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
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
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
Meet baby Melissa. She is two months old and yet her due date has not yet passed. She was born prematurely at six months. Janet, her mom, was experiencing a normal pregnancy until at a routine doctor’s visit she learned she was losing fluid. The doctor advised her to admit herself into the hospital so… Read more
When Wendy Kuremsky’s thirteen-year old daughter, Caroline, decided to participate on a Back2Back mission trip with her school, Wendy had no idea just how much that one-week in Mexico would change her daughter. Wendy remembers the day she picked up Caroline from the airport. “When she landed in Dayton, OH, after the trip, we got… Read more
It was Sunday. I arrived at Casa Hogar Douglas, a children’s home we serve, around 9:30 AM to prepare for church. When I got there, I discovered that the home had been without electric for twenty-four hours. All of the food in their refrigerators was spoiled and because their water well works on an electric… Read more
This summer, I was often asked by mission trip guests, “What does a typical day look like in a Teen Home of the Hope Program?” Wow, the best answer is actually… “There is no typical day – each one is a new adventure!” As you can imagine, it’s semi-controlled chaos in a teen home on… Read more