Monday 6 November 2023
What is Casa de Esperanza and why is it needed?
Day 1: Vision and need for our project
Iain Crofton Briggs writes:
Casa de Esperanza is a beautiful home for up to eight boys, under the age of 18, who have problems with addiction. These are usually alcohol, marijuana and Crystal Meths, which are the main drugs used by people in Mexico.
The need is great as there were no rehabilitation centres for under 18-year-olds in our State of Colima until we opened ours, four and a half years ago.
We have had 31 boys come to us during that time.
Because of the port, our town Manzanillo, has become the fentanyl capital of the world (BBC World News)
Although Fentanyl is not made in Manzanillo, they import the base products used to make it and export to The States and Canada.
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin!
Cartel activity among street children and violence in homes due to drugs has a strong hold here.
We see our project as more than rehabilitation, it’s a home of restoration where we give the boys a hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Prayer points:
The boys all come from broken homes. We provide a loving family environment.
Please pray for a deep healing and restoration as they receive this love from the house parents and us, but also Jesus.
Please pray for their relationship with Jesus.