Still Hot! Today started off nice and cool. We were able to watch the fog blow in from the coast and cool things down. The views from the orphanage are amazing! We continued on three worksites today: La Mision house the students continued to prepare the footers for a concrete slab. They had to literally…
DetailsHot, Hot, Hot, oh…and Hot! The last two days have been some of the hottest days this year. The evenings have been nice and cool, as long as you are not on the top bunk. The students have worked really hard despite the sun. This morning students were a little bit slower out of…
DetailsThank you everyone for getting your students to the airport on Sunday. We have a great trip to San Diego. After grabbing lunch, we crossed the border to Tijuana Playas. Driving across the border from San Diego to Tijuana is quite a sudden change. The road we travel goes west along the border wall.…
DetailsHi everybody! Yes, you are at the right place for daily updates to our June 13-19 Mexico Service trip. It is our hope to update this blog daily around lunchtime. Stay tuned…
DetailsHave you ever wondered what a person born in Africa’s experience is of living in the United States? Stanley Osei moved to the United States from Ghana as a young man. On this podcast, Stanley shares his experience and what it has been like for him to be an African living in the United States.…
DetailsFamilies come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and ethnicities. Sometimes, these families are blended. Raising a bi-racial family is a beautiful and challenging journey. Tom and Robin Rossmanith, who are white, have an adopted son and an adopted daughter, both children of color, plus one birth daughter. Tom and Robin share honestly about their journey…
DetailsKevin Gwin, of Pursue Scholars, and I discuss important topics of racism in America today as well as why Chicago is a city of hope. This was a hard, but good conversation with Kevin as we discussed many topics such as systemic racism, implicit bias, as well as the what does God and the Bible…
DetailsChicago is a city frequently used as an example in many race discussions, mostly in a negative light. But what is really going on in the city? Do people really care about the issues that are plaguing the city? Believe it or not, Chicago is a city of hope and change! In part one…
DetailsShe Speaks: The Black Female Experience in America February is Black History month in America. On this season of the Hope Givers Podcast, we will be having conversations with people about race in America. There is a lot of discussion in our world today about race and racism. Yet, most of the conversation centers on…
DetailsLike Las Vegas, what happens in Tijuana stays in Tijuana, especially as it relates to sex trafficking. There is a place in Tijuana that is known as the “zone of tolerance” where authorities turn a blind eye to what happens here. Sex trafficking in Tijuana because this is where a first would country borders a…
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