Mexico Orphan Mission

June 2024

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Summer Missions

Hobie Benson, a high school teacher in Gainesville, Florida, has a heart for missions. He is spending 3 weeks at Casa Hogar this summer to minister to the children and staff and teach English lessons. His girlfriend, Kyndall Perryman, and Hobie's parents, Bill and Jenny, spent a week at Casa Hogar in June leading Vacation Bible School, playing with the children, and so much more.

Read their testimonies below and enjoy the videos and pictures of all the fun activities!

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Hobie Benson

These first couple of weeks have been incredible. I am so impressed by the ministry that Pepe, Lupita, and everyone else on this team is carrying out here in Mexico. These kids were in quite bad situations, and Casa Hogar is a safe place where the love of Christ is shown in extraordinary ways. Many children shared that they didn’t know Christ before coming to Casa Hogar, but are now redeemed by his grace thanks to the love and ministry that happens here.

So far, we’ve had multiple Bible studies with the kids, along with the sharing of our testimonies as a way to encourage them. We’ve also been spending a lot of time playing, talking, and ministering to these kids. Additionally, we’ve been giving English lessons most days. The kids have been talking to each other in English throughout the day to practice!

My mom, dad, and girlfriend, Kyndall, have been super helpful as well. My mom was able to translate for all of us and play with the kids. My dad is working on providing new Bibles for every kid here. Kyndall was able to help tremendously in planning and giving the children daily Bible studies, on top of being great with kids and building very good relationships with them.

Kyndall Perryman

Serving at Casa Hogar de Esperanza this summer was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. The ministry is unlike anything I’ve seen before; yet, it directly and boldly answers the New Testament call to minister to the children and orphans of the world. This organization not only provides care and stability to the at-risk children of Pánuco, it also lovingly addresses their spiritual needs. It was a privilege to witness the staff daily living out the gospel to the orphans.

Additionally, the week I spent there giving morning Bible studies, sharing testimonies, planning group activities, helping with English lessons, and interacting with the children gave me tremendous joy. I will forever count it as one of the most treasured gifts of my life to teach these children more of the gospel of God and love them as Christ directs us. -Kyndall Perryman (22, Gainesville FL)

The Bensons' Experience at Casa Hogar de Esperanza

Panuco, Mexico

Bill: Our time at Casa Hogar in June 2024 was very rewarding. Meeting the house parents, Pepe and Lupe and their sons, Juan and Pepito, along with the staff, seeing their love and dedication for the children was inspiring. They offer hope to children as young as 10 months old up to college age. The recurring theme in their lives is that they have a home and a family that loves them.

We spent time with them in Bible devotions and teachings each morning we were there. The children truly enjoyed the devotional times and teachings. We shared our testimonies of how we came to know Jesus, what He has meant to us and how He has impacted our lives. It was touching to hear several of them give their testimonies and stories of how Jesus has touched them and how much being at Casa Hogar de Esperanza has impacted their lives.

Additionally, we engaged with them doing crafts, one of the girls gave me a bracelet

with purple beads as a gift which is a daily reminder to pray for them. One of the members of our team drew pencil portraits of several of the children as well as some of the staff.

In the afternoon they participated in English lessons, teaching them numbers and grammar as well as basic phrases to help them have a better understanding of our language. They were even taught how to use the phrase “you all”, which was quite hilarious.

As much as we blessed the children and staff, they were a bigger blessing to us. We are going to encourage more people to go and serve the children of Casa Hogar de

Esperanza. It was truly a life-changing experience.

Jenny: When I arrived in Panuco with my husband, Bill, and my son's girlfriend, Kyndall, what I knew about the place was that this was an orphanage that was instituted about 20 years ago by a group of people from the United States that had a vision to help children in need.

What I encountered after spending a week there was more than an orphanage with children in need of a safe home. It was filled with hospitality from Lupita and Pepe, the couple in charge of the institution, and their two sons Pepito and Juan.

Hobie and Kyndall prepared daily Bible studies and English lessons for the children. I helped by translating the lessons in Spanish. The children participated playing card games, arts and crafts and playing soccer.

What impacted me the most were the children’s testimonies. They shared their past life experiences and spoke about how they came to know about the love Christ at Casa Hogar. Here they receive nourishment, shelter, education, and they feel safe and respected.

This is a place where they are treated with love and respect from all the staff members. One of the children wants to study law to help represent women who have suffered abuse and impact the community in a positive way.

I was deeply impacted in the week of ministry and look forward in returning in the future.

VBS Fun!