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Date Build: Saturday 08th - Sunday 09th, March 2025
FAMILY INFORMATION
MOTHER: Montserrat
Age: 42 years old
FATHER: Ricardo
Age: 43 years old
Job: plumber and electrician
Salary weekly: $210 US
CHILDREN:
Angel - 19 years old
Estefani - 18 years old
Tavita - 16 years old
Elizabeth - 11 years old
LETTER FROM THE FAMILY:
Dear Casas de Esperanza Team, I would like to send a warm greeting to the entire team, whose kind hearts transform and change the lives of many people. My name is Ricardo Orozco Vargas, and I would like to share a part of my story with you. In October 2016, I arrived in Tijuana with my wife and children, not knowing the city and relying only on the support of my mother-in-law. She helped us rent a trailer home, but the space was too small for our family. Additionally, the owner had strict rules and did not allow children—only couples without kids. Because of this, we could only stay there for one month. Facing this challenge, I spoke with my mother-in-law again, and she kindly allowed us to stay in a room at her house while we searched for a more suitable place. Trusting in God, I started looking for a job and found work at a butcher shop, an occupation I was familiar with, earning 1,500 pesos a week. However, I quickly realized that my salary was not enough to support my family. One day, while working at the butcher shop, I served a customer who was looking for special meat cuts. During our conversation, he mentioned that he needed workers for a construction project and that the pay was good. I became interested and asked about the job. He explained that they were looking for plumbers and electricians, but since I had no experience in those fields, I felt discouraged. However, he reassured me and offered me a job as a construction assistant with a salary of 1,900 pesos a week, which motivated me to accept the opportunity. As time passed, I shared my situation with the owner of the construction project. He listened attentively and made me an unexpected offer: he had a large basement where he stored his tools and said that my family and I could stay there. Grateful, I accepted his generous offer, and for several months, we lived in that basement. While working on the construction site, I had the opportunity to learn plumbing and electricity, which eventually became my new profession. When the project was completed, the owner asked me to vacate the basement, which I did with deep gratitude for the support he had given me during that difficult time. By March 2017, with the skills I had acquired, I decided to work independently as a plumber and electrician, which I consider a great blessing from God. With His help and my mother-in-law’s support, we were able to rent a dignified home for my wife and children. To this day, I continue working in this profession, which has allowed me to move forward. Some time later, while doing a plumbing job for a client, I noticed that he had a beautiful house built. Surprised, I asked him how he had managed to get it, and that’s when he told me about Casas de Esperanza. That is why I want to express my deep gratitude and admiration for the incredible work you do, bringing hope to so many families. May God bless you abundantly. Sending you all a big hug. This is not a goodbye but a “see you later.”