2024: May 14-19 Medical/Dental/Optical Clinic, Wixárika [Huichol] Indians, Nayarit, Mexico

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Reaching Unreached People Groups - Wixárika (Huichol) Indians of Nayarit, Mexico

May 14-19, 2024

Short term medical, dental, and optical teams to serve those who have the LEAST ACCESS to HOPE, HELP, and HEALING.

JOIN THE TEAM or SUPPORT THE TEAM!

Location: approx 1,300 miles from Los Angeles

TRIP OVERVIEW

This clinic serves those in need from the indigenous Huichol People Group. We currently serve in a village called Huaynamota, which is geographically located in the center of about 200 villages in the isolated mountains of Central Mexico. We serve upon the invitation of the village chief and elders and are honored to be their guests and to be a part of their efforts to serve those in great need within their community. We also coordinate with local health officials and serve together as one team to bring hope, help and healing.

Doctors and Dentists from Mexico typically join the U.S. team and it's a wonderful time of genuine partnership and friendship.

Typical Schedule:

Tue - Travel to Tepic and stay in hotel Tues night.

Wed - Fri Clinics and service projects in the village(s).

Sat - Clean up, travel back to Tepic.

Sun - Return home after breakfast.

THE NEED

Mission Flight starts where driving becomes too dangerous or difficult or impossible.

We need:

- licensed professionals of all disciplines.

- medical / dental students.

- people who have a heart for children.

- Construction volunteers.

- Commercial / Instrument pilots.

Only together we bring hope, help, and healing to those that are hardest to reach.

TRIP FEES

Serving the poor through free medical clinics is very expensive, especially when combined with aircraft operating costs. This calling, however, is extremely meaningful and rewarding. The trip fees do not cover the bulk of the clinic or aircraft operating costs and are thus subsidized by those who faithfully give and support this work. Thank you to those who give and partner with us behind the scenes!

The trip fees include:

- round-trip shared fuel cost for the flight to/from Southern California to Tepic (Option 1)

- all meals that we eat as a group, but not at the hotel or restaurant (Option 1 and 2)

- all bottled drinking water (Option 1 and 2)

- air shuttle or boat ride from Tepic to Huaynamota (Option 1 and 2)

- ground transportation (Option 1 and 2)

- hotel in Tepic on Sat night and on Tues night if required.

The price does not include:

- Visa Fees. It costs approximately $42 to enter and $12 to exit (bring cash and small bills)

- any meals / drinks at a restaurant (This gives the team more flexibility and options)

- additional days "added on"

- extra snacks or personal items

- traveler's insurance or trip cancellation insurance

THE SUPPORT TEAM

A "support volunteer" can serve with translation, construction, vehicle maintenance, children's outreach or VBS, music, crafts, prayer team, etc.

LOGISTICS

Sample Itinerary

Flight Details:

Option 1: Meet at 6 am in the main lobby of the San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) on Tues, then fly from KEMT to either Tijuana or Ensenada to pick up other team members and clear Mexican customs, then nonstop to Tepic in the 19 passenger Mission Flight Metroliner (see picture below).

Option 2: Fly commercial (on your own) and be in Tepic, Mexico on Tuesday by 11am.

Either Option, we will then travel by small airplanes or boat or minibus into the mountain village.

A current passport book is required.

Not from the Los Angeles Area? No problem!

Simply book your own flight to San Diego International (KSAN) to arrive on Monday (anytime). You will then spend the night in San Diego with part of the team in a home, then fly commercially out of TJ early the next morning.

ACCOMMODATIONS

While in the village we "camp out" and sleep inside simple structures in sleeping bags on a concrete floor with a metal roof over our head, or outside in tents. There is one shower with no hot water that we can typically use, but plan on having no showers. There are simple restrooms available.

Bring a sleeping bag and small backpacking tent.

Note: You must be in good physical condition for this trip.

Meals are prepared by our amazing cooks while in the village.

We typically stay at Hotel Nekie in Tepic on Saturday night (and Tues night if needed).

MEAL PLAN

Meal	Included in Trip Fee	Everyone on Their Own (not included in trip fee)	Location
Tue Lunch		X	Pack your own food for the plane
Tue Dinner		X	Tepic Hotel or Local Restaurant
Wed Brkfst - Sat Lunch	X		Village
Sat Dinner		X	Tepic Hotel or Local Restaurant
Sunday Brkfst		X	Hotel
Sunday Lunch	X		Snacks Provided For Plane

HOLD YOUR SPOT TODAY!

Only your $50 Non-refundable deposit will hold your spot.

Exactly 4 weeks prior to the day of departure, final payment is due, but it is encouraged that you pay your $50 deposit asap.

If final payment is not received 4 weeks out, your spot will then become available to someone else on the waiting list.

It is our sincere pleasure and joy to organize these trips, so that together, we can bring hope, help and healing to those who need it the most.

Thank you!

Any questions can be emailed to [email protected]

OTHER INFO

All trip fees and out of pocket costs are typically 100% tax deductible (consult your tax adviser).

Cancellation Policy:

If you must cancel a mission trip; you MUST email Mission Flight at [email protected] four (4) weeks PRIOR to the departure date and your payment will be refunded, less $50.00. If you give less notice than four (4) weeks, your payment will be returned only if your seat is filled, less $50.00. If you give less than a four week notice and if we can not find another person to fill your seat, then your payment will pay for your seat as intended.

Mission Flight partners with Dr. Carolina Zuheill from Gudalajara, MX

Photo: Volunteers from the U.S. partner with medical volunteers from Mexico

Homemade tortillas, fresh and hot!

Dr Zuheill from Guadalajara treating a man from a Huichol village suffering from a cancerous growth before making preparations for his treatment and follow up at a hospital in Guadalajara.

Mission Flight partners with UIM to shuttle between the villages and the "big airports", and/or we use our own aircraft.

The mobile dental clinic in the central plaza of a Huichol village.

The 19 passenger + 2 crew Metroliner owned by Mission Flight makes the "long hauls" safe, direct and comfortable

Mission Flight is a Section 501(c) (3) charitable organization, EIN 81-4446312. All donations are tax-deductible absent any limitations on deductibility applicable to a particular taxpayer. No goods or services for your personal benefit or pleasure were provided in exchange for your contribution or payment.