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 14 years. 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 $475.00* 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 "Sherman Hotel" 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 "Sherman Hotel," where they get to know the team leaders and each other and spend the night. Breakfast at the "Sherman Hotel" is always a memorable event.

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, many involve sleeping in tents on nothing more than foam rubber, air mattresses, or cots. There is rarely indoor plumbing, and there is no air conditioning. Cold showers may be the order of the day. Many will find themselves challenged by the circumstances they encounter, but all will be blessed in countless ways by the mission experience.