Dallas Family Mission Trip

OCTOBER 8 - 14

Register
  • Missionaries must be prepared to regularly share their salvation story, and present the Gospel, lead devotional, teach children in VBS, and participate in worship. 
  • This mission trip is ideal for: Young families and their children, youth. 
  • Team will lodge in hotels 
  • Language: English and Spanish 
  • Logistics: Travel by church van or individual vehicles if so desire
  • Maximum group size: 20 participants 
  • Cost: $600 per family of four approx. (All expenses included: Transportation, lodging, meals) 
  • Flexible payments options: a deposit of $150 will be due by Sunday, April 27th along with registration. Make instalment payments as able. However, 50% of the trip cost (300) is due by July 27th and the full payment ($600) by September 28th.  
  • We have sample letters for your personal fundraising. We will have several prayer, planning, and training meetings and a fundraiser luncheon activity where you can participate. So please be on the alert.

Overview

Dallas is the 9th largest city by population in the United States. And if you add in the metropolitan areas, it becomes the 4th largest metropolitan area in the United States. What this means is that there is a lot of need and a lot of opportunity to love, learn and serve. There are an estimated 6,000-10,000 homeless and one of every five people lives in poverty. 23% of the south Dallas population lives below the poverty line. More than 60,000 people live in public housing. Dallas has more churches per capita than any other American city, but it also has the worst overall crime rate for cities with more than 1 million people. 

Partners

We will have the opportunity to serve with this amazing fate-based organization:
Buckner International (in Dallas) and Missions Arlington (in Arlington). Buckner International, is a faith-based ministry that seeks to serve vulnerable children, families, and seniors in the Dallas area and overseas in many countries. We will be working with their Family Hope Center that is a child-centered, family-focused place where families go to find hope, support, and empowerment in their community to reach their fullest God-given potential. Since Buckner is planning to establish a Family Hope Center here in El Paso it is important that we go and learn and get insight of ways we can serve once they are here.

What will you be doing?

  • At Buckner International we will be doing a variety of things that may include: 
    • Processing/sorting shoes or socks, packing school supplies, packing feminine hygiene Kits, holiday gifts etc. 
    • Packing and sorting food that we then hand out during the distribution. 
    • Assist with homework/tutoring, life skills, and games 
    • Minister to children, and families 
    • Teaching Bible lessons VBS format 
    • Evangelism outreach to parents, sports, games, arts, etc.

  •  We will plan on visiting Six Flags in Dallas and potentially SeaWorld in San Antonio.

Questions?

For further information or questions, please contact Edgardo Martinez at emartinez@fbcep.com