Grace Spirit Ministries- Zamora Villarreal Family

BUILDING DATE: DECEMBER 17-18

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER- Lucy

Age: 45

Profession: works in the YWAM San Diego/Baja kitchen 

Weekly Salary: $100 

CHILDREN-

• Mario- age 26
• Karla- age 17 
• Alexander- age 5 months, Karla's son 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 6 years 

A LETTER ABOUT LUCY:

Lucy has been working in the kitchen here at YWAM San Diego/Baja for a few years now. She is an amazing worker and so deserves this home for her family. She blesses so many of us and all the HOH teams that come each week with delicious food.

As YWAM San Diego/Baja we are honored to bless one of our very own staff with a Home of Hope. God is good! 

Pantego Bible Church- Sandoval Diaz Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 21-22, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- GABRIEL   

• Age: 48
• Profession: taxi driver  
• Weekly Salary: $100 

MOTHER- JOSEFINA  

• Age: 39
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Gabriel Isaac- age 16 
• Luis Roman- age 11 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 20 YEARS 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

First off I would like to greet YWAM, the reason why we are asking for your help is because would love to be able to give our children something better, a good quality of life, something dignified. Both our sons are in school right now. My husband works as a taxi driver and he doesn't make a lot. 

It is hard for us financially to make a better place for our children. We have also been able to cover our children's basic needs and education, but we have never been able to give them a good home. 

Friends of Steve and Renee James Blue Team- Ramirez Torres Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- CESAR  

• Age: 31
• Profession: security guard  
• Weekly Salary: $72

MOTHER- LAURA 

• Age: 31
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Ashley- age 9 
• Jacqueline- age 15 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 4 MONTHS

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

First off I would like to greet you, and thank you for your attention. At the same time ask you for your help. We would love to receive a new home from you. We want a place to be able to give our children. It has been a very difficult for our children, living with such limited resources. 

We did not have the finances to pay for rent, for our land and build a small house on our land all at once. To be honest I lost some faith in God at times. But I remembered how faithful God has been and I remembered at one point I had gone down a bad road and was very rebellious. My mom even took my older daughter away from me for a while. Then I got to know the father of my younger daughter and it was very bad. But thanks to God I came to know the Word of God and now we go to church. Now the church is helping us a lot. 

God has completely changed our lives and we know our Living God now. I want my older daughter to come live with us but we don't have room in our little house. It would be so nice to have a home for us all to live in. 
God bless you all! Thank you for your time and help. God bless your work in helping others in need of a home. 

From, Laura y Cesar 

Friends of Steve and Renee James Yellow Team- The Aguilar Lopez Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- MARTIN   

• Age: 34
• Profession: Factory Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $88

MOTHER- DALIA   

• Age: 35
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Josue David- age 6 
• Dulce Johana- age 6 months 

PROPERTY INFORMATION: 

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 2 YEARS 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

We would like to present ourselves as the Aguilar Lopez Family, 

Through this letter we would like to explain our situation and our great need for a home. We are asking for your help to be able to build our own home. We would love a home to have for our children. The house we do have is in bad condition. We lived in government housing but could not keep paying for that. So we had to make a small house for ourselves on the small land we bought. Now it hard to be paying for our land and this is where we ask for your help. We really need a safe home for our children with a good roof. 

My husband is the only one who works, I take care of the children. If God wills, it we hope we can have a new home. We would be so grateful with all our hearts. Even if we don't qualify we are thankful. 

May God continue to bless you in your work of helping others. 

God bless you, best wishes and hugs. The Aguilar Lopez Family

Friends of Steve and Renee James Red Team- Sanchez Lopez Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- ARTURO   

• Age: 33
• Profession: works at a taco restaurant  
• Weekly Salary: $55

MOTHER- LETICIA  

• Age: 31
• Profession: cleans houses 
• Weekly Salary: $33

CHILDREN-

• Azul- age 8 
• Diego- age 4

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 3 MONTHS

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

I greet you warmly with this letter, 

My name is Arturo Sanchez, my wife Leticia, and my children Diego and Azul greet you. The reason I write this letter is to ask for your help with a home. Now we are living in a small house and we don't have a good floor. When it rains it leaks so much, and the house lets the cold in. Now we don't have the funds to build a better home. We barely have enough to buy the basic things we need to live. We would appreciate your help so much. Thank you for your time. 

The Sanchez Lopez Family 

Rossdown Group- Nunez Rendon Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- CUAUHTEMOC  

• Age: 42
• Profession: sells ice cream   
• Weekly Salary: $72

MOTHER- OLGA LIDIA  

• Age: 42
• Profession: sells clothes 
• Weekly Salary: $22-27

CHILDREN-

• Ruben Alfredo- age 12
• Diana- age 18
• Fernando- age 15  

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

Hello Homes of Hope, 

We are very much in need. We have four children but my oldest left his studies to work and now is married and taking care of his own family. 

We are renting a small house now, we have been renting for about 20 years. We are getting tired of it so we decided to buy our own land. It is hard because my husband is the only one who works and the kids schooling is very expensive. We had just enough to buy the land. 

God has never abandoned us and we keep moving forward. We have had to pay rent and it would be so helpful to use that money to pay for our land instead. 

Thank you for helping needy families. You are like angles sent from God. Thank you.

Nunez Rendon Family 

Schulich- Hernandez Perez Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 10-11, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- PROCOPIO   

• Age: 56
• Profession: sells ice cream  
• Weekly Salary: $44

MOTHER- MIRNA  

• Age: 46
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Leonel- age 17 
• Antonio- age 12

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 8 MONTHS

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

We were deported from the United States in 2011. It has been very difficult for us all. Finding work has been hard too as they do not pay very much. We are trying to pay for our land and build a small home for ourselves. It has been difficult which is why we are asking such a large favor.

Thank you!  Procopio 

Hope Sports- Franco Munguia Family

BUILDING DATE: NOVEMBER 5-6, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- JONNHY 

• Age: 31
• Profession: Fumigator   
• Weekly Salary: $72

MOTHER- CELIA

• Age: 33
• Profession: works at a her children's school as a lunch lady  
• Weekly Salary: $16

CHILDREN-

• Emilio- age 11
• Natalia- age 10
• Leonardo- age 8  

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 5 YEARS

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

We are asking for your help because we do not have a home. Our house recently burned down and we were left with nothing. My husband lost his tools he uses for his fumigation in the fire. 

I work in the cafeteria at the school my children go to. Now we are living with my cousin but we are very crowed in the house. If God wants you will be able to help us. Thank you for this opportunity. God bless you!

Franco Munguia Family  

Greenwood Community Church Red Team- Salez Mavil Family

BUILDING DATE: November 4-5, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER- CAROL EVELYN   

• Age: 29
• Profession: sells clothing 
• Weekly Salary: $41

CHILDREN-

• Saira Corina- age 10
• Camila- age 4

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 5 months  

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

To whom it may concern, 

I am Carol Evelyn Salez Mavil, 

I am 29 years old. Right now I am working part time because I am also taking classes at the University of Baja California. I am studying engineering. I am also a single mom with two beautiful girls. They are both in school. 

My situation brought me to your organization. We receive a very low income and now our living expenses are higher because I am going to school now. We had to move to our land and over time we finally were able to build a small little house. I am still paying off the material we used to make our walls. 

I have really amazing neighbors and they help me with the girls while I am in class. We had to leave our rental house because once I started taking classes we couldn't pay for the rent and my classes at the same time. I really want a safe place for my girls so they can have a better future. 

This is why I am asking for help, for my daughters. I leave you now, as a mom desiring the best for her daughters. 

Greenwood Community Church Green Team- Guillen Aguilar Family

BUILDING DATE: November 4-5, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- JOSE RIGOBERTO  

• Age: 36
• Profession: Taxi driver 
• Weekly Salary: $97

MOTHER- KARINA  

• Age: 35
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Rigoberto- age 4
• Jonathan- age 4

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 3 months

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

Through this letter we ask that you would help us with the work you do building homes for those with low income. In our case, we cannot afford to build a home on our land with the amount of money that my husband makes. In order to even afford to buy our land, I had to get a job for a little while but because of health problems I had to quit. 

Right now I am at home taking care of the boys who are in kindergarten now. It is hard for us to pay for our land and also rent. 

We are so thankful for your time and we await your answer. We will qualify for a home if God wants. God bless you! 

Karina and Jose Rigoberto

Green Valley Baptist Church- Mejia Perez Family

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 29-30, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- Sergio  

• Age: 31
• Profession: warehouse worker 
• Weekly Salary: $66

MOTHER- Gabriela  

• Age: 31
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Britanny- age 7
• Sergio- age 2

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 5 YEARS 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

God bless you and your work. 

I, Gabriela Perez come to you asking you for help as we struggle with building our home. My husband is the only one working right now and it hasn't been going very well. My daughter is in her second year of primary school and and she has a skin disease that has effected her since she was 8 months old. She gets sick a lot from this sickness, my son also gets sick quite often. We have really wanted to build our own home because our children get sick easily. 

If you can help that would be so amazing. I am praying that you can help us. Thank you for your time and attention. 

Mejia Perez Family  

Ventura Missionary Church- Cornejo Arenas Family

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- Mauricio   

• Age: 37
• Profession: gardener
• Weekly Salary: $22-44

MOTHER- Alejandra 

• Age: 31
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

 

 

CHILDREN-

• Mauricio- age 17
• Johana- age 10
• Jennyfer- age 9
• Genesis- age 1 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 16 YEARS  

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

We are the Cornejo Arenas family, we know that God has always has a plan. We know God is good. We hope that we can make all of the requirements to receive a home. When it rains we get wet, we put plastic over the roof and the walls to try to keep everything dry. Our roof is so wet it has grown fungus and mold. Our floor is full of holes so we cannot mop well. 

We are a family of six. Three are studying right now and then the baby and parents. It is hard for Mauricio to find a job since he didn't go to school so he finds work where he can. 

Please consider our situation. God bless you. 

We will wait for you here in our home. The Cornejo Arenas Family. 

Christian Community Group Green Team- Nunez Vertiz Family

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- Santos 

• Age: 33
• Profession: Taxi driver
• Weekly Salary: $66

MOTHER- Bertina 

• Age: 33
• Profession: Factory worker
• Weekly Salary: $76

CHILDREN-

• Nadia- age 14
• Emmanuel- age 12
• Estrella- age 7 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 2 years 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

Warm greetings to you at Homes of Hope. 

I want to share with you a little of our story. When our first daughter was born we were so excited but when our son was born after that, the problems began to come. We were living with my sister in law and my husband and I began to have problems. When our third child was born, he left me and I was left alone with our three children and I had to find a new place to live and pay rent. Thanks be to God that he brought people in my path to help me during that time. 

After four years my husband came back and repented for what he had done. He did really wel in creating a home for us. After 2 years of renting a home, we were able to buy our own land. With us both working we are paying off the land. Right now though, with the land payments we cannot make our own home. 

If you can help us make our home, we would be so grateful. Thank you so much. 

God bless you. Bertina Vertiz 

Christian Community Group Yellow Team- Hernandez Vertiz Family

BUILD DATES: OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 2 years  

FAMILY INFORMATION: 

FATHER- ALEJANDRO 

• Age: 34
• Profession: restaurant worker 
• Weekly salary: $38-50

MOTHER- MONICA

• Age: 34
• Profession: factory worker
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Alexarelly- age 13
• Karla Yitzell- age 10
• Alejandro Jesus- age 4 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

I greet you all cordially from the Hernadez Vertiz family. We are asking for your help, for those of you who help build homes. The house we live in now is being loaned to us. It is not in good condition at all. It leaks, lets in the cold winds and other things. My daughter who is 13 years old had an eye transplant in her left eye and still has trouble with her right eye. We have not been able to buy her the glasses that she needs. My children become very sick when the cold comes, they have ear, nose and throat problems often. 

We all live together in the house, sharing everything. None of my children have their own bed. We lack a lot of things. We really need your help. Thank you Homes of Hope for your time. We await your call and your visit. 

From, Reyna Vertiz Calles 

Westminster Presbyterian Church-Herandez Rodriguez

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- Heriberto 

• Age: 22
• Profession: Bricklayer 
• Weekly Salary: $66

MOTHER- Naomi 

• Age: 20
• Profession: childcare worker 
• Weekly Salary: $38

CHILDREN-

• Erick Geovany- age 3  

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 5 YEARS 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

Hello, 

The reason that I am asking for a home is because we don't have the resources to build our own home. Recently my work cut a lot of our jobs so I working very sporadically. Now I am working as a bricklayer assistant. Sometimes we don't have enough to pay for our land each month, my wife's tuition, and the nanny for our child. We have been able to make it work, and recently a friend lent us his trailer to live in. 

This is why we ask for your help. 

Thank you so much. Hernandez Rodriguez Family 

Boardwalk Red Team- Campos Garcia Family

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 15-16, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- Rodolfo  

• Age: 33
• Profession: Factory worker 
• Weekly Salary: $53

MOTHER- Rocio   

• Age: 31
• Profession: Factory worker 
• Weekly Salary: $44

CHILDREN-

• Kiara- age 8 
• Erik- age 7 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 3 months  

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

First of all I would thank you,  whoever is reading this letter. We are an integrated family of four. My children are the greatest gift from God and for them we try to give them the best. We have all been through a lot together and together we want to continue to move forward. We want a safe place to be, a place that we can be without worrying if we will be evicted if we don't pay rent. We really try hard to use our money wisely. We know that there are people who are in greater need than us and only God knows if we can be so blessed to receive a home.  Our small little house is filled with love and blessing. God knows the need of every person and he knows that we would like to receive a gift from him. Everything is in the hands of God.

We give you thanks and blessings. I ask God to bless you every day and that you can continue to bless the people in the most need. 

A million thank yous. Campos Garcia Family 

Boardwalk Blue Team- Talavera Pluma Family

BUILDING DATE: OCTOBER 15-16, 2016

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER- German

• Age: 18
• Profession: factory worker 
• Weekly Salary: $72

MOTHER- Dulce 

• Age: 20
• Profession: stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Valeria- age 4
• Sophia- age 3
• German-age 2

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 5 months 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

I am asking for your help for a home because right now we are living in a trailer that was lent to us. My husband's job right now is no stable either and we haven't had enough to raise up our own home. The truth is we have been through a lot looking for a good place to live. We have lived in small rooms made of tarps, and we have lived with my in-laws. We have been trying to do something to help us move forward, for the good of our children. So we bought our land but it has been hard to make the payments. We were kicked out of the house we did live in and now we are in the trailer on our land. 

We trust in God so much, he is our refuge. We haven't lost our faith and we hope that you can help us. We are so thankful with God that he has placed you in our path. We pray for you all, that you can continue to help others like us. 

God bless you. Amen. 

Hope Sports Blue Team-Garcia Beltran Family

Build Dates: October 8-9, 2016

Property Information:  

Time with property- 1 1/2 years 

Family Information: 

Mother- Monica

• Age: 38
• Profession: vendor 
• Weekly Salary: $105

Children-

• Cristian- age 17
• Jaquelin- age 7 

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

Dear Homes of Hope, 

With all the hope that you can help me, my situation is not very favorable. I am a single mom and with my 2 children it has been hard to pay land payments. My children also have to go to school and it has been hard to also make a home. My uncle lent us a small room for a while, but then we moved and now we live with a friend. 

I await your help, before anything, thank you so much. 

Ana Monica Beltran Osuna 

The Crossing- Fonseca Higuera Family

BUILD DATES: SEPTEMBER 30-October 1, 2016

PROPERTY INFORMATION:  

TIME WITH PROPERTY- 8 months 

FAMILY INFORMATION: 

MOTHER- Martha Silvia 

• Age: 56
• Profession: House Cleaner
• Weekly Salary: n/a

CHILDREN-

• Carlos Rene- age 33 (disabled) 
• Profession: sells popsicles 
• Weekly salary: $29

LETTER FROM THE FAMILY: 

For us it is a huge blessing that you would put attention on our situation and offer to build us a home. We need a home very much. We have a very low income. A million thank yous. God bless you. Silvia 

Porte Communities- Garcia Coronada Family

Build Dates: September 24-25, 2016

Property Information:  

Time with property- 4 months

Family Information: 

Father-Hugo

• Age: 28
• Profession: Cleaner
• Weekly Salary: $117

Mother- Yessenia

• Age: 26
• Profession: stay at home mom 
• Weekly Salary: n/a

Children-

• Jessica: age 9
• Marcos: age 4

Letter From the Family: 

First off, we want to send you blessings. I want to be able to explain our situation really well so you can see that we really are in need of a home. We know God will use you. 

We need a home because right now we are renting a home and the owner of the home asked us, my husband and I to move. We really would love to have something to leave for our children when they are grown up. So we recently bought land, I think it was the best decision of our lives. Instead of paying rent we are now paying land payments and that is so much better. We were given some money to be able to build a small little room on our land and we trust in God that he will open the doors for us. We know that God works for the good of those who love Him, Romans 8:28. That is all I have to say, thank you so much in Jesus name, God bless you.