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Short-Term Trips
Trips Accepting Applicants
Trips are listed in order of departure date.
- Toronto, Canada (ACCESS): July 11-15, 2013 or July 18-22, 2013
This trip is sponsored by ACCESS and intended for college students and young adults only.
Toronto is recognized as one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities filled with a great array of stories of people in all stages and circumstances of life. Join with other individuals to experience faith and life formation through a variety of formal and informal city moments. The group’s days and nights will be filled with purposeful interaction with the city and its people. This will be done by strolling the streets, listening to new and old sounds, dialoguing with friends, sharing moments of grace and worship, seeing the face of Jesus in a little child or a homeless man -- and seeking to be the face of Jesus to each person encountered.
Cost: $475
July 11-15, 2013-Contact: Eness Jarvis at or 317.848.2722 ext. 330
July 18-22, 2013-Contact: David Bell at or 317.848.2722 ext. 274
- New York City: October 22-27, 2013
This six day trip will be spent serving on the New York City Relief Bus that serves the poorest neighborhoods in metro New York City. This ministry brings food and hope to the poor and homeless on the streets, while also connecting them to job training, drug rehab and housing. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone ready to jump in to social justice issues.
Cost: $650
Contact: Rick Meyer at or 317.519.9261
Trips Preparing for Travel (No Longer Accepting Applications)
Trip are listed in order of departure date.
- San Salvador, El Salvador: June 15-22, 2013 - TRIP FULL
Spend time at Exodo, a Christian orphanage where the focus is on restoring children by providing them a safe environment where they can go to school, receive psychological counseling (if needed), learn about God and be loved by house parents. One portion of the team will be doing maintenance projects for the orphanage such as painting, landscaping and remodeling while the other portion will be hosting a Vacation Bible School that includes facilitating crafts, Bible teaching, games and worship. This trip is done in partnership with Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry.
This trip is family friendly for children 10+.
Cost: $1,850.
Deposit: $150 application deposit applies. Make checks payable to: Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Danni Malcomb at or 317.709.9644
- Cambodia: June 19 - July, 2, 2013 - TRIP FULL
This trip partners with the Center for Global Impact, a faith-based relief and development organization, and is designed to creatively connect with the people with the ultimate goal of opening doors to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.This team will learn about desperate poverty, human trafficking and genocide in Cambodia. The trip will take participants in to three Cambodian cities to learn about the culture, visit slum neighborhoods and local homes. A visit to the Enzo Tina orphanage, a residential home for girls and three of the Center for Global Impact vocational programs: The Culinary Training Center, CGI Daughters and the byTavi Workshop where you will spend time with the girls and women who are part of vocational training programs.
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Trip Cost: $3,355
Contact: Tasha Simons at or 317.258.7665
- Penelakut Island, British Columbia: June 28-July 6, 2013 - TRIP FULL
Missionaries Tim & Julie Christensen and Native believers are working to reconcile First Nations people to Christ and His followers after years of injustice and intentional marginalization often by what seemed to be the Church. This trip offers the opportunity to build relationships with First Nations people to reinforce the goodwill and love that local missionaries extend to them the rest of the year which is a crucial part of the reconciliation process. Among other opportunities, the team will be assisting First Nations leaders in hosting a summer day camp for native school children and teens.This trip is family friendly for children 11+.
Cost: $1,550
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Kevin and Wendy Klassen at or 317.773.3062
- Zhitomir, Ukraine: July 5-17, 2013 - TRIP FULL
Partner with the staff of Mission to Ukraine (MTU) to provide a camp experience for children with disabilities and their families. The camp includes creative worship and Bible teaching, small group interaction, crafts and games. Disabled children have been unwanted and isolated in Ukrainian society for many years. MTU is attempting to reverse this trend by operating a comprehensive program for the disabled that includes physical play as well as occupational therapy in addition to medical assistance, spiritual and academic mentoring, and the summer camp program.This trip is family friendly for children 12+.
Cost: $2,400
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Keith Carlson at or 317.848.2722 ext. 290
- Penelakut Island, British Columbia (ACCESS): July 7-17, 2013 - TRIP FULL
This trip is sponsored by ACCESS and intended for college students and young adults only.
Missionaries Tim & Julie Christensen and Native believers are working to reconcile First Nations people to Christ and His followers after years of injustice and intentional marginalization often by what seemed to be the Church. This trip offers the opportunity to build relationships with First Nations people to reinforce the goodwill and love that local missionaries extend to them the rest of the year which is a crucial part of the reconciliation process. Among other opportunities, the team will be assisting First Nations leaders in hosting a summer day camp for native school children and teens.
Cost: $1,675
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Grant Soliven at 317.752.9825 or
- Cartagena, Colombia: July 13-20, 2013 - TRIP FULL
In partnership with Bridges of Hope International, serve the impoverished refugee population through partnerships with local churches and organizations. Trip participants will engage in a holistic approach to alleviating poverty by serving at several projects each day including an eye glass clinic in one of the poorest areas of Colombia, building a house for a local family, visiting a children’s hospital, conducting food distributions and helping with outreach events for the elderly, gang members and prisoners.Cost: $2095
This is a Bridges of Hope International sponsored trip. This trip requires a $150 trip application deposit. Checks are to be made payable to: Bridges of Hope International.
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Steve Heiniger at or 317.845.4018
- Tokyo, Japan: July 26 - August 5, 2013 - TRIP FULL
Partner with Kurume Christ Church to reach out to the village of Higashi Kurume by putting on an English day camp for Japanese children in grades 1-5 using stories from the Bible. This camp serves as a way to connect families to the church and introduce them to Jesus for the first time. Helping with camp involves building sets, writing and performing skits, leading musical worship, and developing and teaching curriculum. Lead worship at the Grace Coffee Hour a weekly outreach activity of Kurume Christ Church that helps build relationships with the local community. Evenings are spent visiting house churches, in Bible studies and with families in the church for times of focused prayer.Cost: $2,700
This trip is no longer accepting applications.
Contact: Paul Otto at or 317.345.1864
