Trinity Presb Church Santa Ana - LOPEZ PALAFOX (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 6 - Sun 7, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jorge

Age: 35 years old

Job: factory worker

Salary Weekly: $ 130US

MOTHER: Mayra

Age: 35 years old

Job: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Lesslie - 17 years old

Clarissa - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! My name is Mayra. I'm married and have two children. I stay home while my husband works in a factory. We are currently living in a little room we built in our land with a lot of sacrifice and effort. We thought it was going to be provisional but now it has become our home. It’s made of wood though and not properly sealed so the cold and rain come in. Because of our economy we haven’t been able to fix it. We would love for our children to have a safe, comfortable and worthy place to live in. Thank you so much for this opportunity and we hope we can receive this blessing. God bless you!

First Rate - Morales Benites (Brown Team)

Date Build: Fri 29 – Sat 30, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Saimen

Age: 24 years old

Profession: Hardware clerk

Salary Weekly: $170 us

MOTHER: Martha

Age: 28 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Edgar - 10 years old

Kendra - 7 years old

Letter from the family: I am writing to you with this letter in order to request a house, since we have been living with my parents, my sister and her husband for 10 years, because for economic reasons and health problems we have not been able to build a home on the land. own for our children because I am only the breadwinner for my family. Because for health reasons my wife has to be at home, why my son needs special care because he is sick with his kidneys and high blood pressure. It has been almost 3 years since his illness, he is 10 years old. Thank you for your attention and a thousand blessings from him.

Redeemer's Fellowship - Martinez Abarca (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 30 - Sun 31, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Juan Ernesto

Age: 29 years old

Profession: Factory

Salary Weekly: $145 US

MOTHER: Zuri

Age: 26 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Emily - 7 years old

Eithan - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

We present ourselves to you as the Martínez Abarca family.

As a family, it gives us joy to be able to write this letter because we can see that the prayers we make to God are never in vain and that they are never late. God's timing is the most perfect, and we can see that it is one more step where God answers our requests.

We want to share a little with you about our situation, which is why we are asking for your support to be able to obtain a Esperanza house.

We are a family of 4 members, dad Juan Ernesto Martínez, 29 years old. Mother Zuri Esveidy Abarca Hernández, 25 years old, daughter Emily Denisse Abarca Hernández, 7 years old, and our 5-month-old baby Eithan Isaac Martínez Abarca.

We live on our land, but with a mobile home that some brothers lent us where we congregate, we have been living here since July 16, 2022. Unfortunately, the mobile home is very damaged, the ceiling in the entrance area is very damaged, a window is smashed and broken, because of this we had to cover it with wood. When it rains it drips from the roof and water gets through the window, and at night we are cold because of the broken window and the window is located where we all sleep together.

Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to repair the mobile home, since only 1 member of this family is the one who works and is a father.

Juan Ernesto, who with effort is the one who supplies in this house, Mom cannot work because she is the one who takes care of the children at home and does the domestic work at home. Sadly, our children have gotten sick because of the cold wind blowing into the house, to the point that we had to nebulize the baby because he got bronchiolitis. Thank God today the baby is stable.

We do not ask for or look for a luxurious house, we just want to live with dignity in a house where our children will not be cold, where tomorrow they will have a room to sleep in and a small table to sit at and eat. God knows our hearts and the great need we are going through, and that is why we share this need with you. In Psalms 37:4 it says delight yourself in the Lord, and he will grant the desires of your heart. We thank you for allowing us to express our situation with you. For us, it would be a great blessing if our children have a place to live. Thank you for reading our letter, where we express our need for God to bless you greatly.

Hello, my name is Emily Denise, I am 7 years old, and I am in first grade. My wish is that my little brother and I can one day have a little house where we no longer have to be very cold, much less get wet from the leaks in the house. My dream is to have my own room, so I can play with my little brother. I know that one day we will have the house that I have dreamed of so much, I hope that one day God can fulfill that dream.

Spectra Company - GARCIA HERNANDEZ (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat 9, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Sergio

Age: 23 years old

Profession: Restaurant

Salary Weekly: $120 US

MOTHER: Christian

Age: 21 years old

Profession: Manicure

Salary Weekly: $90 US

CHILDRENS:

Naythan - 4 years old

Dylan - 2 years old

Letter from the family:

My current situation is not the best, but God has given us what we need to excel and we do our part to lead a better life every day and be able to give better stability to our children. But we don't always have the same opportunities. Sometimes we do better and sometimes we do better and sometimes a little less than other weeks. But thank God we never stay at zero. I write this letter with all the faith I have because I know and believe that God will provide. My purpose is a very important reason for us, we would like you to help us with our house, because our house in which we live is a little small for us, but it is cozy and for us it is a lot because we have been doing each thing little by little What we want, even if it is difficult, we achieve it with great effort so that we can be comfortable and, above all, our children like it. We would be very grateful if you help us, our house does not have windows and we do not have much air circulation other than just through the door, and sometimes we have to leave it open. We have everything you need such as a bathroom, bed, furniture and a 2-burner grill. We just need more space and we have wanted to expand our house, but we have not been able to due to expenses we have. Thank you very much for being able to read my letter with all your heart.

Cadence - CAMARENA SOLANO (Purple Team)

Date Build: Fri 29 - Sat 30, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Luis

Age: 30 years old

Profession: Faxtory

Salary Weekly: $225 US

MOTHER: Claudia

Age: 28 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDRENS:

Marina - 12 years old

Janely - 8 years old

Jesus - 1 year old

Letter from the family:

Good afternoon. First of all, thank you for the opportunity to apply to Casas de Esperanza. As his collaborators said, it is no coincidence that we saw this advertisement on the internet and God put them on our path. They are a new hope for our family, since we were renting for many years and they saw our biggest dream increasingly distant. My parents donated half of their land to me. We have not been able to raise money to build for three years because materials and labor are becoming more and more expensive. We have only put the machine in to pair it. And the only financial income is that of my partner, but now with 3 children, food, school and the vile, we have seen the situation very complicated. We would like to have a home to give stability to our children, since we have a 1-month-old baby and a 12-year-old preteen who already needs her space, and it makes me sad not to be able to give it to her. I appreciate your time reading my letter and with all the faith in the world I ask God to fulfill this great dream for our family of having a home.

Avodah Community - MIRA ENRIQUE (Red Team)

Date Build: Fri 29 - Sun 30, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Sergio

Age: 38 years old

Profession: taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $200 US

CHILDREN:

Leylani - 14 years old

Melany - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

To whom it may concern My name is Sergio Mira Enríquez. First of all I want to tell you a little about my life, I am originally from the State of Mexico where I got married and I had 2 girls who have been my driving force and motivation, because after 14 years of marriage with their mother the divorce came, thus being the most difficult stage of my life and my family, because losing the family that we had built was very difficult and after many situations experienced with my daughters I decided to fight for legal custody of my daughters, which was granted to me in the courts of the family in the State of Mexico. And that was where our journey began, because after having a house that we thought was ours, everything was lost. We arrived in Rosarito with the help of an aunt on my mother's side. To this day she has given us a space to live, as she rents us a home in the Real de Rosarito II neighborhood, where I live with my 2 daughters in a room that we rent, since not only do I live at home, but I share it with 3 families, each one rents a room and everything else in the house is shared. That is, the kitchen, the bathroom and the dining room. Well, this is why I ask for your support, since what I earn is not enough for me to build something, since the money that is generated goes in payments for food, payment for land, clothing and, more and more, my daughters are growing up and I think it is no longer healthy for me to sleep with them in the same bed, since they are already teenagers and need their personal space, since soon they will be young ladies. Well this is the main reason why I request your support, I also know and trust in God, because He only knows the true needs of each person.

Project 143 Foundation - HERRERA CASTAÑEDA (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 9 - Sun 10, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Miguel

Age: 23 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $120 US

MOTHER: Bianey

Age: 22 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Emanuel - 1 year old

Letter from the family:

The situation in which I find myself at the moment is not very good, that is why I come to you from Casas de Esperanza to know if you could support me in the construction of a house that I and my family need, since at the moment we are living in my brother's house, because we do not have the economic solvency to pay a rent or for the construction of a house, since the material is very expensive.

That is why I am in need of something and I am writing to you, for this, thank you in advance, thank you very much.

Project 143 Foundation - BACA ESTRADA (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 09 - Sun 10, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Luis

Age: 23 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $180 US

MOTHER: Isabel

Age: 22 years old

Profession: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN:

Edgar - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

To whom it may concern, a cordial greeting. We were glad to know about the help that Casas de Esperanza provides, since my husband and I do not have the resources to build, and with the rent payments we do not have enough money, so sadly we cannot build him a home to our 5 year old son. Nowadays rents are expensive and where we rent is not a place in good condition, we also only have my husband's salary, and that makes it even more difficult, our son is growing up and does not have his own bed, for us His parents hearing that from him is sad, sad that we cannot provide him with the privacy he requires and will require. The Baca Estrada family appreciates the hope of having the opportunity to obtain a house of hope, thank you very much for listening to us.

Eight Eleven Group - HERNANDEZ AGUILAR (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 2 - Sun 3, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Fortino

Age: 45 years old

Profession: bricklayer

Salary Weekly: $150 us

MOTHER: Rufina

Age: 44 years old

Profession: Stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Cristian - 15 years old

Ximena - 2 years old (grandchild)

Letter from the family:

Hello! my name is Rufina and I’m from Veracruz, we came to Tijuana in search of a better life and work but since we came here we’ve been paying rent and every year they’ve raised the rent on us until we couldn't pay rent and the land anymore so we had to move to our land. I was working too but then my daughter got pregnant and her partner abandoned her so we are helping her. I stay back home now so she can work. My husband did the little house we live in with scrap wood they’ve been giving us. Our house leaks when it rains and it’s not properly sealed so a lot of air comes into the house when it’s windy and the house shakes. I heard about homes of hope because of my neighbor and it would be such a blessing if you guys could help us. Thank you so much in advance!!!

Eight Eleven Group - HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 2 - Sun 3, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Lucia

Age: 31 years old

Profession: house cleaning

Salary Weekly: $130US

CHILDREN

Diego - 14 years old

Jose - 12 years old

Valentina - 6 years old

Santiago - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello my name is Lucia and I’m a single mom of 4 children. We don’t have the resources to improve our home and it’s in very bad conditions. Everything is made of wood and our roof leaks when it rains. Two years ago I separated from my husband and it’s been hard to be a single mom. One of my children is very prone to getting sick, that's why I ask for your help. Because what I make is barely enough for school supplies and food. Our house is also not properly sealed and bugs and animals come inside the house and I fear for my children’s safety. It’s a very hard situation for us but we trust in God and that you will help us. Thank you so much for everything!!!

Motion Church - BARRIOS RUVALCABA (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sun 3 - Mon 4, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Yessenia

Age: years old

Profession:

Salary Weekly: $130US

CHILDREN

Mayra - 18 years old

Ulises - 16 years old

Daniela - 13 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello my name is Yesenia and I've been a single mom with three children since 10 years ago. My husband abandoned us and started a new family and doesn’t support us in any way. I work double shifts to sustain my family. We live in a little room we built on our land but it's made of used wood and our roof is metal. My goals in life are that my children can grow with a healthy and grateful mind and that I can help them in whatever they want to accomplish. Thanks so much for all your help in advance!

Mission Uprising Wiese - VARGAS MAYO (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat 2 - Sun 3, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Juan

Age: 23 years old

Profession: working in a supermarket

Salary Weekly: $120US

MOTHER: Delfina

Age: 24 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $110US

CHILDREN

Erick - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

My name is Delfina and I’m the mom of a 3 year old and I’m pregnant now. We applied for a home of hope when I was the only one working in our home. Now my husband has a job thank God. Our expenses exceed our income, that’s why we haven’t been able to build anything better for our family. We’ve lived in our land for 9 months now and our floor is still a dirt one. Our walls are made of scrap wood and our bathroom is outside. Our house has no divisions, it’s just one room and we only owe a couple furniture items. We are so grateful for your help!! Thank you so much for coming and building a house for us!

Mission Uprising Wiese - PARENTE LIZARRAGA (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 2 - Sun 3, December 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Hector

Age: 41 years old

Profession: tire repair

Salary Weekly: $130 US

MOTHER: Cinthia

Age: 30 years old

Profession: stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Allison - 14 years old

Cinthia - 13 years old

Edwin - 12 years old

Letter from the family:

My name is Cinthia and I’m the mom of 3 wonderful children. We came from Sinaloa to Tijuana in search of a better life. We’ve been through a lot from high rents and sickness in our family to debts, depression and addictions; but God has helped us in every situation. One year and a half ago we built a little shack in our land but it was too small so at the beginning my husband and our son Edwin had to stay somewhere else. We’ve been fighting really hard but have come to realize we can’t do it on our own strength. Our children have worked really hard too because they also want to have a home but it’s just never enough. Tragedy has touched our family many times and we’ve had to use our savings. That’s why we decided to ask for your help. Although we are very limited economically we are very united and we long to have a home of our own like nothing else. God bless you and thank you so much!!!!

Bringhurst - GAYTAN VERDEJO (Orange Team)

Date Build: Sat 25 - Sun 26, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Romualdo

Age: 38 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $120US

MOTHER: Liliana

Age: 46 years old

Profession: stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Romuel - 12 years old

Victoria - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

We would love for you guys to help us build a house because we’ve tried on our own and it’s been very hard. A couple years ago we got a loan from the bank to try to build our house on our land but I got very sick and we had to use some of that money for studies and a new diet I had to take so we weren’t able to finish our construction. If you could help us it would be a dream come true! Thank you so much and God bless you!

Kindness Crew - VAZQUEZ PEREZ (Green Team)

Date Build: Fri 24 - Sat 25, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Everardo

Age: 37 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $230US

MOTHER: Norma

Age: 37 years old

Profession: cleaning houses

Salary Weekly: $50 US

CHILDREN

Cesar - 16 years old

Devani - 14 years old

Liliana - 11 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the family Vasquez Perez and we ask for your help because our house is very old and our roof leaks a lot when it rains. With my salary we haven’t been able to fix the house because our income is just not enough to cover all the costs. My wife also works to help with some of the expenses but it’s still not enough. I know God will help us and I ask God to protect you and keep you from all evil. Thank you so much and God bless you!

Central Bible Church - GARCIA QUINTERO (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Mon 20 - Tue 21, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Manuel

Age: 26 years old

Profession: barber shop

Salary Weekly: $130US

MOTHER: Nidia

Age: 26 years old

Profession: butcher shop

Salary Weekly: $70US

CHILDREN

Aurora - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

We’ve been renting for a long time, sometimes our extended family would let us live with them and that would help us save some money and stay on time with our land payments, but sooner or later they would ask us to leave. Rents have been very expensive and sometimes they would also kick us out with not a lot of time to find another place. We had to work really hard to build our little room on our land so we could have a safe place for our daughter and save some money. Your help would be such an encouragement to us because right now we can’t build anything better. We’ve been through a lot but we know we’re blessed and we never lose hope. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to receive the help you give!

Rise City Church - MACIAS PORTILLO (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 25 - Sun 26, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose

Age: 28 years old

Profession: driver

Salary Weekly: $140US

MOTHER: Luz

Age: 32 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Endrich - 11 years old

Isael - 8 years old

Luz - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, I ask for your support, for 6 years my family and I have been living in a small room that my husband's grandmother lends us, she has given us a space on her property so that we can build our little house, but we have not been able to do it for lack of money.

Thankful Friends - ORTIZ RAMIREZ (Blue Team)

Date Build: Fri 24 - Sat 25, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Julio

Age: 47 years old

Profession: hotel worker

Salary Weekly: $120US

MOTHER: Rosa

Age: 42 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Leslie - 11 years old

Dante - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

We ask for your help because we are living in very hard conditions. Last year they tried to break into our house twice. Only my husband works in the family, our house has leaks and we don’t have the resources to build anything better on our own. Thank you so much for your time and the amazing work you do to help others.

Eastside Church - LEPE BORJAS (Brown Team)

Date Build: Mon 20 - Wed 22, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Juan

Age: 28 years old

Profession: carpenter

Salary Weekly: $180US

MOTHER: Daniela

Age: 28 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Genesis - 3 years old

Nicolas - 5 years old

Elias - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

Good morning, group of Jucum, we have the need to ask for your help, since we do not have the resources to be able to realize the desire to build a house a little larger, because in our family we are 5. And it would be very good for our children to have a little more space. Little by little and with a lot of effort we were able to acquire a property, but it is very difficult for us to start building a big place, since the payment of the property is very high, and we only have the salary of one person in the house and as time goes by, the cost of construction materials are more expensive. We told them that we were already living on our land in a small mobile home. We know that with God's help we will be able to achieve our desire to have a house, since for Him nothing is impossible, and we thank you for taking the time to share this group of help with us and tell us about your love for us.

Venture Church Encinitas - NIÑO GUTIERREZ (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 18 - Sun 19, November 2023

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Baldemar

Age: 32 years old

Profession: factory

Salary Weekly: $130 US

MOTHER: America

Age: 21 years old

Profession: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Grethel - 3 years old

Yoseph - 1 year old

Letter from the family:

hola, we migrated from southern mexico to tijuana due to lack of work in our town, our daughter had just been born and we had to stay in a small hotel until we could find a room to live in, a few weeks later I was assaulted and beaten and was injured. My wife had to return to our town and I stayed to look for work and save so that when they return we have a better place to live. Soon after my father also migrated to tijuana, he is a bricklayer and together we could start to build something for his family and mine, but our budget was only enough to build something with recycled and used material, when it rains everything gets wet, the floor is dirt and the animals get in everywhere, that is why we beg you to help us to build a little house for my family.