Reflections from Mexico - Lee and Cindy

Early in the fall of 2016 Cindy and I were presented with the opportunity to fulfill one of our “Bucket List” goals, serving a mission where we’re doing work and experiencing what it means to love others as Christ would. Some friends and family thought we were crazy to have this as a “Bucket List” goal, but as they’ve heard the stories and seen the photos some have said they’d like to join us if we do it again, we say WHEN WE GO AGAIN.

We spent eight days traveling, working on building projects, repairing facilities, getting to know some orphans and caregivers, and experiencing God’s love to an extent we did not expect. Seeing the caregivers giving all they have to the children was a beautiful thing. Our preexisting thoughts of orphanages were of caregivers just doing their jobs and trying to get through the day. The caregivers at Hogar de Amor truly LOVE these children and invest their lives making the children's lives full and with hope for the future. We found out that children do not “age” out at 18 years old, the orphanage remains invested in their lives and help some of them through furthering education.

This being our first experience visiting Hogar de Amor we were instilled with a love for the children, caregivers, and a desire to spend more time there. While we were there I met one couple that went down planning to spend a month there, and now 13 years later they are still there. We feel that spending time there changes your perspective on life.