General Cepeda 3 - Mission Trip Guide - FAQ - Trip Details - Packing List - Travel Information

Sep 21, 2026

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General Cepeda 3 mission trip guide outlines fun facts, expectations, accommodations, and a FAQ section covering questions about Family Missions Company and its missions. It provides guidelines for a proper mission attitude and lays out commitments and requirements for joining and serving alongside missionaries, including a phone policy and cancellation/refund policy framework. It also details preparation resources, packing list and dress expectations, and practical travel information with routes, airports, timing, and destination facts.

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Reading Time6 min

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Information on General Cepeda 3

Fun facts, expectations, accommodations

FAQ

Missionary Heart

Commitments and requirements

Phone policy

Cancellation policy

Preparing for Missions

Packing List

Travel Information

Fundraising

T-Shirt Order Form

Information on General Cepeda 3 Fun facts, expectations, accommodations, etc. FAQ 4 Questions about Family Missions Company and our missions Missionary Heart 5 Guidelines for the proper disposition/attitude on mission Commitments 6 Requirements for joining and serving alongside our missionaries Phone Policy 7 Expectations for phone usage in the mission field Cancellation Policy 8 Outline for refund policy Preparing for Missions 9 Resources to bring or collect for mission Spiritual Preparation 10 Resources (bible verses, books, etc.) for spiritual prep Packing List 11 Items to bring/not to bring; dress code Travel Information 12-15 How to get to General Cepeda and what time(s) Fundraising 16 Suggestions on how to raise financial and spiritual support T-Shirt Order Form 17 “Jesus Loves Mexico” t-shirt order (optional) Trip Destination: General Cepeda, Mexico, Diocese of Saltillo What to expect on your trip: In General Cepeda, mission trip participants go out to share the Good News with people through their loving witness and in sharing their testimonies of God’s grace working in their lives. Mornings are spent engaged in Christian service, through building projects, visiting the elderly and sick, and praying with those we encounter. In the evenings, our team travels to nearby ejidos, or desert communities, to celebrate Mass, hold prayer meetings, and share testimonies. The whole experience is wrapped in prayer and fellowship. Pilgrimage Day: One day during the mission trip, we will take a pilgrimage to the capital city of Saltillo and visit the Cathedral of St. James, the Miracle Chapel (Capilla de Milagros), and explore the local market. Desert Day: Desert day is a time of prayer and silence with the Lord. Desert day is often spent in the beautiful foothills of Tejocote or the desert spring oasis of Chaco San Isidro. Accommodations: The Casa de Misiones (Mission house), once the old servant's quarters for a former hacienda, has become the home to FMC’s full-time missionaries. It was built in the 1700’s. While it still has the old Mexican charm, it does have running water and electricity. Travel information Groups have three options for arriving in General Cepeda: ● Drive to the mission base, roughly 5 hours from the Texas border ● Fly into Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) in Saltillo, MX and get picked up by missionaries (airport is 1 hour away from the Mission House) ● Fly into General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) in Monterrey, MX (airport is 2 hour away from the Mission House). This is the most common airport to fly into because it is larger and has more options available. General Cepeda Facts: ● General Cepeda is a small mountainous desert town surrounded by many ejidos (desert communities) and sits at roughly 4,800 ft above sea-level. ● Most Mexican people in General Cepeda live in small adobe homes comprised of one or two rooms, where immediate and extended family live together ● The total population of General Cepeda, including the 40+ villages and main city was over 11,000 people in 2005. Who is Family Missions Company? Family Missions Company (FMC) is a lay Catholic missionary organization. Our primary service is to train and send out full-time missionaries to foreign lands to serve the Lord by bringing the Gospel to those who have not yet heard it. Another one of our main aposto lates is to coordinate and facilitate mission trips throughout the year to our established mission posts. What makes an FMC mission trip different from other mission trips? One thing that makes our mission trips different is that we are evangelistic. The primary focus of all of our trips is going out and sharing our faith, bringing Jesus to the people that we are going to serve. Another thing that makes our trips different from other mission trips is that participants get to live and serve alongside our full-time missionari

FAQs

What is the phone policy during the mission trip?

The guide sets expectations for phone usage in the mission field. Participants are given clear rules for how and when phones should be used.

What does the mission trip fee cover?

The fee covers transportation to and from the airport, plus food and housing during the trip. It also includes materials for work and ministry projects, while travel to and from the mission country and meals during that outside travel are not covered.

What should participants prepare and pack before going?

The guide lists spiritual preparation resources and provides a packing list describing items to bring or not bring, along with dress code expectations.

Sep 21, 2026

Upload by Eliana