2026 Mexico Missions trip Participants

This Page is for people going on our Mexico Missions Trip:

Worship Lyrics Page

Trip Communication App

Life 360 “Circle” for use durring the trip.

Trip Photo Sharing App

We’re using the “PhotoCircle” app to share pictures and videos from the trip. You can join our PhotoCirlce app here by clicking the link or using the QR code:

link here: https://join.photocircleapp.com/AQ87HHK8M0

Worship Playlist

Here is a playlist of the Worship Music that we’ll share on our trip!

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NTtHvAOsjKVqVmye04l0H?si=f8c86a73e3264da3

pre-trip devotions

We’re doing a 12-day pre-trip devotional. You leader probably has this printed out for you, but if you need to access it electronically you can get it here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kbAEM_jzn6rR53z_L2h1g9royDSfjAHh/view?usp=sharing

(the pages are formatted to print as a booklet, so you may have to search around a little to find the day you need to complete)

IMPORTANT: Every participant should fill out this “Form 1” as soon as possible

Schedule:

• Tuesday, May 26th: Madison’s track-1 group (road-trippers) are departing from the Church promptly at 11:00 AM

  • Please eat lunch before or bring food with you to eat in the van

  • We will meet up with the other group on our way to Kearney, NE where we will sleep at a Church

• Wednesday, May 27th: Driving to Grants, NM

• Thursday, May 28th: Driving to 1Mission Basecamp in Puerto Penasco Mexico

  • We will pick up the track-2 participants (flyers) at 11:30AM in Phoenix

  • We will briefly (1.5-2 hours) hike Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument before we cross the border

  • We will stop for gas and snacks just before we cross the border

  • We will drive (without stopping) the 1-hour trip from the border to Basecamp and arrive before sunset)

• Friday - Sunday (Work days)

  • Sunday -when we are done working - We’ll go back to Basecamp to clean up, then drive to the beach. We will return to Basecamp before sunset

    • There are vendors and market shops on the beach, where you can buy snacks and trinkets

• Monday, June 1st: Recreation Day #1

  • We will depart Basecamp at sunset

  • We will drop off track-2 participants (flyers) in Phoenix to return

  • We will go to Slide Rock State Park in Sedona, AZ (hiking, swimming, & cliff jumping)

  • We will drive to Mather Campground on the south rim of the Grand Canyon and try to set up camp before sunset

• Tuesday, June 2nd: Recreation Day #2

  • We will hike into the Grand Canyon on the South Kaibab Trail in the morning

  • Afternoon is free time (options will be provided)

  • We’ll drive to Desert View Watchtower for sunset

• Wednesday, June 3rd: Drive to Glenwood Springs, Colorado

• Thursday, June 4th: Drive home

Packing List

Pack in a medium-sized bag (soft-sided if at all possible). Be very conscious of the space used in our trailers.

 Required

• PASSPORT (crucially important)

• Your bible

• Refillable Water Bottle

• Sleeping bag/equipment

  • 3 nights sleeping on church floors

  • 2 nights sleeping in a tent on a dirt-ground campsite

  • 4 nights sleeping in a bunk-house with twin mattresses

    • A sleeping mat or cot would be a good idea

    • It is okay to bring an inflatable mattress; there may not be enough room for you to use an inflatable mattress in the tents at the Grand Canyon

• Pillow

• 3-days-worth of work-clothes

  • Shoes must be closed-toe

  • NO SHORTS on the jobsite

  • Shirts must have sleeves

  • Must bring a hat

  • Work gloves

• Recreational clothes

  • 4.5 days of driving

  • 1.5 days of recreation/hiking

  • Many opportunities to swim

• Toiletries

  • Toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant,  soap/bodywash, shampoo, , and other personal hygiene items

• Sunscreen! (you will* need it)

• 2 towels

• Shower shoes (flip flops or water shoes)

• Money

  • Track-1 Participants will be paying for the following:

    • 5 lunches (fast food)

    • 2 suppers (fast food)

    • 2 breakfasts (gas stations)

    • PLUS all snacks and drinks on the road

  • We estimate that $225 of spending money would be sufficient to send with your student to cover these needs comfortably

    • (joel’s tip here: check out “greenlight” debit cards - they’re great!)

Recomended

• Travel pillow

• Blanket for the van

• Phone, charger, headphones, battery pack (these are really handy)

• Swimming goggles

• Adults: bring a camping chair (this should get us to the right #)

Our Famalies

Constuction Teams

Team 1 (Concrete) for the Hernandez Fimbrez Family

1. Brad

2. Joel

3. Amanda

4. Brianna

5. Sarah

6. Nathan

7. Stephanie L.

8. Kaleb

9. Katy

10. Marcus

11. Jayden

12. Cody

13. Karagyn

14. Dawnte

15. Paxton

16. Ellie

17. Jake

18. Ellis

19. Scarlett

20. Kjerstin

21. Sully

22. Carter

23. Emma

24. Clara

25. Wyatt

26. Abbigail

27. Jack N.

28. Adelaide

Team 2 (Drywall) for the Perez Verduzco Family

1. Dave

2. Greg

3. John

4. Heidi

5. Kirk

6. Rebecca

7. Maryfran

8. Esther

9. Lucas

10. Stephanie C.

11. Josh O.

12. Markie

13. Dillon

14. Josh C.

15. Hailey

16. Halina

17. Parker

18. Dannin

19. Grace

20. Harrison

21. Annabelle

22. Alyssa

23. Emily

24. Isaac

25. Jack B.

26. Henry

27. Abigail

28. Olivia

RULES

1. Honor Jesus with your actions and words

2. Must read all Group-Me Communication.

1. Important information about the trip will be communicated here, please turn on notifications for this app.

3. Must do Daily devotion and reading before supper  

4. You should not be alone (without another trip participant) at any time during this trip

5. Do your absolute best not to request additional stops while traveling

6. While traveling, always let the drivers to the front of any line (food, restrooms, checkout etc.)

7. Respect the property where we are staying

1. Don’t mess with Church’s stuff

2. Leave every place we stop better than we found it

8. There must always be someone in the passenger seat of each vehicle who is awake and can assist the driver

9. All stuff and trash must be emptied from vans each night (drivers exempted) 

10. While traveling, It is almost always recomended to order food “to go” in case you run out of time. 

1. We are only as fast as our slowest person - do not be the slowest person

11. While driving, remain within visual distance of all other trip vehicles whenever possible

12. Everyone will review the construction manual before we arrive  (cross off your name in the manual when you do so)

13. Lights out =  Mandatory quiet time

14. DON'T PET THE DOGS IN MEXICO

Safety

Please see this 2024 article by a journalist in Arizona about whether or not it is safe to travel to Puerto Penasco, Mexico

November 23rd Trip Presentation Slides

1Mission - Work - Basecamp

• 1Mission is a great organization that does a whole range of community work for God’s Kingdom in Puerto Penasco in addition to building houses. The families that we will build for have volunteered hundreds of hours in 1Mission’s community projects to be eligible for a new house. here is their website. I’ve taken 3 groups down with 1Mission, they have been fantastic to us. When you get there you will really have a sense for how committed 1Mission’s staff are to the great commission and to serving their community.

• 1Mission provides all of the tools and supplies we will need for construction.

• in Mexico, we will sleep at 1Mission’s “Basecamp” which is a compound a few miles north of Puerto Penasco they have big bunkhouses for both men and women, and you could also stay in a tent if you wish. They sometimes host 300 people on their base camp at a time, but our trip is late in their building season so it will not be that crowded. The last time we were there this time of year with 1Mission, there were about 40 other people there with us.

  • the bunkhouses and Basecamp have warm showers and plumbing, they are very comfortable

  • Basecamp has a pool!

  • the food at basecamp is… Mexican food! it is AWESOME - they have staff that oversees food prep and many volunteers who are logging hours for a new house who prepare the food. it is SO GOOD! We have never had any trouble with getting ill from eating anything at 1Mission.

• 1Mission has a bilingual foreman who meets with you at the compound each morning and drives out with you to the Jobsite, remains with you through the day, and drives back to the compound with you when you’re done working.

Recreation

• (Both Tracks) On Thursday, May 28th, the day that we cross the border into Mexico, we’ll plan to stop at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Huge cacti, beautiful landscape, all in a 1-mile loop trail. This stop is dependent on the time we’re making after phoenix, as we will do our very best to arrive at 1Mission Basecamp before sundown to avoid nighttime traveling in Mexico

• (Both Tracks) On Sunday, May 31st, the last day of construction, we’ll stop at the public beach which is at the resort-area of Puerto Penasco for a little ocean swimming as long as daylight allows. There are some trinket shops here which is the closest we’ll get to a “market” The picture that you see here is our 2018 group arriving at this beach.

• On Monday, June 1st (after we cross the border that morning), we’ll spend the afternoon into early evening at Slide Rock State Park in Sedona, AZ. This is a really fun swimming spot where the river forms a natural waterslide that is quite long. there are cliff-jumping opportunities there. The highest cliff to jump from is 25 feet. if you watch the video of our 2018 or 2022 trip above you can see us taking the plunge

• We’ll arrive at Mather Campground on the south rim of the Grand Canyon on the evening of June 2nd, spend the day exploring there on June 3rd, and depart from there on the morning of June 4th. We have reserved several adjacent group campsites there. We’ll stay in tents. Our plans for the day include hiking the south Kaibab trail (into the canyon - many switchbacks) to Ooh Aah point - which basically anyone can do, and giving the option to continue to Cedar Ridge which is a little more of a test of one’s fitness, and then drive to Desert View Watchtower for the evening & sundown.

Ask a question about the trip here: (will be emailed to Joel Nielsen, Pastor at Madison Church of Christ)