Join us in providing a safe home for a family. All are welcome to apply!
Trip Dates: March 7-9, 2025
We’re excited about your interest in the Hands of Mercy Mexico Loft House Build!
Due to high demand and limited space, you must fill out this application to be considered for this trip. To ensure accurate participant numbers, one main contact person in your family must fill out this application and include all family members who plan to join.
Important Details:
1. Completing this application does not guarantee participation.
2. Please submit your application by January 27, 2025. You’ll be notified of your trip status by February 3.
3. Cost: $150 per person (max $500 per immediate family). Once selected, payment details will be provided. If cost is a concern, financial assistance is available—please reach out to trip leaders. Full payment is due by February 7, unless other arrangements are made.
Before You Fill Out the Application:
1. Physical Requirements: Participants should be in good health and able to walk on uneven terrain while carrying materials. Construction skills are not a requirment.
2. Mandatory Dates: All participants, including minors, must attend the following:
1. February 9 (11:00 AM–1:00 PM): Team Building/Orientation at CrossPoint
2. February 15 (7:00 AM–3:00 PM): Prebuild at CrossPoint
3. March 7-9: Trip to Ensenada, Mexico (departing Friday at 6:00 AM, returning Sunday afternoon/early evening)
3. Passports: A valid passport is required, with an expiration date after June 10, 2025 (at least 3 months beyond the trip).
What is CrossPoint’s Mexico Loft House Build?
It is an effort to help provide a safe, dignified house to a family in need near Ensenada, Mexico (90 minutes south of the border). CrossPoint partners with a nonprofit organization called Hands of Mercy (HOM). HOM helps churches build loft houses and facilitates weekend and short-term, cross-cultural ministry opportunities. Children and adults in a family are encouraged to serve together and there are no age restrictions. Learn more about HOM at handsofmercy.com
What is involved?
Team members attend a team building/training meeting prior to the mission trip. The prebuild is then done on a Saturday, and the following weekend or shortly thereafter, the team travels to the designated location to deliver and erect the loft house.
What abilities does one need to have?
No expertise is needed. People will show you what to do. No need to speak Spanish. However, passports are required.
What do you provide the people who are to live in the house?
Besides the actual house, the family is given a care package, Bible and prayer at the completion of the mission. The care package includes basic food items such as rice and beans and other staples. We provide sleeping bags and blankets made by our church's quilting group. We also provide a stove and propane tank. And every family receives an audio Bible.
Is it safe?
Yes, it is safe. Although we can't guarantee safety, we take precautions such as traveling in groups, avoiding troublesome areas, and not traveling in the late evening in Mexico.
How can one pray for this ministry and mission trip?
Pray for safety at the border and while traveling and working. Pray that the family that receives the home would understand this comes from God's love for them.