As 2025 comes to a close, I want to pause and thank you for being a part of our journey this year.

Whether you contributed your time, resources, or simply followed along and shared our mission with your friends, you’ve helped us create real change and hope for youth and families in Solferino and beyond.

This year, together we:

• Reached 86 youth and adults in Mexico with transformative educational experiences

• Welcomed 51 service-trip volunteers and 4 interns who served hands-on at our campus

• Planted and cared for hundreds of fruit trees and plants

• Installed a new irrigation system, built a chicken coop, and began construction for a gathering space (palapa)

• Built a new access road to our campus

• Provided much-needed school supplies to our students

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Looking Ahead to 2026

We’re excited for what’s next! Here’s a glimpse of our plans:

• February & June: We’re partnering with local orphanages to bring the Find Your Path Journey to their youth.

  This will help the youth live with more purpose and meaning as they make and keep inspired goals.

  It will also help us build relationships that they can turn to if they want to continue their education when they age out of the system. Each program will run for 6 weeks.

• English Classes Expansion: We’ll continue offering English classes and expand to nearby towns, partnering with local educational programs.

  The Find Your Path Journey will be woven into every class, helping students heal and live with purpose.

• Ropes Course Growth:In February, Benjamin Allen and his son Nathan will fly out to us to train local young adults to help facilitate at the ropes course. We’re launching billboards and tourist outreach to grow this business—creating jobs and funding for our mission.

• Service-Minded Leadership: We have several groups already scheduled for 2026 and have space for more! Our focus is on service-minded leadership and transformational experiences for volunteers. Interested?

Service Trips and Internships

Thank you for helping us plant seeds of hope, growth, and purpose this year. Your support has helped make the world brighter for many young people and is setting the foundation to help many more.

We'd love to have you join us in 2026!

Next Trips: March 4th, April 8th

With love,

Karen Tavares Bates

karentavaresbates.com
Findyourpathmission.org