Hello, Tijuana!
We had a good Holiday time at home and spent lots of time with friends and family. (Well, the kids and I did. Gabe spent a lot of time at his office, as usual!) The week before we left, snow…
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Who’s coming to visit us?
Heidi, the kids, and I are heading back to Tijuana on January 10th. The drive takes a full three days if we go straight through, but we’ve decided to spend one extra day in Phoenix to play in the hotel…
Home for the Holidays
We are headed home for about a month to spend the holidays with our families and so Gabe can work at his business. Before we left, we took a few pictures with the kids. Not all of the kids are…
Ups and Downs
First the downs…After our wonderful Thanksgiving dinner here, we had a relaxing weekend in San Diego as a family. Then we also bought a pair of VANS shoes as promised, and brought them back for Jose. He thanked us several…
Thanksgiving in Tijuana
So, it is not a Mexican holiday, but the orphanage celebrates Thanksgiving each year, as it is a day to give thanks to God. The Sunday before, we were late to church in San Diego and missed the “frozen turkey…
Homeschooling Here
I know, I know. With all the interesting things we post about, do you wonder if we really have time to do any school? Well, yes, actually! 4-5 days a week we have structured lessons, usually from 7:30 am-11:30 or…
Do Hard Things
Our oldest child turned 13 this week. Yes, he’s now a teenager. One of the gifts we gave him was a copy of Do Hard Things, by Alex and Brett Harris. I bought two copies, one for him and the other…
Update on Jose… a happy story!
So one of the kids I mentioned in our last post, Julio, has left. He did not want to stick to the rules so he is back with family/on the streets. That was disappointing… we really hoped he would stick…
How do we raise $50,000?
Our immediate goal is to raise $50,000 for the orphanage. This money is to go entirely for providing the basic needs of the kids: 3 meals a day with meat, fruits, and vegetables; drinking water, medical care; and school fees.…
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