Exciting Changes...

After yet another trying and difficult year like 2021, we are incredibly thankful.  Though the Pandemic continues to bring many challenges and unanswered questions, we feel incredibly blessed.  As a result of closed doors, new ones have been opened.  House of Blessing (HOB) has not only been able to continue serving in Mexico, but we have seen our mission and vision expand.  Your generous financial support, faithful prayers and dedicated partnership, has helped us continue our mission of Caring for children, Partnering with families, and Investing in our community.

We are also excited to share with you that HOB has officially become a 501(c)(3) non-profit.  For the past 9 years, HOB has served as a DBA (doing business as) under our sending church, The Chapel Church (TCC) in Puyallup WA.  As HOB has grown and expanded over the years, it became apparent to our team and staff, the HOB board of directors as well as the TCC eldership, that it was time for HOB to form its own non-profit.  We are very much looking forward to all that awaits House of Blessing in 2022 and the continual partnership with so many different churches, businesses, families and individuals like yourselves.

As a result of this change, HOB has a new mailing address.  For those of you that send your donations via check, please start mailing them to the following address.  Checks can continue to be made payable to ‘House of Blessing or HOB’.

House of Blessing - 700 Sleater Kinney Rd SE Ste B-383, Lacey WA 98503 

My wife Jackie and I want to personally thank you for walking this journey with us last year.  And really, for the past 9 years that we have been down here in Mexico.  You have blessed us beyond measure.  

Happy Thanksgiving

I’m sure at this moment you are either consuming delicious food, dessert, maybe falling asleep, watching a little football, visiting with family and friends or about to feast. All the wonderful things that come with celebrating this incredible day. I love Thanksgiving. It has always been one of my favorite holidays. Although, I will say it is still strange every year living in a country that doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. The first part of our day today was business as usual. Caro had school, Antu and Natalia were busy with homework, and I was in the office getting a few things done. However, in a few hours we too will be gathering with family and friends to eat a fabulous meal Jackie has prepared, hangout and no doubt talk about all we are thankful for.

There are so many things to be thankful for. So many things that Jackie and I are personally thankful for.

We are thankful for all of you who read our updates. We are thankful for all of your emails, text messages and encouraging words you share. We are thankful to each of you who have faithfully prayed for us over the past 9 years. We are thankful for all of you who have financially supported us and the ministry. We are thankful for all the great partnerships we have with churches, businesses, families and individuals. We are thankful for those of you who have come down over the years to serve with us, our church and the community. And we are especially thankful for an incredibly loving, compassionate, gracious and forgiving God whose mercies are new every single morning.

Hoping you all have a wonderful rest of your day. Thank you so very much!

Love, Jason and Jackie

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His lovingkindness endures forever.” (Psalm 107:1).

A Very Special Weekend...

Tomorrow I turn 42.  It is a bit sobering getting older, realizing my body doesn’t move as quickly and pain free as it once did.  I now have to use reading glasses full time even though I had lasik surgery just a few years ago.  I usually fall asleep while watching a movie and I now have more grey hair than dark hair.  Bottom line, I’m getting old.

I found this picture from 2 years ago.  My birthday looked quite different that year.  I was spoiled by hugs, cards and kinds words from our wonderful children and staff.  I sure do miss these smiling beautiful faces.

I came across another from March 8th 2020.  We were celebrating Ayantu’s birthday.  When I took this picture, I never would have imagined that this would be the last picture of the orphanage full of kids.  7 days later, the Pandemic hit Mexico and everything shutdown and changed.

It has been 602 days since the shutdown.  We have most definitely missed this place being full of life, laughter, conversation, hanging out, children, our staff and friends.  We really miss our supporters, friends and churches coming down to serve alongside us, encourage us, drink coffee and laugh with us.

And yet, even though so many things have drastically changed, we are excited about the new opportunities that have come about.  We are excited about the new ways that House of Blessing can still make an impact and difference here in Mexico.  New ways that we can care for children, partner with families in need and invest in our community here in Bachiniva.

Jackie and I are really excited that House of Blessing has the opportunity to host a women’s retreat this weekend. Some 50 women from four different churches will gather here tomorrow and Saturday for a refreshing and encouraging time together.  The past month has been incredibly busy getting everything cleaned, repaired, painted and prepared.  I don’t think we realized how dirty and out of shape some of our buildings were.  Now, this place is cleaner than it has been in a very long time thanks to a few gallons of paint, some mops, bleach, soap, brooms, and wonderful ladies from our church helping clean.

Please be praying for this weekend and all the ladies coming to the retreat. Please pray for the team of ladies that are hosting the event, leading worship and speaking. I’m super proud of my wife Jackie as she will be sharing at one of the sessions. First time doing something like this all in spanish, without a translator. Go Jax!

I’ll make sure we take lots of pictures and videos to share with you all as well as stories of how the weekend goes.

Thank you all and hope you have a wonderful weekend!