The village of Jesus Maria in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico was at once a quiet, in a sense bucolic environment where young people did the normal things expected of them. Conversely, there was a revolution going on that disrupted life on a regular basis. In this setting, Lupita Felix and Polo Garcia made their plans to emigrate to "El Norte" and seek a better life in California. Their lives began to change when Methodist missionaries greeted them at the border and offered food, shelter and spiritual support. A few years after settling in Colton, California they became members of a Baptist...