A devastating Texas flood reopened old wounds. The community’s kindness, and resilience, is helping them heal again

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Months after moving to Kerrville, Texas, John Melendrez stood in a neighborhood deli with a sandwich he just realized he couldn’t pay for. His only credit card was declined, and as he apologized to the owner, Chong Chin, embarrassment washed over him. The two men had never met. But