Asher and Susan Motola

We have served in YWAM since 1989. The first 19 years I was mainly involved in teaching,

and a lot of administration/leadership responsibilities. Suzanne directed a pro-life ministry

called The Pregnancy Center. In 2008 we followed the Lord's leading to leave Hawai'i and

move to Chico, CA. I have jokingly said that, that was my retirement. By which I meant that I

was putting on a new set of tires!! From spending most of my time in meetings and offices to

now being on the field in Mexico.

My ministry now consists of leading groups from Canada and the US into the Mexican state

of Baja California; to build houses or serve at an orphanage. The people that we serve in the

Baja are field workers who earn about US$10 per day. Many live on dirt floors, in houses

made of wooden pallets and cardboard, covered over by plastic tarps. An entire family of six

or eight will live in a 12' x 12' space, share one old mattress or sleep on a piece of cardboard

on the ground; their few belongings stacked in a corner. When it rains...they get wet. When

it's windy...their stuff blows around. I have the blessing of speaking Spanish. This allows me

to develop deeper relationships with some of the people: personal counseling, family ministry, etc. And to lead

many to Christ. I have been able to preach in some of the churches and to serve as a

translator for the teams that I lead. In the course of a year, I go to the Baja at least 12 times

and am there for a week each time. I still teach in the YWAM DTS and take care of the

immigration needs of our staff and students.