Our mission is to encourage and provide opportunities for participants to help others in the U.S. and Mexico, especially by building homes for needy families in Mexico. We strive to create a Christian community among the participants each year. We train participants in construction and leadership skills and educate them about Mexican traditions and the culture of poverty.
About Ojala Ministries
In 1986, several youth from St. Agnes Church in Concord, CA teamed up with another Christian church for a mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico. There, the combined teams helped people in the community to build a church, and three homes. As the years passed our St. Agnes group grew to the extent that we were able to travel as our own group in 1996.
In order to continue our good work, we quickly organized and established a non-profit corporation, La Morita Mexico Youth Mission. We still adhere to the guidelines of the Diocese of Oakland and we maintain our close relationship with the Concord Parishes, as well as our partnership with the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate. Though we identify as a Christian Catholic inspired organization, our doors and our hearts are open to participants and recipients of all faiths.
Safety is vital – all adult participants are fully vetted with background checks, and must each successfully attend rigorous Safe Environment training. Since our program is volunteer-based, we do not have any paid positions. Instead of paying administrative or executive salaries, every donation and all proceeds from every fundraiser benefit recipients of our work during our annual mission trip to Mexico, or through our Community Projects.
Since our mission trip began all those years ago, our goal has remained the same:
to help those less fortunate than we are, by traveling to Mexico to lift people up through the powers of love, giving, and God’s grace.
