Here are some details on the trip, some of which are very important and may just close the deal on you coming if you weren’t sure until now!
The theme this summer is NASCAR. Or “ Nice – caaarr” as they say in a different part of the country!
We are staying at the Rancho la Paloma in the city of Tecate . The website for this ranch can be seen at http://www.rancholapaloma.org The ranch has been a safe, great place of rest and fun for us as we have stayed there for at least 12 years while building in Mexico . There are still plenty of bunk beds.
We are building again in the El Nino Valley where we have been building for many years. Going back to the same community gives us a chance to reconnect with families that we met in years past and learn more about what it is like to be poor and trapped in a cycle of poverty.
Currently, we are planning on building just 2 foundation homes and 4 portable homes. While the need for decent housing is great, at least until now we haven’t received the money from folks to buy lumber and construction materials for paying for more houses. Please consider how you might support this work financially and mail any donations to Club Dust, 1958 Sycamore Glen, San Jose , CA , 95125 . Pastor Hector selects the most needy of families in the area where we build and he has all the concrete poured and materials ordered before we even arrive. By going to the link below, you will see the location of the houses that we are planning on building. If you click on a house that represents the location of a house, you will see information on the family we are building for:
TM Map
BB Map
IF we don’t get more funds donated before the trip we will end up with a lot people repainting houses we built in years past as we get paint free or almost free here in SoCal. Either way we know it’ll go just as it is meant to but past experience has shown that when I let folks know the situation is like this they kick in generously and quickly!
On the June trip, we will also have a furniture building team led by Ken Payne and Dieter. A woman from San Francisco , who experienced Club Dust for the first time last June worked with her 10 year old daughter building furniture for the 8 houses we constructed. She found that our building foray into Mexico was really about something other than production. She shared that, “we are here to be with the families. Kids are the same everywhere. Even though I was so tired delivering the furniture on Saturday, the momentary stress and pain was nothing compared to the joy of seeing the happiness on a couple’s faces when we delivered the furniture.”
How to Register: Go to http://www.active.com/other-camp/san-jose-ca/club-dust. The new registration will connect you directly to our Club Dust page on Active.com This system captures all the necessary information and organizes it all in an easy to use manner for the construction folks to use in building teams.
That is it for today. If you have additional questions or concerns feels free to call me or email me directly.
I do hope you can join us and that when you come that you find your own call there as to what you bring best to the table!
Respectfully,
Ray
(408) 205-3045 cell
