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
Change
Summer Lovin’
We are only three weeks into our Back2Back summer schedule of groups, but I feel like so much has happened we just had to send a little update to bring you all up to speed. In order to keep it brief,
A Special Mother’s Day
This month was very special for me (Anna). I got to celebrate Mother’s day with the girls from San Jose Children’s Home. I was here last year as well, but my relationship with the girls was different. I was just
Wonderfully Made To Be More Than Nothing
Last month we had “Children’s Day” in Mexico. I think that it is great that kids get their own day, to celebrate their worth and the value that they bring to this world. I remember growing up in Mexico that
When We Act Like The Church
The entrance to the Cintermex Convention Center with our banner proudly displayed. At the beginning of the year we started hearing about this God-sized dream that our Exec. Director Todd Guckenberger had of having Back2Back host the first “Cumbre por
When What’s Right, is Hard
Our goal is to end the orphan crisis. What does that mean? To prevent another orphan from ever becoming one and to reunite or find families for every orphan that does not have one now. Its a great goal, and
A Coming of Age
It was a night four weeks in the making.Anna has spent the last month planning every detail of what would most closely relate, as far as events go, to a wedding.Hair appointments, nails, catering, location, sound system, DJ, picking out
#ConradQ&A – Post #2
This is the second part in our #ConradQ&A series. (Read the first part here) We wanted to ask our partners, sponsors and followers on Facebook and Twitter what they wanted to know about us and what they wanted us to
Hope for Tomorrow
This month the Conrad family celebrated their first year serving as missionaries as part of the Back2Back team. This year has been challenging, from leaving family in the states to coming to a new place to start our lives, to
The REAL Meaning of Christmas
We got to have the kids from San Jose over to our house yesterday for Christmas. 10 kids. 14 hours. All the fix-ins. Shopping. Gifts. The Christmas Story. It was exhausting and so much fun! I just want to share