Your team will be traveling to an altitude of around 10,000 feet to the very peaks of the Sierra Tarahumara mountains. The mountains are home to the Tarahumaran Native Americans, who are descendants of the Anasazi (Cave Dwellers). There are only about 50,000 of these people left in the entire world, and they live in small villages scattered throughout the mountains. They are an incredibly beautiful people, they are the poorest of the poor. Many even lack basic necessities such as electricity and running water, shoes and education. Since this people group has been largely ignored, churches have helped pick up the slack.

You will be serving at Templeo de la Salvación church in the upper region of the Sierra Tarahumaras. They have a thriving church body of indigenous peoples, and there are already six church plants in the surrounding villages. Your team will help construct one of two new rooms at the church to be used as overnight lodging and a dining hall for their own church members, and also as team houses for future teams. Church members walk 3-4 hours each way to get to church on Sunday! The additions will not only be a beautiful blessing for all those who walk, it is also a critical step in bringing more help and resources to our brothers and sisters in their remote mountain villages. Additionally, you will be interacting with the Tarahumaran people, taking part in their church services and helping with forward thinking outreaches.