New Life Church - Soto Lozano ( Green Team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Laura

Age: 27 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Miguel Angel

Age: 26 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $175 US

CHILDREN

Marcus - 2 years old

Melanie - 7 years old

Miguel Angel - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! we are the family Soto Lozano, we are a family of 5. My husband and I have 3 wonderful children who we love more than anything. My dream as a mom is to give my children a comfortable place where they can live and play. We used to pay rent in a very small and ugly place but we decided we want to leave something to our children for when we're gone so we started paying this land. With our savings we gave our down payment and that day our adventure begun. Since then we started collecting wood and we started working on leveling our ground. Friends and family helped us a lot and a week and a half later we got to build a little room where we are currently living in. Our first months were a struggle because we didn't have electricity or running water and we had a dirt floor so lots of little animals would crawl inside the house. In the end we are so happy that little by little we are creating our own home with a lot of effort and sacrifice. It was hard to connect to electricity but thank God and with our parents help now we have light inside our house. My children sometimes ask me how long we will live in these conditions and it's hard to give them an answer. Sometimes they get sick because the room is cold and the walls have some holes where the air comes through at night. Our roof is covered with plastic that we got from some of our neighbors so that when it rains our roof doesn't leak. I love being in my home so I try really hard to keep my house clean and comfortable for my children. Whatever we've been able to buy it's been with a lot of effort and it would be such a dream come true that Homes of Hope would build a house for our children to have a beautiful place where they can rest and sleep peacefully. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope!!

New Life Church - Pelayo Rodriguez (red team)

Date Build: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Brenda

Age: 28 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Sergio

Age: 37 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $175 US

CHILDREN

Sergio - 7 years old

Jairo - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!!! we are the family Pelayo Rodriguez, we are a small but loving family of four. We were renting for many years in the same place but when I was pregnant with my second child the owners of the house gave us 1 week to leave and thank God my dad helped us and allowed us to live in a little room in his land because we didn't have anywhere else to go. It's been 4 years since we've lived there but we really want something better for our children. Where we currently live there's not enough space for them to play and it's not very safe. If we could receive this Home of Hope it would make our life so much better and we would be forever grateful. Thank you so much for considering us and may God give you the resources to keep helping families like ours! God bless!

New Life Church - Rodriguez Gonzales (Pink Team)

Date Build: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Alejandra

Age: 40 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $100 US

CHILDREN

Antoni - 12 years old

Diana - 24 years old

GRANDCHILDREN

Keyla - 7 years old

Samuel - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!!! my name is Alejandra, I am a single working mom of a 12 year old, my other children are already adults. A couple months ago I built a litle room in my land for me and my son but it's not a safe place. While I was at work my son got bitten by an animal and he got very scared, since then he hasn't been living with me. He's been living with his grandmother, my ex husbands mom. His father has never been responsible for him but I had no other choice but to send him there so he could be safe while I was able to build something better for him. I call him everyday and I visit him every two weeks. I know he wants to be with me but I can't bring him with me yet. I work everyday but it's not enough. I also have an older daughter who just separated from her husband and has two children, she wants to live with me in my land but I don't have space for them either. They also need a stable home. I thank you so much for this opportunity, for considering us for a Home of Hope. Thank you for helping me to have a safe place for my family, God bless you always!!!

Renovia - Perez Caraveo (blue team)

Date Build: Thursday 30th - Friday 31st May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Dayana

Age: 23 years old

Job: sales

salary weekly: $100 US

CHILDREN

Zulema - 2 years old

Geraldine - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!!! my name is Dayana, I'm a mom of two wonderful little girls, I left my mom's house when I had my first child and I started selling stuff to pay rent on my own. Years ago I bought a piece of land from my aunt and when I was 18 years old it was completely payed off; but the place where it was would get really bad and dangerous during the rainy season, so I sold it and with that I bought another one that was closer to the girl's school. With the money I had left I was able to build a little room and stop renting. It's been the best investment I've made for my children, so they don't struggle like I did and so I can give them some stability. I don't want my children to go through the same things I went through, struggling and moving around. This way they can focus on their education and have something of their own. I currently don't have the resources to improve my home and where we are living the roof leaks and it's cold at night. It would be such a wonderful blessing if my family and I could receive a Home of Hope, thank you so much for considering us and for everything you do for this families, God bless you!!

Porter Family & Friends - Martin Isidoro (Teal Team)

Date Build: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Concepcion

Age: 41 years old

Job: Factory

Salary Weekly: $200 US

MOTHER: Beatriz

Age: 27 years old

Job: Stay at Home mom

CHILDREN

Isaac - 7 years old Yeshia - 5 years old David - 6 months old

Letter from the family:

Hello! we are the family Martin Isidoro. We are a family of 5 and we've been living in our land for the past 3 years. The walls of our house are second hand, my husband and his brother built it even without knowing much about construction. It's not in the best conditions our roof leaks when it rains and our room it's only 5 by 5 meters but we've had to adapt. Since being there also our family grew and now the space is really not enough for all of us. We would really love to build something better but my husband's salary is barely enough for our daily expenses. We try our best to administer our finances but we can't do it on our own that's why we come to you to ask for your help. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope!!!!!

Bel Air Church - Romero Ledesma (Red Team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Lucia

Age: 30 years old

Job: Taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $150 US

CHILDREN

Jonathan - 8 years old

Letter from the family: Hello we are the family Romero Ledesma!!! My name is Lucia, I'm a single mom of a wonderful 8 year old boy named Jonathan. I had a very difficult childhood growing up. My dad left us when I was 11 years old and since then me and my siblings started working to help my mom with our family expenses. I started my own family when I was 21 years old with the dad of my son but after a while we had to part our ways because of violence and I went back to live with my mother. I started focusing on God and putting my life together working and serving at church. Later on I met someone else and with him I tried again to start a family but we had to split too because of the same issues. He helped me buy the land I own right now and in january of 2023 we had to leave the house we were renting so we moved to our land in an improvised house we built with wood scraps and a tin roof with a tarp. It still leaks when it rains, and our living conditions are not the right ones but I know God is good and he's the one who has given me the strength I need to keep going and trying. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. We are so grateful and expectant for you to come and help us build the house we need so much.

Q Missions - Lopez Castro (Blue Team)

Date Build: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Carlos

Age: 45 years old

Job: Uber eats

Salary Weekly: $190 US

MOTHER: Leticia

Age: 40 years old

Job: Stay at Home mom

CHILDREN

Cesar Alejandro - 17 years old

Carlos Emmanuel - 11 years old

Melanie Alexia - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! my name is Leticia Castro, my family and I have been living in Rosarito for the past 7 years. The reason we ask for your help is because the only person working in our house is my husband and the house we live in is borrowed. My husband works delivering food but his work is not very stable. When it rains he can't go to work because of the roads and the mud and his job options are limited because his health is not very well. I don't work because I need to take care of the children but I help him by selling things in the community like used clothes and food. I also serve at my children's school in the cafeteria. They don't pay me a salary but they give me part of the lefovers food and that's how I help my husband with our family expenses. We ask for your help because it would be very hard for us to build a home for our family on our own. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. God bless you!!!

Redeemer's Fellowship - Contreras Gurrola (orange team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Yolanda

Age: 20 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $100 US

CHILDREN

Kimberly - 20 years old

Letter from the family: Hello! My name is Yolanda, my family and I came to Tijuana running away from violence and in search of a better life 12 years a go. Last year my husband passed away unexpectedly from a very aggressive cancer and it left me and my daughter without a husband and without a dad; and with debts and a big void in our lives. Friends and family have been good to us and have helped us, but as time has passed by we’ve found ourselves again on our own. With my husband’s departure it has been very hard to cover all of our expenses and to pay rent, that's why we got kicked out of the house we were renting and we ended up in the street. A dear friend allowed us to stay in her house for a season, until we could find another place but now they are also asking us to leave. We don’t have anywhere else to go, that’s why we have applied for a Home of Hope. My daughter sells candy at her university and I sell stuff people give us to help sustain ourselves and I also clean houses a couple times a week. We have family in the south but we don’t want to go back because of the insecurity there. My husband and I were together for 24 years, losing him was the hardest thing we’ve ever been through as a family, but we have hope for the future and we are expecting better times for us. Thank you so much for reading our application and for considering us for a Home of Hope.

Bel Air Church - Puentes Lopez (blue team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Ana Karen

Age: 28 years old

Job: Hardware store

Salary Weekly: $130US

CHILDREN

Valeria - 5 years old

Letter from the family: I came to Tijuana 10 years a go to look for work because where I'm from there were not many work opportunities. I started living with my aunt at the beggining but then I met someone and we got together. Some time later I got pregnant but then we started having a lot of problems because of his addictions and domestic violence. I left again to live with my aunt for a season until I could find something for my own. Three months later I moved out and started paying rent and making land payments. Because of our expenses I haven't been able to build anything in our piece of land. I work 4 days a week, when my daughter's dad helps me take care of her. I don't have anyone else to help me take care of her so those are the only days I can work. We would be very excited to receive this wonderful gift of having a home of our own. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope.

Lompoc Foursquare Church - Barbosa Medina (yellow team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Francisco

Age: 46 years old

Job: butcher

Salary Weekly: $150US

MOTHER: Ana Cristina

Age: 36 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Ernesto - 18 years old

Javier - 13 years old

Ana Leticia - 6 years old

Letter from the family: Hello!! We are the family Medina Ortiz, we ask for your help to make a house since we don't have the resources to build something better on our own. We built our house with wood scraps and been living like that for the past 2 years. When it rains our roof leaks and our children get sick. We are working really hard and doing what we can but we haven't been able to improve our home. We are so grateful you're considering us for a Home of Hope. God bless you so mcuh!

Lompoc Foursquare Church - Lopez Ovando (green team)

Date Build: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Juana

Age: 53 years old

Job: Pension

Salary Weekly: $100US

CHILDREN

Alejandra- 14 years old

Letter from the family: Hello my name is Juana,I'm a mom of three, two young man and a 14 year old. We came from Chiapas to Tijuana 12 years a go in search of a better life. Since I came here we were renting but then my children encouraged me to buy a piece of land, and with a lot of sacrifice we did it. The monthly payments are hard with all of our other expenses, that's why we come to you to ask for help. We built something in our land but it's not in good conditions. My children work and help me but we still don't have the finances to do anything better. We are so grateful you've considerer our family for a Home of Hope. Thank you so much for everything you do! God bless you.

The Crossing Men’s Retreat - DOMINGUEZ ZEPEDA (Orange Team)

Date Build: Friday 03 - Saturday 04 May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Julio 38

Age: 38 years old

Job: taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $160US

MOTHER: Guadalupe

Age: 25 years old

Job: Little store

Salary Weekly: $110US

CHILDREN

Vannia - 7 years old

Adonai - 3 years old

Letter from the family: Hello we are the family Dominguez Zepeda, we came from the south of Mexico to Tijuana in search of a better life. We've been living in Ensenada and Rosarito with our families but it has been very uncomfortable for both of our families. We even had to live in my mother in law's living room for 6 months, we also lived in my brother in law's land for a a while. Later we got to save money for our land down payment and then we started saving to build something but we only got to build the septic tank and leveled the ground and then we ran out of money. Then thankfully we got to hear about Homes of Hope and we applied for a home. We would love to have our own stable home for our children. We're we've been living they've even robed us and when it rains the roof leaks and the house gets really cold and humid and the kids get sick. My desire as a mom is to be with my kids at home and be able to give them attention and teach them about values and faith. I know you can't help all the families but I thank you for this opportunity of having a safe roof over our heads. Thank you so much!!!

Larson - Dorantez Cardenaz (Red Team)

Date Build: Thursday 14th - Friday 15th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Oscar

Age: 43 years old

Job: taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $143US

MOTHER: Areli

Age: 40 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Gladis - 10 years old

Letter from the family: Hello!!! my name is Oscar, my family and I came from the south of Mexico to this city in search of a better life many years a go. Back in the south we used to work in the fields harvesting. Sometimes I miss that life style but here I've learned to like my job beause I get to help others too. At the beggining when we came to Tijuana we were living with my wife's brother then we started renting but rents are very high in Tijuana and we really long for something we can call our own. My job doesn't give me any healthcare insurance or bank loans to build something on our own, that's why we ask for your help. Thank you so much for this opportunity and for everything you do, for considering us for this blessing! God bless you always!!

The Crossing Men's Retreat - Riaño Bautista (Green Team)

Date Build: Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Damaris

Age: 23 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $125US

CHILDREN

Juan - 2 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! my name is Damariz, I'm a single mom of a beautiful 2 year old boy. My son's father left us a while a go and it's been really hard to raise my son on my own. I've been living in this city for 3 years and the rents here are very expensive that's why I live with my aunt. It's been a wonderful help but we know we are invading her personal space. I would love to build something for my child and I but the building materials are very expensive right now that's why I come to you because we really need your help and this blessing from God. Thank you so much for this work you do, because this would be such a wonderful gift for us !!! God bless you!

The Crossing Men's Retreat- Sanchez Bueno (Red Team)

Date Build: Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Leopoldo

Age: 56 years old

Job: security guard

Salary Weekly: $206US

MOTHER: Refugio

Age: 49 years old

Job: cleaning mall

salary weekly: $181US

CHILDREN

Omar - 14 years old

Grisel - 17 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! we are the family Shanchez Bueno. We have always lived from our work, always fighting for our children. God has provided everything we need daily, we've desired to live in better conditions but we haven't been able to accomplish it on our own. We've seen God do miracles in other people's lives that's why we don't give up and I know some day he will send us the help we need. Right now when it rains we have to leave our land because otherwise it's hard to get out of the area, even walking. When this happens we have to go to the near town and park somewhere to sleep in our van. We tell eachother not to be sad because better times will come for us and then we sleep peacefully and calm. Sometimes they've stolen things from our land but we don't give up, we keep fighting. Thank you so much for helping us and for considering us for a Hope of Hope!

The crossing Men's Retreat - Vicario Coronado (Blue Team)

Date Build: Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Ana Cecilia

Age: 34 years old

Job: Convenience store

Salary Weekly: $143US

CHILDREN

Ana Aurora - 9 years old

Emiliano - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! My name is Cecilia, I'm a single mom of two wonderful children. I had to leave my ex husband because of violence and abuse, it was not a safe place for us. I went back to live with my mom and she helped me take care of the children while I worked. Eventually I lef my mom's house again but to live in a borrowed house. The structure of that house is not very safe and it's very desolated so there are a lot of dangerous animals in the area. We don't have anywhere else to go where I can pay rent because I'm currently doing my land payments so I don't have enough to go to a better place. That's why we ask for your help so my children can have their dream come true and mine too of having a worthy home, where we can have peace and quiet. With God's help we know this can become true. Thank you so much for considering us for a home of hope!

The Crossing men's retreat - Espinoza Cabrera (Yellow Team)

Date Build: Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose

Age: 54 years old

Job: factory

Salary Weekly: $187US

MOTHER: Amanda

Age: 38 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Pedro - 3 years old

Jose - 4 years old

Arely - 6 years old

Marisol - 10 years old

Lucero - 12 years old

Cristal- 15 years old

Estrella - 16 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! we are the family Espinoza Cabrera, We are applying for a of hope because the the house we currently live in is too small for our big family and it's not properly built. Whenever it rains it leaks and also floods our dirt floor. We've done what we can with what we have but we don't have anywhere else to live. My busband doesn't make enough income for us to save to build a proper shelter, whatever money we receive we use it for the daily household expenses. We would be so grateful to be chosen by homes of hope to receive a home for our beautiful family. Thank you so much for considering us and for helping families like ours.

The Crossing Men's Retreat- Acevedo Dominguez (Gray Team)

Date Build: Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Brayan

Age: 23 years old

Job: glazier

Salary Weekly: $187d US

MOTHER: Yukary

Age: 19 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Elian - 8 months old

Letter from the family: Through this letter I come to you asking for your valuable help for the construction of a house that can become a home for our small family. In the last year we've worked with a lot of effort to buy our own land nevertheless because of different expenses we haven't been able to build a house of our own. There was a point when we had to live in our car to find shelter because we didn't have a place to live in. Our expenses don't allow us to save money for a build so your generosity would help us have the stable home that we long for. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. It would bring such a positive change in our lives and it would allow us to start a new season full of hope and unity.

Hope Zone Build - Barrios Reynoso (Blue team)

Date Build: Wednesday 8th - Thursday 9th May 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Manuel

Age: 45 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $100US

MOTHER: Eva

Age: 34 years old

Job: Stay at Home Mom

CHILDREN

Destiny - 12 years old

Emily - 9 years old

Jose - 6 years old

Letter from the family: Hello!! we are the family Barrios Reynoso. We have lived in downtown Tijuana for many years, renting near the red light district. A very dangerous area of the city. We also lived in some relative's land for many years but for many family situations we need to leave and find a new place. Right now we don't have anywhere else to go, the land we were living in got sold and we need to move soon but We don't make enough income to pay a normal rent or build something of our own in our land. We are so grateful we get to receive this great gift from Homes of Hope. We currently assist weekly to Hope Zone the YWAM community center in dowtown Tijuana and we are so excited to start this new season in a place we can finally call home. God bless you so much!!!!

PNW Mission Home Builders - CASTRO DOMINGUEZ (Blue Team)

Date Build: Friday 26 - Saturday 27 April 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Yadira

Age: 37 years old

Job: sells burgers

Salary Weekly: $200US

CHILDREN

Jorge - 18 years old

Angel - 16 years old

Derek - 13 years old

Letter from the family:

We are the Castro Dominguez family. I'm Yadira, a 37-year-old single mother of three: Jorge, 18; Ángel, 16; and Derek, 13. Originally from Veracruz, we've been living in Tijuana for six years. It hasn't been easy since we arrived, but I remain hopeful for my children's sake. They're attending high school and middle school while I support them through my small business selling hamburgers and hot dogs. My biggest dream is to provide a safe home for my children. I humbly ask for your assistance in achieving this dream. God bless you, and thank you to all who have helped and will continue to help in the future. Thank you.