Cost: to be determined
At the United States-Mexico border, we seek to better understand the realities and implications of migration, including the reasons causing it and how churches or communities of faith are responding to it.
We invite people and communities to see, consider and then explore how to join together in response to such realities. How can we help those who, like us, seek a better life, wholeness and peace?
Christ at the Borders frequently asked questions
Sample itinerary—Christ at the Borders Pilgrimage
Day 1
Travel day to Brownsville
Dinner
Day 2
Devotional
Morning prayer at Boca Chica Beach/Space X site
Travel to Mexico
Lunch in Mexico churches
Drive along the border fence to McAllen and the
National Butterfly Center
Check-in and debrief
Day 3
Devotional
Travel to Brownsville
Federal courthouse
Operation Streamline
Debrief lunch
Brownsville Bus Station
Team Brownsville (service afternoon)
Debrief
Dinner
Day 4
Devotional
Travel to Falfurrias
South Texas Human Rights and Water Initiative
Water drop (service morning)
Lunch
Puentes de Cristo
Visit Colonias
Debrief
Dinner
Day 5
Devotional
Travel to Hidalgo
Service day with Puentes de Cristo
Lunch
Travel to Harlingen
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project
Debrief
Dinner
Day 6
Devotional
Worship and lunch with New Life Christian Center, San Benito, TX
South Padre Island afternoon
Debrief
Dinner
Day 7
Devotional
Depart to Catholic Charities Respite Center
Lunch
Angry Tias & Abuelas
Reynosa
Debrief
Dinner
Day 8
Travel day
A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler who is on a transformational journey, often to a holy place.
A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person searches for a new or expanded meaning about themselves, others, nature or a higher good. It leads to a personal transformation.
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