While the brutal, high-velocity winds whipped things into a frenzy across the southern California landscape this past October, creating firestorms of epic proportions, little word emerged how our hamlet in Baja had fared. As news reports trickled in that a few areas of Tijuana and Ensenada had been hit with fires, my heart ached not learning about our […]

Information derived from U.S.  Department of State (November 21,2007)
Here’s the skinny: for those visiting, serving, or attending an activity sponsored by Ventana Ministries at their Baja location will not need a U.S. Passport. Simply presenting a government issued photo I.D. such as a driver’s license plus proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate will […]

For the married couples who venture to read these Blogs you probably heard this statement numerous times. And each time you heard it your faces probably turned crimson red with embarrassment. Am I right? Can I have a witness?
For those still single you’ll have to wait your day.
For those engaged you’ll have to ask me […]

I’m not too keen on the history of space exploration (and for those of you who are might need to get outdoors more often) but my dim memory attributes this quote to the Apollo 13 mission where the astronauts believed returning to Earth was as probable as UCLA football making it to #1 on the […]

One of our more fashionably sensitive students (Logan) who arrived in August with a duffel bag larger than a few of the girls recently made a discovery.
If you’re not aware, our students (Ventaneros) partner with Elm Street Mission on Monday and Friday nights. Our purpose is two-fold. The first is to simply serve at the mission […]

Perhaps I missed the boat on this one.
I’ve witnessed high school students ‘cutting’ to express their emotional trauma. I’ve grown accustomed to seeing nose piercings. I’ve accepted the tatoo thing. But I encountered something this week that I frankly was at a loss of words. I met a guy who intentionally split his tongue to […]