If you feel called to participate in a Christian Hands in Action (CHIA) mission or are just interested in a mission experience, contact CHIA office by email, Internet, or telephone and request current information. The minimum age for participation in a mission is usually around 9 years old. When you receive the information packet, complete the application and return it with the deposit.

The current fee for a four-day weekend medical/dental/optometric mission is $495.00* US currency per person. Construction work camp missions are priced according to amount of time, travel, and materials needed. The fee includes all meals, lodging, and travel from the time you arrive in El Paso until the time you depart from El Paso. A visa and a T-shirt are also included. Fees for construction missions include the materials used during the trip.

A nonrefundable deposit of $100.00 US currency is required for all missions. The balance of the fee is due no later than 30 days before departure. If an individual pays in full for a mission but is unable to go, the fee may be applied to a future mission.

For the most part, meals are either prepared in advance in El Paso or cooked with food brought from the United States. Restaurants in Mexico with which CHIA has had long-term experience regarding food quality may also be used. When time permits, mission trips end with a group banquet at either a restaurant or the Travel Lodge in El Paso, offering a great time to share and compare the experiences of the trip.

Most mission participants arrive in El Paso late in the afternoon before the mission trip begins. Mission teams have dinner at the restaurant Good Coffee at the Travel Lodge where they get to know the team leaders and each other and spend the night.

The living and working conditions of missions vary from very basic to reasonably comfortable. While some CHIA mission trips involve staying in fairly nice hotels, some could involve sleeping in tents on nothing more than foam rubber, air mattresses, or cots.