Discussion:San Antonio de las Minas

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.