Presidents Weekend (1)- Garcia Cortes Family

Family Information:

Father- Pedro 

• Age 27
• Profession: Walking Vendor (Corn)  
• Weekly Salary: $25

Mother- Diana               

• Age 27
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom  
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Aldo Alexander, age 4
• Geraldi, age 1

Property Information:

Colonia - Ames        

Time with property - 3 months 

Letter From the Family:

I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Pedro Garcia Macedas

 I'm writing this letter to Homes of Hope and your team hoping that you're all healthy. My family would like to ask you for your help in building us a home. I work selling corn treats out of my walking cart. We've been going through a hard season and not making much as you can probably see in my salary. I don't have a consistent salary which makes it hard for my family to run. That's why I haven't been able to build a house. 

My first son is about to go into kindergarten and with what I'm making, we've been doing the best we possibly can to pay for our land. We'd be so overwhelmingly thankful if you all would help us, and more than anything, we would be thankful for our kids so that they can have a better life.

We've been living with my brother who has been kind enough to lend us a little room to live in. May God bless you all abundantly, and thank you for taking your time and resources to get to know and change our situation.

- Garcia Cortes Family 

Tacoma Bible Quiz- Nuñes Gonzalez Family

Build Dates: July 5-6, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Cristino 

• Age 51
• Profession: Machine Assembly  
• Weekly Salary: $85

Children-

• Cristian, age 10 (cronic tonsilitis) 

Property Information:

Colonia - Lomas de Montecarlo        

Time with property -  10 years 

Letter From the Family:

I'm writing this letter to ask you for help in building my son and I a home. We are living in a little trailer that doesn't keep any water out when it rains. My son Cristian often gets sick with bronquitis due to the wetness and dust in our trailer, and for the same reason, he struggles with chronic tonsilitis.

I'd love for my son to have his own room, it's his dream. I work in a factory and I don't make very much. I wish I could work another job for my son but I'm worried that if I have an accident, I won't be able to be there for him. My dream is that my son's dream becomes a reality. That's why I've come to ask for your help, because I can't do it on my own. I congrautlate you in the amazing work that you do in helping families.

I pray that God gives you long life and good health so that you may continue blessing more families. -Cristino 

Miles of Hope- Valasco Navarro Family

Build Dates: July 17-18, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Sergio 

• Age 32
• Profession: Construction 
• Weekly Salary: $85

Mother- Sandra              

• Age 29
• Profession: Stay at home mom  
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Sergio, age 10
• Flavio, age 6
• Yeimi Citlali, age 5 
• Ariana, age 3
• Heidi, age 2 

Property Information:

Colonia - Granjas Familiares         

Time with property - 10 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello and good day, 

We've applied for one of your homes becasue we are a very big family with not many resources. My husband and I have 5 kids and we live in a small room that's 4 meters by 4 meters. We all live, sleep, and cook in the same room. We only have two beds so we all sleep together too. My husband and I feel like our kids deserve their own space instead of having to be all together and with us all the time, but we haven't been able to give that to our children. 

My husband is the only one who works and with what he earns, we are only able to afford to make our land payments and pay for food. We're excited to meet you and to receive your help. Thank you so much for your help, we truly need this home.

-Sandra Nohemi Navarro Garcia 

Heritage Christian - True U (Blue)- Guzman Lopez Family

Build Dates: July 4-5, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Jesus 

• Age 34
• Profession: Construction 
• Weekly Salary: $90

Mother- Sofia               

• Age 39
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom  
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Gilberto, age 15
• Lesly Soraya, age 11
• Angel Guadalupe, age 5 

Property Information:

Colonia - Villa Bonita        

Time with property - 3 months 

Letter From the Family:

Good Day to all of you. 

Thank you for considering our situation. We've asked that you help us in building  a house for our family, especially our children. The house that we were able to make for ourselves is just some walls without a floor or roof. We've tied tarps around the walls so that we have some shade inside. We don't have any money left after paying for our basic needs. I have three kids and my husband works as a construction aid and gets paid only $90 a week when there's work.

We ask you from the bottom of our hearts for your help because at night the dew gathers on our tarp roof and it gets all of our things wet. 

May God bless you with even more so that you may continue blessing other familes like us who are stuggling.

-Sofia Guzman Lopez  

Heritage Christian - True U (Red) -Murillo Figuera Family

Build Dates: June 4-5, 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Esperanza              

• Age 25
• Profession: Factory Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $45

Children-

• Valeria, age 4

Property Information:

Colonia - Villa Bonita        

Time with property - 2 years 

Letter From the Family:

We are very grateful to receive a Home of Hope since where we live we have a dirt floor and we don't have a suitable roof. When it rains all of our belongings are drenched. When it's hot outside flees come and invade everything that we own because of the dirt.

We have been battling to stay healthy but we do what we can. Thank you so much for selecting us and for using your resources to bless us.

We don't have enough words to thank you.

-Esperanza Fabiola 

Pantego Bible Church- Jaramillo Vega Family

Build Dates: July 10-11, 2015

Family Information:

Jose de Jesus 

• Age 27
• Profession: Factory Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $65

Mother- Diana Iveth               

• Age 24
• Profession: Factory Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $55

Children-

• Jose Mario, age 1

Property Information:

Colonia - El Castillo       

Time with property - 11 months 

Letter From the Family:

We have come to ask for your help for our current financial situation, and for our family.

My son is growing and he doesn't have a sure place to play or grow up the way he should. The house that we were living in, was a very tight living space because it was my husband's family's home. We want to form our own space and home for our son and future kids.

Thank you. 

Heritage Christian - True U (Green)- Osuna Meza Family

Build Dates: July 4-5, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Hector

• Age 35
• Profession: Vegtable Salesmen 
• Weekly Salary: $15

Mother- Jessica               

• Age 23
• Profession: Stay at home mom 
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Camila, age 4

Property Information:

Colonia - Cumbres de Rosarito        

Time with property - 6 months 

Letter From the Family:

We've asked for your help because right now we're living with very few resources.

We haven't been able to build our own house. We have  been living in a house that some people lent us but they've started to kick us out. We've been praying for help because we really didn't know what to do.

My husband works selling vegtables and sometimes he sells consistently and other days he doesn't sell and it makes it hard for us to take care of our little girl. 

Thank you so much for choosing to bless our family.

God Bless You. 

Screpnechuk (Green)- Duran Rangel Family

Build Dates: June 27-28, 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Josefina              

• Age 25
• Profession: Waitress 
• Weekly Salary: $60

Children-

• Cecilia, age 6

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas       

Time with property - 9 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello, my name is Josefina Duran Rangel

 I've asked for the help of a home because I'm a single mom and what I make doesn't cover all costs for my daughter and I.

For this same reason we haven't been able to build a home for ourselves. 

I feel as if God has placed all of you in my path. Thank you for working hard to come help others and help my family. I can't even imagine what it will be like to have a home of my own. I imagine myself full of joy to see my daughter in her own home.

- Josefina

Screpnechuk (Blue)- Bernal Delfin Family

Build Dates: June 27-28, 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Adela              

• Age 40
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Kasandra, age 7
• Flor del Carmen, age 9 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas       

Time with property - 7 years 

Letter From the Family:

Hello, my name is Adela and I'd like to share a bit of my story. 

When I was younger, I fought in school so my parents decided to take me out of school. Because of that, I don't know how to read or write. The Homes of Hope staff are helping me to express my story to you. Because I never learned to read or write, its very hard for me to find a job, and more so because my kid's father left me and has another family. Every now and then, he will send us $100 to help me with some of my kid's costs. 

My brother helps me make my land payments so that I can have a place to live with my family. I haven't been able to give my kids a worthy home and I often feel embarrased for them. My friends help them with their studies, because I can't. I wish to give my kids a better future and opportunites I never had growing up. I don't want to give up on them like my parents gave up on me. Thank you for understanding. 

Screpnechuk (Orange)- Ramos Rea Family

Build Dates: June 27-28, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Alexis 

• Age 22
• Profession: Constuction
• Weekly Salary: $-

Mother- Rebeca               

• Age 17
• Profession: (Goes to school) 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Esteban Alexis, age 1
• Dulce Esmeralda, age 3 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas        

Time with property - 6 years 

Letter From the Family:

May God bless you, 

To have a home that we can call our own would be an amazing blessing from God. I have been looking for work for the last few months and while I haven't had work, my uncle has been giving us a little money so that we can afford our baby's diapers and other needs. I've been washing his carts and car to make a little money for my family. My wife studies and living off of little jobs that I can do isn't enough for my family and her studies.

Knowing all of this makes me super desperate, I've been searching for work and doing all I can. I do whatever I can find. I don't want my wife to have to stop studying because I feel like it will be better for us in the long run to have both studied. My brother saw that we were desperate and opened his doors to us for a short time.

Everytime that my brother and his wife have a disagreement, it's because we're in their house. This is why we've come to ask you for your help. We want the best future for our kid. When I first met my wife, she was 14 and with a small child, her mom wouldn't help her and her boyfriend at the time left her to fend for herself. I know that God put her in my path so that we could make a family and so that I could take care of her. 

Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for your help and for helping my family in a way I haven't been able to. 

Screpnechuk (Red)- Juarez Felix Family

Build Dates: June 27-28, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Ricardo

• Age 25
• Profession: Samsum Operator 
• Weekly Salary: $100

Mother- Guadalupe               

• Age 20
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Valentina, age 2

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas        

Time with property - 11 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello my name is Ricardo Juarez Valerio, thank you for taking the time to read my letter to you. 

I desire with my whole heart, to be able to have my own house. We have been living with my parents for about three years now because they offered us one of the rooms in their house. Honestly, it's very hard for us to save money with my small salary and our costs. We've been wanting our own home for a long time and we continue to hold onto our dream. 

We thank you for selecting us and for making our dream a reality! 

Thank you for your time and efforts, we look forward to meeting you all. -Ricardo Juarez  

DTC The Rock Church- Gonzalez Andrade Family

Build Dates: June 20-21, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Miguel Angel

• Age 48
• Profession: Constuction Worker
• Weekly Salary: $110

Mother- Ines              

• Age 28
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Carmen Concepcion, age 17
• Zarina Yoloctzin, age 13 

Property Information:

Colonia - El Castillo       

Time with property - 11 months 

Letter From the Family:

Youth With a Mission & Homes of Hope team, 

We are the Gonzalez Andrade Family, we hope you are in good health. We're asking for your help in the constuction of our home because we live in very small house right now.

There are four of us in the family and the house we're living in is a small room and our girls keep growing. Our roof is made out of tarps and our floor is just dirt. When it rains, all the water comes in and we don't have any windows. This is our situation and this is why we've asked for your helping hearts and hands. 

Thank you so much from the Gonzalez Andrade Family. 

(Miguel Angel, Ines, Carmen, Zarina)

St. Peter's By the Sea- Vargas Villalba Family

Build Dates: June 22-23, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Guillermo

• Age 23
• Profession: Factory Worker
• Weekly Salary: $65

Mother- Rocio             

• Age 22
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Brisa, age 5
• Yuliana, age 2
• Santiago, 7 months

Property Information:

Colonia - Ampleacion Salvatierra      

Time with property - 8 months 

Letter From the Family:

Dear Youth With a Mission & St. Peter's By the Sea, 

The reason that my husband and I are asking for your help is because we would love to have a beautiful home like the ones that you all make. My husband hasn't been able to build us a house because of his income and our costs.

The majority of our money goes towards the kids, my husband's transport to & from work, and for our land payment. The teachers in our daughter's school were talking to us about how our children's lives would be better when they have a stable home to come to each day.

We want a better future for our kids and we thank you for considering our situation.  

DTC The Rock- Villa Perez Family

Build Dates: June 20-21, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Sergio

• Age 31
• Profession: Waiter
• Weekly Salary: $40

Mother- Lisbeth              

• Age 30
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Lisandro Ivan, age 3
• Iker, 2 months

Property Information:

Colonia - Brisa Marina      

Time with property - 10 months

Letter From the Family:

Hello!

We are the Villa Perez Family and through this letter we'd like to ask you for your help.

We've been living on our land for 6 months now, in a small room. We have a dirt floor and a plastic tarp as our roof. We have two kids; one that's almost three years old and one that is two months old. It would make a huge difference in our lives to recieve a Homes of Hope house. 

Thank you so much, and we hope you keep helping others.

- Villa Perez Family 

Ventura Missionary Church- Alvarado Zavala Family

Build Dates: June 20-21, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Panfico

• Age 77
• Profession: Volunteers
• Weekly Salary: $-

Mother- Maria Isabel             

• Age 35
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• German, age 18
• Jessenia, age 13
• Ramiro, age 6
• Lupita, (lives in the house but is Panfico's niece)

Property Information:

Colonia - Villa Bonita      

Time with property - 11 months 

Letter From the Family:

For those of Homes of Hope and the team coming to help my family, 

We've been praying for a home for a while because we weren't able to make our land payments and pay our rent at the same time. They were charging us a lot for our water and electricity bill and we couldn't cover it with our kid's costs and needs at the same time. 

Thank you  for your huge help for our family, we don't know how we could ever repay you all.

-Maria Isabel 

EastLake Tri Cities (Red) - Perez Torrez Family

Build Dates: June 13-14, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Cecilio

• Age 26
• Profession: Construction Worker
• Weekly Salary: $90

Mother- Rosa Claudia             

• Age 24
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Yareli, age 7
• Victor, age 6
• Miguel Angel, age 5
• Alex David, age 2
• Kevin German, age 11 months

Property Information:

Colonia - Alcatraz      

Time with property - 3 years

Letter From the Family:

Hello, 

We are The Perez Torres Family and we have come to ask that you help us.

We have very little resources, and we have 5 children. 3 of our children go to school but they ask for many things like; notebooks, pens, glue, color & crayons. Sometimes we don't have enough to buy these things for school. We live in a small room that we rent. We eat and cook with firewood in that same roof because we do not have a stove, the room is very small and we do not all fit.

We struggle with the cost of water and sometimes we get sick. Please help us to fulfill our dreams of having our own house.

A thousand thank yous and God bless you

EastLake Tri Cities (Blue)-Jimenez García Family

Build Dates: June 13-14, 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Lucero              

• Age 27
• Profession: Unemployed 6 months
• Weekly Salary: - 

 

Children-

• Noe Rodriguez, age 10
• Roberto Jimenez, age 6
• Daniela, age 5

Property Information:

Colonia - San Miguel       

Time with property - 6 Months

Letter From the Family:

My name is Lucero Garcías Garfias and I am 27 years old and I have three children. I live in Tijuana, Baja California. Before, I was taking care of an elderly lady. On October 3rd, 2015, I had an accident and I fell down a flight of stairs about 3 meters high. I had a fractured tibia and fibula in my right leg. On October 9th, I underwent surgery and I had a plate and screws put in. I've been like this for 6 months and I still cannot walk and the wound is still not healing. I haven't been able to go back to work and my situation is really difficult. 

Currently, I am paying towards a plot of land in the San Miguel Colonia. The father of my son Noe is helping me with 200 to 300 pesos every 15 days. The father of Daniela also helps me a little bit but he already has his own family.

Where I actually live they  let me use 2 rooms, but in June I need to move out. My sisters live in the San Miguel Colonia in a few rooms on my land. My situation here in Tijuana has been difficult. Where I live, my children cannot go outside to play, and the owners of the property do not allow my family or anyone else to visit us.

The truth is I really need this house. I do not have enough to give my children a home. I do not know how much longer we can be in this situation. 

Weiser Comm- Currillo Tinoco Family

Build Dates: June 11-13, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Luis Alberto 

• Age 30
• Profession: 
• Weekly Salary: $100

Mother- Socorro              

• Age 28
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Donna Alexia, age 7
• Luis Alberto, age 2

 

Property Information:

Colonia - Brisa Marina       

Time with property - 1 year 

Letter From the Family:

Hello:

I'm Socorro and I'm asking for a house because I have two kids and our house is just one room. We cook, sleep, and do everything in our one room.

My children don't have a place to play or a real place to call their own. My husband is the one who works and supports our family but his salary alone isn't enough for us to build something for ourselves. This is why I'm asking for your help. 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you've filled us with hope. - Currillo Tinoco Family

Spectra (Orange)- Medrano Rodriguez Family

Build Dates: May 30-31, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Raul 

• Age 26
• Profession: Constuction 
• Weekly Salary: $65

Mother- Veronica              

• Age 29
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Raul Alexander, age 7
• Genesis, age 5
• Ana Valeria, age 1 

 

Property Information:

Colonia - Xico        

Time with property - 2 years 

Letter From the Family:

Hello: 

We've been living in a house that my Father-in-Law lent us. My husband, my three kids and I have been living here and we all sleep in the same bed. We don't have much space in our home right now. My Mother-in-Law, Sister-in-Law and I have problems and don't get along well so I don't feel very comfortable but we have no other place to go because my husband's income isn't enough for us to change our situation.

Thank you so much for selecting our family, because we truly need this house. Blessings. 

Hope Sport (Red)- Trujillo Rivera Family

Build Dates: May 30-31, 2015

Family Information:

Father- Hector Alfonso

• Age 22
• Profession: Factory Worker
• Weekly Salary: $75

Mother- Alejandra             

• Age 25
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom 
• Weekly Salary: - 

Children-

• Miriam, age 2
• Melani, age 2

 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas        

Time with property - 7 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello I’m Alejandra Ivonne Rivera Rendon.

I’m writing this letter to ask for your help in building my family a home. We haven’t been able to build ourselves a worthy home because of our small income and the costs. My husband started working everyday, even Sundays so we could make our land payments.

With his hard work we built a room where we’re living right now. My husband works and I take care of our kids, especially our youngest daughter because I don’t feel comfortable taking her to a daycare. We’re praying to be blessed with a home.

Thank you and we pray that God blesses you.