Club Dust December 27th -31st trip itinerary

Sunday, December 27th  

4-6 pm  Meet at terminal 2 parking lot of San Diego airport at bottom of escalator. Bring extra space in luggage or an extra duffle bag to help carry the donated shoes and shirts over the border. These need to be loaded in luggage before the buses can leave for our adventure in Tecate! You will see the Club Dust buses parked near the escalator or call  Ray  at 408 205 3045 if you are having problems finding us.

6 pm    Buses leave on time for the border. Make sure now that you  have your passport for the return trip into the U.S.  The government website is linked on our www.clubdust.org website for latest requirements which now require passports or the new passport card.

7 pm    Dinner is served at the Tecate country club poolside !

8 pm   Come on down to the warehouse and meet the leaders and get an idea of what you are in for over the next few days. . You will get to know some new friends and meet some old ones from past trips if you are a Club Dust vet.

10 pm  Quiet time at the ranch! stay up as late as you want just don't keep anyone else up in the process!

 Monday, December 28th

530 am   Rise and shine, Bible discussion with friends at the fireside room. A great way to wake up and start the day!

6 am   Breakfast at the poolside cafe.

7 am  First bus leaves for the worksites

8 am  Last bus leaves for the sites.  Miss this one and you will be in for a long walk to the worksite!

12 noon    Lunch is served in the open air of both worksites. It will be served by the church building for the donation, casita and church building crews. For the foundation homes we will have lunch near the drop off site for the buses. Make sure to get plenty to eat and drink to keep the energy up for the adventures still awaiting you  later in the day.

4  pm   First buses leave from the worksites. These buses will return to pick up the remaining folks at the sites. Ray and Randy will remain on site until everyone is cleared off.

4:30 pm Wrap up work on both sites and be prepared to head back  to Rancho La Paloma where we have dinner and full night of program ready for you.

5 pm Dinner is so good you can smell it a mile away! . It will be served until 7 pm so take your time getting washed up and ready for a great meal!

7 pm Program starts in the warehouse. It's fine to bring your dinner down or grab a cup of coffee once you are there.

10 pm  Quiet time.  Hang out time for late nighters  in the fireside room but remember that 6 am comes early!

Tuesday, December 29th

5:30 am Bible discussion with friends at the fireside room.

6 am Breakfast and hot coffee served to start your engines.

7 am First buses leave for the sites

8 am Last buses leave for the sites.

12 noon Lunch served. Same locations as Monday.

4:00 pm First buses leave for the warm showers back at  Rancho La Paloma

4:30 pm Wrap up work on both sites as last buses will leave for the Ranch before it gets dark.

5 pm Dinner served poolside!

7 pm Come join the fun down at the warehouse.

10 pm Quiet time

Wed, December  30th

5:30 am Bible discussion with friends at the Fireside room.

6 am Breakfast poolside

7 am First buses leave for the worksite

8 am Last buses leave for the worksite

12 noon Lunch served at the church .

3 pm  First buses leave the worksite

3:30 pm Last buses leave the site, Ray and Randy will leave last  to ensure that no one gets left at the worksite.

6 pm The grand awards ceremony starts at the warehouse with a sit down dinner served to you by the highly not paid staff of Club Dust.  

Thurs, December 31st

7am Breakfast 

8 am Clear out the area where you are sleeping and bring your gear to the basketball court by 8 am for departure to the San Diego airport. 

8:30 am Meet down at the warehouse for a last time together as we look back over what we have done together over these past few days. Be ready to share with others what the experience has meant to you and what you dream of doing with your own life going ahead now.

10 am Buses depart for the San Diego airport to arrive there by 12:30 pm. The buses will stop only at the Southwest terminal 1. There are inner terminal buses to terminal 2 or it is a short walk along the sidewalk connecting the two terminals. Bayside express is our rental bus company if you happen to leave something on the bus. (their telephone number is (619) 666-3399. The owners name is Luis.

 Thanks for making life better for the many families we are serving in love there in Mexico. It is fun to know  that we will have been changed through the process of making friends and both giving and receiving all that we have during these 5 days together. Now the adventure of life comes and the opportunity to apply the lessons learned to everyday life. Engage life and the needs and hurts that we see each day. Be ok with life not being perfect but resolve to make it better as God intended it to be for all his creation.