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OUTSIDE THE BOWL LATIN AMERICA

MEXICO HAITI

COUNTRY DIRECTOR: COUNTRY DIRECTOR:
ISRAEL ESTRADA DAVID DESTINOBLE

OTB OPERATING SUPER KITCHENS: OTB OPERATING SUPER KITCHEN:
MEXICALI, TIJUANA, JALISCO PORT-AU-PRINCE

Outside the Bowl’s Super Kitchens in Mexicali and Tijuana For almost twelve months, Haiti has been in a constant
ended the year needing multiple shifts to prepare 15,000 state of uncertainty. Protests, riots, and instability have
meals a day. Baja California’s government is making been fueled by petroleum shortage and mismanagement
nutrition for school children a priority. The partnership of government funds. It has been a difficult year for their
is utilizing OTB’s expertise and driving new levels of economy. While many businesses, hotels, and restaurants
efficiency. These two Super Kitchens are financially were forced to close, the Port-au-Prince Super Kitchen
viable and keeping operations sustainable. remained open. Outside the Bowl has been reminded of
the importance of the Super Kitchen in getting food to
The Jalisco kitchen continues to meet needs in the those who need it most.
communities surrounding the Super Kitchen. A donation
of manna packs from Feed My Starving Children has OTB piloted a new position this year in Haiti, ministry
allowed the kitchen to partner with new ministries outside facilitators. Courtney and Jimmy Sanon joined OTB to
of the 45-minute delivery radius. increase outreach efforts for additional feeding and
ministry partners. They deepened the relationships
The walls of Outside the Bowl’s tenth Super Kitchen were between existing feeding partners and the Port-au-Prince
raised in Juarez, Mexico. In partnership with Christ’s Super Kitchen. This role has been difficult but vital
Church in Roswell, New Mexico and their missionaries, during a year of unrest and uncertainty in Haiti.
Danny and Elva Vicencio from Agua Viva Church in Juarez,
Mexico, a new Super Kitchen is in process of cooking 2020 AND BEYOND
their first meal in the coming months.

Outside the Bowl is committed to keeping the Port-au-
2020 AND BEYOND Prince Super Kitchen operating as the country continues
to experience so many challenges.
With the Tijuana Super Kitchen functioning at capacity,
OTB is exploring the possibility of a second kitchen in
the western part of the city. Progress is being made to get
the Juarez Super Kitchen cooking by the first quarter of
2020.