Date Build: Fri 22 - Sat 23, March 2024
FAMILY INFORMATION:
FATHER: Luis
Age: 31 years old
Job: driver
Salary Weekly: $$140US
MOTHER: Yesica
Age: 24 years old
Job: Stay at home Mom
CHILDREN
2 - years old
Letter from the family:
Hello my name is Luis Angel and I have a beautiful wife named Jessica Nayeli and a beautiful son named Angel Gael. I work as a messenger driver for the Sanoviv Hospital.
Some years ago, I was studying for a university degree in Aerospace engineering, and my dad was helping pay for my schooling and my sisters. Unfortunately he had a stroke and after he recovered could not keep paying for both, so I left my studies behind so my sister could continue. I wasn’t able to find a job either that worked with my class schedule so that I could pay for them and stay in school. I know it was the right decision because now my sister is an excellent architect and I am happy for her.
Later I was able to find work and save up to make the down payment for my property. I started university again studying Business Management this time, but then my dad had another stroke and did not recover well so I had to leave university again to take care of him. After a while, he got better and we were able to start a business together - a candy store - which was always his dream.
That’s where the Hernandez Moreno’s family story began when I met Jessica. She was a great support to me and I saw, through hard work, that the business was working well and growing, but then the pandemic hit and we had to close our business. I was very hard for me to keep up with all the payments for my property and I couldn’t find any work then, but my wive was very supportive and with me in every moment motivating me and helping to find a solution. I knew then she was the love of my life and with God, we would be able to continue moving forward.
In this whole process, when I didn’t even have 5 pesos to buy a soda, I was so frustrated I cried and I didnt know what to do… but I promised myself that if was I was to have a family some day, I would do anything in my power so that they wouldn’t have to ever go through that. I got a job as a waiter and was able to save up to pay some debts I had and the same day I made the final payment on my loan, my wife told me we were going to be parents! Thankfully we were able to live with my parents, but because of my dad’s illness it has been difficult and we decided we needed our own space. I have always worked very hard and now I worked even harder so that my family would not lack anything that they needed.
When I heard the preaching from the Homes of Hope staff, I realized something - that sometimes as men we want to cover all of the costs of our family that we lose sight of the most important thing that is spending time with our family. This broke my heart and I wants to cry because I dont want to put God in second place. I serve God at my church playing drums in the worship band and I realized at that point that I wasn’t focused on God because I was so focused on my family’s needs.
God has been so good to us and it’s because of him that we have our needs met. He gives us all the blessings that we have. We are filled with excitement at the possibility to starting something new with God, to be able to have a house would be such a blessing. May God bless each one of you that is a part of this project as you exalt God with your lives and actions.