Summer brings more residents!

The second floor has a room with plenty of new beds for the younger girls!

These girls have lined up to be taken on a field trip to the Children's Museum of Reynosa~!

Every summer the enrollment at Casa MAMi increases. Currently there are 12 children attending the Day Care program and 48 residential girls. The day care children are brought by their working moms and are under school age. They include boys and girls (infants and toddlers). The 48 residents are girls, ranging from age 2 to 17. Tomasita, age 18 and our first "graduate", is working as an apprentice in the home.

This is Tomasita. She is in charge of the laundry room!

Friends from Christ United Methodist Church, Sugarland TX will visit on July 8 for a VBS. Rick Hagans, of Harvest Evangelism, takes groups down often, to help with construction or to donate food. Church of the Holy Apostles, Collierville, TN visited in early June (see previous blod entry). Some of these new friends are pictured here.


As the enrollment of girls rises the need for additional staff increases as well. We are most grateful for the financial support that God sends as He touches hearts in response to our prayers. Over the winter and spring months the staff of 12 (last summer) dropped to 8. Now, it is time to rebuild the staff so that, in particular, night time staff will be sufficient. And, as you may expect, the cost for feeding 60 is a new burden. We thank you for your kind generosity. When you send donations, please note if they are for salaries, food, or 'where most needed'. The US non-profit provides approximately half of all support for Casa Hogar MAMi. A gift of $450 will pay one staff member for one month. A gift of $100 will pay one staff member for a week. A gift of $120 will buy tortillas for a month! Some individuals and churches have joined the "Sponsor a Child" program which is a commitment of $6,000, annual gift. This establishes an ongoing relationship with one girl. We would be happy to discuss this option with you. (casamamimx@hotmail.com)



The second floor: In mid June the girls were moved to the second floor. There is plenty of sleeping room, plus a large laundry room and classroom on the second floor. The first floor houses the day care, plus offices, the kitchen and dining areas. The Mexican government recently made an additional gift to Casa Hogar MAMi for construction. This will allow for the expansion of the kitchen to include the old laundry room space for the refrigerators and redesign of the pantry. What a blessing!


If your group feels called to visit or send missionaries to Casa MAMi, please request the Volunteer Form that will make it easy for us to communicate with you and help you to plan a meaningful mission trip. May God's blessings be upon your life and may we have the privilege of sharing His work at Casa MAMi with you!