Oct 17, 2026
5:00 am - 10:00 pm
We’ve booked the date for our next Mexico House Build, set for Saturday, October 17th, 2026. This will be our 26th build to date – God is GREAT!
Calling all builders… if you have either helped in the past or have expressed interest in helping on the next build, this is your chance to join the team and update your passport (you’ll need it to get back into the states). You do not need prior building experience to be included.
Please email: Fritz Steen to let him know if you’d like to be on this build. Please include your cell phone. If you have any questions before you commit, you can email Fritz for that information as well. This is a NO PRESSURE situation, with the upside of serving others and having a blast while doing so.
Cardoso Pelayo family (M2 L19 Santa Alicia)
Mother: Juana Angelica (38)
Father: Alejandro (42)
Daughter: Maybeth Alondra (5)
Son: Rubén Alexander (3)
Alejandro was born in Puebla, and Juana in Mexico City. They met more than 10 years ago at a party in the State of Mexico but did not start dating until they ran into each other again some years later. They have been married for 7 years. They migrated to Tijuana 2-1/2 years ago in search of job opportunities and a better life.
Alejandro is a security guard and earns 3,100 pesos per week (@$188).
Son Rubén is always playing; he’s always pretending to be a police officer and says he’s going to be one when he grows up. Daughter Maybeth likes to play with her brother—they play out in the yard in the dirt, making mud pies. She goes to kindergarten; but because of school availability, she goes to Juana’s brother’s house and stays with him all week, coming back only on the weekends.
In Juana’s own words: “Life is always difficult in this colonia. Our neighborhood doesn’t have a sewer system, so we have to use a pit. We have electricity, but the power goes out at night and it’s not enough for basic needs. There’s no drinking water either, but a water truck comes by, and that’s where we buy it.
“In our house, we really feel the extremes of heat and cold since we’ve spent several seasons here. The heat is suffocating, and when it’s cold, it feels freezing because air seeps in through the cracks.
“For my family, what matters is that we’d have more protection, since we don’t have a hard floor here and animals sometimes sneak in. The other day, my son was playing and there was a tarantula inside the house—we have a rug, but they hide under it or in any corner. We’d also be more comfortable, since we built this room ourselves; even though we don’t know how to build, we did it mostly out of the need to have a home of our own.
“We are so grateful because this is truly going to change our lives—we’ll be happier, safer, and more comfortable. Thank you so much for everything you do for families, because I feel that for a family, there’s nothing more important than having a home of your own where you can feel comfortable and where no one can kick you out, as often happens when you rent or live in a borrowed home.”
Incarnation’s Mexico Mission work started in 2014. As of May 2026 we have built 25 houses in the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico. We have been partnering with Project Mercy on this mission. For $7500 and the hard work of 20-30 volunteers we have been able to improve the living conditions for several deserving families. And we do it in one day. To get involved or find out more information, contact us at globalmission@godamong.us.