BRINGING CHILDREN IN TECATE, MEXICO

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Shining Light Children’s Home (SLCH) is located in Tecate, Mexico, which is just south of San Diego, California. Our goal is to reach out to the vast needs of the children in the Baja California area, a region badly infested with drug trafficking and violence.

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FERTILE GROUND
IN THE DESERT

Shining Light Children’s Home (SLCH) is located in Tecate, Mexico, which is just south of San Diego, California. Our goal is to reach out to the vast needs of the children in the Baja California area, a region badly infested with drug trafficking and violence.

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CULTIVATE HEARTS AND MINDS

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CHILDREN

Provide food and clothes for a precious child. 

crop_canyon adventures

PODS

Support a group of children and their caretaker. 

Teacher

TEACHERS

Sponsor a teacher to help provide educational resources. 

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STAFF

Help us fund critical staff needs by sponsoring a staff member.

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SCHOOL

Help us supply our school with items needed to teach.

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"Shining Light is impacting the communities of Tecate, Mexico for Christ and for the future of the families in their communities."

- Lynda May, Title

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Wedding Day!

Mar 21, 2023
We enjoyed celebrating Benji and Kiara on their wedding day. Kiara Beltran came to Shining Light in 2008 with two of her younger brothers, Alfredo and Angel. She has helped us in the Spanish school for the last couple of years and we are very blessed to have her as a teacher. Benji worked here…
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Youth Fishing Trip

Feb 15, 2023
Shining Light Children’s Home sits in the mountains surrounded by a semi-desert landscape. It is dusty and dry most of the year making us grateful that we live only 1 1/2 hours from the beach! We are also only 2 hours from Ensenada which is the port that receives all the shipping containers for this…
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Annual Staff Party

Jan 18, 2023
Our long-term staff makes many sacrifices in order to stay long-term, pouring their hearts into the work at Shining Light.  One way the administration shows their gratitude and appreciation for their work is through a dinner party once a year. A few of the administrators work together to serve a gourmet dinner to fill the…
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The Greatest Story Told

Dec 21, 2022
The Christmas story is a special story. In fact, it is the greatest story we can ever tell! As adults, we can imagine how everything may have played out on that very special night. However, younger children do not have the ability to imagine the way we can. Carl, the co-pastor at the local church…
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Leaving the Familiar

Dec 19, 2022
By Danae Weaver Hello from Tecate, Baja California. My name is Danae Weaver and I came to Shining Light as a caregiver three months ago and have committed to a 15-month term. I have a 12-year-old girl named Erika and a 2-month-old boy named Mateo. As long as I could remember, I have wanted to…
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Dreams Do Come True

Nov 23, 2022
Written by Nidia Evelin Ruiz Lopez I have many memories of life before coming to Shining Light. Although some memories are not happy, I am grateful for the time I had with my parents and the opportunity to carry those memories with me through life. On April 24, 2010, my siblings, Pancho, Jaqueline, Alana, and…
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