- We visit El Salvador for the first time to see if a piece of land was suitable to build an orphanage on. We expected to go there only once. Spoiler Alert: God had other plans.
- After that trip, SHIP International is established and becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- SHIP raises funds and purchases 12 acres of land outside San Salvador. By the end of 2004, it’s obvious that we’ll be taking more than one trip to El Salvador