Redeemer's Fellowship - Blanco Cazares (ORANGE TEAM)

Date Build: Sat 23 - Sun 24, March 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Jamileth

Age: 26 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $160US

CHILDREN

Yeidhen - 2 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! My name is Jamileth and I’m the single mom of a beautiful 2 year old boy named Yeidhen. His father left us three months after he was born. I’ve had to do so many things so we can have everything we need. I’ve lived with my step dad in an RV because I cannot afford to pay rent and the land I owe. My baby has been sick many times because of the conditions we live in. The cold and the dirt don’t help with his already very delicate health. I haven’t been able to build anything of my own on my land because our income is just not enough and It’s been really hard not to have a space of our own. I know we can get kicked out of where we are right now if my step dad ever decides to leave or if he passes away. It’s been with a lot of sacrifice and effort that we have acquired something of our own so I don’t want to lose it. I just want my baby to be proud of me one day, of everything I’ve done, all the work I’ve had to do to take care of him. Thank you so much for considering our family for a Home of Hope!!!

Cardiac Casa - Garcia Pulido (BLUE TEAM)

Date Build: Fri 23 - Sat 24, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose

Age: 39 years old

Job: Factory

Salary Weekly: $120US

MOTHER: Angela

Age: 32 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $130US

CHILDREN

Maria - 12 years old

Emmanuel - 7 years old

Julia - 2 years old

Letter from the family: Hello!! We are the Garcia Pulido family. We heard about Homes of Hope through our neighbor who received a home of hope two years ago. We took some food to the team who was building for them and they were so good to us. One of the team members there encouraged us to buy our own land and apply for a Home of Hope when we were renting and they gave us a little offering for the first payment. It wasn’t the money but the hope they gave us that encouraged us to follow our dream and look for a land for our family. That experience really changed my life and now we’ve been paying for our land for a couple years but we haven’t been able to build anything on it yet. That’s why we ask for your help because we know God is the owner of everything and he can provide for us. Both my husband and I grew up in really poor houses and we want to give our children a different life. Thank you so much for your help and for being faithful in the ministry God has given you!!!

Hovland Family - VILLALOBOS TOVAR (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 24 - Sun 25, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Edgar

Age: 27 years old

Job: Furniture Store

Salary Weekly: $130US

MOTHER: Dayan

Age: 28 years old

Job: House wife

Salary Weekly: $120US

CHILDREN

Kevin - 9 years old

Yaretzi - 6 years old

Matias - 10 months old

Letter from the family: Hello!! We are the family Blanco Villalobos. We would love to thank you for this wonderful opportunity. We want a house to give security, calm, and hope to our family. We currently live in a really old borrowed RV in terrible conditions. The owners of it threaten us that they'll take it away from us soon. My daughter has also gotten sick multiple times because of the conditions we live in. We have two children and one baby and we worry about their health and we don’t want anything bad to happen to them. That’s why we ask you to take us into account for a Home of Hope because it’s only a matter of time until the owner of the RV takes it away and we don’t have a home anymore. We don’t have family in Tijuana to support us or help us. We just want our children to be well and that they don’t go through some of the suffering we’ve been through. Thank you so much for your help and for listening to our request.

Campos Calvary Chapel Old Towne - BECERRA GUERRA (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jonathan

Age: 40 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $ 120US

MOTHER: Mariana

Age: 34 years old

Job: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Jaycee - 2 months old

Jayda - 8 years old

Jonathan - 11 years old

Letter from the family: Hello my name is mariana Guerra, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children and my husband is Jhonatan, we have been together almost 13 years. We are asking for a home because, when the pandemic took us by surprise, we lost our jobs and our incomes and that is when this difficult situation started. I found out i was pregnant just before I lost my job and, with the little bit of savings we had, my husband decided to invest it in a property. We wanted to be able to pay for all of our expenses and also the land payments to be able to build our new home. But we have not been able to build anything because we don’t have enough income since he is the only one who is working right now and I am in charge of taking care of our 3 kids. With all of my heart I hope to have the opportunity to have you come to build a home for our children. In advance, I thank you for your time to read this and take us into consideration. Thank you and blessings.

Porter/Fernandez Family - CASTILLO GARCIA (Teal Team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Aaron

Age: 31 years old

Job: valet parking

Salary Weekly: $100 US

MOTHER: Ana Maria

Age: 30 years old

Job: Fleet Market

Salary Weekly: $60 US

CHILDREN

Santiago - 12 years old

Italia - 2 years old

Letter from the family:

We are the Castillo Garcia family and we would like to thank you for your time and the opportunity to share with you a little bit about our lives and how we came here to apply for this support to have a better place to live.

We arrived from the state of Sonora 4 years ago with the hope of having a better life here. My parents sold their home to be able to buy something here where we could come and live. We arrived with them and at that time we were 6 people living together. When I became pregnant, our parents helped us to get a down payment for our land close to their home. Once my baby was born, now we are 7 people living together in 2 rooms, a bathroom and a common room that serves as the living room, kitchen and dining room. We like being together but it is very small.

Every month, with a lot of effort we are able to get the money for our land payment, even though having a baby has a lot of added expenses. This is why it has been impossible for us to build a home for ourselves.

We are asking for your help with a home because my baby is now 2 and my son is 12, and each one of them takes up space and we feel like we are invading my parent’s house now, even though I know they are happy to have their grandchildren with them. Each person needs their privacy and their own space, including my 18 year old sister that lives with them too. I would like to have a space where my baby can walk freely and without danger, where my adolescent son can feel comfortable in his own space, and where our stuff is not bothering anyone.

We know there are many people in need, but we decided to take a risk and try and ask for your help. Whatever you decide, we are thankful for the opportunity. May God bless you.

Glenmore Christian Academy MA - CURIEL PEREZ (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Tue 20 - Thu 22, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Juan

Age: 37 years old

Job: delivery

Salary Weekly: $60US

MOTHER: Oyuki

Age: 35 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $120US

CHILDREN

Malek - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello, my name is Juan Luis, as the father of this family I am asking for your support, since my current situation does not allow me to build a home for my family. I am a disabled person and it is difficult for to do certain tasks and to have a stable job. Unfortunately I was run over in a car accident 5 years ago and my arm was amputated and I had 2 fractures in my leg and despite surgery, I am not able to walk long distances or stand up for long periods of time.

That is why I am writing this letter, if God helps me to qualify for a home, it would be blessing since we live in a small house made of wood with no running water or electricity. We are barely able to cover our expenses delivering pizzas on the weekend, and during the week my wife works in a factory. That is our work schedule that we share so we can give the best to our son and take care of him and his needs. Thank you for your attention, may God bless you and all of those in Homes of Hope.

Grace and friends- SOLANO MARTINEZ (Red Team)

Date Build: Sat 17 - Sun 18, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Antonia

Age: 51 years old

Job: Factory

Salary weekly: $120 US

CHILDREN

Norma - 17 years old

Avelino - 16 years old

Letter from the family: We are asking for a home because where we live is built out of recycled wood which means that when it rains, we have so many leaks and all of our things get wet. We have a dirt floor and so there is a lot of humidity and many bugs come into our home. We are in a really rough situation and so I cannot buy material to fix it. I have 2 children in school and my salary is not very high so my situation is very complicated because of that. I have to carry all of the burden of the cost of living because my husband is sick and cannot work. Then I had an accident and couldn't take care of him since he has to have dialysis every 3rd day so he had to be taken somewhere else.
Thank you for your help!

Redeemer (Hovland) - RUIZ BRITO (Brown Team)

Date Build: Sat 10 - Sun 11, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Antonio

Age: 49 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary weekly: $190 US

MOTHER: Maria

Age: 50 years old

Job: Cleaning houses

Salary Weekly: $120 US

CHILDREN

Flor - 14 years old

Letter from the family: Hello, my name is Maria del Carmen and my husband is Antonio and we have been together 10 years. My daughter Flor is in middle school and is 14. We are asking please for your help because, with our economic situation, we are barely able to get by. We are paying both rent and our property payments every month. My husband is a bricklayer’s assistant and I am a house cleaner and what we earn is barely enough to feed our family and make our payments. My daughter suffers from asthma, but because of our financial situation, we can’t afford to take her to a specialist. I also suffer from liver problems and I haven’t been able to buy the medicine I need. My daughter will soon be in high school, where we will have even more expenses. This is why we are asking for your help. Thank you.

Project 143 - CERVANTES SANCHEZ (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 10 - Sun 11, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Allaneydi

Age: 37 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $90 US

CHILDREN:

Edgar - 6 years old

Ramon - 10 years old

Yair - 16 years old

Brayan - 18 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello friends! My name is Allaneydi. I ask for your suppor since I'm a single mom of 4 children. I work really hard but I barely make enough for a living. With a lot of effort I make my monthly land payements but it's really hard for me to build something worthy of my family. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. We will forever be grateful.

Glenmore Christian Academy MA - MEDINA CHAVEZ (Blue Team)

Date Build: Tues 20th - Thur 22nd, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Cecilia

Age: 31 years old

Job: Factory

Salary weekly:$ 240 USD

CHILDREN

Ulises - 14 years old

Consuelo - 12 years old

Perla - 11 years old

Letter from the family: Hello my name is Cecilia, I am a single mom, I am 31 years old and I’m from Guadalajara but I’ve lived here for 5 years. I have 3 children, 2 of them suffer from epilepsy. 6 years ago, I separated from their dad and he doesn’t help me with any of their expenses. So I decided to come here to seek medical treatment for my children. For the last 8 years, I am having medical treatment for anemia. I work in a factory. I am doing the best I can with my property, but so far have not built anything despite all my efforts. Everything I do is for my children so we can get out of a bad situation. I want to have something I can give to my children. Thank you.

Glenmore Christian Academy MA- AGUILAR ZASOCOTECO (Green Team)

Date Build: Tue 20th - Thu 22nd, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Norma

Age: 36 years old

Job: Street vendor

Salary: $ 100 US

CHILDREN:

Camila - 9 years old

Letter from the family: Hello my name is Norma, years ago, I was living in Mexico City when I separated from my partner and fell into a terrible depression. I had a young daughter and unfortunately fell into alcoholism while living with my mother. I was put into a rehab center, and when I got out my mother had given my daughter to her father and I couldn’t get her back. I felt so lost, I slept on the streets until one day I met Jesus Christ and He healed my heart. I felt his love and mercy, and even though I tried to give up this terrible vice, I couldn’t. I got pregnant with another man and from there I promised Jesus I would never drink again.

Later I came to Rosarito with my new partner and I liked it because I felt peace here. We were renting in places with no electricity and with really bad conditions and eventually we separated. I decided to get a property with the dream of moving on and seeing my daughter have her own room and living happily there. Right now I live in a small trailer and it is very cramped and we sleep together there. I don’t have the necessary resources to build a house here and I can’t go back to my mothers house. My desire is to have a home where my daughter and I can live happily. This is the reason I’m asking for help with this house. Thank you for reading and may Jesus bless you forever!

Glenmore Christian Academy MA - NOYOLA ZAPIEN (Orange Team

Date Build: Tue 20th - Thu 22nd, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Marcos

Age: 37 years old

Job: bricklayer

Salary Weekly: $ 175 US

MOTHER: Aracely

Age: 35 years old

Job: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Joana - 13 years old

Nathaly - 17 years old

Letter from the family: We are the Noyola Zapien family, we have 4 members in our family: my mother Araceli, my father Marcos, my younger sister Joana and me Nathaly. Before I begin I want to thank you for the opportunity you are giving us, really it would be a great help. One of the reasons for wanting the home is that we have never had a stable place to live, or a place to call our own. We stopped living in a stable home about 7 years ago because of economic difficulties. Since then we have been renting in different places, until 8 months ago, thanks to God who blessed us with our own property. Truly it has been very difficult for my parents and for my sister and I, that’s why we are asking for a Home of Hope house, we sincerely need it and it would be a great blessing to have. We will love it and care for it and my sister and I would be so happy to have our own space, since right now all 4 of us share the same room and it is quite difficult, but we have faith that we will have our own home someday. Thank you very much and blessings, Nathaly (daughter)

I (mom Araceli) also want to thank you for your time and ask for your support because about 7 years ago we lost our house, and my girls were so young and we went through a very hard time. We were left with nothing, but I thank God that I did not lose my family. We had to go live and rent in another place, feeling destroyed because we lost our home but with faith in God that together with my husband we can move forward. He is very strong and with a lot of will power and love for his family and faith in God, we have been able to stay on the right path. Whatever happens God will be with us and we will continue to trust in him. Thank you for reading. The Noyola Zapien family sends their blessings to you.

Project 143 - POLITO GIL (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 10 - Sun 11, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Alfredo

Age: 47 years old

Job: bricklayer

Salary Weekly: $ 200US

MOTHER: Juana

Age: 46 years old

Job: Stay at home Mom

CHILDREN

Pedro - 16 years old

Giovanna - 13 years old

Yamileth - 11 years old

Letter from the family:

I am asking for your help please with a home since my family is large and we do not fit in the small room where we live. I am asking for my children. The cold comes in and it is so cold and I am so worried that they will get sick. The place where we live is falling down and the wood is opened up. I ask with all my heart to be able to have a decent home and not suffer so much from the cold and water and wind and to be protected from the elements and not have the children get sick. I would like them to have a bit more space and also a better place to cook for my family. A few months ago, it rained so hard and the little that we did have got ruined, including our clothes, blankets and mattresses.
That’s why I’m asking with all my heart to please help me, for my kids, so they would be protected from the water, wind and rain. The place that we live in is really bad, with no windows and when it rains, the floor is wet and full of mud and it gets so cold and my kids sleep on a mattress on the floor. I am even afraid that at night while we are sleeping the roof could fall in on us. I am asking for this so that my children can have a better life. Thank you so much for reading my letter and I wish for many blessings for you and I am thankful to the Homes of Hope team who really have been so kind.

New Season Church of Ventura - ARZATE CEJA (Blue)

Date Build: Sat 3 - Sun 4, February 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose Luis

Age: 54 years old

Job: bricklaye

Salary Weekly: $ 150US

MOTHER: Leticia

Age: 55 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

GRANDCHILDREN:

Viridiana - 15 years old

Reyli - 5 years old

GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER

Briana - 8 months old

Letter from the family:

I applied for a Homes of Hope because I have a dream of having my own home, a place that is dignified where I can have my children grow up, even though they are my grandchildren that I am taking care of. I feel a need to make sure they have a better future. These are my son’s children from different mothers. The oldest girl has always been with me ever since her mom left with another man. She suffered abuse and was in DIF (government social services) but thanks to God, we did everything possible to be able to get her out of the system and into our care.

Later my son had another child with another woman, but she had drug problems and DIF took her son away but thanks to God, they gave me the chance as his grandma to take care of him. We had to go through a long process but thanks to God they gave us back our grandson.

This is why I am asking for a Homes of Hope house, so that these children can have a home that they deserve, a place where they can have a future without worrying that one day they will end up on the streets. Something that I can offer them is a warm place where they feel safe and and peace and tranquility, so that they can keep moving forward without fear in their lives.

I know that there are so many people out there like me with the same dream, but still I don’t lose faith and hope to be able to have the best for my family. I am so thankful to you for making so many people happy, may God bless you to continue doing this.

Friends of Frericks - HUERTA CATAÑO (Pink Team)

Date Build: Fri 26 - Sat 27, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Omar

Age: 19 years old

Job: taco place

Salary Weekly: $150US

MOTHER: Patricia

Age: 22 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

CHILDREN

Anya - 5 months old

Letter from the family:

Hola, the reason why we are asking for your help is because the owners of the place we used to rent decided to stop renting it and we had to move out fortunately some months before my wife and I decided to purchase a piece of land and pay it little by little. we find out about Homes of Hope through our neighbors some of them received a Home of Hope, now is our dream to have our own home where our children can grow, we are thankful and trust in God this will happen, thank you for helping people like us that are starting life as family. Thank you

Camelback Society (Barrett) - CALIXTO PACHECO (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Sat 20 - Sun 21, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Alicia

Age: 40 years old

Job: Sells clothes

Salary Weekly: $ 103 US

CHILDREN

Damaris - 20 years old

Jorge - 18 years old

Sergio - 14 years old

Letter from the family:

I hope everyone is doing great my name is Alicia Pacheco Navarrete we are a family of 4 Damarys My oldest, Jorge and Sergio. My story change 8 years ago when we use to live with my children’s dad he used to abused me physically and humiliate me, things got worse when he started abusing my children psychologically he used to locked us in the house without food, some times he left for a week with just bread and water. One time he came back home drunk and started beating my children I tried to protect them and he beat me and left me on the floor that’s when my daughter asked me to leave him that’s when I understood they didn’t deserve the punishment of living with him we left him and moved to Rosarito I started working as hard as I could to day and night to save money and have enough to do the down payment of our land, one of my bouts stopped studying to be able to help me and get the land faster, Thank God we are currently living in our land we made a small room of 9x 12 with a tarp over our roof, we sale food on the weekends and used clothes and that’s how we make it to pay monthly for our land and cover our main needs. Thank you so much for all of your help.

Fathers House Church - SILVA RODRIGUEZ ( Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 20 - Sun 21, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Ana Gloria

Age: 46 years old

Job: Cellphone accesories store

Salary Weekly: $ 242

CHILDREN

Nathali - 18 years old

Steven - 11 years old

Letter from the family:

We are a family of 3 Mexican residents Originally from El Salvador, We emigrate to Mexico trying to save our lives we were being threatened by the gangs because I refused to helped them. At that time I just had become a widow and felt very vulnerable I was struggling, the day I got threatened I went home and only picked what was necessary and left, for two weeks was visiting family and friends not being able to share with anybody the situation, I gather as much money as I could and left the country starting our journey to Mexico, once in Mexico I went to an NGO and asked for help finding refuge in Baja California, a year later we received our residency, we have been renting ever since and one day I decided to ask if I could apply for a home, I worked in a restaurant for a while until I found out about the weekend market in the colonias and started my own business selling cell phone accessories I’m getting about $4000 pesos a week, currently we live in a small room of 10’by 10’ and we would love to have our home place that we can call our home again.

Crossroads Christian Church - TELLEZ MOSSO (Purple Team)

Date Build: Sat 27 - Sun 28, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: David

Age: 40 years old

Job: Fixes washing machines

Salary Weekly: $ 36

MOTHER: Juliana

Age: 32 years old

Job: cleaning houses

Salary Weekly: $ 90

CHILDREN

David - 14 years old

Kevin - 8 years old

Irvin - 7 years old

Letter from the family:

I hope everyone is doing ok, we are a family of 5 My husband our 3 children and me, the reason why I’m asking help is because about 5 years ago my husband was involved in a hard car accident he was 2 years in coma miraculously he was able to recover with therapy and the help of his family I went to ask for help to the government and they sent me to Homes Of Hope we live in an old house and it licks every time it rains, my hope is to receive your help to get our house so my children can have a safe place to live, our economic situation is hard and we only get enough to pay for food, bills and the monthly payment of our land, my husband fixes washers and dryers and I work 3 days a week cleaning houses but we only make enough that’s why I’m daring to ask your help, from the bottom of my heart thank you.

Capstone Homes - ALFONSO VAZQUEZ (Blue Team)

Date Build: Sat 27 - Sun 28, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Mercedez

Age: 37 years old

Job: Factory

Salary Weekly: $ 145

CHILDREN

Dulce - 12 years old

Alexander - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

My name is Mercedes Vazquez Miguel, I was born in the State of Chiapas and moved to Tijuana when I was 17 years old trying to get a good job where I could earn enough to help my family. I started my own family through the years and now I have 3 children my oldest daughter got married and doesn’t live with me, but I have a 12 year old and a 6 year old, I’m a single mom and have to work 3 days a week from Friday to Sunday on a Night Shift and the rest of the week I sale cosmetics and try to be a full time mom. As you can imagine I only get enough to to pay our expenses but not enough to build something worth it that’s why I am asking your help to build a house for my children because we are currently living in a small room and we barely fit in it, we struggled a lot in the rainy season the water gets into our house and everything gets wet therefore I would love and appreciate your help please. Thank you so much.

Capstone Homes - EXACARIAS CELIO (Green Team)

Date Build: Sat 27 - Sun 28, January 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Ivan

Age: 36 years old

Job: Concrete factory

Salary Weekly: $ 151

MOTHER: Elena

Age: 29 years old

Job: Nails work

Salary Weekly: $ 42

CHILDREN

Edgar Ivan - 15 years old

Dilan Alexander - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

Hola, first of all greetings to you all and introducing my family at the same time we are a family of 4 (Me) Elena, Ivan (Dad), Edgar (Oldest son) Dylan (Youngest son). This is my little family we have been together for 16 years always working hard and moving forward to show the best of the example to our children, its been always our dream to have our own house something we can leave to our children some day but we haven’t been able to save and build something worthy that’s the reason why I’m coming to you with the best of hopes you will be able to help us so my children can have a safe place where they can continue growing together as a strong family, we thank you in advance for taking the time to read our letter and for helping so many families like ours, it is our dream that God will help you to help us and help others, God bless you.