Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Santa Maria del Mexicano Mission Video Short

Santa Maria del Mexicano Orphanage Video Short. Here you will see the surrounding area of Colon, Querétaro, Mexico, the land, the orphanage, the school, the young men and women there, Fr. Mike the Director, and Sister Amada, a volunteer there. You will see their current problems such as lack of water for their crops due to a dam running dry, and their current successes such as a young man who was abandoned by his parents and his school but is now getting good grades and has dreams to be a Italian chef. For contact information about Santa Maria and how to help them go their blog here.



Note: If you have a newer computer make sure the toggle button for HD is on (upper right corner of video screen). If you have an older computer toggle it off. If the video is choppy, press pause for a minute or two before resuming play to give it time to download. It's HD after all!

Santa Maria is located in Colon, Mexico, just north of Mexico City. A Google interactive map is here.


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Rivers of Mercy Children's Home Video Short

Video Short for Rivers of Mercy. Here Kristin Robles gives a summary overview of Rivers of Mercy, the amount of kids they take care of, the kinds of families they come from, the staff and volunteers, the general schooling at Rivers, their current donors, their immediate need for new donations, and the way in which to donate. For contact information and ways to help please go directly to their website at http://riverofmercy.org.


Note: If you have a newer computer make sure the toggle button for HD is on (upper right corner of video screen). If you have an older computer toggle it off. If the video is choppy, press pause for a minute or two before resuming play to give it time to download. It's HD after all!

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