“I don’t even want to go on Christmas break!” The young man’s eyes were serious, but filled with light as he talked to his teacher. “I love school now, and I just want to keep coming back!” Even six months ago, a statement like this would have been a shock to staff at Great Oaks… Read more
Susy walks through the doors of a Back2Back-partnering children’s home in Monterrey. As she turns to wave to two brothers she knows well, they race each other to get to her first. “Susy, guess what?!” “Susy, I got a 100% on my math test!” “Susy, when are we going to write sponsor letters?” “Susy! My… Read more
In 1997, Beth and Todd Guckenberger drove from Cincinnati, Ohio to Monterrey, Mexico with one vision in mind: to daily invest in vulnerable children. Now, 25 years later, the co-executive directors of Back2Back Ministries openly share what they’ve learned, how they’ve grown, and why this all still matters as they lead global teams in pursuing… Read more
On December 6th, five Strong Families families, along with Back2Back Care Coordinators and a local volunteer couple, came together to celebrate the first Posada. Posadas commemorate the journey Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of refuge where Mary could give birth to Jesus. The volunteer couple has been investing in their… Read more
For many students in America, field trips are a regular part of the school experience, and for 15 students in Mexico, it was a new experience recently! The students, along with staff, visited a local tostado factory called Tostaditas Blancas. They learned the history of the factory and its owner. He shared his own story… Read more
Back2Back staff understand and are trained in providing trauma-competent care to every child they cross paths with. Training and experience proves that trauma is often cyclical, and a result of the adults in a child’s life possibly not receiving holistic care and trauma-informed approaches themselves. This is a key reason, in some cases, Back2Back staff… Read more
There was an excitement in the air as the Cancun Strong Families moms entered Wal-Mart, some for the very first time. As they took in the Christmas displays and music over the loudspeaker, they began to form a plan for their shopping trip. Recently, Back2Back staff took the Strong Family moms shopping for their family’s… Read more
The late Karyn Purvis has said of relationships and healing that “if we can communicate to our children, ‘it is you and me against your history,’ we have a strong place to begin.” Children and staff at a partnering children’s home in Monterrey are seeing the reality of this statement in real time, as the… Read more
The Hope Education Program in India officially launched in 2019 when three young men moved from the Suzuki Samuel Hope Campus to junior college. One of the three young men, an exceptional athlete and social teen, struggled in his final year of high school, but passed and transitioned to junior college. While there, Deepak* and… Read more
“Ale, this process with Strong Families has been so different, because for the first time in my life, I am being given dignity, not shame,” the mother of eight spoke with deep gratitude. “I feel heard and understood by medical professionals, in my time with God, with your staff team, and I understand now I… Read more