Recently, Deron and I took a few hours to hike to San Antonio Falls and then to the edge of the lifts at Mt. Baldy. We were pleasantly pleased when we discovered a small glacier at the foot of the falls. It was in the 80's in Upland, and at the falls it was 20 degrees cooler. A few thousand feet of elevation really does make a difference.
Here is a picture of Deron taking a picture of the falls and glacier.
Deron standing next to the glacier. It is much bigger up close and personal!
Deron carved some steps to be able to climb up onto the glacier for some snow fun.
After climbing to the top of the glacier we skied down on our feet, very cool!
It was a beautiful father son mini adventure!
Deron standing next to the glacier. It is much bigger up close and personal!Deron carved some steps to be able to climb up onto the glacier for some snow fun.After climbing to the top of the glacier we skied down on our feet, very cool!
It was a beautiful father son mini adventure!
A soccer game started on a small slab of concrete. The kids are pretty good. Here Deron head butts the ball into the goal.
A little boy named Mickey clung on to Deron and I. He is a special needs child and really struggles to communicate in Spanish. But we still connected and drew pictures with chalk on the ground.
The orphanage owns quite a bit of land. There is a prayer trail leading up to the cross. It is quite a steep climb. The "Play Doh" cylinder is one of their water tanks.
Looking toward the coast from the cross.
Right as we were getting ready to leave the orphanage Deron picked up a rock and threw it casually at a post standing in the bushes. And he hit it with a huge bang! The next thing we knew water was gushing out of a pipe. At first there was a subtle grumbling about what had happened but soon because of the hot day folks from our group were under the cool agua rinsing themselves off. Deron became a hero and this became known as Deron's spring. DJ was not fussed by it at all and was able to quickly shut off the valve. By the way, the stick in the pipe was our addition in trying to stop the water before everyone dove in to get cooled off.
The Door of Faith Orphanage is run by DJ and his wife. DOFO is located in La Mision, Mexico. They have been there for 16 years. Starting with 35 kids they now are the largest orphanage with 115 children. DJ now helps other orphanages as a consultant. DJ and his wife were originally from Orange County, California, and they come out of the Vineyard in Anaheim. DOFO is one big family. Each child gets a cake on his or her birthday. DJ's wife cuts every child's hair. The older ones help with the younger ones. For DJ and his wife they never had kids of their own because they already had a huge family! When children come into this orphanage they truly become part of a family. We did not get to meet DJ's wife as she was away on a mission trip with some of the kids! They love to have youth groups down for the day, or even volunteers who can come for 6 months or more. If you are interested in any information about the Door of Faith Orphanage please check out their website at 
After we left DOFO we stopped for a meal at Magana Tacos. Here is a picture of some quesadillas, which were more like what we refer to as burritos. The food was so yummy!
Playing soccer on an astro turf field. Snow surrounding, but green and clean on the field!
