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Orphanage Estado 29
Orphanage Estado 29 was founded by Mexican minister Jose Acosta Zamora
in August 1957 with five children who were orphans from the town of San
Luis Rio Colorado in Sonora. Estado 29 was the first orphanage of San
Antonio de las Minas, Ensenada, BC. Pastor Acosta was deeply influenced
by the presence of so many children living on the street in Mexico.
He started preaching about their condition and the Christian obligation
we have to help orphans. In the town of San Antonio, Mrs. Manuela
Camacho was touched by this and donated the land to start a home for
these children. Mrs. Camacho did not have family or children, thus
these five orphans became her family and she began serving the Lord at
Estado 29. For many years the orphanage consisted of three mud rooms, a
few old beds, a dinner table and a wooden stove for cooking. Many years
later, in 1975, electricity was connected and a LPG tank was added to
supply gas for cooking. Every little improvement to the facilities has
been done very slowly by private donations or individuals. In 1977 Mrs.
Camacho passed away and left the land to the orphanage. In 1983, Pastor
Acosta and his family founded a private, non-profit organization to work
as an orphanage known as Casa Hogar Estado 29.
In 1987, Pastor Acosta became very ill and thus he gave the direction of
the orphanage to his daughter Debora and the church to his son Samuel
who also is a pastor.
Through the assistance of many donors and committed churches, Casa Hogar
Estado 29 now has dorms, a kitchen, dining room, laundry room,
bathrooms, etc. Today the orphanage provides a stable home and
education for close to 100 children.
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