March News: Responding to the flood
Last week, the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and along the border in Reynosa, Mexico, experienced record-breaking rainfall, receiving over six months' worth of rain in less than two days.
February News: Two groups, three houses, and a special visit!
This month, we welcomed two mission work groups, Meridian Street UMC from Indianapolis, IN, and Covenant Presbyterian from Malvern, PA. They built a total of three houses, in addition to helping with other activities of the ministry.
November News: Wrapping up a busy season!
This month, we built our final houses of the year in Reynosa, ending with Casa #31, with the help of five mission work groups with volunteers from Virginia, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
October News: Celebrating 30 years of Faith Ministry!
This month, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Faith Ministry with a fiesta here in Mexico! It was truly an amazing day of celebration of what God has done along the border since 1994. We had past and present...
September News: Fall season starts & a trip north!
This month, we hosted two mission work groups with volunteers from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Alabama! We built a house for a family in Reynosa and had the groups' help on the Deantin community center.
April News: Caring for the community & our own
Now that the roof is poured (and has dried beautifully!) at the Deantin community center in Naranjtio, we are jumping right in to the next steps. Stuccoing the interior and exterior walls will be the most time-consuming step, so we’ve already got our crew on it!
March News: The roof is poured!
On Saturday, March 23, over 100 workers and volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico came together to pour the roof of the Deantin community center! It was a massive undertaking and a huge success - God blessed this project in so many ways.
February News: Houses, travel, and prep for a big roof!
We are counting down the days until Saturday, March 23, when we will be pouring the roof of the Deantin community center in Naranjito! This month, we kicked the prep work into high gear with installing the wood forms, the rebar, and the lightweight blocks...
January News: Responding to a cold start to 2024!
This month, we started off the year strong with visits from three different groups - a shortened mission experience with Myers Park UMC from Charlotte; a weeklong trip to build the first house of the year with Trinity Lutheran from Indianapolis; and a morning of...
December News: Sharing the joy of Christmas in Mexico!
As always, we ended the year with our annual Christmas fiestas! And this year, we had a record-breaking number of volunteers from across the U.S. come to participate - over 35 total! These fiestas are so important to us as a means to spread the joy of the season...