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April Updates 2009

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION !!!!! The daycare has now been open for two years!!!! After a year of construction we were able to open the doors to the community in March of 2007. There were only five kids. Now, we are caring for 33 children with a waiting list of 20 Ninos. It is only by Gods [...]

March Updates 2009

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

The seeds are beginning to grow!!! Favian, 12 years old has attended the daycare for a year. Most of the time we don’t know if the seeds we plant ever blossom outside of the daycare, but Glory to God they have!!! Favian’s mom has told us that he has been teaching her and his cousins [...]

February Updates

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

SEEKING SALVATION We are so excited to share with you what God has been doing at Open Arms this past month. A missions team from The Sound of His Voice Fellowship in Visalia CA, came to minister to the children and their mothers. God has opened the hearts of many of the mothers who attend [...]

January Updates

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! We pray you all had a great Holiday Season filled with blessings from God. Every month we pray that God shows Himself to you in a new and real way. We pray for health and financial break thru’s. We believe God has big plans for 2009. We firmly believe He has called [...]

December 2008 Updates

Monday, December 1st, 2008

TAKING A LOOK BACK… In 2008 we have seen many wonderful blessing & miracles that God has bestowed upon Open Arms. We are so blessed by all of you, and all you do for Open Arms! We were able to accomplish so much this last month on our dorm project with the help of many [...]

June Update

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

The month of May was a very busy month. We had many groups come down and help us with the project of the dorms. Heritage Christian School from Bakersfield, CA brought a group of junior highers down to lay the foundation of the second dorm building. Also, Intervarsity, a ministry at UC San Diego brought [...]

May Update

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

On April 30th we celebrated what is known down here in Mexico as “Day of the Kid.” This day is to celebrate the children that are so many times forgotten about. We celebrated it here with a big party, cake, and a piñata. All of the kids enjoyed this wonderful event. Furthermore, we have a [...]

April Update

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Our Easter activities this year were great. All of the kids painted eggs and had a traditional Easter egg hut, which was a new thing for many of them. Additionally, each child received their own basket with candy, eggs, and toys. Most importantly, the kids received a lesson about the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our [...]

March Update

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

The month of March was an exciting month for us. On March 5th, Open Arms celebrated its one year anniversary of having our doors open to the community. A year ago we opened our doors to five children, and since then we have grown to 27 kids here at the daycare. One year ago we [...]

February Update

Friday, February 8th, 2008

On February 5, Open Arms purchased the kiddy corner lot. This lot will go to the expansion of the daycare, where a duplex will be built that will eventually be used to house two missionary families and a large playroom will be built for the older children. We would like to send a special thank [...]