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Way to go, Héctor. | Stories from Eternal Anchor — May 2026
Stories from Eternal Anchor — Etsy shop launch, partnership visits, a student milestone, and a new ranch dog.
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** Shop with Purpose: Eternal Anchor Goods Is Now Online
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Our Mission
Eternal Anchor Goods on Etsy
Eternal Anchor Goods Eternal Anchor Goods
For years, picking up an Eternal Anchor t-shirt, bar of handmade goat’s milk soap, or a coffee mug meant making the trip to Vicente Guerrero. That changes today.
Eternal Anchor Goods, our new online shop, is now open and everything in it means something.
From Eternal Anchor t-shirts and tumblers to handmade earrings, coffee mugs, and artisan goat’s milk soap, every item in the shop supports Eternal Anchor’s programs for children and adults with disabilities in the San Quintín Valley. One hundred percent of every sale goes directly back to the work happening here.
But there is a detail worth knowing: when you purchase items handmade by participants in our Friendship Club Without Barriers, the proceeds go directly to the young adults themselves. Their creativity. Their work. Their income.
This shop is more than a place to buy things. It is a way to stay connected to the Eternal Anchor community no matter where you live — and a way to make inclusion, dignity, and opportunity tangible and personal.
Browse the shop, make a purchase, and share it with someone who loves Eternal Anchor. Every item helps build a San Quintín Valley where people with disabilities are known, valued, and celebrated.
Visit Eternal Anchor Goods on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/EternalAnchorGoods)
** What Partnership Looks Like Up Close
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Eternal Anchor Community
Bethel Lutheran Church partnership Partnership visit
Some of the most meaningful moments at Eternal Anchor don’t happen in therapy sessions or classrooms. They happen around a table, during a craft project, or over a shared meal — when visitors stop focusing on what they came to do and begin noticing who they are with.
That is exactly what happened earlier this month when our partners from Bethel Lutheran Church in Alberta, Canada joined us for a week at Eternal Anchor. They spent time in our Education Program, joined the Friendship Club Without Barriers, and were present for our annual Children’s Day celebration at the ranch.
During a Mother’s Day project with Friendship Club members, something simple became something memorable. Conversation stretched across language and culture, translation apps got things almost right, favorite movies were compared, and the great taco debate was settled once and for all. Mexico won by a landslide.
Laughter, curiosity, and a willingness to keep trying. That’s what partnership looks like when it is lived well.
And this summer, that story continues. In June, a team of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and orthotist students from the University of Washington will join our Health and Therapy Services team for the second year in a row. Together, they will travel across the San Quintín Valley, delivering care, building adaptive equipment, and working alongside our staff in the homes and lives of the families we serve. And the story continues in July when 56 adults and teenagers with four different teams come to the San Quintín Valley to partner with Eternal Anchor.
These visits matter because they are not about coming to fix something. They are about learning, listening, building trust, and participating in the daily work of inclusion. When partners arrive ready to do that, relationships grow — and the work being done in the San Quintín Valley becomes more deeply connected to communities far beyond Mexico.
If your church, university, or organization is interested in learning more about visiting Eternal Anchor, we would love to hear from you.
Learn More in Our Partnering With Purpose Guide (https://eternalanchor.aflip.in/PartneringWithPurpose)
** Every Step Matters: Héctor’s Moment
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Education
Héctor working on subtraction
Subtraction had been a challenge for Héctor, a student in our Buzos class. He understood parts of the process, but remembering each step from start to finish was not always easy. So he kept going. He kept practicing. And then everything clicked.
The steps came together. The practice paid off. And Héctor completed subtraction problems on his own.
At Eternal Anchor, we believe progress is not only found in big milestones. It is found in the moments too many people overlook: a student solving a problem independently, gaining confidence, and discovering what they are capable of doing. These moments matter because Héctor matters. His learning matters. His future matters.
Way to go, Héctor! We are so proud of you.
Give Today. Help Students Discover What’s Possible. (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
** Welcome Home, Corazón
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From the Ranch
Corazón the ranch dog
She showed up at the ranch gate scared, hungry, and far too thin. She did not stay that way for long.
Meet Corazón, the newest member of the Eternal Anchor ranch pack. She has been welcomed in, given food, care, and a safe place to belong. She is gaining weight, making friends, and finding her place alongside Sierra, Amiga, and Shadow. In other words, she is officially one of the ranch dogs.
So much of what happens at Eternal Anchor begins the same way: with welcome. With noticing. With making room. With the quiet belief that every life has value and that belonging changes everything.
Corazón may not know she is helping tell that story, but she is. Welcome home.
Watch Eternal Anchor’s Mission in Action (https://youtu.be/xB9q7bhesHM?si=_1SMpXZA_tnn13sH)
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The Anchor | May 2026 — Our New Etsy Shop & Stories from Eternal Anchor
Stories from Eternal Anchor — Etsy shop launch, partnership visits, a student milestone, and a new ranch dog.
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** Shop with Purpose: Eternal Anchor Goods Is Now Online
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Our Mission
Eternal Anchor Goods on Etsy
Eternal Anchor Goods Eternal Anchor Goods
For years, picking up an Eternal Anchor t-shirt, bar of handmade goat’s milk soap, or a coffee mug meant making the trip to Vicente Guerrero. That changes today.
Eternal Anchor Goods, our new online shop, is now open and everything in it means something.
From Eternal Anchor t-shirts and tumblers to handmade earrings, coffee mugs, and artisan goat’s milk soap, every item in the shop supports Eternal Anchor’s programs for children and adults with disabilities in the San Quintín Valley. One hundred percent of every sale goes directly back to the work happening here.
But there is a detail worth knowing: when you purchase items handmade by participants in our Friendship Club Without Barriers, the proceeds go directly to the young adults themselves. Their creativity. Their work. Their income.
This shop is more than a place to buy things. It is a way to stay connected to the Eternal Anchor community no matter where you live — and a way to make inclusion, dignity, and opportunity tangible and personal.
Browse the shop, make a purchase, and share it with someone who loves Eternal Anchor. Every item helps build a San Quintín Valley where people with disabilities are known, valued, and celebrated.
Visit Eternal Anchor Goods on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/EternalAnchorGoods)
** What Partnership Looks Like Up Close
————————————————————
Eternal Anchor Community
Bethel Lutheran Church partnership Partnership visit
Some of the most meaningful moments at Eternal Anchor don’t happen in therapy sessions or classrooms. They happen around a table, during a craft project, or over a shared meal — when visitors stop focusing on what they came to do and begin noticing who they are with.
That is exactly what happened earlier this month when our partners from Bethel Lutheran Church in Alberta, Canada joined us for a week at Eternal Anchor. They spent time in our Education Program, joined the Friendship Club Without Barriers, and were present for our annual Children’s Day celebration at the ranch.
During a Mother’s Day project with Friendship Club members, something simple became something memorable. Conversation stretched across language and culture, translation apps got things almost right, favorite movies were compared, and the great taco debate was settled once and for all. Mexico won by a landslide.
Laughter, curiosity, and a willingness to keep trying. That’s what partnership looks like when it is lived well.
And this summer, that story continues. In June, a team of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and orthotist students from the University of Washington will join our Health and Therapy Services team for the second year in a row. Together, they will travel across the San Quintín Valley, delivering care, building adaptive equipment, and working alongside our staff in the homes and lives of the families we serve. And the story continues in July when 56 adults and teenagers with four different teams come to the San Quintín Valley to partner with Eternal Anchor.
These visits matter because they are not about coming to fix something. They are about learning, listening, building trust, and participating in the daily work of inclusion. When partners arrive ready to do that, relationships grow — and the work being done in the San Quintín Valley becomes more deeply connected to communities far beyond Mexico.
If your church, university, or organization is interested in learning more about visiting Eternal Anchor, we would love to hear from you.
Learn More in Our Partnering With Purpose Guide (https://eternalanchor.aflip.in/PartneringWithPurpose)
** Every Step Matters: Héctor’s Moment
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Education
Héctor working on subtraction
Subtraction had been a challenge for Héctor, a student in our Buzos class. He understood parts of the process, but remembering each step from start to finish was not always easy. So he kept going. He kept practicing. And then everything clicked.
The steps came together. The practice paid off. And Héctor completed subtraction problems on his own.
At Eternal Anchor, we believe progress is not only found in big milestones. It is found in the moments too many people overlook: a student solving a problem independently, gaining confidence, and discovering what they are capable of doing. These moments matter because Héctor matters. His learning matters. His future matters.
Way to go, Héctor! We are so proud of you.
Give Today. Help Students Discover What’s Possible. (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
** Welcome Home, Corazón
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From the Ranch
Corazón the ranch dog
She showed up at the ranch gate scared, hungry, and far too thin. She did not stay that way for long.
Meet Corazón, the newest member of the Eternal Anchor ranch pack. She has been welcomed in, given food, care, and a safe place to belong. She is gaining weight, making friends, and finding her place alongside Sierra, Amiga, and Shadow. In other words, she is officially one of the ranch dogs.
So much of what happens at Eternal Anchor begins the same way: with welcome. With noticing. With making room. With the quiet belief that every life has value and that belonging changes everything.
Corazón may not know she is helping tell that story, but she is. Welcome home.
Watch Eternal Anchor’s Mission in Action (https://youtu.be/xB9q7bhesHM?si=_1SMpXZA_tnn13sH)
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✨ The moments you see, and the one’s you don’t
February 2026
Night to Shine: A Celebration of Joy, Dignity, & Belonging
There’s a moment early on when it stops feeling like an event. The red carpet is out, the music is on, and then the first guests arrive, and everyone gathered responds. Not out of obligation, not as part of the program, but because something genuine is happening and everyone there can feel it.
That’s what our 7th Annual Night to Shine was. Hosted by Eternal Anchor and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, this annual event carries the name “Night to Shine,” but at Eternal Anchor’s ranch it happens in the daylight, and there’s something fitting about that. Nothing hidden, nothing dimmed. Just a community showing up fully for the people they came to celebrate.
Volunteers from Mexico, the United States, and Canada gave their afternoon without reservation. Stylists made sure every guest felt put-together. Photographers and a videographer made sure the day was remembered. Someone quietly arranged boutonnieres and corsages so that no one walked in without something beautiful to wear. There was karaoke and an art station.
Our honored guests brought the rest: themselves.
There is no adequate way to describe what it looks like when someone who is rarely treated as royalty is treated as exactly that…when the crown goes on and the moment lands. You have to be there. For those of us who were, it’s why we’ll be back next year.
Seven years in, Night to Shine isn’t something Eternal Anchor puts on. It’s something this community builds together, every time, and then carries forward.
▶︎ See more photos from Night to Shine here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid0Lww2gs49cNWBBN5Y6tvBBUM47cxYwspHczMfM4f37j5MCFfbUz5GcdxXZAY7W5Pnl) , here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/videos/25795313266796271/) , here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02ChvDFL3LsNXuH645q7TYJCrjDCZkRxnyVj8UsHF4QsaVTFniBkjDYR9h2QfuKV6Nl) , and here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02i3CC1iwarBC5ZV3RjihctuYGJStXUBZWz8bPKTqFh7DZR79ToUo4Joxyfwrtv8HAl) .
$50 funds a full week of art therapy at our school & Friendship Club (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
It’s What You Can’t See That Makes the Difference
There’s a moment in every good photograph where you think you understand what happened. Someone was happy. Something went well. A child laughed.
But a photograph can only hold so much.
What it can’t show is the early-morning planning that happened before the first child arrived…our Education Program and Health & Therapy Services teams working through how to adapt each activity so every participant could be fully involved, not just present. It can’t show the quiet problem-solving that precedes every session: sensory needs, mobility needs, communication supports, and the ongoing question of what “fair” actually looks like when every child starts from a different place.
It can’t show the transportation that made arrival possible, or the therapy sessions that shaped the week leading up to it, or the patient, hard-earned trust that slowly turns somewhere new into somewhere safe.
It can’t show the life skills accumulating beneath the surface — turn-taking, choice-making, patience, confidence, the quiet dawning of belonging. The kind of learning that doesn’t show up on a worksheet but surfaces later as I can. I want to. I’m ready. I belong here.
And it can’t show what’s being rehearsed for the future: a community where inclusion isn’t a special event or a seasonal program. Just a normal day, because the people who built the systems decided that participation would be the default.
The photo is proof that it’s working. The real story is everything it took to get there — and everything it makes possible next.
The work behind moments like this one is ongoing, and it doesn’t happen without a community willing to invest in it. If you believe every child deserves more than a seat in the room, if you believe they deserve a place that was built with them in mind, we’d love to have you with us. Click below to donate today.
Be a part of what doesn’t show by donating today. (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
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✨ The moments you see, and the one’s you don’t
February 2026
Night to Shine: A Celebration of Joy, Dignity, & Belonging
There’s a moment early on when it stops feeling like an event. The red carpet is out, the music is on, and then the first guests arrive, and everyone gathered responds. Not out of obligation, not as part of the program, but because something genuine is happening and everyone there can feel it.
That’s what our 7th Annual Night to Shine was. Hosted by Eternal Anchor and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, this annual event carries the name “Night to Shine,” but at Eternal Anchor’s ranch it happens in the daylight, and there’s something fitting about that. Nothing hidden, nothing dimmed. Just a community showing up fully for the people they came to celebrate.
Volunteers from Mexico, the United States, and Canada gave their afternoon without reservation. Stylists made sure every guest felt put-together. Photographers and a videographer made sure the day was remembered. Someone quietly arranged boutonnieres and corsages so that no one walked in without something beautiful to wear. There was karaoke and an art station.
Our honored guests brought the rest: themselves.
There is no adequate way to describe what it looks like when someone who is rarely treated as royalty is treated as exactly that…when the crown goes on and the moment lands. You have to be there. For those of us who were, it’s why we’ll be back next year.
Seven years in, Night to Shine isn’t something Eternal Anchor puts on. It’s something this community builds together, every time, and then carries forward.
▶︎ See more photos from Night to Shine here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid0Lww2gs49cNWBBN5Y6tvBBUM47cxYwspHczMfM4f37j5MCFfbUz5GcdxXZAY7W5Pnl) , here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/videos/25795313266796271/) , here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02ChvDFL3LsNXuH645q7TYJCrjDCZkRxnyVj8UsHF4QsaVTFniBkjDYR9h2QfuKV6Nl) , and here (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02i3CC1iwarBC5ZV3RjihctuYGJStXUBZWz8bPKTqFh7DZR79ToUo4Joxyfwrtv8HAl) .
$50 funds a full week of art therapy at our school & Friendship Club (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
It’s What You Can’t See That Makes the Difference
There’s a moment in every good photograph where you think you understand what happened. Someone was happy. Something went well. A child laughed.
But a photograph can only hold so much.
What it can’t show is the early-morning planning that happened before the first child arrived…our Education Program and Health & Therapy Services teams working through how to adapt each activity so every participant could be fully involved, not just present. It can’t show the quiet problem-solving that precedes every session: sensory needs, mobility needs, communication supports, and the ongoing question of what “fair” actually looks like when every child starts from a different place.
It can’t show the transportation that made arrival possible, or the therapy sessions that shaped the week leading up to it, or the patient, hard-earned trust that slowly turns somewhere new into somewhere safe.
It can’t show the life skills accumulating beneath the surface — turn-taking, choice-making, patience, confidence, the quiet dawning of belonging. The kind of learning that doesn’t show up on a worksheet but surfaces later as I can. I want to. I’m ready. I belong here.
And it can’t show what’s being rehearsed for the future: a community where inclusion isn’t a special event or a seasonal program. Just a normal day, because the people who built the systems decided that participation would be the default.
The photo is proof that it’s working. The real story is everything it took to get there — and everything it makes possible next.
The work behind moments like this one is ongoing, and it doesn’t happen without a community willing to invest in it. If you believe every child deserves more than a seat in the room, if you believe they deserve a place that was built with them in mind, we’d love to have you with us. Click below to donate today.
Be a part of what doesn’t show by donating today. (https://www.eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
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March 2023
Calendar open for visiting teams
Eternal Anchor wants to invite you to come to Baja and partner with us! Collaborating with visiting mission teams and volunteers is an important aspect of our work. Visitors bring fresh energy and excitement to our programs as you help us provide quality services to the children and young adults at Eternal Anchor. You will also learn about the important work being done to alleviate the suffering caused by disability in the San Quintin Valley.
Our passion is to change negative cultural stigmas related to disability; to collaborate with government and non-governmental agencies to improve access to healthcare, education, and community; and to empower people with disabilities who have been marginalized by society so they can reach their God-given potential. Your presence will bless others and your heart will and perspectives will be changed as your return home with a renewed passion for local and global outreach.
We are currently accepting church teams, both short- and long-term interns, as well as individuals and families. Eternal Anchor also has the capability to host your group, alleviating the need to find safe, secure, and clean housing. To learn more about visiting Eternal Anchor contact us at info@eternalanchor.org (mailto:info@eternalanchor.org) .
Learn more (https://eternalanchor.org/get-involved/)
Municipal council honors Deborah
Deborah Garcia (second from right), Eternal Anchor’s Director of Equality and Justice, was one of just seven women from the San Quintin Valley to be honored as part of a local International Women’s Day event. Deborah and one other recipient were celebrated as female founders of area non-profits. They were joined by three female physicians in positions of authority in healthcare, a female agronomy engineer, and a leading sports promoter. In presenting the awards, representatives from The Foundational Municipal Council of San Quintin and the Commission of Social Welfare, said that through their leadership, courage, tenacity, and empowerment contribute to a better quality of life and sustainable welfare for the entire San Quintin Valley. “It was such an honor to stand alongside six other empowered women who are committed to improving our valley,” said Deborah. Congratulations, Deborah!
When is a dollar not a dollar?
Everything costs more these days and a dollar just doesn’t go as far as it used to. But we’ve got some exciting news. Until May 31, every dollar you donate to Eternal Anchor’s education program is actually worth two dollars! Thanks to a generous donor who began a $75,000 matching grant challenge last month, this campaign will match dollar-for-dollar every donation to Eternal Anchor’s education program through May 31, 2023, or until $75,000 in matching donations is reached. This will provide the necessary operating funds for our school for an entire year!
Through our donors, children’s lives are being transformed, giving them and their families hope through the education and therapy services they receive at Eternal Anchor’s school. We invite you to consider making a gift of any size to this campaign. Even the smallest amount will make a big difference for the students and their families who experience the power and promise of hope in and through our school. For U.S. donations, visit this special link: https://eternalanchor-bloom.kindful.com/?campaign=1243023. For Canadian donations, use this link – https://www.icms.org/eta – and in the note filed please include “Matching Grant.” Within Mexico, donations can be made here: https://donorbox.org/gracias-por-su-apoyo.
Online giving (https://eternalanchor.org/online-giving/)
Dr. Jeanne Smith, the director of clinical education for physical therapy students at the University of Texas Medical Branch, visits Eternal Anchor. READ MORE HERE (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02vva2AQhjFhW4Symn2gvAZFBRyKHoYyuqK985eRTnHpr5JUrWwS2tBJUA8dJxAWaul)
Parents of children at Eternal Anchor’s school recently met to hear about their children’s progress and discuss what it’s like to raise a child who has a disability. READ MORE ONLINE (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid0nE8T2Gqni2a9WJYsNuMCyYhugdbQBTEgd8DQanomZU1fism8JN9pvi4LTHCuXbsPl)
Through Eternal Anchor’s comprehensive disability services program, we partner with 250 families each week, walking alongside them as they raise their children in a high-poverty region with almost no government disability support. Thanks to our supporters that’s 50 more families that received life-changing services than the previous year!
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** $75,000 matching grant can fund Eternal Anchor’s school for an entire year!
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This past week, a generous donor was moved to begin a challenge campaign that will benefit Eternal Anchor’s special education school. Currently, it takes an annual budget of $150,000 to operate Eternal Anchor’s special education school. This campaign will match dollar-for-dollar every donation to Eternal Anchor’s education program through May 31, 2023, or until $75,000 in matching donations is reached. This will provide the necessary operating funds for our school for an entire year!
I love what David writes in Psalms, “You are faithful to your promises, O my God.” Every day at Eternal Anchor’s school we see the embodiment of God in the joy and determination of the children, the dedication and commitment of our teachers, and in the faithfulness of our donors.
I snapped the photo above as I was leaving Eternal Anchor last week. I saw God’s promise in the sky and was reminded of a verse in Lamentations, “Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed, for God’s compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Because of Eternal Anchor’s faithful donors, we are filled with gratitude. And through our donors, children’s lives are being transformed, giving them and their families hope through the education and therapy services they receive at Eternal Anchor’s school.
I invite you to consider making a gift of any size. Even the smallest amount will make a big difference for the students and their families who experience the power and promise of hope in and through Eternal Anchor’s school.
Visit this special link – https://eternalanchor-bloom.kindful.com/?campaign=1243023 – or click the donation button below to make your donation today.
On behalf of Eternal Anchor,
—Lisa Mol
—Eternal Anchor Board of Directors member
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Eternal Anchor wants to invite you to come to Baja and partner with us! Collaborating with visiting mission teams and volunteers is an important aspect of our work. Visitors bring fresh energy and excitement to our programs as you help us provide quality services to the children and young adults at Eternal Anchor. You will also learn about the important work being done to alleviate the suffering caused by disability in the San Quintin Valley.
Our passion is to change negative cultural stigmas related to disability; to collaborate with government and non-governmental agencies to improve access to healthcare, education, and community; and to empower people with disabilities who have been marginalized by society so they can reach their God-given potential. Your presence will bless others and your heart will and perspectives will be changed as your return home with a renewed passion for local and global outreach.
We are currently accepting church teams, both short- and long-term interns, as well as individuals and families. Eternal Anchor also has the capability to host your group, alleviating the need to find safe, secure, and clean housing. To learn more about visiting Eternal Anchor contact us at info@eternalanchor.org (mailto:info@eternalanchor.org) .
Learn more (https://eternalanchor.org/get-involved/)
Municipal council honors Deborah
Deborah Garcia (second from right), Eternal Anchor’s Director of Equality and Justice, was one of just seven women from the San Quintin Valley to be honored as part of a local International Women’s Day event. Deborah and one other recipient were celebrated as female founders of area non-profits. They were joined by three female physicians in positions of authority in healthcare, a female agronomy engineer, and a leading sports promoter. In presenting the awards, representatives from The Foundational Municipal Council of San Quintin and the Commission of Social Welfare, said that through their leadership, courage, tenacity, and empowerment contribute to a better quality of life and sustainable welfare for the entire San Quintin Valley. “It was such an honor to stand alongside six other empowered women who are committed to improving our valley,” said Deborah. Congratulations, Deborah!
When is a dollar not a dollar?
Everything costs more these days and a dollar just doesn’t go as far as it used to. But we’ve got some exciting news. Until May 31, every dollar you donate to Eternal Anchor’s education program is actually worth two dollars! Thanks to a generous donor who began a $75,000 matching grant challenge last month, this campaign will match dollar-for-dollar every donation to Eternal Anchor’s education program through May 31, 2023, or until $75,000 in matching donations is reached. This will provide the necessary operating funds for our school for an entire year!
Through our donors, children’s lives are being transformed, giving them and their families hope through the education and therapy services they receive at Eternal Anchor’s school. We invite you to consider making a gift of any size to this campaign. Even the smallest amount will make a big difference for the students and their families who experience the power and promise of hope in and through our school. For U.S. donations, visit this special link: https://eternalanchor-bloom.kindful.com/?campaign=1243023. For Canadian donations, use this link – https://www.icms.org/eta – and in the note filed please include “Matching Grant.” Within Mexico, donations can be made here: https://donorbox.org/gracias-por-su-apoyo.
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Dr. Jeanne Smith, the director of clinical education for physical therapy students at the University of Texas Medical Branch, visits Eternal Anchor. READ MORE HERE (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid02vva2AQhjFhW4Symn2gvAZFBRyKHoYyuqK985eRTnHpr5JUrWwS2tBJUA8dJxAWaul)
Parents of children at Eternal Anchor’s school recently met to hear about their children’s progress and discuss what it’s like to raise a child who has a disability. READ MORE ONLINE (https://www.facebook.com/eternalanchor/posts/pfbid0nE8T2Gqni2a9WJYsNuMCyYhugdbQBTEgd8DQanomZU1fism8JN9pvi4LTHCuXbsPl)
Through Eternal Anchor’s comprehensive disability services program, we partner with 250 families each week, walking alongside them as they raise their children in a high-poverty region with almost no government disability support. Thanks to our supporters that’s 50 more families that received life-changing services than the previous year!
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Greetings Friends!
You are getting this email because you have been part of the Eternal Anchor family in the last eight years. You are the community of individuals who have given time, money, and prayers and have been a pillar of support since we made the vision a reality in 2014.
When Deborah and I founded Eternal Anchor eight years ago, we had no idea we’d be where we are today. From a passion and conviction to provide a safe, loving home to children abandoned and forgotten, we have seen Eternal Anchor grow into a holistic disability service organization touching hundreds of families each week.
The journey hasn’t been easy. We started with energy to struggle against systemic issues that are prevalent around the globe. In the beginning, we had hope as we grew and saw more and more families receive the critical support they needed. We had hope has our home went from one child to dozens of children rescued from government institutions that had no resources or knowledge to meet their needs.
Eight years later, thousands of lives impacted, and here we are today. Hope continues to prevail, yet Deborah and I are tired. We are passionately committed to the work we do. We love our community. We love the children that have been entrusted to us. We love our team of dedicated staff and volunteers. However, the sacrifices have taken a toll and the work the lays before us is daunting.
Baja California, our home, has the most children in institutions than any other state in Mexico. In our municipality, San Quintin, we are the only option for thousands of children and adults to receive education, therapy and mobility equipment, and other vital disability services. Eternal Anchor now has national recognition for our quality services and for our passion to dismantle the barriers that prevent individuals with special needs from thriving in their homes and communities.
You have been a critical part of this journey. We couldn’t have grown to help so many without your support. We are grateful for every prayer, every penny, every second donated to help us change the narrative of disability in Baja California.
Now, in the midst of exhaustion; in the midst of impossible situations of families desperate for help; in the midst of economic recession; I humbly ask for your help again. I believe Eternal Anchor is a beacon of God’s hope and love. I believe that the work we are doing is life-changing and life-saving. I could write a book of the amazing things I’ve witnessed and have had the honor of being part of; a book that tells the story of each life saved, each family touched, each individual filled with a new hope that they can be valued and loved in their community. If this book is to have more chapters, we need your help. Donations have been lower than normal and we don’t want to cut any programs that are vital for our community.
Today is our 8-year anniversary and there is so much to celebrate and be thankful for. I am thankful for each of you, for each person we’ve walked alongside and supported together. I am grateful for our committed team of staff and volunteers who sacrifice their time, money, and energy to make sure our children and clients are loved and cared for.
Let us continue this work with passion and conviction together. In the words of Helen Keller: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything you’ve done and continue to do as a part of the Eternal Anchor family.
Sincerely,
Austin
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February 2023
Night to Shine welcomes royalty
On February 10, Eternal Anchor rolled out the red carpet to welcome nearly 200 guests to our fourth annual Night to Shine, an event for young people and adults with special needs hosted by Eternal Anchor and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. From their personal introductions and walk down the red carpet to the tamale dinner and coronation, Night to Shine was a celebratory and fun experience for our honored guests. Held at the Eternal Anchor Ranch in Lazaro Cardenas, this year’s event featured a professional makeup station, sensory room, festive karaoke area, two photo stations including one featuring a “Hereos” theme, dancing, dinner, and much more.
Without the incredible love and devotion of Eternal Anchor’s teachers, Community Outreach team, and ranch staff this event simply could not happen. We are also grateful for those in our communities who partnered with us to make Night to Shine incredibly special. A group of college students from the Universidad de Ensenada Campus San Quintin welcomed guests along the red carpet, joined them for dinner and dancing, and helped throughout the event. A team of maquillistas – makeup artists – from PANDA AC Educación de Belleza volunteered their time and talents to help make Night to Shine more memorable. Servicio de Meseros – Armenta provided excellent meals and service and New Creation Vineyard Church in Michigan City, Indiana provided the goodies for our honored guests’ gift bags.
“We are so proud to be a part of this global movement that is centered on God’s love for people with special needs,” said Leila Xanat Gomez, Eternal Anchor’s director of Community Development and coordinator for Night to Shine. “As one of just two organizations throughout Mexico to be a host this year, we hope to inspire others in our country to consider hosting next year.”
Eternal Anchor welcomes PT interns
Eternal Anchor’s Community Development team is excited to welcome two physical therapy interns from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX. Alyssa Cantu and Victoria Herman – working under the guidance of their professor and Eternal Anchor’s staff volunteer physical therapist, Erin Cottos, will be assisting the Community Development team with in-home assessments, client therapy, mobility equipment construction and modification, and more.
“This internship program is a perfect opportunity for them to experience how physical therapy is delivered in another culture,” said Erin. “They will gain a better understanding and have new perspectives on physical therapy as they graduate and begin practicing on their own.” Alyssa and Victoria, who will graduate in August with their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees, are the first two of four interns who will spend six-week rotations at Eternal Anchor. “We are very excited to welcome Alyssa and Victoria to the Eternal Anchor family,” said Leila Xanat Gomez, director of Community Development. “We are grateful for the continuation of this partnership between Eternal Anchor and UTMB Health (http://www.utmb.edu) , and we know that experiencing another country and culture will add to each of these intern’s perspectives as they begin their professional careers.”
Deborah earns degree; enters new roll
Deborah Garcia, Eternal Anchor’s co-founder and the person responsible for growing our residential care program over the past eight years begins a new position as Director of Equity and Justice. “Since the beginning of Eternal Anchor, I’ve gained firsthand knowledge of the injustices suffered by those with disabilities,” said Deborah. “As Residential Care Director, I’ve helped defend the rights of the children entrusted to Eternal Anchor and now I will be able to focus my time to advocate for and stand in solidarity with those society has failed. I will be walking alongside these people on behalf of Eternal Anchor in search of hope, solidarity, and community as Jesus taught us to do and focus on addressing the systemic issues that prevent individuals with disabilities from thriving in their communities.” Deborah will continue to be Eternal Anchor’s legal representative, beginning with the adoption cases of children who previously lived in our residential care program.
Earlier this month, Deborah also received her master’s degree in family law from Centro de Estudios Carbonell, one of Mexico’s top law schools. Deborah received her diploma from Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá of Mexico’s Supreme Court. “Most of my professors work for the Supreme Court or serve as judges and it’s been an honor to learn from the best,” she said. Deborah has already started classes for a Doctorate in Human Rights and Constitutional Law.
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Night to Shine welcomes royalty
On February 10, Eternal Anchor rolled out the red carpet to welcome nearly 200 guests to our fourth annual Night to Shine, an event for young people and adults with special needs hosted by Eternal Anchor and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. From their personal introductions and walk down the red carpet to the tamale dinner and coronation, Night to Shine was a celebratory and fun experience for our honored guests. Held at the Eternal Anchor Ranch in Lazaro Cardenas, this year’s event featured a professional makeup station, sensory room, festive karaoke area, two photo stations including one featuring a “Hereos” theme, dancing, dinner, and much more.
Without the incredible love and devotion of Eternal Anchor’s teachers, Community Outreach team, and ranch staff this event simply could not happen. We are also grateful for those in our communities who partnered with us to make Night to Shine incredibly special. A group of college students from the Universidad de Ensenada Campus San Quintin welcomed guests along the red carpet, joined them for dinner and dancing, and helped throughout the event. A team of maquillistas – makeup artists – from PANDA AC Educación de Belleza volunteered their time and talents to help make Night to Shine more memorable. Servicio de Meseros – Armenta provided excellent meals and service and New Creation Vineyard Church in Michigan City, Indiana provided the goodies for our honored guests’ gift bags.
“We are so proud to be a part of this global movement that is centered on God’s love for people with special needs,” said Leila Xanat Gomez, Eternal Anchor’s director of Community Development and coordinator for Night to Shine. “As one of just two organizations throughout Mexico to be a host this year, we hope to inspire others in our country to consider hosting next year.”
Eternal Anchor welcomes PT interns
Eternal Anchor’s Community Development team is excited to welcome two physical therapy interns from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX. Alyssa Cantu and Victoria Herman – working under the guidance of their professor and Eternal Anchor’s staff volunteer physical therapist, Erin Cottos, will be assisting the Community Development team with in-home assessments, client therapy, mobility equipment construction and modification, and more.
“This internship program is a perfect opportunity for them to experience how physical therapy is delivered in another culture,” said Erin. “They will gain a better understanding and have new perspectives on physical therapy as they graduate and begin practicing on their own.” Alyssa and Victoria, who will graduate in August with their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees, are the first two of four interns who will spend six-week rotations at Eternal Anchor. “We are very excited to welcome Alyssa and Victoria to the Eternal Anchor family,” said Leila Xanat Gomez, director of Community Development. “We are grateful for the continuation of this partnership between Eternal Anchor and UTMB Health (http://www.utmb.edu) , and we know that experiencing another country and culture will add to each of these intern’s perspectives as they begin their professional careers.”
Deborah earns degree; enters new roll
Deborah Garcia, Eternal Anchor’s co-founder and the person responsible for growing our residential care program over the past eight years begins a new position as Director of Equity and Justice. “Since the beginning of Eternal Anchor, I’ve gained firsthand knowledge of the injustices suffered by those with disabilities,” said Deborah. “As Residential Care Director, I’ve helped defend the rights of the children entrusted to Eternal Anchor and now I will be able to focus my time to advocate for and stand in solidarity with those society has failed. I will be walking alongside these people on behalf of Eternal Anchor in search of hope, solidarity, and community as Jesus taught us to do and focus on addressing the systemic issues that prevent individuals with disabilities from thriving in their communities.” Deborah will continue to be Eternal Anchor’s legal representative, beginning with the adoption cases of children who previously lived in our residential care program.
Earlier this month, Deborah also received her master’s degree in family law from Centro de Estudios Carbonell, one of Mexico’s top law schools. Deborah received her diploma from Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá of Mexico’s Supreme Court. “Most of my professors work for the Supreme Court or serve as judges and it’s been an honor to learn from the best,” she said. Deborah has already started classes for a Doctorate in Human Rights and Constitutional Law.
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