Master Checklist for Mission Teams Serving with GoMissionsToMexico.com

Master Checklist

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1. Registration & Fee Payments

Mission Trip Registration

Registering your mission team - Registration

Mission Trip Fee Payment

How to pay mission trip fees - Payment of fees

Note:

Please remember that out of your final mission trip fee payment, we'll need you to bring with you to Mexico 1/2 of your Mission Trip Fees in the form of U.S. Dollars (cash). This is used for purchasing your building materials, lodging expenses, etc. Please let us know if this puts a hardship on you. We'll gladly make other arrangements for you. For a full explanation of why we ask that at least part of your mission trip fees be brought with you in the form of dollars to us in Mexico click here.

2. Items to Carry with You for Travel in Mexico

Passports & Identification for Minors - Click here

Tourist Cards - (Optional) - Click for more

3. Ministry Items Needed

Vacation Bible School Crafts and Snacks - (5 V.B.S.'s @ 100 per V.B.S. packaged in bags of ten each)

Two cases of complete Bibles in Spanish (1 case of Bibles for mission teams of 20 or less). These can be ordered from American Bible Sales (Lockman Foundation), Tel: 714-879-2283, 800-535-5131, or go to their website at AmericanBibleSales.com

Important note: Be sure to select their case price as they’re much cheaper. This is a new version of the Bible called the NBLH (Nueva Biblia Latinoamerica de Hoy) which is equivalent to the NASB in English (New American Standard Bible). This is the Spanish version our ministry likes best.

1000 Spanish Bible Tracks (500 total tracts for mission teams of 20 or less)

500 Go Missions to Mexico Spanish Evangelism Tracts (250 for teams of 20 or less). Free tracts you can print and bring with you. These tracts will be used for your door to door evangelism ministries. Click here for free tracts

Following are the English version of the Spanish tracts you can print if you’d like to have some for your own use and be able to follow along with those sharing in Spanish. Click here for English version

500 Other Spanish Bible Tracts from the Following Options (250 for teams of 20 or less):

Free “Print Your Own” Tracts - These are nicely done tri-fold tracts you can print yourself. Click here for tracts

Fellowship Tract League - This website offers free tracts (donations are welcome and appropriate) www.fellowshiptractleague.org/spanish.html

Chick Publications, Tel: 909-941-8128, www.chick.com One of the more popular tracts is, "Esta Fue Tu Vida" (This was your life"

Crossway Publishers - www.atstracts.org (Go to "Catagory" on the left side of their page, then select "Spanish"). It is best to order a variety of different tracks. Here are a few we recommend: "Y ... Entonces Que" (And now what), "Iré al Cielo" (Will I Go to Heaven?), "4 Verdades que Dios Quiere que Sepas" (4 Truths God Wants you to Know)

Matthias Media - Two Ways to Live: www.matthiasmedia.com.au/two-ways-to-live-spanish

Game Equipment for Vacation Bible School Ministry - The beginning of VBS is started by playing games and drawing a crowd. Be sure to bring some game equipment for your game time for your VBS's. Click for more

Testimonies - A total of 16 testimonies (4 geared for adults, 12 geared for children) More on testimonies

Prizes for Vacation Bible School - As a reward for memorizing Bible verses, we hand out prizes at the end of the week. Please bring about 50-75 prizes for children who can say their memory verses for the VBS time. More on VBS prizes

4. Meal Prep

Meals at the Mission Base - You’ll have some breakfast, lunch and dinners at the Mission Base. Click for more

Meals at church you'll be serving at - ($4.00 per meal per person). This is highly recommended. Click for more

5. Prep for Your Stay at The Mission Base

Personal Items - Needed for your stay in Mexico. Click here for a checklist for suggested personal items to bring

Sleeping Bag & Pillow - All bunk beds have cushions but you’ll need to bring your own sleeping bag and pillow. You’ll also need to bring your own towel and personal items. Click to see more on lodging accommodations

Paper Products - It’s best to bring paper plates, bowls, cups, paper towels, napkins and etc., as this cuts down on dishwashing time and is cleaner for hygienic purposes. Click for suggested shopping list

First Aid Kit - We’ll have one on the Mission Base, but it would be a good idea for you to have one as well when you out and about and for traveling purposes as well.

Other Suggested Items - Click for suggested shopping list

Staying In Touch - You might want to get your cell phones programmed for staying in touch with your loved ones back home. We have telephone service on the Mission Base for use in case of emergencies.

Wireless Internet - The mission base has Internet service throughout the facilities for your convenience.

6. Driving Directions

Driving Directions for arrival to Go Missions to Mexico’s Mission Base

Video driving tour to mission base. Nicely done video showing driving directions and what you can expect on your drive to the mission base - Click to see video driving tour
Nicely done detailed and printable driving directions for arrival to mission base - Click here for driving directions

Driving Directions for Returning Back to the U.S.

Driving directions for returning to the U.S. Via Tijuana - Click for directions
Driving directions for returning to the U.S. Via Tecate - Click for directions

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