Last month we mentioned..
that Big heart orphanage had recently expanded by opening a second location further south of Reynosa, Mexico. They’re calling this location Big Heart Orphanage of the Mountains and with this expansion came a few changes.
Long time operators and founders of Big Heart Orphanage, Gator and Deanna Carter, decided to leave the Reynosa Campus and move into BHO of the Mountains to work on growing that part of their ministry.
The mountain campus has 2 children living there currently, but more children are expected before the start of 2020. Gator and Deanna have cared for many children from the surrounding Reynosa community throughout the years, but they felt God was calling them to put their efforts into helping a different community.
BHO of Reynosa..
will now be operated by Gator and Deanna’s son, Micah Carter, along with his wife Jenny.
Micah has spent the last 10 years working at the Reynosa campus. He knows the community and the children living at BHO as well as anyone else. He is heavily involved with Colegio Regentes and manages a carpentry business on the side (G&G Carpentry).
Colegio Regentes
Another staffing change that was made was the promotion of Roberto Maldonado to Principal of Colegio Regentes. The previous principal was asked to step down and Roberto has taken over those responsibilities.
Roberto is the grandson of Gator and Deanna Carter and grew up around the Big Heart Orphanage ministry. He recently became engaged and graduated college a few years ago. He will be overseeing 460 students as principal!
Campus Construction
BHO is close to completing a few construction projects and is planning on starting new ones in the near future. The building across the street from their main campus is nearly finished, they are close to beginning construction on dorms and a cafeteria for the mountains campus, and they are planning on renovating the cafeteria at the Reynosa campus.
They began construction on the building across the road from the Reynosa campus a few years ago. It was a previously existing building that they acquired from a community member. The building has supplemental sleeping space, communal space, and office space.
The cafeteria is the only building on the Reynosa campus that hasn’t been renovated. They’ll be totally redoing the insulation, electrical, and air conditioning as well as replacing the roof.
Words from Micah Carter
Below is a message from Micah that he’d like to give to all our supporters!
“We really appreciate your continued prayers for guidance and wisdom as we continue to help the kids in Reynosa and in the mountains. We value your prayers and support a lot, that’s what gets us through the days.”