OUR VISION
God had a plan for the lives of Chuck and Charla Pereau, a fireman and housewife in North Hollywood, California. The couple had already learned there were many abandoned sick and needy children on the Baja Peninsula. However, it wasn’t until 1966, when they took an unforgettable journey 178 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border, that they received a call and a vision. This would change not only their lives, but the lives of countless others.
The vision came in the sound of children’s laughter, at a place where there were no children…only old and crumbling adobe buildings. A verse from the Bible was whispered in Charla’s ear, “Lo the fields are white unto harvest…” As she looked, the sparse wild grasses around her were transformed into a waving field of grain. They were then further assured that God had brought them to this desert place.
Chuck and Charla prayed and shared the vision with others. God rewarded their faithfulness. They were soon able to purchase the old buildings on the 72 acres, where they began “Hogar Para Ninos,” an orphanage. Needy children came and were fed, clothed, nurtured, and loved.
By 1980, hundreds of indigenous people were brought to the fields in Baja from the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. They came to work in the tomato fields, the newly developing agriculture industry. At the same time, Christian workers and missionaries arrived at the orphanage from the U.S./Canada. They helped to care for the children at the orphanage and also distributed food and clothing to the destitute in the labor camps, sharing the Gospel with many.
The Pereaus and their growing number of prayer partners continued to work and to pray. The vision has now grown to include orchards and gardens, a modern Medical Center, Bible School, Soup Kitchen, Print/Upholstery Shops, Drug Rehab, Christian School, literacy classes, Gospel outreach through child and adult evangelism, and a ministry to the disabled.
In l998 and 1999, the vision expanded to include two new mission facilities in Mexico. These missions are located in the cities of Morelia, Michoacan, and Tlacolula, Oaxaca. Now, many more orphaned and needy children in Mexico receive the same care as those in the Baja Peninsula.
As children from the orphanage grow up, they carry the love and joy of their childhood home with them. Some have learned trades. Some have gone on to Bible School or to professional careers. Others have returned to the orphanage to help raise the next generation. And still others have traveled south to bring the Gospel to the mountains of Oaxaca and beyond.
Now What?
Over 150 orphaned or abandoned children are provided the necessities of life in a loving Christian environment and an education through Christian schools at all our locations.
Children receive music instruction, and through participation in musical drama presentations, are learning to reach others in their community with the Gospel.
A student’s house in Tijuana is home for those who wish to pursue technological or University education.
Rancho de Cristo, a substance abuse center, is a rehabilitation facility for men who have now been set free from the bondage of drugs and alcohol!
8,000-10,000 men, women, and children receive medical, dental, and maternity care each year through “La Clinica del Senor” (the Lord’s Clinic). Services are provided free of charge and each patient receives prayer.
A Bible Institute has been established to provide a two-year training and discipleship course for Mexican nationals called to the ministry. A ministry to the disabled provides specially adapted wheelchairs, equipment, physical therapy, and most importantly-spiritual care for shut-ins who would be without hope.
A government approved school provides quality Christ-centered education for children in pre-school through sixth grade. Older children receive apprenticeship training in construction, mechanics, printing, fire and rescue, woodworking, bicycle repair, and upholstery. The Mission Church in Vicente Guerrero provides a place to worship for over 1000 community members. In addition, satellite churches have been established in Baja, California, Michoacan, and Oaxaca. A Conference Center has been established in Tlacolula, Oaxaca, to provide training and support for national pastors working in the remote and unreached areas of Mexico.
An agricultural research station specializing in fruit is a teaching tool. A macadamia nut orchard has been planted in the fertile land to supply food and finances.
“El Alcance de Dios”, our outreach to thousands of destitute people in the area, includes: a food distribution center, clothing and blankets, a soup kitchen, assistance to the elderly, and a jail ministry.
Each week, evangelistic teams go to the camps at night, preaching the Gospel to hundreds of migrant workers. They pray for the sick. Many receive Christ and are given a Bible. In the afternoon, teams minister to the children, providing milk and a scoop of peanut butter to increase their protein intake.
