PHOENIX - The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke.
But she had come to the right place, a church turned into a refuge from the overpowering heat.
"She was out of her mind almost, just mentally, emotionally and physically drained," said Arlene Atkin, a registered nurse and pastor at North Hills Church. "She was absolutely at the point of going under."
Atkin put the woman under a shower and gave her all the water she could drink