Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) - Minnesota Friends of the Orphans

What is Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos?

Nph Group Pic Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos is a charitable organization serving orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its mission is to provide shelter, food, clothing, healthcare and education in a Christian family environment based on unconditional acceptance and love, sharing, working and responsibility.

A worldwide community of donors, staff and volunteers enables NPH to help the children become caring and productive citizens in their countries. Each year, Holy Name of Jesus high school teens participate in a mission trip to one of the designated areas.

Each year Holy Name of Jesus high school teens can apply to go on a mission trip to the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Orphanage in Miacatlán, Mexico. This is an awesome experience that helps teens grow in their relationship with Jesus as they help children at the orphanage. Unfortunately, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico in September and damaged many buildings in Miacatlán. Because of the devastation, the HNOJ group was asked to travel to the NPH home in the Dominican Republic in 2018, and again in 2019. They will experience this adventure again in 2022.

While at the house, we put on a VBS experience for 6-8 year-olds during the day and spend our afternoons and evenings giving attention to children who desperately need it. Each night we take some time to reflect on our day's activities and how we experienced God in the most vulnerable and marginalized.

How You Can Help

You can have an impact on the lives of orphaned children by helping us raise funds to support their needs. Below is a list of annual fundraisers and other needs. All funds raised directly benefit the NPH Orphanage.

Donate Large Suitcases in June

NPH Needs Large Suitcases

Each participant traveling to NPH brings a carry-on with their own clothes and two suitcases packed with donations and VBS supplies. The large suitcases are then left with the orphanage. Donations of large suitcases can be brought to Holy Name of Jesus anytime in June.

Join us for Lunch: April 7, May 5, May 16, June 11 or June 14

VBS Walking Taco and Pizza Lunches

Youth traveling to the Casa Santa Ana orphanage (a home in the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos system of orphanages) will be serving up tacos four times in the coming months, and pizza once. Proceeds from the NPH fundraisers directly benefit the children of Casa Santa Ana. Mark your calendar and join us for one or all:

Here are the dates in which we can enjoy tacos or pizza while supporting the NPH orphanage:

Sunday, April 7 - Walking Tacos after LifeTeen Mass

Sunday, May 5 - Walking Tacos after LifeTeen Mass

Thursday, May 16 - Walking Tacos before the school concert

Tuesday, June 11 - Walking Taco Lunch after VBS

Friday, June 14 - Pizza Lunch after VBS

Get Your Car Washed and/or BBQ Lunch at Holiday - July 16

BBQ and CAR WASH FUNDRAISER

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

11am - 1pm

Plymouth Holiday Station

16825 County Road 24 & Highway 55

Plymouth 55447

(same business center where Joe Senser’s Restaurant was located)

ALL proceeds from both the

BBQ* and the Automatic Car Wash**

benefit Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH)!

* Hot dogs, bratwursts, hamburgers for $4.00 each - drink & chips included

** Basic Wash-$9, Rain-X Wash-$14, Extreme Shine Wash-$17,

Book of 4 Basic Washes-$26.99, Book of 4 Rain-X Washes-$38.99,

Book of 4 Extreme Shine Washes-$49.99. These make great gifts!

Questions about NPH? Visit www.nphusa.org

Questions about other Holy Name of Jesus fundraisers? Visit www.h

Donate Supplies before July 15

Other Donations Donations of items for the orphanage are also welcome. Here is a list of some requested items:

school supplies (pens, pencils, erasers, staplers, graph paper, folders, colored pencils)
art supplies (colored foam paper, construction paper, various kinds of tape, markers)
games/activities (playing cards, yard games, soccer/tennis/basket/volley/baseballs)
Croc-style sandals - sizes 4,5,6,7 (US)
boy/girl underwear; boxers for older boys
boy/girl shirts (US sizes 6-12)
male and female deodorants
toothbrushes/toothpaste
shampoo
books in Spanish (children's fiction, young adult fiction, adult fiction, reference books for research at university level, English/Spanish dictionaries, self-esteem and personal growth for young adults, lives of saints)
shirts
socks
sweatshirts

Donations of supplies can be brought to Holy Name of Jesus any time before July 15.

Special Collection

Special Collection

date will be announced.

However, if you are so inspired today, you are welcome to give now at https://hnoj.weshareonline.org/NPHSecondCollection

Sponsor Walking Tacos

Businesses and individuals are invited to sponsor a walking taco lunch. Download the form for more information.

Sponsorships

Families and individuals may sponsor an NPH child and donations are always welcome. To learn more about NPH, you can contact HNOJ parishioner Karen Richelsen at 612-730-7669 or karen.richelsen1@gmail.com or visit the NPH website.

Testimonies

"The NPH mission trip to the home in Mexico is the highlight of my summer. I feel so blessed to be an adult chaperone on this trip and to represent the community of Holy Name down in Mexico. The children of this home show and reflect the beauty of our universal, Catholic faith and family. The HNOJ mission trip allows our teenagers to experience and participate in being the hands and feet of Jesus while serving for a week down there. Every trip, I am in awe of the transformation of these young people as they become forever a part of the NPH family."

-Karen Holdvogt, adult chaperone

"Seven years ago I signed up to travel to Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Mexico) with the HNOJ group. I knew very little about the home and had no idea what to expect. Fast forward seven years. I now sponsor two beautiful godchildren who live at NPH, and I am preparing for the biggest leap of faith in my life. I will be spending one year at NPH, volunteering as a teacher and caregiver. I had no idea that my first trip seven years ago would spark a passion in me and ultimately change my life. I highly encourage you to learn more about NPH and the beautiful children who live there. It may change your life as it changed mine."

- Claire Jordan, former trip participant

If you have questions about the NPH Mission trip, please contact Karen Richelsen at 612-730-7669 or karen.richelsen1@gmail.com.