Life & Motherhood in Mexico with Janelle Keller & Jill Smith

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Fit For Motherhood. With us today are two friends of Alyssa's Janelle Keller & Jill Smith.  We talked about how they ended up moving to Mexico and the life transformation they have seen in the children they work with. Jill shared the story of how she adopted her two children. Then they gave updates on what life looks for them now.  Janelle Keller is the Executive Director of Foundation For His Ministry (FFHM). FFHM has children’s homes and outreach ministries in Tijuana, Sinaloa, Baja California, and Oaxaca, Mexico. She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, and had her first exposure to FFHM on a trip to the Baja Mission in 2000. On that trip, God got ahold of her heart, and a passion for Mexico was kindled in her. In 2007 Janelle went to serve at the Oaxaca Mission, where she lived for 4 years before coming to work in their US office in San Clemente, CA. These days she looks for any excuse she can find to travel to Mexico and loves being a part of what God is doing there.   Jill Smith is the Director of Mexico Operations for Foundation For His Ministry (FFHM). Originally from Michigan, after graduating from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, she moved to the Chicago area to serve at Willow Creek Community Church. It was then that Jill heard about FFHM for the first time and took her first trip to Mexico. Alongside Janelle, Jill went to serve full-time at the Oaxaca location in 2007. While there, she became a mother, through adoption, to Celina, who is now 12, and Nathan, who is now 9. After completing their adoptions, Jill and the kids relocated to the Baja Mission, where she became the Director. It was there that she met her husband, Tim. They now live in Tijuana, where she oversees all of the mission locations in Mexico.  Alyssa had the privilege of meeting Janelle & Jill in 2009 on her first of many trips to the children’s home in Oaxaca and it has been such a joy to see how they are working to change the lives of children and families in Mexico through Foundation For His Ministry.  Connect with Janelle on IG @janellekeller and on Facebook Connect with Jill on IG @jillvadams and on Facebook Learn more about (FFHM) Foundation For His Ministry on IG @ffjmorg on Facebook and online at www.ffhm.org Follow us on IG @fitformotherhoodpod Join our community at www.fitformotherhoodpodcast.com