“Impacto Espiritual” ministry(Spiritual Impact) is a non-denominational missionary evangelical ministry that has been serving the people of Mexico for over 30 years by providing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the state of Chihuahua. Founded and directed by the missionary Timo Aponte, resident of El Paso, Texas, in 1978, this ministry coordinates at least four major evangelical events per year. In July, the annual “Impacto Espiritual” in Tinajas, Chihuahua is held where over 7,000 people of all ages gather for a week long camping spiritual retreat. A week after this event, the team takes a two day trip through the Madre Sierra del Sur (mountain range) into the municipal of Guadalupe y Calvo into the small town called Baborigame, where approximately 800 children wait in anticipation for 2 weeks of activities including Bible classes, singing, games, movies and family worship nights. These activities in Baborigame are repeated during Christmas vacation and during Easter vacation where the children are provided with toys, clothing, school supplies, basic hygiene necessities and other treats. Mission Bethesda is a permanent extension of this ministry that was fully established in August of 2010, with its opening of a kitchen to provide meals to the neediest children of Baborigame.
