Date: to be determined by your group in cooperation with MMN staff
Cost: $850, plus the cost of travel to and from Tucson, AZ
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
Sunday
- Travel day to Tucson
- Begin with dinner together
Monday*
- Activities in Tucson with leaders from Shalom Mennonite including learning about Casa Cardo, detention centers, and the work of Eloy Visitation and Accompaniment
Tuesday
- Drive to Douglas, AZ
- Reflections at the border and border infrastructure tour
- Prayer vigil for those who have died in the Arizona desert
- Connect with Frontera de Cristo
Wednesday, Thursday
- Activities in Douglas, AZ hosted by Frontera de Cristo
- Travel to Agua Prieta, Mexico
- Experience of the Sonoran Desert and Migration
- A Friends Across Borders Event
- Prayer walk at the border
Friday
- Morning with Frontera de Cristo
- Guided meditation/prayer walk along the murals on the Mexico side of the border
- Drive to Tucson
Saturday
- Activities in Tucson
Sunday
- Travel day home
- Optional: stay for morning worship at Shalom Mennonite
*Morning prayers and evening check-in each 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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