COMMON HOPE BLOG

Maria Antonieta Reyes has already worked 80 sweat-equity hours to earn her two-room home that was installed by a Vision Team in March. Her husband works all day and her oldest child is only 12 years old, so Antonieta is the only member of her family that can come to Common Hope and work the [...]

by Mariah Quinn-Duffy, long-term volunteer Fernando, a kindergartener, lives with his parents and younger brother Edwin in San Pedro las Huertas. He especially enjoys coloring and playing with his new friends at recess. After school, Fernando likes to play soccer with his brother and cousins that live nearby. Fernando’s mother, Doña Amabilia, is thrilled that [...]

Last week’s Vision Team from Sugar Land, Texas, alongside our construction staff, built one of the first Common Hope houses in the community of San Miguel Milpas Altas. Lisa Hetzel, Development and Hospitality Manager, beautifully captured the project with her photos. View the rest of the photo album over on our Facebook page.

“This house motivated me to do new things with my family. Now I have wanted to work to make my home prettier. My husband is very happy, and my children clean every day. Some days I wake up and I cannot believe it; I think it’s a dream to have a block house. Thanks to [...]