About the Cuirim House

Eric Jones said it best, on returning from a recent trip to The Cuirim House in Nogales, Mexico:

“It utilizes the Celtic-Monastic rhythm approach which consists of prayer, work, and study. I found it to be a wonderful synergy of spiritual pilgrimage, outreach, and discipleship. The house is incarnational in approach in that it fits into the community. It is not Americanized. It is not a posh Christian retreat center. It looks and feels like its surroundings which are extreme poverty. The surroundings are essentially make-shift homes with no running water, heat, or sewer of any kind. This is the poorest place I personally have ever been. The needs, and therefore the ministry opportunities, are huge. The Cuirim House works through the local church in this impoverished area as they help build houses, feed hungry children, provide clothing, and minister the gospel. They do not directly provide support to the community. Rather, they honor the role of the local church”

Brian and Kirsten Donahue began this ministry in 2004 and continue to see God’s blessing upon it. Their current projects include completing the Library at Cuirim house, building a sports arena modeled after a Greek Colosseum and building a park around the kid’s cafe. Monies generated from the craft fair will go towards equipment for the cafe (i.e.refrigerator, oven and freezer).