Overview

Twenty-nine First Pres members traveled to Mexicali, Mexico via San Diego, CA to start a relationship between our church members and Mexican Presbyterians. The itinerary went as follows:

• Saturday: Chicago to Mexicali; orientation , meeting, and mixing
• Sunday: Practice singing plus worship morning and evening
• Monday and Tuesday: Roofing repairs to four church buildings plus VBS
• Wednesday: Mexicali to Coronado Is., CA plus exploring the area
• Thursday: San Diego to Chicago

Caitie's Journal

Photo Tour

Follow up Visit

WHAT HAPPENED - 2011

Overview

There were 14 folks from our church who went to Mexicali.  There were two churches represented, ours, First Pres, and Canto De Esperanza of Cicero.  It was our 6th trip since 2006.  All the trip pictures are from Mexicali and are from the two churches we worked at, San Marcos and Cristo Viene (St. Mark’s and Christ will Return).  We worked construction in the morning putting a new roof on San Marcos, visited the Presbyterian Korean Seminary, and also visited two Immigration Centers in Mexicali.

PRETRIP DOCUMENTS -

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Project Development/Definitions (Adobe version*) or ( Wordpad version)

• Survey of possible projects, ones for which preparations are being made. This text was extracted from messages from our Border Ministry contact (provided by Bill Soldwisch)
• About Presbyterian Border Ministry

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About Mexicali (links provided by Peter Richey)

• About the Mexicali Area
• About the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico (Spanish)
• Map of Mexicali and vicinity
• Another City Map

Border Crossing (links provided by Peter Richey)

• Information about crossing the border between California, USA and Baja California, Mexico at several crossing points, including Calexico/Mexicali
• More border crossing information

Traveling by Auto

• Information you need to know, if you plan to drive in Mexico. (link provided by Peter Richey)

Weather

• Summary of the range of the weather near Mexicali at the end of March. Note that it is indeed many degrees warmer and very sunny on a roof (provided by Bill Soldwisch)

Jesus said,
"Just as the Father has sent me,
so I send you."