Greenwood Community Church (Blue) - Leiva Perez Family

Building Dates: September 25-26, 2015 

Family Information:

Father- Hector

• Age: 23
• Profession: Assistant to a handy man
• Weekly Salary: $72

Mother- Beatriz     

• Age: 25
• Profession: Factory worker
• Weekly Salary: $42

Children-

• Julian Alexis, age 4
• Estefania, age 2

Property Information:

Colonia - Castillo

Time with property - 1 year

Letter from the family:

We have two children and currently live with our mother-in-law. We currently live in a farming area where pigs are raised and where they burn trash daily. This has been effecting our children's health. Our income is low, yet we have always dreamed of having a home for our family. We have had many problems with our current living situation which has created tensions within our family that has begun to effect our children. We would like to ask you to help us build a home where our family can live peacefully. For these reasons, we ask for your help in building our own home for my family. This would be the greatest blessing God could give us. 

Pristine Auction - De Alba Aguilar Family

Building Dates: September 19-20, 2015 

Family Information:

Father- Gabriel

• Age 46
• Profession: Street vendor
• Weekly Salary: $56 pesos

Mother- Maria Nadia    

• Age 33
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom, vendor
• Weekly Salary: $300 pesos

Children-

• Leslie Yazmin, age 12
• Alan Martin, age 9
• Gabriel Giovani, age 5

Property Information:

Colonia - Jibarito Uno

Time with property - 1 year 

Letter from the Family:

We are asking for help because the trailer that we currently live in is very old and every time it rains, water leaks into our home. Sometimes I'm not able to work because my children are still very young and I don’t like to leave them alone where something can happen to them, I would prefer them to be with me. Sometimes we don’t have enough money to buy food. My 5 year old just had surgery to remove a tumor that was in his mouth. He also has anaemia that may cause his tumor to return if left untreated. My children are very good students. I thank you all so much for your help in building me a home, God bless you.

Ojai Valley - Nepanuceno Longinos Family

Building Dates: September 18-19, 2015 

Family Information:

Mother- Margarita           

• Age 64
• Profession: Street vendor
• Weekly Salary: $16

Children-

• Jessica, age 20
• Mirella, age 18

Property Information:

Colonia - Brisa Marina 

Time with property - 2 years and 3 months

New Life (Green)- Rodas Gomez Family

Building Dates: September 5-6, 2015 

Family Information:

Father- Heriberto

• Age 27
• Profession: Maintainance
• Weekly Salary: $95

Mother- Carmela           

• Age 23
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Jheily Karina, age 6

Property Information:

Colonia - Vista Marina 

Time with property - 2 years 

Letter From the Family: 

We are a family that naturally lives well, we do the most with what we have but with my salary we honestly can't afford to make a better home for ourselves. We were renting but decided that it was better to stop renting so we could put as much money possible in making a homes for ourselves. We moved to live on our own land three months ago and I've been doing my best to make a better home for my family. My wife and I want to have more kids but we decided not to until our situation improved. We truly want to have the best life for our daughter or our future kids and we saw how dificult it was for us to give Karina our best.

I already dug and put plumbing in our land and I've been working hard doing extra jobs to make a better bathroom for us. It's taken us a very long time because of my low pay at work. This is why we've come and asked for your help because we've done all that we can do for our family and we still live in pretty poor conditions. 

Thank you so much for your love and generosity, we are extremely excited to meet you all and we are counting down the days until you arrive. Blessings! 

ZOAR- Lagunes Villalobos Family

Building Dates: September 5-6, 2015 

Family Information:

Mother- Ana Gabriela               

• Age 35
• Profession: Baker  
• Weekly Salary: $60

Children-

• Britany, age 14
• Liseth, age 13
• Luis Angel, age 11

Property Information:

Colonia - Bonilla     

Time with property - 3 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello, my name is Gabriela and I have three kids and I don't have a house of my own. I've asked for help because my salary is very low as I sell bread and take care of a special needs boy. I've been living with someone kind enough to lend me a room for myself in my kids. The trailer where we're living is his and he needs the space that we're taking up. We have no where else to go and I don't have enough to buy wood to build a little home over my land or to pay rent in another place. 

Thank you so much for understanding our situation and for deciding to help my family. Being a single mother has been very hard but we trust and know that God provides. God Bless you all. 

New Life (Blue)- Serrano Jimenez Family

Building Dates: September 5-6, 2015 

Family Information:

Mother- Isabel Cristina               

• Age 47
• Profession: Seamstress  
• Weekly Salary: $40

Children-

• Karina, age 5 
• Alberto, age 23
• Jorge, age 23

Property Information:

Colonia - La Joya         

Time with property - 2 years 

Letter From the Family:

Hello, my name is Isabel Cristina and I've applied for a home because my family is simply not making ends meet with the resources that we have. I was out of work for a time and didn't have any way of paying my land. Thanks to my son, we were able to stay here because he went to work. Now I'm working for three days of the week as a seamstress. I'm a single mom, my husband went to prison and died a few years later. I didn't want to stay with him because it wasn't what was best for my kids. 

Right now we're living all in one room. We have two beds, my daughter and I sleep in one and my older son sleeps in the other. The son that works doesn't live here with us because he delivers orders for the store smart and final and has to work the night shifts. He, thankfully, helps me out with things like food so that the rest of us can continue on. I've asked for your help because we can't make a better life for ourselves on our own. Thank you for choosing our family, we are extremely excited 

NW Dream Team- Becerra Murillo Family

Building Dates: August 8-9, 2015 

Family Information:

Father- Victor Omar 

• Age 33 
• Profession: Calimax 
• Weekly Salary: $40

Mother- Anabel              

• Age 30
• Profession: Dry Cleaning    
• Weekly Salary: $25

Children-

• Abel Omar, age 14
• Jesus Efren, age 11
• Victor Eduardo, age 6

Property Information:

Colonia - La Bonita        

Time with property - 11 years 

Letter From the Family:

Hello: 

We've asked for your help because we only have two rooms where we are currently living. My husband and I use one room and the other room is used as a kitchen and it's also where my three kids sleep. The smoke from cooking is really uncomfortable and unhealthy for them to smell, and I feel bad that they don't have any space to themselves. All of their clothes and blankets smell like food but we don't have another place for them or to cook. We have a twin bed and a couch that we slide together at night for them to sleep on.

My husband works in a grocery store called Calimax and he earns barely enough to pay for our food. I work so that we have funds for our kids to go to school.

We hope to be able to provide better lives for our kids. With your help, we'll be able to give our kids better food and clothing, and a better education.

Thank you very much. 

Crossway- Guevara Castillo Family

Build Dates: August 6-7, 2015

Family Information: 

Father- Fransisco 

• Age 37 
• Profession: Factory 
• Weekly Salary: $50

Mother- Ana               

• Age 37
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom    
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Angela Yoselin, age 17
• Dana Yaquelin, age 11
• Dereck Manuel, age 6

Property Information:

Colonia - Nuevo Milenio         

Time with property - 10 years 

Letter From the Family:

Good day to all of you. 

I would like you to know a bit about my situation, I have three kids; one is in high school, one is in grade school and one is in kindergarten. We're a family of five and we live in a very small house that only has one room in which we have our kitchen, one bed and one couch.

We spend our money on food and education for my kids, and don't have any extra money to spend on our house.. You're more than welcome to come anyday and we would be glad to serve you with what we can.

Thank you so much for reading about our situation and thank you so much for helping families.

God bless and may you keep helping those in need. 

President's Weekend (10)- Diaz Solorio Family

Father- Carlos

• Age 32 
• Profession: Computer Formater 
• Weekly Salary: $65

Mother- Veronica              

• Age 39
• Profession: Daycare   
• Weekly Salary: $20

Children-

Katie, age 8

Property Information:

Colonia - San Miguel        

Time with property - 3 months 

Letter From the Family:

We hope that you find yourselves in good health and in God's hands. We've asked for your help because we are living in poor conditions and we don't have the resources to make ourselves a better place to live. My parents and my family of three are living together in a small room. 

Thank you for your time in considering blessing our family. We thank God for your lives. 

President's Weekend (9)- Curiel Padilla Family

Family Information:

Father- Jose Luis

• Age 36 
• Profession: Constuction Worker for YWAM 
• Weekly Salary: $150

Mother- Claudia              

• Age 33
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom   
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Edgar Antonio, age 15
• Jose Luis, age 14
• Evelin, age 9 

Property Information:

Colonia - San Miguel        

Time with property - 4 months 

Letter From the Family:

Good Day, through this letter I'd like to ask you for help in building us a home. We're asking for your help because we'd like to have our own home. We have been living with my parents but our family is growing. To date, we haven't been able build a house on our own land and that's why we've asked for your help. 

We are extremely thankful for your hard work and for choosing our family. God bless. -Jose Luis & Family

President's Weekend (8)- Ibarra Enriquez Family

Family Information:

Father- Jose Guadalupe 

• Age 24
• Profession: Construction 
• Weekly Salary: $70

Mother- Arizbeth               

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

Children-

• Lesly Yamileth, age 4
• Yuridia, age 16 (Father's sister, under their care)  

Property Information:

Colonia - Villa Bonita        

Time with property - 8 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello and Good Day, my name is Jose Guadalupe and I'm writing you this letter to ask for your help for a home. We have very few resources and stuggle to to cover the costs of my 4 year old daughter and my 15 year old sister. My sister is still in school and we are paying for her schooling. She is living with us because my parents don't have money to support her and they live in Zacatecas. We would be overwhelmingly grateful if you could help us in building a home. Right now we're living in a little trailer that the Pastor of our church is lending to us. We trust that God will provide for us. Thank you for your time. -Jose 

Brooksource - Mazias Estrada Family

Build Dates: August 7-8, 2015 

Family Information:

Father- Juan

• Age 29
• Profession: Call Center 
• Weekly Salary: $60

Mother- Maria Concepcion            

• Age 26
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom  
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Juan, 7 months old.

Property Information:

Colonia - Brisa Marina          

Time with property - 1 year  

Letter From the Family:

Hello, 

Our family is made up of my husband, Juan, myself and my baby boy, Juanito. We're originally from Jalisco and we came here looking for opportunity and a better life. We were living in a very hard situation, there was little work and when there was work, it payed very little. We came to Tijuana expecting to be able to build a home for ourselves, but nothing happened like what we had in mind. We lost our baby, and I feel like even to this day we haven't fully recovered from that loss.

We started paying for a piece of land but fell behind in our payments. Our little one kept getting sick and we had to do whatever it took to keep him healthy. We've spent a lot of money on medical treatments, analysis and doctor appointments. Unfortunately, my husband's salary doesn't cover all of my boy's needs. He has a low defense inmune system. Our son isn't doing well and it makes me very nervous because of what we've already been through. We're currently living on our land in a little trailer that a friend has lent to us. Our friend now needs the trailer for his family and we don't have a way to get a loan to be able to build.

My husband wants to go back to Jalisco but I don't want to loose the little that we've acheived. Even though doors are closing, our faith is very much alive. This is why we've reached out for your help, we believe that God has put you in our path. We're very thankful because we know that there are many other people struggling like us out there. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we know that God exists and that He never abondons us. -Maria 

Eastlake (Yellow)- Perez Haro Family

Build Dates: July 18-19 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Lilia               

• Age 45
• Profession: Factory   
• Weekly Salary: $60 

Children-

• Janeth, age 18
• Perla Monserrath, age 13
• David Daniel, age 4
• Brisa Alejandra, age 14 

Property Information:

Colonia - Castillo        

Time with property - 7 months  

Letter From the Family:

Good day, vía this letter my family and I would like you to know why we've asked for your help. We don't have our own home, and we haven't been able to work or come up with enough resources to build ourselves a suficient home. For this reason we have been renting. We've been sleeping and living all together in the same room. May God Bless you all. - Lilia 

Eastlake (Purple)- Fierro Rodriguez Family

Build Dates: July 18-19, 2015

Family Information:

Mother- Luz              

• Age 40
• Profession: Machine Assembly    
• Weekly Salary: $15

Children-

• Aldair, age 17
• Angel, age 13
• Valeria, age 8 

Property Information:

Colonia - Castillo        

Time with property - 10 months 

Letter From the Family:

Hello, I've asked for your help in building us a home on behalf of my family.

I'm currently paying for our land, rent, for my kid's education, I work in a machine assembly plant. My son also works their and makes about $7.50 dollars a week. He can only work part time because he's still studying. Its stressful for me sometimes, I recently recovered from being facially paralyzed and a small heart attack due to stress.

If you all could help my family I would be more than grateful. It's been one of my biggest dreams to have a home that I can call my own and that desire has only grown since becoming a mother. We thank you for your help. -Luz 

President's Weekend (7)- Hernandez Martinez Family

Family Information:

Mother- Blanca              

• Age 46
• Profession: Serves in the Church   
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Angeles, age 16
• Yazmin, age 15
• Annika, age 13 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ampliación Lucio Blanco       

Time with property - 11 years 

Letter From the Family:

Blessings, 

About two years ago, my oldest daughter Annika got very sick and was diagnosed with lupus. Because of this, I had to stop working to take care of her. I needed to take her to the hospital very often in different areas like Tijuana, Mexicali, and even Guadalajara. I haven't had the time to dedicate to a job because of her illness. I clean houses when I can to make some money for my kids. 

The house that we live in now is one room and when it rains all the water gets in. The floor is made of dirt and we put some carpet over it to make it more home-like. As you can imagine, having a dirt floor doesn't help my daughter's illness, we truly need this home and better conditions for my daughter.

Thank you so much and may God bless you and your families.  

President's Weekend (6)- Monzon Carrillo Family

Family Information:

Father- Wilson

• Age 30
• Profession: Bus Driver
• Weekly Salary: $80

Mother- Claudia               

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

Children-

• Isabel, age 13
• Wilson Alexis, age 9
• Jonathan, age 8
• Yareli Guadalupe, age 6 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas         

Time with property - 2 years  

Letter From the Family:

Hello, we are the Monzon Carrillo family and we've asked for your help so that our family can continue to grow in health. We are a family of six and we've been paying for our land for two years and haven't been able to make anough money to build ourselves a home.

We realized that we needed to make a better home for our kids when our oldest son's teacher asked them to draw a picture of their home. When the teacher came to pick up the papers, my son's page was blank. She asked him why it was blank and he said that he had never had a home because we've always had to move from place to place and never owned anything. My dream is for my kids to truly have a place to call home. 

Thank you so much. God bless you. 

President's Weekend (5)- Osorio Jaime Family

Family Information:

Father- Adelfo

• Age 63
• Profession: Construction 
• Weekly Salary: $30

Mother- Maria Guadalupe              

• Age 33
• Profession: Farmer's Market Vendor 
• Weekly Salary: $20

Children-

• Eliot Ben Hadad, age 5
• Fatima Juget, age 3

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas          

Time with property - 11 years  

Letter From the Family:

We'd like to ask for your help from the bottom of our hearts. My husband is 63 years old and I'm 33, my son Eliot is 5 and my daughter is 3. We've been trying to build onto or improve the home that we're living in right now which is two meters by three meters. We've been living in this house for eleven years now but parts are getting very old.

The wood is warped and waterlogged and the roof material is ruined. When it rains all the water leaks through into our house and gets everything totally wet. As a mother, I desire the best for my kids. My husband doesn't get a lot of work because of his age, and about a year ago he had an accident and lost two of his toes. One of my sisters gave me a job working with her in the farmer's market. We work hard to be able to afford the kid's schooling and food for everyone.

May God bless you all, we are extremely humbled to receive your help. Thank you before hand for choosing us and for choosing to support our family. 

President's Weekend (4)- Rojas Merdoza Family

Family Information:

Mother- Rafaela               

• Age 32
• Profession: Factory Worker  
• Weekly Salary: $65

Children-

• Maria Fernanda, age 16
• Valeria Faviola, age 14
• Jose Raul, age 14 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ejido Lazaro Cardenas          

Time with property - 4 months  

Letter From the Family:

Hello, Through this letter I'd like to introduce myself and kindly ask for your help. I'm a single mom and I have three teenagers that are in school.

A few months ago I was talking to a friend of mine and she told me that there was a colony selling abondoned properties for lower rates. I was able to save enough money to make a down payment with the hope to have a better place for my kids. It's been really hard for me to start building a home during this time, I leveled out my land, and I hope to lay come concrete for a floor. Right now we're living in my friend's house where my kids and I are staying in a room there.

I hope that you are able to help my family, I've tried my best to give my kids the best. I'm praying for your help because with my salary I can't cover all the basic needs for my family. 

Thank you for considering our family. -Rafaela Fernanda Rojas Mendoza 

President's Weekend (3)- Nuñez Avila Family

Family Information:

Father- Noe Dimas 

• Age 42
• Profession: Burrito Salesmen 
• Weekly Salary: $75

Mother- Luz Maria               

• Age 36
• Profession: Burrito Sales   
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Roberto Noe, age 17
• Besty Noemi, age 16
• Dulce Paola, age 12
• Juan Carlos, age 8
• Sergio German, age 8 

Property Information:

Colonia - Ames         

Time with property - 2 months  

Letter From the Family:

Hello,

A friend of ours let us borrow their house for a time because he had to resolve some things with his parents. He said that if we kept making the payments we could put the land in our name. That's why the name of the land has only been in my wife's name for two months. We just made the change. The house that they lent us is like a small room and all 7 of us live in this same room.

Our friend left their stuff for us because they knew we were in a very hard situation and we were desperate. We want to keep our kids in grade school and middle school. We don't have enough money to keep them in school and to build a better home for our family. We ask you for your help from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you so much for your time and for considering our family. 

President's Weekend (2)- Hernandez Colixto Family

Family Information:

Father- Christian

• Age 23
• Profession: Blacksmith 
• Weekly Salary: $70

Mother- Wendy              

• Age 19
• Profession: Stay at Home Mom  
• Weekly Salary: -

Children-

• Christian Rafael, age 4

Property Information:

Colonia - Buena Vista         

Time with property - 3 months  

Letter From the Family:

Good Day,

My name is Christian and I work to take care of my family (wife and son). I haven't had the best of luck in life but I work hard to help my family keep moving forward in a better direction.

We recently have been able to make land payments but we haven't been able to build anything for lack of resources. This is why we've asked for your help. I will keep working hard for the future of my family.

Thank you all so much.