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For more than 20 years, Casa de Elizabeth, located south of Nogales, Sonora in the town of Imuris, has been a refuge for up to 112 Mexican children previously deprived of the warmth of a loving, caring family. Many are true orphans who have lost both their parents and have no other relatives. Others are victims of violence or sexual abuse, or who have been abandoned by their parents. Some have been saved from a life of hunger and abuse as street children, often surviving by stealing, dealing drugs or prostituion. Others have literally been rescued from garbage dumps and cardboard shelters.
The more than 20 years of care provided by Casa de Elizabeth has been an arduous struggle of sacrifice over time, yet one that gives the children an opportunity to experience real love, to change their life’s path, and to find healing for their deepest wounds. Here they become part of a family and a lifestyle that helps them accomplish what for them was previously only an unattainable dream.
The orphanage is administered by a staff of hardworking and caring people, whose salary amounts to about $.95/hour. A visit will bring you into close contact with children who are happy, healthy, friendly, outgoing and very polite. It is obvious they have found a loving haven in which to heal from their abuses and trauma, as well as to achieve their full potential. But running an orphanage is expensive, and we very much need your continued help!
 Manuel Vergara and his family are dedicated to the purpose of providing boys and girls a refuge from abandonment and abuse. Here they experience the love of God in a setting where love and respect permeate every activity. In this Christian setting, Manuel teaches the basic Bible, not religion. The children themselves make the decision when to accept Christ into their lives.
The group of people that founded Casa de Elizabeth were deeply affected by the many needs then prevailing among the most vulnerable population of our society, the children.
They challenged themselves to create a project that would offer the opportunity to provide the family and the home that these children, for incomprehensible reasons, had lost. United in their efforts, their struggle began with a purpose of establishing an institution that would provide that home.
To date, Casa de Elizabeth, operates as a loving refuge for boys and girls from birth to adolescence, with a team of workers composed of men and women with an outstanding record of service and a Board of Directors comprised of altruistic people recognized for their moral excellence.
2 Peter 1:5 - For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perserverance; and to perserverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
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