by mfh_com | Mar 26, 2024 | CHILDREN, GOOD STORIES, HOME
“To love God and to love others.” Jesus summarized the commandments with these words. Sounds pretty simple. But when loving others is not so easy, it often takes reflection on how God loved us despite our messes. And by loving God with our whole heart, His love flows...
by mfh_com | Feb 23, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME, Mission Teams & Visitors
Education is an important part of our lives. It is really a never-ending journey, and our biggest goal for the children we serve is that they leave us with knowledge, skills and values that propel them into the next step of learning in their lives. This past week, we...
by mfh_com | Dec 19, 2023 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME
When we were blessed to be able to purchase La Finca El Milagro property in 2005, we knew that getting to know our neighbors and learning to be good neighbors would be a priority in living in the community. The very first event held on the property was December of...
by mfh_com | Dec 12, 2023 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILIES, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
“What word comes to mind when you think of the holidays?” When asked, the majority of people answer, “Family.” And as odd as it may seem, the children we serve within La Casa de mi Padre answer the same. They almost all say, “Time with family.” That is kind of odd...
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...
