Families

Only 12 days remain before the Bus pulls out of the FBC parking lot.  Details are coming together nicely.  The Life Different team has been so supportive and flexible as we raise money and get the last minutes details sorted out.

Here are the two families we will be building for this year.

Katheryne (17 years old) and Jesus (19 years old) have an 8-month-old baby boy named Abdiel. They are currently living with Katheryne’s mother and older brother. Jesus was recently laid off from his job; he is looking for work but they are struggling to pay for diapers and food. They use a trailer for their kitchen and they live in a small concrete house with her mother. A piece of land has been donated to them so they had a chance at getting a house. This family has been through a lot in the past few weeks. Katheryne’s stepfather died trying to save his son from drowning. The son survived but her stepfather passed away.
When we first met Katheryne she was 6 months pregnant but she lost the baby on February 7th. We attended the baby girl’s funeral and we are already very attached to this family as I am sure you all will be too.

 Filimon (48) and Maria (40) and their two children Sara (14) and Gregario (12). Filimon and Gregario both had surgeries in the fall of 2011. Filimon has been unable to work for several months due to his health issues so their daughter Sara has dropped out of school to join her mom, Maria, working in the fields to support their family. They live in a two-room house made of scraps of wood, cardboard and plastic. We are excited to have you guys come down to Mexico and build a new house for this family.