Ten men and women with the average age of 70 built a 22-by-11-foot home in Tijuana, Mexico, over a three-day period May 3-6. Still euphoric about the house they built, many of these same individuals have plans to return for a second trip Oct. 11-14. The group´s leader, John Favalessa, says most, if not all, of the individuals will return, and this time, he is hoping to recruit new individuals to come with them. Favalessa has been part of or led 25 house-building trips to Tijuana over 19 years, all under the auspices of the First Presbyterian Church of Newhall and AMOR, a missionary...
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