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Mexico has by far been the best experience of my life so far!

From building the house, to building new friendships and even strengthening one that I came here with, Mexico has by far been the best experience of my life so far.

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DR: A day at the dump.

When you think of a dump, your initial thought is a place where your garbage is disposed of, not a place where it’s the only way of earning a living. Almost all the workers are Haitian refugees who are stateless, living in the Dominican Republic. The “workers” make less than a dollar a day by […]

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Encouragement from local Mexican

Here is a great quote that Becky got in March when one of our groups was here. It came from a local Vicente Guerrero man who was NOT receiving a house….
“We watch your groups come and go. We see the way the your people treat everyone here. From the smallest child to […]

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I battled with anxiety most of my life…Student Blog, Johnston Ho

I battled anxiety for most of my life, but I’ve gotten much better. I have been to the point where I felt like I deserved to feel this way and I should just live with it. I have been to the point where I felt motionless, nothing made me happy and everything made […]

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Thank You

I just wanted to thank you and let you know that [our daughter] had a great time and learned a lot in Mexico. I was a little worried about it until I was better informed. As it turned out, my worries were unfounded as we got a call when she arrived, chatted online […]

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Difference In the World

I received the recent newsletter and it really got me thinking about my experience during  Hero Holiday 2005. Although I cannot go again this year I want you to know that Hero Holiday has had a huge impact on my life and the experience I had while in the Dominican is something I think about daily. I loved being a […]

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Changed Life Forever

“Hero Holiday changed my life forever….this is what I want to do for my life! I am graduating this year and after grad, I want to continue doing this sort of thing for my career.” ~Student, BC

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Thankful

You are truly a Hero too! You raise up and encourage the people around you to be Heros. That’s amazing. Thanks for believing in the kids, thanks for believing in Alix and Zachary especially. I believe in them too!

And in terms of how it’s impacted them, I not sure it’s totally evident at the moment, […]

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Eyes Opened

“My life has been changed so much. I will no longer look at what I have as a right but as a privilege. I wish all of Canada could have been here this week and have their eyes opened.” ~Heather, Nova Scotia

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Obvious Benefit

“My daughter attended, and after reviewing the pictures and listening to her stories it was quite obvious that not only does this benefit the residents of the Dominican Republic, but it certainly benefits the kids who travel to these destinations.” ~Paul, Parent, NL

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