Ecuador Mission Trip – March 7-15, 2025
Total Cost: $1,575
Deposit: $800 Due on January 19th
Balance Due: February 23rd
Purpose:
-Build and deepen relationships with our ministry partners Jeff and Terri Rains.
-Build a wall around their property with the aid of some locals to protect the home and church that Jeff and Terri lead.
Cost Details:
Airfare (we will drive to ATL for a 2:30 pm flight)
ATL – UIO – $800
UIO – LOH – $220
Lodging
Quito – $120 – 1 night
Loja – $150 – 6 nights
Food
Travel – whatever you desire to spend in and out of airports
Loja – $125
Fuel
$50
Insurance
$80
TOTAL: approximately $1,575
Auburn Christian Fellowship – January 28-29, 2025
Cost: $125 per person and $175 per married couple + travel expenses
Purpose:
Our team will travel to Auburn and take with them gifts collected from the Christmas Love Offering. To establish deeper relationships with our ministry partners in Auburn. We will cook and serve a meal to approximately 85 college students and support staff.
Zimbabwe Mission Trip – April 27-May 7, 2025
Cost: $2,400
Deposit: $800 Due on March 2nd
Balance: $900 Due on April 16th
Purpose:
Our team will assist the hospital staff in meeting physical needs that they currently have. Anyone skilled with healthcare abilities may choose to work alongside the nursing staff to serve patients. Other participants will work with the hospital maintenance crew to assist them with painting buildings. Anyone desiring to go will be found a place to serve within the day to day operations of the hospital.
Cost breakdown:
Airfare
$1,700
Lodging
JNB-$60
HRE-$75
Connecting City-$75
Food
Travel-whatever you desire to spend in and out of airports not included in total cost of trip
Mashoko-$125
Fuel
$100
Visa
$50
Insurance
$100
Incidentals and Tips
$135
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
PASSPORT: Your passport is the most important item you will pack for international travel. It’s important that you carry it with you at all times. You may want to consider specialized wallets/passport holders that will help you keep it safe and secure throughout your trip. You will also want to make color copies of your passport just in case it gets lost/misplaced on your trip. Make two copies of your passport. Put COPY #1 in your carry-on bag that you will have in your possession. Give COPY #2 to a family/friend that will be staying home in the states. This ensures that you at least have a copy in case your passport is misplaced.
PACKING (Carry-On): Passport and color copy, all prescription medicine (must be in original container), toothbrush, deodorant, contacts/glasses, changes of clothes, snacks for travel, small bottle of hand sanitizer (must be 3 oz or less and in quart size ziplock bag), and headphones (flights typically have movies). Make sure to pack money in more than one location.
PACKING (Checked Baggage): All participants will be allowed one checked piece of luggage. However, luggage fees may apply. You will be responsible for any luggage fees. There is a 50 lb weight limit. If your bag is over 50 lbs, you will personally pay for the charges. Make sure all scissors/tweezers/razors, etc are packed in checked baggage. Any liquids over 3 oz must be packed in your checked bag (sunscreen, bug spray, shampoo, etc). It is always a good idea to pack liquids in large ziplock bags in case they spill during travel. Make sure each of your bags are marked with your personal contact information in case they are lost. You may want to consider a copy of your flight itinerary or passport in your checked bag to make it easier to return in case it is lost.