I know we are not the only ones to experience this. I know we probably aren’t even handling it as well as some others have. The idea of looking forward to what is next, preparing for it, planning (as best
Backwardly Forward Looking
Rehoboth
Two days after I left my job in 2010, a missionary from Nepal was speaking at our church. He spoke on the passage in Genesis about Isaac settling in the land of his father, Abraham and digging wells. The first
It Takes A Village
While in the states for the summit on the orphan in Chicago on May 1-2, we extended our trip a few weeks for some fundraising and time at the U.S. office in Ohio. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but
Special Moments
One of the things that we do at Back2Back is to put a lot of emphasis on the children’s birthdays. For some of them, it is the first time that they will celebrate their special day, and for others their
A Week in the Life…
It was recently recommended to us by our home church pastor that it might be a good thing to share with those that care, what exactly we do with our time… It got me thinking, maybe he was on to
The Puzzle is Complete
November has been one of the busiest months this year. We had the ground-breaking ceremony for the Tres Reyes Community Center, then we had an appreciation lunch for all our volunteers, the next day all the staff got together to
Playing Catch Up #1 – Ground: Broken
We officially broke ground on our new community center! On Sunday November 9th, we were joined by a group of employees from CertaPro painters in Indianapolis, a supporting company that played a large part in the purchase of the land,
New Additions
First a little update on the goings on here in Cancún. As you see in the picture above, we were able to send Mauricio and Lizy (fellow Back2Back staff members) and Tere Garcia (Back2Back Social Worker) to Mexico City at
A Dream Takes Shape
After many months of searching for land in the impoverished community of Tres Reyes on the west side of Cancún, we finally found a perfect piece of property. It is level and already cleared of trees. It has a security
Change
First things first, Kael Gabriel arrived on July 22 at 12:02pm! He was 7lb 12oz and 20″ of perfect little boy. He was breech when Anna’s water broke Monday morning so a C-Section was required. Things are going well adjusting