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

Click the links below to get the details.

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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Work Team Members & Tools

Information gathered from team members (by Ed Ballard)

• Trip list with indications of availability to work teams,
• The tools we need to take,
• Who is bringing which tools.
• Consider bringing some way to carry tools and nails while working.

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."