Mexico Mission - Ensenada

Christian Communities in Ensenada, Mexico

For the Mexico project, AIT Mission partners with Ensenada Project in building churches and homes to improve the lives of those in the villages surrounding the metropolitan Ensenada area.

The people that live in these communities on average earn less than $15 a day and yet the cost of living is not that different from the USA. To build a simple 2 room home with no indoor plumbing on a small 30 x 30 parcel of land will cost up to $7000 USD (including land costs). In many families both the husband and wife work, and even this is seldom enough so they will also pull their older children from school and have them work as well for survival.

Ensenada Project is a ministry that exist to serve in the community alongside the people of Ensenada, as well as other missionaries. In partnering with Ensenada Project, AIT Mission hopes to introduce an alternative solution in building houses for those in need and to encourage more people to take parts in God's Great Commission.

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:35-36, NIV)

More About Ensenada Project

Ensenada Project is a family run ministry started with the Romano family. Rick and Tammie Romano are missionaries with the C&MA who serve alongside you during your time in Mexico. They have worked and studied hard to understand the language, culture and history of Mexico. Their goal is to serve you, and the people of Mexico, in a way that is effective and genuin. Currently, they have 15 years experience in working with short-term mission groups and are in their 4th year as the site leaders of the Ensenada site.

"We exist to incorporate short-term mission groups in the Great Commission of reaching the unreached and to strengthen the churches in Mexico and the United States."

Jon, Tammie, Abby, Rick, Moriah, Becka

Pastor Romano's family now is serving in Dominic Republic.

Pastor in Action

Pastor's family: Brian, Nathan, Erin, Olivia

Pastor Brian & Erin

Home Church: Mt. View Community Church, Snohomish, WA

Biography: Erin grew up in Lynden, WA and Brian in Sumner, WA. Both went to Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA) to pursue a college degree. They were both drawn to Mercer Creek Alliance Church’s college program and they eventually began to serve as youth leaders in their youth ministry. Through their service, they became friends and eventually fell in love. On separate occasions, Brian and Erin felt God’s strong call to cross-cultural ministry, which played a role in bringing them together. They faithfully served God at Mercer Creek while they were in school. Following an internship at Mercer Creek in 2002, Erin was hired as the youth pastor at Mt. View Community Church in Snohomish, WA. Brian moved there as well and worked as a detention officer in a juvenile correctional facility. Shortly after their arrival to Mt. View they were married. Three years later, they had their first child (Nathan), and Brian took over the role of youth pastor. Later came a second child (Olivia) and now they are a family of four. Until the end of March 2011, Brian was still serving as youth pastor of Mt. View, while Erin worked as a barista at a local Starbucks. Currently, they are preparing to move to Ensenada, Mexico to begin a new assignment for the Alliance in May 2011.

Prayer requests: This is a time of transition in their lives as they settle into a new life in Mexico and all that entails. Pray for their marriage to become stronger in these years of transition and pray for their two young children as well. Also pray for extended family members who may be nervous about the times ahead. But praise God for his hand of grace upon this family. They truly feel blessed to be where they are in life.

Ensenada Let's Go!

While Mission 4 Homes focuses primarily on the construction projects in Ensenada communities, we also welcome short-term mission teams to join us and the Ensenada Project in the following ministries:
   -VBS: Visit different churches in the community
   to share Christ with children.
   -Prayer Ministry: Pray with families of community
   church.
Other ministries include youth events and clothes and food distributions, according to the need that the Mexican pastors recognize within their communities.

We provide short-term mission experiences for youth short-term mission teams, adult mission teams, family mission teams, church mission teams, or mixed mission teams.
Volunteers must be willing to raise personal financial support (covering living expenses, health insurance, travel, ministry and personal money, etc.) Group fees cover the following: food, lodging, construction materials for your work projects, tools for work projects, most ministry & media equipment for your ministries, puppets and puppet stage, boom boxes, CDs in Spanish, coordination of all your ministries and work projects, Spanish translation help, and our onsite presence and assistance at all times.

Please check under More Mexico Mission Detail for information regarding the Mexico mission schedule, site, and lodging. You can also contact us for any additional information and questions.