of the way.

“It’s a light in the darkness that we’re in and it’s very uplifting,” said Rodriguez. “And I know they mean it. They mean what they’re praying and they’re making a difference in someone’s life, for sure.”

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