Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Ronnie and Adam arrived in Ensenada yesterday where we met with our host church, Pastor Luis Ochoa, and had set-up meetings. Later on Thursday night we met with our church partners and had an opportunity to review all of our plans as well pray together for the week to come. This meeting was full of joy and laughter as everyone gets to know one another. 

Also last night Ronnie and I got to meet three new staff members that will be serving alongside us this week as assistant trip leaders: Joe, Adriana, and Luisa. 

The churches in Ensenada are very excited to receive our teams and can't wait to meet them on Saturday night. 

We got tucked in at our host location and the trip officially got underway at about 11:00 pm last night. Yesterday we overcame flight delays, some major traffic crossing the border, skipped a stop because of a bull fight, and suffered a bus break down that took 3 hours to replace. All the while our church partners patiently waited, prayed for us, and kept dinner warm to greet us. 6 hours late and all smiles. Welcome to PPM Baja! Viva!

This morning we celebrated the Mass in Ensenada. We are looking forward to what God has for us today. 

This morning we had the great pleasure of meeting with member of Pastor Luis’s community and bring blessings. Here we are praying for the food before we go out to deliver it. 

This morning we had the opportunity to meet with, offer some food, and pray with two families in the community. 

After a busy morning of hearing stories from families we are spending some time this afternoon with kids from the community. 

This morning our team felt lead to bring lunch to the men’s house, a home for disabled people and men in drug rehabilitation. How amazing is it to see families making breakfast alongside their new friends! 

This morning our team made breakfast for the men’s ministry house. After lunch we hosted a great time of kids ministry in the community. And after that? On the way back “home” we stopped for paletas (frozen fruit bars) and aqua frescas. (Fruit juice and ice.) 

We have an early start this morning for jail and hospital ministry. But first! We will watch the first half the The Game. 

This morning we made 200 tortas (sandwiches) and distributed them to families at the hospital as we as inmates at the local municipal jail. It is so powerful to be the literal hands and feet of Jesus offering comfort and mercy to His people. 

Thursday was our day off from ministry. We had the opportunity to see La Bufadora, a local attraction, as well as discover some hot springs on a local beach. Finally, last night we celebrated all that God has done with weekend with a special thanksgiving service.