by mfh_com | Jul 29, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
SEASONS OF CHANGE. PART 2 We shared with you in our last blog that seasons are changing in La Casa. As adolescents age out of protective care, space is created in our homes. As of the latest statistics we know, there are over 200 children awaiting longer term...
by mfh_com | Jun 25, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILIES, GOOD STORIES, HOME, La Finca
HARD WORK AND HEARTFELT CONNECTIONS As our team season continues, we partnered with a youth team from Faithbridge Church out of Houston, TX for two weeks. We cherish the relationship we have built with this church over the years and the way they come with hearts wide...
by brjosue73 | Nov 21, 2023 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME
Graduations are a special event. Graduations are even a bigger reason to celebrate when the likelihood of achieving this accomplishment is diminished from the start. In El Salvador, in rural areas, only 5% of children attend high school. Read that again . . . yes,...
by mfh_com | Sep 20, 2023 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME, La Finca
September 15 is a special day for five Central American countries: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Each celebrate the anniversary date of independence from Spain. It is a day filled with parades, performances, eating traditional foods and...
by mfh_com | Aug 30, 2023 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILIES, GOOD STORIES, HOME
When we purchased the piece of property where La Casa de mi Padre is located, we knew that investing in the community around us would be essential to safety, growth and being good neighbors. Over the years, many of our neighbors have come to feel a bit like family. We...
by mfh_com | Aug 7, 2023 | CHILDREN, GOOD STORIES, HOME
We all know what it is like to have an idea and wait to see it to fruition. For years, our houseparents have asked that we consider illuminating the soccer field and basketball court so that they could be used at night. In El Salvador, it gets dark between 6:00 and...
