Camping Trip
So our friends Kody and Lindsay are away for the summer, and left us some camping gear during their absence. Since then we’ve been meaning to take the kids out on a camping trip. Thursday marked the end of the second of our 5 cycles…
Mission Adventures Outreaches
So the other day was Canada day, and Steve realized he’d totally forgotten about it, until the next day. It must be summer; where it’s easy to loose track of the days, with a flurry of activity that generates a lot of buzz around here.…
No More Pencils, No More Books…
So the school year if officially over. On Friday, Maya’s school had their graduation at our auditorium, and she officially began her summer vacation. Here, in Mexico, there are 2-3 years of kindergarden; the first one being optional. Maya was in the second year, so…
So It Begins…
Every summer, our base undergoes a transformation of sorts, as we gear up for our summer Mission Adventures program. This summer we’ll be hosting about 300 young people from all over North America, as they come for an 8 day missions experience. As we write…
Family Vacation
This past week we had the wonderful opportunity of having the Murtons (Gemma’s family) come and vist. Gemma’s sister Kirsty, who had previously never met David and Maya came a couple of weeks back for an extended stay. We were quite busy, so she was…
Memorial Day weekend
It’s Sunday afternoon, and there is a calm over the base, as we’re all just in the mood to relax after a very busy weekend. Historically one of the busiest weekends of the year for Homes of Hope, Memorial Day weekend has been a…
May is for Building
Dust off the tool belt, and break out the ibuprophen it’s time to start building some houses. Historically May has been our busiest month with Homes of Hope. Between back to back holiday weekends in Canada (Victoria Day) and the US (Memorial Day) there’s usually…
Conferences Aplenty
So it must be conference season. With Mission Adventures recently wrapping up for the spring season, and a lull in activity, seems like a great opportunity for a conference…or three. This past week, we met together will all of the staff from the Ensenada, Tijuana,…
Which Mothers day?
So we have a truly international dilema; when do we celebrate Mother’s Day? Firstly, we have a mom who is from England. The loyal subjects of the queen celebrate Mothering Sunday some time in March. It was the one day a year when children of…
Building with Francis W. Parker
So Mission Adventures wrapped up on Thursday evening, with the last team departing early Friday morning. Not to slow down a bit, we immediately embarked on our largest Homes of Hope weekend in a while. We started 5 houses on Friday morning, and one more…
