last year, I had an amazing time photographing for the BOTA group. BOTA (Be On The Alert) was founded by Joey Potter, Pastor Antonio Lara of the Second Nazarene Church in Tecate, and Les Finney (a retired architect who has since passed away). there mission statement: "The B.O.T.A. Project, Inc. is a student mission project, which enhances the emergence of Christian students, youth ministries, and churches to serve our community around the world . Our mission is to serve and place students in fields of service to minister God's love so that people of all nations may be saved. Our focus at this time is on Mexico and primarily the Baja of Mexico/the Tecate Region", (http://botaproject.org). this project meant so much to me, it has reshape my thoughts on mission trips, the prepping, the study of the culture, trying to learn the language, learning to learn from the locals, and most importantly "we" as Americans, aren't always right :) i have just found out, I will be going back to Tecate, Mexico this June from the 13th to 19th :)