An Experience Shared of Vacation, Volunteering and Celebration

I was contact last month by Bob Bryan of Mentor, Ohio who was traveling to Cabo San Lucas with his wife to celebrate their anniversary.  He had seen my blog and I was able to share details of who to contact and what to do to make connections after arriving.  I was thrilled to hear back from him about his experience there.  I love seeing the ripples of connections with the children in Cabo and other locations through DreamMissions because people are willing to extend themselves to make a difference.  Thank you to all of you who have or will connect with the children to make this world a better place.   Bob was gracious enough to give me permission to share his letter and pictures, which follow.

Children from Los Ninos del Capitan during playtime.  All the riding toys in this picture have also been donated  by other visiting travelers who wanted to help the children.

February 7, 2013

My wife, Janice, and I visited Los Ninos del Capitan on Friday, February 1st which was our 33rd wedding anniversary!  I wanted it to be a special day in which we were not simply thinking of ourselves but giving something to children in need.  We have a history at our home of feeding many children brought in by our children over the years and our motto is "If you visit our home, you will not leave hungry!!"

We must first thank you [Marlene] for leading us to this opportunity and God stamped it on my heart to do something instead of just selfishly enjoying a wonderful self-centered holiday.  This was a fantastic opportunity in which I will encourage many of my business associates and inspire others to share with these beautiful children!

Also, when making arrangements there are others that made it possible starting with the General Manager of the Holiday Inn Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Patricia Chapman, who so generously allowed Gaston Mejia of the IT Department to take us to Sam's Club to purchase what is a 2 month supply of food for Los Ninos and stay with us to deliver and visit the wonderful facility.  He was also touched by the experience and related this excitement back to Patricia who mentioned that they would also reach out to help.

Our thanks to our new friend, Adriana Camarena - AC Direccion General for Los Ninos who was fantastic and what an outstanding and loving person that is the right person for the job with such a loving heart for these children and their well being!  We hope to see her many times in the future!

Adrianna Camarena, Director and Janice Bryan

I would encourage many that are blessed enough to travel to one of the great places on our planet, who will spend a lot of money for their personal pleasure, to take the cost of a single wonderful meal, say $100, and share that with children that could not fathom such an experience.  You will be truly blessed and will know they will not go hungry.  Many of us do not have any  idea nor have ever experienced a lack of food or anything.  Be generous with a good heart and it will fill your heart with joy!

Best regards,

Bob & Janice Bryan
Mentor, Ohio

Bob and Janice Bryan with Patricia Chapman of the Holiday Inn in San Jose  del Cabo.

If anyone else is traveling to Cabo San Lucas in the future, feel free to email me and I would be happy to help you make the connection to help the children in need in that area.