May News: Houses, visits, and celebrations!
This month, we completed Casa #4 in Reynosa for the Lopez Batres family and Casa #1 in Miguel Alemán for the Sanchez Garcia family. Our construction staff and volunteers in each area worked hard...
April News: Making safe steps toward normalcy in Mexico!
This month, our staff and volunteers in Reynosa built Casa #3 for the Rodriguez Godin family! It was provided by our friends at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton, NC, and built in memory...
March News: Houses, a roof, and a virtual mission trip!
At the beginning of this month, we hosted our first Virtual Mission Week in Mexico, where we took you through the construction of Casa #1 of 2021 in Reynosa, showed you updates...
February News: Building a very special house!
This month, our construction staff and volunteers in Reynosa built Casa #1 of 2021! This house is extra special to us because it was built for one of our own staff, Erika, and her family, and it is in loving memory of our construction supervisor...
January News: A slow & steady start to the new year!
After a break for the holidays, our staff in Reynosa and Miguel Alemán are slowly but steadily restarting our programs in Mexico, keeping a close eye on communication from health authorities regarding COVID-19. Our medical clinic reopened...
December News: Sharing Christmas blessings in Mexico!
Our Christmas fiestas looked a little different this year, but we were so thankful to still be able to provide holiday blessings to families in Mexico in a safe way. Throughout the month of December, we delivered 300 grocery packages...
November News: Giving thanks for what’s important!
This year has been tough, but we still have so much to be thankful for. And no matter what side of the border we live on, or what language we speak, we are all grateful for the same things: our health, our family and loved ones, the roof over our head.
October News: Building, celebrating, and reflecting
This month, Faith Ministry celebrated our 26th anniversary of making a difference on the border in Mexico! Last year, we marked our 25th anniversary with a huge fiesta with hundreds of people in attendance. This year obviously looked a little different...
Graduating During a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic affected millions of students around the world when life as we know it was put on pause in March 2020. The students in our scholarship program were no exception. Schools shut down, and students transitioned...
September News: Reopening (safely) and catching up with staff!
Our children's nutrition programs in Reynosa and Miguel Alemán started back up this month with kids coming for a grab-and-go meal, plus some songs...