Serve practically
Help with Ranch projects chosen by the hosts. City outreach may include preparing and serving meals, sharing supplies, offering hospitality, and supporting the local team’s ongoing ministry. Bring willing hands and useful skills.
Metro Relief × Hope Sojourns · Mexico journeys / 2027
Come serve.
Leave changed.
Join us in Mexico City. Serve alongside God’s Kitchen, build relationships, and help bring hope to our neighbors.
January 9–14, 2027Six days of purpose$1,500 estimated per traveler
Mexico City photograph:
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The heart of the journey
Hope moves
toward people.
Metro Relief serves people experiencing homelessness through mobile outreach and personal connection. We move toward our neighbors, listen to their stories, and help them take practical steps toward stability.
Our Mexico journeys are part of 25 in 5—founder Austin Bonds’ vision to help impact 25 communities worldwide in five years. We share Metro Relief’s outreach model through local partnerships, mentoring, and training leaders to serve their own communities.
Metro Relief has partnered with Hope Sojourns to run and facilitate our Mexico journeys. Together, we bring willing travelers alongside God’s Kitchen in Mexico City to support local ministry and build meaningful relationships.
Listen. Connect. Serve. Grow.
Come ready to participate.
God’s Kitchen serves people experiencing homelessness, displaced families and refugees, and people rebuilding their lives after addiction. Local leaders shape the work. Come ready to listen, learn, and serve with flexibility.
Build relationships
Listen, encourage, share conversation, and pray when welcomed. Treat each person as a neighbor with gifts, agency, and a story worth hearing. Serve under local direction, respecting each person’s privacy and dignity.
Learn and reflect
Learn from local ministry, experience a different culture, and grow in faith. Plan for Scripture-based morning devotionals and evening reflection—time to process the day, ask questions, and carry what you learn into everyday life.
January 9–14 · a working plan
Six days.
One shared purpose.
The current January itinerary combines Metro Relief Bus service, practical Ranch projects, two days of God’s Kitchen outreach, and visits to a historical site and the Rahab Center. Hope Sojourns’ broader destination overview also describes a proposed rehabilitation-center visit and cultural learning; trip leaders will confirm the final visits and their purpose.
Flights, project details, exact times, local conditions, safety, host needs, and team capacity may change the schedule. The current departure itinerary below takes precedence over the destination’s general six-day outline.
Open current journey details at Hope Sojourns →The planning outline is shown below. Follow the journey details link for the latest updates.
Day 1 · January 9Metro Relief service & travel
Begin by serving alongside the Metro Relief Bus team, then travel in Metro Relief vehicles to DFW Airport. Fly to Mexico City, meet God’s Kitchen, share dinner with the hosts, and transfer to the Ranch to settle into lodging. The order of dinner and transfer depends on flight timing.
Day 2 · January 10Serve at the Ranch
Breakfast at the Ranch, followed by practical service projects directed by Moises and his family. Tasks depend on current needs and team abilities. God’s Kitchen staff provide dinner at the Ranch or in Mexico City. Reflect and prepare for outreach. Lodging: the Ranch.
Day 3 · January 11God’s Kitchen city outreach
After breakfast at the Ranch, travel by van or bus into Mexico City. Support God’s Kitchen in serving neighbors experiencing homelessness and refugees through practical care, meals or supplies as needed, listening, conversation, and prayer when welcomed. Dinner is arranged by the hosts. Return to Ranch lodging.
Day 4 · January 12Continue Ranch service
Continue host-directed projects with Moises and his family. Build on earlier work and help leave supplies and work areas organized. Meals are provided by God’s Kitchen staff as arranged. Rest and reflect at the Ranch.
Day 5 · January 13Return to Mexico City outreach
Travel into Mexico City after breakfast for another day supporting God’s Kitchen. Continue practical assistance and relationships under local direction. Share dinner arranged by the hosts, return to the Ranch, thank the team, reflect, and pack for departure.
Day 6 · January 14Historical visit, Rahab Center & home
Check out of the Ranch, visit a historical site selected by trip leaders, and visit the Rahab Center to learn about its work. Travel to the airport for the return flight to DFW. Arrange your pickup with trip leaders; Metro Relief vehicles or your own transportation may be used. No overnight Mexico lodging is planned this day. Return-day meals and all flight details will be confirmed.
Prepare before you go
Plan with confidence.
Ask every question.
Expect pre-trip meetings, Zoom introductions, packing and travel guidance, team expectations, safety preparation, and devotional preparation. Leaders will explain roles, applicable screening, and safeguarding requirements before participation is confirmed.
Understand the estimate
$1,500 per traveler · estimated
The working program anticipates round-trip airfare, food, lodging, scheduled Mexico transportation, partner-directed service, a cultural visit, team preparation, and leadership.
The final written breakdown will identify the exact inclusions and exclusions. Insurance coverage is still to be confirmed; do not assume it is included. Deposits, payment dates, cancellation and refund terms will be provided before you commit.
Allow for personal travel costs
Budget separately for passport costs, U.S. travel to and from the departure airport, parking, U.S. lodging and meals, extra baggage fees, personal purchases, and optional activities, unless the final written terms explicitly include them.
Complete financial transparency
Hope Sojourns records and explains trip payments, charitable donations, partner support, travel costs, and administrative expenses separately. Reasonable planning, operating, and leadership expenses will be explained. Ask how funds are allocated and how unused funds are handled. A trip payment is separate from a charitable donation.
Read the Giving & Transparency policy →More opportunities in 2027
This date doesn’t work?
Let’s build a journey together.
Six Mexico journeys are planned for 2027. Additional dates and availability will be confirmed as plans develop. Tell us which month works for you, your church, or your team.
Join as an individual, bring your church or team, or help another traveler take part.
Ask about another date
Meet our journey partner
Hope Sojourns connects people with purposeful opportunities for faith, service, learning, and lasting relationship. It is a ministry of Christian Steps Ministries.
- Mission journeys: short-term service with local ministries for individuals, churches, and teams.
- Internships: extended opportunities connecting students’ and graduates’ learning and skills with meaningful service.
- Corporate humanitarian journeys: purposeful service experiences for businesses and teams.
Beyond Mexico, explore opportunities in Athens, Greece and England. Ask about current dates or a journey for your group.
Explore Hope Sojourns →Keep everything close
Your journey resources.
Traveler’s Portal ↗Sign in with the access details provided by your journey leaders.Current journey details ↗Public departure information, the latest itinerary, and updates.Mexico at Hope Sojourns ↗The full destination overview and current departures.Schedule a conversation ↗Talk through dates, travel arrangements, or a custom team journey.Download the brochure ↓Share the complete Metro Relief Mexico City brochure with your team.Support Hope Sojourns ↗Learn about giving and the ministry’s transparency commitment.
Come with us. Help someone go.
Support Metro Relief’s outreach through our Donate option. To sponsor all or part of a traveler’s journey, contact us to arrange your support.
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