A Different Look at the Mexican Border
Orphanage friend Leslie with one of our beautiful baby girls
Border control and illegal immigration are hot topics. Everyone’s weighing in, and the debate is heating up with the President and Senate.
Last weekend, El Sauzal supporters Bob & Leslie H. visited the Orphanage for the very first time. Leslie tells here how the border influenced how they chose to donate.
Three years ago Bob and I were vacationing in San Diego and decided to drive south and see the border. Something I had never seen before, and something I could not forget.
Driving back Bob told me stories about the sounds of people running through the yards at night when he lived nearby years ago.
Once we were at home in Minneapolis Minnesota that steel wall and the stories were still running through my mind. I felt strongly that God must have a purpose for us that would involve the border region.
After talking with everyone I knew who might know something about the region I felt compelled to look into area orphanages. El Sauzal’s name came up on a computer search and we wrote to Roy for the first time.
Today, nearly three years later, Bob and I are sitting here in the dining room at El Sauzal. Our stomachs are full of sopa con pollo and warm tortillas. Aren’t we rich!
I can hear the children playing outside as Betty and Maria (Orphanage Nannies) keep a watchful eye while cleaning the kitchen. We have been here for three days and are leaving for home in the morning. We have changed.
It’s clear to us that God spoke to us that day three years ago through that steel wall. And we are so happy to be a part of such a wonderful organization as El Sauzal, which, with the help of our Lord and Savior, is changing this region one heart and one soul at a time.
After finding El Sauzal on the Internet, Bob and Leslie began supporting the Orphanage on a monthly basis. Last year, Leslie even sold her prized jumping horse and donated the proceeds to our ministry without having visited our facility or meeting our staff and kids. We praise God that they were finally able to be with us in person last weekend. We are happy to work with Bob and Leslie to change this region one heart at a time.
