Where is the Tijuana Campus located?

Our original orphanage building, or the "old site" is located in Soler, a very nice suburb of Tijuana. We are located just one block south of the U.S. border. If you will be driving down to visit us at our Tijuana campus, contact us for directions.

Who lives there?

Our Tijuana campus, called City of Refuge, is home to eight staff members (including the Founding Family) and about 30 children. All of our high school and college students live at the Tijuana campus (the old site), but right now, we have a few junior high students living in Tijuana as well as several younger staff kids.

What ministry goes on at the Tijuana Campus?

Many of the children who come to live with us at this site have come from very difficult backgrounds and have many needs. For example, right now we have a 13 year old boy living with us who spent the last two years living on the streets. In addition to providing him with food, shelter, and an education, we have had to teach him how to behave, how to bathe and care for himself, and even how to sleep in a bed at night.

When children arrive at this campus, they need many things immediately - clothing, school supplies and books, and a place to sleep - but their needs go much deeper. Many of our children need lots of one on one attention when they arrive, all of them need extra prayers, and several of them even require special counseling to help them move beyond their past and step into a new way of life. Through the church that meets on our campus, these children are given hope, direction, and a future. In fact, most of the children that come to live with us here at our Tijuana campus realize their need for a Savior shortly after their arrival. This spring alone, we had six teenagers accept Christ and get baptized. That's what this ministry is all about.

How can I help?

We have many physical needs at this campus as well. Just the normal day-to-day process of caring for 30 teenagers is sometimes very expensive, but we also have to pay all of our bills (water, light, gas, etc.) and maintain our facility. One of our greatest needs is good clothing for our kids. If you are able to help with this need, please contact us and let us know. You can also send us a financial donation to help cover these and other costs. Or if you can, come visit us on a Mission Trip and see what you can do!

For more information on how you can help, please check out our Special Needs or our Child Sponsorship pages.