Mexico

Our First Family!!!

We are excited to announce that we have welcomed our first family to the greater FHI family!!! Please pray over them and our staff as we connect them with resources to help them as they raise their amazing teenage foster daughter.

Did you know that in Mexico, foster care is quite new? Our National Director is working together with local organizations, to give input into the foster care system design and is working hard to bring awareness to her community about what family based care is and why it is so important. We are excited to be part of the future in Mexico when more children can be raised in a family, instead of in the many, many orphanages there.

Please consider partnering with us in our Mexico ministries:

PRAY over our current family, staff and future families. Pray for healing where there is trauma, and for joy and healthy attachments in our families.

DONATE monthly or even one time right now, to help us build our foundation in Mexico! These funds help us bring supports to our families, provide family camp in the summer, and bring training to our families that help them best parent each of their unique and precious children.

Click HERE and choose #8 to donate specifically to our Mexico ministries! You can make a monthly or one time donation to support our children in Mexico.

Mexico

The Orphan Crisis in Mexico and a word from our National Director:

"Hi, my name is Sarah Van Dyk, and I am excited to be joining the Fathers House team as we expand to Mexico. For the past 17 years, I have been in Mexico where I have been dedicated to serving the community of orphaned and vulnerable child. I have been the director of an orphanage, and over the years have taken babies, children and a lot of teen girls into my home. From these experiences, I have seen the importance of providing a stable, loving home to vulnerable children.
 
Up until recently, most kids who have been removed from their families of origin have been cared for in institutions, whether it be shelters, orphanages or children’s homes. In Baja California alone, which is the state that I reside in, there are at least 127 intuitions dedicated to the care of minors that have been removed from their families of origin. Over the past year, the government has been looking to foster care as a more viable option for caring for children. God created children to be part of a family, so even the best of institutions cannot meet the emotional and relational needs a child has. However, foster care is a new concept our area, with little to no resources offered to families who are willing to foster children.
 
This is where Father's House comes into play. We are working to form a community of foster families, with the hopes of encouraging others to join us to provide more safe, loving homes for children that so desperately need it. We know, that to take in a child is not an easy task, especial given the trauma that these children have endured, which is why we seek to provide relational, spiritual and emotional support to families as they follow God’s calling to care for those in need. We are advocating for the well being of children, and want to prepare and train families to give them the best tools possible to be successful. The resources provided by the local government are extremely limited, both in educational training for parents and economical resources.
 
To become foster parents here, mean taking on 100% of the financial needs of the child, along with doing the hard work of raising them. Fathers House will be seeking ways to best support each family to ensure that all the educational, emotional and physical needs of the children can be met. We invite you to be a part of joining us as we seek to make an impact on the lives of the most vulnerable here in Mexico. Please pray that families would come forward with hearts to care for children, and that we would be a support for them to do it to the best of their abilities. And consider donating to help provide training and assistance in meeting the needs of each family. We are excited to see what God has in store for us as we work to bring hope and healing to His children in Mexico."
 

Click HERE and choose #8 to donate specifically to our Mexico ministries! You can make a monthly or one time donation to support our children in Mexico.