CURRENT NEEDS-PROPOSED PROJECTS
 

Work at camp in Sombrerete- Rec fields & Dorm
Church buildings- Monclova
Nuevo Laredo- finish church for new mission- Progresso
Work on Student Home in Nuevo Laredo
New Activity Shelter, Nuevo Laredo, Mision20
New church in Tapachula, Chiapas
New church building and parsonage,work, Saltillo
  Camp building at Toro Prieto in Veracruz
Completion of renovation of buildings in Reynosa
Repair work and expansion at Matamoros
New sanctuary for Villa church in Matamoros
Girls dorm in Queretaro finish
New Building in Monterrey (Guadalupe)
New building in Nueva Rosita
Expansion- Mirasol colonia, Monterrey
Parsonage in Rodriquez, Veracruz
Classroom buildings in Guadalajara

SHORT TERM MISSION TEAMS & MEXICAN WORKERS 2008 PROJECTS

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Work Teams are Welcome and go a long way in helping to accomplish our goals in Mexico. Most teams are involved in some type of construction work during the trip, but can also be used in our children's work and helping in special church programs. Short-term teams provide a great blessing to the work in Mexico and will benefit the team members and congregation through increased awareness of mission work and other cultures.

Mexicans speak Spanish and it is helpful, but not necessary, to have a few folks with some knowledge of the language. All ages can be a part of the team, but we recommend that youth be at least 14 years of age. You will need some skilled laborers to lead and supervise the construction. Most months of the year are open for work teams, but the summer period from mid-June to mid-September is extremely hot and humid.

All arrangements for the trip will be made through Bro.Looney, or Bro. Nash at the WFM office. They can consult with you about the current needs, projects, and dates open. They will then help coordinate your team's visit, along with the Mexican minister or other volunteers, you may be working with for the week.

The border area of the mission provides opportunity to work in Matamoros, Rio Bravo, Reynosa, and Nuevo Laredo. Other cities involved in the work, further into the country are Monterrey, Monclova, San Buenaventura, Saltillo, Sombrerete, Guadalajara, Sandia, Sabinas, Queretaro, and the states of Veracruz and Chiapas.  Traveling into the interior of Mexico, past the frontier, will mean additional legal requirements for individuals and vehicles including obtaining a visitors permit.

It is possible to drive to the border areas or even to some of the other cities. It is quicker to fly to the border, then be transported across. Continental, Am.Eagle, and Southwest Airlines have connections to Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen and Laredo, Texas.

You will generally need to be responsible for most of your meals, cooking them on the field. Some meals are usually prepared by your Mexican hosts. Accommodations will be simple, with teams normally bedding down in sleeping bags, air mattresses, etc. in church buildings or homes. Some teams have chosen to use Mexican motels, when available in the area.

Your team, when selecting a project, should determine the cost for each individual to make the trip - transportation, food, etc. and then add the estimated cost for the construction that will be involved. Some advance work can be done prior to your arrival, with money sent ahead.

Most teams will work long hours but will also allow some time for fellowship with the Christians there and an afternoon of sight-seeing or shopping before returning home.