Although there are always dangers going to another country, we will be serving in a generally safe area. The orphanage is in a compound, and there is a small army base across the street. We have never had issues and participants comment about how safe they feel. For more information about travel restrictions for US citizens, you can read the travel advisories from the US government. There is currently a travel advisory in Baja California, Mexico but that is for Mexicali, 3 hours east of where we will be located. There is no travel advisory for the area where we will be staying. However, we will still exercise caution and stay together.

Will my cell phone work?

You must have a cell phone plan that works in Mexico for your cell phone to work. We ask that at least one person in the vehicle have a working cell phone to navigate and to communicate.

December 16-20, 2026

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Wednesday
December 16, 2026

Sunday
December 20, 2026

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Humanitarian service trip to Rancho de los Ninos orphanage in Ejido El Porvenir and the surrounding community of Guadalupe.

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Humanitarian Service Trip - Rancho de los Ninos

We will be staying at an orphanage in Ejido El Porvenir. Rancho de los Ninos.

We will spend the mornings working, the afternoons playing with the children or serving in the community, and eating meals at the orphanage or in town.

Day 1 - Wednesday, December 16, 2026 :

Meet for Initial Orientation

We will meet at the WalMart on Dennery Road in San Diego, CA at 1 pm Pacific time.

This orientation will give us a chance to get to know each other, orient you to crossing the border and providing the address to the orphanage.

The drive is then about 1 hour and 40 minutes to the orphanage. Crossing the border takes only about 10-20 minutes.

Once we get to the orphanage, we will play with kids, have dinner, play games, and do a walk-around tour. We will also review the week.

9 hours

Dinner

Day 2-4 - Thurs, Dec 17-Sat Dec 19 :

Work, Eat, and Play

A typical day will include:

Breakfast at the orphanage and then discuss / assign projects.

Work on projects until lunch time.

Go into town for lunch at one of the Taquerias or eat lunch at the orphanage.

After lunch, the ninos should be home from school so we can play with them until dinner.

Dinner at a Taqueria or the orphanage. We will let you know what meals we will provide.

Play with the ninos, work on projects, or play games until ~9 pm.

Other activities could include:

Beach

Breakfast at Michelin star restaraunt

Helping at the homeless shelter and/or food pantry

72 hours

Day 5 - Sunday, Dec 20, 2026 :

Depart for Home

Grab and Go breakfast

Drive home

Breakfast

December 16-20, 2026

Rancho de los Ninos - December 16-20, 2026

Humanitarian Service Trip - Rancho de los Ninos

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Rancho de los Ninos - December 16-20, 2026

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Trip takes place in Guadalupe Valley (town of Ejido El Porvenir) - about 1 hr 40 mins SE of San Diego

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