Border Immersion Trip

El Paso, TX/Juarez, Mexico

January 25th-31st 2020

Check out these videos from a recent Border Immersion Trip to El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico with the Border Servant Corp a partnership with ECLA churches in El Paso, TX.

I. Saturday

A. Travel from Minneapolis to Phoenix to El Paso https://youtu.be/h460ZfF7cKs

B. Orientation and get settled

II. Sunday

A. Richardo

1. View of valley from Rim Road

2. Mural https://youtu.be/oqUMTXl0tgU

B. Bilingual church service followed by potluck https://youtu.be/jt5xEyALFpY

C. Presentation from Pastor Rose and our

first undocumented immigrant https://youtu.be/2tcbICPydow

D. First trip to Juarez https://youtu.be/XrQbh8DAYJI

1. Marketplace

2. Viva Mexico

III. Monday

A. Colonia visit with undocumented immigrant https://youtu.be/MM07f4uWo8o

B. Chamizal https://youtu.be/-N4u-AVdojg

C. Undocumented Immigrant with

Border Network for Human Rights https://youtu.be/XkckOhcTSoo

IV. Tuesday

A. Border Patrol at the wall https://youtu.be/BB0g-K5hk6Y

B. Colonia visit with undocumented immigrant https://youtu.be/ccvyOwrbva8

and DACA daughter https://youtu.be/R0rdvoYY8qc

V. Wednesday

A. Border Servant Corps (Peace Lutheran Church, Las Cruces, NM)

B. District Court in Las Cruces, NM https://youtu.be/h0YI0QHqwe8

C. Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services https://youtu.be/bsFR7V7Lgj4

D. Dinner at Casa Vides, El Paso, TX https://youtu.be/tFGKlzemwp0

VI. Thursday

A. Anapra Colonia, Juarez, Mexico

1. Library https://youtu.be/rf68rxaOfPg

2. Border encounter https://youtu.be/x8bBK_9aUAg

B. Reuben Garcia https://youtu.be/LPFM5OEj0SA

C. Doctor Mendoza https://youtu.be/DeH3FUCclfk

VII. Friday

A. Reflections https://youtu.be/aSlLaoM5V0Q

B. Travel Home Summary https://youtu.be/Bycgaz9hw4g

** Special thanks to trip photographers Paul Nygaard, Paul Graham, Patty Bjorklund and Dee Larson!