Javier and Adriana were expecting twin girls. Their family lived in a small trailer with broken windows, and water from the early morning dew would seep in and get all their things wet. Their daughter, Naomi lived with them in the trailer, but their son Juan had to stay with other family members because there wasn’t enough space.

Hello, my name is Mike and this is my story. On September 28, 2003 my parents received a Home of Hope. I was 7 years old and the oldest of my three siblings. We had moved to Tijuana from Southern Mexico with the intention of going to the United States of America as a family, but my parents decided not to risk crossing illegally, so we began to settle into life in Tijuana.