Five young adults gathered around a table at the Community Center of Tres Reyes. There were five cardboard boxes on the table, and each student stood in front of one, full of anticipation. Nearby, Back2Back staff smiled as they told the students to open them. Recently, five young adults in the Strong Families Program graduated… Read more
“I feel like a chef! I feel so fancy!” Her face was alight with joy as she cooked her first meal on her new eco-friendly stove. For years, the moms in the Strong Families Program in Cancun have been cooking over wood fires right by their homes. This type of cooking meant they were bent… Read more
For many people around the world, February 14th is a day earmarked to celebrate those you love – whether it be romantic love or platonic. People celebrate by sending cards, flowers, candy, and remind those closest to them they are loved and seen. For a children’s home in Mazatlan, Mexico, it also marks a day… Read more
The stone arch at The Community Center of Tres Reyes was a welcome sight to the children and families as they entered for the first time after almost a year of being apart. Over the course of ten months, children and families received food and hygiene packs from staff, but remained separate from their peers… Read more
At any given moment or hour of the day, one can hear music coming from Agape Hope House in Nigeria. It could be a mixture of singing and instruments, just instruments, or a collection of young men singing acapella. There is only one common thread, no matter how you encounter the music – it is… Read more
The sun had set, and it was a time of night normally quiet on the Back2Back campus, but Hope parents were gathered around the soccer field as they watched their students play in a pick-up match. Nine pm is generally the curfew on campus, but after the day of laughter and connection they all shared,… Read more
Oaxaca, a town outside Mexico City, is 20 hours by car from Monterrey. Back2Back doesn’t currently partner with any homes or families in Oaxaca, but this didn’t stop a young woman from making big moves to chase a dream. Camila* made the 20 hour drive just over four years ago to enter Monterrey’s Hope Education… Read more
Students in India, like so many globally, have felt the pressures of performing well in school amidst an ongoing pandemic and regular changes in how they attend classes. In mid-November, the staff wanted a day to celebrate all the children have accomplished and are working towards. They wanted to offer them an opportunity to simply… Read more
The children Back2Back serves around the world are the recipients of great generosity. From sponsors to nationals who give back in their own communities, the children are never without essentials to grow in success. This example, of giving out of what we’ve been given, leaves an impact on each boy and girl which propels them… Read more
As Back2Back serves vulnerable populations globally, they strive for three distinct outcomes as holistic care is provided: dependency on Jesus, interdependency in their communities, and independent and sustainable living. These goals are worked toward in a number of ways, and ideally, every child and teen served would eventually choose to pursue each of their own… Read more