About Backpacks for Mexico
Who are we?
Backpacks for Mexico is an outreach that provides backpacks full of supplies for kids in Mexico, meeting the physical needs of children who are living in poverty. Phil’s brother Ron and his wife Kristy are missionaries in Rosarito and they connect us with kids who need these supplies. In 2015, 35% of the population of Rosarito was living in moderate poverty. Today, there are people without access to sewage systems or a water supply or electricity network. Our backpack campaign seeks to relieve the financial burden for families by providing supplies they would normally have to buy. We also want to put a smile on the beautiful faces of Rosarito.
Our Mission
Every year, we watch for good deals on backpacks and school supplies and buy as many supplies as possible. We also receive donated items from friends to fill up the backpacks. The backpacks are filled with hygiene products, school supplies, and lots of fun things for kids, like hair bows and nail polish or a deck of cards and a toy. Each kid also gets a blanket, a stuffed animal, and a prayer that God will meet their needs and lead them to saving faith in Jesus. We stuff the backpacks as full as we can!
Each fall, we load up the backpacks and travel to Rosarito, Mexico. A minivan can fit 150-200 backpacks. We unload the backpacks at the headquarters on the US side of the border, and Phil’s brother and family bring them across the border a few at a time.
While in Mexico, Ron and Kristy find neighborhood churches to host a Christmas party in December. The parties are filled with fun and celebration. They play games, break a pinata, present the gospel, and hand out a backpack to each child. It’s wonderful to see the smiles on their faces as they open their backpacks. The parents are thankful for the help, and the kids are overjoyed to receive a fun Christmas present. They eagerly look through their very own backpack and smile at all their special gifts.
Thank you very much for the blessing of the gift backpacks with gifts and surprises inside for the children of our City and our Church, God bless you in a great way.
Calvary Chapel Hermosillo- Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
