A San Diego Reality Check: Last Stop in the USA

Sunset Cliffs, Point Loma, CA

So far we have been on the road for three months and have driven over 4,000 miles since our departure from Anchorage.  Now, sitting at the Sunset Cliffs, watching the waves crash against ragged outcrops of rock, I am aware of my fears more than ever before.  I look at the sign between us and the ocean--there is danger ahead.  Tomorrow we enter Mexico.

We have been warned time and time again about the risks of driving South through Mexico.  The San Diego papers report abductions, murders or theft everyday.  Are we being foolish to continue?  Should we stay back as the signs advise us?

This is part of our dream.  This next leg of the journey, through Central and South America, is necessary to our vision of a Western Hemisphere united through service.

Our first two weeks in Mexico will be spent serving with Hispanos Unidos, assisting with community mobilization projects in Enseñada and then Sayulita.  There is work to be done, and people expecting us; we will not let them down.

We are taking precautions: volunteer cars to follow behind and before us and staying at homes of trusted individuals or hotels instead of camping roadside or at small campgrounds as we have done before.  We are also trying to stay as connected as possible through this next part of our journey--to you, our readers, our sponsors, our friends, and our families.

So, please be thinking of us, especially in these next few weeks.  Though it feels as if we are standing on sheer, unstable cliffs, we believe in our mission and are so grateful for the support of those who believe in us.  We need your confidence now more than ever before.

Much love from the bus on our last stop in the USA!

Sara