While laying down plans for my 3 month sabbatical, one of the first things I calendared was a trip to
Los Olivos to work along side of Rob Wall and
One Life One Chance in the
San Quintin Valley of the Mexico Baja.
The purpose was two fold. The first was to check on the house build for a homeless mexican family that Hockey Ministries International raised $1800 for at a recent
Faith Night. The house build was a project funded with the money raised with ticket sales at Faith Night. I had been in the Baja a few years earlier and helped build a house with Heartland's youth group and I was itching to help another family who needed a home.
The other purpose was to support Rob and Brenda wall and to be with them for a week. This was important to me because as a friend I know that Rob has been going to the Baja and helping the poor there for over 20 years. He recently made a bold step in establishing a permanent base in the San Quintin valley that he runs all of his service/mission work from. Patti and I wanted to support them and want to be on the ground with them for a week.
We flew into LAX, rented a car, visited with some friends for a couple of days in LA then drove to San Diego airport where Rob and the One Life bus pick us and two other teams up. We were on site from July 24-30th.
It was an unforgettable week.
Part 2 Coming
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