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Purple Palace Picture Auction

Item #220053473464 - Mexican Hovel - Andie Daniel Rosas Vega

Item #220053470299 - Drunk Man Sleeping In The Street - Andres Espinoza Cortez

Item #220053478633 - Tijuana Tourism - Brenda Johana Olais Reyes

Item #220053480326 - School Dancers Waiting - Connie Youngkin

Item #220053482775 - Jesus Dancing - Connie Youngkin

Item #220053483837 - Children Helping Others - Connie Youngkin

Item #220053468024 - 13 Year Old Prostitute - Teodoro Carrera Rodriguez

Item #220053474489 - Boys Biking - Sergio Javier Munguia Caldero

About the Purple Palace and Strong Tower Ministries

Strong Tower’s mission is to help bring children out of danger, hunger, and terror by delivering them into God’s strong tower of safety, warmth and love. It is our mission to change the world by delivering these children from extreme poverty, releasing them from spiritual emptiness, eliminating their illiteracy, and enabling them to fulfill their life’s purpose through God’s love. In accordance with that purpose, God has identified two orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico to be our Ministry’s pilot projects.

The orphanages are directed by a Christian missionary couple, Tyler and Connie Youngkin, who have spent the last four years rescuing children from the streets of Tijuana, giving them food, shelter, schooling, and a chance to experience the love of Christ. The orphanages are located in the “red light” district of Tijuana where prostitution is legal along with extreme violence, drug addiction, corruption, and crime that runs ramped. Most of the children run the streets at night in the fear of being raped or violated and they are dirty, hungry, confused, and scared for their lives.

The children at the orphanages attend public school, have Bible studies regularly and pray together as a family before each meal. These children who were once depressed, hopeless, and terrified now, by the power of the Holy Spirit, have been restored. They live in renewed peace, confidence, hope, joy, and are now planted in their eternal salvation with Jesus Christ.

Presently, both orphanages have reached maximum capacity and do not have expansion options. Their current locations are not suitable for promoting a safe, stable environment for the children or staff.

But a solution to this problem has been found. An abandoned commercial warehouse has been located in the downtown Tijuana area. Our goal is to convert this building into a facility that is capable of housing both existing orphanages, and allow an additional 50 destitute children to be rescued from the streets. Construction has already begun with the intention of having the facility opened in the summer of 2006. To accomplish this massive project, we will need the help of countless volunteers, materials, and financial support. Anyone wanting to assist in this project is encouraged to contact us for further information and building schedules.

You can learn more by going to: www.strongtowermissions.com

Joy Fahrenkrog - aim4athens@yahoo.com
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