Archive for March, 2010

Los Buenos Samaritanos

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Has your life ever been touched by a good samaritan? Have you ever been in distress and had help come to you from a stranger, an unexpected source?
We were traveling from San Diego to Vicente Guerrero towing a borrowed 14′ double-axle trailer, loaded with donated goods. We crossed the border at Otay Mesa without too [...]

Not Quite Frozen… But Still In Need of Thawing

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

It is always a treat to welcome returning friends to Welcome Home. The Life Prep Academy team from Newport, WA, has been coming to Vicente Guerrero for a number of years. Under the capable (and sometimes crazy) leadership of Rory Axel, a crackerjack team visited once again this February. While the winter weather [...]

Ready to Unload That Old Trailer?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Maybe you no longer want to tow a trailer. Maybe you’ve upgraded to something bigger and better. Or perhaps your camping days are over. Well, we have an idea for you! If you have an older travel trailer sitting around that you would like to “unload,” consider donating it to a needy family [...]

Frozen North Meets Baja Sunshine

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Welcome Home played host in February to a group of Saskatchewans who were looking not only for an escape from their frozen winter landscape, but a way to serve and share the love and blessings of God with folks here in Mexico.  A group of forty-six hearty souls from the East Side Church of God of [...]

God Provides

Friday, March 5th, 2010

God continues to hear and answer prayer — in so many ways, right?  We want to give Him thanks and praise for some special answers sent our way in recent months.
Early last Fall, director Steve Scott began praying  about the need for a pick-up truck for the Welcome  Home ministry. Much of the work Steve [...]

January Storm Ravages Baja

Friday, March 5th, 2010

As January rain storms pummeled the U.S. West Coast, the media virtually ignored the plight of the Baja peninsula where the same storm was doing severe damage. Most of you, our Welcome Home “faithful,” probably don’t realize the severity of the storm’s effects on the Vicente Guerrero vicinity. The following eye-witness account is penned by [...]