Come Serve in Reynosa
For more than thirty years, churches, youth groups, and families from across the United States have crossed the border to work alongside us in Reynosa. What we have found is that a mission trip changes both sides of it — the ministered and the ministering.
Teams stay on our campus, eat with us, work with us, and spend time with the children who live here. You do not need to be a builder, and you do not need to speak Spanish. You need to be willing to show up.
per person — covers your food and lodging while you are with us
What Teams Do
Construction is part of it, but only part. Every team is different, and we build the week around what your group brings.
- Construction and campus projects — building, repairs, painting, and the ongoing work of keeping a campus this size running.
- English classes at the school — our students are learning English, and native speakers in the classroom are worth more than any textbook.
- Serving our partner churches — working alongside local pastors and their congregations in the community.
- Time with the children — games, crafts, sports, and activities for the children who live in our homes.
- Soccer — camps, clinics, and tournaments on our own field. See below.
Who Comes
Churches and youth groups
Most of our teams come as a church, a youth group, or a school group. Tell us your numbers and what your people are good at, and we will shape the week around it.
Families and individuals
You do not need to come with an organization. Many families have come down on their own. We like to pair them with a church group already scheduled that week, so you have a team to serve alongside.
Volunteers with no construction skills
Come anyway. There is meaningful work here for every skill set, and some of the most valuable things a team does have nothing to do with a hammer.
Volunteers who do not speak Spanish
That describes most of our volunteers. You do not need Spanish, and you do not need to bring your own interpreters — we handle translation for your team.
Fútbol
In Reynosa, soccer is not a program. It is the language. We love the game here, and it has turned out to be one of the most effective tools we have for reaching the youth of this city.
Several groups have come down for the sole purpose of running soccer camps and training. We have a field on campus, and the tournaments we host draw real international competition — visiting teams against local clubs, with a crowd on the sideline.
If you coach a high school or college team, or you have players looking for somewhere to compete that means something, we can arrange it — a camp, a training clinic, or a spot in a tournament. Friendly, godly competition, and a way into relationships with young people who may never walk into a church but will absolutely show up for a game.
Getting Here
We cross at the Anzalduas Bridge in McAllen, Texas. From the bridge, the children’s home is 7.5 miles — about a 15 to 20 minute drive.
What you need to cross
A passport is the best option, and we recommend everyone travel with one. To re-enter the United States by land, adults 16 and older need a passport, passport card, Enhanced Driver’s License, or a Trusted Traveler card such as SENTRI. A standard driver’s license or a birth certificate on its own is not enough for an adult. Youth under 19 traveling with a church, school, or other youth group need only a birth certificate.
If you are not sure what you have, contact us before you book and we will help you sort it out.
Is It Safe?
We would rather answer this plainly than have you find it somewhere else.
The U.S. State Department often has a Level 4 advisory in place for Reynosa. That advisory is standard for this region. Reynosa sits on a major drug and human trafficking corridor, and the warning reflects that reality.
Here is our experience. In all the decades we have been operating, we have never had an instance of cartel violence against a mission team, and our campus has never had an incident of violence.
We are careful about it. We cross at Anzalduas, we travel only to known areas, and teams stay on campus the majority of the time. If there is a city-wide problem, we tell your group before you come — every time.
If safety is the question standing between your church and a trip, call us. We would rather talk it through with you than have you decide from a headline.
Trip Calendar
This is the year as it stands. Dates with a line through them are already reserved by other teams; the rest are open. Weeks fill up well in advance, so once you have a window in mind, reach out and we will confirm what is still available.
- September 5 – 8, 2026Booked
- September 25 – 28, 2026Booked
- October 16 – 19, 2026Booked
- November 12 – 29, 2026Open
- December 17 – 22, 2026Booked
- December 25, 2026 – January 3, 2027Open
- January 21 – 25, 2027Booked
- February 25 – March 1, 2027Booked
- March 14 – 18, 2027Booked
- March 20 – 26, 2027Booked
- March 27 – April 2, 2027Booked
- April 15 – May 2, 2027Open
- May 9 – 19, 2027Open
- June 3 – 16, 2027Open
- July 4 – 10, 2027Open
- July 11 – 14, 2027Booked
- July 15 – 19, 2027Booked
- July 20 – 28, 2027Open
- July 29 – August 2, 2027Booked
- August 3 – 14, 2027Open
- September 5 – October 3, 2027Open
- October 15 – 31, 2027Open
- November 21 – December 5, 2027Open
- December 12 – 23, 2027Open
- December 26, 2027 – January 1, 2028Open
Tell us who you are, roughly how many people, and the window you are hoping for. We will take it from there.