On Tuesday I dropped off a mission team at the airport.  It has been almost 3 years since the last time I did that.  We had an incredible time with a group of 8 men and women from Beaverton Oregon.  I almost forgot how fun, encouraging and exhausting these times are.  The team did a fantastic job helping demo, remodel and prep our buildings for the school we will be starting on September 5th.

Yes, I did say school.  House of Blessing has an incredible opportunity to partner with our local church and the community to open a private christian school on our campus.  A little back story to how this came about.  Long before the Pandemic, we had a desire to start a school first and foremost for our kiddos at the orphanage and then as an opportunity to reach out to the community.  Plans were drawn up for additional buildings, online classes were taken to open a school and things were moving in the right direction.  Once COVID hit and changed everything, the school was lost in the background.

Earlier this year I was walking our property just thinking, praying and wondering.  What in the world is going to happen to this beautiful and large property and campus the Lord has given us and built?  Surely a Pandemic won’t be the complete end to House of Blessing and the work here.  It was made obvious and clear that the orphanage would not reopen as that is no longer the need here.  I pleaded with God to reveal and show how we can use this place to continue our mission and desire to care for kids, partner with families and invest in our community.  Well either that day of the next I received a phone call from my aunt who simply asked “have you been thinking about a school at all lately?” It was something that had been greatly on her mind for quite some time. That phone call was the opening to many more conversations, meetings, prayers, planning and seeking God. Is this what you would have for us?  Officially start a school?

Jackie and I were excited, our board of directors were excited, our church in Bachinvia was excited.  It seemed that this was a good direction to move in.  However, we began to wonder, “would people be excited and actually enroll they're kids?”  We held an open house and invited people to come and hear the mission, vision and our desire for the school.  Over 50 adults and kids came out.  It was a beautiful evening.  Obviously from that night there was an interest, however, would people actually enroll their kids when the time came?

We had enrollment for a week the beginning of this month.  By the 3rd day we had 20+ enrolled.  As of now, we have over 50 kindergarten through jr high students enrolled, and the number keeps growing.  What an amazing confirmation that this is the next chapter.  I am thrilled that House of Blessing gets to play an intricate part of the school as well as continue to focus on our other areas of caring for kids and families.  There are so many more details and stories to share with you all  that we hope to do so over the coming weeks and months.

Please be praying for us, our team, our new teaching staff, the kids registered and anything else you can think of.  This is also a huge step of faith financially as opening a school in this magnitude is a huge financial undertaking.  Walking our property that day, praying and looking at our beautiful facilities and property, I was quickly reminded that it has been God who has provided ALL that we have needed and more. And He can do the same for this next chapter. So many of you have been a part of that provision through your donations, support and visits.

If you would like more details about the school or learn of ways you can partner with us and sponsor a child’s tuition, please email or text me (jason@thehouseofblessing.org, 915.316.9496.

Lastly, I am SO EXCITED to announce that Maria Carolina has finished high school and will be graduating today.  Caro first came to the orphanage over 6 years ago.  When the orphanage closed during the Pandemic, Caro and Natalia moved into our house and have been living with us since then.  Caro will be the first in her family who not only has finished all her schooling and graduated, but will continue her studies.  After looking at a number of different colleges and universities in the surrounding area, she has decided to spend her first year after high school studying at a Bible Institute near Ensenada Baja California.  She was officially accepted last week and is absolutely THRILLED for this new opportunity. We couldn’t be more proud of Maria Carolina Caraveo Rascon!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week and Happy 4th of July!

Jason


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