BONITA VALLEY - Cuamba Meza (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sat 26- Sun 27/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Susana

Age: 37 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: 115 dlls

CHILDREN

years old

Uriel Rogelio 16 years old

Jaciel 15 years old

Divanhi 8 years old

Nallely 20 years old

Esli Dalett 3 years old (Granddaughter)

Letter from the family:

Hello, I hope you all are doing well! I’m reaching out for help in hopes of receiving a home as I am a single mom to 5 children, 3 of which are still minors. Several months back when I separated from my husband- he sold the house we were all living in. With not many options, my mom offered to loan us a room to stay in while we figured out a plan. My salary does not allow me to pay rent. I thought the best first step would be to secure a piece of land that we could eventually build a home on. I work at a factory and my salary is enough to pay for our land and for food. My oldest daughter lives with us so that she can watch my younger children while I work. I pray that we soon have a safe and beautiful home of our own. Thank you for your time and understanding. May God’s will be done.

BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH - Flores Lazaro (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat 26- Sun 27/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose Guadalupe

Age: 37 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: 121 dlls

MOTHER: Silvia

Age: 41 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly:109 dlls

CHILDREN

Betzaida 22 years old

Suri Saday 17 years old

Samuel 16 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Silvia and I’m 40 years old. I am divorced with 5 children but only 3 of them financially depend on me. I was with my children’s father for 18 years but he treated the kids and I terribly. He was the only one allowed to work and because of that, I have nothing to show for my time with him. I have now found a very kind man and together, we are working hard to create a better life. He and I both work and are making our land payments. We also are paying rent and my children’s school fees and because of that, there is no money left over to also build a home. I am also studying to be a hair stylist in my free time and dream of having a space where I can also cut hair. We ask for your help because my family deserves a safe place to live and enjoy life. Thank you!

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HOPE AUGUST - Castillo González (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 5th - Sun 6th August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: David

Age: 46 years old

Profession: mechanic

Salary Weekly: $150

MOTHER: Damaris

Age: 38 years old

Profession: Stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Dhara - 18 years old

Anelec - 13 years old

Letter from the family:

My family’s financial situation is very difficult, like with so many other people! With two children in my care and my heart to keep them in school- there are so many costs. Our children are our life and what keeps us going! We do have our health and each other- for that I am grateful. We would benefit from a home because all our focus has been put into our kids and their needs plus our land payment. Our greatest desire is to provide a safe home for our children. We pray you would consider helping us, we would be so grateful! Blessings.

LUTHERAN CHUCH OF HOPE AUGUST - Romero Escobar (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 5 - Sun 6 August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Abigail

Age: 42 years old

Profession: Factory

Salary Weekly: 197 dlls

MOTHER: Eira Irasema

Age: 28 years old

Profession: Factory

Salary Weekly: 127 dlls

CHILDREN

Alexander 13 years old

Alexis 11 years old

Angela 4 years old

Luis 2 years old

Letter from the family:

We are the Romero Escobar family. Together, we have 4 children. We are working very hard to give our family everything they deserve but it has not been easy. Our biggest dream is to own a piece of land and to build a home on it for our family. There was a time recently where I broke my ankle badly and couldn’t walk on it for a year. During that year only my husband could work and financially that was very difficult for our family. Right now our home is made up of scrap material and is also very small. Every time it rains- everything becomes soaked on the inside of our house. We don’t have a floor and lots of air comes into our home. Our kids are always sick with colds and coughs. I pray to God that you’re able to help us and that our biggest dream of having a home will come true! Blessings.

VENTURE CHURCH ENCINITAS - Urbano Rojas (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 5 - Sun 6 August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Omar

Age: 47 years old

Profession: Factory

Salary Weekly: 181 dlls

MOTHER: Rebeca

Age: 48 years old

Profession: stay home mom

CHILDREN

Oriana 13 years old

Viviana 17 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Urbano Rojas family. We came to Rosarito from the state of Guerrero 5 years ago. We were unaware of how expensive it would be to find housing here for our family of 4. As soon as we arrived to Rosarito, we started looking for a church to attend. Thankfully once we found a church and our pastor learned of our situation- he offered to rent us a small trailer so that we could start saving money for a down payment on a piece of land. We were finally able to save enough and started paying towards a piece of land two years ago. A member of our church was nice enough to tell us about Homes of Hope and that is what you have been to us- hope. We would never be able to build a home on our property all by ourselves! Thank you for letting God move your hearts to build homes for those truly in need. We are praying and waiting patiently for our own home and hope that you can help us! Blessings!

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH - Sabino Vivar (BLUE TEAM)

Date Build: Thu 10 - Sat 12 August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Adriana

Age: 27 years old

Profession: Department store

Salary Weekly: 166 dlls

CHILDREN

Genesis 10 years old

Isaura 55 years old (grandma)

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Adriana and I’m reaching out to Homes of Hope for help so that I’m able to provide a better place to live for my daughter and mother. I’m a single mother to my 9 year old daughter and my mom lives with us to help take care of my daughter while I work. My work hours are 9:30am-8:30pm. My job pays for all of our needs including our land payment, food, utilities, and my daughter’s school fees. But it’s not enough to also pay for a home for my family and where we currently are living isn’t suitable or safe for the three of us. Please consider helping our family, thank you!

KALINOSWSKI AND FRIENDS - Salcido Torres (GREEN TEAM)

Date Build: Sat 12 - Sun 13 / August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Angel Ignacio

Age: 31 years old

Profession: Carpenter

Salary Weekly: 181 dlls

MOTHER: Viridina Abigail

Age: 27 years old

Profession: stay home mom

CHILDREN

Kendra 7 years old

Susana 6 years old

Angela 5 years old

Angel 4 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Viridiana and about 3 years ago my grandfather gifted me a small piece of land. I didn’t have a permanent place to live and he was trying to help my family and I. My husband started trying to build us a small structure on the land but since the pandemic, it’s been very hard financially. We also have 4 children under the age of 7. My husband works hard but with his salary, it’s not enough to move forward building. I know that so many people are in need but I promise that I wouldn’t ask for help if we didn’t really need it. Thank you for this opportunity, from the bottom of my heart! God bless you!

TIMBERLAKE CHURCH MA - Andrade Garcia (GREEN TEAM)

Date Build: Wed 16 Fri 18 August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Micaela

Age: 46 years old

Profession: housekeeper

Salary Weekly: 145 dlls

CHILDREN

Priscila 18 years old

Alexander 11 years old (grandson)

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Micaela and the reason I’m writing you this letter is because of my financial situation. I’m a single mom unable to provide all the needs my family has including the ability to pay the school fees of my daughter. Everything is very expensive and outside of our means. My grandson who lives with me is currently in school and depends on me for all of his needs. I am an indigenous person and I speak Mixteco. I came to Tijuana because where I am from, there is no work. I have a piece of land that I’m paying for monthly but I don’t have the finances to also build a home there. When it rains, water comes through our roof and soaks us. The three of us live together in one, small room. Please consider helping my family, we would really appreciate it!

VALVE+METER PERFORMANCE MARKETING - Cruz Madrigal (ORANGE TEAM)

Date Build: Sat 19 - Sun 20/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Alicia

Age: 48 years old

Profession: Factory

Salary Weekly: 127 dlls

CHILDREN

Ezequiel 14 years old

Marco Antonio 11 years old

Alicia 20 years old (daughter)

Jose Eduardo 22 years old (son in law)

Arleth 4 years old (granddaughther)

Letter from the family:

Letter was written by one of our Homes of Hope staff on behalf of the family. Alicia and her family live in a small home made up of two rooms. She is a single mom and has separated from her husband in the last year. We went to Alicia’s home to interview her as she missed our normal interview day due to her work schedule. Alicia is in great need with a severely handicapped child, he’s 11. About 8 months ago he attempted to take his own life but was unsuccessful. This has left him with brain damage. Also in the home live Alicia’s daughter, son in law, and granddaughter. They take care of Alicia’s son while she works. We find them to be in great need and they qualify according to our standards.

LIGHTHOUSE TC - Torres Garcia (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 26- Sun 27/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Victor ALfonso

Age: 32 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: 133 dlls

MOTHER: Adriana

Age: 38 years old

Profession: stay home mom

Salary Weekly:

CHILDREN

Maria 9 years old

Rodrigo 6 years old

Victoria 4 years old

Briana 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We are the Torres Garcia family; my husband and I have 4 children. We have been in Tijuana now for 5 years- we moved here from the state of Durango. We want to stay in this area and decided to buy a small piece of land for our family. The last couple of months have been very hard on our family but we are pushing through. We are reaching out to you for help because we have the desire to provide something better for our children. They deserve to feel safe. We pray God blesses you for all your kind work and that you keep bringing hope to families everywhere.

LIGHTHOUSE TC - Saldivar Hernandez (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 26- Sun 27/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Luis Gerardo

Age: 28 years old

Profession: Construction worker

Salary Weekly: 151 dlls

MOTHER: Itzel

Age: 20 years old

Profession: stay home mom

CHILDREN

Ian Gadiel 1 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Saldivar Hernández family. Together we have a 10 month old baby and we feel so blessed to have him. My husband works as a mason’s assistant but work was very scarce for a while as we experienced so much rain. I stay home and take care of our baby. We are working really hard to make our land payments each month and because of that, we haven’t been able to put any money towards our home. We really pray we are able to receive your help- we ask God all the time to give us a better place to live and our son can grow up in a safe place. Our current home is falling apart and dangerous. May God bless all of you.

AMERICAS GROUP - Quezada Fabian (Purple Team)

Date Build: Tue 29 - Wed 30/ August 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Christian Paul

Age: 31 years old

Profession: Blacksmith

Salary Weekly: 181 dlls

MOTHER: Roxana Hermelinda

Age: 27 years old

Profession: stay home mom

CHILDREN

Dilan Yahir 10 years old

Dereck Omar 6 years old

Paulette 4 months old

Madeline 5 years old

Sarai 10 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Roxana and my family is made up of my husband; Christian Paul, and our three children; Dylan, Dereck, and Paulette. We are reaching out to you for help because on our own, we are unable to provide a safe home for our children. We are currently paying rent to my in laws as we live with them just 4 blocks from our piece of land. Between paying rent and our land payment, we aren’t able to also build a home on our land. We are living in a small room that has been ruined by all the rain we experienced this year. We truly pray you are able to help us. All our money is spent each month on necessities and there is never anything leftover. Thank you for the beautiful work you do in Homes of Hope!

EKKO Church - De la Cruz Hernandez (Blue Team)

Date Build: Fri 28 - Sat 29 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Mateo

Age: 62 years old

Profession: street vendor

Salary Weekly: $80

MOTHER: Soraida

Age: 44 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Graciela - 13 years old

Mateo - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Mateo and I’m originally from the state of Tabasco. I left my home to look for a better job and more resources. When I arrived to Rosarito, I started working as a parking attendant. I saved up some money every week to be able to place a down payment on a piece of land. I haven’t been able to build anything on our land because of all my family’s needs. I have two school age children and along with that, many expenses. With the cost of groceries being so high also, we finally asked our pastor for help and he’s letting us stay in one of the rooms of our church. However, they now need the room back because they are starting classes for children and need the space. We don’t have the finances to be able to rent anywhere. I’m reaching out to Homes of Hope for help because we can’t do it on our own. God bless the Homes of Hope ministry for helping the neediest of people.

Metropolitan Church Of God - Maximo Carballo (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat 29 - Sun 30 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Maria Yolanda

Age: 42 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: 131

CHILDREN

Xochiquetzal 6 years old

Jesus 18 years old

Rosa Adriana 22 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Maximo Carballo family. We are writing this letter to you because I’m a single mom to three kids. I work part of the day and also at night. I have to leave my kids home alone while I work nights and I hate it. Our house isn’t very secure and also, when it rains or there’s bad weather; everything filters into the home. We don’t have family in this area and no one to turn to for help. We needed to flee from the state of Acapulco where my youngest daughter’s father is involved in drugs and has gone crazy. He tried to take her from me and tried to kill me. The police wouldn’t listen to me and I felt helpless, so we chose to leave quickly. I think what I most want for my children is security. A nice lady let us stay with her a few weeks while I looked for work and then she rented a small room to us. I decided to try for a piece of land and put a downpayment on it. My work donated some lumber to me and we are now living on our land but not in great conditions. Please consider helping my family and I, we would forever be grateful.

Harvest Church - Gonzales Gabriel (White Team)

Date Build: Sat 29 - Sun 30 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Victor

Age: 36 years old

Profession: self employet

Salary Weekly: 90 dlls

MOTHER: Eva Patricia

Age: 34 years old

Profession: stay home mom

CHILDREN

Emely Yelitza 4 years old

Aurora Sofia 1 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello brothers and sisters of Homes of Hope! We want to explain a little of our current situation to you. It has been hard to find work lately but thankfully, I have enough to keep my family fed. Everything I earn goes towards caring for my family and paying out monthly land dues. I haven’t been able to build anything worthy of living in, on our property. We have a small room there and it doesn’t even have a floor. I don’t like that I haven’t been able to provide a safe place for my young daughters to live in. We dream of a safe place to sleep at night, where cold air doesn’t come in. We think the work you do is so beautiful and we know you help a lot of families in need. Thank you!

Rolfsen 2023 Senior Life Group - Rivera Santos (Red Team)

Date Build: Fry 21 - Sat 22 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Virginia Maria

Age: 41 years old

Profession: stret seller

Salary Weekly: 84 dlls

CHILDREN

Ashly Esmeralda 7 years old

Letter from the family:

Hi, my name is Virgina and my daughter’s name is Ashly. I’m a single mom and work selling bracelets and gum on the streets each day while my daughter is in school. We are originally from Oaxaca and Spanish is our second language and difficult for me to speak. I’m also illiterate which is why I sent this to you in voice message, not a letter. We are living with my aunt as we have no other place to go but I know she doesn’t really want us there. Each day we have to stay out of the house until it’s time to go to bed so that we aren’t a bother to her. Please, consider building a home for my daughter and I. We need help and don’t know where else to ask. Thank you.

First Rate - Epitacio Diaz (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sat 29 - Sun 30 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Karen Janette

Age: 28 years old

Profession: houskeeper

Salary Weekly: 121 dlls

CHILDREN

Janeth Jazmin 11 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, it’s a pleasure to write this letter to you. My name is Karen and I’m 28 years old. I have been in Tijuana for a long time but am originally from Guerrero. I have a 10 year old daughter who depends on me for everything as I am a single mother. We are living in a room that someone has been loaning to us but now the owners are asking for the space back. It needs a lot of repairs and isn’t safe to live in. We have nowhere else to live and I’m worried. We know that God is big and He sees us. I do have my property that I’m paying towards but no money to build a home there. I ask from the bottom of my heart for your help. May God bless you!

Building Foundations - Grace Church - Luis Evangelista (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sun 30 - Mon 31 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Susana

Age: 27 years old

Profession: stret seller

Salary Weekly: 109 dlls

CHILDREN

Marlon 10 years old

Daila 7 years old

Letter from the family:

First, I hope everyone in your ministry is healthy and happy. I’m glad to be able to write this letter to you on behalf of my family. I have heard from friends and neighbors how you all help the most needy of people. I’m a single mom to two children and we are an indigenous family with very low income. I recently found out my husband was being unfaithful to me and he left us. I started working but it is not enough to sustain the needs of my family. We had been living with my in-laws but we were forced to leave there. We can’t go back to our former home in Guerrero because there is no work there. I’m here alone with my children and would like to be able to provide them with a better life. We have a small piece of land but no resources to build a home there. Your help would change my life and the lives of my children. Thank you.

Rich in Hope - Lopez Saldivar (Brown Team)

Date Build: Fri 21 - Sat 22 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Valente Richard Alfonso

Age: 28 years old

Profession: worker construcction

Salary Weekly: 181 dlls

MOTHER: Mayte Guadalupe

Age: 25 years old

Profession: housekeeper

Salary Weekly: 54 dlls

CHILDREN

Richard Damian 10 years old

Alfonso Alejandro 9 years old

Letter from the family: Hello, I’m writing on behalf of my family of 4. My husband and I met when we were very young and have been together ever since. He’s a very hard worker and I’ve always admired that about him. My husband was never given the opportunity to go to school as his family was very poor. Thankfully, my mom was able to put me in school even though it was difficult as a single mom. I didn’t finish my studies and moved out of my house to live with my now husband when I was really young. We had been living with my in-laws but we were able to save up enough money to put a down payment on a piece of land. We quickly moved to our land and tried to live there in a small wooden structure we built. The structure wasn’t sufficient to live in and the weather did not permit us to stay there. A neighbor is letting us rent a room from them in the meanwhile. We won’t give up and believe God still wants to give a safe and beautiful home to our family! Thank you for your time, we pray you are able to help us!

Rich in Hope - Torres Sanchez (Teal Team)

Date Build: Fri 21 - Sat 22 July 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Esperanza

Age: 33 years old

Profession: Parking cars

Salary Weekly: 121 dlls

CHILDREN

Mulan 16 years old

Martin 13 years old

Abril 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Esperanza and I’m 33 years old. My biggest motivation in life are my three children. I am a divorced woman and now, a single mom. When I separated from my husband, I used the last of my savings to put a down payment on a piece of land. I was renting at the time but the landlord asked for the house and we needed to quickly move out. I built a small structure to get us by but it’s in bad conditions and we often have our personal items ruined due to the weather. I long for a safe place for my children where the roof doesn’t lift in the wind and water doesn’t pour in from under the walls. We put our faith in God. Please receive a big hug from the 4 of us!