Venture Church Encinitas - ENRIQUEZ ALCANTARA (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 18 - Sun 19, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Mariela

Age: 40 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $235US

CHILDREN

Allison - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

We have been living in Tijuana, in my mom's house. My mom lives in a small house and gives us a space that is for her, she allows us to sleep in her bed, and she has been sleeping on a couch these months. Her hip has already started to hurt, but she doesn't want me to sleep on the couch, that makes me very sad. Our personal things are the clothes we have on a rack and plastic bags. My brother lent us a piece of furniture to store and put the most common clothes. Everything else is in plastic bags. Currently, I work in Rosarito and we live in Tijuana. The daily commute from Tijuana to Rosarito is 1:15 h in the morning, and in the afternoon due to traffic from Rosarito to Tijuana it is 2:30 h daily. For us, time is precious, and we regularly rush around because there is not much time to do activities after work and school, for example we have to do: school homework, prepare lunches, take a bath, have dinner and sleep around 10:30 am to wake up the next day at 4:30 am, this is the daily routine from Monday to Friday. For this reason is that we need your support and blessing with a casita in Rosarito, since I asked my mom to allow us to stay a little longer while I look for a solution, but I have not been able to find any, and with this of the casitas we could leave my mom again, she would be better with her hip, we would shorten times and distances, and we could enjoy doing activities with less pressure, and we would sleep a little more daily. Without further ado, I thank you for your attention, and we wish to be blessed with a house, thank you very much!

Project 143 - ATLATENCO DE LA LUZ (Pink Team)

Date Build: Mon 20 - Tue 21, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jorge

Age: 36 years old

Profession: Supermarket worker

Salary Weekly: $150US

MOTHER: Sandra

Age: 33 years old

Profession: Supermarket worker

Salary Weekly: $150US

CHILDREN

Dayana - 15 years old

Luis - 14 years old

Marlen - 13 years old

Jorge - 12 years old

Juan - 8 years old

Jesus - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

In advance, a cordial greeting. I am writing this letter to ask God's blessing to obtain a house for my children. I have 6 children, 3 of my own and 3 of my husband's. We got married 3 years ago. We got married 3 years ago, and where I am currently living with him, they are asking us for the house because of a change of ownership. Not only that, but we live 8 people at home right now, and the expenses we have are many, and we really need your help to be able to have a roof over our children heads. The truth is that it is a little difficult for us to do it by our own means, because with the payments for the land, the children school and their livelihood, we do not have enough. I have all my children in school and only my husband and I take care of them. I am asking for your help to be able to have a place where my family and I can live. I hope you can help us, I would appreciate it very much, thank you for your attention, blessings!

Eastlake Church - SORIANO VALDEZ (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 18 - Sun 19, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER:

Age: years old

Profession:

Salary Weekly:

CHILDREN

Orteth - 14 years old

Vannesa - 9 years old

Alondra - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, I’m a single mom of three little girls. I’ve always wanted to give them the best I can. They are my motor and what I want is to give them stability. I’ve always worked so I don’t spend much time with them, but when I do it is quality time. If I receive this house I know it would only be one of many good things I hope to experience with them. Thank you so much for your help, we are forever grateful!!!

Eastlake Church - CARRILLO VALDOVINO (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 18 - Sun 19, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Teresa

Age: 32 years old

Profession: House Cleaners

Salary Weekly: $120US

CHILDREN

Abraham - 9 years old

Cristina - 8 years old

Johana - 17 years old

Letter from the family:

I’m a single mom to three children. I lost a child 3 years ago, he was only 12 years old but he had a heart condition. I also lost a baby who was only 22 days old and another one when he was 9 months old, he died from a scorpion sting. Where I’m renting they asked me to leave so I’m really hoping you guys could help me. It’s really hard for me to provide for my children. With the salary I have I can barely cover all the expenses. This last year has been especially hard. That's why I really ask for your help. Thank you so much in advance!!

Redeemer’s Fellowship - MALDONADO CRUZ (Brown Team)

Date Build: Tue 14 - Wed 15, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Marco

Age: 31 years old

Profession: Hotel worker

Salary Weekly: $180US

MOTHER: Olga

Age: 28 years old

Profession: worker

Salary Weekly: $130US

CHILDREN

Demian - 4 years old

Family: Maria - 17 years old (Olga's sister)

Martin - 29 years old (Olga's brother)

Letter from the family:

We’d love to tell you a little about our family story. My husband and I met in high school and we married after we graduated. We both have worked hard to build our life together, we tried to prioritize saving money to be able to buy a piece of land. We became pregnant with our son and moved in with my mom to save money. We still didn’t have the money to buy land but when our son was born, my father in law gifted us a trailer. We moved the trailer close to my husband’s job and I had to stop working to take care of our son full time. One day when I went to the grocery store, our car was stolen. We eventually got it back but they stripped everything from it. We needed to buy new parts and this once again drained our savings for land. The pandemic was very hard on us financially and also, my dad became sick around that time. Once again, all our money went to taking care of my dad. My sister needed a place to stay and came to live with us, she helped take care of my son so I could work. My brother also came to live with us and was medically fragile; he ended up passing away. Our boss learned of our situation and had mercy on us. He told us to look for a piece of land we liked and that he would loan us the money for the down payment. We really need help and pray that you will consider us for a home. Thank you for your time!

Friends of Steve James - ANGULO DUARTE (Blue Team)

Date Build: Fri 10 - Sat 11, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Enrique

Age: 49 years old

Profession: worker

Salary Weekly: $120 US

MOTHER: Antonia

Age: 49 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $140US

CHILDREN

Leyda - 23 years old

Breyda - 17 years old

Yuseyda - 12 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello Casas de esperanza, we have been living on our land for three years, we built something very small and rustic, but when there is a lot of wind we have to repair it and when it rains everything gets wet, we don't have beds, we sleep on a sofa. We are from Sinaloa, we migrated in search of a better future for our daughters. We beg you to help us build a house for us.

Friends of Steve James - JIMENEZ MEZA (Red Team)

Date Build: Fri 10 - Sat 11, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER:

Age: years old

Profession:

Salary Weekly:

MOTHER: Aurora

Age: 26 years old

Profession: multilple jobs

Salary Weekly: $90US

CHILDREN

Kiara - 7 years old

Aylin - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

I’m a single mom and I came to Tijuana in search of a better life. I came alone and worked really hard for a year to bring my two daughters with me. We’ve been living with my brother. He helps me pay the rent and I pay for my land. My oldest daughter has squint eyes and my youngest takes medication for colitis. Everything I do is for my children. I will never give up and I won’t rest until they have a place of their own. We have great respect and appreciation for you. Thank you so much for your help and may the Lord bless you always.

Friends of Steve James - CERVANTES SALDAÑA (Green Team)

Date Build: Fri 10 - Sat 11, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Sergio

Age: 44 years old

Profession: worker

Salary Weekly: $170US

CHILDREN

Julian - 14 years old

Sarahi - 13 years old

Ernesto - 12 years old

Abraham - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

I’m a single dad of 4 children. We left Zamora Michoacan fleeting from violence and a family tragedy where I lost my wife. It was very dangerous for us to stay back home so we came to Tijuana in search of a better life. Here we had to start all over again. The Lord helped us to buy land and I built a little shack for my children. It has a dirt floor and the roof leaks so I’m always scared that my children will get bitten by an animal. When I leave for work I worry about them, I just want a safer place for them. I really need my wife and we miss her but God knows why he does things. Please pray for us because what we’ve been through has been very hard for us. Thank you so much for all your help!!

Clear Sky Capital - CORRALES TREJO (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sat 4 - Sun 5, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Iris

Age: 31 years old

Profession: call center

Salary Weekly: $110 US

CHILDREN

Sacarlett - 9 years old

Anelisse - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Nathalie. About 5 years ago- I became a single mom to two girls ages 9 and 8. Little by little, we are moving forward. When my husband left our family- all our plans paused. I no longer had the finances to keep paying for our land and also had to keep up with rent. Thankfully some time later my dad began helping me make our land payments but I have so many other bills- I still haven’t been able to build a home on our property. I’m giving my all but it doesn’t feel like it’s enough to ever really move us forward because of our finances. It’s my greatest dream to give my daughters a beautiful home and to be owners of that home. Please consider helping us!

Clear Sky Capital - CURIEL GARCIA (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 4 - Sun 5, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Daniel

Age: 32 years old

Profession: uber driver

Salary Weekly: $110 US

MOTHER: Victoria

Age: 32 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Luz - 8 years old

Aron - 1 year old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Curiel García family. My name is Victoria and I’m from the state of Mexico. My husband’s name is Daniel and we have two children together; Aaron (9 months) and Luz (8 years old). We live together in the neighborhood Lázaro Cárdenas. We are living with my elderly mother who is currently loaning us a room in her home. We would love to have something of our own but we don’t have the resources to make it happen. My husband is the only one working and I take care of our children. Please consider helping us.

Greenwood Community Church - Hernandez Garcia (Red Team)

Date Build: Fri 3 - Sat 4, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Rogelio

Age: 42 years old

Profession: briklayer

Salary Weekly: $170 US

MOTHER: Maria

Age: 36 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Jessica - 18 years old

Jorge - 16 years old

Melani - 15 years old

Perla - 14 years old

Letter from the family:

My family and I came to Tijuana in search of a better life. Where we come from there was a lot of insecurity and I wanted to give a better life to my children. We were paying rent and our land but between school expenses and food we don’t have enough to build anything stable. Recently we were asked to leave the house we were renting, so someone gave us wood and we built a little shack in our land and we are living there right now; but it leaks and it’s cold. That’s why we ask for your help, so we can have the house our children deserve.

Greenwood Community Church - Figueroa Salas (Brown Team)

Date Build: Fri 3 - Sat 4, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Sergio

Age: 41 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $130 US

MOTHER: Vilda

Age: 37 years old

Profession: medical factory

Salary Weekly: $130 US

CHILDREN

Jesus - 16 years old

KImberly - 12 years old

Dulce - 7 years old

Jilda - 3 years old

Samuel - 16 years old (Sergio's Son)

Letter from the family:

I’m a single mom from Guatemala. I came to Mexico looking for better living opportunities but it’s been a very hard journey. I do have a land of my own now, which I’m still paying. The house I live in is very small for all my children, I have 6 and honestly I don’t have enough income to make my house bigger. That’s why I come to you asking for help, cause I want a better environment for my children. I work in a factory and make only enough living for food and land payments. Thank you so much for helping us!

Greenwood Community Church - Encarnacion Marcial (Blue Team)

Date Build: Fri 3 - Sat 4, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Rodolfo

Age: 41 years old

Profession: briklayer

Salary Weekly: $165US

MOTHER: Jeronima

Age: 40 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Rodolfo - 16 years old

Antonia - 12 years old

Alexis - 6 years old

Kevin - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

We come from Guerrero, we fled our town because of violence and insecurity. There we used to sell flowers to make a living but it was dangerous to be in the streets. Everything we would gain was enough only to eat. We struggled a lot when we first arrived in Tijuana. We built a little shack in our land with wood people gave us. My husband works in construction but what he makes is only enough to eat and pay for the land. Thank you so much for the work you guys do, we pray our dream to receive a home can become true.

Greenwood Community Church - Moreno Garcia (Green Team)

Date Build: Fri 3 - Sat 4, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Pedro

Age: 25 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $150US

MOTHER: Brianda

Age: 27 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Kitzia - 6 years old

Dylan - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

Thank you for receiving our application. We haven’t been able to gather money to build our own house, everytime we gather some money we have an emergency and we have to use it. We have a little shack in the land we own and we live there some days but with the rains it all leaks and the kids get sick often, so we go to my parents house some days. Between paying rent and our living expenses we just can’t build anything. Thank you for your good heart and helping without asking for anything in return.

REVIVE 2 (Lutheran Church of Hope) - AVILA REYES (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 21 - Sun 22, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Armundo

Age: 42 years old

Profession: delivery

Salary Weekly: $200 US

MOTHER: Emeli

Age: 30 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Dilan - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

If God chooses to bless our family with a home, it would be because He wants to show His greatness in good time and in bad. That He’s always with us. My family and I walk closely with the Lord, not because we are in need but because He is good. Our desire is to be an example of His love to this world. We put our faith and hope in Him. We would love to provide a safe and beautiful home for our children. It’s what every parent wants! Without God, we are nothing.

REVIVE 1 (Lutheran Church of Hope) - Gonzales Alcantar (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 21 - Sun 22, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Naomi

Age: 42 years old

Profession: gas station

Salary Weekly: $130 US

CHILDREN

Danna - 15 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, I want to give thanks to God for placing you in my path. I feel very blessed. My main reason for wanting a home is so that I can have something to give to my only daughter. I never want her to suffer in this life how I have suffered. I’m a single mom and building a home on my own is too expensive, it’s just not possible. Awhile back, my mom who was my everything, became very sick with cancer and was suffering greatly. Her last words to me were that once she arrived to Heaven, she was going to send me a home for my daughter and I. My mom is now at peace and I believe she and God are looking after us, and that a home will come in God’s perfect timing. I pray you’re able to help my family. Thank you and blessings.

Westminster Presbyterian Church - PADRON GONGORA (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat 21 - Sun 22, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose

Age: 47 years old

Profession: taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $120

MOTHER: Basti

Age: 37 years old

Profession: housekeeper

Salary Weekly: $95 US

CHILDREN

Neri - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, may God’s blessings be upon you. We pray you read our letter and consider our family for a home. It would be a huge blessing! When we first moved to Rosarito, we had big dreams of moving ahead in life and giving our daughter everything she deserves. Currently we are fighting to make our land payment every month but have no money leftover to also start building a home. A home to us means dignity. That’s what we wish for our daughter; a home full of dignity, security, and peace. God bless.

Addicted to Life - SANTIZ SANTIZ (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 28 - Sun 29, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Celso

Age: 32 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $145 US

MOTHER: Candelaria

Age: 25 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $90 US

CHILDREN

Derek - 9 years old

Briana - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Candelaria. I first want to thank Homes of Hope for the beautiful work that you do helping needy families. So many of us are without the resources to build homes of our own. When I learned of your ministry, I gave me the hope that I may one day be able to provide a roof over my children’s heads. My children are so happy thinking that soon, they may have a home of their own. You are our only Hope for change. We left the town where we're from to search for something better for my family; better education and better lives in altogether. Thank you for your time, may God bless all of you.

Addicted to Life - PEREZ LOPEZ (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 28 - Sun 29, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Leoburdo

Age: 35 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $150 US

MOTHER: Norma

Age: 33 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $150 US

CHILDREN

Esmeralda - 8 years old

Gustavo - 13 years old

Letter from the family:

My family is respectfully reaching out to you, in hopes of being considered for one of your homes. We currently live in a wooden home with no floors. All the wood was given to us as well as a tarp for the ceiling. Everything is in very bad condition and not weather proofed at all. We covered the inside of our house with plastic to protect us a bit more from the rain. We don’t have the money or resources to build something better for our family. We are working hard to keep our daughter in school and provide a nice life for her. You aren’t just giving our family hope of something better- but hope to many families. We all just want a warm and happy home. Blessings!

Addicted to Life - VAZQUEZ LORENZO (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat 28 - Sun 29, October 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Emmanuel

Age: 36 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $125 US

MOTHER: Adriana

Age: 37 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $110 US

CHILDREN

Adile - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Our family is reaching out for your help in building a home for us! We have a two year old daughter who keeps us going during the hard times! We are alone here without family, everyone stayed back in Acapulco. We moved because we felt very unsafe there and wanted to promise a life of security to our daughter. We moved here 4 years ago and have worked our hardest for everything that we do have. Please consider helping my family!