Covina church group plans to head to Serbia-Hungary border for relief mission

COVINA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Covina church group is planning to head out to the Serbian-Hungary border to help the refugees as part of a relief mission.

The members will be spending a portion of their time at the border caring for the medical needs of the refugees. They also want to offer emotional support to the thousands of families trying to survive in difficult conditions.

Members of the Covina Assembly of God Church worked together to create care packages Friday night.

Thousands of desperate migrants trudged along a highway in Budapest trying to get to the Austrian border. Many of them are Syrians fleeing from deplorable conditions in their war-torn country.

"When we got the call to spend time by the border we just jumped in and said, 'Yeah we're going to help in any way we can.' So we actually multiplied our purchase of medical supplies," aid worker Carr Oduro said.

Heartbreaking images of the journeys refugees have made surfaced, including photos of a boy who drowned off the coast of Turkey.

"It was really sad. It was very sad, and just to know that families are being torn apart and that children are being traumatized by all the things happening," aid worker Kathy Graham said.

The group will head out to the border on Sept. 16. To make a donation, go to www.covinaag.org/give and specify Serbian Missions.