WHEN: February 8th - February 13th, 2026

WHERE: Houston, Texas

COST: FREE (A $380 value)

What’s Included:
Skills learning trade training

BRI T-shirt

What’s NOT Included:

Flights/transportation to location

Any personal expenses, snacks or souvenirs

Hotel, food, and transportation before or after the mission trip

SCOPE:

Come learn how to:

1. Renovate a building to start a center of influence.

2. Repair walls and fix up a fence.

3. Trim trees safely and Landscaping.

4. Start a farm.

   Take home these valuable skills and much more all while being a blessing!

   *This is what's left for us to finish. Some of the materials and supplies are on hand already.

   Finish electrical updates for the house

   Install new A/C ducts

   New furnace and A/C install

   Tile work in the last 2 showers

   Flooring - upstairs about 1,200 Sq. Ft.

   Baseboards and trim - 400 ft

   Install 2 exterior doors - 36 inch wide

   Lighting - bathrooms, living area, and hallways

   Remove 12 old metal windows and install new vinyl windows

   Door trim - 18 doors need trim

   Remove old attic insulation - Install new insulation

   Sheetrock - finish repairs and install in the kitchen ceiling, reception room, and bathrooms

   Texture - texture all new sheetrock and patches

   Primer - whole house, about 3,000 sq. ft.

   Paint - whole house, about 3,000 sq. ft.

   Fencing - remove old fence about 600 linear feet and install new fence.

Closest Major Airport: Hobby Airport (HOU), and Bush International Airport (IAH)

LODGING:

We will be staying on site. No linens are provided. Please bring your own linens and sleeping bag, air mattress, or sleeping pad.

WEATHER: The weather will be in the mid - high 90's in the day and mid 60's at night.

Mission Trip Packing List

Items to Bring

• Bible (Paper Copy) and other devotional/reading materials

• Lightweight back pack

• Personal snacks – e.g., energy/granola bars, nuts, or dried fruit

• Ear Plugs (in case the person next to you snores), sleep mask

• Flip-flops

• Flashlight

• Spending money for personal use

• Personal toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, mirror, razor, etc.)

Work Clothes and Gear

• Work pants (lightweight cotton preferred, cargo)

• Good working shoes (work boots or hard-soled shoes are safest)

• Socks – (1 pair for each day)

• T-shirts; short or long-sleeved cotton shirts

• Water bottle(s) (Wide mouth, refillable)

• Work gloves (2 pair recommended)

Off-site Clothes

• Casual shirts, pants, and blouses

• Dress shirts, slacks, and shoes (men) for church*

• Dresses, skirts/blouses, and shoes (women) for church*

• Swimming suits (modest, one piece), beach towel

• Socks, Underclothes (microfiber quick dry—optional)

• Hat (to protect from sun)

• Sunglasses

Linens

• Sheets and sleeping bag

• Pillow and pillow case

• Towel and wash cloth

More about the project...

Daily Schedule (subject to change :)

7:00 AM Wake Up

7:30 AM Worship

8:00 AM Breakfast

8:45 AM Start Work

1:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Continue Work

5:30 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Worship/Team-building

8:00 PM Free Time

10:00 PM Lights Out