If you’ve been keeping track (you have nothing else to do, right?), you know that the Scotts have had some issues with our laptop computers over the past three years. Our original unit kept overheating and shutting down and finally died. Our second laptop was dropped and eventually the screen just blacked out and it [...]
High school student Rose Gay recently completed her second missions trip to Welcome Home with the Life Prep Academy team. These visits have made a profound impact on Rose and her life perspective. Following her February 2009 trip, Rose incorporated her experiences and impressions in a school project, and she shared the following with [...]
At the risk of blowing our own horn, we just must share some of the affirming emails and Facebook posts we’ve received from team members. Words such as these help us know that we’re on the right track as we host teams comprised of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. Enjoy…
Dawn Bast (Adult [...]
The media has been working overtime in recent months spreading exaggerated reports of violence and criminal activity in Mexico, thereby engendering great fear in North Americans about traveling into Mexico. Based on this type of misinformation, many people, both tourists and short-term missionaries are avoiding Mexico. The economy of the Baja peninsula has been impacted [...]
You know your church needs to offer affordable, short-term missions opportunities – life-changing experiences — but the obvious destination choice, Mexico, seems off limits these days. We want to change your mind about traveling in Mexico. Welcome Home Outreach Ministries (Casa Hogar Bienvenidos) in Vicente Guerrero, Baja, invites you to experience a Baja Bienvenidos – [...]
Well, for those of you who know Welcome Home very well at all, you know that we are highly dependent on and indebted to a number of young adults who have commited themselves to the ministry and mission of Welcome Home over the past several years. God has abundantly provided in this area, and [...]
It’s definitely time to catch up on all that’s been happening here at Welcome Home Outreach Ministries. The new year (is it the end of April already?) started out with visits from two churches right after Christmas.
While the Scotts were stateside during the winter months, our “post” was left in the capable hands of Trevor [...]
As we (Steve and I) settle back into our missionary life at Welcome Home in Vicente Guerrero, we reflect on our recent winter months (nearly four!) in the States. Our hearts are overflowing with thanks and appreciation to so many friends who bless our lives. At the risk of forgetting someone, we simply must “name [...]