This week we had a group of college age students visit the Back2Back campus in Monterrey. Besides having a great week serving in the children’s homes and Rio areas, this group took a particular interest in our students living here on campus, the students of the Hope Education Program. Just today I was handed envelopes… Read more
As you may know, the mission of Back2Back is to provide “Care for Today and Hope for Tomorrow” to the abandoned and neglected children of Monterrey, Mexico. When I write for this blog, I hope to give you tastes of what that looks like in our day-to-day activities. Every day is different depending on the… Read more
During the Christmas holidays this year, we had the opportunity to take a few of the Hope Program teens to the United States. We thought it would give them great insight on what it’s like to live in a foreign country with a foreign language surrounding you at all times. It put a face to… Read more
I love the complexity of God. I may have charged into the city of Monterrey with great passion for changing the lives of orphans but I keep seeing God doing His work on me as well! Right now it’s grammar lessons. I am always fascinated with the word love. We love to be “in love”,… Read more
Cincinnati’s Kelley Financial Group, a network office of Northwestern Mutual, is the recipient of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation 2010 Community Impact Award for their ongoing support of Back2Back Ministries (B2B). Northwestern’s employees and clients have funded and built a teen home on our campus for the Hope Education Program students. The $50,000 award was given… Read more
I can’t believe it’s been a year already. January 1, 2009 our family moved into the John House (part of the Hope Program) here on the Monterrey, Mexico campus. Just a few short days later, five boys who had been living in children’s homes moved in as well. At the start of 2010 there is… Read more
If you have children then what I’m about to tell you will not come as a surprise. Parenting is many times a thankless job. I mean, don’t get me wrong, we love our kids and we know that ultimately we are not only serving them but also the Lord, and that we should not parent… Read more
In the past month, we’ve celebrated birthdays for three boys that live with us through the Back2Back Hope Program. Birthday celebrations have been a sweet way to celebrate each boy individually by fixing food he wants and/or doing something that is just about him. Being a part of a loving family is part of our… Read more
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