Sisters. These girls live in absolute poverty.  Their parents, along with all of the other adults, leave to work in the strawberry fields all day, and the girls are left on their own. Yet, these girls are so warm and fun. Every time we visit Trece de Mayo, these girls run up to us and give us huge hugs.

This is Nicolas Leland during our short term mission team’s flight into San Diego. Going on a short term mission trip can be life changing. In doing so, we leave the routine of our lives and enter what seems to be a different world.

What a different a father makes in the life of a child.

This is Arlo Serrano.  He works at the Department of Human Services in Colorado Springs, and he is the pastor of a Hispanic church called DivineFaith.  Alro is married to a Oaxacan from Baja, Juanita, and they have two beautiful daughters.  I became very close to Arlo during our trips to Baja together.  He has such a heart for the Lord and Christian missions.  You should have seen Arlo during the alter call after “The History of Jesus” play in Baja – he was in rare form as so many came down to accept Jesus as their Savior.  I love this guy.  I hope the Lord will allow Arlo and I to go on many more mission trips together in the future.

Me and my girl during a mission trip to Baja.  Happy Valentine’s Day.

In Baja, many people have a very limited diet, and they oftentimes develop blotchy skin because of a lack of minerals.