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Day trips to the El Nino valley Come join us for the day on any of the dates below. We leave the Dennys on Pico ave and the 5 freeway in San Clemente at 6 am each day and return that eve at approx 7 pm. We will build homes, bunkbeds and vegetable gardens for the extremely poor families living along the RR tracks just West of Tecate. Cost for the day is $30 per person and includes homemade tamales for lunch. Bring your own water bottle and we will have a container of fresh water to refill from. Passport for adults, copy of birth certificate for kids are required but don't miss going if you don't have these. Call Ray at 408 205-3045 for details or questions. July 24 Aug 14 Sept 11-Pepperdine and friends Oct 23 Nov 13 Dec 11 Dec 27-31, 5 day trip with over nights at Rancho La Paloma in Tecate
CLUB DUST CHRIST-CENTERED ADVENTURES IN GIVING
June 23-27th "THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY NAIL" a semi serious look at the search for meaning and the result of serving others! Hello all,
It is time again to welcome you to another Club Dust trip to Tecate, Mexico! This year’s summer trip starts Wednesday, June 23rd at 5 pm at the San Diego airport and ends back there on Sunday the 27th at noon. The theme is more thoughtful than usual but with an English sort of humor added as we SEARCH FOR THE HOLY NAIL . I know that in a world of bad news and bad things coming at us from all the media it seems hard to laugh but that is just what is needed as we make the world better through these 5 days together there in Mexico. You are welcome to join us in the search as we experience the joy of serving others who have little or nothing of life’s basic needs for shelter and food. The events of the 5 days are listed on the www.clubdust.org website. They include building at least 11 homes for families and giving away some 1000+ shoes and millions of calories to families living there in the el Nino valley. We wil also continue work on the local church / community center nearing completion. Each evening we will have some time together to go over the day’s events but lots of time to hang out together and enjoy the ranch there in Tecate with your family and friends. We will have the usual full house so consider bringing a tent and sleeping mat since we cannot guarantee you a sleeping bunk. (ok if you are over 40 we will find you a bed to make sure you actually CAN get up each morning to work!) Early registration is important for us and for you too. The registration is being done on line this year so be patient as it is a new system. I signed up my family so if I can navigate through it anyone can I am sure! While you are signing up your family consider donating towards the homes, food, shoes/socks or church funding since our donations are the only way they get funding! There is no large organization or mothership back behind Club Dust, just you and us giving in Christ’s name to those who have little or nothing to take care of their families with. That is a really good way to run as it keeps things simple and close to the ground in serving the people we encounter there in Mexico. If during a trip you meet a family that needs a home, food or decent clothing take care of it!! It is fun to see the creative ways that people find to fund the things that they are passionate about. Check out this note from a dad in San Jose as he describes his family’s plan to fund a house and furniture next year by selling the eggs that his chickens are laying! “My kids have come up with a project to sell our chicken eggs and save up the money to build a house in June of 2011. Is the total cost really 5k house 750 latrine and 500 for furniture? We are trying to set our goals now. It might take us more than a year at this rate.” Gotta love that and especially since it’ll really happen! A family really will get a safe, decent home to live in next year as a result of this family’s engagement with poverty and jumping in to bring resolution and change. The Website has new pictures of recent day trips too. You can see the various ways in which you can serve while in Mexico and we welcome you to search your own story to see what it is you want to bring to the party and do for the hundreds of families living there along the railroad tracks in the El Nino valley. In preparation for the trip consider reading Tony Campolo’s book “ the kingdom of God is a party “ or just about anything by or about Mother Theresa. We will provide you the foundation of safe travel, lodging in Tecate and good food. The part of the trip that rocks is when we engage the local folks hand in hand and walk alongside them for the few days there in Mexico. The registration system on line will ask what you want to do during the trip. Try something fun and meaningful for you or else come and talk with the Club Dust leaders about ways you can make a meaningful connection and difference. We promise a fun, sometimes silly time but a time that will change your own life as you give your time and love to others as together we all SEARCH FOR THE HOLY NAIL~!! Register by clicking on or pasting this hyperlink to your browser and you'll be ready to join the quest! http://www.asaponlinereg.com/default.aspx?org=257
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See March 20th pics at : http://s754.photobucket.com/home/clubdust/index
May 15 th day trip was a fiesta!! The day was filled with building all sorts of firsts and was a great day together with our families and friends all together. The build list included a new house, remodeling Alejandras house, three rabbit hutches to hold the rabbits we brought for company, a giant cornucopia food cabinet for a single mother of 6 and several beds! The other new item that was a hit are the "Robert's planters" of which we built 10 on that day alone. We mixed up some good soil and planted small tomato plants for the homeowners to care for and eventually eat off of. The planters cost some 40$ each including the fertilizer needed to prepare the soil there in that El Nino valley area. We have included the picture below of Irene, the pregnant single mother of 6 who received the cornucopia cabinet. She and her son and daughter are planting tomato plants in their new Roberts planter. (Happy Father's day Robert!) This is Irene, a single mother of 6 kids with no support loving her new veggie garden and rabbits that we brought her along with a great supply of food and blankets.
Here is the look on our face when we realized we (ok , I) built a food cabinet taller by 7 inches than the ceiling of the house that Irene and her kids live in! Thank goodness for saws-all power saw!
Building party time on the roof of the new portable home being built just under the railroad tracks in El Nino.
Alejandra at peace in her new home, remodeled by the gals on the trip. Looking wonderful! Sicne this pic was taken her daughter and son in law moved in with their new born son making the small house even more a home!
BIGGGG wabbit testing out the new wabbit hutch on site!
Rancho La Paloma, Tecate, Mexico Its time to change the world ( and have a great time doing it together!!)
Wednesday, June 23rd 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 socks legally 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 for all adults. 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! Thursday June 24th 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 breakfast bar. Plenty of hot coffee and remember fill your reusable sports bottles to ensure you stay hydrated while working on the homes today. 7 am First bus leaves for the worksites and donation site at the Church. Bring your coffee and breakfast on board the bus if you’d like. 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 a 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 with games and music in the fireside room but remember that 6 am comes early! Friday, June 25th 5:30 am Bible discussion with friends at the fireside room. 6 am Breakfast and hot coffee served in the outside gazebo 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 Thursday 4:00 pm First buses leave for the warm showers and cool pool back at Rancho La Paloma 4:30 pm Wrap up work on both sites as last buses will leave for the Ranch 5 pm Dinner served poolside! 7 pm Come join the Club Dust party at the warehouse. For you old timers we will be cruising through some really old pics of building parties over the last 25+ years! 10 pm Quiet time at the ranch but the fireside room is the place to be if haven’t gotten enough out of this already long day! Saturday June 26th 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 same sites as Thursday and Friday 1 pm dedications at each housesite individually as they get completed and given to the family in God’s love and care 3 pm First buses leave the worksite for the awards dinner party back at the ranch 4:00 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 all volunteer staff and board members of Club Dust.
Sunday, June 27th 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.
The following link will send you to the U.S. Gov't website and their warning on travel to Mexico. We encourage people to be aware of the situation with travel in Mexico and make their personal decision of whether or not to go. We as a team are going and many of us bring our kids each month and have no problems. Contact one of the leaders if you have specific questions about this or any other concerns or thoughts. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4755.html
This is a homemade video that was made a couple of years back. Enjoy seeing the joy of those who give as well as those who receive in the typical Club Dust flavor! Send us your Pictures and videos to add here for all to see and experience!
IT RAINED AND WE BUILT!!!! See Tina Monji's facebook to see all the pictures from the trip.
user name is clubdust
Password is mexico
For info on getting a new or replacement passport http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_832.html
check out Suzi Jossleyn's cool video collage! http://animoto.com/play/GL2OLDW55pGyVFU2FLNrTA?utm_source=project_complete_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_complete_email&utm_content=main#
Next multiple day Club Dust trip is June 23-27, 2010! "Exploring the journey of Life!" Registration starts April 15th. Please register before June 1 to ensure we have enough space and and food for all the exploration expeditions!! For lowest cost and to help us plan please register now Click Here
December 2009 Club "Mud" "The greatest story ever told" This was the largest winter trip ever with some 270 plus people coming to celebrate Christmas by serving our neighbors there in the El Nino valley. We had a great, diverse group of people coming from all over the country and the result was hundreds of lives affected for good by giving and receiving over the 5 day trip. Here are the numbers of what was done on this trip:
The theme for this trip reminded us of the Christmas story and the gift that God gave us by walking among us in human form, and performing the greatest sacrifice - the life of His son. The gifts we gave during those 4+ days in Mexico were not so intense, but are a reflection of that same type of heartfelt love. The hope is that we can come away with that same spirit of giving, into our daily lives. The happiness of receiving is short-lived compared to the joy of giving to others. Each Club Dust trip is an accumulation of the stories of each person who comes and participates; stories that are real with their mixture of sad and happy, messy and peaceful, hopeful and frustrated. We come as God's people but with no requirement or expectations. We come together with the common goal of serving our neighbors and continuing our own journey of learning of God and knowing His love more. By celebrating the Greatest Story, the story of God's interaction with the us His children, we can share our own stories and realize that each and every one of them is precious and valuable to Him. See more of Club Dust by visiting snapfish.com and loging in as ray@clubdust.org and using the password mexico to see the pictures or post your own from this or other CD trips.
You can also check out past pictures at http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/angelphotography , click on gallery and then click on club dust. You can buy pictures through this site now too. They capture the beauty of the people that are both receiving and giving on these trips. Each person with their own story, their own value and their own experiences that brought them to where they are today. WebMD News Alert [WebMDBulletin@health.webmd.com] or you can check out http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx. Please see the statement from the World health organization re NOT restricting travel at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/guidance/public_health/travel_advice/en/index.htm
Links below are video's we recommend to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ3hKKEa7KY&feature=related http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/index.php?ct=store.details&pid=V00520
Our MissionServing God's people in simple obedience to James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world" No if's, and's, or someday - Just Do It! The Word on the Street FROM A SINGLE SOCAL MOM WHO TOOK HER THREE DAUGHTERS DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RAIN ON FEB. 27th."Thank you so much for the opportunity to learn how to give with a truly open heart. My daughters and I had the best time. We were talking about it yesterday and we can't wait to go on the next trip. The mud,rain, getting stuck (to quote Hector "it was an opportunity" to get to know everyone better in fun times and in trying times. It was all great! We have a piggy bank with $60 and we want to donate it to Club Dust. It's all in change....We really had an awsome and amazing time and can't wait till next month."
FROM A SOCAL GAL WHO HAS BEEN MANY TIMES AND GETS IT!! To be able to serve in Mexico warms my heart (even in the rain) and keeps my priorities straight. I found a woman that truly has a sacrificial heart. She has been waiting to get her own home but then gave it to her adult neice who is on crutches due to childhood polio. She has 4 children that all had dry night's sle...ep because of their aunts loving and generous heart. The challenge..who can I love that much today!
From a soCal husband and Wife
Going
to these trips is SOOO very rewarding in so many ways! I will always be
grateful for the first time you invited me. I am committed to continue
going on these trips and I am working on getting sponsors for some
casitas!!
Connie
told me that she really felt something special with helping the people of
this community on this trip
From a
norCal Mom after her third trip to Club Dust.
The December trip we just completed was our third trip as a family and it was definitely inspiring, cannot describe in word the blessing we received. Truly magical if that word is appropriate. It's something every family/person should experience at least once.
From a Mom who recently returned from her trip with Club dust. Thank you
for your support and vision with Club Dust. My family benefits from the experience beyond anything else I could come up with to make us grow together. I want to continue to digest the experience and hold it in for a while before I return to my routine. Yes, we will return if you will have us next year. Peace to you and your family. I hope you have a great start to the New Year.
From a teenager in Northern CaliforniaGrandma and Grandpa, Hey! Back from Mexico as you know. Thank you once again for the money that you gave to send me on the trip. This trip that I took was amazing, probably one of my best experiences ever. It really opened up my world view, I have not realized before the sheltered world that I live in. Of course I knew I was sheltered but I have never seen this type of thing with my eyes. Every day we got up at six and went to the houses to start painting/framing/roofing etc. (I mostly painted, my hammer skills are not exactly the best). The last day I went to the donation center. The donation center is full of food, clothes, shoes, socks, toys for the kids, and other random items that people put in the donation bags. There were six stations for six families to come in one at a time while one of us washed all of their feet and put clean socks on them. This was to symbolize that "we are not the great white people here to come and rescue the poor Mexicans." We should not have that attitude that because we come from more blessed households that we should somehow be better than others. Getting on our knees and washing their feet was to humble ourselves and show them that we are all equals. Also just an interesting fact to throw in there, one pair of shoes for us costs them about a weeks salary, therefore it made a world of difference that we came in, and gave them socks, shoes, clothes, food, and toys for the little kids. The line for the donations center had hundreds upon hundreds of people in it and it never got any shorter throughout with whole day. When I was on the railroad tracks looking out from the bus at the houses, if you can call the tarp covered, four wall, thin wooded, shacks, actually houses, a woman from our group made an observation. The people were so poor but the families were all gathered together and looked, amazingly enough, happy. The woman commented something like how we as Americans have advantages and disadvantages. The people in Mexico have awful living conditions yet us Americans are wonderfully blessed. Then again, family is all that they have and the people are forever grateful for their family. We sometimes get so caught up in the hustle-bustle of city life that we forget that which is so important: our family. A family is supposed to be something that sticks together no matter what, that overcomes hardships no matter how hard, soley because of love for each other. I thought what this women said was so true so I just decided to share it with you. :-) (for those who don't know, that is a smily face on its side) This trip has helped me see with clearer eyes: 1 First of all, it let me finally full understand inner beauty verses outer beauty. Outer beauty is nice while it lasts, but it does not stay. Inner beauty, if you reign it correctly, stays forever, and is much more rewarding than looking nice. 2 Second, we all should be grateful for what we are given. Don't take anything for granted. 3 Third, what the problems out in the real world are. I have only been to Mexico, not even to a drastic place like Africa or South America. If little trip can blow me away I can only imagine how large the needs are in the greater world. 4 Fourth, this is definitely not my last trip. Hopefully I will go to other places too. I know that I am just one person yet I want to try the best as I can to make a difference in the world. Christ has blessed me with such a wonderful, loving, and supporting family. Thank you so much. I know this is a really cheesy letter but I mean every word
From a Mother who just returned from Club dust with her husband and kids > I've been trying to describe to friends here what exactly it is that I
Contact InformationContact Ray at rmeltvedt@landsberg.com or Randy at randy@csbuild.com for any questions you may have.
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