March 9th, 1969, Today we are entering our 43rd year of RSM.

Today is the 43rd anniversary of RSM. It was 43 years ago today that the Everett family arrived in Ensenada, Baja California Mexico and started a free home and school for Mexican deaf children. Today Eddie and I had to drive up the coast to near Rosarito, and driving back we were reminiscing how that 43 years ago today we were traveling down that same road in a rickety maroon bus with 6 kids peering out the windows looking at the ocean and not having a clue what lay in store for us, but God did.  I was trying to imagine what my father was feeling as he drove the bus down this road, with his family and everything we owned in it, not really certain what the future held, but he had faith in a great God, and was sure that this was God's plan for his life. And here we are now; after many hardships and joy, countless personal tragedies and triumphs, lots of tears, lots of laughter, and many, many blessings. We are blessed with lots of wonderful friends, hundreds of deaf children who now have a language, who will one day be in Heaven, a beautiful ranch/ministry who in the words of my buddy Steve Sundin who once said, "it's a ministry that not only survives but thrives". Looking back at these past 43 years I can only thank God for the honor of serving Him in such a special place, and even though we are so unworthy of serving Jesus, the King of kings, Lord of lords, He has made us worthy, through His love, death and resurrection. And I can only pray that we will continue to do our best and continue worthy of serving Him here. After 43 years I feel that we are only getting started, we are on the brink of something amazing that will eventually spread to other parts of Mexico and beyond. So thank YOU, all you who pray, give, come and serve and love us, it is through the giving, love and prayers and people like you that, Lord willing, we can continue on for another 43 years of reaching and teaching the deaf of Mexico for Jesus. Muchas Gracias.