According to the Rancho de Sus Ninos' website, goals include helping "individuals defy common reason and statistical explanation, breaking the tether of generational expectations." Over the next twenty one years the organization grew to include five children homes, a daycare center, two elementary schools, a Bible college, a hospice and nineteen churches. They also facilitate international orphan sponsorships to provide basic needs such as elementary education, clothes, and food. The main campus now sprawls approximately fourteen acres nestled halfway between the hills of Tijuana and Tecate, Mexico.
The Rancho de Sus Ninos is situated halfway between Tijuana and Tecate, Mexico.
B-K Lighting + TEKA Illumination's Purchasing Manager Randy Shockley recently returned from the Rancho where he and his family, along with the Rebellion Youth Group of Yosemite Lakes Community Church, partook in a week-long mission to help the Rancho with construction projects, the Easter Celebration and community service outreach.
When asked what keeps him returning to the Rancho Randy replied,
At first it was to answer the call to go, and show my children the extraordinary blessings we experience here at home and give them an understanding of the quality of life the majority of the world experiences. What keeps me returning year after year are the relationships I've built with the children, the surrounding communities and the staff. It's inspiring to see, in spite of their situation, how much they appreciate the small gestures we bring them during our brief stay. It's a place of tangible giving and hope.
One of the key services provided is a water outreach program that delivers thousands of gallons of potable water to the surrounding colonies. Many citizens don't have access to fresh water let alone plumbing.
Randy and his group participated in numerous activities that included preparing cement for sidewalks, walls and foundations at the Rancho center to help with ease of access.
Following Easter services, Randy helped to provide the mission children with an egg hunt and was able to enjoy some craft and sticker fun.
B-K Lighting + TEKA Illumination Purchasing Manager Randy Shockley (back row, second from left)
along with the YLCC Rebellion Youth Group.