HOB Virtual Golf Event

For the past 8 years, the House of Blessing (HOB) orphanage, located in Bachiniva Chihuahua Mexico, has been a part of an annual charitable Golf Tournament in beautiful Washington State.  Over the years, hundreds of golfers have come out to play and raise tens of thousands of dollars for the orphanage.  Last years tournament was our biggest one to date, raising over $16,000. We were so excited to not only have our tournament in Washington, but also one in West Palm Beach Florida. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were forced to cancel both our tournaments this year.  This was definitely a bummer and disappointment, however, the HOB Golf Committee and Board of Directors came up with an exciting, new alternative.  We are very excited to announce our first ever House of Blessing “virtual” Golf Event.  We hope with these new twists’ on our normal golf tournament, we will still be able to accomplish 2 things. Those who love golf and tournaments will have a chance to get out, enjoy fresh air and play golf. We also will be able to help raise funds to support the orphanage and work in Mexico.

We are also excited because unlike a normal golf tournament, people from all over the United States can join in on this special event. Our Golf Event will be held the week of September 18-26. For some people, it might be a challenge to play golf on one specific day. This is why we are having the event for a week.

Please take a moment to check out our promo video below that has all of the details about the event. You can also visit our brand new website, www.hobgolf.org to get details, registered, etc.

Help us spread the word by sharing the event and video on social media, with your friends, churches, etc.

Looking forward to this time. If you have additional questions you can contact the golf committee at golf@thehouseofblessing.org or jason@thehouseofblessing.org.

The Waiting Game

August has always been a very special month in our family.  15 years ago, on August 27th, my wife and I were married.  8 years ago, on August 13th, my family and I moved down to Bachiniva Mexico to purchase 40 acres and begin building the House of Blessing Orphanage.  And then there is today, August 31st.  Today is special and very unusual all at the same time.  Not only is it the first day of school, but the first day of “virtual” school. Carolina is starting her junior year of high school, Natalia is in 6th grade and our daughter Ayantu Faith is in 5th.

Like so many of you are experiencing, Mexico launched its new school year with remote learning from home due to COVID-19.  Because 95% of Mexicans have TV, Mexico opted to broadcast school classes via 6 different TV stations.  I honestly never thought I would have to get a TV subscription for my child to go to school.

Indeed, we are in very peculiar and difficult times.

2020, was supposed to be one of the most exciting years here at the House Of Blessing.  We had 9 teams scheduled from all over the United States to come down and serve with us.  We had not only 1 but 2 golf tournaments scheduled in Washington and Florida to raise funds for HOB.  I had 5 speaking engagements throughout the states to share about the ministry.  My wife and I strategically planned our 15 year wedding anniversary trip to New York.  All the travel arrangements and lodging were booked and we were ready to go in April.  And then, my siblings and I had our family reunion scheduled for July.  My four siblings and I along with our spouses and a whole lot of children (15 of them) were to descend upon the beautiful town of Leavenworth for an incredible week.

However, all of that drastically came to a halt due to the Global Pandemic. Mexico closed schools nationwide in March.  Both USA & Mexico agreed to close its border indefinitely, for all non-essential travel. We either tried to reschedule OR had to cancel event after event, trip after trip, activity after activity.  And then suddenly, just like that, what was shaping up to be a busy, exciting and eventful year, has become a very quiet and difficult year.  A most trying time of patience, trust, endurance and the ever difficulty of “waiting”.

The orphanage temporarily closed its doors on Monday, March 16 as well, and continues to remain closed. 10 of our 12 children were relocated to quarantine with their moms.  What we thought was only going to be 3 or 4 weeks has turned into 4 months and counting.  Two girls, Natalia and Carolina, moved into our house as they unfortunately do not have mothers who have the ability nor desire to care for them.

I’ll be honest with you, the past 5 1/2 months have been incredibly challenging and difficult in light of everything that has transpired.  It would be pretty easy and at times tempting to call it quits, to give up, retire, etc, etc.  I have really had to cling to David’s beautiful words that he wrote in Psalm 27

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”

And so the waiting game continues. Let us not lose heart though, as we WILL continue to see the goodness of the Lord during this time.

Thank you for your faithful prayers, encouragement and financial support. Please continue to check your emails for more updates as well as our website, www.thehouseofblessing.org and facebook page, facebook.com/bachinivaorphanage.

Jason and Jackie Sanchez

HOB Golf Tourmant...

The annual House of Blessing Golf Tournament has been an incredible event.  Over the past 8 years, we have been able to raise tens of thousands of dollars to help support the children and work at the House of Blessing orphanage in Bachiniva, Chihuahua, Mexico.  Last year was our biggest tournament to date.  We raised over $16,000 dollars and had more involvement through donors, sponsors, churches, and volunteers than ever before.  Building off of last year’s tournament, we were very excited to not only have our Washington tournament but one in Florida as well.  A wonderful group of people and churches were excited to launch the first ever HOB Golf Tournament in West Palm Beach.  Dates were set, courses were reserved, and momentum began to build for the two tournaments in 2020.

When the COVID-19 global pandemic hit, the momentum was brought to a stand still.  As the world waited, watched, and quarantined, we began to discuss what options might be available for the tournaments.  The HOB golf committee and HOB board of directors began to pray, discuss, and strategize what we might be able to do in light of everything taking place.  Our hope was to reschedule both our tournaments to a later date this year.  After looking at different dates and talking with golf courses, we were unable to reschedule our Washington tournament for this year.  Unfortunately, we have decided to cancel the 2020 HOB Golf Tournament in Washington.

We were able to “tentatively” reschedule the Florida tournament to September 26th.  We are working closely with our support team in Florida who is carefully monitoring the situation.  We will make a final decision about that tournament by the end of this month, depending on where West Palm Beach County is at with their reopening plan.

Although we are bummed about these changes, we are all the more excited for tournaments in 2021.  There are still a lot of ways that you can help out and partner with the House of Blessing orphanage.  If you would like to learn more about what’s going on down in Mexico or even help support financially, you can contact the director, Jason Sanchez (jason@thehouseofblessing.org, www.thehouseofblessing.org cell phone, 915-316-9496).

Thank you for your support over the years, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our tournaments in 2021.

Sincerely,

The HOB Golf Committee

Mike Melchior, Jason Murdock, Jason Sanchez