We’re about a week away from the Tijuana 2010 trip…. Just working on the final details. This is when it can get a little hairy – farming out backpacks, soccer balls, random tools and craft supplies to our team members. Here’s some of what we’re bringing:
50 School Bags for kids – from MEC
50 mini school supply kits – my wife got some screamin’ deals on school supplies, so each bag will have some pencils, pens, erasers, a notebook, and one other small item like colored pencils
20 fairly traded soccer balls
our tools for the house build
craft supplies for kids we meet in the street – there’s nothing like an impromptu craft sess in the street.
We’ll try to keep you posted as to what’s coming down the pipes for the trip – and future trips – there’s some cool stuff in the mix!!
-james
February 26, 2010 | Categories: fair trade soccer balls, goals, houses, joy packs, Terrazas, updates | Tags: backpacks, cameras with a conscience, cameras with a conscience house build, change, cwc, fair trade soccer balls, flickr, give, goals, house build, joy packs, love Tijuana, mec, practical love, spread hope, Terrazas, Terrazas del Valle, Tijuana, TJ, updates | Leave A Comment »
{photo caption: it is an important tradition that we pray with our team and family around the foundation of their new house before we begin building. Everything stops, while we pray a blessing on the family, on our work, and on what will be their new home}
We’re home from the amazing TJ 09 drop and house build.
Wow.
This trip was mindblowing to say the least – here’s the short:
1 house build for the Maqueda family – a beautiful family – we got to spend 3 fantastic days with them… Gustavo, their middle son (the Maquedas have 7 children), is our sponsor child. We got to work, play, and even cook alongside these beautiful people.
1 Factory RESCUE – probably the most important thing we did on this trip. Thanks to some of my students from last trip, we were able to offer Ana, 14, a chance to get out of factory work, child labor, and go back to school. This was life changing! We’re so happy she said yes to rescue, and we’re in the midst of setting up her school registration…
52 Fair Trade Soccer Balls – 20 of which were given to a school for children who can’t afford normal school.
76 School Bags - hand delivered to kids who need ‘em.
40 food packs – handed out @ the river (aka ‘No Esperenza’ = no hope) – an illegal squat that is surrounded by factories. We were able to assemble 40 bags, with rice, beans, and the bags for families with children included vitamin enriched milk.
Countless other stories. We’ll try to get some up asap.
Stay tuned…
-james
March 24, 2009 | Categories: fair trade soccer balls, goals, houses, joy packs, Terrazas, updates | Tags: backpacks, cameras with a conscience, cameras with a conscience house build, childcare worldwide, cwc, fair trade soccer balls, goals, goals o9, house build, house building, houses, joy packs, love Tijuana, mec, our goals, practical love, rescue, spread hope, Terrazas, Terrazas del Valle, Tijuana, TJ o9, updates | Leave A Comment »
