Tuesday 7 June 2022

Today’s situation

Casa de Esperanza is a home in Manzanillo, Mexico, for young men under 18 who are suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction, led by Iain and Sheila Crofton Briggs.

Being teenagers, many boys don't want to commit to being residential so Casa de Esperanza wants to start a structured day program. Please pray for wisdom and how to do this for girls and boys.

Today’s restoration story - Nachito (above)

Iain Crofton Briggs writes:

Nachito was 10 years old when he came to us and had been living with his mother and her boyfriend who used and sold crystal meths. He had been out of school and spending his time on the streets for over a year. He was using marijuana and crystal meths. He was very thin but otherwise well. He too had been abused and so we had a psychiatrist and psychologist help to address the corresponding issues.

He has an aunt who is very supportive and caring of his three brothers and two sisters but due to his disruptive and aggressive behaviour she could not take him into her home.

He was with us nearly a year. He changed a lot in this time and was much happier and really enjoyed the family environment. In the end he left to return to his aunt and his siblings. This was an excellent outcome for him a real restoration story.