Mission: Amor Ministries is a non-profit religious organization whose mission is to provide housing for the poor while focusing on the needs of the local church. In 1980, Scott and Gayla Congdon founded Amor Ministries. The same year a board of directors was assembled as a means of accountability for the ministry. We work year-round with a board of pastors from various communities and denominational backgrounds in the colonias of Baja California, Ciudad Juarez, Tecate, Rosarito, and Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Amor not only provides free housing for families in need, but also facilitates a year-round food bank, back-to-school program, and community care donation center.
Results: 33 years serving communities; 330,190 volunteers; 17,300 homes built; 334 churches. Communities transformed one family at a time.
Target demographics: eradicate spiritual and physical poverty
Direct beneficiaries per year: built 420 homes and churches; brought over 8900 short-term missionaries.
Geographic areas served: Mexico, South Africa and San Carlos Apache Reservation
Programs: Groups from all over the world travel on short-term mission trips annually and join in groups or teams to construct homes for the impoverished. The purpose of the amor mission trip is to provide: believers an opportunity to live the life of service to which we are called and make a direct impact on the physical and spiritual needs of the poor. In 2013, amor volunteers contructed 350 projects broken out as follows: 7 churches, and 343 houses. In addition over 312 families have benefitted from locally run food banks, 2,560 children received school supplies from our back to school program, 1,500 blankets were given out through our winter relief program as well as 1,847 new bibles wer given to new and growing christians by our pastors in mexico. All of amor's programs continue to grow with great results and a positive impact in the local communities served.
Amor is a wonderful organization! They provide housing to families in poverty. I went with a group of friends to build in Tijuana and Cancun! The experience was extremely trans-formative for my life. They also have programs to help provide jobs in the local communities that they operate in. You can tell how much they care about people and love them through their wonderful staff and the way they operate. They love Mexico and show it through their actions, they now serve in South Africa as well!
This organization helps people have a roof over their heads one at a time with the help of sponsors and volunteers. They build homes for those who live in poverty and don’t have the means to do it themselves. My husband, 2 daughters and I had the opportunity to help build a home in Tijuana. The experience was great for all of us, my daughters felt so proud to be able to help out others in need. This experience not only brought us closer together as a family but it also helped us realized we can do so much for others in need for just so little of our time. We enjoyed it so much we have planned to go for a second and third trip.
They charge a 40% cancellation fee. This fee is variable based on the size of your group, even when their costs do not change based on your group size.
Otherwise, an okay non-profit. Religious. You get to build a house.
