Posts by Helen Houser

The situation related to COVID-19 is extremely dynamic in Guaymas and the Mexican government is starting to take protective measures – work from home, businesses shut down for a period of time, canceled school and no large group gatherings. Based upon the current conditions, the Casa Franciscana leadership team is dramatically reducing our services for…

My dear brothers and sisters, Some of you who visited our Casa Franciscana Mission in Guaymas, MX will remember Roberto, the elderly man who always wore his weathered cowboy hat.  He walked approximately a mile down a precarious graveled road, with the help of his cane, six days a week to eat at the Mesón…

Brother Ivo left this world February 29, 2020 at the age of 97.  He was an example for all of us to believe in our God, to believe in the goodness of people and to persevere.  He came to the Casa Franciscan Mission approximately 40 years ago with the idea that Music is the language…

Photo by Dr. Rivera, Guaymas, Mx. May the Lord make my New Year a happy one… Not by shielding me from sorrow and pain, but by strengthening me to bear it if it comes. Not by making my path easy, but by making me sturdy enough to tread any path. Not by taking hardship from…

We received this beautiful letter from a donor: “I understand how important shoes are for the children to be properly outfitted to go to school.  My father and mother both came from poor beginnings on farms where there was never enough money even for necessities. My father even skipped his high school graduation because he…

The Casa Franciscana Mission is blessed to be a partner with Sky Cross.  This organization was founded in 1995 by Terry and Kathy Bliquez, a retired U.S. Air Force couple.  Since Terry was an aviation pilot, the idea was to fly supplies to the very poor as their ministry.  Hence the name Sky Cross.  What…

As the hurricane season approaches in Guaymas, the Casa Franciscana Mission truly received a form of “manna from heaven”.   The roof on the Comodor Infantil San Benito (Children’s Dining Room) would probably not survive another storm.  Dollies Making a Difference (DMAD), an organization of amazing women came to the rescue with a grant for the…

Photo by Dr. Rivera, Guaymas MX Prayer for The Missionaries Good Father, full of love and compassion,we ask you for the Pope, the bishops priests, religious and missionaries that take your Gospel to all the earth, blessing them and giving them your love so they can keep living a life for the love of Christ the missionary.…

On this Memorial Day, we pray for those who courageously laid down their lives for the cause of freedom.  May the examples of their sacrifice inspire in us the selfless love of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray for God to bless the families of those who have lost loved ones while serving our great nation…