Date Build: Thursday 27th, Friday 28th June 2024
FAMILY INFORMATION:
MOTHER: Getzemani
Age: 35 years old
Job: Sales
Salary Weekly: $100 dlls
FATHER: Romel
Age: 38 years old
Job: waiter
Salary Weekly: $140US
CHILDREN
Venecia - 10 years old
Bastian - 6 years old
Baby - (will be born in July or August)
Letter from the family:
Hello!! My name is Getzemai, I’m a mom of two wonderful children and waiting for my third. My family and I are from Acapulco, we came to Tijuana 8 years ago in search of a better life. We had to emigrate from the south of Mexico because of the insecurity, and the lack of opportunities. We first arrived to live with my brother but then we went to rent on our own. Seven years passed by renting from one place to the other until we decided to use our savings to build a land. We wanted to build something but we only had enough to buy a little trailer, even the land and make half a fence. It was urgent for us to start living in the land because we couldn’t continue paying rent anymore. So one week after we gave our down payment without running water, electricity or our fence finished, we went to live on our land. At the beginning it was very scary because we didn’t know anyone in the area and my husband works at night but at least now we had something of our own and we felt relieved for a time. In December and January though the rainy season started and our trailer leaked very badly. We got some tarps to put on the roof but they would break with the wind and rain again would come inside the house. My husband is a waiter but we also sell things in the flea market two days a week, but with the rains we could not go to sell things so that affected our budget too. In the middle of all of that a friend spoke to us about Homes of Hope and we applied to receive a home. We applied and went to the orientation. There someone talked about how sometimes we are desperate or depressed and we ask God for a sign and this could be the sign we were asking for. I left encouraged and with a lot of faith for the future. I’m worried that when my baby is born in July or August we still won’t have a place for him but also I know that it could be worse and we can adapt. Still we trust in God and we know he can help us and he listens to us and he can work through you. Thank you so much for everything and for considering us for a Home of Hope!!