Bayside Family Trip - Pinto Tovar (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sun 2 - Mon 3 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Gilberto

Age: 36 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $140

MOTHER: Karina

Age: 35 years old

Profession: Stay at Home mom

CHILDREN

Gilberto - Age: 17 years old

Vanesa - Age: 12 years old

Tifany - Age: 12 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Pinto Tovar family. I’m asking Homes of Hope for help in giving my family better stability in our living situation. There’s 5 people in our family and we lack the resources to love forward on our own. We are originally from the state of Jalisco but needed to move because there’s not much work there and the jobs that are available, don’t pay well. Honestly even after moving to Rosarito, we are still struggling because the prices are so high here and rent is unaffordable for people like us. Currently my son is living elsewhere because we can’t afford to support his studies. I pray we can all be reunited again soon. Thank you and God bless.

Mission Uprising Willis - Correa Camacho (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Fri 30/ Sat.01 July 2023

FAMILY INFOMATION:

Father: Alejandro

Age: 28 Years Old

Profession: Taxi driver

Salary Weekly:175Dlls.

Mother: Maribel

Age: 33 Years Old

Profession: stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Omar Ariel 1 Years Old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Alejandro and I’m reaching out to you on behalf of my family and myself. I want to tell you a little about myself, I’m from a very poor area in the state of Oaxaca. At 12 years old, I lost my dad in an accident and 4 months later my mom died in child birth. At that point, my 6 brothers and sisters and I were all separated and went to live with different family members. Life felt lonely after that and I decided I needed to make a way for myself to have a chance at becoming anything one day. I started working and finishing junior high school. I worked towards getting my GED also but haven’t finished. I ended up meeting my now wife, Maribel, on a trip back home to see family. We made plans to wait for each other while I moved up north to look for a better paying job and somewhere for us to live. I did everything I could to prepare the way for us and we decided to finally get married. Shortly after, we learned my wife was pregnant and it was the happiest moment of my life- to love someone you haven’t yet known. My son has taught me love and my greatest desire is to protect him from everything that I can. Kids are a gift and blessing from God! I just want to give my son and wife a comfortable place to live. I will keep working hard and hope that all the hard work will eventually pay off. I don’t want my son to live through all the hard times that I have lived through. God bless you, thank you for all the beautiful work you do for others!

Mission Uprising Buck - Palacios Gaspar (Orange team)

Date Build: FRI 30 JUN - SAT 1 JULY 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Olegario

Age: 38 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $170

MOTHER: Maria

Age: 36 years old

Profession: house keepers

Salary Weekly: $50

CHILDREN

Jasibe - Age: 5 years old

Janelle - Age: 2years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Palacios Gaspar family. Our current situation isn’t very good and we have been struggling so much since we lost our jobs in the pandemic. I kept looking for work but my wife couldn’t because she was very sick from diabetes. Around that time, God blessed us with a second daughter. Everything was very complicated during her pregnancy because she was considered high risk. Following my wife’s complex cesarean, she needed a follow up surgery. She is much better now but we have so much debt because of those procedures. We could really use your help. I want a place for my wife and girls to live peacefully. With a home, we wouldn’t have to pay rent anymore and we could move forward with our lives. We are currently living in a home where the owners have been so graceful with us while we pass through our most difficult days. Thank you for your consideration.

Mission Uprising Cornwell - Ortiz Canchola (Red team)

Date Build: FRI 30 JUN - SAT 1 JULY 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Ricardo

Age: 45 years old

Profession: recycler

Salary Weekly: $175

MOTHER: Yadira

Age: 42 years old

Profession: house keepers

Salary Weekly: $90

CHILDREN

Ricardo - Age: 9 years old

Jaquelin - Age: 14 years old

Estefany - Age: 22 years old

Letter from the family:

Sometimes we get busy and forget about God. I think that’s what I did. I forgot to thank Him for my life and a new day, for a meal on my plate. I was very selfish and cared mostly for material items. I started working young and never finished my studies. I also married young and began having children. My husband began using drugs and fell ill. All of the sudden he wasn’t working and all the responsibilities fell on me. I tried using a visa to be able to work in the US but they quickly took it away from me. I was desperate one day and cried out to God to please rescue me and forgive me. I started cleaning homes for work to make ends meet. Around that time, a friend told me about a place that builds homes for needy families. I couldn’t believe it and knew I had to reach out to them for help. It was God’s grace that I found your beautiful mission. Thankfully, my husband is now sober and we are attempting to start fresh. A safe home for our family would be a dream come true. God bless you and all the beautiful work that you do!

Mission Uprising Yeadon - Caro Becerra (Green Team)

Date Build: FRI 30 JUN - SAT 1 JULY 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Johan

Age: 29 years old

Profession: seller

Salary Weekly: $100

MOTHER: Selina

Age: 26 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Jose - Age: 8 years old

William - Age: 2 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Selina, my husband’s name is Johan, and we have two little boys together; Jose y William. With all my heart, I ask you to consider building a home for my family and I. We have worked so hard and were finally able to put a down payment on a piece of land. We make our payment every month and are proud of that accomplishment. I’m a stay at home mom as I don’t have help with my children and my husband has a commission based job selling beauty products to salons. We are currently living in an apartment that my husband’s aunt is loaning to us but we just received notice that she needs to start renting it. I don’t know where we will live after this and I worry about it every day. We aren’t able to live on our land yet because we haven’t had the money to build anything there. Northern Mexico continues to become more and more expensive and we can’t keep up with the increase in prices. I want to tell you just a little bit about my life. God sent my husband to me 3 years ago, to rescue me. He too was very alone living in Tijuana but originally from Colombia. My situation was terrible and I had to leave. My older son was a product of sexual abuse from my dad. My husband and I started over again and have worked hard for what we have. We just need help reaching more of our goals and want to do this for our children. May God bless you in all that you do. Thank you.

Mission Uprising Meabon - Sandoval Rocha (Blue Team)

Date Build: FRI 30 JUN - SAT 1 JULY 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Esbeidy

Age: 22 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $150

CHILDREN

Jaylin - Age: 3 years old

Elisea - Age: 38 years old (Esbeidy's Mom)

Alvaro - Age: 15 years old (Esbeidy's brother)

Letter from the family:

First and foremost, I want to thank and congratulate you for all the beautiful work you do for others. I, like most moms, long to give my child a safe place to live. A place where the landlord cannot come whenever they want and ask us to leave. Right now, I live with my mom, younger brother, and my 3 year old daughter. We are currently living in a house that we rent and every month it takes everything that we have to come up with the payment. My mom and I are the only ones working to provide for my little brother and my daughter. Neither my mom or myself have help from our children’s fathers. We simply do not make enough money to be able to build a home on our own. If we received a home, we would no longer have to worry about paying rent anymore or building a home and those costs- we could just focus on paying our land payment. You can’t imagine what it would do for us to receive this home. Thank you for your time, we hope to hear back from you.

Bayside Adult Trip - Ramirez Estrada (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat24 - Sun25 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Juan

Age: 25 years old

Profession: bricklayer

Salary Weekly: $220

MOTHER: Blanca

Age: 19 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Sharon - Age: 5 years old

Emily - Age: 1 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Juan Carlos. I’m reaching out to you for help in building a home for my family and I. Our financial situation isn’t very stable because at times my work is only seasonal or by demand. We were living somewhere before our spot now but quickly had to leave because of landslides happening around us. I put a down payment on a piece of land and my dad is letting us stay in a small room while we figure things out. I’m praying you can help us out by building us a home. I would love to see my daughters in a home of their own, growing up happy. Thank you!

Mission Uprising Lamotte - Gonzalez Santos (Red team)

Date Build: FRI 23 - SAT 24 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Leopoldo

Age: 28 years old

Profession: bricklayer assistant

Salary Weekly: $220

MOTHER: Aracely

Age: 29 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Julissa - Age: 7 years old

Leonel - Age: 2 years old

Axel - Age: 1 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Araceli and my husband’s name is Leopoldo. We have three children together and they are our reason to push forward in life. I believe we are a hard working family who makes our decisions thinking of our children first. We are working hard to make our land payment each month but also have the cost of rent. Besides that we have all our other payments like utilities and food. What we make is not enough to sustain our needs. We had to quickly leave our home in Puebla because of a bad situation and we have struggled ever since we arrived in Tijuana. A friend told us about a beautiful organization that builds homes for families in need. It filled our hearts with so much hope! I grew up in an abusive home and promised to never let my children experience what I did. If you built a home for us, I would spend my lifetime thanking you but it still wouldn’t be enough. We know there are so many families in need and we promise that we wouldn’t ask for help if we didn’t really need it! Thank you.

First Presbyterian Church MA - Madrigal Loza (Pink team)

Date Build: MON 19 - WED 21 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Francisco

Age: 29 years old

Profession: car mechanic

Salary Weekly: $100

MOTHER: Mayra

Age: 25 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Scarleth - Age: 2 years old

Eiden - Age: 8 years old

Letter from the family:

We are so filled with excitement to have received your phone call and message. My name is Mayra, my husband is Francisco, we have two sons together and he also has a son from a previous relationship who lives with us on the weekends. We would be so grateful to have you build us a home on our property! We put a down payment on our land two years ago and have worked super hard to make our monthly payments since then. Our plan has always been to live on our land but we haven’t had the resources to begin building there. We only have one income from my husband as I stay home and look after our kids. We think our kids would be full of pride living in a home of their own. A new house would signify a new beginning for us. Since we started walking with Christ, our lives have been radically changed. We thank God that He put you in our path! Thank you and may God bless you!

Ojai Valley Christians - Vazquez Garcia (Blue Team)

Date Build: MON 19 - TUE 20 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Noe

Age: 38 years old

Profession: street vendor

Salary Weekly: $140

MOTHER: Trinidad

Age: 37 years old

Profession: housekeeping

Salary Weekly: $140

CHILDREN

Roger - Age: 15years old

Heidy - Age: 6 years old

Hanen - Age: 4 years old

Letter from the family:

I’m reaching out to you, Homes of Hope, on behalf of my family of 5. My family is currently living in a small room that we built. It’s barely large enough to fit a full size bed and a twin bed. It’s impossible for us to make our home larger because of all the bills we have including the land payment, school fees, and groceries. A member of our church reached out to us knowing that we need help and told us about Homes of Hope. She had received a home for her family and wanted to share the good news. I hope with all my heart that you’re able to help our family. May God bless all of you for your beautiful hearts. Thank you for reading our letter!

Ojai Valley Christians - Coutiño Reyes (Purple Team)

Date Build: THU 22 - FRI 23 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Miguel

Age: 35 years old

Profession: security guard

Salary Weekly: $110

MOTHER: Rubicelda

Age: 36 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $125

CHILDREN

Rubi - Age: 15 years old

Michael- Age: 13 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, I’m reaching out to you on behalf of my family and myself in hopes that we could be considered for one of your beautiful homes. Right now, my family of 4 is sharing one room all together. Every day the dream of a home seems farther and farther away. We’ve never received any government help or help from an organization- I felt it was time to try! We believe that between the favor of the Lord and from your part, a home may become a reality for us. A home would mean a brighter future for our children. We hope it will encourage them to stay in school which is something my husband and I weren’t able to do. Thank you!

Harvest Church - Cruz Garcia (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sat 24 - Sun 25 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Noe

Age: 45 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $90

MOTHER: Griselda

Age: 38 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $100

CHILDREN

Elim - Age: 15 years old

Jacob - Age: 13 years old

GRISELDA'S SISTER:

Maria - 45 years old.

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Noe and my wife’s name is Griselda. Together, we have two children; Eliu and Jakob. Also, my sister in law currently lives with us; María Antonia. We are living in a house made of wood, my family and I built it together. Unfortunately when it rains, everything becomes wet on the inside because of our roof. And when it’s cold, it’s unbearable. We live here because we truly have no other option. Because of all these reasons, we look to you hoping that you may be able to provide us with some sort of relief! We are choosing to have faith and to put all of our hope in Jesus. We believe God will soon show us favor. God bless you!

Plum Creek Church - Corteza Martinez (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Ruben

Age: 48 years old

Profession: bricklayer assistant

Salary Weekly: $110

MOTHER: Rosario

Age: 47 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $100

CHILDREN

Lorena - Age: 26 years old

Nayeli - Age: 18 years old

Ruben - Age: 16 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Rosario. My family and I have been through so much. We have struggled to find stable work and because of that, our family has passed through times of not having enough to eat, being cold, and even not being able to send our kids to school. Many times we’ve had to go to our local markets and ask people to let us take food and that we promise to go back later and pay. We don’t like living this way. Right now my husband works as a mason’s assistant and I work at a factory. We’re doing all we can and would appreciate your help. Blessings!

Plum Creek Church - Palacios Martinez (Orange team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Obed

Age: 42 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $150

MOTHER: Areli

Age: 37 years old

Profession: working in a movie theater

Salary Weekly: $110

CHILDREN

Obed - Age: 8 years old

Letter from the family:

My family consists of my wife and I, also our two children; Dulce and Isai. We are a familia who knows how to fight and keep mi big forward, no matter what life brings us. It has been hard to write this letter because we are the ones use to helping others, never expecting to have anything in return. We’ve tried to reach our children to trust in the Lord always and to work hard what what you want. We’ve reached a place in our lives though, where we no longer know what to do on our own. It’s our biggest dream to have a home of our own. We are stuck into between needing to choose whether we can build a home or pay for our land, the land needs to come first. Helping us with a home would mean giving a better future to our children. Thank you!

First Presbyterian Church MA - Gonzalez Delgado (Brown Team)

Date Build: Mon 19 - Wed 21 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Karla

Age: 30 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $130

CHILDREN

karlos - Age: 11 years old

Anna - Age: 8 years old

Salvador - Age: 3 years old

KARLA'S PARENTS:

Javier 65 years old

Guadalupe 65 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Karla and I’m 30 years old. I’m a single mom to 3 kids; 2 boys and a girl. My youngest was born with a deformity of his cranium that we have been unable to fix. My parents also live with me. My father has diabetes and has had to have toes amputated, he’s currently hospitalized due to complications of his diabetes. These 5 people depend solely on me for everything. I work in a factory but my income is nowhere near what we need to survive. I’m often unable to work as my dad has lots of doctor’s appointments as does my son. It’s hard to find somewhere to live affordably so really. I pray you’ll be able to help us. Thank you!

Walker Alliance - Trujillo Segovia (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Bruno

Age: 42 years old

Profession: Water seller

Salary Weekly: $250

MOTHER: Cecilia

Age: 38 years old

Profession: stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Ana - Age: 17 years old

Luis - Age: 15 years old

Esperanza - Age: 5 years old

Bruno - Age: 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are a large family of six; mom and dad plus four children. Two of our kids are in high school and one is in preschool (our youngest is still too young for school). My husband and I both have troubled past’s. I came from a situation of domestic violence that unfortunately also involved my two older children. Luckily we were able to escape and I ended up with the husband I have now. Together we share two additional children. Our biggest dream is to offer our children a dignified home. Currently we are renting a home and paying for our land. There’s no money to be able to build a home all on our own, my husband is the only one working while I look after our little ones. We have big dreams about what color our house will be, what the windows will look like..a dream we pray is not too far off. We found out about Homes of Hope and truly pray you are able to help our family. Thank you.

Walker Alliance - Barragan Ramos ( Green team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Sabino

Age: 58 years old

Profession: builder

Salary Weekly: $200

MOTHER: Rosaura

Age: 36 years old

Profession: stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Antonio - Age: 19 years old

Mario - Age: 13 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Rosaura. I’m reaching out to Homes of Hope for help because my family has been through so much and it seems impossible for us to be able to build a home on put own. A home would move us forward in life greatly and bring us stability. My husband is the only one working and he tries his hardest to provide for us but he’s getting older and can’t do everything he used to be able to. Thank you for reading our letter, I pray you’re able to help my family. Blessings.

Grace Spirit Ministries - Aguirre Ruvalcaba (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 10 - Sun 11 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Francisco

Age: 26 years old

Profession: primary health care

Salary Weekly: $200

MOTHER: Yamina

Age: 29 years old

Profession: primary health care

Salary Weekly: $100

CHILDREN

Abdiel - Age: 14 years old

Corin - Age: 8 years old

Letter from the family:

We want to start by saying thank you to you and your team. You do a beautiful job helping families in need receive the home of their dreams! My family and I are reaching out in great need, we’ve been through so much in our lives. My focus has always been and will always be my children. We are currently focusing so much of our income on our land payment, we are unable to also afford building a home there. We are so thankful to have found out about your ministry, it gives us hope for our future. We are currently living in a borrowed space and we only have it for a short time. With our whole heart, we ask you to help us, we would be so blessed to have a home of our own. Thank you!

Plum Creek Church - Valenzuela Diaz (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat5 - Sun 6 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Francisco

Age: 44 years old

Profession: build helper

Salary Weekly: $110

MOTHER: Analilia

Age: 43 years old

Profession: Walmart

Salary Weekly: $110

CHILDREN

Alejandra - Age: 21 years old

Rafael - Age: 16 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Analilia. My husband’s name is Francisco and together we have two children; Rafael and Alejandra. We lack the economic resources to be able to build a home on our own. My husband and I both work, as does our daughter. We all pitch in to pay our rent which is very expensive. Between rent, utilities, school fees, land payment, and food- there is nothing left. Please consider helping our family with a home, we would be so thankful.

Mission Uprising Buck Kehlor - Rodriguez Matias (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat5 - Sun 6 Jun 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Elias

Age: 34 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $125

MOTHER: Ana

Age: 34 years old

Profession: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $110

CHILDREN

Erick - Age: 13 years old

Letter from the family:

My wife and I both work at factories and our salary together doesn’t allow us to build a dignified home on our own. Every month, our expenses are more than the money we take in. The home we are living in now is made from recycled pieces we placed together to make a temporary structure. In bad, rainy weather we become soaked from the inside of our home and it’s miserable. My son always reminds me that he’d really like a room of his own instead of sharing with his mom and I. My main objective is to build something stable and safe on our piece of land for my wife and son. We are ready to keep fighting. I’ve been a Christian for 5 years now and I can say that through all the struggles- the peace that God has brought to my life is a true gift! Thank you.