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Snow and Family Fun at El Oasis!

Snow reached the valley floor of El Oasis Children’s Village in Mexico this winter. The Children’s Village had a snow day to celebrate. From starting snowball fights, to warming up with a cup of soup, it was a day of family fun to remember. Yet, these children experienced much more than just a rare snow day. They experienced the joy of a healthy and loving family. Thank you for helping to make that possible!

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Part 1: Q&A with ICC President, Rick Fleck

This is the first installment of a Q&A with ICC President, Rick Fleck. Part 2 will be made available next month! Q: How is the pandemic impacting ICC children and the staff who provide care for them? A: Part of the impact has been an increase in the cost of living. Products that you might consider as cheaper, such as vegetables, are maybe less safe for us to use in our children’s villages because they Read more…

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The Gathering Place Ep 5: Raúl Rivera at El Oasis

Growing jalapeño peppers helps supplement the costs of operating the El Oasis Children’s Village in Mexico. The peppers grown on the farm are sold in both the United States and Mexico. In this episode of The Gathering Place, Raúl Rivera, the farm manager, talks with Daniel Ixcot of ICC Mexico, about how the farm is benefitting El Oasis and the surrounding communities. Watch more ICC Videos, such as The Gathering Place Series, at the following Read more…

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A Heart Full of Gratitude: Rosalina Shares a Message of Thankfulness

Rosalina lives at Las Palmas Children’s Village, where she enjoys leading out and participating in the youth programs at church. At one such program, Rosalina shared a message of gratitude. The following is a bit about Rosalina, and her message. When Rosalina’s mother died, she was taken to live with her oldest brother. Eventually, her father died as well. It was about that time that Rosalina learned about Jesus from a neighbor. Even though she Read more…

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El Oasis Farm Update: Stretching the Impact of Your Support

Thanks to your support, the El Oasis farm in Mexico continues to provide operating resources for the care of the children. As you will see in the infographic below, this is not a small operation, since it has over 70 acres in cultivation. It is an amazing undertaking as all the produce is picked by hand. Then the produce is carried by five-gallon buckets to waiting semi-trailers. The primary crop was jalapeño peppers, but there Read more…

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Give and it Shall Be Given Back to You

Give and it Shall Be Given Back to You, Written by Pastor Rick Bowes “Give and it shall be given back to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over.” Luke 6:38 This morning, those familiar words of Jesus in Luke 6:38 nearly jumped off the page as I read them. They did so because at the same time I was reading the promise of Luke 6:38, I was also looking at three Read more…

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Donation Report: Christmas Hope Matching Challenge

Because of the kind generosity of individuals like you, the Christmas Hope Matching Challenge is now met – and then some! One-hundred percent of the $123,500 challenge funds will be matched. In addition, kind-hearted and generous people continue to send in gifts that now nearly add up to $100,000 above the goal. At the time of this publication, the total you helped to raise for the children is $221,107. Because of the pandemic, mail continues Read more…

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2021 Week of Prayer for International Missions to Children

2021 Week of Prayer – January 25-30 Join us live at 2pm Pacific Standard Time. A Zoom link will be provided in the physical version of the Que Pasa. If you do not have access, but would like to attend, please contact the ICC office, 800-422-7729. You won’t want to miss the special presentations from ICC’s children, and getting to know more of the ICC family you lovingly support. Join ICC missionaries & supporters worldwide Read more…

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Claribel’s Christmas Dinner – Creating Lasting Memories

“Still today, I remember the first Christmas I spent in the home.” Those were the touching words of Claribel as she recently reflected on what it was like when she arrived as a young girl at the Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic. Poverty has a way of sapping the joy from holiday celebrations. Claribel’s family was poor, and her parents weren’t together. She lived with her father who was very sick. Then, Read more…

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Los Pinos Children Celebrate Graduation

Thanks to the support of people like you, Los Pinos children celebrated an in-person graduation within the “safety bubble” of the secluded Children’s Village. Campus Graduation Takes Place within Safety of Village Your ongoing support of ICC children enables the kids to live a full life… even during a world-wide pandemic. One good example of this is the children at Los Pinos in Guatemala. These children are blessed that the Los Pinos campus is located Read more…

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