Onesimo grew up in the Mexicali Valley. His father was a pastor and along with his brothers Onesimo has continued the ministry of Pagiel. Onesimo met Colleen when she arrived with a missions team from Oregon years ago, they fell in love and Colleen has lived in the village of Oaxaca ever since. They have two children.Today Onesimo is the pastor of the church in Oaxaca as well as overseeing an orphanage. They host missions teams and work together with the other churches of the Mexicali Valley to reach the unsaved.