Churches Planted

These images portray churches that have been established by the missionaries of El Camino Mission.

The name of the newest church planted is Iglesia Bautista Casa de Bracion, meaning "Baptist Church House of Prayer."

At right are two Mayo Indians dressed in the ceremonial garb of the tribe known as the Tepehuane. One of their tribal religious rituals includes a ceremony involving beating and self-flagellation in order to receive acceptance by the spirits.

The missions team visits the Mayo Indians, approximately 400 miles into Mexico. Norman Higgins and two other missionaries first visited this group over 25 years ago to share the Gospel with them for the first time. Over a period of time, the people came to know Christ and were discipled and men were raised up within their community to become ministers where small churches were built. They are still thriving today. 

At right, Norman Higgins is seen in a joyous reunion with two of the first converts of the Mayo Indians 25 years before.  Norm had not seen these two believers in approximately 20 years.

Seen below, the missions team visits some of the small churches that Norman Higgins helped to establish in the Mayo Indian territory.

Pictured at right is Robert Bass with Abigail Racicot at the entrance to the church that missionary Andy Racicot planted in August 2008. Photo was taken on the night before the first service at this church and just before the missions team went out in the streets to pass out flyers and invite people to attend. At the first service, over 30 people attended and several souls were saved there. 

Following two photos are of an actual service at the new church with missionary Andy Racicot at the pulpit..

This is a hillside view of the El Camino Mission and Orphanage campus.  El Camino has a 4-year Bible institute for training nationals to reach their own people; an orphanage which currently houses 17 children from the state of Baja and four others who are not wards of the state. 

Currently under construction is a new orphanage, which will house approximately 50 children, and a medical center, which will provide free medical services.  The El Camino church ministry has approximately 500 believers.

The original location of the church (which was only half of the white section shown at right) was used for everything. Then small sections were added on, one by one. As room ran out in each new expansion, people would be sitting outside on lawn chairs and on blankets on the ground just to be able to attend the services. 

Even now, the original church is used as a kitchen where all the food is prepared.

See behind the building is the garden where they grow as much food as possible to feed everyone on campus.

Seen at right is the new church project where services are held in the open air even before the building was completed. Much of the supplies for the new church were donated by a man who owned a building supply company in the states after his son had received much help and personal growth there under the tutelage of missionary Bob Walker.

Currently, the new church (shown at left) is bursting at the seams and the people are already back to outside seating just so they can hear the message.  The nationals must go out of the church to counsel those who are waiting on the grounds outside.

Church services are so crowded that there is standing room only. It is very hot inside the church, especially in the summertime, yet no one complains about the heat!

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