Hannah from San Diego, CA

Imagine being a homeless five-year-old on the streets of one of the most violent, crime-ridden cities in the world: Tijuana, Mexico. That's the situation certain children escape when they arrive in our foster home called Dorcas House. Dorcas House shelters, loves and educates children whose parents are incarcerated. No other foster home will take them because of the stigma attached to the faults of their parents. I have been involved with Dorcas House for over two years, visiting the children on weekends, writing newsletters and representing the foster home at charity fairs. I know the difference I'm making in these many young lives. I also know how I have grown in my understanding of Mexican culture, immigration issues, abundance, poverty, and true wealth. I can tell you that true bounty is not found on Wall Street or Rodeo Drive. It's in the heart. These children have so much love to give, it bowls me over every time I step inside the courtyard of Dorcas House, a foster home nestled deep in the heart of Tijuana and supported by the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.