Boardwalk - MEZA CORONADO (Grey Team)

Date Build: Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Arhi

Age: 26 years old

Job: casino waitress

Salary Weekly: $135US

CHILDREN

Samantha - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

First of all, I am deeply grateful for the opportunities life has given me and the chance to express my dreams and aspirations. Since I was a child, I have always dreamed of having a stable life. I consider myself someone who likes to see others doing well and I always try to help whenever I can. I find joy in the successes of others.

Currently, I work as a waitress, although the rotating shifts make it challenging to balance work and caring for my daughter. I became a mother at 16, which made me mature quickly and develop a strong desire to secure a stable future for my child. Growing up, my parents constantly moved between low-income rentals and borrowed homes, and we were often asked to leave. Witnessing this instability inspired me to strive for a better future for my daughter.

Now that I am able to work hard, I am determined to offer my daughter the best and work diligently towards this goal. I dream with all my heart of providing a stable home where my daughter can run and play in her own space. Despite the adversities, I am committed to achieving this dream because I do not want my daughter to experience the worries and instability that marked my own childhood.

Thank you for considering my request.

Boardwalk - VAZQUEZ VELAZQUEZ (TEAL TEAM)

Date Build: Saturday 15th, Sunday 16th June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Lizeth

Age: 24 years old

Job: Stay at home Mom

FATHER: Carlos

Age: 22 years old

Job: bricklayer assistant

Salary Weekly: $150US

CHILDREN

Carlos - 2 years old

Natalia - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

We are a very close-knit family, and despite facing many difficult situations, we remain united thanks to the example set by our parents. I work in construction as a mason's assistant, but the income is barely enough to cover food and the land payments. Thankfully, my parents support us, and we live with them in a small wooden room where space is tight, but we keep going.

Once, we tried to build a small, simple room of our own, but due to bad weather and the risk it posed to our children, we had to stop. We lacked the resources to complete the house in phases. Exactly a year ago, I had a motorcycle accident while delivering products. I had to pay for the damages to the other vehicle due to a lack of insurance, even though it wasn't my fault, and I lost my job. That was a very tough time for us. Thanks to God's help, my wife's support, and my family's assistance, I recovered, though it was a difficult process.

My wife is a homemaker and occasionally works to help with expenses. Our daughter Natalia will start school this August, which brings us joy. However, once children start school, it becomes even harder to build a house. This is why we are requesting your assistance in providing us with a home.

Thank you very much for considering us.

Boardwalk - MEJIA NAVA (PURPLE TEAM)

Date Build: Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Elizabeth

Age: 34 years old

Job: restaurant kitchen

Salary Weekly: $125US

FATHER: Felipe

Age: 27 years old

Job: restaurant assistant

Salary Weekly: $110US

CHILDREN

Roberto - 2 years old

Keila - 7 years old

Letter from the family:

We are the Mejia Nava family. We decided to buy a plot of land because renting was too expensive in our area. After much searching, we found a more affordable place and saved enough for the down payment. We have been paying monthly installments since then. The land was uneven, so we saved for a few months to hire a machine to level part of it and dig a hole for a septic tank, as there is no sewer system. We are currently saving to finish the septic tank and continue making improvements as we can afford them.

Your assistance would be a tremendous help for our family. We are currently paying rent in our area, but we've been asked to vacate and have only a month to find a new place to live. We have a nearly three-year-old son, Roberto, who has had febrile seizures, resulting in unexpected medical expenses. Thankfully, his condition is improving with God's help. My husband works, earning around two thousand pesos, but his income is not stable as he is often sent home when the weather is bad.

We sincerely hope to qualify for your assistance in building a home. It would be an honor, and we assure you we would make good use of it.

Thank you very much.

Arlington Center for Dermatology - Espinoza Martinez

Date Build: Thursday 13th - Friday 14th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Maria Elena

Age: 32 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Diego Cristobal

Age: 45 years old

Job: Factory

Salary Weekly: $175 US

CHILDREN

Shaly Daniela - 12 years old

Jose David - 11 years old

Gisel Alondra - 9 years old

Naim Espinoza - 2 months old

Letter from the family:

Through this letter, we send a warm greeting and humbly request your assistance in building a home. We understand that many families would like to benefit from your help, as it greatly improves their living conditions. For our family, it would be an honor to receive your support, as we have been unable to build the home we desire due to financial constraints. Our current resources only allow us to survive and make payments on our land. We have only been able to construct a small room to live in. Paying rent and the land was challenging, but fortunately, we learned about your organization. We would love to be one of the many families you have helped.

Our family consists of six members: four children, my husband, and myself. My husband is the sole breadwinner, making it very difficult to save money for building a house. His income only covers the payments for our land and daily household expenses. I am a stay-at-home mom because our children are young, attend school, and we have a baby at home. We have no family support to help with the children so that I could work.

We are doing our best to meet the requirements you have set, and we hope to qualify for your assistance in building a home. It would be a great honor for us, and we assure you that we would make good use of the house if we are fortunate enough to receive your help.

Thank you very much in advance.

Sincerely, The Espinosa Martinez Family

First Prestibyterian MA - Toxcoyoa Juarez (Pink Team)

Date Build: Monday 17th - Wednesday 18th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Diana

Age: 35 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $140 US

CHILDREN

Ramon - 16 years old

Liliana- 14 years old

Kebin - 7 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! My name is Diana. I come to you because in my own strength I haven’t been able to give a home to my children. My husband passed away suddenly 1 and a half years ago and life has been very hard since then. We didn’t have a place to live in so we went to live on our land in a little shack we built on our own, but the weather destroyed it and we had to go to live with my friend. We can’t afford to rent on our own so we’ve been living with her since then. We don’t own anything except our beds and we can’t use them because the space we’re in is very small. I pay my friend a cheap rent but we have to sleep on the couch. That's why we come to you to ask for help. It’s been hard to be able to solventate all of our expenses as a single mom. We’ve lost a lot in the past few years and the conditions we live in are very bad. It’s our dream to have a home of our own but we can’t do it on our own. God knows our desire and we thank you so much for considering our petition. God bless you!!

Walker Alliance - Sosa Samoza (Green Team)

Date Build: Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Maria

Age: 32 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Jose

Age: 37 years old

Job: Sales food

Salary Weekly: $150 US

CHILDREN

Daniel - 12 years old

Nahum - 10 years old

Naomi - 9 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! We are the family Sosa Samoza. Our family is currently living in a small trailer in our piece of land. Our church lent us this trailer. The roof on it leaks and we’ve put a tarp on it but the water still comes through. We’ve been living there for the past 2 years to avoid paying rent and the land. We had to build a little room next to the trailer, since it’s five of us in the family and we could not fit in the small trailer. Thank God our neighbors gave us some pieces of wood and that’s how we got to build the room. It’s not very well built so the wind and rain come in when the weather is bad but it’s what we have for now. My wife and I stay there and the children sleep in the trailer. They sleep on a mattress all together so it's not comfortable at all since they are getting bigger and it’s two boys in a girl. One of them is already a teenager. Our children long to have their own room and their own bed and we long for a house worth living in, without worrying about the rain or the weather, or the leaks. We’ve been praying for this house for a while and we would be so happy to receive a Home of Hope! Thank you so much for your help and for considering us for a Home of Hope!

Pleasantville Church - Vargas Martinez (Purple Team)

Date Build: Friday 28th - Saturday 29th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Susana

Age: 29 years old

Job: Tortilla Shop

Salary Weekly: $110 US

CHILDREN

Jose - 11 years old

Mateo- 6 years old

Jazmin - 2 years old

Guadalupe (sister in law)- 45 years old

Abraham (nephew) - 19 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! My name is Susana Martinez, I’m a single mom of three wonderful children. One year and a half ago I had to separate from my husband because he fell into addictions and was not helping us sustain our family in any way. Since then he left us and he’s not been responsible for helping with the children's expenses at all. Our situation was very difficult at the beginning since I couldn’t work and take care of the children at the same time or provide for all of the family expenses by myself. So I spoke with my sister in law who is a very good friend of mine and she came to live with me . That way we’ve been able to help each other. Still our house is very small and it’s in very bad conditions. We lack a lot of things and when it rains the house leaks. We have a lot going on. I do the best I can. I’m currently working in the mornings from 2:00am to 10:00 am in a tortilla factory. My salary is still not enough, that's why I decided to contact you. If you help us with a house, my children will be able to be more safe and they’ll be able to have a better quality of life. Thank you so much in advance for your help and for everything you do, God bless you!!!

Faith Tri- Cities - Rivera Padilla (Green Team)

Date Build: Friday 21st - Saturday 22nd, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Monserrath

Age: 25 years old

Job: Cleaning

Salary Weekly: $130 US

FATHER: Daniel

Age: 31 years old

Job: Storage

Salary Weekly: $125 US

CHILDREN

Genesis - 9 years old

Luz - 11 months old

Letter from the family:

Hello, we are the Rivera Padilla family. We are a young family from the south of Mexico. We’ve had our land since a year and a half ago. We come to you to ask for help because our situation is very difficult. We built a little room on our land so we could quickly move in and we would not have to pay rent anymore but it’s not properly built. The roof leaks and the cold gets in through the cracks of the house. We would love to fix it but we don’t have money for it. We would love to be able to give a better home to our little girls, it’s the dream of our hearts and we are trying very hard but it’s not enough. We need your help, it would really make all the difference for us, thank you so much for everything you do for families like ours. May the Lord bless you in everything you do all of your life!!

Crossroads Church Bigfork - Marquez Maldonado (Brown team)

Date Build: Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Angelica

Age: 29 years old

Job: Cleaning houses

Salary Weekly: $50 US

FATHER: Erick

Age: 31 years old

Job: Factory

Salary Weekly: $150 US

CHILDREN

Dominic - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! We are a family from Guerrero Mexico. We came to Tijuana in search of better opportunities and work. When we first got here it was hard to find a stable job, so we worked at many things that gave us money to go through the month. Because our income wasn’t constant it was hard for us to pay rents so we would stay wherever people would allow us to or where the rent was very low but then they would kick us out. One day someone recommended we acquire land and start making land payments instead of wasting the money in rents and moving around. So with a lot of sacrifice and asking for borrowed money we did our downpayment and started doing the monthly payments. We gathered some wood and we built a little shack in our land. Finally we had something that belonged to us! But then the rainy season came and our house wasn’t strong enough. The house started to fall apart and we had to go with friends to find a safe place. When we went back the next day all of our stuff was wet and the little house was destroyed. We had to start all over again. It was very hard and I didn’t have the courage to do so, but we did. Then someone told us about Homes of Hope and we applied. It’s been a long journey and we’ve had a lot of uncertainty throughout the years but we are so excited, finally the Lord has heard our request and has answered our prayers!! Thank you so much for coming to build a Home of Hope for us!

MU Yeadon - Maldonado Diaz (pink team)

Date Build: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Alondra

Age: 28 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Luis Enrique

Age: 31 years old

Job: Sales food

Salary Weekly: $180 US

CHILDREN

Kevin - 11 years old

Keyli - 5 years old

Letter from the family: Hello!! My name is Luis Maldonado, my family and I came from the state of Veracruz 5 years ago to Tijuana in search of a better life. My parents still live in Veracruz, they are old and my dad is very sick. We try helping them by sending them some money weekly for their needs. We work selling food in the street markets, when it is not a good week we can’t send them any money. Our desire is to bring them to live with us one day, but we can’t right now because the house we rent is very small. We’ve had our piece of land for two years and I go to work on it to level it whenever I can and on my days off. We’ve been buying wood to try to build something there but we still haven’t been able to. We rent close to the land but our dream is to stop paying rent one day that way we could use that money on other things like continuing helping my parents. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope!!! God bless you!

SHYG MA - Montecino Contreras (Red Team)

Date Build: Saturday 13th - Sunday 15th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Stefania

Age: 27 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Edi Manuel

Age: 30 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $200 US

CHILDREN

Kaylee - 3 years old

Eitan Gabriel - 8 months old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! We are the Montecino Contreras family. We are a small family of four. My husband and I met at work in the south of Mexico where we are from. We moved to Tijuana two years ago in search of a better life. We started renting but every year the rents go higher and higher and it was not possible for us to keep renting and paying for the land. So we saved some money and we built a little room on our land. We've been living there since last August. Here we had our second baby, he was born with a skin disease and it's been very hard to see him sick because sometimes we don't have the money for his medication that we need to get weekly. We’ve done our best to give our children a home but we can’t do anything better right now. It would mean so much to us if you could help us. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope!!!

MU Bridgeway - Lopez Lagunes (Green Team)

Date Build: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Liliana

Age: 43 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Rafael

Age: 44 years old

Job: Maintenance

Salary Weekly: $160 US

CHILDREN

Rodrigo - 17 years old

Marvin - 15 years old

Derek - 10 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! We are the Lopez Lagunes family. We were deported from the states 10 years ago. Since we got here we’ve been renting but the rents have been going higher and higher and my husband is the only one working so our salary is barely enough to make a living. Seeing our situation we decided to start paying for a land of our own. It took a lot of effort but then our problem was that we couldn’t move to the land because we didn’t have money to build anything. Finally our cousin was so kind as to lend us a small trailer. But the trailer is old and we’ve tried to fix it but the roof still leaks and it has other major issues. Our cousin may have to take the trailer away to repair it properly so I’m scared we will end up without a home for our children. Please help us, and thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. God bless you always!!!

Zoradi Extended Family - Perez Gonzalez (Blue Team)

Date Build: Friday 28th - Saturday 29th June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Patricia

Age: 32 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Alejandro

Age: 41 years old

Job: Taxi driver

Salary Weekly: $180 US

CHILDREN

Andrea Veronica - 17 years old

Alejandra - 16 years old

Nuvia - 12 years old

Luna - 10 years old

Alejandro - 3 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! We are the Perez Gonzalez family. We are a family of 5 and my husband is the only one who works. He’s a taxi driver, I help him sometimes by selling food and clothes but my main job is to be at home with the kids and take care of the house. I’m also a tailor so sometimes I sow costumes for the kid’s school presentations but still our income is not enough. Right now we live with our family but they are asking us to leave and we can’t afford a rent. Because of our weekly expenses we haven’t been able to build anything in our land, that’s why we come to you to ask for your help. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope, God bless you so much!!!!

Bayside Adult Team - Hernandez Carvallo (Brown Team)

Date Build: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Sandra

Age: 36 years old

Job: Cleaning Houses

salary weekly: $170 US

CHILDREN

Jazmin - 15 years old

Esmeralda - 6 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello my name is Sandra Carvallo, I’m a widowed mom of two wonderful daughters. Two years ago, my husband died unexpectedly in a matter of two weeks. We were living at my mother in law’s when he fell ill. She helped take care of the girls while I took care of him day and night until sadly he passed away. After his funeral I went to be with my relatives for a couple days but when I went back to my mother in law's house she was in a lot of emotional pain and rage and she didn’t receive us back in the house. She was mourning. We found ourselves in the streets with anything but what we were wearing. My family received us back again, so we moved to Rosarito permanently to start a new life. Here we bought a piece of land and I’ve been paying for it while I live at my aunt’s house. Here my older daughter sleeps on a sofa and I sleep on the floor with my youngest daughter. My aunt has been very good to us but her house is small and we long for a place of our own that we can call home. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope! God bless you.

Bayside Adult Team - Robles Aguayo (Pink Team)

Date Build: Tuesday 11th - Wednesday 12th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Claudia

Age: 37 years old

Job: Cleaning Houses

Salary Weekly: $75 US

FATHER: Victor

Age: 37 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $160 US

CHILDREN

Janet - 13 years old

Fatima - 12 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! We are the family Robles Aguayo. We are a small family from the south of Mexico. We came to Tijuana in search of a better life. Our family here promised to help us establish but in the end they left us on our own and when we had acquired some things to start a sales business a fake friend stole everything we had. We ended up in the streets again because we didn’t have enough income to pay rent. We’ve gone through hunger and cold and living wherever people let us stay. My days and nights have been dark for not having a place to live or any stability. We’ve been in Tijuana for the past 9 years struggling and working hard trying to give a good life to our children but it’s been very hard. One of my daughters has a lot of sight issues and they make fun of her at school but a friend recently helped us to pay for her prescription glasses thank God. Me and my husband are both type 1 diabetic. We have all the symptoms of very advanced diabetes. Our feet and our bones hurt and sometimes we can’t see clearly when our sugar is high. I’ve already lost mobility in my right hand and apart from diabetes my husband also suffers from high blood pressure. It’s hard for us to get hired in a normal job because of all of our health issues. Right now I work cleaning a house 3 days a week and my husband works helping this same family doing some errands for them and fixing things in their house. He also works sometimes doing small construction jobs. Thank you so much for considering our family for a Home of Hope!!

MU Williams - Torres Cruz (Blue Team)

Date Build: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Alicia

Age: 21 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Jose Eduardo

Age: 23 years old

Job: Fabric

Salary Weekly: $200 US

CHILDREN

Arleth - 5 years old

Baby girl - Due in June or July

Letter from the family:

Hello! My name is Alicia Cruz Madrigal. I’m the mom of a little 5 year old named Arleth and I’m very pregnant with my second baby. She is due in June. We’ve been living for the past 3 months in our land in a little room we made ourselves. It’s been hard because we don’t have electricity or running water but we are working very hard to adapt. We were living in my mother’s land in her old house but it used to leak and it was very deteriorated. The floor was dirt and wood and the walls were not properly sealed. We really want something better for our family but it’s hard to do it on ourselves. That’s why we come to you. I come from a very big family. My sister and my mom have also received a Home of Hope but they each have their own family and children. We also dream of having our own home and it would be such a blessing if you could help us and consider us for a Home of Hope. Thank you for helping us provide a safe home for our little girls. God bless you!!!!

Mission Uprising MA - Consuegra Maya (Orange Team)

Date Build: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Luz Elena

Age: 24 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: Wilmer

Age: 32 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $185 US

CHILDREN

Karolina - 5 months old

Naomi Valeria - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!!! We are the family Consuegra Maya. We are a family of four living in a small room for the past five years. We haven’t been able to build anything in our land because we are paying rent and making the land payments. We are living with my parents so they don’t charge us a lot for rent but we dream of having a place of our own. At their house there's a lot of other people living there too. Everyone helps each other but it's still a very difficult situation to live in. There's not a lot of privacy and we need to be very tolerant with everyone. That's why we come to you to ask for help. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope.

MU Lamotte - Astorga Lopez (green team)

Date Build: Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Boni Adilene

Age: 34 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $ 1400 US

FATHER: Jaime

Age: 38 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $180 US

CHILDREN

Jaime Leonel - 16 years old

Carlos - 5 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello! We are the Astorga Lopez family. Right now we live in a small community with other families where we rent a room. It’s a very small, tight place where we have many restrictions and there’s not much privacy. My 5 year old son has autism and loud noises trigger him and make him very anxious. That’s why we ask for your help to receive a Home of Hope for our family. We are very excited to be able to have our own space, it would be such a blessing for us. My husband and I were able to give a downpayment for a piece of land with a lot of sacrifice and we’ve been trying to build something and have something of our own but it’s been many years and we haven’t been able to. Thank you so much for considering a Home of Hope :)

MU Willis Simmons - Ariza Velarde (Red team)

Date Build: Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Elvia

Age: 42 years old

Job: Sales

Salary Weekly: $100 US

CHILDREN

Christian - 15 years old

Fernando - 8 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello!! My name is Elvia, I’m a single mom of two wonderful young men. I have an older daughter but she doesn’t live with me anymore. She has her own family. My grandson loves coming to visit us and stay with us for a couple of days. Our house is not very comfortable or safe but it’s what I have to offer to my children right now. We’ve been living there for the past six months. Our roof leaks and the house is cold and damp when it rains so we have a lot of respiratory issues. My health is also not the best but I haven’t been able to get the help I need. I sell clothes and some food to sustain our little family, but what we make is barely enough for the land payments and some of our expenses. My older daughter helps us sometimes when we don’t have enough but she has her own expenses. My biggest desire is to give a stable and safe home to my children. We heard about Homes of Hope through our neighbors, they received a Home of Hope and when the team came to build someone from the team talked to my youngest son Mateo and invited him to eat and offered help to our family. My son got very excited and thought we could receive a Home of Hope too. So we applied and here we are. We are so grateful for this opportunity, thank you so much for everything you do, God bless you so much!!!!

MU Ryan Fire Protection - Martinez Gallardo (blue team)

Date Build: Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd, June 2024

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Yessica

Age: 28 years old

Job: Stay at home mom

FATHER: William Orlando

Age: 34 years old

Job: Brick layer

Salary Weekly: $150 US

CHILDREN

William Joan - 12 years old

Victor Josue - 10 years old

Isaias Abraham - 7 years old

Erik Noe - 4 years old

Genesis Mariel - 4 years old

Letter from the family:

Hello my name is Yessica Gallardo, I’m from the south of Mexico. I used to live with my grandparents there because my mom abandoned us since me and my siblings were children and if it wasn’t because of my grandparents I don’t know where we would be. My dad didn’t take any responsibility for us either. Later an uncle brought me and one of my sisters to Tijuana and I’ve been here since then. Here I met my husband and we have 5 children together. We’ve been together for 13 years. My dream is to have my own house and be there with my family. Right now we live with my mother in law and we have nothing of our own except a bed, a tv and a small closet. We haven’t been able to build anything in our land by ourselves although we want to, but with our income and expenses it's just not possible. That’s why we ask for your help. Thank you so much for considering us for a Home of Hope. God bless you!!!