Wednesday October 25th from 5:15-6pm. There will be a table set aside during the Wednesday night café where you can stop by, share a meal, ask any questions you have and learn more about the trip.
Location: Veracruz and Mexico City: focus on urban experiences where we would have the opportunity to work more closely with migrant and community centers such as Las Patronas which is recognized worldwide for their human rights work. We’d also have the opportunity visit different cultural and tourist sites to learn more about the rich history of Mexico!
Details:
Cost: the cost may change slightly depending on the group size and plane ticket costs, but cost will be approximately $1500 per person.
Includes: lodging, food, transportation, translator, entrance fees (does not include travel insurance and personal spending). If cost is something that is holding you back, contact Deacon Savannah for options on offsetting some of the costs.
Do you need to know Spanish? No, we will have a translator with us the whole week, though learning a little Spanish is certainly appreciated!
Registration Deadline: Please register online by November 30th and make your $400 deposit.
Learn more about AMEXTRA (our partner ministry who would be leading this trip): https://www.amextra.org/en/
For information contact Deacon Savannah
Savannah (our Coordinator of Service & Justice Ministries), Kristi Brackett and Kim Rathjen visited AMEXTRA in May 2022. They will be sharing reflections and updates from their experience:
Watch this short (1:40) video with Amextra staff thanking Immanuel.
AMEXTRA's:
Excerpt from a December 2020 Thank You letter from AMEXTRA: 'These donations from Immanuel are so helpful in Lomas where this year has brought a lot of new challenges. Thanks to your support and that of others like you we have been able to keep providing educational support in Lomas, hiring another education promotor (Emma) to help Mariana. We also have some exciting news that we will be looking to hire a psychologist to be a part of the team in Lomas and help attend to children with issues of trauma or other needs of psychological accompaniment. It is great to share these project improvements with you and all the congregation at Immanuel, knowing that you are a huge part of this program´s continued success.
For 30 years Immanuel has supported, encouraged and partnered with the work of Amextra in Lomas de San Isidro - on the eastern edge of Mexico City.
Read AMEXTRA's 2020 Annual Report
Read September 2020 Newsletter
Update from Lomas de San Isidro, October 2018
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