They immediately began educating the kids daily on the Word, feeding them and clothing them. This small group very soon began functioning like a family, with all of the structure that a family has. Freddy and Eva began instilling in each child solid Christian values, giving them a structure that they so desperately needed.

But, it wasn't very long before the need for a larger facility was very necessary.
     In April of 2002, their prayers were answered when the bottom section of a four-plex in a much better area
opened up and they moved right away. It's located in the southern part of Tijuana, in the colony of Chula Vista.
(In Mexico, bigger cities are surrounded by smaller townships or "colonias") This new home consisted of two separate
units which were combined to make a much larger place to accomodate everyone comfortably.

     There was enough parking, a large play area. And the home, tucked into a hillside, with a great view of the canyon and away from the street was just what they needed. Not much work was needed to make the place suitable for a kid's home, and everyone, including the kids, pitched in to get the job done.

     That was our home until August 1 of 2007.  Our new home is a huge blessing which was led entirely by the Lord who granted us a multitude of blessing that culminated in a new home that was fr beyond our dreams.  We now have the potential to grow as we add more rooms and clear the land around us on our property to make more room for many more of Tijuana's children.  Praise be to God for such a blessing!  And God is continuing to bless this family. It is a family filled with His love, and the kids are all led by wonderful people of God.
    An interesting dynamic of this family is that even though kids DO come and go, as is the nature of Mexico's Casa
Hogar system (see F A Q section), visiting groups notice the children appear as though they have all grown up
together, showing a cohesiveness that seems to blur the line between orphanage and lifelong family. It's not long
before the new kids are getting along as though they have been there all their lives. This is a result of the
environment that God has created through Pastor Freddy and Sister Eva. While this family is not without its
problems, (each child comes to us with a unique but equally terrible past), The Power of Christ is in this place,
and each child KNOWS he is loved.
    In closing, it was Freddy and Eva's vision to achieve these goals they believed to be absolutely necessary to
make what would be called an orphanage actually operate as a very close, loving family:

- Love the kids in Jesus' name.

- Set rules: a time to get up, a time to eat, a time to pray, a time to play, a time to learn, a time to share with
each other, a time to go to bed.

- Establish and implement this structure with love, sensitivity, discretion, consistancy, strength, and caring, as
led by the Holy Spirit's example as set in the Word.


    So on we go into the future with the knowledge that God is with us, He loves us, He is in control, and with Him
everything is possible!

"Con Dios, Todo es Posible!"

Dios te Bendiga!

Michael L. Rue

Webmaster and missionary