Abby, and her best friend, Annika love making friendship bracelets. Yesterday, they decided to use their hobby to help a greater cause. They hosted a bracelet and lemonade stand in front of their neighborhood pool to benefit Back2Back hurricane relief efforts in Monterrey, Mexico. Excited about the opportunity to help victims of Hurricane Alex, Abby’s… Read more
Thank you to the hurricane response team from Riverview Church and Lifepoint Vineyard that partnered with us in clean-up efforts last week! Below are a few photos from time spent serving in Rio III, an impoverished community that was hit hard by flooding from Hurricane Alex in early July. To see more photos from Rio… Read more
Cristina caught me at an intense moment. I was frustrated and worn out by the needs of the people. Everyone needs something. Sometimes it feels like the whole world is looking to you to solve their problems. It was one of those days at the Rio where I felt like I had nothing more to… Read more
The result of 40” of rain in 36 hours last week has been devastating to our Monterrey, Mexico campus. It has created additional burdens for the children’s homes, Cadareyta and the Rio areas that Back2Back serves. We are continuing to assess the damages and expect more will be uncovered in the days and weeks ahead. Words can never fully… Read more
In our efforts to keep families of Back2Back trip members updated, we wanted to provide the latest information on the storm that has reached Monterrey, Mexico. First and most importantly, all teams, staff and our families in Monterrey are safe. Because of the heavy rainfall, areas of Monterrey have experienced flooding and the Mexican authorities… Read more
In our efforts to keep families of Back2Back trip members updated, we wanted to provide the latest information on the storm that has reached Monterrey, Mexico. Teams from Peninsula Covenant, North Cincinnati and Northstar Vineyard are all safely on their way home today. The remaining team from Four Corners/Siemer are safe and will be traveling… Read more
In our efforts to keep families of Back2Back trip members updated, we wanted to provide the latest information on the storm that is working its way toward Monterrey, Mexico. First, it is important to note that all of our families and teams are safe, and there is no reason to believe we will be in… Read more
Before summer started here at Back2Back Mexico, we hosted a youth retreat for the teens that live on our campus through the Back2Back Hope Education Program. The theme was “Inner Healing.” Several of our youth started praying and fasting for this event about two months before. The testimonies that flowed from the retreat were incredible. … Read more
This fall, Back2Back will be expanding, by opening a second site in Mexico, specifically in Cancun. Staff will help in the fight against human rights violations against children and provide “care for today, hope for tomorrow” to orphans in need. Below, Julie Cooper, who will be heading up this site with her husband, Matt, explains… Read more
Our trip started out with the group arriving on campus to discover that Back2Back was bussing kids from the children’s home, Imperio de Amor, to their campus so that we could have a pool party and cookout with them. We were all tired from traveling, but excited to play with the children. We played with… Read more