Two years ago we moved into a new home, The Joseph House. This is one of the Hope Program homes on the Back2Back Mexico campus. There is a big walnut tree in the garden outside our house. It was in very bad shape – dry and unhealthy. There were construction materials like cement, gravel, and… Read more
Last week, I was talking with my neighbor, Norma, who lives near us in Monterrey, Mexico. She told me of the story of a teenage boy who stopped at her home to ask her where “the Americans” live. Wanting to protect the privacy of the Back2Back American staff living nearby, she continued talking with him,… Read more
Through the role of my wife and I as house parents to teens in Back2Back’s Hope Program, God is teaching us to see through His eyes and to understand how to accept those who are unacceptable to society. He is teaching us that his mercy and love is able to transform. We have experienced God’s… Read more
John, our children, and I were invited by the Chairman of the Kisayhip Village that we work with to experience and witness one of the farming/wedding traditions that they practice. We picked up the kids right after school and went to go “be a part” of traditional Africa. Upon arriving, we learned more…. when a… Read more
September 16 is the Mexican Independence Day. The holiday is actually celebrated more on the night before than on the 16th. It reminds me of New Years Eve compared to New Years Day. The tradition here is to have a party on the night of the 15th, and at midnight the president leads the whole… Read more
Lift Them Up Cards, by Back2Back Ministries, is pleased to offer Christmas cards that reflect God’s message of hope for orphans and His promise to hear their cry and lift them up from their distress. Proceeds from the purchase of this card will help Back2Back Ministries as they provide care for today and hope for… Read more
Recently I received a sweet message from home. My good friend Angel sent me a picture of herself at Casa Hogar Douglas from 1987. When JJ (my husband) and I decided to come on staff with Back2Back in Monterrey as house parents in the Hope Program, we had been friends with Angel & Shawn for… Read more
A few days ago, I was able to share special moment with two children that live in children’s homes where Back2Back serves. One was with Joel from Manantial de Amor. One was with Gaby from Casa Hogar Betesda. Joel and Gaby are two very privileged kids. They aren’t necessarily privileged because of who they are… Read more
A friend of ours who is an American working in Hyderabad went with us to visit the children at Eternal Joy Home. As you may recall, these children received the blessing of scholarships to a private English Medium primary school this year. Most schools in India, whether government-run or private, require the children to wear… Read more
Living in a foreign country can have its drawbacks. Especially one – the difficulty of crossing the border! This experience is enough to make a grown man beg…. for papers… for entry…. for mercy. Because, at that moment, the border immigration officers have ALL the power. It seems there are rules, but no one really… Read more