San Luis, Mexico

Mission Statement
"Coming together as friends, we seek to communicate the "Good News" of Jesus to our Mexican brothers and sisters. We will do this with our words, with our actions, with our attitude, with our hard work, by our love for one another, and finally, by loving the unloved."

Tentative Itinerary & Daily Schedule
  • Thursday :: depart from Newberg 4:30PM, sleep in Yreka
  • Friday :: 750 miles of driving, sleep in Banning, California
  • Saturday :: crossing the Mexican border around 1:00PM, sleep in our tents
  • Sunday :: worship with our host Church in AM, begin construction in PM
  • Monday :: construction & Vacation Bible School *(see daily schedule)
  • Tuesday :: construction & Vacation Bible School
  • Wednesday :: construction & Vacation Bible School
  • Thursday :: construction & Vacation Bible School, crossing the US border at around 4:00PM, sleeping in Yuma, Arizona
  • Friday :: on the road again, sleep in Stockton, California
  • Saturday :: arrive in Newberg in the evening!

Daily Schedule
6:40am: Rise and Shine at Sunrise
7:00am: Worship
7:30am: Solo Time
7:45am: Breakfast
8:15am: Clean up/load up for workday
8:30am: Leaving for worksites/Preparing for VBS
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4:30pm: Cleaning up and securing worksites
4:45pm: Leaving sites for dinner in town
7:00pm: Re-gather at camp for worship/debriefing
8:00pm: Free Time
9:30pm: Lights out/Bed time

Prayer Requests:
  1. That love would permeate every bit of what we say and do. "If it has not love, we gain nothing" (1Cor. 13:1-3).
  2. That our 65 person team would experience unity, encouragement, cohesion.
  3. That our actions would communicate the love and generosity of God through Jesus Christ.
  4. Safety. Health. Protection. (physical and spiritual)
  5. That members of our team who are spiritually seeking people might come to know Jesus Christ personally by serving with him and for him.



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