September News: New Skills, Great Friends & Joy for the Future
What a marvelous time we had celebrating the ladies in our sewing program earlier this month! We were thrilled to celebrate five women who successfully completed the program.
What a marvelous time we had celebrating the ladies in our sewing program earlier this month! We were thrilled to celebrate five women who successfully completed the program.
The kids in Mexico are back to school, including the 220+ students in our scholarship program, and we couldn't be more excited for them! To celebrate their return, we hosted a special event in Reynosa...
This month, we hosted two groups from North Carolina - a "Friends of" group from Clayton and the youth from Myers Park United Methodist in Charlotte. Between the two groups, we built four houses and poured three roofs...
In May, 10 women graduated from our sewing program in Reynosa after completing 15 months of study and practice under our instructor Lupita. Many of them started with zero experience with a sewing machine...
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...
We have a Board of Directors made up of 12 people who help to guide the ministry and encourage the staff, and twice a year, they come down to the border to spend time with us. This month during their visit...
This month, David and Colleen spent ten days in Indianapolis, visiting our church partners there and meeting new friends who want to get involved with Faith Ministry!
Our staff and volunteers in Miguel Alemán are making great progress on our new community center there! The walls are up, the columns and ring are poured...
We've already built a couple of houses in Reynosa this year, and in just a few weeks we'll again be hosting house-building teams in Miguel Alemán.
The weather is again "balmy," and that means construction season is upon us, though really, we're happy to build at any time of the year. The need remains great...