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Ministry at the New Dump
The new dump is located north east going towards Tecate; it’s a little over one hour from the old dump site. Many miles of dirt road from the highway and with very little transportation, many have to hitchhike. For the same reason many build sheds of cardboard to stay night’s at a time to save on travel time and bus fares.
We know this first hand, since we have a couple of members from our church working there. There are 300 to 500 workers working at a time. All work for themselves but they all have to recycle at the only recycling center available.
Medical Center at Dump Expanding
We are seeking help expanding the medical facilities by the old dump. We have been working there since 1996, doing different kinds of outreaches. One of them of course is the medical outreach that started with Dr. Kevin Lake, his wife, his two nurses and my wife and I. We would see 200 to 300 people each day.
Things have grown over the years. Now there is a plethora of doctors and medical students that come down from USC and UCSD, seeing over 500 people per day. The Facilities are too small and are getting run down. We need at least another examining room and bathrooms.
Family Housing Project Vision Realized with your Help
The Family Project Vision. This has been the long awaited vision and perhaps one could say destiny for La Roca Ministries. This ¨Family housing¨ project has been part of our grand objective and goal from the beginning, with the aim to bring families together, instead of separating them. We want to build 6 houses, each unit costing $8,000. Each house built will give an opportunity for a family to start over again. To not only live in some house, but a home built with the love of Christ. They will receive counseling as a family and the husband will be allowed to live with family after his first three months are up. This will give them a chance to heal from past hurts and move on to a brighter future with Christ together.
Unlike most programs and recovery centers now-a-days, which use the individualistic, medical/disease model to address problems that originate with the sin and the psyche (i.e. the soul), we here at La Roca have the idea that people and their problems are not purely dealt with on an individualistic manner, but as communities.
La Roca Church is Overflowing and We Need Your Help
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God is blessing us abundantly. After being able to secure our current building with an affordable lease we began refurbishing the bottom floor of our two story building. Opening day was more than we expected and since then God continues to bring new people and members. Now in less than six months we have max’ed-out our bottom floor ministry capacity and we need to refurbish our top floor. We desperately need space for youth meetings, Sunday School classes, and ministry meetings. Please, please consider helping us expand our top floor. Contact us as soon as you can to discuss what you can do. The people of Tijuana need Jesus and He is bringing them at a rapid pace. Please partner with us.
Oh Father, awaken us from our deep sleep of fear and comfort !!!
Greeting Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We are in the final months of 2009! Where has the time gone? Time has goes by so fast that we are now getting ready for our Thanksgiving celebration and of course Christmas which is just around the corner!
Please pray that this Thanksgiving God opens the doors to be able to serve the Tijuana Police. A meal of Thanksgiving and support for their braveness and their work and sacrifice!
Some have said that might put us in danger! So! But it’s the right thing to do, 36 police officers have died in the line to duty.
In the same manner, many have said. If we go to Muslins countries, we would be putting our self’s in danger! So! It’s our orders from our commander and chief, to go to all nations preaching the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
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Carlos, Rossy & Girls 
La Roca Ministries reaches out to touch people’s lives that are devastated by poverty, neglect and despair. These people find themselves enslaved to drugs and alcohol and living in the streets of Tijuana, Mexico. Our desire is to mirror Christ’s compassion and concern to these people.
It has been said, “give a person a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a life.” We believed in “teaching people how to fish”. We want to see lives transformed and we believe that comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our program seeks to help rebuild lives by making disciples; raising up men, women and teens as future leaders and missionaries, and sending them forth to advance the Kingdom of God on earth.
Thank you for your prayers and financial support. You are making a difference today and for eternity! -
My name is Amanda and I am 22 years old. I have been coming to Tj since I was 14. I came down here last month (January) to stay for a year. Its amazing being here and watching people’s lives being changed by the various ministries. I am so blessed to be here. I know a lot of people worry about the violence and decide not to come. But there is no reason to be afraid. Out of all the times I’ve been down here, I’ve never had a problem with anything. We’ve actually gone to the beach in the evening had a small worship service before. You shouldn’t wander off alone to late, but it’s not like you should do that in any city. I’m more scared when I’m wandering around my own city at night then I am here. All I know is that God called me here, and nothing will stop me because I have him on my side. There is a phrase I keep posted that says, “Fear knocked at the door, and faith answered, there was no one there.” What more is there to say ?
