The X Project is your opportunity to join a movement of individuals who will provide a tangible gift of love to families in Mexico by building a home! It only takes two simple steps:
1. Sign up
2. Show up
The outcome will be an AMAZING experience and AWESOME act of service!

We have done our best to keep the cost for each trip as low as possible. Your trip fees includes: Building materials and tools, meals, local transportation, devotions, camping equipment (for three-day builds only), and an eXperience you’ll never forget!

Make an eXtreme commitment! You will be an answer to prayer for these families who are anxiously awaiting a home. Come to San Diego on any of the dates listed, and let Amor Ministries do the rest!

Additional Trip Details

A 50% deposit per person is due upon registration. Your balance must be paid 21 days before the trip start date.

You will meet at the Amor Ministries headquarters in San Diego, CA at 7:00 a.m the morning of your trip. Participants are asked to bring sleeping bags and proper work clothes. We will provide all other necessary supplies and will facilitate a nightly campfire program.

All minors under 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult. Additionally, Amor Ministries will perform a background check on every participant prior to participating in the project.

Video: Courageous Volunteers Wanted

I recently sent out this email to members of Amor’s National Advisory Board:

On Sunday, I will be on a missions panel for a local church. One of the questions I will be asked is:

“Many of us here have been the beneficiaries of seeing our teenagers affected positively by volunteering their spring break to go to Mexico to build an Amor house. How have you seen God change hearts of volunteers or recipients through Amor’s ministry?”

Since a great many of our stories are your stories also, I thought I would pose this question to you as well. If you had two minutes to tell a story about how an Amor trip has changed the heart of someone you know, what would you say?

The responses have been amazing. What I began to see with fresh eyes was a theme of a deeper commitment to act, serve, and change stemming from eyes and ears being opened to the suffering all around us and a true grasp that we can and must do something about it.  Please check out these responses to that question and then tell us what you are doing.

Jason Barger of Columbus, OH responded with this:

I remember standing in the Amor campsite late one night with Drew. He was a high school student who was having a profound week. He could barely spit the words out with his heart beating so deeply. As we processed that night what we thought it meant to serve out God’s love in the world, you knew it was a sacred moment. Since then, Drew has carried that spirit into another journey.  I have no doubt his experience with Amor that week was a catalyst to even more committed service.

Love is Free Trailer from Homeless Drew.

Steve Ensz of Garden City, KS sent us this:

I have to say that the Amor experiences have had a profound impact on all of our students over the past 19 years.  I have seen individuals go on into ministry in a variety of ways and I believe the Amor trips were key to these career choices.  Missionaries, Youth Pastors, Worship leaders, Health care, Foster care work…the list goes on.  These trips have instilled a heart of compassion and God has been able to work in their lives in amazing ways.  One story stands out among the others: Luis, a little boy crippled up from birth defects, just melted the hearts of our students.  This song was written and recorded by these youth, and I couldn’t put it any better:

We are so excited that God has used what we do as a catalyst into full-time service for so many. To our core we desire to see the Kingdom of God revealed more and more through the love, joy and compassion of those working and serving in His name.  So what are your stories? How has this or any other act of  service changed your or someone else’s heart?

I recently sent out the following message to members of Amor’s National Advisory Board:

On Sunday, I will be on a missions panel for a local church. One of the questions I will be asked is:

“Many of us here have been the beneficiaries of seeing our [church members] affected positively by volunteering their [time] to go to Mexico to build an Amor house. How have you seen God change hearts of volunteers or recipients through Amor’s ministry?”

Since a great many of our stories are your stories also, I thought I would pose this question to you as well. If you had two minutes to tell a story about how an Amor trip has changed the heart of someone you know, what would you say?

The responses have been amazing. We have to share them with you! Look for more in the coming days.

Jen Pitera of Phoenix, AZ sent these quotes from her students:

“At the beginning of my first Mexico Mission, when we first had the opportunity to meet the family, I remember feeling a special connection with them but I was unable to identify it at the time.  Toward the end of the Mission I came to the conclusion that this connection was surely love; the bond that unites us was a love that God instilled within our hearts.  And that love is Jesus’ presence within each of us no matter our differences.  It was through these Mexico Missions that I really began to realize and actually see the true presence of Jesus within those around me and for that I am forever thankful.”  -Courtney

“I have always known what extreme poverty is and I have seen pictures of what it looks like, however, participating on the November Mexico Mission I was able to see it right in front of me.  It was a lot to take in, but the more I saw, the more I wanted to do for those people who despite their circumstances and unimaginable hardships have the joy and peace of Christ in their hearts.  I remember going to bed the second night in Mexico and being truly overwhelmed by the power of God and his love.  I really believe that there is no better testimony to the love, joy and peace found in Jesus Christ, then to go out and give fully of one to better the life and circumstances of others, without expecting anything in return.” -Danielle

“By breaking through the barriers of language and geographic location, we are able to identify with families from another region under the kingdom of God. For me, missions have always been about the fusion of two cultures.  Two completely different ways of life coming together under the common interest of hope:  The hope of a better life in the eyes of the families we build with and the hope of a better world in the eyes of my fellow missionaries.” -Nicole

“Through house building missions, I have realized how to utilize my faith as a gateway to work as one of God’s servants and help those who are truly in need.”  -Phillip

Tim Galleher from Saratoga, CA wrote:

For me I picture one of our post College students who just came back from a year stint in El Salvador with Campus Crusade.  On Sunday she and another student will be sharing what God did in their lives and in the lives of the college students that she led to the Lord.  Where did this compassion come from?  It came from her freshman year in High School when she went with Amor Ministries to build houses over Spring Break.  That’s were her compassion for the world came from, and it continues to grow and she considers a career in full time mission work. Simply life changing!

We are so excited that God has used what we do as a catalyst into full-time service for so many. To our core we desire to see the Kingdom of God revealed more and more through the love, joy and compassion of those working and serving in His name.  So what are your stories? How has this or any other act of  service changed your or someone else’s heart?

For the third time Amor has been named a Best Christian Worplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute!

The BCWI employee engagement survey gives us important information about how we are doing as an organization.  It tells us how engaged we are in our work, how committed we are to our mission, and how our values shape how we work.

So what did this year’s survey results tell us? We are more committed than ever to living out Christ’s mission for us to serve the poor, not only in Mexico, but now around the world.

Those of you who get to interact with our Team Members already know we have an amazing workplace.  But, then again, when we get to work with all of you, how can we not have the best Christian workplace?