Father's Day and Golf...

Father’s Day and golf have gone hand in hand for a very, very long time. In fact since the 1970’s, the final round of the very exciting US Open has always landed on Father’s Day (with the exception of the 2020 tournament during COVID). Im very much looking forward to tomorrow. My comfy man chair recliner, good food (7 layer bean dip to be exact), maybe a few presents and an exciting final round of the tournament.

Speaking of golf, I am equally excited about our up and coming House of Blessing Golf Tournaments. After an incredible success last year (over $16,000 raised), we once again will be hosting 2 tournaments. Our Washington tournament will be held again at the The Classic Golf Club on Saturday August 27th. Our Florida tournament will be at the Fountains Country Club on Saturday October 1st.

We would love to have you come out and join us for one of these special events. Whether that’d be playing, volunteering, helping, hanging out, etc, we’d love to have you. You can find all the information about the tournaments and getting involved at our golf website, www.hobgolf.org. If you don’t live in WA or FL , there are still ways you can still help us make these events a big success. We are always in need of sponsors, donors, donations, raffle prizes etc. If you are interested in getting involved that way, please email us, golf@thehouseofblessing.org.

I hope your weekend is going well thus far and for all you dads reading this, have a wonderful, blessed, relaxing day tomorrow!

Jason

Green, Apples, And A Lot Of Teenagers...

For the past month or so we have been enjoying Phase 4 (Green) of the Pandemic.  This is the longest we have stayed green since the Pandemic started over 2 years ago.  Kids are back in school full time, mandates are being lifted and life has seemed to return back to normal.  We just started Semana Santa (Holy Week) or Spring Break.  Who knows what changes that might bring with all the vacationers, travelers, etc.  But for now, we are absolutely enjoying the beauty of green and the weather.

Last month we had to say goodbye to one of our dear workers, Meny.  We have had the honor and privilege of working with Meny for almost 7 years.  He has been a “MacGyver” type individual who seems to be able to fix anything and build everything.  He always has a joyful attitude and a smile on his face.  Meny is engaged to my cousin Leticia and soon to be married in the fall.  He received an amazing job offer to manage and run a large apple orchard.  One of those type of offers that you can’t really refuse.  Apples are one of the biggest products and job providers down here in our area.  Although we are sad to see him go, we are very excited for this new opportunity and thankful that we can still serve alongside him at our church.

Life has returned to our campus once again in the form of 70 + youth and leaders.  Churches from all over the state of Chihuahua have gathered here for a 3 day youth retreat.  What a blessing it is to be able to use our facilities and property to accommodate and bless these young individuals.  My role for this week is working in the coffee shop and leading worship. I have always loved coffee and have worked in the coffee industry since high school. However, I was definitely pushed to the limit this afternoon making 80 or so iced lattes, mochas and americanos. Thankfully I had a wonderful team of people to help.  The highlight of my day has definitely been the worship times. Singing together in a room full of young men and women has been such a joy and very powerful.

Please be praying for us over the next few days, the youth, leaders, speakers, cooks, servants and volunteers.  It takes quite the effort to run a youth camp.

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.