 Supplies
Needed |
Please
help. If you know a school that has
supplies left at the end of the school year, CUPS
knows schools in Mexico in need of these
leftovers. What are leftover? Used crayons,
used pencils, barely used spiral notebooks and
much more.
Mexican
teachers are really encouraging reading these days
and this effort involves the children and their
parents reading together. Few families have
books in their homes and children are learning the
joy of reading so if you can locate books in
Spanish or bi-lingual books for the delight of
children in Mexico, Wonderful! Bible story
books are directed to local churches for Sunday
school and VBS. We have even found
that Spanish language textbooks, always with
beautiful illustrations and great stories, can
expand reading resources for children.
CUPS
gets many requests for help with health equipment
and supplies all the time, most especially
wheelchairs and diapers. Just think if you
were unable to move what a blessing a walker or a
wheelchair would be. Let CUPS know if you
found any of these supplies and we will work
together to get them down to South Texas and into
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| Upcoming
Events |
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April 22-27,
2012
Virtual Mission
Trip
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VIRTUAL
TEAM MEXICO
CUPS is
again this year sponsoring its "virtual" team, a
concept that is designed to support individuals or
groups of individuals who are unable to travel to
Mexico as a part of a traditional workgroup, but
who want to help a Mexico community. Communication
between Virtual participants and Mexican community
volunteers will occur on the Internet with daily
updates and photos. A minimum fee of $50 per
virtual volunteer will help support CUPS work on
the designated project. You can sign up on
the CUPS web site.
2011
YEAR IN REVIEW
2011 was a special year for
CUPS. We are grateful to our Lord and His
children for the many blessings sent our way,
enabling CUPS to continue to serve and enable
service in the Mexican communities of Matamoros,
Rio Bravo, and Valle Hermoso and also in the Rio
Grande Valley colonias. Here are some of the
highlights from 2011.
- 180
children benefited from two construction
projects for primary schools in Mexico.
- Over
1,600 children in Mexico received much needed
school supply packets.
- Over
38 PETs distributed to people with mobility
challenges in Mexico and over twenty built in
the PET shop in Mission, TX by CUPS volunteers.
- More
than fifty walkers and wheelchairs as well as
health supplies went to Mexico to assist those
in need.
- More
than 700 blankets and sweatshirts or coats
helped keep folks of all ages warm this winter
in Mexico.
- Two families in Hidalgo County
colonias in need of home repairs benefited from
the loving labor of CUPS volunteers.
- Four
valley nonprofits - BARCA, Proyecto Azteca, the
McAllen Literacy Center and the Brownsville
Literacy Center - received book donations from
CUPS Friends and many Mexican primary or
kindergarten schools saw their libraries
enriched by the gift of books.
CUPS has always been about our
relationships with people. Many people of all ages
worked with CUPS in 2011. Some were part of
traditional work groups. Five churches came
to help on two mission teams, one working on the
U.S. side of the border and the other in Valle
Hermoso. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Hope
Presbyterian Church and Spring Branch Presbyterian
Church helped with work in the colonias on the
U.S. side of the border while First Presbyterian
Church Kingwood and Hope Presbyterian Church
worked on the project in Valle Hermoso. In
addition to volunteer labor and funding from the
mission teams, others listened to our "call" and
sent health and education supplies and
equipment. Many in Mexico helped CUPS
organize and distribute these
donations.
In the
midst of so much violence and uncertainty, CUPS
continues to make an impact in the lives of our
friends and neighbors near the border.
To see the entire year in review
article, CLICK HERE.
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