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Bob & Leslie - Minnesota
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A Different Look at the Mexican Border Border control and illegal immigration are hot topics. Everyone’s weighing in, and the debate is heating up. On May 19-22, 2006, El Sauzal supporters Bob and Leslie Hargesheimer visited the Orphanage for the very first time. Leslie tells here how the border influenced how they chose to donate. Three years ago Bob and I were vacationing in San Diego and decided to drive south and see the border. Something I had never seen before, and something I could not forget. Driving back Bob told me stories about the sounds of people running through the yards at night when he lived nearby years ago. Once we were at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota that steel wall and the stories were still running through my mind. I felt strongly that God must have a purpose for us that would involve the border region. After talking with everyone I knew who might know something about the region I felt compelled to look into area orphanages. El Sauzal’s name came up on a computer search and we wrote to Roy for the first time. Today, nearly three years later, Bob and I are sitting here in the dining room at El Sauzal. Our stomachs are full of sopa con pollo and warm tortillas. Aren’t we rich! I can hear the children playing outside as Betty and Maria (Orphanage nannies) keep a watchful eye while cleaning the kitchen. We have been here for three days and are leaving for home in the morning. We have changed. It’s clear to us that God spoke to us that day three years ago through that steel wall. And we are so happy to be a part of such a wonderful organization as El Sauzal, which, with the help of our Lord and Savior, is changing this region one heart and one soul at a time. Click here to read more of Your Stories. |
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