Recently, the US and Mexico staff gathered at our Mexico campus in Monterrey for our annual strategic planning retreat. During the daytime sessions, we brainstormed how we might continue to grow and improve as an organization, while staying true to our mission to provide “care for today, hope for tomorrow” to orphans. We also visited all our ministry sites, both children’s homes and communities such as the Rios and Cadereyta, and participated in team-building activities.
One evening, we attended a chapel service at one of the children’s homes we partner with, Casa Hogar Douglas. Some of the girls from the children’s home performed a dance to “Lord I Lift Your Name on High.” It was captured using the video feature on a camera that someone had on hand. Check it out, along with some photos from the week, below.
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Briefing before team building activities
Team building activity
The staff split into small groups for a series of team-building activities
Brian Bertke at Rio I
Kristine Hall with children from Rio III
Shooting video at Imperio de Amor
A few staff members during a dinner out at El Pollo Loco
Chris Ramos, spending time with the children at Del Norte Children's Home
Shooting video footage of Angel, one of our ministry partners at Cadereyta
A few members of the US staff at Cadereyta, one of the communities that Back2Back serves
Cathy Huffer, Back2Back Mexico staff, with Meme, a local ministry partner
A few Back2Back staff members before heading back to Cincinnati