Back2Back partners with a church in Monterrey that serves an extremely impoverished area called Rio III. The community was built on top of an old garbage dump. Families construct shelter by piecing together scraps and pieces of wood from the landfill. Most families live on a few dollars a day; their sole source of income is from collecting the trash surrounding their homes and recycling it. We work with these families, mostly single moms, because they are literally at the cusp of making the difficult decision of whether or not they will choose to place their child in one of the children’s homes. Our goal is to help them to provide for their children’s basic needs, preventing them from reaching the point where they need to drop off their children at one of the homes.
This week a group from Back2Back Ministries visited Rio III. We provided food and clothing for about 200 children and 100 women and allowed the woman to pick out a new outfit, thanks to a generous donation of clothing from CAbi. Many of these women are single mothers who have multiple children and work long days. The women who are married often have husbands that are gone all day working. They are so focused on providing for their family that they have very little time or resources to devote to themselves. It’s evident from the looks on the womens’ faces as they wear their new clothes that they have a renewed sense of confidence.
“Thank you CAbi for this big blessing,” one woman said smiling at the camera as she did a model-like runway turn.
Back2Back Ministries, along with the families of Monterrey, have been so blessed by this outreach. The video below is a visual thank you from some of the recipients of CAbi’s generosity.
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