Over the past two years, Trinity Kids has raised money during VBS to build two homes in Tijuana, Mexico, with Homes of Hope. This year, our partnership with Homes of Hope continues, focusing on Jesus’ emphasis and helping others as “fruit” of trusting in Him, highlighting how small efforts by many can empower and encourage an entire community.

In the beginning of its ministry, Homes of Hope set out to alleviate poverty one family at a time. What they found was that by giving a family physical protection, other benefits surfaced, including health benefits (such as alleviating asthma caused by sleeping on dirt floors and pneumonia common during the rainy months when mattresses and clothing often become soaked), socio-emotional benefits ( a home gives a sense of dignity and pride, as well as hope for the future and a more positive outlook on one’s future), educational benefits (stability at home improves school attendance an has proven a factor for kids to stay in school), and economic benefits (when families no longer have to pay for housing materials, they can support their family in other ways).  

Now, over twenty-five years later, the fruit of this ministry continues to surpass expectations. Homes of Hope now employs over two dozen former Homes of Hope recipients, proving that simple acts of kindness have great power – like breaking the chains of generational poverty. Building a faith-filled community is the best way to do sustainable missions.

Our focus for VBS is Live It Out! It’s not enough to believe, Jesus calls us to live out our faith in tangible ways that love others. So, we’ll be sharing more about Home of Hope each day through stories and videos, then participating in activities that simulate activities on a home build and proclaim to our congregation that these kids are ready to be “Living Proof of a Loving God” – on both sides of the border. 

Help us in encouraging your camper to be creative in helping us reach our goal of funding one full house in Mexico through our VBS offering. By talking about the Home of Hope mission, taking on extra chores or fundraising through bake sales and lemonade stands, we know these kids can do a mighty work and make a lasting difference in a community just like theirs, just south of theirs.