Magnificent Strength of Heart

Picture a loving husband and father devoted to the Christian message of faith. Add a gregarious, opinionated wife and mother who, along with their three daughters, embark upon a journey to El Salvador in a red and white Volkswagen van decked out in checkered curtains. For the Perez family, their missionary aspirations to serve and help others soon take a turn towards a different kind of survival: their own physical lives and mental peace of mind. Tense border checkpoints crawling with armed mili