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“…Let the little children
come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the
kingdom of God belongs to
such as these…And he took
the children in his arms,
put his hands on them and
blessed them.”
Ma r k 1 0 : 1 4 , 1 6 ( N I V )
1 yr Anniversary IVN &
High Voltage
On January 15th we
celebrated Iglesia Vida
Nueva’s (IVN) one year
anniversary here at OA.
We had 148 adults in
attendance and 88
children!
High Voltage, our teen
center also had their one
year celebration with 180
teens in attendance.
And we believe God has
GREATER THINGS are
yet to come!
DIRECTORS:
Heidi & Daniel Elizarraraz
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 6605
Chula Vista, CA 91909
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
www.openarmsmexico.org
E-MAIL:
[email protected]
TELEPHONE:
(559) 303-2965
(01152) 646-155-0858
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RESCUED (again)
This offer was in the back of William’s head
n February of 2011 we wrote in the
when he got into a fight over homework with
newsletter about two brothers we
accepted in the daycare, William and his dad, and thought it would be easy to buy a
bus ticket back to his uncles. He took taxi’s to
Americus, and the title was “Rescued.”
TJ, found the bus terminal and
Two years later Open Arms
tried to buy a ticket. Thank God,
was able to help rescue
they didn’t sell to minors. And
William, again, after he ran
thank God no one tried to abuse
away from home and was
him or take advantage of him.
picked up by DIF (the MexiThe lady at the bus terminal
can Child Protection Sercalled the police and they
vices) and placed at a holding
handed him over to DIF.
orphanage.
Once a child is in DIF’s custody
We previously reported
an investigation begins to
that William,12, and Ameriresolve the matter. His mom,
cus,7, were living with their
had no where to turn and came
single dad after their mom
to us for help. Immediately we
left them and moved away.
hired
a lawyer for William’s case,
For over a year now their
first to investigate if their was
mom has come back in their
abuse in the home, and second
lives and she and her husband
to get William out of the holding
have been working on their
orphanage. We give all the glory
marriage. This has been great
and honor to God, we were able
for the kids to have their
to get William back home within
mom back at home. Howevtwo weeks! Our lawyer said this
er, their dad is extremely
was the fastest case she has ever
strict and over powering with
seen and we know it was God
William about school, and
ABOVE: WILLIAM, 12, HIS
who helped. It was a heart
doesn’t let him make his
MOM, & HEIDI WHEN REwrenching few weeks, but we
inventions or robots that
LEASED FROM DIF.
William loves to make.
BELOW: WILLIAM’S FAMILY! are so happy we were able to
rescue him again!
(William’s IQ is abnormally
The investigation discovered no evidence of
high and he could be the next great
abuse. His parents have now enrolled in
inventor!) William had returned from
“Parenting Classes” held by DIF and they all
Christmas vacation in Veracruz where
one of his uncles who is an Engineer told have been attending church as a family! God
seriously uses ALL things for good!
him to come live with him.
VERSE
of the
MONTH:
“And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him...“
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Romans 8:28
pen Arms is here to reach out in
the name of Christ in all types of
circumstances, and we were
glad to be of help and comfort for
these three children on the day their
father passed away from pancreatic
cancer. The day we celebrated
Esteban’s 11th birthday at the daycare
we received a call from their mom
that their dad passed away and that
she wanted us to tell them
the news before they arrived home. This was so
difficult to tell them, but
even more painful for them
to hear. Heidi and Panchita
(OA’s Psychologist) pulled the kids
into the office and in the gentlest way ESTEBAN, 11, NATALY,
possible told them of the news. Nataly 9, AND HECTOR 7 LOST
THEIR DAD TO CANCER.
took it the hardest, she was daddy’s
PLEASE, LIFT THEM UP
ABOVE: HECTOR, ESTEBAN
girl and the only girl of seven brothers. IN YOUR PRAYERS.
AND NATALY GATHERED
TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE She recounted times of taking care of
her dad in his weakest moments when he couldn’t even get out
ESTEBAN’S 11TH BIRTHDAY. THIS WAS THE DAY
of bed. It was hard for Hector to understand and Esteban, who
WE HAD TO TELL THEM
trying to be as brave as possible, wept in our arms. As we took
THE HORRIBLE NEWS OF
the kids back to their home that day to say their
THEIR FATHERS PASSING.
good-byes, we just wanted to take their pain away
LEFT: HEIDI & ESTEBAN
EMBRACING AND MAKING for them. We realized how much our Father in
MEMORIES.
Heaven wants to take our pain away from us too, if
we let Him. Nataly, learned this lesson quickly as
she found her Bible that a sponsor gave her and begin reading it to her mom during a time of great
grief.
OA will help them with therapy during this difficult time. Their mother has been attending our church, IVN,
for a year now and is finding her strength in God alone. We would appreciate your prayers, letters and
support for this family!
Please
pray
Fundraiser opportunity 4 U!
elp us raise a little extra money this year by participating in a fundraiser that benefits OA and gives you a
little vacation. We have two Hotels in the Rosarito area that have given us a certificate for a free night at
their hotel. You have until February 28th to place your bid. Place your bid through email:
[email protected] or through Facebook: www.facebook.com/openarmsmexico. We will send you a
FB or email if you have been out bid. The two hotels are:
Las Rocas Resort and Spa– One night with ocean view, expires on July 14th 2013. For more details about the hotel check out: www.lasrocas.com
Castillo del Mar– One night stay and free breakfast for two people. For details go to: www.castilloshotel.com
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