Pouring Out Hope Ministries

The family has lived in the area for about 7 months. They moved from Ensenada. They have been attending Pastor Rigo's mission for about 4 months. Jose (not pictured above) is an on-call domestic mechanic. He goes to his client's home or place of business when called to service their vehicles. His work is not steady but on average makes about 1000 pesos a week ($80-$90). Julian is starting school today (new semester). This is a small, very simple family that is just struggling to get by.

Marcelino Rubio - 30

Marcelina Camacho Vaje - 24

Eulalia Rubio Camacho - 10

Manuela Rubio Camacho - 8

Antonio Rubio Camacho - 4

Joel Rubio Camacho - 1 1/2

The Rubio family has been living in the area of Las Flores for some time now and are originally from Oaxaca, Mex. They are currently living on a property owned by Marcelino's uncle, Barolo Payan, 52. The parents and the uncle work locally cleaning carrots. The work is seasonal and the amount of work depends on the quality of the harvest. The carrots need to be cleaned, peeled, cut, and packaged. They are paid 3 pesos per pound. On a good day, each individual can package about 40 pounds earning them 120 pesos (less than $10 US). It is not clear if the two older girls attend school but it is doubtful since they need to tend to their younger siblings when their parents are away working, at times for several days.

POH met this family during the Oct. '08 house build. Eulalia brought Antonio and Joel to a community outreach that we set up during the house build. After the outreach a few of the women helped the kids take home some of the treats and supplies that they were given. The women were saddened by the extremely poor conditions that these kids were living in and by the fact that their parents had been away for a few days working. Eulalia had been left in charge of her siblings. On the way home from the house build, some additional supplies were taken to the kids. These kids and the conditions they were living in touched everyone's heart. The following month, a smaller group returned with supplies, cleaned up the kids and the house, and tarped their roof (see video). Again, the parents were away and Eulalia was found in charge of her siblings. This time she was caring for 3 not just 2 of her sib's. Manuela was not around in October.

POH felt a calling to help this family out in any way possible. John and Ray decided to help them purchase their own property so we could build then a new home. During the scout in Jan. for the March build, we met with Marcelino and his family. Prior to meeting with him, we met with the local realtor to get some options. Ray was prepared to to put a down payment in for this family's own property. The monthly payment for the family would be only $95. The plan was presented to Marcelino and he was extremely excited and grateful. Unfortunately, he can not afford to make the payments. What the family earns now is barely enough to feed them. Marcelino's uncle had been listening to our conversation and he stepped in. He told his nephew that what we were telling him was the truth and was the best thing for his family. He told him that he needed to step up and find a way to do this. Barolo pays 735 pesos a month (about $60 US) for his property, and said he would take him to the realtor for that area and see if something could be worked out. Marcelino was asked to attend the weekly service at the mission and stay in contact with Pastor Rigoberto who will keep us posted.

Modestas Ramirez Emigdio - 31

Valeriano Diricio Ramirez - 8

Reynaldo Diricio Ramirez - 17

Pamela Moncerey - 14 

Jose Luis Dircio Moncerey - 6mos

Modestas is a single mother of 4 and recent grandmother. There are two houses (if you want to call them that) on her property. She lives in one with her 8 yr-old son Valeriano. Her oldest son, Reynaldo, lives in the other with his wife and their 6 mo-old son. She has two other sons, Lionide (15) and Adelido (13), who live with their father in Guerrero. It is her plan to bring them home once she has a house. She has been separated/divorced from her husband for 4 years. She was married at a very young age, around 12 or 13. She didn't do it of her own free will but was forced to do it. Details weren't clear but as she simply states that her parents sold her.

Modesta washes dishes, cleans up or does what ever else is asked of her in the kitchen of a restraurant. She works 7 days a week, usually from noon to 8-9pm. She brings home 800 pesos a week ($60-$65). Reynaldo has been forced to work in the fields since he is under age and cannot obtain a job elsewhere. He brings home about 700-750 pesos a week (about $55). Pamela stays home with her baby and also helps watch Valeriano when  his mom is at work.

They have lived in the area close to a year and Modestas has been attending Pastor Rigo's mission since April.

There was a huge storm that came thru their area last week. Her roof did not hold up so all of her possessions were soaked. She salvaged what she could but when we arrived to interview her, we found her burning the items (mainly clothes) that were too moldy to save. A leaky roof wasn't the only thing that she had to endure during that storm. One night she woke up to find that a man entered her home. She screamed as loud as she could until her oldest son arrived. The man left the house but sat down just a few feet from the house and wouldn't leave. This forced Reynaldo sit by her door the rest of the night. Due to the condition and security of her current home, she has had to rent a place until her house is built. This has caused her to fall behind a bit in her mortgage but now that she knows the date she will receive her new home she is determined to keep up with her payments.

Jose Alvarez Segovia - 22

Jenny Rodriguez Medina - 23

Jennifer Alvarez Rodriguez - 5

The family has lived in the area since April '08. They moved from El Sorrio (an area just south of Maneadero). They have been attending Pastor Rigo's mission for about 4 months. Jose is a domestic mechanic that works out of his home. His work is sporadic and on average brings in about 1000 pesos a week ($80-$90). Jennifer attends the local school in Las Flores. She was attending Pastor Rigo's main church in Maneadero so she was not available for the family picture. Jose wasn't too excited about taking the picture since he hadn't had a chance to take a shower. Jose appears to be a quick and witty guy. Some of you may not understand what he is saying but expect to have a good time on the build with him around.

This is a young, small family that is also struggling to get by.