Sparrows Gate began in the hovels of Tijuana in 1986 when Dean Tinney obeyed the encouragement of Jesus.

“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to to drink; I was a stranger and you invited me in; I needed clothes and you clothed me… whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.”
– Jesus, Matthew 25