Our Story

How we came together…

Rancho la Hermosa is the first orphanage established out of Dave and Shannon Edmondson’s organization, One Generation Alliance.  The name One Generation Alliance is birthed out of a prayer that God would give one generation of children to significantly impact who would then impact their future generations. The goal is to root these children in the love of God knowing that the power of His love will dramatically change the trajectory of their lives and break the cycle of poverty and abuse.

Dave and Shannon started their non-profit in 2008 out of their passion for Jesus and His mandate to love and care for the orphan. They redefined their mission from helping orphanage directors to also open their own orphanage. Years ago, they had met an amazing, Spirit-filled contractor named Sergio and in 2015 they felt led to contact him about opening their own home. He said he had been watching them and it was time to meet his brothers Daniel and Francisco.

They met up on the hill of their four acre property and with great joy each discovered the other’s desire to care for orphaned and abandoned children. God had brought them together. One Generation bought half of the property and the La Hermosa Church would use their half and the building for Phase 1 of the Rancho la Hermosa Orphanage to care for 30 children. The doors were opened in September, 2018, and Phase 2 is in progress. When completed, the Ranch will be able to care for 70 children all in smaller family units.

Remember how One Generation’s name is birthed out of a prayer that God would give one generation of children to significantly impact, who would then impact future generations? It’s being done by the orphaned boys: Daniel, Sergio, and Francisco. God is good!

Our Values

Family Life

Practical aspects of family life and spiritual formation at Rancho Hermosa

Home life: Rancho Hermosa is a family. Since we want the children to experience the stability, love, and guidance a healthy family offers, each dorm will have parents and only around 8 children.  

Daily devotions: We want to instill a love for the Word of God, worship, and prayer

Discipling and mentoring:  Our kids will attend La Hermosa church and youth group and will experience the benefits of belonging to a church community.

Serving in the community:  Our children will have the unique opportunity to live at a home where serving is a driving force of our home culture. Part of our children’s healing involves encouraging our kids to care for and serve those in need; to not have a victim mentality but to know they have something to give. We are committed to befriending and serving the community of Primo Tapia and other outlying communities.

Education:  We assess each child and work to fill in the educational gaps. Our kids attend the local Primo Tapia schools while tutoring and English classes are provided through our after school homework center. We will assess skill sets and set our teens on a vocational training or university track. We will help our kids go to college or skill training classes while living in our Discipleship House in town.

Our Staff

We have an incredible group of people working tirelessly every day to make sure each of our children are loved and cared for.

Pastor Daniel & Pastora Aleyda Aguinaga

Our Mexican founders have worked with Dave and Shannon consistently pouring their heart and soul into this orphanage. They do so many things for us ranging from vision casting, hiring and caring for our staff and discipling the children to overseeing many of our construction projects. We are incredibly blessed to have them working so tirelessly for our home.

Dave & Shannon Edmondson

As the founders of Rancho la Hermosa, these two have done countless things to make this home a reality. From planning, building, fundraising, facilitating teams, and caring for our staff, they have made this home possible.

dave@rancholahermosa.org

shannon@rancholahermosa.org or shanced01@gmail.com

Aleyda

Aleyda is our on-site administrator and is a gift to our home. We would not function very well without her! She sees to the day to day activities of the home such as filling our food pantry, arranging the schedule of the staff and supporting staff in regards to tutoring, extracurricular classes, the kids’ medical, dental, psychological and occupational care, family visits for the kids, and making sure the kids get their individual birthday cakes. She works closely with Dave and Shannon as an incredible administrative help.

Penny Marx

Penny is our American administrator who also wears a lot of hats. She is in charge of social media, donor relations, accounting, newsletters, and is an integral part of event planning and fundraising, and is just an all around gifted person! Penny works tirelessly, is warm and friendly, and has a tremendous love for the orphan.

Obdulia (Odi) & Fracisco (Pancho) Ornelas

As our Mexican Directors, this couple has a huge heart for children and have a crucial role here at the Ranch. They oversee operations and make sure our staff and children have what they need and are well cared for.

Boys Dorm Parents

Manuel and Nora are a gift from God to our rowdy boys’ dorm. They moved to the Ranch in 2021 with their little family. The boys love working alongside Manuel doing various projects and Nora is amazing at wrangling them to get ready for the day and do their chores. We are incredibly thankful for this family!

Young Girls Dorm Parent